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TERP 2: This Time, it’s TERPsonal

Round 4

Edited by Logan Anbinder

Written by Logan Anbinder, Jeff Amoros, Arun Chonai, Ozzie Fallick, SteveJon Guth, Isaac Hirsch, Marin Lolic, Chris Manners, Paul Marchsteiner, Brian McPeak, and Gary Weiser

1. One song by this name features parts of “Love Sensation” by Loleatta Holloway and was its artist’s only number one hit. A better-known song with this title was released as a stand-alone single, and would eventually be placed on the Smiley Smile album. The former song says that the title objects are a “sweet (*) sensation” and is by Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch, while the latter song notably made heavy use of the electro-theremin. During a transition in this song, the singer asserts “I don’t know where but she sends me there,” and the verses include the lyrics “When I look in her eyes, she goes with me to a blossom world,” and “I, I love the colorful clothes she wears and the way the sunlight plays upon her hair.” FTP, give the title of the Beach Boys song in which the subject is giving the singer “excitations” and the singer is “picking up” the title objects.

ANSWER: “Good Vibrations”

2. This character is formerly a member of the Shirai Ryu, among whom he used the name Hanzo Hasashi. That clan was wiped out by Quan Chi, and this character appears only as a boss at the end of level 1 in a game subtitled “Mythologies” and named after another rival of this character. Though this figure frequently wears a mask, he removes it to perform some of his most powerful attacks, revealing that his head is a (*) skull that can shoot fire. Upon using that attack, a cry of “Toasty!” is often heard, while this character’s most famous attack involves impaling his opponent with a spear and pulling them towards him while yelling “Get over here!” FTP, name this yellow-clad pallete swap of Subzero from Mortal Kombat.

ANSWER: Scorpion (accept Hanzo Hasashi before mentioned)

3. In one appearance, this figure is summoned to battle a creature that breaks free from a parade balloon, Murray the Mantis. In a more notable appearance of this figure, one protagonist’s first recollection of him is from Camp Oconda, and another character suggests that the best way to deal with him would be to get him laid. The final strategy for defeating this figure is one about which one character asserts, “there’s definitely a very slim chance we’ll survive,” and that strategy relies on “total (*) protonic reversal.” This character, an avatar of Gozer the Gozerian, is thought of by another character as “something that could never possibly destroy us,” and is defeated by a strategy of “crossing the streams.” FTP, name this figure who destroys part of New York City, a mascot of a fictional marshmallow company in Ghostbusters.

ANSWER: Mr. Stay Puft (or The Stay Puft Marshmallow Man, prompt on “Gozer” before mentioned)

4. One character on this show has an extensive doorknob collection and is named Aunt Clara, while the lookalike cousin of one of the protagonists was played by the lead actress but credited as the actress “Pandora Spocks” in early appearances. The mother of this show’s male protagonist is named Phyllis, who often complains of “sick headaches” but does not discover the secret that is this show’s premise, and that male character works for the ad agency of McMann and Tate. That man’s daughter received an eponymous spinoff from this show called (*) Tabitha, and his mother-in-law is played by Agnes Moorehead and is the antagonistic Endora, who like her daughter casts spells by twitching her nose. FTP, name this sitcom in which Darrin Stephens is married to Samantha, a magic-user whose spells give the series its title.

ANSWER: Bewitched

5. One player involved in this event earlier set a record by kicking a 54-yard-field goal against the Cowboys in Super Bowl 28. Another player in this event would go on to serve as the blocking back for LaDainian Tomlinson with the Chargers. Steve Christie kicked the ball to the 25-yard-line on this play, and Lorenzo (*) Neal, who received it, turned and handed the ball to tight end Frank Wycheck. This play was designed for Derrick Mason, but he had been injured earlier in the game, so Wycheck instead tossed the ball across the field to wideout Kevin Dyson who ran it back 75 yards for a touchdown. Based on a play called “Home Run Throwback,” FTP, name this disputed lateral return that allowed the Titans to knock the Bills out of the playoffs in 2000.

ANSWER: Music City Miracle

6. This song’s lyrics were inspired by the affair of its band’s drummer Jon Moss, and this song’s band was accused of plagiarism of the Jimmy Jones song “Handy Man.” One verse in this song recalls, “didn’t hear your wicked words every day, and you used to be so sweet” before claiming that (*) “when we cling our love is strong, when you go you’re gone forever.” This song’s bridge contains a repeated claim that “every day is like survival, you’re my lover, not my rival,” and earlier the singer claims “I’m a man without conviction...who doesn’t know how to sell a contradiction.” This song uses the colors “red, gold, and green” to describe the titular type of animal, and claims that “loving would be easy if your colors were like my dreams.” FTP, name this song that declares “you come and go, come and go” as it compares a lover to the titular reptile, by Culture Club.

ANSWER: “Karma Chameleon”

7. A fictional game show advertised at the beginning of this film is Ding Dang Dong, and two characters in this movie argue over whether a particular smell is of freedom, or fish. The protagonist of this film is humiliated by his brother Buzz during a choir concert, and later that character watches an orchestra performance from a balcony accompanied by the (*) Bird Lady, whom he later gives a turtledove ornament as a sign of friendship. In another scene in this film, the protagonist uses a video recording of a gangster movie to fool the hotel concierge into thinking that he is being shot at, while the climax of this film comes when the protagonist saves Mr. Duncan’s toy store from a robbery the night before Christmas by rigging an abandoned townhouse to spring traps on the Wet Bandits, Harry and Marv. FTP, name this film in which Kevin McCallister, played by Macaulay Culkin, survives on his own in New York City one film after being abandoned at his own house.

ANSWER: Home Alone 2: Lost In New York

8. As a college teammate of Martin St. Louis at Vermont, this man helped lead the school to its first Frozen Four appearance while leading the NCAA in save percentage in 1996. Despite his college performance, he didn’t play his first full season in the NHL until he was 31, bouncing between the AHL, IHL and numerous Finnish teams. He won back-to-back 7th Player awards in 2006 and 2007 after replacing Hannu Toivonen as the starter of this man’s current team, and made his first All-Star team in 2008. In 2011, he broke (*) Dominek Hasek’s NHL save percentage record, posting a .938 rate en route to capturing his second Vezina Trophy. Awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy after shutting out the Canucks in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals, FTP, name this Boston Bruins goaltender.

ANSWER: Tim Thomas

9. One recurring role by this man was as Andrew Covington in Felicity. This actor had a starring role as a San Fransisco plainclothes detective on one show, and in another starred opposite Markie Post on a sitcom in which she played a journalist and he a senator’s aide. Those shows are Hooperman and Hearts Afire, respectively, while in an animated kids’ show featuring this actor, he lends his voice to a character whose best friends are Cleo and T-Bone, and who is adopted by (*) Emily Elizabeth. Yet another live-action role played by this man was as the father of a girl played by Kaley Cuoco, who is the titular offspring of this man’s overprotective character Paul Hennessy. FTP, name this comic and actor who starred in Three’s Company and passed away during the second season of his show 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter.

ANSWER: John Ritter

10. The movie BASEketball opens with Coop catching one of this man’s home run balls; this man later wishes Coop good luck after Coop wins the Denslow Cup. The Mets famously drafted Steve Chilcott ahead of this outfielder due to a need at catcher, and this man won the 1973 World Series MVP after his team defeated the Mets. The year before, his mustache prompted Charles (*) O. Finley to offer bonuses for other A’s to grow facial hair. The last man to throw out a first pitch at the old Yankee Stadium, FTP, name this outfielder who called himself “the straw that stirs the drink,” who homered three times in one game in the 1977 World Series.

ANSWER: Reggie Jackson

11. In one appearance, this character commands her followers with the aid of the Golden Cap, while in another, this character lives at Crage Hall, and is the student of Dr. Dillamond, who is killed by order of Madam Morrible. In that appearance, this woman casts spells on her sister’s lover Boq and on her lover Fiyero, each of which is intended to prevent them from dying but additionally transforms them. This character is ruler of the (*) Winkies, and attempts to trap her enemies via the use of an enchanted poppy field. This woman is strongly equated with Almira Gulch, who is a neighbor of the Gale family, and she appears after a song in which the death of her sister is celebrated by members of the Gumdrop Guild and the Lollipop League. FTP, name this commander of the flying monkeys and antagonist of Dorothy, who melts to death in The Wizard of Oz.

ANSWER: The Wicked Witch of the West or Elphaba Tropp (prompt on “Wicked Witch”)

12. One version of this location has a sign where its name is notably misspelled, and that iteration of this place is on the planet of Htrae. Another version of this place was built by John Henry Irons and is mobile, while yet another iteration is powered by the Atomic Cauldron that itself runs off Sunstone crystals. This location was created by the Eradicator, and is home to the bottled city of (*) Kandor, while the arrow-shaped key that opens this place was extremely heavy and located miles away, in order to prevent unauthorized access. This location’s most famous resident took refuge here to recuperate from a battle with Doomsday, and rooms in this place include one dedicated to Jimmy Olsen, as well as one with a life-sized statue of Lois Lane. FTP, name this remote Arctic or Antarctic headquarters that serves as a place of isolation for its owner, Superman.

ANSWER: Fortress of Solitude

13. One episode of this show features a rival of one of the protagonists named Scotty who graduated at the top of her class while that man only graduated 6th, and another character in this show compares himself to Michael Corleone and his mentor to Clemenza, whom he refers to as “Cordoza.” In one episode of this show, the secretary (*) Donna is instructed to wink if any of the applicants at a job interview say something clever, and one protagonist enters that interview with a suitcase of marijuana that bursts open in front of his future employer. One rival of that protagonist is Kyle Durant, who is the protege of Louis Litt, and that protagonist also has a relationship with paralegal Rachel Zane. Centering on the lives of a senior partner and his associate at the Pearson-Hardman law firm, FTP name this USA show about Mike Ross and Harvey Specter, the two titular lawyers.

ANSWER: Suits

14. One scene from this film sees a character tell a joke about the long-married couple Mary and Paddy, and earlier one character counters another’s assertion that he is hoping for a goodnight kiss by admitting he was actually hoping for a good night lay. Another figure in this film recounts a story of his late wife’s idiosyncrasies, including how she farted in her sleep, and that man recounts how he missed the sixth game of the (*) 1975 World Series to have a drink with her in a bar. That man later repeatedly reassures the protagonist of this film that his childhood abuse is not his fault, prompting that figure to leave his friend Chuckie and drive across the country to live with Skylar. Starring Robin Williams as the psychologist Sean Maguire, who works near Harvard, FTP name this film about a titular genius with emotional issues, played by Matt Damon.

ANSWER: Good Will Hunting

15. In the beginning of Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony, Artemis meets a notable member of this profession when he travels through time. Fictional figures with this profession include Michael in The Last Kiss, played by Zach Braff, Michelle Pfieffer’s character in One Fine Day, and Adam Sandler’s character in Click. Another real-life figure with this profession voiced himself in a Simpsons episode where he receives inspiration after crumpling up a piece of (*) paper, while yet another person with this job is a man who gave up his training in this profession to work as a greeting card writer before returning to this profession shortly before meeting Autumn. On TV, a figure with this profession pretends that his name is Lance Hardwood, inspiring a porn film about a “Sex” version of this profession. FTP name this job in which How I Met Your Mother’s Ted Mosby works to design the Goliath National Bank building.

ANSWER: architect

16. This song was originally titled “Room 17” before its lyrics were altered to better suit one of its artists’ current state of mind. This song’s lyrics describe how “you hear my rhythm on your radio” and “you feel the turning of the world so soft and slow, turning you round and round.” It opens by noting “you stay cold” even though “it’s a hot one, like seven inches from the midday sun” and refers to the addressee as “my (*) Spanish Harlem Mona Lisa.” The singer declares “I would give my world to lift you up” and “I could change my life to better suit your mood,” because the singer is the titular adjective. Its chorus notes “it’s just like the ocean under the moon” and commands “gimme your heart, make it real or else forget about it.” FTP, name this chart-topping song featuring Rob Thomas, by Santana.

ANSWER: “Smooth”

17. A former sportswriter for The Oregonian, this man was involved in a failed attempt to relocate the Expos to Portland in 2005. After this man’s team missed out on the top pick in the 2010 draft, he implied that the NBA fixes the draft lottery so as to best serve “some pretty incredible storylines.” During that same offseason, this man described (*) Darko Milicic as “manna from heaven,” and this GM dragged out the firing of Kurt Rambis. Pilloried by the press for draft picks like Wesley Johnson and Jonny Flynn, FTP, name this GM who has managed to create a respectable squad this year around Derrick Williams, Michael Beasley, Ricky Rubio and Kevin Love.

ANSWER: David Kahn (Accept “Kaaaaaaaahhhnnnnn!”)

18. This man receives the nickname “Buffalo” from a cowboy on a vacation to a dude ranch, and becomes upset upon hearing the lyrics to the song “In the Moonlight.” This character mentored his next-door neighbor Kenneth, who reveals that he frequently asks himself “What would [this character] do” in the same episode in which this character reveals an invention called the (*) Real Head Scratcher TM. In one episode, this character assumes the alias Clive Bixby, while his fear of clowns is revealed at his son’s birthday party in an episode in which his brother-in-law reassumes his role as Fizbo. One running gag involving this character is the fact that he constantly neglects to fix a trick step in the family staircase, and another is his attraction to Gloria, the wife of Jay Pritchett. FTP, name this wife of Claire, the patriarch of the Dunphys in Modern Family.

ANSWER: Phil Dunphy (prompt on “Dunphy”)

19. One character in this film poses as the CIA agent X-27 in order to steal a motorist’s car, while another character is dancing so intensely to the Shirelles’ “Thirty-One Flavors” that he does not hear a call from his mother. A character who sustains injuries from a car crash in this film literally kicks the bucket upon dying, while a woman who drops keys down the front of her dress is shaken upside down by (*) J. Russell Finch and the British Colonel Hawthorne to retrieve them. The whereabouts of many characters in this film are tracked on a map in a police station by Captain Culpepper as they all attempt to reach Santa Rosita State Park, where four palm trees form a “Big W” under which stolen money is buried. FTP, name this ensemble comedy that costarred Spencer Tracey, Mickey Rooney, and Ethel Merman, who all make up the titular extremely crazy planet.

ANSWER: It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

20. This group described how “in the middle of the night they try to find me, but I’m still driving” in their song “Cold Wind.” Another song by this band notes that “they say it fades if you let it, love was made to forget it,” while yet another song is largely in French but includes an instruction to “throw my ashes into the sea.” Those songs, “Crown of Love” and (*) “Haiti,” were featured on this band’s debut album Funeral, along with another song that argues “sleeping is giving in, no matter what the time is,” and is subtitled “Lies.” This band’s best known song may be one that begins “something filled up my heart with nothing,” and includes the line “I guess we’ll just have to adjust” before the chorus. FTP, name this indie rock band that won the 2011 Album of the Year Grammy for their album The Suburbs, and released “Rebellion” and “Wake Up.”

ANSWER: The Arcade Fire

1. In one episode of this show, the Shannons must deal with a group of attacking pterosaurs whose breeding ground has been built over by the namesake colony. FTPE:

[10] Name this show in which Jim, Elisabeth, Josh, and Maddy are members of the Tenth Pilgrimage from the year 2149 to some 85 million years in the past.

ANSWER: Terra Nova

[10] Challenges faced by the Shannon family also include the activities of this rebel group, led by Mira. This group is so named because many of its members were recruited from an earlier pilgrimage to Terra Nova.

ANSWER: Sixers

[10] Jason O’Mara, who plays Jim, also guest-starred on this show, which features the genius Dr. Spenser Reid.

ANSWER: Criminal Minds

2. This song begins with the line, “times are strange, we got a free upgrade for” the titular creatures. FTPE:

[10] Name this song that features Travie McCoy, who raps about how “this industry’s venomous with cold-blooded sentiment” and how there’s “no need for nervousness, it’s just a little turbulence.”

ANSWER: “Snakes on a Plane” (Bring It)

[10] “Snakes on a Plane” was the debut single for this band who featured Leighton Meester on “Good Girls Go Bad” and Sabi on their more recent “You Make Me Feel.”

ANSWER: Cobra Starship

[10] This song, also from Cobra Starship’s most recent ablum Night Shades, features Mac Miller and includes instructions to “throw your cups in the air” and to put the titular body part “up to the sky.”

ANSWER: “Middle Finger”

3. One scene from this movie sees the protagonist receive a singing card from her grandmother and slowly become addicted to the song “Pocketful of Sunshine” over the weekend. FTPE:

[10] Name this film in which Olive lies about having lost her virginity to a college boy to get out of camping with her friend’s parents, and starts a rumor mill.

ANSWER: Easy A

[10] Easy A stars this actress as Olive. This woman’s film debut was as Jules in Superbad, and she has since starred as Wichita in Zombieland and “Skeeter” Phelan in The Help.

ANSWER: Emma Stone

[10] Stone also had a role as Allison Vandermeersh, one of the figures who returns to visit Matthew McConaughey’s Connor in this film.

ANSWER: Ghosts of Girlfriends Past

4. American basketball players going to China hasn’t exactly worked out over the past few months. FTPE:

[10] This Big East team, led by Hollis Thompson and Jason Clark, went on an exhibition tour in China highlighted by a brawl in Beijing with the Bayi Rockets.

ANSWER: Georgetown

[10] A GQ profile titled “Welcome to the Far Eastern Conference” broke down this former Steve and Barry’s shoe frontman’s descent into a post-NBA Chinese career highlighted by a webcam video in which he ate vaseline.

ANSWER: Stephon Marbury (Also accept “Starbury”)

[10] After signing with the Zhejiang Chouzhou Golden Bulls in anticipation of the NBA lockout, this Nuggets guard fought with the Bulls’ GM, who accused him of faking a knee injury.

ANSWER: J.R. Smith

5. One of the many love triangles on this series was between Carly, Bo, and Hope. FTPE:

[10] Name this long-running NBC soap opera whose opening compares the titular time periods to “sands through the hourglass.”

ANSWER: Days of Our Lives

[10] Days of Our Lives features the trials and tribulations of this central family. Though the Bradys were added in the 1980s, this family, with heads Tom and Alice, remained central to the drama.

ANSWER: Hortons

[10] The opening narration is delivered by this man, who played Tom Horton from the show’s debut until his 1994 death. He also starred as Herbert Maris in the legal drama Lock-Up.

ANSWER: Macdonald Carey

6. This character was recently the subject of a trademark dispute with the Maya Archaeology Initiative. FTPE:

[10] Name this figure who has nephews Puey, Susey, and Louis, but is more notable for serving as the mascot for Froot Loops cereal.

ANSWER: Toucan Sam

[10] This other character is the mascot for another Kellogg’s cereal, Honey Smacks. On Family Guy, Adam West creates a solid gold statue of this figure, which enrages the town.

ANSWER: Dig ‘Em Frog

[10] The mascot Lucky of Lucky Charms fame oversaw the introduction of a “sparkling” marshmallow of this shape in 2000. This shape is also included in regular boxes of Lucky Charms, where it is featured in between “pots of gold” and “red balloons” in the cereal’s tagline.

ANSWER: rainbows

7. In one scene from this film, the protagonist is strapped into a machine that force-feeds him so he is able to spend less time on his lunch break. FTPE:

[10] Name this silent film featuring the character of the Tramp, who in another scene goes into a machine to repair it, where he is wound through several gears.

ANSWER: Modern Times

[10] Modern Times is one film of many to star this famous silent film actor, who legendarily failed to make the finals in a contest to find a look-alike for himself.

ANSWER: Charles Spencer “Charlie” Chaplin

[10] The first film that Chaplin himself wrote and directed was this one, in which he plays a pickpocket who steals a watch amongst several couples in a park.

ANSWER: Twenty Minutes of Love

8. This song asks “How much more can we be joyful even when there’s something to be joyful for?” FTPE:

[10] Name this song that also claims, “And if our good fortune never comes, here’s to whatever comes.”

ANSWER: “L’chayim” or “To Life”

[10] “L’chayim” is a song from Fiddler on the Roof, which also contains the song “If I Were a Rich Man.” That song was thoughtfully adapted into “Rich Girl” by this artist who asserted on that track, “I’d have all the money in the world, if I was a wealthy girl.”

ANSWER: Gwendolyn Stefani (or “Gwen Stefani”)

[10] Not to be outdone, the Black Eyed Peas tossed the words “l’chayim” and “mazel tov” in this song, whose titular intuition leads the singer to believe that “tonight’s gonna be a good night.”

ANSWER: “I Gotta Feeling”

9. This vessel escaped the Fall of Reach, where it was captained by Jacob Keyes. FTPE:

[10] Name this ship that discovered a certain superweapon after making a random slipspace jump while following the Cole Protocol, and whose self-destruction causes the obliteration of that weapon to the dismay of 343 Guilty Spark.

ANSWER: USNC Pillar of Autumn

[10] The Pillar of Autumn is found in this game, whose protagonist Master Chief is a SPARTAN that battles the Covenant.

ANSWER: Halo

[10] Master Chief is assisted throughout the Halo series by this AI construct, who watches over him when he goes into cryogenic sleep at the end of Halo 3, and can be seen awakening him in the trailer for Halo 4.

ANSWER: Cortana

10. Name the following titles published by Dark Horse Comics, FTPE.

[10] One of Dark Horse’s many comics that create an expanded universe for a preexisting series is one based on this movie, the second movie in a series about Ellen Ripley.

ANSWER: Aliens (do not accept “Alien”)

[10] The manga imprint of Dark Horse publishes the English version of this comic, which features Professor Elefun and also had a 2009 movie adaptation. The title character’s “seven amazing powers” include his multilingualism and his analytical skills, in addition to one for which he is more well-known.

ANSWER: Astro Boy

[10] One of the oldest Dark Horse comics is this one, created by Paul Chadwick. The titular character is a large stone golem-like figure with the brain of a regular human, which has been transplanted by aliens.

ANSWER: Concrete

11. In this show’s pilot, new initiate Bob Brown assists in the recovery of a hijacked business jet. FTPE:

[10] Name this show about a secret military force led by Sergeant Major Jonas Blane.

ANSWER: The Unit

[10] This deep-voiced actor starred as Blane on The Unit, and is still frequently seen on TV in commercials for Allstate Insurance.

ANSWER: Dennis Haysbert

[10] Max Martini plays this other member of the Unit, whose callsign is “Dirt Diver.” He is married to Tiffy, who has an affair with General Ryan.

ANSWER: Mack Gerhardt

12. When college athletes start raking in the big bucks, they’ll look back on 2011 as the turning point in the battle to eliminate their amateur status. FTPE,

[10] The pivotal moment may have come with the publishing of this noted historian’s piece in The Atlantic titled “The Shame of College Sports.” A biographer of Martin Luther King, Jr., he noted, “Yet to survey the scene... is to catch an unmistakable whiff of the plantation.”

ANSWER: Taylor Branch

[10] Earlier in 2011, this quarterback withdrew from Ohio State and went pro after an investigation found he had gotten deals on luxury cars due to his status as a Buckeye.

ANSWER: Terrelle Pryor

[10] In August, Yahoo! Sports reported that Ponzi schemer Nevin Shapiro admitted to funneling benefits to at least 72 athletes at this school, funneled through Shapiro’s Axcess Sports & Entertainment agency.

ANSWER: University of Miami

13. Name some things about a certain record label, for ten points each.

[10] This record label was founded by the Beatles. It has recently been in the news for its lawsuit against the makers of the Macintosh computer.

ANSWER: Apple Records (accept Apple Corps; prompt on Apple)

[10] When recording for Apple Records, this singer-songwriter’s “Something in the Way She Moves” inspired the Beatles song “Something.” He is also known for “Sweet Baby James” and “Fire and Rain.”

ANSWER: James Taylor

[10] This Apple Records band was originally signed as The Iveys. They most famously released the Paul McCartney-written and -produced single “Come and Get It.”

ANSWER: Badfinger

14. MODERATOR’S NOTE: DO NOT READ ALTERNATE ANSWER ALOUD

This man is fired from his job at Insuricare after throwing his boss Mr. Huph through several walls. FTPE:

[10] Name this man who is enticed back to his old job after receiving an invitation from Mirage to travel to an island that turns out to be controlled by Syndrome.

ANSWER: Robert “Bob” Parr (accept any underlined part, or Mr. Incredible if mentioned)

[10] Bob, along with his wife Helen and children Violet, Dash, and Jack-Jack, form this team of superheroes. The Pixar animated film in which they are featured is titled after them.

ANSWER: The Incredibles

[10] After defeating Syndrome, the Incredibles face this villain at the very end of the film. A videogame sequel sees the Incredibles fight this figure, who like many Pixar characters is voiced by John Ratzenberger.

ANSWER: The Underminer

15. Name some things about fullback-tight end hybrids FTPE:

[10] This Redskins H-back had a rough 2011 season dealing with injuries, but was already losing playing time to true tight end Fred Davis. He holds the franchise single-season record for most receptions by a tight end.

ANSWER: Chris Cooley

[10] Tight end James Casey has shifted to more of a fullback role for the Houston Texans in 2011 after the departure of this true fullback to the Ravens in the offseason.

ANSWER: Vonta Leach

[10] David Johnson is a current hybrid blocker for this team whose other former blocking tight ends include Randy Grossman and Matt Spaeth.

ANSWER: Pittsburgh Steelers

16. This show’s titular resident lives in Elwood City, along with his friends Buster Baxter and Francine Frensky. FTPE:

[10] Name this PBS kids’ series, based on books by Marc Brown about an anthropomorphic aardvark.

ANSWER: Arthur

[10] This is Arthur’s preschool-age sister, older than his baby sister Kate. In one episode, a snowball that she saved from the “best day ever” mysteriously disappears; at the end of the episode it is revealed to have been stolen by aliens.

ANSWER: D.W. Read (accept Dora Winnifred Read)

[10] This recurring Superman parody is a favorite hero of Arthur’s. A TV special reveals that he was separated at birth from his “Dark” counterpart, and raised by a robot.

ANSWER: Bionic Bunny

17. A fertile scouting ground for new players and managers alike, FTPE, answer some questions about winter baseball leagues in Latin America.

[10] Acquired by the Nationals from the Twins in 2010 in exchange for Matt Capps, this catcher was briefly abducted while playing in his native Venezuela last year.

ANSWER: Wilson Ramos

[10] Ramos was playing for the Tigres de Aragua, the former team of this long-time Twins and Angels star second baseman.

ANSWER: Rod Carew

[10] The Caribbean Series, begun in 1949 as an end to the winter league season, was suspended for nine years after this alleged former Yankees’ prospect discontinued pro baseball in Cuba in 1961.

ANSWER: Fidel Castro

18. This film’s conflict begins when the president takes advantage of a Firefly Girl at the White House. FTPE:

[10] Name this movie, coincidentally released just a year before the Lewinsky scandal, about a spin doctor who attempts to distract the public from a sex scandal that occurs days before the presidential election.

ANSWER: Wag the Dog

[10] This actor stars in Wag the Dog as Stanley Motss, a film producer who is killed when he insists on taking credit for the president’s electoral win. This man is also an Oscar winner for his roles in Kramer vs. Kramer and Rain Man.

ANSWER: Dustin Hoffman

[10] Hoffman also had a starring role as this centuries-old man who passes control of his store to Molly Mahoney when the last of his many pairs of shoes begins to wear out.

ANSWER: Mr. Edward Magorium

19. Name the following winners of the Spiel des Jahres, the German Game of the Year award, FTPE:

[10] This famous game is set up by randomly laying out hexagonal tiles of different terrain, which grant the player resources like sheep, ore, and bricks.

ANSWER: The Settlers of Catan

[10] This 2001 winner named after a French castle city sees players place tiles and use pieces called “meeples” to score points.

ANSWER: Carcassonne

[10] This most recent winner resembles Balderdash in its game play. The designated “storyteller” begins each round by describing an image on one of the cards on his hand, and the other players each submit a card that resembles the description.

ANSWER: Dixit

20. Name some notable backing bands, for ten points each.

[10] Tom Petty performs with this band, with which he has had such hits as “American Girl,” “Mary Jane’s Last Dance,” and “Refugee.”

ANSWER: The Heartbreakers

[10] Bill Haley’s backing band went by this name. It has had a very fluid membership, and their hit “Rock Around the Clock” is considered one of the first rock ‘n’ roll records.

ANSWER: The Comets

[10] This Joan Jett backing band is known for covering Tommy James and the Shondells’ “Crimson and Clover,” as well as “I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll.”

ANSWER: The Blackhearts

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