2008 Erik Axel Karlfeldt Memorial Open



2009 Ferdinand Tönnies Memorial Trash Open

“Gemeinschaft und Abfall”

Round 5

1. One indoor variant of this game is named for Quebec City and is played with on-the-fly substitutions.  One abnormal means of scoring in this game is to make an interception in the offensive end zone to score a so-called Callahan goal.  Sockeye and Furious George are recently prevalent clubs in this sport, which was dominated in the ‘90’s by Boston-based Death or Glory.  Zone defenses in this game rely on the formation of a multi-defender cup; more usually, defensive strategy is predicated on forcing throws to one side of the field.  Hammers, flicks, and backhands are the usual throws employed in, FTP, what game, in which the objective is to move a flying disc downfield without running with it?

ANSWER: ultimate (grudgingly accept ultimate frisbee) 

2. A cover of this song appears on the first CD of 2004’s Live and Off the Record, while Living Colour covered it on their album Collideoscope. This song was sampled on one of the first songs put out by the Beastie Boys, “Rock Hard,” and it is the first thing heard in the film Iron Man, as it plays on a boombox in the “Fun-Vee.” Its singer announces “they’ve got to catch me if they want me to hang,” and boasts that “nobody’s gonna get me on another rap.” He also instructs someone to “forget the hearse ‘cause I’ll never die” before bragging about having nine lives, and repeatedly asserts that he is in the title condition. It is the sixth track of a 1980 album which shares its name; that album also features “Shoot to Thrill,” “Hells Bells,” and “You Shook Me All Night Long.” FTP, name this song which mourns Bon Scott, a masterwork by AC/DC about returning in a certain color.

ANSWER: “Back in Black”

3. In a foreword to the essay collection The Philadelphia Reader, this writer discusses a Frank E. Reighter quote about Larry Feinberg, a quote which this man had discovered while researching a book about Ed Rendell. His account of the fraud committed by New Republic columnist Stephen Glass was later adapted into a 2003 Hayden Christensen movie. His most Internet-famous moment involved a conflation of Big Daddy Drew and A.J. "Balls" Daulerio; in that episode, he asserted that Will Leitch is "full of shit" and that sports blogs are dedicated to cruelty during a meltdown on Costas Now. His best-known book describes Harvard-bound Brian Chavez, head coach Gary Gaines, and Boobie Miles, who is expected to be the star of the Permian High School football team. FTP, name this Pulitzer Prize-winning author best known for Friday Night Lights.

ANSWER: Harry Gerard "Buzz" Bissinger III

4. This is the most recent film directed by Peter Chelsom, who previously directed 2004's Shall We Dance, and this movie features a cameo appearance by Bucky Covington. One character in this movie is a British reporter named Oswald. Vanessa Williams plays the publicist Vita, who foils Oswald's scheme by flying his two daughters over to meet him in America. Lucas Till plays Travis, the love interest in this film, who is trying to build a chicken coop, and one notable event in this movie sees the title character get into a fight with Tyra Banks over a pair of shoes. Most of the action in this movie takes place on a Tennessee ranch and the soundtrack featured such hits as "Hoedown Throwdown" and "The Climb." FTP, name this feature film about a singer played by Miley Ray Cyrus.

ANSWER: Hannah Montana: The Movie

5. This player’s last trade saw his third team swap him for a utility player who, four years later, would drop his pants after sliding into first, Steve Lyons. Earlier, this player reached a major milestone for that team on Phil Rizzuto day, as called by battery mate Carleton Fisk. The best season of this all-time leader in opening-day starts with his second team saw him strike out a career-low 4.7 batters per 9 innings but post a 14-2 record, and he fell short of Fernando Valenzuela in the NL Cy Young voting. This pitcher’s achivements included a 9-year streak of over 200 strikeouts; the 1967 NL Rookie of the Year; and Cy Young awards in 1975, ’73, and ’69, the last of which came in the year of his team’s “Miracle” World Series title. FTP, name this “Terrific” right-handed pitcher, a 300-game-winner most remembered as a Met.

ANSWER: (George) Thomas Seaver

6. A version of this show which aired in the 1970s featured Gertie, a supporting character played by Brett Somers, while the title figure was portrayed by Monte Markham. The original version of it lasted for nine seasons, the first of which featured episodes which centered on a "moth-eaten mink," a "sun bather's diary," and a "restless redhead." Arthur Tragg, Andy Anderson, and Steve Drumm were among the policemen who appeared on this series, while William Talman portrayed the title character's hapless antagonist, Hamilton Burger. The title character was assisted by Paul Drake, a suave private investigator, and his stalwart secretary, Della Street. FTP, name this TV series about a highly successful defense lawyer who was played by Raymond Burr.

ANSWER: Perry Mason

7. Unsuccessful early singles by this group include one whose video shows a dance battle between men in plush cigarette and heart costumes, and one demanding "give me half" if "you have a neat stash." Besides "Electroshock" and "Holler Till You Pass Out," this group followed their biggest single with a song that claims "L-O-V-E is a word" the singer "never learned to pronounce," while their most popular song describes "just another girl alone at the bar" and notes that if the addressee's boyfriend "got beef" the singer's "a vegetarian and [he] ain't fucking scared of him." With the second single "Starstrukk," their biggest hit censors out the word "ho," but remains controversial for the instruction to "do the Helen Keller and talk with your hips." Taking their name from the Boulder, Colorado area code, FTP, name this duo with the 2009 top ten song "Don't Trust Me."

ANSWER: 3Oh!3

8. The Porbeagle is a species of this animal that is often eaten in Ireland, while the Rig is a variety that is found in New Zealand and is a delicacy in Korea. One of the main problems with eating the meat of this animal is that it has an extremely high level of ammonia. In Iceland and Greenland, a dish using meat from this type of animal that has been buried and become rotten is called Hakarl, which helps deal with the poisonous effects of eating one species of this animal. One of the more controversial foods made from a part of this animal is yu chi soup, which some claim has led to overfishing. FTP, name this type of cartilaginous fish whose fin is often used in Asian soup and whose species include the Mako and Great White.

ANSWER: shark

9. This director went to Houston to help Jean and Dominique DeMenil create a Media Center, and his interviews with scientists at a research institution there appear in his documentary film Rice University. Earlier, he had travelled to Tunisia to make a film in which the title New Testament figures are depicted as mere people. In addition to The Acts of the Apostles, he directed a film about a barber who breaks into prison, Where Is Freedom?, as well as a trilogy of films about the “Age of Cosimo de Medici.” However, he is best known for his early neo-Realist works, including a film in which Giorgio Manfredi is tortured by the Gestapo; that 1945 film was partly written by Federico Fellini. FTP, name this Italian director of Rome, Open City, whose daughter Isabella became an actress.

ANSWER: Roberto Rossellini

10. Early hits for this musician include "I Love My Dog" and "I'm Gonna Get Me A Gun," although his early career was temporarily derailed by a bout with tuberculosis. This artist wrote a song that would later become a hit for Rod Stewart and Sheryl Crow, "The First Cut is the Deepest," and one of this man's most successful albums was 1970's Tea for the Tillerman. One song by this artist informs the listener that "It's hard to get by just upon a smile.” In 2004 this man was removed from a flight after his name appeared on a terrorist watch list. FTP, name this singer, now known as Yusuf Islam, famous for songs such as "Wild World" and "Peace Train."

ANSWER: Cat Stevens (accept Yusuf Islam before it is mentioned; also accept Steven Georgiu)

11. In 2000, a-ha covered their own side project Savoy for a single with this name, while techno producer Curtis Jones released the #1 dance hit "Flash" under the name Green this. One song titled after this refers to a "memory that lasts through the years" and that this is visible "through his tears," while another song refers to a variety of this "and a little boy's smile” before proclaiming “a new religion that’ll bring you to your knees.” Those songs are named for Blue and Black varieties of this, and were # 1 hits for Bobby Vinton and Alannah Myles respectively. "Slither" was a hit for a band whose name refers to this kind of”revolver.” Such songs as "Who Loves the Sun," "Sister Ray," and "White Light/White Heat" were performed by a Lou Reed-fronted band named after an “Underground” of this type. FTP, name this plush fabric.

ANSWER: Velvet (accept Green Velvet, Blue Velvet, Black Velvet, Velvet Revolver and Velvet Underground as appropriate)

12. This active player joined with a retired teammate to host the recent charity event Savor the Grape. This player had 73 receiving yards as well as two tackles in his final college game, a Peach Bowl appearance against Virginia, and he would be the seventh overall pick in the 1999 NFL Draft. This past season he only played nine games after injuring himself against the Patriots, making it the first season in eight years he didn’t make the Pro Bowl. He is the youngest player in NFL history with three interceptions in a game, and in 2006 he picked off Tom Brady and returned the pass for 100 yards to help give Brady his first postseason defeat. Currently he plays on the same team as his brother Boss, and in 2003 he was traded to his current team for running back Clinton Portis. FTP, name this cornerback formerly of the Washington Redskins who now plays for the Denver Broncos.

ANSWER: Roland “Champ” Bailey

13. One associate of this person is contacted regarding his actions by a man named Bill Selliger, who cites Article 27 of one applicable constitution. This character demonstrates superior command of another constitution when, toward the middle of the work in which he appears, he uses knowledge of such cases as Near v. Minnesota to rebuff a waitress’ admonitions that he is in a “family restaurant.” This owner of a namesake security firm and major fan of Branded admits to not wanting to give the impression that he’s from the police, exactly, and admits at another point to having dabbled in pacifism. He later requests the return of his undies, which he lost in an attempt to fool German nihilists; that happened before he smashed the windows of a new red Corvette, declaring “This is what happens when you FUCK a STRANGER in the ASS!” FTP, name this best friend of Donnie and The Dude, a character from The Big Lebowski sometimes described as a pioneering neocon.

ANSWER: Walter Sobchak (accept either underlined part)

14. In one appearance, this figure tells an enemy that after they fight he'll still have time to watch Oprah. In the East Meets West collection, one of this character's games is paired with Shadow Warrior. In his first appearance, he defeated the villainous Dr. Proton. He once rescued Bill Clinton from the Cycloid aliens, and one game is titled for this character in The Land of Babes. He has often made references to competing franchises, such as when he ran into a marine's corpse and quipped, "Man that is one DOOM-ed marine," and one game starring him sees aliens turn all cops into pigs. FTP, name this macho character, the namesake of a first-person shooter which saw him in “3D,” which is said to be the best known example of vaporware. 

ANSWER: Duke Nukem (prompt on partial answer)

15. A 2009 album by this artist featured Trijntje ["Trinity"] Oosterhuis on the single "Face in the Crowd," while he is joined by Alex Paterson on "Forever." Besides Just Go, this man's third album includes a song where "we have to say" the title phrase "talking to the people." Besides "Se La," that album also sees Alabama joining this man on "Deep River Woman," which led to a hit on the country charts, something he had also achieved with "Stuck On You." That song was released on an album that included classic lines like "party, Karamu, fiesta, forever" and "is it me you're looking for?" That album, Can't Slow Down, included hits like "Penny Lover," "Running with the Night" and, more memorably, "All Night Long" and "Hello." FTP, identify this singer formerly of the Commodores, perhaps only known to this tournament's younger players for being the adoptive father of reality star Nicole.

ANSWER: Lionel Richie

16. In one episode of this show, one character was shown performing a pitiful stand-up comedy routine in which he just recited the names of fish; that episode also saw that character try to coach a children’s basketball team. Earlier in the season, one character’s annoying college girlfriend, Karen, showed up, while another character was hired by Goliath National Bank. The central characters are often seen at MacLaren’s bar, and in the most recent fourth season one of them almost married a woman named Stella, who lived in New Jersey and was played by Sarah Chalke. Featuring a former Canadian teen star named Robin, an architect named Ted, and the whoremongering, suit-clad Barney, FTP, name this CBS sitcom which stars Josh Radnor, Jason Segal, and Neil Patrick Harris.

ANSWER: How I Met Your Mother

17. Advice dispensed by this man includes the recommendation that Sidney Lowe "leave the lion's den" and relocate to Wyoming, while he has claimed that Argentineans aren't punks because "they kidnap people there." A radio interview sparked a feud with rapper e-40, culminating in a diss track aimed against this man called "Record Haters," while he also had a memorable altercation with Andre Riddick. Ejected during the 1993 McDonald's All-American game, he described as "felonious" both his one-time teammate's third Defensive Player of the Year Award and "those cats," by which he meant referees. Widely quoted for his phrase "ball don't lie," which is screamed when other players miss free throws off fouls he commits, he is remembered for giving a press conference for the Trailblazers at which he answered every question with "both teams played hard." FTP, identify this bald-spot sporting player who holds the record for technical fouls in a season, recently a Detroit Piston but currently a Boston Celtic.

ANSWER: Rasheed Wallace (accept Sheed)

18. One song about an event which took place on this day notes that the “traffic cop let some strangers get away.” That song, which announces that the “D.A.’s resignation stands” because the “police and detectives were purely ineffective,” describes an “assassination” which took place on this day, and is a minor masterpiece of Archers of Loaf. Maura Sullivan has a song about this day “in Washington,” while a very different song about this day celebrates being able to “spend this special time of year with someone who / Makes me feel the special way that you do,” and is a non-masterpiece of Celine Dion. A widow named Solokha helps the devil steal the moon in an opera of this name by Rimsky-Korsakov, while a Japanese therapist has this name in Avenue Q. A midnight mass is often celebrated at the end of this festive day. FTP, identify this day which precedes the birthday of Jesus.

ANSWER: Christmas Eve (accept “Assassination on X-Mas Eve”; accept equivalents such as “December 24”)

19. This actress appeared as Stacey Sampanahoditra in 1997’s Mr. Magoo, while also appearing as Marie Almond in that year’s slightly more respectable film adaptation of Washington Square. More recently, she had a small role as a prostitute in the film Catch Me If You Can. She played the spirited Romy Sullivan in a TV series which was spun off from Party of Five, Time of Your Life, and appeared as Janet Mayes in a 2007 Peter Berg-directed film set in the Middle East, The Kingdom. She also played the successful but unhappily married Vanessa Loring in another 2007 film in which the title character ended up taking an unexpected shine to her. However, this star of the recent Ghosts of Girlfriends Past may be better known for playing the daughter of Victor Garber’s character on an ABC series which lasted five seasons before being cancelled in 2006. FTP, name this somewhat mannish actress who played Sydney Bristow on Alias.

ANSWER: Jennifer Garner

20. Brian Marshall was replaced in this band after he criticized Pearl Jam in a radio interview. This band's recent reunion occurred just before one member performed at the Champs Sports Bowl. Their most recent album includes a song that uses a Cherokee Indian prayer, "Who's Got my Back," and the Tallahassee Boys Choir, "Don't Stop Dancing." Some of its members went on to form Altered Bridge after they broke up; that break-up was preceded by a Chicago performance in which the lead singer of this band sung a song while intoxicated and lying on his back. They released albums such as Weathered and Human Clay, and are known for such songs as "With Arms Wide Open" and "Higher." FTP, name this Christian rock band fronted by Scott Stapp.

ANSWER: Creed

Bonuses:

1. It angrily asserts that “You ain’t ever gonna burn my heart out,” and announces a Matt Lafer-esque plan to “start a revolution from my bed.” FTPE:

[10] Name this song, which was inspired by a literary work whose characters include Colonel Redfern and his daughter Alison.

ANSWER: “Don’t Look Back in Anger”

[10] “Don’t Look Back in Anger” appeared on this hugely successful Oasis album, whose cover depicts two men walking down the middle of London’s Berwick Street.

ANSWER: (What’s the Story) Morning Glory?

[10] That album also included this hit, which asks “Where were you while we were getting high?” and concludes that “someday you will find” the singer in the title place in the sky.

ANSWER: “Champagne Supernova”

2. Advertisements for this film’s titular service claim “We’re ready to believe you!” FTPE:

[10] Name this movie in which Peter, Ray, Egon, and Winston form the title team.

ANSWER: Ghost Busters

[10] The plot of Ghost Busters centers on this evil building created with “cold-riveted girders with cores of pure selenium” by evil architect Ivo Shandor. Its residents include Dana Barrett.

ANSWER: 55 Central Park West

[10] This meddling EPA apparatchik unleashes the spiritual explosion that allows Gozer to enter earth at Central Park West by getting the Ghost Busters’ ecto containment system shut off.

ANSWER: Walter Peck (accept either underlined part)

3. David Seal would like you to know that Square Enix makes RPGs that are not Final Fantasy. Name these games by either Squaresoft or Enix, FTPE:

[10] This series consists of two games. The first sees the protagonist fight alongside characters like the knight Frog and the caveman Ayala. In the second, Serge combats the evil feline Lynx.

ANSWER: Chrono series

[10] After buying Eidos, Square Enix became the publisher for this series of games which star the titular Agent 47. The most recent game in this series was subtitled Blood Money.

ANSWER: Hitman series

[10] Squaresoft developed this 1998 Playstation game which takes place on the planet Ignas. In it, Fei Fong Wong leads the fight against the evil nation of Solaris, whose leader Krellian wishes to create God.

ANSWER: Xenogears

4. Name these boxers who flourished in the waning years of the 20th century, FTPE:

[10] He shocked the sports world when he knocked out Mike Tyson in Tokyo in 1990. He later ballooned to over 400 pounds, nearly dying of diabetes, before attempting a comeback.

ANSWER: James “Buster” Douglas

[10] This gold medal winner at the 1976 Olympics had a professional record of 31-1, the only loss coming when Mike Tyson knocked him out in the first round in a 1988 bout.

ANSWER: Michael Spinks

[10] Known as the “Easton Assassin,” he lost to Michael Spinks in 1985, leaving him one victory shy of Rocky Marciano’s record of 49 straight wins to start a career.

ANSWER: Larry Holmes

5. Name these shows which were brought to the world by Spelling Television, FTPE:

[10] It was a spin-off of Melrose Place centering on the mother of Heather Locklear’s character. It starred a young Carrie-Anne Moss as “Carrie.”

ANSWER: Models Inc.

[10] A much younger Heather Locklear starred as Stacy Sheridan on this series, which featured William Shatner as the title cop.

ANSWER: T. J. Hooker

[10] The title characters of this series worked for Captain Dobey, who was played by Bernie Hamilton, and this show also featured the father of Oakland Raider Justin Fargas.

ANSWER: Starsky and Hutch

6. Answer the following about one-hit wonders from the ‘90s, FTPE.

[10] This band criticized Live Aid with Pictures of Starving Children Sell Records, but is better remembered for “Tubthumping.”

ANSWER: Chumbawumba

[10] This Edwyn Collins song sees him claim that meeting the title person is “just like a song from days of yore.”

ANSWER: “A Girl Like You”

[10] Perhaps surprisingly, Mark Oliver Everett’s band The Eels have only charted once, with this 1997 single from Beautiful Freak that requests the title substance “before I sputter out.”

ANSWER: “Novocaine for the Soul”

7. Name these opponents of Batman, none of whom is Richard Bourke, FTPE:

[10] This villain who is obsessed with a certain item of apparel was born Jervis Tetch, and in one series used his mind control powers to help Generalissimo Lee acquire a harem.

ANSWER: the Mad Hatter

[10] This is the evil identity of Waylon Jones, who suffers from an unfortunate skin condition. Clancy Brown voices this character in the game Batman: Arkham Asylum.

ANSWER: Killer Croc

[10] This pal of Harley Quinn was memorably portrayed by Uma Thurman in film, and acquired her special ability after being poisoned by Marc LeGrande.

ANSWER: Poison Ivy (or Pamela Isley)

8. He replaced Tom Snyder in a certain role in 1999. FTPE:

[10] Name this TV personality, who developed such memorable characters as Sebastian, the Asexual Icon during his time hosting a late night talk show.

ANSWER: Craig Kilborn

[10] Craig Kilborn was the original anchor of this Comedy Central program when it premiered in 1996, though he was replaced by its current host in 1999.

ANSWER: The Daily Show

[10] Kilborn played himself in this 2005 Wes Craven film, in which Joshua Jackson and Judy Greer turn out to be werewolves who devour, inter alia, Shannon Elizabeth.

ANSWER: Cursed

9. Name these songs which rocked the world of some of the older competitors at this tournament in 1977, FTPE:

[10] This Fleetwood Mac song, from 1977's Rumours, includes lyrics such as "You can call it another lonely day" and "Shacking up is all you want to do."

ANSWER: "Go Your Own Way"

[10] Television released this ten minute opus in 1977, as well as an album by the same name. The album also contained songs such as "See No Evil."

ANSWER: "Marquee Moon"

[10] This 1977 song features baseball commentary by Phil Rizzuto; it details an incident involving a boy and girl who were "doubly blessed" inasmuch as they were "barely seventeen" and "barely dressed."

ANSWER: “Paradise by the Dashboard Light”

10. Answer the following related to things that were seriously toss-up answers at 2009 TRASHionals, FTPE.

[10] Since everyone loves country music parody groups from the ‘40s, surely you know Homer and Jethro originated in this state; you may know this state better for containing the Grand Ole Opry.

ANSWER: Tennessee

[10] Thanks to the Kevin Pittsnogle tossup, you must know he played for the Xplosion, a short-lived minor-league basketball team in this city; it’s the former home of the USFL’s Maulers.

ANSWER: Pittsburgh

[10] The most recent Black Tail Magazine features “You Can Fuck My Ass!” by a woman of this name. A man of this surname coined the phrase “nattering nabobs of negativity” for Spiro Agnew.

ANSWER: Safire (accept William Safire)

11. This team acquired the all-time saves leader, Trevor Hoffman, this past offseason, and are attempting to make the postseason again after losing in the first round to the Phillies last year. FTPE:

[10] Name this baseball team that features sluggers like Prince Fielder and Ryan Braun.

ANSWER: Milwaukee Brewers (accept either)

[10] This Mexican pitcher, currently in his third years in the majors, is the ace of the Brewers. He only played four games last year due to injury, but had a 1.88 ERA.

ANSWER: Yovani Gallardo

[10] This pitcher, the MVP of the 2006 NLCS, has the highest salary of any player on the Brewers.

ANSWER: Jeff Suppan

12. This woman's most notable invention was the "Secret Communication System" that she developed with George Antheil, and she starred in the controversial Czech film Ecstasy. FTPE:

[10] Name this Austrian actress and inventor, who starred in such films as Tortilla Flat and White Cargo. 

ANSWER: Hedy Lamarr

[10] In Boom Town and Tortilla Flat Lamarr starred with this actor. He is known for his roles in films like Adam's Rib and Guess Who's Coming to Dinner.

ANSWER: Spencer Tracy

[10] In The Story of Mankind Lamarr played this role. Another notable actress to play this figure was Maria Falconetti in a film directed by Carl Dreyer.

ANSWER: Joan of Arc (accept clear-knowledge equivalents, if any are presented)

13. Identify the following infomercial celebrities, FTPE.

[10] This Oxy-Clean spokesman’s recent death was inexplicably mourned by many.

ANSWER: Billy Mays

[10] This man is credited with “inventing” the infomercial, coining phrases like “NOW how much would you pay?” and “but wait, there’s more” in his late ‘70s ads for Ginsu knives.

ANSWER: Ed Valenti

[10] This man frequently hocks knives and swords on “Cutlery Corner” programs, but may be best known for being appealed to for help when his assistant Shawn Leflar sliced himself with a shattered katana during a live spot.

ANSWER: Tom O’Dell

14. Like Shiva, the addressee of this work has “the universe reclining in [her] hair,” though presumably unlike Shiva, the narrator “may be so bold” as to call the addressee “Jaguar.” FTPE:

[10] Name this song in which the singer is just the title object “for your love.”

ANSWER: “Jeepster”

[10] “Jeepster” is one of several hits from this Marc Bolan-fronted band’s album Electric Warrior, another of which was the single “Bang a Gong (Get it On).”

ANSWER: T. Rex

[10] “Jeepster” was stolen from a song written by Willie Dixon for this blues singer, who learned harmonica from the second Sonny Boy Williamson. Songs that have become rock standards in versions by him include “Smokestack Lightning,” “Red Rooster,” and “Backdoor Man”.

ANSWER: Howlin’ Wolf (or Chester Arthur Burnett)

15. It centers on PJ Franklin, a writer whose friends include Brendan Dorff and whose brother is played by Jim Gaffigan. FTPE:

[10] Name this TV show whose minor characters include PJ’s former lover Thorn, played by Jeremy Sisto.

ANSWER: My Boys

[10] The sitcom My Boys airs on this cable network, which is also home to Tyler Perry’s House of Payne.

ANSWER: TBS (or Turner Broadcasting System)

[10] TBS’s other original programs included this sketch comedy show, in which Mike MacRae often performed alongside the show’s title “comedian.” It was canceled in 2009.

ANSWER: Frank TV

16. Answer the following about the first round of this year’s NFL Draft, FTPE.

[10] This first overall pick for the awful, awful Lions got a boatload of guaranteed money.

ANSWER: John Matthew Stafford

[10] This team picked up Darius Heyward-Bey in the first round to beef up a receiving corps containing such luminaries as Chaz Schilens and Johnnie Lee Higgins.

ANSWER: the Oakland Raiders (accept either underlined answer; prompt on the Silver and Black)

[10] With the sixteenth pick, the Chargers took Larry English, a linebacker from this school that previously produced running back Garrett Wolfe.

ANSWER: Northern Illinois University (prompt on NIU)

17. This singer was formerly engaged to Quentin Richardson, and in 1996 she went to a high school prom with Kobe Bryant. FTPE:

[10] Name this singer of such songs as "Sittin' Up in My Room" and "Have You Ever?"

ANSWER: Brandy Norwood

[10] Brandy's first number one hit was this duet with Monica. It sees the two singers argue over the affections of a young man; in it, Brandy tells Monica "When will you get the picture? / You're the past, I'm the future."

ANSWER: "The Boy is Mine"

[10] "Brandy (You're A Fine Girl)" is a 1972 song by this band, which also had a less memorable hit with the song “Jimmy Loves Mary-Anne.”

ANSWER: Looking Glass

18. If you've watched TNT you've seen their advertisements for Leverage, which proclaim that Timothy Hutton is an Oscar Winner. Answer the following about the movie for which Hutton won that Oscar, FTPE:

[10] He won for his work in this directorial debut of Robert Redford, which depicts how the Jarrett family deals with the suicide attempt of Hutton's character.

ANSWER: Ordinary People

[10] Conrad's father, Calvin, was played by this actor. This actor has appeared in movies such as M.A.S.H. and Invasion of the Body Snatchers.

ANSWER: Donald Sutherland

[10] Ordinary People was written by Alvin Sargent, who also wrote the 1977 film Julia about this author's friendship with a woman who battled the Nazis. This author also wrote the memoir Pentimento. 

ANSWER: Lillian Hellman

19. One blogger claims the worst book in this series is Chicken, Chicken, in which a group of children are turned into chickens. FTPE:

[10] Name this book series that included such adventures as Attack of the Jack-O-Lanterns.

ANSWER: Goosebumps

[10] R.L. Stine, author of Goosebumps, most recently wrote a twelve-part series based on this scary theme park from an earlier book. In one book about this place all of the monsters were defeated after it was discovered they popped like balloons.

ANSWER: Horrorland

[10] This book in the Goosebumps series depicts the Wald children, who must win a bizarre game against some monsters or be eaten . The children are saved from becoming food when Nat and Pat are found to be identical twins by the monsters.

ANSWER: The Beast from the East

20. Although the NCAA men’s basketball tournament this past year was a disappointment to David Seal, some individuals had great moments.  FTPE:

[10] This North Carolina point guard had eight steals in the championship game, a tournament record. He had injured his toe before the tournament.

ANSWER: Ty(won) Lawson

[10] This Jayhawk center had only the sixth triple double in tournament history, leading his team to a second round victory over Dayton.

ANSWER: Cole Aldrich

[10] This player hit a three pointer at the end of each overtime to help Siena defeat Ohio State in the first round; as far as we know, he has never reimagined a ‘70s TV series to make it more suited to modern sensibilities.

ANSWER: Ronald Moore

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