Questions for Broadbent Invitational



Tossups

1. His first film credit was for Return of the Jedi, working as an animator with Industrial Light and Magic. He then made a name for himself directing music videos like "Vogue" by Madonna and Aerosmith's "Janie's Got a Gun." (*) He founded Propaganda Films in 1986 and soon began directing his own movies, many of which include close up shots of massive head wounds. One of his current projects is a screen adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, starring Brad Pitt, who also starred in two of this man’s best-known works. For ten points, name this director of The Game, Se7en (“seven”), and Fight Club.

Answer: David Fincher

2. The first installment in this series appears on the American Library Association’s list of the 100 most frequently challenged books in school libraries, ostensibly due to a picture of a topless mermaid. Even if such an image is included, the offending drawing is unlikely (*) to be found by the reader. Though the main character wandered alone in the first two books, subsequent titles introduced the evil-doing Odlaw and companions like Woof the dog. There is even a fan club that follows him around, intent on identifying him by his cane, glasses and trademark red-and-white striped tuque and shirt. For ten points, name this series of books of complex drawings that challenge the reader to find the title character on each page.

Answer: Where’s Waldo? (accept Where’s Wally?)

3. Only five countries officially recognized it but it received covert military assistance from France, Rhodesia and South Africa after Lieutenant Colonel Chukwuemeka Ojukwu declared its independence in response to the targeted killings of Igbo migrants. Its original capital (*) was Enugu, though advances by Nigerian forces forced the capital to be moved three times. In 2000, President Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria officially commuted the sentence of all military personnel who fought for this country from dismissal to retirement. For ten points, name this short-lived state that seceded from Nigeria in 1967, named for the bight which it bordered and from which the lead singer of the Dead Kennedys derived his stage name.

Answer: Republic of Biafra

4. Woody Guthrie and Bruce Springsteen have both written songs based on it. The protagonist, after being paroled from McAlester State Penitentiary, meets up with retired preacher (*) Jim Casy, who explains to him that “there ain’t no sin and there ain’t no virtue. There’s just stuff people do.” After returning home, the two men, along with the protagonist’s family, decide to leave Oklahoma. Along the way, they meet Ivy and Sairy Wilson, who join them, but they are disappointed with the lack of opportunity they find when they arrive in California. For ten points, name this Steinbeck novel, which chronicles the experiences of the Joad family.

Answer: The Grapes of Wrath

5. Kurt Cobain once told Rolling Stone magazine that “Smells Like Teen Spirit” was the result of his effort to write a song similar to theirs. Guitarist Joey Santiago came up with their name after he found it in a dictionary and liked how it sounded. (*) They broke up after headlining the 1991 Reading Festival, mostly due to acrimony over bassist Kim Deal being shut out of the songwriting process. “Planet of Sound” is their only Billboard Hot 100 single, though “Where is My Mind?” appeared on the Fight Club soundtrack and “Here Comes Your Man” hit #3 on the Modern Rock charts. For ten points, name these 1980’s indie rock darlings who released the albums Doolittle and Surfer Rosa.

Answer: The Pixies

6. They were divided into three separate classes based on the level of development in each region. Class B referred to areas in Central Africa, like (*) Ruanda-Urundi, which was assigned to Belgium. Class C included underdeveloped areas like New Guinea and Nuaru, given to Australia, and the former German Samoa, administered by New Zealand. Those territories designated as Class A included Syria and Lebanon, placed under French control, and Iraq and Palestine, given to the United Kingdom. Defined by Article 22 of the League of Nations Covenant, for ten points, name these areas that became United Nations Trust Territories upon adoption of the UN charter.

Answer: League of Nations Mandates

7. When Scientific American reviewed its most recent edition, the 39th, the only criticism it could levy was that a section appearing on page 1399 was listed in the table of contents as beginning on page 1339. For many years, the edition numbers of the British and American versions were unmatched, producing two different “branches,” but the discrepancy has since been rectified. Its title author collaborated with (*) Dr Henry Carter to produce the first edition, published in Britian in 1858. The book’s subtitle, originally “Descriptive and Surgical,” has been changed to “The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice.” For ten points, name this venerable biology reference book which should not be confused with an ABC medical drama.

Answer: Henry Gray’s Anatomy of the Human Body

8. The recipient of the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the 2004 ESPYs for humanitarian efforts in his war-torn home country, he has served as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, but put that job on hold to pursue a political career. (*) He won the French Cup with Monaco in 1991 before moving to Paris Saint-Germain and then AC Milan. Playing for Milan in 1995, he was named both European Footballer of the Year and FIFA World Player of the Year, the only African ever to receive either award. For ten points, name this retired soccer player who lost the 2005 Liberian presidential run-off to Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf.

Answer: George Weah (“WEE-ah”)

9. A British protectorate until 1971, it is not a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. Known as Tylos to the Greeks and Mishmahig to the Persians, its current name (*) means “two seas”. A 1981 coup in this country attempted to install a theocratic government with Hadi al-Modaressi as head of state, but failed. Its leader, King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa came to power in 1999 and has installed a series of reforms including granting women’s suffrage. Containing no land borders, it is connected to Saudi Arabia by the King Fahd Causeway. For ten points, name this island kingdom in the Persian Gulf.

Answer: Kingdom of Bahrain

10. Rush included a tribute to it on their 2112 (“twenty-one-twelve”) album. During Soviet times, it had to be edited, with “Glory” from the opera Ivan Susanin replacing the segment of “God Save the Tsar”. (*) Its beginning is reminiscent of a church chant, recalling the declaration of war made in Russian churches, followed by “La Marseillaise.” Debuting at Moscow’s Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in 1882, it was written to commemorate Russian victory in the Napoleonic Wars, not any event in a certain British-American conflict. For ten points, name this Tchaikovsky overture, traditionally performed with cannons.

Answer: 1812 Overture

11. His nephew was born with an excessive amount of body hair and his son, Biram, has two children despite being just 11 years old. Some of his hobbies are archery, disco dancing and table tennis and his requirements for a suitable wife include one year (*) of plow experience. After singing the national anthem of his home country before a Savannah Sand Gnats minor league baseball game, he offered the umpires a bribe of 40,000 tampons to ensure that the home team won. He has hosted the 2005 MTV Europe Music Video Awards, and has travelled around the world interviewing people on local customs, which are often in stark contrast with those of his native Kazakhstan. For ten points, name this reporter who has a regular segment on Da Ali G Show.

Answer: Borat Sagdiyev (accept either part) (prompt on Sasha Baron Cohen)

12. Einstein once remarked that he had devoted his life to determining their nature and failed, but that all physicists think they know what these are. Their name was coined by Gilbert Lewis, and the fact that they are not emitted (*) from the hydrogen atom led to Bohr’s quantization of energy in the atom. They have only 2 spin projections as they are massless particles with spin value of 1. They are the gauge bosons of quantum electrodynamics and are the mediator particles of the electromagnetic force, traveling at 300 million meters per second. For ten points, name these fundamental particles which represent individual quanta of light.

Answer: photons

13. He has scored 20 or more goals in a season 19 times, trailing only Gordie Howe and Ron Francis for the most such years. Drafted 16th overall by Buffalo in the 1982 draft, he is the NHL’s all time leader in power play (*) goals. After 11 seasons in Buffalo, he was traded to Toronto and promptly scored 53 goals, the second-highest single season total in Maple Leafs history. He then saw action with New Jersey, Boston, and Buffalo again, all the while enduring 1,758 games without winning a Stanley Cup, a drought that finally came to an end when he captained Tampa Bay to the 2004 championship. For ten points, name this veteran forward, recently released by the Lightning after 24 NHL seasons.

Answer: Dave Andreychuk

14. The only two hills are marked by blue and red flags and are claimed, respectively, by Chai Yang Ching and Andre leaving Lin (*) Tai Yu without one. Enrico and Adolph are apparently pyromaniacs. Lottie, Jane, and Hans play with Willy, who seems pleased with the arrangement even though it excludes Brit, Suki, Sasha, and Leo. Activities these characters perform while whistling include hiding in dunes and kissing baboons. For ten points, “if looks could kill they probably will, in” which Peter Gabriel song whose title is reminiscent of the 1999 Nobel Peace Prize winner?

Answer: “Games Without Frontiers” (Accept: “Jeux sans frontières”)

15. The Book of Malachi explains that “true instruction was in his mouth and unrighteousness was not found on his lips.” Despite these qualities, he orchestrated, along with his brother Simon, an attack on the Hivites in retribution for the rape of his sister (*) Dinah. His descendants were the only tribe of Israel that did not contribute to the creation of the golden calf and the only one not to receive land of their own in Canaan. His tribe was divided into three groups: the Merarites, the Gershonites, and the Kohathites, with each group playing a different role in the workings of the Tabernacle and Temple. For ten points, name this son of Leah and Jacob, whose descendents included Aaron and Moses.

Answer: Levi (accept Levites)

16. He has a star on the Walk of Fame at 7000 Hollywood Blvd. and made a cameo appearance in Who Framed Roger Rabbit?. First appearing in the 1940 film Knock Knock, he was originally voiced by Mel Blanc. (*) Creator Walter Lantz appeared in the title segment of his television program, and co-stars on that show included Space Mouse and Chilly Willy. He has a niece named Splinter and a nephew named Knothead, and he takes pleasure in constantly bothering Ms. Meany, Wally Walrus and Buzz Buzzard. For ten points, name this animated bird known for his distinctive laugh.

Answer: Woody Woodpecker

17. Its goals were enumerated in the reports of the Sauer and Tomlinson Commissions, which directly contradicted the findings of the Fagan Commission. Though its scope was expanded greatly under J.G. Strijdom (*), Hendrik Verwoerd (“fer-VOOT”) is referred to as its architect. Resistance to it resulted in the infamous Rivonia Trial and the Sharpeville Massacre. Key legislation passed under it included the Group Areas Act, the Separate Amenities Act, and the Afrikaans Medium Decree, which sparked the Soweto riots. Originating in a 1917 speech by Jan Smuts, for ten points, name this system of institutionalized segregation in South Africa.

Answer: apartheid

18. This title was first awarded by Tsar Nicholas II, to Lasker, Capablanca, Alekhine, Tarrasch and Marshall, who were finalists in a tournament he funded. At 12 years, 7 months, Sergey Karjakin (*) is the youngest person ever to achieve this designation, and Susan Polgar was the first woman to earn the title under the same conditions as men. One way in which player may achieve this honour is by earning an ELO rating above 2500 and by recording three favourable results in tournaments involving players of similar rank, called norms. For ten points, name this title conferred on chess players, which typically indicates that they are in the top 0.2% of players.

Answer: (International) Grandmaster

19. He once joined the Dutch army in order to travel to Java for free, only to desert upon arrival. A student of Georges Izambard, he believed he could attain visionary power through “long, immense and rational derangement of all the senses" and his (*) “The Tortured Heart” seems to suggest that he was once assaulted by soldiers from the Paris Commune. After writing “The Drunken Boat,” he returned to Paris at the request of poet Paul Verlaine, who became his lover and eventually shot him, an event which provided the inspiration for “A Season in Hell.” For ten points, name this French symbolist poet who is not the main character of First Blood.

Answer: Jean Nicolas Arthur Rimbaud (“rehm-BO”) (The character in First Blood is John Rambo)

20. Its name appears in the title of Louisiana State University’s student newspaper, and is the name of Texas A&M’s mascot. On American bases, it is accompanied by a cannon shot, at which time all personnel (*) salute the flag. It may be played with any combination of valves, including all open, probably owing to the fact that it was written for a bugle, which has no valves at all. In Britain, it is often played to mark the end of the moment of silence on Remembrance Day. For ten points, name this song, traditionally sounded at 6:00 AM, used as a wakeup call for soldiers.

Answer: reveille (“RE-vuh-lee”)

21. The titular group is a bunch of former soldiers from the 82nd airborne division. Directed by Lewis Milestone, it featured an uncredited cameo by Shirley MacLaine in addition to credited performances from Angie Dickinson, Cesar Romero, (*) Peter Lawford and Joey Bishop. Its 2001 remake, in which the climactic event occurs on the night of a boxing match between Vladimir Klitschko and Lennox Lewis, featured Carl Reiner, Elliot Gould, and Don Cheadle. For ten points, name this film about a group of cons who rob multiple Las Vegas casinos in a single night, in which the title role has been played by Frank Sinatra and George Clooney.

Answer: Ocean’s Eleven

22. It resolved a dispute between two papal bulls, one issued by Sixtus IV and the other by Alexander VI. The boundary it created was located along the meridian 370 leagues west of the (*) Cape Verde Islands, or approximately 46 degrees 37 minutes west longitude. Sanctioned by Pope Julius II, it excluded nations like Britain and France from exploring the vast areas to which it referred. Very little such land had actually been discovered at the time of its signing, but it would eventually lead to Portuguese control over Angola, Mozambique, and Brazil. For ten points, name this 1497 treaty that divided the world outside of Europe between Spain and Portugal.

Answer: Treaty of Tordesillas

23. Two different covers were created for this album: the first is related to the song “Three Days” and depicts a caricature of three people embracing, with the two figures on the left being naked. (*) The second, dubbed the “clean cover,” is just black text on a white background listing the band’s name, the album’s name, and the text of the First Amendment to the US Constitution. The first track, “Stop!” begins with a spoken introduction of the band in Spanish. For ten points, name this third album by Jane’s Addiction which features the hit “Been Caught Stealing.”

Answer: Ritual de lo Habitual

24. He is the author of the best-selling The Man Inside Me and suffers from gymnophobia. After losing his job as Chief of Psychiatry at Massachusetts General (*) Hospital, he embarked on an acting career, which included a role playing his father-in-law in Scandalmakers, facilitated by acting coach Carl Weathers. He dreams of being an understudy with the Blue Man Group and has impersonated a British nanny to be closer to his daughter, Maeby. For ten points, name this husband of Lindsay Bluth, portrayed by David Cross on Arrested Development.

Answer: Dr Tobias Fünke (pron. “FYUN-keh”)

Bonuses

1. Answer the following about a certain Platonic philosophical concept for ten points each.

A: [10] In his discussion of the fictional city-state of Kallipolis, Plato uses this two-word term to describe the people he sees as most fit to rule over society. It is also the name of a Canadian band fronted by Gerald Eaton.

Answer: philosopher kings

B: [10] The ideal of the philosopher king is explained in Book VII of this work.

Answer: The Republic

C: [10] Often cited as the prime historical example of a philosopher king, this Roman Emperor expounded his stoic philosophy in Meditations.

Answer: Marcus Aurelius

2. Answer the following about music in Stanley Kubrick’s films for ten points each.

A: [10] This Rolling Stones classic plays over the final credits of Full Metal Jacket.

Answer: “Paint it Black”

B: [10] This Strauss waltz is played over the lunar landing and space station rendez-vous scenes in 2001: A Space Odyssey.

Answer: “On The Beautiful Blue Danube”

C: [10] During scenes in Dr Strangelove depicting the flight of Major Kong’s bomber, this patriotic American song can be heard in the background.

Answer: “When Johnny Comes Marching Home”

3. Give the common names of the following differential equations for ten points each.

A: [10] The most important equation in quantum mechanics, solving it yields the eigenvalue of the Hamiltonian operator, giving the allowed energy states of a system.

Answer: Schrödinger’s [SCHRY-ding-er’s] equation

B: [10] It states that the gradient of the electric potential is equal to the negative of the charge density divided by the permittivity of free space. In a region free of charge it simplifies to give Laplace’s equation.

Answer: Poisson’s [“pwah-SONS”] equation

C: [10] These equations are used to model the interactions of predator and prey populations in ecology. They predict that such populations will grow and shrink in periodic fashion with one lagging behind the other.

Answer: Lotka-Volterra equations

4. Answer the following about characters from The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show for ten points each.

A: [10] Give the name of either of the two bosses for whom Pottsylvanian henchmen Boris and Natasha work.

Answer: Mr. Big or Fearless Leader

B: [10] One popular supporting segment on the show starred Dudley Do-Right, a Mountie who always managed to thwart this mustachioed villain, causing him to exclaim “Curses, foiled again!”

Answer: Snidley Whiplash

C: [10] In another segment, canine inventor Mr. Peabody used the WABAC (“Way back”) machine to teach slightly skewed history to this boy.

Answer: Sherman

5. Given the title of a song parody by Weird Al Yankovic, identify the song being parodied for ten points each. You will receive 5 points if you need the name of the artist who performed the original song.

A: [10] “The Saga Begins”

[5] Don McLean

Answer: “American Pie”

B: [10] “Taco Grande”

[5]Gerardo

Answer: “Rico Sauve”

C: [10] “Cavity Search”

[5] U2

Answer: “Hold me, Thrill me, Kiss me, Kill me”

6. Answer the following about the only Nobel Literature laureate born in Canada for ten points each.

A: [10] Name this Lachine, Québec-born author whose debut novel was Dangling Man.

Answer: Saul Bellow

B: [10] In this epistolary novel, the titular character endures a divorce from his second wife Madeline and repeated suggestions that he enter a mental institution.

Answer: Herzog

C: [10] This novel begins “I am an American, Chicago-born—Chicago, that somber city—and go at things as I have taught myself, free-style, and will make the record in my own way.”

Answer: The Adventures of Augie March

7. Identify these basketball players who turned pro straight out of high school for ten points each.

A: [10] Hired out of high school by the ABA’s Utah Stars, he won 3 consecutive NBA MVP awards and helped the 76ers win the 1983 NBA championship

Answer: Moses Malone

B: [10] Drafted by Indiana 25th overall in 1998, he finished second in voting for the 2004 Sixth Man of the Year Award and was traded to Atlanta that offseason.

Answer: Al Harrington

C: [10] Selected out of Farragut Academy in 1995, he had committed to play at Michigan before becoming the first high-schooler in 20 years to enter the league. An 8 time All-Star, he has advanced past the first round of the playoffs only once in his career.

Answer: Kevin Garnett

8. Male choreographers have often been at the forefront of twentieth century performance. If you haven’t already lamed this category, answer the following questions for ten points each.

A: [10] After a knee injury ended his dancing career with the Ballet Russes, he founded the School of American Ballet.

Answer: George Balanchine (accept: Giorgi Melitonovich Balanchivadze)

B: [10] His portrayals of Hermes in Helen of Troy and Benvolio in Romeo and Juliet garnered him acclaim as a dancer but he is perhaps most famous for choreographing Fiddler on the Roof and West Side Story.

Answer: Jerome Robbins

C: [10] He brought down the house with Bring in 'Da Noise, Bring in 'Da Funk and has since collaborated on an improvisation based on the works of John Coltrane.

Answer: Savion Glover

9. Answer the following questions about unrelated things for ten points each.

A: [10] Similar to “preponderance of evidence,” this three word term defines the burden of proof required in Canadian civil law cases.

Answer: Balance of probabilities

B: [10] This novel by Rohinton Mistry, which follows the lives of four characters in Bombay in the 1970s, won the Giller Prize in 1995.

Answer: A Fine Balance

C: [10] This scientific instrument was used by Henry Cavendish to determine the value of the universal gravitational constant.

Answer: torsion balance

10. Answer the following about Bravo!’s Celebrity Poker Showdown for ten points each.

A: [10] The series is produced by this actor, who plays Will Bailey on The West Wing.

Answer: Joshua Malina

B: [10] This professional poker player provides commentary alongside host Dave Foley.

Answer: Phil Gordon

C: [10] Brad Garrett of Everybody Loves Raymond won the show’s fifth tournament. Among those he bested at the final table were Malcolm Jamal-Warner and Jason Alexander, who teamed up on this short-lived CBS sitcom about a sports talk show.

Answer: Listen Up!

11. In 1787, a convention was held to draft a new Constitution for the United States to replace the Articles of Confederation. Name the following for the stated number of points.

A: [5] For five points, the city where the convention took place.

Answer: Philadelphia

B: [10] For ten points, the state whose delegation proposed The Great Compromise, which created a lower house based on proportional representation and an upper house based on equal representation.

Answer: Connecticut

C: [15] For fifteen points, the only member of the Connecticut delegation who did not sign the final draft of the Constitution. He later became the 3rd Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.

Answer: Oliver Ellsworth

12. Fill in the blanks in the titles of these Dr. Seuss works for ten points each. [Note: a blank equals one word]

A: [10] Mr. Brown Can blank blank blank

Answer: Moo, Can You?

B: [10] And To Think That I Saw It On blank blank

Answer: Mulberry Street

C: [10] The 500 Hats of blank blank

Answer: Bartholemew Cubbins

13. Identify the following old school hip-hop acts from songs for ten points each.

A: [10] “Rapper’s Delight”, “Apache”

Answer: Sugarhill Gang

B: [10] “Planet Rock”, “Renegades of Funk”

Answer: Afrika Bambaataa and the Soul Sonic Force

C: [10] “If I Ruled the World”, “Basketball”

Answer: Kurtis Blow

14. Name the following unrelated dramatic works for ten points each.

A: [10] In this Chekhov work, Arkadina and Trepylov quote from Hamlet prior to staging their play-within-a-play. In Act II, Trepylov shoots the title creature and presents it to a horrified Nina.

Answer: The Seagull

B: [10] In this Aristophanes comedy, the god Dionysus, lamenting the sorry state of Athenian tragedy, travels to Hades with his slave Xanthias to bring Euripides back from the dead.

Answer: The Frogs

C: [10] This Ben Jonson work describes the efforts of Subtle, Face, and Del Common to con townspeople in 17th century London.

Answer: The Alchemist

15. Answer the following about legal cases dealing with the issue of evolution and creationism in US public schools for ten points each.

A: [10] Schoolteacher John Scopes was convicted in 1920 of teaching evolution in violation of this state’s Butler Act.

Answer: Tennessee

B: [10] 72 Nobel laureates signed an amicus curae brief in support of the plaintiff in this landmark 1987 case, in which the Supreme Court ruled that teaching creationism in public schools is unconstitutional.

Answer: Edwards v Aguillard

C: [10] In December 2005, Judge John Jones issued a 139-page decision finding this city’s inclusion of intelligent design in biology classrooms unconstitutional. When the city’s pro-creationist school board was voted out, Pat Robertson warned citizens not to turn to God in the event of a natural disaster.

Answer: Dover, Pennsylvania

16. There have been enough bonuses written about Best Picture Oscar winners. For ten points each, answer the following about films that won the Best Picture – Drama award at the Golden Globes, but failed to win Best Picture at the Academy Awards:

A: [10] The 1968 Globe went to The Lion in Winter, in which Peter O’Toole plays this monarch whose wife and children try to force him to choose an heir to the throne.

Answer: Henry II

B: [10] Tom Cruise’s portrayal of this Vietnam veteran turned-anti-war activist helped garner a Globe win for Oliver Stone’s Born on the Fourth of July.

Answer: Ron Kovic

C: [10] Warren Beatty’s role as a notorious Las Vegas gangster helped this film take home the 1991 Globe.

Answer: Bugsy

17. UN Secretaries-General for ten points each.

A: [10] This Scandinavian was the first man to hold the position, but eventually resigned his post.

Answer: Trygve Lie

B: [10] After China vetoed his appointment to a third term in 1981, he went on to become the only former Secretary-General to be elected head of state of a UN member nation.

Answer: Kurt Waldheim

C: [10] This predecessor of Boutros Boutros-Ghali is the only South American to serve as Secretary-General and lost the 1995 Peruvian presidential election to Alberto Fujimori.

Answer: Javier Pérez de Cuéllar

18. Answer the following questions about video games for the original Nintendo Entertainment System for ten points each.

A: [10] In this game, the player controls Peter Pepper as he traverses oversized buns, meat, cheese and vegetables while avoiding Mr. Hot Dog, Mr. Pickle and Mr. Egg.

Answer: Burgertime

B: [10] For ten points, all or nothing, name any two of the three monsters who destroy buildings and get shot at by helicopters in Rampage.

Answers: Lizzy, George, Ralph

C: [10] Perhaps the most famous code in video game history, punching this sequence on the controller during the title screen of Contra gives a player 30 lives.

Answer: up up down down left right left right B A B A

19. How well did you follow the January 23rd election? Find out by answering the following questions related to results in the province of Quebec for ten points each.

A: [10] This right-wing radio host was the only independent candidate to win a seat, taking the Québec City riding of Portneuf-Jacques Cartier.

Answer: André Arthur

B: [10] Paul Martin’s last Foreign Affairs Minister, he lost his Papineau riding to the Bloc Québécois’ Vivian Barbot.

Answer: Pierre Pettigrew

C: [10] After taking no seats in Quebec during the 2003 election, the Conservatives made great headway in 2006, winning this many. Answers will be accepted within one.

Answer: 10 (also accept 9 or 11)

20. On a 5 points for one, 10 points for two, 20 points for three, and 30 points for all four basis, name the four comedians featured in Spike Lee’s documentary The Original Kings of Comedy.

Answers: Cedric the Entertainer, Steve Harvey, Bernie Mac, DL Hughley

21. Identify the following chemical functional groups for ten points each.

A: [10] A carbon atom double bonded to an oxygen atom which is bonded to another oxygen atom.

Answer: ether

B: [10] A nitrogen atom bonded to a carbon atom which is double bonded to an oxygen atom.

Answer: amide

C: [10] A carbon atom triple bonded to a nitrogen atom.

Answer: nitrile

22. Answer the following questions about related things for ten points each.

A: [10] This title character of a series of Sega video games is actually a caveman named Tom-Tom who attempts to rescue his girlfriend Tanya from a monster.

Answer: Wonder Boy

B: [10] This Bernard Malamud character constructs a baseball bat named Wonderboy out of the bough of a tree that has been hit by lightning.

Answer: Roy Hobbs (prompt on The Natural)

C: [10] In the Tenacious D song “Wonderboy,” this is the name of Wonderboy’s nemesis, who turns out to be KG.

Answer: Nasty Man

23. Answer the following about famous Dukes for ten points each.

A: [10] This eight-time All-Star patrolled centerfield for the Dodgers throughout the 1950s and is the only player to hit four or more home runs in two different World Series.

Answer: Duke Snider

B: [10] This video game hero battles the technobots of Dr Proton in a post-apocalyptic setting.

Answer: Duke Nukem

C: [10] Most closely associated with his Station to Station album, this David Bowie persona is perhaps less well-known than his Aladdin Sane or Ziggy Stardust characters.

Answer: The Thin White Duke

24. Given a baseball franchise, name the first player to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame as a member of that team for ten points each.

A: [10] San Diego Padres

Answer: Dave Winfield

B: [10] Kansas City Royals

Answer: George Brett

C: [10] New York Mets

Answer: Tom Seaver

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