ASS II - Trash



ASS II

Round 1 – That’s My Number

Packet by Mike Bentley et al.

Theme: All of the answers in this packet will relate in some fashion to numbers, although numbers do not necessarily need to be in each answer.

TOSSUPS

1) Visitors to its website can learn how to give insults like "Go outside to see if I'm there" in French.  The company that produces it also makes the Bohemia and Indio brands, and the Flash intro to its website talks about a man who doesn't order his salad dressing on the side and who once punched a magician.  Its original name derived from the impending arrival of the 20th century and was created by Wilhelm Hasse.  Recent commercials have featured a man who includes his beard on his organ donor card, the Most Interesting Man in the World.  That South American aristocrat usually ends the commercial by saying he doesn't always drink beer, but prefers this beer when he does.  With a slogan of "Stay Thirsty, My Friends", FTP, name this beer brewed by the Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma Brewery, a Mexican beer that isn't Corona.

ANSWER: Dos Equis

 

2) His namesake foundation is planning to build the Baseball in Literature Museum and Research Library and he also lends his name to an award given to MLB players who best exemplify "civic awareness, willingness to lead younger players, and positive influence in their club’s community".  The Terre Haute Texaco station he owned became a semi-museum after he retired.  After being traded to the Reds, he went a disappointing 11-12, so he moved on to manage St. Louis in the Federal League.  This man's relief of Jack Pfiester helped the Cubs clinch the 1908 pennant, and he wrote an instruction manual titled How To Pitch Curves.  He finished his career with a 2.06 ERA, gained in part thanks to the poor setting of his middle finger following an accident with a farm chopper.  FTP, identify this early baseball player known for lacking some digits.

ANSWER: Mordecai Peter Centennial "Three-Fingered" Brown

3) Its video contains scenes from a movie starring Mary Stuart Masterson and Johnny Depp since it was featured on the Benny & Joon soundtrack, and it was originally released some five years earlier as the first track on 1988's Sunshine on Leith.  Its satirical moniker as a national anthem is helped by it being played after home goals are scored at Hampden Park and it's definitely the unofficial anthem of the Hibernian Club.  The singer in this song pledges to "pass almost every penny on to you" and desires to "dream about the time I'm with you".  Along with "I'm on My Way" and "Letter from America", it was one of the biggest hits by a Scottish band comprising twins Charlie and Craig Reid.  FTP, name this hit by The Proclaimers that talks about walking the titular distance to be at your door.

ANSWER: I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) (accept either underlined answer; do not accept "I Would Walk 500 Miles", that's not the song's title)

 

4) After deftly killing a fly, one of this group claims that a few years earlier he would’ve gotten three.  Another reveals his mixed Irish and Hispanic heritage to the group of children he befriends.  A pair of them meet while killing five men trying to block the burial of an Indian in town limits.  The stoic one, Britt, reluctantly kills a loudmouth in a duel before becoming one of the four casualties, but unlike the group on which they were based, the youngest, Chico, marries the farmer’s daughter he fell in love with after vanquishing Calvera’s bandits.  Also including Steve McQueen’s Vin and Yul Brynner’s Chris Adams, name, FTP, this slightly lamer, Westernized version of The Seven Samurai.

ANSWER: The Magnificent Seven

5) A distribution deal with Williams resulted in it never being released for a home console in the United States, and power-ups in this game are given by ships that alternate colors between red, blue and green.  The boss of the Bellon level is commonly referred to as a Floating Heart, while a "big purple alien" rules over Natols, its first level.  A big raisin winks at you if you beat this game three times in a row, a signature of games made by Toaplan.  You pilot a Zig fighter and face a nefarious enemy known as Cats.  Its opening narration sets the stage by stating "In A.D. 2101, war was beginning."  FTP, identify this game best remembered today for Engrish {sic} lines like "What you say!" and "All your base are belong to us".

ANSWER: Zero Wing

6) A song with this name by Fallout Boy has a chorus where the singer keeps telling himself he's not the desperate type, a song subtitled "Atavan Halen".  It takes place in the "Fear Strikes Out" episode of Boy Meets World, which ends with Cory and Topanga going on a double date to a poetry reading.  The 1985 teen movie with this name stars Billy Wirth as baseball player Zoo Knudsen and Jennifer Connelly as Natalie Becker.  As a result of this game, Jenna was prevented from joining the Six Chicks and had a falling out with Tom in 13 Going On 30, while on King of the Hill the kids were forced to play Pin the Tail on the Donkey after Hank found Bobby playing it with Jordan.  On the OC, it's how Ryan and Taylor first hook up in the episode, "The Summer Bummer".  FTP, name this game where teenagers make out in a closet for the title time duration.

ANSWER: Seven Minutes in Heaven

 

7) Locarno has apparently written great fic based on this game, including "The Will to Survive" and "The Will To Power".  Characters in this game include Nero Vipus, who dies in the Istavaan III incident and is a member of the Luna Wolves.  While a fifth edition of this game is slated to come out in July, the most recent fourth edition was published along with a Battle For Macragge boxset and also contained a Cities of Death expansion pack.  One of its fields of battle is sometimes known as the Sea of Souls or the Realm of Chaos, although it's more frequently called The Warp and is a counterpart to Materium.  Factions in this game include the Eldar, the Imperial Guard and the Space Marines.  Developed by Games Workshop, FTP, identify this sci-fi tabletop game played with small figurines.

ANSWER: Warhammer 40000 (or Warhammer 40K; prompt on "W40K" or "WH4K" or "40K")

 

8) The protagonist of this film faces added pressure when police investigating his former hideout, led by Delroy Lindo's character Roland Castlebeck, discover a list written in invisible ink on the wall.  The primary plot in the movie is precipitated by Giovanni Ribisi's character, Kip, failing to deliver items like an Azure and a DB7 to Calitri, played by Christopher Eccleston.  Among those who assist in helping Kip out are The Sphinx and Sway, as well as Robert Duvall's character, Otto, and protagonist Randall "Memphis" Raines hooks up with Angelina Jolie late in this film.  One scene involves the protagonists planning how to obtain "computer chip keys" from a car dealership.  Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and containing the idiotic line, "What do you think is more exciting, having sex or stealing cars?", FTP, identify this remake of a 1974 film starring reformed car thief Nicholas Cage.

ANSWER: Gone in 60 Seconds

9) In later adventures, this character attempted to unleash the Planet Killer virus in a story subtitled Before Dishonor.  This character served as something of a surrogate mother to Icheb, and after much prodding played a game of kadis-kot with Naomi Wildman.  She was the object of a plot by the Think Tank and was instrumental in thwarting the Omega molecules.  Her parents, Erin and Magnus, were exobiologists who eventually fell prey to an ion storm causing the shields of The Raven to go offline.  She initially spurned the advances of Harry Kim, and later had a relationship with Chakotay.  Essentially replacing Kes, FTP, name this character played by Jeri Ryan on Star Trek Voyager.

ANSWER: Seven of Nine, Tertiary Adjunct of Unimatrix Zero-One (prompt on "Seven" and "Annika Hansen"; anyone who gives "Seven of the One" is officially too lame to be at this tournament and should be summarily thrown out)

 

10) During the 1982 NFC Championship Game, Dwight Clark caught The Catch on third down and this many yards, and in the 1988 AFC Championship Game, Earnest Byner of the the Cleveland Browns fumbled at this yard line. The Kansas City Chiefs retired this jersey number in honor of placekicker Jan Stenerud, and in the 1986 Draft, Jim Everett was drafted with this number pick, as was Barry Sanders in 1989. The victorious New England Patriots scored this many points in the 1982 Snowplow Game, and prior to the Super Bowl of this number, Jets quarterback Joe Namath guaranteed a victory over the Baltimore Colts.  FTP, identify this number, which is also how many points a field goal is worth.

ANSWER: three

11) Number's the same.  A mathcore band who has released albums like Put on Your Rosy Red Glasses is named [this number] Looks Like You, while this many people allegedly sat on a "Majestic" committee established by President Truman to investigate the Roswell incident in 1947.  Hitting the function key of this number in Max Payne brings up the cheat console, and a Street Fighter character of this name has appeared exclusively in 3rd Strike and speaks only in binary.  The driver of the NASCAR car of this number drives a Dodge, was the Raybestos Rookie of the Year in 2002 and placed 2nd at last year's Subway 500, one Ryan Newman.  FTP, Bruce Willis and Brad Pitt stared in a Terry Gilliam film about how many monkeys?

ANSWER: 12

12) He sang vocals on a short lived side project that produced the track "Vertigo", rejected for the Spiderman soundtrack.  Besides Planet Us, his other minor collaborations have included teaming up with Neal Schon and Kenny Aaronson to record a cover of "White Shade of Pale" for the supergroup, H. S. A. S.  He rose to fame in a band that produced the album Paper Money, penning such tunes as "Bad Motor Scooter".  This one-time Montrose member lamented how "what used to take two hours now takes all day / it took me 16 hours to get to L.A." in a song protesting the enactment of a slower national speed limit.  A compilation of his career appeared on The Essential Red Collection, in reference to his nickname as "The Red Rocker".  With his best known band, he sang songs from the album 5150 like "Dream" and "Why Can't This Be Love?"  FTP, identify this solo artist behind "I Can't Drive 55", a one time singer for Van Halen.

ANSWER: Sammy Hagar (prompt on "The Red Rocker" before mentioned)

 

13) It was briefly combined with another show in order to air six times a week, including a "Downtown" variety.  One critic described its original episode as being a "Monty Python parody of a news show", an episode that contained a claymation version of Jimmy Carter singing "Georgia on My Mind" and Geraldo Rivera showing repeated clips of "greyhounds eviscerating jackrabbits".  Stephen Hawking and other guests appeared on its hour long special, "Last Days on Earth", a special that has also aired on the History Channel.  John Miller briefly hosted this show, while its original hosts were Harold Hayes and Robert Hughes.  Its current male host has reported on "Myths, Lies and Downright Stupidity" and also does a "Give Me a Break" segment.  Currently hosted by John Stossel and Elizabeth Vargas, FTP, identify this news program formerly hosted by Hugh Downs and Barbara Walters, which airs Friday nights on ABC.

ANSWER: 20/20 ["twenty twenty"]

 

14) One scene in this novel sees the protagonist punch his brother at his 17th birthday party after that brother, Joe, reveals to his parents that the protagonist was going to marry a girl he just hooked up with.  In this book's epilogue we find out that a broken ride has reopened a year later under the new name of the Daredevil Drop.  Dominguez takes over the protagonist's job in the Ruby Pier amusement park after his death, and at one point it's revealed that Micky Shea harassed the protagonist's mother.  Other chapters center on the protagonist's former army captain and a girl named Tala whom the protagonist killed.  It was written six years after the author's previous book, Tuesdays with Morrie.  Seeing Eddie encounter people like the Blue Man, FTP, name this book by Mitch Albom about meeting up with some dudes in the afterlife.

ANSWER: The Five People You Meet In Heaven

15) Its most recent men's basketball championship was held in Boardwalk Hall, while previous championships have taken place in the Mullins Center at one of its schools.  Its only associate member, the Golden Rams, hail from West Chester University.  Tom and Sam Stith, along with Bob Lanier, helped lead one of the schools in this conference to a 1970 Final Four appearance, while other notable alums of this conference include Cuttino Mobley and Rasual Butler.  The most geographically isolated school in this conference has a men's basketball team coached by Rick Majerus and was the school that Maurice Jeffers went to, St. Louis University.  Smaller current members include La Salle University and St. Bonaventure in New York.  Pitt was formerly in this conference, while nearby Duquesne University is still in it.  FTP, identify this conference containing schools like Temple and Xavier.

ANSWER: Atlantic 10 Conference (or A-10 Conference)

 

16) A Warner Brothers A&R agent discovered her singing backup vocals for Gary Burr in the Bluebird Cafe, leading to a debut album that contained songs like "I've Got This Friend" and a cover of "Piece of My Heart".  This artist has recently guest starred with Reba McEntire on "Sleeping with the Telephone" for that artist's Duets album, while she stated how "one is breaking into two" in her song "One" from a 2002 album that also featured "When the Lights Go Down".  She released an international greatest hits album titled There You'll Be in 2001, while her must recent studio album Fireflies contained the tracks "The Lucky One" and "Mississippi Girl".  Earlier, she found success with a duet with her husband, 1997's "It's Your Love".  FTP, identify this country musician, the wife of Tim McGraw.

ANSWER: Faith Hill (or Audrey Faith Perry McGraw)

17) One episode in this series focused on the family joining the YMCA, although things go badly when the grandfather, Joe, punches someone.  The first episode of this show involved a relationship with Kyle, the son of Larry Miller's character Tommy, while probably its most memorable episodes were the two part "Goodbye" episodes in Season 2.  It drew inspiration from a W. Bruce Cameron book containing wisdom like "If you're bored, change my oil" and "You make her cry, I make you cry".  This show's final season saw a somewhat decreased emphasis on daughters Kerry and Bridget, while placing a greater focus on Martin Spanjers' Rory and teacher C. J., played by David Spade.  Also starring Katey Segal as Cate, FTP, identify this former ABC sitcom which was rocked by the death of John Ritter's character, Paul Hennessy.

ANSWER: 8 Simple Rules For Dating My Teenage Daughter

 

18) A hacker in this game goes by the alias of "Section 8", and at one point, Captain Harris intends on ramming his ship into Manila to set off a nuclear explosion.  Players in this game can achieve the "My Kind of Case!" achievement by finding the three suitcases filled with cash in each of the normal levels in this game, and beating this game on either Recruit or Contractor difficulty unlocks the harder Professional mode.  It ends in Miami, while earlier the protagonists romp through Somalia and Iraq.  Relatively innovative techniques in this game include feigning death and cooperative sniping, and those without online friends can make use of its PAI feature.  Starring Tyson Rios and Elliot Salem, FTP, identify this recent cooperative FPS about some mercenaries by EA.

ANSWER: Army of Two

 

19) You may have seen some members of this group guest starring as rappers on a recent episode of NUMB3RS where they also performed a song that mentions 'nilla, pink and red hot types of the title candy.  This group's "It's a Fight" appeared on the Rocky Balboa soundtrack, and they are slated to release an album featuring Good Charlotte on "My Own Way" on Tuesday, a record titled Last 2 Walk.  They released a track called "Live by Your Rep" following a comment about their home town of Memphis being a "bunk ass town" by Bone Thugs-n-Harmony which sparked a feud between the groups.  In the 90s they released Chapter 1: The End and Chapter 2: The Domination, and later found success with "Stay Fly" off of Most Known Unknown.  Probably their most well known hit talks about the difficulties of securing money for gas and Cadillacs "because a whole lot of bitches talkin' shit".  FTP, identify this band whose "It's Hard Out Here For a Pimp" won them an Oscar.

ANSWER: Three 6 Mafia (or Triple 6 Mafia)

 

20) This person is slated to both write and direct the upcoming film 25/8.  His name has been appended to a film sometimes known as No More Mr. Nice Guy, dealing with the execution of Horace Pinker.  Besides Shocker, his name sometimes also proceeds his 1985 film, Chiller.  He broke from his usual mold by directing a film that sees "dead white men's music" being taught to inner city kids by Meryl Streep, 1999's Music of the Heart.  That film was allegedly greenlit so that he would direct a film that depicts the filming a movie starring "Angelina Tyler" and "Jennifer Jolie" and containing a taped message by Randy outlining the rules of a trilogy.  He found early success with the original version of The Hills Have Eyes, and also directed the popular A Nightmare on Elm Street.  Dewey, Sidney and Gale Weathers survive Scream, one of the best known films of, FTP, what horror film director?

ANSWER: Wes Craven

21) Apocryphal stories by the band who originally performed this song state the title figure was the runner of a recording studio, although its chief writer, Alex Call, asserts he came up with the idea "under a plum tree" in his back yard.  On "Hit Me Baby One More Time", the band behind this song covered "All the Small Things" perhaps in reference to Blink 182 frequently covering this song originally performed by Jim Keller and Tommy Heath.  The singer laments "I know you think I'm like the others before" and describes how he "lost his nerve".  Stewie damns the creators of this song after he has difficulty reaching Lois in the Road to Rhode Island episode of Family Guy.  "For the price of a dime" the singer can always turn to the title figure, who promises to offer up a good time, at least according to the writing on the wall.  FTP, identify this song by Tommy Tutone about a namesake phone number.

ANSWER: 867-5309 / Jenny (accept either underlined answer)

22) One of its formulators had previously collaborated on the "Under-Over" system and met this system's more famous partner under Dennis Green in Minnesota.  In its original incarnation, one part of it was manned by "Mike" who was sent "down the pipe" to patrol the traditionally soft middle part of the field.  The turn and spill technique typically used in it has been attributed to increasing the tackle count for Cedric Griffin and other corners, and the system also sends ball carriers to weak-side linebackers like Lance Briggs.  The man who is credited with popularizing  it claimed he simply employed a method used by Bud Carson and Chuck Noll in the famous Steel Curtain defense of the Steelers.  FTP, identify this defensive formation popularized by Tony Dungy and the Buccaneers.

ANSWER: Tampa 2

BONUSES

1) He has a pet cat named Fatatita, is apparently one million eight hundred thirty two thousand six hundred fifty two years old and is the nephew of Uncle Uno.  FTPE:

[10] Name this purple skinned Sesame Street character obviously based on Bela Lugosi's Dracula.

ANSWER: The Count (or Count von Count)

[10] The Count's most recent named girlfriend has a last name that describes her propensity to do perform this action.

ANSWER: Counting Backwards (accept equivalents)

[10] A Jimmy Kimmel sketch going behind the scenes on this ABC show revealed that it was The Count who was tallying the call in votes.  Chaos ensues when Jimmy tells him that contestant Mel B is the same as Scary Spice, and it includes judges Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli.

ANSWER: Dancing With The Stars

2) Identify some of these picks from the 3rd round this year's NFL draft, FTPE.

[10] The first pick in the 3rd round went to this team, who drafted Central Florida running back Kevin Smith.  Earlier they picked up Gosder Cherilus to solidify the line for "10 Win" Jon Kitna.

ANSWER: Detroit Lions (accept either underlined answer)

[10] The Ravens drafted Joe Flacco, the quarterback from this Division I-AA school in the 3rd round.  Under coach K. C. Keeler they captured a Division I-AA championship in 2003.

ANSWER: University of Delaware

[10] The highest fullback drafted was this LSU alum who was picked as the 69th overall pick by the Chargers.  His best college play was an 87 yard touchdown against Louisiana Tech last year.

ANSWER: Jacob Hester

3) Identify some things relating to a certain comic strip, FTPE.

[10] This boring serial comic strip stars Tommie, Margo and Lu Ann, characters who all share the titular residence.

ANSWER: Apartment 3-G

[10] Nicholas Dallis, who created Apartment 3-G, also created this strip which has recently made its boring plots about "blackmail, escaped prisoners, and flesh-eating bacteria" more exciting by showing the titular doctor and his female companions in sexy bedtime scenes.

ANSWER: Rex Morgan, M. D.

[10] The gals on Apartment 3-G frequently consult this character, who Don Markstein describes as being their "avuncular neighbor".  Apparently his character, often referred to by his profession, was based on Ernest Hemingway.

ANSWER: Professor Aristotle Papagoras (accept any underlined answer)

 

4) Identify the following about a classic war film, FTPE.

[10] Like the last hour of 2001's Pearl Harbor, this film depicts the 1942 Doolittle Raid.  This 1944 film stars Van Johnson as Lt. Ted Lawson and Spencer Tracey as Doolittle.

ANSWER: Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

[10] Robert Mitchum, who played Lt. Bob Gray in Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo, also starred as a white one of these with Susan Hayward in a 1953 film.  It also names a pre-Alvin and the Chipmunks Dave Seville song whose chorus goes, "Ooo eee, ooo ah ah".

ANSWER: Witch Doctor

[10] While Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo won the Best Special Effects Oscar that year, Best Picture in 1942 was captured by this film about Bing Crosby taking over from Father Fitzgibbon, played by Barry Fitzgerald.

ANSWER: Going My Way

 

5) The most recent incarnation of this show lets you know that its top prize is One Million Dollars, just like another game show hosted by Regis Philbin.  FTPE:

[10] First, name this game show recently revived by CBS where contestants need to identify a word from another one word clue.

ANSWER: Password

[10] The original host of Password was this man, probably best remembered in the quizbowl community for being the original host of GE College Bowl.

ANSWER: Allen Ludden (or Allen Packard Ellsworth)

[10] Allen Ludden was married to this "Golden Girls" star, leading Regis to make several jokes about coming on to her on Million Dollar Password.

ANSWER: Betty Marion White

6) Identify the following relating to a certain site, FTPE.

[10] Mike Bentley doesn't understand the appeal of this imageboard, known for its Manga and Anime sections and for getting banned by some IPs in England.

ANSWER: 4Chan

[10] One of the popular things to do on 4Chan is to post threats saying you're going to perform a school shooting or kill lots of people, like Jarrad Willis threatened to do at a shopping mall in this state.  It's also home to Carhenge near its city of Alliance.

ANSWER: Nebraska

[10] The 4Chan offshoot, Project Chanology, was formed to organize protests against this group, who have major "bases" at Trementina, PAC and Flag Land.  They were lampooned in the "Trapped in the Closet" episode of South Park.

ANSWER: Church of Scientology (accept word forms)

 

7) They found their greatest success with 2002's Songs About Jane, which included hits like "This Love" and "She Will Be Loved".  FTPE:

[10] Name this band fronted by Adam Levine.

ANSWER: Maroon 5

[10] On Songs About Jane, Maroon 5 covered this British pop song from 1995's (What's the Story) Morning Glory which mentions how "Sally can wait" and that "my soul slides away" but warns not to perform the titular action. 

ANSWER: Don't Look Back In Anger

[10] One of the bands that Maroon 5 has recently toured with was this Florida band with vocalist Jordan Pudnik.  Their highest charting singles were "My Friends Over You" and "Truth of My Youth" and they have released two versions of From the Screen to Your Stereo.

ANSWER: A New Found Glory

8) There was some dumb uproar over Ben Kingsley's name being listed as "Sir Ben Kingsley" in its opening credits.  FTPE:

[10] Identify this film where Kingsley plays The Rabbi alongside Josh Hartnett's namesake character who is mistaken for Nick Fisher and abducted by "The Boss". 

ANSWER: Lucky Number Slevin (or The Wrong Man)

[10] This actor plays "The Boss" in Lucky Number Slevin.  His other numerically related roles include starring as himself in 10 Items or Less and Scrap Iron Dupris in Million Dollar Baby.  Oh and he narrated March of the Penguins.

ANSWER: Morgan Freeman

[10] He plays the "ludicrously stoic killer" Mr. Goodkat in Lucky Number Slevin.  The film opens with him telling a story of Max, who gets killed after betting on a horse race fixed by the mob.

ANSWER: Walter Bruce Willis

9) Its most recent winner was Manu Ginoblie, while in 2004 it was won by Antawn Jamison.  FTPE:

[10] Identify this award eligible only to players who start less than a majority of their games.

ANSWER: Sixth Man of the Year Award

[10] The first winner of the Sixth Man Award was this small forward for the Sixers known for his magnanimity.  As a Nugget, he had a referee award him his fifth foul after the foul was mistakenly assigned to a teammate.

ANSWER: Robert Clyde "Bobby" Jones

[10] This player, sometimes known as "Scoreless", was the 2002 winner for his role coming off the Piston's bench.  In college, he was instrumental in delivering Arkansas its 1994 NCAA championship.

ANSWER: Corliss Mondari Williamson

10) An old radio advertisement for this beverage claimed that it "restarts the natural moisture in your mouth" and that it's "all action".  FTPE:

[10] Identify this drink also known for being the "uncola" and for being advertised by Cool Spot.

ANSWER: 7 Up

[10] A press release reporting this drink's discontinuation stated that it would be making way for vitamin fortified 7 Up Plus.  Its slogan stated how it would "turn your thirst upside down", appropriate as the beverage's name was just an upside down 7 Up logo.

ANSWER: dnL

[10] 7 Up's creator, Charles Grigg, had earlier created this "Billion Bubble Beverage" that is today found mainly in the St. Louis region.  Apparently its orange flavor is known as "whistle".

ANSWER: Vess

11) Identify the following about one of the 300, FTPE.

[10] Also appearing as Beowulf in the non-CGI film, Beowulf and Grendel, this actor starred as Leonidas in 300.

ANSWER: Gerard James Butler

[10] Butler played the title figure in this 2004 film adaptation of a Broadway play.  This film's cast also included Minnie Driver who was dubbed except for when her character, Carlotta Giudicelli, sang "Learn to Be Lonely".

ANSWER: The Phantom of the Opera

[10] If you saw the crappy film adaptation of Time Line, you would have seen Butler playing Andre Marek alongside this actor who played the protagonist, Chris Johnston.

ANSWER: Paul William Walker IV

 

12) His most recent album that you had to pay for was 3121, although it was less successful than his previous effort, Musicology.  FTPE:

[10] Identify this musician, also known for songs like "7", "I Would Die 4 U" and "Purple Rain".

ANSWER: The Artist (Formerly Known as) Prince Rogers Nelson

[10] Prince's album, 1999, contained this hit as its second track.  It opens with Prince realizing that the way his lover parked her namesake type of car should have indicated that she wasn't going to stick around.

ANSWER: Little Red Corvette

[10] Because Prince got on the "giving away albums for free" bandwagon, his 2007 album Planet Earth received almost no promotion from his record company.  The exception was this second track on the album, where Prince admits he doesn't like his girl as much as the title object.

ANSWER: Guitar

 

13) Answer some questions about these household cleaners, FTPE.

[10] Recent advertisements for this product have suggested that the world is not ready for the mixture after its title.  Instead, this Clorox product is apparently great at taking on maple syrup and bacon grease.

ANSWER: Formula 409

[10] Amway and Quixtar sell this laundry detergent that was rated highest in terms of cleaning power by Consumer Reports in 2007. 

ANSWER: SA8

[10] C2 H6 Na4 O12 is the chemical formula for sodium percabonate, which makes up this detergent.  Like Orange Glow, Billy Mays is the chief spokesman for this product in infomercials advertising its Carpet, Versatile and Baby varieties.

ANSWER: OxiClean

14) She is slated to play Esther Greenwood in The Bell Jar and earlier starred alongside Julia Roberts in Mona Lisa Smile.  FTPE:

[10] Name this actress who gained mainstream attention with her role as Kat in 10 Things I Hate About You.

ANSWER: Julia O'Hara Stiles

[10] Stiles had an early role in this 1998 M. Night Shyamalan film as the sister of Joshua Beal, a student at Waldron Mercy Academy.  Rosie O'Donnell hilariously stars as a nun who is a diehard fan of the Phillies.

ANSWER: Wide Awake

[10] Also appearing in 10 Things I Hate About You was this actress, who played Ms. Perky in the film.  She has a penchant for playing moms, doing so in Over the Hedge and as Prudy Pingleton in Hairspray, but is probably best known for playing a press secretary on "The West Wing".

ANSWER: Allison Brooks Janney

15) Identify some of these videogames that employ cel shaindg, FTPE.

[10] Based on a Jean Van Hamme and William Vance comic, this numerically titled 2003 FPS by Ubisoft starts with the protagonist, Jason Fly, waking up with the titular tattoo on his shoulder.

ANSWER: XIII ["13"]

[10] Cel shading was used in the 8th game in this series, all of which were set in the year 21XX.  The protagonist teams up with Zero to join the Maverick Hunters.

ANSWER: Mega Man X (do not accept or prompt on "Mega Man")

[10] Meeting with highly mixed reviews, this violently titled Capcom game for the GameCube involved a wheelchair bound assassin and let players move forwards and backwards in an on-rails shooter.

ANSWER: Killer7

16) Identify some of these pitchers who share a number, FTPE.

[10] The team he played with last retired his number 34 as he pitched his his 5,000th career strikeout against Ricky Henderson and his seventh and final no hitter with the team.

ANSWER: Lynn Nolan Ryan, Jr.

[10] This Yankees rightee, who also wears the number 34, was a strong prospect for the team in 2007 although he's just 5 and 7 in his career.  He did pitch a no hitter through six innings against Texas in his first start last year before suffering a hamstring injury, though.

ANSWER: Phillip J. "Phil" Hughes (prompt on "Phil Franchise")

[10] Luke Hudson wears number 34 for this team, but went only 0 and 1 last year and is still on the DL for surgery on his right shoulder.  Also on their pitching staff is Leo Nunez.

ANSWER: Kansas City Royals (accept either underlined answer)

 

17) Tulsa's NBA Development League team is named for this road, and Martin Milner and Tod Stiles traveled along it on a namesake CBS show in the 1960s.  FTPE:

[10] Name this iconic road, subject of a Bobby Troup song.

ANSWER: Route 66

[10] This Route 66 landmark, located in the Ozarks in Stanton, Missouri, may have started the tradition of using painted rooftops and bumper stickers to advertise a road stop.  It was also used to film parts of 1973's Tom Sawyer.

ANSWER: Meramec Caverns

[10] Route 66 is also a clothing brand that you can buy at this store, presumably saving some money if you do it during a Blue Light Special.

ANSWER: K-mart

 

18) Identify the following about a certain band, FTPE.

[10] Their name apparently comes from the code for skinny dipping, not allusions to the KKK.  Fronted by Nick Hexum and SA Martinez, this band has found recent Modern Rock success with "Love Song".

ANSWER: 311 ["three eleven"]

[10] "Love Song" appeared on the soundtrack to this film, where Drew Barrymore's amnesia allows Adam Sandler to continually start his courtship over again.

ANSWER: 50 First Dates

[10] 311's most recent release is this album which takes its name from a phrase sometimes seen under a yellow rattlesnake.  Its tracks include "Whiskey & Wine" as well as "Frolic Room".

ANSWER: Don't Tread On Me

 

19) Halie Gebrselassie, who Wikipedia tells me should not be confused with Halie Selassie I of Ethiopia, holds the current world record for running the standard marathon.  FTSNP:

[5, 5] For five each, Halie ran this many miles and this many yards in an impressive 2 hours, 4 minutes and 26 seconds.

ANSWER: 26 Miles, 385 Yards

[10] This is the term given to races that extend beyond the traditional 26 mile, 385 yard length.  The typical length is 50 or 100 miles like in the JFK 50 Mile, although some are based on time, such as one day races.

ANSWER: Ultramarathon (or Ultra Distance)

[10] The women's marathon did not become an Olympic event until this year, which saw McDonalds lost a lot of money when their promotion to give away Big Macs for US gold medals backfired with the Soviets boycotted.

ANSWER: 1984

20) Identify the following relating to Pac-Man, FTPE.

[10] The game got a lot harder after you ate the 9th one of these objects, worth 5000 points each.

ANSWER: Key

[10] This update to the original formula imposes a time limit on the play and increases the tempo of the game as the player scores more points.  It is currently only available on Xbox Live.

ANSWER: Pac-Man Championship Edition

[10] Name any two of the four ghosts from the original American release of Pacman, for ten points.  Note that nicknames are acceptable, although you must give either two real names or two nicknames.

ANSWER: Shadow, Speedy, Bashful and Pokey or Blinky, Pinky, Inky and Clyde

21) FTPE, identify some of these Schoolhouse Rock songs from lyrics.

[10] Probably the most famous Schoolhouse Rock song, it asks "what's your function?" after saying the title phrase.

ANSWER: Conjunction Junction

[10] Another Schoolhouse Rock song about the "good" this number provided a trick for multiplying numbers with it.  It states "1-6-5 and 1-7-6 are fifteen and sixteen/You'd better pick up on the pattern/'Cause I ain't got time to tell you any more."

ANSWER: The Good Eleven or 11

[10] The title of this song derives from the grammatical device used in the following lyrics: "So when you're happy (Hurray!) or sad (Aw!)/Or frightened (Eeeeeek!) or mad (Rats!)/Or excited (Wow!) or glad (Hey!)"

ANSWER: Interjections!

22) A new television series starring this sci-fi character is currently in development in the UK. FTPE:

[10] Identify this non-human companion of a certain Time Lord who was built by Professor Marius on an asteroid near Titan.

ANSWER: K-9

[10] As of 2008, K-9 has appeared in four different Mark versions over the long run of this sci-fi series in which the aforementioned Time Lord goes around in the TARDIS.

ANSWER: Doctor Who

[10] K-9 made his most recent appearance in the episode “School Reunion” alongside this investigative journalist who was the companion of the third and fourth incarnations of the Doctor.

ANSWER: Sarah Jane Smith

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