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The 1999 Ann B. Davis Hawai'ian Getaway Popular Culture Tournament

Tossups by Mike Burger

FIRST PERIOD - Get out of interrupt free cards in effect for this period only.

1. Kevin Kubusheskie (koo-boo-SHES-key) is a social worker. Kyle Matthews is (*) teaching English in Korea. Christine "Moose" McGlade is a staffer at TVOntario. Les Lye, one of the two adults, has retired from show business. One alumni, however, did make it big with Grammies and playing God in a movie. For ten points, name this Canadian-produced, Nickelodeon-aired show from 1979-1990 famous for green slime, buckets of water and the aforementioned Alanis Morisette.

Answer: You Can't Do That on Television

2. He was the leading scorer for his university's soccer team as a freshman, and also played on the rugby team. This South African was (*) noticed by Syracuse scouts who convinced him to try football. After graduating in 1982, he has played most of his career with Pittsburgh, but has also played with Philadelphia and San Francisco before joining Minnesota this year. For ten points, name this Minnesota Viking who had a perfect kicking season and had the highest point total for a kicker for one season.

Answer: Gary Anderson

3. In this work, our protagonist hitch-hikes from home with a traveling companion and end up in a gambling town. After being ditched by her traveling companion, she (*) manages to find modest work in the entertainment industry, often paid with cash. After one particularly lucrative evening, she is able to move to a better paying job and eventually is given high responsibility when she pushes her co-worker, Cristal, down some stairs. For ten points, name this 1995 masterpiece featuring Elizabeth Berkley as our protagonist Nomi Malone.

Answer: Showgirls

4. She played Eddie Murphy's sister in his comedy movie "Raw" and was a cast member of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, but (*) she is trying to make it big as a music star, releasing her first album, Kiss the Sky, in 1998. For ten points, name this rising young star who will be celebrating her 20th birthday later this week and her hit single Daydreamin'.

Answer: Tatyana Ali

5. I miss your touch. . .all taciturn. . .like the slow migration of birds. . .nesting momentarily. . .(*) upon my breast. . .then lifting. . .silver and quick. . .sabotaging the landscape. . .with their absence. . .my skin silent without. . .their song. . .a thirsty pool of patient flesh. This work, entitled I Miss Your Touch, is one in a collection of ten-million-selling poems by a 24-year old more known for her successes in other media. For ten points, name this collection of poems by Jewel.

Answer: A Night without Armor (prompt on Jewel before she is mentioned.)

6. This network is being sued by five former students from Woodbridge, Virginia and their sixth grade teacher from 1975 because (*) of a eighteen-month-old segment on their Saturday morning television lineup. For ten points, name this network that was airing "Mrs. Munger's class", a montage of yearbook pictures talking to themselves on "Disney's One Saturday Morning."

Answer: ABC or The American Broadcasting Company

7. Original teams in this league included franchises in Wilkes-Barre and Reading, Pennsylvania. They changed their name in 1970 to reflect the fact that they had franchises in six different states, and changed their name to their current one when Alaska joined in 1979. For (*) ten points, name this league that rewards points for winning quarters, has had six teams in the last eight years disband during the season, and crowned the Quad City Thunder as its 1998 champion.

Answer: CBA or The Continental Basketball Association

SECOND PERIOD - Unlimited guesses on finished tossups allowed this period only.

8. His first role was a small one in the 1981 TV movie Word of Honor, but received acclaim for his 1985 TV movie adaptation of Death of a Salesman in which he played Biff Loman. He (*) also played photo-journalist Al Rockoff in The Killing Fields along with narrating Alive. However, his specialty seems to be literary adaptations, since he has played in the Glass Menagerie, Of Mice and Men and the upcoming Joan of Arc. For ten points, name this actor whose most recent work was as Athos in The Man in the Iron Mask.

Answer: John Malkovich

9. They started out as Magneto: USA, but (*) changed their name when they were signed to Hollywood records. Their first Hollywood release, Make Your Mama Proud, did not produce the exposure they had hoped for. However, their second album, All the Pain Money Can Buy, proved to be all the overexposure they needed. For ten points, name this Texas Trio who hit the radio airwaves this summer with the song The Way.

Answer: Fastball

10. It's mentioned in detail in Marquis de Sade's Justine and has passing mention in Beckett's Waiting for Godot. (*) Approximately seven pounds of pressure in the wrong place will cause unintended results, as about fifty people attest to each year. For ten points, name this self-abuse activity that may or may not have been the cause of death for Michael Hutchence of INXS.

Answer: autoerotic asphyxiation

11. Starting as a local show in Cleveland in 1967, it pioneered both the single-topic talk show and the ability of audience members to ask the guests questions. It (*) moved to Chicago in 1974 and in 1977 the guest started dating the host, eventually marrying him. For ten points, name this television talk show that paved they way for Oprah and Springer, but was left out of the dust in 1996 when its silver-haired host seemed tame compared to his new competition.

Answer: The Phil Donahue Show

12. One of the few NHL players ever to appear on Hollywood Squares, he broke in with the L.A. Kings in 1986-87, scoring 45 goals in his rookie season. (*) He left the Kings in 1994 for the Penguins in a trade with Rick Tocchet, and made his way back to the Kings in 1997 for Kevin Stevens. For ten points, name this left wing who is often traded away because of friction with Wayne Gretzky and whose nickname is "Lucky".

Answer: Luc Robitaille

13. This actor has had important roles such as Clyde in Streets of Fire and Gilbreath in The Lords of Discipline before (*) having more well-known roles such as Chet Donnelly in Weird Science and Private Hudson in Aliens. Other roles for this actor have included Simon in True Lies and Brock Lovett in Titanic. For 10 points, name this actor who has played Bill Harding in Twister and Gregg O'Hara in Mighty Joe Young.

Answer: Bill Paxton

14. Baby, babe, let's get together. Honey, hon, me and you. (*) And do the things, ah, do the things. That we like to do. Do a little dance, make a little love, and for ten points, finish this lyric and give me the title of this #1 hit of August 30, 1975, the first for K.C. and the Sunshine Band.

Answer: Get Down Tonight

THIRD PERIOD - No special rules in effect.

15. Best Buy and Tower wont carry them. New Line, Columbia/TriStar (*) and Sony will not allow their movies to be licensed. For ten points, name this controversial $4.49 for a 48 hour viewing period digital format that so far only seems to be pushed by that annoying guy from Circuit City.

Answer: DIVX or Digital Video Express

16. Based loosely on an Elmore Leonard novel, this TV series had a summer run on ABC in 1998. In (*) it, the title character's wife is an ex-marine show psychic, he's running for governor, and has sentenced traffic violators to the death penalty. For ten points, name this short-lived, quirky series starring Beau Bridges as a hang-'em judge in Florida.

Answer: Maximum Bob

17. In November, Craig Leask sued this international sports star for $5,000 in monthly support payments. This (*), of course, shocked, shocked, I tell you, shocked his sport because one of its members admitted his homosexuality. For ten points, name this Canadian silver medalist who under current Ontario law would not be required to pay any money, since the province does not recognize same-sex support payments.

Answer: Brian Orser

18. This proposed remake will probably not earn as much as Titanic, so James Cameron as bowed out. (*) Instead, a new producer will be found by Fox in this Michael Bay to-be-directed film that may or may not be starring Arnold Schwarzenegger in the role of George Taylor. For ten points, name this project put back into limbo that will be a remake of the first of the five films starring Maurice Evans, Roddy McDowell and Charlton Heston.

Answer: Planet of the Apes

19. One of the few groups featuring a spiritual advisor, Baba Oje, this group had constant personnel changes after its 1992 debut album referring to the amount of time it took them to get a recording contract. The major names in this group included the rapper Speech and singer Dionne Farris. For ten points, name this group that was a critical smash but a commercial failure except for their big hit Tennessee.

Answer: Arrested Development

20. Pencil and paper will be futile. Multiply "no-carry" the mystery number by 3316 and throw out all but the last three digits. Subtract (*) one from this number, divide by 32 and add by 1. This will get you the month. Then you'll have do all sort of machinations including selective bitwise exclusive-ors and moduli to get, for ten points, what secret number seen in TV listings to help those who find on-screen menus way too daunting.

Answer: VCR+ codes

21. M*A*S*H's Father Mulcahey, William Christopher, played Private Lester Hummel. Other third-tier celebrities on this show include Ronnie Schell as Duke Slayter, Barbara (*) Stuart as Ms. Bunny Wilson and Ted Bessel as Frankie Lombardi. For ten points, name this 1964-1970 CBS situation comedy about Camp Henderson Marine camp in California, featuring Frank Sutton as Sgt. Carter and Jim Nabors as the title character.

Answer: Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

SPARES

Featuring more second banana's than Hollywood Squares, this 1979 flick featured James Coco, Cloris Leachman, Richard (*) Mulligan, Scatman Crothers, Tony Randall, Roddy McDowall, Willie Aames and Stephen Furst all participating in a post-mortem adventure. For ten points, name this movie that saw cooperation win out over the evil family.

Answer: Scavenger Hunt

Now part of the BMG musical family, this label specializes in such artists as Alex Degrassi, Ray Lynch, and Shadowfax. (*) They tried branching into jazz-based vocalists in the 1980s, but quickly gave that up and stuck to their staple of artists that include Liz Story and George Winston. For ten points, name this record label known for new age artists.

Answer: Windham Hill

The 1999 Ann B. Davis Hawai'ian Getaway Popular Culture Tournament

Bonuses by Mike Burger

1. Identify these films featuring the fine actress Laraine Newman for ten each.

a. Laraine was in this sequel of a 1990 film featuring John Ritter, Jack Warden, Michael Oliver and Gilbert Gottfried.

Answer: Problem Child II (do not accept "Problem Child")

b. She was able to use her strong comeback in Problem Child II to appear as the First Lady to President Harvey Korman in what film featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Phil Hartman.

Answer: Jingle All the Way

c. Finally, in one of her many movies that failed to grace theatres, she co-stars along with Corey Haim and Khrystyne Haje (Hahgh) and is reunited with her Witchboard 2 castmate Ami Dolenz

Answer: Demolition University

2. Although it seems like CBS airs the Country Music Awards every week, this year it was broadcast just on September 28. Answer these questions about the event you no doubt watched for ten points each.

a. The artist's album Everywhere won best album of the year.

Answer: Tim McGraw

b. This artist of "I Just Want to Dance with You" won Male Vocalist of the Year

Answer: George Strait

c. This artist won Entertainer of the Year, but was not there, prompting Vince Gill to jokingly take the award back, saying "Must be present to win."

Answer: Garth Brooks

3. It's time again for everybody's favorite bonus, bonus number 3. And this year, bonus number 3 honors the Race Game from the Price is Right. One team member will attempt to correctly place these four markers with their appropriate prizes. The prizes are season tickets to each of Denver's four major sports teams. These tickets are for the highest price available, and are for a complete regular season, no playoff or exhibition seasons. You have forty-five seconds. When you have the prices set, come back here and pull the lever to see if you're correct. Your team will get five points each correct and a ten point bonus for all correct.

Answer: Rockies-$2,430, Broncos-$336, Avalanche-$5,945, Nuggets-$7,380

4. Identify this television show on a 40-30-20-10-1 basis.

40: Allow for a guess on the lead-in.

30: This show was the last rerun of a prime-time show to be run by a network in daytime, finishing that run in 1993.

20: Julia Duffy and Jan Hooks were cast members in some of the later years.

10: This southern based show featured Dixie Carter, Delta Burke and Jean Smart.

1: The plot revolved around four women who designed things.

Answer: Designing Women

5. Identify these baseball players known for mostly their light hitting on a 5-10-15 basis. Not surprisingly, they are all middle infielders.

a. For 5, the so-called line denoting a sub-.200 batting average was invented by George Brett and was named for this erstwhile Seattle Mariner, Texas Ranger and Pittsburgh Pirate shortstop.

Answer: Mario Mendoza

b. For 10, he received his fame by being given a countdown to Pete Rose in the hit column by David Letterman. He played shortstop in the mid 1980's for the Kansas City Royals and the Houston Astros.

Answer: Roland Americo "Buddy" Biancalana, Jr.

c. For 15, this long-time utility infielder didn't waste his spotlight time by hitting .438 in the 1978 World Series subbing for an injured Willie Randolph.

Answer: Brian Doyle

6. Identify the entertainment figure, 40-30-20-10-1:

40: Allow for guess from lead in.

30: Not known as an actor, he has had minor roles in the TV adaptations of the Stand and The Shining as well as in the feature films The Hudsucker Proxy, Miller's Crossing and Spies Like Us.

20: Some of the movies he's directed include Darkman and The Quick and the Dead.

10: His most famous work is directing Evil Dead, Evil Dead II and being the executive producer of both Xena: Warrior Princess and Hercules: The Legendary Journeys.

1: His credit for those works read "Executive Producer: Sam Raimi"

Answer: Sam Raimi

7. Imagine my horror on Christmas day when my aunt brought a new card game to play - Uno Hearts. Just stay away from that yellow 13. Uno and its brand of games takes a popular card game and modifies it so that complicating factors such a suit recognition are eliminated. Answer these questions about Uno games for the stated number of points.

a. For five, name either the American company of distribution or the global company of creation.

Answer: Mattel or International Games

b. The Uno Dominoes game features all of the non-number cards of regular Uno in domino form with one addition. Give the name of that piece for ten points.

Answer: dead end

c. For 15, identify the UNO-produced game featuring a starters' deck of 30, four playing areas, cards from 1-12 and including many of the namesake wild cards. It bears some resemblance to playing Crazy Eights with four decks.

Answer: Skip-Bo

8. Identify the song from various performances of it on a 40-30-20-10-1 basis.

40: Allow from free guess

30: Performance taken from 1992 TV special

20: Performance also taken from 1992 TV special

10: Taken from 1967 live recording

1: This song has no reference to a simile to Mick Jagger

Answer: Like a Rolling Stone

9. Given a list of three celebrities, identify which one was a winner on Celebrity Jeopardy for ten points each. In order to get credit, you must phrase your answer in the form of a question.

a. Carol Burnett, Donna Mills and Regis Philbin.

Answer: Who is Carol Burnett? (host note: first ever celebrity game)

b. Dot Richardson, Summer Sanders and Rebecca Lobo.

Answer: Who is Rebecca Lobo?

c. Sam Waterston, Carey Lowell and Benjamin Bratt.

Answer: Who is Sam Waterston?

10. Just incase the NCAA embraces NASCAR, Jeff Saragin is ready. The guru of the BCS actually did a ranking system for 1998 NASCAR drivers. His Top 10 and the NASCAR points leaders have the same 10, but have them in slightly different orders.

a. Jeff Gordon, Mark Martin and Darrell Jarrett are 1-2-3 in both lists. Name two drivers at 4 and 5 in both lists, although they are in a different order, for seven points each. One won the Jiffy Lube 300, while the other did not win a race in 1998.

Answer: Jeff Burton and Bobby Wallace

b. Bobby Labonte and Jeremy Mayfield are at 6-7. Which two drivers are at 8 and 9 in both lists, although they are in a different order, for eight points each. One of the two one the Daytona 500 while the other won the Pontiac Excitement 400.

Answer: Terry Labonte and Dale Earnhardt

11. This tournament is named for a TV show-cum-movie. Note these other movies: Lost in Space, Boris and Natasha, The Flintstone, Jetsons: The Movie and Beverly Hillbillies. For ten points each:

a. Which one features Zsa Zsa Gabor?

Answer: The Beverly Hillbillies

b. Made only $15 million worldwide in it's theatrical release.

Answer: The Jetsons

c. Featured Fred Schneider

Answer: The Flintstones

12. Identify these contemporary Christian artists who are very thankful they're not Catholic on a 15-5 basis..

a. 15: Some of her Christian hits include Wise Up, El Shaddai

5: She has been married to singer Gary Chapman, had a duet with Peter Cetera and had a huge crossover hit "Baby Baby"

Answer: Amy Grant

b. 15: Once married to John Heverling, she sang We The People at the 1988 Republican National Convention.

5: When she admitted to two affairs in 1995, one of them with another contemporary Christian artist, she was dropped by Word Records and many stations refuse to play her records.

Answer: Sandi Patti

13. Not being the picky connoisseur that certain members of Michigan Academic Competitions claim to be, I can not really tell the difference between brand-name and generic cereals. But let's see if you can. You will be given 45 seconds to sample each of the two sets before you.

a. Ready for your tasting are three types of Cocoa Puffs type cereals: the real Cocoa Puffs by General Mills, Cocoa Blasts by Quaker, and a store-brand version called Cocoa Comets, which is manufactured by Post.

b. Secondly, here are three mini-wheats type cereals: the real Frosted Mini-Wheats by Kellogg's, Frosted Mini-Squares by Quaker, and a store brand also called Frosted Mini-Squares, which is manufactured by post.

14. Real People host, dead, both, or neither. For six points each and a six point bonus for all four, tell me whether the following four people were at one time a host on the NBC series Real People, is now deceased, is both, or is neither.

a. Skip Stephenson Answer: both

b. Mary Frann Answer: dead

c. Peter Billingsley Answer: Real People

d. Fred Willard Answer: Real People

15. Answer these questions about the NCAA Womens' 1998 Final Four for ten points each.

a. This player scored 25 points to lead Tennessee to the championship.

Answer: Chamique Holdsclaw

b. Since 1982, how many NCAA tournaments have champion Tennessee and runner-up Lousiana Tech played in? They have both appeared in the same number.

Answer: 17 or all of them

c. Tennessee became the third team to go undefeated since 1982. Connecticut did it in 1995. Who was the third, doing it in 1986?

Answer: Texas

16. Identify the movie with a common element for eight points each.

a. Anne Heche, Ed Harris and Melanie Griffith appear in this 1994 movie about a group of kids who try to hire a stripper, only to have the stripper to move in with one of their fathers.

Answer: Milk Money

b. Cher, Bob Hoskins, Wynona Rider and Christina Ricci in this three-hankie rated 1990 tearjerker about a single mother trying to find love.

Answer: Mermaids

c. Joe Mantegna, Maureen Stapleton, Yakov Smirnov and Shelly Long star along with a later two-time Oscar winner about a really crappy house.

Answer: The Money Pit

d. Finally, for six points, these three movies as well as Coming to America, Mrs. Winterbourne and My Stepmother is an Alien were directed by who.

Answer: Richard Benjamin

17. The Billboard singles chart between September 18, 1976 and October 16, 1976 featured three of the most dubious songs ever to reach number one. Given the artist, name the title of the songs that had consecutive #1's in probably the worst five weeks in music history.

a. Wild Cherry Answer: Play that Funky Music White Boy

b. Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band Answer: A Fifth of Beethoven

c. Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots Answer: Disco Duck (Part I)

18. Given a category, give the GeoCities neighborhood name you would probably find fan-created web sites, six each and a bonus six for all four.

a. Shopping and upscale living Answer: RodeoDrive

b. Anime Answer: Tokyo

c. Advertising Answer: MadisonAvenue

d. Pets Answer: Petsburgh

19. Given the L.A. Law cast member, give their character name for ten points each. Either first or last name will be adequate.

a. Jimmy Smits Answer: Victor or Sifuentes

b. Richard Dysart Answer: Leland or McKenzie

c. John Spencer Answer: Tommy or Mullaney

20. Answer these questions about that very misunderstood musician, Dave Mustaine, for the stated number of points.

a. For 5, Dave was originally in what band until he was kicked out for his substance abuse problems.

Answer: Metallica

b. For 5, he then formed what group.

Answer: Megadeth

c. For 10, spell Megadeth.

Answer: M-E-G-A-D-E-T-H

d. For 10, name either of their two most recent albums, both of which reached the Top 5 in album sales.

Answer: Youthanasia, Cryptic Writings

21. Let's take a look at the fiction best-seller list of January 14. . .1991. Given the book, name the author of the book for ten each.

a. At #5 - The Burden of Proof Answer: Scott Turow

b. At #10 - Lady Boss Answer: Jackie Collins

c. At #14 - Buffalo Girls Answer: Larry McMurtry

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