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TOSSUPS – YOUR GENIAL PACKET RC COLA CLASSIC 2005 – UT-CHATTANOOGA

Questions by your genial quizmaster himself, Charlie Steinhice, with James Quintong, Anthony de Jesus, Mark Coen, Billy Beyer, and Anthony Bush

1. Chattanooga is the birthplace of the late Betty Lou Gerson, who originated this role on film. Others to voice her included April Winchell in a 1999 videogame and Susan Blakeslee in both a 2002 videogame and a 2003 direct-to-video animated sequel. Introduced in a novel by Dodie Smith, she was originally a former classmate of the future Anita Radcliff, though she was Anita’s employer in the 1996 remake. In both versions her mean but inept sidekicks are named Horace and Jasper. FTP name this character, played by Glenn Close in the 1996 live-action remake of 101 Dalmatians.

Answer: Cruella and/or De Vil

2. He was drafted in the fifth round by Tampa Bay but never played for the team, instead being selected off waivers by Milwaukee in April 2001, becoming their regular centerfielder in 2002. He was traded to Detroit in midseason in 2003 compiling 52 stolen bases, third highest in the majors. With the signing of Magglio Ordonez, he was squeezed out of Detroit and went back to Tampa, but FTP, name the banjo hitter who missed the first ten games of the season as the first major leaguer suspended under the league’s new performance-enhancing drug policy.

Answer: Alex Sanchez

3. Now aged 61, she has said, “Now I have rich people's problems, and you can't make songs out of rich people's problems.” In 1997 she was reunited with Kilauren Gibb, the daughter she’d put up for adoption in 1965. Because her left hand was weakened by polio, she learned open blues tunings that enabled unorthodox chord sequences. Critics were cool to her eventual shift to jazz, which was presaged by her version of Gray and Ross’s “Twisted,” the last track on Court and Spark. FTP name this Canadian-born singer-songwriter, whose later works never attained the popularity of “Both Sides Now,” “The Circle Game,” and “Big Yellow Taxi.”

Answer: Joni Mitchell

4. This playwright's madness could come from his days working in the post office while in college. He also worked for the Appalachian Regional Commission and spent time in a commune in a Colorado Springs theater. A product of Yale's drama school, he eventually turned to standup comedy where he's released albums such as End of the Universe, Rules of Enragement and The White Album. Author of the recently released book Nothing's Sacred, this is, FTP, what angry comic and Daily Show fixture?

Answer: Lewis Black

5. Its origin lay in its creator's three page effort for Funny Aminals [Not Animals], a comics anthology. It began appearing in Raw, a magazine founded by current New Yorker art editor Francoise Mouly and her husband, the creator, which had originally been meant as a one-time showcase of the type of art found in underground comics. Later published in two volumes--"My Father Bleeds History" and "And Here My Troubles Began"--it represents Poles as pigs, while the Nazis are cats in, for ten points, what Art Spiegelman graphic novel?

Answer: Maus; A Survivor's Tale

6. He spend much of the '80s working in theater with plays such as Fools for Love, Streamers, and Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean after spending the previous decade directing movies such as Three Women, Thieves Like Us, Brewster McCloud, and McCabe and Mrs. Miller. In the '90s, he returned to film with Vincent and Theo, Kansas City, Short Cuts, and The Player. For 10 points--name this director of M*A*S*H, Nashville, and Gosford Park.

Answer: Robert Altman

7. First and last name required: The name’s the same. One is known as Doctor Failure, and has written the self-help book Great Failures of the Extremely Successful. One recorded a 1969 album entitled Rock Salt & Nails and wrote a song covered by the Eagles, Seven Bridges Road. One led Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology to an NAQT national championship, led Team Virginia to a PAC title, and currently attends the University of Virginia. For ten points -- give this common name, also possessed by a former San Francisco 49er quarterback who led his team to victory in Super Bowl XXIX (29) with five touchdown passes.

Answer: Steve Young

8. Grant Tinker got his start on the radio version of this show, which began as a USO activity organized for WWII soldiers by a Canadian. Sponsored by Good Housekeeping for one of its three radio seasons, it laid dormant from 1955 until 1959, when it debuted on TV. Though it returned in 1987 on the Disney Channel, where it was hosted by Dick Cavett, it has been mostly inactive since Robert Earle hosted it in the '60s. For ten points, name this game show that began with original host Allen Ludden and primary TV sponsor General Electric.

Answer: College Bowl

9. He was named the top point guard in Italian pro basketball history in 1990, where he spent 13 years playing for Milan and ending up the team's all-time top scorer. As a coach in Italy, he had led Milanand Benetton Treviso to multiple league and cup titles, most recently with Treviso in 2002 with a roster including Charlie Bell, Tyus Edny, and Nikoloz Tskitishvili. His return to the US saw him serve in various roles with San Antonio, Portland, and Denver, where he got his first head coaching stint during the 1998-99 season. He got his current job in 2003, racking up a 21-40 record while installing an up-tempo offense. That seems to have done the trick, as his team has won over 60 games this season. Name, FTP, this head coach of the Phoenix Suns.

Answer: Mike D'Antoni

10. Her first day of kindergarten was on Sept. 5, 1962, only about 3 years and 3 months after her birth. It was in kindergarten that she was diagnosed with amblyopia, or “lazy eye,” which required her to wear an eyepatch for a few months. Despite her concerns that she’d be held back a year because she failed flower-bringing, she advanced to early elementary school, where her malaprop-prone style produced a lack of success similar to that of her older brother. FTP name this character, whose crush on him often led Linus to yell, “I’m not your sweet babboo!”

Answer: Sally Brown

11. Founded in 1913, only one of its five founders had any related experience in the business. Originally called the Electro-Alkaline Company, the name and logo for their best-known product was suggested by an engineer for an equipment supplier. Taking the product name for the company name in 1928, they were eventually bought - and spun off again - by Proctor & Gamble. 1969 marked its first product acquisition in Liquid Plumr, and has since bought or developed products like Pine-Sol, Formula 409, Kingsford charcoal, and Glad plastics. Name, FTP, this company still known for its red diamond logo and brand-leading bleach.

Answer: Clorox

12. Born and raised in rural Pocahontas, IL, by age 14 she was cooking and tending bar at a roadhouse called Big O’s, and before she turned 16 she was living on her own and managing the joint. Moving to Nashville in 1996, she spun her wheels for four years while slinging drinks at the Bourbon Street Blues and Boogie Bar in Printers Alley. She ignored phone calls for months from John Rich of Big and Rich, who finally helped her land a contract with Sony and co-produced her debut album, Here for the Party. FTP name the new country star who hit it big with “Redneck Woman.”

Answer: Gretchen Wilson

13. The choice of the name for the female lead in the fictionalized 1997 film was coincidental, predating the success of namesake skater Sarah Hughes. Colin Firth starred as Paul Ashworth, an English teacher whose relationship with Sarah is tested by his allegiance to Arsenal. The newer version, similarly fictionalized, had to be rewritten hastily to account for unlikely real-life events in October 2004, and the directors even managed to film the stars on location in St. Louis for the aftermath of the climactic scene, which had been filmed at a Devil Rays game the month before. FTP name this 2005 Farrelly brothers release starring Drew Barrymore and Jimmy Fallon which replaces the Gunners with the Red Sox.

Answer: Fever Pitch

14. In 1974, as director of operations for the A.B.A.’s Spirits of St. Louis, he hired a young Bob Costas as the team’s play-by-play announcer, unaware that Costas’s audition tape was doctored. This was just a few months after he’d foreshadowed his future career by commenting to CBS executives that one of their NBA analysts, Elgin Baylor, was “mailing it in.” Earlier this month [April 2005] he stepped down after 23 years as an influential journalist at the top of a niche market. FTP name this man, who in 1982 launched his column in USA Today titled “Sports on TV.”

Answer: Rudy Martzke

15. In its original form, it was made of bread, water, and olive oil pounded in a wooden bowl and was a basic food for poor workers in the fields. Perhaps based on the garlic-containing ajo blanco, its common vegetable ingredients are bell peppers, cucumbers, and tomatoes. For ten points, name this salad-like soup from Andalusia.

Answer: gazpacho

16. Diverse influences such as The Replacements and D.R.I. could be seen on their self-titled album, which included guest vocals from Rancid's Tim Armstrong and New Found Glory's Jordan Pundik. Their album included songs such There Is, My First Punk Song, and Tiny Voices and was released in May of 2002. Their official website was taken off the Internet last month, two years after the band officially broke up, thus ending speculation this quartet might get back together. Conceived as a side project, David Kennedy from Hazen Street and Anthony Celestino combined with Travis Barker and Tom Delonge to create their most famous song, I Feel So. For ten points -- name this group, a Blink-182 spin-off.

Answer: Boxcar Racer

17. Born in Richfield, Utah, he grew up in Las Vegas. After graduating from Silverado High School he began working in his dad's real estate business. After grossing $25,000 in his first year, he quickly grew his portfolio to over $1 million. In his most visible venture, he's gotten on one teammate for getting in his face, and proved unreliable when he lost a credit card during a trip to Best Buy. Most notable is his quick temper, which was evident well before he quit chewing tobacco. Name, FTP, this contestant on the third installment of The Apprentice, whose indignity at having to pay a cover charge led to his arrest at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino.

Answer: Christopher Shelton (accept first or last name)

18. Users on iTunes have made (quote) "complete" (unquote) versions of this soundtrack by adding Travis' "Love Will Come Through", Alexi Murdoch's "Orange Sky" and the Commodores' "Three Times a Lady." Winner of the 2004 Grammy for Best Compilation Soundtrack Album, actual tracks include Simon and Garfunkel's "The Only Living Boy in New York," Zero 7's "In The Waiting Line," Frou Frou's "Let Go" and Coldplay's "Don't Panic." The Shins have gained some stardom thanks to, FTP, this Zach Braff 2004 film.

Answer: Garden State

19. He was offered the Coca-Cola soft drink franchise in Germany and became a successful businessman and a respected philanthropist. Earlier in life, he hid two Jewish boys in his Berlin hotel room during the Kristallnacht. In his professional career, he compiled a record of 56 wins, 10 losses and 4 draws. Memorable bouts included a knockout in eight rounds over Mickey Walker, and a disqualification victory over Jack Sharkey in 1930 to win the World Heavyweight title, becoming the first European to do so. FTP name the man who paid for Joe Louis’s funeral, this former boxing champion whose loss to Louis in 1938 was hailed as a moral victory for the U.S. over Nazi Germany.

Answer: Max Schmeling

20. In 1985, M.R. Montgomery wrote a book In Search of this man. His policy on unconditional returns won him a positive reputation despite the shoddy construction of his first product, the Main Hunting Show, a rubber boot that he began selling in 1912 in a Freeport, Maine store. For ten points, name this founder of what is now an eponymous mail order catalog business.

Answer: L(eon) L. Bean

21. He appeared on the final episodes of Undeclared as Eric's stepdad and Freaks and Geeks as a Secret Service agent. On Newsradio, he played gym manager Vic. He wore a W-shaped beard as magician Tony Wonder on Arrested Development. On his own show, his characters included Michael Pheret and impressions of Oliver Stone, Bono and Bruce Springsteen. He bailed out of a spot in The Producers alongside Larry David on Curb Your Enthusiasm. FTP, name this ubiquitous second-generation actor whose films include Mystery Men, Meet the Parents, and There’s Something About Mary.

Answer: Ben Stiller

22. Its harmonica opening was improved between recordings when its performer had a practice session with Delbert McClinton. Written by a band member who was playing hooky from school, its various recordings featured three different drummers, including session musician Andy White. White's work, found on singles with a black label, was used for over 20 years because the masters with work by the group's final drummer went missing. That recording, used on the original October 5, 1962 release, is noted by the red label on the record. Such is the history of, FTP, what first single by The Beatles?

Answer: Love Me Do

23. Among its residents are Celia Cruz, Lionel Hampton, Miles Davis, Irving Berlin, Duke Ellington, W.C. Handy, Frankie Frisch, Fiorello LaGuardia, Madame C.J. Walker, Herman Melville, and David Farragut. Opened in 1865 and now occupying over 400 acres at Webster Ave. and E 233rd Street in the Bronx, FTP, what is this final resting place and tourist destination because of its ornate and imaginative monuments and mausoleums?

Answer: Woodlawn Cemetery

BONI – YOUR GENIAL PACKET RC COLA CLASSIC 2005 – UT-CHATTANOOGA

Questions by your genial quizmaster himself, Charlie Steinhice, with James Quintong, Anthony de Jesus, Mark Coen, Billy Beyer, and Anthony Bush

1. Madonna has been on the music scene for over 20 years, so it’s time for a reinterpretation of her work. Or rather her titles. Given another possible meaning besides the one intended, name the Madonna hit FTPE. For example, if I said it was about her father being expelled from the ministry, you’d say “Papa Don’t Preach.”

a) This song suggests an alternative for those of us who see Madonna and want to grab her stern.

Answer: Take a Bow

b) Taken as an adjective, this one-word title would apply only to a limited extent. On the one hand, Madonna has hung around the music scene and tried to look like a 25-year-old much longer than any of us expected. On the other hand, she doesn’t appear to have had multiple plastic surgeries, and she never had an ex-husband in Congress.

Answer: Cherish

c) This song is much funnier when taken as advice for new mothers to pump out their breast milk for future use. Especially considering that scene with the saucer of milk in the video.

Answer: Express Yourself

2. THE NEWLY DEAD GAME: Hail and farewell to Reggie White, the best football player ever born in Chattanooga. FTPE, given names and years, name the head coach who was lucky enough to have Reggie on his side:

a) Philadelphia, 1986-1990

Answer: Buddy Ryan

b) Green Bay, 1993-1998

Answer: Mike Holmgren

c) Carolina, 2000

Answer: George Seifert

3. Character actress Miriam Margolyes (a.k.a. Hogwarts’ Prof. Sprout) once said, "I'm not the sort of woman men boast of having slept with." But she does get lots of action, er, work. FTPE name these films from Margolyes’ impressive rèsumè.

a) This 2004 film got a Best Actress nomination for Annette Bening, whom men would surely boast of having slept with. Margolyes plays the theatrical financial backer who tries to sneak a peek at the naked Bening, and who can blame her?

Answer: Being Julia

b) Men would be likely to boast if they’d slept with either Isabella Rossellini and Valeria Golino, or better yet both. Margolies appears with them in this 1994 biopic, starring Gary Oldman as Ludwig van Beethoven.

Answer: Immortal Beloved

c) Men would certainly NOT boast if they’d slept with ANYONE in this 1995 Best Picture nominee, which features Margolyes as the voice of Fly, the sheepdog who takes the title character under her wing, or rather paw.

Answer: Babe

4. FTPE, answer these questions about Homer Simpson’s ability to, uh, “perform.”

a. Before finding the powers of Simpson & Son’s Patented Revitalizing Tonic, Homer tries to jump start things with Marge by listening to Mr. and Mrs. Erotic American, a book on tape narrated by what long-time radio fixture?

Answer: Paul Harvey

b. Seeing its effects on Mr. Burns during his wooing of Snake’s former girlfriend Gloria, Homer tries an aphrodisiac derived from this animal that existed for three weeks in the 16th century, with results that even Flanders can hear.

Answer: pocket fox

c. The return of Marge’s full, thick hair after the hiring of Sherrie Bobbins indicates that Homer is turned on when Marge wears this unusual hair accessory.

Answer: beach umbrella

5. FTPE answer these questions about why politics can be trashy.

(10) A popular campaign sign among visitors to Chattanooga was for this recently-defeated mayoral candidate who shares her first and last name with an extreme right-wing columnist.

Answer: Ann Coulter

(10) A woman in Hattiesburg, MS, was upset that campaign signs for this city council candidate with the same name as a dead celebrity had "Bitch" written on them. However, the candidate does have "Super Freak" on his answering machine.

Answer: Rick James

(10) Cincinnati has already elected Jerry Springer as mayor. Now it has Justin Jeffre, a former member of this boy band, running for that spot.

Answer: 98 Degrees

6. Many musicians have major aspirations. These wished they hadn’t. FTPE name these musicians who choked on their own vomit.

A. This drummer’s September 1980 death resulted in the breakup of Led Zeppelin.

Answer: John Bonham

B. He originally drove for the band. This singer choked on his own vomit in a friend's car, leaving Highway to Hell as his last AC/DC album.

Answer: Bon Scott

C. This trombonist formed a big band orchestra with his brother, Jimmy. "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You" was the theme song for this man who died in 1956.

Answer: Tommy Dorsey

7. For ten points each -- name these recent new television programs.

(10) The main "plot" of this Fox "comedy" centers on Laz attempting to win the heart of his former co-worker Lily.

Answer: Life on a Stick

(10) The pilot of this Seth Green co-created show involved Optimus Prime and his fellow Transformers educating the audience in early prostate cancer detection.

Answer: Robot Chicken

(10) This six-part NBC miniseries revolves around a Harvard professor and a radical Catholic nun drawn together by personal tragedies.

Answer: Revelations

8. Answer these seemingly unrelated questions FTP each.

PART: This actress won an Oscar for Darling and was nominated for McCabe and Mrs. Miller and Afterglow. Long connected with Warren Beatty, she's a fixture among the sexiest actresses of all time.

Answer: Julie Christie

PART: This midfielder was captain of the historic 1999 U.S. Women's World Cup championship team.

Answer: Julie Foudy

PART: This Utah grad was selected ahead of fellow wide receiver Randy Moss in the 1998 NFL draft but is well known for scoring the Music City Miracle touchdown.

Answer: Kevin Dyson

(Note: The worst neg prize at TRASHionals went to a player who guessed U.S.-China Women's World Cup on the audio clip for the Music City Miracle. He explained that when he heard "Christie" come up in said clip, he was thinking about U.S. soccer star Julie Christie.)

9. The course of true love never did run smooth. Especially if you're President Andrew Sheppard from The American President. FTPE:

a. After Sydney Ellen Wade escorted President Sheppard to a state dinner, he tried to send her flowers, but was hung up during a debate regarding this, the state flower of Virginia.

Answer: dogwood

b. The President eventually gave up on the flowers and sent Sydney this.

Answer: Virginia ham

c. When Sydney came over to have dinner with the President and his daughter, President Sheppard had to break the evening off to bomb this country in retaliation for an attack against Israel.

Answer: Libya

10. THE NEWLY DEAD GAME: FTSNOP, fill in the blanks in these lines from the recently departed Mitch Hedberg.

PART: "An (BLANK) can never break. It can only become stairs. You would never see an '(BLANK) Temporarily Out of Order Sign' just an '(BLANK) Temporarily Stairs. Sorry for the inconvenience'."

Answer: escalator

PART: "(BLANK) is a pale imitation of Dr. Pepper. Dude didn't even get his degree."

Answer: Mr. Pibb

PART: Two answers needed, five each: "I think foosball is a combination of (BLANK) and (BLANK)."

Answers: soccer and shish kabobs

11. On a 5-10-20-30 basis, given an album from the Billboard 200 for Feb. 19, 2005, name the artist. If it helps, all these albums were also in the week’s Top 20 R&B/Hip-Hop Albums:

a) At #9, Crunk Juice

Answer: Li’l Jon and the East Side Boyz

b) At #10, Confessions

Answer: Usher [You didn’t think I’d leave out the homeboy from Chattanooga, did you?]

c) At #13, Goodies

Answer: Ciara

d) At #17, The Red Light District

Answer: Ludacris

12. Travels with TRASH! A bonus question absolutely wrote itself at the official TRASHionals hotel last weekend. Answer the following for the stated number of points.

(15) The Pittsburgh Hilton hosted the seventh annual celebrity roast hosted by this 1989 Pro Football Hall of Famer who had 57 career interceptions from 1970-1983 for the Steelers.

Answer: Mel Blount

(10) The guest of honor was this former Steeler teammate and fellow Hall of Famer who had 537 catches and 63 TDs from 1974-87, teaming first with Lynn Swann and later with Louis Lipps.

Answer: John Stallworth

PART: (5) The master of ceremonies was this current Fox studio analyst and two-time Super Bowl MVP as quarterback for the Steelers.

Answer: Terry Bradshaw

13. TRAVELS WITH CHARLIE: On the Weather Channel’s website, you can now click on the number of an interstate highway and get forecasts for all available cities along that highway. Well, sort of. Given anomalies in their lists, all involving places Charlie has been, name the interstate highway FTPE:

a) The westernmost city listed on this highway is Grand Junction, CO, leaving another 25 miles in Colorado and all 230 miles in Utah without a city of reference.

Answer: I-70

b) Its southern terminus is shown as Knoxville, even though it stops about 35 miles east of there near Dandridge, TN.

Answer: I-81

c) The Weather Channel shows eight cities from Portland, OR, to Salt Lake City, UT, then five more from Scranton, PA, to Sturbridge, MA. This is more accurate than it sounds, since this number disappears in Utah and reemerges in PA, but the stopping point in Utah is Ogden, 35 miles out of Salt Lake City.

Answer: I-84

14. THE NEWLY DEAD GAME: Attention must be paid to the late great Arthur Miller. And since this round needed another TV question, let’s go that direction. FTPE:

a) Before winning a Golden Globe as Ruth Fisher Sibley on Six Feet Under, this actress played Ann Putnam in the 1996 film version of Miller’s The Crucible.

Answer: Frances Conroy

b) This stage veteran won a supporting Emmy and got four straight nominations as Maryann Thorpe, stealing the series Cybill from its titular star. She played Olga in Miller’s brilliant 1980 TV-movie Playing for Time.

Answer: Christine Baranski

c) Top-billed in the 1973 TV production of Miller’s Incident at Vichy, this actor’s TV series roles have included Clayton Endicott III on Benson, Constable Odo on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and (this year) Paul Lewiston on Boston Legal.

Answer: Rene Auberjonois

15. For ten points each -- given a Blizzard Entertainment game, provide the subtitle to the game's expansion pack.

(10) Starcraft

Answer: Brood War

(10) Diablo II

Answer: Lord of Destruction

(10) Warcraft III

Answer: The Frozen Throne

16. TRAVELS WITH CHARLIE AND THE NEWLY DEAD GAME: At the Hank Williams Museum in Montgomery, AL, because of after-hours preparations for an upcoming event, your genial quizmaster and the lovely Linda got to stick around after closing time and chat with the staffers. Answer the following FTPE:

a) One of the crew was leaving the next day to attend the funeral of Merle Kilgore, perhaps best known as manager of Hank Jr. but also the co-author with June Carter of this song, a huge 1963 hit for June’s future husband Johnny Cash.

Answer: “Ring of Fire”

b) Also recently deceased was Lum York, the bassist and comedian who was the only musician to perform with Hank Sr., Hank Jr., Hank III, and this woman, Hank Sr.’s illegitimate daughter, whose stage name combines her parents’ surnames.

Answer: Jett Williams

c) Not so newly dead was Hawkshaw Hawkins, who achieved double tragedy. He was scheduled to appear at the Canton, OH, concert Hank Sr. died en route to, and he died in a 1963 plane crash along with Cowboy Copas and this country icon.

Answer: Patsy Cline

17. For ten points each, name these African-American TV doctors:

A. Eriq Lasalle played this surgeon on ER.

Answer: Dr. Peter Benton

B. Played in the movie by Fred Williamson, this football player-turned-doctor played by Timothy Brown was written out of the series MASH after the writers found out that there were no black surgeons in Korea.

Answer: Oliver Harmon Jones or Spearchucker

C. Played by Richard Biggs, his stim addiction led him to resign as head of Medlab on Babylon 5.

Answer: Stephen Franklin

18. For ten points each, name these films featuring angels, none of which are …in the Outfield.

A. In this 1987 Wim Wenders black and white film, an angel named Ganz falls in love with a circus performer and wants to be human.

Answer: Wings of Desire

B. Jurgen Prochnow played an angelic being sent to prevent the fulfillment of a prophesy concerning an unborn child in this 1988 Demi Moore flick.

Answer: The Seventh Sign

C. In this 1978 remake of *Here Comes Mr. Jordan*, Warren Beatty plays a quarterback who dies before his time and is put into the body of a recently-murdered millionaire.

Answer: Heaven Can Wait

19. Travels with JQ, or at least just people he's run into around Atlanta. Identify these celebrities FTP each.

PART: During a recent doctor's checkup, he happened to be going through some routine tests at the same time as this founder of Chik-Fil-A.

Answer: S. Truett Cathy

PART: Later that day, he happened to be at the same bar as Scott Levy, also known as Scotty the Body, Scotty Flamingo, Johnny Polo and this former ECW star now grappling for TNA Wrestling.

Answer: Raven

PART: On another day, he and a friend happened to stumble across this comedian at a local mall, which was ironic because his friend had just watched Caddyshack 2 earlier that day. JQ still isn't sure what is stranger, seeing the comic or that his friend just watched Caddyshack 2.

Answer: Jackie Mason

20. He didn't realize he set a record until months after the season, when Elias Sports Bureau was updating its record book. FTPE:

A. What outfielder had a record 723 consecutive errorless chances from May 30, 2001 to September 22, 2002?

Answer: Darin Erstad

B. Erstad broke the record of this outfielder who won 10 consecutive Gold Gloves in every season of the '90s, but who now plies his trade in the National League.

Answer: Ken Griffey, Jr.

C. Erstad broke the single season American League record for errorless chances held by this former Angels defensive star, who actually set the record in 1991, his first season with the Blue Jays.

Answer: Devon White

21. On a 30-20-10 basis -- name the album.

(30) The eleventh track A Baltimore Love Thing likens heroin addiction to falling in love.

(20) Olivia is featured on the track So Amazing, The Game is featured on the track Hate It or Love It, and Tony Yayo is featured on the track My Toy Soldier

(10) The most popular songs on this 50 Cent album are Candy Shop and Disco Inferno

Answer: The Massacre

22. 5-10-20-30, given an NFL team, name the quarterback who started the most games for it in the decade of the '80s:

A. The St. Louis-slash-Phoenix Cardinals.

Answer: Neil Lomax

B. Cleveland Browns.

Answer: Bernie Kosar

C. New York Jets.

Answer: Ken O'Brien

D. FPhiladelphia Eagles.

Answer: Ron Jaworski

23. For ten points each -- answer the following about a bizarre news story.

(10) On March 22, a woman at this fast-food restaurant found part of a human finger in her food.

Answer: Wendy's

(10) The offending digit was allegedly served in this food product.

Answer: chili

(10) This woman claimed to have found the finger in her chili. Coincidently, she has filed claims before against her former employer, General Motors, and El Pollo Loco.

Answer: Anna Ayala

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