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TERP 2: This Time, it’s TERPsonal

Round 11

Edited by Logan Anbinder

Written by Logan Anbinder, Jeff Amoros, Arun Chonai, Ozzie Fallick, SteveJon Guth, Isaac Hirsch, Marin Lolic, Chris Manners, Paul Marchsteiner, Brian McPeak, and Gary Weiser

Packet by Rob Carson, Mike Cheyne, and Zach Foster

1. In the aftermath of this event, Phil Villapiano complained about the supposedly illegal tactics employed by John McMakin. Heavy pressure from Tony Cline and Horace Jones resulted in the abandonment of the original plan for this event, a play targeting rookie Barry Pearson called 66 Circle Option. Due to a stiff-arm, cornerback Jimmy Warren was unable to prevent the eventual result of this play, a touchdown which sent the winning team to a game that they would lose to the (*) undefeated Miami Dolphins. The controversy surrounding this play primarily centered on whether Jack Tatum had touched the ball during his hit on intended receiver Frenchy Fuqua. For 10 points, identify this play from the waning seconds of the 1972 AFC Divisional round Steelers-Raiders game, in which a deflected Terry Bradshaw pass was miraculously caught by Franco Harris.

ANSWER: the Immaculate Reception

2. An attempted spinoff of this show starred Barbara Stanwyck as wealthy widow “Toni” Blake. An aborted reboot of this show in 1989 would have featured Tea Leoni as Bernie Colter. Because of obligations to this program, one of its stars was unable to appear in the film Kramer vs. Kramer. The protagonists worked at the (*) Townsend Agency and a later reboot cast Victor Garber as Townsend. With the original title of The Alley Cats, this show in its final season would add Tanya Roberts as the street-wise Julie Rogers. A recent reboot of this program featured Minka Kelly as street racer Eve French. The characters on this show got their assignments from Bosley, while their unseen superior was voiced by John Forsythe. The original stars were Jaclyn Smith, Kate Jackson, and Farrah Fawcett. FTP, name this show about three women detectives working for the title male.

ANSWER: Charlie’s Angels

3. One song with this title is by Good Charlotte and claims, “I lock myself inside these walls ‘cause out there I’m always wrong,” while a song with this name by the Jonas Brothers notes, “hugs are overrated, just FYI.” Another song with this title has a chorus that asserts “just get the groove and then he’ll come back to you again,” is subtitled “Let the Music Play,” and is by Jordin Sparks. Another song titled after this phrase asks “where are those (*) happy days, they seem so hard to find,” as well as “so when you’re near me, darling can’t you hear me?” Yet another song observes that “it’s not healthy for me to feel this way” and “you got me tossin’ and turnin’ and can’t sleep at night,” and in a Police song the singer notes that he is “sending out” this phrase in his “Message in a Bottle.” FTP, name this three letter phrase which Rihanna sings “means, someone help me.”

ANSWER: “S.O.S” (also accept “Save Our Ship”)

4. One character in this film compares a weapon called the “Ex-Wife” to Rachmaninoff’s third symphony. At the end of this film, the hero agrees to an offer only if Senator Stern presents him with a medal for bravery. The villain of this movie has a pet cockatoo and is backed by the wealthy Justin Hammer. The protagonist is attacked while (*) racing at Monaco and is later snapped out of his depression when he sees a video of his father, Howard, played by John Slattery, say his son is his greatest creation. The post-credits sequence of this film sees Agent Phil Coulson reporting on the discovery of a large hammer at the bottom of a crater. The main villain in this film is the Mickey Rourke-played Ivan Vanko, while Scarlett Johansson plays undercover agent Natasha Romanoff, who works for SHIELD. FTP, name this sequel to a superhero film starring Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark.

ANSWER: Iron Man 2 [do not accept or prompt on Iron Man]

5. This is the nickname of Michael Lanyard, a jewel thief turned detective played by Gerald Mohr in 1940’s films. It is also the title of a Joe Dever series of gamebooks about the title Kai Lord who fights the Darklords. This is the first two words in a movie starring David Carradine as arms merchant Rawley Wilkes and Chuck Norris as the former Marine title character. Tom Metzger applied this term to organizational methods used by white supremacist groups. It names the plaintiff in a 1903 case that sued Secretary of the Interior Ethan Hitchcock, in which the namesake (*) Kiowa chief said that his tribe had been defrauded of land. It is the alias of Ogami Itto who takes revenge on his former clan with his son in a graphic novel. This is the nickname of film character McQuade and of a character paired with “Cub” in a manga. FTP, name this term which refers to a solo animal howling at the moon.

ANSWER: lone wolf (accept anything with “lone wolf”in the title)

6. Product placement in the video for this song includes a closeup on the back of the singer’s Honda CR-Z and a slightly baffling scene in which a group of women gather and giggle around an iPad displaying . That video also opens with its singer at a piano singing the song “Blind” and features its singer wearing a spike-studded white jacket. This song’s singer claims to be “so fly, I’mma spread my wings” and notes that, having made it “through the (*) weather, better days are gonna get better”. It also describes the singer “puttin’ on my shades to cover up my eyes” and contains the repeated refrain “feeling like a star, you can’t stop my shine, loving cloud nine, my head’s in the sky”. FTP, identify this song in which Jason Derulo delights in going out after having broken up with his ex-girlfriend.

ANSWER: “Ridin’ Solo” [do not accept “I’m Robert Solow”]

7. In this film, a translation device claims that one character is saying “dark is the suede that mows like a harvest.” Another character notes that the antagonists seem to make the “international sign of the donut.” At the end of this film, the Natalie Portman-played Taffy presents Richie with the Medal of Honor, while the Jim Brown played Byron assists Tom Jones in escaping (*) Las Vegas. The release of a dove is blamed for the initial belligerence displayed by the antagonists, who also swap the heads of Nathalie Lake and her Chihuahua. Based on a trading card series, this film has Jack Nicholson playing two roles: Vegas developer Art Land and President James Dale. The antagonists are ultimately slain by the playing of Slim Whitman’s song “Indian Love Call,” which makes their heads explode, but not before they use lasers to destroy Congress and the Washington Monument. FTP, name this Tim Burton sci-fi spoof about an invasion of aliens.

ANSWER: Mars Attacks!

8. In the first season finale of this show, one participant insanely claimed to have $250,000 in a Samsonite suitcase that he would give to this program’s star. That man, Sam Solovey, also performed a stunt involving $1,000 lemonade in the first episode. Current CBS journalist Rebecca Jarvis appeared on this show, but did not win, thanks to actual winner Randal Pinkett’s strenuous and grammatically incorrect objections to a tie. Originally featuring so-called (*) “viceroys” like Carolyn Kepcher, its first winner was Bill Rancic, while the most notorious original contestant was Omarosa. Featuring the theme song “For the Love of Money,” this show has recently switched to an all-celebrity format with such winners as Piers Morgan and Joan Rivers. A failed spin-off starred Martha Stewart, while the host’s daughter Ivanka now appears as an advisor. FTP, name this reality series hosted by the fire-happy Donald Trump.

ANSWER: The Apprentice [accept The Apprentice LA or Celebrity Apprentice]

9. One predecessor to this entity saw Val Cooper team up with Mystique to form Freedom Force, while Henry Pym helped design a building that was created in the wake of the introduction of this entity. This entity was eliminated following the siege of Asgard, and one event that precipitated its creation was Hindsight’s betrayal of the New Avengers. This entity’s creation was immediately preceded by the explosion of Nitro, which was triggered by Speedball and caused the (*) deaths of hundreds of civilians, while the aftermath of the introduction of this entity saw the assassination of Captain America, who had disagreed with Iron Man over its implementation. FTP, name this piece of legislation outlawing superhero anonymity, whose passage sparked Marvel’s Civil War.

ANSWER: Superhuman Registration Act or Superhero Registration Act (prompt on “SRA” or “Mutant Registration Act”)

10. During the lockout, this man starred in a Funny or Die video in which this man told a group of preteen girls that his whole house is decorated with Lisa Frank. This power foward blogged for GQ during the 2010-2011 series, and was surprised at being chosen for his first All-Star game as a replacement for the injured (*) Yao Ming. During his one season at UCLA, he teamed with Russell Westbrook to lead the team to the Final Four, where they were defeated by a Derrick Rose-led Memphis squad. Last year, this forward became the first since Moses Malone to average at least a 20 and 15 en route to winning the Most Improved Player Award. The owner of the longest streak of double-doubles since the merger with 53, FTP, name this Timberwolves forward known for his rebounding skills.

ANSWER: Kevin Love

11. In one of this band’s songs, the singer asserts “Don’t want no blue eyes … I want brown eyes” and describes a girl whose breast bears a certain tattoo. Another song by this band was inspired by a trip to a “stinking island” measuring “thirty miles by hundred miles” and describes a man who “got friends like Paco Picopiedra”, an incorrect translation of “Fred Flintstone.” In addition to “No. 13 Baby” and “Crackity Jones,” they recorded a song in which the singer claims to have “kissed mermaids” and “rode the (*) El Nino” after sailing away on the title oscillation. The album that contains that song opens with a track featuring the shouted chorus “Un chien! Andalusia!” and also features a song that prefaces the title line by noting “You’ll never wait so long”. FTP, identify this Black Francis-fronted band whose album Doolittle features tracks like “Wave of Mutilation”, “Debaser”, and “Here Comes Your Man”.

ANSWER: Pixies (accept “The Pixies”)

12. In one of this actor’s roles, he plays veteran officer Joe Gavilan, who dates a psychic named Ruby and investigates the murder of the rap group H2OClick. In another role, this man played a scientist who has an affair with and then murders college student Madison Frank, but then later tries to kill his Michelle Pfeiffer-played wife, Claire. Besides starring with Josh Hartnett in (*) Hollywood Homicide, this actor became the subject of an Internet meme revolving around a clip of him shouting that he already worked around the clock, a clip from his film Extraordinary Measures. In one film, he played a character who survives a nuclear explosion by hiding in a refrigerator. This man was recently seen in the role of wealthy cattleman Colonel Dolarhyde in Cowboys and Aliens. For 10 points, name this actor who revived his most famous role in the film Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.

ANSWER: Harrison Ford

13. In 2002 this team faced controversy after player-manager Stuart Pearce allocated some of his salary to his brother’s campaign for the nomination as leader of the BNP. This club was once owned by Thai generalissimo Thaksin Shinawatra and used to play at Maine Road. One batshit insane player currently on this squad claimed he was “really bored” after he was fined for throwing (*) darts at children playing in the streets. Managed by Roberto Mancini, this club was recently ousted from the 2011 Champions League by Bayern Munich, and its current lineup includes Gareth Barry and Micah Richards. Current owner Sheikh Mansour opened his pockets to allow this club to sign Owen Hargreaves and Samir Nasri before the current season. The club of Carlos Tevez and Mario Balotelli, FTP, name this Premier League squad and hyperlocal rival of Manchester United.

ANSWER: Manchester City F.C

14. This actor played an anchorman who dates Lydia Weston and calls his Zachary Levi-played subordinate “Secretary.” This portrayer of Jeb Denton on Less Than Perfect played Mr. James’ nemesis and Lisa Miller’s husband Joe Johnson on NewsRadio. This man played a character who hangs around with Batmanuel and Captain Liberty, while another of his characters once worked in the O.S.I. under Sergeant Hatred and now works to protect (*) Dean and Hank. Yet another one of this man’s characters paints his face as a rabid New Jersey Devils fan, tells his girlfriend she is going to Hell, and likes giving various kinds of high fives. Besides playing the live-action The Tick, this man has provided the voice of Brock Samson on The Venture Bros, but his best known role remains an idiotic mechanic and recurring boyfriend of Elaine Benes. FTP, name this actor, the portrayer of David Puddy on Seinfeld.

ANSWER: Patrick Warburton

15. Recently, Peruvian authorities reported the successful capture of a man who performed this activity on the butts of unsuspecting women in the Fairfax, Virginia area. Signs that herald the approach of a figure with this name in Spongebob Squarepants include the lights flickering on and off, and that character is the “Hash-Slinging” one of these people. One of these people from (*) Shropshire is hunted down by Daffy Duck and Porky Pig in the guise of Sherlock and Watson in the Looney Tunes short Deduce, You Say! and a form of this word is used to describe fanfiction stories that depict homosexual relationships. This word also lends its name to a movie genre that includes the character Jason Voorhees. FTP, name this word that connotes a violent person and describes the flicks in the Friday the Thirteenth series.

ANSWER: slasher (accept word forms and equivalents like “cutting” or “cutter”)

16. On film, this character was last seen walking down a driveway at a farm presumably belonging to his father. In one appearance, he is accidentally responsible for the death of policeman Art Galt, while in another film, he rescues a group of mercenaries, including one named “School Boy.” In that appearance, this character comes to the aid of missionaries, including the Julie Benz-portrayed Sarah Miller, and he ends that film by disemboweling (*) Major Tint. He first appeared in a novel by David Morrell. In his first appearance, this character is attacked by Sheriff Teasle, who dislikes long-haired drifters. He is occasionally recruited by his former superior officer, Colonel Trautman. This character first appeared in First Blood, while in his most recent appearance he helped the Karen rebels in Burma. FTP, name this Sylvester Stallone played action hero, a former disaffected Vietnam veteran.

ANSWER: John Rambo [accept either]

17. This character met his future wife when he dropped his pants to reveal shorts, saying “Hello, ladies.” Near the end of the show’s run, he started a muffler business named for him and his son, even though his son had no involvement. This character’s mother, Bernice, was played by Marion Ross and died in the episode “Grandma’s Dead.” He does not attend church because he had “a heart to heart talk with God” when his destroyer went down during World War II. While at (*) Lambeau Field, his son embarrasses him by buying a Walter Payton jersey, and he has a heart attack after his daughter marries a foreigner. At one point, this character has to work in the store of his stupid neighbor, Bob Pinciotti. He is best known for threatening to put his foot up people’s asses and calling others “dumbasses.” FTP, name this husband of Kitty and father of Eric on That 70’s Show.

ANSWER: Red Forman (prompt on “Forman,” accept Reg or Reginald if Wikipedia is to be believed)

18. An advertisement for a Shakespearean production of Hamlet directed by Francis Kitt is played inside the elevators of this location. This polity’s military was once led by Admiral Jon Grissom, who ordered the construction of the prized vessel Destiny Ascension. A book about the history of this location can be found in the Zakera Café and is known as Revelation, and in that café you are asked by (*) Doctor Chakwas to fine a bottle of rare wine. It is at this location that Barla Von operates a secret financial bank account for a criminal who is revealed to be the Shadow Broker in a DLC for the game in which this location appears. It is at this location, that the protagonist stops the assassination of a prominent politician by the son of Thane Krios, and this location is home to the security organization known as C-Sec. This location was attacked by Saren Artorius in the first game of the series in which it appears, and the protagonist can make the decision to save or abandon its namesake Council. FTP, identify this space station that can be visited by Commander Shepard in the Mass Effect series.

ANSWER: The Citadel

19. One song by this group begins with the lead singer clicking bottles together while saying “come out and play.” That song appeared on an album with the controversial song “Be Chrool to Your School.” In a music video by this group, a principal played by Stephen Furst squirts water at a teacher. One of this group’s songs ends with a voice shouting “You’re all worthless and weak!” and “A (*) pledge pin on your uniform?” Some of their earlier albums were Under the Blade and Stay Hungry. One of this group’s songs has the lyric “you’re so condescending, your goal is never ending, we don’t want nothin,’ not a thing from you.” Two of their most famous music videos feature Animal House veteran actor Mark Metcalf as authority figures yelling at young boys. This band was founded by Jay Jay French, but most of its hits were written by Dee Snider. FTP, name this heavy metal band, who had such hits as “I Wanna Rock” and “We’re Not Gonna Take It.”

ANSWER: Twisted Sister

20. A longtime shortstop for this team was known as “Old Aches and Pains.” The longest-tenured manager for this team was Jimmy Dykes, while one of their star pitchers was nicknamed “Sunday Teddy” for mostly pitching on Sundays. Luke Appling and Ted Lyons, franchise had such teams as the (*) 1906 Hitless Wonders and the 1959 “Go-Go” squad, which starred Luis Aparicio and Nellie Fox. The 1976 version of this team, then owned by Bill Veeck, famously wore shorts in three games, and it was the final team of an illiterate outfielder who wielded “Black Betsy.” The former team of Eddie Cicotte and Frank Thomas, FTP, name this franchise that had eight players, including Shoeless Joe Jackson, banned for throwing the 1919 World Series.

ANSWER: Chicago White Sox [prompt on Chicago, accept Chicago White Stockings]

1. A 2002 study attempted to discover the funniest joke in the world. FTPE:

[10] The funniest joke was determined to be one in which two men are hunting and one collapses. His friend thinks he is dead and calls 911, where he is told to first make sure his friend is actually dead. FTP, give the punchline.

ANSWER: The man shoots his friend to make sure he is dead (accept obvious equivalents—basically anything that suggests the man kills his friend)

[10] A Monty Python sketch about the world’s funniest joke compared it to the “great pre-war joke,” which was shown to be this British Prime Minister proclaiming “peace in our time” after appeasing Hitler at Munich.

ANSWER: Neville Chamberlain

[10] A famous prank joke involves this intentionally nonsensical punchline meant to confuse some listeners or get them to laugh at something they don’t understand. Jokes using this punchline typically feature two animals, with one asking for soap.

ANSWER: “No soap, radio”

2. Their self-titled first album featured the excellent song “Mutha (Don’t Wanna Go To School Today)”, while the three-part “Everything Under the Sun” makes up the “Truth” section of their album III Sides to Every Story. FTPE:

[10] Identify this “funk metal” band fronted by Gary Cherone and Nuno Bettancourt, who included such songs as “He-Man Woman Hater” and “Hole Hearted” on their 1990 album Pornograffitti.

ANSWER: Extreme

[10] Somewhat ironically, Extreme is probably best known for this acoustic ballad. It asserts that the title concept “is all you have to do to make it real,” claiming that “you wouldn’t have to say that you love me, cause I’d already know”.

ANSWER: “More Than Words”

[10] Gary Cherone also served a brief tenure as the lead singer of this band, whose better-known frontmen are David Lee Roth and Sammy Hagar. Their songs include “Jump” and “Hot for Teacher”.

ANSWER: Van Halen

3. This character’s travails are begun when he throws a burrito out of his car window, hitting a motorcyclist. FTPE:

[10] Name this character who has a dog named Baxter, plays the jazz flute, and has a rivalry and romance with coworker Veronica Corningstone. This character’s rival is Wes Mantooth.

ANSWER: Ron Burgundy [accept either]

[10] Ron Burgundy appeared in the film Anchorman, where he was played by this comic actor, who also headlined such films as Elf and Kicking and Screaming.

ANSWER: John William “Will” Ferrell

[10] The news director in Anchorman, Ed Harken, is played by this veteran comic actor who also appears frequently in Christopher Guest’s movies as buffoonish characters, such as a manager in A Mighty Wind and a commentator in Best in Show. He appears as a shifty CEO in live-action segments in WALL-E.

ANSWER: Fred Willard

4. It’s 1999 and Jim Gray is conducting an interview at the World Series. FTPE:

[10] During the unveiling of the All-Century team, Gray had a contentious interview with this former Cincinnati Red, baseball’s all time leader in hits. This man refused to admit that he gambled on baseball during the interview.

ANSWER: Peter Edward Rose

[10] The All Century team presentation was emceed by this sportscaster, who has been the voice of the Los Angeles Dodgers since 1950. The obnoxious dummy Gabbo on The Simpsons can imitate this man.

ANSWER: Vincent Edward Scully

[10] In 2004, Rose would admit to betting on baseball in this melodramatically-titled autobiography, although he insisted in the book that he never bet against the team he was managing.

ANSWER: My Prison Without Bars

5. Identify the following about animated programs on FOX, FTPE.

[10] This long-running series created by Mike Judge and Greg Daniels focused on Hank, a propane salesman who lived in Arlen, Texas.

ANSWER: King of the Hill

[10] The recent debut of the Napoleon Dynamite series on FOX saw the return of all the actors from the original film, including Aaron Ruell, who plays this older brother of Napoleon. You can bet you’ll be hearing a lot of his film line, “your mom goes to college!” in the series.

ANSWER: Kip Dynamite

[10] This failed cartoon was a creation of former Arrested Development creator Mitch Hurwitz and featured many of that program’s cast voicing teachers, including Jason Bateman as phys-ed teacher Larry Littlejunk.

ANSWER: Sit Down, Shut Up

6. Players for this franchise in the 1990’s included the batshit insane Paul Laus, and a somewhat competent center in Rob Niedermayer. FTPE:

[10] Name this franchise whose current players include Stephen Weiss and Scottie Upshall, and probably won’t get any better with the recent acquisition of goaltender Jose Theodore.

ANSWER: Florida Panthers (Accept either)

[10] This crybaby and once backup to the abysmal Garth Snow while with the Islanders, somehow has the most wins in the history of the Florida Panthers. This goaltender most recently came up short while starting for the Vancouver Canucks in a losing effort during the Stanley Cup last season.

ANSWER: Roberto Luongo

[10] Florida fans were excited with the acquisition of this right wing in 1998 from the Vancouver Canucks. Like Sean Avery, this “Russian Rocket” would often disregard defense and bitch at teammates for not giving him the puck; in return he was sent to the New York Rangers.

ANSWER: Pavel Bure (pronounced “Boo-ray”)

7. This character took his middle name in honor of Edgar Allan Poe. FTPE:

[10] Name this character, the author of such bestsellers as In a Hail of Bullets. He works as a partner with Detective Kate Beckett ostensibly as part of research for his novels.

ANSWER: Richard “Rick” Castle (or Richard Rodgers)

[10] Castle is played by this actor on the eponymous ABC drama. This Canadian is best known for playing Captain Malcolm Reynolds on Firefly.

ANSWER: Nathan Fillion

[10] Castle’s mother is played by Susan Sullivan, the former star of Falcon Crest, who also played Kitty Montgomery, the snobby mother of one of the title characters on this 1990’s sitcom.

ANSWER: Dharma and Greg

8. This actress is currently married to talent agent Jim Toth. FTPE:

[10] Name this actress who won an Oscar for playing June Carter Cash in Walk the Line. She is best known for playing Elle Woods in the two Legally Blonde films.

ANSWER: Reese Witherspoon [accept Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon]

[10] Witherspoon also played overachieving student Tracy Flick in this dark Alexander Payne-directed comedy starring Matthew Broderick as a high school teacher who secretly despises Tracy.

ANSWER: Election

[10] This modestly successful Witherspoon film featured her and Vince Vaughn as a couple visiting various parents portrayed by Robert Duvall, Sissy Spacek, and Jon Voight. The couple’s relationship becomes strained during the visits, but they ultimately marry and have a child.

ANSWER: Four Christmases (accept Four Holidays and Anywhere But Home)

9. This song declares “This ain’t lust, I know this is love, but if I tell the world, I’ll never say enough.” FTPE:

[10] Name this song that also asks “Would it be a waste even if I knew my place? Should I leave it there?”

ANSWER: “Chasing Pavements”

[10] This other song by the artist of “Chasing Pavements” begins by claiming, “There’s a fire starting in my heart, reaching a fever pitch and it’s bringing me out the dark” and worries, “I can’t help feeling we could have had it all.”

ANSWER: “Rolling in the Deep”

[10] “Chasing Pavements” and “Rolling in the Deep” are respectively from the albums 19 and 21 by this young British artist.

ANSWER: Adele Laurie Blue Adkins (accept either underlined part)

10. Answer the following about the highly underrated 1970’s comic Secret Society of Super-Villains, FTPE.

[10] One member of the original Society was known by this name. A DC hero who is a “Martian” with this title is also featured in the Justice League

ANSWER: Manhunter

[10] An early member of the Society was Deborah Darnell, who adopted this villainous identity most famously used by Carol Ferris to combat Green Lantern. This character was a woman warrior whose name refers to the crystal used to give her superpowers.

ANSWER: Star Sapphire

[10] The Society was secretly founded by this villain, the father of Orion. His other employees include Glorious Godfrey and the Female Furies.

ANSWER: Darkseid [accept Uxas]

11. On South Park, Towelie got fired from one of these restaurants because he got high on the job. FTPE:

[10] Identify this real-life Chinese restaurant food chain that was also the place that Eric Cartman claimed that the Chinese were going to base their takeover of the United States. This chain also used to serve the massive Great Wall of Chocolate dessert.

ANSWER: P.F Changs

[10] Another food chain that was parodied on South Park was this place that is revealed to have been bought out by medicinal marijuana clinics. Cartman becomes the main smuggler of this fast food company’s “products” into the United States, such as the Yum! Bucket.

ANSWER Kentucky Fried Chicken

[10] On an episode titled for this Oklahoma based chain, Cartman tells Butters that a meteor is about to hit the Earth, so he can go to this chain instead of Butters. Cartman also claims that his “greatest dream in the world” is to jump off the waterfall in this restaurant.

ANSWER: Casa Bonita

12. Martin Mull appeared on this show as the antagonistic Vice Principal Willard Kraft. FTPE:

[10] Name this sitcom whose title character was played by Melissa Joan Hart. On this show, that character originally lived with her aunts Hilda and Zelda where she learned how to use her magical powers.

ANSWER: Sabrina the Teenage Witch

[10] This character on Sabrina was played by Jenna Leigh Green and appeared in the first three seasons as Sabrina’s snobby nemesis, a stuck-up cheerleader. For a while, this character was used to refer to the “Alpha Bitch” character trope on the website TVTropes.

ANSWER: Libby Chessler [accept either part]

[10] Melissa Joan Hart currently appears in this presumably terrible ABC Family show, where she plays a politician who hires a male nanny (or “manny”) who lost his fortune in a Ponzi scheme.

ANSWER: Melissa & Joey

13. Wikipedia claims that this player was an ace with arithmetic as a kid, as he was able to add up grocery store prices very accurately when he accompanied his mother. FTPE:

[10] Name this Heisman-winning quarterback, whose best-known pass was a 1984 Hail Mary caught by Gerald Phelan to give Boston College one of its biggest wins in school history.

ANSWER: Doug Flutie

[10] The “Hail Flutie” took place at this stadium, which earlier in 1984 saw Miami win its first national championship when it defeated Nebraska 31-30.

ANSWER: Orange Bowl

[10] This was the Miami quarterback in the “Hail Flutie” game. In the NFL, Bill Belichick would release him from his most famous team in 1991 in favor of Vinny Testaverde, and he would go on to be a backup for Troy Aikman and Dan Marino.

ANSWER: Bernie Kozar

14. This singer played Danny Glover’s wife in all of the Lethal Weapon films. FTPE:

[10] Name this singer, who rose to prominence with girl-group recordings of the 1960’s, but is probably best known today for her signature tune “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home),” which she sings annually on David Letterman’s show.

ANSWER: Darlene Love [accept Darlene Wright]

[10] Love was effectively discovered by this producer, who pioneered the girl-group sound and originated the “Wall of Sound” production technique. He was convicted for the 2003 murder of Lana Clarkson.

ANSWER: Phillip Spector [accept Harvey Spector]

[10] With the Blossoms, Love had an early hit with this 1962 song credited to the Crystals. The title character, the singer’s love, is said that he will “never ever be any good” and “never ever does what he should.”

ANSWER: “He’s a Rebel”

15. This team’s longtime announcer Al McCoy once said “Somebody up there is on our side!” during the NBA Finals. FTPE:

[10] Name this NBA team, which lost the 1976 Finals. In that series, this team lost an epic triple overtime Game 5, despite a Gar Heard buzzer beater to force the third overtime.

ANSWER: Phoenix Suns [accept either]

[10] The Suns lost the 1976 Finals to this team, whose aging stars included Dave Cowens and Jo Jo White. The team was coached by former star and soon-to-be announcer Tommy Heinsohn.

ANSWER: Boston Celtics [accept either]

[10] This man was playing for the Suns during the 1976 Finals and coached the Suns to the 1993 Finals. He was recently fired as the head coach of the Kings after benching DeMarcus Cousins.

ANSWER: Paul Westphal

16. This film features such fake trailers as Werewolf Women of the S.S. FTPE:

[10] Name this movie which included the two segments Planet Terror and Death Proof. It was intended to serve as a tribute to exploitation theaters and double-features.

ANSWER: Grindhouse

[10] Planet Terror was directed by this man, who also directed similar throwback films like Machete and Desperado. He also directed the beloved Spy Kids film series and the non-beloved The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D.

ANSWER: Robert Rodriguez

[10] The most iconic scene in Planet Terror is that of “Cherry” Darling, played by this actress, using a modified Carbine rifle as a replacement for her wooden leg. This performer also appeared in The Black Dahlia and played a villainess in the film Jawbreaker.

ANSWER: Rose McGowan

17. Answer the following about some underrated shooters for the PlayStation 2, FTPE.

[10] In this Criterion Games title, you play as CIA Agent Jack Kellar who is out to stop a terrorist cell group threatening to launch a nuclear device against the United States. This game was also the first FPS on PS2 to include destructible environments.

ANSWER: Black

[10] David Duchovny of X-Files fame provided his voice for the protagonist of this 2003 Ubisoft title based off a Belgian comic. This game was praised for its cel-shaded graphics and also included an intense level where you hold out in a ski lodge against an elite military force with only a pistol.

ANSWER: XIII (pronounced “thirteen”)

[10] Sergeant Cortez, Captain Ash, and the Robofish are among the characters in this Crytek series. This series included a game subtitled Future Perfect, and contained fire extinguishers and bricks as weapons in the second entry, as well as a multiplayer mode where players who were having trouble could call upon monkeys to help them.

ANSWER: TimeSplitters

18. A character in this song thought she “was gonna shake her ass on the hood of Whitesnake’s car.” FTPE:

[10] Name this song about Debbie, “who just hit the wall” and has kids who think she is uncool. The chorus goes “Bruce Springsteen, Madonna, way before Nirvana…”

ANSWER: “1985”

[10] The most famous version of “1985” is a 2004 version by this band behind “Punk Rock 101” and “Girl All the Bad Guys Want.” Led by Jaret Reddick, this band also recorded the theme for Phineas and Ferb.

ANSWER: Bowling for Soup (accept BFS)

[10] The original version of 1985 was recorded by this Mitch Allan band, who is best known for the song “Right Now” and is named for a surveillance aircraft.

ANSWER: SR-71

19. This film features “Bunny” Breckinridge, a descendant of Vice-President John Breckinridge, as an alien ruler. FTPE:

[10] Name this Ed Wood film originally titled Grave Robbers from Outer Space. Often hailed as one of the worst films ever, it features aliens reanimating corpses as part of their plan to conquer Earth.

ANSWER: Plan 9 from Outer Space

[10] This horror actor, who died before production of this film began, appears via stock footage as an old man turned into a reanimated corpse. Martin Landau later won an Academy Award for playing this actor in the film Ed Wood.

ANSWER: Bela Lugosi (accept Bela Blasko)

[10] This man narrates, a noted psychic, appears as the narrator of Plan 9 from Outer Space. His narration includes such gems as “Future events such as these will affect you in the future.”

ANSWER: The Amazing Criswell (accept Jeron Criswell King or Jeron Criswell Konig)

20. A character who was quickly dropped from this show was Spearchucker Jones. For 10 points each:

[10] Name this sitcom about doctors and nurses during the Korean War. Its main characters were Hawkeye Pierce, Trapper John, and B.J. Hunnicut.

ANSWER: M*A*S*H

[10] Besides Colonel Potter and Father Mulcahy, this was the only other major character from M*A*S*H to reappear in the spinoff Aftermash. At the end of the original series, he married the Korean Soon-Lee.

ANSWER: Maxwell “Max” Klinger

[10] This character, a psychiatrist played by Diane Arbus’ ex-husband, Allan Arbus. He appeared in twelve episodes, including the series finale where he treats a distressed Hawkeye.

ANSWER: Sidney Freedman [accept either part]

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