DOKTRINE 2010 - Trash



DOKTRINE 2010

House 3

Packet by: Daniel Christman-Crook, Carey Clevenger, Michael Davies, Rachel Gately, Laura Pollanen, Zachary Pozun

Tossups

1. It was the last book of a commercial illustrator who later began writing her own children’s books such as The Tattooed Potato and Figgs & Phantoms. After the story ends we learn that Christos goes on to discover a new bird, Theo and Angela both go to medical school, and Grace successfully takes over Hoo’s restaurant. Clues involving the words to(*) America, The Beautiful seem to point to Crow, the generous cleaning lady, while the real clues are eventually figured out by Turtle, who wins the game. Made into a 1997 movie starring Ray Walston and Ashley Peldon, for ten points name this 1978 mystery about sixteen people who are chosen to live in an apartment building and compete for the inheritance of the titular millionaire.

ANSWER: The Westing Game

2. Life magazine described the Southern trend of hunkering, or sociable squatting, as a “saner fad” than this trend of the previous year, which was inspired by reports of a 25-person effort in Durban, South Africa. Ryerson’s 19-person effort took place in the difficult environment of a Toronto sidewalk, unlike most instances where the apparatus was moved to a(*) grassy quad. Life magazine considered Modesto Junior College to have set the record with 34, although unlike the scientific MIT effort there were legs hanging outside and none of them actually placed a call. FTP, name this fad which peaked in 1959, in which college students gathered in a 7-foot-tall glass box.

ANSWER: phone booth packing (accept equivalents)

3. Songs by this name have been performed by J-Pop band BeForU, A*Teen, Fleetwood Mac, and Tony Bennet in addition to the band most famous for performing it. The music video, which was directed by Steve Hoover, features a songwriter playing on a(*) synthesizer before cutting to a series of toys. According to the singer, he’d like to make himself believe “that planet Earth turns slowly,” as “it’s hard to say that I’d rather stay awake when I’m asleep.” For ten points, identify this 2009 single released by Owl City that shares its name with the plural of a Joss Whedon television show famously cancelled before its time.

ANS: Fireflies

4. He is initially described by his creator as “sneaky and mean,” “the spider inside my dreams.” It is then revealed that he enters the singer’s room nightly, pinning him down with his strong arms (*). The two men are described as “sharing the night,” like “loving brothers,” both shouting while “one inside and one is out.” When we see finally see him, he has cat eyes and does karate moves across the stage. For ten points, identify this subject of a song and a musical written by Charlie on “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,” the nemesis of Dayman.

ANS: The Nightman

5. In 1916, 81% of this team’s wins were credited to either Elmer Myers or Bullet Joe Bush. In 1952, as a pitcher who got injured in the last week of the season after winning 24 games for a team experiencing a winning season under Jimmy Dykes, Bobby Shantz received the sympathy vote to become this team’s first MVP since 1933. This team’s tradition of great players like Indian Bob Johnson, Mickey Cochrane(*), Jimmie Foxx and Lefty Grove had been extinguished by the penny-pinching policies of Connie Mack. FTP, what baseball team had been in last place in the American League for 11 of the past 20 seasons before moving to Kansas City in 1955, and then to Oakland in 1968?

ANSWER: The Philadelphia Athletics (Accept Philadelphia A’s)

6. The Electric Company’s “Adventures of Letter-man” was narrated by this comedian, who in the 1960s was a regular on Candid Camera and had hit records including Mr. Phyllis and Other Stories before directing the pregnant-man comedy Rabbit Test and getting a long-term deal with Caesars Palace in 1983. In a February 2010 Howard Stern show appearance she reported that she had been on a date at Le Cirque when her suitor(*) dropped dead. Although she blamed her husband Edgar’s 1987 suicide on her treatment by Fox while hosting The Late Show, she spent five years hosting another talk show. For ten points, name this protégée of Johnny Carson who is now best known for plastic surgery and red-carpet fashion criticism.

ANS: Joan Rivers

7. The author of the work on which this film is based originally considered calling it The Gent from Frisco, but reconsidered before the work was serialized in the magazine Black Mask. Notable remakes of this film include a 1936 version entitled Satan met a Lady and a 1975 version that starred George Segal as the son of this film’s main character. Working titles for this film include(*) All Women and Women of the World, and it was eventually retitled to Dangerous Female to avoid confusion with a later remake. For ten points, identify this 1931 film directed by Roy del Ruth that, like its later remake directed by John Huston and starring Humphrey Bogart, follows Sam Spade’s search for the title object.

ANS: The Maltese Falcon

8. In their first year, they were coached by Ron Rothstein and led in scoring by Kevin Edwards and Rory Sparrow. They won their first playoff series in 1997, getting to the conference finals before losing to the Bulls. They traded for John Salley in 1992, hoping he would be a leader for young stars Harold Miner, Glen Rice, and Rony Seikaly [“Ronnie Sigh-ka-lee”](*). 1994’s so-called “Dream Team II” from the world basketball championships contained four future stars of this team: Tim Hardaway, Dan Majerle [“Mahrley”], Alonzo Mourning, and Shaquille O’Neal. FTP name this NBA franchise that won the 2006 NBA Championship, and currently has star players like Jermaine O’Neal and Dwyane Wade.

ANS: Miami Heat (accept either)

9. Andy Kim suddenly reappeared in 2004 with a huge Canadian hit, “I Forgot To Mention”, written by this band’s Ed Robertson, who has also played charity concerts with a side project called Yukon Kornelius. Despite doubts over their future after founding member and songwriter(*) Steven Page left in 2009, a new album called All in Good Time was released in March of 2010. Concepts addressed in their songs include the difficult of robbing a bank full of nuns; receiving mysterious postcards of chimpanzees; and possessing an outdated shoebox of lies. For ten points, name this family-friendly pop-rock group, best known in the US for the 1990s hits “It’s All Been Done”, “Brian Wilson” and “One Week”.

ANS: Barenaked Ladies

10. He said "I've been in a lot of movies but this is the first film I've made," about playing Kracklite in Peter Greenaway’s The Belly of an Architect. In The Simpsons we learned that India’s answer to him is Otm Shank. He has received Tony Awards for Death of a Salesman and Long Day’s Journey Into Night, one of five Eugene O’Neill plays he has starred in at(*) Chicago’s Goodman Theater. Most of his Hollywood roles are gruff authority figures, including a Teamster boss in a 30 Rock episode, Sheriff Will Teasle in First Blood, and Bob Knight in A Season on the Brink. For ten points. name this barrel-chested Irish-American actor who also played Big Tom Callahan in Tommy Boy.

ANSWER: Brian Mannion Dennehy

11. Profits from this album were notably invested in the creation of Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Contributors to this album other than band members include Roger Manifold and Peter and Patricia Watts. Lyrics in one song on the album,(*) “Brain Damage,” refer to the mental breakdown of one member of the band. Singles created from this album include one that opens with the sounds of a cash register and a bass playing in 7/4 time. For ten points, identify this Pink Floyd album featuring “Time” and “Money” that famously synchs up with The Wizard of Oz.

ANS: Dark Side of the Moon

12, In 1971, Gerald Mayo brought a lawsuit against him, though it was dismissed based on a technicality. Harry Shearer voices him in several episodes of The Simpsons, while he is voiced by Dan Castellaneta and Hank Azaria in others. A song by punk band Suicidal Tendancies claims that an unnamed assailant has shot him, while Lordi claims he is a loser. One version of him sings a song to(*) Bender and tricks Fry into returning his robotic hands in the finale to season four of Futurama. For ten points, identify this being that the Rolling Stones have sympathy for and Van Halen is running with, also known as the prince of darkness.

ANS: The Devil (Accept Satan, Mephistopheles, Lucifer, or other common names; prompt on Robot Devil)

13. In They Call Her Cleopatra Wong, gun-runners at a strawberry plantation use this disguise, as do Robbie Coltrane and Eric Idle in a 1990 film. Academy Award nominees for playing these characters include Audrey Hepburn, Meryl Streep, Anne Bancroft, and Peggy Wood. Ken Russell’s The Devils contains extended orgies between these people, as they try to frame(*) Urbain Grandier for witchcraft. Robert Mitchum falls in love with one in Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison, and Sidney Poitier helps some with an Arizona building project in Lilies of the Field. FTP, Whoopi Goldberg’s greatest contribution to the visual arts was playing what type of woman in Sister Act?

ANSWER: Nun

14. WARNING: EXACT QUOTE REQUIRED. In episode eleven, the speaker is knocked over by a baby carriage immediately after saying this. In other instances, it’s been heard after its speaker is seen caged, running from explosions, falling off a cliff (*), and carried in a pine coffin. The first dialogue in episode one, it’s heard when its speaker – a bearded man in a torn gray suit – emerges from the sea. Beginning in episode fourteen, it’s preceded by the phrase “And now for something completely different.” For ten points, identify this three-letter contraction spoken by Michael Palin at the beginning of the first thirteen episodes of “Monty Python’s Flying Circus.”

ANS: It’s… (accept It’s Man)

15. Scenes cut from this film include an attempt by the main character to obtain a dog from an animal shelter and another where the main character participated in the shooting of pornography. One of the more unusual members of the staff of this film include the(*) “Naked Fight Coordinator,” who presumably directed the fight between the main character and Ken Davitian. A deleted ending depicts the protagonist joining the cast of “SexyDrownWatch,” a reference to the character’s goal throughout the film. For ten points, name this film that follows an international film crew attempting to make a documentary about America, the second film made by Sasha Baron Cohen.

ANS: Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan

16. As a sophomore, this Hefflin, Alabama, native put up 963 all-purpose yards, including only the 7th 100 yard kick return in school history, while playing wide receiver, quarterback, and running back.  A 2004 second team all-SEC player at kick returner as a sophomore, he played in only 5 games the next season.  Although he graduated in 2008, his football career was ended after a(*) horrific injury broke both his tibia and fibula.  The winner of the 2006 ESPY for Best Play is, for ten points, this wide receiver who is best remembered for catching a Brody Croyle pass over the back a Southern Mississippi defender for an Alabama touchdown.

ANSWER: Tyrone Prothro

17. She played a spoiled TV actress in Annie Hall, though her first big TV role was Stella in ABC’s 1984 adaptation of A Streetcar Named Desire. An ex-rock singer, she played Sheila in 1979’s film version of Hair and Patsy Cline in Coal Miner’s Daughter. She was Wil Wheaton’s mother in The Man Who Fell To Earth, and Edward Norton’s mother in(*) American History X, but may be best remembered for four films that where she played the mother of Rusty and Audrey. She has been seen recently as Babs Miller, Ari’s mentor on Entourage, for ten points, identify this actress who was the voice of Lurleen Lumpkin in two Simpsons episodes and Ellen Griswold in four National Lampoon’s Vacation movies.

ANS: Beverly D’Angelo

18. Jack Glasscock is the career leader in hits and steals for the National League team based here, which disbanded in 1889. Another baseball team from here won the Negro National League in 1950, employed Hank Aaron, and in 1953 played female second baseman Toni Stone in 50 games, part of the showmanship implied by their nickname(*), the Clowns. George Hill of the Spurs is the first NBA player from the state college located in this city, which is also home to Butler University. Current members of its NBA team include Roy Hibbert, Tyler Hansbrough and Danny Granger. FTP what Midwestern city contains Lucas Oil Stadium, home of the Colts?

ANSWER: Indianapolis

19. Current members include Alex Sharpe, Chloë Agnew and Máiréad Nesbitt. Created by David Downes in 2005, their popularity can be seen the constant infomercials for their TV specials, which include The Greatest Journey, Songs From the Heart, and A New Journey, which was recorded at(*) Slane Castle and debuted at #1 on Billboard’s World Music chart. Occupying the intersection of the market niches of Enya, the Corrs, and Ronan Tynan, they have been called “Riverdance for the voice.” For ten points, name this ensemble, a recent mainstay of PBS, who cover traditional songs and pop hits in a style designed to appeal to their namesake gender and ethnicity.

ANSWER: Celtic Woman

20. He was renamed “Leonard” and “Destroyer in the follow-up volumes made after his creator decided that Marvel was misusing the character. He first appeared in Fear #19, appearing in a swamp before vanishing back to his home planet.  His enemies include the bell-headed Dr. Bong, the Reverend Moon June Yuk, and Pro-Rata the cosmic accountant. His Earth home base was(*) Cleveland, home of his love interest and sidekick Beverly Switzler. For ten points, name this cigar-smoking waterfowl best known not for his comic books but for a failed 1986 movie costarring Lea Thompson and produced by George Lucas.

ANSWER: Howard the Duck

Tiebreakers

TB1. Technically, the final acting credit for this man will be Togrul in a long-delayed biopic about Genghis Khan, though the last role he played was Josef Mengele in a 2003 film, My Father, Rua Algen 55555. He starred as Mark Antony in his directorial debut, reprising a role he had filled in a 1970 production of Julius Caesar and has a notable cameo as a(*) replacement gas station attendant in Wayne’s World 2 and. More notable roles include the title role in El Cid and police detective Thorn in Soylent Green. For ten points, name this actor best known for playing Colonel George Taylor in the first two films in the Planet of the Apes series and Judah Ben-Hur in Ben-Hur.

ANS: Charlton Heston

TB2. This league’s rumored expansion has included HC Energie Karlovy Vary, which signed a letter of intent; four Swedish teams; and a potential team on Sakhalin. Notable players include Kevin Dallman, who has led the league in scoring by defensemen, as well as former NHLers Sandis Ozoliņš (oh-zoh-LYNCH), Ville Peltonen and(*) Jiri Hudler. Currently Ak Bars Kazan hold the Gagarin Cup awarded annually to one of the 24 teams in, FTP, this number one ranked European hockey league with notable teams Metallurg Magnitogorsk, Torpedo Niznhy-Novgorod, and Dynamo Moscow.

ANSWER: Kontinental Hockey League (do not accept “Russian Superleague” or “Russian High League” but do accept “Kontinentalʹnaya Khokkeĭnaya Liga”)

TB3. This musical group has a song which asks "Would you trade your words for freedom? That's a barter for a blind man," and is the first track from this group's 1992 album Rites of Passage. As the title of that song indicates, this duo has had "Three Hits" crack the top 100, most recently as guests on a 2007 track that asked an elected official "How do you sleep while the rest of us cry?" One song muses about reincarnation and the (*) "king of night vision," an astronomer. Another song includes a "poster of Rasputin" and the doctor, the mountains, the children, and the fountains. Featured on Pink's "Dear Mr. President" and consisting of Amy Ray and Emily Saliers, for ten points, name this duo who recorded "Galileo" and "Closer to Fine."

ANS: Indigo Girls

DOKTRINE 2010

House 3

Packet by: Daniel Christman-Crook, Carey Clevenger, Michael Davies, Rachel Gately, Laura Pollanen, Zachary Pozun

1. Identify these films that star the one and only Muscles from Brussels, Jean-Claude van Damme, for ten points each.

[10]This film based on a series of video games features Van Damme as Colonel William Guile attempting to take down the drug lord and general M. Bison.

ANS: Street Fighter

[10]Supposedly based on true events, this film follows Van Damme as Frank Dux and his attempts to win a secret martial arts tournament known as Kumite.

ANS: Bloodsport

[10]This 2001 Van Damme film follows a clone of serial killer Edward Garrotte and retired police detective Jake Riley’s attempts to track down the real Garrotte before he can kill again.

ANS: Replicant

2, For ten points each, name these aspects of the sentimental sitcom Boy Meets World.

[10] The series revolved around this family, including siblings Morgan, Joshua, Eric, and the titular protagonist Cory, played by Ben Savage.

ANS: The Matthews family

[10] Played by William Daniels, this man was the neighbor, teacher, principal, mentor, and paduwan to Cory and his friends Shawn and Topanga.

ANS: Mr. George Hamilton Feeny

[10] In the famous time-travel episode, Cory’s brother Eric becomes a monk and takes this name, inspired by a recent Kevin Costner movie.

ANS: Plays With Squirrels

3. Answer these questions about independent rock music with something in common for ten points each.

[10] This metal band provided an introduction to the Aqua Teen Hunger Force movie. Song titles include “Sleeping Giant”, “Colony of Birchmen”, “Crack the Skye”, and “Blood and Thunder,” all from their album Leviathan.

ANSWER: Mastodon

(10) This North Carolina record label thrived as an Atlantic subsidiary, but became irrelevant when bought by Walt Disney Inc. in 1998. Bands included Squirrel Nut Zippers, Juliana Hatfield, Jason & the Scorchers, and Seven Mary Three.

ANSWER: Mammoth Records

(10) The White Stripes’ fourth album, this 2003 release includes such songs as “Seven Nation Army” and “Ball and Biscuit”.

ANSWER: Elephant

4. Name these teams from the American Basketball Association, FTPE.

[10] This team that played in Freedom Hall won the ABA title in 1975, led by Artis Gilmore and Dan Issel. It had the best total winning percentage of any ABA franchise, but did not join the NBA when the two leagues merged.

ANSWER: Kentucky Colonels (accept either)

[10] This team won the last ABA title, in 1976. The territorial fines it had to pay to enter the NBA forced it to sell off Julius Erving.

ANSWER: New York Nets (accept either; however, do not accept “New Jersey Nets”)

[10] This team was called the Rockets for most of its ABA existence, but had to change in anticipation of joining the NBA. Their stars at the time of the merger included David Thompson and Dan Issel, who later coached the team.

ANSWER: Denver Nuggets (accept either)

5. For ten points each, answer these questions about pissing in rock music.

[10] “Pissing the night away” is part of the chorus to “Tubthumping” by this British anarchist art collective.

ANS: Chumbawamba

[10] “Territorial Pissings” is the first song on Side 2 of this Nirvana album that also included songs like “Come as You Are” and “Smells like Teen Spirit.”

ANS: Nevermind

[10] “Pissing in a River” was a single from Radio Ethiopia, the follow-up album to Horses by this so-called “Godmother of Punk.”

ANS: Patti Smith (accept “The Patti Smith Band”)

6. There’s an awful lot of trashy epic fantasy novels out there these days. Identify some of the more serious offenders for ten points each.

[10]Fans of this long-running series were saddened and dismayed when its author, Robert Jordan, died of amyloidosis died in 2007, leaving it unfinished. The final books are being written by Brandon Sanderson.

ANS: The Wheel of Time

[10] Sanderson’s other series is this trilogy that follows a young thief named Vin as she discovers her destiny as one of the titular magic users.

ANS: The Mistborn Trilogy (Accept anything with the word Mistborn in it)

[10]This Russian series written by Sergei Lukyanenko is best known in the West for spawning two abysmal movie adaptations. It follows the adventures of supernatural Others belonging to the title agency.

ANS: Night Watch (Accept Nochnoy Dozor)

7. Name these record labels named for creatures for ten points each.

[10] Founded in 1978, this Los Angeles label came to be known for reissues and box sets like the Nuggets classic-rock collections, and DVD collections of The World of Sid & Marty Krofft and Mystery Science Theater 3000.

ANSWER: Rhino Records

(10) Also the name of ELP’s production company, this was the label formed to release Emerson, Lake and Palmer records in the 1970s. It was named for a Greek mythical beast with a lion’s body and a human head.

ANSWER: Manticore Records

[10] The first release on this part of Richard Branson’s business empire was 1973’s Tubular Bells. It recently formed the Capitol Music Group with Capitol Records.

ANSWER: Virgin Records

8. In honor of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s return to film in The Expendables, identify some of his film roles from the 1980s for ten points each.

[10]One of Schwarzenegger’s first major film roles was playing this Robert E. Howard barbarian in two namesake movies.

ANS: Conan

[10]Schwarzenegger plays Moscow cop Ivan Danko in this 1988 buddy cop comedy alongside Jim Belushi. The film’s plot centers on the duo’s attempts to take down a Soviet drug kingpin.

ANS: Red Heat

[10] In Red Sonja, the unofficial sequel to Conan the Destroyer, Schwarzenegger plays this sidekick to the title character. The two fight inconclusively several times, but he eventually helps her defeat the evil Queen Gedren.

ANS: Lord Kalidor

9. For ten points each, name some of the most venerable German soccer clubs.

[10] The first team suspected of paying its players, in the 1920s they were mostly Slavic coal miners like Ernst Kuzorra. Last year this rival of Borussia Dortmund had the 6th-highest average attendance in all of Europe.

ANSWER: FC Schalke 04

[10] Gladbach, Dortmund and Werder Bremen have all had stints as the main rival to this dominant Bavarian institution, whose stars now include Franck Ribery and Miroslav Klose.

ANSWER: FC Bayern München or Bayern Munich

[10] They play at the Mercedes-Benz Arena near the Neckar river, and are led by insane goalkeeper Jens Lehmann. As of March 13 they are facing Barcelona in the Champions League round of 16.

ANSWER: Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 or VfB Stuttgart

10. Name these fictional newspapers for the stated number of points.

[5] This Metropolis-based newspaper is the longtime employer of Clark Kent and Jimmy Olsen.

ANSWER: The Daily Planet

[5] This paper is published by J. Jonah Jameson and has appeared in Spider-Man, X-Men, Fantastic Four, and other Marvel titles.

ANSWER: The Daily Bugle

[10] This inaccurate tabloid chronicles the adventures of the Baudelaire children over the last half of the Series of Unfortunate Events series.

ANSWER: The Daily Punctilio

[10] When the front page of a newspaper appeared on The Kids in the Hall, the name of the paper was usually this parody of Toronto’s largest tabloid newspaper.

ANSWER: The Toronto Moon

11. Remakes of RPGS and strategy games: the only reason to own a PSP? Sources say “yes.” Identify these remakes for ten points.

[10]This remake of a Playstation strategy game with the Final Fantasy license added two new jobs, characters from other games in the series, and a wireless multiplayer mode.

ANS: Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions (Prompt on Final Fantasy Tactics)

[10] Nippon Ichi software release a remake of this PS2 game that centers on the demon Laharl and his attempts to become the ruler of the underworld. The PSP port adds multiplayer and an in-game music shop.

ANS: Disgaea: Hour of Darkness

[10] A remake to a 1999 Enix pseudo-sci-fi RPG, this game added a new playable character and voiced dialogue. The most recent entry in the series this game belongs to was released for the Xbox 360 in 2009 and was subtitled “The Last Hope.”

ANS: Star Ocean: Second Evolution (Do not accept Star Ocean: The Second Story)

12. For ten points each, identify these songs performed by Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s band, DVDA.

[10]This song on the Team America: World Police soundtrack was initially performed on the South Park episode “Asspen.” Its title refers to a common cinematographic technique used to “show us the passage of time” in many 1980s sports films.

ANS: “Montage”

[10]Also performed on the first season of South Park in the episode “Big Gay Al’s Big Gay Boat Ride,” this song from the soundtrack to Orgazmo declares that the listener has become the title entity, who is made by “the woman in his arms.”

ANS: “Now You’re a Man”

[10]Also on the Team America: World Police soundtrack is this ballad in which the singer compares his feelings for a woman to Michael Bay’s Pearl Harbor. Its title refers to a transition in the plot of the film.

ANS: “The End of an Act”

13. Name these Cylon actors from the “Battlestar Galactica” reboot, for ten points each.

[10] Clearly a pun on the phrase “Cylon model,” this blonde was frequently seen wearing a red dress as Number Six. She also recently appeared as Carla on season 2 of Burn Notice.

ANS: Tricia Helfer

[10] Since famous people don’t guest star on shows unless the role is important, it was a surprise to absolutely no one when this former Xena star showed up out of nowhere and was almost immediately revealed to be a Cylon.

ANS: Lucy Lawless

[10] This English-born Canadian played Cylon artist Leoben. He had a featured role as rock producer Lew Ashby throughout season two of “Californication.”.

ANS: Callum Keith Rennie

14. Answer these questions about the projects of musical exploitation embarked upon by the surviving Doors after Jim Morrison’s suicide, FTPE.

[10] In 1978, drummer John Densmore, guitarist Robbie Krieger and organist Ray Manzarek recorded backing music for some old Morrison poetry recordings, eventually released as this platinum-selling album featuring “Ghost Song.”

ANS: An American Prayer

(10) In 2002 Krieger and Manzarek formed The Doors Of The 21st Century with Ian Astbury, who had been the singer for this band known for “Fire Woman” and “She Sells Sanctuary.”

ANS: The Cult

(10) In 2007 Krieger and Manzarek formed Riders On The Storm with Brett Scallions, who had recently been the singer for this Harrisburg-based rock band famous for songs like “Shimmer” and “Bad Day.”

ANS: Fuel

15. Answer these questions about the TV show Top Gear for ten points each.

[10]The theme song to Top Gear is this Allman Brothers instrumental off their 1973 album Brothers and Sisters that’s named for the daughter of American guitarist Dickey Betts. It has also appeared in Guitar Hero 2.

ANS: Jessica

[10]The show’s “tame racing driver,” this character always appears wearing a racing suit. He “regenerated” into a white-suited version after the second series.

ANS: The Stig

[10]One of the most famous stunts from the reformatted version of Top Gear has presenters Richard Hammond and James May build a space shuttle out of this make and model of car. The shuttle failed to disengage from the fuel tanks and exploded upon contact with the ground.

ANS: Reliant Robin

16. Answer these freakin’ questions about movies that use the word “fuck” a whole heck of a lot, for ten gosh-darned points each.

[10] This 1997 film is the only film written and directed by Gary Oldman. It centers on a London family with an abusive husband played by Ray Winstone, and uses the word “fuck” more than any movie apart from a documentary on the word “fuck.”

ANS: Nil By Mouth

[10] Just behind Nil By Mouth, with 435 uses of the word, is this Spike Lee film about the lives of Italians in the Bronx during the escapades of serial killer David Berkowitz.

ANS: Summer of Sam

[10] This epic crime drama smashed the “fuck” record in 1990 with 300 uses of the word, 60 more than Do the Right Thing. It tells the story of three New York gangsters: Paul Cicero, Jimmy Conway, and Henry Hill.

ANS: Goodfellas

17. If you’re like the average American, the only hockey you’ve seen all year was the USA-Canada gold medal game. Answer the following about that game for the stated number of points.

[5] The MVP of the tournament was this Buffalo Sabres goaltender

ANS: Ryan Miller

[10] This New Jersey Devil scored with 25 seconds left and the goalie pulled to send the game to overtime

ANS: Zach Parise

[5] The other American goal was scored by this Vancouver Canuck center who sealed the Americans’ earlier 5-3 victory with an empty net goal.

ANS: Ryan Kesler

18. Name these overweight rappers for ten points each.

[10] He rhymed on Michael Jackson’s single “Jam” and had hits of his own, including “Now That We Found Love”, “Gyrlz They Love Me”, and “Nuttin’ But Love”, with his group The Boyz.

ANSWER: Heavy D

[10] Although intended as a parody of rappers like Heavy D and Chubb Rock, this character – Arsenio Hall in a fat suit – released an album called Large and In Charge, featuring the 1991 single “Owwww!”.

ANSWER: Chunky A

[10] Although his cousin Big Pun is now deceased, this Terror Squad impresario recently released the sequel to 2001’s Jealous Ones Still Envy.

ANSWER: Fat Joe

19. Answer these questions about Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, FTPE.

[10] Martin & Lewis worked for NBC on their own radio show as well as this TV variety show that ran from 1950-55 and was sponsored by a toothpaste maker.

ANSWER: The Colgate Comedy Hour or Colgate Variety Hour

[10] In a reversal of roles, Lewis played the bon vivant who juggles three stewardess girlfriends, with Martin as the bumbling intruder, in what movie based on a play that had a 2008 Broadway revival starring Gina Gershon and Bradley Whitford?

ANSWER: Boeing Boeing

[10] 1952’s Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla stars Bela Lugosi, some ape costumes, Dean Martin imitator Duke Mitchell, and what Jerry Lewis imitator who died in August 2009?

ANSWER: Sammy Petrillo

20. Answer the following about a football game for ten points each.

[10] Including coaches, 17 people who took part would later enter the NFL Hall of Fame. A goal line stand and back and forth scoring earned the 26th NFL Championship Game this hyperbolic nickname

ANS: The Greatest Game Ever Played (Do not prompt on partial answers)

[10] The scoring was opened with a field goal by this Giants placekicker who later went on to be known as the sane half of his broadcasting partnership with John Madden

ANS: Pat Summerall

[10] Making up for two early fumbles, this Giant running back scored on a 15 yard pass. He later teamed up with Howard Cosell and Don Meredith on the Monday Night Football broadcast team.

ANS: Frank Gifford

21. 30-20-10, identify the city.

[30] It’s the hometown of Marvel Comics villain Nitro, and the site of the deadly 1965 fruit-truck incident celebrated in Harry Chapin’s song “Thirty Thousand Pounds of Bananas”.

[20] Joe Biden often seeks street cred by citing his ten years as a child in this city, before moving to Delaware. In Home Alone, the mother gets stuck at the local airport and meets up with John Candy’s friendly polka band.

[10] It’s the location of the Dunder Mifflin megacorporation in The Office.

ANS: Scranton, Pennsylvania

22. Given a movie, the year it was made, and a brief plot synopsis, name the actor who starred as a policeman with an implausible Cajun accent for ten points each.

[10] The Big Easy, 1987. Remy McSwain and Anne Osborne work together to reveal the corruption that controls the New Orleans police force.

ANS: Dennis Quaid

[10] Heaven’s Prisoners, 1996. Dave Robicheaux attempts to discover who is behind the thugs sent to attack him after he adopts an El Salvadorian girl who escapes from a crashed plane.

ANS: Alec Baldwin

[10] Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, 2009. Police officer Terrence McDonagh is injured rescuing a drowning prisoner and begins taking cocaine and working with the mobster Big Fate.

ANSWER: Nicolas Cage

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