Movies 5/5

Jerry Bruckheimer has been responsible for some of America’s most popular films, including “Con Air” and “The Rock.” Unfortunately not all of his films have gone from production to the big screen very smoothly. This 1986 film was plagued with production, casting, and writing problems. Once it finally got to theaters it was one of the top grossing films of the year and inspired an unprecedented leap in peace-time naval enlistment. FTP name this film that coined the phrase “I feel the need…the need for speed?”

Top Gun

Japanese Animation, or Anime, as it is known to fans is a popular film style not only in Japan, but around the world. Hayao Miyazaki is considered to be the reigning king of Anime and he’s got the numbers to prove it. His film “Princess Mononoke” was met with critical and popular success and his most recent effort has become the #1 grossing film of all time in Japan. FTP name this anime film that follows the life of a little girl in her family’s move to the suburbs.

Spirited Away   OR    Sen to Chihiro No Kamikakushi

Continually taking small, but very interesting roles, this actor has managed to stay below Oscar’s radar for a number of years. Appearing in films like “Boogie Nights” and “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape” he has played roles in three of this year’s critically acclaimed films: “The Good Girl” “The Hours” and “Chicago” for which he received an academy award nomination.  FTP name this actor, a Chicago native, who also stars in  this year’s “Anger Management”

John C. Reilly

It’s amazing what some people get paid! This group charged the Sedgewick Hotel 5,000 dollars for "entrapment, proton charging, and storage of the beast" Despite destorying many parts of the hotel in the process they were paid in full. Later in the film they would be called to clean up and even bigger mess; all of  New York City. FTP Name this 1980’s film about parapsychologists and their unique form of “extermination”

Ghostbusters

Everyone knows that the blood in the bathtub in Alfred Hitchcock’s “Psycho” was chocolate syrup, but there are a few other things that you might not be aware of.  For example Janet Leigh , who was billed as the star of the film, was killed less than halfway through the running time during the famous “Shower Scene.” There is something else about the notorious bathroom at the Bates Motel that is noteworthy.  Janet Leigh’s character Marion Crane was attempting to destory scraps of paper and led to this movie first. FTP name this bathroom apparatus that had never before been seen in an American motion picture

A flushing toilet

Bonus

1.  Answer the following FTPE about this TV writer who made the leap to film.

1.  Starting out on Grace Under Fire and Cybill, he soon grew frustrated with the content constraints of broadcast and funneled his tension into his 1999 Oscar-winning Best Picture.

Alan Ball

2.  His dissatisfaction with TV was mirrored in this American Beauty character, who worked in a different media field, advertising.

Lester Burnham

3.  Unsuprisingly, Ball studied Theatre at this southern university.

Florida State

Answer the following FTPE about these mythical Chinese creatures.

1.  Billy Pelzer breaks one of three cardinal rules of owning one of these to find himself facing blood-thirsty gremlins.

Mogwai

2.  Because of the gore and violence in Spielberg’s Gremlins and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, movie ratings were changed in the 80’s.  Identify the new category.

PG-13

3.  What substance causes gremlins to multiply?

Water

3.  Answer the following about this Gene Wilder and Madeline Kahn film FTPE?

1. What was this film, which starred Cleavon Little as “Bart”?

Blazing Saddles

2. Unable to star because of his controversial stand-up, this man instead helped Mel Brooks write the script.

Richard Pryor

3. One of Mel Brooks’ three cameo personas, this character defied religious and linguistic stereotypes

Jewish Sioux chief who speaks Yiddish (accept equivalents)

4.  FTPE, identify the following about heartthrob Hugh Grant.

	1.  He rose to fame immediately after his role in this 1994 film.

	Four Weddings and a Funeral

	2.  His career has brought him roles opposite many of the sexiest leading ladies, but what sexy major did he complete at New College, Oxford?

	Literature

	3.  With whom was Grant found by the LAPD in a ’95 BMW on Sunset Boulevard.  He emerged with an $1810 fine and a box office hit in 9 Months?

	Divine Brown or Estella Marie Thompson

	5.  FTPE, identify the following about this twisted plot.

	1.  Beginning with the spoken lines, “How are you, Keaton?” after shots of flame-extinguishing urination, the film concludes with a confused man missing his car.

	The Usual Suspects

	2.  Which character, played by Pete Postlethwaite, represents Keyser Soze?

	Kobayashi

	3.  What business does Keaton attempt to enter?

	Restaurant

Miscellaneous 5/6
Toss-Ups:

This massive database is actually the second version; the first was  abandoned after it became too disorganized.  It is a largely user-written and filtered tangle of poetry, recipes, biographies, and  other random information.  Experienced members of this community can  'cool' a writeup to make it more prominent.  What is the name of this database, which describes what seems to be in it?

Everything2.com  

Esther Friesner's numerous accomplishments include editing a series  of anthologies, which feature well-formed and well-armed, if scantily clad, women.  This first book includes stories such as 'The Growling',  'Lady of Steel' and 'Bra Melting'.  What is the title? 

Chicks in Chainmail  

One of the earliest versions of this urban legend lacks almost every feature of the modern one.  Rather than the requisite pair of high- schoolers who drive away frightened, it has an axe head stuck in a saddle.

The Hook Hand (or any reasonable variant)

Fired from her job teaching, Lisandra Zingaro of Long Branch High School, had thoroughly embarrassed the denizens of her town prior to the June 30th termination date.  She had been charged with cocaine possession after she and a 14-year-old boy were hospitalized due to a party at her house in that town and, two days later, had been arrested for sex with a minor.  FTP, name the state in which the boys of Ocean Township will now have to grow up without Ms. Zingaro’s feminine wiles.

New Jersey

Not primarily known for these games, this Left Coast company is still reasonably famous for having control of MLB Showdown and many Star Wars RPGs.  Older game-players may remember D&D, one of its many holdings, but younger readers may also have seen this game in Dragonlance book format.  FTP, name the company whose most impressive holdings include Salvatore’s Forgotten Realms, the Pokemon card game, and the Magic RPG/CCG series.

Wizards of the Coast

 Bonuses:

Identify the character from their trashy characteristics in Voltaire's Candide FTPE. 

1) Her name includes words for 'vagina' and 'ovaries' within it.  She is the beauty of the book, even through slavery and rape, but loses her looks by the end. 

Cunegonde 

2) He is thought to be killed in an auto-da-fe, but lived.  The eternally optimistic philosopher, he maintains that this world is the best of any possible, although his own slavery, hanging, and a case of  syphilis might have dismayed him. 

Pangloss 

3) This philosopher argues with Pangloss, thinking that the world is absolutely miserable and that evil reigns supreme.   

Martin  

Bonus: Fox Trot
FTP each, name the following friends of the Fox family from Bill Amend’s comic:
1.)  Paige’s best friend whose status as an only child Paige often desires

Nicole

2.)  Roger’s work buddy who is called upon to prove that he was at work and not having an affair.

Larry

3.)  Peter’s best friend, who often reminds the poor student of unfinished homework.

Steve  

Remember Beanie Babies?  FTP Each: Given the name of the Beanie Baby, tell what type of animal it is. 

Flip 

Cat 

Seaweed

 Otter 

Tusk 

Walrus  

FTP each, name the brand of chocolate from the US headquarters.

 Hershey, Pennsylvania 

Hershey's 

San Francisco, California 

Ghirardelli 

Berkeley, California 

Scharffen Berger 

Let's see who'll be flinging cows over city walls next.  FTP each, Identify the siege weapon. 

1.)  This uses stored torsional energy in a rope twisted around a roller  to throw a javelin or stone.  A leather pad stops the throwing arm for  a high throw. 

Mangonel 

2.)  An elaboration on the basic catapult, this uses a counterweight  and a sling to throw rocks.  It was invented in China. 

Trebuchet
 
3.)  Invented by the Greeks, it was used by the Romans to invade  Britain.  Although it looks like a crossbow, tension comes from the  bundle of rope at the front, not the bow. 

Ballista

I may not be 21 yet, but I'm already building my repetoire of bar tricks. Identify the following FTPE.  
1. According to common knowledge, it is impossible to drink a gallon of this liquid in one hour without vomiting, making the feat a lucrative one, but usually not for the drinker. What's this liquid, called bainne in Gaelic?  
Milk  
2. Especially suited to drunken physicists in bars, the next trick relies onthe transfer of pressure through a fluid, usually beer. By slamming your hand into one end of this, you can cleanly pop off the other end.  
(Beer) bottle 
 3. Another favorite with the physics crowd, the final trick requires this pair of ubiquitous restaurant items. Pour the two in a pile and incredibly separate them with a comb. The static charge on the comb can lift the dustier of the pair from the more crystalline species.  
Salt and pepper 

Sports 6/5

Toss-up: Major League Baseball  
Though there were two Washington Senators franchises, only one won a  championship behind the arm of Walter Johnson (actually, only one won a  championship, PERIOD).  During the time of this franchise's tenure in the  capital city, they were often mocked with the statement, "Washington: First  in war, first in peace, and last in the American League."  This amuses many  of their current incarnation's fans, as they know that the other Senators  were much worse during their stay in D.C.  FTP, name the almost-contracted  current incarnation of the original Washington Senators.  
Minnesota Twins   

Bonus: NFL  
FTP each, name, in any order, the last three teams (team name and year during  which most of that season's games were played, i.e. 2002 Chicago Bears for  last year's Champaign denizens) to have won an NFL Championship without  having won the Super Bowl. 
1965 Green Bay Packers, 1968 Baltimore Colts, 1969 Minnesota Vikings   

Toss-up: NBA 
 Though seldom-mentioned before last year, this diminutive big man is now one  of the stars of the NBA.  He is often known for his workmanlike approach to  playing the post and for his scrappiness in gathering "boards."  FTP, name  this All-Star, who has been used on-and-off as Detroit's center for the last  few years. 
Ben Wallace   
Bonus: NASCAR Winston Cup Champions 
For five points a piece, name, in any order, the last six men to have won a  Winston Cup. 
  Tony Stewart, Jeff Gordon, Bobby Labonte, Dale Jarrett, Terry Labonte,  and Dale Earnhardt Senior. 

	Toss-up: THE BIG DANCE  
March Madness has a lot of dubious history, but none of the history is  perhaps more dubious than a team which can be reduced to one surreal  statistic for all its trips to the Big Dance.  FTP, name the team who has won  the most games in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament without  having won the whole thing (as of the end of the 2002 tournament).  
Syracuse   

Bonus: The XFL  
FTP each, answer the following about the XFL.  
1.)  Rod Smart was one of the men within the league who took advantage of the  ability to have creative monikers on the back of his jersey.  What was his?  
He Hate Me   
2.)  Who was the MVP of the short-lived league's only season? 
 Tommy Maddox   
3.)  Which "sports entertainment" magnate held one of the major shares in the  league vicariously through his wrestling empire? 
 Vince McMahon  

Toss-up: Women's Soccer 
 Though she is now known for her engagement to Nomar Garciaparra, this woman is a superstar in her own right.  She was one of the leaders for the U.S.  women's soccer team in recent international competitions, and has appeared in  many Gatorade commercials with Michael Jordan, et al.  FTP, give the name of number nine for the U.S. women's soccer team. 
 Mia Hamm  

Bonus: NCAA Div. 1A Football  
For five points each, give the names (not initials) of the six conferences  which make up the Bowl Championship Series.  
ANSWERS: Atlantic Coast Conference, Big East, Big Ten, Big Twelve, Southeastern  Conference, and Pacific Ten.  (Note: If Conference appears in a name on the  answers given here, it must be said in order to receive the full points.   Prompting would be okay on "Atlantic Coast" and "Southeastern.")   

Toss-up: Michael Jordan  
Many thought that MJ was at his nadir over the last two seasons as a member of the Washington Wizards, but few choose to remember his stint as a baseball  player.  FTP, name the Double-A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox (city and  mascot) with whom "he could not hit a curveball." 
 Birmingham Barons   

Bonus: NHL  
For five points each, name the NHL player or coach with the following  2001-2002 trophy in his case: 
 1.) Jack Adams Award: Coach of the Year  
Bob Francis  
 2.) Calder Memorial Trophy: Rookie of the Year  
Dany Heatley  
3.) King Clancy Memorial Trophy: Leadership and Humanitarian Contribution   
Ron Francis   
4.) Hart Memorial Trophy: NHL Most Valuable Player  
 Jose Theodore   
5.) William M. Jennings Trophy: Goalie(s) Playing 25 games for the team With  the Fewest Goals Scored Against (Only 1 received it in 2001-2002)  
Patrick Roy   
6.) Lady Byng Memorial Trophy: Player who Displays Gentlemanly Conduct  
Ron Francis

Toss-up: Running
Though she had knee surgery just seventeen days before the qualifying event, this woman with two last names won the qualifier, adding to her several victories at Boston.  Still competing at her 26.2 mile race today, one of her career highlights was her win over Grete Waitz in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic marathon, the first year it was run.

Joan Benoit Samuelson

Music

Since their first practice in 1983, this currently 4-piece band has released several records with Epitaph and is advertised on Comedy Central as providing music for The Underground Comedy Movie.  One, the drummer, is described in a 2000 song as having “one big belly from living the good life provided by punk.”  The lyrics also identify the “ hip Hispanic” as El Hefe, and the two other over-thirty punkers as Melvin and Fat Mike.  Who are these guys, whose biggest release is 1994’s Punk in Drublic?

NOFX

As next year approaches, so does the 50th anniversary of this early rock n’roll anthem.  Produced by a group fronted by a former yodeler, it was recorded at Pythian Temple Studio in a converted ballroom on April 12th, 1954.  Recorded in the same session was “13 Women,” as tune about a lone man left with thirteen women after an atomic cataclysm.  But, this song went on to fame after it served as the title track to Blackboard Jungle, and Bill Haley and the Comets eventually sold over 25 millon copies.

“Rock around the Clock” 

FTPE, identify the historical events which inspired the following country releases.

a.  “Where Were You?” of 2001

September 11 terrorist attacks (or equivalent)

b.  Schoolteacher Jimmy Driftwood’s 1959 hit.

The Battle of New Orleans

c.  Brian Burns’s “Travis‘s Letter“ and “Deguello” 

The Battle of the Alamo

Answer the following FTPE about these American artists, who originally considered the name “The Daze” and had seven albums produced by George Martin during the 1970s .

a.  Who were they?

America

b.  What was their first number one hit, in 1972?

“A Horse with No Name”

c.  Which member wrote “I Need You” at the age of sixteen?

Gerry Beckley

FTPE, identify some of the “soldiers” of Public Enemy.

a.  On the college lecture circuit since 1989 and a vocal proponent of the mp3 format, he not only helped to found Public Enemy but also has hosted a Fox News segment.

Chuck D

b.  A component of Public Enemy, this group includes Professor Griff, Roger Chillious and James Norman.

S1W or Security of the First World

c.  Described as “the one and only Duracell“, he keeps going and going.  With all that energy, it’s about time he released a solo project.

Flavor Flav

FTPE, answer the following about this recent rap phenomenon.  

a.  His heavily bootlegged 1999 album wasn’t released by Columbia supposedly because he was shot three days before filming “Thug Love.”  What name does this artist use? 

50 Cent

b.  With what name was the artist born in Queens?

Curtis Jackson

c.  What was 50’s only new track on his bootleg release “No Mercy, No Fear?”  It found a home in “8 Mile.”

“Wanksta”

One of NOFX’s “dinosaurs” of the “prehistoric music industry,” it first gained a foothold in recording through a joint venture with CBS Records begun in 1968.  Parent to Columbia, Epic, and Legacy, it currently commands a portfolio including Good Charlotte, Jennifer Lopez, Korn, James Taylor, and Yo-Yo Ma.  FTP, what’s this electronics giant with an interest in music that’s a component of the Nikkei 225 index?

Sony

FTPE, identify the following about one of the 2003 inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

a.  What is this band, which evolved from Bernard Rhodes’ and Mick Jones’ London SS.

The Clash

b.  One of the members did not live to see either the induction or the release of their recent 2-disk set “The Essential Clash.”  Name him. 

Joe Strummer

c.  Curiously, this artist, who was born Ellas Bates, opened for The Clash on their first US tour.  His career spans six decades, and in addition to having his own day in the state of New Mexico, he was inducted into the Hall of Fame 16 years before The Clash.

Bo Diddley

The sixth highest selling album in history, with over 41 million sold, it coincided with the emergence of its artists from the tragedy of their lead singer’s death in the back seat of a car. Recorded in Nassau in the spring of 1980 and produced by Mutt Lange, it was Brian Johnson’s first release with the rockers.  Packing their album with hits like “Rock And Roll Ain’t Noise Pollution” and “You Shook Me All Night Long,” AC/DC perhaps signaled their return despite continued mourning in the hue of the title.

Back in Black

This song features the following lyrics from the original boy-band of the 80s. "Everybody's always talkin' 'bout who's on top. Don't cross our path 'cause you're gonna get stomped. We ain't gonna give anybody any slack. And if you try to keep us down we're gonna come right back" 

Hangin' Tough

TV 5/5

Hasbro controls the spin-off toys of this character introduced in 1999 for the three to six-year-old audience.  With daily activities like fixing the radiator and controlling the cat, he interacts with Pilchard the cat, Mr. Dixon the deliveryman, and Mrs. Percival the school teacher.  Among his other friends are Scoop, Spud, and Wendy.  Who’s the man in overalls and a plaid shirt with the cute British accent who has won the hearts of many a preschooler?
	Bob the Builder

This game show was based on the short-lived '70s show Second Chance, and originally featured host Pat Sajak, then known only as a TV weatherman. The first new episodes of this game show to be taped in 16 years took place in early 2002, and featured a new host, Todd Newton. The classic show now airs in re-runs 4 times daily on the Game Show Network and remains a popular hit among 20-somethings. Name this classic game show that will have you shouting "Big money! Big money!" "No Whammies, no whammies!" and "STOP!!!" 
Press Your Luck

This show currently airs at 2 and 3 pm Eastern Time on the Discovery Channel and bears the name of its famous host. It has several Emmy Nominations, including Outstanding Service Show, Outstanding Service Show Host, and Outstanding Directing in a Service Show for director Bob Loudin. Before beginning this show, the host formerly led the decorating show Interior Motives. The host has also just released his second book, If You Can Dream It, You Can Do It. Name this show or its famously flamboyant host. 
Christopher Lowell, The Christopher Lowell Show

This trendy TV show recently featured a song popular in the early 90s. Name this TV show in which Emma was made to smile by hearing such lyrics as "juicy double" and "I like big butts." 
Friends  

Lucille Ball presented many memorable moments on I Love Lucy, such as the chocolate factory fiasco, the grape smashing incident, and, of course, the television commercial drunkenness. Name the health tonic that Lucy is advertising that makes her more tipsy with every spoonful. 
Vitameatavegamin  

Although the melodrama My So Called Life aired for less than one full season, it remains a cherished show by many viewers. Name the characters given these descriptions FTPE: *prompt for last names 
a. The show was centered on this character, who dyes her hair Crimson Glow in the pilot episode 
Angela Chase 
b. Angela's best friend at school, the bad girl who was voted sophomore with "most slut potential" and who wore mix-matched clothes and a trade-mark lock of braided hair. 
Rayanne Graph 
c. The neighbor boy who has been obsessed with Angela since grade school. 
Brian Krakow  

Answer the following questions about Biography on the A&E network FTPE. 
a. Although the series often features guest hosts, there are two consistent hosts. Name either of the these men. 
Jack Perkin, Peter Grey 
b. Who was the #1 Biography of the year for 2002? 
George W. Bush 
c. What year did the show celebrate its 10 year anniversary?
 2002  

Let's test your knowledge about MTV's The Real World FTPE. 
a. This person has been the creator, the producer, and the executive producer of the show. It is her name that appears first in the credits following each episode. 
Mary-Ellis Bunimb. 
b.  In the 3rd season (in San Francisco) what "bad boy" sticks his dirty fingers in the community tub of peanut butter and proceeds to lick them.
 Puck 
c. As is stated in the opening segment of each episode, the people of the first season live in what city and type of dwelling?
 New York City, A loft  

The Cosby Show has entertained families for years. How much do you remember about this sitcom FTPE? 
a. The Cosby Show was a hit during the 80s and 90s- For how many years did the show run? 
8 years 
b. Besides Bill Cosby, the show had two other executive producers. Name one of them. 
Michael Leeson, Ed Weinberger
 c. For 10 pts. name all seven members of the Huxtable's immediate family. 
Heathcliff (Cliff) Clair Sondra Denise Theodore (Theo) Vanessa Rudy  

Give the actors' names from Bewitched given the following clues 
a. FFP, this actress portrays a witchy-woman who marries a mortal.
 Elizabeth Montgomery 
b. FFP, the original actor who played the mortal husband, Darren. 
Dick York 
c. FTP, the second actor to play Darren. 
Dick Sargent 
d. FTP, Samantha's mother was played by this woman. 
Agnes Moorhead