RC COLA 2008 ROUND 2 WRITTEN BY VANDERBILT, WITH ASSISTANCE FROM KEARNEY/STEINHICE
1. He started his career with bit parts in Are You Afraid of the Dark, Goosebumps, and Kung Fu: The Legend
Continues, and appeared opposite Justin Timberlake and Keri Russell on The All New Mickey Mouse Club. From there, he had a starring role as the title character in the spinoff series Young Hercules, which inexplicably led him to a movie career. Courtney Love made an announcement that he would portray Kurt Cobain in an upcoming biopic, which coupled with him being chosen as the next Jack Ryan, should make people forget all about 2002’s Murder By
Numbers. He received more acclaim for his portrayal of Dan Dunne but may be more familiar as Noah Calhoun.
FTP, name this actor, a 2006 Oscar nominee as the drug-using middle school teacher in Half Nelson, who also played
Rachel McAdams’ love interest in The Notebook.
ANSWER: Ryan Gosling
2. Originally performed by its writer with her earlier band The Great Society, it was ranked as the 478 th Greatest
Songs of All Time by Rolling Stone. Dr. Gonzo asks Raoul Duke to play it while he sits in a bathtub, because he needs a “rising sound”. It’s been used in movies such as The Game and Platoon, and in the end credits of Resident
Evil:Extinction, possibly in reference to the main character. It appears in commercials for the Xbox 360 game Lost
Odyssey, yet it doesn’t appear at all in the game. This single from Surrealistic Pillow mentions that “logic and proportion” have “fallen sloppy dead”, yet according to the book, the Dormouse never said “Feed Your Head”. FTP,
. what was this Alice in Wonderland-inspired song written by Grace Slick and performed by Jefferson Airplane?
ANSWER: White Rabbit
3. At Brighton High School, he was a three-sport star and won the USA Today Player of the Year award in one of them. In 2006, he led the Rhein Fire to a third-place finish in NFL Europe before being cut in August. He had been drafted in the sixth round by the Houston Texans, who always intended to trade his rights. In 2002 and 2003, during callups from the Columbus Clippers, he played eight games in the major leagues and recorded one hit. He was more successful in college, where he frequently heard his name chanted by fans who wanted him to replace Tom Brady.
FTP, name this highly touted two-sport athlete at Michigan who played poorly as a third baseman for the Yankees and as a quarterback for the Cowboys.
ANSWER: Drew Henson
4. Bernie Mac played Mitch Gilliam, a bail-bondsman who eventually takes on this job. Ben Kingsley played one named Gary Nance, who is cleared of any wrongdoing by Dave Kovic. At the end of Tom Clancy’s novel Debt of
Honor, Jack Ryan held this post for a matter of minutes before a terrorist attack on the State of the Union. On 24, Hal
Gardner, Noah Daniels, Charles Logan and Jim Prescott all acted as one. John Hoynes was replaced in this capacity by Colorado Representative Bingo Bob Russell in Jed Bartlett’s administration on The West Wing. FTP, these are all fictional holders of what governmental position, occupied in real life by Dick Cheney.
ANSWER: Vice President of the United States (accept equivalents)
5. It has been banned in the UK, Australia and Italy for excessive gore and animal cruelty. Director Ruggero Deodato and his assistants were charged with multiple counts of murder, after a rumor circulated that the film’s actors had actually been killed on-screen. Such pseudo-realistic events include a young girl being sexually assaulted and impaled on a spear, a forced abortion, and a live turtle being dissected limb from limb on camera. The film inspired the Blair
Witch Project, in that it is also about film students being hideously murdered in the wilderness, and their last footage being found and watched later. In this case, it’s the Amazon, and these film students probably deserved what they got.
FTP, identify this 1980 Italian masterpiece of the cannibal exploitation subgenre.
ANSWER: Cannibal Holocaust
6. This band takes its name from a song performed by the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band in the movie Magical Mystery
Tour. Their frontman was performing as All-Time Quarterback when he met guitarist and producer Chris Walla, with whom he released You Can Play These Songs With Chords. Partially due to constant mentioning by Seth Cohen on
The O.C., this band’s fifth album, Transatlanticism, drew significant attention. They will release the upcoming
Narrow Stairs on Atlantic Records, with whom they signed before 2005’s Plans. FTP, name this Seattle-based indie band fronted by Ben Gibbard which had hits with “The Sound of Settling” and “Soul Meets Body.”
ANSWER: Death Cab For Cutie

7. His website features a seldom-updated Q&A feature titled “Kosher Korner.” On three different occasions, he has personally paid for 3,000 student tickets – for a regular season game vs. Morgan State and NIT games in two different years against Temple and UAB. He played at Fairleigh Dickinson and began coaching as an assistant at Columbia; his first head coaching position was at Long Beach State, which he guided to a 1992 road upset of then-#1 Kansas.
After six seasons there and seven at South Florida, he succeeded Ricky Stokes at his current school and coached them during their transition from the Big East to the ACC. Getting a lot of publicity from his claim that anyone who wouldn’t put this year’s team in the NCAA tournament was “brain dead”, FTP name the head men’s basketball coach at Virginia Tech.
ANSWER: Seth Greenberg
8. He once ran into Vince Vaughn while getting a sandwich in New York, much to the amazement of Kevin and
Andy. He received the nickname “Fire Guy” when he started a fire in the kitchen trying to make a cheesy pita. He holds an MBA from the Kania School of Management. He replaced Jan Levinson in the corporate office, where he launched the company’s Infinity website. He was called a ditz by his girlfriend, Kelly Kapoor, after she explained to him how to use Netflix as part of a bet. Apparently not named after a former star for the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red
Barons, he is played by the show’s producer, B.J. Novak. FTP, name this former temp on The Office, who shares his name with a major league first baseman.
ANSWER: Ryan Howard (accept either)
9. This game, which features a diminutive cloud-man who thinks he’s a tadpole and a doll that comes to life as two of its main characters, was among the last developed by Square for Nintendo before a six-year hiatus. The traditional villain of the series is actually an ally of the hero, while the antagonist is an evil Blacksmith whose gang of villains wants to destroy the star road. FTP, what was this 1996 game for the Super Nintendo, subtitled Legend of the Seven
Stars which has spiritual successors in Partners in Time and Superstar Saga, featuring a certain Italian plumber in an unusual gaming format, more associated with series such as Final Fantasy?
ANSWER: Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
10. It shares its name with the only music video from Korn’s album, Life Is Peachy. In 1949, it was been founded by
Adolf Dassler, whose brother Rudi created the Puma company. It was sold to Bernard Tapie in 1989, who later spent six months in prison for corruption. In 1998, this company filed a suit against the NCAA about restrictions of logo sizes on team uniforms. They created the world’s first microprocessor controlled shoe in 2005, becoming softer or firmer to fit its environment. They are currently the sponsors for Real Madrid and AC Milan, as well as every team in the MLS. In a song from Raising Hell, Run-D.M.C. said that these products “walk through concert doors and roam all over coliseum floors.” FTP, name this shoe company famous for its patented three stripe logo.
ANSWER: Adidas
11. His early credits include writing several episodes of The Larry Sanders Show and The Critic and co-creating the short-lived Ben Stiller Show, for which he would win an Emmy. He wrote the fat kids at camp comedy
Heavyweights, and the basketball/crime comedy Celtic Pride, which led to him not working in film for 8 years. He was once roommates with Adam Sandler, leading to his job rewriting The Wedding Singer and co-writing the upcoming You Don’t Mess With The Zohan. Other projects on his horizon include producing Drillbit Taylor and
Forgetting Sarah Marshall, written by Jason Segel. He is married to Leslie Mann, who co-starred in his films as
Debbie, Allison Scott’s sister, and Nicky, the drunk girl who throws up on Andy Stitzer. FTP, name this filmmaker who wrote and directed Knocked Up and The 40-Year-Old Virgin.
ANSWER: Judd Apatow
12. The three people depicted on this book’s cover are Ivory Christian, Mike Winchell and Brian Chavez. Its release in 1990 coincided with the featured team being declared ineligible for the playoffs because of excessive and illegal practices. Subtitled “A Town, A Team, And a Dream,” it tells the story of economically depressed Odessa, Texas and the positive effects of Mojo. It covers the devastating injury to running back Boobie Miles as part of the 1988 season of the Permian Panthers. FTP, name this book by H.G. Bissinger, which was turned into a movie and an essentially unrelated TV show, about high school football.
ANSWER: Friday Night Lights

13. His one attempt at coaching produced a dismal 9-30 record before he resigned midway through the 1957-58 season, but he was more successful as the first commissioner of the ABA. During an NIT game against Rhode Island, he scored 53 points, equaling the entire total for the opposing team. Often compared to Oklahoma State star Bob
Kurland, he broke new ground for players of his stature, as a three-time All-American under Ray Meyer at DePaul.
His pro career was even more successful as he teamed with Jim Pollard to win 5 NBA titles in a six-year span in the late 40’s and early 50’s. For 10 points, which former Minneapolis Lakers center was named the greatest basketball player of the first half of the 20 th century by the AP?
ANSWER: George Mikan
14. Despite its popularity, it only lasted one season from 1964. It was quickly canceled, not because of poor ratings, but that every single episode managed to go over-budget. In the 1980’s, a remake was produced, introducing the character of Jessie Bradshaw as a love interest. A feature length TV-movie was made for TNT in 1995, featuring the main character vs. the Cyber Insects. The WB show Freakazoid! aired a loving parody of this show, featuring Dash
O’Pepper throwing barrels amid casual racism and explosions. The title character’s mother was killed by their archnemesis, and he and his father are assigned a special Intelligence One bodyguard for their safety. The family dog
Bandit appears to understand English and the main character’s best friend Hadji is an amateur magician. FTP, what was the name of this Hanna-Barbara cartoon featuring an 11-year old boy and his posse thwarting Dr. Zin around the world?
ANSWER: Johnny Quest
15. It was inducted into the Games Magazine Hall of Fame in 2003. Sligh, Stompy, Academy, and Pros-
Bloom(PRAHS-BLOOM) are terms that tournament-level players of this game will recognize. Professional poker players David Williams and Jon Finkel began their careers playing it. The organizing body of its official tournaments is known as the Duelists’ Convocation International, and oversees such formats as Legacy, Vintage, Extended, Draft and Limited. Areas in which this game takes place include Dominaria, Mirrodin, Kamigawa, and Ravnica. It takes the form of two planeswalkers fighting it out and casting spells against each other, with the vast majority coming from the colors red, blue, green, white, and black. FTP, name this collectible card game, a fore-runner of Pokémon and
Yugi-Oh developed by Richard Garfield for Wizards of the Coast?
ANSWER: Magic : The Gathering
16. He has size 15 feet, and so all his shoes are custom-made. His soccer career ended in 1984, when he tore his cruciate ligament during training. He got into Hotel Management and catering, then moved to Paris to train under
Guy(GEE) Savoy and Joel Robuchon(ROW-BOO-SHAWN) for 3 years. His most recent self-titled restaurant will open at the London Hotel in West Hollywood, which will accompany his 6 other trademark restaurants in New York,
Tokyo, Wicklow, Paris, and two in London. One of only three 3-star Michelin chefs in his home country, and has won a grand total of twelve Michelin stars over his career. Early TV shows such as Boiling Point and the F-Word threw him into the spotlight as a media icon, while his titular Kitchen Nightmares document his attempts at one week makeovers of failing restaurants. FTP, identify this British chef perhaps best known for his work on Hell's Kitchen.
ANSWER: Gordon Ramsay
17. Designed by Philip Johnson, it cost over $17 million to build and is home to a pipe organ initially constructed for the New York Philharmonic. Each of the 10,000 rectangular panes of glass were attached to the building using a silicon-based glue as an anti-earthquake measure. It is officially attached to the Reformed Church in America and is considered one of the world's first megachurches. FTP, name this Garden Grove, California landmark, which serves as the studio for Dr. Robert Schuller's weekly television program, "Hour of Power."
ANSWER: Crystal Cathedral
18. Jimmy Stewart turned down a supporting role, citing the film’s explicit language, while Henry Fonda, John
Chancellor, Walter Cronkite, and George C. Scott all turned down the role of the main character. Ned Beatty received his only Oscar nomination for his portrayal of corporate businessman Arthur Jensen, who tells the protagonist that he has meddled in the primal forces of nature. Beatrice Straight’s Oscar-winning performance in this movie holds the record for shortest performance to win a Best Actress Oscar at five minutes and 40 seconds. The protagonist announces he will commit on-air suicide, but before he can, he is gunned down on-air by members of the Mao Tse
Tung News Hour. “I'm mad as hell and I'm not gonna take this anymore” is one of many rants in, FTP, Paddy
Chayefsky's 1976 Oscar-winning satire about television corporations.
ANSWER: Network NOTE: Yes, it’s take THIS anymore. You’ve been quoting it wrong all along, doofus

19. He got his start in the Hart Dungeon, adopting many of the Dynamite Kid’s moves. In his debut in New Japan Pro
Wrestling, he was known as Pegasus Kid and later Wild Pegasus. He reformed the Four Horsemen in 1995 alongside
Ric Flair and Arn Anderson, and won the WCW tag team title alongside Dean Malenko in 1999. After leaving for the
WWE, he became one of only two men to go on to win the Royal Rumble after entering first, yet the highlight of his career was undoubtedly his World Championship win at Wrestlemania XX. FTP, which professional wrestler nicknamed Crippler is more well-known by the general public for his June 2007 double murder and subsequent suicide?
ANSWER: Chris Benoit
20. The International festival for it is held on Valentine’s Day Weekend in Denver, Colorado. Dwojniak, Czworniak,
Trojniak, and Poltorak are Polish versions of it. Commercial producers of this product include Chaucer's, Lurgashall,
Sky River and White Winter, and a recently opened producer of this drink, Shady Grove, opened near Knoxville.
Morat is the name for one made with mulberries, pyment is one with grapes; braggot is one with malt; Metheglin is one with spices; cyser is one with apples; melomel is one with other fruit. This drink reaches around 12% alcohol and is golden yellow in color. FTP, prevalent in Beowulf and Norse myth, identify this fermented product derived from the handiwork of bees.
ANSWER: Mead
21. They represented the American Association in 1889 in a precursor to the World Series, ultimately losing to the
Giants. Joining the National League in 1891, they were known as the Superbas and Bridegrooms in their early days.
Baltmore Orioles owners Harry von den Horst and Ned Hanlon bought a half interest; Hanlon later tried to move them to Baltimore, but was stopped when the other half of the team was bought by former ticket-taker Charles Ebbets. They were the victims of one of the most infamous collapses of all time in 1951, culminating with pitcher Ralph Branca giving up the “Shot Heard ‘Round The World” to the Giants’ Bobby Thompson. The first Rookie of the Year award went to a player on this team who was signed by general manager Branch Rickey to break the color barrier, Jackie
Robinson. FTP, name this National League baseball franchise.
ANSWER: Los Angeles or Brooklyn Dodgers

1. Answer the following questions about a certain show dealing with a young girl killing undead creatures FTPE;
Although better known for playing Quark on Deep Space Nine, Armin Shimerman portrayed this head of Sunnydale
High, eaten by an enormous snake at the end of Season 3
ANSWER: Principal Snyder
Even though she was murdered very early on, this secondary slayer was the original owner of Buffy’s favorite stake,
Mr. Pointy.
ANSWER: Kendra
This actress played lesbian witch and Willow love interest Tara Maclay, who has since gone on to…nothing, actually.
ANSWER: Amber Benson
2. Name some current NFL players who managed to make it out of that mighty college football powerhouse that is
Vanderbilt FTPE.
This quarterback from Santa Claus, Indiana, never actually led the team to a winning record but did beat Tennessee in
Knoxville, and is currently the starter for the Denver Broncos.
ANSWER: Jay Cutler
Son of the CEO of the late lamented restaurant The Cooker, he was drafted by Green Bay in 2003 but wound up in
Chicago, where he has started the last four years as the strong-side linebacker next to Brian Urlacher and Lance
Briggs.
ANSWER: Hunter Hillenmeyer
This free safety currently plays for St. Louis, after being drafted by Arizona in 1998 and then playing for Minnesota from 2002 to '05, during which time he made the Pro Bowl after the '03-'04 season.
ANSWER: Corey Chavous
3. FTPE, name these 1960s music festivals that were not Woodstock.
The 1965 edition of this folk festival in Rhode Island famously saw Bob Dylan use an electric guitar for the first time.
ANSWER: Newport Folk Festival
This 1967 festival was spearheaded by John Phillips of the Mamas and the Papas, and included the back-to-back smashing of sets by the Who and Jimi Hendrix.
ANSWER: Monterey International Pop Music Festival
This 1969 concert at a racetrack in California saw the murder of a fan by the Hell’s Angels.
ANSWER: Altamont Speedway Free Concert
4. Given a movie quote from the year 1967, identify the movie in which it appeared FTPE. If you need an easier clue, you’ll get 5
10 “Any man playing grabass or fightin' in the building spends a night in the box.”
5 “What we’ve got here is failure to communicate.”
ANSWER: Cool Hand Luke
10 ”I got the motive which is money and the body which is dead.”
5 “And what do they call you in Philadelphia?”
ANSWER: In The Heat of the Night
10 “Well, I would say that I'm just drifting. Here in the pool.”
5 “I want to say one word to you. One word.”
ANSWER: The Graduate
5. Unfortunately because of Tennessee State laws we cannot have a tasting for following question, so instead for five points each and a bonus five for all correct, identify the beer style when given a description and some commercial examples
[5] Jet black in color with a coffee like and roasted aroma and flavor, it often has a nitrogen injected creamy head.
Commercial examples include Guinness and Beamish.
ANSWER: Irish Dry Stout
[5] Named for the German word for "goat," this beer is a very malty, dark, high alcohol Bavarian lager that is produced in traditional and double varieties. Commercial examples include Paulaner Salvator, Ayinger Celebrator, and the Great Lakes Rockefeller.
ANSWER: Traditional Bock (also accept Doppelbock )
[5] There are English, American, and imperial varieties of this very hoppy, high alcohol, golden-colored style named after its titular location. Examples include Dogfish Head 90-minute and Arrogant Bastard.

ANSWER: I ndia P ale A le (also accept "American Stock Ale ")
[5] A very specific type of beer brewed in Belgium, it is produced by spontaneous fermentation and is frequently mixed with fruit flavors like cherry and raspberry.
ANSWER: Lambic
[X] Named for a Czech city, this style is a hoppy, aromatic, golden lager from which most American brews descend.
Examples include Czechvar, Bitburger, and Staropramen.
ANSWER: Pilsner or Pils
6. Are you lost about Lost? Identify the following characters from recent episodes of season four, FTPE.
In recent flash forward with Kate, it is discovered that this child of Claire lives off the island under the care of Kate after she is acquitted of murder.
ANSWER: Aaron or Turnip Head
This feisty ghostbuster comes from the people on the freighter. After trying to extort $3.2 million from Benjamin
Linus, he's tied up in the boathouse. He is unable to eat food that Locke brings him, because Locke puts a live hand grenade in his mouth.
ANSWER: Miles Straume (accept either)
It turns out that the Scottish character is stuck and unstuck in time, but he eventually finds asolution by finding his constant point of reference in his girlfriend Penny Widmore.
ANSWER: Desmond David Hume (accept either)
7. 30-20-10-5-1. Identify the film given quotations.
30: “My advice is to do what your parents did. Get a job, sir. The Bums will always lose!
20: “Say what you like about the tenets of National Socialism, at least it’s an ethos”
10: “Chinaman is not the preferred nomenclature.”
5: “Shomer Shabbos!
1: “You’re Mr. Lebowski. I’m the Dude”
ANSWER: The Big Lebowski
8. Given the name and description of a song by a one-hit wonder, identify the band that performed it FTPE:
As a result of an idiot-proof dance and catchy beat, this group scored big with VH1’s top 1-hit wonder of all-time, the
1995 ditty Macarena.
ANSWER: Los Del Rio
Their 1989 song “What I Am” was a huge hit, even though it had terrible lyrics like “philosophy is the talk on a cereal box.”
ANSWER: Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians
This lead singer of Kajagoogoo had a hit with the main theme to the Neverending Story
ANSWER: Limahl
9. FTPE, identify these University of North Carolina basketball legends based on their retired jersey numbers and the years they wore them.
Number 23, 1981-84
ANSWER: Michael Jordan
Number 12, 1974-78
ANSWER: Phil Ford
Number 52, 1979-82
ANSWER: James Worthy
10. Answer the following about the remarkable winning streak of the Houston Rockets, FTPE.
The Rockets’ streak has been even more amazing because much of it has occurred without this All-Star center and former number-one overall pick.
ANSWER: Yao Ming
A key contributor in Yao’s absence has been this rookie power forward out of Purdue.
ANSWER: Carl Landry
Houston’s insane winning streak began on January 29 with a 111-107 defeat of this team, whose players include
Andris Biedrins and Al Harrington.
ANSWER: Golden State Warriors (accept either)

12. FTPE, name these members of Marvel Comics’ Avengers.
Weapons manufacturer Tony Stark built a suit of armor to save his failing heart and become this superhero and become one of the founding members of the Avengers.
ANSWER: Iron Man
This alcoholic skank also known as Warbird and Binary has a ridiculous list of powers that include strength, flight, energy absorption, energy blasts and precognition
ANSWER: Ms. Marvel
The Vision was created from the brainwaves of this frequently-deceased character. He was created when Baron Zemo transformed criminal Simon Williams into a being of ionic energy.
ANSWER: Wonder Man
13. The website jumptheshark.com credits Ted McGinley as his own separate category for causing shows to jump.
FTP, given a description of McGinley’s presence on a show that jumped the shark, name the show FTPE:
In this show, McGinley joined the cast as PE teacher, Roger Phillips.
ANSWER: Happy Days
On this show, McGinley portrayed photographer Ashley Covington Evans for the last three years of the series’ existence.
ANSWER: The Love Boat
McGinley’s appearance as Clay Fallmont on this soap opera finished the job that the Moldavian Massacre began
ANSWER: Dynasty
14. Hello, this question concerns Johnny Cash. Identify the following songs from the Line Walking Man FTPE:
This 1970 cover of a Kris Kristofferson song that won a CMA award for Song of the Year is about a man getting over a weekend drug binge.
ANSWER: “Sunday Mornin’ Coming Down”
Johnny recorded this intentionally awful song to protest his treatment by Columbia records. Inexplicably, it was one of his biggest hits of the 80’s, despite being about a brain transplanted farm animal taking over Johnny’s career.
ANSWER:
“Chicken in Black”
In 1964, Cash released a cover of this song, originally performed by Peter Lafarge. It tells the story of a certain
“Whiskey-drinking Indian” and war hero, as well as his post-war travails.
ANSWER: “Ballad of Ira Hayes”
15. Given a description of the villains and girls in a James Bond movie, identify the movie FTPE.
Bond joins up with cellist Kara Milovy, and they try to stop General Pushkin’s plan to kill spies. They then travel to
Afghanistan for a showdown with arms dealer Brad Whitaker.
ANSWER: The Living Daylights
Bond goes to the island of San Monique to investigate the heroin dealings of Dr. Kananga. His girls include CIA agent Rosie Carver and the tarot card reader Solitaire.
ANSWER: Live and Let Die
Bond is assigned to help the defection of Tatiana Romanova, who has access to the Lektor cypher. He has to square off against Red Grant and the poison shoe-wielding Rosa Klebb.
ANSWER: From Russia With Love
16. Given a description of a term from Harry Potter, give the term FTPE.
This refers to someone without magical ability born to magical parents. Prominent examples include Argus Filch and
Mrs. Figg.
ANSWER: Squib
This is the name of the transportation system by which wizards use the namesake powder to move between fireplaces.
ANSWER: Floo Network
These are the ethereal guards for Azkaban prison who can perform the Kiss of Death to suck the soul from a person.
ANSWER: Dementors

17. FTPE, name these boy bands given two members for ten, and if you need two more famous members, you’ll get 5
[10] Kevin Richardson and Brian Littrell
[5] Howie Dorough and A.J. McLean
ANSWER: Backstreet Boys
[10] Trevor Penick and Dan Miller
[5] Jacob Underwood and Ashley Parker Angel
ANSWER: O-Town
[10] Jeff Timmons and Justin Jeffre
[5] Drew and Nick Lachey
ANSWER: 98 Degrees
18. Because Cannibal Holocaust is in production for a remake for 2009, identify these other exploitation films that may or may not be remakes, FTPE.
Remade in 2000 Samuel L. Jackson, the original 1971 blaxploitation film won Isaac Hayes an Oscar for best song.
ANSWER: Shaft
A parody of the similarly named film that starred Sharon Tate, this 1970 sexploitation film written by Roger Ebert and directed by Russ Meyer ends when the transvestite, blank verse-speaking, Liberace-like music producer Z-man decides to kill members of a girl band.
ANSWER: Beyond the Valley of the Dolls or BVD (do not prompt)
Currently in theatres is a scene for scene remake of the 1997 German film directed by Michael Haneke. This film follows the adventures of Peter and Paul as they sadistically enjoy killing affluent families.
ANSWER: Funny Games
19. With May fast approaching, the Triple Crown of Horse Racing is about to leave the starting gate. Identify a horse who has achieved the Triple Crown from clues FTPE:
This 1973 winner, nicknamed “Big Red” set a still-existing record in the Derby, and dominated the Belmont as no animal has before or since, with a 31 length triumph.
ANSWER: Secretariat
The most recent horse to have won the Triple Crown, having done so in 1978, was this stallion who is remembered for his rivalry with Alydar.
ANSWER: Affirmed
The only thing terribly notable about this 1919 winner is that he was the first horse to accomplish the feat.
ANSWER: Sir Barton
20. FTPE, name these people who sparked on-air feuds involving Stephen Colbert.
During the recent writer’s strike, Colbert fought with fellow talk show hosts Jon Stewart and Conan O’Brien to determine which one had “made” this presidential candidate.
ANSWER: Mike Huckabee
This tycoon and self-described rebel billionaire threw a mug of water at Colbert during a much-hyped 2007 appearance.
ANSWER: Richard Branson
In 2006, Colbert had a Guitar Hero shred-off with Chris Funk, lead guitarist for this indie band.
ANSWER: The Decemberists
21. For the previous two decades, conservative talk radio has been a force in politics. FTPE, name the popular radio host from clues:
The pioneer and most popular of the conservative radio hosts is what mostly deaf part-time sportscaster?
ANSWER: Rush Limbaugh
What San Francisco-based former herbal medicine writer is noted for his confrontational style and books like
Liberalism is a Mental Disorder?
ANSWER: Michael Savage (Accept Michael Weiner )
This Harvard-educated Evangelical is the editor of conservative news-site townhall.com and has written works such as Blog, arguing for the importance of alternative media sources?
ANSWER: Hugh Hewitt

22. This TV show ended its run almost twenty years ago, but people are still watching. For 10 points each:
What show named for the titular Washington town dealt with the investigation into the murder of the mysterious high school student Laura Palmer? Characters in it included Sheriff Harry Truman and the Log Lady.
ANSWER: Twin Peaks
Twin Peaks was created by what director? A Montana native, his unique style is seen in films like Mulholland Drive,
Blue Velvet, and Dune.
ANSWER: David Lynch
In Twin Peaks, this FBI agent is the chief investigator into the death of Laura Palmer. He is known for his love of black coffee and having strange dreams about dwarves and red rooms.
ANSWER: Dale Cooper