VCU Open Trash
Round Twelve
Written by Mike Cheyne, George Berry, and Donald Taylor
Tossups
1. During one recording session, a member of this group asked what he should do during another man’s solo
and was told by Phil Spector, “you can go straight to the fucking bank.” This group recorded a tribute to
deceased musicians with the song “Rock and Roll Heaven.” In one song, they ask the question “Without you
baby, what good am I?” One member would win a Grammy for a duet with Jennifer Warnes. On one of this
group’s songs, they describe “lonely rivers,” while in another they sing “we had a love, a love, a love you don’t
find everyday” before urging the listener to bring back something. Their most famous song was famously used as
makeout music in the movie Ghost. For 10 points, name this duo responsible for “Unchained Melody” and “You’ve
Lost that Lovin’ Feelin.’”
ANSWER: The Righteous Brothers
2. A fictional reporter connected to this real-life event was a victim in the Cracker episode “To Be a
Somebody.” An Australian issue of FHM was pulled after publishing a photo of this event with a caption
about end-of-year shopping. A controversial story in The Sun about this event was titled “THE TRUTH” and
accused some participants of urinating on and beating up “brave cops.” The Taylor Report proclaimed it
actually happened due to failed police control, which led to the removal of many fences at stadiums. Shortly
after this event, “You’ll Never Walk Alone” was sung by AC Milan fans as a sign of solidarity. For 10 points,
identify this 1989 disaster, in which 96 fans of Liverpool F.C. died in a human crush at the namesake stadium.
ANSWER: Hillsborough disaster [accept things like fans crushed at the Liverpool match or Liverpool tragedy or
stuff like that until Liverpool is mentioned]
3. One game in this series was advertised in a cryptic campaign in which Melissa is attacked by a "Pious
Flea." Another game features the scientist Ellen Anders and a location called Arcadia. A game in this series
was promoted by the alternate reality game "I Love Bees" and featured the protagonist serving aboard the In
Amber Clad before assassinating the High Prophet of Regret. That second game in this series ends with the
protagonist claiming he is “finishing the fight." This series features objects designed to eliminate all life in the
universe as a way to eradicate a hive-minded parasite, the Flood. The protagonist allies with The Arbiter to stop a
war with the Covenant. For 10 points, name this series of Xbox games generally featuring John-117, better known as
the "Master Chief."
ANSWER: Halo [accept anything with Halo in it]
(George)
4. One of this director’s films ends with a character discussing such possessions as My Dinner with Andre
action figures. Another of his films ends with the creation of the magazine American Bitch and earlier
features a frantic search for the toy “Busy Bee.” Locations in his films include Blaine, Missouri, the “stool
capital of the world.” This man frequently casts performers like Parker Posey and Fred Willard. One of his films is
about the cast of the film Home for Purim, while another features singers Mitch and Mickey. This husband of Jamie
Lee Curtis played the six-fingered Count Rugen in The Princess Bride and guitarist Nigel Tufnel in This is Spinal
Tap. For 10 points, name this man, best known for making such “mockumentaries” as Waiting for Guffman and A
Mighty Wind.
ANSWER: Christopher Guest [accept Christopher Haden-Guest, 5th Baron Haden-Guest]
5. In one episode, this non-Noriega character is pressured to leave his home by the constant playing of the
song “Panama.” While married to real estate agent Nicki, he was known around town as the “Impotent
Bisexual Bigamist.” This character is last seen talking to the audience while playing pool in the rain. He
eventually marries the Cynthia Watros played Kellie while working at neverendingstore.com. The first season
saw this character sing “Moon Over Parma” in the opening credits. The brother of the cross-dressing Steve and onetime husband of Mr. Wick, this Cleveland resident worked at department store Winfred-Louder and was rivals with
Mimi. For 10 points, name this character who was played by the namesake actor, the current host of The Price is
Right.
ANSWER: Drew Carey [accept either]
6. One singer born in this country recorded the album Clothes Drop. At a December 1976 concert in this
country, native band Zap Pow played with a singer who had been shot in his home a few days before. One
man from this country contributed the soundtrack to and starred in a movie where he played singer turned
criminal Ivanhoe Martin. A man born here sang the lyric “She say I’m Mr. Ro…mantic,” while the film set in
this country was The Harder They Come. Another performer born here was a Desert Storm veteran who had a hit
with the album Hot Shot and the song “Boombastic.” The best known singer from this country recorded the songs
“No Woman, No Cry” and “I Shot the Sheriff.” For 10 points, name this Caribbean island, the home country of
Jimmy Cliff, Shaggy, and Bob Marley.
ANSWER: Jamaica
7. After retiring, this player founded the company All-Pro Products and lost thousands after being defrauded
by a stock firm. Donald Trump gave him a million dollar loan on the condition he play for Trump's USFL
team. Several teammates threatened to walk out if this player received his supposed rookie asking price of
$250,000. This Pro Bowler teamed with Brad Van Pelt and Harry Carson as part of defensive coordinator
Bill Belichick’s “Crunch Bunch.” The only rookie to win Defensive Player of the Year, he posted 20.5 sacks during
his MVP season. This player inadvertently ended the career of Joe Theismann with a sack. In 2011, he pled guilty to
sexual misconduct with a 16 year old girl. For 10 points, name this New York Giants linebacker often referred to
simply by his initials.
ANSWER: Lawrence Taylor [despite the potential heresy, prompt on L. T.]
(George)
8. This show began with the protagonist engaged to Melissa Stone. One arc featured the title character trying
to figure out her birthday, while a four-parter saw her locked in an explosive safe. A cartoon revival of this
series featured the title character working for a Mark Hamill voiced student along with the Joe Besser voiced
Babu. It took place at Cocoa Beach, Florida, and like The Patty Duke Show, was created by Sidney Sheldon. The
protagonist was friends with Major Healey and was continually investigated by Dr. Bellows, while the title character
was infamously not allowed to display her navel. For 10 points, name this sitcom about a NASA astronaut named
Major Tony Nelson, which starred Barbara Eden as a magical being who lives in a bottle.
ANSWER: I Dream of Jeannie
9. In one scene, this character denounces a “jockey-boy sittin’ on Dan Patch” and also asks if children are
reading “Captain Billy’s Whiz Bang.” He is first described as someone who “doesn’t know the territory.”
This character is met by women who sing of “Chaucer, Rabelais, and Balzac” in the song “Pick-a-Little,
Talk-a-Little.” He sings of his ideal woman in “The Sadder But Wiser Girl.” This man pisses off anvil
salesman Charlie Cowell and claims to be from Gary, Indiana. When this character arrives in River City, he
exploits the arrival of a pool table. After singing “Ya Got Trouble,” he romances “Marian the Librarian” and
explains his work in the song “76 Trombones.” For 10 points, name this title character in a musical about a con man
who poses as a boys’ band organizer.
ANSWER: Harold Hill [accept either part, prompt on Professor, accept The Music Man]
10. This character is on the cover of Leon Redbone’s debut album On the Track and was once found in the
Tregoweth Brown building. In 2005, he was proclaimed “dead and buried” by Garth Ancier, while in one
appearance, he is rescued from a desert island by Marvin the Martian, who claims this character speaks
Martian. A Simpsons parody saw him saying he needed a drink after hawking “another bad show that no one
will see.” His most notable appearance ends with him being discovered by a construction worker in the year 2056. In
that appearance, he notably performs the vaudeville song “Hello Ma Baby,” but only when alone with his owner.
For 10 points, name this cartoon amphibian who served as the mascot of the WB network.
ANSWER: Michigan J. Frog [accept either, accept the WB Frog until WB is mentioned]
11. After a four month absence, this man returned to the NBA to score against the Grizzlies and abruptly
retire so that his career wouldn’t end with him being carried off with a quad rupture. In his final year with
his first team, he wore Magic Johnson’s number as a tribute, forcing his team to “unretire” Billy
Cunningham’s number. Drafted two slots below Michael Jordan, this player was suspended when he missed a
heckler and accidentally spat on a young girl. His books include Who’s Afraid of a Large Black Man? and I
May Be Wrong, But I Doubt It. He is the career leader in field goal percentage for Auburn basketball and once
controversially proclaimed “I am not a role model.” For 10 points, name this “Round Mound of Rebound,” a former
power forward who is now an outspoken commentator.
ANSWER: “Sir” Charles Barkley
(George)
12. One film featuring this actor ends with his character and his wife watching the film The Talk of the Town.
One of this man’s television characters once employed and had a relationship with an investigator named
Kalinda. Another of his characters once punched a homophobic city councilman. This man currently can be
seen on a series as disgraced Illinois politician Peter Florrick. One of his characters was the protagonist of the
cop movie Exiled, while another says he “abso-fucking-lutely” has been in love. Besides playing Julianna
Margulies’ husband on The Good Wife, he portrayed a character whose name was only revealed in the final episode
as “John” when it appeared on future wife Carrie Bradshaw’s caller ID. For 10 points, name this actor who played
Mike Logan on Law and Order and Big on Sex and the City.
ANSWER: Chris Noth
13. This band’s final televised performance occurred at the 2003 Grammys when they sang a Bee Gees
medley. They sang with Lisa “Left-Eye” Lopez on the song “Space Cowboy.” A song by this group proclaims
“Your love is like a river, peaceful and deep (and deep).” One member is currently Steve Harvey’s announcer
on Family Feud and was the original host of The Singing Bee. This group’s fastest selling album was written after
their legal battles with manager Lou Pearlman, while one noted music video features members turned into plastic
dolls at a toy store. Their songs “It’s Gonna Be Me” and “This I Promise You” were included on an album whose
cover pictured the band as marionettes. For 10 points, name this boy band whose album No Strings Attached
featured the hit “Bye Bye Bye.”
ANSWER: *NSYNC
(Donald)
14. This character was on a mission with Civil War veteran John Steele when that man disappeared. He
captured the original Scourge of the Underworld and was replaced in one role by the unstable John Walker.
After discovering the identity of the Secret Empire’s leader, he adopted the identity of Nomad. After his
surrender and arrest, this hero was shot by both Crossbones and Sharon Carter and then succeeded by his
former partner, the Winter Soldier. An attempt to stop Baron Zemo’s rocket launch left this man frozen in ice. He
agreed to participate in an experimental procedure created by Dr. Erskine, which turned him into a “super soldier”
during World War II. For 10 points, name this patriotic hero, labeled the “first Avenger” in a recent film.
ANSWER: Captain America [accept Steve Rogers, either part, at any time, accept Nomad before mentioned.
None of the clues apply to other men who held the Captain America title.]
(George)
15. An unnamed character in this film lectures on Indian graves and says he would like to be Porky Pig.
Another character describes “Venutians” who have no wars, money, or leaders. Phil Spector has a cameo in
this film as a man buying drugs outside an airport in Los Angeles. One character recommends Madame
Tinkertoy’s House of Blue Lights in New Orleans but is killed during a nighttime assault. Another character
in this film is nicknamed “Captain America” and proclaims “We blew it” after becoming disillusioned by his drug
usage. A young Jack Nicholson appears as lawyer George Hanson in this film, which ends with Wyatt and Billy
being killed by rednecks. For 10 points, name this film starring Dennis Hopper and Peter Fonda as motorcyclists.
ANSWER: Easy Rider
16. In one appearance, this character’s friend is elected president after complaining about Family Circus
cartoons, while he also once starred in a tearjerker remake of Brian’s Song. In his first appearance, he loses
on a game show by being unable to identify a Honeymooners quote. This character is in love with Billie and
battles his nefarious former friend, the Roddy McDowall voiced Snowball. The episode “Yes, Always” sees
this character do a voice recording in a parody of an Orson Welles frozen peas commercial, a reference to the
fact his voice is an impression of Welles. This character’s sidekick frequently says “Narf!” and is never pondering
what his friend is pondering. For 10 points, name this character who tries to take over the world with his sidekick
Pinky.
ANSWER: The Brain [accept Biological Recombinant Algorithmic Intelligence Nexus, accept Pinky until “game
show”]
17. This man mounted a Conservative Party campaign for Mayor of New York against John Lindsay. He
wrote a series of books featuring rules-bound CIA agent Blackford Oakes and had a live debate with Carl
Sagan about nuclear power following the airing of the TV-movie The Day After. This man developed the
“Sharon Statement” to promote his group Young Americans for Freedom. His son wrote the book Thank You
for Smoking and wrote a 2008 article titled “Sorry Dad, I’m Voting for Obama.” He once called Gore Vidal a
“queer” after being dubbed a “pro-crypto-Nazi.” This father of Christopher first came to attention with the critical
book God and Man at Yale. For 10 points, name this conservative who hosted the show Firing Line and founded the
National Review.
ANSWER: William Frank Buckley Jr.
18. This pitcher lost one playoff game thanks to two errors by shortstop Roger Peckinpaugh and a gamewinning double by Kiki Cuyler. After that loss, Ban Johnson complained about this pitcher being left in
during a rainy game for “sentimental reasons.” This man once relieved Firpo Marberry to pitch for a Bucky
Harris-led team in a game seven against the Giants. He was nicknamed “Barney” after auto racer Barney
Oldfield. A Kansas native, this man was the winning pitcher in game seven of the 1924 World Series and holds
the American League record with 55.2 straight scoreless innings. He is second all-time in career wins and first in
shutouts. For 10 points, name this flamethrowing pitcher nicknamed the “Big Train,” the longtime ace for the
Washington Senators.
ANSWER: Walter Johnson
19. An instrumental track by this band inspired The Beatles to write “Sun King.” This band brought in the
USC marching band for a song whose lyrics say “Don’t say that you love me, just tell me that you want me.”
One of their songs asks “Would you stay if she promised you heaven” and “Will you ever win?” That song
was inspired by researching the Mabinogion stories. This group behind “Tusk” asks in one song that you “listen
carefully to the sound of your loneliness” and says that “thunder only happens when it rains.” Another of their songs
says “Loving you isn’t the right thing to do” and was found on their album Rumours. For 10 points, name this most
notable band of Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks, who recorded the songs “Dreams” and “Go Your Own
Way.”
ANSWER: Fleetwood Mac
(George)
20. In one scene in this film, a character quotes Nietzsche in saying animals were “God’s second blunder.” In
another scene, a woman corrects someone by pointing out “Aristotle was not Belgian” and the “London
Underground is not a political movement.” The stars of this film later reunited for the film Fierce Creatures.
One character is assigned to kill an old woman but instead accidentally kills her Yorkshire terriers. The villain
of this film hates being called stupid and is run over by a steamroller. Another character is the stuttering, animalloving Ken, who is tortured by having his aquarium denizens eaten. For 10 points, name this comedy starring John
Cleese as a lawyer who becomes involved with thieves played by Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael Palin, and Kevin Kline.
ANSWER: A Fish Called Wanda
TB. It is not Arizona, but this state is the birthplace of a baseball player who once attacked a QuesTec camera
with a bat. It is not Massachusetts, but a pitcher born here was accused by Martha Coakley of being a
Yankees fan. This state contains the former high school of the current power forward for the 2011 NBA
Eastern Conference’s #1 seed. Besides being the birthplace of Curt Schilling, it contains the high schools of
Mario Chalmers and Carlos Boozer. This state is the home of an annual college basketball tournament called a
“Shootout” and has a day honoring popular athlete Susan Butcher. An annual baseball game played here starts at
10:30 PM and is called the “Midnight Sun Game.” For 10 points, name this state, the home of the Iditarod Trail Sled
Dog Race.
ANSWER: Alaska
VCU Open Trash
Round Twelve
Written by Mike Cheyne, George Berry, and Donald Taylor
Bonuses
The title character of this film has a fear of the color red, stemming from the death of a sailor in her youth. For 10
points each:
[10] Name this film starring Tippi Hedren as the title woman, who marries her employer, played by Sean Connery,
but is both a thief and a woman with sexual dysfunctions.
ANSWER: Marnie
[10] Marnie is one of the lesser known films by this director, the so-called “Master of Suspense,” whose more
famous films include Psycho and The Birds.
ANSWER: Alfred Hitchcock
[10] This Hitchcock film is about a Ray Milland character attempting to set up the murder of his wife, played by
Grace Kelly. In its most famous scene, Kelly eludes death by stabbing her assassin with a pair of scissors.
ANSWER: Dial M for Murder
2. This group’s debut album was titled Mystic Stylez. For 10 points each:
[10] Name this hip-hop group featuring DJ Paul and Juicy J. It is best known for winning an Oscar for the song “It’s
Hard out Here for a Pimp” from the Hustle & Flow soundtrack.
ANSWER: Three 6 Mafia [accept Triple 6 Mafia]
[10] Three 6 Mafia founded the “Hypnotize Minds” record label, which handles many rappers from this city,
including Project Pat and Lil Wyte. A Trisha Yearwood song describes the “Wrong Side” of this city, while a 1991
song describes “Walking in” this city.
ANSWER: Memphis
[10] The song “Walking in Memphis” is the best known song of this folk rock singer. He won a 1991 Grammy for
Best New Artist and was shot in the head during a 2005 carjacking.
ANSWER: Marc Cohn
(Donald)
3. This event featured Barry Bonds hugging Torii Hunter after the latter made a great catch to take away a home run.
For 10 points each:
[10] Name this baseball event held in Milwaukee, which notoriously ended in a tie after all available pitchers had
been used. The opposing managers were Joe Torre and Bob Brenly.
ANSWER: 2002 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
[10] Due to the tie, no All-Star Game MVP Award was awarded. The award had just been changed to honor this
Hall of Famer, who had recently died of cardiac arrest and had been controversially cryogenically frozen.
ANSWER: Theodore “Ted” Williams
[10] This man was the AL’s starting third baseman during the game. At the time a Red Sox player, he would be
traded away after arguments with GM Theo Epstein. Later, as part of the Toronto Blue Jays in 2006, he infamously
wrote the words “This is a sinking ship” on a clubhouse billboard.
ANSWER: Shea Hillenbrand
4. A regular feature in this magazine was “Shut-Ups.” For 10 points each:
[10] Name this humor magazine whose mascot was the janitor Sylvester P. Smythe. Its latest incarnation was short
lived, but it did inspire a namesake website which frequently provides supposedly humorous lists.
ANSWER: Cracked [accept Cracked.com]
[10] Cracked began as an obvious rip-off of this humor magazine, which specializes in zany cartoons and parodies.
Founded by William Gaines, its own mascot is Alfred E. Neuman.
ANSWER: Mad
[10] This feature of Mad was drawn by Dave Berg until his death and featured notoriously garish fashions as well as
the recurring character of Roger Kaputnik. It was supposedly the most popular feature of the magazine.
ANSWER: “The Lighter Side Of…”
5. The protagonist of this game is named Rick Taylor. For 10 points each:
[10] Name this game in which Rick ventures into the title structure to save Jennifer. He sports a “Terror Mask”
which he cannot take off and which gives him the strength to beat up on monsters.
ANSWER: Splatterhouse
[10] Splatterhouse was one of the more successful games for the TurboGrafx-16, whose most popular game series
featured this headbutting cave boy who fought King Drool. In Japan, he was known as PC-Genjin.
ANSWER: Bonk [accept BC Kid]
[10] The success of the TurboGrafx-16 in the US was hampered because it could not release Rondo of Blood in the
United States, a game in this series. That game eventually became Dracula X, which featured Richter Belmont.
ANSWER: Castlevania [accept Akumajo Dracula, Akumajo Dorakyura or Devil’s Castle Dracula]
6. This man was accused of attacking a woman on his yacht Milwaukee’s Best. For 10 points each:
[10] Name this NBA player who played for the Golden State Warriors, New York Knicks, and Minnesota
Timberwolves, and notoriously was outraged at Minnesota’s 2004 contract offer, saying “I have a family to feed.”
ANSWER: Latrell Sprewell
[10] As a member of the Warriors, Sprewell attacked this coach, choking him for about fifteen seconds. A former
coach at Seton Hall, he is currently an assistant coach at Toronto.
ANSWER: Peter J. “P.J.” Carlesimo
[10] Sprewell was traded to the Knicks for Chris Mills, Terry Cummings, and this guard. This dude is best
remembered in Knicks lore for his 1993 dunk against the Bulls and for totally sucking in Game 7 of the 1994 Finals
against the Rockets.
ANSWER: John Starks
7. Answer the following about the song “Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye,” for 10 points each:
[10] The song was first released in 1969 by this group, which did not actually exist at the time it was recorded. The
members became a modest one-hit wonder after the song’s success.
ANSWER: Steam
[10] This British girl group released a version of the song in 1983. Their other notable songs include “Robert De
Niro’s Waiting,” “I Heard a Rumour,” and a famous cover of Shocking Blue’s song “Venus.”
ANSWER: Bananarama
[10] The writer of the song, Paul Leka, co-wrote this song for the Lemon Pipers. A noted bubblegum pop song, the
speaker’s voice echoes as he says “listen while I play” his title instrument. This song is sung at the end of Recess:
School’s Out.
ANSWER: “Green Tambourine”
8. Answer the following about the PAX Network, for 10 points each:
[10] PAX produced Doc, which starred this country musician as a Montana physician who moves to New York City.
This man was more recently seen as Robby Stewart, the father of Miley Stewart on Hannah Montana.
ANSWER: Billy Ray Cyrus
[10] A popular PAX program saw Deanne Bray play this real-life woman, whose deafness did not stop her from
attaining an elite position at the FBI. Her hearing dog was a Golden Retriever named Levi.
ANSWER: Sue Thomas [accept either]
[10] This program incessantly ran in repeats on PAX’s successor network, ION. Set in Raytown, it starred Vicki
Lawrence as the title character, Ken Berry as her son Vinton, and Allan Kayser as the grandson Bubba.
ANSWER: Mama’s Family
9. The “Ghosts of” this state were the subject of a 1996 film starring Alec Baldwin. For 10 points each:
[10] Name this Southern state, said to be “Burning” in an earlier movie starring Gene Hackman and Willem Dafoe,
which focused on the real-life murder of three civil rights workers in this state in 1964.
ANSWER: Mississippi
[10] This English filmmaker directed Mississippi Burning. He previously aroused controversy for directing the
Turkish set Midnight Express, while he later filmed the cinematic adaptation of Angela’s Ashes.
ANSWER: Sir Alan Parker
[10] This actor plays the weak-willed mayor in Mississippi Burning. The host of the History Channel’s show Mail
Call, he also provided the voice of Sarge in the Toy Story movies, an homage to his best known film role.
ANSWER: Ronald Lee Ermey
10. A Wolfmother song imagines two figures from this song at a later point, and one of those characters informs the
other that "There must be some kind of way out of here." For 10 points each:
[10] Name this song in which a joker's desire to escape the title location is quelled by a thief as "Princes kept the
view" and outside a wild cat growls as two riders approach the title building.
ANSWER: "All Along the Watchtower"
[10] "All Along the Watchtower" was originally written and performed by this singer, who recently released a
terrible Christmas album, but we forgive him because he also wrote "Mr. Tambourine Man" and produced the album
Highway 61 Revisited.
ANSWER: Bob Dylan (or Robert Zimmerman)
[10] Jimi Hendrix included his stunning cover of "All Along the Watchtower" on this third and final album of new
material by The Jimi Hendrix Experience. This album also saw the release of "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)."
ANSWER: Electric Ladyland
(George)
11. This man wrote the memoir Gasping for Airtime, chronicling his unhappy tenure on Saturday Night Live. For 10
points each:
[10] Name this comic actor whose roles include playing agent Bob Sugar in Jerry Maguire and film producer Peter
Dragon on the short-lived series Action. He was the original host of Last Comic Standing.
ANSWER: Jay Mohr
[10] Mohr recently starred on this CBS series, in which he played the title character, who recently divorced his wife
Allison. The two adjust to raising their children separately, and in a shocking twist, he’s laidback and she’s uptight.
ANSWER: Gary Unmarried
[10] Mohr also appeared on this comedian’s self-titled sitcom as his brother. This member of the Blue Collar
Comedy Tour now can be seen as the host of Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?
ANSWER: Jeff Foxworthy
12. This team was led in scoring on six occasions by a staple of old trash questions, Miroslav Satan. For 10 points
each:
[10] Name this NHL team which lost the 1999 Finals to the Dallas Stars. That series was lost on a controversial goal
scored by an opposing winger whose skate was in goalie Dominik Hasek’s crease.
ANSWER: Buffalo Sabres [accept either]
[10] The “in the crease” goal was scored by this player, who also played for the St. Louis Blues and Detroit Red
Wings. His father, Bobby, was known as the “Golden Jet.”
ANSWER: Brett Hull
[10] A more positive moment in Sabres history saw this left winger deke-out Ray Bourque to hit a series-clinching
goal against the Bruins in 1993. As a Canuck, this man reportedly placed a “bounty” on Steve Moore, which
eventually led to Todd Bertuzzi inflicting a career-ending injury to Moore.
ANSWER: Brad May
(Donald)
13. Answer the following about people who have won Pulitzer Prizes for political cartoons, for 10 points each:
[10] This artist of Mike and Ike (They Look Alike) won the Pulitzer in 1948, but is better known for his cartoons
depicting complex gadgets which carry out simple tasks.
ANSWER: Reuben “Rube” Goldberg
[10] This man, who is best known by a portmanteau combining his first and last names, won three Pulitzers for his
cartoons at the Washington Post, one of which coined the term “McCarthyism.”
ANSWER: Herblock or Herbert Block
[10] Jules Feiffer won the Pulitzer in 1986. Feiffer’s strips most frequently ran in this publication, a free newspaper
which also employed R. Crumb. It hands out the Obie awards to honor alternative theater.
ANSWER: The Village Voice
14. Answer the following about Dateline NBC, for 10 points each:
[10] This popular feature, later expanded to a full series, features Chris Hansen and his team using hidden cameras
to snare people who expect to meet an underage person they have contacted on the Internet.
ANSWER: To Catch a Predator
[10] This Dateline correspondent was previously an anchor for Nightline. Of Pakistani descent, he conducted a
controversial interview with Michael Jackson in 2003 and had earlier interviewed Princess Diana in 1995 after her
divorce.
ANSWER: Martin Bashir
[10] This program is effectively ABC’s version of Dateline. Hosted by Barbara Walters for many years, it may be
best known for featuring John Stossel’s “Give Me a Break” segments.
ANSWER: 20/20
15. This man wrote the opera Die tote Stadt in 1920. For 10 points each:
[10] Name this Austro-Hungarian film composer, who is probably best remembered for his boisterous themes to
such action films as The Adventures of Robin Hood and The Sea Hawk.
ANSWER: Erich Wolfgang Korngold
[10] Korngold composed the music to the 1942 movie Kings Row, which sees this actor play an unwilling victim of
a double amputation. This future star of Bedtime for Bonzo would later become our Commander-in-Chief.
ANSWER: Ronald Reagan
[10] Korngold’s first film score was an orchestration for A Midsummer Night’s Dream, which featured this
diminutive actor as Puck. Noted for starring in musicals with Judy Garland, he was the number one box office draw
from 1939 to 1940…SPANNING TWO DECADES.
ANSWER: Mickey Rooney
16. One holder of this title was the second known host of The Spectre, who died at the end of the “Final Night”
crossover. For 10 points each:
[10] Name this title held by Hal Jordan after he received a ring from his dying predecessor, Abin Sur.
ANSWER: Green Lantern
[10] After being trained by this “Greatest of All Green Lanterns,” Hal Jordan revealed that this figure was ruling his
home planet Korugar as a despot. After his exile to Qward, this character returned wielding a yellow ring.
ANSWER: Thaal Sinestro [accept either]
[10] When Sinestro revealed that he had formed his own Sinestro Corps to fight the Green Lanterns, this entity was
its “Guardian.” This character was the villain of the 1985 crossover Crisis on Infinite Earths.
ANSWER: Anti-Monitor (or The Monitor of the Anti-Matter Universe, prompt on “The Monitor”)
(George)
17. This actress sings “Stupid Cupid” while playing cheerleader Lana in The Princess Diaries. For 10 points each:
[10] Name this actress, a pop singer who also works as an actress. She provided the voice of Rapunzel in Tangled,
but might still be best known for her 2002 tearjerker A Walk to Remember with Shane West.
ANSWER: Amanda “Mandy” Moore
[10] Moore played nasty Christian Hilary Faye in this religious satire. Macaulay Culkin plays Hilary’s crippled
brother, while other characters include a skateboarding missionary pastor.
ANSWER: Saved!
[10] Another nasty role saw Moore play a scheming contestant in the American Idol parody film American Dreamz.
The show host in the film was played by this English actor, who also played the Prime Minister in Love, Actually.
ANSWER: Hugh Grant
18. The singer asks "How could a person like me care for you?" and the title entity of this song is depicted as being a
combination of a djed and an ankh. For 10 points each:
[10] Name this 1993 smash hit, in which the singer says "life is demanding without understanding" after noting that
the title object opened their eyes.
ANSWER: “The Sign”
[10] This Swedish band's album The Sign was the first debut album to produce three Billboard Top 40 number one
hits, including the title song. They somehow are still around, as they released The Golden Ratio in fall 2010.
ANSWER: Ace of Base [accept fucking Ace of Base]
[10] This song by Ace of Base featured on the Night at the Roxbury soundtrack claims that "You can do what you
want / just seize the day" and "I just want to be here beside you / and stay until the break of dawn."
ANSWER: "Beautiful Life"
(George)
19. This man parodied himself in ads introducing ESPN360.com. For 10 points each:
[10] Name this advertising guru, who wore a blue shirt and khaki pants in making very loud commercials for such
products as OxiClean, Orange Glo, and Kaboom.
ANSWER: William “Billy” Mays Jr.
[10] This Discovery Channel series featured Mays and Anthony Sullivan as they attempted to sell various products.
Mays’ son succeeded his father after the latter’s death.
ANSWER: Pitchmen [accept But Wait…There’s More]
[10] Mays hawked this “super powered epoxy.” Its website and commercials bill this product as “the easy way to
fix, fill, and seal virtually anything fast, and make it last.”
ANSWER: Mighty Putty
20. This team is currently coached by June Jones, who brought the team back to postseason appearances for the first
time in twenty years. For 10 points each:
[10] Name this university in Texas whose alumni include Eric Dickerson, Craig James, and Doak Walker, best
known for its massive rules violations in the 1980’s.
ANSWER: Southern Methodist University [accept SMU, accept Mustangs]
[10] The NCAA used its power to cancel the team's entire 1987 and 1988 seasons, a power known by this name. It
has only been used five times in NCAA history, and SMU is the only football team to ever receive it.
ANSWER: "death penalty"
[10] This former Hall of Fame offensive tackle with the Packers and SMU alum had the unenviable task of coaching
the team upon its revival from the death penalty. He previously led the Bengals to a Super Bowl appearance after
winning the “Freezer Bowl.”
ANSWER: Alvis Forrest Gregg
(George)
TB. This film begins with the narrator’s body floating dead in a swimming pool. For 10 points each:
[10] Name this film where the protagonist is a screenwriter who effectively becomes the kept man of the washed-up,
insane Hollywood star Norma Desmond.
ANSWER: Sunset Boulevard
[10] At the end of the film, a delusional Norma tells this director that she’s ready for her close-up as she is being led
away by the police. This legendary filmmaker made two versions of The Ten Commandments.
ANSWER: Cecil B. DeMille
[10] The role of Norma’s butler, Max, is played by this German performer, who also appeared in Jean Renoir’s
Grand Illusion. His best known film is Greed, an unsuccessful adaptation of Frank Norris’ McTeague.
ANSWER: Erich von Stroheim