Bonus
You are about to be tested on one of the finer works of American cinema: Don ‘t Be a Menace to South
Central While Drinking Your Juice In the Hood, FTSNOP.
A.
These brothers co-wrote and star as Ashtray and Loc Dog in Don’t Be a Menace.,. and their big
brother Keenan makes has a minor i-ole as a mailman who yells the word “message!” FFPE, name them.
Answer:
Shawn and Marion Wayans
B.
FTP, this Tracey Cherelle Jones character has a name that is Swahili for “doggy style.”
Answer:
Dashiki
C.
Ashtray’s mother is briefly played by, FTP, this woman, but she has to leave the film because, as
she says, “there ain’t no positive black females in these movies.’
Answer:
Vivica A. Fox
2.
Identify the athlete, 30-20-10.
(30)
He retired with the Philadelphia Eagles in 1995, after his ninth season. This Clemson ~aduate
reached his highest total of sacks in 1991 with 5.5.
(20)
One of his most celebrated moments came in Super Bowl XX when, though his team was leading
37-3, this rookie was brought in as a “featured miming back” and scored a one yard touchdown in the
third quarter.
(10)
A favorite of Chicago Bears’ fans, this defensive tackle’s weight was estimated at between 320
and 360 pounds and is best known for his appliance nickname.
Answer:
William “Refrigerator” Perry (prompt on “the fridge” or “refrigerator”)
3.
This bonus is all right because it’s asking about Saved by the Bell, FTPE.
A.
Before going out with strangers on Star Dates and doing incredibly lame standup comedy, this
actor delighted audiences as Screech.
Answer:
Dustin Diamond
B.
Dennis Haskins suffered through both Saved by the Bell and Saved by the Bell: The New Class
as this constantly put-upon principal.
Answer:
Mr. Richard Belding
C.
Before her roles on Beverly Hills 90210 and Fastlane, this actress played Zack’s love interest,
Kelly Kapowski.
Answer:
Tiffani-Amber Thiessen
4.
FTPE, given clues relating to members of Marvel Comics’ The Avengers, identify that member of
the Avengers.
A.
Although not one of the original members of the Avengers, this former World War II superhero
became the group’s first permanent leader. His real name is Steve Rogers and he was trapped in
suspended animation until the Avengers happened upon him.
Answer:
Captain America
B.
This billionaire industrialist donated the first headquarters for the Avengers. His armored suit
allows him to fly as well as gives him the use of repulsor blasters and a unibeam.
Answer:
Iron Man (also accept Tony Stark)
C.
Born Wanda Maximoff, this reformed villain is the daughter of Magneto and the twin sister of
Quicksilver. She uses her hex power which causes unusual phenomenon to occur.
Answer:
Scarlet Witch
5.
Answer the following about one of the most butchered cover songs in recent memory, FTPE.
A.
The Joni Mitchell song, ‘Big Yellow Taxi,” was recently massacred by the Counting Crows and
this singer-songwriter best-known for her song 1A Thousand Miles.’
Answer:
Vanessa Canton
B.
The collaboration was featured in this film starring Hugh Grant and Sandra Bullock.
Answer:
Two Weeks’ Notice
C.
A version without Canton appears as the hidden track on this most recent Counting Crows album.
Answer:
Hard Candy
6.
Oh those wacky Mariners! Answer the following about some off the field issues faced by Seattle,
FTPE.
A.
Edgar Martinez and the Mariners turned down the opportunity for Edgar to endorse this erectile
assistance medication.
Answer:
Viagra
B.
This Texas Ranger instead became the one to say the line “I take batting practice, I take ground
balls, I take Viagra”
Answer:
Rafael Palmeiro
C.
In April 2002, the Mariners enacted a ban against shirts degrading this rival team. This was after
the Mariners had to endure away games where the other team’s fans wore shirts like one where a
fireman was emptying the contents of a different type of hose on Ichiro.
Answer:
New York Yankees (prompt on just New York... damn interleague play)
7. Given clues, identify some of the lower moments in Eddie Murphy’s film career, FTPE.
A.
Finally released in 2002, this bomb is set on the Moon in 2087 and stars Murphy as a nightclub
owner attempting to prevent the Mafia from taking his club.
Answer:
The Adventures of Pluto Nash
B.
In this lame 1995 comedy, Murphy stars as Maximil]ian, an undead creature from the Caribbean
attempting to woo Rita, played by Angela Bassett.
Answer:
Vampire in Brooklyn
C.
This 1998 flop finds Murphy playing an evangelist named G. U’s appearances on a home
shopping channel, run by Jeff Goldblum’s character lead to high ratings and sales. Unfortunately it did not
lead to high movie grosses.
Answer:
Holy Man
8.
Answer the following about The Man Show, FTSNOP.
A.
FFPE, these two guys host The Man Show.
Answer:
Adam Corolla and Jimmy Kimmel
B.
Julie Costello, Shawnie Costello, and Paula Harrison are a few of the women who make up, FTP,
this squadron of scantily clad females on The Man Show.
Answer:
Juggies
C. At the end of every Man Show, this phrase is repeated several times before the hosts and audience
members pound a stein. For a final ten, what is that phrase?
Answer:
Ziggy Zaggv Ziggv Zaggv Oi Oi Oi
9.
Given an artist whose song was sampled and the artist and song that did the sampling, name the
sampled song FTPE.
A.
In “Ice Ice Baby,’ Vanilla Ice sampled this David Bowie and Queen collaboration.
Answer:
“Under Pressure’
B.
Mariah Carey sampled this Tom Tom Club song for her hit “Fantasy.”
Answer:
“Genius of Love”
C.
Eminem recently sampled this rock classic for his song Sing for the Moment.”
Answer:
“Dream On”
10.
Given a description of a fad best forgotten, identify that fad, FTPE.
A.
This fad, which refuses to finally die, is a simple game of a small beanbag filled with plastic
pellets which players kick to each other through the air.
Answer:
Hacky Sack
B.
Sammy Davis Jr. claimed to own over 200 of these jackets named for an Indian prime minister.
Answer:
Nehru
C.
This late 60’s fad was a toy made of two plastic, colored discs with a string running between and
through them. If you pulled the string together, the discs would go apart then clap together making a
godawful racket.
Answer:
Op-Yop
11.
Given roles, identify the actor 30-20-10-1.
(30)
Ivan Alexeev in Tapeheads and Buck Weaver in Eight Men Out
(20)
David Shayne in Bullets Over Broadway and Captain John Gaff in The Thin Red Line
(10)
Rob Gordon in High Fidelity, Lloyd Dobler in Say Anything, and Nick Falzone in Pushing Tin
(1)
John Cusack in The Player
Answer:
John Cusack
12.
Answer the following about a sport only slightly more legitimate than professional wrestling and
figure skating: professional heavyweight boxing, FTPE.
A.
Michael Moore lost the WBA and IIBF titles to this man November 5, 1994, thus making his
opponent the oldest heavyweight champion ever. The man in question also has a wonderful Lean Mean
Fat-Grilling Machine.
Answer:
George Foreman
B.
When Muhammad Ali and this man had their rematch in 1965, this man lost by knockout in the
first round. Speculation abounds whether or not he took a dive.
Answer:
Sonny Liston
C.
The 1950, this man came out of retirement to fight Ezzard Charles for the heavyweight title. He
unanimously lost after fifteen rounds. Before retiring in 1949, he had been heavyweight champion since
defeating James I. Braddock for the title in 1937.
Answer:
Joe Louis
13.
The following questions all relate to the late country star, Roger Miller, FTPE.
A.
Roger Miller is possibly best-known for this 1965 smash about a man of means by no means
which opens with the lines “Trailers for sale or rent, rooms to let fifty cents/No phone, no pool, no pets, I
ain’t got no cigarettes.”
Answer; “King of the Road”
B.
That same year, Jody Miller recorded this song of a similar title in response to “King of the Road.”
Both songs swept the Country & Western categories at that year’s Grammy Awards.
Answer:
“Queen of the House”
C.
Roger Miller wrote the score for this Broadway musical which won the Tony for Best Musical in
1985. It is a musical adaptation of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
Answer:
Big’ River
14.
If you’re anything like us, you are endlessly fascinated by robots and anxiously await the day they
will rule us all with a tungsten fist. Answer the following about TV robots FTPE.
A.
This robot, controlled by Jimmy Sparks, is “bigger than big. Taller than tall, quicker than quick.
Stronger than strong. Ready to fight for right...against wrong.”
Answer:
Gigantor
B.
A character played by Jaleel White created this robot which cornered Laura Winslow and said to
her “Come on Baby, let’s energize.”
Answer:
Urkelbot
C.
Played by Dick Gautier, this robot weighed 982 pounds, had an IQ over 200, and a tendency to
take commands too literally. Originally created for K.AOS and assigned to kill Maxwell Smart, he became
an agent for CONTROL on the program Get Smart.
Answer:
Hymie
15.
Answer the following relating to the My Little Pony dolls FTSNOP.
A.
FFPE, name any two of the original six My Little Pony dolls produced in 1982.
Answer:
Cotton Candy, Butterscotch, Snuzzle, Minty, Blue Belle, and Blossom
B.
FTP, this line of miniature My Little Ponies came out in 1990 and include Little Tabby, Little
Honey Pie, Little Giggles, and Little Whiskers.
Answer:
Teeny Tiny Ponies
C.
DL, Twirler, Songster, Tap Dancer, Player, and Swinger were all members of; FTP, this 1988
series of My Little Ponies.
Answer:
Dance n’ Prance Ponies
16.
Answer the following relating to the career of Sir Alec Guinness FTPE.
A.
In the first three Star Wars movies, Guinness played this character.
Answer:
Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi
B.
Guinness won an Academy Award for his performance as Colonel Nicholson in this 1957 film
about a group of British POW’s.
Answer:
The Bridge on the River Kwai
C.
In The Fall of the Roman Empire, Guinness played this Roman, the last of the Good Emperors.
Answer:
Marcus Aurelius
17.
FTPE, given the name of a first-round draft pick in the 2002 NHL Draft, name the team that
selected them or FFP name the team if you need the names of players on that team for the 2002-2003
season.
A.
(10) Mike Morris
(5) Evengi Nabokov, Owen Nolan, Teemu Selaime
Answer:
San Jose Sharks (accept either city or team name on all these)
B.
(10)CamWard
(5) Ron Francis, Jeff O’Neill, Sean Hill
Answer:
Carolina Hurricanes
C.
(10) Scott Upshall
(5)Tomas Vokoun, Denis Arkhipov, Cale Hulse
Answer:
Nashville Predators
18.
Answer the following about General Hospital’s super couple, Luke and Laura Spencer FTSNOP.
A.
These two actors have played Luke and Laura off and on for about the last twenty-five years.
Name them FFPE.
Answer:
Genie Fraucis and Anthony Geary
B.
One of Luke and Laura’s most bizarre adventures was when Mikkos Cassadine attempted to
freeze the world using, FTP, this device.
Answer:
the Ice Princess
C.
In one of the couple’s more controversial plot points, this 1979 Herb Alpert song played in the
background of the Campus Disco as Luke raped Laura though the act was later termed a ‘seduction.’
FTP, name the song.
Answer:
“Rise”
19.
Given information about the current heads of various record companies, name that executive
FTPE.
A.
This ex-husband of Mariah Carey and Sony CEO made news when Michael Jackson accused
him of racism and characterized him as “devilish.”
Answer:
Tommy Mottola
B.
While President of Columbia Records, this man signed Santana, Bruce Springsteen, and Chicago
before founding Arista Records and later J! Records, which yielded one his bigger discoveries, Alicia
Keys.
Answer:
Clive Davis
C.
Before founding Interscope Records, this man was best-known as the gifted producer of such
albums as Patti Smith’s Easter, Stevie Nicks’ Bella Donna, and U2s Rattle and Hum.
Answer:
Jimmy lovine
20.
Given harder clues about popular psychologists, name that shrink FTPE, or for 5 if you need
easier clues.
A. (10) This psychotherapist has written such books as Good People...and Where You Fit In and
Damsels, Dragons, and Regular Guys.
(5) Her most famous work, Ten Stupid Things Women Do to Mess Up Their Lives, took on a whole new
meaning when this radio and wanna-be television talk show host had nude pictures of her plastered all
over the internet.
Answer:
Dr. Laura Schlessinger (Dr. Laura or Schlessinger are acceptable)
B.
(10) Her long career has seen her write columns for Good Housekeeping and such books as
What Evey Woman Should Know About Men and the book Widowed, written after the death of her
husband, Milton.
(5)
This psychologist’s books also include 10 Days to a Successful Memory, One could hardly doubt
her expertise in the field of memory as she parlayed hers and her boxing knowledge to legitimately win on
the $64,000 Question.
Answer:
Dr. Joyce Brothers
C.
(10) His books include Restoring Intimacy: The Patients Guide to Maintaining Relationships
During Depression and another written with a man he co-hosted a relationships talk show.
(5)
This former Loveline host co-wrote that book with Adam Corolla and went onto briefly host the
now defunct talk show Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus.
Answer:
Dr. Drew Pinsky (Dr. Drew is fine, as is just Pinsky)