JoeWright TOSS
BELTWAY BANDITS QUESTIONS FOR "THE INEXPLICABILITY OFKEVIN ELSTER"
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1. This winner of the 1993 Oscar for Best Animated Short Film was
produced by Nick Park through Aardman Animations Limited Productions
and perhaps provided the inspiration for the stalking flightless waterfowl
in a series of Budweiser commercials. FTP name this film in which the
Plasticline characters Wallace and Gromit Fight a diabolical penguin and]
a pair of mechanical pants.
A: The WRONG TROUSERS
2. In its short two-year run this doomed show featured Ronald Goldman as
a guest, had its producer fired for hiring a male stripper to perform at
a Fox executive retreat, and was cancelled to make room for The Chevy
Chase Show. It also featured such classic lines as, "He has a butt like a
Twinkie just bursting with cream." FTP identify this "Singled Out"
precursor, hosted by Mark DeCarlo.
A: STUDS
3. Her April 1991 debut collection weas described by The New York Times
as "Sly and the Family Stone crashed into Coco Chanel and then got rearended by Christian Lacroix." She is noted for sampling styles such as
Haight-Asbury hippie and 70s glam rock, and cashed in commercially on
Courtney Love's baby-doll style dresses. FTP identify this ChineseAmerican designer to the stars.
A: Anna SUI
4. Founders Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman justified selling 49% of
it to Warner music Group in 1995 by saying, "The history of indie-rock
is the history of failure." Founded in November 1988, its first single
was Nirvana's "Love Buzz/Big Cheese", and it was kept alive by a Geffen
buyout of Nirvana's contract, leading to Nevermind. FTP name this seminal
record label of the early '90s Seattle grunge scene.
A: SUB POP
5. The director of such forgettable films as Moon 44 and Joey, his break
through hit came with 1992's Universal Soldier, starring Jean-Claude Van
Damme and Dolph Lundgren, which he followed up with Stargate, one of
the few sci-fi movies to feature pharoahs. He was recently named to film
the next Godzilla movie, coming in 1998. FTP name this writer, executive
producer, and director of mega-movie Independence Day.
A: Roland EMMERICH
6. The title character of this 1938 film is a leopard who is sent as
a pet to Mrs. Elizabeth Random. Meanwhile, her niece falls for a man who
wants to convince Mrs. Random to give the museum he works for $1 million for
archeological research. Being a screwball comedy, of course, madcap adventures
ensue. FTP name this classic directed by Howard Hawks and starring Cary
Grant opposite Katherine Hepburn.
A: BRINGING UP BABY
7. An international conglomerate buys a London zoo and decides to stock
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only vicious animals. Shocked at the prospect of killing all the other
animals, the zookeepers revolt, and the battle lines are drawn as labor vs.
management and man vs. beast. FTP name this film, scheduled to be
released in January 1997, featuring Michael Palin, John Cleese, Kevin
Kline, and Jamie Lee Curtis, but not a sequel to A Fish Called Wanda.
A: FIERCE CREATURES (accept: DEATH FISH 2)
8. "The Day The Earth Stood Still,- "Flash Gordon," "The Invisible Man,"
"King Kong," "It Came from Outer Space," "Tarantula," "The Day of the
Triffids," "When Worlds Collide." Original clips of these films were
to be played over the opening credits, but audience reaction was negative, so
they were replaced by a trademark pair of lips. FTP name the movie to
which this refers, whose theme song still mentions these other films.
A: ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW
9. Two blobs. A rhinoceros with a pellet gun for a horn. A large,
insect-like dragon. A gorilla that looks like it's made out of stone.
And three humans who we can't tell whether they're hi-tech or living in
the jungle. FTP what '60s cartoon troupe have I just described?
A:theHERCULOIDS
10. He was recently named PR director for the Philadelphia 76ers, where
he achieved his greatest professional success. A sports columnist recently
dubbed him the original Black Hole player-if you threw him the ball, it
never came out. His ball-hogging took him within a few points of an NBA
scoring title with the Clippers, finishing just behind George Gervin, back
in 1978-79 when he was still named Lloyd. FTP name this audacious former
NBA journeyman.
A: World B. FREE (accept: Lloyd Free on early buzz)
11. The names the same. The player who scored the game-winning goal in
the NCAA hockey finals to give the Michigan Wolverines a national
championship, and the literary genius behind such master works as "Hey!
Wait a Minute! I Wrote A Book!" and "One Knee Equals Two Feet." FTP
give the common name of these two men, the latter of whom is now a
sportscaster on Fox.
A: JOHN MADDEN (prompt on Madden)
12. Born in Windsor, Ontario, he is surprisingly only 5-foot-10 and 200
pounds. His penalty mintue career stats read 42 in two games, 185 in
28 games, 246 in 42 games, 95 in 12 games, and on February 9, 1995, a
personal best 49 in one game. FTP name this prolific NHL goon who once
knocked out Ulf Samuelsson and who has been a Ranger, a Jet, and is currently
a Maple Leaf.
A:Tahir"Tie"DOMI
13. Navy Commander John Collins won the first one in 1978. The first woman
to compete was Lyn Lemaire in 1979, who finished in just under 13 hours.
Mark Allen has won 6 of the last 7, and former NFL player Darryl Haley
became the first 300-pounder to complete the event last year. FTP name
this event held in Kona, Hawaii yesterday (NOTE TO EDITOR: OCTOBER 26).
A: IRONMAN TRIATHLON (prompt on triathlon)
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i 14. Their founder, Texine Waterman Howard, recently passed away at the age
of 64. Texine portrayed herself in the 1979 made-for-TV movie based on
this organization, which she had founded in 1972 after stints on Broadway and as
a professional dance instructor. FTP name this organization, which first came to
America's attention at Super Bowl 10, the REAL America's team.
A: the DALLAS COWBOY CHEERLEADERS
15. Janeane Garofalo appeared in the "Drinky the Drunk Guy" episode, and
other guest voices have included Emo Phillips and Steven Wright. The title
character lives with his unemployed son, Ben, and if you visit Comedy
Central's web page you can get E-therapy from him. FTP name this cartoon
therapist
A: DR. KATZ, Professional Therapist
16. She starred in two Elvis movies--"It Happened at the World's Fair" and
"Kissin' Cousins," and one Bing Crosby film, "High Time." She also
appear as a green woman in the "Star Trek" episode "Whom Gods Destroy,"
but it was in a navy blue jumpsuit where she gained her greatest fame. FTP
name this portrayer of Barbara Gordon, a.k.a. Batgirl, in the 1960s.
A: Yvonne CRAIG
17. The star of this sequel announces at the beginning, "it turned out I
was only slightly dead," allowing the beginning of this book to match
the end of its predecessor's movie, in which mathematician Ian Malcolm
survives. In Michael Crichton's original novel, he died at the end.
FTP name this sequel to "Jurassic Park."
A: The LOST WORLD
18. A lawyer, divorced and mother of one daughter, notices something very
odd during a visit to a plastic surgeon. After a bit of research, she
finds herself involved in the investigation of a murder case which was
closed ten years ago. FTP name this bestseller by Mary Higgins Clark.
A: LET ME CALL YOU SWEETHEART
19. It spent 4 weeks on the bestseller chart in 1992,36 weeks in 1993,
51 weeks each in 1994 and 1995, and thus far, 36 weeks in 1996. As
of October 14, it was third on the non-fiction bestseller list, behind
only Make The Connection and The Dilbert Principle. FTP name this mega-bestseller, which only proves that book-buyers are from Jupiter.
A: MEN ARE FROM MARS, WOMEN ARE FROM VENUS by John Gray
20. FAQTP, identify the Trisha Yearwood song that tops the current
Billboard country chart.
A: BELIEVE ME BABY (I Lied)
21. Kozmic Blues, Get It While You Can, Combination of The Two,
Caterpillar, Light Is Faster Than Sound, Turtle Blues, Mercedes Benz,
and Bye Bye Baby. FTP name the group which sang all these songs and
also Me and My Bobby Mcghee, a group fronted by Janis Joplin.
A: BIG BROTHER AND THE HOLDING COMPANY (prompt on "Joplin" on early buzz)
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22. His first release with Private Music was 1986's Keys To The
Imagination, which he followed with Out Of Silence, Chameleon Days,
Optimystique, and Niki Nana. This native Greek cannot read music, but
rather composes using a system he devised himself. FTP name this horrible
new age music, best known for his "Live at The Acropolis" album.
A: YANNI Hrisomallis
23. This alliance, formed in 1980, was short-lived, though the combination
of a failed inventor and a wristwatch computer was very productive. In
its short time, this alliance produced the ZX80, with IK of RAM and 4K of
ROM, the ZX81, with twice the RAM, and the 1000, to which users could
add a full 16K of RAM for a mere $200. FTP name these early computers,
the first to sell in the U.S. for less than $ 100.
A: TIMEX SINCLAIR
24. Take a half-ounce of tequila, add a half-ounce of gin, throw in a
half-ounce of vodka, add to that a half-ounce of rum, mix in a halfounce of triple sec, add an ounce of sours, and top it off with some
cola. FTP, what do you get?
A: a LONG ISLAND ICED TEA (accept: VERY, VERY DRUNK)
25. Characters include Arnold Arnoldski, Zerblat, Spencer, Doris, Dr.
Enis Pork, and the crooked Uncle Sid. These characters and the other
members of the Piranha Club are drawn by Bo Grace. FTP name this comic
strip which oddly enough does not feature a character named Burt.
A: ERNIE
26. Have you had sex with a dead animal? Have you tasted or drunk urine
on purpose? Have you used an artificial limb for sexual purposes? Have
you had alcohol for breakfast? Have you held hands with someone? If you've
done any of these things, give yourself a point. If you can tell me in what
forum you'd find these and many other personal questions to examine your
innocence or lack thereof, give yourself 10 points.
A: PURITY TEST
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JoeWright BONUS
1.(30) 30-20-10, name the person.
30: On the original Wrestling Album, Jimmy Hart told him to eat his heart out
and to stop trying to steal his girlfriend.
20: A former member of Australian rock bands Zoot and The Jordy Boys, he can
now be seen as Mick Barrett on the syndicated TV show "High Tide". 10: His
album "Working Class Dog" featured the 1981 hit "Jessie's Girl".
A: Rick SPRINGFIELD
2.(30) 30-20-10, name the television series.
30: It was the first TV show to exclusively employ personal computers,
Amiga 1000s, for in-house titling and special effects, alonging it to be
produced at half the going rate for 1980s sitcoms. 20: Featuring the Lawson
family, it was also the first sitcom to succeed in first-run syndication,
lasting four seasons.
10: The unusual thing about the Lawson family was their daughter Vicki,
whose name was an acronym for Voice Input Child Identicant, and who was
a robot played by Tiffany Brissette.
A: SMALL WONDER
3.(30) Between 1952-1967 only six different TV series finished a season as
the top-rated program for the year. F5P each, name those six series.
A: I LOVE LUCY, The $64,000 QUESTION, GUNSMOKE, WAGON TRAIN, The BEVERLY
HILLBILLIES, BONANZA
4.(30) 30-20-10, name the movie.
30: The two wedding scenes in Spaceballs are parodies of this movie's
climax.
20: Heiress Ellie Andrews has married King Westley against the wishes of
her father, and after escaping from her father's ship, she must avoid her
father's detectives as she travels from Miami to New York. Along the way,
she falls in love with reporter Peter Warne.
10: This 1934 comedy won 5 Academy Awards, including Best Actor, Actress,
Director, and Picture.
A: IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT
5.(30) FTP each identify these films by the world's greatest movie production
company, Troma Studios, given part of a description from their web page.
1. Cycle Sluts cruise a desert town looking for a few good men... and
find themselves the prey of flesh-hungry zombies!
2. This Troma classic is set in Tromaville High School where the students are
exposed to Readin', Writin', and Radiation! Psychotic punks, stoners, and
the honor society alike transform into nuclear mutants, ride their
motorcycles through the halls, and trash the school!
3. It's a beautiful, gothic, sensual masterpiece, based on Nathanial
Hawthorne's classic tale of seduction and betrayal. Chancing upon a Black
Mass in the woods changes the title character's life forever; his faith in
the inherent goodness of man is shattered and no one is above suspicion, not
even his pious and virtuous wife.
A: 1. CHOPPER CHICKS IN ZOMBIETOWN 2. CLASS OF NUKE "EM HIGH 3.
YOUNG GOODMAN BROWN
6.(30) FTP apiece, identify these movies in which Sherilyn Fenn overcomes
all odds to look good anyway.
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1. Sherilyn overcomes the amputation of all four limbs after becoming
the object of an obsession in this 1993 film.
2. Sherilyn goes from a stripper in dive bars to a Vegas headliner
thanks to her boss, who also happened to be involved in the greatest
conspiracy known to mankind in this 1992 film.
3. Sherilyn even manages to look good with pieces of brain hanging
out in this 1990 David Lynch film, in which she is credited as "Girl in
Accident"
A: 1. BOXING HELENA 2. RUBY 3. WILD AT HEART
7.(30) FTP each, identify these Robert Altman films.
1. His directorial debut was a 1957 documentary about a then-recently
dead celebrity. FTP name him.
2. A celebrated editing goof is the presence of cars on a highway in the
background of a football game in this 1970 flick.
3. This 1990 movie is based on the correspondence between a famed
19th century artist and his brother.
A: 1. The JAMES DEAN Story 2. MASH 2. VINCENT ANDTHEO
8.(30) This question is a chip off the block from our favorite Schoolhouse
Rock. It teaches kid about pronouns by throwing huge evil names at them
and encouraging them to use "he" or "she" instead.
1. First, FTP, give the name of the title character of this song.
2. Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla's sister and friend are both mentioned
in this song also. F20P, give EITHER of their full names.
A: 1. RUFUS XAVIER SARSAPARILLA 2. RAPHAELA GABRIELLA SARSAPARILLA or
ALBERT ANDREAS ARMADILLO (no relation to the Sarsaparillas)
9.(30) F5P each, identify these seemingly unrelated sports figures.
1. Number 9 for the Pittsburgh Penguins, much speculation has centered
on his return being connected with the fact that he's Mario Lemieux's
best friend. Name this 31-year-old journeyman.
2. In 1987, he was acquired by the Yankees from Pittsburgh in exchange
for Doug Drabek, among others; this trade was doubly bad because he may
have been the best hitting pitcher in the NL at the time, and that may
have been his best skill.
3. He is the inexplicably popular placekicker for the Houston Oilers
4. Now F15P, give the full name of the professional sports league in
which all three of these men have excelled.
A: 1. Dan QUINN 2. Rick RHODEN 3. Al DEL GRECO 4. CELEBRITY GOLF
ASSOCIATION
10.(30) Ah, the Olympics. Rhythmic gymnastics, synchronized swimming,
shrapnel. Well, some good things did go on. Given a pair of '96 U.S.
Olympians, name their sport F15P. If you need a second pair, you'll get
five points.
1. a. Townsend Saunders and Kendall Cross b.
Matt Ghaffari and Kurt Angle
2. a. Tripp Schwenk and Whitney Hedgepeth b.
Amy van Dyken and Tom Dolan
A: 1. WRESTLING 2. SWIMMING
11.(30) If you're not a fan of ESPN's NFL Primetime, well you might as well just
pass this bonus. Given a current or former player and a situation, give the proper
Primetime panel response, FTP each.
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1. The kick returner and third-down specialist for the Patriots, a former
Giant, has the ball in the open field.
2. San Francisco defensive back #46 has intercepted a pass.
3. A former Chicago Bears fullback, #26, has scored a touchdown.
A: 1. LOOK AT THAT LITTLE MEGGETT RUN
2. (singing) TIM MCDONALD HAS THE BALL (no points off for not singing)
3. Brad "Colonel" MUSTER, IN THE END ZONE, WITH THE FOOTBALL
12.(30) Those ska bands come up with the greatest names, don't they? FTP
each, given a list of ska band names, pick out the one your question writer
made up.
1. Skarotum, Skapocalypse Cow, Skaful, Skastafarians
2. The Pietasters, Let's Go Bowling, Mephiskapheles, Bandingo
3. Mustard Plug, Horny Boys, Mock Turtle Soup, Ruder Than You
A: 1. SKAFUL 2. BANDINGO 3. HORNY BOYS
13.(30) People on the Internet often have way too much time to devote to
famous women who would never date them. They're like college-bowlers in
that way. F5P each, rank these women from most to fewest web pages
devoted to them, according to Yahoo! The women: Jennifer Aniston, Pamela
Anderson, Tiffani-Amber Thiessen, Teri Hatcher, Gillian Anderson, Courtney
Cox.
A: _G_illian ANDERSON (48)
Teri HATCHER (34) Jennifer
ANISTON (27) _P_amela
ANDERSON (19) Courtney COX
(14) Tiffani-Amber THIESSEN (9)
14.(30) 30-20-10 name the musical from a pair of songs.
30: Everything's Alright, What's The Buzz
20: The Arrest, The Temple
10: King Herod's Song, I Don't Know How To Love Him
A: JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR
15.(30) SPOON! Answer these questions about The Tick.
1. The Tick lives with his moth-suited roommate. F5P each name that
roommate and the city in which they live.
2. Now FTP each, identify the creator of The Tick and the comic book
company for which he was created.
A: 1. ARTHUR and THE CITY 2. Ben EDLUND and NEW ENGLAND Comics
16.(30) If '80s one-hit wonder questions are fun, then this question should be
twice as fun. Identify the "artist" from one of their top 40 hits for 15 points
and from thei r other one F5P.
1. a. We Connect b.
Two Of Hearts
2. a. Could've Been
b. I Think We're Alone Now
A-.l.STACEYQ 2. TIFFANY
17.(30) FTP each given a lyric, name these songs by Frankie Valli and the
Four Seasons. 1. "There ain't no good in our good-byie-in'. True love takes a
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of tryin', oh I'm cryin'."
2. "Why don't you come out to my twist party, come out, to where the
bright moon shines."
3. "When she was just a kid her clothes were hand-me-downs. They always
laughed at her when she came into town."
A: 1. LET'S HANG ON 2. SHERRY 3. RAG DOLL
18.(30) Identify these Robert Heinlein novels for the stated number of points.
1. F5P, Michael Valentine Smith comes to Earth and preaches peace, love, sex,
and something called "grokking".
2. FTP the two main characters travel through alternate worlds existing at
the same time and place, with all the differences apparently tracing back
to the 1896 U.S. Presidential election.
3. F15P, after the bomb is dropped, 5 people leave their bomb shelter to
find that the world is dominated by a group of people speaking some
weird form of French. Notable for the title character ditching his wife in
favor of her divorced friend.
A: 1. STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND 2. JOB: A Comedy of Justice 3.
FARNHAM'S FREEHOLD
19.(30) Some would argue this Shippensburg graduate is the second most popular
horror author going, after Stephen King.
1. First, FTP, name this author of Hideaway and Watchers.
2. FTP more, name Koontz' 1995 novel, just released in paperback, in which
Chyna Shepherd must save both her own life and the life of psychopath Edgier
Vess' likely next victim.
3. For a final 10, identify Koontz' upcoming November release in which
Jolly Old Saint Nick must save Christmas from Bob Claus.
A: 1. Dean R. KOONTZ 2. INTENSITY 3. SANTA'S TWIN
20.(30) 30-20-10, name the band.
30: Its members are Eddie Angel, Danny Amis, L.J. Lester, and Scott
Esbeck.
20: Their instrumental surf songs include Gatecrasher and Pacifica.
10: They are best known for wearing Mexican wrestling masks on stage.
A: LOS STRAITJACKETS
21.(30) College bowl season is almost upon us, the football bowls that is.
F5P per team, identify the two teams that played in each of the following
bowls in 1995.
1. Alamo Bowl
2. Poulan Weed-Eater Independence Bowl
3. Gator Bowl
A: 1. TEXAS A&M and MICHIGAN 2. LSU and MICHIGAN STATE 3. SYRACUSE
and CLEMSON
22.(30) FTP apiece identify these card games from a description.
1. You play with aces, face cards, tens, and nines, with the jacks being
high. Jacks are also known as bowers, and points are awarded according
to the team winning the bid taking at least three of five tricks.
2. It's like Uno, but the most important rule is that you're not allowed to
tell any of the rules.
3. Four people fight to avoid points, with the queen of spades being
worth 13 of a possible 26 points.
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A: 1. EUCHRE (YOU-cur) 2. MAO 3. HEARTS
23.(30) FTP each identify these stand-up comedians best known for their use
of props.
1. Actually best known for his hair, Scott Thompson travels the comedy
circuit with a big orange 'do pulling stuff from his trunk. He cancelled
a Tonight show appearance in 1994 after his props were destroyed by fire.
2. A shock magician, his schtick includes cutting his arm off with a
chainsaw, and apparently pulling peoples spines from their bodies
3. He breaks watermelons.
A: 1. CARROTTOP 2. the AMAZING JONATHAN 3. GALLAGHER
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