Bayou-a-Drank 2011
Questions by Michael Kearney
TOSSUPS
1. Religious iconography shows in the title of the film, which comes from a line from the
Apostles’ Creed, and the name of the town, Redemption. Both the protagonist and
antagonist lost their fathers by bullets to the head, one in a game of Russian Roulette, the
other in a failed attempt to prevent a hanging. Fee attempts his own brand of patricide, but
ends up another on a long list that includes Sgt. Cantrell and Ace Hanlon. The climax of the
film has the hero feign death by using a bottle of red ink, and also has the villain recognize
he’s been shot by the beam of light shining through his shadow. It’s the only movie in
which the director’s trademark 1973 Oldsmobile Delta 88 does not appear, and Ted Raimi
is also nowhere to be seen. FTP, what is this western about a quick-draw tournament,
Russell Crowe’s first American film?
ANSWER: The Quick And The Dead
2. He lost a position battle to Nate McLouth in 2008, eventually being dropped down to the
Indianapolis Indians. In 2011, he was traded for Cutter Dykstra, and became third in the
NL in hit by pitch, possibly due to actions taken the previous year. He separated the
shoulder of the Marlins’ Brett Hayes in a home plate collision, before receiving a sevengame suspension for beaning a heckler at Citizens Bank Park. In 2010, he became the first
player from his team to steal three bases in one game, but he also dropped a fly ball, angrily
threw his glove to the ground and walked away, allowing the Orioles’ Adam Jones an inside
the park home run. He screamed “F- Yeah” twice on a live TBS broadcast, but that’s to be
expected when your team wins its first playoff series since 1982. FTP, who is this alter-ego
of Tony Plush, an outfielder for the Milwaukee Brewers?
ANSWER: Nyjer Morgan
3. He was created in a basement lab during an accident involving a crazed scientist and her
atomic-powered hairdryer. Along with being one of the first characters published by Star
Comics, he was one of the only ones not to be based on an existing cartoon or toy line. One
of his earliest adventures involved a monarch attempting to create an army of living
vegetables, while J. Michael Straczynski recently wrote an Ultimate Civil War one-shot
about his attempts to find his missing thought balloons. He has cameos in the games
subtitled “Edge of Time” and “Shattered Dimensions”, the latter coming in to ask Madame
Web, “What’d I miss?”. Tom DeFalco introduced his girlfriend, who is alternately a Water
Buffalo and a Crane, and his daughter, Swiney-Girl. FTP, who is this non-kosher alter-ego of
Peter Porker?
ANSWER: Spider-Ham (also accept “Peter Porker” before mentioned)
4. In 1966, she won the Best New Actress Golden Globe for her role in Grand Prix, and 9
years later picked up an Emmy for playing Amy Prentiss in a spinoff series to Raymond
Burr’s Ironside. She’s John Ritter’s spiteful mother-in-law in Three’s A Crowd, Holly
Hunter’s disapproving mother in Saving Grace, and she’s played George Segal’s snarky wife
twice, once in Just Shoot Me!, and again in Retired At 35. She fought Dr. Strange as Morgan
Le Fay in a 1978 made-for-TV movie, got presumably killed in the Ice Age as Fran Sinclair
on ABC’s Dinosaurs, and she tried to murder Clint Eastwood in Play Misty For Me. FTP, who
is this actress whose most famous roles have seen her dominate a handsome man with a
martini in her hand, as Malory Archer and Lucille Bluth?
ANSWER: Jessica Walters
5. This album’s artist was working as a data-entry clerk when it was recorded. Tracks from
this album include “Pay It Back,” “I’m Not Angry” and a song that states, “it’s nobody’s fault,
but we need somebody to burn.” “Blame It On Cain” comes after “No Dancing” on this
album, while later tracks on this album include “Mystery Dance,” “Sneaky Feelings” and a
song that notes, “I used to be disgusted; now I try to be amused” and that provides an
explanation for why the singer “won’t get any older.” The band Clover, not The Attractions,
backed this album’s singer on the first recording of its most successful single, which was
released with “Welcome to the Working Week.” That song, “Allison,” provides the name of
this album. FTP, what is this 1977 album by Elvis Costello?
ANSWER: My Aim Is True
6. This month, McSweeney’s Publishing will be releasing a basketball-like, leather-bound
book named for him, with articles by Chuck Klostermann and Malcolm Gladwell. After its
hiatus due to World War Two, he became the third person to win the Amos Alonzo Stagg
award. Even though it officially ended in 1977, the FCS Division One South Regional
Championship is still known as this man’s bowl. He was played by Lane Smith in The
Legend Of Bagger Vance. Roy Blount Jr. went to college on a scholarship named after him,
even though it is now also named for fellow Vanderbilt grad Fred Russell. He’s most
commonly associated with Stuhldreher, Miller, Crowley and Layden, the men he would dub
the “Four Horsemen”. FTP, who is this sportswriter and namesake of Bill Simmons’
website?
ANSWER: Grantland Rice
7. One character in this series is an immigrant from Croatia who works as a candy striper in
a hospital and is known simply as “Croatian Man.” Another character in this series, Ratso,
finishes every sentence with “over here” and has his plans to sell his baby thwarted by the
Department of Integration’s chief law enforcement officer. That character, Frank Grimes,
spends an entire episode in this series fighting against the spare change-eating man-birds.
The man-birds enter New York as part of a plan by Twayne, a bureaucrat whose coworkers include the alcoholic wizard Leonard Powers, the demon Callie Maggotbone and a
social worker who shares an apartment with a zombie. Featuring Matt Oberg as the voice of
Mark Lilly, this is, FTP, what animated series that airs on Comedy Central?
ANSWER: Ugly Americans
8. She first gained notice with the video for “Marlene On The Wall”, which is now part of her
re-released back catalog in a trilogy of albums called Close-Up. Her nerd cred consists of
becoming the first major-label artist to perform live in the world of Second Life, co-writing
the play Carson McCullers Talks About Love with Duncan Sheik, and singing the track “Now I
Am An Arsonist” on Jonathan Coulton’s Artificial Heart album. It doesn’t stop there, as her
most famous song was used to create Brandenburg’s sound compression algorithm, giving
her the name “The Mother of the MP3”. That song’s namesake later became Jerry and
George’s hangout on Seinfeld. FTP, who is this singer whose most famous songs are about
an abused boy who lives on the second floor, and an a capella tableau of a day at a coffee
shop?
ANSWER: Suzanne Vega
9. Steven Jay Gould wrote an entire essay about the history-altering effects of this event
happening to future Prime Minister George Canning. Historically, it also happened to Lee
Marvin, James Garner, and Meriwether Lewis. The entire plot of Mercenaries: World In
Flames is set off by this event happening to the player. In season 6 of The Sopranos, a
rapper asks Bobby Bacala to do this to him, while in the film Protocol, this happens to
Goldie Hawn while preventing an assassination. This action is performed in the climactic
scenes of Easy Money, Billy Madison, and Training Day. John Candy saves the day in The
Great Outdoors by doing it to a bear, and when performed by a child, this act finally forced
the Waco Kid into retirement. FTP, what is this injury for which Forrest Gump received a
Purple Heart?
ANSWER: getting shot in the butt (accept close alternatives, but no other part of
the leg)
10. The McMaster University School of Engineering uses one of them as a logo, while an
island with this name titles a Milton Bradley board game about stealing a jewel from the
idol Vul-Kar. Out of all the Gerry Anderson Supermarionation shows, it’s the only one to air
on a network and not syndication. It’s the album directly preceding Deep Purple’s Machine
Head, it also names a Frankie Avalon stock car racer forced to run moonshine, and a Jim
Brown-played stalker from The Running Man. Featuring Nicki Minaj, it’s Willow Smith’s
most recent single, and when imported from Canada, it’s a cinnamon flavored whiskey
commonly mixed with apple cider. FTP, what is this shared name with an atomic form that
is Ferrara Pan’s most famous confection?
ANSWER: Fireball
11. She is the daughter of Sam and his 166th wife, and she is married to the fifth Earl of
Shroudshire, making her English royalty. Due to the machinations of her father, she was
put into a coma for 22 years, waking up in 1988 in a series subtitled “Today!” She was
originally named Phoebe, but producers thought she looked too much like a character
played by Carolyn Jones. Her current appearance is based on a mixture of the actresses
Maila Nurmi and Elsa Lanchester. Her house was totally remodeled for the set of Desperate
Housewives, and she was remodeled too, as when Lee Meriwether played her, she suddenly
changed skin color to white, even though she was originally green. Envisioned as a parody
of Donna Reed by Yvonne De Carlo, FTP, who is this undead matriarch of 1313 Mockingbird
Lane?
ANSWER: Lily Munster
12. The original is only known for its inclusion in the 1972 film Fat City, yet Willie Nelson
and Gladys Knight made hits out of this song. The inspiration to the song is based on a
Frank Sinatra quote from Esquire magazine, naming booze, broads, or a Bible as the items
that do the title phrase. It would’ve appeared on the soundtrack to the 2008 film
Tennessee, if the Mariah Carey cover of it hadn’t been leaked on the Internet. Dottie West
claimed that not recording it was her biggest regret, as the songwriter was living in her
house at the time, but she thought the song too controversial, and Sammi Smith ended up
winning a Grammy for it. Pinkard and Bowden’s parody version is about a man stumbling
through a sprinkler and bushes, while Ray Stevens’ version adds a ripping sound after the
line “take the ribbon from your hair.” FTP, what is this song off 1970’s Kristofferson?
ANSWER: “Help Me Make It Through The Night”
13. This athlete was born in Selma, Alabama with a clubfoot that required corrective
footwear to fix. A four-year starter at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, this
athlete won lost only one collegiate game out of ninety-five and won four national
championships. The record-holder for international goals, this athlete was chosen to carry
the American flag at the closing ceremonies for the 2004 Summer Olympics. The absence of
a suitable professional league resulted in this athlete only playing three seasons of club
soccer, most notably for the Washington Freedom, who won the Founders Cup in 2003.
Also in 2003, this athlete married a six-time All-Star who would finish his career with the
Oakland Athletics in 2009. FTP, who is this woman, a retired soccer player and mother of
twins with husband Nomar Garciaparra?
ANSWER: Mia Hamm
14. When known as Al Girta, he was thought to be part of a British conspiracy to kill local
farmers. He is part of a long running gag in The Gods Must Be Crazy 2, tirelessly chasing a
man through the desert. He is reportedly nearly impervious to most bladed weaponry. He
has a reversible anal pouch, remarkably loose skin, and almost non-existent ears. Also used
as the nickname of LSU Cornerback Tyrann Mathieu, he is the only member of the genus
Mellivora, and is classified as Least Concern by the IUCN. In a recent commercial, he is seen
whipping pistachios apart against a rock. In his most famous appearance, he is shown
running backwards and passing out, while a man named Randall narrates his actions. FTP,
who is this ferocious animal that according to a Youtube video, “doesn’t give a shit”?
ANSWER: Honey Badger
15. Along with being a senior editor at Chicago magazine, he also co-authored several
books published through Esquire, titled Things A Man Should Know. He got his start in
journalism as a member of “The Famished Four”, a group of restaurant reviewers for
Lerner Newspapers. He hosted the PBS documentary series Uncorked: Wine Made Simple,
and has occasionally worked as a floor reporter for Iron Chef America. Recently, he
appeared on IFC’s Onion News Network, cooking his “Favorite Pretentious Foodie Bullshit
Meal.” In 2005, he capitalized on his gourmand status by writing The Food You Want To Eat,
and in 2008 hosted the Mythbusters-like Food Detectives. FTP, who is this current host of
Chopped, and former Food and Wine Connoisseur on Queer Eye For The Straight Guy?
ANSWER: Ted Allen
16. In this game, you can read most of the fictional book Jacob’s Shadow, or excerpts from
G.K. Chesterton’s The Man Who Was Thursday. In 2009, a total conversion mod was
released for this game, adding punching skill, removing the useless swimming skill, and
being metafictionally set in the world of its own fan forums. The game Project Snowblind
was originally slated to be the third in this franchise, and was to be subtitled “Clan Wars”.
“Laputan Machine” and “Flatlander Woman” are two killphrases you can use to completely
avoid boss fights, and you can foresee certain plot twists by hacking into e-mails. Those
plot twists include cloning aliens, Chupacabras, the Illuminati, and learning that you’re a
genetic clone of your brother, Paul Denton. FTP, what is this game set in a nanobotinfected future, whose most recent sequel was subtitled “Human Revolution”?
ANSWER: Deus Ex
17. The original film by this name revolves around changing the attitude of the protagonist
by reducing his profane tirades, even though you never hear him say a bad word. The
remake is about trying to reunite a boy and his father, even though the father eventually
gives up custody. In the original, you also don’t actually see the title figures, only hearing
them as the voice of James Whitmore. Both films feature a rogue broadcaster trying to
destroy the protagonist, and they both end with orphans getting adopted. The remake is
the second film for both Neal McDonough and Matthew McConaughey, and features Adrien
Brody and Joseph Gordon-Levitt in pre-fame roles. The tagline for the film, “Ya Gotta
Believe!” was taken from Tug McGraw, though presumably not the arm-flapping. FTP,
what is this movie remake about celestial assistance in the major leagues?
ANSWER: Angels In The Outfield
18. He got his performing start after debuting a spoken word piece in front of a United
Nations High Commissioner. He’s appeared on the Keane track “Stop For A Minute”, Simple
Plan’s “Summer Paradise”, and Mary J. Blige’s “Each Tear”. On his own records like The
Dusty Foot Philosopher, Damian Marley backs him up on “I Come Prepared”, while another
celebrity musician can be heard on his 2008 single “Bang Bang”. Along with will.i.am and
David Guetta, he’s the artist behind Coca-Cola’s English anthem for the 2010 World Cup,
“Wavin’ Flag”. This higher profile led to him receiving both Artist and Songwriter of the
Year awards at the 2010 Juno Awards, for the album Troubadour. FTP, who is this SomaliCanadian rap artist behind the song “ABCs”?
ANSWER: K’Naan
19. This comedian is one of the few people to have worked for all three of Saturday Day
Night Live’s producers. He played Johnny Savage’s suspicious father who forces Corky St.
Clair to assume the lead roles in “Red, White, and Blaine” in the 1997 movie Waiting For
Guffman and also played the owner of Noah’s Arcade in the 1992 movie Wayne’s World, but
this comedian may be better known for his career as a voice actor. Those voice-acting roles
include Captain K’nuckles on The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack, The Chief on Teamo
Supremo and the Flying Dutchman on Spongebob Squarepants. This actor’s other roles
include Jack Ruby in the 1991 movie JFK and Lou Loomis in Caddyshack, which he co-wrote
and which includes his younger brother Bill. FTP, who is this actor that currently appears
as car dealership owner Frank Ehlert on The Middle?
ANSWER: Brian Doyle-Murray or Brian Murray
20. One witness blamed it on the confusion surrounding a fan being rushed to the hospital.
Until its modern occurrence, this name was given to a Cornell-Dartmouth game that was
decided by telegram. One coach blamed the event on his team’s lack of long cleats, and an
artificial field known as OmniTurf. If a 92-yard punt-return by Rocket Ismail was allowed
to stand, this event wouldn’t have mattered. The head referee blames it on
miscommunication and misplaced rubber bands. Because of its notoriety, this event names
the New York Times football blog, and eventually resulted in the sharing of the national title
with Georgia Tech. FTP, what is this 1990 event that caused the Missouri Tigers to lose to
the Colorado Buffaloes due to a grievous officiating error?
ANSWER: The Fifth Down Game (Also accept “Colorado-Missouri” before last
line)
TB. The earliest documentation of it is in the 1600’s in the book Theatres of God’s
Judgement. Chung Ling Soo is the man most associated with it, but only because he failed at
it. It can be done with a spray of liquid wax against a pane of glass, or a pole with a magnet
attached to it, but some people claim that it can be done with a specially fitted metal cup.
The Mythbusters tried it, but could only succeed in fracturing several pig skulls. The most
modern version still performed uses an uncrossable line, two lasers, and special markings,
and can be seen nightly at the Rio resort in Las Vegas. FTP, what is this supposedly cursed
trick that has actually killed several magicians?
ANSWER: Bullet Catch (accept close alternatives)
BONI
1. The show within a show is a pretty common theme in television. But rarely is it an
important plot point. Answer the following about post-modernism in TV, FTPE:
1) After doing a read-through several seasons earlier, we finally got to see the spectacle and
glory of Michael Scarne doing battle with Goldenface in this movie featured on The Office.
ANSWER: Threat Level Midnight
2) The entire premise of the show Castle revolves around the previously fictional, now
completely real publication of a new series of detective novels starring this sexy woman.
ANSWER: Nikki Heat
3) The Winchester brothers from Supernatural frequently meet up with Harry Spangler and
Ed Zeddmore who comprise this formerly fictional, now actually real group of ridiculous
paranormal investigators.
ANSWER: Ghostfacers
2. Nashville, Tennessee! Music City, home of guns, girls and guitars and several musicians
who will never appear on the Grand Ole Opry. FTP name these famous acts that don’t have
a twang to their voice.
1) This former member of G-Unit hails from Music City, and is probably best known for the
album Straight Outta Cashville, or for being a featured artist on 50 Cent’s “P.I.M.P.”
ANSWER: Young Buck
2) They’re not the Smashing Pumpkins, but this band is responsible for a hideously catchy
song called “Tonight, Tonight.”
ANSWER: Hot Chelle Rae
3) This banjo player has been nominated for more Grammy categories than anyone in
history, due to his frequent collaborations with Chick Corea, the New Grass Revival, and Vic
Wooten.
ANSWER: Bela Fleck
3. The end of this Youtube video shows the score of “Packers: 49, Saints: 20.” FTPE:
1) In that video, this Packers receiver catches a pass from Aaron Rodgers and then runs 99
yards for a touchdown. As if that weren’t impressive enough, he does all of this with a
broken leg.
ANSWER: Greg Jennings or Greggggg Jennnnnnnnings
2) This former Saints player, described as “one of the hardest hitting safeties in the league,”
attempts to tackle Greg Jennings as he crosses the goal line. However, he is unsuccessful, as
Greg Jennings “puts the team on his back.”
ANSWER: Darren Sharper
3) The X-Box Live user who gives up the broken-leg touchdown to Greg “I Put the Team on
My Back” Jennings has this character’s name in his username. This character was created
by Art Clokey and his nemeses are the Blockheads.
ANSWER: Gumby
4. Answer the following about difficult to pronounce Internet memes, FTPE:
1) Even though it now refers to other celebrities, the Photoshopping of an image to give it
incredibly tiny eyes and mouth is still known as this, a corruption of the name of the actor
behind I Am Legend.
ANSWER: Woll Smoth
2) Known for its extreme difficulty, this Flash game is named for the four keys you press to
control the four parts of a long-distance runner’s legs.
ANSWER: QWOP
3) The track “Everybody to the Limit” from Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits asks
listeners to “come on, [this].” This word originated in a Strong Bad Email about techno
music.
ANSWER: Fhwqwgads (pronounced “fah-hoo-gwah-gads”)
5. Back in the nineties, we had one cooking competition show, Iron Chef, and that’s all we
needed. FTPE, answer the following about new upstart food porn shows.
1) The Next Great Baker is a competition to win an internship at this Hoboken bakery run
by the Cake Boss, Buddy Valastro.
ANSWER: Carlo’s
2) Hosted by Ron Ben-Israel, this new Food Network show is basically Chopped, but with a
creepy, sugar-based theme.
ANSWER: Sweet Genius
3) After competing alongside Iron Chef Mario Batali, teaching the art of food to total
morons is easy for this spiky-haired host of Worst Cooks In America.
ANSWER: Anne Burrell
6. It’s Christmas Time! Full of Holiday films, music, food and more (and I’m already tired of
it.) Try naming some of these other films that were set during other not so famous holidays,
FTPE:
1) This film features Edward Malus, who travels to Washington to solve the mystery of his
missing daughter during the annual May Day festival.
ANSWER: The Wicker Man
2) Featuring a group of thieves in New Orleans during Mardi Gras, Omar Epps unlocks a
stolen silver coffin on a plane leading to the reveal of Gerard Butler as the antagonist in this
futuristic-sounding film.
ANSWER: Dracula 2000
3) “Men and women can’t be friends because the sex part always gets in the way.” is the
viewpoint of life of the main protagonist, which presumably changes with a declaration of
love on New Year’s Eve.
ANSWER: When Harry Met Sally
7. William Shatner, musical genius, has a new album. Answer the following about the post“Rocket Man” career of Captain James T. Kirk, FTPE:
1) He brought the house down at the 1992 MTV Movie Awards with his cover of this Bryan
Adams hit from Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves.
ANSWER: “(Everything I Do) I Do It For You”
2) Shatner vaulted back into the music world in 2004 with the help of Ben Folds, Joe
Jackson, and a cover of this Jarvis Cocker-written hit about the dangers of a privileged life.
ANSWER: “Common People”
3) When Shatner guest-starred on Futurama, he broke new musical ground by performing
a spoken word recital of this rap song from the year 2000.
ANSWER: “The Real Slim Shady”
8. Midlife crisis anyone? Name these athletes who started and starred in one sport, then
switched to another, FTPE:
1) Adding to his awful reputation, during a celebrity boxing match earlier this year, Jose
Canseco tried to send this man in his stead. Even though they’re twins, they have obviously
different tattoos.
ANSWER: Ozzie Canseco
2) Proving that just because you’re a Pro Bowler, doesn’t mean you’re good at other things,
Chad Ochocinco fulfilled a childhood dream this year by trying out for this MLS team.
ANSWER: Sporting Kansas City
3) Playing under a sponsor’s exemption at this year’s South Georgia Classic, this Hall of
Fame-worthy pitcher and part-time golfer missed the cut by a pathetic 27 strokes.
ANSWER: John Smoltz
9. You’ve killed the final boss, you’ve played perfectly, but the game still kills you in the end.
Answer the following about bummer endings in games, FTPE:
1) At the end of this game, you can either go to work for the G-Man who has been chasing
you throughout, or get teleported into a room full of hungry aliens on the planet Xen.
ANSWER: Half-Life
2) This last game in the franchise has you fighting the Covenant against impossible odds,
but eventually you’ll run out of ammo and die on the titular planet.
ANSWER: Halo: Reach
3) John Marston gets attacked in slow motion by an entire U.S. Army company after
reuniting with his family, and no matter how many you shoot, Red Dead Redemption ends
with this character avenging his father.
ANSWER: Jack Marston
10. Flight, Super-Speed, Invisibility. Meh. I want Super-Ventriloquism. Answer the
following about some other heroes with unbelievably stupid super-powers, FTPE:
1) For some reason, in a ten year span, Marvel found it necessary to create both Razorback
and U.S. 1, who were superpowered characters with this blue-collar occupation.
ANSWER: Truck Drivers or Truckers
2) Having the ability to control emotions would be really cool, unless the only emotion you
could control was lust, like this creepy member of the Avengers, who shares his name with
a Super NES game.
ANSWER: Starfox or Eros
3) This hero, also known as Tenzil Kem, has stayed alive through nearly forty years of
Legion of Super Heroes comics, despite only having the power to consume things.
ANSWER: Matter-Eater Lad
11. If you’ve lost a couple close matches today, I bet you’ve used a certain four letter word
that rhymes with duck. Let’s see how well you know that word, FTPE:
1) In its first season, David Simon’s The Wire gained notoriety for only using the f-word as
dialogue for a nearly 3 minute long scene between Jimmy McNulty and this other detective.
ANSWER: William “Bunk” and/or Moreland
2) Excluding the documentary on the word, the movie with the most uses of the f-word is
actually this 1999 Spike Lee film.
ANSWER: Summer of Sam
3) Despite using the f-word 88 times in 3 minutes, this band got a large amount of
unsolicited airplay for their 2004 song “Y’all Want A Single.”
ANSWER: Korn
12. Hey, you can’t fool me! That guy’s not named Wilbury! He’s Bob Dylan. Name these
other musicians who do a much better job at hiding their identities, FTPE:
1) This Italian American from New Jersey performed the song “You and I” at the 2011 MTV
VMAs, but rumors abound that he is actually a “lady.”
ANSWER: Jo Calderone
2) This blue-skinned group of aliens is actually behind the songs “Harder Better Faster
Stronger” and “One More Time,” and their story is told in the film Interstella 5555, created
by the members of Daft Punk.
ANSWER: The Crescendolls
3) The only information about this band comes from The Cryptic Corporation, and their
avant-garde long-form music videos and CD-ROMs have never actually shown their faces
behind their giant eyeball masks.
ANSWER: The Residents
13. Ah. Opening day. What better time to see a famous person embarrass themselves by
throwing like a total pansy. Answer the following about memorable first pitches, FTPE:
1) Even though the tradition was actually started in Japan, this US president was the first
American to throw a first pitch, doing so from the grandstand for the Washington Senators.
ANSWER: William Howard Taft
2) Usually, the throw was from the stands, or a location in front of the pitchers’ mound,
until this president became the first man to successfully throw from the mound to the
catcher.
ANSWER: Bill Clinton
3) Widely ranked as the worst first pitch of all time, this man looked like he was attempting
to throw out the runner on first, but turned it into a massive publicity boost for his reelection campaign as mayor of Cincinnati.
ANSWER: Mark Mallory
14. You can’t just write about an existing company in your great American novel, or you
might get sued. Name these conglomerates from the world of fiction, FTPE:
1) This genetic engineering firm eventually goes bankrupt after their main attraction is
blown up by the Costa Rican Air Force, and their founder John Hammond gets eaten by
dinosaurs in Jurassic Park.
ANSWER: InGen
2) Founded to fight the Sombra company, this corporation’s name comes from the word
used to describe the roving group of gunslingers led by Roland Deschain in The Dark Tower
series.
ANSWER: The Tet Corporation
3) In reality, it’s the name of the Internet’s first direct marketer, but in fiction it’s the front
for the evil aliens in Buckaroo Banzai, and also a defense contractor in Thomas Pynchon’s
The Crying of Lot 49 and V.
ANSWER: Yoyodyne
15. George Washington never told a lie. But he didn’t work in the entertainment industry.
Name some of these famous movies that told you while looking you right in the eye
everything is true, when none of it was, FTPE:
1) This film is presumably based on a real sniper battle between Vasily Zaitsev and Erwin
Konig. Except one of them didn’t actually exist, and the movie was criticized by Germans
and Russians alike.
ANSWER: Enemy at The Gates
2) Even though the ship was real, this Sergei Eisenstein propaganda film got many people
to mistakenly believe the myth of a massacre at the Odessa steps.
ANSWER: Battleship Potemkin
3) The Alaskan Press Club sued the makers of this Milla Jovovich film for using the bylines
of the Nome Nugget to promote the actual disappearances of people as the titular form of
alien contact in this movie.
ANSWER: The Fourth Kind
16. Ready to watch CSI? Well, you can’t because the game is still on. The blessing and bane
of the sporting world, overtime. Name these famous matches who went above and beyond
the realms of normal overtime, FTPE:
1) It was only 82 minutes of gameplay, but the marathon 1971 AFC divisional playoffs
between these two teams was eventually stopped by a Garo Yepremian field goal, and the
349 yards by Ed Podolak in this game remains a playoff record.
ANSWER: Miami and/or Dolphins and Kansas City and/or Chiefs
2) Technically lasting 4 days, the longest pro baseball game, between the Rochester Red
Wings and Pawtucket Red Sox lasted this many record-breaking innings. You can be off by
two.
ANSWER: 33 (accept 31-35)
3) The Mahut-Isner match may have lasted 11 hours, but its results were moot. The
longest Wimbledon finals match was a 5-hour battle in 2008, between these two players.
ANSWER: Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer
17. Identify the following from the music career of Sean “Puffy/P. Diddy/Diddy/Puff
Daddy” Combs, FTPE:
1) This single from the album No Way Out was a number-one hit for six weeks in 1997. This
song features samples of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five’s “The Message” and
Matthew Wilder’s “Break My Stride.”
ANSWER: “Can’t Nobody Hold Me Down”
2) This other track from No Way Out was recorded following the death of the Notorious
B.I.G. It samples the 1983 song “Every Breath You Take” by The Police.
ANSWER: “I’ll Be Missing You”
3) This 2010 Diddy single was the highest charting track from the album Last Train to
Paris. In this song, Diddy tells the listener that the rain will “wash away all the pain of
yesterday” and to “tell the world” that he is doing the title action.
ANSWER: “Coming Home”
18. In today’s fast paced world it’s amazing that it took so long to make these sequels. Name
these movies that were a late in life surprise, yet welcome addition to your movie family,
FTPE:
1) This year, fans finally had their prayers answered, as this James Bond-parodying doofus
played by Rowan Atkinson came back to theaters after 8 years.
ANSWER: Johnny English
2) There was a nine year gap between Before Sunrise and Before Sunset, getting Richard
Linklater to direct one more beautiful night between these two actors.
ANSWER: Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke
3) Everyone was begging for a sequel to Terms of Endearment, just not starring Bill Paxton,
13 years later in this unbelievable bomb.
ANSWER: The Evening Star
19. The world is a lonely place even in the perfect pink palace. Name these friends and
family members of Barbie, FTPE:
1) Currently married to Allan Sherwood, this plain Jane friend of Barbie has received
criticism for being pregnant while not wearing her wedding ring, and was sold as part of
the “Happy Family” line.
ANSWER: Midge
2) In Barbie and the Diamond Castle, Barbie has stated this Latina character is her “best
friend” as she has been seen consistently alongside Barbie since 1987.
ANSWER: Teresa
3) This younger sister of Barbie has a twin brother named Todd and has recently been
remade to be taller and more slender then she was when she was younger.
ANSWER: Stacie
20. Jorts. Jeans. Shorts. Perfect for any occasion. Especially quizbowl tournaments. Name
the following Jorts-based people FTPE.
To ease his crippling fear of being nude, tight jorts are always worn by this analrapist
played by David Cross on Arrested Development.
ANSWER: Tobias Fűnke (accept either underlined part)
2) Even though you might not have celebrated it, March 1st of this year was Jorts Day,
celebrating the last home game of this center for the Kentucky Wildcats. This player was
drafted by the Hornets in 2011 and then traded to the Knicks.
ANSWER: Josh Harrellson
3) Jorts saw a major resurgence in the 70’s, due to the cutoff wearing cousin to the Dukes of
Hazzard, played by this woman.
ANSWER: Catherine Bach
21. Do you have a cat? If so, you probably have no idea where any of your dice are. Answer
the following about board games that fix that problem, FTPE:
1) This game is known as “The Game of Hilarious Comparisons.” Instead of dice, players of
this game use red cards with nouns on them and green cards with adjectives.
ANSWER: Apples to Apples
2) Like Mall Madness, this game was controlled by buttons and random number generation,
but focused on a space station where you’re constantly mocked and attacked by the title
entity.
ANSWER: The Omega Virus
3) You could dig out a copy of the modern Game of Life, which originally used a spinner and
play money emblazoned with this man’s face, the original host of Kids Say The Darndest
Things.
ANSWER: Art Linkletter