ANSWER: Greetings Frommichigan, the Great Lake State
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CULT Nationals 2010 Round 16
Tossups:
1) Lance Armstrong lent his likeness to an episode of this show where he advocated for new bike lanes and the lunchlady got cancer. One character's uncle was revealed to be Joshua Redman in an episode where Redman developed a rivalry with Yo Yo Ma. Another character on this series enjoys the show "Spooky Poo", (*) and works in the same school as janitor John Morris. In addition to Mr. Ratburn, this show also features kids like the Henry Screever-obsessed fourth grader Prunella Deegan, and Muffy Crosswire, the best friend of a character with the last name Frensky. The title character is buddies with Binky and The Brain and is the older sister of D. W. For 10 points, name this PBS show based on a series of Marc Brown books about the titular aardvark. ANSWER: Arthur
2) The double vinyl edition of this album on Asthmatic Kitty Records contains bonus tracks such as "Presidents and Magistrates" and "Marching Band", as well as a demo of the regular edition’s last track, which contains the line "I always knew you / in your mother's arms". Another song on this album describes how "our grandpa bought us a new VCR", (*) although the singer laments, "I was ashamed, I was ashamed of [my mother]". This record contains crazy song subtitles like "Rebuild! Restore! Reconsider!", and its artist followed it up with 2004's Seven Swans. Beginning with a track subtitled “For the Unemployed and Underpaid”, "Flint", for 10 points, name this first of the 50 States album by Sufjan Stevens, a predecessor of Illinoise. ANSWER: Greetings from Michigan, the Great Lake State
3) Before getting hired by the Tigers, Les Moss briefly was the manager of this team following the appendectomy performed on a man who came back to the post because of his loyalty to owner Arthur Allyn. Their manager from 1927-1928 was appointed to the post partially due to his discreetness; that man was Ray Schalk. (*) A pitcher nicknamed "The Old Fox" both played for and was the first man to manage this club. Besides Clark Griffith, in between stints at the Angels and Phillies, Jim Fregosi had three forgettable seasons in the '80s as their manager. An 11-20 record in 1995 led Gene Lamont to be fired as their manager. Their current manager was the 1985 AL Rookie of the Year and guided his team to a sweep of the Astros in the 2005 World Series. For 10 points, name this team currently managed by Ozzie Guillen. ANSWER: Chicago White Sox (prompt on “Chicago”)
4) As a result of an acquisition, one plan from this company now offers the FanScan In-Car Audio service, and it is currently implementing the Xohm protocol. This company spun-off its local service to form Embarq, and offers customers access to a namesake Digital Lounge. It had great success with the exclusive launch of the Samsung Instinct (*) handset, and one advertisement for this company sees a father accidentally pocket-dial Flavor Flav. This company offers pre-paid packages through both Virgin Mobile USA and Boost Mobile, and CEO Dan Hesse has personally appeared in its commercials. Its network was taken over by Ericcson in 2009, while a few years earlier it purchased rival Nextel. For 10 points, name this wireless company that competes with Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile. ANSWER: Sprint Nextel Corporation (prompt on just "Nextel" until mentioned)
5) The protagonist of this film notes that the parents of his love interest, “own a private jet, and I’ve never even been in a jet”. The second of its two direct-to-video sequels cast a woman as the protagonist, in this case Clare Kramer as Taylor Brooks. In the original, two characters get locked in an iron cage where they must answer (*) all questions truthfully. The central conflict in this movie is the apparent suicide of the protagonist’s friend, a reporter named Will Beckford, who is played by Hill Harper. One scene in this Rob Cohen film sees the protagonist receive $10,000 in his bank account from the titular organization, whose members include Senator Ames Levritt. Earlier, the protagonist’s rowing skills earned him entry into the titular group. For 10 points, identify this 2000 movie starring Joshua Jackson as a member of a fictional secret society at a New Haven university. ANSWER: The Skulls
6) This person told of "Mr. Phyllis and Other Funny Stories" on an early album, and her first husband, Edgar Rosenberg, committed suicide shortly after one of her shows was canceled. The first film that she directed had George Gobel cast as the President and Roddy McDowall playing a grandmother; that film centered on Billy Crystal's character getting (*) pregnant and was titled Rabbit Test. She consulted with Sean and Christian to teach her grandson Cooper a lesson about perfection in a two-episode guest appearance on Nip/Tuck. Until she left for her own failed late night show on FOX, this winner of the second Celebrity Apprentice served as Johnny Carson's permanent guest host of The Tonight Show. For 10 points, name this woman best known for her red carpet coverage. ANSWER: Joan Rivers (or Joan Alexandra Molinsky)
7) [CG] The 2010 World Championships for this sport will occur in Manchester, whose previous incarnation saw all-star performances by Brett Bucktooth and Jeff Zywicki. Canadian champions in this sport are awarded the Mann Cup. Current players include Dan Dawson and Colin Doyle, and one of its best historical players is Gary Gait. Former professional teams in this sport include the (*) Montreal Express and Albany Attack, and the 2009 finals for its major professional league saw the New York Titans defeated by the Calgary Roughnecks. In recent years, the NCAA Division I championship in this sport has been dominated by Virginia, Syracuse and Johns Hopkins. Exotic Dancer Crystal Gail Mangum famously claimed to be raped by athletes in this sport in 2006. For 10 points, name this sport which comes in indoor and field varieties. ANSWER: Men's Field Lacrosse
8) The 1954 Grand Prix at the Venice Film Festival was won by a Renato Castellani film of this name, while the characters in this work were replaced with seals in a 2006 animated film directed by Phil Nibbelink. Departures in an anime based on this work include turning one character into a great tree and adding Dragon Steeds; (*) however, the main characters still meet at the Rose Ball. A more notable adaptation by Baz Luhrmann saw Captain Prince head the police department and saw a pill stand in for one of its characters. Probably the best film adaptation of it was a 1968 Franco Zeffirelli work starring youths Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting in the title roles. For 10 points, name this play notably adapted into a 1996 film starring Claire Danes and Leonardo DiCaprio as the titular star-crossed lovers. ANSWER: Romeo and Juliet
9) Reel Big Fish slightly altered the chorus of this song to title a 2007 album containing a cover of "Another Day in Paradise" by Phil Collins. A scene from the video for "Baby, Baby" by First Floor can be seen in its video, a video created by Ian Pearson and Gavin Blair. This song preceded the band's "Walk of Life" on the (*) Brothers in Arms album, and its video sees the band playing the song live on stage with garishly colored instruments and headbands. It controversially described “a little faggot” with “his own jet plane” and prominently featured a fat man in blue overalls in its video. With lyrics mentioning moving refrigerators and color TVs, its iconic video was parodied in UHF and featured very early computer animation. For 10 points, name this song by Dire Straits famous for the refrain "I Want My MTV". ANSWER: "Money for Nothing"
10) This nation's film industry submitted 2006's Reprise for consideration for the Best Foreign Film. The OC: Mix 4 soundtrack featured "Play" by a band from this country, Flunk, and its contribution, "Fairytale", won the 2009 Eurovision contest. A software company from this country develops the Opera (*) Web Browser. One band from this country fell off the scene following the release of East of the Sun, West of the Moon, which contained the moderate hit, "Crying in the Rain". The Hansa Borg Company is the second largest brewery here, and the country's only Oscar win came for a documentary about the Kon-Tiki expedition. For 10 points, name this country that gave us a-ha of "Take On Me" fame, and the writer of the source material for Trevor Nunn's 1975 film, Hedda. ANSWER: Norway
11) One of his biggest college performances saw him rush for 289 yards and 4 touchdowns against Washington State, part of a streak of four consecutive 200 plus yard games. He was drafted 10th overall behind fellow running backs Gerald Riggs and Darrin Nelson (*) in the 1982 draft, although he began his college career as a blocking fullback for Charles White. He earned a Comeback Player of the Year Award for his first season playing with Joe Montana. Perhaps his most memorable run saw him reverse directions on Strong Safety Ken Coffey to go 74 yards for a touchdown at the end of the third quarter of Super Bowl XVIII [17] against the Redskins. Once called a "cancer to the team" by owner Al Davis, for 10 points, name this Hall of Fame Raiders running back. ANSWER: Marcus LeMarr Allen
12) While still a youth, he moved from Raychecks’ Polka Band to being the frontman of a group with Bud Fletcher and his sister Bobbie. His first release with Atlantic produced a hit with a cover of Bob Wills’ “Stay All Night (Stay a Little Longer)”, and was followed by the concept album, Phases and Stages. In one song, he declares, “I’d have to be crazy to stop all my playing (*) and never play music again”, while the two title figures “received our education, in the cities of the nation” in “Me and Paul”. This artist behind Me & the Drummer also released Run That by Me One More Time with Ray Price. “Who’ll Buy My Memories” appeared on his early ‘90s double album The IRS Tapes, and he's well known for his collaboration, “Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow up to be Cowboys” with Waylon Jennings. For 10 points, name this outlaw country singer famous for “On the Road Again” and his peace pipe. ANSWER: Willie Hugh Nelson
13) A recent outtake from this show depicts its stars singing “Maneater” while Josh Molina runs around under an animal pelt. Other episodes have seen its heroes infiltrate the training camp of a football team whose kicker is involved with the Russian mob and the entourage of suicidal stunt (*) cyclist Dutch “The Clutch” Jenkins. With Jaleel White and Keenan Thompson, its heroes also formed “Quarterblack” so as to un- encrypt evidence of computer fraud with the power of a cappella; this prompted an a cappella version of its theme song, “I Know That You Know”. Recurring characters include Jules O’Hara and Carlton Lassiter of the San Bernadino Police Department, as well as the protagonist’s father Henry, who taught his son detective skills. Co- starring Corbin Benson and Dule Hill, for 10 points, name this USA show about fake paranormal detective Shawn Spencer. ANSWER: Psych [DL]
14) The next teleport location of the final boss in this game is indicated by a blue light, while the second level begins with a rendezvous with Captain Narville at Landing Zone 33. Destroying all the enemy symbols in this game nets the player the Iconoclast Trophy, while its multiplayer mode awards ribbons like Air Support Specialist and Disguise Specialist. Its single player campaign features levels in Suljeva Village (*) and The Cruiser, and equips the player with weapons like the VC21 Boltgun and M82 rifle. Several boss fights in this game involve taking on Heavies, and it concludes with a battle against Radec in Visari Palace. Developed by Guerrilla Games, it once again centers on a fight between the ISA and Helghast. For 10 points, name this PS3 exclusive, a sequel in a first person shooter franchise starring Tomas Sevchenko. ANSWER: Killzone 2
15) Troy Beyer’s Miriam is pregnant in this film, while Shawn Hatosy plays a wife-beater who lies about being in a car accident. Ray Liotta’s Gus Monroe orders snipers to shoot the title character, although he avoids getting shot by seeing himself broadcast on television. This film opens with a woman in a BMW unsuccessfully attempting to pass a truck, (*) while the smile of Eddie Griffin's Lester gives him away to the police. Also starring James Wood as Raymond Turner, villain Rebecca Payne demands a $75,000 down payment from the title character. The hero's son, Mike Archibald, collapses during a little league game, which proves to be a problem since his father recently lost his health insurance. For 10 points, name this medical drama where the titular everyman, played by Denzel Washington, takes hostages in an emergency room. ANSWER: John Q
16) A sequel to the film this character first appeared in saw the British Hopewell family being taken hostage in the Bahamas and a new actor replacing Chuck Connors' patriarch character. Besides that New Adventure, the original series about this character contained supporting characters like Ulla Norstrand and (*) Hap Gorman. A syndicated television series named for this character saw him assisted by Maya Graham, played by a young Jessica Alba, while the original TV series saw Brian Kelly playing Porter Ricks, the Chief Warden of Coral Key Park. Elijah Wood starred in a 1996 remake of a film of this name, whose theme song noted that "ever so kind and gentle is he" and that he's "faster than lightning". For 10 points, name this TV dolphin. ANSWER: Flipper
17) In the previous round, the winner of this game overcame the height of both William Bedford and Keith Lee. On the morning before this game, the former coach of the victor, Al Severance, died in his hotel room. A pivotal moment in this game came when Bill Martin made an errant pass off of Horace Broadnax's foot (*) after taking a 54-53 lead in the second half. Harold Jensen went 5 for 5 from long distance in the second half of this game. The 16 points put up by David Wingate in this game weren't enough to propel his team to victory, even though the victor in this game had gone only 19-10 in the regular season and entered the tournament as an eighth seed. Culminating in a championship for a team coached by Rollie Massimino, for 10 points, name this game where Georgetown was defeated by Villanova. ANSWER: 1984-1985 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game (accept equivalents like 1985 NCAA Division I March Madness Men’s Basketball Finals)
18) Silkk the Shocker cameoed on "What's Up With That" from his first album, Get Away Clean. One platinum album by this artist was the first credited production by "Beats By the Pound", a group whose members include Mo B. Dick. That album by this man contains the tastefully titled tracks "Killer Pussy" and "Time to Check My Crackhouse", (*) as well as "Mr. Ice Cream Man". “Black History” caps a 2007 album he did with a relative titled Hip Hop History, and other albums include The Ghettos Tryin' to Kill Me! and 1998's MP Da Last Don. Probably his biggest hit was made with his No Limit Crew and repeats “na na na na” in the chorus. A contestant on the 2nd season of Dancing with the Stars following the injury of his son, he’s famous for “Make ‘Em Say Uhh!” For 10 points, name this New Orleans-based rapper, the father of Lil' Romeo. ANSWER: Master P (or Percy Miller)
19) According to the Over the Hedge comic strips, he has a brother who is good at heating up toast and waffles named Ralph. In one lousy animated sequel, this character uses his one wish to improve the temperament of Whoopi Goldberg’s Stormella. A somewhat unofficial son of this character encounters many Vikings named Magnus (*) in the BBC’s Legend of the Lost Tribe. Besides Robbie, in another crappy sequel named for him, he travels with a friend to perform dental surgery on a winged lion, and re-encounters a character who sings "Silver and Gold". Tracing his origins back to a Robert May poem, in his most famous adventure he meets Spotted Elephant and Charlie-In-The-Box at the Island of Misfit Toys. He also encounters The Abominable Snow Monster of the North. For 10 points, name this character who wasn’t invited to play in the other reindeer games. ANSWER: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
20) He played a man who attempts to stop the Petrox Oil Company from landing on an island home to "the roar of the greatest beast" as Jack Prescott in the 1976 version of King Kong. This actor helps convince the title Vietnam Vet to help blackmail tycoon J. J. Cord as Richard Bone in Ivan Passer's Cutter's Way. After his Jennifer (*) Tilly-played wife dies, he escapes to a shack with daughter Jeliza-Rose in 2005’s Tideland. His small role in Heaven's Gate introduced him to musicians T Bone Burnett and Stephen Bruton, whom he'd collaborate with for a recent film where his character is interviewed by Maggie Gyllenhaal’s Jean Craddock. In an early role, he was best buds with football captain Sonny, played by Timothy Bottoms; that film was The Last Picture Show. Playing Clu in TRON, for 10 points, name this actor who won an Oscar for his role in Crazy Heart. ANSWER: Jeffrey Leon "Jeff" Bridges
21) One of its features provides captions to bar graphs and is called the Graphic Truth. Its namesake network contains affiliates like Today’s BIG Thing and Sports Pickle, and Patrick Cassels is a contributor to it. Its 105% section offers Twitter-like quips. A spin-off of this site contained characters like Jake, Sam (*) and Ricky van Veen, the last of whom is its real editor in chief, and aired for six episodes on MTV in 2009. Its Bleep Bloop section hosts videos of people playing videogames. In "Jetsons Theme Song Extended", its eponymous music channel speculated that George fathered a robot baby, and it also published a song about "safe sext with a t". Sponsoring videos like “Awkward Rap” and “Street Fighter: The Later Years”, Amir publicly proposed on behalf of Street at a Yankees game as part of a “Prank War” segment. For 10 points, name this popular comedy website. ANSWER: CollegeHumor.com Bonuses:
1) Identify the following about some of these related groups, for 10 points each. [10] This group lit up the Summer 2009 charts with singles like "Boom Boom Pow" from the album The E.N.D. They also had an obnoxious hit with "My Humps". ANSWER: Black Eyed Peas [10] This group recorded the song "Haze" for the Ubisoft game of the same name, and had Jonathan Davis singing and playing bagpipes on their 1996 sophomore album, Life is Peachy. ANSWER: Korn [10] Another food-based band, Whole Wheat Bread, is a punk group that formed in this state. It’s also home to Less Than Jake, Against Me and O-Town. ANSWER: Florida
2) Answer some questions about these procedural shows set in the South, for 10 points each. [10] A post-Katrina New Orleans was the setting for this 11-episode FOX show that starred Anthony Anderson as Marlin Boulet. ANSWER: K-Ville [10] This head of the Miami-Dade crime lab has had to deal with Rick Stetler and Walter Resden over the course of his career. He's played by David Caruso. ANSWER: Lt. Horatio Caine (accept either underlined answer) [10] Like K-Ville, CBS' Cane also fell victim to the Writer's Strike. That was bad news for this star of the show, who played Bobby Simone on NYPD Blue. ANSWER: Jimmy Smits
3) Also called the Run of the Carnations, this race was won in 2009 by Summer Bird, denying Calvin Borel a victory. For 10 points each: [10] Name this race, which Secretariat won by some 31-lengths in 1973, the last leg of the Triple Crown. ANSWER: Belmont Stakes [10] Secretariat's 1973 Triple Crown victory principally came over this other horse, who finished second to Secretariat at the Kentucky Derby and Preakness. ANSWER: Sham [10] Rags to Riches, a great-grandchild of Secretariat, was also the granddaughter of this horse which won a Triple Crown in 1977, becoming the second to last horse to do so. ANSWER: Seattle Slew
4) His early films included Cronos, where the protagonist discovered a mechanical beetle that grants eternal life. For 10 points each: [10] Name this director, whose other films include Mimic and The Devil's Backbone. ANSWER: Guillermo del Toro Gomez [10] In addition to Pan's Labyrinth, Guillermo del Toro is probably most famous for his work on this series, which stars Ron Perlman in the title role. Based on a comic by Mike Mignola, Selma Blair plays Liz Sherman in the films. ANSWER: Hellboy [10] Del Toro will be serving as an executive producer of Biutiful, Alejandro Inarritu’s follow-up to this Oscar- nominated 2006 film. It partially focused on a deaf Japanese girl named Chieko. ANSWER: Babel
5) Answer some questions about series originating in Britain, for 10 points each. [10] Supporting cast on this comedy series includes Serge, the gay son of Bubble. It centers on characters played by Joanna Lumley and Julia Sawalha. ANSWER: Absolutely Fabulous (or AbFab) [10] Remade into a 1998 movie starring Ralph Fiennes and Uma Thurman, the original Thames Television series cast Dianna Rigg as Emma Peel, one of the titular secret agents. ANSWER: The Avengers [10] The title police officers of this show, Nathan Spring, Pal Kenzey, David Thoreaux and Colin Devis, work at Moonbase One and often face trouble from the European Space Liaison. ANSWER: Star Cops
6) Answer some questions relating to some politicized online news sources, for 10 points each. [10] Andrew Breitbart helps out the namesake of this conservative-leaning link site, which gained fame in the '90s for breaking the news on the Monica Lewinsky scandal. ANSWER: The Drudge Report [10] Among the many famous people to once blog for the Huffington Post is this writer, whose recent works include The Gospel According to the Son. ANSWER: Norman Kingsley Mailer [10] This more moderate online news site contains features like 44, "a living diary of the Obama Presidency". It was founded by former Washington Post employees John F. Harris and Jim VandeHei. ANSWER: The Politico.com
7) This singer found some chart success with "Let's Turkey Trot" but failed to create the dance craze of her first and best known hit. For 10 points each: [10] Name this one-time babysitter to Gerry Goffin and Caroline King, whose biggest hit was the original version of a song about doing "a chuga-chuga motion like a railroad train". ANSWER: Little Eva (or Eva Narcissus Boyd) [10] Little Eva is best remembered for an aforementioned hit about performing this dance. You can "do it holdn' hands if'n you get the notion". ANSWER: Do the Loco-Motion [10] Little Eva's sister Idalia failed to chart with a song about this activity. It warranted a mention after "Mafia" and before "Castro" in "We Didn't Start the Fire". ANSWER: Hula Hooping (accept clear knowledge equivalents)
8) Identify the following about some of these good defensive players of the 2001 college football season, for 10 points each. [10] Dwight Freeney had 17.5 sacks during his senior year at Syracuse in 2001, but is probably better known for making the Pro Bowl five times with this team, whose other players include running back Joseph Addai. ANSWER: Indianapolis Colts (accept either underlined answer) [10] This SEC Defensive Player of the Year in 2001 had earlier sacked Tennessee quarterback Tee Martin five times in one game in his sophomore year. After graduating from Florida he was drafted by the Bears. ANSWER: Alex Brown [10] Saints linebacker LeVar Fisher had a great year at this ACC school, whose other defensive standouts included Bubba Green, Sebastian Savage and Mario Williams. ANSWER: North Carolina State Wolfpack (or NC State; accept any underlined answer)
9) [NK] Have you got talent? Apparently America has some. For 10 points each, answer some questions about the second season of America’s Got Talent. [10] In Season 2, Sharon Osbourne replaced this female judge from Season 1 after she got involved in a fatal car crash and faced legal action. A brighter period in her life saw her starring on UPN's Moesha. ANSWER: Brandy (accept Brandy Rayana Norwood) [10] Season 2 winner Terry Fator leveraged his success on the show to sign a 5-year, $100 million contract with this Las Vegas casino. A large volcano erupts in front of it at night, and it’s where Roy of Siegfried & Roy got mauled during a show. ANSWER: The Mirage Casino [10] Fator used to sing this song with his puppets before being forced to drop the act for legal reasons. Its second verse begins, “Who said that every wish / Would be heard and answered?” and later asks, “What’s so amazing / That keeps us star gazin’?” ANSWER: “The Rainbow Connection”
10) Answer some questions about these films that embraced 3D the first time it was cool--the 1950s--for 10 points each. [10] 3D was used in this classic monster movie, which sees Drs. Reed and Maia journeying to the Amazon to track down Gill Man, the title figure. ANSWER: Creature from the Black Lagoon [10] The film that started the 3-D trend was Bwana Devil, which cast Nigel Bruce as Dr. Angus Ross. Bruce had earlier appeared on the radio as this literary character, whose service revolver was put to good use in The Problem of Thor Bridge. ANSWER: Doctor John H. Watson [10] Another film to employ 3D was one about the Cat Women of this place. Passengers are heading here in Airplane II before the ship starts traveling towards the Sun. ANSWER: The Moon (or Luna)
11) Identify the following about some notable incidents at VMA shows of years past, for 10 points each. [10] In 2006, some guy named "Sixx" interrupted this group winning the award for Video of the Year for a video from A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out. This sort of screwed up the acceptance speech of the group's lead singer, Brandon Urie. ANSWER: Panic at the Disco [10] Last year, Kanye West famously interrupted the acceptance speech of this artist to campaign for Beyonce. She first hit the charts with "Tim McGraw" and almost got to #1 with "You Belong with Me". ANSWER: Taylor Swift [10] Lil Mama, a judge on this show, once interrupted Jay-Z’s performance of “Empire State of Mind”. Hype 5-0 and Poreotix appeared on Season 5 of this show. ANSWER: America’s Best Dance Crew (or ABCD)
12) The plot of this game involves the protagonist trying to free his wife Catherine on a disintegrating island after she's taken prisoner by Gehn. For 10 points each: [10] Identify this sequel, whose locations included Map and Experiment Islands and a puzzle involving a non-Base 10 number system. ANSWER: Riven (MODERATOR, accept but do not give the full title of this answer: Riven: The Sequel to Myst) [10] Riven was the sequel to this phenomenally popular PC adventure game, where the Stranger explores the titular island. A free-roaming True remake of this game was released in 2000. ANSWER: Myst [10] This was the subtitle to the fifth and so-far final game in the canonical Myst series. On the advice of Yeesha, the player goes around collecting parts of a tablet the Myst game with this subtitle. ANSWER: Myst V: End of Ages (prompt on just “Myst V”)
13) [NK] Bud Selig has made several blunders as commissioner of Major League Baseball. For 10 points each, answer some questions about some of them. [10] Bud Selig canceled the 1994 postseason due to the players’ strike and his inability to work with this union president. Then-Federal Judge Sonia Sotomayor settled the dispute between them. ANSWER: Donald Fehr [10] Selig had to prematurely end the 2002 All-Star Game held in Milwaukee after both leagues ran out of pitchers, preventing the issuance of the All-Star Game MVP award that had been named for this 17-time All-Star. He was once a wing-man to John Glenn in the Korean War. ANSWER: Theodore Samuel "Ted" Williams [10] Selig's steroid policy was criticized in the Mitchell Report, which detailed how this player admitted to Larry Bigbie he did steroids. This DH set a record in 2008 for having the most number of strikeouts in a season in the American League. ANSWER: John Joseph "Jack" Cust III
14) It spawned the second sequel Final Conflict and concludes with the main villain being adopted by the President of the United States. For 10 points each: [10] Identify this 1976 horror film directed by Richard Donner, co-starring Lee Remick as Katherine Thorn. ANSWER: The Omen [10] The demonic child motif was also explored in this 1973 film, based on a William Peter Blatty novel. Father Merrin plays the title figure, who tries to cure Regan of her little problem with the Devil. ANSWER: The Exorcist [10] The Omen's only Oscar came for its original score, written by this composer whose other credits include the theme for Star Trek: Voyager and the score for Planet of the Apes. ANSWER: Jerrald King "Jerry" Goldsmith
15) Identify the following about "Phi Slama Jama", for 10 points each. [10] That nickname was given to this university in the early '80s, which lost to NC State and Georgetown in the 1983 and 1984 NCAA championships. Hakeem Olajuwon and Clyde Drexler were star players at this Texas school. ANSWER: University of Houston [10] Another member of the Phi Slama Jama team was this man, nicknamed “Mr. Mean”. Although drafted in the second round by the Bulls in 1983, he lasted only two years in the league. ANSWER: Larry Wayne "Mr. Mean" Micheaux [10] In 1983, Houston defeated this school in their Final Four game. Nicknamed the "Doctors of Dunk", the school's magazine claimed player Derek Smith popularized the high five in basketball and Wes Unseld also played for them. ANSWER: University of Louisville (prompt on "U of L")
16) This nephew of Sid Fernwilter appears in a comic with Beardo the Bearded Lady and her husband, Quacko the Duck. For 10 points each: [10] Name this character created by Bud Grace, noted for his love of toasters and Doris Husselmeyer. He now appears in The Piranha Club. ANSWER: Ernie Floyd (accept either underlined answer) [10] The only current tag for The Piranha Club on the blog The Comics Curmudgeon is a strip that it describes as "[this other comic strip] meets Momma, and may God have mercy on us all". Supporting characters in this comic include the Vietnamese Dave and Mr. Noseworthy. ANSWER: Mallard Filmore [10] The Piranha Club is syndicated by the same company who syndicates this comic strip. Darryl and Wanda raise Zoe, Ham and Wren in this strip. ANSWER: Baby Blues
17) She sang a duet with Kenny Rogers on “Don’t Fall in Love with a Dreamer” in 1980. For 10 points each: [10] Identify this artist, whose biggest hit was originally recorded by Donna Weiss and Jackie DeShannon. ANSWER: Kim Carnes Elingson (accept either underlined answer) [10] Kim Carnes contributed to this recently updated USA for Africa charity track, co-written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie. Its chorus begs, “so let’s start giving”. ANSWER: "We Are the World" [10] You can also hear this guy on "We Are the World". He recorded his popular "Danny's Song" with Jim Messina. ANSWER: Kenneth Clark "Kenny" Loggins
18) Identify the following about the '70s kid's show Sigmund and the Sea Monsters, for 10 points each. [10] The second season of the show featured Rip Taylor playing a sea variety of one of these creatures. A more famous one of these creatures was played by Barbara Eden, who was married to astronaut Tony Nelson on a classic TV sitcom. ANSWER: Genie [10] The titular Sigmund Ooze was played by Billy Barty, a little person whose myriad of other roles included playing the brother of this child actor in a series of film shorts. This actor also starred in a bunch of films as Andy Hardy. ANSWER: Mickey Rooney (or Joseph Yule, Jr.) [10] The children on Sigmund and the Sea Monsters had a housekeeper with this name. An animated character with this name was frequently the addressee of the catch phrase, "Well excuse me, Princess!" on a crappy late '80s DiC cartoon based on a videogame. ANSWER: The Legend of Zelda
19) Answer some questions about these poker players, none of whom are Leo Wolpert, for 10 points each. [10] The poker craze was pretty much kicked off by this dude's victory at the 2003 World Series of Poker Main Event. He turned that story into an autobiography subtitled How an Amateur Poker Player Turned $40 into $2.5 Million at the World Series of Poker. ANSWER: Christopher Bryan "Chris" Moneymaker [10] Runner-up at the 2009 Main Event, this guy apparently trained in a log cabin in the Maryland Panhandle with his logging buddies. He lost in a much-criticized final to Joe Cada. ANSWER: Darvin Moon [10] This long-haired fellow won the Main Event in 2000. This CS grad and member of Team Full Tilt supposedly turned $0 into $10,000 on that site. ANSWER: Chris “Jesus” Ferguson (or Christopher Philip Ferguson)
20) This film memorably opens with Harriet Byrd killing herself after shooting the title character. For 10 points each: [10] Identify this baseball film starring Robert Redford, whose character wants to be “the best there is”. ANSWER: The Natural [10] When Roy Hobbs gets another chance at playing in the majors, it's for the Knights under this manager, played by Wilford Brimley. ANSWER: Pop Fisher (accept either underlined answer) [10] This actor plays journalist Max Mercy in the film. He captured an Oscar for playing Mac Sledge, a washed up country artist in 1983’s Tender Mercies and was the Old Man in 2009’s The Road. ANSWER: Robert Selden Duvall
21) Bette Midler, Diane Keaton and Goldie Hawn all sang her song "You Don't Owe Me" at the end of The First Wives Club. For 10 points each: [10] Identify this artist, whose biggest hit was followed by the sequel, "Judy's Turn to Cry". ANSWER: Lesley Gore [10] The aforementioned biggest hit by Lesley Gore is this song, where the singer states "I'll cry if I want to". ANSWER: "It's My Party" [10] Lesley Gore recorded her own version of this song around the same time that the most famous rendition of it hit #1. The singer brags, "I never scheme or lie, Bill" in its first verse. ANSWER: "Wedding Bell Blues"