2008 Erik Axel Karlfeldt Memorial Open

Round 8

1. According to one website, this man had a “brief but heated affair” with Elliot Sanders while at Southeastern Missouri University; that website claims that this man’s third wife agreed not to disclose his homosexuality in a divorce settlement. He used the pseudonym “Jeff Christie” early in his career, and worked for the Kansas City Royals before moving to Sacramento and becoming successful in a different field. He had a TV show in the ‘90s which was produced by Roger Ailes, while his more recent achievements include “Operation Chaos,” in which he allegedly inspired Democrats to vote for Hillary Clinton. His addiction to prescription painkillers was exposed in 2003. FTP, name this leader of the “Dittoheads,” a conservative radio host. ANSWER: Rush Limbaugh

2. The episode “One of Our Running Backs is Missing” saw the main character of this show save a kidnapped football player played by Larry Csonka, while the episode “Burning Bright” featured William Shatner as an astronaut with special powers. Andy in The 40 Year Old Virgin has an action figure of the boss of the main character of this series. The main character was employed by the Office of Scientific Investigation, and this series originated the character of Jaime Sommers. The main character on this show, who was horribly injured in a plane crash, was played by Lee Majors. FTP, name this show which centered on the “Better, Stronger, Faster” Steve Austin, the titular bionic figure. ANSWER: The Six Million Dollar Man

3. “A Little Bluer Than That” was the second track on a 2002 of this name. The original song “Lucky” and 15 blues covers appeared on a 2003 album of this name, which was the last album released by Robert Palmer. One song of this name begins “Sometimes I feel the fear of / Uncertainty stinging clear,” while another notes that you “can’t go on thinking / Nothing’s wrong.” Yet another song of this name instructs someone to “tie another one to the racks” and asks “What if you rock around the clock?” FTP, give this word which names songs by Incubus, The Cars, and R.E.M., the last of which was the lead single from Automatic for the People. ANSWER: Drive

4. This team drafted Joe Namath, taking him with the 12th pick the same day he was drafted first by the Jets in the AFL draft. Members of this team’s Ring of Honor include NFL Hall of Famer Charles Trippi and Dan Dierdorf. This team franchised Karlos Dansby this offseason, signed Travis LaBoy, and lost Calvin Pace in free agency. It only has one playoff appearance since moving to their current location in 1988, upsetting the Cowboys in the Wild Card round in 1998, which ended a 41-year drought between playoff wins. In 2006, after a loss to the Bears, this team’s then-coach Denny Green declared “They are who we thought they were.” FTP, name this NFL team that features Edgerrin James and plays in the southwest. ANSWER: Arizona Cardinals (accept either; accept St. Louis Cardinals before “this offseason”)

5. A recent book by Anne Megowan about Paul Splingaerd describes him as this kind of “mandarin.” One song on the Mountain Goats’ album We Shall All Be Healed notes that “the men were here” to get this kind of “things,” which will be stored in an airplane hangar. Dog breeds of this kind include the Malinois and Tervuren, while beers of this kind include Achel, Gulden Draak, Hoegaarden, and Stella Artois. FTP, give this adjective which also describes Eurocentric quizbowl player Kristiaan DeGreve and a particularly tasty kind of waffle. ANSWER: Belgian (accept The Belgian Mandarin before the second sentence)

6. The music video for Paris Hilton’s “Nothing In This World” is a well-crafted pastiche of this movie. In 2007, Blythe Auffarth and Daniel Manch starred in a movie of this name, an adaptation of a Jack Ketchum novel. In the better-known film of this name, the main character wants a scholarship to Georgetown, though he botches the required speech while on Ecstasy. The Ecstasy came from Kelly, played by Tim Olyphant, who robs a Cambodian’s scholarship fund to recoup losses from Danielle’s retirement. Aspiring director Eli and Matthew are involved in the theft of a solid gold penis and the creation of a prom-night sex-ed video in, FTP, this movie starring Emile Hirsch and Elisha Cuthbert as the titular proximate female. ANSWER: The Girl Next Door

7. He was traded six times in his career, the first time in 1992 when he went to the Clippers in exchange for a group of players that included Doc Rivers. His high in points per game came in 1988-89, when he averaged 16.9 points in his only all-star season. He is the lowest ever draft pick to win Rookie of the Year honors, doing so in 1988 after being drafted by the Knicks. In the 2002-2003 season he was on the Jazz, where he backed up John Stockton, the only player with more of a certain stat than him. FTP, name this commentator for ESPN, who as a player had the second most assists in NBA history. ANSWER: Mark Jackson

8. In one song from this work, someone laments that she thought that “each expensive gift you’d arranged / Was a token of your esteem / But when I think of what you want in exchange / It all seems a horrible dream.” Another song notes that you can feed someone all day with “the vitamin A and the bromofizz / But the medicine never gets anywhere near where the trouble is.” In that song, a female character reads from a book on psychology and comments on her illness. In addition to “Adelaide’s Lament,” it features “Sit Down, You’re Rocking the Boat” and “Luck Be a Lady.” FTP, name this musical featuring Nathan Detroit and Sarah Brown, a work by Frank Loesser which is based on the fiction of Damon Runyon. ANSWER: Guys and Dolls

9. One character in it is the “first American-born poet ever in the Nobel Prize for Literature’s distinguished 94-year history” to receive that prize, and is depicted lying in the sun reading Newsweek. Eric Yang and County Mental Health Director Dr. Hdiawar figure in “Church Not Made with Hands,” while “Hensonian epiclete” Ovid the Obtuse tells the story of Agon M. Nar in the almost-unreadable “Tri-Stan: I Sold Sissee Nar to Ecko.” In the last of the title pieces, the narrator describes how a “Granola Cruncher” told him how she persuaded a killer not to torture her to death. Also including several “Examples of the Porousness of Certain Borders,” FTP, name this 1999 collection by David Foster Wallace which is being made into a film by John Krasinski, whose title suggests a set of conversations with quizbowlers. ANSWER: Brief Interviews with Hideous Men

10. In one episode of this show, one character was given a pendant by Mary which permitted her to listen to other people’s thoughts. In another episode, an autopsy was postponed while another character went to a fortune teller who sent him to an abandoned church, where he found a resurrection glove. In addition to such characters as Owen Harper and Toshiko Sato, it features a former con artist who was captured by the title organization in the 19th century, and became the leader of its Cardiff branch. Starring John Barrowman as Captain Jack Harkness, FTP, name this BBC sci-fi drama, a spin-off from Doctor Who which is noted for its portrayal of bisexuality. ANSWER: Torchwood

11. Regular columns on their website include a daily preview by Caleb Peiffer, “Can of Corn” by Dayn Perry, and columns by such co-founders of the group as Rany Jazayerli and Christina Kahrl. They run the HACKING MASS competition, which inverts the rules of a popular pastime, and their managing partner offered to watch games in person with any critic. That man, Nate Silver, invented their PECOTA projection system. Discussions of those projections, plus statistics like VORP and Peripheral ERA, are published in the yearly volume that names this group. FTP, name this organization co-founded by former UVA quizbowl coach Clay Davenport, an authority on sabermetrics. ANSWER: Baseball Prospectus (prompt on BP)

12. This is the name of a 1990 “sleaze rock” album by Dirty White Boy. In one song of this name, the singer is “suddenly down in Harold’s Square” and notes that seven years disappear beneath his feet. That song features the query “Do you want me now?” and expresses the wish to give someone “everything / You know I haven’t got”; it was the first track on 1994’s This Perfect World album by . Another song of this name proclaims “You’re living in the past / It’s a new generation,” and was the theme song of Freaks and Geeks. FTP, name this title track from a 1981 Joan Jett album, in which the singer doesn’t give a damn about having the title quality. ANSWER: “Bad Reputation”

13. This character revealed in the episode “City Slackers” that he once skipped school, contradicting a claim he made in a previous episode. He once coached a Knowledge Fever team comprised of Hair, Lips, and Braniac 14. Early in Season 5 he retired and moved to Wyoming. However, he returned and became a student at Pennbrook College, where he would later marry Dean Bolander, played by the actor’s wife Bonnie Bartlett. He once accompanied his neighbor Eric to Hollywood for Eric’s role in the show Kid Gets Acquainted with Universe. FTP, name this Boy Meets World character played by William Daniels, a teacher who lived next door to the Matthews family. ANSWER: George Feeny

14. Sections of it include Wallace Tower, which is above the Alan Kulwicki grandstand, named for the man whose fatal plane crash occurred on the way to a spring race here. A proposal to use it as a neutral site for a college football game with seating for 160,000 was rejected, despite Virginia Tech’s enthusiasm. This track saw the debut of the Car of Tomorrow in 2007 in a race won by Kyle Busch, while the Food City 500 here in spring 2008 was won by Jeff Burton. Despite the large capacity, it is hard to get a ticket for this track’s summer night race, the Sharpie 500. FTP, name this track known as “Thunder Valley,” a short-track in Tennessee. ANSWER: Bristol Motor Speedway (Raceway) (prompt on “Thunder Valley”)

15. This man’s recent solo album Carry On included songs such as “No Such Thing” and “Arms Around Your Love.” That album also contained his version of “Billie Jean,” which caused controversy when David Cook performed his version of it on American Idol. His work with the group Temple of the Dog saw him perform duets with Eddie Vedder on songs such as “Hunger Strike.” He had a cameo in the film Singles and he appeared with his band in the film, playing “Birth Ritual.” In 2001 he formed a band with members of Rage Against the Machine called Audioslave. FTP, name this man who recorded songs such as “Black Hole Sun” as the lead singer of Soundgarden. ANSWER: Chris Cornell

16. Recently introduced characters are the Halvorson brothers, who are seen fighting each other. Twins named with different spellings of Wendell John are the offspring of Butch and Bunny, who are oblivious to their status as neighborhood irritants. Yolanda and Mike are the black best friends, while Trent is a rambunctious first-grader known for goading one of the MacPherson children into mischief. Briefly adapted into an animated series with Mike O’Malley and Julia Sweeney, this comic strip chronicles the life of Wren, Zoe and Hammie. FTP, name this strip depicting Wanda and Darryl going through the titular child-rearing foibles. ANSWER: Baby Blues

17. He collaborated with Marvin Kalb on the book In the National Interest. In addition to being the first winner of the Sol Taishoff Award, he was awarded the first Gold Baton given out by the duPont-Columbia Awards for his work on South Africa. He succeeded Frank Reynolds in his best known position, which he held for 25 years beginning in 1980. Since retiring from that position, he has become managing editor of the Discovery Channel, and has served as a senior news analyst on NPR. Succeeded in 2005 by Terry Moran, Cynthia McFadden, and Martin Bashir, FTP, name this journalist who was the long-time anchor of ABC’s Nightline. ANSWER: Ted Koppel 18. In the Olympics of this year, Olena Nikolayeva won the women’s 10 kilometer walk in the last year that was an event. St. John’s won their first NCAA soccer championship this year, while Tom Lehman won his only major. Joe Sakic won the Conn Smythe Award after leading the Avalanche to their first title in a sweep over Florida this year. The Yankees beat the Braves in the World Series in six games, after having been assisted by Jeffrey Maier in defeating the Orioles in the ALCS. FTP, give this year which saw Defensive Player of the Year Gary Payton’s Sonics lose to the 72- win Bulls in the NBA finals, a year in which the Summer Games were held in Atlanta. ANSWER: 1996

19. At one point in this film, Drop Johnson starts screaming hysterically as he watches another man get beaten about the head with a red-hot shovel and shot. Two flunkies, O’Doole and Mayor Dale Levandar, are seen going from office to office, while the unfortunate Mink is killed by a man who passes off Mink’s corpse as his own. In the climactic scene, the protagonist walks into his building, the Barton Arms, at four in the morning, and finds the dead body of Johnny Caspar before shooting Bernie Bernbaum, which he had been unable to do earlier in the film. FTP, name this film set in 1929 in a gangster-run city, in which Leo is played by Albert Finney and Tom Regan is played by Gabriel Byrne, a work by the Coen brothers. ANSWER: Miller’s Crossing

20. A pigeon-toed, big-eyed, outlaw horse of this color titles a Marty Robbins song about a horse tamer. In the ‘80s, “Since Yesterday” was a moderate success for a band named for this kind of switchblade. An album named for a foodstuff of this type features the songs “For Reverend Green” and “Peacebone,” and was a 2007 release by Animal Collective. “Barefoot in Baltimore” was a hit for a ‘60s group which also released “Incense and Peppermints” and is named for an alarm clock of this type. In a place where these are to be found, “living is easy with eyes closed” and “there’s nothing to get hung about” since “nothing is real” there. FTP, give this word which names a type of fields that “are forever” in a Beatles song. ANSWER: strawberry (accept “The Strawberry Roan” before “Since Yesterday” is mentioned)

Bonuses:

1. The protagonist’s nephew Grady often got into wacky misadventures, while her friends included Seth Hazlitt, the local doctor. FTPE: [10] Name this long-running TV series whose twelfth and final season aired in 1996. ANSWER: Murder, She Wrote [10] Murder, She Wrote centered on this mystery writer from Cabot Cove who seemed to be surrounded by killing at all times. ANSWER: Jessica Fletcher (accept either name) [10] After appearing as this character on Murder, She Wrote, Jerry Orbach received a spin-off in which he played a detective working for an attorney played by Barbara Babcock. ANSWER: Harry McGraw (accept either name)

2. The story of the title figure picks up “six months later,” when the singer shoots “that fatal nut” which choked the title figure “in her windpipe.” FTPE: [10] Name this classic track from 1993’s Get In Where You Fit In album. ANSWER: “Blowjob Betty” [10] “Blowjob Betty” was a hit for this rapper from Oakland, whose more recent include Married to the Game and Bible of a Pimp. ANSWER: Too Short or Too $hort (or Todd Anthony Shaw) [10] In addition to his rapping, Too Short’s acting career includes an appearance as Lew- Loc in this 1993 film by the Hughes brothers, which centers on Caine Lawson. ANSWER: Menace II Society

3. It was originally known as the Midwestern City Conference. FTPE: [10] With members like UIC and Cleveland State, identify this “mid-major” conference known for producing Cinderella basketball teams. ANSWER: Horizon League [10] This Horizon League team has been in the Sweet 16 twice since 2003. This Indianapolis school also features the gym where Hoosiers was filmed. ANSWER: Butler University (prompt on “Bulldogs”) [10] In 2005 this school made it to the Sweet 16; it was coached by Bruce Pearl at the time. ANSWER: University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee or UWM (accept Milwaukee; prompt on “Panthers”; do not accept or prompt on “University of Wisconsin”)

4. A flashback in this work depicts the title character’s grandfather during the 1890s, and other characters in it include The Super-Man. FTPE: [10] Name this work about a man who meets his father over Thanksgiving, which was serialized in Acme Novelty Library. ANSWER: Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth [10] This artist who created Jimmy Corrigan was the editor of The Best American Comics 2007. ANSWER: Chris Ware [10] Ware’s more recent work centers on this unpleasant collector of pop culture items, who is friends with Chalky White and owns all the Happy Meal toys released in the summer of 1987. ANSWER: Rusty Brown (accept either)

5. Answer the following about the acting career of Sam Shepard, FTPE: [10] He played Senator Reisman, who is assassinated by John Travlota’s Gabriel Shear, in this 2001 film which also featured Hugh Jackman as a computer hacker. ANSWER: Swordfish [10] He earned an Oscar nomination for his portrayal of Chuck Yeager in this film adaptation of a Tom Wolfe book. ANSWER: The Right Stuff [10] He both wrote the screenplay for, and starred as Eddie in, this 1985 Robert Altman film, which also featured Kim Basinger and Randy Quaid. ANSWER: Fool for Love

6. She opens her latest album by growling “it’s Britney, bitch.” And so it is. FTPE: [10] That sassy entrance begins this 2007 Britney Spears album. ANSWER: Blackout [10] That phrase comes on this first song on Blackout. Also the album’s lead single, the lyrics explain that the crowd was making the title demand. ANSWER: “Gimme More” [10] Produced by Freescha, this best song on Blackout describes Britney’s reaction to being with her lover. This song’s title omits three words from a similarly titled 1987 Belinda Carlisle hit. ANSWER: “Heaven On Earth” (do not accept “Heaven Is A Place On Earth”)

7. A passer rating of 0.0 is tremendously bad. Answer the following about NFL quarterbacks who achieved it, FTPE: [10] The most recent 0.0 was posted by this Falcons QB who succeeded Joey Harrington as starter. ANSWER: Chris Redman [10] The only man to post a 0.0 rating three times in his career was this two-time Super Bowl MVP for the Steelers. ANSWER: Terry Bradshaw [10] In 2003 this Redskin threw for 56 yards and four interceptions against the Cowboys, yielding a 0.0 rating. His wife Elisabeth appeared on Survivor before finding another venue for her conservative rantings. ANSWER: Tim Hasselbeck

8. The protagonist begins babbling quotes from Finnegans Wake after overdosing on “15,000 micrograms” of LSD, during which time he learns that Al Franken’s daughter got a 1520 on her SAT. FTPE: [10] Name this film, one of whose plot points is a basketball game against Dartmouth. ANSWER: Harvard Man [10] This current member of the Celtics starred as Marcus, the protagonist’s more talented teammate, in Harvard Man; he was better as Jesus Shuttleworth. ANSWER: Ray Allen [10] In addition to the hilariously awful Harvard Man, James Toback wrote this 1991 film in which Warren Beatty played the title mobster. ANSWER: Bugsy

9. Construction on it began in 1884 and finished 38 years later. FTPE: [10] Identify this 160-room mansion, named for the widow who had it constructed. ANSWER: The Winchester Mystery House [10] Sarah Winchester’s husband, who made millions of possibly cursed dollars, was named for this American presidential candidate and lawyer who argued for the plaintiff in Cherokee Nation v. Georgia. ANSWER: William Wirt [10] The Winchester Mystery House is located in this West Coast city, the county seat of Santa Clara County, which is also home to the largest Sikh temple in the U.S. ANSWER: San Jose

10. Her Tropical Brainstorm album appeared in 2000, the year she was killed by a powerboat in Mexico. FTPE: [10] Name this British singer, whose compilation album Galore includes her version of “Miss Otis Regrets” as well as “Walking Down Madison.” ANSWER: Kirsty MacColl [10] MacColl had her first hit with this 1979 song that begins “You’ve been around for such a long time now”; Tracey Ullman’s cover of it would be a hit a few years later. ANSWER: “They Don’t Know” [10] MacColl is also remembered for her cover of “Perfect Day,” a song written by this lead singer of the Velvet Underground. ANSWER: Lou Reed

11. Answer the following about the 1996 Masters Tournament, FTPE: [10] This man imploded to lose a 6-shot lead. He’s known as “The Shark.” ANSWER: Greg Norman [10] This man ended up winning the tournament. It was this Englishman’s 6th and last major. ANSWER: Nick Faldo [10] Six shots behind Norman was this man, who holed a miraculous chip shot to beat Norman at the 1986 PGA Championship at Inverness. ANSWER: Bob Tway

12. The screenplay was written by actress Zoë Tamerlis Lund, who had starred as a woman who gets raped and becomes a killer in the director’s earlier Ms. 45. FTPE: [10] Name this 1992 film, in which the title character loses a bunch of money when the Mets come back to win the NLCS against the Dodgers. ANSWER: Bad Lieutenant [10] This director of Bad Lieutenant is supposedly now working on a prequel to his classic King of New York, in which the young Frank White will be played by Michael Pitt. ANSWER: Abel Ferrara [10] This director is currently working with Nicolas Cage on a remake of Bad Lieutenant; his recent films include Encounters at the End of the World and The White Diamond. ANSWER: Werner Herzog

13. Many people remember Michael Jordan as an athlete, but his true calling was advertising. Answer the following about his advertising career, FTPE: [10] Jordan currently appears in ads for this clothing company, along with under-clad actors such as Kevin Bacon and Cuba Gooding Jr. ANSWER: Hanes [10] Jordan’s “Like Mike” campaign for Gatorade provided the title for the film Like Mike, starring this rapper whose albums include The Price of Fame. ANSWER: Lil’ or Bow Wow (or Shad Moss) [10] After retiring for the second time, Jordan, Wayne Gretzky, and John Elway formed this sports clothing website; rights to the name were sold to CBS SportsLine in 2001. ANSWER: MVP.com

14. Name these friends from the acclaimed TV special “Roy Orbison and Friends,” FTPE: [10] One guitarist was this man known for songs like “Oliver’s Army” and “Pump It Up.” ANSWER: Elvis Costello [10] Along with Bonnie Raitt, back-up vocals were sung by this Canadian who has released albums like Ingenue and Watershed. ANSWER: K.D. Lang [10] “Oh Pretty Woman” features a guitar battle between Bruce Springsteen and this guitarist who collaborated with Elvis and John Denver. Keith Richards gave his induction speech when this man entered the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001. ANSWER: James Burton

15. Its characters include Tom Decker, who works as a pilot for Pan-Meridian Airlines, and his wife Trina. FTPE: [10] Name this TV series, which is set in the Chicago suburbs. ANSWER: Swingtown [10] Tom Decker is played by this actor, who may be best known for starring as Jake Hanson on Melrose Place. ANSWER: Grant Show [10] Show starred as Lucas Boyd on this short-lived 2005 Fox drama, which centered on a girl named Christina who washed ashore near the title location. ANSWER: Point Pleasant

16. You’ve played Monopoly, Dogopoly and Galipolopoly, but what do you know about these other variants? FTPE: [10] In the Star Wars variant of Monopoly, Park Place and Boardwalk are replaced by properties on this city planet. ANSWER: Coruscant [10] The Monopoly variant based on this sports franchise has a piece based on their mascot, Lucky. ANSWER: Boston Celtics (accept either) [10] The Monopoly variant based on this food has a red character representing the Chance spaces and a yellow one representing Community Chest, and features six pewter tokens, including one of a saxophone. ANSWER: M&M’s 17. Name these graduates of the University of Chicago, none of whom is Bruce Arthur, FTPE: [10] The first-ever Heisman Trophy was awarded to this Maroons halfback. ANSWER: Jay Berwanger [10] This director, notable for his versions of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and The Graduate, graduated from the University in 1953. ANSWER: Mike Nichols [10] This one-time member of Off-Off Campus, a horrible undergrad improv comedy troupe, set his Pulitzer Prize-winning play Proof at the University. ANSWER: David Auburn

18. She worked as a reporter for WDTN in Dayton in the mid-‘90s before joining CBS, whose Morning News she became the anchor of in 1999. FTPE: [10] Name this TV journalist, who became an anchor of The Early Show in 2002. ANSWER: Julie Chen [10] Chen may be better known for hosting the American version of this reality show, whose fourth season introduced the “Jury of Seven.” ANSWER: Big Brother [10] Chen is married to this president of CBS, who became a target of Howard Stern’s mockery in 2006 after CBS sued Stern for $500 million in a breach of contract action. ANSWER: Leslie Moonves

19. Satan, calling himself Martin, becomes a caretaker to Pattie, who is in a coma because of a car-accident. FTPE: [10] Name this play in which Martin repeatedly rapes Pattie while her father tries to hide his bad habit of sleeping with his daughter’s friends. ANSWER: Brimstone and Treacle [10] Brimstone and Treacle is a work by this British television playwright, best-known for The Singing Detective. ANSWER: Dennis Potter [10] One of Potter’s last works was an adaptation of this novel as a television play. This F. Scott Fitzgerald work centers on Nicole and Dick Diver. ANSWER: Tender is the Night

20. It can be used to describe diving to mistakenly cut off a Johnny Damon throw to the infield, or giving a fan a high-five while in the process of making a catch. FTPE: [10] Give this three-word phrase, which may have been coined on July 18, 2005. ANSWER: Manny Being Manny [10] Another classic “Manny Being Manny” moment involved Ramirez offering this item of his for sale on eBay. ANSWER: grill (accept barbecue or other equivalents) [10] The phrase was supposedly coined after Ramirez entered this structure during a pitching change, supposedly to relieve himself. This structure is the most distinctive feature of Fenway Park. ANSWER: the Green Monster