Songs Say It Better () TIGTII vA.ll: None More Black Written by Stan Jastrzebski, Kyle Shipley and Amanda Hartman of DePauw University Theme: The answer to every toss-up is the name of a song by a popular artist, and each bonus is themed around a song. TOSS-UPS 1. In the western part of this state, you'll find the Black Kettle National Grassland and just to the east of that the Washita National Wildlife Reserve. You can find Merle Haggard's home town of Muskogee in near the eastern edge of the state, just north of Route 40, which runs east and west through the center of the state. FTP, what is this great plains state where you can find com as high as an elephant's eye, according to Rodgers and Hammerstein? A: Oklahoma 2. To commemorate the Roman defeat at Lake Trasum, a new temple was dedicated to his goddess in 215 BCE. Her cult began in Ardea and Lavinium, in Latium, and in 293 BCE, her oldest temple was built. Festivals celebrated in her honor were the Vinalia Rustica, celebrated on August 18 and the Veneralia on April 1. Strongly associated with Suadela, the goddess of persuasion, Bananarama can tell you this is, FTP, what Roman equivalent of Aphrodite? A: Venus (do NOT accept Aphrodite) 3. For this skirmish, Britain sent between 11,000 and 14,450 troops under the command of Major General Sir Edward Pakenham. The American forces numbered around 3,500, and consequently lost five gunboats on Lake Borgne (BORN) near the beginning of the fighting. Despite the fact a treaty had been signed ending the war on December 23, the fighting here lasted until January 8, when Pakenham and two of his senior generals were among 2,000 British killed or wounded, when only 21 Americans were casualties. FTP, Jimmy Driftwood had a hit song about what major military victory by Andrew Jackson in the War of 1812? A: Battle of New Orleans 4. These fish usually live in tropical waters near shore, near places like Hawaii and Mexico. While they usually live near reefs, they tend to spawn in deeper water, and then leave their young to fend for themselves. It's hard to tell males from females, except in analysis of body tissue from dead members of the species. FTP, what are these generally nocturnal fish with large teeth that were a favorite of the band Heart? A: (oooohhhh) Barracuda 5. This woman first meets the title character at a pastry shop. She eventually moves into a convent near the end of the story, and it turns out that she changed her mind about which suitor she truly valued more during the war at Arras. She eventually realizes that it was the title character and not Christian writing the letters to her, and exclaims her love for the real author as he dies from a head wound in front of her. FTP, who is this true love of Cyrano De Bergerac who the Police insist "Don't have to put on the red light"? A: Roxanne L ) 6. While the exact cause of this disorder is unknown, studies suggest it may be genetic, with certain neurons in the brain the culprits. Often, the telltale sign of the disorder happens after meals and can even happen while driving, having a conversation or doing anything else sedentary. College students having trouble staying awake in class or hallucinations shortly after waking up may also be signs. FTP, what is this sleep disorder sung about by Ben Folds and Third Eye Blind, where a person is persistently drowsy and must often sleep during the day? A: Narcolepsy 7. Among the popular culture references to this character are: a Far Side cartoon where he and his sidekick come up to a quicksand bed pockmarked with ten-gallon hats, the kidnapping of a girl named Ellen Roth in a 1945 movie about him "In Old New Mexico", the portrayal of him by Jimmy Smits in a 1994 made-for-TV movie, and the immortal character created during the 1940's by Duncan Renaldo. FTP, who is this Mexican outlaw who "was a friend of mine", according to the band War? A: The Cisco Kid 8. The main character suggests that if the titular condition in this song were true, he'd build a large house right in the middle of town with dozens of rooms, but he would not work very much. He'd have a yard full of chicks and turkeys and ducks and geese so the whole town could hear them squawking, and he'd have his wife in better clothing, so she could look like she were married to a man of the titular status. FTP, what is this song sung by Tevya in Fiddler of the Roof that talks about the amount of wealth he'd like to amass? A: If I Were a Rich Man 9. From what Herodotus tells us, this city was built in a perfect square, one-half on each side of the river than ran through its center, and the streets ran in straight lines, north to south and east to west. The walls and public buildings, constructed of sun-dried bricks due to lack of stone in the region, were faced with glazed or enameled tile of brilliant colors. Great bronze figures of bulls and serpents guarded the gates of, FTP, what city, famed for a song by David Gray and its hanging gardens? A: Babylon 10. In this book, the narrator is unnamed, but once lived above the protagonist in a brownstone in New York City. It's been 15 years since the narrator saw the main character, and he says he would not have remembered her but for a conversation with Joe Bell, a bartender. Bell shows the narrator a photo of an African tribesman holding a wooden likeness of the female protagonist, and he recalls the notation on her mailbox, which included her full name, Miss Holliday Golightly. FTP, what is this work of Truman Capote immortalized by the band Deep Blue Something? A: Breakfast at Tiffany's 11. This is the name of a city about 28 miles from Oklahoma's capital. Whistler painting a picture titles Variations in THIS and Grey: Chelsea. It also names a hot dog stand in Los Angeles, near the comer of Melrose and La Brea. One who has seen an elephant of this color is said to be drunk. Barbie had a camper, corvette and numerous accessories in, FTP, what color, that Aerosmith says "Is like red, but not quite"? A: Pink 12. Supporting characters in this novel include the religious hypocrite Mrs. Bogart, who gossips about everyone she can, the local handyman Miles Bjomstam, and Bea Sorenson, who arrives in town on the same day as the female main character, and becomes the maid for Carol Milford and her new husband. Erik Valborg comes to town and begins to spend time with Carol and eventually her marriage to Will Kennicott deteriorates. FTP, what is this story by Sinclair Lewis set in Gopher Prairie, Minnesota that shares its title with a place Bob Seger was "down on"? A: Main Street 13. When classifying flowers, Carolus Linneaus put a great number of them into this genus, and by the 19 th century, genera like Evansia, Hermodactylus, Moraea, Oncocyclus, andXiphion had been added. Among the beardless class of the flower are the Pacific Coast, Rocky Mountain and Louisiana types, while the bearded types are considered to be the "true" type of the flower. FTP, the Goo Goo Dolls wrote a song that shares its name with what flower and an identically named part of the eye? A: Iris 14. Never interrupt the action of making a bed. Don't light three cigarettes with the same match. Pulling out a grey hair will cause ten more to grow in its place. Rosemary planted by a doorstep will keep witches away. If you bite your tongue, it's because you recently told a lie. FTP, Stevie Wonder will tell you that all of these things, along with not walking under a ladder or stepping on a crack in the sidewalk fall into what category of irrational beliefs? A: Superstitions 15. Famous for the opalescent glass company centered here, this town is the seat of Howard County. Its population of just over 101,000 makes it the 298th biggest city in America. It was ( this city that gave birth to the rubber automobile tire, and it still houses two Chrysler plants. FTP, what is this city in Indiana that the Beach Boys immortalized when they mentioned they'd rather go here than Aruba or Jamaica? A: Kokomo 16. In a 2001 revival at London's Gielgud Theatre, this character's portrayal by Kathleen Turner was said to have "as much sexuality as a panzer attack" by one reviewer. In the more famous movie adaptation, she enters the main character's room, claiming she thinks it's the bathroom. She leaves her purse with the main character and when he tries to return it to her, she begins to undress and director Mike Nichols cleverly flashes a quick shot of actress Anne Bancroft's exposed breasts. FTP, what is this character immortalized in a Simon and Garfunkel song in "The Graduate"? A: Mrs. Robinson 17. When the novel begins, Baby Suggs has already been dead for eight years and the main character's daughter Denver is 18. The main character had worked as a child for the Gamer family on the Sweet Home Plantation in Kentucky, before moving to 124 Bluestone Road in Cincinnati.