Subject: PACKET 1
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1998 00:27:22 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Christopher J. Truffer, et al." <ctruff1@gl.umbc.edu>
To: David Levinson <dmlevins@uclink4.berkeley.edu>

UMBC BCBC 3                                     Packet: En Fuego
Oct.17 1998

TOSSUPS:

1. A Night in Shining Armor, The Duchess, The Velvet Promise, Remembrance,
Legend, The Princess, The Raider, The Conquest, and Wishes are all novels
by what romance author?
A:  Jude _Deveraux_

2. Forrest Whittaker, Elizabeth Taylor, David Ogden Stiers, Jean Simmons,
Robert Mitchum, Gene Kelly, Hal Holbrook, Robert Guillaume, Genie Francis,
Morgan Fairchild, Johnny Cash, David Carradine, Kirstie Alley, Jonathan
Frakes, Lesley-Anne Down, James Read (REED), and Patrick Swayze are just
some of the cast of this 1985 mini series based on the John Jakes novel of
the same name.
A: _North and South_

3. He had lived with his grandparents his whole life and knew little about
the outside world.  He is sent to a state home for boys where he is made
fun of by the children, even if some of the teachers seem to understand
him.  Maybe he seemed odd because his skin was white, or maybe because he
gave off an electrical charge.  Name him for 10 points and you will have
also named the boring 1995 movie in which he was the title character.
A: _Powder_

4. Yes, Yes Definitely, As I See It Yes, Most Likely, You May Rely On It,
Outlook Good, Very Doubtful, It Is Decidedly So, My Sources Say No, and
Signs Point to Yes are, FTP, all answers to questions asked to what
mysterious object?
A: Magic _8 Ball_.

5. You're 21 and still your mother makes your bed and that's too long.
But, he'll get you high tonight and take you to your special island. He'll
get you by, and according to the writer of this  song, he was the
neighborhood drug dealer on his street when he was younger.  FTP, name
this 1971 Billy Joel song.
A: _Captian Jack_

6. For a quick ten points, if Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled
peppers, how many pickled peppers did Peter Piper pick in quarts*?  Hint:
It's 32 cups or 2 gallons.
A: _8_ quarts. (Accept equivalent until *)

9. Synthetic or natural wood?  Resin, urethane, plastic, or rubber?
Conventional, or fingertip?  Tens, or ducks?  These are some of the
varying factors of, for 10 points, what sport, which involves rolling a
ball down a lane at a triangular formation of pins?
A: _Bowling_

10. In the first round, contestants received clues from guest stars, who
could say or gesture almost anything, as long as they didn't reveal part
of the answer.  In the second round, the roles were reversed, the
contestant gave clues to the guest stars.  However, in the bonus round, no
gestures could be used, and clues had to be given slowly and methodically.
For 10 points, what classic game show did I just describe?
       A: The _$25,000 Pyramid_ (also accept The $100,000 Pyramid, or any
other dollar value, there were many incarnations of this game show, the
Pyramid is the important part.)

11. In this game, players roll dice and try to free their pieces from
their starting position, ultimately negotiating them around the board to
"Home." Players are allowed to knock off the single pieces of other
players, but two opponents pieces form an impenetrable "blockade."  For 10
points, what board game is this, which is also known as the Royal Game of
India?
      A: _Parcheesi_

12. This movie is the ONLY movie ever to receive a rating of 0 (out of
100) from the widely-accredited movie rating website MrShowBiz.com.
Starring Kevin Costner, it is the tale of a ragged drifter in
post-Apocalypse America who earns his living wandering from settlement to
settlement performing Shakespeare.  For 10 points, name this movie.
      A: The _Postman_

13. Began by Alan Schafer in 1950 with a beer stand, this is now the
location of the largest free-standing sign east of the Mississippi.
Billboards advertise this attraction from over 200 miles away.  FTP, name
this tourist trap where all workers, regardless of race, color, or creed,
are called Pedro.
A: _South of the Border_

14. Warning 2 answers required! Everyone knows that Ms.Pac Man is a sequel
to Pac Man, but can you name any two of the other sequels?  For 10 points,
name any two of the three.

      A: _Pac Man, Jr._, _Super Pac Man_, _Pac Man 3-D_ (accept any two)

15. FQTP, name the actress that played Lizzie's little sister, Lydia, in
the miniseries Pride and Predjudice, and is better known for playing the
role of  Edina's daugher, Saffron, on Absolutely Fabulous.
        A: Julia _Sawahla_

16. Wreck of the Zephyr, The Garden of Abdul Gasazi, Ben's Dream, The
Mysteries of Harris Burdick, The Polar Express, and Jumanji are all books
by this childrens author who is known for his remarkable stories and
illustrations.
      A: Chris _Van Allsburg_

17. Lane Meyer is having a bad week.  First his girlfriend dumps him for a
skiing jerk, his next-door neighbor took in an exchange student to set her
up with her son, the food his mother cooks literally walks off his plate,
and to top it all of, the paper boy is chasing after him for "two
dollars..."  FTP, name this Jon Cusack film.
      A: _Better Off Dead_

18. Her B-Sides include "Flying Dutchman," "Honey" and "A Case of You."
FQTP, name the artist that is currently on tour with Josh Clayton-Felt and
is the "daughter of a preacher man."        A: Tori _Amos_

19. He played Jon Cusack's best friend in Better Off Dead, Joe Flaherty's
son in One Crazy Summer, Agnes DePesto's flame on Moonlighting, and Booger
in the Revenge of the Nerds movies.  FQTP, name him.
       A: Curtis _Armstrong_

20. For starters, Metallica decided to break out of the Bay Area and Kill
'Em All.  After Loading and ReLoading, they chose to Ride the Lightning to
the promised land of Self-Titled albums, preaching Justice for All.  For
10 points, which of Metallica's 7 albums was NOT mentioned in this
question?
       A: _Master of Puppets_

21.  Scrapper.  Long Haul.  Scavenger.  Hook.  Mixmaster.  Bonecrusher.
These are the names of, for 10 points, what group of Decepticons, who
merged to form Devastator?
      A: The _Constructicons_

22.For a quick ten points, what is the positive square root of 4761?
      A: _69_

23. Are we not drawn onward, we few, drawn onward to new era?  Cigar? Toss
it in a can. It is so tragic. Won't cat lovers revolt? Act now!  These 3
phrases, aside from being almost gibberish, can be classified as, for 10
points, what specific type of phrase, whose identifying characteristic is
being able to read them forwards and backwards?
    A: _Palindromes_

BONI:

1.  For 5 points each, I'll give you a song, you name the Broadway musical
where you can hear it a. Masquerade
    A: _Phantom_of_the_Opera_
b. Out Tonight
    A: _Rent_
c. A Heart Full of Love
          A: _ Les_Miserables_
d. The American Dream
    A: _Miss Saigon_
e. Close Every Door
    A: _Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat_

2. For 5 points each, for a MAXIMUM total point value of 30 points, name
any six of Garth Brooks' albums.  There are seven of them (no, the box set
doesn't count). If you can name 6 of 7, you will get the full value of
this bonus.  Kudos from the author of this question if you can name
them in order.

A:  (In Order) _Garth Brooks_, _No Fences_, _Ropin' the Wind_, _The
Chase_, _ In Pieces_,  _Fresh Horses_, _Sevens_

3. For 10 points each, I'll name menu item(s) from a national restaurant
chain, and you name the restaurant.
a. Pie in the Sky,  Oreo Madness,  Chop House Chicken
A: _TGI Fridays_
b. Never ending Pasta Bowl
A:   _Olive Garden_ (or _Olive Tree_)
 c.     Mega-Rita,  Smokey Mountain Chicken
 A:  _Ruby Tuesday's_

4. 30-20-10 Name the movie from quotes.

    30:   "Bubbles, bubbles everywhere and not a drop to drink."
    20:   "If the good lord had intended us to walk he wouldn't have
invented roller skates."
    10:   "So much time and so little to do.  Wait a minute.  Strike that.
Reverse it."
    A: _Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory_

5. For 5 points each, given a ride at Walt Disney World, name the park it
is in.  Remember:  Your choices are:  MGM Studios, the Magic Kingdom,
Animal Kingdom, and EPCOT Center.
a. The Jungle Cruise
A: _Magic Kingdom_
b. Journey Into Imagination
A: _EPCOT Center_
c. The Tree of Life
A: _ Animal Kingdom_
d. Tower of Terror
A: _MGM Studios_
e. Splash Mountain
A: _Magic Kingdom_

6. Celine Dion has made songs for a large number of movies.  Most of these
were love stories.  Given the name of a Celine Dion song, name the actors
who played the two people in love in the movie the song was made for.
a. For 5 points:  "When I Fall in Love"
A:  Tom _Hanks_ and Meg _Ryan_
 b.    For 5 points:   "Because You Loved Me"
 A:  Michelle _Pfeiffer_ and Robert _Redford_
c. For 15 points:  "Beauty and the Beast"
A:  Paige _O'Hara_ and Robby _Benson_
d. For 1 point:  "My Heart Will Go On"
A:  Kate _Winslet_ and Leonardo _DiCaprio_

7. For 10 points each, give the next line to the following songs:
a. "You've got to know when to hold em, know when to fold em, know when to
walk away, know when to run."
A: _You never count your money when you're sitting at the table._  (Kenny
Rogers, The Gambler)
b. "Watergate does not bother me"
A: _Does your conscience bother you?_  (Lynyrd Skynyrd, Sweet Home
Alabama)
c. "I say my hell is a closet and I'm stuck inside, Can't see the light"
A: _And my heaven is a nice house in the sky._ (Dave Matthews Band, So
Much to Say)

8. The one and only Cheerios, right?  Well actually there are six
varieties of Cheerios.  Name them, FFPE, 30 pts total.

 A: _Apple Cinnamon_ Cheerios, _Cheerios_ (accept regular or equivalent),
_Frosted_ Cheerios, _Honey Nut_ Cheerios, _Multi Grain_ Cheerios, _Team_
Cheerios

9.  How familiar are you with college a cappella groups?  (If you don't
know, a cappella means singing without instrumental accompaniment - and if
you didn't know that - you're probably not going to like this question.)
Given the name of an a cappella group that was featured on the album Best
of College Acapella - Volume 3, identify which college or university it is
from. FFPE, 30 pts total.

   A. the Amalgamates
         _Tufts_ University

    B. the Lorelais
        University of _North Carolina_ (accept UNC)
    C. the Xtension Chords
         University of _Illinios_

     D. Off the Beat
          _University of Pennsylvania_ (Accept UPenn)

     E. Mixed Company
         _Stanford University_

      F. The Pitchforks
        _Duke University_

10. For 5 points each, 30 points total, name any 6 of the 8 original
Thundercats.  You may not use any of the "New" Thundercats: Lynx-O,
Ben-Gali, or Pum-Myra.
A: _Lion-O_, _Tygra_, _Cheetara_, _Panthro_, _Wiley-Kit_, _Wiley-Kat_,
_Snarf_, _Jaga_

11. Major League Baseball has enjoyed some stagging stats this year.
Everyone knows about Mark McGwire's 70 home runs, Sammy Sosa's 158 RBI's,
and Kerry Wood's 20 strikeout performance.  But those are too easy... to
earn your bonus, identify the American and National League leaders in the
following categories, 5 points for each man, 30 points total:
(Note: only the player is needed, not his statistic)
a) Slugging percentage
ANSWER: American: Albert _Belle_, .655    National: Mark _McGwire_, .752
b) Triples
ANSWER: American: Jose _Offerman_, 13     National: Dave _Dellucci_, 12
c) Losses
ANSWER: American: Tom _Candiotti_, 16     National: Darryl _Kile_, 17

12. It's computer acronym time!  Expand the following acronyms for 10
points each:
a) SGML
ANSWER: _Standard Generalized Markup Language_
b) CERN
ANSWER: _Conseil European pour la Recherche Nucleaire_ (also accept The
_European Particle Physics Laboratory_)
c) TUCOWS
ANSWER: _The Ultimate Collection of Winsock Software_

13. Time to test your knowledge of everyone's (well, the writer's anyway)
favorite game, Scrabble!  Given a proposed word and any special
conditions, calculate the number of points that would be scored, 10 points
each:
a) TOSSUP, no special conditions
ANSWER: _8_ (P is worth 3, all others worth 1)
b) QUIZBOWL, on a double word score
ANSWER: _62_ (Q and Z are worth 10, B is worth 3, W is worth 4, all others
worth 1, for a total of 31, doubled to 62)
c) UMBC, on a triple word score
ANSWER: 0 (acronyms are not allowed, so this is an invalid play.  No
points would be scored)

14. Lets see what you know about the Dragonlance series of fantasy novels.
Given a description of one of the Heroes of the Lance, name that
character, 10 points each.  First and last name is required.
a) Red-headed former barmaid, she married Caramon Majere.  Note: her
maiden name is required.
ANSWER: _Tika Waylan_
b) Gruff old dwarf, he was the father figure of the heroes.
ANSWER: _Flint Fireforge_
c) Fiery swordswoman, she was a lover of Tanis Half-Elven.
ANSWER: _Kitiara Uth-Matar_

15. Given an award category, name the athlete who won this award at the
1998 Espy Awards, 10 points each:
a) Comeback Athlete of the Year
ANSWER: Roger _Clemens_
b) Arthur Ashe Award for Courage
ANSWER: _Dean Smith_
c) Auto Racing Peformer of the Year
ANSWER: Jeff _Gordon_

16. Japanese Animation, or anime, has been gaining popularity in the
United States over the past few years.  For 5 points each and a bonus 5
for all correct, identify the following Japanese Animation series:
a. An alien from outer space comes to Earth and threatens to destroy the
planet unless Ataru (Earth's biggest loser) can catch her.  Wackiness
ensues, and somewhere in the midst of all this the two are engaged.
          ANSWER:_ Urusei Yatsura_
  b. A Catholic nun falls in love with a professional boxer.
    ANSWER: _One Pound Gospel_
 c. A student trying to get into college moves into an apartment building
where the people are more interesting than his studies.
     ANSWER: _Maison Ikkoku_
 d. A boy, when doused with cold water, turns into a girl; his dad turns
into a panda, and his "lost" classmate turns into a black pig known as
P-Chan.
      ANSWER: _Ranma 1/2_
        e. Now, for an additional 6 points, making it a total of  30, name
the creator of the four series mentioned.
     ANSWER: _Rumiko Takahashi_

17. Now, for 10 points each, name the sequel that followed each of the
following movies:
        a. Evil Dead 2
          ANSWER: _Army of Darkness_
        b. First Blood
          ANSWER: _Rambo_
        c. Romancing the Stone
          ANSWER: _Jewel of the Nile_

18. For 5 points each, given a celebrity, name the muppet movie the muppet
movie in which they appear.
        a. Steve Martin
          ANSWER: The _Muppet Movie_
        b. Brooke Shields
          ANSWER: The _Muppets Take Manhattan_
        c. Michael Caine
          ANSWER: The _Muppet Christmas Carol_
        d. Charles Grodin
          ANSWER: The _Great Muppet Caper_
        e. Tim Curry
          ANSWER: The _Muppet Treasure Island_

19. For 5 points each, name the four suits of the minor arcana that can be
found in the Rider-Waite deck of Tarot cards.  They correspond to fire,
water, air and earth.
ANSWER: _Wands_, _Cups_, _Swords_, and _Pentacles_.

20. For 5 points each, identify the following Hong Kong films from
director John Woo's career.  (Sorry, American film lovers, there's no
'Broken Arrow' or 'Hard Target' here):
  a. A professional hitman comes out of retirement to help a singer he
accidentally blinded in a shootout.
       ANSWER: The _Killer_
   b. A take-no-prisoners cop teams up with an idealistic undercover agent
to stop an arms dealer holding a hospital hostage.
          ANSWER: _Hard Boiled_
   c. Two ex-gangsters, one of whose brother is a cop, conspire to bring
down the crime boss who ruined their lives.
          ANSWER: A _Better Tomorrow_
   d. Three fun loving criminals travel across Europe in search of a rare
painting.
          ANSWER: _Once a Thief_
   e. Finally, name the actor who starred in all four of these films.
          ANSWER: _Chow Yun Fat_

21. Hollywood seems to think that imitation is the sincerest form of
flattery.  The following films have been acknowledged by their creators as
having been influenced by or having outright copied  elements from some
famous foreign films.  For 5 points each, name the foreign film that these
American productions borrowed from:
     a. The Birdcage
       ANSWER: _La Cage aux Folles_
     b. Point of No Return
       ANSWER: _La Femme Nikita_
     c. Resevoir Dogs
       ANSWER: _City on Fire_
     d. Tango & Cash
       ANSWER: Jackie Chan's _Police Story_

22. 30-20-10: Identify the artist from songs.
        30 point clue: Blue Fools
        20 point clue: Time Capsule
        10 point clue: I've Been Waiting
        ANSWER: Matthew _Sweet_