Boston Pops INDIVIDUAL SHOOTOUT ROUND Questions by Matt Bruce and Allyson Mondoux 1. Jorge Posada caught David Cone's perfect game and Joe Girardi did the honors for David Wells a year ago. There is, however, one catcher who was behind the plate for two perfect games in his career, those thrown by Len Barker and Dennis Martinez. For 10 points, name this backstop probably best known as Terry Steinbach's onetime backup in Oakland. answer: Ron _Hassey_ 2. "Most of the characters I've played are very extroverted or out there or living on the edge," said this actress. "I don't live that way at all. But I care about them for some reason." The daughter of Vic Morrow, she dropped out of high school to take a part in a low-budget horror flick, "Eyes of a Stranger." She appeared in 1982's "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" and went on to play a panorama of prostitutes, psychos, phone-sex suppliers and junkies in films like "Miami Blues," "Single White Female" and "Short Cuts." For 10 points, name this actress, who stars in this summer's "eXistenZ" with Willem Dafoe. answer: Jennifer Jason _Leigh_ 3. He beats up two kids who have his autograph and then he kisses a girl against her will at a nightclub. Police speculate that the he sneaks out of the precinct to commit the second act before sneaking back in, but only one boy knows that it was actually his Doppleganger who did the bad deeds. For 10 points, name this recent character in the comic strip Curtis, whose real life legal problems have hurt his boxing career. answer: Mike _Tyson_ 4. Felicity Merriman is a horse-loving miss impatient with stays, samplers and "sitting down kinds of things" in Colonial Williamsburg. Josefina Montoya is a motherless Hispanic girl determined to learn to read, write and earn a living on her family's rancho in New Mexico. And Samantha Parkington is a Victorian orphan caught between a wealthy traditional grandmother and a suffragist aunt. They are just three of the six "anti-Barbies" that, along with their accompanying books, have become a hit for preteen girls. Name, for 10 points, this series of historical dolls created by Pleasant Rowland. answer: _American Girl_ dolls 5. "We both lie silently still in the dead of the night. Although we both lie close together, we feel miles apart inside. Was it something I said or something I did? Did the words not come out right? Though I tried not to hurt you, though tried - and I guess that's why they say." For 10 points, what trite phrase completes this lyric and names this song by Poison? answer: _Every Rose Has Its Thorn_ 6. When this TV drama was shown in airports in China in the late 1980s, planes got delayed because travelers wanted to see how the title character would scrape the scum off LA's streets this time. The series ran for seven years on NBC before the plug was pulled in 1991. But the stars will begin shooting a movie version in the People's Republic of China. For 10 points, name the series that teamed Dee McCall, played by Stepfanie Kramer, with the title character played by former NFL defensive end Fred Dryer. answer: _Hunter_ 7. Day is night in New York City, smoke like water runs inside. Steal light of the trees to pity, every livin' thing that's died. Life is like the coldest winter, people freeze the tears I cry. Words of hell are minds I went to, I've got to crack this ice and fly. For 10 points, name the Boston song with those lyrics in the verses and a chorus that concludes, "Freedom of my mind, carry me away for the last time. Oh yeah. answer: "Hitch A Ride" 8. In the first installment of The Bard's tale, magic users can go to Roscoe's Spell Emporium to restore the points they have lost casting spells. In subsequent versions, Roscoe is no more. Mages must either wait around in the sun to recharge or find a certain magic item, usable only once, that will recharge them automatically. For 10 points, name these stones that might also popular among New Age religions. answer: _harmonic gem_ 9. In Magic: The Gathering, this is the color of the cards Shatter; Tunnel; Fork; Burrowing; False Orders; Disintegrate; Dragon Whelp; Dwarven Demolition Team; Earth Elemental; Granite Gargoyle; and Orcish Artillery. The color of chaos and warfare, its most common land form is the mountain. For 10 points—name this color that works well with Black but opposes Blue or Green. answer: _Red_ 10. Burkittsville, Maryland, is an unassuming rural town. Civil War soldiers may haunt the densely wooded ridge west of town, the town itself holds no history of the supernatural. And even though filmmakers Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sanchez have acknowledged this story is fiction, that hasn't stopped people from looking for the spot where the student filmmakers' car was found after they disappeared in 1994. For 10 points, name this movie, the supposed footage found after three students disappear in the woods while shooting a documentary about a legendary witch. answer: The _Blair Witch Project_ 11. "Put a little slide in yo' glide," the title character urges patrons at his night job. A retired cop, he returns to crime fighting when his nephew gets messed up on a new drug called PCP. He tracks down the kingpin behind all the angel dust production but not before he's made to inhale PCP through a gas-mask. For 10 points, Rudy Ray Moore plays what hero and DJ at the Blueberry Hill nightclub? answer: _Disco Godfather_ (Accept "Tucker Williams") 12. Warning: Spelling question. Wendy used to say, "I've been to college, I've been to Europe, but I just can't seem to get on-line." Wally used to say, "the Internet is great - or so I've heard." Now both of them are saying the same thing after checking a certain web site. For 10 points, spell the name of this on-line computer seller, which takes its name from an exclamation of glee. answer: _W-O-O-D-O-G-I-E_-dot-C-O-M 13. Franklyn Seales is Lorenzo Hollingsworth. Jester Hairston is Rolly Forbes. Roz Ryan is Sister Amelia. Barbara Montgomery is Sister Casietta Hetebrink. Anna Maria Horsford is Thelma Frye. Clifton Davis is Reverend Ruben Gregory and Sherman Helmsley is Deacon Ernest Frye. For 10 points, name sitcom that ran from 1986 to 1991, the religious contribution to NBC's Saturday night lineup. answer: _Amen_ 14. He played himself in "National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon," made four guest appearances on "Murder, She Wrote" and even briefly played Dale Mitchell on the TV series "Lassie." He is also allowed back for various reunion gigs with the cop show that almost made him a star. Too bad he's not quite Erik Estrada. For 10 points, name the actor who played Officer Jon Baker on CHiPs. answer: Larry _Wilcox_ 15. Recruited to play baseball for a Seattle Mariners' semi-pro team before breaking his ankle during his senior year of college, this illustrator nonetheless still shows a passion for the game. Not in his work, but through the money it brings in. In January, he paid $2.7 million for Mark McGwire's 70th home run ball and has eight other McGwire and Sammy Sosa balls. Not bad for a guy who turned a dark, caped character first sketched in high school into a $65 million empire of comic books, movies and action figures. For 10 points, name this man, the creator of the Spawn comic books. answer: Todd _MacFarlane_ 16. They recorded the eponymous theme song for the short-lived sitcom square pegs. Though their songs were mostly from a woman's perspective nearly all of their songs were written by Chris Butler, who was at a diner in Akron, Ohio, when he met lead singer Patty Donahue. They made the top 10 in Australia with "I Know What Boys Like" but are better known for the holiday song, "Christmas Wrapping." For 10 points, what group shares its name with Donahue's former occupation? answer: The _Waitresses_ 17. This 6-9 forward averaged 22 points and eight rebounds in two seasons in Greece, then moved to Paul-Orthez of the French League, becoming its 1997 MVP. He average 9.5 points a game in his NBA rookie season and his .490 shooting percentage was second best for the Sacramento Kings. He may be best known for jumping ship during his college career. For 10 points, name this Ohio State grad who ditched Indiana after just half a season with Bobby Knight. answer: Lawrence _Funderburke_ 18. He was born in Brooklyn but his career began in Phoenix, Arizona, writing bits for a morning radio guy named Kent Voss. He co-hosted "The Me And Him Show" with Voss in Seattle, where he got in trouble for the parody song, "George Argyros is a Big Fat Schmuck." After gigs in Tampa, Palm Springs and Tucson, he became an integral part of the Kevin and Bean morning show on KROQ ["K-rock"] in Los Angeles, as "Jimmy the Sports Guy." For 10 points, name the man who now works as a sidekick for both Adam Carolla and Ben Stein. answer: Jimmy _Kimmel_ 19. Songs on this album include Fake Plastic Trees; My Iron Lung; Black Star and Sulk. It follows Pablo Honey but precedes OK Computer; and its best known single is probably High and Dry. For 10 points, what album by Radiohead shares its title with a malady common to deep sea divers? answer: The _Bends_ 20. Alan, the protagonist, is a typical teenager in New York's finger lakes region, dating the most popular girl in his class. Then a new kid moves into town, a six-foot-tall Jewish guy nicknamed "Doomed," who refuses to play basketball and instead writes newspaper columns about star-crossed lovers and unfulfilled passion. The kicker is when Alan falls for Duncan's mother, who teach him Russian literature. For 10 points, name this juvenile classic by M.E. Kerr. answer: _If I Love You, Am I Trapped Forever?_ 21. He hit three home runs on Thursday night to set a new single-game record at Victory Field in Indianapolis. Unfortunately he also leads the minor leagues in strikeouts and his 3-for-55 slump in early July may have cost him a chance to move to the major leagues after a serious injury to the man in front of him, Travis Fryman. For 10 points, name this Buffalo Bisons' prospect, a 23-year-old third baseman who hopes one day to become a Cleveland Indian. answer: Russell _Branyan_ 22. His portrayal of a gay Vietnam soldier in the movie "To Serve and Protect" earned him an Academy Award nomination, along with Paul Newman for "Coot"; Clint Eastwood for "Codger"; Michael Douglas for "Primary Urges" and Steven Segal for "Snowball in Hell." When he won the nomination, he thanked his high school English teacher and the promptly outed the poor guy. For 10 points, name this fictional actor played by Matt Dillon in the movie "In & Out." answer: Cameron _Drake_ 23. "Save Fenway Park!" met with boos. "Dunkin Donuts!" got a mixed reaction. "Nomar!" finally drew applause. Those random exclamations came from the lead singer of this group, between numbers at a brief Fenway Park gig. Decked out in a San Francisco Giant uniform, Steve Harwell finally shut up and completed the transition from "Walkin' on the Sun" to the song that got the band invited to last week's home run derby. For 10 points, name the rock group behind the hit "All Star." answer: _Smash Mouth_ 24. Variations include the Winawer [vin-AHV-er], a double-edged game in which White deploys his knight to c3; the Tarrash, a quiet variation where White moves knight to d2; the Exchange, when White plays for a draw; and the Advance, in which White pushes pawn up one more square to e5. It describes any chess game in which White plays pawn up two squares to e4 and Black responds with pawn up one square to e6. For 10 points, name this defense that involves neither farting in your opponent's general direction nor surrendering in six weeks. answer: _French_ Defense 25. When they were both in sixth grade, Matt Bruce once told this athlete, "use your noodle," and got mocked all year for his word choice. His noodle was good enough to get him an accounting degree at Kansas State University, where he excelled at wide receiver. In a recent NFL.com chat wrap, he said that the league's two best receivers were Jerry Rice and Andre Rison, the latter a teammate of his. For 10 points, name this rising star on the Kansas City Chiefs. answer: Kevin _Lockett_ 26. Their original incarnation as the Ravens featured Robert Wace as vocalist. Singles off their first album included Dead End Street, Waterloo Sunset, and Autumn Almanac. Their biggest hits are a 1964 single whose fuzzy guitar effect allegedly came from a punctured amplifier; and a 1970 ode to a transvestite. Dave and Ray Davies front— for 10 points—what British band responsible for "You Really Got Me" and "Lola"? answer: The _Kinks_ 27. Her recent projects have included The Girls' Room, Running With Scissors, Motel Blue, Mind Games and Twisted Love. She guest starred in the Saved by the Bell episode, "Screech's Spaghetti Sauce"; and in the Friends episode, "The One With The Girl Who Hits Joey." Better known for playing a girl whose real name was Penelope, she was cruelly mocked as a teenager because she was so busty before her breast reduction surgery. For 10 points, name the actress who played Punky Brewster. answer: Soleil Moon _Frye_ 28. A writer and cartoonist for Playboy magazine, he later served in the Army and was a cartoonist for the Pacific Stars and Stripes. Also a celebrated lyricist, he published numerous songs including Johnny Cash's "A Boy named Sue" and Loretta Lynn's "One's on the Way." But he was best known for rhymes like "I'd rather play at hug o' war/Where everyone hugs/Instead of tugs" and "Sarah Sylvia Cynthia Stout/Would not take the garbage out." For 10 points, name this poet, author of such children's books as "The Giving Tree" and "Where the Sidewalk Ends," who died recently of a heart attack in Key West, Florida. answer: Shel _Silverstein_ 29. When Good King Trent goes on a trade mission to Mundania, his heir- apparent must be king for a week. After three weeks pass with no sign of Trent, young Dor travels with Irene to the far south of Xanth, even though the entrance to Mundania lay to the north. This is a synopsis of, for 10 points, what Piers Anthony novel, whose title refers to a mythological beast and a term from church architecture? answer: _Centaur Aisle_ 30. Pieces on the outside go clockwise around a path with four gates on it. Pieces on the inside follow a path on which they frequently take shortcuts, switch places, or pass each other. Dice control the movement of the outer pieces; inner pieces move based on where outer pieces land or on playing card instructions. Players use poker chips to bid on cards and gate passes. For 10 points, name this Parker Brothers board game named for its two different paths. answer: _Double Track_ 31. Her movie credits include "Swedish Sorority Girls"; "Pussycat Ranch"; "Dr. Love and His House of Perversions"; "Coed Fever"; "Wanda Whips Wall Street"; and "Slammer Girls". Despite these roles she is better known as a singer. Also known as Stasha Bergoff or Stasia Micula, her greatest hit singles are "Touch Me" and "Naughty Girls Need Love Too." For 10 points, name this Page Three Girl. answer: Samantha _FOX_ 32. The first recorded event to use this name took place in Casper, Wyoming, in 1984, following a conference studying such things as the use of polygraph tests for rape victims. A 1991 event at Princeton sparked controversy when one woman falsely charged a fellow student with raping her. For 10 points, what march is now an annual staple on many college campuses? Answer: _TAKE BACK THE NIGHT_ 33. The premise to this Saturday morning CBS series was that ten-year- old Prince Yubi and his guardian robot escaped from their distant planet. Pursued by sinister forces, they landed on earth and make fast friends with a lovable dog. FTP, name the three title characters and you’ve named this staple of the 1980s. Answer: _BENJI, ZAX AND THE ALIEN PRINCE_ 34. Last fall he allegedly tried to pick up male hookers while in Tampa Bay; he played so poorly in his next game that cameras caught him on the sidelines crying. In college he completed a Hail Mary pass to Michael Westbrook to give his team the win over Michigan. In the pros he finally beat out Mike Tomsczak, only to have his team try to convert him to a traditional drop-back passer. For 10 points, name this quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers sometimes called Slash. Answer: Kordell _Stewart_ 35. January is purple. February is pink. March is light green. April is purple again. Product names include "Bride Edition"; "Fourth of July Fireworks Special"; and "Tropical Edition." The company that sends them is based at Fairfield, Iowa, at One Lingerie Lane. For 10 points, name this monthly gift program, a great gift for an intimate sweetheart. answer: _PANTY-OF-THE-MONTH_ Club 36. Their last major album contained the song "Bi," a tribute to those who play both sides of the field, and little else of interest. Queen Latifah appears on a track for their album "Time's Up," which contains several spoken word tracks. They never did match their debut album, whose hits included "Open Letter to a Landlord" and "Glamour Boys." For 10 points, name the all-black rock group whose album, Vivid, features the hit "Cult of Personality." answer: _Living Colour_ 37. Michael Cox. Derek Zumsteg. Dave Paisley. Jason Michael Barker. Virtual Peter Gammons. Frequent gratuitous slams of Paul O'Neill and Juan Gonzalez. Even an occasional article from our very own TD. All of thee can be found at, for 10 points, what Seattle-based web site that takes its name from a certain pitch the results in an out. answer: _strikethree_.com 38. "I woke up this morning and the sun was gone, Turned on some music to start my day, And lost myself in a familiar song. I close my eyes and I slip away. So many people have come and gone, Their faces fade as the years go by; Yet I still recall as I wander on, as clear as the sun In the summer sky. When I'm tired and thinking cold, I hide in my music, forget the day and Dream of a girl I used to know I closed my eyes and she slips away. She slips away." For 10 points, name the Boston song with those lyrics whose chorus concludes, "I see my Marianne walking away." answer: _More Than A Feeling_ 39. In college, he starred in a powerful front court beside Melvin Turpin and Kenny Walker. His best NBA season was arguably in the 1991- 1992 season when he averaged 15 points and 8 rebounds per game. He was drafted where he was due to the presence of Jim Paxson, a returning second team all-NBA player. Anthony Epps came from the same high school he did and they both attended the same college, Kentucky. For 10 points, name this big waste of space who was taken one pick in front of Michael Jordan by the Trailblazers. Answer: Sam _Bowie_ 40. Born in 1952, he attended Dunbar High School in the tough ghettos of Chicago. His mother supported him and his 11 siblings on $87 per month. He was awarded a scholarship to Prairie View A & M but was tossed out after a year. He tried out for the Green Bay Packers, but a knee injury ended his career. He has appeared in such movies as "Freaked", "Straight Line", "Penitentiary II", and "D.C. Cab." FTP, name this man who, according to The Onion, included Maxwell H. Dobbs, James B. Anderson, and Frank C. Weigel on his "Pity List '86". Answer: _Mr. T_ (accept: Laurence _Tureaud_ or Laurence _Tero_)