Capital Punishment I Round 2: packet by The Qo'noS Quartet Toss-Ups by Josh Allen, Adam Fine, and Arthur Fleming; edited by Fine and Shawn Pickrell 1. More than three minutes into the last quarter of the game, with his team down 10-7, Reggie Harrison blocked a punt which bounced off his face and into the end zone for a safety. After Roy Gerela kicked two field goals, the game was put nearly out of reach when Lynn Swann caught a 64-yard touchdown pass from Terry Bradshaw. For ten points, in which game did Swann win MVP honors as the Steelers defeated the Cowboys 21-17? Answer: Super Bowl X 2. She originally studied economics and fine arts at the University of Melbourne, but she left to travel and eventually ended up as an extra in an Egyptian boxing film. Her first major film role was in _Paradise Road_, and she drew praise at Cannes this year for her performance in _An Ideal Husband_. For ten points, name this Australian actress, who played John Cusack's wife in _Pushing Tin_, but is best known for her Oscar-nominated performance as _Elizabeth_. Answer: Cate Blanchett 3. Stop the tape! This kid needs to be locked away. Is he coming or going? He can barely decide. He just drank a fifth of Kool-Aid, dare him to drive? When he was twelve he hung his original self from the top bunk with a belt. His brain's dead weight, he's trying to get his head straight, but he can't figure out which Spice Girl he wants to impregnate. For ten points who is this alternate ego of Eminem who tries to tell people that his name is WHAT? his name is WHO? his name is... what? Answer: Slim Shady (Prompt on Eminem) 4. We first met him at the beginning of the decade, when he was a promising young attorney and mentor to a clerk whom he sexually harrassed. After he unwittingly confessed on tape, he was sent to prison, and after a few years paroled. In his second go-around, he started as a law clerk in Genoa City, but got his license back after he donated a kidney to Danny Romalotti. For ten points, name the lawyer, played by Christian LeBlanc, who is currently representing Alice Johnson on "Young and the Restless." Answer: Michael Baldwin 5. Later this month, this team will compete against Ajax, Panathinaikos, and Benfica for the Gotham Cup. After a strong first half of the season, in which they were runners-up to Parma for the Coppa Italia, they finished third in Serie A behind AC Milan and Lazio. Their manager is Giovanni Trappatoni, and their lineup features such international stars as Luis Oliveira, Jorg Heinrich, Edmundo, and Argentine striker Gabriel Batistuta. For ten points, what is this soccer team based in, and named after, Florence? Answer: Fiorentina 6. He drives a DeLorean, but he's not Doc Brown. He played an electric gigolo, and the makeout king of Montana, apparently was caught shoplifting in a Los Angeles Foot Locker, and isn't a moppet. His career isn't over though, for although he still "sleeps with the fishes," his sham marriage worked like a charm and landed him the lead in "Stop the Planet of the Apes!" and the sidekick role in the next McBain movie. For ten points, name this actor, who you remember from questions like this one, of Simpsons fame. Answer: Troy McClure 7. The film's storyline was borrowed from Akira Kurosawa's "Yojimbo". With a half-romantic, half-crazy musical score by Ennio Morricone, it brought great fame to an actor whose previous highlight was in a supporting role in TV's "Rawhide." For ten points, name the 1964 Sergio Leone "Spaghetti Western," which starred Marianne Koch, Gian Maria Volonte, and Clint Eastwood. Answer: A Fistful of Dollars 8. Russell Hitchcock and Graham Russell, natives of Melbourne, Australia, are guilty as charged of butchering music. Even The Nights Are Better because we know they are no more. Every Woman in the World probably owned an album, or at least the ones around in the early 1980s. For 10 points, what was this group that we were All Out Of Love for by 1985, and of course whose titles have been mentioned in this question? *ANSWER: _AIR SUPPLY_ 9. After years of managing in the minor leagues, he has been named one of Davey Johnson's bench coaches, but he began his career in 1969 on the Minnesota Twins. This catcher went on to the Yankees, and at the end of his career played for the Dodgers, Indians, and Brewers. His last stint in the majors was with the team he started with, where he was beloved for his rain delay shows of sliding on the tarp and miming Babe Ruth. For ten points, name this Baltimore Oriole fan favorite, the MVP of the 1983 World Series. Answer: Rick Dempsey 10. He was a valiant warrior who used to be in charge of the personal bodyguards of Palutena. Armed with a bow and arrow, he escaped the Underworld of Medusa, and at the beginning of the quest his goal is to not only save Palutena, but to rescue the Three Treasures: The Mirror Shield, the Arrow of Light, and the Wings of Pegasus. He must also do battle with the Eggplant Wizard. For ten points, identify the hero of Angel Land or the video game in which he stars. Answer: Pit or Kid Icarus 11. In an episode of "NewsRadio", Matthew was reprimanded for his rather unfortunate mispronunciation of this man's name. On VH1's Vinyl Justice, the music police discovered 8-track copies of the soundtracks to "Cats" and "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" in his personal collection. He is now attempting to start a movie careerwith a part in _The Underground Comedy Movie_. For ten points, name this former Long Island auto mechanic whose next role might be in a production of _Lolita_. Answer: Joey Buttafuoco 12. When he was four, his parents were eaten up, in full daylight and on a crowded street, by an enormous angry rhinoceros which had escaped from the London Zoo. Then he went to live with his Aunts Sponge and Spiker on top of a hill. One day an old man gave him a bag of one thousand magical crocodile tongues, which he spills and causes a tree in front of the house to grow an enormous fruit. For ten points, who is this Roald Dahl title character who rides the giant peach to New York City? Answer: James Henry Trotter 13. The background harmony to the song is taken from the theme to the James Bond movie "You Only Live Twice." The tune has become infectious to some, with lyrics like "Live for liposuction and detox for your rent, overdose at Christmas and give it up for Lent." For ten points, what song hit the Top Five earlier this year, the US breakthrough for a former Take That member? Answer: Millennium (NOTICE: There were no repeating facts there!) 14. Her full name includes the words Tertiary Adjunct of Unimatrix 01. Born at the Tendara colony as Annika Hansen, she and her parents were last seen leaving a remote outpost in the Omega sector in a small ship, the U.S.S. Raven. Now she can usually be found in the Astrometrics Lab or exploring her humanity with the Doctor. For ten points, what former Borg drone is now an integral part of the crew of the U.S.S. Voyager? Answer: Seven of Nine 15. While playing for the Saskatoon Lions in 1942, he dug ditches in a construction job, which helped developed the forearms he needed for the NHL. In his very first road trip in 1946, he got into a fight with Rocket Richard (ree-SHARD), knocking him down with a shot to the jaw. Known as "Mr. Elbows" and "Power," he joined with Sid Abel and Ted Lindsay to form the famous "Production Line." For ten points, what Hall of Famer played for the Detroit Red Wings for twenty-five seasons before moving on to the WHA? Answer: Gordie Howe 16. For a quick ten points, buzz in and tell me how many tossups you individually have answered correctly in this game. Answer: depends (scorekeeper: check carefully please!) 17. This show would have been the original "Just the Ten of Us," but unortunately Diana Hyland, who played mother Joan, died unexpectedly after completing four episodes. This allowed the father, a columnist for the Sacramento Register, to enter the middle-aged dating scene, and he eventually married Abby. For ten points, what 1977-81 TV Series centered around Tom Bradford (played by Dick van Patten) and his title number of kids? Answer: Eight is Enough 18. Quodium has been found to be 100 times more powerful than Hydrogen, and Dr. Alfred Kokintz has invented a bomb using quodium that could destroy all of North America and some of South America. During an air raid drill, an invasion force led by hereditary Field Marshall Tully Buscombe enters New York City and takes the Q-bomb. This leads to victory in a war that the Duchy of Grand Fenwick intended to lose to the US in order to get financial aid. For ten points, this is the plot of what 1959 Peter Sellers movie? Answer: The Mouse That Roared 19. Nicolas Cage, Slash, Chynna Phillips, and Lenny Kravitz all have something in common. In the early 1980s they all attended the same high school, one which had one of the best programs for the performing arts in the nation. For ten points, identify the school, the great rival of the alma mater of David Silver, Dylan McKay, and Brandon and Brenda Walsh. Answer: Beverly Hills High School (DO NOT Accept West Beverly Hills) 20. She had won only six matches in all of 1999 and was ranked #86, which made her the top seed in qualifying. But then she ran off a string of eight straight victories, including wins over Amy Frazier, Julie Halard-Decugis, Lisa Raymond, and Jelena Dokic. For ten points, which 18-year old phenom became the first qualifier to reach the women's semifinals at Wimbledon, now known to be the daughter of Julius Erving? Answer: Alexandra Stevenson 21. The son of stage actor Michael Hawkins, he began his career at age seven in the soap opera "One Life to Live." He later performed with a touring company of "The Music Man," but made his film debut in 1985's "The Legend of Billie Jean." Other films in the '80s included "The Name of the Rose," "The Wizard," and "Gleaming the Cube." For ten points, what actor scored a breakthrough performance as Jason Dean in "Heathers," but now bites more often than he impresses? Answer: Christian Slater 22. He played a writer named Cameron Garrett Brooks on the show "Window on Main Street" from 1961 to 1962. However, he is known better for two series which developed from a radio show and a TV movie respectively. The latter, which ran from 1969 to 1976, centered around a family doctor, while the former, on TV from 1954 to 1960, revolved around insurance salesman Jim Anderson. For ten points, identify the recently-deceased star of "Marcus Welby M.D." and "Father Knows Best." Answer: Robert Young 23. His parents' names are Matt and Rose, and he has a sister named Norma. He used to work at Donner's Baker and take night classes at Beekman University, where he met Alice Kinnian and Professors Nemur and Strauss, who decided to use him for a groundbreaking experiment. For ten points, name this retarded character who had his I.Q. tripled in Daniel Keyes' novel _Flowers for Algernon_. Answer: Charlie Gordon 1. The U.S. Open Men's Golf Championship produced a number of stunning performances. Identify these golfers, 5-10-15. Clad in his trademark knickers, he won the tournament for the first time in eight years. Answer: Payne Stewart The second-place finisher, this Arizona lefty vowed to leave the Open early if his wife went into labor with their first child. Answer: Phil Mickelson Finally, what defending PGA champion and pride of Fiji finished tied for third with Tiger Woods? Answer: Vijay Singh 2. Name the thespian from films, 30-20-10. 30: _Rumble Fish_, _The Pope of Greenwich Village_, _Exit in Red_ 20: _The Thin Red Line_, _Johnny Handsome_, _Bullet_ 10: _Double Team_, _Angel Heart_, _Nine 1/2 Weeks_ Answer: Mickey Rourke 3. If you happened to be a Jewish thirteen year old in 1991 like the question writer, you would have heard these songs over and over at Bar Mitzvah parties. If not, you should still know who performed these songs, for five points each. a. "Don't Treat Me Bad" Answer: Firehouse b. "Pop Goes the Weasel" Answer: 3rd Bass c. "Real Real Real" Answer: Jesus Jones d. "Romantic" Answer: Karyn White e. "Rush Rush" Answer: Paula Abdul f. "Rush" Answer: Big Audio Dynamite II 4. 30-20-10 identify the TV show: 30: Mark Mothersbaugh of Devo composed its theme song. The show, which ran from 1991 to 1992, had three sons: Robbie, Charlie, and Ben. 20: Randy Quaid starred as schoolteacher Dwight, but was overshadowed by the grandfather on the show. 10: That grandfather, named Gunny, was played by Jonathan Winters. Answer: Davis Rules 5. This bonus will test your knowledge of that cheesiest of comic strips,"The Family Circus". a. For 5 points for two or 10 for all four, name the four kids in "The Family Circus". Answers: Billy, Dolly, Jeffy, and PJ b. The family has three pets. Name them--5 points for one and 10 for two. Answers: Sam, Barfy, Kittycat c. For ten points, what is the mother's name? Answer: Thel 6. Where do all the not-good-enough basketball players go? One of the various semi-professional leagues, of course. Given a team, name the league for five points each: a. Washington Congressionals Answer: USBL (United States Basketball League) b. Fort Wayne Fury Answer: CBA (Continental Basketball Association) c. Quad City Thunder Answer: CBA d. New Hampshire Thunder Loons Answer: USBL e. Dallas Express Answer: SWBL (South West Basketball League) f. Atlantic City Seagulls Answer: USBL 7. Time to earn some points by answering questions about the life blood of Paul Hogan's career - no, not the Subaru commercials - the "Crocodile Dundee" movies! For ten points each: a. Identify the actress who played Sue Charlton, who also became Paul Hogan's real-life wife. Answer: Linda Kozlowski b. Give the name of the ox-like, large, stupid, but lovable friend from Walkabout Creek who kicks some drug dealer butt by ramming his head. Answer: Bonk c. Finally, what former MTV and current Saturday Night Live celebrity made a sad cameo appearance in "Crocodile Dundee II"? In the movie, he basically said, "Where's the party?" Answer: Colin Quinn 8. Don't you hate hold music? On The Simpsons, however, hold music is often strangely appropriate. Given a description, identify the song for ten points each; if you need the artist who recorded the song, you'll only get 5. 10 pts: This song plays while Marge holds for the New Bedlam Wrongly Committed Hotline. 5 pts: Patsy Cline Answer: Crazy 10 pts: Homer hears this song while he holds for the Department of Missing Babies. 5 pts: Player Answer: Baby Come Back 10 pts: This song plays while Homer holds for the National Fatherhood Institute. 5 pts: Harry Chapin Answer: Cat's in the Cradle 9. Name the race from Tolkien's books from clues taken from an appendix, ten points each, or for five from one or more examples: For 10: Most know them by their name in the language of Rohan, but their other names included Onodrim and Enyd. They are the most ancient people surviving in the Third Age. For 5: Quickbeam, Treebeard Answer: Ents For 10: Their beginning is found in the twilight of the Elder Days, and originally had no more language than beasts; Sauron made use of them, teaching them what language he could. In the Westlands they spoke a debased form of the Common Speech. For 5: Bert, William, Tom Answer: Trolls c. For 10: Westron was one of their languages, and a great portion of them lived on the island Numenor. Among them, only the Dunedain spoke Elvish. For 5: Boromir Answer: Men (accept Edain) 10. Time for some more classic 8-bit Nintendo goodness! First, for five points each, name the three games that came with the NES Power Set, which cam with the gun and the Power Pad. Answers: _Super Mario Brothers_, _Duck Hunt_, _World Class Track and Field_ For ten points, name the more affordable Nintendo package which came with Super Mario Brothers and Duck Hunt; it left out all of the Power Pad crap. Answer: _Action Set_ For five points, name either of two games that could be played with R.O.B., the robot which hardly worked. Answer: _Gyromite_ or _Stack-Up_ 11. For ten points each, identify the actors who played the following parents on "Friends". Phoebe's mother Answer: Teri _Garr_ Chandler's mother Answer: Morgan _Fairchild_ Ross and Monica's father Answer: Elliot _Gould_ 12. How much do you know about NBA Rookies of the Year? Answer the following questions for the stated number of points each: For ten points, all or nothing, name the university who claims the most NBA Rookies of the Year with five, and the 1999 Rookie of the Year who played there. Answers: _U_niversity of _N_orth _C_arolina and Vince _Carter_ For five points each, name UNC's other four Rookies of the Year. Answers: Michael _Jordan_, Walter _Davis_, Phil _Ford_, Bob _McAdoo_ 13. Given lyrics, identify the Guns n' Roses song for ten points each. Hint: all of them are from one of the _Use Your Illusion_ albums. a. "And please remember that I never lied / And please remember how I felt inside now honey." Answer: _"Don't Cry_" b. "And in this corner weighing in at 850 pounds, / Guns n' Roses!" Answer: _"Get in the Ring"_ c. "If we could take the time / to lay it on the line" AnsweR: November Rain 14. Are you down with the Aussie philosophy? Given an Australian slang term, identify what it means (according to koalanet.com) for the stated number of points. [Moderator: accept equivalents] a. 5 pts: Sheila Answer: _woman_ or _chick_ b. 5 pts: Rotten Answer: _drunk_ c. 10 pts: Durry Answer: _cigarette_ d. 10 pts: Fairy floss Answer: _cotton candy_ 15. Last summer there was something about Mary. This summer there's something about your first piece. a. For five points for each answer, what new movie asks what "third base" feels like, and what is the three-word answer? Answers: _American Pie_ and _Warm Apple Pie_ b. There's something disturbing about seeing Henry Rowengartner getting head. For ten points, this actor played Henry Rowengartner in "Rookie of the Year" and also starred in "A Kid in King Arthur's Court," and appears as Kevin in "American Pie." Answer: Thomas Ian _Nicholas_ c. For a final ten, this actress played Bunny Lebowski in "The Big Lebowski" and also appeared in "Urban Legend." She plays Kevin's girlfriend. Answer: Tara _Reid_ 16. For five points each, name any six of the eight male hosts in the history of NBC's weekday "Today" Show. Answers: Dave _Garroway_, John _Chancellor_, Hugh _Downs_, Frank _McGee_, Jim _Hartz_, Tom _Brokaw_, Byrant _Gumbel_, Matt _Lauer_ 17. It's time to play Branch Campus Sports Nicknames! Given the college, give the nickname for five points each. a. UNC-Charlotte Answer: _49ers_ b. Wisconsin-Green Bay Answer: Fighting _Phoenix_ c. Alabama-Birmingham Answer: _Blazers_ d. UC-Santa Cruz Answer: _Banana Slugs_ e. Arkansas-Little Rock Answer: _Trojans_ f. Illinois-Chicago Answer: _Flames_ 18. Identify these characters off of Adam Sandler's comedy album "What the Hell Happened to Me?" for ten points each. a. This character orders a meal, gets pulled over, has a job interview, meets Mel Gibson, and proposes a woman, but can't seem to make any sense in his hurry to get words out. Answer: The _Excited Southerner_ b. This character lives tied up in the back of a pickup truck outside of his old man's house, was superimposed onto a picture of a roller coaster, and wishes his visitors to "have good mosh-pitting!" Answer: The _Goat_ c. This guy is a big fucking dick, and a pain in your ass. Among the things he'll do is swear in front of your mother, piss on your toilet seat, leave your gate open so your dog runs away, and grab your sister's ass. According to the song, his middle name seems to be "Motherfucking." Answer: _Steve Polychronopolous_ 19. Given a character, identify the James Bond movie in which he or she appears for the stated number of points. a. For one point: Auric Goldfinger Answer: _"Goldfinger"_ b. For four points: Pussy Galore Answer: _"Goldfinger"_ c. For five points: Honey Rider Answer: _"Dr. No"_ d. For ten points: Scaramanga Answer: _"The Man with the Golden Gun"_ e. For a final ten points: Tiffany Case Answer: _"Diamonds Are Forever"_ 20. Don't you love Mad's Snappy Comebacks to Stupid Questions? Given a snappy comeback or two, give a close equivalent to the stupid question for ten points each. (Moderator, it's time for your discretion) a. Why? Are you on fire? Answer: _Is it okay to smoke?_ b. No, it's vanilla custard and I can hardly wait until it reaches my mouth. Answer: Is it quicksand? c. No, I'm going through all this just to see how I look in white. AND Why? You got someone better? Answer: Do you take this man to be your lawfully wedded husband? 20. Quick Oscar bonus: a. First, for five points each, name the four actors or actresses who have won at least three Academy Awards for acting. Answers: Katharine _Hepburn_, Walter _Brennan_, Ingrid _Bergman_, Jack _Nicholson_ b. Now, choose an actor: Brennan, Bergman, Hepburn, Nicholson. (moderator: read only the part from the choice the captain makes) * BRENNAN. For ten points, name any of the three movies for which Walter Brennan won an Oscar. Answers: _"Come and Get It"_, _"Kentucky"_, _"The Westerner"_ * BERGMAN. For ten points, name any two of the three movies for which Ingrid Bergman won an Oscar. Answers: _"Gaslight"_, _"Anastasia"_, _"Murder on the Orient Express"_ * HEPBURN. For ten points, name the four movies for which Katharine Hepburn won an Oscar. Answers: _"Morning Glory"_, _"Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?"_, _"The Lion in Winter"_, _"On Golden Pond"_ * NICHOLSON. For ten points, name the three movies for which Jack Nicholson won an Oscar. Answers: "_One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"_, _"Terms of Endearment"_, _"As Good as It Gets"_ 21. Answer the following questions about "Detroit's other famous assembly line," Motown Records, for the stated number of points. a. For five points each, what former Lincoln-Mercury plant worker founded Motown, and in what year? Answers: Barry _Gordy_, _1959_ b. For ten points, this member of the Supremes resented being a background singer to Diana Ross, prompting Berry Gordy to ask her to resign in 1967; she died broke nine years later. Answer: Florence _Ballard_ c. For a final ten points, in the early 1990s Motown actually scored a television hit with this Western miniseries. Answer: _Lonesome Dove_ 23. Given the acronym for an auto racing organization, identify what it stands for, ten points each. a. NASCAR Answer: _National Association_ for _Stock Car Auto Racing_ b. CART Answer: _Championship Auto Racing Teams_, Inc. c. NHRA Answer: _National Hot Rod Association_