TOSS-UPS 1. Richard Fleischer directed, and Stephen Boyd, Edmond O'Brien and Donald Pleasance were among the co-stars in this 1966 movie. In an attempt to help save a diplomat, the stars, which also included Raquel Welch, were shrunk to microscopic size and threatened by the body's natural defenses in, for 10 points, what movie that shares a name with a Coolio song? *ANSWER: _FANTASTIC VOYAGE_ 2. Among his lesser-known roles included being a comedy writer for Jackie Mason and the head of the music department at 20th century Fox. In the late 1950s, he was with partner Bill Buchanan; in the mid-1970s, he recorded solo. He originated the novelty "breakthrough" recording technique, which used bits of other songs within his own song. For 10 points, who is this man, who recorded Energy Crisis '74, Mr Jaws and The Flying Saucer (Parts 1 & 2)? *ANSWER: Dickie _GOODMAN_ 3. Their scoring is the subject of Baseball Rule 10.08. Section (e) says that if the runner is tagged out while oversliding, he does not receive one. Section (d) says that if more than one person attempts it, but one of them is put out, no one receives one. Section (g) says that none shall be scored on the defensive team's indifference. For 10 points, what is this statistic that is given to a player, who, without the assistance of a hit, a putout, and error, a force out, a fielder's choice, a passed ball, a wild pitch or a balk, advances a base? *ANSWER: a _STOLEN BASE_ 4. The son's girlfriend, Courtney, has not been seen very much in recent weeks. The daughter goes from guy to guy. A few years ago, the wife and title character began her own business, and the husband entered a carpool. The neighbor's son, Elmo, provides that pre-teen touch. The boss is always threatening to fire the husband, but the boss' wife Cora is a good friend of the title character, so nothing ever happens. For 10 points, this is a description of what comic strip where the wife has a catering business and the husband works for the J.C. Dithers Agency? *ANSWER: _BLONDIE_ 5. In 1975, tired of his career, he joined an improv troupe named The Groundlings where he met Paul Ruebens. His earlier career was in graphic design, where he designed dozens of rock album covers. He then had other film and television roles before his last, Bill McNeal. A week before his untimely death, NBC announced that it was renewing his critically acclaimed but oft-moved series. His wife, however, was not happy. She shot herself after shooting, for 10 points, what Saturday Night Live alum on May 28, 1998? *ANSWER: Phil _HARTMAN_ 6. Bryan Abrams, Mark Calderon, Sam Watters and Kevin Thornton were a backup band in Oklahoma in 1990 when Robert Bell from Kool & The Gang spotted them and took them to New York City. After couple of hits in their self-abbreviated 1991 debut, their followup albums, Time and Chance, Now and Forever and Awakening have not been as big hits. For 10 points, who is this band whose singles include "Choose"; "Bells"; "Let's Start With Forever"; "Remember When"; "The Earth, The Sun, The Rain"; "I Adore Mi Amore" and "I Wanna Sex You Up"? *ANSWER: _COLOR ME BADD_ 7. Julien Temple directed this 1989 movie that, despite its title, earned only a PG rating. The movie centers around three unexpected visitors ruining Valerie's wedding plans to her philandering husband Ted. The three visitors are overly hirsute, so she takes them to her friend Candy's salon, Curl Up And Dye. They are shaved and introduced to the Los Angeles scene in, for 10 points, what movie starring Geena Davis and Julie Brown? *ANSWER: _EARTH GIRLS ARE EASY_ 8. All eight members of this group, all members of the Wolfgramm family, played at least two instruments. The parents of this Minneapolis-based group were native Tongans. Eugene left the group and formed the duo Boys Club in 1988. For 10 points, who was this group whos hits include Cross My Broken Heart, Make It Real, You Got It All and their smash debut, Crush On You? *ANSWER: The _JETS_ 9. The lost races in this world include the Thanoi, Fetch, Ice Bears, Dreamshadows and Shadowpeople. Draconians are generally agreed to be corrupted versions of good dragon eggs, and cannot reproduce. Minotaurs live on two islands on the northeastern shores of the Blood Sea of Istar. Kender are unique to this world. Gnomes live on Mount Nevermind. Elves, dwarves and of course humans are there too. For 10 points, what is this world, home of the Dragonlance novels? *ANSWER: _KRYNN_ 10. "There does not appear to be any outward signs of championship at present," its donator said upon its donation in 1892. The first winners did not win it, they were awarded it when the two original contestants could not agree on a format. "There were fully five thousand persons present at the match; and the tin horns, strong lungs, and a general rabble predominated ... The referee forgot to see many things," a newspaper said on March 23, 1894, after the first game to contest it was held. For 10 points, what is this trophy that has become the 'Holy Grail' of hockey? *ANSWER: the _STANLEY CUP_ 11. A native of Utica, New York, she was discovered while dacning the lead in "Swan Lake." She has been active in film, music and television over the past 40 years. Her songs include "Tall Paul," "First Name Initial," "How Will I Know My Love," and "Pineapple Princess." Her movies include "Babes In Toyland" and "The Monkey's Uncle" as well as the 1987 semi-classic "Back to the Beach." For 10 points, who is this performer quoted as saying "I owe everything to these ears," referring to her stint on The Mickey Mouse club? *ANSWER: Annette _FUNICELLO_ 12. A 1988 graduate of Rutgers, she won two awards in 1995 for her role in The Glass Menagerie. She gained more notice in 1996 as the fiance of Robin William's son in The Birdcage. She then won a Golden Globe for best actress in a television series in 1997, and shared an Screen Actors Guild award with the rest of her cast last year. Fox is considering featuring her in a half-hour sitcom version her show. She decided against eating a gallon of ice cream a day for fear that the tabloids were call her fat. For 10 points, who is this actress, the star of the Fox Monday night drama Ally McBeal? *ANSWER: CALISTA _FLOCKHART_ 13. This interracial band from Florida contained between 7 and 11 members during its decade of hits between 1975 and 1984. The lead singer's last name was his nickname, and the other founding member was keyboardist Richard Finch. For 10 points, what is this band whose top ten hits include I Like to Do It; Yes I'm Ready with Teri DeSario; I'm Your Boogie Man; Get Down Tonight and That's the Way I Like It, whose lead singer was Harry Casey? *ANSWER: _KC AND THE SUNSHINE BAND_ 14. A graduate of Eastern Illinois, he was the MVP of the 1919 Rose Bowl. He is best known as a coach and owner, but he played end for 11 years. In fact, he is the only person to have been associated with the NFL for all of its first fifty years. He was an innovative, if iron-fisted, coach, and among his innovations was the "man-in-motion" T-formation that led to a 73-0 victory over the Washington Redskins in the 1940 NFL title game. For 10 points, who is this man, known simply as "Papa Bear?" *ANSWER: George _HALAS_ 15. He turned down roles in Indecent Proposal and Apollo 13. Born in Chicago, he has avoided Hollywood to stay in his home city, and founded a theatre group, The New Criminals, and his studio, New Crime. His first role was in the sex comedy Class in 1983. Recently, he starred in Pushing Tin, This Is My Father and The Thin Red Line. For 10 points, who is this actor also known for his roles in Sixteen Candles, Better Off Dead, Say Anything and The Sure Thing? *ANSWER: John _CUSACK_ 16. In the early part of the third season, the two main characters were loaned out to the New York Police Department. In the pilot episode, Howie lost his Babe Ruth autographed baseball in Mrs McGregor's house, only to discover that the house itself was stolen. Other weird crimes included the theft of dump truckloads of dirt, Lolly the dummy and the kidnapping of Steve Stringbean. After that season, Kate Monday was replaced by Pat Tuesday. For 10 points, what is this show-within-a-show that filled up the last six to eight minutes of every episode of Square One Television? *ANSWER: _MATHNET_ 17. A native of Richmond, Virginia, he received his doctorate in American Studies from Yale. His novels have reflected the full American experience--including The Painted World, a look at modern art, and From Bauhaus to Our House, a look at modern architecture. His most recent book after a long absence has been A Man In Full, released last year. For 10 points, who is this author of The Pump House Gang, The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, The Right Stuff and Bonfire of the Vanities? *ANSWER: TOM _WOLFE_ (Accept Thomas, since this *is* a trash tournament and Thomas Wolfe would never be asked about.) 18. If the target's teammates are of a better quality than the coach estimates, this might backfire. However, this often works against teams with one dominant player. Four of the five players will set themselves up in a 2-2 zone. The fifth player will play the other team's best player in a man-to-man defense in, for 10 points, what trick basketball defense? *ANSWER: _BOX-IN-ONE_ or _DIAMOND-IN-ONE_ defense 19. The pilot episode of "Happy Days" was an episode of this series that ran from 1969 to 1974. The catchy theme song includes the lyrics "And on a star-spangled night my love (my love come to me) / You can rest your head on my shoulder / Out by the dawn's early light my love / I will defend your right to try." For 10 points, what is this series which told a variety of romantic comedy stories, and was "truer than the red,white and blue" and was "me and yoooo-oooo?" *ANSWER: _LOVE, AMERICAN STYLE_ 20. He's not a fake wannabe tryin' to be a pimp. He dresses like a dapper don, but even in jeans, he's a God-sent original, the man of my dreams. And yes, it's me that he's always choosin'. With him, I'm never losin', and he knows that my name is not Susan. He always has heavy conversation for the mind, which means a lot to me cuz good men are hard to find. My man is smooth like Barry, and his voice got bass; a body like Arnold with a Denzel face. For 10 points, if your man is like that, what kind of man would Salt-N-Pepa call him? *ANSWER: _WHATTA_ Man (prompt on Salt-N-Pepa) 21. "Rated X by an all-white jury." The title character agrees to make his two white friends on the police force by agreeing to serve as a suspect when a black man's body is found. However, they arrest and brutally beat a young black man, leading the title character to beat them up as well, and then flee from other racist policemen. For 10 points, what is this 1971 movie starring Melvin van Peebles, one of the very first "blaxploitation" flicks? *ANSWER: _SWEET SWEETBACK'S BAADASSSSS SONG_ (three A's and five S's in BAADASSSSS, mind you) 22. After a season of disappointing ratings on Saturday and then on Sunday, NBC revamped the show completely, moving the title family from Pyramid Corners, Oklahoma to Seattle, Washington, where the mother nannied Molly and Brian Morgan. The show begins with the deadbeat father leaving mother Millicent and her five children, and focused mostly on the oldest daughter, Dorothy Jane and her struggles to fit in. For 10 points, what is this show, often seen in reruns on The Family Channel and the Disney Network? *ANSWER: _THE TORKELSONS_ 23. His commonly used "move" involves picking up his opponent and throwing him on the ground. Opponents have forfeited rather than risk injury against him. The closest he has ever come to defeat in international competition was a 1-0 victory, in overtime, at the 1996 Olympics. His arch-rival Matt Ghaffari, has lost in every one of their twelve meetings, including the aforementioned gold-medal bout. For 10 points, who is this legendary Russian wrestler? *ANSWER: Alexander _KARELIN_ BONUSES 1. The top hits from the 50s, 60s, 70s AND 80s, according to length of time spent at the top spot on Billboard's pop charts. Given a decade, and a hint, name the song on a 5-10-20-30 basis. A. The 1950s, at least of the rock-and-roll era, after 1955: one of two songs from Our Elvis. *ANSWER: _DON'T BE CRUEL_ and _HOUND DOG_ B. The 1960s: This instrumental. *ANSWER: The Theme from _A SUMMER PLACE_ C. The 1970s: A thinly veiled reference to Christ. *ANSWER: _YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE_ D. The 1980s: Nauseating aerobics instructors. *ANSWER: _PHYSICAL_ 2. Answer these questions about the Smurfs for the stated number of points. A. The Smurfs decide to take their spaceship into the crater of an inactive volcano. Then, thanks to a secret beverage from Papa Smurf, they are turned into, for 10 points, what savage creatures with long black hair and orange skin? *ANSWER: _SCHLIPS_ B. Everyone knows that Sassette was one of the Smurflings. But name two of the other three Smurflings for five points each. *ANSWER: _SLOUCHY_ / _NAT_ / _SNAPPY_ C. Gargamel convinces, for 10 points, this always-hungry ogre that Smurf soup is the tastiest of dishes. *ANSWER: _BIGMOUTH_ 3. Answer these questions about the Triple Crown for 10 points each. A. What decade had the most Triple Crown winners, with four: Whirlaway, Count Fleet, Assault and Citation? *ANSWER: 19_40s_ B. Who was the first Triple Crown winner, in 1919? *ANSWER: _SIR BARTON_ C. Who was the most recent Triple Crown winner, in 1978? *ANSWER: _AFFIRMED_ 4. While actually doing something with an underaged girl is illegal, singing about it is not. Given a description of the underage lady, name the song for 10 points each, or 5 if you need the artist. 10: "I don't usually say things like this to girls your age, but when I saw you coming out of the school that day, that day I knew, I knew, I've got have you, I've got to have you." 5: Kiss, among others. *ANSWER: _CHRISTINE SIXTEEN_ 10: "Daddy says she's too young, but she's old enough for me ..." 5: Winger. *ANSWER: _SEVENTEEN_ 10: "And oooh when we kissed, we could not stop!" 5: Ringo Starr and Johnny Burdette *ANSWER: _YOU'RE SIXTEEN_ 5. Answer these questions about Dangermouse and his friends and foes on a 5-10-20-30 basis. A. Who is Dangermouse's by and large incompetent assistant? *ANSWER: Ernest _PENFIELD_ B. Which agent in the British Secret Service was the master of disguise? *ANSWER: Agent _57_ C. Who is the baron that is Dangermouse's chief enemy? *ANSWER: Baron Silas _GREENBACK_ D. Name either of Baron Greenback's two crow henchmen? *ANSWER: _STILETTO_ and _LEATHERHEAD_ 6. Given a role that John Wayne played, name the movie on a 5-10-20-30 basis. A. Genghis Khan *ANSWER: _THE CONQUEROR_ B. Tom Doniphon. *ANSWER: _THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALENCE_ C. Rooster Cogburn. *ANSWER: _TRUE GRIT_ or _ROOSTER COGBURN_ D. Michael Patrick Donovan. *ANSWER: _DONOVAN'S REEF_ 7. Answer these questions about the Sweet Valley High series for 10 points each. A. What is the last name of Jessica and Elizabeth, the twins around whom the series revolve? *ANSWER: _WAKEFIELD_ B. Who is the series creator? *ANSWER: Francine _PASCAL_ C. Name either of the two series that feature the Wakefield twins in either elementary or middle school. *ANSWER: Sweet Valley _KIDS_ (elementary) or _TWINS_ (middle) 8. Given a 1980s instrumental, give its author for 10 points each. A. The Miami Vice theme. *ANSWER: Jan _HAMMER_ B. Axel F. *ANSWER: Harold _FALTERMEYER_ C. Songbird. *ANSWER: _KENNY G_ 9. Everyone knows that Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig were on the 1927 Yankess. But, for 5 points each, can you name any six out of the other seven starters on April 12, 1927? *ANSWER: Earle _COMBS_ / Mark _KOENIG_ / Bob _MEUSEL_ / Tony _LAZZERI_ / Joe _DUGAN_ / John _GRABOWSKI_ / Waite _HOYT_ 10. Dead movies are cool. Answer these questions about Dead movies for 10 points each. A. Susan Sarandon starred in Dead Man Walking. In what prison was that movie set? *ANSWER: _ANGOLA_, Louisiana B. Peter Jackson directed this movie about Timothy Balme's mother who gets bitten by a Sumatran rat monkey and becomes an undead zombie queen. *ANSWER: _DEAD-ALIVE_ C. Rutger Hauer and Mimi Rogers play convicts who have to stay together, lest their heads suddenly decapiciate. *ANSWER: _DEADLOCK_ 11. Given a character in the miniseries Roots, name the actor from his role in Roots and a famous role not in Roots. A. Captain Tom Davies was played by an actor who in his most famous role fired everyone in the cast. He then went to L.A., and became the editor of a newspaper in a show named for his character. *ANSWER: Ed _ASNER_ B. Squire James was played by a famous television doctor -- Dr Mark Christian in Dr Christian, and Dr Tom Horton, Sr, in Days Of Our Lives, a role he filled for nearly 30 years. *ANSWER: Macdonald _CAREY_ C. The fiddler was played by this person whose breakthrough role was George Murchison in A Raisin In The Sun. He also appeared in Blue Chips as Father Dawkins, Toy Soldiers as Dean Parker, and Diggstown as "Honey" Roy Palmer. *ANSWER: Louis _GOSSETT_ Jr 12. The Broad Street Bullies -- hockey's original goons. Answer these questions about them for the stated number of points. A. For 5 points, what team were the Broad Street Bullies? *ANSWER: _PHILADELPHIA FLYERS_ (must have both) B. For another 5 points, the Flyers imported what singer to sing "God Bless America" to the rowdy crowd when a victory was needed, a trick that worked quite often? *ANSWER: _KATE SMITH_ C. For 10 points, which of the Bullies received the nickname "The Hammer" and set records for time spent in the penalty box? *ANSWER: Dave _SCHULTZ_ D. For a final 10 points, who was the goalie on both of their Stanley Cup-winning teams? *ANSWER: Bernie _PARENT_ 13. Answer these questions about the Donna Reed show for the stated number of points. A. The family centered around what family? *ANSWER: The _STONES_ B. What occupation did Donna's husband, Alex, follow? *ANSWER: _PEDIATRICIAN_ (accept doctor) C. Name _either_ of Donna's children on the show, played by Paul Petersen and Shelley Fabares. *ANSWER: _JEFF_ or _MARY_ 14. Fill in the blanks in the Delta House disciplinary files on a 5-10-20-30 basis. A. Where did they deliver the truckload of fizzies? *ANSWER: the _SWIM MEET_ B. What did they deliver to the alumni dinner? *ANSWER: Medical school _CADAVERS_ C. What do they fill the trees with every Halloween? *ANSWER: _UNDERWEAR_ D. Finally, what do they do every spring? *ANSWER: make the _TOILETS EXPLODE_ 15. Given a description of a GOP Presidential candidate, name the candidate on a 5-10-20-30 basis. A. This Senator was held in a Vietnamese POW camp for several years. *ANSWER: John _McCAIN_ B. This Senator only announced his intentions in June, and is generally considered to have entered the race too late to be able to win. *ANSWER: Orrin _HATCH_ C. He ditched his red-checkered flanner shirt, but his campaign is still a joke. *ANSWER: Lamar _ALEXANDER_ D. He is now accepting private contributions. However, the family fortune can probably only withstand a couple more of these Presidential jaunts. *ANSWER: Steve _FORBES_ 16. Answer these questions about the Village People for 10 points each. A. Name one of the ORIGINAL Village People. *ANSWER: Victor _WILLIS_ / Randy _JONES_ / David _HODO_ / Felipe _ROSE_ / Glenn _HUGHES_ / Alexander _BRILEY_ B. What was the 1980 movie in which they appeared? *ANSWER: _CAN'T STOP THE MUSIC_ C. All or nothing, name the six occupations of the Village People. *ANSWER: _BIKER, GI (or soldier), CONSTRUCTION WORKER, COWBOY, INDIAN, COP_ 17. Given a song from a female country artist, name the artist for 10 points each. A. "Single White Female". *ANSWER: Chely _WRIGHT_ B. "There's Your Trouble". *ANSWER: The _DIXIE CHICKS_ C. "You Still Shake Me", "We Danced Away". *ANSWER: Deana _CARTER_ 18. Given a plot description of an L. Ron Hubbard sci-fi novel, name the novel for 10 points each. A. Johnny Goodboy Tyler frees Earth and the galaxy from the domination of the Psychlos. *ANSWER: _BATTLEFIELD: EARTH_ B. Written under the pen name Rene Lafayette, this story is about the title character, a 700-year-old soldier of light, and his four armed companions, Hippocreates, as they travel the galaxy performing medical miracles. *ANSWER: _OLD DOC METHUSELAH_ C. What 10-novel series concerns the invasion of Earth by advanced aliens from the planet Voltar? *ANSWER: _MISSION: EARTH_ 19. Given a quote from a movie spoof, name the movie for 10 points each. A. "Please buckle sealbelts in their right hand corner, or you will be shot. Exits are clearly marked, but you will not use them, should you use them, you will be shot. On behalf of the state of Minnesota, thank you for being prosecuted, sit back and enjoy your bus ride." *ANSWER: _WRONGFULLY ACCUSED_ B. Emmett Fritz-Hume says "Why am I here? Why are you here? Why is anybody here? I think it was Jean-Paul Sartre who once said ... how do you spell Sartre?" to a Russian interrogator. *ANSWER: _SPIES LIKE US_ C. Topper Harley says in this movie, "Playing to lose is like sleeping with your sister. Sure she's a great piece of tail with a blouse full of goodies, but it's just illegal. Then you get into that whole inbred thing. Kids with no teeth who do nothing but play the banjo... eat apple sauce through a straw... pork farm animals." *ANSWER: _HOT SHOTS_ 20. Given a bowl game from this year, name the two teams involved in that game for 5 points apiece. A. Orange Bowl. *ANSWER: _FLORIDA_ and _SYRACUSE_ B. Rose Bowl. *ANSWER: _WISCONSIN_ and _UCLA_ C. Gator Bowl. *ANSWER: _GEORGIA TECH_ and _NOTRE DAME_ 21. Given a character from one of USA's original series, name the series on a 5-10-20-30 basis. A. Jackson, Winnie, Patrick, Gabrielle and the newest member, Excess. *ANSWER: _USA HIGH_ B. Lorenzo Lamas destroys a lot of things here. *ANSWER: _RENEGADE_ C. Madeline, Walter and Birkoff. *ANSWER: _LA FEMME NIKITA_ D. Dweezil and Ahmet Zappa. *ANSWER: _HAPPY HOUR_ 22. Answer these questions about movies with the title "Mask" somewhere for 10 points each. A. Boris Karloff played the arch-villain title character and Lewis Stone played his nemesis, Nayland Smith in this 1932 movie based on one of Sax Rohmer's novels about a madman who wants to take over the world. *ANSWER: _THE MASK OF FU MANCHU_ B. In this 1997 movie, Lorenzo Lamas plays a detective AND the person who murdered the detective's wife. *ANSWER: _MASK OF DEATH_ C. Every knows that Cher played Rusty Dennis in Mask. But what was the name of Rusty's son, the teenager with the skull deformity? *ANSWER: _ROCKY_ Dennis 23. Identify these college basketball coaches that have been in the news for 10 points each. A. His ongoing divorce from his wife Gwen was identified as a reason for resigning during the middle of the season. *ANSWER: John _THOMPSON_ B. Apparently winning 20 games a season wasn't enough for this former University of Iowa coach. *ANSWER: Tom _DAVIS_ C. He apparently paid for Jan Gangelhoff, the woman at the center of the Minnesota cheating scandal, to take a Hawaiian vacation. *ANSWER: Clem _HASKINS_ Capital Punishment I 3/13 Round 8: by Shawn Pickrell