- Tiffany, Heather, Cody, Dylan, Dermot, Jordan, Taylor, Brittany, Wesley,
Rumer, Scout, Cassidy, Zoe (ZOH), Chloe (KLOH), Max, Hunter, Kendall, Caitlin,
Noah, Sascha, Morgan, Kyra, Ian, Lauren, Q-bert, and Phil. These are the names
of the 26 kids of, for ten points, Brandine and what slack-jawed yokel from
The Simpsons?
Answer: CLETUS
- This album grew out of the artists' collaboration on "God Give Me
Strength" for the film Grace of My Heart. Based on that song, they created an
entire album of songs about lost love. The album's vocalist did his partner's
song "I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself" on his 1978 album Stiffs Live.
For ten points, name this album, nominated for a Grammy for Best Pop
Collaboration With Vocals, created by Burt Bacharach and Elvis Costello.
Answer: PAINTED FROM MEMORY
- Along with George Blanda, Earl Morrall, and Jackie Slater, he�s the only
NFL player to be active for 20 professional seasons. He stands second to
Blanda in most games played with 282, but holds the record for most
consecutive games played with 282. This defensive end�s longevity earned him
four trips to the Super Bowl, but no rings to show for it, but he is best
remembered for a 1964 incident which, after recovering a fumble, ran into the
wrong end zone, earning two points for the other team. For ten points name
this legendary defensive lineman, who played all 282 games with the Vikings.
Answer: Jim MARSHALL
- All three of this artist�s Number One pop songs have exactly eight words
in their titles. Born Leslie Sebastian Charles in Trinidad, he took his stage
name from a 1960 Rat Pack movie. After signing with such long-forgotten groups
as Shades of Midnight and Dry Ice, he recorded his first American album,
Suddenly, in 1984. For ten points name this artist, whose eight-word Number
Ones include There�ll be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry), Get Outta My Dreams, Get
Into My Car, and Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run).
Answer: Billy OCEAN
- Her first anchor job was as co-host of PM Magazine in Beaumont, Texas.
After a promotion to the Dallas editon of the show, she beat out Maria Shriver
for a spot on a New York City chat show, 2 on the Town. For ten points, name
this entertainment reporter and Emmy-nominated talk show hostess, most famous
for her partnership with John Tesh on Entertainment Tonight.
Answer: Leeza GIBBONS
- "We do not think having a man inserted into an elephant�s anus is funny."
This was FOX's justification for rejecting this company�s Super Bowl ad, which
would depict a cage-cleaner being squashed by a pachyderm. The company had
just two months to develop a new ad, which eventually finished a respectable
third among new Super Bowl advertisers in USA Today's annual Ad Meter, this
one featuring a daydreaming security guard. For ten points, name this Internet
company, which bills itself as The Experienced Professional's Job Board.
Answer: HOTJOBS.COM
- The pilot episode of this series, titled It's A Small World, featured
Harry Shearer as Frankie Bennett, the best friend of the main character's
brother, Paul Sullivan as the brother, and Casey Adams has the father. Airing
on CBS for one season and ABC for five more, other minor co-stars included
Ryan O'Neal as Tom Hamilton, another friend of the brother, and Majel Barrett
as Gwen Rutherford, mother of Lumpy, one of the main character's pals. For ten
points name the show, which starred Barbara Billingsley, Hugh Beaumont, Tony
Dow, and Jerry Mathers as the title character.
Answer: LEAVE
IT TO BEAVER
- He is the only world heavyweight boxing champion to have a title reign
that didn�t include a championship bout in the United States. In two
successful defenses, he beat Jose Roman in Tokyo and Ken Norton in Venezuela.
He won the title in Kingston, Jamaica from Joe Frazier, and lost the title
almost two years later in Kinshasa, Zaire. For ten points name this boxer,
born in 1949 in Marshall, Texas, who won his second world heavyweight title in
the United States, over Michael Moorer in Las Vegas.
Answer:
George FOREMAN
- (AUDIO) Two Answers Required for this Audio tossup. For ten points, name
that tune AND the artist.
Answer: CONSULT AUDIO CUESHEET
- While waiting at the bus stop, one boy recounts a dream that turns out to
be an alien visitation. Another boy sees his brother abducted by the aliens,
but his rescue attempt is thwarted by the bus driver. The first boy, farting
fire, refuses to believe he was abducted. The second boy uses the first as
bait to contact the aliens. They arrive, return the second boy's brother, and
give cows a device which gives them some control over humans. The first boy is
taken away, but is returned after a night on the alien ship, where he gets
pink eye from Scott Baio. All of this happens on, for ten points, what first
episode of South Park?
Answer: CARTMAN GETS AN ANAL PROBE
(prompt on South Park)
- He pocketed his 200th career goal in his 255th game, second-fastest in NHL
history behind Wayne Gretzky. Born in January 1957, this right wing holds the
NHL record for most points by a right wing in a season with 147 in 1981-82,
and scored 50 goals in 50 games the season before. A three-time winner of the
Lady Byng Trophy, he was Stanley Cup MVP in 1982, the third of his team�s four
consecutive Cup wins. For ten points name this player, inducted into the
Hockey Hall of Fame in 1991, whose 573 career goals all came with the
Islanders.
Answer: Mike BOSSY
- Jeanne Moreau, Gerard Philipe, and Annette Vadim. Annette Bening, Colin
Firth, and Meg Tilly. Glenn Close, John Malkovitch, and Michelle Pfeiffer. And
most recently, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe, and Reese Witherspoon.
These trios of actors have all played the leads in filmed adaptations of, for
ten points, what 18th-century French novel by deLaclos?
Answer: Les LIAISONS DANGEREUSES (also acc. DANGEROUS
LIAISONS)
- I wish I had a dollar for every time I spent a dollar, because then I'd
have all my money back. I hope that when I die, people will say of me: That
guy sure owed me a lot of money. For mad scientists who keep brains in jars,
here's a tip: why not add a slice of lemon to each jar, for freshness? One
thing vampire children have to be taught early on is, don't run with a wooden
stake. For ten points this is just a sample of what tome made famous on
Saturday Night Live by Jack Handey?
Answer: DEEP THOUGHTS
- He made his acting debut in the short-lived TV series The Young Lawyers,
and played Jesus Christ in 1976's The Passover Plot. Moving behind the camera,
he co-wrote Roadie and 9 1/2 Weeks, where he found his true calling. For ten
points, name this director and master of softcore, whose work includes Two
Moon Junction, Wild Orchid, and Red Shoe Diaries.
Answer:
Zalman KING
- The title character in this 1970 movie was bored on his life on Mount
Olympus when he asked his father if he could take a vacation on Earth. Dad
refused, but Son landed in midtown Manhattan via a lightning bolt. For the
rest of the movie, he tangles with wrestling promoters, mobsters, and other
gods sent by Zeus to bring him back to Olympus. The star of the film had his
voice dubbed, while his last name was changed to Strong so it could fit on
marquees. For ten points name this 1970 film, which featured a young Arnold
Schwarzenegger as the title Greek god.
Answer: HERCULES IN
NEW YORK or HERCULES GOES BANANAS or HERCULES-THE MOVIE
- It was created by Earl Mitchell in the early 1900's as a handy snack for
coal miners. Now available in vanilla and banana flavors, as well as its
original chocolate, this snack's producer successfully sued an Atlanta
restaurant in 1998 for trademark infringement, after the restaurant used the
name for its ice cream dessert. When Jasper thawed out of the Kwik-E-Mart
freezer on The Simpsons, he cited this snack as a "sign of the future." for
ten points name this Southern delicacy, made by the Chattanooga Bakery, the
original chocolate, marshmallow, and graham cracker sandwich.
Answer: MOON PIE
- George Melford directed a Spanish-language version of this 1931 film,
using the same sets and shooting at night after the A-list production had
wrapped for the day. Melford's version is shot more imaginatively than Tod
Browning's, but in the title role, Carlos Villarios lacks the charisma of his
English-language counterpart, who changed his last name from Blasko to honor
his Hungarian hometown. For ten points, name this film forever associated with
Bela Lugosi.
Answer: DRACULA
- As a 12-year old, he led his Westport, Connecticut, team to a world
championship. His college's all-time leading goal scorer and former team
captain, he led the Terriers to an NCAA title in 1995. For ten points, name
this 1998 Hobie Baker Award winner from Boston University who has become a
favorite for the Calder Trophy as the NHL's outstanding rookie this season
with the Colorado Avalanche.
Answer: Chris DRURY
- Byron Allen, who debuted on this TV show at age 18 in 1979, now hosts the
syndicated series The Entertainers. Fred Willard does a steady stream of film
and TV work. Mark Russell hosts a PBS special once every three months or so.
Peter Billingsley quit acting in 1996 and is now a short-film director and
writer. Skip Stephenson died in 1992. Sarah Purcell hasn't been seen since
this George Schlatter-produced show went off the air in 1984. For ten points
name this NBC human interest show, which focused on average Americans with
offbeat professions, hobbies, and interests.
Answer: REAL
PEOPLE
- A floundering basketball team is so desperate for help, they'll hire
anybody to change their luck. Enter an astrologer, who makes sure all the team
members signs are compatible with their star's Pisces sign. For ten points
identify this kitschy 1979 comedy with head coach Flip Wilson, astrologer
Stockard Channing and star player Julius Erving, which for its final game took
advantage of the Civic Arena's retractable roof.
Answer: THE
FISH THAT SAVED PITTSBURGH
- Quarterback, class president and all around jerk Rick Sanford rigs the
Winter Ball elections to make his girlfriend Melissa queen and the film's
title character king. The king, who claims to be good at science and fair at
football, overcomes shyness around girls, a videotape of him dancing with a
blow up doll, and a plum tuxedo to face down Steve and win the respect (if not
the heart) of Melissa. So goes, for ten points, what film starring George C.
Scott, Kathy Bates, James Van Der Beek as Rick, and newcomer Charlie Talbert
in the title role?
Answer: ANGUS