ROUND 1 tossups All questions in this pack by Matt Bruce. TOSSUP 1 In his last game as a player, he came within a Steve Sewell fumble of leading his team to fourth-quarter playoff comeback against Buffalo; ironic, given the comeback legend of the man he spent his career backing up. For ten points, name this Denver Bronco quarterbacks coach and personal caddie to John Elway. Answer: Gary _KUBIAK_ TOSSUP 2 Hours after the final game of the 1962 season, Duke Ellington recognized him in a nightclub, and changed the title of one of his best tunes to "You Hit it Good, and That Ain't Bad." In the comics soon after, a despondent Charlie Brown would ask Linus, "Why couldn't he have hit the ball three inches higher," referring, for ten points, to what San Francisco Giants' slugger? Answer: Willie _MCCOVEY_ TOSSUP 3 Games 1 thru 5 are tank games; 6 thru 9 tank pong. In games 10 thru 14 the tanks are invisible. Games 15 thru 20 are bi-plane games, while 21 thru 27 use jets. These are all on the cartidge of, for ten points, what former Atari 2600 freebie? Answer: _COMBAT_ TOSSUP 4 Tonight, New York Rangers at Montreal and Edmonton at Los Angeles, both nationwide. Next week, Philadelphia at Toronto for Ontario, Edmonton at Montreal for everyone else, and Calgary at Vancouver nationwide. These are scheduled to appear on, for ten points, what weekly television feature? Answer: _HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA_ (prompt if any part is given) TOSSUP 5 One common variant is to make the Jack of Diamonds worth negative ten points; another is that if anyone hits exactly 100 points, her score goes to zero. But everyone seems to agree that the Deuce of Clubs leads the firs trick, and that you pass three cards left, right, across, then nowhere. For ten points, what common card game charges one point per namesake suit and thirteen for the Queen of Spades? Answer: _HEARTS_ TOSSUP 6 He walked Kenny Lofton, Omar Vizquel, and Carlos Baerga on thirteen pitches, but did not give up a run. These were the first-inning jitters of, for ten points, what Seattle Mariner youngster, who started Game 1 of the 1995 American League Championship Series? Answer: Bob _WOLCOTT_ TOSSUP 7 Its first opening-night lineup ever included Abdul Jeelani, Jerome Whitehead, Tom LaGarde, Geoff Huston, and Winford Boynes. Yet its worst season ever happened not with these kids, but ten years later with coach Quinn Buckner and highly touted Jim Jackson and Jamal Mashburn. For ten points, what NBA team came out of its funk upon rehiring coach Dick Motta? Answer: Dallas _MAVERICKS_ TOSSUP 8 After graduating from the University of Chicago, he went into sales with a sponge rubber manufacturer, enlisted in the Navy Air Force, and spent most of World War Two teaching instrument flying. While subsequent Heisman trophy winners would get endorsements and NFL fame, for ten points, what first winner now lives a quiet life in New Mexico? Answer: Jay _BERWANGER_ TOSSUP 9 For a quick ten tennis points, and within one, how many Davis Cup wins do Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova, and Pam Shriver have combined? Answer: _ZERO_ (0) [accept between negative one and positive one] Host's Note: The Davis Cup allows only men to compete. TOSSUP 10 Kathy Long; Pete Cunningham; Don "The Dragon" Wilson; Dale "Apollo" Cook. These are some of the legends of, for a quick ten points, what pugilistic martial art? Answer: _KICKBOXING_ (do not accept any partial answer) TOSSUP 11 The 1991 pre-season National Invitational Tournament marked his first trip in an airplane and first trip out of state; Dick Vitale accompanied him on a dream-like tour of New York City. Today, this gawky gargantuan from Ganz, Oklahoma, is somewhat more accustomed to big cities. For ten points, name this centerpiece center of the Vancouver Grizzlies. Answer: Bryant _REEVES_ TOSSUP 12 Starting with the Busch Clash and ending with the NAPA 500, the schedule for this competition coveres nine months and 33 races. For ten points, what NASCAR series' most recent event was the March 10 Purolator 500? Answer: The _WINSTON_ Cup TOSSUP 13 In his first major league plate appearance, he popped up batting for Mark Grace; in his second, he homered. From 1990-1993, he hit just .230, but with 32 home runs in 191 games. For awhile he was Greg Maddux's personal catcher, but he couldn't quite overcome Dave Kingman's legacy. For ten points, name this former Cub and Cardinal. Answer: Hector _VILLANUEVA_ TOSSUP 14 A carpenter named Ole Kirk Christiansen and his 12-year old son Godtfred started making toys in Billund, Denmark over 50 years ago; their company name is derived from the Danish phrase for "play well". For ten points, what four-letter word names these building blocks? Answer: _LEGO_ TOSSUP 15 Speaking at the Athletic Sports Union in 1892, he said, "Let us export oarsmen, runners, fencers; there is the free trade of the future - and on the day when it shall take place among the customs of Europe the cause of peace will have received a new and powerful support." For ten points, who was this French aristocrat who revived the Olympic Games? Answer: Baron Pierre de _COUBERTIN_ TOSSUP 16 Signed by the San Francisco Warriors in 1965, he played two years there, then dominated the ABA until a court decision forced him to come back. When Warriors coach Al Attles cleaned house in 1974, he became undisputed team leader of a defense-oriented squad that shocked the Bullets in the NBA final. For ten points, whose .900 free-throw average is a milepost for Mark Price? Answer: Rick _BARRY_ TOSSUP 17 Orange and black checkers sit on a labryinthine blue board. Each player, on his turn, may tilt the board in one of four main directions, and may do so up to three times in sequence. Removing your pieces from the board before your opponent can remove hers is the object of, for ten points, what four-letter board game? Answer: _EXIT_ TOSSUP 18 All-American Kevin Lockett is their star wide receiver, helping them prove last fall that they could win without quarterback Chad May. For ten points, name this powerful former doormat of the Big Eight. Answer: _KANSAS STATE_ University TOSSUP 19 The Shreveport Captains, Jackson Generals, Arkansas Travelers, Tulsa Drillers, and Wichita Wranglers all play for a misnomer. For ten points, however, what double-A baseball league does have the San Antonio Missions, Midland Angels and El Paso Diablos for good measure? Answer: The _TEXAS LEAGUE_ TOSSUP 20 With Black to move and a Black pawn on d7, White has just pushed her pawn to e5. If Black moved her pawn to d6, then it could be captured; yet if she moved it to d5, it could also be captured, though White has just one move to do so. For ten points, what two-word French phrase describes this easily misunderstood pawn capture rule? Answer: _EN PASSANT_ TOSSUP 21 For a quick ten points, who won the 1995 Stanley Cup? Answer: The New Jersey _DEVILS_