ROUND 3 bonus questions Questions by Jeff Johnson and Matt Bruce; edited by Matt Bruce. BONUS 1 (30 points) Name these American chess players for the stated number of points. 1. For five points, the only American FIDE World Champion, from 1972-75. Answer: Robert _FISCHER_ 2. For ten points, born in 1837, he showed his superiority by 1858, but quit competition and died a recluse. Answer: Paul _MORPHY_ 3. For fifteen points, he was born in 1872, learned to play at 16, beat the beat in Europe in 1895, contracted syphilis that year, and died of it in 1906. Answer: Harry Nelson _PILLSBURY_ BONUS 2 (25 points) For most questions, this pack editor hasn't bothered with college team nicknames, but those are the substance of this bonus. For five points each give the nickname from the school: List Answer 1. Tufts University _JUMBO_s 2. UC-Santa Cruz _BANANA SLUG_s 3. Oral Roberts University _GOLDEN EAGLES_ 4. University of Chicago _MAROON_s 5. University of Vermont _CATAMOUNTS_ BONUS 3 (30 points) Of all the baseball players who've written about their game, pitchers seem to produce the most interesting books. For ten points each, given the titles, name the pitcher-authors. List Answers 1. Ball Four Jim _BOUTON_ 2. The Long Season; Pennant Race Jim _BROSNAN_ 3. A False Spring; The Suitors of Spring Pat _JORDAN_ BONUS 4 (30 points) With all the advances women have made in sports, they are still excluded from three CLASSES of Olympic events (track and field, for example, is a class). For ten points each, name them. Answers: _BOXING_, _WRESTLING_, _WEIGHT_lifting BONUS 5 (25 points) If you watched pro football in the 1980s, you may remember a wide receiving trio that called themselves the "Three Amigos." 1. For five points, for what team did they play? Answer: Denver _BRONCOS_ 2. For five points each plus a bonus for all three correct, name them. Answers: _M_ark _JACKSON_; _V_ance _JOHNSON_; Ricky _NATTIEL_ BONUS 6 (20 points) Before the NHL discovered geography, it actually had cool names. For ten points each, what were the conferences called? Answers: Prince of _WALES_ Conference and Clarence _CAMPBELL_ Conference BONUS 7 (30 points) Since the lively ball era began in 1920, there have been only 11 Triple Crown seasons by nine players who led their leagues in HR, batting average, and RBI. Hornsby and Williams did it twice each, Frank Robinson and Yaz most recently. For five points each, plus a bonus for all correct, name the other five. Answers: Jimmie _FOXX_ (1933), Chuck _KLEIN_ (1933), Lou _GEHRIG_ (1934), Joe "Ducky" _MEDWICK_ (1937), Mickey _MANTLE_ (1956) BONUS 8 (25 points) You all know the #1 seeds in this year's NCAA tournament, and the #16 seeds. But for five points each plus a bonus for all four, name the #15 seeds, all of whom come from the deep south. Answers: _SOUTH CAROLINA STATE_ University; _NORTHEAST LOUISIANA_ University; _N_orth _C_arolina-_GREENSBORO_; _MISSISSIPPI VALLEY_ State BONUS 9 (30 points) It's been called the year of upsets on the College Bowl regional circuit, as Michigan lost to Western Michigan in Region 7, and Harvard lost to MIT in Region 1. For 10 points each, given an ACU-I region number, name the school that won it. You'll get 5 points if you need the second-place team as an additional clue. 1. (10) Region 4 (5) University of Pittsburgh Answer: _JOHNS HOPKINS_ University 2. (10) Region 13 (5) Brigham Young University Answer: University of _UTAH_ 3. (10) Region 12 (5) University of Texas at Dallas Answer: University of _HOUSTON_ BONUS 10 (30 points) For fifteen points each, and by both city and nickname, name any two of the first four members of the All-American Girls Baseball League. Answers: _ROCKFORD PEACHES_; _SOUTH BEND BLUE SOX_; _RACINE BELLES_; _KENOSHA COMETS_ BONUS 11 (25 points) Name these Ivy League quarterbacks for the stated number of points. 1. For ten points, this recent Dartmouth grad was last seen on the Philadelphia Eagles' roster. Answer: Jay _FIEDLER_ 2. For fifteen points, this Yalie inspired a Doonesbury character. Answer: Brian _DOWLING_ BONUS 12 (20 points) Earlier in this pack we asked about the old NHL conference names. You should be ready, then, to name the old divisions for five points each. Answers: _ADAMS_; _NORRIS_; _PATRICK_; _SMYTHE_ BONUS 13 (30 points) They call it "Skywalker" vs. "The Iceman." April 9, 1978, was the last day of the NBA regular season, and two players were neck-and-neck for the individual scoring title. 1. At Detroit, "Skywalker" notched 73 points, the best performance in NBA history by anyone not named "Wilt Chamberlain." Give Skywalker's real name for ten points and his team for five more. Answers: David _THOMPSON_; Denver _NUGGETS_ 2. Unfortunately for Thompson, "The Iceman" lit up New Orleans for 63 points later that day to hold onto the scoring title. Give his real name for ten points and his team for five more. Answers: George _GERVIN_; San Antonio _SPURS_ BONUS 14 (30 points) Name the computer game, 30-20-10. <30-point clue> It takes place in the city of Skara Brae. <20-point clue> Magic users can recharge at Roscoe's Spell Emporium. <10-point clue> Despite the name, it has nothing to do with Shakespeare. Answer: The _BARD'S TALE_ BONUS 15 (30 points) Eight ballplayers were banned for life after the 'Black Sox' scandal. Other than Shoeless Joe, name any three for ten points each. Answers: Eddie _CICOTTE_; Oscar "Happy" _FELSCH_; Arnold "Chick" _GANDIL_; Fred _MCMULLIN_; Charles "Swede" _RISBERG_; Buck _WEAVER_; Claude "Lefty" _WILLIAMS_ BONUS 16 (25 points) Britain's "Live TV" cable network has created a stir by airing five-minute nightly segments of topless athletes. 1. Filmed in Australia, these women are playing, for ten points, what game? Answer: _DARTS_ 2. In the interest of equal time, "Live TV" has recently begun showing men in tight bicycle shorts playing, for fifteen points, what outdoor sport? Answer: _VOLLEYBALL_ BONUS 17 (30 points) Surely you remember the Super Bowl Shuffle, and what better excuse to throw in a non-sports question just to break the monotony? For ten points, given these OTHER hits from January 1986, name the artists for ten points each. List Answers 1. Manic Monday The _BANGLES_ 2. Sanctify Yourself _SIMPLE MINDS_ 3. Pleasure and Pain The _DIVINYLS_ BONUS 18 (20 points) Earlier this round, we asked about seeding in this year's NCAA men's basketball tournament. For five points each, name the #1 seeds in this year's NCAA women's tournament. Answers: University of _CONNECTICUT_ (accept "UConn"); _LOUISIANA TECH_ University; _STANFORD_ University; University of _TENNESSEE_ BONUS 19 (25 points) In the original Trivial Pursuit, sports and games were the orange trivia category. For five points each, given these other colors, name the category they represented. List Answers 1. Blue _GEOGRAPHY_ 2. Brown Arts and _LITERATURE_ 3. Green _SCIENCE_ and Nature 4. Pink _ENTERTAINMENT_ 5. Yellow _HISTORY_ BONUS 20 (30 points) No baseball franchises have moved in 24 years, but the past was busy and the future may be. For the stated number of points, given the city left behind and the year of the shift, you name the current franchise. 5: St. Louis (AL) 1954 Baltimore _ORIOLES_ 10: Baltimore (AL) 1903 New York _YANKEES_ 15: Worcester (NL) 1883 Philadelphia _PHILLIES_