ROUND 5 bonus questions BONUS 1 (30) On May 6, 1954, an English medical student became the first man in history to run a mile in less than 4 minutes. For 5 points, name him. Answer: Sir Roger Gilbert _BANNISTER_ Two months later, an Australian student beat Bannister's record by 1.4 seconds. For 10 points, name this athlete. Answer: John _LANDY_ Bannister and Landy competed in the mile race at the British Empire and Commonwealth games on August 7, 1954, when Landy looked back just short of the finish line, and Bannister took the lead. For 15 points, in what city did this historic race occur? Answer: _VANCOUVER_, British Columbia, Canada BONUS 2 (30 points) Remember the original Super Mario brothers? Given a description, for ten points each, give the number of the level. For example, if I asked where the princess is captive, you would say "8-4." 1. The first aquatic level. Answer: _TWO-TWO_ (2-2) 2. The first bumblebee level. Answer: _TWO-THREE_ (2-3) 3. The level with an Artic motif. Answer: _SIX-THREE_ (6-3) BONUS 3 (30 points) Identify these archaic ARPAnet games for ten points each. 1. Invented by Dave Lebling. Players walk around shooting each other; each screen has an image, updated in real time, of what that player "sees." Answer: _MAZE_ 2. Written by Marc Blank and Tim Anderson. Unlike Maze, it could be played on a larger network; as the name would imply, playing it involves similar skills to playing this game. Answer: _TRIVIA_ 3. Written by Willie Crowther and Don Woods, this precursor to Zork is said to have set the entire computing industry back two weeks in early 1977. Answer: _ADVENTURE_ BONUS 4 (25 points) For five points each, given the year, in what city were the Summer Olympics held? List Answer 1904 _SAINT LOUIS_, USA 1924 _PARIS_, France 1952 _HELSINKI_, Finland 1956 _MELBOURNE_, Australia 1964 _TOKYO_, Japan BONUS 5 (25 points) For five points each, given the year, in what city were the Winter Olympics held? List Answer 1968 _GRENOBLE_, France 1972 _SAPPORO_, Japan 1976 _INNSBRUCK_, Austria 1928 and 1948 _SAINT MORITZ_, Switzerland 1952 _OSLO_, Norway BONUS 6 (30 points) Name these swimmers for ten points each. 1. He won 11 Olympic medals, tying Mark Spitz and shooter Carl Osburn. With teammate Tom Jager, he became the first U.S. swimmer to win gold medals in three Olympiads. Answer: Matt _BIONDI_ 2. When she became the first woman to swim the English Channel, her time of 14 hours and 34 minutes broke the men's record for the crossing. Answer: Gertrude _EDERLE_ 3. At the 1932 Olympics he was the only U.S. gold medalist in men's swimming; after the games Paramount signed him, seeking a rival to MGM's Johnny Weissmuller. Answer: Buster _CRABBE_ BONUS 7 (20 points) "You can get it on pay-per-view for $39.95. And I'm thinking, man, that's a great deal. $39.95 for a whole minute. Wow!" 1. For ten points, what TV personality said this two days before the Tyson-McNeeley fight? Answer: David _LETTERMAN_ 2. For ten points if exact, or five points if within five, by how many seconds was he off? Answer: _TWENTY-NINE_ (29) BONUS 8 (30 points) In 1988, the United States won an Olympic gold medal in volleyball. Since volleyball was introduced to The Games in 1964, counting both men's and women's, six other countries have taken gold; for five points each, name them. Answers: _JAPAN_; Union of _SOVIET_ Socialist Republics (accept "USSR"); _CHINA_; _POLAND_; _CUBA_; _BRAZIL_ BONUS 9 (25 points) How well do you know your artificial bridge bidding? 1. For ten points, using the Blackwood convention, what bid is actually a way to ask your partner how many aces she has? Answer: _FOUR NO-TRUMP_ (4NT) 2. For fifteen points, there is a system in which you respond with two of a suit as a way to tell your partner to bid the next consecutive suit. Its purpose is to ensure that the opening bidder will be declarer. In such a system, by what proper name is your bid better known? Answer: _JACOBY_ Transfer Bid BONUS 10 (20 points) Game 1 of the World Series was only five months ago, and the pre-game ceremonies only a half-hour before that. For ten points each, who sang the national anthem, and who threw out the first pitch? Answers: Darius _RUCKER_ and Cal _RIPKEN_, Jr. BONUS 11 (20 points) If you didn't think we could do a sports CONJUCTION bonus, then you were wrong. 1. For five points, the Yankee southpaw who went 21-9 in 1979, and a golfer who routinely hits 286-yard tee shots. Answer: _TOMMY JOHN DALY_ 2. For fifteen points, the boxer who turned pro on March 6, 1985, with a first-round KO over Hector Mercedes in Albany, and the point guard who nearly led his team to an upset over UMass on February 22. Answer: _MIKE TYSON WHEELER_ BONUS 12 (30 points) While many batters have led their leagues in batting average and runs batted in or home runs and runs batted in since 1920, only one in each league has led in batting and homers without winning the third leg of the Triple Crown. You'll get fifteen points each for naming them now, and a five-point clue if you miss one or both. 1. <5-point clue> This lefthanded outfielder, born in San Diego, did it in 1941. Answer: Ted _WILLIAMS_ 2. <5-point clue> Nicknamed "The Big Cat", he did it with the 1939 Cardinals. Answer: John _MIZE_ BONUS 13 (20 points) Give the Triple-A minor league that contains the following franchises for five points each. List Answers 1. Louisville Redbirds _AMERICAN ASSOCIATION_ 2. Calgary Cannons _PACIFIC COAST_ League 3. Toledo Mud Hens _INTERNATIONAL_ League 4.Columbus Clippers _INTERNATIONAL_ League BONUS 14 (25 points) Name the 2 baseball managers in the NL and the 2 in the AL with the longest tenures in their current positions as of March 15, for five points each and a 5-point bonus for all correct. NL:Tom _LASORDA_, Jim _LEYLAND_ AL:Tom _KELLY_,Cito _GASTON_ BONUS 15 (20 points) Under the 4-division format in Major League baseball from 1969-93, name the team that won the most division titles in each division for five points each. AL East: Baltimore _ORIOLES_ (7) AL West: Oakland _ATHLETICS_ (10) NL East: Pittsburgh _PIRATES_(9) NL West: Cincinnati _REDS_ (8) BONUS 16 (20 points) For five points each, given the Hall-of-Fame baseball announcer, name the team whose games he broacast longers. List Answers 1. Mel Allen New York _YANKEES_ 2. Bob Prince Pittsburg _PIRATES_ 3. Lindsey Nelson New York _METS_ 4. Red Barber _BROOKLYN DODGERS_ (prompt on "Dodgers") BONUS 17 (20 points) Given the current baseball announcer, for five points each name the team he broadcasts for. List Answers 1. Joe Nuxhall Cincinnati _REDS_ 2. Richie Ashburn Philadelphia _PHILLIES_ 3. Jack Buck Saint Louis _CARDINALS_ 4. Gary Carter Florida _MARLINS_ BONUS 18 (20 points) The annual Elias Baseball Analyst includes, among its other individual statistics, player batting averages in L.I.P.S. with R.I.S.P. For ten points each, all or nothing for each acronym, what do these stand for? Answers: _LATE INNING PRESSURE SITUATIONS_; _RUNNERS IN SCORING POSITION_ BONUS 19 (20 points) For five points each, name the starting infield of the 1969 Baltimore Orioles. Answers: _B_rooks _ROBINSON_; Mark _BELANGER_; _D_avey _JOHNSON_; Boog _POWELL_ BONUS 20 (25 points) Name these New York Giant field goal kickers for the stated number of points. 1. For five points, their current kicker. Answer: David _TREADWELL_ 2. For ten points, in 1983 he set what was then an NFL record for most field goals in a season. Answer: Ali _HAJY-SHIEKH_ 3. For ten points, he holds several records for the Shreveport Pirates, but is more famous to the general public because David Letterman took a shine to him. Answer: Bjorn _NITTMO_