Kajagoogoo Dolls Round 3 - Ann B. Daivs Pop Culture Fest TOSSUP QUESTIONS 1. In a real-life "Great Muppet Caper" these two original Muppet puppets valued at $136,000 were abducted from a German exhibit, while a Miss Piggy puppet was damaged in a failed attempt. FTP name these Sesame Street buddies who still haven't been recove red. answer: BERT and ERNIE 2. Tim Burton is following the success of "The Nightmare Before Christmas" by making another animated feature due for release in April. This movie will not be based on an original script, but on FTP what children's classic by Roald Dahl about a boy's ad ventures with a large piece of fruit. answer: JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH 3. She's the only woman to win oustanding women's basketball player of the year twice. She led her team to the only consecutive national championships since the NCAA started the tournament in 1982. For ten points, name this current TNT basketball analy st and sister of Indiana Pacer Reggie Miller. ANSWER: _Cheryl Miller_ (full name required) 4. After this character was voted "Classic TV Kid You're Most Thankful Isn't Yours" by Nick at Night viewers, the actor who played him, Ron Palillo, made and appearance on "Ellen" as himself. FTP name this Sweathog famous for yelling "Ooh, ooh, Mr. Kah-ta, Mr. Kah-ta" answer: HORSHACK 5. His first single, "Golden Gridiron Boy," was produced in 1961 by Pat Boone. He also wrote "Mama Told Me (Not To Come)", which was later covered by Three Dog Night. FTP - who then became famous as the singer/songwriter of "Short People" who wrote and performed the soundtrack to "Toy Story"? answer: Randy _NEWMAN_ 6. Antarctica isn't a continent, but Ontario is a country. Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand are all merged into Siam. And Indonesia is a part of Australia - FTP - in what board game? answer: RISK 7. He studied for the priesthood until he was fourteen, and once was also an apprentice to Frank Lloyd Wright. But then he discovered acting, and has been in the film industry for over fifty years, including most recently parts in "Last Action Hero" and "A Walk in the Clouds". FTP - name this man, who won two Oscars for "Viva Zapata" and "Lust for Life", but who is most famous as Zorba the Greek. answer: Anthony _QUINN_ 8. "Goldfish do not bounce", "Hamsters cannot fly", "Tar is not a plaything", "I will not Xerox my butt", and "I will not draw naked ladies in class" are FTP things that whom has written on a chalkboard during a certain TV show's opening credits? answer: _BART SIMPSON_ Prompt on The _SIMPSONS_ 9. Some of his lesser known jobs were working as a cartoonist for _Judge_ magazine and as a filmmaker. During his stint as a filmmaker, he won three Oscars, including one for his documentary "Hitler Lives". You know him, though as an author. FTP name this creator of Horton and author of _To Think I Saw It On Mulberry Street_. answer: Dr._ SEUSS_ Or Theodore Seuss _GEISEL_ 10. He managed the Mongols, the Executioners, the Moondogs, the Samoans, and many other teams to the WWF tag team championship. For 10 points, name this pro wrestling manager most famous for his feud with Cyndi Lauper after appearing in her video to "G irls Just Want to Have Fun." ANSWER -- captain louis _ALBANO_ 11. This TV star was born in 1954 and said to have died in 1979 at the age of 25. Every day he used to eat 20 pounds of food and a gallon of sweet tea. His real name was Bamboo Harvester and weighed 1,100 pounds. FTP name this celebrity, which you might have already figured out that he's a horse of course. answer: _MR. ED_ 12. This song has had a long history, starting when it first appeared in the production of the _Threepenny Opera_ in Germany. The Dick Hyman Trio recorded and instrumenatl version of it called "Moritat". Between 1956 and 1960 it was in the top 40 seven times. FTP name this song whose best known version is by Bobby Darin. answer: _MACK THE KNIFE_ 13. Thunderbolt, First Strike, Crime Story, The Big Brawl, Cannonball Run, and Drunken Master 2 are FTP all movies starring what martial arts expert currently appearing in "Rumble in the Bronx"? answer: Jackie _CHAN_ 14. Crystal McKellar played Becky Slater, who was the subject of this show's famous "Star Trek" parody. Her older sister Danica played Kevin's more frequent dating interest, Winnie Cooper. For ten points - on which show, which starred Fred Savage as Kevin Arnold? answer: The _WONDER YEARS_ 15. He's a 10-year-old boy named Leroy who lives in the town of Idaville. His father is the local chief of police. His best friend is Sally Kimball, and his arch enemy is Bugs Meany. For 10 points, name this character created by Donald Sobol who is able to solve any crime. ANSWER -- ENCYCLOPEDIA BROWN 16. During the last regular season, he had one punt for 41 yards, 24 rushes for 118 yards, five completed passes, and 18 receptions for 280 yards. In spite of such mediocre statistics, he was hyped as the Pittsburgh Steelers' answer to Deion Sanders in the Super Bowl. FTP - name the rookie, nicknamed "Slash" by his coach, Bill Cowher. Answer: Kordell _STEWART_ 17. This movie was originally going to end in a flashback of the characters' days at the University of Michigan, but that idea was scrapped. This 1983 movie was nominated for three Oscars and starred such actors as Kevin Kline, Jeff Goldblum, and Glenn Close. FTP identify this film which is about seven college radicals from the sixities who are reunited years later for a friend's funeral. ANSWER: The _BIG CHILL _ 18. After being reduced to acting in such projects as "Beverly Hills Bodysnatchers" and "Mr. Payback", he recently revived his career by playing a lawyer on "Lois and Clark" and a shrink who interrogates Bruce Willis in "12 Monkeys". FTP name this actor who is best known for playing the Riddler in the original "Batman" TV series. answer: Frank _GORSHIN_ 19. They're the only one of the original six teams not to have earned at least 100 points in the regular season, despite the fact they've been playing in the NHL and its predecessors since 1917. For ten points, name this team who plays its home games on Carleton Street since 1932 and was, until recently, coached by Pat Burns. ANSWER: Toronto _MAPLE LEAFS_ 20. Blatantly borrowing from the Road Warrior series, this music video features a race across the desert and its own "Thunderdome". FTP name this video by 2Pac, which also features his friend Dr. Dre and looks nothing like the west coast romance its title suggests. answer: CALIFORNIA LOVE 21. This writer once said "Some people say that I must be a horrible person, but that's not true. I have the heart of a young boy -- in a jar on my desk." Who is the prolific author of horror novels under his own name or the psuedonym Richard Bachman who likes to appear in the movies of his books such as _The Stand_? ANSWER: Steven _KING_ (Accept: Richard Bachman) 22. This actor played the only major cast member on _The Mary Tyler Moore Show_ that did not win an Emmy, and he went on to be a main character on a TV show that was ranked in the top 5 for many years. FTP name this actor who was played Murray before moving on to play the captain of _The Love Boat_. answer: Gavin _MACLEOD_ 23. Now that the Southwestern Conference has disbanded, four teams are joining the Big 12 and three teams are joining the Western Athletic Conference. For ten points, what former Southwestern Conference school is joining Conference USA? ANSWER: University of _HOUSTON_ 24. Cabbage patch kids are first produced, the U.S. loses the America's cup for the first time, Michael Jackson's "Thriller" hits number one, and the final episode of M.A.S.H. airs. For 10 points, in what year did all these events occur? ANSWER -- 1983 25. This singer is the second largest selling artist from her country , with her last two albums selling over 17 million copies each worldwide. FTP name this artist whose newest release is "The Memory of Trees", the follow-up to "Watermark" and "Shepherd Moons" and who is second only to U2 in sales in and outside of Ireland. answer: _ENYA_ Clannad 26. It's logo was created by Manhattan Design, who received $1,000 for their work. The logo that they designed was first shown on TV with a rocket ship blasting off in the background and features one large letter and two smaller letters spray painted over the large letter. For ten points this is the story behind what cable TV channel's logo? ANSWER: _MTV_ 27. He was the first winner of the Golden Spikes Award, the college baseball equivalent to the Heisman Trophy. A stocky third and first baseman in the majors, he won the award as a second baseman because Brook Jacoby was already playing third base. For ten points, name this former Atlanta Brave and St. Louis Cardinal slugger of the eighties who won the award for Arizona State in 1978. ANSWER: Bob _HORNER_ 28. His real name was Samuel Sterns. He worked as a janitor in Nevada until a can of nuclear waste he was moving exploded, showering him with gamma rays. The radiation turned him into a super-genius, after which he dedicated himself to a life of crime. For 10 points, name this green-skinned villain, arch-enemy of the Hulk. ANSWER -- the _LEADER_ 29.He recently released his first comic book, titled simply "Comic Book", which he describes as a sick person's comic". This isn't surprising since he created several sick cartoon sketches before being fired from his hit series by Nickelodeon. FTP name the creator of Ren and Stimpy. answer: John _KRICFALUSI_ 30. Following the release of her first big album, she received birthday cards from all over the world in November 1994 from fans, even though her birthday is in February. FTP - name the singer who was _not_ born in November 1963, the day Aldous Huxley died, in spite of the lyrics to "Run, Baby, Run". answer: Sheryl _CROW_ 31. When the Winnipeg Jets move to Phoenix, it will leave only one Canadian team formerly in the WHA still in the NHL. For ten points, name this Peter Pocklington owned team that may soon make it an American trifecta by threatining moves to both Nashvil le and Atlanta? ANSWER: Edmonton _OILERS_ 32. He majored in journalism at Michigan State University and is now at the University of Utah as a professor of English. He also publishes a newspaper column. FTP name this author of the books _Curses! Broiled Again!_, _The Baby Train_, and _The Vanishing Hitchhiker_, all of which deal with the topic of urban legends. answer: Jan Harold _BRUNVAND_ 33. Canadian networks are filled with American shows. However, there is one show on American network television that is produced by a Canadian network. For ten points, name this CBS show set in Chicago starring Paul Gross. ANSWER: _DUE SOUTH_ 34. I-25, I-20, I-16, I-24, I-17. No, they're not highways, but, for 10 points, what five letter word would you shout if you have these five numbers on your card? ANSWER: _BINGO_ BONUS QUESTIONS 30 POINT BONUS 1. As everybody knows, the comic strip "Calvin and Hobbes" is no longer being produced. ANSWER these questions about the strip for the stated numbers of points. A) For 5 points, who drew "Calvin and Hobbes?" ANSWER -- bill WATTERSON B) For 10 points, what is the name of Calvin's teacher? ANSWER -- miss WORMWOOD C) For 15 points, what job does Calvin's father hold? ANSWER -- patent LAWYER [30] 2. Identify these celebrities who have hosted a game show on a 15-5 point basis. A. 15 pts. This comedian hosted the game show, "College Mad House", which was an off-shoot of the game show "Fun House". 5 pts. He left his job as the host of E!'s "Talk Soup" to host the show "Later" for NBC. Greg _KINNEAR_ B. 15 pts. This daytime Tv perosnality originally hosted the game show "The Neighbors". 5 pts. This curmudgeon is half of a popular talk show duo. Regis _PHILBIN_ 30 POINT BONUS 3. Given a truly inspired lyric from a rap song, tell what song it comes from for 10 points each. "My music hits me so hard - makes me say 'Oh my Lord'" answer: U CAN'T TOUCH THIS "I once got busy in a Burger King bathroom" answer: The HUMPTY DANCE "All I wanna do is zoom a zoom, zoom, zoom and a boom, boom" answer: RUMP SHAKER 30 POINT VISUAL BONUS 4. Using the piece of paper I will hand you, score the listed games according to my instructions for ten points a piece. a. What is the score at the end of the fifth frame? ANSWER: _47_ b. Assuming no blanks, no special scoring spaces and the American system of tile values, how much is the word "quiz" worth in Scrabble? ANSWER: _22_ c. How many points has team A scored and how many points has team B scored in the following curling sheet, all or nothing. ANSWER: _2 points for Team B, 0 points for Team A_ DO NOT AWARD PARTIAL CREDIT! 30 POINT BONUS 5. Answer these questions about _The Birdcage_ star Nathan Lane for the stated number of points. For 5 points, Lane was the voice of what _Lion King_ character? answer: TIMON the meercat For 10 points, Lane's career received a large boost when he was nominated for a Tony award for his starring role in what musical revival alongside Peter Gallagher and Faith Prince? answer: GUYS AND DOLLS For 15 points, Lane played an amorous priest in this movie about a gay man who gives up sex which also starred Steven Weber and Patrick Stewart. answer: JEFFREY 20 POINT BONUS 6. Answer these questions about the early days of professional football. (a) The first professional game was played in 1895, when John Brallier accepted $10 plus expenses to play for a YMCA team. Two years later, the team became the first to play with only professionals. FTP - the team played in what Pennsylvania town, which lost its bid for football's Hall of Fame to Canton? _LATROBE_ (b) In 1899 Chris O'Brien founded a team in Chicago, called the Morgan Athletic Club. Since then, it has changed its name twice, and its city twice. FTP - what is the team known as today, the oldest NFL team? Arizona _CARDINALS_ 30 POINT BONUS 7. 30-20-10 name the actress. 30: She recently treated her out-of-work actor friends, including Jason Bateman, to a ski trip in Aspen. 20: Her father John gained fame as an actor in soap operas, and she appeared naked on a recent cover of Rolling Stone. 10: Her "Friends" character drank the Diet Coke in the episode following the Super Bowl. Jennifer _ANISTON_ 30 POINT BONUS 8. 30-20-10 identify the CD given some lyrics from that CD's songs 30 pts. "Don't forget to win first place/ Don't forget to keep that smile on your face" 20 pts. "Do I stress you out/ My sweater is on backwards and inside out" 10 pts. "And I'm here to remind you/ Of the mess you left when you went away" _JAGGED LITTLE PILL_ (by Alanis Morissette) 30 POINT BONUS (UNTIMED) 9. Note: skip this bonus for teams with under four members. Also stop the clock for this bonus. It's now time for Ann B. Davis's version of the Newlywed Game. I shall you two questions and everyone will write down their answers. If two of your answers match you'll earn 5 points, three of a kind will get you 10 points, and if everyone wrote down the same thing, you'll get 15 points. Remember, don't look at your neighbor's answer. A. Pretend you own a nuclear warhead that you could aim at the cast of a current popular TV show. Which TV show's cast wold you choose to nuke out of existence? B. Describe your moderator in one word. 25 POINT BONUS 10. Ever notice how almost every story by Ray Bradbury seems to be about Mars? If not, you'll probably hate this bonus. For the given number of points name the work: A. For 10 points: in this novel, which includes the short stories "There Will Come Soft Rains" and "The Million-Year Picnic", the fourth expedition to Mars discovers all of the original Martians dead from chicken pox. The __MARTIAN CHRONICLES_ B. For 15 points: in this short story, the ghosts of Edgar Allen Poe, Charles Dickens, and Ambrose Bierce all haunt the planet until the last copies of their works are destroyed. The _EXILES_ 30 POINT BONUS 11. Although there won't be a blue glow around the ball, FOX will be broadcasting baseball in 1996. And their broadcasting teams have an air of nepotism, since the three play-by-play announcers are either the sons or grandsons of other baseball announcers. Identify these men with first and last names the three broadcasters for ten point a piece: a. He is the television voice of the Seattle Mariners and is the son of the Atlanta Braves television voice and the grandson of the Chicago Cubs television voice. _CHIP CARAY_ b. He is the television voice of the Arizona Diamondbacks and is in the son of the Cincinnati Reds radio voice. _THOM BRENNEMAN_ c. He is the television voice of the St. Louis Cardinals and his father is the radio voice of the St. Louis Cardinals. _JOE BUCK_ 30 POINT BONUS 12. Note the following schools: Stanford, Tulane, Emory, Cornell, and the University of Rochester. Now for 10 points each, given a description of a class from a 1996 course guide, name the college offering it. Literature and Religion: Elvis Presley Coursework includes critiquing Elvis impersonators, reporting on a field trip to Graceland, and an optional visit to a Burger King where the King was sighted. answer: EMORY The Psychology of Mind Control Students must act like a deviant for a day and listen to guest lecturers like former Moonies, insurance salesmen, and Admiral Stockdale answer: STANFORD Alien Sex: Gender and Difference in Old and New Fantasy Students watch Dracula, Star Trek, and The Crying Game. A typical lecture topic is "Sex and the Demon Lover" answer: University of ROCHESTER 30 POINT BONUS 13. A recent trend is book and movie titles taken from pop songs. Given a title inspired by a song, name the artist who performed the song for 10 points each. Something To Talk About answer: Bonnie RAITT Strange Days answer: The DOORS Things To Do In Denver When You're Dead answer: Warren ZEVON 30 POINT BONUS 14. Given an episode of the movie "Four Rooms" and a star who made a cameo in that episode, say who directed it for 10 points each. The Man From Hollywood, Bruce Willis answer: Quentin TARANTINO The Misbehavers, Antonio Banderas answer: Robert RODRIGUEZ The Missing Ingredient, Madonna answer: Allison ANDERS 30 POINT BONUS 15. Presidental candidates and celebrities ofter share the media spotlight. And they can also share names. For ten points a piece, conjoin the delcared Republican candidate as of January 1, 1996 and the movie star for ten points apiece. a. A movie star from the 1940s who was the leading lady in _Samson and Delilah_ and _Boom Town_ and a red-and-black flannel wearing Tennesseean. ANSWER: _Hedy Lamar(r) Alexander_ b. The singer of _Tutti Frutti_ and the senator from Indiana who perenially has been finishing in the bottom 3 of the early primaries. ANSWER: _Little Richard Lugar_ c. A converted Democrat from Texas who has dropped out of the running, and the medicine man from _Dances with Wolves_. ANSWER: _Phil Gra(ha)m(m) Greene_ 30 POINT BONUS 16. Name the following businesses in the Simpson's world of Springfield USA for the stated number of points: 5 POINT-Homer's favorite watering hole. ANSWER: _Moe's_ 10 POINT-The store in the mall that Flander's owns. ANSWER: The _Leftorium_ 15 POINT-The donut store where the outdoor mascot came alive and wrought havoc in a halloween episode. ANSWER: _Lard Lad_ Donuts 25 POINT BONUS: 17. When the American Basketball Association folded after the 1975-76 season, four of its teams remained intact and moved to the NBA. For 5 points each, and a bonus 5 for all correct, name these four teams. ANSWER -- INDIANA or PACERS DENVER or NUGGETS SAN ANTONIO or SPURS NEW YORK or NETS (do not accept "New Jersey") 30 POINT BONUS 18. Name the entertainers from the quotes for ten points each. "Well, on the real earth I haven't seen any men in tights that I've been weak-kneed for." answer: Teri HATCHER "I spent the first 35 years of my life in Flint, Michigan. That's enough to give anyone an edge for the rest of his life." answer: Michael MOORE "I had my publisher send him a letter that said 'Dear Rush, [He] thinks it would help sales of the book if you mentioned it on your show.'" answer: Al FRANKEN 30 POINT BONUS 19. For the stated number of points, tell me who sings the following songs that are currently on the top forty charts. A. 5 pts. "Hook" _BLUES TRAVELER_ B. 10 pts. "Follow You Down" _GIN BLOSSOMS_ C. 15 pts. "Insensitive" Jann _ARDEN_ 30 POINT BONUS 20. For 10 points each, tell who is the author of the following comic strips. A) For Better Or For Worse ANSWER -- lynn JOHNSTON B) Beetle Bailey ANSWER -- mort WALKER C) Hagar the Horrible ANSWER -- chris BROWNE 30 POINT BONUS 21. The five most expensive syndicated TV series' cost between 2 and 5 million dollars per episode. For 10 points each name any three of the top five. All are half hour comedies, with two being late 80's hits and the other three current hits for ABC, NBC, and FOX. answer: The COSBY SHOW, SEINFELD, HOME IMPROVEMENT, The SIMPSONS, WHO'S THE BOSS 25. POINT BONUS 22. This ABA team did not come over to the NBA during the merger of the two leagues. However, it still functions as a team due to a clause in the merger agreement where they would receive 1/4th of an NBA team's national television contract share in perpetuity. Although they received only $10,000 in 1977, they received almost one million dollars in 1995. Name this Louisville based team that featured Artis Gilmore and Dan Issel. _KENTUCKY COLONELS_ 30 POINT BONUS 23. FTP each, name these Atari 2600 classics. (a) This early game featured 112 game options. In option one, your shots didn't follow you, and three shields attempted to guard you from thirty-six enemy ships in the early levels. _SPACE INVADERS_ (b) A rare four-player game using paddles, this game featured four castles arranged in the corners of the screen, as a moving cannonball threatened to blow through them. _WARLORDS_ (c) This classic featured a sword, three keys, a magnet, a bridge, a chalice, and a mysterious dot which allowed the player to enter a secret room with the game creator's name. _ADVENTURE_ 20 POINT BONUS 24. In Feburary 1995, a weather accident forced a TV station off the air in Beaumont, Texas. However, for one half-hour in the afternoon, they did not finish last in the ratings. For 10 points each: a. What cartoon show featuring three non-descript animal forms consisting of two brothers and a sister that normally aired during the time slot, finished fourth in the market with an 0.6 rating despite being nothing but snow? _ANIMANIACS_ b. What kid show, featuring a one-word name singing Brazillian and a bunch of annoying kids, finished last in the ratings with an 0.4. _XUXA_ 30 POINT BONUS 25. Name these novelty songs from tough lyrics for 15 points each. If you need to know who sang the songs, you can still get 5 points for each. A) 15pts) "You've been keeping love from me just like you were a miser." 5pts) David Seville ANSWER -- WITCH DOCTOR B) 15pts) "Johnny? Well, like, who's Johnny?" 5pts) Julie Brown ANSWER -- the HOMECOMING QUEEN'S GOT A GUN 30 POINT BONUS 26. For ten points each, identify these TV shows whose plotlines are lamer than the premise of _I Married Dora_. A. Sally Field plays a character who possesses the gift of ESP. John Davidson plays her husband. The _GIRL WITH SOMETHING EXTRA_ B. A married couple jokingly wishes that they could trade places. They wake up the next day only to find their wish has come true. _TURNABOUT_ C. King Arthur's magician is a 1980's garage mechanic _MR. MERLIN_ 25 POINT BONUS 27. He was actually the first black to play in the Major Leagues, not Jackie Robinson. The year was 1884, and Toledo used this player as a catcher. However, this experiment was shortlived as the franchise folded and no other team would take this player. For 25 points, name this "swift" and "sturdy" player. ANSWER: Moses "Fleetwood" _WALKER_ 30 POINT BONUS 28. Given the inspiration for the name of a band, name the band for the stated number of points. A. 5 pts. They took their name from a character in the Jane Fonda film Barbarella. _DURAN DURAN_ B. 10 pts. Their name was a tribute to saxophonist Charlie Parker. The _YARDBIRDS_ C. 15 pts. This band name came from the titlle of a John Dos Passos novel _MANHATTAN TRANSFER_