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Date: Fri, 5 Mar 1999 18:51:49 -0500 (EST)
From: Timothy J Young <tjyoung@gwis2.circ.gwu.edu>
To: horwitz@cs.stanford.edu
CC: cahille@math.byu.edu, dmlevins@uclink4.berkeley.edu

Beltway Bandits 3
Swarthmore

Tossups

1.His wife Tabitha has been called the Yoko Ono of the Kids in the Hall,
but the groups demise hasnt hurt his career. Nor did appearing as the
ambiguously gendered Chris in the movie Its Pat. Hopefully, playing Alicia
Silverstones gay friend Troy in Blast From the Past wont either. FTP, name
this Canadian actor, who voiced Flik for A Bugs Life and, wonder of
wonders, is still on NBC, despite all the crap that his show NewsRadio has
been through.

Answer: Dave FOLEY

2.Their inaugural picks included Doug West from Villanova and Pooh
Richardson from UCLA. Their expansion draft selection was Tyrone Corbin
from Phoenix. Their first points were scored by Sam Mitchell, and their
first game a loss to the Chicago Bulls. FTP name this NBA franchise, who
amassed a 22-60 record under Bill Musselman in 1990, the first season,
before they moved to the Target Center.

A: MINNESOTA or TIMBERWOLVES

3.The title refers to a double four in craps, appropriate given the movies
setting, Nevada, and its main characters, an older gambler and the younger
man he takes on as an assistant. FTP, name this movie, which costarred
Gwyneth Paltrow as a cocktail waitress and Samuel L. Jackson as a violent
blackmailer, the directorial debut of Paul Thomas Anderson.

A: HARD EIGHT

4.George Takei gets killed and thats about the only good thing you can say
about this film. In an infamous final scene blunder, the sun in fact sets
in the east. FTP, fuck communism and name this 1968 movie about noble
commandos in Vietnam, starring and unfortunately directed by John Wayne.

A: The GREEN BERETS

5.Creepozoids. Pumpkinhead 2: Blood Wings. Deadly Embrace. Assault of the
Party Nerds. Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-o-Rama. And, of course,
Beach Babes from Beyond. FTP, these are the credtis of what "scream queen"
of the movies, who also starred in  Virgin High and the first two Vice
Academys?

A: Linnea QUIGLEY
 6.When we first met this character, his items of power had been taken
from him -- one was held by a superhero, one by a serial killer, and one
by the demon Choronzon.  He himself had been imprisoned by a sorcerer who
was attempting to summon his brother, Death. FTP, name this Vertigo comics
character, who went on to recover his pouch, helmet, and jewel and
reassume his place in the Dreaming, created by Neil Gaiman.

A: SANDMAN

7.His first claim to fame was the editing and touching up of
J.R.R.Tolkiens unpublished Silmarillion. Next up was this Canadian authors
first original trilogy, The Fionavar Tapestry, based on Arthurian legend.
Later books included The Lions of Al-Rassan and Song for Arbonne. FTP,
name this author of Tigana and Sailing to Serantium.

A: Guy Gavriel KAY

8.In its purest form, its a game of sheer paranoia, often reduced to the
ridiculous by the college practice of using rolled-up socks. More refined
versions use bombs, often involving a noisemaker and poisons such as food
coloring. Squirt guns, though inelegant, are often allowed. FTP, name this
pastime, brought to life in a movie 1982 Robert Carradine/ Linda Hamilton
movie, where people try to "kill" each other.

A: The ASSASSINATION GAME or KILLER (accept ASSASSIN)

9.The original version had one fewer monopoly, causing veteran players
problems when theyre playing the American edition. Created by Klaus
Teuber, it won the German Spiel des Jahres, then was bought by Mayfair
Games. FTP, name this board game, which features players laying out
settlements and roads along the title island in an attempt to develop the
most territory.

  ANS: SETTLERS OF CATAN or Die SIEDLER VON CATAN

10.An explorer in a future world, this champion breaks his bonds to fight
for freedom and against the evil wizard Gemini. Oaths like "Demon Dogs!"
and "Lords of Light!" spur his friends, Ookla the Mok and Ariel the
sorceress, into action. FTP, name this wielder of the fabulous sun sword.

A: THUNDARR the Barbarian

11.Among their first adventure, was a confrontation with ro-teks, nasty
ants which rendered their vehicles unusable, and a search for a hidden
fortune, which turned out to be Confederate. This computer-selected teams
members almost always included Bruce Sato, who provided enigmatic bits of
Eastern wisdom while co-piloting Rhino, as well as the teams founder and
Spectrum. FTP, name this TV series, most remembered for the annoying T-Bob
and his buddy Scott, the son of main character Matt Trakker.

A: M.A.S.K. or Mobile Armored Strike Kommand
 12.Early films like The Resurrection of Eve brought the "talents" of this
former Ivory Snow girl to wide attention. Possibly her most respectable
appearance was as the lead in a movie about vampires plaguing the Montreal
countryside. FTP, name this soft-core porn dynamo, known for her eponymous
"bedtime stories," "bikini bistro," and "New York nights" films, as well
as for starring in Party Incorporated.

A: Marilyn CHAMBERS

13.His rulership was called into question after his repeated failure to
subdue planet Arras, and he was deposed late in the series and replaced by
a council from his home galaxy. His son, the prince, had earlier failed to
do the job, despite the able assistance of the witch Haggar. FTP, name
this ruler of planet Doom, whose battles against the Voltron force just
never worked out cause of that blazing sword.

 A: King ZARKON

14.A practitioner of this discipline, Padre Pio, is now being considered
for sainthood in the Catholic Church. Well-known in South America, in its
simplest form all it requires is a set of bloody pig guts, and a gullible
patient who can be made to believe that theres lots of nasty tumors inside
their body. FTP, name this technique, where someone claims to use the
power of the mind to remove harmful tissues directly from the body without
an incision.

A: PSYCHIC SURGERY

15.The Offspring wanted this actor to appear in their video "Pretty Fly
for a White Guy," since he played a lily-white homey in "Cant Hardly
Wait." He couldnt make it, though, citing other commitments, including a
Mike Myers film coming out this summer.  FTP, name this actor, who will
reprise his role as Dr. Evils son Scott in Austin Powers 2, in addition to
his recurring role as a musician turned werewolf on "Buffy the Vampire
Slayer."

A: Seth GREEN(If anyone says just "Green," you might prompt them just to
see if they get confused and say, "Brian Austin.")

16.Write, call, or e-mail to futility.com in the hope, infinitesimal as it
may be, that some day, on some distant planet, you might, FTP, do what,
if, by sitting in an isolation booth you can answer more questions about
various trivial matters than the host?

A: WIN BEN STEIN'S MONEY

17.The shows 1986 debut featured Itzhak Perlman, Betty White, and the
Rashads, among others. Its most recent incarnation features Whoopi
Goldberg, Jenna Elfman, and Rosie O'Donnell. FTP, name this show, whose
1987 version featured Jim J. Bullock and Shadoe Stevens as well as host
John Davidson.
A: HOLLYWOOD SQUARES

18.They don't make films, but if they did, they'd have a samurai. For ten
points, what group's older songs extol Yoko Ono and Brian Wilson, and had
recent hits with "It's All Been Done" and "One Week", from their album
"Stunt?"

A: BARENAKED LADIES

19.Regular guests include Regulars include the Butch Thompson Trio, Peter
Ostroushko, and humorist Howard Mohr. FTP, "Guy Noir," "Bertha's Kitty
Boutique," and "Rhubarb Pie," are all sketches from what weekly radio
production, which also includes stories from Lake Wobegon, featuring
Garrison Keillor?

A: A Prairie Home Companion (NOT "the," but "a.")

20.This Russian player made his NHL debut in 1992.  He was with the
Stanley Cup-winning New York Rangers of 1994, but coach Colin Campbell
never quite knew what to do with him, and he was often beset with
injuries. But he's gotten a chance to start over.  FTP, name this right
wing for the Pittsburgh Penguins, who has 38 points so far this season.

A: Alexei KOVALEV

21.The year was 1908, and vaudeville actor Jack Norworth needed a new song
for his act.  On the subway one day, he saw a sign that said, "Baseball
Today, Polo Grounds."  He'd never seen a baseball game, but he and a
friend cowrote a song and presented it along with a slide show where
audiences could follow the bouncing ball and sing along.  Ninety years
later, people are still singing, FTP, what song during the seventh inning
stretch?

A: TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME

22.The first incarnation of this game begins with the character in an
attic, seconds before a demon crashes through the window. Derceto, the
mansion you explore, proves to be the haunt of an evil sorcerer of
Cthulhoid power, who throws zombies, demons, and ghosts at your
polygon-animated hero. FTP, name this spooky adventure game, followed by
two sequels, none of which actually require you to have a light source in
order to continue.

A: ALONE IN THE DARK

23.Spanish-language newspapers warned viewers to stay away from this show,
as well as Barney, because young children tended to "hug" the television
and get crushed. Now, televangelist Jerry Falwell has thrown in his two
cents, claiming that one character, with his "Magic purse" is in fact
pursuing a gay agenda. FTP, name this British toddlerfest.

A: TELETUBBIES

Swarthmore

BONII
1.30-20-10, name the author from works:
(30) The Flight of the Horse, The Flying Sorcerers with David Gerrold
(20) The Integral Trees, A World Out of Time
(10) Ringworld, "Neutron Star"
A: Larry NIVEN

2.Name the slicy, dicey director of these slasher films FTP each.
a)He helped define the genre with The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, as well as
  directing Wes Cravens The Mangler.

  ANS: Tobe (pron. TOE-bee) HOOPER

b) Another seminal figure was this director of Assault on Precinct 13,
Mind Games, and Body Bags, best known for his 1978 classic.
A: John CARPENTER (the 1978 film was Halloween)

This Italian scores style points for sophisticated slayings in Creepers,
Inferno, and Deep Red.
A: Dario ARGENTO

3.Given a description of an alien race, name it FTP, for five if you need
the show its from.
10: These masters of biotechnology were Old Ones who chose not to
transcend this dimension but rather to foment conflict among the lesser
races to promote evolution.
5: Babylon 5
A: SHADOWS

10: These sinister robots seek the utter annihilation of freedom-loving
mankind. Organized along Roman principles, their centurions and base ship
commanders will stop at nothing.
5: Battlestar Galactica
A: CYLONS

10: This Star Empire somehow fought a war with Earth without
faster-than-light travel, but lost and signed the Treaty of Cheron in
2160. Incursions across their neutral zone began again in the early 23rd
century, during the first of which they field-tested experimental plasma
torpedoes and a cloaking device.
5: Star Trek
A: ROMULANS
 4.Geeks were children at some point. Answer these questions about
juvenile science fiction FTP each.

Isaac Asimov created this intrepid youth who traveled all around the solar
system battling space pirates, monopolists, and other scum.
A: LUCKY STARR

This author has specialized in juvenile sci-fi, with The Green Futures of
Tycho, Interstellar Pig, and Singularity, among others.
A: William SLEATOR

This authors juveniles include Citizen of the Galaxy, Have Spacesuit, Will
Travel, and Double Star.
A: Robert Anson HEINLEIN

5.Name these Decepticons FTP each..
This cowardly container held within him Ravage, Rumble, Frenzy, and
Lazerbeak. He himself turned into a cassette player, while they turned
into cassettes.
A: SOUNDWAVE

Not to be confused with Soundwave is this fellow, Megatrons rarely-seen
chief lieutenant, who ran things on Cybertron while Megatron was on Earth.
He could transform into a purple laser gun.
A: SHOCKWAVE

One of the more powerful Decepticons was this gestalt being, formed by the
merging of the 5 constructicons.
A: DEVASTATOR

6.Pause, intrepid buzzer wielder! You answer questions about... the Tick!

For five points, where does the Tick live?

A: THE CITY

For ten points, what is the Ticks favorite restaurant?

A: JOES DINER

For fifteen points, the Tick doesnt have a secret identity. But theres
another Tick out there, one with an evil shield! Whats this guys real
name?

A: BARRY
 7.Calling all Otaku!! Given a description, name the anime classic FTP
each.

Neo-Tokyo is menaced by a strange force that manifests itself in young
Tetsuo.

A: AKIRA

"Boomers," evil metal biomechanical mutants, menace a town, which can
only be saved by the Knight Sabers, who pilot their mecha with panache.

A: BUBBLEGUM CRASH or BUBBLEGUM CRISIS

Robotechs first run was based on this Japanese series about a  giant
spaceship under alien assault.

A: MACROSS

8.Name these films about the suicidal for 5-10-15.

John Cusack battles teen angst and a rival on the ski slopes in this
screwball comedy.

A: BETTER OFF DEAD

John Wayne is a cancer-ridden gunfighter destined to die with a gun in
his hand.

A: The SHOOTIST

A coroner gets involved with a family of women, who are connected to a
number of people who have died, through suicide and otherwise, in the
waters nearby in this Peter Greenaway weirdie.

A: DROWNING BY NUMBERS

9.30-20-10, name the band.
(30) When this band began recording its third album in the house of  band
member Ken Mosher, they named it "Kensway" after legendary studio
"Kingsway."
(20) Trumpeter Stacy Guess appears on the first album, "The Inevitable,"
but died of a heroin overdose in 1995.
(10) This Chapel Hill band's biggest hit so far has been "Hell," off of
their second album, "Hot."  Their third album's title is "Perennial
Favorites."
A: SQUIRREL NUT ZIPPERS

10.Know your Usher!  Love your Usher!  FTSNOP, answer the following
questions about the one and only Usher.
(5) First, in what recent teen remake of "Pygmalion" does Usher have a
supporting role?

A: SHE'S ALL THAT

(10) What's Usher's last name?

A: RAYMOND

(15) In the video for this song, Usher borrowed from Malcolm McDowell in
"A Clockwork Orange" for his costume.

A: MY WAY

11.Given a line spoken by Groucho Marx, name the Marx Brothers movie,
FTPE. You'll get 5 points if you need the name of the character.

(10): I could dance with you till the cows came home.  On second thought,
I'd rather dance with the cows till you came home.
(5) Rufus T. Firefly

A: DUCK SOUP

(10): Why don't you go home to your wife?  I'll tell you what: I'll go
home to your wife, and aside from the improvement, she'll never notice the
difference.
(5) Professor Wagstaff

Answer: HORSE FEATHERS

(10) And if you take cranberries and stew them like applesauce they taste
much more like prunes than rhubarb does.
(5) Captain Spaulding

A: ANIMAL CRACKERS
 12.You may know that 70's show "Soap" from the endless Comedy Central
reruns.  Or you may know it from actors who went on to do other sitcoms.
FTP, given a description, name the actor.
He played patriarch Bert Campbell in "Soap," but may be better known as a
Miami pediatrician with a dog named Dreyfuss in a "Golden Girls" spin-off.
A: Richard MULLIGAN

This actress played Bert's ditzy sister-in-law Jessica, who in the show's
finale was shot by a South American militia.  Would that something similar
had happened to her next character, lascivious Mona on "Who's the Boss."
A: Katherine HELMOND

You may have seen him as dimwit Danny, Bert's stepson, but you probably
knew him and loved him as Blossom's dad.
A: Ted WASS
13.Answer these questions about English soccer teams FTSNOP:
a. (15) Although it had a successful 1997-98 season, this team, known as
the Sky Blues, is currently sitting 18th in the Premier League. Monty
Python's claim, in the "World Forum" sketch, that this team  has never won
an English football cup is no longer true: they won one in 1986.
A: COVENTRY CITY
b. (10) This red-clad, London-based team are defending 1998 Football
League Champions and F.A. Cup Winners
A: ARSENAL FC
c. (5)  Something like the Lakers and Celtics of British football
combined, theyre in first place in the Premier League, and there are
legions of "ABU" fans, rooting for anyone but them.
A: MANCHESTER UNITED

14.Did you spend time with VH1 during Teen Idols Week?  We sincerely hope
you didnt, but just in case, answer the following questions about teen
idols featured during the week.
First, if you watched Pop-Up Video during Teen Idols Week, you probably
saw a lot of this video, featuring a 12-year-old Ricky Martin. F5PE, name
the group and the song featured.
A: MENUDO  (the group) and HOLD ME (the song)

One Teen Idols Behind the Music featured the story of this man, who had
paralyzed his best friend in a 1979 car wreck.  The show featured their
tearful reunion.
A: Leif GARRETT

According to VH1, this former New Kid on the Block, whose pubescent vocals
were featured on the groups first hit, "Please Dont Go Girl," is now
performing Christian pop music.
A: Joe MACINTYRE
 15.Recently there have been a lot of breasts on the covers of mens
magazines.  FTPE, given information about the chesty cover, name the
magazine.

This British magazine, about a year and a half old, has been credited with
starting the trend of putting actresses and their breasts on the cover.
Answer: MAXIM

The editor of this magazine was recently fired to make way for a former
editor from Maxim.  Its most recent cover features Elizabeth Hurley, whose
breasts, wrote one critic, seemed to be ogling themselves.

  Answer: DETAILS

This magazine tried.  It really tried.  First it put Mr. Rogers on the
cover, and then Bill Murray with gray hair.  But in January it gave in and
put Pamela Anderson Lee on the cover, and, for good measure, included
three essays on breasts inside.

  Answer: ESQUIRE

16.Heres a bonus for those of you who DONT have PCs: name these games for
other platforms FTP each.

Shoot disembodied heads at a matrix of similar heads sticking to the walls
and ceiling, in an attempt to combine like heads and, ultimately, release
them all for this Mac game.
A: SNOOD

Exploring the galaxy, setting up trade routes and selling your mercenary
services in this space saga from Ambrosia Software, also for the Mac.
A: ESCAPE VELOCITY Override

Search for the Amulet of Yendor in this rogue-like game popular on Unix
computers.
A: NETHACK

17.It's a chain bonus!  It's a chain bonus made entirely of songs!  It's a
chain bonus of three songs each!  5 points per song,  we'll name the
groups, you name the songs.  For example, if we said, Juice Newton, Cat
Stevens, and Mr. Mister you'd say Angel of the Morning Has Broken Wings.
(15) The Ronettes, Britney Spears, Jim Croce
Answer:  BE MY BABY ONE MORE TIME IN A BOTTLE
(Be My Baby, Baby One More Time, Time in a Bottle)

(15) Orleans, The Fixx, Toni Braxton
Answer: STILL THE ONE THING LEADS TO ANOTHER SAD LOVE SONG
(Still the One, One Thing Leads to Another, Another Sad Love Song)
 18.An earlier bonus in this packet talked about teen idols.  Well, the
author of the packet had her teen idols too.  F5PE, with a bonus 5 for all
correct, name the starting five of the 1991-92 Duke University mens
basketball team, which won the NCAA Championship that year by beating
Michigan.

A: Christian LAETTNER, Bobby HURLEY, Grant HILL, Thomas
HILL, and Brian DAVIS

19.Given a couplet from the immortal rap "Bust a Move,"  F10PE, give the
next couplet.  For example, if I said, "This heres a tale for all the
fellas / Try to do what these ladies tell us," you would reply with "Get
shot down cause youre overzealous / Play hard to get, females get
jealous."

Next days function, high class luncheon / Food is served and youre stone
cold munchin.

  Answer: MUSIC COMES ON, PEOPLE START TO DANCE / BUT THEN YOU ATE SO
MUCH, YOU NEARLY SPLIT YOUR PANTS

Girls are fakin, goodness sakin, they want a man who brings home the bacon

A: YOU GOT NO MONEY AND YOU GOT NO CAR / SO YOU GOT NO WOMAN, AND THERE
YOU ARE

Hes hoping you can make it there if you can / cause in the ceremony youll
be the best man

  Answer: YOU SAY NEATO, CHECK YOUR LIBIDO / AND ROLL TO THE CHURCH IN
YOUR NEW TUXEDO
 20.One of Fred and Jesss favorite Swarthmore professors, Tim Burke, has
recently co authored a book called "Saturday Morning Fever," all about
cartoons.  In his honor, answer the following questions about the book,
FTPE. Burke writes, "There are five great couplets in English-language
poetry.  One of them is the opening of the theme song for Josie and the
Pussycats."  FTP,  how does it go?

Answer: JOSIE AND THE PUSSYCATS / LONG TAILS AND EARS FOR HATS

Burke notes that these two men may have been "Americas most attractive and
stable gay couple," beginning in 1964.  They reappeared in 1996 but one of
them is now supposedly married.  F5PE, name them.
  Answer: DR. QUEST and RACE BANNON

Noting that this shows cast included "a poor mans" Muhammad Ali, a studly
sailor, and one character who "appeared to be a gay policeman in leather,"
Burke wonders if this 80s show could be called "The Adventures of the
Village People."=
  Answer: G. I. JOE

21.Assuming that everyone else is going to write about Glamorama, we
decided to cover other contributions Bret Easton Ellis has made to
American pop culture. FTPE, answer the following questions about
Ellisanea.

Although Glamorama got some pretty nasty reviews, Elliss most criticized
work remains this 1991 gorefest.
A: AMERICAN PSYCHO

We may yet see Christy Turlington with an Uzi on the big screen, but so
far this is the only one of Elliss novels turned into a movie.
Answer: LESS THAN ZERO

Ellis helped this woman get a huge advance for her first novel, 1991s
The Secret History."  Its not a bad book, but she hasnt written a novel
since, preferring to write shorter pieces for the Oxford American.

Answer: Donna TARTT

* Tim Young (tjyoung@gwis2.circ.gwu.edu)  GWU Law School '99            *
*                                         Dartmouth College '96         *
* "Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible." F. Zappa *