From cbowl@MLND-5-8.rmc.edu Mon Feb 3 11:43:59 1997 Date: Mon, 3 Feb 1997 04:21:32 -0500 From: Useless Knowledge Club To: jlazar1@gl.umbc.edu Cc: cbowl@MLND-5-8.rmc.edu Subject: R-MC Tossups The full 30 toss-ups here. Randolph-Macon College Toss-ups MUSIC 1. The ones she got were sort of rotten and insane. Before totally confusing all the passing piranhas, she stood alone in a boggy marsh, totally motionless except for her heart. For 10 points, who is this title character of a song by the Presidents of the United States of America? *ANSWER: LUMP 2. Poison, Hey Stoopid, Feed My Frankenstein, Love's Loaded Gun, Billion Dollar Babies, Only Women Bleed, I'm Eighteen and School's Out are, for 10 points, the songs on the Classicks album of what heavy-metal artist? *ANSWER: Alice COOPER 3. When they broke up, the only thing left was a sweatband. No, they did not perform "Vehicle," that was the Ides of March. For 10 points, name this nine-man band who did sing Go Down Gamblin', Lucretia MacEvil, Spinning Wheel and Hi-De-Ho? *ANSWER: BLOOD, SWEAT AND TEARS COMIX 1. For the first years of this cartoon's existence in the early 1950's, people though the cartoon's name was the name of its main character. Well, the main character wasn't Shermy or Violet, and they are hardly seen today. In 1968, this cartoon integrated with the addition of Franklin. For 10 points, what is this cartoon with other characters such as Rerun, Schroeder, Linus and Lucy? *ANSWER: _PEANUTS_ FOOD 1. One drinker down at R-MC described it as "lime-flavored, carbonated Kool-Aid." Darker than its inspiration, caffeine nonetheless remains one of the primary reasons to drink it. For 10 points, what is this new soft drink, released by Coca-Coca to duplicate the success of Pepsi's Mountain Dew? *ANSWER: _SURGE_ 2. The center blimp robs an 80-year-old Ken Griffey Jr. of a home run. The baskets have been moved up to 25 and are moving. Yes, this is the future of sports, according to, for 10points, what drink that is a competitor of Gatorade? *ANSWER: _POWERADE_ SPORTS 1. In 1994, they went 3-13. In 1995, they went 6-10. In 1996, they went 9-7. Following this pattern, they will certainly go 12-4, and will certainly make the playoffs for the first time since their "Boss" retired. You can get 10 points if you can "hail" what team, what is Shawn's favorite, and will be led to the playoffs in 1997 by Gus Frerotte and Norv Turner? *ANSWER: The WASHINGTON REDSKINS (accept either) 2. Raghib Ishmael was nicknamed "The Rocket," but that nickname has already been used. For 10 points, who is this hockey player, also nicknamed "The Rocket," who won five straight Stanley Cups in the 1950's with the Montreal Canadiens? *ANSWER: Maurice RICHARD (ree-SHARD) 3. Four players in a box-in-one defense plays this. 1-3-1, 2-2-1, 3-1-1 and 2-1-2 are just some of the other combinations of, for 10 points, what basketball defense that has each defender guarding an area of the court? *ANSWER: ZONE defense FILM 1. In the book, one of his mother's boarders takes his innocence, but in the movie, it is Jenny who does the deed. Jenny, his on and off girlfriend, is described by Weird Al Yankovic as "kind of a slut". For 10 points, who is this main character of a Winston Groom novel and a Ron Howard film? *ANSWER: FORREST GUMP 2. William Shatner unveiled the new ending to this film on Saturday Night Live, where it is discovered that Mr. Potter really wasn't a cripple, and he gets the beating he so royally deserves. For 10 points, what is this Frank Capra film starring Jimmy Stewart as George Bailey, which is seen all the time during the holiday season? *ANSWER: IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE TELEVISION 1. Edge of Night, Search for Tomorrow, The Bold and the Beautiful, As the World Turns, Guilding Light and The Young and the Restless are all, for 10 points, soap operas that have appeared on what television network? *ANSWER: CBS or COLUMBIA BROADCASTING SYSTEM 2. Her punishment for her allege crimes is a lifetime membership in a supersecret government agency known as Section One. There, she will lead a normal life until someone asks for Josephine. For 10 points, this describes the punishment of what woman in the USA Network's latest series, based on successful French and English films of that same name? *ANSWER: La femme NIKITA COMPUTERS 1. alt (a-l-t), biz (b-i-z), rec (r-e-c), soc (s-o-c) and sci (s-c-i) are just some of the initial characters of, for 10 points, what items that allow for discussion of various issues, and are the component parts of the USEnet? *ANSWER: NEWSGROUPS (prompt on Usenet) FUN LITERATURE 1. In 1983, Double Love, the first book of this series appeared. Created by Francine Pascal, a team of ghost writers take Pascal's ideas and put them into reality. In addition, other series, covering the characters at different points in their lives, have since appeared. For 10 points, what is this series of books for pre-teen girls featuring Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefield? *ANSWER: SWEET VALLEY HIGH (accept SV KIDS, SV TWINS or SV UNIVERSITY) 2. Ms. Frizzle, an eccentric science teacher, and Liz, her lizard sidekick, take her class of intelligent, inquisitive students (this is fiction, after all) on a series of field trips to exotic locations, such as a beehive, inside a hurricane, inside the earth, to the time of the dinosaurs and inside the human body. For 10 points, what is this series of books, now a PBS television series, based on a truly all-terrain vehicle, a bus to be exact? *ANSWER: The MAGIC SCHOOL BUS KIDS STUFF 1. He marries his young wife, and gives her all the keys to the house, but tells her not to use the key to one closet. Of course, she opens that closet, and finds the dead bodies of his former wives, whom he murdered. For 10 points, what is this fairy tale by Perrault named for its maincharacter, who was named for the color of his facial hair? *ANSWER: BLUEBEARD or LA BARBE BLEUE 2. Her characters have now been immortalized in brone in Grant Park, which is four blocks from the real Klickitat Street in Portland, Oregon. The characters immortalized in bronze are from her novels deal with growing up in northeast Portland. However, her character Beatrice, or Beezus is not included in this statue collection. For 10 points, who is this creator of Ribsy, Henry Huggins and Ramona Quimby? *ANSWER: Beverly CLEARY OTHERS 1. "I can see why you think you belong to me / I never tried to make you think or let you see one thing for yourself / Now you're off with someone else and I'm alone / You see I thought I might keep you for my own" is, for 10 points, the opening lyrics to what song by the Pure Prairie League? *ANSWER: AMIE 2. The other members of this band are Tom Dumont, Tony Kanal, Adrian Young and the lead singers' brother, Eric. For 10 points, what is this band, whose album is now perched atop the Billboard Top 100 albums, and whose lead singer is leggy blonde Gwen Stefani? *ANSWER: NO DOUBT 3. Every August in New York, the Belmont Park summer meeting is interrupted by a five-week jaunt to upstate New York. For 10 points, racing is conducted during August at what track, nicknamed "The Spa," home to the Travers Stakes? *ANSWER: SARATOGA 4. "Down by the river on a Friday night / Pyramid of cars in the pale moonlight / Talkin' 'bout cars and dreamin' 'bout women / Never had a plan, just a livin' for the minute" is the second verse of this song. For 10 points, what is this Alan Jackson song that begins "Way down yonder on the (BLANK)?" *ANSWER: CHATAHOOCHEE 5. In 1910, the average person did it for nine hours, but today the average person only takes seven. It is done in classrooms, in church, in cars and even at College Bowl tournaments, one would imagine. For 10 points, what is this activity that you were probably doing about twelve hours ago? *ANSWER: SLEEPing 6. Two ABC employees falsified some records in order to obtain employment. They then taped management doing some unethical things that could potentally endanger customers, and then reported the actions to upper management. Oops. That has just cost ABC over a million dollars that will be awarded to, for 10 points, what company that convinced jurors to overlook such shady practices as bleaching spoiled meat? *ANSWER: FOOD LION 7. This kid has got to be the stupidest kid on the planet. He has had books published about why he can't think, add, read, and twenty years later, he still can't read. For 10 points, who is this boy whose ignorance in a area is explained in a series of books titled Why (blank) can't (blank)? *ANSWER: JOHNNY 8. Alex, Eddie and Mike have always been there, but first it was David, then it was Sammy, then it was David again, and now it's Gary. Such have been the tribulations of, for 10 points, what heavy metal band whose current lead singer is former Extreme frontman Gary Cherone? *ANSWER VAN HALEN 9. "It's part of our culture. It's one of those rare instances where a movie becomes our best friend. We remember the best friend." This describes, for 10 points, what movie starring, among others, Alec Guiness and Mark Hamill, and which opened to record grosses last weekend -- or should I say re-opened? *ANSWER: STAR WARS 10. Hard Rock Bottom of your Heart, On The Other Hand, Honky Tonk Moon, An Old Pair of Shoes, I Told You So, He Walked On Water, and Forever And Ever, Amen are all, for 10 points, songs by what country music artist? *ANSWER: Randy TRAVIS 11. The rouge is an additional method of scoring in Canadian football, accomplished usually by kicking the ball out of the end zone. For 10 points, how many points are scored for a rouge? *ANSWER: ONE 12. If you've ever been on television more than five times, describing what the tornado sounded like. If you smoked during your wedding. If you've ever financed a tattoo. If you've been married three times and still have the same in-laws. If your home is mobile but you have fourteen cars that aren't. If you look at a family reunion as a place to meet women. or 10 points, what might you be? *ANSWER: a REDNECK From cbowl@MLND-5-8.rmc.edu Mon Feb 3 11:44:07 1997 Date: Mon, 3 Feb 1997 03:57:20 -0500 From: Useless Knowledge Club To: jlazar1@gl.umbc.edu Cc: cbowl@MLND-5-8.rmc.edu Subject: R-MC BCBC Bonuses Only 25 boni here, but I hope this'll help. Shawn R-MC Bonuses (We Would Do Anything For Points) 1. Journey's newest album sounds so much like their six old albums, Shawn doesn't even bother to remember its name. So, for 10 points, each, aside from their 55-song boxed set Time cubed, name any three of their other albums. *ANSWER: INFINITY, DEPARTURE, EVOLUTION, RAISED ON RADIO, FRONTIERS, ESCAPE 2. Answer these questions about the British band Living Colour. A. You can get 30 points right here and now, if you can name the song that contains the lyrics "Well, a friend of a friend of a friend told me, everyon's confused about their sexuality," and to which Yellow Jacket Weekly editors have been known to strip. *ANSWER: BI B. Or, you can get 15 points each by naming their two Billboard Top 40 hits. *ANSWER: GLAMOUR BOYS, CULT OF PERSONALITY 3. Answer these questions about novelty songs for 10 points each. A. In this song, Elmer Fudd announces that "Nothing's gonna catch me from nappin'", and refers to Bugs Bunny as a "rabbit with a two thousand a day carrot habit". It starts with Elmer Fudd singing "Kill the wabbit, kill the wabbit" to the tune of Ride of the Valkyries. *ANSWER: (I'm) WAPPIN' B. With his backup band the Tut Uncommons, he had his only Top 40 hit with King Tut in 1977. *ANSWER: Steve MARTIN C. Now, give the advice the Witch Doctor gave the Chimpunks in the famous song of that same name. *ANSWER: OO EE AH AH AH, TING TANG WALLA WALLA BING BANG, OO EE AH AH AH, TING TANG WALLA WALLA BING BANG (accept if they omit the second oo ee ah ah ah, etc.) COMIX 1. Identify the cartoon character from the clues, 30-20-10. A. When this cat was asked how he remains small and cut, he said that "The coffee and cigarettes don't hurt either." B. He is a small gray feline and the world's cutest kitten. C. He is a character on Garfield that annoys Garfield to no end. *ANSWER: NERMAL FOOD 1. Mmmm ... beer! Answer the following questions about beer for the stated number of points. A. For 5 points, what beer goes by the nickname Beast? *ANSWER: MILWAUKEE'S BEST B. For 5 points, what other Miller product advertises itself as "the best-tasting beer in America," according to some beer-tasting survey that was probably conducted by Miller? *ANSWER: OLD MILWAUKEE (accept Old Mill) C. For 10 points, this beer's Triple Bock variety cost $5 for a 12-ounce bottle, smelled like soy sauce, and was designed to be drunk by the shot. *ANSWER: _SAM ADAMS_ D. For 10 points, what is Homer Simpson's favorite beer? *ANSWER: DUFF 2. (best Jim Carrey impression) S-s-s-s-s-m-o-k-i-n! Yep, answer these cigarette questions for the stated number of points. A. For 5 points: Name the two ingredients whose amount in milligrams is include in every cigarette advertisement. *ANSWER: "TAR", "NICOTINE" B. For 10 points: What federal agency's method is used to measure the amount of tar and nicotine in a cigarette? *ANSWER: FTC or FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION C. For 5 points: What bradn of cigarettes has a pack cover that allegedly has a man standing up and urinating? *ANSWER: CAMELs D. For 10 points: What brand of cigarettes are allegedly part of a racist conspiracy, due to the three K's on its packs? *ANSWER: MARLBOROs (Host: The three K's are on the front, back and one side.) SPORTS 1. For a quick 10 points each, name the winners of 1996's Triple Crown races. *ANSWER: GRINDSTONE (Kentucky Derby), LOUIS QUATORZE (Preakness), EDITOR'S NOTE (Belmont Stakes) 2. Answer these questions about the Four Horsemen. A. For 5 points: for what school did they play, leading to an undefeated season in 1924? *ANSWER: NOTRE DAME B. For 5 point: who was their coach? *ANSWER: Knute ROCKNE C. For 5 points each, name the Four Horsemen. *ANSWER: Harry STUHLDREHER, Jim CROWLEY, Dan MILLER, Elmer LAYDEN 3. Give the mascot of these lesser-known Division I-A schools for 5 points each. A. Miami of Ohio. *ANSWER: REDSKINS B. Western Michigan. *ANSWER: BRONCOS C. Southern Mississippi. *ANSWER: Golden EAGLES D. Bowling Green. *ANSWER: FALCONS E. Utah State. *ANSWER: AGGIES F. Nevada. *ANSWER: WOLF PACK FILM 1. Given a description of an Oscar-winning film, give it for 10 points each. A. Faye Dunaway and Peter Finch won the Best Actor and Actress awards. *ANSWER: NETWORK B. Life in the Welsh coal mining districts won this 1940 John Ford film the Best Picture and Best Director awards. *ANSWER: HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY C. The lives of various hotel guests come together for this 1932 Best Picture. *ANSWER: GRAND HOTEL 2. For a rapid 5 points each, name the six highest-grossing films of all time. *ANSWER: E.T.:the Extraterrestrial, JURASSIC PARK, FORREST GUMP, STAR WARS, THE LION KING, HOME ALONE TELEVISION 1. For 5 points each, name the shows that were on this Sunday at 8:00 PM on the four major networks. Then, for an additional 10 points, what show was on the low-ratings plagued WB Network? *ANSWER: THE PRO BOWL (ABC), TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL (CBS), 3RD ROCK FROM THE SUN (NBC), THE SIMPSONS (FOX) -- for 10 points THE PARENT 'HOOD (WB) 2. Answer these questions about Mike Judge's latest series, King of the Hill. A. For 5 points each, in what city in what state does the Hill family live? *ANSWER: ARLEN, TEXAS B. For 5 points each, name the four Hills whose adventures make up the main story of King of the Hill. *ANSWER: HANK, PEGGY, BOBBY, LUANNE COMPUTERS 1. Answer these questions about Web search engines. A. For 5 points each, name the five search engine that come up when you hit the "search" feature on Netscape 3.0. *ANSWER: LYCOS, WEBCRAWLER, EXCITE, YAHOO, INFOSEEK B. Now, for 5 points each, name Microsoft's web browser. *ANSWER: EXPLORER FUN LITERATURE 1. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is the first of the seven books in the Chronicles of Narnia. For 5 points each, name the other six books. *ANSWER: THE MAGICIAN'S NEPHEW, THE HORSE AND HIS BOY, PRINCE CASPIAN, THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER, THE SILVER CHAIR, THE LAST BATTLE 2. Answer these questions about the works of David Eddings. A. For 5 points each, name the four series, two of five books each and the others of three books each, that Eddings has written about the sorceror Belgarion and the knight Sparhawk. *ANSWER: The BELGARIAD, The MALLOREON, The ELENIUM, The TAMULI B. Now, for 10 more points, name either of the other two books Eddings has written. *ANSWER: HIGH HUNT or THE LOSERS KID'S STUFF 1. All kids should be familiar with The Lion King. Answer these questions about the Lion King. A. For 5 points: He is the father of Simba. *ANSWER: MUFASA B. For 10 points: She is the female companion of Simba, and gets him to attempt to reclaim his kingdom. *ANSWER: NALA C. For 15 points: Who is the son of Simba and Nala that completes the circle? *ANSWER: TANABI 2. Identify these luminaries from the Neighborhood of Make-Believe for the stated number of points. No, Henrietta Pussycat is not one of the answers. A. For 5 points: He rules over the Neighborhood. *ANSWER: KING FRIDAY XIII (prompt on King Friday) B. For 10 points: She is King Friday's wife. *ANSWER: QUEEN SARA C. For 15 points: He is the tiger who lives in the clock, and can be brave with the help of his friends. *ANSWER: DANIEL Striped Tiger OTHERS 1. One-hit wonders. Given a song, name the artist, 10 points each. A. In the Year 2525. *ANSWER: ZAGER & EVANS B. Informer. *ANSWER: SNOW C. Silent Lucidity. *ANSWER: QUEENSRYCHE . The day the music died. Answer the questions about this day for the stated number of points. A. What Don McLean song refers to this day: February 2, 1959. *ANSWER: AMERICAN PIE B. For 10 points, name the three musicians who were on board the plane that crashed in 1959. All or nothing here. *ANSWER: Buddy HOLLY, The BIG BOPPER, Richie VALENS C. Now, for an additional 15 points, who was the country singer who lost a lot drawing and was not able to be on that plane? *ANSWER: Waylon JENNINGS 3. Given recipients of an award, name the award on a 30-20-10 basis. A. Clint Frank, Bruce Smith. B. Jay Berwanger, Glenn Davis. C. Tony Dorsett, O.J. Simpson. *ANSWER: HEISMAN trophy 4. The Pickrell country music bonus is back! Answer these questions about country music. A. His hits included Wabash Cannonball, The Great Speckle Bird, Wreck on the Highway, Fireball Mail and The Precious Jewel. *ANSWER: Roy ACUFF B. It is the common last name of Sara, A.P., Maybelle, Anita, June, Helen, Janette, Joe and most recently, Deana. This family's signature song is "The Sunny Side of Life." *ANSWER: CARTER C. Bill Monroe is the foundation on which this type of music rests. *ANSWER: BLUEGRASS 5. Identify the agent from the clues, 30-20-10. A. His client said that "he stayed up nights thinking of ways to promote me." In an era where managers juggled several entertainers, he had only one client. He was a former carnival barker who got his title from a Louisiana governor. B. He put his client's face on charm bracelets, scarves and other tacky trinkets. At his client's 1977 funeral, he wore a baseball cap and shorts. He himself died two weeks ago. C. This "Colonel" died himself two weeks ago. He was Elvis' manager from 1956 until his death in 1977. *ANSWER: Tom PARKER 6. Identify these financial fleecers for the stated number of points. A. For 5 points: His "Five" Senators were cleared, one by one, after further investigation. *ANWER: Charles KEATING B. For 10 points: His scheme managed to bankrupt a lot of people in Boston in the 1920's, and he lend his name to a variety of pyramid scheme. *ANSWER: Charles PONZI C. For 15 points: His trading in derivatives managed to bring down Barings Bank, a venerable British institution, in 1995. *ANSWER: Nick LEESON 7. Identify the holders of these baseball records for 10 points each. A. The record for most losses as a manager. *ANSWER: Connie MACK B. Most pitching wins for a lefthander. *ANSWER: Warren SPAHN C. Strikeouts while batting. *ANSWER: Reggie JACKSON