- Former thief Code Foster stumbles upon an alien infiltration of Earth. Enrolled into an alien experiment on human willpower, he is the only
survivor. Set up for the murder of his wife, he's chased by the cops and
the aliens. Using the lost prophecies of Nostradamus, he works to foil
the aliens and see if he's the "twice blessed man" prophesised as Earth's
savior. This sets up, for ten points, the premise of what Sci-Fi Channel series
produced by Francis Ford Coppola?
Answer: FIRST WAVE
- (AUDIO) Two Answers Required for this Audio tossup. For ten points, name that
tune AND the artist.
Answer: CONSULT AUDIO CUESHEET
- Victor Ward is the "It Boy" of the moment. While planning the gala
opening of a downtown nightclub, he pines for a part in the film
Flatliners Two. Instead, however, Victor ends up in Europe with a violent
gang of terrorist supermodels who commit murder and mayhem at the drop of
a name. All the while, Victor wanders the landscape of fashion and fame. For ten points name this novel, eight years and 482 pages in the making, the latest
from American Psycho Bret Easton Ellis.
Answer: GLAMORAMA
- This actor's nephew is New York Mets third baseman/pinch hitter Matt
Franco. He had a modestly successful minor league baseball career, until
injuries ended his major league dreams in 1979. He quickly returned to
the big screen, where he was an early 1970s Disney child star in such
films as The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes, The Barefoot Executive, and The
Strongest Man in the World. For ten points name this actor, whose later films
include Tequila Sunrise, Big Trouble in Little China, and Tango and Cash.
Answer: Kurt RUSSELL
- She sang backup for her sister, Shelby Lynne, before recording her
own debut, Alabama Song. On that album she sings Is Heaven Good
Enough for You -- a tune about her mother, who was shot to death by
her father when she was 13. For ten points, name this artist who was nominated
for an Oscar for ³A Soft Place To Fall² from the Horse Whisperer
soundtrack.
Answer: Alison MOORER
- Breeze O'Rourke is the chambermaid, and is apparently one of the few
virgins ever to step foot in Whispering Pines. Mo speaks little English
and is a typically bumbling bell boy. Connie is apparently the only
think keeping the place from collapsing, as husband Royal has a distinct
dislike for guests. You can (or could; with luck it's been cancelled by
now) find all of these folks on, for ten points, what 1999 CBS remake of Fawlty
Towers starring John Larroquette?
Answer: PAYNE
- In 137 career regular-season games, this defensive lineman
has registered only 128 tackles and nine sacks. Drafted in the 10th round
out of U-C-L-A in 1989, he regularly played special teams and backed up
both Bruce Smith and Jeff Wright for six seasons, starting 10 games. Signed by Denver in 1995, he started every game in 1996, but only once
since. However, he holds a unique Super Bowl record that he once shared
with ex-teammates Don Beebe and Gale Gilbert. For ten points name this journeyman
defensive lineman, who somehow become the first player in NFL history to
play in six Super Bowls, doing so with Denver in 1999.
Answer: Mike LODISH
- One was the son of an American soldier and a German
stripper who competed in the 1984 International Breakdancing
Championship
in New York. The other was a native of Guadaloupe and a French
trampoline
champion. They first met at a L.A. Dance club in 1987 and moved to
Munich, where they worked in a post office before being discovered by
producer Frank Farian. For ten points name this disgraced pop duo, whose name
actually came from a defunct dance club in Berlin, not from the
alleged
Turkish words for ³positive energy.²
Answer: MILLI VANILLI (Accept ³Rob and Fab² or equivalent on an early
buzz)
- Luther croons, while James screams. Slyıs the original - the
originator, and Marvinıs the innovator. But when this happens, lead
singer Martin Fry hears violins and forgets everything. An unnamed
woman,
on the other hand, packs her things and spreads her wings when this
happens. For ten points, what exactly happens, also the name of the song, a 1987
tribute to singer William Robinson by ABC.
Answer: WHEN SMOKEY SINGS
- Louie Anderson will host a syndicated revival of this game show this fall. First premiering on July 1976 on ABC, the classic version began with a face-
off to control the board. The team with control of the board could earn points
by giving a correct answer. But if they gave three wrong answers, the opposing
team could steal the points by giving an unrevealed answer. First team to 300
points wins and gets to play Fast Money. For ten points name this game show, first hosted
by Richard Dawson and later by Ray Combs.
Answer: FAMILY FEUD
- When this event made its debut at the Squaw Valley Olympics
in 1960, it was called Military Patrol, and featured only a 20 kilometer
race. Frank-Peter Roesch is the only competitor to win the 10 and 20 kilo
races in the same Games, doing so in 1988. A summer version of this
event, popular in Alaska and California, replaces skiing with running. For ten points name this Winter Olympics support, a bizarre hybrid of cross-country
skiing and target shooting.
Answer: BIATHLON
- Former poultry company executive Gerry Thomas is credited with
creating this in 1954 while on a plane trip to Pittsburgh. The concept
was then tested on a focus group of notable hotel chefs and approximately
1200 housewives. Described by the late James Beard as being aimed the
six-year-old palate, it originally sold for 98 cents and may have
contained fruit cobbler, but did have turkey as an entree. For ten points name this
food concept, first marketed by the Swanson Company, who expanded the
concept into the Hungry Man line years later.
Answer: T-V DINNERS (accept equivalent)
- Gangs have taken over the areas surrounding high schools to the point
that cops won't even enter, so three cyborg teachers are sent into one of
the schools, but they malfunction, leaving the gangs to band together and
fight the teachers. For ten points this is the plot of what 1990 Malcolm MacDowell
movie reminiscent of The Faculty, and which is referenced in the name of
the supergroup which re-recorded Another Brick in the Wall for that movie.
Answer: CLASS OF 1999
- This man holds the San Diego Chargers single-game record for
best completion percentage by a quarterback at 81.8 percent, setting the
record in a scab game in 1987. This UCLA grad is also the last player to
run for a one-point conversion in an NFL game, again a scab contest. The
1984 Rose Bowl MVP, he returned to UCLA as an assistant under Terry
Donahue, then went to Boulder in 1994 to work under Bill McCartney. For ten points
name this head coach, who left Colorado after four seasons to take the
top stop at the University of Washington.
Answer: Rick NEUHEISEL
- Dan Curtis created this show, which premiered on June 1966 on ABC,
and ran 1,226 episodes before its cancellation in April 1971. The show
briefly returned as a prime-time series on NBC in 1991, with Ben Cross as
the main character. On both series, young family governess Victoria
Winters comes to Collinwood Mansion in Collingsport, Maine to witness
supernatural activity and the blood lust of a 175-year-old vampire, who
mistakes Victoria for his beloved Josette, who died 200 years earlier. For ten points name this supernatural anthology series, featuring the neck-munching
Barnabas Collins.
Answer: DARK SHADOWS
- He is the only player in major league baseball history to
win Cy Young Awards in both leagues. He won the 1972 American League Cy
as an Indian, and the 1978 National League Cy as a Padre, two of eight
teams he played for in 22 major league seasons. He retired in 1983 with
314 career wins, but it took until his fourth year of eligibility to be
inducted into the Hall of Fame, probably due to his admitted reputation
as a dirty pitcher. For ten points name this right-hander, who admitted using
vaseline, tobacco, and just about anything to doctor the baseball on the
mound.
Answer: Gaylord PERRY
- Users aren't losers, in fact in this movie they're considered gods. Thus a user should be in like Flynn--except that the user named Flynn
gets sucked into a computer to do ultimate battle with the Master
Control Program that he had begun as a mere chess-playing program. For ten points
these events occur in what 1982 Disney movie, best-known for its state-
of-the-art (at the time) computer graphics.
Answer: TRON
- This character was "Wild" in one movie, "Bad News" in another and "on
the Run" in a third, all-in-all appearing in seven movies between 1986
and 1991. The quintessential bitchy, disinterested bad girl, she became
one of the most popular recurrent characters in the history of porn. For ten points
name this 7-time title character, always played by Jamie Summers, who did
not get her name from being a military child or her affinity for sausage.
Answer: The BRAT
- On April 17, he will end his run on MTV and focus on music with his
band the 8th Street Kidz. For ten points, name this pencil-thin and mentally
defective veejay.
Answer: Jesse CAMP
- A remake of this 1974 film is scheduled to open next year starring
Nicolas Cage, Angelina Jolie, and Giovanni Ribisi. The original followed
a ring of car thieves, consisting of Maindrain Pace and the Chase
brothers, as they stole and chopped their way to infamy. The film is best
known for its climactic 40-minute chase scene. For ten points, name this H. B. Halicki film whose title refers to the amount of time it took the theives
to steal and chop your ride.
Answer: GONE IN 60 SECONDS
- Son of a crown prince of Cameroon, he also claims descent from Queen
Victoria. His current wife, Tessie Sinahon, spent years trying to leave
The Phillipines to marry him. On a TV Nation piece, Rusty Cundieff used
him to prove a black man can't get a cab in Manhattan. His son Fred is a
San Jose police officer, which dovetails nicely with dad's current role. For ten points, name this actor who plays Lieutenant Al Giardello on Homicide: Life
on the Street.
Answer: Yaphet KOTTO