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Questions by Berkeley A: Jon Pennington, Fred Carpenter, Haggai Elitzur

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1. He was born in 1963 with the name Artis Leon Ivey, Junior. Before achieving access as a solo—artist, he was a member of the rap group W.C. and the MAAD Circle. A song he contributed to the soundtrack for Nothing to Lose featured Johann Pachelbel's "Canon in D" as an unlikely�—sample, but he is perhaps better known for his contribution to the soundtrack of Dangerous Minds . FTP, name this rap artist that Weird Al Yankovic parodied with "Amish Paradise."


ans: Coolio

2. The Beast from the Belly of the Boeing, Mexican Slayride, the Out of Towners, Bullets and Bikinis are just a few episode names of this show that featured B.A Barakas, and Mad Dog Murdoch FTP name this show that was about a band of fugitives on the run from the military police for robbing the bank of Hanoi, a crime that they did not commit.

ans: A-Team

 

3. The 1996 runner up for this award choked to death while trying to swallow a hot dog he was stealing from a store. The winner of the 1996 award fell 24 stories to his death after trying to test the strength of the windows in a Toronto skyscraper. The ultimate purpose of the award is to honor the individual who has taken himself or herself out of the gene pool in the most stupid and spectacular manner. FTP, what is this morbid award, announced on the World Wide Web, named after the discoverer of "natural selection"

ans: Darwin Award

4. Jesus Antonio Tamayo 9/2/97, Charles Jennings 12/19/1996, 7/9/95 Bruce William Clark, 3/21/1995 Christopher Green, 5/6/1993 Larry Jasion and Mark richard Hilbun, 11/14/1991 Thomas McIlvane, 10/11/1991 Joseph M. Harris, 8/10/1989 John Merlin Taylor, 10/20/1986 Patrick Henry Sherril. All these workers have brought this phrase into everyday conversation if not into video games FTP give the phrase that brings employee rage into tight focus and makes you cautious of your mailman?

ans: Going Postal


5. Shortly before his arrest in 1978, he was photographed with former first lady Rosalyn Carter. After being convicted for 33 counts of murder, he reportedly said, "I should never have been convicted of anything more serious than running a cemetery without a license." While in prison, he completed several paintings, which were later bought by celebrities such as Johnny Depp and John Waters. FTP, name this serial killer who used to perform at children's parties as Pogo the Clown.

ans: John Wayne Gacy �

 

6. The high school experiences of Andrew Rathbone, the creator of the PCs for Dummies book series, served as the inspiration for the character Mike Ratner in this 1982 film. Nicholas Cage has a bit part in the film, but he is listed in the credits as Nicholas Coppola. Other members of the cast include Anthony Edwards, Eric Stoltz, Forest Whitaker, and Jennifer Jason Leigh. FTP, name this film, which forced several high schools to pass regulations prohibiting students from having pizzas delivered during class.

ans: Fast Times at Ridgemont High

7. It was introduced in 1937 as "the Miracle Meat" by the George A. Hormel Company. Black marketeers in Korea will sometimes steal this product from U.S. army bases, because their Korean customers think that it tastes good when fried with kim chi. FTP, name this concoction made of chopped pork shoulder meat that has become a synonym for unsolicited electronic mail.

ans: Spam

8. Her major opponents are the villain Murky and his sidekick, Lurky. Her best friends include Patty O'Green, Bobby Blue, Shy Violet, and La La Orange. When things look gloomy, she brings color and cheerfulness to her world by waving her wand and activating her magic crystals. FTP, what is this 1980s doll that was recently revived by Hallmark?

ans: Rainbow Brite �

9. "Let me nibble on your buds./Let me stomple your albino/Let me graze in your veldt/I'm your love rhino" is probably the most memorable lyric by this rock band. Although they attracted lots of media attention for their outrageousness, the group released only one recording in its career, the 1987 flexidisc "U Stink But I Love You." FTP, what is this fictional rock group that featured Opus the Penguin on the tuba?

ans: Billy and the Boingers

10. As a member of the 166th Signal Photographic Corps, he filmed General Omar Bradley and General George Patton in battle during World War II. Some of the footage was so good that it was later used in the movie Patton . As a movie director, he has collaborated on screenplays with Tom Wolfe and film critic Roger Ebert. Some of his films include Up! , Blacksnake , the Seven Minutes , Mudhoney , Vixen , and Faster Pussycat,Kill! Kill! FTP, who is this B movie film director with an obsession for women with really large breasts?

ans: Russ Meyer

11. It was originally described by the physician Ernest Grafenberg in the 1950 scientific journal article, "The Role of the Urethra in Female Orgasm." The discovery in the article was largely ignored until 1980, when Dr. Beverly Whipple and Dr. John Perry presented a paper about it at a Dallas conference of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sex. Gynecologists largely disputed its existence at first, but a 1982 book teaching women how to find it became a runaway best seller. FTP, what is this sensuous region of the female anatomy usually called?

ans: the G spot (accept Grafenberg spot)

12. Now that Robbie Van Winkle’s moment of musical fame is behind him, he devotes most of his time to being a motocross racer and managing an alternative sports store called "2 the Xtreme." He began his musical career breakdancing at local malls and rapping in Dallas nightclubs, but he eventually became a laughingstock after dropping his pants on national television to show off a scar allegedly from a knife fight. FTP, name the rapper that was recently voted by Source magazine as the "wackest" MC of all time.

ans: Vanilla Ice

13. *T) John Landis says that it was the creation of John Chambers, make up whiz of Hollywood though Chambers denies this, a common subject on unexplained mysteries shows this creature has been theorized as being an offshoot of human evolution or an extraterrestrial creature FTP name this creature considered the counterpart of the Yeti in North America.

ans: Sasquatch

14. If you've seen the recent Molson Ice beer ad featuring the Mackenzie brothers with this NHL legend, you'll know that the brothers were disappointed to hear that his French name translates into something that doesn't sound very tough. He led the Montreal Canadiens to four straight Stanley Cup titles in the late 1970s, winning league MVP awards in both '78 and '79. Name this Hall-of-Famer whose name, French for "the flower", prompts a toughness-seeking Rick Moranis to observe, "Roses have thorns, eh?"

ANS: Guy LAFLEUR

15. British Prime Minister John Major used it as a prop in a 1992 televised speech about the Maastricht Treaty. In Hungary, anti-Communist dissidents looked to this toy as a symbol of the liberalization of the Hungarian economy in the early 1980s. In the United States, it revolutionized the toy industry, spawning imitators such as Pyraminx, Missing Links, and the Magic Snake. FTP, what is this puzzle that has over 43 quadrillion configurations?

ans: Rubik's Cube

16. This international soccer legend was born in 1926 in Argentina. You should feel stupid if you rang in and said "Maradona," because that birthdate would have made Maradona 60 years old when he played in the World Cup in 1986! Nicknamed "El Aleman" ("The German") because of his Teutonic features, he gained his greatest fame with the Spanish club team Real Madrid, leading them to the championship of the first five European Cups from 1956-1960. FTP Name this supremely versatile midfielder who is considered by some to be the greatest soccer player of all time.

ANS: Alfredo DI STEFANO

 

 

 

 

 

17. During the late 1960s, he played drums and keyboards for the psychedelic pop group, Chamaeleon Church. He largely did not have to worry about the Vietnam War, because he avoided the draft by pretending to be a homosexual. In the early 1970s, he played drums in a rock group with two future members of Steely Dan, but later decided to focus on acting and comedy. Three years after making his film debut in The Groove Tube , he finally achieved fame as an original cast member of Saturday Night Live . FTP, name this impersonator of former President Gerald Ford.

ans: Chevy Chase

18. It turned 32 this year, first premiering on November 8, 1965 this half hour show expanded to an hour in 1970, set in the mid west town of Salem FTP name this show about the compassionate Dr. Marlena Evans, the heroic John Black and the villanous Vivian Alamain?

ans: Days of Our Lives

 

19. Did you watch the "Transformers" cartoon as a kid? If you paid

really close attention, you might remember which Transformer was the first to rise from the rubble after the Autobots and Decepticons first crash-landed on Earth from Cybertron. FTP, name this black-and-blue Decepticon airplane.

ANS: Skywarp

20. This 1993 film by Trey Parker was filmed while he was an undergraduate at the University of Colorado, a homage to Rodgers and Hammerstein not to mention Alfred Packer FTP name this movie and show about the miner who ate five of his companions on a trip through the mountains.

ans: Cannibal, the Musical

21. In 1987, this group released a satire of Live Aid and "We Are the World" called Pictures of Starving Children. In 1994, the group created a minor controversy in Britain by releasing an album cover featuring a graphic, crotch level photo of a natural childbirth. Their most recent American hit incorporated snippets of the old Irish song, "Danny Boy," and served as the comeback anthem for the 1997 Florida Marlins. FTP, name this anarchist pop group known for the hit single "Tubthumping."

ans: Chumbawumba

22. He recently joined the 1998 Minnesota governor's race as a candidate for the Reform Party. From 1991 to 1995, he served as the mayor of Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. Before entering politics, he was one of the most popular TV commentators for the World Wrestling Federation. Some of his more famous quotes include "Woodstock is to rock and roll what Wrestlemania is to wrestling" and "Win if you can, lose if you must, but always cheat." FTP, name this former professional wrestler, best known by his nickname, "The Body."

ans: Jesse "The Body" Ventura

 

23. She was offered the Laura Dern role in Blue Velvet , but she rejected the script because it had too much sex and bugs in it. She was also a cast member of The Facts of Life , but left the show after the 1980 season. In her film debut, she played Miranda in a modern day re-telling of Shakespeare's The Tempest . FTP, name this red haired actress who belonged to the 1980s Brat Pack.

ans: Molly Ringwald

24. This outfielder played the final season of his career for the

expansion New York Mets in 1962 before starting his broadcasting career. When calling a Mets game that next season, he noticed that the manager, Casey Stengel, was still using the same signs as the previous season, so he correctly predicted every steal or hit-and-run attempt. When he mentioned this to Stengel after the game, Stengel replied, "Well, I'm glad you know the signs now because you certainly didn't know them last year." FTP, name the outfielder who led the Phillies to the 1950 National League pennant before becoming a Phillies broadcaster for over 30 years until hisdeath in 1997.

ANS: Richie ASHBURN

BONUSES

1. This bonus will test your knowledge of those warm, fuzzy, and insipid creatures of the 1980s, the Care Bears. Identify the Care Bear based on the color of its fur and the symbol on its big, fat belly for 5 shameful points each.

a) Light blue fur with a shooting star

ans: Wish Bear�

b) Green fur with a four leaf clover

ans: Good Luck Bear

c) Blue fur with a raincloud on its belly

ans: Grumpy Bear

d) Red fur with a rainbow

ans: Cheer Bear

e) Pink fur with two hearts

ans: Love a Lot Bear

f) Yellow fur with a cupcake and a candle on its belly

ans: Birthday Bear

 

 

 

 

2. Name the song 30-20-10.

30 - This song was originally a political anthem about a Zulu tribal chief. It was originally introduced to American audiences by the South African folk singer, Miriam Makeba, under the title "Mbube." The song also appeared as part of a medley of international music on the 1950s folk album, The Weavers at Carnegie Hall.

20 - The song was a Number #1 hit record for a white doo wop group from New York for 3 weeks in 1961. They Might Be Giants borrowed substantial portions of its melody for their song, "Guitar."

10 - This song became popular among small children after the characters Timon and Pumbaa sang it in a recent Disney film.

ans: The Lion Sleeps Tonight (also accept Wimoweh )

3. Director Quentin Tarantino has been sharply criticized for borrowing or plagiarizing from other movies. Identify the following movies that Tarantino "borrowed"for his film Reservoir Dogs , for 10 pts. each.

a) This 1974 action/suspense film probably gave Tarantino the idea to give his characters color coded aliases, such as Mr. Pink and Mr. Orange. The main characters in this film are four terrorists named Mr. Green, Mr. Blue, Mr. Gray, and Mr. Brown. This film was recently revived as made for TV movie starring Donny Wahlberg and Edward James Olmos.

ans: The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

b) The narrative structure of Reservoir Dogs , which jumps back and forth in time, has many similarities with this 1956 Stanley Kubrick film about a botched robbery at a race track.

ans: The Killing

c) The short documentary film Who Do You Think You're Fooling makes an extremely strong case that Tarantino committed plagiarism by borrowing the plot line and stealing camera set ups from this 1987 Hong Kong action movie by director Ringo Lam.

ans: City on Fire

4. Answer the following questions about the history of MTV for the stated number of points:

(5) name the first rock group to have a video aired on MTV.

ans: the Buggles

(25) FFP each, name the first five original vee jays who appeared on MTV.

ans: Alan Hunter, Nina Blackwood, Martha Quinn, J.J. Jackson, and Mark Goodman

 

5. Identify the following educational television shows from the 1970s for 10 pts. each, 30 pts. total.

a) Characters on this show included J. Arthur Crank and Paul the Gorilla. Famous people who appeared on this show early in their career include Irene Cara and Morgan Freeman, who played both Vincent, the Vegetable Vampire and Easy Reader.

ans: the Electric Company

b) The child actors on this show wore matching striped shirts and occasionally spoke in a made up language called Ubbi Dubbi. Young viewers were invited to send ideas for skits to the show's address at "Box three-five-oh, Boston, Mass, Oh-two-one-three-four!"

ans: Zoom

c) This show represented PBS's attempt to create a nature program designed for children. The show's theme song began, "We're off to the forest to see Miss Jean/Who lives in a house that is mostly green."

ans: Hodge Podge Lodge

6. During the 1970s, the disco group K.C. & the Sunshine Band had five Number One hits on the Billboard pop charts. Identify all five of the Number One hits by K.C. & the Sunshine Band, for 5 pts. each, 30 pts. if you get all five. For an extra special 5 sing and dance the songs’ choruses.

ans: Get Down Tonight , That's The Way (I Like It) , (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty , I'm Your Boogie Man , and Please Don't Go

7) It came from the grocery shelf! Given the name of the product decide if it exists or is just the sick raving of the question writer.

a) Where’s Waldo Pasta in Tomato Sauce ans: exists

b) Lost World 3 Cheese Hamburger Helper ans: exists

c) Slap Happy Sausages ans: sicko raving

d) Smack Ramen ans: exists

e) Skywalker Salad Dressing: Feel the Force ans: sicko raving

f) Soy Vay - Kosher Teriyaki sauce ans: exists

 

8. Oh yeah, it’s Buckaroo Banzai time! Answer these questions about our favorite world famous physicist/neurosurgeon/rock star FTPE

a) Buckaroo like all rock stars has his posse to help provide his soundtrack. Give the group name of Buckaroo’s band of musicians, surgeons and scientists.

ans: Hong Kong Cavaliers

 

 

 

b) Name the alien race that Buckaroo and his doughty band must battle to save the earth from destruction

ans: Red Lectroids

c) What Planet do the both the rasta aliens and the evil body posessing red lectroids come from that stand in the way of Buckaroo wooing the missing twin of his ex-wife?

ans: Planet 10

 

 

9. Alright, you Southpark fanatics time to show your knowledge. Name the celebrity that the show mercilessly tortures given the description.

a) She is caught in Africa by Cartman stuffing her face in a luxury hut while African villagers are starving. Cartman exposes her to the villagers who promptly roast her on a spit.

ans: Sally Struthers

b) This celebrity comes to Southpark to give Cartman a prize for his plagiarized essay. She becomes the target of an assassination attempt which she so richly deserves.

ans: Kathie Lee Gifford

c) She had become all powerful and it took a trio of super heroes who turned into Ultraman, Gamera and Mothra to stop her from destroying the world or at least South Park. Name this singer who battled Leonard Maltin, Sidney Poitier and Robert Smith in the form of Godzilla?

ans: Barbra Streisand

10. Answer the following questions about celebrities who can't sing for 30 pts., 10 points each.

a) This actor had a minor hit in the 1950s with "The Ballad of the Thunder Road," but most record collectors are interested in his calypso album, Calypso...Is Like So .

ans: Robert Mitchum

b) This comedian is a competent jazz drummer, but his efforts as a singer leave a lot to be desired. His album Hooray for the Salvation Army Band! featured hilariously bad cover versions of "Satisfaction" and "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band."

ans: Bill Cosby

c) This actor has released at least six albums over the course of his career. He had a minor hit with the song, "the Ballad of Bilbo Baggins," but most novelty record collectors are more amused by "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Earth" and his campy rendition of "If I Had A Hammer."

ans: Leonard Nimoy

11. I'm going to give you an alphabetical list of actors who appeared in the recent horror movie sequel, Scream 2 . Your job is to re arrange them to reflect the order in which their characters were killed off during the movie. You get 5 points for each actor you put in the correct position, 30 points if you get all six.

Omar Epps, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jamie Kennedy, Laurie Metcalf, Jerry O'Connell, and Jada Pinkett

#1 Omar Epps; #2 Jada Pinkett; #3 Sarah Michelle Gellar, #4 Jamie Kennedy; #5 Jerry O'Connel; #6 Laurie Metcalf.

12. Identify the following '80s songs FTP from some random clues, or five points given the band and the album it was from.

(10) This song was about a hard-luck dockworker named Tommy and his struggling waitress girlfriend Gina. The popular video for the song featured some of the band members "flying" over the audience supported by some obviously visible strings.

(5) Bon Jovi did this song on "Slippery When Wet."

ANS: "Livin' on a Prayer"

(10) This Grammy-award winning tune was written for a band member's girlfriend, an actress who went on to star in "Desperately Seeking Susan." The first line is, "All I want to do when I wake up in

the morning is see your eyes."

(5) Toto released this song from their "Toto IV" album.

ANS: "Rosanna" (Rosanna Arquette was the subject)

(10) The singer/guitarist who wrote this song was inspired by some people he saw in an appliance store watching MTV. The people were making fun of the successful bands on TV, saying that their biggest concerns probably amounted to nothing more than blisters on their little fingers.

(5) Dire Straits recorded this song for "Brothers in Arms."

ANS: "Money for Nothing"

13. Answer the following questions about conspiracy theories and theorists for 30 pts., 10 pts. each.

a) She made the video documentary, Waco: The Big Lie , which claimed that the United States used flame throwing tanks against the Branch Davidians. The videotape later proved to be very influential with the Oklahoma City bomber, Timothy McVeigh

ans: Linda Thompson

 

 

b) What is the name given to the alleged conspiracy by the Ronald Reagan election campaign to sabotage Jimmy Carter's attempts to get the Ayatollah Khomeini to release American hostages in Iran?

ans: the October Surprise

c) This dressmaker from Dallas unwittingly made a home movie of the John F. Kennedy assassination that has served as an inspiration for JFK conspiracy buffs for over three decades.

ans: Abraham Zapruder

14. Answer the following questions about an extremely controversial song for the stated number of points.

For 5pts., the National Organization for Women sharply criticized Time Warner for releasing the song "Smack My Bitch Up" by what alternative rock group?

ans: Prodigy

For 10 pts., name the Prodigy album on which "Smack My Bitch Up" appears. Both Wal Mart and K mart have removed the album from their stores.

ans: Fat of the Land

For 15 pts., the song "Smack My Bitch Up" is based on a sample from the 1987 rap song, "Give the Drummer Some." For 15 points, please identify the name of the rap group What is the name of the group that originally performed "Give the Drummer Some."

ans: Ultramagnetic MC's

15) Give a hand for the boy or in this case the boys. Given a description of the sex scandal name the protagonist of the sad sexual drama.

a) He was exposed as one of Heidi Fleiss’ main customers having spent more than $50,000 on ‘services’. He apologized to friends and family and promptly became a born again Christian. His life is in the dumper FTP who is this failed born again?

ans: Charlie Sheen

b) This gentleman was arrested in July 1991 for public ‘self expression’ in a Floridian adult movie house. Self mockery lead to critical roles in Murphy Brown and cameos in other films.

ans: Paul Rubens or Pee Wee Herman

c) ‘But baby, you know I love you’ is what this actor must have said to his girlfriend, Elizabeth Hurley, after getting arrested for having Divine Brown do lickety things to his naughty bits.

ans: Hugh Grant

 

16. Name the game show given the description.

a) You pit yourself against the super genius host in the final round after defeating your fellow competitor. If you lose the host gets the money. Leading to the title of this Comedy Central trivia game show.

ans: Win Ben Stein’s Money

b) Wink Martindale is the game show host of all seasons. In his latest incarnation he leads three competitive victims of the consumer culture into possible fiscal redemption. the show begins with a confessional of why the contestant is there and needs the cash on this show found on Lifetime. Name this show of fiscal fear and loathing.

ans: Debt

c) Ah MTV trying to be desperately hip with the genius crowd has a show with recliners, questions and humiliation for the none too bright. Name this show where the loser in the first round wears a dunce cap and named after a paradoxical person such as, Raymond from Rain Man.

ans: Idiot Savant

17. Given a college basketball team and a season in which they made the

Final Four, identify their coach during that season FTP each. You'll get

five points if you can name the coach from another team that he coached to

the Final Four, with the corresponding seasons.

(10) Long Beach St., 1972

(5) UNLV, 1977, 1987, 1990, 1991

ANS: Jerry TARKANIAN

(10) Arkansas, 1978

(5) Oklahoma State, 1995

ANS: Eddie SUTTON

(10) Iowa, 1980

(5) Arizona, 1988, 1994, 1997

ANS: Lute OLSON

18. Identify the movie from quotes, 30-20-10.

(30) Why is that a woman always thinks that the most savage thing

she can say to a man is to impugn his cocksmanship?

(20) Television is not real! Television is a goddamned amusement

park!

(10) Go over to your window, open it, stick your head out and yell,

"I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore!"

ANS: Network

19) Duckman is a tough talking, bumbling, chatty, sex crazed detective duck. You get FFP each for naming the various characters given the description.

a) This character is the super genius behind the duck. A pig Friday who is a genius and strangely codependent on the sicko perv duckman.

ans: Cornfed

b) The goofy, slow witted but kind hearted son of Duckman whose teenage years are marked by the various traumas his father inflicts on him. Voiced by Dweezil Zappa.

ans: Ajax

c) She is the over aerobocized twin sister of Duckman’s deceased wife. She lives with Duckman and his family because she wants to make sure the deadbet duck detective raises the kids alright.

ans: Bernice

 

*20) Potent potables Alex for 30. given the description of the potent potables give its name for 15 tippling points each

a) Developed in the early 16th century by a monk as a preventative of the plague and other pestilences. It is one of the best selling liquers in France it finds itself under the mixture labled B&B in the United States. Name this liquer named after the monastic order of its inventor.

ans: Benedictine

b) The story behind this liquer’s story is that it is a derivative of the liqour drunk by the kings of Ireland when they would gather to elect a High King of Ireland. The recipe was lost after the conquest of Ireland and then supposedly rediscovered as an Austrian family recipe of Irish origin. Name this product name after it’s national origins and a weather condition.

ans: Irish Mist

 

21. Identify the following heavy metal lyrics from the 1980s for 10 pts. each. You get 5 pts. for identifying the name of the song correctly and 5 pts. for naming the group that performed it.

a) "Pick up the phone/I'm always home/Call me any time/Just ring/3 6 2 4 3 6 hey/I lead a life of crime."

ans: AC/DC Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap

b) "Little girl from cherry lane, how did you get so bold ?/How did you know that golden rule ?"

ans: Van Halen Hot for Teacher

c) "Daytime, nighttime, anytime, things go better with rock."

ans: Autograph Turn Up the Radio

22. (1) Complete the following quotes from Mel Brooks' masterpiece "Blazing Saddles" FTP each. The quotes have to be exact.

(a) When Hedley Lamarr is trying to come with a plan for getting rid of the citizens of Rockridge, Taggett suggests that they kill the

first-born son of every household. Lamarr's response is:

ans: "Too Jewish."

(b) When Bart and the Waco Kid try to get information from the

slow-witted Mongo about Hedley Lamarr's evil plans, this is Mongo's

uncharacteristically philosophical response.

ans: "Mongo only pawn...in game of life."

(c) Just before the final battle of the Blazing Saddles cast members

spills into the studio cafeteria, an actor dressed as Hitler gives this response when asked how much longer he's working.

ans: "They lose me after the bunker scene."