Unabuzzer Goes to Jail

TOSSUPS by Anthony de Jesus, CWRU

1. As of 1997, in addition to no eye gouging, biting or kicks to the throat, now there is no hair pulling, hitting in the groin, kicking a man while he's down, striking pressure points or yanking fingers or toes. In addition, there are 3 weight classes and the mandatory use of martial arts gloves. For ten points, name this competition lasting up to 18 minutes within an enclose, eight-sided ring.

ANSWER: Ultimate Fighting Championship [Do not accept Marquess of Queensbury's

Rules for Boxing as that does not fit the 1997 clue.]

2. His Date with Destiny in Fiji costs almost $1000, not including air fare, for the combination of the ultimate tribal adventure with the ultimate seminar. Life Mastery and Wealth Mastery are part of his Mastery University series. For ten points, ìAn Ownerís Manual to the Brainî is the subtitle of Unleash the Power Within, one of the videos available from what infomercial juggernaut.

ANSWER: Tony Robbins

3. Her moral philosophy is "Genius is 1% inspiration, 90% perspiration, and 15% mathematical ability." Her turn-offs include "people who buy me really expensive gifts and then expect thank-you cards" while her turn-ons include "asparagus tips with melted butter", "train rides through tunnels", the Washington monument, and "lounge lizards". For 10 points, name this part-time jet-setting entertainer, who did a little undercover work in Leisure Suit Larry 5.

ANSWER: Passionate Patti (Prompt on Patti)

4. A Fresno player in the 1954 Little League World Series, he turned down a $50,000 signing bonus with the Cubs to go to Notre Dame, where he started from 1960 to 1962 at quarterback. Drafted by the Green Bay Packers, this "Mad Bomber" instead went to the AFL, where he backed up Jack Kemp at Buffalo before being traded to the Oakland Raiders. For ten points, name the AFL MVP in 1967 and 1969, the starting quarterback of Super Bowl II and the infamous "Heidi" Game

ANSWER: Daryle Lamonica

5. Born in Berlin in 1968 to a father who played tenor sax in the US Army band, she was invited by the Who to open three of their Quadrophenia concerts at Madison Square Garden. Plantation Lullabies was the 1994 debut album on Maverick Records of this singer-songwriter whose name means "free like a bird" For ten points, Peace Beyond Passion is the second album of what musician who also appeared on "Wild Night" with John Mellencamp

ANSWER: Me'Shell NdegÈOcello (pronounced in-day-gay-o-chello)

6. For sale in Salt Lake City: a tan 1968 Volkswagen Beetle, interior ripped out, passenger seat removed to accomodate corpses. Lonnie Anderson, a former sheriff's deputy, placed a classified ad in the New York Times, advertising this car as well as the ownership papers signed by, for ten points, what serial killer electrocuted in 1989 in Florida.

ANSWER: Ted Bundy

7. Heís continued to work after being diagnosed with synovial cell sarcoma, a rare form of cancer, although questions about his availability led Turner Program Services to cancel his syndicated show, The Lazarus Man. Still, he was able to sign on as host of the PBS show Boat Works and the ABC reality show Vital Signs. For ten points, name this actor known for the television shows Vega$ and Spenser for Hire.

ANSWER: Robert Urich

8. A replay of the end of the 1851 Anderssen-Kieseritzky London battle known as "The Immortal Game" occurred between J.F. Sebastien and Dr. Eldon Tyrell, one a genetic designer, the other his employer who designed the Nexus 6 brain. For ten points, name this movie in which individuals with the Nexus 6 are hunted by the likes of Harrison Ford.

ANSWER: Blade Runner

9. When given a title that translated as "Barbed Wire and Clean Heels", it flopped. Channel One redubbed it, giving a couple of characters sterotype-inducive Swabian and Bavarian dialects, while they say "This is how high the cornflowers grow!" instead of "Heil Hitler!" For ten points, Germans seem to like what "Third Reich Lite" television show, starring John Banner, Bob Crane, and Werner Klemperer

ANSWER: Hogan's Heroes (renamed "A Cageful of Heroes" in Germany)

10. David Titus designed the green dragon mascot . Chapter 12, verse 10 states: "And the beast shall come forth surrounded by a roiling cloud of vengeance. The house of the unbelievers shall be razed and they shall be scorched to the earth. Their tags shall blink until the end of days." which you can read by typing about-colon-THIS instead of a URL. For ten points, give the term still used by many Web developers and server log files to identify Netscape browsers.

ANSWER: Mozilla (PROMPT on Netscape Navigator)

11. Born Shannon Wilsey, she was once known as Silver Kane. This star of "The Hustlers" once rated Axl Rose as a "1" on a scale of 1 to 10 in bed, and has also been linked to Pauly Shore, Billy Idol, and Greg Allman. For ten points, name this star of "Sinderella", "Indian Summer", and "Indian Summer 2", a porn star dying of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in 1994 whose stage name is also the name of a Georgia city

ANSWER: Savannah

12. A second baseman who graduated from Holy Cross and played in the minor leagues for the Pirates before injury ended his carrer, he drives a 1935 Auburn Speedster around Kentucky, maybe even to the Lexington retail store of his mail order company whose catlogues are unusually long and narrow with only one item per page, drawn and not photographed and accompanied by evocative text. For ten points, name this entrepeneur who spawned a character on Seinfeld.

ANSWER: J(ohn Henry) Peterman

13. Mystery men existed during World War II. Barry Allen died, as did Supergirl. Five universes were initially saved by the Monitor as the Anti-Monitor tried to destroy the multiverse, but they were later combined into one. For ten points, name this 50th anniversary event, a 1985 comic book maxi-series by DC Comics.

ANSWER: Crisis on Infinite Earths

14. Virni Lisi terminated her contract with United Artists and returned to Italy rather than play the title character of this film featuring characters such as Captain Moon, Captain Sun, Mark Hand, Professor Ping, Pygar, Dildano, and Durand-Durand. For ten points, name this Roger Vadim-directed movie about a "queen of the galaxy" played by Jane Fonda

ANSWER: Barbarella

15. At the age of 16, she was found unconscious by Colonel Wolfman with amnesia and a scar on her left cheek. Three years later, she is a special agent working for "Delta Red", a special forces division of M-16 and is later told that she once was Bison's lover. For ten points, name this female introduced in Street Fighter II.

ANSWER: Cammy

16. Drug users may use this benzodiazepine produced by Hoffmann-Laroche to enhance the high of low-quality heroin, mellow the high of cocaine, and ease down from a binge using crack. It can also be used to avoid drunk driving charges, because of its synergistic effect with alcohol. Amnesia and disinhibition are also produced in combination with alcohol. FTP, name this sedative/hypnotic which made the news for its use in cases of date rape.

ANSWER: Rohypnol or Flunitrazepam (prompt on date rape pill or roofies)

17. Yafeu Fula was found shot to death in East Orange, New Jersey. Fula was a witness to the fatal shooting of this man, who some believe is actually alive, as he was cremated the day after his murder, his assailants in a white Cadillac were never found, and he might now be performing as rapper Blac Haze. For ten points, name this rapper who posthumously released The 7 Day Theory under the name of Makaveli.

ANSWER: Tupac Shakur

18. This creature was supposedly a beloved pet named ìTibetî and prompted a forged ASPCA alert accusing its supposed owner of abuse. Depending on who you ask, it was shaven and declawed or placed in a special pouch. For ten points, name this animal supposedly extracted in a Los Angeles hospital emergency room from the rectal cavity of Richard Gere.

ANSWER: gerbil

19. He did not sign with the New York Mets after being drafted in the 12th round in 1981, instead pitching two All-American seasons and a College World Series en route to being the first player to have his number retired by the University of Texas. When he reached the majors, he was his team's co-rookie of the year with Al Nipper. For ten points, name this pitcher who, against Seattle on April 29, 1986 as well as against Detroit on September 18, 1996, struck out 20 batters in one game.

ANSWER: Roger Clemens

20. Its four pillars are suicide, abortion, cannibalism, and sodomy, while its one commandment is "Thou shall not procreate". Its quarterly journal is "SNUFF IT". For ten points, what organization was inspired by a dream in which Rev. Chris Korda met an alien intelligence known as the Being and awoke moaning the slogan "Save the Planet-Kill Yourself".

ANSWER: Church of Euthanasia

21. Take a black and white TV. Turn it to channel 13, darkening the screen, then turn to channel 2 and see if the screen is brighter or darker. Under this technique, the TV can detect radio waves from a lightning flash of certain types of thunderstorms. For ten points, name this inaccurate method of detecting tornados.

ANSWER: Weller Method

22. Joe LeBeau sold a recipe to Ishmael Armstrong and Vernon Rudolph, the latter founding a wholesale delivery-only business in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in 1937. People passing by smelled the food and begged for some, so Rudolph cut a hole in the wall and began selling retail also. Stores spread in the South. For ten points, whose red, white, and green sign means doughnuts?

ANSWER: Krispy Kreme

23. He contributed lyrics to the Philip Glass album Songs From Liquid Days. Todo Mundo is the production company and Luaka Bop is the record label of this Oscar winner for his original score of The Last Emperor. For ten points, name this man, proclaimed "Rock's Renaissance Man" by Time magazine, who recorded songs like "Psycho Killer" and "Life During Wartime" with the Talking Heads.

ANSWER: David Byrne

 

Unabuzzer Goes to Jail

BONUSES by Anthony de Jesus, CWRU

1. This is not another beer question. Identify these malt liquors, for ten points each.

Itís green label calls it the malt liquor with the imported taste.

ANSWER: Haffenrefferís Private Stock

A popular malt liquor is this one, brewed by Strohs, which has a blue bull on the label.

ANSWER: Schlitz

This G. Heileman offering conjures up images of the ìblack hills of Dakotaî, ìthe American Westî, ìblue clad Pony Soldiers and magnificent Native American Warriorsî on its back label.

ANSWER: Crazy Horse

2. Incest is best. Put your movie knowledge to the test. Name the movie, for ten points each.

Based on a play by Wendy MacLeod, Parker Posey plays Jackie-O, a girl with a Kennedy fetish whose brother fulfills the role of JFK. This movie also has Tori Spelling in the cast, so it suprisingly doesn't suck.

ANSWER: The House of Yes

Jeremy Davies plays Raymond Aibelli, a freshman at M.I.T. who has to pass up his summer internship in the Surgeon General's office to take care of his mother, who has a compound fracture of the leg. Unable to commit the title action because the family dog interupts him, he wakes up in bed with his mother.

ANSWER: Spanking the Monkey

Katherine turns out to be the incestuous product of Evelyn Mulwray and her father Noah Cross.

ANSWER: Chinatown

3. Identify the authors of these books, for ten points each.

The Mists of Avalon ANSWER: Marion Zimmer Bradley

Tehanu ANSWER: Ursula K. LeGuin

Gibbon's Decline and Fall ANSWER: Sherri S. Tepper

4. Identify these groups of the cyberpunk subculture, for ten points each.

"Wizards" who can do "magical" things with computers.

ANSWER: hackers

"Console cowboys" who break into computer systems.

ANSWER: crackers

People who do clever things with the phone network such as circumventing calling charges

ANSWER: phreaks

5. Two of the vegetables in V8 are tomato and carrot. For five points each, name the other 6.

ANSWER: spinach, celery, beetroot, parsley, watercress, lettuce

6. 30-20-10 Name the musician.

30)This musician was the opener of the US portion of 1985's Live Aid.

20) First made famous after an appearance at a Newport, Californa festival, her first album included a Scottish ballad and a Spanish language song.

10) This folk singerís album Blessed Are... included the song "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down".

ANSWER: Joan Baez

7. Identify these variants of chess.

This Japanese version allows a player to use pieces captured from an opponent.

ANSWER: shogi

Invented by V.R. Parton in 1953, the winner is the last player to have a pawn left.

ANSWER; Kinglet

Also known as Siamese Chess, this contest between teams of two playing different colors on different games allows a player to "drop" a piece captured by his or her teammate onto an unoccupied square instead of moving his own piece.

ANSWER: bughouse or tandem chess

8. Answer these questions about homosexuals on television, for ten points each.

In 1971, this character found out that his bar buddy Steve was gay and in 1977 his wife's cousin left her estate to her live-in friend.

ANSWER: Archie Bunker

This show's setting was founded by 19th century lesbian pioneers Roslyn and Cicely

ANSWER: Northern Exposure

This character was allowed to move in with two women because the landlords thought that he was gay.

ANSWER: Jack Tripper

9. 30-20-10 Name this member of the vast right-wing conspiracy.

30) Her husband, Irv, was an editor of the Womenís News Service as well as the North American Newspaper Association, which was founded by a high-ranking OSS veteran.

20) This Nixon dirty-tricks operative posed as a reporter for a fake news agency to get aboard the press plane on the McGovern campaign.

10) This book agent and friend of Linda Tripp has been in the news with regards to the most recent presidential scandals.

ANSWER: Lucianne Goldberg

10. Given a NASCAR race track, name the state in which it is located, FTPE:.

This state is home to Talladega Superspeedway.

ANSWER: Alabama

Both Richmond International Speedway and Pocono Speedway are in this state.

ANSWER: Pennsylvania [Both are in Long Pond]

This city is home to Atlanta Motor Speedway. The one in Tennesee, not Hampton, Georgia.

ANSWER: Bristol, Tennessee

11. Identify these professional wrestling finishing moves.

The Honky Tonk Man's swinging neckbreaker

ANSWER: Shake, Rattle, and Roll

Bobby Eaton's top rope leg drop which he called the Tower of London when he was the Earl Robert Eaton

ANSWER: Alabama Jam

Seargeant Slaughter's knuckle to the forehead.

ANSWER: Atomic noogie

12. Given a member of the Golden Age Justice Society of America, give his or her nickname

Kent Nelson ANSWER: Dr. Fate

Shiera Hall ANSWER: Hawkgirl

Ted Grant ANSWER: Wildcat

13. Roger Ebert once said that Chicago seemed to be the teenage movie capital of the world. Identify these films about teenagers from Chicago or its suburbs

This movie starred Kerri Green, Courtney Thorne-Smith, Winona Ryder, Charlie Sheen, and Corey Haim

ANSWER: Lucas

Curtis Armstong plays Miles, who says "Terrific! I've got a trig mid-term tomorrow, and I'm being chased by Guido the killer pimp," referring to Joe Pantoliano's character in this movie where Rebecca De Mornay played a prostitute

ANSWER: Risky Business

Don Taylor replaced director Mike Hodges due to creative differences in this 1978 sequel whose title character was played by Jonathan Scott-Taylor

ANSWER: Damien: Omen II (Prompt on Damien)

14. Given by a coalition of consumer watchdog groups, the Harlan Page Hubbard Lemon Awards are named for the 19th century ad man who claimed that Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound would cure, among other things, cancer, flatulence, and low sex drive. Identify these 1997 winners, for ten points each.

It promised free phone calls on Monday nights, without mentioning restrictions such as free calls by existing customers were limited to November

ANSWER: Sprint

This company showed a disregard for safety with an "irresponsible TV ad showing its new Catera illegally crossing a double yellow line to pass other cars"

ANSWER: Cadillac Motor Cars

It was cited for claiming that "Ensure is a source of complete, balanced nutrition to help you stay healthy, active, energetic."

ANSWER: Abbott Laboratories

15. Management consultant Ray Mebert(may-BEAR) spoke of the "mission triad" of "Authority", "Linguistics", and "Message", represented by three interlocking circles, which meet in the "Buy-in Zone", where employees will accept mission statement. For ten points each:

Mebert was a joke, portrayed at a real business meeting by what humorous individual

ANSWER: Scott Adams

Adams was invited to pull this joke by Pierluigi Zappacosta, co-founder and vice-president of what Sillicon Valley company

ANSWER: Logitech International

Logitech is the world's biggest maker of what computer accessory

ANSWER: mice

16. Answer these questions taken straight from the webpages of the Flat Earth Society, for tne points each.

The Earth is flat and in this shape.

ANSWER: pentagon

The edge of the world is at this location.

ANSWER: South Pole

Film of the moon landing was actually taken in this state.

ANSWER: Arizona

17. Identify these individuals who died of heroin overdoses, for fifteen points each.

This guitarist of 7 Year Bitch died in 1993. ANSWER: Stefanie Sargent

This Hole bassist died in 1994. ANSWER: Kristen Pfaff

18. Identify these movies set in Las Vegas, for ten points each.

Wayne Newton plays the manager of an underground Vegas coliseum.

ANSWER: Best of the Best 2 (Do not prompt on Best of the Best)

This Bond movie included Jimmy Dean the sausage guy as a casino owner.

ANSWER: Diamonds Are Forever

On the advice of Vince Vaughn, Joe Favreau doubles down at the $100 blackjack table, losing all of the money he planned to spend on his first hand in Vegas.

ANSWER: Swingers

19. 5 for one, 15 for 2, and 30 for all three, give the year, make and model of that red car known as Christine, created by Stephen King.

ANSWER: 1958 Plymouth Fury

20. 30-20-10 Name the fashion model.

30) She is divorced from Arena Football player Matt Martinez.

20) The first ever guest host of MTVís House of Style, her tatoos include a dolphin on her ankle and a sun on her foot.

10) This youngest coverl model for Vogue has a sister Krissy, deceased.

ANSWER: Niki Taylor

21. Answer these questions about parody religions, for fifteen points each.

The Church of the SubGenius is dedicated to this man.

ANSWER: J.R. ìBobî Dobbs

Also called Erisianism, this internet parody religion has been called a ìsort of self-subverting Dada-Zen for Westernersî.

ANSWER: Discordianism

22. 30-20-10 Give the common name.

30) It's the German all-female rap trio composed of Ricky, Lee, and Jazzy

20) This was the first in a sequence of several games in a Matthew Broderick movie

10) A version of this game could be played with Alf, Jim J. Bullock, Shadoe Stevens, and Joan Rivers

ANSWER: Tic Tac Toe (prompt on Hollywood Squares)

23. Given a soccer player, name his country, for ten points each.

Ronaldo

ANSWER: Brazil

Zvonimir Boban

ANSWER: Croatia

Zinedine Zidane

ANSWER: France

24. Answer these questions about that fantastic example of American cinema, "Back to the Future", for the stated number of points.

5) The time machine is made from this kind of car.

ANSWER: DeLorean

10) This speed must be reached to go back in time.

ANSWER: 88 miles per hour

15) This city is the setting.

ANSWER: Hill Valley