Katz.doc Unabuzzer Goes to Jail
Tossups by Paul "The Indestructible Hebrew" Katz, Raja "The Immortal Hindu" Kapadia and UMBC (UMBCBCBC Playoff Round 3)
1. He was born in London, England in 1944 but emigrated to the U.S. with his family at the age of 5. After graduating from Tulane University and receiving a law degree from Northwestern, this man's first job was as a campaign aide for Robert Kennedy's presidential campaign. Later, as a news anchor in Cincinnati, he earned seven Emmy Awards for his nightly commentaries. More recently, this icon has opened for Billy Ray Cyrus and raised millions of dollars for the Muscular Distrophy Association. FTP, who is this jack-of-all-trades, whose talk show is famous for its Klan reunions and transsexual ambush shows?
Answer: Jerry SPRINGER
2. Do aphrodisiacs work? Are transvestites homosexual? These questions and others are answered in this Woody Allen film which features Gene Wilder having an affair with a sheep, Regis Filbin as a panelist in a game show called "What's My Perversion?" and Woody Allen as a cowardly sperm, not to mention a giant tit roaming the countryside.
Answer: EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT SEX: BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK
3. The Wussy Wagon, Pimp Bot, The Staring Contest, Public Service Messages, and In the Year 2000 are all skits that have been done on this host's show. FTP, name this comedian who was once a writer on the Simpsons.
Answer: Conan O'BRIEN
4. FAQTP, Pulp Fiction, Sleepers, Leaving Las Vegas, and Deliverance all feature which not-too-pleasant crime?
Answer: ANAL RAPE or SODOMY
5. He was born in Washington D.C. in 1899, but moved to New York City in 1923 and soon after his ten-piece band was playing "jungle music" at the Cotton Club. Songs like "The Mooche," "Mood Indigo," and "Rockin' in Rhythm," made his band famous. However, it was Billy Strayhorn's classic "Take the 'A' Train" which became this bandleader's signature song. FTP, name this jazz pioneer whose real first name was Edward but whose stage name had a more dignified appeal.
Answer: Duke ELLINGTON
6. Beavis once wore a dead one as a hat. On Animaniacs, Slappy was a sharp-witted and often violent type of this animal. The nut-zippered variety has been know to sing songs about hell. FTP, name this rodent which invaded homes in cereal commercials and reputedly eats more nuts than Monica Lewinsky.
Answer: SQUIRREL
7. Crackhead Bob, Big Blackie, and the Elephant Boy are all known to be frequent guests on this show. Black Jeopardy, the OJ 8-ball, and holiday breast painting have also been featured on this New York staple. FTP, name this jewel of Infinity Broadcasting which airs from 6 to 10 a.m. daily and is hosted by the King of All Media.
Answer: THE HOWARD STERN SHOW
8. A pro-wrestler from Cobb County, Georgia, a type of vacuum cleaner put out by Bissel, an 80's sitcom starring Alisa Milano and Tony Danza, and Bruce Springsteen's title of authority. FTP, give the common word.
Answer: BOSS
10. The Spice Girls, Ellen Degeneres, Madonna, Pamela Anderson Lee, Jennifer Tilly, Sigourney Weaver, Emma Thompson, Alicia Silverstone, Francis Fisher, and Marilyn Manson. FTP, identify the list which, much to their chagrin, featured these ten celebrities and is compiled annually by Mr. Blackwell.
Answer: Mr. Blackwell's Top Ten WORST DRESSED List
11. Although it was released as a track on a bonus CD and could be purchased at Target stores just before Christmas, her new single "Unchained Melody" is not available on a wide-scaled basis and is in high demand. FTP, name the artist that recorded the song when she was only twelve years old.
LeAnn _Rimes_
12. The Golf Ball Liberation Army, On the Jazz, I love it when a plan comes together, Decker!. FTP, these are all phrases from what 1980s action hit, once considered the most violent show on television even though almost no one ever got hurt in its many gunfights that pitted a fugitive "crack commando unit" against the military police.
ANSWER: The A-Team
13. Created by Gregory Widen, then a UCLA student writing a screenplay for class, it features characters in the Quickening competing for The Prize. With movies subtitled "The Quickening" and "The Final Dimension," it gained a great cult following after the original, starring Christopher Lambert, was released in 1985. FTP, name the set of movies and television series which pits Connor and Duncan MacCleod against other immortals who can only be killed when their heads are separated from their bodies.
ANSWER: Highlander
14. Some of his lesser known works include "Life is a Fantasy," "Havin’ a Roni," and "Rosta Man." He appeared in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze. Claiming to be from the streets of Miami and Dalls, he also claimed he was a motocross champion, which he was not. FTP, name this forgettable rap star whose 1990 platinum single "Ice Ice Baby" rocketed him to stardom.
ANSWER: Vanilla Ice
15. Jerry's name isn't Jerry. It was brought to us by a singularity in the year 2056. People who manage enter gain powers to change reality. FTP, these all describe what object, the subject of a feature film based on the Michael Crichton novel?
ANSWER: Sphere
16. Most people know her for her voice on The Simpsons, but shealso played the title character's sister on Rhoda. For 10 points,name this actress who formerly played Brenda Morgenstern andcurrently is the matriarch Marge of "America's most nuclear family."
Julie _Kavner_
17. Space isn't monkey business, but in tests for the Mercury program the U.S. sent two monkeys into space before Alan Shepard. For 10 points, name one.
_Ham_ or _Sam_
18. FQTP, name the actress that played Lizzie's little sister, Lydia, in the miniseries Pride and Prejudice, and is better known for playing the role of Edina's daughter, Saffron, on Absolutely Fabulous.
Julia _Sawahla_
19. A Spell for Chameleon, The Source of Magic, and Centaur Aisle are all in a series of books about, for 10 points, what fantasy world created by science fiction writer Piers Anthony?
_Xanth_
20. Fran Drescher and Michael Richards, before they were big stars, starred in this movie. "Badgers? We don't need any badgers!" and Spatula City were memorable scenes from this movie which also starred Weird Al Yankovic. FTP, "Don't change that channel, don't touch that dial. We've got it all on.." what movie?
_UHF_
21. This Swedish defenseman was a member of the Hartford Whalers and Pittsburgh Penguins before joining the New York Rangers this season. He is hated throughout the National Hockey League for his questionable defense tactics and is thought by many to have caused the knee injury which would eventually lead to Boston Bruin Cam Neely's retirement. For 10 points, name this bruising NHL defenseman.
_Ulf Samuelsson_ (Do not accept Kjell)
22. "No" was the only word spoken in this movie, ironically by a mime. Otherwise, this Mel Brooks movie follows its title. For 10 points, name this movie.
_Silent Movie_
23. Wreck of the Zephyr, The Garden of Abdul Gasazi, Ben's Dream, The Mysteries of Harris Burdick, The Polar Express, and Jumanji are all books by this children's author who is known for his remarkable stories and illustrations.
Chris _Van Allsburg_
24. Letterman made him huff and puff with his "hot air" comments, and he had trouble guest hosting the Pat Sajak show. For 10 points, name the rotund talk show host who lost his T.V. show due to low ratings last year.
Rush _Limbaugh_
25. We've watched middle daughter Lizzie grow from a toddler to a high school student. Mother Elly is one of the millions of American women who approaches middle age with a child still in elementary school. For 10 points, name this long-running Lynn Johnston comic strip about the life of an average American family.
_For Better or For Worse_
26. This well-known actress didn't always command respectable roles such as those she played in "Little Women", "Dead Man Walking", and "The Client". For 10 points, name this actress who began her career with roles in movies like "The Hunger" and "The Rocky Horror Picture Show".
Susan _Sarandon_
27. This book takes place during the 1950's and '80's in the town of Derry. It begins with George Denbrough's death in 1957 and ends with the demise of the terror that stalked the town in 1987. This book was made into a two part mini-series with Tim Curry playing Pennywise, The Sadistic Clown. For 10 points, name this Stephen King book whose name is mentioned in this question.
_It_
Unabuzzer Goes to Jail
Bonuses by Paul "The Indestructible Hebrew" Katz and UMBC (UMBCBCBC Playoff Round 4)
1. The main purpose Mike Tyson's Punch-Out was for a little New York kid to beat up on the outrageous stereotypes of other nationalities. This practice was then passed on to our glorious governor, Pete Wilson. To test your Nintendo knowledge, name the character who represented each listed country.
5 points: Spain Answer: DON FLAMENCO
5 points: U.S.S.R. Answer: SODA POPINSKY
10 points: Japan Answer: PISTON HONDA
10 points: Germany Answer: VON KEISER
2. It's time to have a bonus question about the greatest movie ever made ... okay the greatest movie ever made about teenagers in the 70's who smoke pot. For the listed number of points, answer the following questions about Dazed and Confused.
5 points: What state does the movie take place in?
Answer: TEXAS
5 points each: Name the two messages visible on Melvin's and O'Banon's paddles.
Answer: SOUL POLE and FAH Q
15 points: What band's tickets are the reason for Pink and his cohort's road trip at the end of the movie?Answer: AEROSMITH
3. These Nagano Olympics obviously blew. Let us wax nostalgic on a time when we didn't have to watch women's hockey for entertainment during the Winter Games.
10 points: Before these last Olympics, who was the last Frenchman to win a Gold Medal in Downhill Skiing?
Answer: Jean-Claude KEILY
10 points: Which pair won the Ice Dancing gold medal in the 1984 Sarajevo Games by flawlessly performing to Ravel's Bolero?
Answer: TORVILLE and DEAN
10 points: Which British ski jumper, who was famed for his mediocrity, was greeted with the announcement "The eagle has landed," when he safely touched down in the 1988 Calgary Games?
Answer: Eddie EDWARDS
4. Street Fighter II, the quintessential symbol of our generation, has some of the cheesiest endings ever witnessed by mankind. For the stated number of points, name the character from their respective ending scene, which was not so much of a treat after wasting $2.50 on M. Bison.
5 points: The champion is nowhere to be found during the awards ceremony. Then, we see this true warrior walking away under a panoramic sunset. The fight means everything to him.
Answer: RYU
10 points: A seemingly strange woman comes up to the champion and exclaims that she had lost her son many years ago. An anklet on the fighter proves he fits the ticket and the long lost son is reunited with his mother.
Answer: BLANKA
15 points: In true dramatic fashion, the victor visits a gravestone. Surprise! It's coincidentally the champion's father who was killed by M. Bison ... what sweet revenge.
Answer: CHUN LI
5. The Real World has produced some characters that are weird even using Berkeley standards. Unfortunately for you, questions about these freaks would be too easy. Let's quiz you on the characters that did absolutely nothing for the show and its ratings.
10 points: This bleeding-heart liberal, all-around wuss spent most of the show trying to get his comic strip Nuts and Bolts to be published as well as get laid. Both, obviously, to no avail. Name this guy who gets really puffy when defending Pedro to Puck.
Answer: JUDD
10 points: This female police officer's only claim to fame was getting married half way through the season to some beef cake. Way to pick 'em, MTV!
Answer: IRENE
10 points: This wannabe playwright just sat around the London apartment doing nothing. Not to be confused with that redneck Jon who was also a lazy-ass, this character enjoyed calling his pre-pubescent girlfriend back in Oregon and kissing the rotund ass of Jon Popper.
Answer: JAY
6. Everyone has seemed to forget the true victim of this whole Lewinsky scandal: Pamela Lee. Her blowjob skills were unceremoniously forgotten when the media latched onto the tale of the Presidential Kneepads. To give credit where credit is due, answer these questions surrounding the homemade sex tape of Tommy and Pamela Lee.
10 points: Name the owner of Penthouse Magazine who intended to publish stills from the infamous tape before getting slapped with a $10 million lawsuit.
Answer: Bob GUCCIONE
10 points: What is the name of the Seattle-based internet company who the Lees filed an injunction against because of the company's intention of airing the short film on their site.
Answer: INTERNET ENTERTAINMENT GROUP
10 points: Which Canadian beer company first signed up Pamela after seeing this buxom blonde on the big screen during a Canadian Football game? Note that this question has nothing directly to do with the video, but who cares?
Answer: MOLSON
7. Seinfeld is about the only entity which shamelessly advertises more products than Michael Jordan and James Bond combined. From a description, name the type of candy that Seinfeld pushed on his audience.
15 points: Kramer drops one of these candies into a body which is being operated on. Later, he questions Seinfeld on Jerry's reluctance to eat one.
Answer: JUNIOR MINTS
15 points: Sue Ellen Mishgy, the heiress of this candy bar company, is sued by Kramer for wearing a bra on the outside and causing a car accident.
Answer: O' HENRY
8. I have a feeling today's rap music artists are not the second coming of Gloria Steinem. Name the rap artist or group for ten points and a bonus 5 points for the title of the song.
10+5 points: "Back up bitch 'cause I'm strugglin', just get on your knees and then start jugglin' these mother-fuckin' nuts in yo' mouth."
Answer: WARREN G. or SNOOP DOGGY DOGG. The song is AIN'T NO FUN.
10+5 points: "You said it yourself, you like it like I do it. Put your lips on my dick and suck my asshole through it."
Answer: 2 LIVE CREW or Luke SKYYWALKER. The song is ME SO HORNY.
9. Cigar smoking is no longer solely a pastime for rich, older men. Instead, today's boys who wish they were richer and older cling on to these tobacco sticks as an emblem of their generation. From a description, name the premium cigar company.
10 points: This company is named after it's Russian founder, who first visited Cuba in the 1920s. Cuba remained the only site of manufacturing until 1989, when a Dominican Republic variety was introduced.
Answer: DAVIDOFF
10 points: The largest-selling brand of premium cigars in the United States, it's name means "the greatest" in Spanish. While this company's cigars are bound with a Connecticut wrapper and filled with Mexican and Dominican tobacco, these cigars are exported from Jamaica.
Answer: MACANUDO
10 points: The fabled brand of Cuban cigar, this company was created in 1968 for the express use of a privileged few, Castro and the heads of state who visited him. Although today their cigars are widely available, the delicate tobacco, limited production, and distinctive orange, black, and white label demand a hefty price tag.
Answer: COHIBA
10. For the stated number of points, name the university's mascot.
3 points: San Diego State Answer: AZTECS
3 points: South Carolina Answer: GAMECOCKS
5 points: Richmond Answer: SPIDERS
5 points: Youngstown State Answer: PENGUINS
7 points: Fairleigh Dickinson Answer: KNIGHTS
7 points: Mississippi Valley State Answer: DELTA DEVILS
11. You know I had to write one: The A-Team bonus:
For 5pts each, and a 5pt bonus for all correct, give the nickname of each character from the 1980’s hit action show the A-Team:
(5pts) Colonel John Smith ANSWER: Hannibal
(5pts) Lieutenant Templeton Peck ANSWER: Face or Faceman
(5pts) Sergeant Bosco Baracas ANSWER: Bad Attitude prompt on "B.A."
(5pts) Captain H. M. Murdock ANSWER: Howlin’ Mad
(10pts) Frankie Santana ANSWER: Dishpan
12. South Park Bonus: Name the character from a short description. 5pts each
The girl who Stan likes ANSWER: Wendy Testaburger
Kyle’s little brother who’s shaped like a football: ANSWER: Ike
The incompetent and homophobic teacher ANSWER: Mr. Garrison
The stars of the tv show who love to fart. ANSWER: Terence and Philip
Stan’s gay dog ANSWER: Sparky
Stan’s torturous sister ANSWER: Shelley
13. Serial Killer Bonus: Give the serial killer on a 10-5 basis
10 pts A law student, he thought he was smart enough to get out of the death penalty
pts Executed in a Florida in 1989
ANSWER: Ted Bundy
10 pts Difficult to categorize because he varied his methods and victims, this killer is distinguished by his alarming rate: 13 murders, 5 attempted murders, 6 rapes, 3 "lewd acts on children", 2 kidnappings, 3 acts of forced oral copulation, 4 counts of sodomy, 5 robberies, and 14 burglaries in one year.
pts His spree lasted from June 1984 to August 1985 in Los Angeles
ANSWER: Richard Ramirez or The Night Stalker
10 pts His real name was Alberto De Salvo
pts He usually strangled his victims with an article of their own clothing, leaving it tied in a bow around their necks.
ANSWER: The Boston Strangler
14. What's in a name? Plenty for several television detectives who only use their last names in their work. For 10 points each, name the investigator described that is so big that they don't need to use their full name.
A. He works to recover things for insurance agencies. Some cases involve vases, trucks, and even football players. His expensive tastes make him earn the big percentages from the insurance companies. What is the name of the Polish-American investigator who is played by George Pappard?
_Banachek_
B. He investigates mysteries surrounding ancient artifacts. His abilities take him all over England searching for more buried treasures. Once his investigations of a sword told a lot of gold that turned up to be under a shopping center. For ten points, name this investigator who is played by Ian McShane and is one of the few who actually have an adult daughter.
_Lovejoy_
C. This investigator is a man of science. One of the advantages of being a forensic medical examiner allows him to have open access to labs whenever he needs them. For 10 pts name this nosy doctor played by Jack Klugman that confronts several moral issues throughout the courses of his cases.
_Quincy_
15. Name the actor 30-20-10.
30 - Not Eric Stoltz, but he turned down the role of Marty McFly in Back to the Future before it was then offered to Michael J. Fox.
20 - Not Matthew Broderick, but he did play J. Pierrepont Finch in the off-Broadway run of How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying.
10 - He is most famous for playing Daniel LaRussa in the Karate Kid trilogy.
Ralph _Macchio_
16. UCLA is known for having a great men's basketball team, and some of the longest winning streaks in history. Given the date of the winning streak, FTP each, name the team that ended the winning streak.
A. 88 games, from 1971-1974
University of _Notre Dame_
B. 47 games, from 1966-1968
University of _Houston_
C. 41 games, from 1968-1969
University of _Southern California_ or _USC_
17. Recently, TV Guide ran an article on why Dilbert, the popular comic strip character of Scott Adams, loves television. It featured Dilbert's views on several popular current television shows. For 10 points apiece, name the television show given Dilbert's description.
A. "I enjoy this show, but it makes me paranoid for about two days. I usually run through the house during commercials flushing all the toilets to slow down anything that might be crawling through the pipes to get me."
The _X-Files_
B. "I love science fiction, so I was naturally drawn to this show about guys who hang around with stunningly attractive women and act like they don't notice."
_Friends_
C. "This is a fantasy about an office where there are no cubicle walls, the boss knows the employees by name, the secretary is scantily clad, and there are no quality initiatives. That's where I want to go when I die."
_Newsradio_
18. Baseball cards often have special sets within the collection. Given the name of the special set, name the card set for 5 points each.
A. Rated Rookies
DONRUSS
B. Update Set
FLEER
C. Traded Set
TOPPS
D. High Numbered Extended Series 701 - 800
UPPER DECK
E. Platinum Set
PRO SET
F. Diamond Kings
DONRUSS
19. Of course, no tournament would be complete without CHAIN Boni. 10 points a piece.
A. Disney cartoon series starring Baloo and Louie from the Jungle Book, the name of the current sitcom starring Michael J. Fox, and the subtitle of Police Acadmey Six.
_Tale Spin City Under Siege_
B. The word's most popular word processor according to Bill Gates, and the phrase made famous by Vanilla Ice, and a game played by kids, equivalent to "maternal unit, I ask yourpermission."
_Microsoft Word To Your Mother May I?_
C. A song by Bruce Springsteen, which was in the movie Philadelphia, and a song from Elton John about the same city.
_Streets of Philadelphia Freedom_
20. Name the person famous for his or her hidden or unseen face.
A. 5 points - "Heidi-ho there, neighbor," says Tim Allen's
wise next-door neighbor. Name the actor.
Earl _Hindman_
B. 10 points - "I'll get you Gadget!" says the villian on a
children's cartoon show. Name this character.
_Dr. Claw_
C. 15 points - "Hello, this is Carlton, your doorman," says this actor on Rhoda. he has also played as the voices of Peter Venkman on the Real Ghostbusters and Garfield. Name the actor.
Lorenzo _Music_
21. Everyone knows that A Chorus Line is the longest running Broadway play, at 6,137 performances. But, for 5 points a piece, and a 5 pt. bonus for all correct, what are the next 5 longest-running Broadway plays? Note: You don't have to give them in the correct order.
_Oh, Calcutta!_, _Cats_, _Les Miserables_, _Phantom of the Opera_, _42nd Street_
22. These days the bookstores are practically flooded with the science fiction\fantasy genre. For 10 points apiece and 30 points total, given a few of their works, identify the science fiction\fantasy writer.
A. Dragonsong, The Rowan, Damia
Anne _McCaffrey_
B. Arrows of the Queen, Magic's Price, Winds of Change
Mercedes _Lackey_
C. Belgarath the Sorcerer, Pawn of Prophecy, The Sapphire Rose
David _Eddings_
23. Given the real song, give the Weird Al Yankovic Parody, 10 points a piece.
A. "Hold Me Thrill me Kiss me Kill me" by U2
_Cavity Search_
B. "Addicted to Love" by Robert Palmer
_Addicted to Spuds_
C. "Blame It On The Rain" by Milli Vanilli
The _Plumbing Song_
24. The academy awards that were aired April 4, 1960 had televised a record being set. Ben-Hur was the big winner with eleven Oscars given to this movie including Best
Picture, Best Actor, and Best Director. For 5 points each name any six Awards other than Best Picture won by this movie in 1960.
Answers: Best Supporting Actor, Best Cinematography (for color film), Best Art/Set Decoration (Color), Best Sound, Best Musical Score, Best Film Editing, Best Costume Design(Color), Best Special Effects
25. In the game Magic: The Gathering everyone needs some of the 5 basic lands to play. However, the Revised set provided a set of dual lands that can help in the game. For 10 pts each name the dual land needed in the following scenarios described below.
A. If you like the power of the 7/7 flying trampling Lord of the Pit but ran of creatures to sacrifice, putting a Spirit Link on him will allow you to keep out the Lord without getting killed. Name the black/white land that enables this combo.
_Scrubland_
B. You want to bring out a Kird Ape on your first turn and want to give it it's +1/+2 bonuses. What is the dual land that can allow you to summon this creature and not worry about it getting run over by another 1/1 creature?
_Taiga_
C. You want to play the white wheenie deck but like Streams of Life and Vitalizing Cascades. However, you don't want to overrun your deck with too many non-white mana producing lands. Name the Green/White dual land needed for this deck to cast this life acquiring deck.
_Savannah_
26. For 5 points each, given a celebrity, name the Muppet movie in which they appear. 5 point bonus for all correct.
A. Steve Martin
The _Muppet Movie_
B. Brooke Shields
The _Muppets Take Manhattan_
C. Michael Caine
The _Muppet Christmas Carol_
D. Charles Grodin
The _Great Muppet Caper_
E. Tim Curry
The _Muppet Treasure Island_