UMBCBCBC I February 8, 1997 Geezers, Inc. Singdown Category: Songs about Camp Toss ups: 1. Shannon Wheeler writes this funny comic book, whose title character has a cup for a head. For ten points, identify this comic, whose friends include underwater guy, and Martini Man, and whose name sounds like something that Senator Helms would say about coverage of the new UN Sec. Gen. _TOO MUCH COFFEE MAN_ 2. His only stint as a head coach left him at .500, with six wins and six losses. However, under his tutelage, Pat Barnes set the Pac-10 record for most touchdown passes in a season. FTP name the former quaterback coach of the Green Bay Packers and new head coach of the 49ers. Steve _MARIUCCI_ 3. Released in 1996, this album includes "Exquisite Dead Guy", "Pet Name" and "Spiraling Shape". FTP name the album which also has the songs S-E-X-X-Y and James K. Polk, the latest by They Might Be Giants. _FACTORY SHOWROOM_ 4. Her brother plays for L.A.'s soccer team, the Galaxy. For the most part, her career was based on playing the lead in _Adventures in Babysitting_, Tom Cruise's girlfriend in _Cocktail_ and Ralph Macchio's girlfriend in _The Karate Kid_. She is receiving better roles after last year's Oscar nomination for her role as a prostitute. FTP, name this actress who starred opposite Nicholas Cage in _Leaving Las Vegas_. Elisabeth _SHUE_ 5. Hill Troll with Club, Dwarf with Axe, Man with ChainMail and Sword and Skeleton with Shield and Sword are just a few of the possibilities when playing this one on one combat game. FTP name the game, originally produced by NOVA, and now being run by Flying Buffalo Games. _LOST WORLDS_ 6. The Gazebo is added, as is poison and Monsuier Brunette. It has more rooms, more suspects and more weapons! FTP identify the newer, larger version of Clue. _CLUE MASTER DETECTIVE_ 7. The title character also shows up under the names Sandy McSouthers, Barney Nothrup, Julian Eastman, and Windy Windkloppel. Eventually the puzzle is solved by a shin-kicking girl named Turtle. FTP name this Newberry award winning novel by Ellen Raskin. THE _WESTING GAME_ 8. It is hard to "look away" from this band, and listen to them is a "hard habit to break" as well. "What kind of man would I be" if I didn't "stay the night" or say "you're the inspiration" for this question. FTP name the band which also asks "Will you still love me?" _Chicago_ 9. You feel pretty hungry entering a Burger King in Green Bay, so you decide to order a whopper, triple everything, hold the pickles. Fortunately you don't need a special name for this delicious morsel, it is named for the gigantic 350+ lb. nose tackle of the Packers. FTP name this delicacy. _GILBERT BURGER_ or a _WHOPPER KING_ 10. Claimed by some to have invented the jump shot, he was the last scoring champion of the pre-Wilt Chamberlin era, scoring just over 25 points a game. FTP name the first player in NBA history to score 2000 points in a single season. George _YARDLEY_ 11. In 1989, this actor produced a bestselling book of poetry. He graduated in 1932 with a degree in architecture, but soon joined Henry Fonda as part of the University Players, an acting troupe. In 1935, he starred in his first movie, _The Murder Man_. He soon began to star in the leading role of a number of MGM movies, including Frank Capra's _You Can't Take It With You." FTP, name this star of such noted movies as _Rear Window_, _Anatomy of a Murder_, and _It's A Wonderful Life_. James _STEWART_ 12. Sounding like someone out of Watership Down, this shortstop is one of the few Hall-of-Famers to spend a season in the minor leagues during the middle of his career. FTP name this light hitting but wonderful fielding shortstop who played for 5 different National League teams during a 22 year career. Rabbit _MARANVILLE_ 13. Created simply to form the basis for home-made game in the late 1960s, this computer operating system has expanded dramatically and now runs most of the servers in the world. FTP identify the OS, not to be confused with an unfortunate male. _UNIX_ 14. "Share a little joke", "wild tyme", "wooden ships", "3/5 of a mile in 10 seconds", "Long John Silver", "Somebody to Love" and "White Rabbit" are all songs by, FTP, this band of the late '60s and early '70s. _JEFFERSON AIRPLANE_ (Not J. Starship) 15. Recent episodes have included a look at counterfeiting the 100 dollar bill, the actual performance of the coalition forces during the Gulf War, and a look at Russian fighters. FTP name this stalwart of the PBS Tuesday night line-up. _NOVA_ 16. Guest stars in the final season included Lee Majors and Carl Weathers. Cast members included Terence Knox as a tough sergeant, and Stephen Caffrey as the honest and forthright Lt. Goldman. FTP, name this TV show of the late 1980s about a squad of infantry during the Vietnam War. _TOUR OF DUTY_ 17. One of her first movie roles was as Sylvester Stallone's sister in _Tango and Cash_. Her film career has continued to be rather mediocre including films such as _Heaven's Prisoners_ and _3 Days in the Valley_. FTP, name this TV actress who is better known as being Lois Lane in TV's _Lois and Clark_. Teri _HATCHER_ 18. She began her career by starring in B-movies and musicals, such as _Stage Door_ and the _Ziegfield Follies_. Her work with comedians such as Bob Hope and the Marx Brothers gained her more fame, but it was her radio show - "My Favorite Husband" - which was her breakthrough. She turned the radio show into a TV show, and became well-known for her exploits at a candy factory, setting fire to her nose in front of William Holden, and driving her bandleader husband, Ricky, crazy. FTP, name this actress who was the main character in "I Love Lucy". Lucille _BALL_ 19. It begins with a failed bank hold-up and includes the robbery of a train, the destruction of abridge with a posse on it, and ends in a famous shootout with the Mexican Army. William Holden is the leader, and other members include Warren Oates, Ben Johnson, and Ernest Borgnine. FTP, name this 1968 Western directed by Sam Peckinpah. THE _WILD BUNCH_ 20. Track one is "Summer Night City", Track two is "Angeleyes". Track five, "I do, I do, I do, I do, I do" appeared in Muriel's Wedding. FTP name the second collection of greatest hits from the most successful band in Scandanavian history: ABBA. _MORE ABBA GOLD_ (Do not accept or prompt ABBA GOLD) 21. During his formative years, he was a seaman, a lumberjack, an elephant handler, and officer on tank destroyers in World War II. He was also the first novelist to be awarded the National Gold Medal by the U.S. Congress. Books of his that became movies include _The Shadow Riders_, _The Quick and the Dead_, _Shalako_, and _Hondo_. FTP name this author who is best-known for Westerns found in the book sections of grocery stores. Louis _L'AMOUR_ 22. _The Blue Angels_, _Threshold_, _The White Plague_, _The Godmakers_ and _The Green Brain_. FAQTP, this books were all written by what science fiction author who is best-known for the _Dune_ series. Frank _HERBERT_ 23. His head looks vaguely like a horse, but he wields a mean hammer, and has all of the powers of a Norse god. FTP name this Marvel Superhero who often times has to be a super-stand-in for The Mighty THOR. _BETA RAY BILL_ 24. The Miami Dolphins are the only team to go undefeated in the NFL, but only one school has had an unbeaten, untied season in college hockey. FTP name the school, which won the national title with a 27-0-0 record in 1957. _CORNELL_ 25. No More Kings, Fireworks, The Shot Heard 'Round the World, The Preamble, Elbow Room, The Great American Melting Pot, Mother Necessity, Sufferin' Till Suffrage, I'm Just a Bill and the Three Ring Government make up, ftp what Schoolhouse Rock collection? _AMERICA ROCK_ 26. Take a big, thick steel plate. Put a couple of million pounds worth of equipment on top connect with shock absorbers. Now, light off a nuclear bomb underneath. Repeat as necessary until you reach orbit. FTP name NASA's 1960s idea, used by Larry Niven in the novel Footfall, to put an enormous amount of material in space, now outlawed by several different conventions. Project _ORION_, or _MICHAEL_ 27. Grand Master of Duh, Minister of Synthetic Stupidity. Grand Inquisitor of the Induhvidual Inquisition and Supreme Undersecretary of Meaningless Multicultural Acronyms are just some of the titles of people who are members of this organization. FTP name the orginization, which at last count, had over forty people heading up the Department of Redundancy Department. _Dogbert's New Ruling Class_ or _DNRC_ 28. Rock Newmann said that his interest in joining the Marines was evident as far back as 1988. FTP name the former heavyweight champ and multi-millionaire who recently joined the Marine Reserves. Riddick _BOWE_ 29. With the ability to hold 4.7 to 8.5 gigabytes for single-sided disks, this multimedia platform can hold over 2 hours of high quality video. FTP name the optical multimedia platform abbreviated DVD. _DIGITAL VERSATILE DISC_ (prompt on DVD if interrupted) UMBCBCBC I February 8, 1997 Geezers, Inc. BONI 1. Sometimes the movie soundtrack is as famous as the movie. Given some lesser know songs from the soundtrack, give the movie for ten points each. If you need the better known songs, you get five points. A. 10 pt clue - Lead Me On, Playing With the Boys, Might Wings 5 pt. clue - Danger Zone, Take My Breath Away _Top Gun_ B. 10 pt. clue - "New Attitude," "Neutron Dance" 5 pt. clue - "The Heat is On," "Axel F" _Beverly Hills Cop_ C. 10 pt. clue - "Wild Women Do," "Fame 90" 5 pt. clue - "King of Wishful Thinking," "It Must Have Been Love" _Pretty Woman_ 2. Some movie actors and actresses have diverse careers. Given a list of films, give me the actor or actress who starred in them for five points each and a five point bonus.. A. 2010, Footloose, Ricochet John _Lithgow_ B. The Firm, Always, The Piano Holly _Hunter_ C. 12 Monkeys, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, The Sound of Music Christopher _Plummer_ D. Other People's Money, The Relic, Kindergarten Cop Penelope Ann _Miller_ 3. Now Star Wars is being re-released, let's see how much you remember about the trilogy. Answer the following questions for the stated number of points. A. 5 points - The wingman of Luke Skywalker in Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back, who helped Lando Calrissian lead the attack on the Death Star in the The Return of the Jedi. _Wedge_ Antilles B. 10 points - The name of Boba Fett's ship _Slave 1_ C. 15 points - The British veteran actor of horror movies in the 1960s and 1970s, and who played Grand Moff Tarkin in Star Wars. Peter _Cushing_ 4. Name the actress who played the following characters on the television show Twin Peaks, ten points each: A. Maddy Ferguson Sheryl _Lee_ B. Audrey Horne Sherilynn _Fenn_ C. Catherine Martell Piper _Laurie_ 5. Given the comic strip, name the author, five points each, with a five point bonus for all five. A. Speed Bump Dave _Coverly_ B. For Better or Worse Lynn _Johnson_ C. Shoe Jeff _MacNeely_ D. Foxtrot Bill _Amend_ E. Mother Goose and Grimm Mike _Peters_ 6. The 1980s had a number of albums that chock full of hits. Given the hits from an album, give me the record on which they are found for five points each and a five point bonus. A. Lonely O'l Night, Small Town, R.O.C.K. in the USA _Scarewcrow_ B. I'm on Fire, Glory Days, Dancing in the Dark _Born in the USA_ C. The Longest Time, Tell Her About It, Uptown Girl _Innocent Man_ D. Hello, All Night Long, Penny Lover _Can't Slow Down_ 7. The cartoon ROBOTECH kept me occupied after school for a good chunk of six grade. Answer these questions about that Japanimation series: A. For 5 pts Name the protagonist of the original series. Rick _Hunter_ B. For 10 pts Name the protagonist of the Southern Cross series Dana _Sterling_ C. For 15 pts Name the alien genius who sent the SDF-1 to Earth in the very first episode, which precipitated the whole series. _ZOR_ 8. The play of Ted Johnson during the Superbowl recalled the greatness of other Univeristy of Colorado linebackers. During their 1990 national championship season, the heart of the defense were two senior outside LBs and two sophomore inside LBs. Five points for one, ten for two, twenty for three, and thirty for all four, name the linebackers, two of whom made the AP all pro team this season, another was a finalist for the Butkus award his senior year and the fourth plays for the Oakland Raiders. Khanavis _McGhee_; Alfred _Williams_; Chad _Brown_; Greg _Biekert_ 9. Given a few songs by a country western artist, give the singer for five points each and a five point bonus. A. "I'm Going to Love You Forever and Ever," "Are We in Trouble Now?" Randy _Travis_ B. "X's and O's," "Everybody Knows" Trisha _Yearwood_ C. "Passionate Kisses," "The Hard Way" Mary Chapin _Carpenter_ D. "Don't Rock the Jukebox," "Chatahootchee" Alan _Jackson_ E. "You Win My Love," ""If You're Not In It For Love (I'm Outta Here)" Shania _Twain_ 10. Name the five books of Lloyd Alexander's Prydain Chronicles for five points each, and a five point bonus for all five in correct order: Book of Three; The Black Cauldron; The Castle of Llyr; Taran Wanderer; The High King 11. Give the top six leading advertisers in the United States in 1995 for five points each. Hint, #7 and 8 are Pepsico and AT&T. Proctor and Gamble or P&G; General Motors or GM; Philip Morris; Chrysler; Ford; Walt Disney 12. The names of the Atlantic and Pacific Hurricanes for 1997 have been picked. For ten points each give either of the A, B or C names for the Atlantic or Pacific. Ana, Andres, Bill, Blanca, Claudette, Carlos 13. Scott Adams has produced eight softcover comic collections featuring Dilbert and Dogbert. Name any six of them for five points each. Note neither the Dilbert Principle nor Dogbert's guide to Management count. It's Obvious you won't survive by your wits alone Fugitive from the Cubicle Police Dogbert's clues for the clueless Always Postpone meetings with time wasting morons Shave the Whales Bring me the head of Willy the Mailboy Build yourself a better life through stealing office supplies Still pumped from using the mouse 14. The New York Knicks of the early seventies had one of the best teams in history, not too mention well balanced. You'll receive five points per starter on the champion 1973 Knicks. A bonus five if you get them all. Willis _Reed_, Dave _DeBusschere_, Bill _Bradley_, Earl _Monroe_, Walt _Frazier_ 15. Given a list of films, give me the director for 5 points each and a five point bonus. A. Hard Boiled, Hard Target, Broken Arrow John _Woo_ B. Brother From Another Planet, Eight Men Out, Lone Star John _Sayles_ C. Cry Baby, Serial Mom, Hairspray John _Waters_ D. Avalon, Tin Men, Bugsy Barry _Levinson_ E. The Fisher King, Brazil, 12 Monkeys Terry _Gilliam_ 16. Given a companion off Dr. Who, name the Doctor with whom that companion started. Five points each. A. Adric Tom _Baker_ (4) B. Peri Peter _Davidson_ (5) C. Susan William _Hartnell_ (1) D. Jamie Patrick _Troughton_ (2) E. Sarah Jane Smith Jon _Pertwee_ (3) F. Romana Tom _Baker_ (4) 17. The college freshman class of 1988-89 was one of the greatest in history. For five points each, name the now minor player from that class based on his school during the 88-89 season and current NBA team. A. Notre Dame, Denver Nuggets LaPhonso _Ellis_ B. Virginia, Denver Nuggets Bryant _Stith_ C. Kentucky, Cleveland Caviliers Chris _Mills_ D. LSU, Sacremento Kings Chris _Jackson_ or Mahmoud _Abdul-Rauf_ E. Syracuse, Sacremento Kings Billy _Owens_ F. LSU, Los Angeles Clippers Stanley _Roberts_ 18. Given the year and the author, name the Newberry award winning book, thirty for all five. A. 1968, E. L. Konigsburg _From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler_ B. 1978, Katherine Patterson _Bridge to Teribithia_ C. 1981, Katherine Patterson _Jacob, I Have Loved_ D. 1984, Beverly Cleary _Dear Mr. Henshaw_ E. 1972, Robert C. O'Brien _Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH_ 19. Time for a nice easy sports bonus: Name the inagural five players inducted into the baseball hall of fame, thirty for all five: Babe _Ruth_, Honus _Wagner_, Ty _Cobb_, Walter _Johnson_, Christy _Mathewson_ 20. Given the emotican, tell what it means, five points each, twenty five for all four: A. colon dash open parenthesis _frown_ B. colon dash at-symbol _scream_ C. percent-sign dash close parenthesis _confused_ D. colon asterix _kiss_ 21. Given the song off of SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK ROCKS, a compilation of Schoolhouse Rock songs by current musicians, give the artist performing the song for ten points each: A. My Hero, Zero The _Lemonheads_ B. The Tale of Mr. Morton _Skee-Lo_ C. Three is a Magic Number _Blind Melon_ 22. Given the original name, give the current or more popular name of an entertainer, five points each. A. Sean O'Fearna John _Ford_ B. Daniel Michaeli Danny _DeVito_ C. Elias Bates Bo _Diddley_ D. Vincent Furnier Alice _Cooper_ E. Virginia McMath Ginger _Rogers_ F. David Atkins _Sinbad_ 8. Give the movie for which each of the follow thespians won a best supporting oscar: A. Christopher Walken 1978 The _Deerslayer_ B. Brenda Fricker 1989 _My Left Foot_ C. Joel Grey 1972 _Cabaret_ D. Gig Young 1969 _They Shoot Horses, Don't They?_ E. Hugh Griffith 1959 _Ben-Hur_ F. Rita Moreno 1961 _West Side Story_ 9. Battlestar Galactica was a great show of the late 1970s. For fifteen points each, name the only other Battlestar to survive past the first episode, and the small craft piloted by Starbuck and Apollo. The _Pegasus_ and _Viper_