PORTRAIT OF AN ASS GRABBER - FIRST PERIOD
1. This style of wrestling involves high flying, acrobatic wrestling
combined with theater. Wrestlers (*) will often slap their
opponents, not to hurt them, but to insult their manhood. FTP name
this wrestling style, whose wrestlers call themselves "Luchadores"
and is most commonly found in Mexico and Puerto Rico.
ANSWER: Lucha Libre
2. Lysterine likes having sex while Bunz does a Jesse (*) Jackson
imitation. Rushon fights with Nikki's pet dog for possession of a
condom, and when he wins, the dog continues for the rest of the scene
to lunge desperately for the condom. FTP, these are scenes from what
recent movie starring Tommy Davidson and Jamie Foxx?
ANSWER: Booty Call
3. Born in 1929, it is claimed by the Guinness Book of World Records
that she recorded not less than 25,000 songs from 1948-1974.
Although a Maharastrian, she (*) developed perfect diction in Urdu
and many other Indian languages, and was awarded the Padma Bhushan in
1969. FTP, name this arguable greatest of female Hindi film singers.
ANSWER: Lata Mangeshkar
4. He made headlines in 1994 when he signed a $400,000 book deal (*)
with Little, Brown, and Co. to write "The Hottest State," a novel
with a slightly autobiographical premise--good-looking, twenty one
year old New Yorker tries to figure out love. Unlike his
protagonist, though, he's been linked with Julia Roberts and Uma
Thurman. Better known as an actor, his first role was with River
Phoenix in Explorers. More recent roles had him opposite Julie Delpy
in "Before Sunrise" and as cynical slacker anti-hero Troy in "Reality
Bites." FTP, name him.
ANSWER: Ethan Hawke
5. Warning--two answers needed. Their 1991 sitcom "Good Sports" was
an (*) abortive attempt to revive both of their flagging careers.
When they met in the middle of the 1970's, when Lee Majors asked his
best friend to look after his wife, their stardom was in full swing--
he was known as the male lead in "Love Story," and "Paper Moon," she
as Jill Munroe in Charlie's Angels. FTP, name both members of this
celebrity couple, recently broken up after a 17 year relationship.
ANSWER: Farrah Fawcett and Ryan O'Neal
6. After serving in World War II, he wrote for radio comedy programs
while attending the University of Nebraska; after graduation, he
moved to Los Angeles and was hired as a writer for the Red Skelton
show (*). One night when Red was ill, he substituted as host, wowing
the audience and earning himself a job as the host of "Who Do You
Trust," which became ABC's top-rated daytime program. This success
led to an offer from NBC in 1965 to host a show that would alone
account for 17 percent of its profit by 1979. FTP, name this
successor of Jack Paar on "The Tonight Show."
ANSWER: Johnny Carson
7. When Gus Greenlee, a local numbers racketeer, took over this
baseball team in 1930, his first task was to woo established players
with high salaries. In 1931 he landed Satchel Paige, and by 1934 had
added Oscar Charleston, Judy Johnson, Josh Gibson, and Cool Papa
Bell, building a team with 5 future hall of famers. FTP, name this
team which wooed those players away from their cross-town rivals, the
Homestead Grays.
ANSWER: Pittsburgh Crawfords
SECOND PERIOD
8. Raised on a mink ranch in Newfoundland, Canada, she was rejected
by Playboy several times before becoming Miss November 1981. She had
a starring role in CBS's "Crime Time After Prime Time" series "Fly by
Night.", but is primarily known for being a B-movie star, including
the "Night Eyes" series, and "Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of
Death." FTP, name this 1982 Playmate of the Year, currently married
to Gene Simmons of KISS.
ANSWER: Shannon Tweed
9. This music group formed in Athens, Georgia, and their songs
include"1,000,000", (*) "Cuyahoga" (kai-ya-HO-gah), "South Central
Rain" "Superman", and "Talk about the Passion". FTP, give this "It's
the end of the world as we know it" band whose newest album is "New
Adventures in Hi-Fi".
ANSWER: R.E.M.
10. Dweezil Zappa provides the voice for Ajax, and (*) Gregg Berger
does Cornfed in,FTP, what animated series, featuring Jason Alexander
as the voice of the title character.
ANSWER: Duckman
11. This prolific author's latest novel recently became her 38th best
seller. (*) In fact she is in the Guinness Book of World Records for
having at least one or more of her books on the New York Times
bestseller list for 390 consecutive weeks. A number of these have
been adapted for television winning critical acclaim and two Golden
Globe nominations for a mini series based on her book, "Jewels". FTP,
name this author, one of the world's foremost exponents of the
romance novel
ANSWER: Danielle Steele
12. The nephew of director Francis Ford Coppola, he (*) first
appeared in films under his real name Nicolas Coppola in a bit part
in "Fast Times at Ridgemont High". Over the past fifteen years he
has amassed a tremendous body of good but often underrated work both
in and outside Hollywood, working with directors like David Lynch,
Norman Jewison and Joel Coen. But it is only after his 1995 Academy
Award winning performance that he has made it into the big-budget
blockbuster industry as a box office success. FTP name the actor who
has been cast as the Man of Steel in the revival Superman movie,
"Superman Lives".
ANSWER: Nicholas Cage
13. Everyone remembers Michael Jordan hitting a baseline jumper
lifting North Carolina over Georgetown in the Louisiana Superdome in
the 1982 National Championship game, but FTP what other number 23 hit
(*) a jumper from the same Superdome baseline to lift Indiana over
Syracuse in the 1987 NCAA Championship game?
ANSWER: Keith Smart
14. His first LP, "That's All," spawned (*) the most popular single
of 1959. FTP name this vocalist behind Lazy River, Dream Lover, and
the 1959 single, Mack the Knife.
ANSWER: Bobby Darin
THIRD PERIOD
15. Environmentalists have alleged that the concert will harm the
venue. The country's Supreme Court recently dismissed all such
claims, allowing Yanni to (*) go ahead with the three-day benefit
concert that is expected to bring in $10 million, and which will use
special acoustics and only candle lights to minimize the sound and
light effect on the marble edifice. FTP, what 17th century monument
is going to be the backdrop for this musical extravaganza.
ANSWER: the Taj Mahal (prompt on Yanni before mentioned)
16. Two answers are needed. Did you think that Mark Hamill was dead?
We (*) did -- until we went computer game shopping. FQTP, in what
Origin Systems series does he appear with Jason Bernard and John
Rhys-Davies?
ANSWER: Wing Commander III and Wing Commander IV
17. He wanted to get the casts of his two famous shows together for a
TV movie, but when one balked, he got the Harlem Globetrotters to (*)
take the place of the Brady Bunch. For ten points, name the
creator/producer of both the Bunch and Gilligans Island.
ANSWER: Sherwood Schwartz
18. They recorded 4 albums before hitting it big, placing a single on
the Mortal Kombat soundtrack. FTP, name this techno group mixers
behind the song Halycon On On, and performers in the 1996 MTV Europe
New Years Bash.
ANSWER: Orbital
19. He played drums with members of Steely Dan while attending Bard
College. FTP, who played Ty Webb, Norman (*) Robberson, Dusty
Bottoms, I. M. Fletcher, and Clark W. Griswold?
ANSWER: Cornelius Crane Chevy Chase
20. He was a 1971 graduate of Notre Dame, where he changed the
pronunciation of (*) his last name during his senior year to help his
bid for a post-season award. Drafted by the Miami Dolphins and the
Minnesota Twins, he elected to join the CFL's Toronto Argonauts, for
whom he played until 1974, when he joined the Washington Redskins.
Although he owns Redskins record for completions and yards passing
and was the MVP of Super Bowl XVII, he is perhaps better remembered
for a shin-snapping Lawrence Taylor sack on Monday Night Football
that ended his career and turned millions of stomachs. FTP, name him.
ANSWER: Joe Theismann
21. This NBC show brought on a few impostors after its initial
success after its April 1979 premiere, but it too was off the air
within five years after failing to crack a top 10 finish. For ten
points, name this show hosted by Skip Stephenson, Sarah (*) Purcell,
John Barbour, Byron Allen and Bill Raftery that featured schmaltzy
stories and freaks of all kind.
ANSWER: Real People
SHOOTOUT
SO-1. He's been an athlete--as a 5'4" point guard on his Minnesota
high school basketball team, a noted seducer--as a consort of women
such as Kim Basinger, an (*)actor--in films such as "Under the Cherry
Moon", and a musician--most recently with the 3 CD "Emancipation,"
released after the end of a lengthy contract dispute with Warner
Brothers. It was in the last two capacities, however, that he
vaulted to superstardom, as "The Kid" in 1984's movie and
corresponding album "Purple Rain." FTP, name him.
ANSWER: The artist formerly known as Prince Rogers Nelson
SO-2. You would think that the highest rated PBS show would be a John
Tesh sclock-fest or an episode of Nova, but the top four rated PBS
shows are actually individual episodes of this series, which (*) is
still in production but no longer on PBS, but on TBS. For ten
points, name this show provided by a magazine that now is hosted by
Boyd Matson.
ANSWER: National Geographic Explorer
SO-3. Subtract the completion percentage and divide by 20, add the
quantity (*) touchdown percentage over 5, add the average gain of a
pass minus three divided by four, take the interception percentage
from 9.5 and divide by 20, and multiply this entire quantity by 16
and two-thirds, and you have, four ten points, the formula for what
NFL position.
ANSWER: NFL quarterback formula
30 POINT BONUS
1. "Short People Got No Reason to Live"--Maybe Randy Newman was
right! On a 15-5 basis each, tell which "little man" died by his own
(tiny) hand. Regrettably, neither of these answers is Emmanuel
Lewis, who still lives.
a. 15-He was Sage in "Sword of the Valiant" and Simon McKay in TV's
"The Wizard".
5-Randall in "Time Bandits," he died of a self inflicted gunshot
wound in May of 1990
ANSWER: David Rappaport
b. 15-He was Nick Nack in "The Man with the Golden Gun," and Smiley
in the art-film classic "Two Moon Junction.
5-"He wasted all of his money on women," reported one obit after
his 1993 suicide--". He was Tattoo on "Fantasy Island".
ANSWER: Herve Villechaize
30 POINT BONUS
2. American poet or babbling loon? Given the Jim Morrison lyric,
identify the Doors song--ten points each.
a. "She'll never wreck a scene...She'll never break a date...But
she's no drag...Just watch the way she walks."
ANSWER: Twentieth Century Fox
b. "You men eat your dinner...Eat your pork and beans...I eat more
chicken...Than any man ever seen, yeah, yeah."
ANSWER: Backdoor Man
c. "Ride the snake, ride the snake...To the lake, the ancient lake,
baby...The snake is long, seven miles...Ride the snake...he's old,
and his skin is cold."
ANSWER: The End
30 POINT BONUS
3. To be a successful pro wrestler, you must be a good actor. Ok, so
that's not so true anymore, but answer these questions on pro-
wrestlers turned actors
a. For 5 pts, name the wrestler who played Inspector Clay in the
cinematic classic Plan 9 from Outer Space.
ANSWER: Tor Johnson
b. For 5 pts, Name the wrestler who played Tor Johnson in Ed Wood.
ANSWER: George "The Animal" Steele
c. For 10 pts, name the Paul Michael Glaser (aka Starsky) directed
movie starring Jesse "The Body" Ventura as the champion fighter
defeated by Arnold Schwartzenegger in the game show (hosted by
Richard Dawson) that "proves might and right are on the same side."
ANSWER: The Running Man
d. For 10 pts, Hulk Hogan has been in some pretty execrable movies,
but this TNT show he now stars in might be the worst. He stars as
R.J. "Hurricane" Spence, and when he's not flexing his muscles, the
camera is focused on babes in bikinis. It would be a criminal
offense to know more about this show than this, so name it.
ANSWER: Thunder in Paradise
30 POINT BONUS
4. Answer these Salsa questions, 15 points each.
a. He is a Puerto Rican trombonist/bandleader who has been active on
the Salsa scene for 30 years. For many years he collaborated with
singer Hector Lavoe on songs like "Che Che Cole" (CHAY CHAY coh-LAY)
and "Que Bien te Ves" (KAY bee-EHN TAY ve-EHS). He unsuccessfully
ran for Congress from New York in 1996, and his most recent album is
Y Vuelve Otra Vez (EE vuel-VAY OH-tra VAYS). Name him.
ANSWER: Wille Coln
b. Many of his early albums, like Metiendo Mano! (may-tee-EHN-do
MAH-no) and Siembra (cee-EM-bra), were produced by Wille Coln.
Nowadays, this Panamanian guitarist plays with the band Son del
Solar, and unsuccessfully ran for President of Panama in 1994. Name
him.
ANSWER: Ruben Blades
30 POINT BONUS
5. Given the owner of the team records, name the team, ten points
each:
a. Career passing Yards by Ron Jaworski and Career receiving Yards by
Harold Carmichael
ANSWER: Philadelphia or Eagles
b. Career passing yards by Brian Sipe and Career receiving yards by
Ozzie Newsome
ANSWER: Cleveland or Browns
c. Career rushing yards--Sam "Bam" Cunningham and Career passing
yards--Steve Grogan
ANSWER: New England or Patriots
20 POINT BONUS
6. Given the books, name the writer--five points each, five more for
getting all of them.
a. Et Tu, Babe:My Cousin, My Gastroenterologist:I Smell Esther
Williams
ANSWER: Mark Leyner
b. Wry Martinis: The White House Mess: Thank You For Smoking
ANSWER: Christopher Buckley
c. Life After God, Microserfs, Generation X
ANSWER: Douglas Coupland
d. Give War a Chance: Age and Guile Beat Youth, Innocence, and a Bad
Haircut: Holidays in Hell
ANSWER: P.J. O'Rourke
30 POINT BONUS
7. Much has been written about the admittedly baffling phenomenon of
gorgeous women dating goofy looking musicians. Given the name of the
gorgeous woman or women and something about the music, name the
objectively goofy looking musician--ten points each.
a. Mary Louise Parker, Samantha Mathis, Jennifer Aniston, among
others, have admitted to dating him, but Courtney Cox, who stars in
the video for his band's "A Long December," from their new album
"Recovering the Satellites," says that they are "just friends."
ANSWER: Adam Duritz
b. Carmen Electra might not look like a woman whose type is "Insane
in the Brain," but remember, she once dated Prince. Name the new
musician in her life, a rapper whose group's self-titled debut
featured songs such as "How I could Just Kill a Man," and whose
latest release, "III (Temples of Boom)," extols the virtues of "Killa
Hill Niggas."
ANSWER: B-real or Louis Freese
c. Ashley Judd is the new woman in his life, enough to make the
average man's tombstone. This singer, though, has sung jingles for
Pepsi, released a heavy metal album under his original name, co-
written a song, "Steel Bars," with Bob Dylan, and his cover of
"Sitting on the Dock of the Bay" on "Showtime at the Apollo," brought
tears to the eyes of Otis Redding's widow, who thanked him for
covering it.
ANSWER: Michael Bolton
30 POINT BONUS
8. I remember growing up in Walnut Grove, with Michael Landon as my
Pa, and.wait a second, that wasn't my childhood! That was Little
House on the Prairie. Given the character he or she portrayed on
"Little House" and some other roles, name the actor or actress, for
10 points each:
a. He was Mr. Edwards, the unrefined laborer with the heart of gold--
other roles included Mark Gordon, the unrefined drifter with the
heart of gold on "Highway to Heaven."
ANSWER: Victor Frenchb. He was James Cooper, an orphaned boy who came
to live with the Ingalls for a season, the beginning of a career that
has included roles in "Silver Spoons," "It's your Move," and "The
Hogan Family."
ANSWER: Jason Batemanc. She was Jenny Wilder, a girl adopted by Laura
and Alonzo Wilder, who tried to kill herself to be with her parents
in heaven--other roles have been as one of the "Heathers," Rene in
"Mallrats," and briefly and most shamefully, Judd Nelson's
girlfriend.
ANSWER: Shannen Doherty
30 POINT BONUS
9. 30-20-10, Given the movies, name the actor:30--Gladiator, Judgment
Night20--Lightning Jack, The Tuskegee Airmen10--Boyz N the Hood,
Jerry Maguire
ANSWER: Cuba Gooding Jr.
30 POINT BONUS
10. Identify these counter-culture literary figures from the
BeatGeneration. 10 points each.
a. Along with Ginsberg and Burroughs, the main component of the term
that he coined, the Beat Generation. His works include "The Town and
the City", " On the Road"," Tristessa" and "Big Sur"
ANSWER: Jack Kerouac
b. As a cultural and literary figure, he stands in the middle between
the 50s Beats and the 60s Hippies. He borrowed heavily from the ideas
and style of Kerouac. His two most important novels are "One Flew
Over the Cuckoo's Nest" and "Sometimes A Great Nation"
ANSWER: Ken Kesey
c. Considered the real genius behind the Beatniks, he influenced both
Kerouac and Kesey in different eras, taking each on road trips across
America. While he never published a work of fiction, the collection
of his "Letters to Kerouac" and his unfinished autobiography,
published as "The First Third" are classics of their genre.
ANSWER: Neal Cassady
20 POINT BONUS
11. So what if "Baywatch" isn't really trash for many people. . .how
much do you know about the TV debuts of the stars of the beach? For 5
points each and 5 for all four, name the daytime soap opera on which
the following actors appeared in their first TV roles:a. Billy
Warlock, who played Eddie Krammer from 1989-1991
ANSWER: Days of Our Lives
b. Yasmine Bleeth, who has been playing Caroline Holden since 1994
ANSWER: One Life to Live
c. Brandon Call, the original kid who played Hobie from 1989-1990
ANSWER: Santa Barbara
d) David Hasselhoff
ANSWER: The Young & the Restless
30 POINT BONUS
12. Being the rookie of the year in the NBA doesn't guarantee
basketball greatness, but it gives you a good head start. Answer the
following questions about rookies of the year. Given the year, and
the team, give the player for 5 points a piece.
a. 1994, Golden State Warriors
ANSWER: Chris Webber
b. 1986, New York Knicks
ANSWER: Patrick Ewing
c. 1970, Milwaukee Bucks
ANSWER: Lew Alcindor (prompt on Kareem Abdul-Jabbar)
d. 1961, Cincinnati Royals
ANSWER: Oscar Robertson
e. 1959, Minneapolis Lakers
ANSWER: Elgin Baylor
f. 1953, Fort Wayne Pistons
ANSWER: Don Meineke
30 POINT BONUS
13. Even though women singers and the so-called "chick band" has
come a long way in the past decade and a half, women backing
musicians still remain largely in the background even today. Given
the talented woman drummer, name the band whose vital part she is and
yet whose success often overshadows/overshadowed her. 5 points for
each, 5 for all correct
a. Debbi Peterson..................ANSWER: The Bangles
b. Maureen "Moe" Tucker............ANSWER: The Velvet Underground
c. Lori Barbero....................ANSWER: Babes in Toyland
d. Patty Schemel...................ANSWER: Hole
30 POINT BONUS
14. Recently women's tennis has been flooded with a crop of young new
faces. Although some of their rankings are rather low, thier
potential is very high. Given the highest rank achieved and
nationality, name the player for ten points a piece.
a. #1, Switzerlan
ANSWER: Martina Hingis
b. #124, USA
ANSWER: Venus Williams
c. #57, Russia
ANSWER: Anna Kournikova
20 POINT BONUS
15. Every college student's favorite show is ER, especially for those
pre-med people. But how much attention do you pay to the credits?
Given the name of the actor, give the name of the character played on
the show for five points a piece.
a. Deezer D
ANSWER: Malik McGrath
b. Ellen Crawford
ANSWER: Lydia Wright
c. Laura Innes
ANSWER: Carrie Weaver
d. Ming Na-Wen
ANSWER: Deb Chen
30 POINT BONUS
16. For ten points each, given the game's inventor, name the game.
a. Charles B. Darrow
ANSWER: Monopoly
b. Harold S. Vanderbilt
ANSWER: ContractBridge (prompt on "Bridge")
c. Alfred Butts
ANSWER: Scrabble
30 POINT BONUS
17. Be selfish and receive a maximum of 30 points from a bonus about
music artists who have songs entitled "All I Want". You will be
awarded 5 points if you name the artist given other songs by the
artist and an additional 5 points will be given if you name the album
that the song "All I Want" is on.
a. Fascination Street, Mint Car, and Pictures of You
ANSWER: Cure and Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me
b. Brother, Nanci, I Will Not Take These Things for Granted
ANSWER: Toad the Wet Sprocket and Fear
c. Gone Away, Smash It Up, and It'll Be A Long Time
ANSWER: Offspring and Ixnay On The Hombre
30 POINT BONUS
18. Movies are important parts of our lives. So are their theme
songs. To show how much we love movie theme songs, we'll award ten
points for each movie title that you can give us when you are given
the theme song.
a. Glory of Love
ANSWER: Karate Kid Part II(do not accept Karate Kid)
b. Man in Motion
ANSWER: St. Elmo's Fire
c. Nobody Does It Better
ANSWER: The Spy Who Loved Me
30 POINT BONUS
19. Television shows are important parts of our lives. So are their
theme songs. To show how much we love TV theme songs, we'll award
ten points for each show title that you can give us when you are
given the theme song.
a. Angel's Song
ANSWER: Taxi
b. My Life
ANSWER: Bosom Buddies
c. You May Be Right
ANSWER: Daves World
20 POINT BONUS
20. Its final four time - hockey style! For five points each, name
the four participants in the 1997 Frozen Four.
ANSWER: North Dakota, Boston University, University of Michigan and
Colorado College (do not accept nor prompt on Colorado)
30 POINT BONUS
21. Given the movie that won an Oscar for Best Director, name the
director for ten each.
a. Gandhi
ANSWER: Sir Richard Attenborough
b. Out of Africa
ANSWER: Sidney Pollack
c. Cabaret
ANSWER: Bob Fosse