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F.O.G.H.A.T. 2006: Rock and/or Roll

Packet #8 Based on a theme by Jeremy White Toss-ups by Jeremy White Bonus by Jeremy White

Toss-ups

1. The resolution of this film’s central plot ends with Michael receiving a blanket, a sandwich and finally an open door after camping on the porch of pregnant girlfriend Jenna. It was adapted from the Italian film L’ultimo Bacio by screenwriter Paul Haggis. For ten points, in what film does Rachel Bilson play a young woman who has an affair with Michael, played by Zach Braff?Answer: The Last Kiss

2. He made the first at bat in Kansas City Royals history on the way to winning the 1969 AL Rookie of the Year. In 2003, a trade allowed him to return to the city where he was born and succeed former teammate Hal McRae as manager of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. For ten points, name this man who managed the Reds to a World Championship in 1990 and the Mariners to a record-tying 116 wins in 2001.Answer: “Sweet Lou” Piniella

3. Its episode “WGOD” starred Gary Busey as a radio evangelist and was one of the few of its 39 HBO-aired episodes without nudity. Nicholas Campbell originally played the title character, but the majority of its episodes and its entire run on USA had Page Fletcher in the title role. For ten points, name this 80s anthology series in which a drifter introduced its suspenseful stories.Answer: The Hitchhiker

4. Michael Redmond was the first American to achieve a 9th dan rank in this game. Its ko [pron. Kaw] rule prevents repetition of the same board shape and the no suicide rule prevents playing a game piece in a position without liberties. For ten points, name this famously challenging ancient game in which stones are played on a 19 by 19 grid.Answer: Go

5. Her own record label, Purple Rose Records, released her 2004 single, “You Lift Me Up.” “Carry On”, “Give it to You” and “Runaround” were all dance hits on her eponymous solo CD released in 1993 after her contribution to several Black Box hits were revealed. For ten points, name this Weather Girl who was not initially credited for belting out the sub-titular phrase in C&C Music Factory’s “Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now).” Answer: Martha Wash

6. Arts and Faith.com ranked it the 21st most spiritually significant film ever. The scene where its lead character is pulled over for speeding was written after the real Helen Prejean was pulled over during filming. Bruce Springsteen’s second Oscar nomination resulted from writing a song for this film in which, for ten points, Matthew Poncelet is comforted on death row by a nun played by Susan Sarandon.Answer: Dead Man Walking

7. The second man to hold this position was Jim Kennedy, a divorced naval officer who brought son Danny along on the job. The first to hold it was a single dad who brought daughter Vicki along on the job and later married Emily Hayward, played by Marion Ross. For ten points, name this job in which Kennedy and Merril Stubing both set a course for romance.Answer: Love Boat Captain or equivalents

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8. She was kicked off a stage by Jim West in the video for “Weird Al” Yankovic’s “Bedrock Anthem” after making her debut in another music video. Heather DeLoach, the actress who portayed her, has since appeared in films without the yellow and black costume. For ten points, name this tap dancing figure in the video for Blind Melon’s “No Rain.”Answer: Bee Girl or equivalents; Accept Heather DeLoach before that is read

9. He played a television comedy writer in Hannah and Her Sisters and had a recurring role as Bernie, one of the title character’s co-workers, on The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd. He voices Elliott, the Deadly Duplicator, on Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law and is developing a new series, The Red State Diaries. For ten points, name this loud comedian best known for specials like Red White and Screwed and weekly screaming commentaries on The Daily Show.Answer: Lewis Black

10. Since this award’s introduction in 2000, Chris Klein is the only person to win it twice. Klein’s second award in 2005 and Chris Armas’ award in 2003 acknowledged they made the Best Eleven a year after suffering ACL tears. For ten points, name this award first given to Tony Meola in 2000 for winning the league’s MVP award one year after an injury plagued season.Answer: MLS Comeback Player of the Year

11. This album’s title track is a 46-second acoustic ballad beginning with the line, “In a haze, a stormy haze, I’ll be ‘round, I’ll be loving you always.” Its cover features a picture of a globe that later featured in videos for its two opening tracks, “Shiver” and “Don’t Panic.” For ten points, name this debut album for Coldplay featuring the hit, “Yellow.”Answer: Parachutes

12. In 1996, Option Magazine organized the first official competition in this sport outside of Japan at Willow Springs in California. Although judges still determine the “show factor” of a competitor’s Tansou (tan-soo) and Tsuiso (Soo-ee-so), the top series now use instruments to measure angle, speed and g-force during the turn. For ten points, name this motor sport involving radical oversteer that was practiced in Tokyo in the latest installment of The Fast and the Furious.Answer: Drift or Drifting

13. A memorable trailer tagline said Naked Gun 2 ½ was from the brother of the guy who directed this film. Phil Leeds and Vincent Schiavelli appear in an emergency room and a subway respectively as characters who technically qualify as title character. Its events are set in motion when Carl Bruner tries to launch a money laundering scam by hiring a man to rob Sam Wheat. For ten points, name this 1990 film starring Whoopi Goldberg, Demi Moore and Patrick Swayze.Answer: Ghost

14. When he appeared as the title character of an animated series, his friends included Buckaroo the horse and Rosetta the rat. His first two literary adventures involved an overnight search in a department store and a series of mishaps in a Laundromat. Those adventures ended with Lisa adding a button and a pocket to his green overalls. For ten points, name this teddy bear who is the title character of a series of children’s books by Don Freeman.Answer: Corduroy

15. His favorite rock band is Gingivitis and he is the front man for a garage band that has been called Goat Cheese Pizza and Chickenfist. He started painting when his girlfriend Sara Toomey broke up with him and he and best friend Hector plan to restore a VW. Orthodontist Walt and psychologist Connie raise, for ten points, what sloppy central teen of the comic strip Zits?Answer: Jeremy Duncan


16. This brand’s “Play & Learn” line includes the Chewy Fish Switcheroo and the ExerSaucer Mega Active Learning Center. Other products include their Splash with Me tub, the Whisper Connect monitor and Snugli carriers. For ten points, name this brand with the slogan “Best for Baby” and a name emphasizing the steady function of their baby bottles.Answer: Evenflo

17. He emerged from a box marked Danger during an episode of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition and Ty speculated that he had ADHD. He once expressed anger at missing a Renoir exhibit during a trip to Manhattan and a misunderstanding once caused him to try and break Jim Nabors’ leg. According to Robot Chicken, he had to be euthanized after attacking someone during a comeback attempt for the Electric Mayhem. For ten points, name this drummer who often terrorized guests on The Muppet Show.Answer: Animal

18. Director Frank Marshall claims he opted to direct this film instead of Swing Kids after seeing a bumper sticker. John Malkovich narrates it as the older version of Carlitos Paez, who is played on screen by Bruce Ramsay. It was inspired by the same true events that inspired the 1976 Mexican film Supervivientes de los Andes. For ten points, name this film starring Ethan Hawke as Nando Parrado, one a group of Uruguayan plane crash survivors forced into cannibalism.Answer: Alive

19. This venue was the site of the controversial 1972 boxing match between Roberto Duran and Ken Buchanan and the first two Ali-Frazier fights. It is the site of half the home games of the Titans in the National Lacrosse League and has hosted every Big East Conference men’s basketball tournament since 1983. For ten points, name this arena that is home to the Liberty of the WNBA and the Knicks of the NBA.Answer: Madison Square Garden prompt on “The Garden”

20. This song was released on a CD single with “Unemployable” as its B-side. Its lyrics decry those who tell you to pray when the devil’s on their shoulder. It begins with its narrator feeling the earth move on Monday after seeing a corner picture in the morning paper of a handsome face killed in a war. For ten points, name this lead single from the avocado decorated 2006 eponymous album by Pearl Jam.Answer: Worldwide Suicide

21. This book’s origin was a 2003 e-mail from the author of The Names of the Dead to the author of The Dead Zone. In it, the authors recount the days they spent in 2004 at the place they call “the church on Lansdowne Street.” A picture of Jason Varitek shoving a mitt in Alex Rodriguez’s face adorns the jacket of, for ten points, what book on the Red Sox written by Stewart O’Nan and Stephen King? Answer: Faithful: Two Diehard Boston Red Sox Fans Chronicle the Historic

2004 Season

22. He made his debut on April 1st, 1996 by beating Bob Holly and later in the evening attacked the Undertaker to initiate a long running feud that included a fight on the roof of the Hell in the Cell. He was introduced as a tortured soul who lived in a boiler room, talked to a rat and wore a leather mask. For ten points, name this Mick Foley wrestling character whose most feared move was the mandible claw.Answer: Mankind


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1. For ten points, name these TV series featuring characters who were real Melvins.

(10) Tom Braidwood played Melvin Frohike, who along with partners Byers and Langly, aided Mulder on The X-Files before moving on to what spin-off series?Answer: The Lone Gunmen

(10) Twin brothers Eugene and Melvin Belvin were nerdy classmates of Charles Arcola and Joanie Cunningham at Jefferson High School on what series?Answer: Happy Days

(10) On what series did Richard Deacon play Melvin Cooley, the brother-in-law of TV star Alan Brady?Answer: The Dick Van Dyke Show

2. Name these potent potables marketed by Luxco for ten points each.

(10) Luxco’s best known product is what grain alcohol available in 190 proof?Answer: Everclear

(10) Luxco’s three tequila brands are El Mayor, Juarez and this brand loved by parrotheads.Answer: Margaritaville

(10) Luxco sells this premium spiced rum brand named for a historical figure whose name is still associated with British Naval rum rations.Answer: Admiral Nelson’s

3. Answer these questions about versions of songs called “Lithium” that first appeared in 2006 for ten points each.

(10) “Call Me When You’re Sober” and “Lithium” have been selected as the first two singles for this Amy Lee group’s new album The Open Door.Answer: Evanescence

(10) This contestant sang Nirvana’s “Lithium” on his way to winning Rock Star: Supernova.Answer: Lukas and/or Rossi

(10) The lyrics of Nirvana’s “Lithium” can be interpreted as describing a cult member, so it is only fitting that this 27-member, robe-clad, “choral symphonic” Tim DeLaughter led group covered “Lithium” in 2006.Answer: The Polyphonic Spree

4. For ten points each, answer these questions about films related to the 1934 film Babes in Toyland that starred Laurel and Hardy.

(10) In 1948, Babes in Toyland was shortened and re-released under what other name that is now used when it is shown on TV as a holiday film?Answer: March of the Wooden Soliders

(10) In 1961, Disney re-made Babes in Toyland with what Mickey Mouse Club alum starring as Mary Contrary?Answer: Annette Funicello


(10) In this film, Banky Edwards is said to have paid fifty dollars for a March of the Wooden Soldiers bootleg with an extra scene showing Stan Laurel wearing a French tickler.Answer: Chasing Amy

5. Answer these questions about firsts in the career of San Francisco 49er quarterback Alex Smith for ten points each.

(10) In 2004, Alex Smith and this fellow Helix High alumnus were the first high school teammates to be Heisman finalists.Answer: Reggie Bush

(10) Smith was the first ever #1 overall draft pick taken out of what conference?Answer: Mountain West Conference

(10) In October 2005, Smith was sacked by Robert Mathis and Montae Reagor and intercepted by Mike Doss while making his first NFL start against what team?Answer: Indianapolis and/or Colts

6. For ten points each, name the first African American woman to achieve the following sports distinctions.

(10) Any Olympic gold medalAnswer: Alice Coachman

(10) Multiple Olympic gold medals in a single OlympicsAnswer: Wilma Rudolph

(10) A Wimbledon singles titleAnswer: Althea Gibson

7. Given the name of a band, name their only studio album with a title track for ten points each.

(10) Creedence Clearwater RevivalAnswer: Green River

(10) BlurAnswer: Parklife

(10) R.E.M.Answer: Around the Sun

8. For ten points each, name the film in which the following actors played the following presidents of the United States of America.

(10) Kevin Kline, Ulysses S. GrantAnswer: Wild Wild West

(10) Cliff Robertson, John F. KennedyAnswer: PT 109

(10) Jon Voight, Franklin D. RooseveltAnswer: Pearl Harbor

9. Name these basic types of cake from a description for ten points each.


(10) This type of cake is the usual starting material for making a swiss roll. The Victoria type of this cake has two layers separated by jam and whipped cream.Answer: Sponge cake

(10) Invented in 1927 by Harry Baker, this foam cake is distinct from angel food cake because it uses vegetable oil. Upon purchasing the recipe in 1948, Betty Crocker called it the “cake discovery of the century.”Answer: Chiffon cake

(10) This cake type’s name derives from early recipes that called for an equal weight of flour, sugar, butter and eggs.Answer: Pound cake

10. For ten points each, name the daytime soap opera given a pair of characters who have been thrice married on it.

(10) Dixie Mooney and Tad MartinAnswer: All My Children

(10) Victor Newman and Nikki ReedAnswer: Young and the Restless

(10) Asa Buchanan and Renee DevineAnswer: One Life to Live

11. Answer these questions about holes at Augusta National for ten points each.

(10) A 1958 SI article gave what collective nickname to Augusta’s eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth holes?Answer: Amen Corner

(10) This pink dogwood hole is, at 575 yards, Augusta’s longest hole and is sequentially the first of its four par 5’s.Answer: 2 nd Hole or Hole #2

(10) Which flower is associated with the 18th hole?Answer: Holly

12. Name these thespians who have played relatives of sitcom characters played by Brad Garrett for ten points each.

(10) This daughter of Connie Stevens played Lynnette’s boss Nina on Desperate Housewives and now plays Garrett’s character’s wife on ‘Til Death.Answer: Joely Fisher

(10) When Robert Barrone married Amy on Everybody Loves Raymond, it brought several appearances by Amy’s very religious father played by what comic actor?Answer: Fred Willard

(10) This sister of child actresses Tracey, Missy and Jessie Gold played Garrett’s daughter in his short-lived 1988 CBS sitcom First Impressions. (first name is required, obviously)Answer: Brandy Gold

13. Visual Bonus. Given three unrelated still pictures of music videos from the 80s or 90s, name the artist and song title for that video for five points each. [Moderator: Handout is the last page of the packet.]


Answers:(5, 5) A: Barbie Girl by Aqua(5, 5) B: Glamour Boys by Living Colour(5, 5) C: Black Hole Sun by Soundgarden

14. Name these movies set in fictional Missouri towns for ten points each.

(10) In this mockumentary, the best talent in Blaine, Missouri puts on a pageant in honor of the fictional town’s sesquicentennial.Answer: Waiting for Guffman

(10) Jodie Foster played Becky Thatcher in this 1973 Disney film set in fictional St. Petersburg, Missouri.Answer: Tom Sawyer

(10) Hitchhiker Calif McKinney takes a job on a farm in Spooner, Missouri and becomes involved in various intrigues in this 1965 Russ Meyer flick.Answer: Mudhoney

15. Name these people seen on weight-loss themed reality TV series for ten points each.

(10) This comic has hosted all three seasons of The Biggest Loser.Answer: Caroline Rhea

(10) This chef helps an overweight person drop pounds in the three months before an important event on the Food Network’s series Weighing In.Answer: Juan-Carlos Cruz

(10) The British weight loss series Fat Families featured three families losing weight with the help of a coach. One of the coaches was what actress best known for playing Veruca Salt in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory?Answer: Julie Dawn Cole

16. Name these films in which you can see Gary Busey operate a vehicle without a helmet.

(10) Like Cannonball Run, this 1976 comedy was inspired by an illegal Brock Yates highway race, but it starred Raul Julia and Gary Busey among the competitors.Answer: Gumball Rally

(10) Busey, Mr. T and Bill Maher played some of the often reckless drivers at what titular taxi service of a 1983 Joel Schumacher film?Answer: DC Cab

(10) Busey stars in this 1988 action flick as McBain who rampages through Mexico in a super tank while he retrieves it from the socialist paramilitary force, the PLA.Answer: Bulletproof

17. Name these real-time strategy games offering an imperial experience for ten points each.

(10) In 1997, Microsoft published this game allowing players to control a tribe from the Stone Age to the Iron Age. An expansion called The Rise of Rome extended the timeline.Answer: Age of Empires

(10) Described by some as a mix of Age of Empires and Civilization, this 2001 Sierra game takes players through 14 epochs from the Prehistoric Age to the Nano Age.


Answer: Empire Earth

(10) Players control Alliance or Imperial forces between Episodes III and IV in this 2006 Lucas Arts game developed by Petroglyph.Answer: Star Wars: Empire at War

18. Name the fourth book published in the following fantasy series for ten points each.

(10) C.S. Lewis’ The Chronicles of NarniaAnswer: The Silver Chair

(10) Robert Jordan’s The Wheel of TimeAnswer: The Shadow Rising

(10) Terry Goodkind’s Sword of TruthAnswer: Temple of the Winds

19. Name these record labels founded by musicians for ten points each.

(10) Frank Sinatra earned the nickname Chairman of the Board when he started this record label in 1960.Answer: Reprise

(10) Candlebox and Alanis Morissette are among the acts that launched successful careers on what label co-founded by Madonna?Answer: Maverick

(10) Vinnie Fiorello of Less Than Jake co-founded this label that is the parent label to Fall Out Boy’s imprint Decaydance Records.Answer: Fueled By Ramen

20. For five points each, name any six of the ten players who racked up more than 2,000 steals in their NBA career. Note this is NBA career, Dr. J would only work if ABA steals were allowed.

(5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5) Answers:John Stockton Michael JordanGary Payton Maurice “Mo” CheeksScottie Pippen Clyde DrexlerHakeem Olajuwon Alvin RobertsonKarl Malone Mookie Blaylock

21. Name these second albums that went triple platinum for their artists, but were considered to have disappointing sales since they followed albums that went double-digit platinum.

(10) Featuring “Bent”, this matchbox twenty album went 4-times platinum, but paled in sales compared to their 12-times platinum debut.Answer: mad season

(10) It went triple platinum and featured a top ten single for a title track, but this album fell far short of the ten-times platinum sales of Please Hammer Don’t Hurt ‘Em.Answer: Too Legit to Quit

(10) “Old Man and Me” and “Tucker’s Town” were among the tracks on this triple platinum album follow-up to Hootie and the Blowfish’s 16-times platinum Cracked Rear View.Answer: Fairweather Johnson


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