Packet 12 -
Based on a theme by Jeremy White
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Toss-ups by Jeremy White and Ben Lea (5, 7, 11, 15)
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Bonus by Jeremy White, Ben Lea (1, 6, 11, 13) and Jason Schwengler (10)
Toss-ups
1. It contains “Were You Aware” boxes with factoids like “Were you aware ‘Did You Know’ is trademarked by another publisher?” A pull-out poster outlines the entities in the shadow government and its classroom activities include using cut-out robes to restore the Supreme Court’s dignity. Samantha Bee politely describes Canada’s system and Stephen Colbert contributes essays. For ten points, name this parody civics textbook written by Jon Stewart and the writers of The Daily Show.
Answer: America (The Book): A Guide to Democracy Inaction
2. This building inspired Jimmy Jane’s regional 1970s hit song “Big Yellow Joint.” Maby’s faulty math caused it to lose cash after George Michael became its manager. Ignoring Pop Pop’s reminders that there was always money in it, Michael burned it down in an act of rebellion without realizing that were literally thousands of dollars lining its walls. For ten points, name this beach business that sells a fruity treat and is owned by the central family on Fox’s Arrested Development.
Answer: Bluth’s Original Frozen Banana Stand
3. A Patterson Hood song claims her namesake diet is “cocaine and milkshakes, milkshakes, cocaine.” She defended her appearance on the cover of the August, 2001 Playboy by saying, “I just felt that being 42 years old and not being size zero and not being blonde, that it could be a really positive statement for women.” She may also have made positive statements for women as vocalist of the first all female band to hit the top ten and she went on to solo success with “Leave the Light On” and “Mad About You.” For ten points, name this former Go Go who made heaven a place on earth.
Answer: Belinda Carlisle
4. She co-owns a New York clothing store named Filth Mart with her ex-boyfriend and is now dating Shooter Jennings. She played the ex-wife of Hugh Jackman’s character in Swordfish and her career began to heat up when she took the role of Christopher’s girlfriend Adriana on The Sopranos. In her latest role, she plays a single mother whose teenage son has moved in with her recently relocated actor brother. For ten points, name this actress who plays the title character’s sister on Joey.
Answer: Drea DeMateo
5. In NFL QB Club 2002, if you break any record in the QB challenge, you can unlock this man. Of course, by 2002, he'd been out of the league for five years, ending his career with a four-game stint in San Diego in 1997. But early in his career, he was among the league's best, leading the league in touchdown passes in 1988 and 89, while with the then Los Angeles Rams. By 1992, however, he'd acquired a reputation as being a bit soft. For ten points, name this quarterback, still most famous for throwing a table at Jim Rome.
Answer: Jim Everett
6. In an August 26th press release, this band’s drummer, Roger Earl, said that US News & World Reports was in error in saying that they were going to tour in support of President Bush. Lying about this band being a Republican supporter seems a little pathetic since only two original members remain since the death of “Lonesome” Dave Peverett and they have not have a hit single since 1979, namely the Boogie Motel track “Third Time Lucky (First Time I Was a Fool).” For ten points, name this classic rock band whose biggest hit single was “Slow Ride.”
Answer: Foghat
7. While growing up in Grenoble, France, he often got rides to school from Samuel Beckett, the only person nearby with a car big enough to hold him. His last film role in Trading Mom did not see release until a year after his death in 1993. His first role was as the title character in “The Secret of Bigfoot”, an episode of The Six Million Dollar Man, and after that he was usually cast for purely physical attributes. However, his performance as Fezzik in The Princess Bride lived up to his size. For ten points, name this behemoth, famously body-slammed by Hulk Hogan at Wrestlemania I.
Answer: Andre the Giant (accept Andre Rousimoff)
8. Thirty of them agreed “tattoos aren’t for everyone” and “cole slaw deserves a second chance” during the first season of Kids in the Hall. This is the first name of the character Crystal Bernard played on Wings, the character Lara Flynn Boyle played on The Practice and the wife of Springfield’s Reverend Lovejoy. For ten points, give this common first name that was also the name of the big-screen character played by Diane Kruger who launched a thousand ships in Troy.
Answer: Helen
9. He convinced Commissioner Dennis Randall to hire him as a special consultant to the San Francisco Police Department. In early seasons he was aided by Eve Whitfield, played by Barbara Anderson, and Ed Brown played by Don Galloway. He was forced to leave the regular force after he was shot in the spine, leaving him unable to walk. For ten points, name this title character of a 1960s and 70s police drama starring Raymond Burr.
Answer: Robert Ironside
10. It was the penultimate film directed by Fred Zinnemann. It was based on the memoir Pentimento, which was adapted for the screen by Alvin Sargent, who received one of its ten Oscar nominations and one of its three Oscar wins. The biggest Oscar headlines it generated, though, were about the PLO-supporting acceptance speech made by the Best Supporting Actress winner who played its title character. For ten points, name this film, starring Jason Robards as Dashiell Hammett, Jane Fonda as Lillian Hellman and Vanessa Redgrave as the titular revolutionary.
Answer: Julia
11. The San Jose Flames brought him to the NHL in the 2000-2001 season, but since they already had Evgeny Nabokov in goal, he only saw action in 5 games. For the next 2 seasons, he continued to back-up Nabokov, until the Sharks traded him in 2003 to the Calgary Flames for a 2nd round pick in 2005 (which will turn out to be a heck of a deal, if there is no 2005 draft...). For ten points, name this goalie, who led his native Finland to a runner-up spot in the 2004 World Cup of Hockey.
Answer: Mikka Kiprusoff
12. From 1972 to 1975, she and Conway Twitty won every Country Music Association Award for Vocal Duo of the Year. Her latest album features poignant musings about life without her husband Doo on “Miss Being Mrs” and “Portland, Oregon,” a duet with Van Lear Rose’s producer, Jack White. Her first top ten country hit was “Success” and she had success in the 60s with tough songs like “Don’t Come a Home Drinkin’ With Lovin’ on Your Mind”, “Your Squaw is on the Warpath” and “Fist City.” For ten points, name this country singer who is proud to be a “Coal Miner’s Daughter.”
Answer: Loretta Lynn
13. Spin Magazine called their Lonesome Crowded West one of the all-time great road trip albums. Before sessions were to begin on their latest album, their bipolar drummer Jeremy Green disappeared for a time and eventually checked into the mental wing of a hospital. Isaac Brock seriously considered breaking up the band, but they persevered and their follow-up to The Moon and Antarctica broke them to new audiences in 2004. For ten points, name this band whose Good News for People Who Love Bad News contains the modern rock hit “Float On.”
Answer: Modest Mouse
14. This business is started with the one hundred million dollar settlement paid to Nashawn Wade. Captain Antoine Mack helmed its maiden flight, 069, which traveled from the 212 to the 310 where it left the new Terminal X. Passengers are divided into high class and low class, passengers are served a dinner of Popeye’s chicken. For ten points, name this airline featured in Soul Plane that shares its name with a group that was Straight Outta Compton.
Answer: NWA
15. In 2003, he appeared in 42 games for the Padres, 15 for the Yankees, and 8 for the Twins, pitching a total of 33 and two-thirds innings. That's in keeping with his career; he's pitched a total of 1295 innings, despite appearing in 1252 games, the all-time record. Julio Franco's alleged birth certificate notwithstanding, he was, from 1999 to 2003, the oldest player in the major leagues. For ten points, name this long-time lefty reliever perhaps most famous for recording the final out versus the Red Sox in the 1986 World Series.
Answer: Jesse Orosco
16. A University of Tennessee study tested thirteen of the top selling models of these and found the Yamax SW-200 to be the most accurate. The Sportline 360 was the best-selling sporting goods item on Amazon.com during the 2003 Christmas season. McDonald’s new Go Active meal includes one. Some of the more sophisticated models can estimate mileage by multiplying the count by a stride length. For ten points, name this device that counts the number of steps a person has walked.
Answer: Pedometer
17. Margaret Maron’s 2002 Agatha-winning “The Dog That Didn’t Bark” was first published in the pages of this magazine, which was founded in 1941 by Meet the Press creator Lawrence Spivak. Nancy Pickard, Harry Kemelman, and Jack Finney are among the 700 writers first published in its pages. For ten points, name this periodical that is named for the pseudonym used by the two-cousin writing team of Fredric Dannay and Manfred Lee and that features short stories in the mystery genre.
Answer: Ellery Queen
18. This Phoenix, Arizona native won the 2000 Toyota Atlantic championship while driving for DSTP Motorsports. Cheever Racing hired him for an IRL ride in 2002 and he quickly had two top fives, but a disappointing 2003 sent him packing. The injury of Kenny Brack opened a spot for him at Rahal-Letterman and he responded by winning his first IRL race in a rain-shortened event in May. For ten points, name this driver who won the 2004 Indianapolis 500.
Answer: Buddy Rice
19. She married Moneyball author Michael Lewis in 1997 while taking a one-year sabbatical from her highest profile job to participate in Stanford’s Knight Fellowship Program for Journalists. Returning from her schooling, she soon lost her job after hosting a documentary on the porn industry that was deemed too raunchy for a second airing. A poor Celebrity Jeopardy performance suggests she may be as stupid as critics have suggested even if she did not really ask Bill Clinton who the loneliest monk was. For ten points, name this former Choose or Lose reporter for MTV News.
Answer: Tabitha Soren
20. One of this film’s co-producers told Rolling Stone that they considered making “What Would Jerry Do” bracelets to keep them focused on the Bruckheimer films that were its main inspiration. In it, rising Broadway star Gary Johnson is recruited into the title organization for a dangerous mission and meets team members Chris, Sarah, Joe, leader Spottswoode and the beautiful Lisa, with whom Gary engages in a scene described as the “kama sutra of puppet sex.” For ten points, name this film by South Park creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker featuring the talents of some super marionettes.
Answer: Team America: World Police
21. You say to me I don't talk enough but when I do I'm a fool. These times I've spent, I've realized I'm going to shoot through and leave you. The things you say. Your purple prose just gives you away. The things you say. You’re, what, for ten points, according to EMF.
Answer: Unbelievable
Bonus
1. For the stated number of points, name these athletes whose talents were highlighted during the week of October 9-15, 2004.
a. When WWE Raw was filmed at Manchester, UK, Stacy Kiebler came out in a Man U jersey with the number 8, in honor of this man. The youngest to ever play and ever score for England in international play, Sir Alex Ferguson calls him "the best young player this country has seen in the past 30 years."
Answer: Wayne Rooney
b. During half-time of the Cal-USC game, USC honored this one-time halfback, the 1979 Heisman winner.
Answer: Charles White
c. The Baltimore Ravens got this running back 7 carries, getting him ready to start during Jamal Lewis' suspension.
Answer: Chester Taylor
2. Name these British rappers for ten points each.
a. He’s been called the British 50 Cent since he took a stab wound during a vacation in Cyprus, but his “I Luv U”, “Brand New Day” and the other tracks on his Mercury Prize Winning Boy in Da Corner bear little if any resemblance to Fiddee’s gangsta sound.
Answer: Dizzee Rascal
b. Despite the plural name, this is not truly a group, but the name under which Mike Skinner raps on the debut Original Pirate Material and the slacker concept album, A Grand Don’t Come For Free.
Answer: The Streets
c. British rappers Madlib and MF Doom released an album in March, 2004 under this collective name.
Answer: Madvillain
3. Name these companies whose help you will need to properly pimp your ride for ten points each.
a. The fine folks at this business perform the actual ride-pimping on the MTV show.
Answer: West Coast Customs
b. Virtually every pimp job on the show involves installation of this company’s P zero tires.
Answer: Pirrelli
c. Want to pimp your ride that much harder? Get yourself a set of spinning rims made by the Motorsports company owned by what NBA star?
Answer: Latrell Sprewell
4. Name the actor who played the title role on these spin-offs from The Mary Tyler Moore Show for ten points each.
a. Rhoda
Answer: Valerie Harper
b. Lou Grant
Answer: Ed Asner
c. Phyllis
Answer: Cloris Leachman
5. Name these Republicans who provided laughs in Fahrenheit 911 for ten points each.
a. This former Florida Congressman says there is an 800 number to take complaints on rights violations resulting from the Patriot Act. Text on the screen indicates this is not true, but gives his private office number.
Answer: Porter Goss
b. This Pentagon official uses spit for hair gel in the opening credits sequence.
Answer: Paul Wolfowitz
c. This man generates many laughs by performing a song called “Let the Eagle Soar.”
Answer: John Ashcroft
6. For the stated number of points, answer these more or less random questions about the 2004 Summer Olympics.
a. For 10 points, what nation, having never won an Olympic gold in any event, took 2 in men's tennis, behind Nicolas Massu in singles and Massu & Fernando Gonzalez in doubles?
Answer: Chile
b. 5 points each, name the American women who won Beach Volleyball gold.
Answer: Kerri Walsh and Misty May
c. For 10 points, what nation's boxing dominance continued, winning golds at 5 different weight classes?
Answer: Cuba
7. Answer these questions about cinematic references to the restaurant chain Medieval Times for ten points each.
a. In this film, Chip Douglas and Steve Kovacs have dinner at Medieval Times where they are told they cannot have utensils—but can have Pepsi—by a serving wench played by Janeane Garofalo.
Answer: The Cable Guy
b. The lead character in this film wakes up after taking ecstasy at a party in a strange house with “Balls” written on his face. He then sees a man walk by in full knight armor.
Answer: Garden State
c. The knight Andrew Largeman sees in Garden State turns out to be a Medieval Times employee who is dating his old friend Mark’s mother, who is played by what actress best known as business manager Charlene on Designing Women.
Answer: Jean Smart
8. Name these women who are said to be the “most downloaded” in certain categories for ten points each.
a. This proprietress of several porn sites including her “Hot Box” is now certified by Guinness Book of World Records as the most downloaded woman with total downloads totaling over a billion.
Answer: Danni Ashe
b. This swimsuit model and syndicated talk show host had the Guinness distinction before Ashe and still claims to be the most downloaded woman because she feels a respected publication like Guinness should not sully itself with pornography.
Answer: Cindy Margolis
c. This Olympic gold medallist in the 200-meter breaststroke may be inspiring other strokes as she recently replaced Anna Kournikova as the most downloaded athlete.
Answer: Amanda Beard
9. Provide the last two words of these classic Triumph the Insult Comic Dog put-downs for ten points each.
a. While mocking those lined up for Star Wars Episode II, Triumph responded to a pregnant woman mentioning the due date of her soon to be born baby with “That’s the last time he’ll ever see…”
Answer: Female genitalia
b. After learning that Jon Bon Jovi was appearing in a vampire movie, Triumph said, “Finally, a role that requires you…”
Answer: To suck
c. To a resident of Quebec, he said, “You’re French and Canadian, so you’re obnoxious…”
Answer: And dull
10. For ten points each, answer the following questions about new series appearing on ABC this season.
a. On ABC’s new Sunday night hit Desperate Housewives the role of frighteningly Stepford-like Bree Van De Kamp is played by this fiery red-headed actress, who portrayed Dr. Kimberly Shaw Mancini on FOX’s classic soap opera “Melrose Place.”
Answer: Marcia Cross
b. This writer is primarily responsible for the creation of Lost, which has been scoring great ratings on Wednesday night; he also brought Felicity and Alias to television and will be making his big screen directorial debut with Mission: Impossible III.
Answer: J.J. Abrams
c. This Thursday night show, based on Melvin Burgess’ popular young-adult novel Doing It, has been dubbed “My So-Called Life” for boys; it features the acting talents of Kelly Osbourne and D.B. Sweeney.
Answer: life as we know it
11. 30-20-10, name the football team.
30) With a 20-17 win in week 4 last season, they were the last team to beat New England before the Patriots' record-breaking winning streak. Unfortunately for them, they won only 2 more games for the remainder of 2003, but the 5-11 record earned them the #5 pick in this year's draft.
20) With that pick, there was rampant speculation that they'd take Kellen Winslow, Jr. But negotiations with his agents faltered, so instead they went with Winslow's teammate at the University of Miami, safety Sean Taylor.
10) Having a Hurricane play for former Gator coach Steve Spurrier could have been dicey; fortunately, owner Daniel Snyder had already let Spurrier go, and replaced him with the returning Joe Gibbs.
Answer: Washington and/or Redskins
12. Answer these questions about television signals for ten points each.
a. The key reason HDTV is better than standard TV signals is that it has this many lines of resolution compared to the 480 used by the standard signal.
Answer: 1,080
b. HDTV still uses this type of scanning in which only half of the screen’s lines are updated at one time. This term provides the “i” in the signal abbreviations “480i” and “1080i.”
Answer: Interlace or Interlaced
c. Modern DVD players are capable of sending 480p signals, where p stands for this type of scanning where all the lines on the screen are re-drawn on every update.
Answer: Progressive
13. Long-time White Sox, Mets, & Dodgers third baseman Robin Ventura retired after the NL Division Series this year. For the stated number of points, answer these questions about Ventura's career.
a. How many Gold Gloves did Ventura win. Ten points for exactly right or five points for within one.
Answer: 6 (10 points) or 5 or 7 for 5 poins
b. Ventura retires with 18 career grand slams, tying him for third all-time with what San Francisco Giant great and cove namesake?
Answer: Willie McCovey
c. Ventura did all that and yet, he'll probably be best remembered for charging the mound against, and summarily getting the hell beaten out of him by what at-the-time Texas Rangers pitcher?
Answer: Nolan Ryan
14. Name these television series that starred Greg Evigan for ten points each.
a. Evigan was the less hairy title character on this sitcom about a trucker and his pet ape.
Answer: B.J. and the Bear
b. Evigan might have been the less hairy title character on this series, too, but no one wants to look that closely at Paul Reiser.
Answer: My Two Dads
c. Jake Cardigan, played by Evigan, was the lead character on this USA series based on a series of William Shatner novels.
Answer: Tek War
15. Answer these questions about a website for ten points each.
a. Name the website that claims to be the lair of the crab of ineffable wisdom and that has spawned the much forwarded animated video of kittens braving the seas to the strains of “Immigrant Song.”
Answer: rathergood.com
b. Name the creator of rathergood.com.
Answer: Joel Veitch
c. In a series of commercials, Veitch’s strung-out looking cat-like creatures extolled the virtues of what toasted sandwich chain?
Answer: Quizno’s Sub
16. Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx had most, but not all of the screen time in Collateral. Name these other actors from a description of their role for ten points each.
a. She plays the lawyer who is a fare in Foxx’s character's cab at the beginning of the film and gives him her phone number.
Answer: Jada Pinkett Smith
b. This actor who was second billed in You Can Count on Me, In the Cut and 13 Going on 30 plays a detective trying to track down the murderous Vincent.
Answer: Mark Ruffalo
c. This actress played Foxx’s hospitalized mother and also this year she played the religious woman who unwittingly hosts a casino robbery in The Ladykillers.
Answer: Irma P. Hall
17. For ten points each, name these characters from the third season of 24 who will not be returning for another season—well, not unless it’s a prequel anyway.
a. This traitorous former CTU agent was shot by Jack Bauer who made little attempt to conceal he wanted her dead for having killed his wife in season one.
Answer: Nina and/or Myers
b. This African American businessman tried to blackmail President Palmer, but Sherry Palmer made sure he was no longer a problem by getting his wife to keep him from taking his medication.
Answer: Alan and/or Milliken
c. This CTU agent died after being infected by a deadly virus while heroically trying to defuse a distribution device in a hotel’s ventilation system.
Answer: Gael (pron. Guy – Elle) and/or Ortega
18. For ten points, name these Led Zeppelin albums from some of their tracks. Original studio albums only, compilations and live discs do not count for this bonus.
a. “In the Evening”, “Fool in the Rain”, “All My Love”
Answer: In Through the Out Door
b. “Good Times Bad Times”, “Dazed and Confused”, “Communication Breakdown”
Answer: Led Zeppelin I
c. “Houses of the Holy”, “Trampled Under Foot”, “Kashmir”
Answer: Physical Graffiti
19. Answer these questions about the acting talent in Hercules: The Legendary Journeys for ten points each.
a. Who played the title character of the series?
Answer: Kevin Sorbo
b. Hercules’ ill-fated wife Deianira was played at the beginning of the series by what model and actress more associated with Whitesnake videos than mythology.
Answer: Tawny Kitaen
c. Initially Mark Newham and then later Kevin Smith played this Greek god.
Answer: Ares
20. Name the member of G Unit given the title of their debut solo album for ten points each.
a. Hunger For More
Answer: Lloyd Banks
b. Get Rich or Die Tryin’
Answer: 50 Cent
c. Straight Outta Cashville
Answer: Young Buck
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