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Tossups for Rochester Hufflepuff and Rochester Ravensclaw by Dan Blake, Matt Bonyak, Gordon Arsenoff, Micha Elsner, Marie Guido, Jason Eisele, and Amanda LaPage FIRST PERIOD – Fifty-or-nothing bonuses in effect 1. It was named partially after a concept and software developed by Ward Cunningham, who began the Portland Pattern Repository in 1995. (*) Its original server space was donated by Bomis [BAHM-is], an internet company that dabbles in the erotic image industry. Yesterday was its four year anniversary and its Hebrew addition recently added its 100,000th page about the flag of Kazakhstan. For 10 points--what is this encyclopedic collection of linked web sites which anyone can edit. Answer: Wikipedia
Answer: Moses Malone 3. His father Gideon lies and tells him that they've been working on the house, and Karl Benson tries to drag him into his pyramid scheme. (*) Mark thinks he looks like a wet beaver because he can't swim, and Tim tells him that he has "balls" written on his forehead. Sam's innocence is protected by--for 10 points--what waiter and actor who isn't really retarded, the protagonist played by Zach Braff in Garden State? Answer: Andrew Largeman (accept either) 4. Covering such topics as packing for the rapture, the corruption of a rice-based toast to the tradition of the Last Supper, faith-based Harlequin (*) novels, Judaism for Jesusism, and pharmacists refusing to fill birth control prescriptions on moral grounds, it features a Press-Your-Luck style buzzer called "The God Machine". For 10 points--what is this segment which takes a look at religion in the world, hosted by Stephen Colbert (col-BEAR) on The Daily Show? Answer: This Week in God (prompt on The Daily Show before "segment") 5. Its most memorable line was once turned into a Kids in the Hall sketch, where Dave Foley claims he got distracted and missed what happened. The speaker recalls maternal advice never heeded and imagines well-heeled gentlemen taking their ease on the (*) train bound for Texas outside. Covered by, among others, the Gin Blossoms, the definitive version was recorded in 1967 at the title institution of--for 10 points--what earliest big hit for Johnny Cash, in which he sings that he "shot a man in Reno just to watch him die"? Answer: "Folsom Prison Blues" 6. At the Sharpie 500 in August 2004, Jeff Gordon's misunderstanding in NASCAR's "lucky dog" free-pass procedure resulted in this. (*) Passing on the left resulted in this for Brian Vickers in the 2003 O'Reilly 300 and may have cost him the win. For 10 points--when a car has a mechanical problem or has broken a rule it must come into the pits and stop for at least one complete second within three laps of being shown what object? Answer: black flag 7. He appeared, armed with a yo-yo, as the hero in a 1990 Capcom NES game and alongside Funky Winkerbean as a float in a Simpsons' Christmas parade. His mantle has largely been inherited by the puppet (*) Bad Andy, but from 1984 to 1992 the sight of his red suit and floppy ears was terror to pizza lovers everywhere. For 10 points--give the name of this claymated Domino's mascot whom customers were cautioned to avoid. Answer: The Noid SECOND PERIOD – Unlimited guessing on completed tossups 8. This 1991 parody, with art by Dave Webber, imagines a future in which only one record company exists. Chased by the floating head of Col. Parker, artists led by (*) Madonna break with the stifling monopoly and join forces with Elvis, who faked his own death, and others in exile to innovate. The plot and dialogue are hilariously true to the original, featuring the catch-question "Is Elvis alive?" For 10 points--name this Revolutionary Comics spoof of Ayn Rand's best-known novel. Answer: Elvis Shrugged 9. She's the only artist acknowledged only by her first name in Kanye [KAHN-yah] West and Twista's Slow Jamz, and got her first gig with Chapter 8 in the ‘80s. Born in Detroit, she uses her married last name of Bridgeforth (*) when credited for singing her song Men in My Life, a tribute to her husband and sons. For 10 points--what soul singer who's most recent album, My Everything, garnered two Grammy nods and brought her back from a nearly 10-year hiatus, is perhaps best known for the song "Sweet Love"? Answer: Anita Baker 10. It failed to predict racial integration in the South, as its main character finds himself arrested on Earth for miscegenation. Anthony Burgess' A Clockwork Orange probably influenced the (*) Russian-like grammar of the Moon, a setting re-used in The Cat Who Walks Through Walls. Manuel O'Kelly Davis and the supercomputer Holmes Four lead a lunar revolution in--for 10 points--what 1966 novel that Robert A. Heinlein considered his greatest work? Answer: The Moon is a Harsh Mistress 11. With formula C4H8O3, this neurotransmitter inhibits the release of dopamine and stimulates the pituitary to secrete growth hormone. It is useful as an anesthetic, and under the name Xyrem (*), for the treatment of narcolepsy. It's been illegal in the United States since 2000, though, partly because it is a euphoric with street names Liquid X, Blue Verve and Grievous Bodily Harm. Sebastian Janikowski experimented with--for 10 points--what date rape drug? Answer: GHB or Gamma-hydroxybutyrate (prompt on 'date rape drug') 12. Directed by Todd Haynes and produced by Michael Stipe of R.E.M., this rock opus, often accused of being a blatant Citizen Kane rip-off, stars (*) Ewan McGregor as American rocker Curt Wild, and Christian Bale as confused adolescent-turned-journalist Arthur Stuart. For 10 points--name this glam rock mystery, titled after a David Bowie song, which approximately parallels the life of David Bowie through the flashbacks of a former fanboy. Answer: Velvet Goldmine 13. While studying actuarial science at Western Ontario, he took up sportscasting as a hobby. He joined Toronto radio station "The Fan" in 1992, and TSN made him the (*) Blue Jays' play-by-play announcer in 1995. In 2002 he was hired by ESPN Radio to cover baseball, but has since moved to its national TV arm covering college basketball. For 10 points--name this announcer, current sideline partner of Dick Vitale. Answer: Dan Shulman 14. Although none of his works have resulted in a final product of more than 100 minutes, he typically shoots about 60 hours of film to be edited over the course of 18 months. He made his directorial debut on Saturday Night Live, where he also created the role of Alan Barrows. (*) Nearly 20 years later, he took Barrows to the big screen under his first direction to receive an Academy Award nod. For 10 points--name this director who complimented Harry Shearer and Michael McKean in the Folksmen and Spinal Tap. Answer: Christopher Guest THIRD PERIOD – No special rules in effect 15. The male lead of this series was given the role when he performed a headstand in his chair. It helped rejuvenate the careers of Tom Poston, who played the mean neighbor and Jonathan Winters, who would play a child. The female title character was a clerk at her father's music store near Boulder, Colorado. For 10 points--name this ABC series where the character played by Pam Dawber meets a human-like alien played by Robin Williams from the planet Ork. Answer: Mork and Mindy 16. His father provided the singing voice for Sidney Poitier in Porgy and Bess. He played clarinet as a child, but braces forced him to switch to piano. (*) He later played with the Ice Follies and sang for the Astral Project in New Orleans. Appearing at the 1980 Playboy Jazz festival, he won his first Grammy in 1985 for "Another Night in Tunisia" with the Manhattan Transfer. For 10 points--what conductor and improvisational vocalist topped the charts in 1988 with "Don't Worry, Be Happy?" Answer: Bobby McFerrin 17. Despite his 29 extra-base hits as a 22-year-old part-timer in 1998, he spent 1999 in the minors buried behind Marty Cordova. Never given 500 at-bats, he was non-tendered by the Twins (*) after 2002, but he slugged .592 and .603 the next two years, driving in 139 runs in 2004. In October 2004 his back-to-back walkoff hits turned a potential sweep into baseball's greatest post-season comeback. For 10 points, name this Red Sox DH nicknamed "Cookie Monster" or "Papi." Answer: David [Americo] Ortiz (Arias) 18. Born in 1935 to a vaudeville performer and a radio singer, he studied drama at Northwestern University, but dropped out by 1955. He appeared in several of producer David Merrick's greatest Broadway successes, such as (*) Carnival and 42nd Street. He worked with Angela Lansbury both in Beauty and the Beast and as Harry McGraw on Murder, She Wrote. For 10 points--name this actor who passed away in December 2004, best known for playing Law & Order's Detective Lennie Briscoe. Answer: Jerry Orbach
Answer: Minute Maid Park 20. As a child in the Netherlands, she assumed the name Edda van Heemstra to hide her British background from the Nazis. Later awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by George H. W. Bush for work with (*) UNICEF, she made her television debut in 1952 before hitting the big screen with Gregory Peck the next year. For 10 points--identify this iconic actress, star of How to Steal a Million and Roman Holiday, best known for her turn as Holly Golightly in 1961's Breakfast at Tiffany's. Answer: Audrey Hepburn 21. In high school in Rochester, NY, she netted 142 goals; she managed 96 in her four years at Florida, graduating in 2001 with back-to-back SEC Player of the Year awards. In the 2002 WUSA draft she was selected second overall (*), and was the MVP of the 2003 Founders' Cup, scoring both goals for the victorious Washington Freedom. For 10 points--what forward led the U.S. in scoring at the 2003 Women's World Cup and also scored the overtime winning header against Germany in the 2004 Olympic gold medal match? Answer: [Mary Abigail] "Abby" Wambach (WOM-bock) EXTRAS 22. This Italian power metal band released its first album, Legendary Tales, in 1997; its 2004 hit, (*) Symphony of the Enchanted Lands II: The Dark Secret, gained a more widespread fame primarily because it featured actor Christopher Lee narrating the storyline. For 10 points--name this band, known in metal circles for its distinct classical sound and fantasy themes. Answer: Rhapsody 23. Released October 6, 2004, this game was immediately playable on five platforms, including PlayStation 2 and Xbox. The game, featuring particular emphasis on team play, picks up where its predecessor, often called (*) THUG, left off, and features competition in the World Destruction Tour. Despite this, people actually play--for 10 points--what sixth game in Neversoft's Tony Hawk series? Answer: Tony Hawk's Underground 2 (prompt on THUG 2)
Bonuses for Rochester Hufflepuff and Rochester Ravensclaw by Dan Blake, Matt Bonyak, Gordon Arsenoff, Micha Elsner, Marie Guido, Jason Eisele, and Amanda LaPage 1. Answer the following football questions, for the stated:
Answer: safety (7) On November 14, 2004, Chicago's Alex Brown and Adewale Ogunleye [add-un-WALLAY oh-GOON-lay-eh] teamed up for this safety, marking only the second time in NFL history that it happened at this point in the game? Answer: A safety in overtime (or a safety in sudden death; accept equivalents) (7) On October 23, 2004 Penn State lost a close homecoming game to Iowa in which they scored all their points from safeties. How many points did Penn State have? Answer: 4 (they lost 6-4) (7/7) For seven points each, the most recent safety in a Super Bowl was made by what Buffalo defensive end against what NFC East team in Super Bowl XXV [25]? Answers: Bruce Smith against the New York Giants 2. Do it, Rockapella! Answer these questions about Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?, for the stated number of points.
Answer: Greg Lee (10) For 10 more, The Chief was played by this actress, who passed on in March 2003 just a week after appearing in Anger Management? Answer: Lynne Thigpen (10) Ten V.I.L.E. henchmen helped Carmen throughout the show's run. You'll get 5 points if you can name two of them, and 10 points for any 3. Answers: Double Trouble The Contessa
3. Did you actually listen to hair metal bands for the music? Good for you! Given a list of albums, name the band, 5-10-15. (5) Look What the Cat Dragged In, Flesh & Blood, Native Tongue Answer: Poison (10) Hooked, Sail Away, …Twice Shy, Recover Answer: Great White (15) Stick It To Ya, Hard Times, Back to Reality Answer: Slaughter 4. Fictional transactions featured in commercials for ESPN SportsCenter, for 10 points each.
Answer: Rally Monkey (10) What former SportsCenter anchor was sent down to James K. Polk High School to fine-tune his game? He's now the lead anchor of the NFL Network. Answer: Rich Eisen (10) ESPN veteran Charley Steiner was reportedly traded to Melrose Place for what actor? He burned out long ago but his sister is a still-active star of The Karate Kid and Hollow Man. Answer: Andrew Shue 5. Given the line said to Robert DeNiro, name the movie, 5-5-10-10.
Answer: Analyze This (5) "Kidding? How am I meant to know you're kidding? You're breaking my *expletive* balls." Answer: GoodFellas (10) "Everybody knows everybody is dying; that's why people are as good as they are." Answer: Bang the Drum Slowly (10) "There was something at work in my soul which I do not understand." Answer: Frankenstein 6. Given the players in a fourth-season episode of Celebrity Poker Showdown, name the celebrity who beat them all for the silver chip, for 10 points each.
Answer: Dennis Rodman (10) Neil Patrick Harris, Chevy Chase, Donny Deutsch, Shannon Elizabeth, Kathy Griffin Answer: Neil Patrick Harris (10) Angela Bassett, Jeff Garlin, Dave Navarro, Mekhi Phifer, Emily Proctor Answer: Mekhi Phifer 7. Pop-star siblings, for 10 points each. (10) Going for more of a punk-vibe than her sister, she's already found success with her own MTV reality series and the single "Pieces of Me." Not so much at the Orange Bowl. Answer: Ashlee Simpson (10) Aside from playing Summer in Napoleon Dynamite, she teamed up with her younger sister for the song "Our Lips are Sealed." Answer: Haylie Duff (10) This pop-star's twin sister Laura died minutes after birth, and sometimes garners mention in the liner notes of his group's albums. Answer: Justin Timberlake 8. For 10 points each, identify the following Gilligan's Island movies.
Answer: Rescue from Gilligan's Island (10) This 1979 film centers on the Professor fixing an abandoned WWII bomber. The island becomes a thriving resort by the end. Answer: The Castaways on Gilligan's Island (10) In this 1981 epic, the isle is found to be a tremendous energy source, and a mad scientist pins its fate to a basketball game. Answer: The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island 9. Name the Legend of Zelda game from its description, 5-10-15.
Answer: The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures (10) Of the Zelda games made by Nintendo, this was the only one to be primarily a side-scroller. Answer: Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (prompt on Zelda II alone) (15) This rarest of three Zelda games for the Philips CD-i allowed you to control a photo-realistic Zelda in a 2-D field of play. Answer: Zelda's Adventure 10. Visual bonus, the last resort of writer block! Match the grunge rockers to the bands they fronted, 5-10-20-30. You have 15 seconds. Answers: (a) Alice in Chains (b) Screaming Trees (c) Mother Love Bone (d) Nirvana 11. Solve these TV mysteries, 5-10-15. (5) Who shot Mr. Burns? Answer: Maggie Simpson (do not accept shooters from alternate endings) (10) Who shot J.R.? Answer: Kristen Shepard (15) Who shot serial killer Jack of all Trades? Answer: Samantha Waters (of The Profiler) 12. The humor world will miss Dave Barry during the indefinite hiatus of his weekly column. For 10 points each--take solace by reading these Barry books instead:
Answer: Dave Barry's Complete Guide to Guys (10) With sometime band-mate Ridley Pearson, Barry wrote this young-adult novel, a prequel to J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan. Answer: Peter and the Starcatchers (10) In this work, Barry explains what happens to lost luggage and reveals which state's driver's manual shows you how to flip the bird. Answer: Dave Barry's Only Travel Guide You'll Ever Need (Note: It's Massachusetts, although he was probably making that up.)
Answer: The Rocky Horror Picture Show (10) This 1997 disaster featured Meat Loaf as Dennis, the Union Jack tour bus driver for a real band and its fictional entourage. Answer: Spice World (10) This 1991 release about a 10-year-old Mustang driver places Meat Loaf in the role of Vern, a biker at the American West Lounge. Answer: Motorama 14. A purported favorite of the Kennedys and Dr. Kissinger, this war game involves simultaneous turn-taking and a strong dependence on inter-player negotiations. For the stated:
Answer: Diplomacy (10) For 10 points--identify the publisher of Diplomacy and other complex war games, since 1998 a property of Hasbro. Answer: Avalon Hill (5/5) For 5 points each--Name the two land territories on the Diplomacy board which can be passed through by fleet units. Answers: Kiel , Constantinople 15. No conferring: each player write down the best Bond actor; when prompted, reveal. If two answers agree (or two pairs of answers), 10 points; if three, 20; if all, 30. Answer: Sean Connery, at least if the author is playing. 16. Up on old school rap? For 15 points each--given tracks, name the early rap album; if you need the artist, you'll get five. (15) "They Made a Mistake", "Renegades of Funk", and the title track, credited to Kraftwerk. (5) Afrika Bambaataa and the Soulsonic Force Answer: Planet Rock – the Album
(5) Grandmaster Flash Answer: The Message 17. 40-30-20-10-1, name the TV personality. (40) He is not Reginald VelJohnson. (30) In the early ‘80s, he was the show announcer at Universal Studios Hollywood; he also won a Red Barber Award from the University of Florida. (20) He has received 4 Addy awards for his voiceover work and hosted the first MTV Rock-N-Jock event in 1984. (10) Most recently, he was selected to be the permanent announcer on The Price is Right, replacing Rod Roddy. (1) His website can be found at www.richfields.tv Answer: Rich Fields 18. For 10 points each--in which current college football bowl game can you expect to see contractual matchup between teams from:
Answer: MPC Computers Bowl (10) the Big XII and the Southeastern Conference? Answer: SBC Cotton Bowl (10) the Sun Belt Conference and the Conference USA? Answer: Wyndham New Orleans Bowl 19. 40-30-20-10-1: identify the movie from quotes. (40) "Uh-huh." (30) "Finishing my coffee." (20) "Look, Larry… Have you ever heard of Vietnam?" (10) "What tied the room together, Dude?" (1) "Where's the money, Lebowski!" Answer: The Big Lebowski 20. If you thought the Malice at the Palace was bad, thank your Dallas Stars you weren't in Montreal in 1955. 5-10-15: answer the following about NHL fan violence in that year. (5) Riots broke out at a game after what local hero, nicknamed "Rocket", was suspended for the remainder of the season? Answer: Joseph Henri Maurice Richard (ree-SHARD) (10) What then-NHL president, now with a trophy named for him, suspended Richard, then angered fans by attending the March 17th match? Answer: Clarence Campbell (do not accept Colin Campbell; indeed, laugh derisively if this answer is given) (15) Richard was suspended after receiving a match penalty for attacking what Boston Bruin with his stick in a prior game? Answer: Hal Laycoe 21. 30-20-10, director from credits. (40) He's directed stuff. (30) I Love You to Death; French Kiss (20) Dreamcatcher; Wyatt Earp (10) The Big Chill; Body Heat (1) He was the subject of 1997's The Directors: Lawrence Kasdan Answer: Lawrence Kasdan 22. Various forms of football from around the world, for the stated number of points. (5) American football is popular in all of Europe, we swear! 5 of NFL Europe's 6 teams now play in Germany. For 5 points, what non-German city hosts an NFL Europe team? Answer: Amsterdam (5/5) For 5 points each, these two nations have their own forms of football so similar, that they combine the rules and play a two-game "international rules" series every fall. Answer: Australia and Ireland (5) Canadian Football in the US? They tried it in the 1990s, and one American team actually won the Grey Cup. Name it for 5 points. Answer: Baltimore CFL Colts Stallions (accept any) (10) For 10 points--what score earns 3 points in rugby union and 1 point in rugby league, but is relatively rarely used because a miss often results in loss of possession? Answer: Drop Goal or Field Goal 23. Name the following about yet another company facing lawsuits for financial irregularities, 5-10-15. (5) You could say there were holes in the accounts of what North Carolina baker, which in January restated its earnings for fiscal 2004 and 2003? Answer: Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. (10) A complaint filed December 14th names former COO John Tate and what aptly named current CEO of Krispy Kreme as defendants? Answer: Scott Livengood (15) Though in fact it was probably bought, company legend has it that founder Vernon Rudolph obtained Krispy Kreme's recipe in what unusual way? Answer: won it in a poker game (accept equivalents) 24. If everyone on your team is colorblind, you might want to lame this bonus. Complete these lists of colors, all correct for 10 points per. You can miss one for five.
Answer: Blue, Green, Red, Orange, White, Yellow (10) What were the 5 colors of original Skittles? Answer: Yellow, Orange, Red, Green, Purple (10) What are the terror alert code colors? Answer: Green, Blue, Yellow, Orange, Red 25. Who says a 300-pond schizophrenic can't make it in the music biz? For 10 points each--identify the Wesley Willis song from its lyrics.
Answer: "Rock N' Roll McDonalds" (10) "You are a rock star. You are a rock legend to the max. You can really knock it out." Answer: "Alanis Morissette" (10) "Do something about your long filthy hair. It looks like a rat's nest. … Get out the hair clippers, jerk." Answer: "Cut the Mullet" 26. The 1990's. Daytime TV. Co-horts. Need I say more? Identify these stars in the background for a nice round, for10 points each.
Answer: Steve Wilkos (10) After conducting the Broadway revival of Grease, this man stayed in touch with Rosie O'Donnell and became the Paul Schafer to her David Letterman. Answer: John McDaniel (10) Okay, so he's a third wheel. For 10 points--what "gadget guru" from Donny and Marie has also made appearances on Road Rules and Extreme Dodgeball? Answer: Mark Long Visual Bonus Options: Mother Love Bone, Pixies, Screaming Trees, Nirvana, Silverchair, Alice in Chains (a)  (b) 
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