Muck Masters 2005 Round 2 Questions by John Kilby and David Moore 1
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Questions by John Kilby and David Moore 1. The first one was established by Ward Cunningham in March 1995 and was called the Portland Pattern Repository. Cunningham got the idea for the term from the shuttle buses running at the Honolulu Airport. Some of the biggest ones cover topics as diverse as the game of Go, the Unreal engine used in computer gaming, and They Might Be Giants, but the largest one was begun in January 2001 and is now available in 195 languages. FTP, identify this type of software most notably used by a user-contributed online encyclopedia. ANS: Wiki 2. Toss-Up: AUDIO TOSS-UP! FTP, identify the title of this 70's number one hit. (Moderator, play track 5.) ANS: “Black Water” by The Doobie Brothers 3. The game's scoring system awards one point to the player for every times the protagonist achieves his goal, with 50 points earning an extra life for up to six extra lives. According to the manual, “turning the power switch to "on" will activate the "foreplay" mode. This is very similar to the "Attract" mode seen on many arcade games. You will hear the Cavalry Charge Song followed by the Indian War Dance music.” FTP, identify this Atari 2600 game whose goal was to to use your joystick control to advance Custer avoid arrows and a cactus in order to guide General Custer across the screen to try and “score” as many times as possible with a beautiful maiden. ANS: Custer's Revenge 4. His comic book life was short, with only two regular issues of his own title, and he lasted six years on television in three different series, including one under his own name in 1978 and one in which he shared top billing with Tom and Jerry from 1975-1976. From 1978-1980 he was a member of the Yogi-yahooies on Scooby-Doo’s All-star Laff-a-lympics. He had a side kick he called Beagley Beagley, and he loved to follow-up most statements by repeating his own name twice. FTP name this most popular 40 foot tall purple primate ever to appear in cartoons. ANS: Grape Ape 5. This man attended four colleges in four years before finishing at Oklahoma State in 1988. After a brief stint in the NBA, he played for the Cedar Rapids Silver Bullets in the CBA and the Memphis Rockers in the WBL, before again signing with an NBA team, this time the one with which he would make his name. A bit hot-tempered, he once close-lined Scottie Pippen on a breakaway, and he also head butted Reggie Miller. Many fans think his lackluster performance in Game 7 of the 1994 finals cost the Knicks the championship. FTP name this guard who was traded to Golden State in 1999, two years after winning the sixth man award. ANS: John Levell Starks 6. In the early 80’s he showed up in a couple of films, most notably in 1981 as a teenage junkie in the Australian film, Winter of Our Dreams. His current project is an as yet untitled film that will supposedly star Russell Crowe and is rumored to be a kind of Australian Gone With the Wind. In 1993 he directed a television production of La Bohème, which marked the second time her worked with his wife, production designer Catherine Martin. He returned to Puccini in 2002 with an updated stage production of La Bohème that moved Mimi and Rodolfo from the 1890s to the 1950s. FTP name this man responsible for the Red Curtain Trilogy which includes 2001’s Moulin Rouge. ANS: Baz Luhrmann 7. According to the Quibbler, he is a Vampire, but those rumors are not widely known or believed. Previously he was the head of the office of Aurors, and had much success against Dark Wizards in that capacity. He now appears to be more interested in appearing to win the war against Voldemort than actually winning it, as evidenced by his prolonged detainment of Stan Shunpike and his attempted recruitment of Harry as a mascot for the Ministry. FTP name this man who has replaced Cornelius Fudge as the Minister of Magic at the beginning of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. ANS: Rufus Scrimgeour 8. His first film role was as an uncredited extra in 1980’s Heaven’s Gate. A founding member of the avant garde New York theatre company, The Wooster Group, he will soon appear as Grace’s father in Manderlay, the Lars Von Trier follow-up to Dogville, replacing James Caan. He co-owns a restaurant with fellow Platoon star, John C. McGinley, and is the only actor to be nominated for an Oscar for playing a vampire. As a young man, he changed his name so that people would stop calling him Billy. FTP name this man who beat out both his Shadow of the Vampire co-star, John Malkovich, and producer, Nicholas Cage, to become the Green Goblin in Spiderman. ANS: Willem Dafoe 9. Freddie in Liar’s Poker, Silent in Goodbye, Cassanova, Grunge/Edward Chang in Gen 13, a busboy in Motorama, Budd in My Own Private Idaho, A Tatoo Artist in Son in Law, a musician in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, and a redneck named Dale in The Chase. Other work in film includes composing the original music for Small Soldiers as well as contributing a number of songs to a number of other movies in the 90’s and 00’s (aught’s). FTP name this famous bass player who also appeared as Nihilist #2 in The Big Lebowski and voiced Donnie in The Wild Thornberrys Movie and Rugrats Go Wild. ANS: Flea (accept Michael Peter Balzary) 10. She received a degree in theatre in 2001 from Loyola Marymount University, but was already well established in the acting world. Her early work in television included bit parts on everything from “3rd Rock from the Sun” to “Boy Meets World.” Soon to appear in Ang Lee’s Brokeback Mountain, her first big screen appearance came in 1997’s Goodburger. Despite her successful turn as Velma in the Scooby-Doo movies, she has returned to television to join the cast of “ER.” FTP name this now 30 year old actress perhaps still most famous for leading the ensemble cast of the critical darling, “Freaks and Geeks.” ANS: Linda Cardellini 11. Year and team required. They opened the season on April 11th at home, losing to the Giants 8-0. The only team against which they carried a winning record was the St. Louis Cardinals who finished last in the NL east but still with a better overall record. The most productive hitter was Ron Gant who earned a .303 Batting average with 32 home runs and 84 RBI’s. Their winningest pitcher, John Smoltz, finished 14-11 with a 3.85 ERA. FTP name this team which finished 6th in the NL West with a 65-97 record, but which hasn’t lost their division since. ANS: 1990 Atlanta Braves (city or team name acceptable) 12. A line from this song is used as the title for a second season episode of “The West Wing.” It tells of how relationships can quickly disappear and seems to be a cautionary tale for those who take the things they have for granted. You could end up like the man in the last verse who has to use graffiti to tell his lover, “Baby I’ve changed. Please come back.” Or possibly like the man from the first verse who “had a home,” and, “the love of a girl,” and whose clothes were found “scattered somewhere down the tracks.” FTP name this song by Don Henley, whose title` tells us how fast, “everything can change.” ANS: “New York Minute” (editor’s note: for those who are curious, the West Wing episode is called “Somebody’s Going to Emergency, Somebody’s Going to Jail.”) 13. His first film appearance was as Jordan Gaines in 1973’s Superfly TNT, but he is more known for his t.v. roles. He guested on a number of 70’s/80’s sitcoms from “All in the Family” to “Good Times,” as well as appearing in the recurring “Food/Fuel” segment on “3-2-1 Contact.” His 1999 stroke was written into the storyline of the ABC show, “Sportsnight,” and he continued on the show until it’s cancellation. He recently reprised his role as a talking mandrill for The Lion King 1½, but FTP name this journeyman actor whose is still best known as Lt. Governor Benson DuBois. ANS: Robert Guillaume 14. The most times this has occurred in one NFL game was three during an L.A. Rams / New York Giants game on September 30th, 1984. The career record for this feat stands at a mere four and is shared by Ted Hendricks and Doug English. In college football, one point is awarded for this if during an extra point or two-point conversion attempt a member of the defensive team recovers the ball, retreats into his own endzone, and is subsequently tackled. However this version does not exist in the NFL. FTP name this method of scoring 2 points that usually occurs when someone in possession of the ball is tackled in his own endzone. ANS: safety 15. Relic, Elongation, Terminal, Backwash, Gemini, Sanctuary, Turf, Warlock, and Containment are all new multiplayer maps recently released on disc for this game. Original multiplayer maps for the game include Lockout, Ascension, Ivory Tower, Beaver Creek, Midship, Burial Mounds, Colossus, Coagulation, Waterworks, Headlong, Foundation and Zanzibar. In multiplayer mode, the game allows you to play as either a member of the Covenant or a Spartan, races similar to those of The Arbiter and Master Chief in the campaign mode of the game. FTP, this is what massively selling sequel created by Bungie for the Xbox? ANS: Halo 2 16. Joe Brown, Jeff Lynne, Eric Clapton, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Ravi Shankar and his daughter Anoushka, and Paul McCartney all performed, and the event was unofficially hosted by Clapton, Lynne, and Dhani Harrison. One of the highlights is reunited Monty Python with special guest Tom Hanks performing “Sit on My Face” and “The Lumberjack Song,” and there was also a semi-reunion of the Traveling Wilburys. FTP name this event that took place at the Royal Albert Hall in London on November 29th 2002, exactly one year after the passing of the second Beatle. ANS: The Concert for George 17. U2 included a live version of this song on their 1988 album, Rattle and Hum, which was recorded at the “Save the Yuppies” concert in San Francisco the previous year. Other covering artists include Eric Clapton, The Grateful Dead, and Neil Young. Dave Matthews Band included it on their early EP, Recently, and have turned it into a live show staple. It is a conversation between two characters, one of whom, The Joker, wants to escape his lot in life, saying, “There’s too much confusion, I can’t get no relief.” FTP name this Bob Dylan song, the only American top 40 hit for Jimi Hendrix. ANS: “All Along the Watchtower” 18. Formed almost 30 years ago in an attempt to “give Led Zepellin a run for the their money,” they recently released their first studio in 12 years, Jupiter’s Darling, after they felt like the world was again craving “authentic rock.” They have found plenty to occupy their time in the intervening years, with the two lead members performing with a side project, The Lovemongers, and touring individually. One of the two released a live solo album titled Live at McCabe’s Guitar Shop, and in 2003 they released a live CD and DVD called Alive in Seattle. FTP name this group fronted by Ann and Nancy Wilson, responsilble for “Crazy on You” and “Barracuda.” ANS: Heart 19. In 1989 he was named NASCAR Winston Cup rookie of the year at the age of 48. His first Winston Cup pole- position came in 1990 at the Budweiser 500 at Dover Downs. He has accumulated over 1200 wins on various racing circuits over his 40 year career, and has been named NASCAR’s 4th most popular driver twice. He was named test driver for IROC in 9 consecutive years. However a certain level of success always alluded him. FTP name this longtime stock car racer who never finished higher that 3rd place in any Winston Cup race. ANS: Dick Trickle 20. He got his start at the age of 17, and had his tuition to the French Culinary Institute paid New York restaurateur Joe Allen, his first employer. In 1991 he opened his first restaurant, Mesa Grill, and two years later opened his second, Bolo. The author of several books including 1999’s Boy Meets Grill, he is also a regular Food Network personality, hosting FoodNation and two other shows. In 2000 he was electrocuted during a taping of the Japanese Iron Chef in which he challenged and subsequently offended Masaharu Morimoto, by standing on a cutting board and “raising the roof.” FTP name this man who has now made nice with Morimoto who stars alongside him and Mario Batali on Iron Chef America. ANS: Bobby Flay 21. It starred Joe Pantaliano of general manager Tommy Danko, whose business priorities often put him at odds with the title character, and Tom Sizemore as TommyÌs second in command as well as his sometime enforcer. There were 10 episodes produced, but only 5 made it to the airwaves before the show was cancelled. In the pilot, the main character has to tell the hotelÌs main headliner to stop performing because if an enlarged heart valve. It was the second flop in a row for the star who in 2003 had tried to make a go of LyonÌs Den. FTP name this short-lived 2004 CBS drama which focused on the in-house doctor at a high end casino. ANS: Dr. Vegas 22. It follows Colonel Thomas Bushell of the Royal American Mounted Police as he investigates the theft of the titular painting. The painting has been stolen by the Sons of Liberty who which to see America become independent, and along the way Bushell interviews many sympathizers including Boston Newspaper Editor John F. Kennedy. Winner of the 1996 Sidewise award for Alternative History fiction, it was co-written by Harry Turtledove and Richard Dreyfuss. FTP name this novel which suggest that George Washington and George III resolved their differences and a now more autonomous America remained in the British Empire. ANS: The Two Georges 1. Visual Bonus: Identify the stadiums from photos FTPE, if you need the name of the main tenant you’ll get 5. (5-5-5) Five point clues: A. New York Mets; B. Baltimore Orioles; C. Houston Astros A. Shea Stadium B. Camden Yards C. Minute Maid Park
(5) “Don't Panic” appears on the cover of what book in a popular sci-fi story of the same name that had a film version recently released in theaters. ANS: The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy (10) This band's song “Don't Panic” was used in one of the opening scenes of the film Garden State. It originally appeared on their 2000 album Parachutes. ANS: Coldplay (15) “Don't Panic” is the sixth track of this Australian rock band's 2003 album Vulture Street. Their biggest hit was 2001's “My Happiness” off the album Odyssey Number Five. ANS: Powderfinger
(40) “Sorry” (30) “I get sick when I fly because I’m scared of crashing into a large mountain. I don’t think Dramamine is going to help.” (20) “Commander, I’d like you to leave the room so we can talk about you behind your back” (10) “Tom, get the president on the phone. We’re surrendering our position in Cuba.” (5) “You can’t handle the truth.” (1) A commercial advertising the titular group of people has the tagline: “We’re looking for a few good men.” ANS: A Few Good Men 4. Answer these related questions FTSNOP. (5) He stars as the main character in The End of the Affair, title character in Oscar and Lucinda, the title character in The English Patient, and the title character in Red Dragon. ANS: Ralph Fiennes (10) In addition to regular voice work on The Simpsons, he has been in Great Expectations (1997), The Birdcage, Mystery Men, Mystery, Alaska, Cradle Will Rock, and as the Voice of Bartok in Anastasia and Bartok the Magnificent. ANS: Hank Azaria (10) He also starred in Cradle Will Rock, as well as in Rounders, The Big Lebowski, Mr. Deeds, and O Brother, Where Art Thou. Some voice work includes Monkeybone and Harvey the black dog in Summer of Sam. ANS: John Turturro (5) Ralph Fiennes, Hank Azaria, and John Turturro, all appear in this movie along with Rob Morrow about the scandal surrounding NBC’s Twenty-one. ANS: Quiz Show
(10) McGinley appears alongside Scott Bakula and a list of no names in this third installment of an already tired story. Dennis Haysbert is the only member of the original lineup to come along for the ride. ANS: Major League: Back to the Minors (prompt of Major League III) (10) One of McGinley’s first big screen appearances was opposite Anthony Edwards in this 1984 movie that spawned a sequel set in Miami and two straight to video installments that saw McGinley return to the cast and the setting return to Adams College. ANS: Revenge of the Nerds (10) McGinley played himself in this 1989 Shelley Long vehicle centered on a wealthy woman in the midst of a divorce who takes up leadership of some preteen girls. ANS: Troop Beverly Hills
(5, 5) When Bobby Jones won the grand slam in 1930, The Masters and PGA Championship were not part of the set. Name the two tournaments that completed Jones slam that are no longer considered majors FFPE. ANS: The British Amateur Championship and the U.S. Amateur Championship (10, 10) Besides Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus, only three golfers have completed a career grand slam (winning each of the four modern majors at least once in their career). Name any two of them FTPE. ANS: Ben Hogan, Gary Player, and Gene Sarazen
(5) This 2002 film stars Nicholas Cage as Charlie Kaufman struggling with his latest screenplay. ANS: Adaptation (10) The adaptation in question is of this book, about a bizarre kind of poacher in South Florida. ANS: The Orchid Thief (15) The Orchid Thief was written by this women who initially adapted the book from a piece she had written for the New Yorker. ANS: Susan Orlean
(10) “What I want, you've got / And it might be hard to handle / But like the flame that burns the candle / The candle feeds the flame” ANS: “You Make My Dreams” (grudgingly accept “You Make My Dreams Come True,” although that's not the title) (10) “Easy ready willing overtime / When does it stop, where do you dare me to draw the line / You got the body now you want my soul / Don't even think about it say No Go” ANS: “I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)” (10) “She'll only come out at night / The lean and hungry type” ANS: “Maneater" 9. Answer some questions about a Beatle FTSNOP. (5) This man was the object of Marge Simpson’s deep affection when she was a teenager, so much so that she painted his portrait and sent it to him. ANS: Ringo Starr (accept either) (10) This single from his solo career, a song that warned of the dangers of drug use, was banned on some radio stations because of its references to drug use. ANS: “The No-No Song” (15) Before replacing Pete Best, Ringo played for this band, which often opened for the Beatles. ANS: Rory Storm and the Hurricanes
(10) His last role was as the Irish owner of an Irish-Italian restaurant in Return to Me, but he became famous for a TV role that wasn’t as ethnically harmonious. ANS: Carroll O’Connor (10) She headlined no less than five television shows, as well as several TV movies including 1982’s Eunice, as a character who later turned up on “Mama’s Family.” ANS: Carol Burnett (10) He appeared in Heaven’s Gate as a part of the Heaven’s Gate Band, but it more well-known for the music side of film-m aking including composer and production duties for the music of Cold Mountain and O Brother, Where Art Thou. ANS: T-Bone Burnett (accept Joseph Henry Burnett)
(40) Play track 6 (30) Play track 7 (20) Play track 8 (10) Play track 9 (5) Play track 10 (1) Play track 11 ANS: Arrested Development 12. Answer these questions about the career of Orson Welles during the 1980’s FTSNOP. (15) According to the Internet Movie Database, this movie had a later release date than Transformers: The Movie, making it Orson Welles last released film. ANS: Someone to Love (5) One of his later roles was as the narrator of the 1980 Mel Brook’s comedy. ANS: History of the World: Part I (10) Some of his coolest voicework was as this elusive employer of Thomas Magnum. ANS: Robin Masters
(15) In her novel, The Handmaid’s Tale, Margaret Atwood loosely based the character of Serena Joy on this woman. (5) On a recent episode of Larry King Live, Jessica Hahn said that she used to watch this woman on TV every morning. Maybe she was sizing up the competition. ANS: Tammy Faye Baker Messner (accept Messner or Bakker or in combination) (15) When Jim Bakker left his ministry under the cloud of scandal, this man said that Bakker was “a cancer on the body of Christ.” (5) This cousin of Jerry Lee Lewis has been seen with so many prostitutes, you’d think he was a pimp. ANS: Jimmy Swaggart
(10) This Bruin net minder won rookie of the year honors for allowing an average of 2.05 goals per game. ANS: Andrew Raycroft (10) This New Jersey Devil tied for second among NHL defensemen in scoring with 14 goals and 40 assists and won the James Norris Memorial trophy for top defenseman of the year. ANS: Scott Niedermayer (10) This league MVP led this NHL in scoring with 94 points. ANS: Martin St. Louis 15. Answer these questions about the television career of Teri Polo FTPE. (10) Polo’s only starring TV gig was as the title character in this short-lived ABC sitcom about an uber-famous actress and her public schoolteacher boyfriend. ANS: I’m With Her (10) Recently, Polo has had a recurring role as the wife of this now Democratic Presidential nominee on The West Wing. ANS: Matthew Santos (10) Earlier, Polo played the wife of Dr. Phillip Capra during the final season of this show. ANS: Northern Exposure
(10) Ben Stiller and Elizabeth Hurley star as a heroin addicted comedy writer and a green card seeking Brit in this folk-inspired follow-up album to Beck’s Mutations. ANS: Permanent Midnight Vultures (10) Rage Against the Machine performs their single Bulls on Parade in this 90’s comedy starring Liv Tyler, Renee Zellweger and others as a bunch of spending a Saturday at work. ANS: Evil Empire Records (10) Michael Stipe sings about everybody hurting and skinny dipping at night in this biopic about a porn magnate who championed the first amendment. ANS: Automatic for the People vs. Larry Flynt
(10) This man became the thirteenth pitcher in ML history to record his 3000th strike out. ANS: Greg Maddux (10) Sammy Sosa hit is 586th career home run, tying this man for 5th on the all-time home run list. ANS: Frank Robinson (10) A line drive from Carl Crawford put this Red Sox pitcher on the ground for 5 minutes before he was taken away by ambulance for tests. ANS: Matt Clement 18. Name these people associated with Celebrity Poker Showdown FTPE, or from easier clues FFPE. (10) This woman won the first season of the show, beating out Paul Rudd and Richard Schiff among others. (5) A longtime regular on Mad TV, recently appeared in Guess Who. ANS: Nicole Sullivan (10) This man made it to the championship game in both the first and third seasons, but hasn’t won the whole thing. (5) He is also well known for his work with Bob Oedekerk on Mr. Show. ANS: David Cross (10) This man and Andrew Hill Newman are the co-creators of the show as well as two of the executive producers. (5) His role as Will Bailey on the West Wing goes along way to explaining why the first season featured an episode in which all five players were from the West Wing cast. ANS: Josh Malina 19. Recently an acoustic version of Alanis Morisette’s Jagged Little Pill was released to celebrate the album’s 10th anniversary. When it was originally released, it spawned six hit singles. Name any four of them 5-10-20-30. You have 15 seconds. ANS: “You Oughta Know,” “Hand In My Pocket,” “All I Really Want,” “Ironic,” “You Learn,” “Head Over Feet” 20. Answer these questions about the birth of the NBA FTSNOP. (10) Before it merged with the National Basketball League in 1949, the NBA was known by this name. ANS: Basketball Association of America (10, 10) Only three franchises from the original BAA are still in existence today, name any two FTPE. ANS: New York Knickerbockers, Boston Celtics, Philadelphia Warriors (accept Golden State Warriors; do not accept just Philadelphia)
(10) In this Philip Dick novel, the United States must submit to German and Japanese military occupation, because the man who became president following the 1933 assassination of FDR clung to isolationist tendencies which allowed the Allies to be defeated. ANS: The Man in the High Castle (10) In this Philip Roth novel, The United States becomes a loose ally of Nazi Germany after the election of Charles Lindbergh as president in 1940. ANS: The Plot Against America (10) In this Robert Harris novel set in 1964, President Joseph Kennedy Sr. has led the United States to the verge of détente with Nazi Germany, which now occupies or directly controls all of Europe in a similar fashion to the real life Soviet Bloc. ANS: Fatherland
(10) When it was completed in 2003, this building in Taiwan took over the record as the worlds tallest building at 1667 feet. ANS: Taipei 101 (10) If green-lighted by city government, when completed in 2009 this building would become the tallest in both Chicago and the USA at over 2000ft. ANS: Fordham Spire (accept Fordham Tower, Fordham building, and equivalents) (10) This building currently under construction in the United Arab Emirates plans to take and keep the record when it opens in 2008. Though no official height has been announced, rumors put it at close to 2600 feet. ANS: Burj Dubai (accept Tower of Dubai) Download 45.47 Kb. Share with your friends:
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