The 2007 Chris McCray Tournament For Academic Excellence Round 3 Packet by Wilmington Charter School b written by Bill Tressler Edited by Mike Bentley Tossups

1) On the final episode of this series, the lead character was offered a string of new jobs: Nike spokesman and road manager of the Mel Torme tour, among others, but preferred to stay in the titular New York locale. Featuring cameos by Wile E. Coyote, Brent Spiner and Mel Tormé, Markie Post starred as the public defender from season three on, though it was actually the actor that played the show's Assistant District Attorney that garnered a number of awards. FTP, name this NBC sitcom featuring Dan Larroquette and Harry Anderson as Judge Harry Stone, set in a Manhattan municipal building.

2) His last race was the Hooters 500 at Atlanta in 1992. This man's grandson drove the #45 Sprint-sponsored car before dying in a practice crash at the New Hampshire International Speedway in 2000. His son founded the Victory Junction Gang Camp, and now drives alongside Bobby Labonte for this man's race team. The winner of the 1979 Daytona 500, FTP, name this former driver of the #43 STP car who won 200 career races and 7 NASCAR Winston Cup championships.

3) Richard Collier starred as a barber in this film and David Hurst played Rudolph Reisenweber. "Just Leave Everything to Me" and "Love is Only Love", two of the songs in this film, were originally supposed to appear in the musical Mame. It was the last film role for Louis Armstrong, who appears in the restaurant scene and sings the title tune. Other musical numbers in this film include "Put On Your Sunday Clothes", "Before the Parade Passes By", and "It Takes a Woman". Costars include the comparatively too old Walter Matthau and a young Michael Crawford as Cornelius Hackl. FTP, name this 1969 film starring Barbara Streisand coming to New York City in a role that Carol Channing played on Broadway.

4) The sketch comedy The New Show showed a skit in which a bride poorly chooses this as the theme of her wedding. Coyote McCloud recorded a single with this name on the Awesome Record Label, and sequels showed workers closing windows as well as a call to a man on a yacht who falls backwards after being yelled at. Walter Mondale saying this to Gary Hart was shown in a headline on the Simpsons, and its original setting was the Fluffy Bun. Clara Peller was fired after appearing in an ad for Prego saying she found the answer to, FTP, what question posed by a Wendy’s ad in the early 80s.

5) This actor has narrated the audio version of Bret Easton Ellis' Lunar Park, and he also played Tony in the 1996 film, I Love You, I Love You Not. In an early role he played Rick Sanford, the football playing archenemy of Angus, and along with Jason Biggs, he was slated to star in the studio version of Bluntman and Chronic in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. Arguably his most famous film roles cast him as Mox, this time the quarterback of the West Canaan High School football team. FTP, name this “boy next door”, the star of Varsity Blues and Dawson’s Creek.

6) Two live action children could be seen in the “Starry Night” advertisement for this game, and the E3 trailer announcing this game contained a message stating that “I have defied gods and demons”. New weapons in this game include a flamethrower, a portable machine gun turret that switches the view to third person, and a spike grenade, while new vehicles include the Mongoose. The Arbiter and the Elites have allied themselves with the human forces in its single player story. A multiplayer demo was included with copies of Crackdown for, FTP, this upcoming installment in Bungie's seminal Xbox first person shooter franchise starring Master Chief.

7) The original incarnation of this show was inspired by a story that its creator was researching on the Grand Ole Opry, and actors that currently appear on it include Sue Scott and Tim Russell. The show has had several fictitious sponsors, including Ralph's Pretty Good Grocery, and The Ketchup Advisory Board. Other sponsors have included Guy’s Shoes, Be-bop-a-ree-bop Rhubarb Pie, and the Sidetrack Tap, which is also featured in another segment of the show about the host's fictional Minnesota hometown. Produced by Minnesota Public Radio, this is, FTP, what variety show turned Robert Altman film that includes stories from Lake Wobegon and is hosted by Garrison Keillor?

8) They opened for Led Zeppelin’s last American concert in 1977, and in the late ‘80s they explored a synth-guitar sound with the albums Ram It Down and Turbo. Their most recent album, Angel of Retribution, featured a thirteen minute final track about the Lochness Monster. Dave Holland joined the group for their influential 1980 album, British Steel, which included the hit, “United”. Their current lineup includes bassist Ian Hill and openly gay lead vocalist Rob Halford. FTP, name this group whose hit singles include “Breaking The Law”, “You’ve Got Another Thing Comin’”, and “Living After Midnight”.

9) It is the setting of level seven of Tomb Raider III, as well as a bonus mission in Perfect Dark where a character nicknamed Elvis tries to escape from this facility. In baseball it provides the name of a Triple A Las Vegas team as well as the nickname for Ichiro Suzuki's section of Safeco Field due to the number he wore. Robert Doherty has written a series of novels set here, and the town of Rachel claims to be the official home of this site. FTP, identify this site in the Nevada desert accessible by Route 375, “Extraterrestrial Highway”.

10) It is the setting for an upcoming sitcom starring teen idol Drake Bell as a rock star making the city his home. Music groups that formed here include Anti-Flag, Don Caballero, and Rusted Root, while films set here include Eye of the Beholder, Striking Distance, and Wonder Boys. It was the location of WQED, the studio that filmed Mr. Rodger’s Neighborhood, while a town 30 miles north of this city was the setting for Night of the Living Dead. Also the setting of the 2004 College Jeopardy! Tournament and Queer As Folk, FTP, name this city, the former home of Three Rivers Stadium.

11) The friends of the protagonist in this work include Miles, who lives on cookies, and Lincoln, a member of the International Guild of Knot Tyers. The heroine of this work lives in a California desert town of 43 people called Hard Pan. Two years before this novel is set, the protagonist’s mother dies, leading her father to call his ex-wife Bridgette from France to take care of her. This book engendered controversy for its description of a rattlesnake biting a dog in the crotch and explicitly using the word "scrotum" on the first page. FTP, identify this 2007 Newberry Medal winning book by Susan Patron.

12) This team went from 1947 until 1998 without a postseason win, despite being the oldest continuously run franchise. Prior names include the Morgan Athletic Club and the Normals, both held under Charles Bidwill, who saved cash by buying old University of Chicago jerseys, whose faded color gave the team its name. It drafted Joe Namath and Garrison Hearst, and retired Stan Mauldin's number. Once located in Chicago and St. Louis, FTP, identify this team that has also retired the number of Army Ranger Pat Tillman, who until recently played in Sun Devil Stadium.that has moved out of Sun Devil stadium but has set attendance records since moving to the desert.

13) The one man punk band Atom and His Package wrote a song called Pumping Iron For this musician, who early in her career contributed to a band consisting of her relatives, Clannad. She sings that “darkness has come”, and that “I desire Evenstar” in the songs “Aniron” and “May It Be” that were featured in The Fellowship of the Ring. Responsible for the albums A Day Without Rain and The Memory of Trees, one of her most successful songs is not named for a South American river and is often mislabeled “Sail Away”. FTP, identify this Irish New Age artist responsible for songs such as “Only Time” and “Orinoco Flow”.

14) The song The Wheel’s On Fire serves as the theme song to this show, while a pilot episode of Mirrorball was filmed starring the exact same cast as this show. Guest stars have included Elton John on an episode when rare Beatles tapes were found, and Whoppi Goldberg who “married” Serge’s New York boyfriend to his mother. Additional guest stars include singer Lulu and former Spice Girl Emma Bunton, clients of main character Eddy’s public relations firm. Running from 1992 to 2005, FTP, name this BBC show rerun on the Oxygen Network and Comedy Central about two women who desperately want-to-be high-class ladies, starring Joanna Lumley and Jennifer Saunders.

15) On Buffy the Vampire Slayer, when Spike and Andrew check out a monastery, they travel while discussing a recipe for this dish, as it is Spike’s favorite food. The airship by this name takes pictures of youth sports leagues, and an As Seen On TV product for creating this dish comes with a corer and a book of dip recipes. Supposedly leaked instructions for creating this dish involve making 12-16 cuts, multiple coats of batter, and removal of the center for the sauce. FTP, name this dish using a vidalia or walla walla shaped into petals, a signature appetizer at Outback Steak House.

16) Songs sung in its version of American Idol, complete with judge Simon Cowell, include “I Can See Clearly Now” “Sugar, Sugar” and “These Boots Are Made for Walking”. It features a tree-lined Romeo Drive which includes stores such as Tower of London Records, Saxon Fifth Avenue and Versarchery. While traveling on the seven hundred mile road trip to reach this place, incessant “Are we there yet?”s are heard from Donkey. Prince Charming attempts to become the new king of, FTP, what home of Princess Fiona in the Shrek films.

17) Despite it being an inanimate object, the show it appeared on received numerous pieces of mail asking for its autograph. It appears along with an 07 printed on it in a country in Eastern Europe in EuroTrip, while a Johnny Cash song calls it “a pistol pumpin’, steel belted Calvary”. The original one of some 309 produced was auctioned off for nine million dollars in 2001 after being salvaged from a Georgia junkyard, which then debuted with John Schneider behind the wheel. FTP, this is what 1969 Dodge Charger, number 01, piloted and owned by Bo and Luke on the Dukes of Hazzard

18) Last year, Kansas State defeated Marquette to win the women's version of this event. Byron White played in the first one, which was won by Temple. Two years ago, Tarence Kinsey gave his team a 60 to 57 victory over St. Joseph’s in this event, which saw Manhattan beat Maryland in 2006. In two of the last three years, Dave Odom’s team has won it, and Frank Young was named the Most Outstanding Player of the one held this year. The winners of the most recent one were embarrassed by misspelled T-shirts after defeating Clemson 78 to 73. FTP, name this competition won in March by West Virginia, a college basketball tournament consisting of teams not invited to the NCAA tournament.

19) When this song is performed in concert, the stage is bathed in green lighting to suggest a particular locale, and a circling searchlight is also used. This song describes playing Doors tapes, and both Playboy and Bob Hope are mentioned in its lyrics. Characters in this song include Charlie and Baker who "left their childhood on every acre", and now lack a “home front and soft soap”. In the chorus, the singer says "we'd all go down together". FTP, name this ballad about the Vietnam War by Billy Joel, which describes departing a namesake capital city after hours.

20) Minor characters in it include attorney Larsen E. Pettifogger and Theodore the accountant, as well as the accident-prone Bernie who was once hit by a meteor during surgery. Abra Cadaver, a Frankenstein-like creation, also stars in this strip alongside Bung, the alcoholic jester. A 2007 scene shows two main characters finding cartoons in the sky after looking through a telescope, as its two creators died days apart from one another. FTP, name this comic strip originally created by Brant Parker and Johnny Hart that follows a king and a namesake magic wielder.

21) It makes fun of Shaq Fu as being an incredibly poor game, but allows him to "come back" later in the plot. Godzilla’s tail can be seen in the background of the final shot, and minor participants include Jambi the Genie, Xenomorph, and a Jawa. Its lyrics were composed by Lemon Demon, while Shawn Vulliez or Alt-F4 did the animation. Just like in the Temple of Doom, Indiana Jones has trouble finding his gun, and finds himself kicked in the crotch by Chuck Norris. FTP, name this web song and flash video in which Mister Rogers impales himself after having beaten hundreds of super heroes.

22) Bridgewater, New Jersey police unwittingly became the 89th team in a high school tournament for this game in May 2007 when they solved the Glacier Water puzzle and prevented scoring in the scavenger hunt component. A Harvard group governing the rules of this game discounted any actions taken on a completely naked person at any time or place, and passed out Iocaine Powder stickers that could taint drinks. A group at Illinois Urbana uses Immunity and Sabotage Cards that extend and remove safe zones, areas often include bathrooms in college dorms. FTP, name this role-playing game in which players use imitation weaponry to take a target out before they are removed.

1) Name these poker books, FTPE:

2) Name these characters from the cartoon Smurfs who aren't Smurfs, FTPE.

3) Answer these questions about comic strip turned animated character, FTPE.

4) Sometimes a character claims “it was all a dream”. FTPE:

5) According to their bassist, they “had a band powerful enough to turn goat milk into gasoline,” at least in the edited for TV version. Answer the following questions, FTPE.

6) Given some tracks, name the album that was a bestseller in the given year, FTPE. If you need some additional tracks, you will receive five points.

7) Name these dismal first round NFL draft picks, for 10 points each:

8) Given a quote, name the film starring Ryan Phillipe, FTPE.

9) The song's roots are a routine that Little Eav Narcissus Boyd did while babysitting for Carole King and Gerry Goffin. FTPE:

10) Name these geek gatherings, FTPE.

11) Name these people who auditioned to replace Bob Barker, FTPE:

12) Name these early videogames with something superficial in common, FTPE.

13) (AJ) FTPE, name these shortstops who won MVP awards:

14) Name these Mid-Atlantic rollercoasters, for 10 points each:

15) Name these Train songs, FTPE.

16) 40-30-20-10. Name the film from goofs listed on the Internet Movie Database.

17) NBA announcers have called him "Walking Technical Foul" and in the 2000 season he set a league record with 41. For 10 points each--

18) Name these Top 100 most-visited websites, as rated by alexa.com, FTPE.

19) For 5-10-20-30, given a fictional address, name the TV family that lives there.

20) Name these coffee-based drinks, FTPE.

21) Given a set of races name the television show to which they belong, FTPE. If you need a second clue, you will only receive five points.

22) Name these musicians who might have something in common, FTPE.