This show never explained what happened to the juvenile delinquent Santiago and the manically depressed Waverly. Two of its characters met at a strip club called the Landing Strip, and among its oldest characters is Mac Macgill

Round 2
Tossups:

 

1) This show never explained what happened to the juvenile delinquent Santiago and the manically depressed Waverly.  Two of its characters met at a strip club called the Landing Strip, and among its oldest characters is Mac Macgill.  The most recent season saw improvements made to Carroll Park, the pregnancy of Mindy and the introduction of Jess (*) and Luke.  Herc introduces one of its characters to Wheelchair Rugby following an injury sustained in the first episode; that character later turns a house with brothers Billy and Tim and is named Jason Street.  Both its third and fourth seasons have first aired episodes exclusively to DirecTV customers, and booster Buddy Garrity was also in the film of the same name.  For 10 points, name this NBC show centering on the family of Eric Taylor, once a coach of the Dillon Panthers football team.
ANSWER: Friday Night Lights

 

2) A 2008 Broadway musical that shares its name with this song ran for exactly one day and contained the numbers "My Turn" and "Generation Apathy".  Its songwriter played it by surprise on the last Late Night With David Letterman show and it was also used as an encore during his Tunnel of Love Express Tour.  An "outtake" version of this song has the singer noting "I was 9 years old when [my old man] was working on the Metuchen Ford (*) plant assembly line", while the commercial version describes a man who could "make you look like a fool, boy".  The singer, who describes a woman divorced from Bobby, hopes he doesn't end up telling "boring stories" and has some drinks with a man who could "throw that speed ball by you" in high school.  Preceding the track "Dancing in the Dark" on the album Born in the U.S.A., for 10 points, name this track by Bruce Springsteen about the nostalgic past.

ANSWER: “Glory Days”

 

3) A recent film by this man sees Sarah Adler playing a Tel Aviv journalist in Sarajevo and was divided into sections titled “Hell”, “Purgatory” and “Paradise”.  He played Professor Pluggy, who likes to photocopy his own hand in his 1987 version of King Lear, and he followed up on one of his most famous films with a 1991 sort-of sequel where a certain "last spy" longs for the Cold War, (*) Germany Year 90 Nine Zero.  This director's predecessor to that film sees Professor Von Braun creating an evil computer to rule the titular land, Alphaville.  Another of his films depicts Michel fleeing from the police with his American girlfriend Patricia and heavily used jump cuts.  For 10 points, name this director of the French New Wave School who directed Breathless.

 

4) One song on this album concludes with the line, “those who are quiet, will always cause riots”.  The artist’s much-delayed follow-up to this album contained a track where the artist bragged he would “go home with something to poke on”, “The Next Episode”.  One track from this it contains an interlude from RBX and sees the artist declare, “we have your motherfuckin’ record (*) company surrounded”.  Besides that song, subtitled “And Everybody’s Celebrating”, it contained a hit whose chorus states, “it's like this and like that and like this and uh”.  Its cover art borrows from the design of Zig-Zag rolling papers and shows its cap-wearing artist’s head.  Although he had not yet released a solo album, Snoop Dogg appeared its hits, “Bitches Ain’t Shit” and “Nuthin’ But a ‘G’ Thang”.  For 10 points, name this seminal G-funk album by Dr. Dre named for a certain type of marijuana.

ANSWER: The Chronic

 

5) One of this coach's boosters hired Vivian Harper for a lucrative job at NCM Capital Management after Harper's son committed to play for him.  He currently holds a position first held by Cap Card.  This man’s assistant Pete Gaudet compiled a two and fourteen conference record during the 1994-1995 season (*) after this coach suffered a mysterious back injury, and in 2009 he lost a recruiting battle over Harrison Barnes to his in-state rival. Players for this coach, such as Steve Wojciechowski, are fond of slapping the floor. In 2004, this coach was involved in a protracted saga over whether he would agree to coach the Lakers. His reliance on hand-checking and flopping have hampered the NBA careers of his star players, such as William Avery, Trajan Langdon, and Josh McRoberts. For 10 points, name this men's basketball coach who won the NCAA tournament this year as Duke’s head coach.

 

6) Kyle is given the title character of this series as a gift by Shadow in a DS game centering on Toy Pets, and the first home sequel to this game contained a final screen with birds as part of its promise of being Threeedeep!.  The first 3D game in this series began in the Retro Zone, continued to the Tropical Zone, and added the Superjump move.  Dr. Wani creates the titular mind-control device in a game in this series subtitled Helmet Chaos, (*) while a more popular entry sees a certain crocodile stealing six babies and is subtitled Swampy's Revenge.  The original had the title character crossing five rows of turtles and logs after dodging five lanes of traffic to reach the destination.  For 10 points, name this series starring the titular amphibian.

 

7) One character played by this actor states, "Justice, mercy, clemency.  I literally don't understand what those words mean" to Emma Thompson's Gareth Peirce in a 1993 film.  This actor, who starred as dentist Fergus O'Connell in Carlos Sorin's Eversmile, New Jersey, also played a man who vows he’s going to take vengeance in Paradise Square (*) in a conversation with Jim Broadbent’s character.  He earlier starred as John Proctor in a 1996 film adaptation of The Crucible, and won his first Oscar for playing Christy Brown.  His other memorable turns include playing Hawkeye in Last of the Mohicans and Bill the Butcher in Gangs of New York, as well as a character that Eli Sunday makes scream, "I've abandoned my child!"  For 10 points, name this actor who earned an Oscar for playing a character who states "I drink your milkshake" in There Will Be Blood.

 

8) She possesses a diary which reveals her secret love for Desi Arnaz, Jr. and in a reunion special was married to toy-maker Wally Logan.  The actress most famous for playing her wrote an autobiography called Here's the Story: Surviving [her] and Finding My True Voice, and she got Davey Jones (*) to play at Jr. Prom.  This character, who was once played on film by Christine Taylor, proclaims “there goes my date with Doug” after an accident where a noted body part is “getting bigger by the minute”.  She also nominated her father Mike for Father of the Year.  She was originally portrayed by Maureen McCormick.  For 10 points, name this member of a large TV family famous for getting her nose busted by a football thrown by her brother Peter, whose name is repeated three times in a complaint by her sister, Jan Brady.

 

9) Upon coming to power in his most famous role, he did away with former luminaries like Doug Todd, Gil Brandt and Tex Schramm.  This former offensive lineman was a teammate of Ken Hatfield and Loyd Phillips while playing under Frank Broyles.  In one commercial, the arrival of Papa John’s causes this man to break into dance (*) during a meeting prohibiting excessive celebrations.  In another spot, he gives a subordinate a Diet Pepsi Max after that subordinate yawns while issuing the play, "60 Stretch".  This successor of Bum Bright decided to further his education at Arkansas rather than purchase the Chargers.  His separate endorsement deals with Pepsi and Nike resulted in a lawsuit from the NFL.  Coaches hired by this man include Barry Switzer and Jimmy Johnson.  For 10 points, name this owner of the Dallas Cowboys.

ANSWER: Jerral "Jerry" Jones

 

10) An indie band that formed in this state put out The Majestic Majesty and The Satanic Satanist on the same day in 2009 and is named Portugal, The Man.  It was the setting of a 1933 film dubbed “The Biggest Picture Ever Made”, a movie sometimes called Mala the Magnificent.  A show set in this state featured roles like the ex-convict DJ Chris Stevens and Holling (*) Vincoeur who owned the bar, the Brick.  LA Detective Will Dormer travels to this state following an Internal Affairs investigation in Christopher Nolan's follow-up to Memento, Insomnia.  One artist raised in this state released the dance-based album 0304 following the success of her track "Serve the Ego" from This Way, and earlier found success with songs from Pieces of You like "Who Will Save Your Soul".  The home to Jewel and setting of Northern Exposure, for 10 points, name this state, home to the author of Going Rogue.

ANSWER: Hey There Delilah

 

12) A Carolina League baseball team in this state formed after the Peninsula Pilots moved and plays in Daniel S. Frawley Stadium as an affiliate of the Royals.  Its historically black state university was the alma mater of Philadelphia Eagles center Jamaal Jackson, and a celebrated concrete racecourse in this state is the sister track of the Nashville Superspeedway (*) and is known as the “Monster Mile”.  A university in this state is currently coached by K. C. Keeler and won the 2003 Division I-AA National Championship in football and gave us Joe Flacco.  In 2009, it voted to re-legalize sports gambling.  For 10 points, name this state, whose university is home to the Blue Hens, also the site of the Dover International Speedway.

ANSWER: Delaware

 

13) One Australian-only variety of this product comes "packed with a pile of stuff" and is called "The Lot", while one of its main ingredients was removed in the "Xtreme" variety released in the States.  One commercial for this product sees a football player identify himself as Batman after taking a big hit.  Cool Whip, Vanilla Instant (*) Pudding, Milk and Granny Smith Apples are combined with this candy to make a namesake salad popular in the Midwest.  An ad for this candy sees it being fired from a Gatling Gun at a speedwalker.  It garnered controversy for a 2007 Super Bowl ad where two men accidentally kiss, and more recently it's featured a campaign where you get dunked on by Patrick Chewing.  For 10 points, name this chocolate bar, noted for its peanuts, caramel and nougat.

ANSWER: Snickers Bar (or Marathon Bar)

 

14) The female lead in this film states, "I'd like to do for furniture what Laura Ashley did for fabrics" and has a relationship with a man who proclaims "I just bagged the elephant" in jubilation.  After one character provides critical information to Terrence Stamp's character, the two leads have a (*) taped altercation in Central Park at the film's climax.  The role of Darien Taylor, played by Daryl Hannah, was widely criticized compared to that of Carl, the father of one of the protagonists, who works as a mechanic.  The most quotable character in this film delivers the maxims, "I create nothing.  I own" and "If you aren't inside, you're outside", and orchestrates the downfall of Bluestar Airlines.  For 10 points, name this Oliver Stone film starring Charlie Sheen as Bud Fox and Michael Douglas as Gordon Gekko, famous for the line "Greed is Good".
ANSWER: Wall Street

 

15) Trouble brews when one of the characters on this show draws a gun on the Taurons in the episode "The Sky is Falling", and it featured a chimpanzee sometimes called Bloop but more accurately named Debbie.  The primary villain on this show is turned into a plant in its penultimate episode, "The Great Vegetable Rebellion", while an evil version of Guy Williams' character comes back from another dimension in "The Anti-Matter Man".  A film update involved killer spiders (*) on the derelict Proteus.  The second major series of the man behind Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, the aforementioned film update cast Jack Johnson and Lacey Chabert as children protected by Matt LeBlanc’s Major Don West.  The original was set in the far-off future of 1997 and chronicled the adventures of the Jupiter II.  For 10 points, name this TV show that brought us the catchphrase, "Danger Will Robinson".

ANSWER: Lost in Space
16) An Orioles pitcher born in this country went 0-7 in 2006 before being released, but did pitch for its national team against Cuba in the 2006 World Baseball Classic.  Another player born in this country was sometimes backed up by Chris Coste, (*) but has consistently started since 2007 as the catcher for the Phillies.  The current first base coach for the Giants, Roberto Kelly, hails from this country, as does an All-Star catcher for Pittsburgh in the early '70s, Manny Sanguillen.  One player born in this country put up a 388 batting average in 1977 and would get traded to the Angels after many productive years with the Twins.  A pitcher born here was on the mound to close the sixth and final game of the 2009 World Series.  For 10 points, name this country, home to Rod Carew and Mariano Rivera, the former of whom is one of its Zonians.

ANSWER: Panama

 

17) Donald Sutherland’s John Baxter had this profession in 1973's Don't Look Back, while Melanie Parker, played by Michelle Pfeiffer, is a single mom in this profession in a 1996 film co-starring George Clooney, One Fine Day.  An excellent Decemberists song is titled “Here I Dreamt (*) I Was a [This]”.  Ryan Atwood eventually takes up this profession as seen in a flashforward on the O.C., and Adam Sandler’s Michael Newman had this job in Click.  Both Healy and Tucker pretend to have this occupation in There's Something About Mary, while a TV character with this profession repeatedly dressed up as a hanging chad to meet the Slutty Pumpkin and has dated characters like Stella and Robin on a CBS sitcom.  For 10 points, name this occupation of How I Met Your Mother's Ted Mosby, which is also practiced by Howard Roark in the 1949 film adaptation of The Fountainhead.
ANSWER: Architect (accept word forms)

 

18) The DVD of this film contained a bonus short film where its protagonist attempts to teach a bunch of baby rabbits.  Michael Clark Duncan plays minor character Commander Vachir, who brags that he commands a structure with "1000 guards and 1 prisoner" called Chorh-Gorn Prison.  The main character of this film marvels at the Legendary Urn (*) of Whispering Warriors, although he breaks it after being surprised by Dustin Hoffman's character despite repeatedly having “The Noodle Dream”.  Ian McShane voices this film's main antagonist, who has a goose messenger named Zeng, while the protagonist is selected as being the Dragon Warrior.  Also containing characters like Master Crane and Master Tigress who make up the Furious Five, for 10 points, name this animated film starring Jack Black as the titular martial arts loving animal.

 

19) This artist has recently collaborated with Klaus Voormann to cover George Harrison’s “The Day the World Gets ‘Round”, while much earlier he was able to land a contract through “I Love My Dog”.  He “see[s] that city on the moon” and “buy[s] the nicest things from the supermarket store” in his song, “I’ve Got a Thing about Seeing My Grandson Grow Old”.  After a long hiatus following the release of Back to Earth, (*) this artist released the album An Other Cup in 2006.  10,000 Maniacs famously removed from In My Tribe their cover of his song “Peace Train”, and he’s also known for the single, “Wild World”.  In another popular song, later covered by Rod Stewart, the singer proclaims that he “will try to love again”, but “when it comes to being lucky she’s cursed” and that “The First Cut Is the Deepest”.  For 10 points, name this artist whose 1977 religious conversion led to him being called Yusuf Islam.

ANSWER: Cat Stevens (or Steven Demetre Georgiou; accept Yusuf Islam before mentioned)

 

20) Michelle Pfeiffer's Lurene Hallett meets this actor's Paul Carter on a bus to the JFK funeral in the 1993 film Love Field.  This actor served as the adviser for Michael Wiseman, played by Eric Close, as Dr. Theodore Morris on the short-lived CBS drama Now and Again, while he starred alongside the historical figure James Gregory in the 2007 film Goodbye Bafana. (*)  He also played Hammer Dubois alongside Tom Selleck's Jack Elliot in 1992's Mr. Baseball, while in a similar role he exchanged "hats for bats" and temporarily got pissed off at Joboo.  One of his most notable roles saw him temporarily replaced by Jim Prescott and advised by Mike Novick; that character had a brother played by D. B. Woodside named Wayne.  Bringing to life Pedro Cerrano in Major League, for 10 points, name this African American actor best known for playing President David Palmer on 24.

2) Identify some questions about a certain Canadian band, for 10 points each.

3) Identify the following about the assorted LOLCats universe, for 10 points each.

[10] Identify this fictional company, home of the Nerd Herd.

[10] Buy More is one of the settings for this NBC program, which stars Zachary Levi as the titular computer nerd-turned secret agent.

[10] This man is promoted to Assistant Manager over Chuck after Chuck’s stuck diffusing a bomb during a scheduled job interview.  He's eventually shipped to Hawaii after he discovers Sarah, Casey and Chuck conversing with headquarters.

[10] Moon was directed by Duncan Jones, probably best known for being this musician’s son.  His own film roles include playing Nikola Tesla in The Prestige and Jareth the Goblin King in Labyrinth.

[10] After a several year break, this group started touring again in 2009, playing songs like “Don’t Speak” and “Just a Girl” from their breakout 1995 album, Tragic Kingdom.

7) Answer some questions about memorable umpires, for 10 points each.

8) Answer some questions about some ball sports, for 10 points each.

9) Given clues about a "new" version of a better known television show, identify that show for 10 points each.  If you need a clue about the "old" version of that show, you'll only receive 5 points.

10) They defeated the Edmonton Oilers in seven games after eliminating Montreal, New Jersey and Buffalo. For 10 points each:

ANSWER: Carolina Hurricanes (accept either underlined answer)

[10] This Carolina goalie was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP after winning 15 games for the Hurricanes, and whose leg was notably cut by Rick Nash's skate blade in 2009.

ANSWER: Cam Ward

[10] Though Dwayne Roloson led the Oilers to their first finals since 1990, he was replaced with this Finnish goalie in game one of the series after suffering a season-ending knee injury. He would later move to Jokerit after a disappointing 2007 season.

ANSWER: Jussi Markannen

11) The most recent incarnation of this game has featured characters like King Hippo and Piston Honda.  For 10 points each:

12) Early in his career he played the title role in Jim Thrope - All-American and this actor captured a late Oscar nomination for playing Lou Pascal in Atlantic City.  For 10 points each:

13) Answer some questions about some prime-time shows that came in the wake of The Simpsons, for 10 points each.

[10] Name this group, whose lesser known members included Michelle Williams.  Their first hit, "No, No, No", featured Wyclef Jean.

15) Answer some questions about the 2009 Tony Awards, for 10 points each.

16) Identify the following about some stuff that gets rubbed during college football games, for 10 points each.

[10] "Pride", "team", "commitment", "honor" and probably some other cliches are written on Legend's Rock, which is rubbed each game by Maryville College in this state.  Another college in this state was where Reggie White went to school.

[10] This coach's apparent secret to coaching longevity is rubbing his head with olive oil and "shoving garlic down my throat".  In addition to playing quarterback at Brown, he's coached players like Bobby Engram, Ki-Jana Carter and Kerry Collins.

ANSWER: Joseph Vincent "Joe" Paterno

17) Identify the following about some notable, recent foreign films, for 10 points each.

18) He noted “stagnant water is a stinkin’ thing” in “Talking Fishing Blues”, and this one-time member of the Almanac Singers also wrote the Ballads of Sacco & Vanzetti.  For 10 points each:

20) Identify the following about the relatively rare occurrence of the same two shows earning back-to-back Emmys for Best Comedy and Best Drama, for 10 points each.

21) Identify the following about some of these 16th seeds of note in March Madness, for 10 points each.

[10] This school, which plays in the Mini-Dome, came within one point of beating Oklahoma in 1989.  This Atlantic Sun Conference team has gone to the tournament three times under current coach Murry Bartow.

[10] A school from this state missed a game-tying shot against #1 seed Purdue in 1996.  Another university based in this state found success this year with players like Lance Thomas and Jon Scheyer.