ALL-STAR GAME
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TOSSUP 1. Their recently drubbed Celtic, 4-0. They currently start two Brazilians and two Argentines and last year they completed a blockbuster trade to acquire Jay Nolly. Their defeat of the Rochester Rhinos in 1996 won this club the first double in United States soccer history; back then, they were led by Marco Etcheverry and Bruce Arena. More recently, this four-time league champion has enjoyed success with such players as Bobby Convey and Christian Gomez. For 10 points identify this MLS team that plays at RFK Stadium in the nation’s capital.
ANSWER: Washington D.C. United [accept Washington before “capital” is read; prompt afterwards]
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BONUS. This German-born seven footer was taken ninth in the 1998 NBA Draft. For 10 points each:
[10] Name this Mavericks forward who won the 2007 MVP award.
ANSWER: Dirk Werner Nowitski
[10] In 2006, Nowitski reached the NBA Finals, becoming the second German player to do so after this oversized shooter for the 1996 Sonics.
ANSWER: Detlef Schrempf
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TOSSUP 2. As a singer, he was a one-hit wonder in the 80s with his song “Charlene (I’m Right Behind You),” whose video features him stalking the title female with binoculars. He repeatedly searches Google for “tall women lifting heavy things” and is the author of a series of adventure novels about Tek Jansen. He dispenses tips of the hat, wags of the finger, and “The Word,” and uses the Threat-Down to spread awareness of bears. For 10 points, identify this fictionalized conservative talkshow host whose namesake “Report” (re-por) follows the Daily Show.
ANSWER: Stephen Colbert
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BONUS. Universally beloved Brad Dourif appears on this show as Doc Cochran. For 10 points per part:
[10] Timothy Oliphant stars as Seth Bullock on what David Milch-created HBO series, set in frontier South Dakota?
ANSWER: Deadwood
[10] This owner of the Gem Saloon, who is portrayed by Ian MacShane, runs the town of Deadwood and feeds murder victims to Wu’s pigs.
ANSWER: Al [or Al Swearengen]
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TOSSUP 3. An album of this name is scheduled for a June 19, 2007 release and will include such tracks as “Little Cream Soda” and “300 M.P.H. Torrential Outpour Blues.” Two singles from this album have already been released; one was on red vinyl and available only to New Musical Express subscribers, “Rag and Bone.” The other is the title track, released on white vinyl, which describes how “my head got a bump when I hit it on the radio.” For 10 points, identify this new song and album from the White Stripes.
ANSWER: “Icky Thump”
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BONUS. This song was needlessy mangled by Puff Daddy as the Notorious B.I.G. tribute “I’ll Be Missing You.” For 10 points each:
[10] Sting laments “oh can’t you see/you belong to me” in what oft-misunderstood Police song?
ANSWER: “Every Breath You Take”
[10] “Every Breath You Take” is found on this Police album, which also includes “Tea in the Sahara,” “King of Pain,” and two title tracks.
ANSWER: Synchronicity
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TOSSUP 4. The protagonist of this film promises to give his body up to the Columbia Medical Center for research purposes. Cooking spaghetti with a tennis racket, that character impresses the boss’s girlfriend Fran Kubelik. Consolidated Life employee C. C. Baxter gets promoted by lending out the titular establishment to his coworkers for their extra-marital flings. For 10 points, name this Billy Wilder movie starring Shirley MacLaine and Jack Lemmon.
ANSWER: The Apartment
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BONUS. Name some films in the oeuvre of director Curtis Hanson, for 10 points each.
[10] In this 1997 release set forty years earlier, cops played by Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe, and Guy Pearce set out to solve a shooting at a diner in the titular city.
ANSWER: L.A. Confidential
[10] Eric Bana stars as Huck Cheever, who eventually confronts his Robert Duvall-portrayed father at the final table of the 2003 World Series of Poker, in this 2007 film.
ANSWER: Lucky You
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TOSSUP 5. The father of this novel’s protagonist uses the term “subaudible” to describe the presence of God in nature, and this book also includes a best friend named “Pepsi.” The plot is set into motion during a hiking trip in the protagonist’s new home state of Maine, when that nine-year-old gets lost with only tapes of baseball games on a Walkman for company. For 10 points, title character Trisha McFarland enjoys the exploits of a middling starter-turned-closer for the Royals and Red Sox in what Stephen King novel?
ANSWER: The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon
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BONUS. This identity was assumed by many second-rate heroes such as John Walker, who became U.S. Agent after this mantle was reclaimed. For 10 points each:
[10] Steve Rogers, who was killed in a 2007 storyline, is the first and most frequent claimant to what Marvel superhero identity?
ANSWER: Captain America
[10] Captain America’s death was part of this Marvel storyline which depicts the sides taken after the Superhuman Registration Act comes into effect.
ANSWER: Civil War
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TOSSUP 6. An album named after this place says “I pretend to cry/Even if I cried alone” on the first track. The fourth song’s title contains four exclamation points, two of which are in the middle of a word, and the tracks “They Also Mourn Who Do Not Wear Black” and “Vito’s Ordination Song” are found near the end. Released between Enjoy Your Rabbit and Seven Swans, the album was later followed by a similar project about Illinois. For 10 points, identify this titular location of an album celebrating Sufjan Stevens’s home state.
ANSWER: Greetings from Michigan: The Great Lakes State
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BONUS. This album includes “With a Little Help from My Friends,” “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds,” and “Getting Better.” For 10 points each:
[10] Name this album released just about forty years ago today by the Beatles.
ANSWER: Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band [prompt on partial answer]
[10] This last track from Sgt. Pepper’s mentions film of “the English army” winning “the war” and follows a journey to work, ending with the “magic chord” and laughter.
ANSWER: “A Day in the Life”
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TOSSUP 7. He shot the steadicam footage for Spike Lee’s 1988 film School Daze. His mantras including “stuffing is evil” on his television series, which has run such episodes as “Crust Never Sleeps" and “This Spud’s for You.” He broke his collarbone in a motorcycle crash while filming Feasting on Asphalt, while his longer-running show features his flighty sister and a sleazy Hollywood agent who tries to make leeks into a star. For 10 points, name this chief color commentator for Iron Chef America who is the host and creator of Good Eats.
ANSWER: Alton Brown
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BONUS. In its opening episode, Jason Street is severely hurt on the field and Matt Saracen becomes the new starting quarterback. For 10 points per part:
[10] Name this NBC series, based on a 2004 Billy Bob Thornton movie which was in turn based on the real Permian Panthers of Odessa, Texas.
ANSWER: Friday Night Lights
[10] The lead role in the ongoing Friday Night Lights is coach Eric Taylor, played by this former Early Edition and Homefront star.
ANSWER: Kyle Chandler
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TOSSUP 8. The credits to this movie play over a faux Extreme Makeover: Home Edition scene set in a bar. One character in this film reminsces on being “The Golden Knight” in college, while another causes a gas explosion which he claims was a “legal threat.” The sheriff of Madrid asks for help in protecting the town from gang rule, but the Del Fuegos, led by Ray Liotta, show up and wreck the place anyway. For 10 points, name this 2007 alleged comedy starring Tim Allen, Martin Lawrence, and John Travolta as a fake biker gang.
ANSWER: Wild Hogs
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BONUS. Her roles in Saved! and American Dreamz have blazed out a new career after she emerged in the second tier of late-90s teen pop. For 10 points each:
[10] Name this A Walk to Remember star whose attempt to marry John Krasinski will be derailed by Robin Williams in the upcoming License to Wed.
ANSWER: Amanda Leigh “Mandy” Moore
[10] Mandy Moore’s most recent movie was this spring 2007 release in which Diane Keaton played Moore’s overbearing mother.
ANSWER: Because I Said So
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TOSSUP 9. One of the charter members of this sport’s hall of fame was Harold “Shifty” Gears. The NCAA began conducting a championship for it in 1982, with Lindfield and Southern Illinois-Edwardsville winning Divisions III and II in 2007. The finals for Division I now take place in Oklahoma City, where a durability record in the championship was set in 2007 by Taryne Mowatt as Arizona defeated Tennessee. For 10 points, Arizona alum Jennie Finch might be the most famous participant in what women’s sport in which underhand pitching is mandatory?
ANSWER: softball
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BONUS. Answer the following about recent NBA head coaching changes, for 10 points each.
[10] This former Cavaliers head coach and current Timberwolves Assistant has succeeded Dwayne Casey in Minnesota.
ANSWER: Randy Wittman
[10] Rick Adelman has taken over the job in Houston after this man decided to return to broadcasting. He also coached the Knicks after Pat Riley.
ANSWER: Jeff Van Gundy [prompt on Van Gundy]
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TOSSUP 10. The writing of this series is the only as-yet-released professional credit for Sam Lake, who is also the model for its protagonist’s appearance, though James McAffrey of Rescue Me fame provides the voice. The title character fights Chief Bravura and the Aesir Corporation to avenge Alex Balder before running into Mona Sax. For 10 points, the drug “Valkyr” has decimated the world of what rogue cop, who “falls” in the second game of a series featuring comic-book cutscenes and a noted fourth-wall-breaking dream sequence?
ANSWER: Max Payne [accept Payne]
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BONUS. Name these variant forms of Pepsi, for 10 points each.
[10] Strawberries & Cream and Black Cherry French Vanilla varieties have thusfar been released in this Diet Pepsi product line, which emphasizes added fruit flavorings.
ANSWER: Diet Pepsi Jazz
[10] A similar but non-diet product is this tropical-fruit-flavored Pepsi, which debuted in May 2007.
ANSWER: Pepsi Summer Mix
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CATEGORY QUIZ TOSSUPS
TOSSUP 11. This role was invented by Fielding Yost. A “monster” is a hybrid player that can move up to play as one of these and the original “46” had Doug Plank occasionally playing as one. In formations with three of them, they are sometimes given the nicknames Will, Sam, and Mike. Players from this position on the 75th Anniversary Team include Ted Hendricks, Jack Lambert, Ray Nitschle, Dick Butkus, and Lawrence Taylor. For 10 points, name this football position located behind the defensive ends and tackles but in front of the safeties.
ANSWER: linebackers
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TOSSUP 12. This character’s mother says she is “just missing Oregon” in her snowglobe collection, shortly before this man accidentally kills her with a pair of scissors. Designated “Patient Zero” by Chandra Suresh, he sheds his old name, Gabriel Gray, for one found on his watch. He then travels the country, consuming the brains of his victims, even though Peter Petrelli stops him from murdering the cheerleader Claire Bennett. For 10 points, name this character portrayed by Zachary Quinto who is the villain of NBC’s Heroes.
ANSWER: Sylar [accept Gabriel Gray or Gray before it is read]
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TOSSUP 13. He teamed up with Joe Strummer to cover Bob Marley’s “Redemption Song” and with Willie Nelson for “Like A Soldier.” Nick Cave helped him out on a cover of “Cindy,” and Fiona Apple provided backing vocals for his cover of “Bridge Over Troubled Water.” This deceased singer earlier collaborated on a series of songs, including “Blues Yodel Number 5” and “You Are My Sunshine,” with Bob Dylan. For 10 points, name this man whose solo hits include “A Boy Named Sue,” “Man in Black,” and “I Walk the Line.”
ANSWER: J.R. “Johnny” Cash
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TOSSUP 14. The Plug-2 Behemoth and Plug-F Mammoth are equipment used in this activity, which was invented by Gustab Wenbus. It was the cover occupation for Aldar Beedo, who was actually a paid assassin trying to take out the Pixelito-born Dug who dominated this sport. It often took place at the Doolis Arena on Caprioril, during the Vinta Harvest on Malastare, or at the Boonta Eve on Tatooine. For 10 points, name this sport whose stars included Ben Quadinaros, Sebulba, and Anakin Skywalker, as seen in Star Wars: Episode I.
ANSWER: podracing
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TOSSUP 15. He started a tractor-manufacturing company by recycling abandoned and surplus materials from tanks and wartime vehicles. He modified a competitor’s parts to build cars of his own, opening up a factory to produce the 350GT and the Miura, which could reach speeds up to 185 miles per hour. For 10 points, name this Italian industrialist whose last name is featured in luxury sports car brands including the Countach, the Diablo, and the Gallardo.
ANSWER: Ferruccio Lamborghini
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TOSSUP 16. In the future, this person will use newspaper in lieu of towels. He is the only member of the tethered swimming class, was once mistaken for a pumpkin during a hurricane, and had to wear two eyepatches to cure a double case of lazy eye. He sees a leprechaun who instructs him to start fires and wins the diorama competition despite not knowing what a diorama is. For 10 points, name this son of the Springfield police chief, who once gave Lisa Simpson a train-themed valentine and occupies the bottom of the second grade.
ANSWER: Ralph Wiggum [prompt on Wiggum]
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TOSSUP 17. The cover of this group’s second album is a black-and-white photo of a woman leaning against a wall near a crucifix and guitar. Their third album discusses the lead singer’s old roommate in “Crackity Jones,” a man driving a car into the ocean in “Wave of Mutilation,” and a “Monkey Gone to Heaven” as well as the Buñuel-inspired “Debaser.” For 10 points, such albums as Surfer Rosa and Doolittle were the peak of what influential early alternative band that included Joey Santiago, Kim Deal, and Black Francis?
ANSWER: The Pixies
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TOSSUP 18. In one appearance, her VAL 3000 dossier unhelpfully notes that her “number of eyes” is two and her favorite food is “Earth cuisine,” though she is more specifically described as a fan of Copernicus and Ursula Le Guin. This leader of V.I.L.E. is pursued by Stretch the Crime Dog, Ivy, Zack, and other agents of ACME. For 10 points, name this criminal mastermind whose larcenous escapades in “Space,” “America’s Past,” “Time,” and most notably “the World” comprise a series of educational games and PBS programs.
ANSWER: Carmen Sandiego
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