Ann B. Davis Number 9 Popular Culture Tournament
Tossups for Are You There, Pitt? It’s Me Margaret by
Mike Davies, Josh Sokoloski, Rich Nalichowski, Paul Meyer and Mike Baker
FIRST PERIOD – Jackpot scoring in effect
1. Named for her eye color, she is a gypsy by ethnicity and a Wicca n who in 1995 bought the Panpipes Magickal Marketplace in Hollywood. Although she was anti-witch as Dorothy in Return To (*) Oz, she played the title character in 1986’s The Worst Witch and had a big role as Nancy in The Craft. For 10 points -- name this huge-mouthed actress, whose non-witch-related roles include Mercedes Cortez in GTA: Vice City and Vicky Vallencourt in The Waterboy.
Answer: Fairuza Balk
2. When Kyle and Jake joined the crew, it was the beginning of the end for this short-lived but oft-rerun sitcom. David Lascher (*) went on to play Vinnie on Blossom after playing Ted McGriff, and Christine Taylor starred in Zoolander and as Marcia in the Brady Bunch movies after winning our hearts as winsome lifeguard Melanie Hanson. Other characters include asexual horse instructor Brad Taylor; irrationally exuberant Mr. Ernst; and wise Hopi Danny Lightfoot. For 10 points -- name this Nickelodeon show set on a guest ranch.
Answer: Hey Dude
3. Separated from his wife and children, with shirt them a-tear up, trousers are gone, the singer does not want to end up like (*) Bonnie and Clyde. He gets up in the morning slaving for bread, so that every mouth can be fed. A follow-up to "007 (Shanty Town)" and "Pretty Africa", this was the first and last purely Jamaican reggae song to enter the U.S. top ten, doing so in 1968. For 10 points -- what was this song by Desmond Dekker and the Aces?
Answer: The Israelites (accept "Desmond Dekker" before the word "follow-up")
4. This film contains the only known footage of Jeremy Sisto killing a dolphin with a spear. Tough guy Balthazar Getty, boy next door Scott Wolf (*), Sisto, and 10 other prep-schoolers are aboard the windjammer Albatross. The title event doesn’t begin until more than halfway through, turning the movie from into a Dead Poets Society clone. Directed by Ridley Scott, For 10 points -- what 1996 teen movie stars Jeff Bridges as a crusty old sea dog?
Answer: White Squall
5. The Atlanta Glory and Long Beach StingRays had just been replaced with the Nashville Noise and Chicago Condors, (*) even though the StingRays had just gone to the finals. The Columbus Quest had won their second title and were in first place when the league folded in December 1998. The Philadelphia Rage were also in – for 10 points -- what player-friendly basketball league that could not compete with the WNBA’s corporate backing?
Answer: The ABL or American Basketball League
6. In No Nose Job he decries those who are ashamed to be " from the motherland " , and states that " if I were to change it would be further in that direction. " This alter ego (*) of Shock-G became so popular that his group’s biggest hit was a manifesto of his attributes. He is stoopid, shoots an arrow like Cupid, and uses a word that don’t mean nothin’, like "looptid." For 10 points -- name this title protagonist and narrator of an early-‘90s hit by Digital Underground.
Answer: Humpty Hump
7. In 2004 , he will star opposite Keira Knightley in Antoine Fuqua’s King Arthur . In 2001 and 2002 he was The Driver in a series of short films (*) by famous directors advertising BMW. Expected by many to be the next James Bond, based on his work in Croupier and Gosford Park, For 10 points -- name this 38-year-old who was unimpressive at anything beyond inspiring worshipful gazes from Angelina Jolie in 2003’s Beyond Borders.
Answer: Clive Owen
SECOND PERIOD – Unlimited Guessing on Completed Tossups
8. Victor Mancini, a m ed school drop-out, hooks up with chicks at sexual addiction recovery groups and watches his radical mother (*) waste away. The voluptuous Dr. Paige Marshall convinces Victor that he was a fetus crafted from genetic material from the Sacred Foreskin of Jesus. For 10 points -- name this Chuck Palahniuk novel about a man who makes cash and saves people from themselves by purposefully obstructing his airway in fancy restaurants.
Answer: Choke
9. When abandoned it wa s painted entirely gray, so it would not be obvious in aerial photos of its successor. Most of its seats are now in Pasteje, while its structure (*) stands in Tampico. Before 1981, it was the home of the Torreon Cotton Pickers, who bought it after it had stood disused since September 1964 when Don Bradey lost to the Dodgers 11-1. For 10 points -- name this ballpark that housed the first 3 years of Houston major league baseball.
Answer: Colt Stadium
10. Actually four novella-length stories, it is incomplete without its sequel The Light Fantastic . Its four-eyed hero hails from the Counterweight Continent (*) and is unaware that he is being manipulated by Fate and The Lady. In fact, Twoflower is at first unaware of the ineptitude of his wizard guide Rincewind, and the sapient nature of his many-legged Luggage. Debuting Ankh-Morpork to the world, this is -- for 10 points -- what first Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett?
Answer: The Color of Magic
11. The first chimpanzee to enter Earth’s orbit. Fry’s grandfather on Futurama . The two Burdett brothers (*) who hire Burt Reynolds to transport things in the Smokey and the Bandit movies. Two modern-era baseball players - a fast third baseman who had his best years as an Astro in the late 70’s, and a Hall of Fame Cardinals outfielder in the 40’s and 50’s. They all share – for 10 points -- what four-letter first name with a Biblical patriarch who was the son of Seth?
Answer: Enos
12. G uest musicians include Bernie Worrell of P-Funk, while Nona Hendryx and Dolette McDonald sing on " Slippery People " . (*) Released after a three-year hiatus that included a lengthy tour and Jerry Harrison’s solo album, it combined the African influences heard on Remain in Light with improved pop hooks on songs like "Swamp" and "Burning Down the House." For 10 points -- name this 1983 Talking Heads album, with a title inspired by Pentecostal holiness.
Answer: Speaking In Tongues
13. It was inspired by Gleneagles in Torquay, where Terry Gilliam was chided for cutting his meat like an American. (*) Minor characters include Terry and ancient war veteran Major Gowen. The proprietor is a veteran who claims to have killed four men, but his wife Sybil explains that he was in the catering corps and must have poisoned them. For 10 points -- name this English TV comedy set at a hotel, written by and starring Connie Booth and John Cleese.
Answer: Fawlty Towers
14. Currently averaging 22 points per game, he set the NBA record for 3-pointers in a period with eight on February 20, 2002 - one of only eight games he started (*) that season. Although he broke into the NBA very slowly, and was outshined by Scoonie Penn at Ohio State, he has been an improvement over Ray Allen in all areas except field-goal percentage. For 10 points -- name this shooting guard for the Milwaukee Bucks.
Answer: Michael Redd
THIRD PERIOD – No special rules in effect
15. A descendant of immigrants from Lesbos, this actor’s long career with the Merrimack Repertory Theater is at odds with the tough image he developed after Daddio was (*) axed in 2001. He first starred as John Belushi in Wired and went on to spend 5 years as The Commish. Recently he has focused on the role for which he has won the first Emmy and Golden Globe in the history of FX’s drama programming. For 10 points -- who is this star of The Shield?
Answer: Michael Chiklis
16. Sir Laurence Olivier used an American accent and agreed to do a sex scene (*) for this 1978 movie. Olivier plays automobile tycoon Loren Hardeman Sr.; Tommy Lee Jones, as a racecar driver, and Robert Duvall, as Hardeman’s grandson, become rivals for the takeover of the company, while Hardeman’s granddaughter, the namesake of the titular car, parades around in the nude. For 10 points -- what was this movie, based on a Harold Robbins novel?
Answer: The Betsy
17. Lester Bangs used the phrase " Samuel Becket’s How It Is souffléd up into a rockin’ powwow jamboree " to describe their 1979 song Heartbeat . Their next album, 154 (*), was basically goth, and soon they grew similar to Depeche Mode. In 1995, Elastica was forced to pay them royalties because Connection sounded like their song Three Girl Rhumba. 2003’s Send is their first album in 26 years. For 10 points -- what is this art-punk band, known for 1977’s Pink Flag?
Answer: Wire
18. After running from his abusive father, he was putting up fliers for a living when he wrote a song that became the 1995 Grammy for Song of the Year. (*) His first name was a compromise between his Brazilian grandparents and his Nigerian mother. His first hit, the soulful club track "Killer", was followed by "Crazy", "Prayer for the Dying", and the hit from the Batman Forever soundtrack "Kiss from a Rose". For 10 points -- name this British singer, born Sealhenry Samuel.
Answer: Seal (accept Sealhenry Samuel early)
19. Money, Money, Money, Honey ; Hands on a High-Priced Hooker ; and various Pampering Competitions and Lord of the (*) Manor Immunity Showdowns are among the activities on this show. Contestants include The Grizzled Veteran, The Virgin, The Schemer, and Matt Kennedy Gould. After eight eviction ceremonies, Gould discovered that the show did not really exist. For 10 points -- what was this fictional reality show on Spike TV’s Joe Schmoe?
Answer: Lap of Luxury (accept Joe Schmoe before the word "Contestants")
2 0 . Educated at Columbia and Spellman , she was a correspondent on Inside Edition before having her own talk show. M oments from her show’s 1994-1998 run include the time James Brown (*) proposed to her, and guest appearances in The Stupids and Meet Wally Sparks. She now plays Cameron Reese on Days o f Our Lives and Attorney Julie Shoemaker on The Bold and the Beautiful. For 10 points -- who is this statuesque ex-talk show host?
Answer: Rolonda Watts (accept either)
21. Before a 1924 victory over arch-rival Trinity, the school's teams were largely known as either "The Old Gold and Black" or "The Baptists." Although its enrollment is one of the smallest of any Division I-A school, it's the home of the reigning back-to-back NCAA champion women's field hockey team. With alumni including Ricky Proehl and Tim Duncan, this is--for 10 points -- what school in Winston-Salem, NC, nicknamed the "Demon Deacons?"
Answer: Wake Forest University
EXTRAS
22. One explanation for the Mormon eulogy in Family Plot is that it was a reference to this Hitchcock pal and grandson of a governor of Utah,(*) who got the lead in Family Plot when Al Pacino asked for too much money. The first actor to kill John Wayne, he played many tensely wound villains, moving from Westerns to drug-culture films such as Drive, He Said and Coming Home, for which he got an Oscar nomination. For 10 points -- name this ex-husband of Diane Ladd and father of actress Laura.
Answer: Bruce Dern
2 3 . Born in Lewiston, Maine, he dropped out of high school in frustration at his dyslexia and toured with a vaudeville troupe. As a teenager he placed third in his age group at the National Jugglers Convention. In 1987 he married a woman more than(*) twice his age, mirroring his role in that year’s In The Mood. For 10 points -- what actor recently won an Emmy for his role on Once and Again, but may be better remembered as Ronald in Can’t Buy Me Love?
Answer: Patrick Dempsey
Ann B. Davis Number 9 Popular Culture Tournament
Bonuses for Are You There, Pitt? It’s Me Margaret by
Mike Davies, Josh Sokoloski, Rich Nalichowski, Paul Meyer and Mike Baker
1. Name these video games with hamsters as minor characters.
(10) In this Lucasarts game for PC and NES, Dave saves his girlfriend from Dr. Fred and the Purple Meteor. Weird Ed’s hamster can be microwaved.
Answer: Maniac Mansion
(10) This Gameboy sequel pits the titular protagonist and three animal friends, including Rick the Hamster, against King Dedede.
Answer: Kirby's Dreamland 2
(10) This BioWare RPG introduced Minsc and his pet Boo, a miniature giant space hamster.
Answer: Baldur's Gate
2. Identify these things related to "Roots" for 10 each.
(10) Who plays the initial protagonist, Kunta Kinte?
Answer: LeVar Burton
(10) Mr. Reynolds, who buys Kunta Kinte, is played by what star of Battlestar Galactica, formerly a Canadian newscaster?
Answer: Lorne Greene
(10) Kunta Kinte’s grandmother was the first movie role, aside from a bit part as a dancer in Porgy and Bess, for what writer?
Answer: Maya Angelou
3. Name these things about The Jefferson Airplane for the stated.
(10) The Jefferson Airplane started as a folk group fronted by what San Francisco multi- instrumentalist and club owner?
Answer: Marty Balin
(10) Balin left the band after its 6th album, one that contained "Wooden Ships" and the title track, a hit and a political anthem. For 10 points -- name that album.
Answer: Volunteers
(5,5) When Balin quit, songwriters Grace Slick and Paul Kantner formed one group and instrumentalist Jack Casady formed another. For five each, name both.