CULT Nationals 2010
Round 10
Tossups:
1) A children's chorus performs this song to welcome President Clinton in the Bosnian film,Fuse. "Baby, Let Me Take You Home" was initially chosen as a certain band's debut single over this song because of its four-minute plus length. Although the most famous version of this song is in 6/8 time and featured guitar playing by Hilton Valentine, Frijid Pink's 4/4 rendition of it became a mild hit in 1969. It describes the son of a (*) tailor who "got one foot on the platform / the other foot on the train" as he ponders returning to the song’s titular place. Elsewhere, the namesake structure is called "the ruin of many a poor boy". Describing a building in New Orleans, for 10 points, identify this 1964 song, the biggest hit for The Animals.
ANSWER: "TheHouse of the Rising Sun" (or “Rising Sun Blues”)
2) A secret signal was used by Gordon Nash, his coach at Helix High School, to hide this player's pronounced stutter from college recruiters. This man holds single-game NBA Finals records for both blocked shots and defensive rebounds, part of a dominating performance against Philadelphia. He drew the ire of Paul Silas for simultaneously attending Stanford (*) Law School and playing one to two games a week following his near retirement in the early '80s. His rebound and subsequent final basket scored against Akeem Olajuwon after teammate Dennis Johnson put up a wild shot helped his team win Game Four of the 1986 Finals. Earlier, he won a championship alongside Maurice Lucas. Following his retirement, this broadcaster was the subject of a 2003 ESPN series about hisLong Strange Trip. For 10 points, name this oft-injured Celtics center, who had earlier helped win Portland’s only championship.
ANSWER: William Theodore "Bill"WaltonIII
3) The main character of this work is warned of "the Chokey" and earlier uses a neighbor's parrot as part of a revenge scheme. The title character is pointed toGreat Expectationsby the librarian, Mrs. Phelps. A pivotal scene in this book comes after Lavender puts a newt in a glass (*) of water, and its climax comes when the protagonist invokes the spirit of Doctor Magnus. The hero’s father departs to Spain at its conclusion in part due to his practice of rolling back the miles on the used cars he sells. Its chief antagonist is defeated when the protagonist causes some chalk to write a message on a chalk board, which frees her teacher Miss Honey from the domineering control of Miss Trunchbull. For 10 points, name this Roald Dahl novel centering on a four-year-old Miss Wormwood, who has psychic powers.
ANSWER:Matilda
4) Barbet Schroeder directed a documentary about this man which included him giving a lecture to surgeons about price fixing, and he was the subject of the documentary,The Man Who Ate His Archbishop's Liver? He’s not Indian, but Joseph Olita plays this man in a film centering on Jay and Kinnu's resettlement from his country to the American South (*) inMississippi Masala. A more notable film to depict this man saw Kerry Washington playing his wife Kay and the film's main character occasionally consulting with Junju. That film about this man was based on a Giles Foden novel and saw him advised by James McAvoy's Dr. Nicholas Garrigan. For 10 points, name this African warlord played by Forest Whitaker inThe Last King of Scotland.
ANSWER:Idi AminDada
5) A 911 call reporting this incident alleged that, after "a big shuttle bus limousine" pulled up at the caller's house, "seven black men ... got out and peed all over my yard". It was brought to light thanks to complaints of employees of Al & Alma's. A year prior to this event, a stripper performed an explicit rap in a restaurant overlooking Camp Snoopy. (*) Coming a year after that earlier example of a rookie party held during the bye week, it was probably organized by Fred Smoot and prompted a statement saying behavior like it would “never be tolerated again” by owner Zygi Wilf. Conducted during the tenure of Mike Tice by players like Dante Caulpepper, for 10 points, name this October 6, 2005 event where members of a certain NFL team threw a raucous party on Lake Minnetonka.
ANSWER: MinnesotaVikingsSexCruise(or MinnesotaVikings Boat Party Scandalor MinnesotaVikings Love Boat Scandalor MinnesotaVikings Smoot Boat Scandalor anything else reasonable that mentions the MinnesotaVikingsand Being on aBoat)
6) One character played by this actor tells Mayor Tilman that "[The] rest of America don't see it that way" when he explains the "two cultures down here", while another describes the "real story" of a gunfight involving English Bob to Saul Rubinek's W. W. Beauchamp. This author ofJustice for NoneandWake of the Perdido Starsaw his acting career come to an ignominious end when he played Eagle Cole, the former President (*) of the United States in the Ray Romano film,Welcome to Mooseport. He earned his first Oscar nomination for playing the leader of the Barrow Gang, Buck Barrow, in 1967'sBonnie and Clyde, and he'd ultimately win a Best Supporting Actor in 1992 for playing Little Bill Daggett inUnforgiven. For 10 points, identify this man who played FBI Agent Rupert Anderson inMississippi Burningand Coach Norman Dale inHoosiers.
ANSWER: Eugene Allen "Gene"Hackman
7) This person was once disqualified for refusing to let go of his signature move on a man who attacked him following his defeat of Doink at a King of the Ring. He suffered a severe concussion from an opponent he once made use the Spear move on himself. Besides defeating Goldberg, this man was himself defeated at Wrestlemania IX when Mr. (*) Fuji threw salt in his eyes. One group he was a part of defeated the British Bulldogs at 1987's Tag-Team Titles; that alliance also featured his future brother-in-law, Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart and was known as his “Foundation”. In a victory over Mr. Perfect at Summerslam '91, he debuted his signature Sharpshooter move. Defeated by Shawn Michaels in the Montreal Screwjob, his brother Owen died in an accident in 1999. For 10 points, name this wrestler often given the nickname "The Hitman".
ANSWER:BretHart(or Bret "TheHitman"Hart;accept justHartafter “Owen” is mentioned; prompt on just “The Hitman” until mentioned)
8) On Season Five of this show, it was very rare for the newly introduced Doug Robert to share screen-time with Peter Lupus' "muscle" character. The 1980s revival of this series introduced former Olympic athlete Shannon Reed, who replaced both Casey Randall and the original series' Cinnamon Carter. A film revival saw Emmanuelle Béart (*) play the hero’s wife, Claire. In addition to Leonard Nimoy's character The Great Paris, the original TV show saw Greg Morris playing electronics specialist Barney Collier and that series eventually cut out the "leafing through dossiers" portion of its introduction. Its first season focused on leader Daniel Briggs, although Peter Graves' character took over in later years. For 10 points, identify this show centering on members of the IMF like Jim Phelps, turned into a trilogy of action films filled with masks and self-destructing tapes, starring Tom Cruise.
ANSWER:Mission: Impossible
9) While still with another group, one drummer for this band provided the beat for the still un-released studio version of “Spank Thru” in addition to the tracks “If You Must” and “Pen Cap Chew”. Those last two songs appeared on the group’s box-set,With the Lights (*) Out. Dan Peters was another drummer for this band, while songs like “Mr. Moustache” and “Blew” were recorded with yet another percussionist, Chad Channing. Their first drummer, Aaron Burckhard, left the group after they moved from the hometown of fellow group, the Melvins. Their most notable drummer would go on to form the groups Probot and The Prodigy and laid down the rhythm for songs recorded after theirBleachalbum like “Heart Shaped Box”. For 10 points, name this band featuring future Foo Fighters founder Dave Grohl in addition to frontman Kurt Cobain.
ANSWER:Nirvana
10) While with the Angels, he exacerbated his fractured knuckle by taking off the cast after 10 days, causing him to miss half of the 1976 season. He earned the 1973 All-Star MVP award thanks to a two-run homer he hit against Bill Singer. He hit a grand slam off Jack Purdin in his first major league game on June 25, 1968, and ended his career with the Cubs after spending seven years with seven (*) different teams following a trade for Bobby Murcer. Before dying of lung cancer in 2003, he served as a coach from 1993 until 1996 under Dusty Baker. He became the first player to, in both leagues, hit 30 homers and steal 30 bases when he did so while batting third for the Yankees in 1975. His career took off following Willie Mays' departure to the Mets in 1973, and he’s the father of a man who hit a notable homerun off of Mike Bacsik on August 7th, 2007. For 10 points, name this Giants outfielder and father of the all-time career home run leader.
ANSWER:BobbyLeeBonds
11) Near the end of this film, the protagonist asks, "Haven't I got this curse inside me? The fire? The voice? The pain?" Joseph Losey filmed a 1951 remake set in LA. During parallel meetings in this film, the Pickpocket suggests employing the help of a psychic while Inspector (*) Lohmann complains about the populace's lack of help. A large reward is organized by Schranker to catch the central character in this film, who is alluded to by a song about the "evil man in black" in its first scene. Its iconic poster sees its title written on the central figure’s hand. The Peer Gynt tune whistled when one character buys a balloon from a beggar plays during this film's final scene, which sees the protagonist condemned to death in a court of criminals. Starring Peter Lorre as the man chalked with the titular letter, for 10 points, identify this Fritz Lang film.
ANSWER:M
12) Lou Pellegrino played public defender Vincent Baggetta on a 90 minute long '80s drama set in this city called[Its] Story, while Jason Bateman played a character who lived across from a baseball stadium here in a short-lived 1997 NBC sitcom called[Its] Sons. Lawrence Limburger is a leading tycoon of this city in (*)Biker Mice from Mars, and David Bellows hosted a fictional morning show in this city onLife with Bonnie. This city is where the Papadapolises lived onWebster, while most of the non-incarcerated characters on the first season ofPrison Breaklived in this city. It’s not Boston, but characters who reside in this location in David E. Kelley series include Alan Birch, Danny Nyland and, more notably, Adam Arkin's Aaron Shutt. For 10 points, name this city, the home to Hope Hospital on a namesake medical drama.
ANSWER:Chicago
13)According to the CBC it was the first Top 10 song to make use of the TR-808 drum machine, and high charting covers of this song include a 1993 version by Soul Asylum. It was the biggest hit from the artist’s final studio album, which also contained the tracks “My Love is Waiting” and “’Til Tomorrow”. Along with "Baby Come Back", (*) Bumblebee plays this song in an attempt to get Mikaela to see Sam's interest in her in the firstTransformersmovie. Its lyrics note, "the love you give to me will free me" and the singer asserts, "Baby, I think I'm capsizin'". Elsewhere, the singer of this song declares that the title concept “helps to relieve my mind” and “is something that’s good for me”. For 10 points, name this song by Marvin Gaye about a certain type of rejuvenation.
ANSWER: “Sexual Healing”
14) "Fernet Branca" and "[This Character] Got a Hernia" appear on a comedy album named for him, while a film named for him featured a cameo by Aaron Carter, who played Darren. With the rest of his friends, he watched a TV show that contained the supporting cast Computer and Stinger. His namesake show was introduced with a live-action (*) warning that, "if you aren't careful, you might learn something" and saw him getting advice from Mudfoot Brown and watchingLegal Eagle. He's friends with the guitar-owning Rudy Davis and the over-biting Bucky and enjoys theBrown Hornetprogram. Based on his creator's real-life friend, a certain Mr. Robertson, a 2004 live action version of this character saw him played by Kenan Thompson. Joined by Weird Harold, Mushmouth and the rest of the Junkyard Gang, for 10 points, name this obese character voiced by Bill Cosby.
ANSWER:Fat Albert
15) Babyface cameoed on its non-US track, "If Only Through Heaven's Eyes", as well as a song on this album that has the answer for you "if you wanna groove now", "This Is Where the Party's At". This album's namesake tour spawned the IMAX film "Bigger than Live", while its first single was allegedly about the group's break from RCA (*) and manager Lou Pearlman. This album was preceded byThe Winter Album, which was a European version of the group's other earlier album,Home for Christmas. In addition to "Space Cowboy", which featured Left Eye, one of its hits ends by stating "Might sound crazy, but it ain't no lie" followed by that song's title. It was followed by the slightly less successfulCelebrity, while this album spawned hits like "This I Promise You" and "It's Gonna Be Me". Also containing "Bye Bye Bye", for 10 points, name this best-selling album by 'N Sync, whose cover shows the band as puppets.
ANSWER:No Strings Attached
16) Bruce Davis took over as CEO of this company following its acquisition of InfoCom, while one of their earliest games involved a chicken crossing the road and was titledFreeway. Employees of a rival company who didn't leave to join this company with people like Alan Miller and original CEO Jim Levy started to call themselves the "Dumb Shits Club". This company found early success with titles likeRiver Raider (*)and the bomb-catchingKaboom!, while more recently it was the publisher of all but the first of id Software's Quake games. This owner of the studios Treyarch and Infinity Ward is now itself owned by Vivendi. One of their most popular games is credited with inventing the platformer and is calledPitfall, and it was the publisher of the firstCall of DutyandGuitar Herogames. For 10 points, name this publisher, now merged with Blizzard.
ANSWER:ActivisionBlizzard (do not accept or prompt on just “Blizzard”)