TOSSUPS – WHAT’S THE FREQUENCY, PONTIFF?RC COLA CLASSIC 2002 – UT-CHATTANOOGA
Questions by Robert Fernandez
1. Where’s Rabbi Waxman?, Dark Dungeons, The Poor Little Witch, The Wicked Magistrate, Sin City, In the Beginning, The Curse of Baphomet, The Death Cookie, Love the Jewish People, Why is Mary Crying?, The Word Became Flesh, The Passover Plot, Allah Had No Son, Are Roman Catholics Christians? These are some of the many titles available as black and white 5”x3” illustrated pamphlets pushing the brand of fundamentalist Christianity of, FTP, this publisher.
Answer:Jack Chick tracts
2. It was a favorite TV program of Leonid Brezhnev, who asked to meet the star when he visited the US. It centered around a single parent who brought his son Mark to a ranch in North Fork, New Mexico. He delivered justice with pedantic lectures and a modified Winchester. FTP, name this western about Lucas McCain starring former baseball player Chuck Connors.
Answer:The Rifleman
3. QUOTE: "I would retire first. It's the most hectic, nerve-racking city. Imagine having to take the 7 train to the ballpark, looking like you're in Beirut next to some kid with purple hair next to some queer with AIDS right next to some dude who just got out of jail for the fourth time right next to some 20-year-old mom with four kids. It's depressing." This screed in Sports Illustrated launched a controversy for, FTP, what former pitcher for the Atlanta Braves?
Answer: John Rocker
4. This year will mark his first appearance at Cannes, where he plans to bring his new film Hollywood Ending. Despite 15 nominations and three wins in the past, this year was also his first appearance at the Academy Awards, where he received a standing ovation before asking Hollywood to keep fiming pictures in the city where he films most of his, New York. FTP, name this director of Crimes and Misdemeanors, Hannah and Her Sisters, Manhattan, and Annie Hall.
Answer: Woody Allen
5. This year’s Oscar ceremony was criticized for leaving her off the tribute to deceased personalities, despite memorable film roles in Mr. Music, Pete Kelly’s Blues, and a remake of The Jazz Singer. She sued and won millions in royalties for her vocal work and songwriting for Disney’s Lady and the Tramp. She’s better known as a vocalist, starting out with Benny Goodman’s band. FTP, name the singer of such standards as “Mañana (Is Soon Enough for Me)”, “Is That All There Is?” and “Fever”.
Answer: Peggy Lee
6. His best-known work was actually covered on an album by Leonard Nimoy. He was a jetman second class on the R.S. Goshawk when a warped cadmium damper blinded him. He spent years wandering the solar system with his accordion before deciding to go back to Earth, but on the return voyage he sacrificed his life to save the ship during a reactor accident. His works include “Dark Star Passing”, “The Grand Canal”, and “Keep Your Pants On, Skipper”, among other songs and poems. FTP, name this space troubador created by Robert Heinlein whose last act was to record his most famous poem, “The Green Hills of Earth”.
Answer: Rhysling
7. After they recorded Bouncing off the Satellites, Keith Strickland replaced guitarist Ricky Wilson, who had died of AIDS. Wilson’s sister Cindy left in 1990, leaving Strickland, Kate Pierson, and Fred Schneider to record Good Stuff. The best selling album for this Athens, Georgia band was 1989’s Cosmic Thing, featuring the hits “Deadbeat Club”, “Roam”, and “Love Shack”. FTP, identify the group who shares its name with a US bomber.
Answer: The B-52s
8. Now he lectures on ethics at a Jesuit college but for many years struggled with his Catholic faith. He had a stroke while interrogating a suspect and struggled to stay on the job after his recovery, but he ends up quitting after Lt. Giardello refuses to charge Kellerman with killing Luther Mahoney and he blames himself for letting his partner Bayliss get shot. FTP, name this Baltimore police detective known for his flamboyant interrogations in “the box”, played by Andre Braugher on Homicide: Life on the Streets.
Answer: Frank Pembleton
9. He rules the country of the Winkies and married the girl he was separated from when a witch destroyed his body and a new one was fashioned by Ku-Klip. After Buddy Ebsen was hospitalized because of the makeup, he was replaced by Jack Haley in this role. Oz never did give nothing to him that he didn’t already have. FTP, name this man without a heart whose name is Nick Chopper
Answer: the Tin Man or the Tin Woodman
10. He was a two-time table tennis champion in New Zealand, but left his homeland at age 18 to come to the United States, where he was an All-American at Oklahoma and Southwestern Louisiana. Until this year, he had never won a PGA event, and rarely even made a cut. That all changed on Mar. 21 when he won the $1 million first prize in The Players Championship. FTP, name this pro golfer who trails only Tiger Woods and Jose Maria Olazabal in earnings this year.
Answer: Craig Perks
11. He sold Humphrey Bogart a lottery ticket in Treasure of the Sierra Madre. He got his start starring in 40 “Our Gang” shorts and later starred as an Indian sidekick in the “Red Ryder”series. His breakthrough role was as a murderer in In Cold Blood. His TV shows include Jack Dancer and Hell Town, but he’s most famous for having a cockatoo perched on his shoulder as the detective Baretta. FTP, name the actor arrested in the shooting death of his wife Bonnie Lee Bakely.
Answer: Robert Blake
12. Their father died preventing terrorists from stealing nuclear material from the Nemesis project, but their mother Cecilia was told he died in a car accident. One was a slovenly Vietnam vet who drove a giant Dodge Power wagon while the other was a straight-laced driver of a red Camaro. FTP, name the team of brothers Rick and A.J. who ran a San Diego detective agency.
Answer: Simon and Simon
13.It was formed after their comrades were thought killed in Dallas. Two of its members were recovering on Muir Island from injuries sustained in the Mutant Massacre. Saturnyne hired the Technet to capture Phoenix, and when Gatecrasher captured Shadowcat and Meggan, Nightcralwer recruited Captain Britain to help rescue them. FTP, name this British super-hero team named after King Arthur’s sword.
Answer: Excalibur
14. Originally introduced in 1935, the area in which this rule applies was increased twice, in 1951 and 1960, in order to reduce the impact of players like George Mikan and Wilt Chamberlain. As part of the changes allowing zone defenses in 2001-02, the NBA adapted this rule to apply to defenders who are not guarding any offensive players. FTP identify this rule that states how long players can remain in the lane.
Answer:three-second rule
15. A Marshall on the world of Chau Sara, he joined up with the Sons of Korhal when the Confederacy refused to act to prevent that world’s invasion. When Arcturus Mengsk betryaed Sarah Kerrigan, he teamed up with Fenix. The infested Kerrigan slew Fenix and he swore he would be the one who killed her. FTP, name this Terran who teamed up with the Protoss to fight the Zerg in the game Starcraft.
Answer: Jim Raynor
16. He turned down Magic:The Gathering because he thought it wouldn’t sell, but the phenomenal success of Magic prompted him to publish the card game llluminati: New World Order. His first big success was Car Wars, but his company almost went out of business following a Secret Service raid. The agency thought their game Cyberpunk was a crime manual, but it was merely one of hundreds of supplements for the GURPS role playing game system. FTP, name this game designer who runs an eponymous Texas game company.
Answer: Steve Jackson
17. After their debut album, the lead singer went to Harvard and Patrick Wilson and Matt Sharp formed The Rentals. They did it again after the lackluster reception of their second disc, which Rolling Stone labeled the worst album of 1996. But their reputation grew based on the strength of their first self-titled album, called “the blue album” by fans, and the success of last year’s release, another eponymous album which fans called “the green album”. FTP, name the band fronted by Rivers Cuomo responsible for the hits “Buddy Holly” and “Hash Pipe”.
Answer: Weezer
18. He fell for an Incan mummy girl and a science teacher who was actually a preying mantis and finally lost his virginity to Faith, who later tried to kill him. His relationship with Cordelia ended when she caught him kissing his best friend. He went to the prom with a woman who used to be a vengeance demon. Later they got engaged but he left her at the altar. FTP, name this construction worker and member of the Scooby Gang who fights alongside Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Answer: Xander Harris
19. In 1967 and 1968, he fought against the Bantu in the Congo. The CIA paid off his comrade Van Owen to shoot him. But his spirit tracked down Van Owen drinking gin in a Mombassa bar and killed him. Today, he haunts Ireland, Lebanon, Palestine, and Berkley. FTP, name this Norwegian mercenary machinegunner who walks the earth without his skull in this Warren Zevon song.
Answer: “Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner”
20. He was a playwright when Woody Allen snagged him to play Diane Keaton’s ex-husband in Annie Hall. He’s played a series of comic bit parts in movies like Mom and Dad Save the World and Clueless, and his serious work includes the title role in Vanya on 42nd Street and having dinner with Andre. FTP, name the actor known for the voice of Rex in Toy Story, Grand Nagus Zek on Deep Space Nine, and Fezzic in The Princess Bride.
Answer: Wallace Shawn
21. They may have been swiped by David Gerrold from the “Martian flat cats” in the book The Rolling Stones by Robert Heinlein. Brought to Space Station K-7 by trader Cyrano Jones, they consumed all the quadrotritacalie in the station’s storage bins. Momentarily useful in sniffing out an alien spy, they are beamed over to the alien ship as a parting gift because they are breeding all over the place. FTP, name these furry creatures who like to eat and multiply and hate Klingons.
Answer: Tribbles
22. While interrupting a convenience store robbery, Matthew Sykes’ partner is murdered and he is assigned a new partner, whom he names George. The trail leads back to businessman Wiliam Harcourt, who is secretly manufacturing the powerful narcotic jabroca. Sykes learns to deal with the strange habits of his new partner Sam Francsico who likes to eat raw beaver and drink sour milk. FTP, name this buddy cop pic set in a future where former alien slaves called Newcomers must assimilate into human society.
Answer: Alien Nation
23.Parents are criticized for leaving children to fend for themselves while they go off to parlors dedicated to this game. To circumvent gambling laws, winning players are given trinkets like lighters and pens, which they trade in at an adjoining shop for yen. Balls drop from the top through a forest of tiny nails and players are rewarded with more balls if a ball hits a target. FTP, name this Japanese addiction which has been described as pinball for kittens.
Answer: Pachinko
24. Sohei Toge is covering the 1936 Berlin Olympics when his brother is tossed out of a window and the body disappears. His brother had discovered a secret hidden in a plaster cast of Wagner and mailed it to Kobe, where the son of a Jewish baker and the son of the German diplomat assigned to find the secret begin a forbidden friendship. The secret is evidence that Hitler is Jewish, and thus the fates of the two boys are intertwined with his. FTP, name this manga series by Osamu Tezuka about three people with the same first name.
Answer: Adolf
25. Sunglasses gave him attitude, but the hip-hop context was replaced with a shmear of surfer and he was rasta-fied by ten percent. He gets “biz-zay” consistently and thoroughly. He’s proactive, a totally outrageous paradigm. He’s the original dog from hell. FTP, name this unpopular animated character voiced by Homer Simpson created to boost ratings of the cartoon “Itchy and Scratchy.”
Answer: Poochie (accept Poochie D)
BONI – WHAT’S THE FREQUENCY, PONTIFF?RC COLA CLASSIC 2002 – UT-CHATTANOOGA
Questions by Robert Fernandez
1. Everyone knows the work of postmodern poet David Trinidad, right? Given Trinidad’s haiku on a classic TV show, name that show FTPE.
a)Julie, Pete, and Linc
bust some thugs, then head back to
their pad to turn on.
Answer: The Mod Squad
b)Like a rock, Elly
May’s cake sank to the bottom
of the “ceement” pond.
Answer: The Beverly Hillbillies
c)The smoke from Lisa’s
burnt pancakes slowly blackens
the fresh country air.
Answer: Green Acres
2. Among other things, science fiction writer Harlan Ellison is known for his imaginative titles. FFPE, fill in the blanks in these Ellison titles.
[5] The short story “I Have No Mouth and I Must ”
Answer:Scream
[5] The Star Trek episode “The City on the Edge of ”
Answer:Forever
[5,5] The short story “‘Repent ,’ said the ”
Answers: Harlequin, Ticktockman
[5,5] The Outer Limits episode “Demon with a ”
Answers: Glass,Hand
3. Name these supporting actors of color who go by initials FTPE.
[10] This Mexican-American actor played two different characters on “L.A. Law” and married brat packer Mare Winningham. He’s also been a regular on “Profiler” and “General Hospital”.
Answer: A. Martinez (Adolphe Martinez III)
[10] This Asian-American plays Father Ray Mukada on “Oz” and Dr. George Huang on “Law and Order: Special Victims Unit”.
Answer: B.D. Wong (Bradley Darryl Wong)
[10] This Guyana-born actress played Dr. Angela Hicks on “ER” and currently stars as Claudette Wyms on “The Shield”.
Answer: C. C. H. Pounder (Carol Christine Hilaria Pounder)
4. Answer the following questions about the comic strip “Lil’ Abner”
[5] This artist who later became a right-wing crank created “Lil’ Abner”.
Answer: Al Capp
[5] The strip was set in this little Appalachian town.
Answer: Dogpatch
[10] Her father created a holiday where women could chase after unmarried men and drag them away for a shotgun wedding and she has inspired a quasi-holiday when women ask men out.
Answer: Sadie Hawkins
[10] Hairless Joe and Lonesome Polecat cooked up this potent liquor at the Skunk Works. A more drinkable real life version is bottled by Monarch Beverages.
Answer: Kickapoo Joy Juice
5. FTPE, name the real life gangster given some of the actors who have portrayed him onscreen.
[10] C. Thomas Howell and Mickey Rooney as the title character, Richard Dreyfuss in Dillinger, Michael Badalucco in O, Brother Where Art Thou?
Answer: George “Baby Face” Nelson
[10] Dustin Hoffman in Billy Bathgate, Tim Roth in Hoodlum, Lance Henriksen in The Outfit.
Answer: Dutch Schultz
[10] Armand Assante as the title character, Tom Sizemore in Witness to the Mob, Sonny Marinelli in Boss of Bosses.
Answer: John Gotti
6. Identify the following related songs FTPE:
[10] This Norman Greenbaum song says: "When I die and they lay me to rest / Gonna go to the place that's best."
Answer: Spirit in the Sky
[10] This song from Journey's Infinity album was among the first to feature the strained tenor vocals of Steve Perry. It started out as a poem by Diane Valory, wife of bassist Ross Valory, was rewritten by former Journey vocalist Robert Fleischman, and had a melody by guitarist Neal Schon.
Answer: Wheel in the Sky
[10] This 1972 song telling what the singer does “whenever things go wrong” peaked at #14 on the US charts but was a #1 hit in Australia. Flush with success, the recording artist, a guy named Rick Springfield, moved to the U.S.
Answer:Speak to the Sky
7. Answer the following related questions, FTPE.
[10] This British sci-fi sitcom follows the misadventures of Lister, Rimmer, Cat, and Kryten.
Answer:Red Dwarf
[10] This pissed off persona of Henry J. Nassif, who died last fall, was a frequent guest on Howard Stern and was voted “Most Beautiful Person” in a People Magazine online poll.