F.O.G.H.A.T. 2004: Fifth Time I Was a Fool
Packet 5
§ Based on a theme by Jeremy White
§ Toss-ups by Jeremy White and Ben Lea (6, 8, 13, 19)
§ Bonus by Jeremy White and Ben Lea (1, 9, 12, 20)
Toss-ups
1. With the exception of April Fool’s Day, 1997 when it was drawn by Blondie’s Stan Drake, it has been drawn by the same person since it debuted on June 19, 1978. Minor characters have included Doc Boy, Jon’s hog farmer brother and former roommate Lyman, whose most lasting contribution was asking Jon to keep his dog, Odie. For ten points, name this comic strip whose title character was voiced in an 80s cartoon series by Lorenzo Music and in a 2004 movie by Bill Murray.
Answer: Garfield
2. David Cross’s 2004 album It’s Not Funny closes with the comedian suggesting remarks for George Bush to deliver on this day. The last song on Stevie Wonder’s album Hotter Than July is about this day. In “By the Time I Get to Arizona”, Public Enemy describes plans to convince the state to adopt it as a holiday. For ten points, name this holiday observed the day after the Ann B. Davis tournament and that honors a late Civil Rights leader.
Answer: Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday Holiday
3. Its third season featured several football themed moments, including Mike Ditka honoring a restaurant’s millionth customer, the Miami Dolphins’ Jason Taylor encountering an angry football dad and Tiki Barber appearing on a talk show called Shut Your Hole. Of course, these events were all really pranks perpetrated by this show’s host whose characters include sandwich maker Virginia Hammond and rapper B-Rad. For ten points, name this WB hidden camera show.
Answer: The Jamie Kennedy Experiment
4. This film received two Oscar nominations, one for Ruth Carter’s period costume design and a Best Actor nomination for the actor who portrayed the title character. Coups accomplished by its location scouts included using Connecticut’s Valley Railroad to re-create the title character’s days as a porter and being the first non-documentary film allowed to film in Mecca. Other cast members included Angela Bassett as the title character’s wife Betty and director Spike Lee who played Shorty. For ten points, name this biopic starring Denzel Washington as a slain Nation of Islam leader.
Answer: Malcolm X
5. He needed the help of Dr. Sung and detective Sonny Lee in his quest to save two Chinese families from a murderous human smuggler known as “the ghost.” In most of his cases, like his investigation of the death of the co-owner of Hudson Air, he only used the help of his beautiful assistant Amelia Sachs. He did not even need Sachs until an accident left him paralyzed from the neck down and unable to do the legwork of a forensics investigator. For ten points, name this running literary character first created by Jeffrey Deaver for the novel The Bone Collector.
Answer: Lincoln and/or Rhyme
6. He had an odd managerial career: three stints managing in Chicago, none lasting longer than a year, the earliest in 1913, the last in 1924. In 1922, he came out of retirement for one game for the White Sox and in 1929, he did the same for the Boston Braves, the team for which he had won the 1914 NL MVP with a meager .279 batting average. He twice finished in the top 5 in batting, but did little else to merit his 1946 Hall of Fame induction. For ten points, name this man who played for the Chicago Cubs from 1902 to 1913 as the pivot man of baseball’s most poetic double play combination.
Answer: Johnny Evers
7. This character sings “Oh What a Circus” instead of taking part in the funeral of the title character of the musical in which he appears. He discusses events with the title character through song in “High Flying and Adored” and “The Actress Hasn’t Learned (the Lines You’d Like to Hear)”, but is dragged away by heavies before he can comment on “Don’t Cry For Me Argentina.” For ten points, name this character played by Mandy Patinkin on stage and Antonio Banderas on film, a singing source of exposition in Evita.
Answer: Che
8. The plan calls for a $13 million renovation to this edifice, located at the corner of 22nd Street and Independence Avenue, for its newest tenants. Its newest tenants are going to be short-term inhabitants, as there are plans for a $440 million replacement along the Anacostia River, a dozen or so blocks south of the US Capitol. For ten points, name this arena, which will in 2005 host an MLB team for the first time since 1971.
Answer: RFK Stadium
9. At Crooked Lake, Loose and Left for Dead are among the albums this rock band has recorded without the involvement of the frequent collaborator with whom they began working on Everybody Knows This is Nowhere. Billy Talbot and Ralph Molina have been members throughout its history, but other spots in the band have been fluid since Danny Whiten’s death, which inspired in part the album Tonight’s the Night. For ten points, name this band best known for collaborating with Neil Young.
Answer: Crazy Horse
10. He made the decision to begin peace negotiations in 2293 after an explosion at the energy center Praxis threatens his people. While traveling, he is killed in a plot led by General Chang. His daughter Azetbur decided to carry on his work and travels to the headquarters of the Federation to continue negotiations. For ten points, name this Klingon politician whose peacemaking efforts and assassination are central to the plot of Star Trek 6: The Undiscovered Country.
Answer: Chancellor Gorkon
11. William Omoha McElroy was a mild-mannered professor at Yale until a blow to the head caused him to develop this new identity. His criminal associates included a henchman called the Scrivener and a belly dancer named Florence. His favorite weapons included a lead pecel and sneezing powder and he once subjected his chief nemesis to Theban pebble torture. For ten points, name this villain created for the Batman television series, an Egypt obsessed loon played by Victor Buono.
Answer: King Tut
12. This song’s second title character is now living in cheap hotels in Cleveland, Ohio but doesn’t sing the blues like he used to because the dirt the first title character bit ended up in the second’s mouth. According to the chorus, the Federales said they could have the first title character any day. For ten points, name this Townes Van Zandt composition about a Mexican bandit taken to number one on the country charts by Merle Haggard.
Answer: Pancho and Lefty
13. Faculty members at this school include Coach Fredericks, Mr. Kowchevski, and trippy guidance counselor Jeffrey Rosso. Its mascot is a disturbing Norseman. Among the students, Cindy Saunders is a member of the cheerleading squad, while Millie Kentner is a mathlete. Bill Haverchuck and Neal Schweiber are far from popular, whereas Nick Andropolis and Daniel Desario are considered burn-outs, but Lindsay Weir isn’t quite sure where she fits in anymore. For ten points, identify this 1980s-era Michigan school where the denizens of cult TV show Freaks and Geeks attend class that was named for Teddy Roosevelt’s presidential predecessor.
Answer: McKinley High
14. It opened in August of 1966 and today its attractions include The Brahma Shrine and the Magic Empire. It was the site of Wrestlemania 9, Mohammed Ali’s last fight and an ill-fated Evel Knievel jump. Its biggest musical attractions this year are the musical revues The Red Piano starring Elton John and A New Day starring Celine Dion. For ten points, name this Las Vegas strip hotel and casino that features The Forum Shops and the Coliseum Ballroom.
Answer: Caesar’s Palace
15. One unofficial fan website dedicated to him is at the domain theguyfromrussia.com. He turned pro in 1997 and won his first tournament title at the 1999 US Pro Championships in Boston. After an injury plagued 2003, he said he felt reborn this year when he earned an appearance in the finals of the Australian Open where he lost to Roger Federer. For ten points, name this Moscow-born tennis star whose best year was 2000 when he won seven tourneys including the US Open.
Answer: Marat Safin
16. Before hitting the big time, this band’s drummer Paul Thomson once paid the bills by selling some of his butt fat to medical science for five hundred dollars. The band’s members met at the Glasgow School of Art and their career took off in the UK with the release of their EP Darts of Pleasure. In 2004, they have won the Mercury Music Prize and MTV’s Breakthrough Video award. For ten points, name this Scottish dance-rock band whose eponymous debut album includes the singles “Michael” and “Take Me Out.”
Answer: Franz Ferdinand
17. It won the Golden Lion at the 1996 Venice Film Festival and was an early Oscar favorite, but it only managed nominations for Chris Menges’ cinematography and Elliott Goldenthal’s score. Upon leaving prison, the title character forms the Volunteers with friend Harry Boland, played by Aidan Quinn and later falls in love with Kitty Kiernan, played by Julia Roberts. For ten points, name this film starring Alan Rickman as Eamon da Valera and Liam Neeson as the titular Irish revolutionary.
Answer: Michael Collins
18. This company was created in 1984 and named for its founder who holds a PhD in statistics from Southern Methodist University. Still privately held and headquartered in Dallas, it now operates a grading service and an Internet shopping portal. It has also expanded its original publishing ventures to include magazines dedicated to Anime, Neopets and Yu-Gi-Oh. For ten points, name this company still most associated with collector price guides like its first magazine, Baseball Card Monthly.
Answer: Beckett
19. His 13,582 yards passing, 1,147 completions, 1.710 attempts, 95 touchdown passes, eighteen 300-yard passing games and seven 400-yard passing games areall ACC records held by this Alabama native. He does not hold the record for most Draft Day intrigue, but was drafted 4th overall in 2004 with a pick the New York Giants traded away as part of the Eli Manning deal. For ten points, name this NC State alumnus, backing up Drew Brees at quarterback for the San Diego Chargers.
Answer: Philip Rivers
20. Donnie and Marie’s St. Patrick’s Day Special was interrupted by Texxon sponsored news of his shooting just minutes after he finished filming a commercial for his new line of jeans at 30 Rockefeller Plaza. He was rushed to St. Vincent’s hospital where his emergency surgery was interrupted when Ted Koppell showed the shooting footage to the doctors. For ten points, name this African American member of Our Gang who was tragically slain during a 1983 episode of Saturday Night Live.
Answer: Buckwheat [also accept Buh-weet]
21. His white Steinway Model Z piano and 1965 Phantom V Rolls-Royce limousine are numbers one and two respectively on the list of most expensive pieces of rock memorabilia sold at auctions. In 1999, the Internet auction firm Moments in Time collected $460,000 for the copy of Double Fantasy he autographed for Mark David Chapman in front of the Dakota. For ten points, name this late rhythm guitarist and Beatle who married Yoko Ono.
Answer: John Lennon
Bonus
1. Despite the Cleveland Indians proud tradition of sucking, they have a surprisingly high number of batters in the upper echelons of highest single season RBI totals. Answer these questions about some of them for ten points each.
a. This hard hitting third baseman won the 1953 AL MVP award in which he hit 43 home runs and 145 RBIs, which is currently tied for the 60th best single season total.
Answer: Al Rosen
b. This first baseman managed only a measly 10th in the AL MVP voting in 1936 despite hitting 42 home runs and racking up 162 RBIs, which would stand as the Tribe’s franchise single season record until 1999.
Answer: Hal Trosky
c. Trosky’s club record fell in 1999 to this current Boston Red Sox outfielder who also has the highest single season RBI total among active players with 165 RBIs.
Answer: Manny Ramirez
2. Name these areas of Chicagoland given details of movie reference to them for ten points each.
a. This Chicago neighborhood gave its name to a 2004 psychological thriller starring Josh Hartnett, Matthew Lillard and Rose Byrne.
Answer: Wicker Park
b. A hotel in this suburb was the site of Velma Kelly’s murder of her husband in the musical Chicago, which is why it is repeated between “Uh Huh” and “Lipschitz” in the chorus of “Cell Block Tango.”
Answer: Cicero
c. This southern suburb is listed as both the hometown of Elwood and Jake and the site of Ray’s Music Exchange in The Blues Brothers.
Answer: Calumet City
3. For ten points, name these artists with hit songs called “Hey Baby.”
a. “Hey Baby” was the lead single from this band’s album Rock Steady.
Answer: No Doubt
b. In 1989, this rock singer hit #18 on the Billboard charts with “Hey Baby”, beating by two positions his single from the previous year, “I Wish I Had a Girl.”
Answer: Henry Lee Summer
c. Delbert McClinton played the harmonica intro on this man’s 1962 #1 hit “Hey Baby.”
Answer: Bruce Channel
4. Henry Winkler had a huge hit in his first television series executive producer gig, MacGyver but he hasn’t been able to return to those heights. Name these relatively short-lived series with Winkler as executive producer for ten points each.
a. Winkler executive produced this Fox series that marked his return as a prime-time lead actor. He played a conservative talk show host dealing with a liberal family.
Answer: Monty
b. This anthology series lasted two seasons on HBO with Kris Kristofferson narrating the travels of the titular hell-forged pistol that brought misery to those who possessed it.