2004 AXD 2005
Tossups for The Bill O’'Reilly Shower Massage: Now With Falafel Action!
Ann B. Davis 2005 Packet Submission
Questions by: Brian Hight, Dave Murphy, Mark Richey, Jeremy White
FIRST PERIOD – Fifty-or-nothing bonuses in effect
Toss-ups
1. One of his first stage roles was in a production of South Pacific that starred his mother. (*) His first regular TV role was as on the soap The Edge of Night. During the 1970s, he completed a five-season sitcom gig, played a football coach in the TV movie Bloodsport, directed Beware! The Blob and in 1978, he landed a role he would go on to play for 14 ½ years and reprise in two reunion movies. FTP, For 10 points -- For 10 points--name this actor, known to TV fans as astronaut Major Tony Nelson and J.R. Ewing.
Answer: Answer: Larry Hagman
2. Born on Oct. 12, 1977 in Easton, New Hampshire, he was home-schooled until attending Carabasset Valley Academy. One of the first skiers to use (*)"hour-glass"-shaped skis, he won the Giant Slalom and Super G at the 1996 Junior Olympics. Six years later, he won silver in the Giant Slalom and Combined events in Salt Lake City, and won the 2004 World Cup title in the Giant Slalom. For 10 points--name this American skier who currently leads the overall FIS 2004-05 World Cup standings.
Answer: Bode (BO-DEE) MillerIn an April interview with Steve CroftKroft, she said that “I think the green jacket’s a little bit out of fashion, you know”(*) in reference to her professional goals. She won the U.S. women’s amateur title at age 13 and is the youngest participant in Curtis Cup competition. Among her highlights from 2004 were a fourth-place finish at the Kraft Nabisco Championship and missing the cut at the PGA’s Honolulu Open by one shot. FTP, For 10 points -- name this now 15-year old star of women’s golf from Hawaii.
Answer: Michelle Wie
3. Six silent versions of it were filmed, the last in 1926 with Lillian Gish in the lead. (*) There have been two sound versions produced in the US, in 1934 and 1995. Wim Wenders made a German language version in 1973, odd for a story set in Puritan Massachusetts. FTP, For 10 points -- For 10 points--name this staple of high school English class, whose most recent version featured a not-in-the-book Indian attack, a new happy ending and Demi Moore.
Answer: Answer: The Scarlet Letter
4. They have not released an album since 1998’'s Dearest Christian, I'm So Very Sorry for Bringing You Here. Love, Dad. This duo consists of brothers Attrel and Jarret Cordes (*) better known as Prince Be and DJ Minute Mix. Singles like “"Looking Through Patient Eyes”" and “"I’'d Die Without You”" did not equal the success of their Spandau Ballet sampling biggest hit. For ten points, For 10 points--name this soulful rap duo who were “"Set Adrift on Memory Bliss.”"
Answer: Answer: P.M. Dawn
5. Katie Carr is considering divorce because of an affair with Stephen Garner and a deteriorating relationship with newspaper columnist husband David (*), the self-styled “"Angriest Man in Holloway.”" Things begin to change radically after David meets a strange healer named Good News. For ten points, For 10 points--name this Nick Hornby novel with a title referring in part to David’'s campaign of random acts of philanthropy.
Answer: Answer: How How Tto be Be Good
6. Known asDubbed “"The House that Freddy Built”", this company began distributing films (*) in 1967, but eventually branched out into productions like John Waters’'s Polyester in 1981 and Wes Craven’'s Nightmare on Elm Street series. It was acquired by Ted Turner in 1992 and was purchased, like Turner’'s other media holdings by Time Warner, in 1995. FTP, For 10 points -- For 10 points--what is this movie studio that has had great success recently with Elf and the Lord of the Rings trilogy?
Answer: Answer: New Line Cinema
7. This game is available in a folio edition that includes a notepad, a 3-minute electronic timer, and storage slots for the sixteen cubes. (*) One point is awarded for finds of three or four in length while the top score for a single find is eleven, which would be awarded for finds of lengths greater than eight. Since the “"Q-u”" cube counts as two letters, in theory a seventeen-letter find is possible. For ten points, For 10 points--name this Peggy Hill Hill-approved Parker Brothers word search board game.
Answer: Answer: Boggle
SECOND PERIOD – Unlimited guessing on completed tossups
8. This native of Oak Grove, Illinois made his college debut in his sophomore season of 2001-02, earning a spot on the all-Conference USA team (*). In 2002-03, he set his school’'s single season scoring record and posted a triple-double against Kentucky in the Midwest Region final, leading Marquette to the Final Four. In 2003, he earned a spot on the All-Rookie team and led his team in scoring during the playoffs. FTP, For 10 points -- For 10 points--name this guard and main Shaq supporter in Miami.
Answer: Answer: Dwyane Wade
9. Series that never achieved this distinction include M*A*S*H, The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and NYPD Blue. (*) The Beverly Hillbillies is the only show to do it during its first year, while The Andy Griffith Show and Seinfeld are the only shows to do this during their final season. 60 Minutes is the only show to do this in three different decades. All in the Family did it the most times in a row. FTP, For 10 points -- For 10 points--what is this distinction held the last two years by CSI: Crime Scene Investigation?
Answer: Answer: Highest highest-rated series on TV for a season (accept reasonable substitutes)
10. This album’'s opening track, “"Hello”", uses a riff from Gary Glitter’'s “"Hello! Hello! I’'m Back Again.”" (*) The bass line from R.E.M.’'s “"The One I Love”" shows up in its tenth track, which would be the title track but it lacks the parenthetical phrase. The piano intro of “"Imagine”" was borrowed for one of its singles, “"Don’'t Look Back in Anger.”" For ten points, For 10 points--name this 1995 album that included the Oasis hits “"Champagne Supernova”" and “"Wonderwall.”"
Answer: Answer: (What’'s the Story) Morning Glory
11. The King sips this while performing a commentary for the Bubba Ho-Tep DVD and it is the titular ingredient in the Origins Body Cream that Oprah (*) gave away during her most recent Favorite Things episode. Perfectly Pear, Imperial White Peach and Decaf China Pearl are the three available Celestial Seasons varieties. For ten points, For 10 points--name this least processed version of the beverage made from the camellia sinensis plant that has a less grassy taste than the green type.
Answer: Answer: White Tea
12. The director of this film fired Winona Ryder and Kirsten Dunst from it before production began. It won the FIPRESCI Prize at the 2003 Venice Film Festival (*) but was widely panned at Cannes. In July of 2004, aa Sunset Boulevard billboard for its 90-minute theatrical release caused community outcry since it depicted the infamous fellatio scene between the director and Chloe Sevigny. FTP, For 10 points -- For 10 points--name this notorious road picture, directed by and starring Vincent Gallo.
ANSWERAnswer: Answer: The Brown Bunny
13. Airing from 1984 to 1991, this sitcom was the longest running American series about a pro sports team. (*) Among its cast members were Delta Burke, Shannon Tweed, O.J. Simpson, and Christopher Meloni, who played a very different role than he would a few years later on the same network’'s Oz. The premise revolved around an inherited football team and its wacky new owner, Delta Burke. FTP, For 10 points -- For 10 points--name this early HBO sitcom, about the California Bulls football team.
Answer: Answer: First and 10
14. The first race here was held October 2, 1948 on a course designed by Cameron Argetsinger. In 1956, a permanent course was built that was modified with a so-called “"inner loop”" following (*) J.D. McDuffie’'s fatal crash in 1991. It hosted the U.S. Grand Prix for nineteen years beginning in 1961. Since 1986, it has hosted an August race on NASCAR’'s top series schedule. FTP, For 10 points -- For 10 points--name this road course that bills itself as “"New York’'s Thunder Road”".
Answer: Answer: Watkins Glen InternationalGlen International Speedway
THIRD PERIOD – No special rules in effect
15. A gold record for this single hangs in Clyde’'s of Georgetown, the restaurant whose appetizer menu inspired its title. (*) On Arrested Development, Michael performed a karaoke duet with Mabeby on this Bill Danoff composition but stopped after realizing its lyrics were dirty. In Anchorman, Ron Burgundy sings it to explain love while Champ Kind makes the sound of skyrockets in flight. For ten 10 points, -- name this soft rock chart topper of 1976 by the Starland Vocal Band.
Answer: Answer: "Afternoon Delight"
16. According to this film, we’'re just 4 years away from the aging rich being able to kidnap people from the past and take over their bodies. (*) The plot begins when a racecar driver is snatched as his car is about to crash. The lead escapes from Mick Jagger and spends the rest of the film running to avoid having Anthony Hopkins evict him from his own skull. FTP, For 10 points -- For 10 points--name this lame 1992 movie starring Rene Russo and Emilio Estevez.
Answer: Answer: Freejack
17. The actor playing this television character snorted brown sugar for the drug use scenes, and the tattoo on his shoulder is a line from "Strawberry Fields Forever" ( * ). Big plusses for the actor in this part is that he doesn't have to wear large, fake, hairy feet for this role, and gets to hang out in Hawaii. FTP, For 10 points -- For 10 points--name this character from Lost, the once drug-addicted bass player for the band Drive Shaft, played by Dominic Monaghan.
Answer: Answer: Charlie
18. Greg Kihn, Def LepardLeppard and Cathy Dennis have all covered this ballad that was recently named the 42nd 42nd best song of all time by Rolling Stone. On a 1995 British TV show, Damon Albarn (*) duetted on it with its composer, Ray Davies, who upon writing it in 1967 was reluctant to share its personal lyrics about a loner who “"don’'t need no friends”" when gazing at the titular event. For ten points, For 10 points--name this song about a nightly occurrence that closes the album Something Else by the Kinks.
Answer: Answer: "Waterloo Sunset"
19. YEAR AND TEAM REQUIRED. On April 18, they had already fallen to 8 ½ games out of first, but won 11 of the next 12 to climb back into the division race. Ken Hill led the team in wins with 16(*), Mel Rojas and John Wetteland combined for 41 saves, Moises Alou led the team in home runs and average, and Larry Walker led the team in RBI. FTP, For 10 points -- For 10 points--name this team, which took over the division lead from Atlanta on July 22 and was in held first place until when the season ended on August 12.
Answer: Answer: 1994 and Montreal and/or Expos
20. Two boys cower in front of mounted animals during a thunderstorm. A couple wakes up to discover their room (*) is filled with giant mosquitoes. A man is pulled onstage and has a smiley face painted on his belly. A woman realizes she’'s going to be stuck next to Cooper, the most obnoxious man in the office, on a long flight. For ten points, For 10 points--these are the imagined consequences of making the wrong travel choices according to the ads of what online travel agency?
Answer: Answer: Expedia.com
21. Although Bono ultimately did the honors, this band’'s lead singer publicly lobbied to sing the line “"Well, Ttonight thank God it's them instead of you”" on the remake of “"Do They Know Its Christmas?”" (*) Justin Hawkins earlier publicly thanked the band’'s parents for “"bestowing upon us the gift of rock”" when they accepted Best British Band at the February 2004 Brit Awards. For ten points, For 10 points--name this band whose debut album Permission to Land contains the hit single “"I Believe in a Thing Called Love.”"
Answer: Answer: The Darkness
EXTRAS
22. Edmund Dantes is 9.7; Alanis Morissette's "You Oughtta Know" is 4.7, right below Inigo Montoya. Mike Piazza's reaction to Roger Clemens in the 2000 World Series is 0.8 but his tipping pitches (*) in Houston is 3.8. Michael Jordan appears eight times, with five Godfather references. "Angry Shaq" gets 8.7, right below "Charles Bronson in every death wish movie" on--for 10 points--what measure of comeuppance compiled from reader input to Bill Simmons?
Answer: The Vengeance ScaleBorn on Oct. 12, 1977 in Easton, New Hampshire, he was home-schooled until attending Carabasset Valley Academy. One of the first skiers to use (*)“hour-glass”-shaped skis, he won the Giant Slalom and Super G at the 1996 Junior Olympics. Six years later, he won silver in the Giant Slalom and Combined events in Salt Lake City, and won the 2004 World Cup title in the Giant Slalom. FTP, For 10 points -- name this American skier who currently leads the overall FIS 2004-05 World Cup standings.
Answer: Bode (BO-DEE) Miller
23. The title character’'s wife sends two assistants, Jingle and Jangle (*), out to find people who miss the title character. Upon landing in Southtown, USA, (*) the assistants promptly get their reindeer thrown into the pound, so they promise the mayor a white Christmas in order to get him released. That requires the assistants, the wife, and a young boy to visit the Heat Miser and Snow Miser to negotiate the weather change in, FTP, -- for 10 points -- For 10 points--what Rankin-Bass Christmas special that introduced the world to the vaudeville entrance numbers of the two Misers?