F.O.G.H.A.T. 2002: Less Chat, More Hat
Missouri-Rolla, October 20, 2002
Packet #1
Questions by Jeremy White and Ben Lea (B4)
Toss-ups
1. This song describes a memorable occurrence during an annual summer trip to the antebellum world of the narrator’s grandmother. The title character is placed in a shoebox, shown to Hugh and subsequently gains freedom. The title character then goes to the Amen pew to exert great influence on Sister Bertha Better-Than-You. For ten points, name this novelty song that relates how the first Self-Righteous Church of Pascagoula undergoes major changes because of the exploits of a rodent.
_Mississippi Squirrel Revival_
2. After a crying spell prevented him from reading his planned 12-page speech during his induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame, he commented that “Sitting on that bench was easier than this. There wasn't a soul around -- just a squirrel or two. That was so relaxing.” The bench to which he referred was not in a stadium but the one in a city park on which he sat to relax just hours after hitting a Ralph Terry slider out of Forbes Field on October 13, 1960. For ten points, name this 8-time Gold Glove winning Pittsburgh Pirate second baseman best known for hitting a game winning home run in Game 7 of the 1960 World Series.
Bill _Mazeroski_
3. Taken literally, the title of this children's book published in 1973 describes someone with a defiant yen for both a specific color and dyed squirrel or rabbit fur. The bulk of the novel is told in a series of tales by William, Abbot Suger and the Empress Matilda who all reminisce about the lead character while she waits for her second husband to pass final judgment. For ten points, name this E. L. Konigsburg novel that describes the afterlife experiences of Eleanor of Aquitaine.
_A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver_
4. She first met her new boss while drinking a Pink Squirrel in her bathrobe and hula-ing to Eydie Gormet’s “Blame it On the Bossanova”. That incident must not have hurt her career much since she recently earned a promotion after being called back from vacation by Sam Seaborn to use her conservative perspective to help spin control a verbal gaffe by President Bartlett. For ten points, name this Associate White House counsel on The West Wing played by Emily Procter.
_Ainsley_ and/or _Hayes_
5. This film’s credits emphasize that no animals were harmed during the filming, but that it did lead to the extinction of the Wooly Fettered Tree Squirrel due to a crew lunch. Just like the two previous installments of its series, “Weird Al” Yankovic makes a cameo, this time with Vanna White at the Oscars. The film’s unusual numbering made more sense with its working subtitle “For the Record.” For ten points, name this film chronicling the third and presumably final cinematic exploits of Police Squad member Frank Drebin.
The _Naked Gun 33 1/3_: The Final Insult
6. This band’s guitarist Kraig “Squirrel” Tyler reviewed various hit singles for Spin’s 2001 year-end issue in an article called “Jukebox Jury.” The band originated as a duo called The Brimstone Sluggers, but expanded and changed names when former House of Pain DJ Bret “Epic” Mazur and Seth “Shifty Shellshock” Binzer decided to form a full-rock lineup to perform their hip hop tunes on their debut album The Gift of Game. For ten points, name this rap-rock band who recorded the hit single “Butterfly.”
_Crazy Town_
7. It is the invention of 27-year-old Mason Gordon. Chris Robbins’ “Flying Squirrel” was among moves featured in commercials promoting its television debut on July 29th following Raw. Pat Parnell provides play-by-play coverage of games featuring the Mob, the Diablos and three other teams in the USU. For ten points, name this new TNN-televised sport played on trampoline-containing basketball courts.
_Slamball_
8. He was once chewed up by a dog in the park while his roommate Jimmy called him a squirrel and pretended not to know him. He temporarily changed his name to Bizzleburr after falling under the sway of a charismatic ethnic leader. Although he had never acted before, a misunderstanding in a job interview landed him a key role on the popular children’s series Sweet Knuckle Junction. For ten points, name this title character of a Fox sitcom about the lives of puppets working in television.
_Greg_ the Bunny
9. During filming of this 1992 release, a Squirrel Hill theater changed its marquee to read “See You Next Wednesday” for the background of shots depicting a car crash at the Shadyside gas station. That marquee did not appear in the film, but the phrase can be seen across the street from the Melody Lounge exotic dance bar, the fictional hangout of Pittsburgh mobster Sal the Shark Macelli who becomes undead after an encounter with Marie. For ten points, name this John Landis film in which Anne Parillud plays a vampire who will not feed on the title substance.
_Innocent Blood_
10. Her work has been published in books like Until Now and Down in the Garden and has inspired a line of Unimax bean bag baby dolls wearing squirrel, hedgehog, leopard, bear or daffodil costumes. For ten points, name this Australian born photographer known for her painfully cute pictures of infants.
Anne _Geddes_
11. Their debut album, Squirrel & G Man Twenty-Four Hour Party People Plastic Face Carnt Smile, established their melody borrowing aesthetic by ripping off “Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da” for the track “Desmond”. Shaun Ryder’s distinctive vocal style started to emerge on the second album Bummed and their third album displayed broadening tastes when they ripped off John Kongos and Labelle for the lead singles. For ten points, name this Madchester band best known for the singles “Step On” and “Kinky Afro” and the album Pills, Thrills and Bellyaches.
_Happy Mondays_
12. She played a hostage negotiator in the film Tomorrow by Midnight, ironic because in one of her early film roles she played a hostage named Jenny but referred to as “the squirrel” in Dog Day Afternoon. Highlights of her television roles include playing Lydia Ludden on “Beggars and Choosers” and Aunt Sylvia on “Brooklyn Bridge.” For ten points, name this actress whose small screen work includes playing Simka Dahblitz, eventual wife of Latka Gravas on “Taxi.”
Carol _Kane_
13. This nickname for this university’s sports teams is misleading since it is actually a regional name for the thirteen-line ground squirrel. Its history of deceit is continued by its athletic coaches like wrestling coach J. Robinson who admitted to using university funds in a campaign against Title IX and women’s basketball coach Cheryl Littlejohn who was fired after providing improper benefits to players. For ten points, name this Big 10 university that earlier faced an academic cheating scandal resulting in the ouster of men’s basketball coach Clem Haskins.
University of _Minnesota_
14. It went on sale October 2nd, 2001 and according to its official website, the most famous of its 350 components include the ferocious squirrel creature the Krosan Beast, the legendary artifact Mirari and the barbarian legend Kamahl. Rules innovations introduced with it included flashback and threshhold mechanics based on the contents of the graveyard. For ten points, name this expansion set of Magic the Gathering cards that depicts pit fighting on Dominaria.
_Odyssey_
15. Ivy Silberstein claims he was invented and trademarked in 1999 as a potential urban mascot for New York City. Peter DeSeve says he created him and modeled him after a picture of a Lepictidium. Silberstein filed a 10 million dollar lawsuit alleging that he was stolen after being shown to various studios, a claim substantiated to some degree by Ray Romano and John Leguizamo’s observation that neither had heard of him during voice work. For ten points, name this creature that looks like a saber toothed squirrel and whose battles with an acorn are depicted in the film Ice Age.
_Scrat_ or _Sqrat_
16. The All Muisc Guide website’s discography for this country singer mistakenly credits him with as a producer for the Squirrel Nut Zippers album Hot. His actual accomplishments include a tenure as the house singer at the Neon Armadillo Bar in his native Beaumont, Texas and recording he albums Rumour Has It and Hypnotize the Moon. For ten points, name this country singer best known for number one singles like “What’s It To You”, “Live Until I Die” and “If I Could Make a Living.”
Clay _Walker_
17. Most recently, it precedes “Went Up The Creek” in the title of a 2002 release that depicts a mystery at the squirrel-overrun Nutcracker Inn. This three-word phrase also precedes “Sniffed Glue”, “Knew Shakespeare” and “Smelled a Rat” in the titles of other best-selling novels in which journalist Jim Qwilleran solves crimes with the help of a preternaturally intelligent furry friend, Koko. For ten points, name this three-word phrase that begins the title of all twenty-four novels in a series from the queen of the feline mystery genre, Lillian Jackson Braun.
_The Cat Who_
18. Alice Cooper is abandoned in mid-interview when the reporter who gets a cell phone call. Guys in squirrel costumes hold up a grocery store for nuts. A police officer questions elderly couples about graffiti in a London park. For ten points, such events have occurred in what BBC series in which comedians interact with the unsuspecting public that is currently being aired on Comedy Central.
_Trigger Happy TV_
19. In his most recent book, he writes "Defensive statistics are a kind of squirrel cage, which take the energy intended to move forward, but use it instead to move the wheel around the squirrel." His research associates have included minor league expert John Sickels and ESPN.com columnist Rob Neyer. For ten points, name this man, author of "The Politics of Glory", "Win Shares", and years and years of "The Baseball Abstract."
Bill _James_
20. Chief Wiggums’ research into the Springfield law code revealed that it is illegal to put a squirrel down one’s pants for this purpose. In The Godfather, Tom Hagen tells Don Corleone that along with the unions, this is the best thing to have. In Casablanca, Captain Renault announces shock at discovering this activity is going on at Rick’s and ironically makes this statement while accepting winnings from the croupier. For ten points, name this activity that is practiced by a Kenny Rogers TV movie and song character who knew when to fold them.
_Gambling_
21. He told Rolling Stone that he is working on making his 400-acre Monmouth County farm an organic one and that one of his first horses was named He Who Is Afraid of Small Things because the horse would throw him whenever it saw a squirrel. He also discussed the recording tracks like “Paradise” and “Into the Fire” for his new album The Rising. For ten points, name this man whose earlier albums include Nebraska and Born in the USA.
Bruce _Springsteen_
FOGHAT 2002: Packet #1
Bonus
1. For ten points each, name the day of the week given a list of bands who have all recorded a song named for that day.
a. Jim Croce, Squirrel Bait, Morphine
_Thursday_
b. The Jam, Sonny and Cher, Wilco
_Monday_
c. Frank Sinatra, the Cranberries, Soul II Soul
_Sunday_
2. Name the movie from quotes on a 30-20-10-1 basis.
30. “I’ll leave you two squirrels to get better acquainted. Ta-ta.”
20. “Why can't the courtesan marry the maharaja?”
10. “This story is about truth, beauty, freedom; but above all things, this story is about love.”
1. “I can't write for the Moulin Rouge.”
_Moulin Rouge_
3. Identify the following Anime series from a brief description of the premise for ten points each.
a. Five teenage girls do battle against the minions of the Negaverse using their special transformation powers, the advice of a cat named Luna and some short skirts.
_Sailor Moon_ or _Bishoujo Senshi_
b. This series chronicles the adventures of child star Kurata Sana whose mother is an Aoki Prize winning novelist with a squirrel living in her hair.
_Kodomo no Omocha_ or _Child’s Toy_
c. This series follows the racing career of Takumi Fujiwara, who learned highspeed mountain driving while delivering tofu from his family’s home to a hotel on Mount Akina.
_Initial D_
4. Three guesses which of your co-authors wrote this one... For ten points each, identify these former point guards at NC State.
a. This current head coach of the Memphis Grizzlies finished his Wolfpack career with 762 assists and 1048 points. The starting point guard for the 1983 national championship team, he is certainly one of very few (if not the only man) to ever coach a college teammate in the NBA, since while coaching the Timberwolves, one of his players was Thurl Bailey.
Sidney _Lowe_
b. Ranking second all-time in assists in NCAA history, he finished his college career in 1991 with 1425 points, not bad when you realize that his four-year backcourt teammate Rodney Monroe is NC State's all-time leading scorer with 2551.
Chris _Corchiani_
c. This senior starting point guard for the Pack in 2002 provided not only 335 points (including a team-high 72 3-pointers) but solid on-court leadership, even though his high-pitched voice "sounds like a little squirrel" according to teammate Marcus Melvin.
Archie _Miller_
5. Answer the following questions about music related events reported in America’s Finest News Source, The Onion, for ten points each.
a. Ferdinand Fox, Rudy Rabbit, Squeaky Squirrel, E. Plurubus Eagle and the other members of what group of animals were reported to have engaged in a gay impromptu oom-pah jamboree.
_Woodland Pals_
b. Thirty-seven record store clerks, seven freelance rock critics, five vinyl junkies, two 'zine publishers, an art-school dropout and a college-radio DJ were all feared dead when the roof of the 40-Watt Club in Athens, Georgia collapsed during a concert performed by what alternative band?
_Yo La Tengo_
c. A key image-making moment in the Clinton administration occurred when he was presented with the keys to a magical hot-rod by what Texas power trio?
_ZZ Top_
6. Given the Yahoo screen name to which a post to the qbtrash Yahoo group is attributed, name the quizbowl personality behind that screen name for five points each.
a. ZAMM_Phaedrus
Anthony _DeJesus_
b. yhanthlei
Dave _Vacca_
c. OneEyed_Squirrel
Jeremy _White_
d. Ratatosk22
Adam _Fine_
e. huskersugar
Matt _Levine_
f. mildew4U
Gail _Celio_
7. For ten points each, name the African nation given the team nickname of that nation’s Women’s World Cup soccer team as listed in the Red Squirrel Guide to Women’s Soccer.
a. Black Queens
_Ghana_
b. Cleopatras
_Egypt_
c. Nyayo Stars
_Kenya_
8. Name the musician from quotes from his or her on-line diary on a 30-20-10-5-1 basis.
30. Maybe through suburban natural selection (survival of the cutest) the sleepy, muddy squirrels died off and the squirrels who spent the winter in treetop nests lived to procreate.
20. So now it's official! The AREA : ONE festival will actually be happening. I'm excited. We have myself, Outkast, Paul Oakenfold, Incubus, The Roots, Carl Cox, and New Order all confirmed.
10. In all honesty, 'Southside' is sort of about a possible world wherein death and destruction are so commonplace that people approach their own mortality with complete nonchalance.
5. Upon entering the record store I went to the row where 'Fear Of Music' was and under the 'fear of music' placard was my album 'Play'.
1. If you hear music, it's me, Moby.
_Moby_
9. Given a quote from an episode recap on the “Televison Without Pity” website, identify the series being described.
a. Catherine and Brass are walking up to a nice suburban colonial-style house with a white picket fence atop which march several little squirrel statues.
_C.S.I._
b. In Dr. Jerome's office, Dr. Jerome brings Mike in to see a patient who needs a rabies shot after being bitten by one of Stuckeyville's adorable little killer squirrels.
_Ed_
c. Lorelai accuses him of squirreling away Equal packets for home use. Kirk scoffs that he does no such thing.
_Gilmore Girls_
10. Given a list of films on their resume, name the Spanish film director for ten points each.
a. La Ardilla Roja (aka The Red Squirrel) and Lucia y el Sexo (aka Sex and Lucia)
Julio _Medem_
b. Carne tremula (aka Live Flesh) and Todo Sobre Mi Madre (aka All About My Mother)
Pedro _Almodovar_
c. Abre Los Ojos (aka Open Your Eyes) and The Others (aka Los Otros)
Alejandro _Amenabar_