Bayou-a-Drank 2011
Questions by LSU
and BADASS! Editors
TOSSUPS
1. Villains in this game series include Mister Dark, who steals the great Protoon and
imprisons all of the Electoons of this series’ main planet, and the dictatorial captain
Admiral Razorbeard, who terrorizes that planet from his ship, the Buccaneer. Other
characters in this series include the plum juice-powered clone of Reflux, a gang of
Hoodlums and Globox, who can create clouds with a rain dance. A series of spin-off games
from this series involve a group of crazed animals that yell when they get excited,
prompting the protagonist of this series to catch them using a plunger gun. That main
character of this series wears a red handkerchief and a purple shirt and can glide by rapidly
spinning his hair. FTP, what is this video game series about a character whose gloved hands
float independently from his body?
ANSWER: Rayman
2. A fan once served thirty days in prison after throwing a water bottle at this player during
a 2007 game at Angel Stadium. One of ten players ever to hit 400 home runs with a lifetime
batting average over .300 and never more than 100 strikeouts in a season, he was traded to
the Marlins in 1998 with Todd Zeile for Charles Johnson, Bobby Bonilla and Gary Sheffield.
In his only season in San Diego, he helped lead the Padres to the NL West division title in
2006 and notably hit two homeruns off Pedro Martinez in his first game in Shea Stadium
since becoming a free agent in 2005. A part of the battery for no-hitters thrown by Ramon
Hernandez and Hideo Nomo, he passed Carlton Fisk for the most home runs at his position
in 2004. The hitting coach on the Italian national team, this is, FTP, what former major
league catcher, a 62nd round draft pick by the Dodgers in 1988?
ANSWER: Mike Piazza
3. Two people appear in the music video for this song--the singer and an actor who parks
his Volkswagen Beetle in her mansion’s driveway. That actor first appears in the video for
this song wearing a polka dot bow tie and a lanyard containing his CompuNerd nametag
before changing into a jersey and sweatband, a long-sleeved striped shirt and laser tag
equipment and a red shirt that says “Love Rocks.” The singer of this song appears in the
final scene of its music video wearing a shirt that says “Boy Scouting,” following a dream
sequence where she and a computer repairman race slot cars, play Guitar Hero and have a
pillow fight. While all of this is happening, the singer is inviting that techie, played by Jack
McBrayer, to do the title action, “put me on the floor, wrestle me around, play with me
some more.” FTP, what is this 2008 song by Mariah Carey?
ANSWER: “Touch My Body”
4. This actress shared an apartment with Marilyn Monroe in the late 1940s, around the
time when she was appearing as Lola Manners in Winchester ’73, Pat Kroll in A Double Life
and as Myrtle Wilson in the 1949 adaptation of The Great Gatsby. One notable role for this
actress was in a 1966 movie where she played Ruby, an affluent American whose
involvement with a younger man leads the title character to ask, “What’s it all about?” In
addition to her role in Alfie, this actress received critical acclaim for her role in A Place in
the Sun and a film in which she played former competitive swimmer and cruise passenger
Belle Rosen. Nominated for an Academy Award for her role in The Poseidon Adventure, this
is, FTP, what actress, who would win two Oscars for The Diary of Anne Frank and A Patch of
Blue?
ANSWER: Shelley Winters
5. One character on this series was blackmailed by a mafia boss whose eventual murder
leads to her arrest and break up with the main character of this show’s first season. That
character on this show was later replaced with Danny Sorenson, John Clark, Jr., and Bobby
Simone, who died of complications from a heart transplant in 1999. Gordon Clapp appeared
in all but three episodes of this show as Greg Medavoy, while Kim Delaney portrayed the
recovering alcoholic Diane Russell through this show’s eighth season, when she was
transferred to the sex crimes unit. This show’s central character is a Vietnam War veteran
and prostate cancer survivor whose son, Andy, Jr., was murdered while trying to prevent a
robbery in Hackensack, New Jersey. Starring Dennis Franz as Detective Andy Sipowicz, this
is, FTP, what ABC police drama set in the fictional 15th precinct of Manhattan?
ANSWER: NYPD Blue
6. Formed in 1998, this band released their first two albums on the independent label Mr.
Lady. This band released their first album in 1999, and it includes songs such as “Dude, Yr
So Crazy!”, “Hot Topic” and a song that asks, “Who took the bomp from the
bompalompalomp? Who took the ram from the ramalamadingdong?” This band’s last
album, released three years before they decided to take an extended break in 2007,
contains songs such as “After Dark,” “I’m So Excited” and “TKO,” a song that has been
featured on The OC, One Tree Hill and on the soundtrack for the 2006 movie Accepted. With
members that include Kathleen Hanna, Johanna Fateman and JD Samson, all of whom are
feminist and gay rights activists, this is, FTP, what band known for songs such as “Fake
French” and “Deceptacon”?
ANSWER: Le Tigre
7. This man’s illegitimate son orders the deaths of Licio Lucchesi, Frederick Keinszig and
Archbishop Gilday after he murders Joey Zaza and ends his relationship with this man’s
niece Mary. In addition to his illegitimate son Vincent Mancini, he had four other children
with his wife Sandra and was himself the second oldest son in a family of five children,
including one adopted brother. After the death of Luca Brasi and the betrayal of Paulie
Gatto this man ordered the death of Bruno Tattaglia and entered into a war with Emilio
Barzini. That war ends only after an especially bad beating by Carlo Rizzi on this man’s
sister Connie that prompts him to drive to Hell’s Kitchen and be ambushed at the Long
Beach Causeway toll plaza. FTP, who is this character from The Godfather, the tempestuous
brother of Tom Hagen, Fredo and Michael?
ANSWER: Santino “Sonny” Corleone (accept either underlined answer, prompt on
“Corleone”)
8. This athlete was nearly killed as a seven year old when a car accident resulted in a
bicycle handlebar going into his stomach. A top prospect coming out of Madison High
School, this athlete was a member of an incoming recruiting class that included Justin
Blalock, Brian Robison and Aaron Ross. Second on the depth chart behind Chance Mock at
the beginning of his freshman year, he started every game of his sophomore and junior
seasons, including the 2005 Rose Bowl against Michigan and a game the next year in which
his fourth down nine yard touchdown run was the deciding score. In that year’s NFL Draft,
this athlete was selected one pick ahead of D’Brickashaw Ferguson and third overall behind
Mario Williams and Reggie Bush. FTP, who is this former Texas Longhorns and Tennessee
Titans quarterback, currently a player for the Philadelphia Eagles?
ANSWER: Vince Young
9. A turning point in this movie comes when Marie Dewey, played by Amy Ryan, admits
that she is a fan of the protagonist and is impressed that he knows movie stars. The main
character of this movie spends a year in Spain and Morocco with the writer Jack Dunphy
while on assignment for New Yorker editor William Shawn. C. Ernst Harth appears in this
movie as a fellow inmate to characters played by Mark Pellegrino and Clifton Collins, Jr.
Those characters, Richard Hickock and Perry Smith, were pursued by Kansas Bureau of
Investigation detective Alvin Dewey, who is played by Chris Cooper in this movie. This
movie also features Catherine Keener as Harper Lee, a childhood friend of the film’s main
character, who had earlier written novels such as Other Voices, Other Rooms. FTP, what is
this movie about the writing of In Cold Blood starring Philip Seymour Hoffman?
ANSWER: Capote
10. Finalists on a reality show on this channel include Deborah Fewell, Adam Gertier and
Rory Schepisi, who was runner-up to Amy Finley, the former host of another show on this
channel. Other shows that have aired on this channel have been Behind the Bash, Ham on
the Street and a show hosted by the brother of Moon Unit and Diva Zappa. In addition to
Dweezil & Lisa, this channel has aired nine seasons of a show featuring former Double Dare
host Marc Summers narrating tours of factories that make products such as breakfast
cereals and TV dinners. Recent programs on this channel have included What Would Brian
Boitano Make?, Down Home with the Neelys and a show that has featured winners such as
Michael Simon. Also featuring Ina Garten, Giada De Laurentiis and Alton Brown, this is, FTP,
what cable channel that produced new episodes of Emeril Live until 2007?
ANSWER: Food Network
11. A member of the Ainur, or the immortal Spirit beings existing before creation, this man
was a member of group that contained blue, brown, grey and white varieties. Originally
sent as the leader of this group, the Istari, by the demi-god Valar to challenge the main
antagonist of the series of which he is a part, this man was eventually corrupted by
technology. He challenges a neighboring kingdom, an act that leads to his Uruk-Hai army’s
defeat at the Battle of Helm’s Deep. Residing in the tower of Orthanc, this man is dependent
on the all-seeing Palantir as well as the on the service of Wormtongue, former adviser to
King Theoden of Rohan. Described by Treebeard as someone who “should know better,”
this is, FTP, what white wizard portrayed by Christopher Lee in the film adaptations of The
Lord of the Rings?
ANSWER: Saruman
12. The recording of this album was marked with tragedy for its artist, whose father and
good friend Stack Bundles passed away as well as his business partner Chilly Patton being
sentenced to 44 years in prison. One song on this album begins by asking, “Where my ladies
at?” before saying “Let's find somewhere we can go crazy at and for you baby I'll be your
maniac.” In addition to “Go Baby,” other songs on this album include “The Die,” “Streets on
Fire” and a song that states, “I’m from a city in the Midwest, best city in the whole wide
world.” “Go Go Gadget Flow” comes after “Free Chilly” on this album and two tracks before
a song that says to, “have no fear, the camera’s here and the microphones and they wanna
know.” “Superstar,” “Hip-Hop Saved My Life” and “Paris, Tokyo” are tracks on, FTP, what
2007 album by Lupe Fiasco?
ANSWER: Lupe Fiasco’s The Cool
13. This publication was founded some time in the 1770s and its first issue featured an
interview with George Washington. Located at the corner of Fifth Street and Concord Lane,
this publication’s major competitors include WGBS-TV, which briefly employed this
newspaper’s photographer and gossip columnist. Other people employed by this
newspaper include the political columnist Ron Troupe and the sports columnist Steve
Lombard, who is often critical of another socially awkward reporter at this newspaper
whose inability to use a computer forces him to write with a typewriter. Perry White has
served as the editor-in-chief of this newspaper for years, and it was recently purchased by
Bruce Wayne. Also the workplace of Jimmy Olsen and Lois Lane, this is, FTP, what fictional
newspaper, the employer of Clark Kent?
ANSWER: The Daily Planet
14. This character’s father died of Huntington’s disease when he was a small child. A
graduate of Cal-Tech, he left his assistant and girlfriend while on vacation with her family.
That ex-girlfriend, Gretchen, would go on to marry this character’s one time classmate and
business partner Elliot Schwartz, with whom this character founded Grey Matter
Technologies. Other members of this character’s family include his daughter Holly, whose
birth he misses while making a deal worth $1.2 million, and his son, whose Dodge
Challenger is destroyed in the middle of an empty parking lot. This character consults the
criminal attorney Saul Goodman during his dealings with Gus Fring, and he also has close
relationships with his former student Jesse Pinkman and his wife Skyler. FTP, who is this
chemistry teacher played by Bryan Cranston on Breaking Bad?
ANSWER: Walter White (accept either underlined answer)
15. This man made headlines in 2003 when his accusation that Rasheed Wallace had
thrown a ball at an official prompted Wallace to threaten this man with an obscenity-filled
tirade after the game. The author of the 2009 book Personal Foul, this man was also
present at the 2004 Pacers-Pistons brawl. A person with alleged mafia ties attacked this
man with a paint roller extension while he was a resident of Pensacola, Florida in 2007,
months after he had worked his last game in the NBA. James Battista, a former owner of a
sports bar in Havertown, Pennsylvania, was an associate of this man, and, at one point,
increased his take by $3,000 due to the accuracy of his information. FTP, who is this former
NBA referee, who notoriously received $30,000 for working with bookies to affect the point
spread in certain games?
ANSWER: Tim Donaghy
16. Justin Long has a role in this movie as Doctor Lexus, who uses decidedly non-medical
terminology to diagnose this movie’s protagonist. That protagonist of this movie is an Army
librarian who is described at one point as being “exceptionally average” with an IQ of 100.
Despite that designation, Joe Bauers, serves as the Secretary of the Interior, the Vice
President and, finally, the President after discovering that crops should not be watered
with the energy drink Brawndo. Dax Shepard appears in this movie as Frito Pendejo who
takes Joe and Rita, a prostitute played by Maya Rudolph, to a giant Costco where they are
captured after Joe accidentally allows his barcode to be read. Depicting a uniformly
unintelligent society in the year 2505, this is, FTP, what Mike Judge movie that stars Luke
Wilson?
ANSWER: Idiocracy
17. This song was written for the caretaker of the Broken Arrow Ranch, and it was played
during Heath Ledger’s Hollywood memorial service. James Taylor and Linda Ronstadt each
contributed to this song, which has been included on the soundtracks for the movies
Dogtown and the Z-Boys, Wonder Boys and Due Date. One line in this song describes the
singer as being first and last, look at how the time goes past; but I'm all alone at last, rolling
home to you.” Another states, “I need someone to love me the whole day through; ah, one
look in my eyes and you can tell that's true.” Appearing on the album Harvest with tracks
such as “Heart of Gold” and “The Needle and the Damage Done,” this song instructs the title
figure to “take a look at my life” and notes, “I’m a lot like you were.” FTP, what is this 1972
song by Neil Young?
ANSWER: “Old Man”
18. The title sequence for this show was shot at Big Bear Lake, California, and one of its
main characters had earlier been nominated for an Academy Award for his role as the
Artful Dodger in the 1968 film Oliver! In that title sequence to this show, that main
character runs down a mountainside to a boat that has the words “The Living Island” on its
sails. That boat belongs to the rider of the “Vroom Broom,” this show’s antagonist and the
main source of mischief on “The Living Island” for its mayor, the show’s titular dragon.
Other characters who appear on this show include Polka-Dotted Horse, The Winds, and
Cling and Clang, and many of the schemes of Wilhelmina W. Witchiepoo usually involve
stealing Jimmy’s magic talking flute, Freddy. FTP, what is this former NBC children’s show
that aired from1969 to 1971?
ANSWER: H.R. Pufnstuf
19. This sport’s league headquarters were located in Chicago for the first twenty-two years
of its existence before moving to Tulsa in 2010. Minor league teams in this sport have
included the Bossier-Shreveport Battle Wings, Quad City Steamwheelers and Kentucky
Horsemen. This was the first professional sport to hold its championship in New Orleans
since Hurricane Katrina when, in 2007, it was played at the homefield of the Voodoo. The
Denver Dynamite, who would later become the Colorado Crush, won the first
championship game for this sport, while the Jacksonville Sharks won this sport’s most
recent championship game 73-70 over the Arizona Rattlers. After cancelling its season in
2009, this sport’s professional league returned in 2011. FTP, what is this fast-paced, highscoring sport, an indoor variant of the NFL?
ANSWER: arena football or indoor football before “indoor” is said (prompt on
“AFL”)
20. Ru Paul has appeared in two music videos for this band, including one from their most
recent 2008 album, Funplex. That album was this band’s first in sixteen years, since the
release of an album that includes the tracks “Hot Pants Explosion,” “Revolution Earth” and
“Is That You, Mo-Dean?” In addition to Good Stuff, other albums by this band include
Bouncing off the Satellites and Wild Planet, an album that features the tracks “Give Me Back
My Man,” “Party Out of Bounds” and a song that describes being “underground like a wild
potato.” “Planet Claire,” “Channel Z” and “Song For a Future Generation” are other songs by
this band, whose members include Fred Schneider, Kate Pierson and Cindy Wilson, who
shouts “Tin roof rusted” in one of their most well-known songs. FTP, what is this new wave
band, known for “Rock Lobster” and “Love Shack”?
ANSWER: The B-52’s
TB. This comedienne has appeared in the music video for Eminem’s song “The Real Slim
Shady,” as a co-host of CNN’s New Year’s Eve broadcasts and as a pedestrian in Pulp Fiction.
Winner of the third season of Celebrity Mole, she allegedly dated Steve Wozniak from 2007
to 2008 and joked that she was in a relationship with Levi Johnston at the Teen Choice
Awards in 2009. She has been banned from several venues and shows, including the Apollo
Theater, The Tonight Show and The View, on which she was a co-host after Rosie O’Donnell
and before Whoopi Goldberg. Religious groups criticized this comedienne following the
2007 Primetime Emmy Awards for comments she made in her acceptance speech for her
Bravo reality show. The star of a Broadway show where [She] Wants a Tony, this is, FTP,
what comedienne with a life on the D-list?
ANSWER: Kathy Griffin
BONI
1. The main character of this comic’s first words were “cauliflower penis” and she had a
sizeable collection of novelty pencil sharpeners. FTPE:
1) That titular character of this comic’s real name is Rebecca Buck. Lori Petty played
Rebecca in the 1995 movie based on this comic that also starred Naomi Watts and Malcolm
McDowell.
ANSWER: Tank Girl
2) Tank Girl takes place in a post-apocalyptic version of this country. Other things set in this
country include the Olsen twins movie Our Lips Are Sealed and the second season of the
reality show Survivor.
ANSWER: Australia
3) In the comic, Tank Girl’s boyfriend is a mutated one of these animals named Booga. Carol
Burnett voiced a “sour” one of these animals in the 2008 movie Horton Hears a Who!
ANSWER: kangaroo
2. Identify these things about the “Worst TV Show Ever,” FTPE:
1) Debuting in 1991, this “talk show” epitomizes trash TV as each episode focuses on topics
of adultery, zoophilia, infidelity, and strange fetishes. Its host ends each show by saying
“Until next time, take care of yourselves and each other.”
ANSWER: The Jerry Springer Show
2) This former Marine was the director of security from 1994 to 2007 on the show until he
was given his own series. During the show, he would occasionally step in to stop
altercations.
ANSWER: Steven John “Steve” Wilkos
3) Before it became the trash talk show it is today, The Jerry Springer Show hosted guests
Oliver North and Jesse Jackson while in this city before moving to Chicago in its second
season. Springer was also once elected mayor of this city.
ANSWER: Cincinnati, Ohio
3. Say what you will about the lead singer of the Rolling Stones, but he’s managed to stay
relevant to pop culture. FTPE:
1) One line in this 2011 song says “I don’t need to try to control you. Look into my eyes and
I’ll own you” before claiming that the singer has the titular dance style. It also features
Christina Aguilera on the chorus.
ANSWER: “Moves like Jagger”
2) This man is the lead singer of the band responsible for “Moves like Jagger”. He is also
currently a coach on the American talent show, The Voice.
ANSWER: Adam Levine
3) Before Maroon 5, Levine fronted this unsuccessful garage band with some high school
friends. The band’s name comes from a girl on which the band had a collective crush.
ANSWER: Kara’s Flowers
4. To take your mind off the lockout, answer some questions about the NBA, FTPE:
1) One of the top rebounders in the NBA, he chose not to complete his three years of college
eligibility and entered the 2008 NBA draft to be taken by the Grizzlies before being traded
to the Minnesota Timberwolves.
ANSWER: Kevin Love
2) Love played that one season for this school, which he led to a Final Four appearance in
the 2008 NCAA tournament. This school’s current basketball coach is Ben Howland.
ANSWER: University of California-Los Angeles or UCLA
3) This player played with the Wolves from 2003-2005. In 1997, this teammate of Kevin
Garnett and Sam Cassell infamously choked his coach P.J Carlesimo during practice.
ANSWER: Latrell Sprewell
5. What’s so scary about a little plant? Answer these questions about dangerous vegetation
FTPE:
1) This 1986 film was scored by Alan Menken and was based on a Broadway musical of the
same name in which Audrey Fulquard works in Mr. Mushnik’s failing flower shop.
ANSWER: Little Shop of Horrors
2) Deadly plants also appear in this film, based on a picture book Chris Van Allsburg. In it,
Judy, played by Kirsten Dunst is stung in the neck by a poisonous barb as a result of her roll
while playing a board game.
ANSWER: Jumanji
3) This 1978 spoof of B movies was made on a budget of less than $100,000. The film
begins with a scene in which the titular fruit rises out of woman’s garbage disposal, before
trapping her in a corner. Three sequels followed this film.
ANSWER: Attack of the Killer Tomatoes
6. Identify these things from the life and times of Perez Hilton, FTPE:
1) Hilton appeared in the first season of this MTV reality show that focused on a similarly
named celebrity. The “winners” of this show’s two seasons were Brittany Flickinger and
Stephen Hampton.
ANSWER: Paris Hilton’s My New BFF
2) Hilton co-hosted the 2008 MTV Europe Music Awards where he accepted the award for
Best Act Ever on behalf of this musician, who did not attend. His 1987 song “Never Gonna
Give You Up” was a number-one hit in twenty-five countries.
ANSWER: Rick Astley
3) A 2010 episode of Tosh.0 saw Daniel Tosh eat “magic mushrooms” and wander into
Hilton’s apartment with “Bear” Vasquez, the creator of this viral video. This Internet meme
was filmed outside of Yosemite National Park and has over 31 million views on Youtube.
ANSWER: Double Rainbow
7. Answer some questions about a rapper named Jermaine, FTPE:
1) Born in Germany, this American rapper attended St. John’s University. He released his
second mixtape The Warm Up in 2009 and released his first single “Who Dat” in 2010.
ANSWER: J. Cole
2) This single by J. Cole debuted in June 2011 and takes a few lines from Paula Abdul’s
“Straight Up”. One lyric from this song states “Don’t know if I’ma see you again, but is that a
good thing? ‘Cause girl I can’t be your man, no ma’am.”
ANSWER: “Work Out”
3) In 2009, Cole appeared on this man’s song “A Star Is Born”. This man recently
collaborated with another rapper of note on the album Watch the Throne.
ANSWER: Jay-Z or Shawn Corey Carter
8. Two answers required. Identify these college football teams who compete against each
other as part of noteworthy rivalries, FTPE:
1) These two schools have competed in the aptly named “Good, Old-Fashioned Hate”
rivalry for either 105 or 103 years, depending on the source. The most recent iteration of
this rivalry pitted Paul Johnson against Mark Richt.
ANSWER: University of Georgia and Georgia Institute of Technology
2) These universities have competed against each other in the “Backyard Brawl” since
1895. The 2007 version of this game was the last game Rich Rodriguez coached before
being hired by the University of Michigan.
ANSWER: West Virginia University and University of Pittsburgh
3) “The Battle for the Golden Egg” or the “Egg Bowl” is the annual match-up between these
two in-state rivals. Dan Mullen has led his team to victory in this game over Houston Nutt
each of the past three seasons.
ANSWER: Mississippi State University and University of Mississippi (also accept
“Ole Miss”)
9. Identify these things about a USA show, FTPE:
1) Premering in 2007, this show, set in Miami, is now in its 6th season. It focuses on the
exploits of former spy Michael Westen as he tries to uncovered why he was betrayed by his
intelligence agency.
ANSWER: Burn Notice
2) This character in Burn Notice finds Michael after he has been kidnapped. She was
affiliate with the IRA for 14 years and is Michael’s his primary love interest.
ANSWER: Fiona Glenanne
3) This actor plays Sam Axe, Michael’s best friend in the series. He also more famously
starred in the Evil Dead trilogy as Ash Williams.
ANSWER: Bruce Campbell
10. Let’s see what you know about current magazine publications, FTPE:
1) This magazine features regular sections on automotive, home, outdoors, and technology
topics. Featuring the recurring column “Jay Leno’s Garage,” itt also inspired a children’s
television show.
ANSWER: Popular Mechanics
2) This American science magazine was launched in 1980 and often featured in-depth
essays by the likes of Stephen Jay Gould or Stephen Hawking. One of its most popular
columns was its “Skeptical Eye”, which would uncover various scams in popular science.
ANSWER: Discover
3. This men’s magazine is based in the UK and is known for its pictorials featuring
actresses, singers, and female models. They’ve also released their “Hot 100” list each year
since 2000, on which Eva Longoria is the only woman to be named #1 twice.
ANSWER: Maxim Magazine
11. This song was the first single from the 1999 album Hooray For Babies. FTPE:
1) The music video for this song features its band dressed in “MonkeyRat” costumes. Its
chorus notes that, “you and me baby ain’t nothin’ but mammals, so let’s do it like they do on
the Discovery Channel.”
ANSWER: “The Bad Touch”
2) “The Bad Touch” is a song by this American band. Other songs by this band include
“Foxtrot Uniform Charlie Kilo” and “Fire Water Burn.”
ANSWER: The Bloodhound Gang
3) The Bloodhound Gang released this single in 2010 as a precursor to an album that was
supposed to be released in 2011. This song takes its name from the theme to The Addams
Family, and is the next descriptor used after “mysterious and spooky.”
ANSWER: “Altogether Ooky”
12. Answer these questions about a dystopian future, FTPE:
1) This 1982 film by Ridley Scott was entered into the Library of Congress in 1993. It takes
place in a dystopian Los Angeles in which “replicants” are used for dangerous labor on
Earth’s off-world colonies.
ANSWER: Blade Runner
2) In this novel on which Blade Runner is loosely based, entire animal populations have
been wiped out in the nuclear fallout of World War Terminus, and the Voigt-Kampff test is
used to distinguish humans from non-humans.
ANSWER: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
3) This is protagonist of both Blade Runner and Philip K. Dick’s novel is a bounty hunter
whose job is to “retire” escaped androids, or “andys.”
ANSWER: Rick Deckard
13. Name these people associated with the Philadelphia Athletics, FTPE:
1) This venerable ex-catcher managed the Athletics from 1901 to 1950. His great-grandson
is a congressman representing Florida’s 14th congressional district.
ANSWER: Connie Mack or Cornelius McGillicuddy, Sr.
2) This temperamental outfielder finished his career with the Athletics after playing
twenty-two seasons with the Detroit Tigers. Known as “The Georgia Peach,” this player was
elected to the Hall of Fame with 98% of the vote in 1936.
ANSWER: Ty Cobb
3) This New York Giants pitcher threw three complete game shutouts in six days against
the Athletics in the 1905 World Series. Known for a devastating screwball, his career was
tragically cut short by tuberculosis in 1925.
ANSWER: Christopher “Christy” Mathewson
14. How much do you know about American neo-noir? FTPE:
1) Set in Los Angeles in 1937 this film centers on private eye J.J. “Jake” Gittes’ investigation
of the murder of one of the chief engineers of the L.A Department of Water and Power. Faye
Dunaway also stars in this movie.
ANSWER: Chinatown
2) This director of The Man Who Would Be King and The Asphalt Jungle appeared in
Chinatown as Noah Cross. This man’s final film, The Dead, was nominated for two Academy
Awards in 1987.
ANSWER: John Huston
3) This Chinese-American actor appeared in Chinatown as Kahn. Known for playing the
immortal sorcerer Lo Pan in Big Trouble in Little China, this actor’s recent roles include the
voice of Po’s father in Kung Fu Panda.
ANSWER: James Hong
15. Answer some questions about your average vampire slayer, FTPE:
1) This California town is the setting of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, where Buffy moves after
burning down her old school’s gym. It is located on top of the Hellmouth, a portal to the
demon dimensions
ANSWER: Sunnydale
2) This actress’s character, Faith, arrives in the third season of the series after being
activated by Slayer Kendra’s death earlier in the series. Later on, her character tries to
murder Buffy’s lover, Angel and ends up comatose.
ANSWER: Eliza Dushku
3) This best friend of Buffy starts out the series as timid 10th grader in love with Xander
Harris. Later on, however, she begins to study magic and is able to perform a spell to
restore Angel’s soul.
ANSWER: Willow Rosenberg
16. Are you Team Edward or Team Jacob? FTPE, answer these questions about everybody’s
least favorite “book” series:
1) In the series, this man is the patriarch of the vampire clan. He is super resistant to the
temptation of blood after years in the medical profession. In the film adaptations he is
played by Peter Facinelli.
ANSWER: Dr. Carlisle Cullen
2) Twilight fans come from all over the world to visit this town in the Pacific Northwest, the
home of the Cullens and Bella Swan.
ANSWER: Forks, Washington
3) This woman is responsible for the travesty that is Twilight series. She allegedly based
the series on a dream.
ANSWER: Stephenie Meyer
17. In 2010, this musician co-founded the online Funk University with child actor Cory
Danziger. FTPE:
1) This bass player’s band The Pacemakers became the “original” J.B.’s after James Brown
hired them to be his back-up band in 1970. He later joined Parliament-Funkadelic, with
whom he played through the 1980s.
ANSWER: William Earl “Bootsy” Collins
2) Collins’ Rubber Band had a number-one hit on the R&B charts with this song in 1978.
This song tells the story of Collins’ alter ego, “the world’s only rhinestone rock-star doll.”
ANSWER: “Bootzilla”
3) A cartoon Bootsy Collins can be seen capturing an alien known as “The Funk” in the
episode “The Legend of Old Gregg” from this show. Julian Barratt and Noel Fielding starred
as the zookeepers and band mates Howard and Vince on this show.
ANSWER: The Mighty Boosh
18. Identify some board games, FTPE:
1) The story behind this game revolves around the death of wealthy Aunt Agatha. Each
player controls one or more of the sixteen potential inheritors, while springing traps for
other players and avoiding traps themselves.
ANSWER: 1313 Dead End Drive
2) This game’s board has four different colored “Safety Zones”, as well as two “Slides”
which the player can utilize to jump four or five spaces. The object of the game is to get all
four of your pawns from the start location to the “Home” space.
ANSWER: Sorry!
3) This favorite game of quiz bowlers everywhere was created in 1979, after the creators
found pieces of their Scrabble game missing. This game involves different colored pie
pieces.
ANSWER: Trivial Pursuit
19. Identify these things about Usain “Lightning” Bolt, FTPE:
1) Bolt was born in 1986 in the small town of Trelawny in this country. As part of the West
Indies team, this country won the 1975 and 1979 Cricket World Cups.
ANSWER: Jamaica
2) A frequent teammate of and competitor against Bolt is this fellow Jamaican who
specializes in the 100-meter dash. This sprinter has broken the so-called “ten-second
barrier” in that event eighty times, more than any other runner.
ANSWER: Asafa Powell
3) Bolt broke his own record for the 200-meter dash while competing at the 2009 World
Championships in this European city. Home of the Bertha BSC football club, this city hosted
the 1936 Summer Olympics.
ANSWER: Berlin, Germany
20. This movie featured Paul Dooley as J. Wellington Wimpy and Ray Walston as Poopdeck
Pappy. FTPE:
1) This 1980 film stars Robin Williams as the titular sailor who, after rowing a dinghy into
Sweethaven, courts Olive Oyl and adopts Swee’Pea.
ANSWER: Popeye
2) Popeye was directed by this man who died in 2006. Other films by this director include
McCabe and Mrs. Miller, The Player and Gosford Park.
ANSWER: Robert Altman
3) This actress played Olive Oyl in Popeye. She may be better known for her roles as Millie
in 3 Women, Keechie in Thieves Like Us and Wendy in The Shining.
ANSWER: Shelley Duvall
21. Answer these questions about one of the most successful acts to record for Motown
Records, FTPE:
1) Formed in Detroit as the Elgins in 1960, this band has always featured at least 5 male
vocalista. The original lineup featured Otis Williams and Eddie Kendricks and is known for
songs like “My Girl” and “Ain’t Too Proud to Beg”
ANSWER: The Temptations
2) This single by the Tempations was released in 1972. One lyric states, “It was the third of
September. That day I’ll always remember, yes I will. ‘Cause that was the day that my daddy
died.”
ANSWER: “Papa was a Rollin’ Stone”
3) This sister group to the Temptations changed members frequently, but its original
members included Florence Ballard and Diana Ross.
ANSWER: The Supremes