F.O.G.H.A.T. 2004: Fifth Time I Was a Fool
Packet 8
- Based on a theme by Jeremy White
- Toss-ups by Jeremy White
- Bonus by Jeremy White
Toss-ups
1. She had her first paying gig at 15 playing piano in a hockey bar in Nanaimo, British Columbia. She studied under Jimmy Rowles and Don Thompson before moving to New York to work on her 1993 debut album Steppin’ Out. Her 1999 album When I Look Into Your Eyes became the first jazz album to be nominated for the Best Album Grammy in over 20 years. For ten points, name this jazz singer who in 2004 became Mrs. Elvis Costello and released a new album, The Girl in the Other Room.
Answer: Diana Krall
2. In one historically inaccurate scene in this film, Mick Hucknall plays Nelson Eddy in a Mountie costume singing “I Love You” for a film on the MGM lot. A more accurate scene features Caroline Connor as Ethel Merman in the debut of “Anything Goes.” In one pivotal scene, the lead couple quarrels to Elvis Costello’s rendition of “Let’s Misbehave” at a Venice party before embarking to New York for the premiere of Paris where Alanis Morrissette sings “Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall in Love)”. For ten points, name this 2004 film about Cole Porter starring Ashley Judd and Kevin Kline.
Answer: De-Lovely
3. He is the only member of the Baseball Hall of Fame to share Elvis Costello’s birthday, August 25th. He has two career wins in the World Series including one in 1974 when he was named the Series’ MVP. He won both the MVP and Cy Young Awards in 1981. His salary did not top one million until his final season in 1985, but he did famously receive a three hundred dollar bonus from Charlie Finley to grow his trademark handlebar mustache. For ten points, name this first closer inducted to the Hall of Fame who racked up 341 saves for the A’s, Padres and Brewers.
Answer: Rollie Fingers
4. This corporation’s brands include Geoffrey Beene, Halston Fragrances and the Red Door Salon and Spa. They market the beauty products lines of Elizabeth Taylor and Britney Spears and their Acton factory once employed Elvis Costello as a computer operator. Products bearing their namesake brand include their Flawless Finish concealer and their Provocative Woman fragrance. For ten points, name this English cosmetics company whose current official face is Catherine Zeta-Jones.
Answer: Elizabeth Arden
5. This series debuted in January 1996 and had its ratings peak when it aired after the Super Bowl in 1998. It appeared in a record eighteen different time slots before its May 22, 2001 one-hour finale that featured the leads hiring Elvis Costello to sing “Fly Me to the Moon” before leaving Rutherford, Ohio for good. The characters were ordered to return because the conflict between Dick and Liam over Dr. Albright upset the Big Giant Head. For ten points, name this show about aliens working undercover as the family of physics professor Dick Solomon played by John Lithgow.
Answer: 3rd Rock from the Sun
6. In the the 1920s and 30s, Lowden Adams played one in twenty films including The Barretts of Wimpole Street and Sidney Bracey played one in fifty films including Duck Soup. Actors who have played one more recently include Alan Bates in Gosford Park, Elvis Costello in Straight to Hell and Tim Curry in Clue. For ten points, name this profession of both noble characters like Sir Anthony Hopkins’ Stevens in Remains of the Day and the culprits of many stereotypical murder mysteries.
Answer: Butler
7. On their latest album The Ride, they cover some of their own songs with guest singers like Bobby Womack on “Wicked Rain,“ originally from the album Kiko, and Elvis Costello on “A Matter of Time,” originally from How Will the Wolf Survive? For ten points, name this band whose Tex Mex rock reached its widest audience with their 1987 hit cover of “La Bamba.”
Answer: Los Lobos
8. He both edited and contributed “Nipple Jesus” to the literary compilation Speaking with the Angel. His latest book was a collection of music essays entitled 31 Songs in the UK and Songbook in the US. His yen for music writing is hardly surprising given the detailed discussion of the music of Air in How to be Good and since his two best-selling novels have titles that reference songs by Elvis Costello and Nirvana. For ten points, name this English author of High Fidelity and About a Boy.
Answer: Nick Hornby
9. In 1993, she played Paige Katz in the mini-series Wild Palms and former Montana beauty queen Genna Harrison on the series Angel Falls, which barely lasted longer. In 1998, she played Dr. Mayson in the 2-part ABC TV movie of Peter Benchley’s The Creature and began her longest series role on HBO. In 2003, she appeared on The Late Show the night Elvis Costello guest-hosted and discussed both plans to end that series and the female orgasm, a topic associated with her character on that series. For ten points, name this actress who played Samantha on Sex and the City.
Answer: Kim Catrall
10. He briefly retired in 1991 after a suspension from Nimes for throwing a ball at a ref. He retired for real in 1997 and has since emerged only to make cameos in films like Elizabeth and to conduct tourneys on a tanker for Nike. His early retirement may have been prompted by a 1995 disciplinary issue when he was suspended for nine months despite celebrity defenders like Elvis Costello writing that he was justified in assaulting Matthew Sims. For ten points, name this soccer star who led ManU to four championships but gained infamy for the so-called Kung Fu kick in the Crystal Palace.
Answer: Eric Cantona
11. The first full-length book about it was published in 1983 and tells those faced with condescension when promoting its tenets to use the Lilac Treatment, i.e. lie like hell and say that celebrities like Elvis Costello, Roger Corman and Mick Jagger are card-carrying members. It is made up of clenches that gather at devivals, the biggest of which are held on X-Day, July 5th. Its gospel is carried in the radio program “The Hour of Slack.” For ten points, name this church dedicated to spreading the image and message of pipe smoking J.R. “Bob” Dobbs.
Answer: Church of the Sub-genius
12. During practice for the American LeMans Series Infineon Grand Prix, he suffered 2nd degree burns that forced him to use relief drivers in the Siemens 300 and the Pennsylvania 500. In October, he was penalized 25 points for saying "shit" in victory lane at Talladega. In 2003, he won NASCAR’s Most Popular Driver Award, unsurprising since seemingly every pickup truck, including the one pictured on Elvis Costello’s album The Delivery Man, has a red and white sticker of his car number, 8. For ten points, name this son of a 7-time NASCAR champ who drives the Budweiser Chevy.
Answer: Dale Earnhardt, Jr. prompt on Earnhardt
13. On July 30th of 2004, this band was inducted into the Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts although only Micki Steele and Vicki Peterson attended the ceremony. They were so honored presumably for covering “Going Down to Liverpool” on their debut album All Over the Place. In 2003, they covered a recent Elvis Costello composition as the title song of Doll Revolution, their first album since 1988’s Everything, which contained the #1 hit “Eternal Flame.” For ten points, name this band best remembered for “Manic Monday” and “Walk Like an Egyptian.”
Answer: The Bangles
14. In this film, Frederick Keinszig, Archbishop Gilday and Licio Lucchesi are murdered to selections from Cavalleria Rusticana, but no selections from the opera appear on its soundtrack album. Neither does Elvis Costello’s “Miracle Man,” which plays behind the creepy love scene between cousins Vincent and Mary who are played by Oscar nominee Andy Garcia and Razzie nominee Sofia Coppola. For ten points, name this sequel that reaches its climax at a performance of Cavalleria Rusticana at which Mary falls victim a botched assassination attempt on Michael Corleone.
Answer: The Godfather Part III
15. This sitcom’s 2004 season premiere ended up with Alan duct taped to a street light after horning in on Charlie’s support group, which consisted of a bookie, Harry Dean Stanton, Sean Penn and fellow songwriter Elvis Costello. Angus T. Jones plays the youngest of the series’ title characters and Melanie Lynskey plays Rose, Charlie’s stalker. For ten points, name this series about a playboy jingle writer living with a neurotic divorced brother and his son, which stars Jon Cryer and Charlie Sheen.
Answer: Two and a Half Men
16. This actress is a huge Elvis Costello fan who once recited the first verse of “The Loved Ones” on The Arsenio Hall Show. In May 2003, she and Bradley White played a couple in marriage counseling on 7th Heaven which was her first prime time appearance since October, 1995 when she made her last guest appearance as John Hemingway’s daughter Rachel on the John Laroquette Show. She twice played a sitcom title character, first in 1990 on Molloy and second in a series that gave her lots of screen time with Jenna Von Oy as Six. For ten points, name this actress who played Blossom.
Answer: Mayim Bialik
17. One of the most important objects in this film is the tape from Kip’s Internet sweetheart LaFawnduh which teaches the title character the dazzling dance moves that lead to Summer Wheatley’s loss to Pedro. The title character is named for a Chicago bum and not for Elvis Costello’s mid-80s pseudonym according to director Jared Hess. For ten points, name this film about an election in an Idaho high school starring Jon Heder as the titular carrot-topped geek.
Answer: Napolean Dynamite
18. This song’s narrator is a model consumer as the lyrics mention purchasing nine items: a novel and perfume in the last verse and a toothbrush, toothpaste, a flannel, pajamas, a hairbrush, new shoes and a case in the first. The singer is alarmed by the seduction, asks his reflection “what is there to do?” and states “now that you’ve been gone, there’s no other.” For ten points, name this song about “the fruit of another” that was produced by Elvis Costello for the band Squeeze.
Answer: “Tempted”
19. In a January 1993 Discover article entitled “Nerds of a Feather,“ Jeffrey Kluger cited this man and Elvis Costello as the most prominent athlete and rock star nerds. Nothing is nerdy about setting the Baylor single season record for tackles in 1979, going to ten consecutive Pro Bowls or being named the NFL Defensive Player of the Year for both 1985 and 1988. Perhaps the nerd tag deals with his rapping since blogger Paul Katcher insists he sounded like Carlton Banks on the second solo in “The Super Bowl Shuffle.” For ten points, name this former “Samurai” Chicago Bears linebacker.
Answer: Mike Singletary
20. This series’ creators, namely the title star and Judd Apatow, met in the line to attend the taping of Elvis Costello’s Unplugged special. It won one Emmy Award that later appeared in the intro to the unaired pilot Heat Vision and Jack. It only lasted thirteen episodes and must have foreseen its fate as Dennis Miller appeared on the tenth episode to give tips on dealing with cancellation to its cast members like Bob Odenkirk and Andy Dick. For ten points, name this critically acclaimed Fox sketch comedy show named for the future star of Along Came Polly and Duplex.
Answer: The Ben Stiller Show
21. The Rugrats Movie featured their recording of the Cait O’Riordan-Elvis Costello composition “I Throw My Toys Around.” Their work is anthologized in the box set Everything in Time, which expands on their singles collection that included their hit cover of Talk Talk’s "It’s My Life." For ten points, name this band whose albums Tragic Kingdom and Rock Steady scored hits and raised the profile of their lead singer Gwen Stefani.
Answer: No Doubt
Bonus
1. Answer these questions about pitchers with the same last name playing in the same Major League game for ten points each.
a. One way to get two hurlers with the same last name on the mound is to have two brothers square off. On July 5, 1967, the Cubs and Braves both sent hurlers with this last name marking the first time brothers had started a game against each other in over 40 years.
Answer: Niekro
b. Pitchers with this last name have never started against each other, but two pitchers with this last name did become the first brother duo to combine on a shutout when Rick went seven and Paul came on in relief in Cubs 7-0 victory over the Dodgers on August 21, 1975.
Answer: Reuschel
c. Elvis Costello sang the national anthem at the September 10, 1990 game at Anaheim Stadium when two pitchers with this last name both started the game for the first time in history. Jim got the W for the Angels and Paul took the loss for the Minnesota Twins.
Answer: Abbott
Author’s Note: Want proof that Ben Lea is the best reference librarian one could possibly hope to know? Jeremy found sketchy information on the Internet about Elvis Costello having sang the national anthem at the Abbott-Abbott game and asked Ben if he could suggest ways to corroborate it. Within hours Ben made two inquiries that settled the issue. One was to Lexis Nexis to find a Sporting News article. The other was a phone call to the director of entertainment for the Anaheim Angels.
2. Janeane Garofalo may drone on about being fat and indicting Hollywood for not embracing her for it, but she seems to do quite well with the fellows in her movie roles. Given information about one of her film characters getting some action, name the Garofalo film for ten points each.
a. In this film, Garofalo is camp counselor Beth who hooks up with David Hyde Pierce’s character Professor Neuman who leads the camp’s nerds in saving it from a meteorite.
Answer: Wet Hot American Summer
b. In this film, Garofalo’s character wakes up on New Year’s Day in bed with Elvis Costello.
Answer: 200 Cigarettes
c. In this film, radio vet Abby Barnes has phone sex and presumably eventually has real sex with handsome photographer Brian, played by Ben Chaplin, after using Uma Thurman’s ditzy character to rip off Cyrano de Bergerac.
Answer: The Truth About Cats and Dogs
3. For ten points each, answer questions about merchandise undoubtedly owned by any self-respecting obsessive about the X-Files.
a. The X-Files fan club sells 25”x36” prints of the UFO poster in Mulder’s office that bore this slogan.
Answer: I Want to Believe
b. This three word phrase both names the Play Station 2 game that allowed players to control Mulder or Scully through a three-episode black oil centered plot and the fourth volume of The Official Guide to the X-files.
Answer: Resist or Serve
c. This soundtrack album for the series included Nick Cave’s “Red Right Hand”, Elvis Costello’s “My Dark Life” and the series theme by Mark Snow.
Answer: Songs in the Key of X
4. Name these Bret Easton Ellis novels from a description for ten points each.
a. Ellis’s first novel, it is named after Elvis Costello’s first single. It describes the hedonistic lifestyle pursued by Clay during his time in Los Angeles on break from a New Hampshire college.
Answer: Less Than Zero
b. Handsome Wall Street worker turned serial killer Patrick Bateman gives Elvis Costello a shout-out in this novel for his role in the discovery of his beloved Huey Lewis.
Answer: American Psycho
c. This novel describes actor/model/It-boy Victor Ward’s recruitment into a group of supermodel terrorists.
Answer: Glamorama
5. It’s time for a visual bonus. The moderator will hand you a sheet containing pictures of three rock album covers. For each cover, you will receive ten points if you can name the model of Fender guitar pictured on that cover.
a. [picture of Jimi Hendix Live at Woodstock]
Answer: Stratocaster
b. [picture of Bruce Springsteen Born to Run]
Answer: Telecaster
c. [picture of Elvis Costello My Aim is True]
Answer: Jazzmaster
6. Have you ever had a favorite eatery ruined by personnel changes? It happens on sitcoms, too. Answer these questions about such incidents.