F.O.G.H.A.T. 2011: Observing a Moment of “Slowride”
Packet #9
Written by Jeremy White
Toss-ups
1. This two-word phrase appeared before “paté” in a Jones Soda flavor name and describes the food Rose snuck into a movie on Two and a Half Men. In French cuisine, replacing ham with the food described by this two-word phrase turns a Croque Monsieur into a Croque Norwegien. It also describes the meat in typical sushi Philadelphia rolls. President Obama said things “get more complicated” when this food item is prepared during the 2011 State of the Union address after noting different departments govern its living antecedents at sea and in rivers. For ten points, technically, lox is not described by what two-word term for a type of fish enhanced by a fire-produced flavor?
Answer: Smoked Salmon
2. In the 2010 off season, this team tried to bolster its backfield options by taking Kent State fullback Jameson Konz in the seventh round of the draft, acquiring a former USC halfback who then failed a drug test and by trading with the New York Jets to acquire a back who returned two kicks for a touchdown in a game against the San Diego Chargers, namely Leon Washington. In October 2010, this team released Julius Jones who was expendable when they traded for the back who stiff-armed Tracy Porter during a fourth quarter 67-yard run that bounced the New Orleans Saints from the playoffs. For ten points, Lofa Tatupu, Marshawn Lynch and Matt Hasselbeck were key 2010 players for what NFL franchise that made the playoffs with a sub-500 record under new head coach Pete Carroll.
Answer: Seattle and/or Seahawks
3. This person shares a name with the Chicago math rock band that released the EP Entropy in 2011. This person’s first Emmy nomination was for writing the Hill Street Blues episode in which Belker went undercover at the dog pound. A fire in a Turkish club and a guest appearance by Lesley Manville as Phyllis Gladstone were features of the first season of a series created by this person. This person also created of a series that debuted with an episode in which Rex Winters tracked bling thieves targeting young actresses. This person said “It would be like having Peyton Manning and Tom Brady as your quarterbacks, playing alternate games” to explain why Skeet Ulrich was written out of the latter series to give more screen time to Terence Howard and Alfred Molina. For ten points, name this creator of the Los Angeles, UK and all previous versions of the Law and Order series.
Answer: Richard Anthony “Dick” Wolf
4. In this film, Mother Theresa is a Newfoundland, not a Saint Bernard like in Claire Cook’s novel. Jake, this film’s main male character, builds hand-made boats that “lose beautifully.” Sarah, this film’s main female character, is a divorced teacher who is angry when a butcher suggests expanding her order of a single chicken breast. When the aforementioned characters meet in this film, Sarah accuses Jake of deception for bringing a borrowed Westie and Jake disputes Sarah’s description of herself as voluptuous on Perfect Match.com. For ten points, name this romantic comedy starring John Cusack and Diane Lane with a title taken from a three-word, animal-related phrase in a personal ad.
Answer: Must Love Dogs
5. The video for this song takes place in a club called F Me I’m Famous and at a pool party during which a bikini-clad blonde straddles an inflatable banana and popcorn is served in champagne glasses. The third track on the album One Love, this song’s title character is a diva and has properties making it difficult for the vocalist to describe her without being disrespectful. In short, the title character is nothing you can compare to your neighborhood whore. For ten points, name this 2010 top five single and dance-chart-topper by David Guetta and featuring Akon.
Answer: “Sexy Bitch” or “Sexy Chick”
6. Gabe Hassad’s Christmas vacation in Egypt, an investigation of Coffman House and Amanda Benson’s family relocating to Dark Falls are scenarios presented in early installments of this literary series. One recurring character in this series was purchased for Amy Krammer at a pawn shop, is animated by the phrase “Karru marri odonna loma molonu karrano” and was crafted from coffin wood by a sorcerer. Besides Slappy the Dummy, another recurring entity in this series was Monster Blood, which was featured in its finale. Welcome to the Dead House was the first book in, for ten points, what children’s horror series written from 1992 to 1997 by R. L. Stine?
Answer: Goosebumps
7. This character and “Turkey” Turquett started a PI business in a TV episode that revealed his surname was Brown. This character’s usual business venture was running a bar named The Pits. Despite being useful so often, Captain Dobey suggested this character belonged in a zoo. In a 2004 film, this character delivered intelligence on a plot to smuggle drugs in Volkswagen Karmann Ghias but made clear he was not a snitch. On television, this character was played by the father of the 2008 Oakland Raiders’ leading rusher. For ten points, name this flamboyantly dressed informant played by Snoop Dogg and Antonio Fargas in the big- and small-screen versions of Starsky and Hutch.
Answer: Huggy Bear
8. Originally, it featured “Splash Page” near its opening which presented a discussion between Jimmy-6, Grim Hunter and Miss Arrow. Other characters in it include Swiss Miss, who is a member of the Sinister 6. “Love Me or Kill Me” near this show’s end presents a choice offered by a character who was played by T.V. Carpio after Natalie Mendoza left it due to being struck in the head during previews. Evan Rachel Wood and Alan Cumming also were early high-profile exits from its cast. For ten points, a book by Julie Taymor and music by Bono and the Edge are the basis for what trouble-plagued Broadway musical about a superhero?
Answer: Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark Prompt on Spider Man
9. In 2010, 75-year-old Grace Crass filed a lawsuit claiming this character’s actions caused a need for a knee replacement. Originally performed by the son of college basketball coach Tubby Raymond, this character was introduced in 1978 on the TV program Captain Noah and His Magical Ark. In the 1990s, this character often danced with Eric Gregg, who hailed from the same hometown, and in 1988, Tommy Lasorda had a fistfight with this character, whose uniform number is a star. For ten points, Citizens Bank Park visitors can watch what green mascot for the Philadelphia Phillies?
Answer: The Phillie Phanatic
10. According to the book Saturday Night: A Backstage History of Saturday Night Live, this song would have been sung in a censored sketch entitled “Jesus of Nashville.” This song’s co-composer, Harlan Howard, helped Sara Evans get a record deal after hearing Evans’ cover of it. Inspired by an Esso advertising slogan, this song was the basis of a Cletus T. Judd parody that describes the savage beating of a professional golfer. The vocalist says the “pace we’re living takes the wind from my sails” and reports “losing weight” and “turning mighty pale.” For ten points, “there won’t be much left when it gets through with me” in what Buck Owens hit with a titular metaphor about grasping a big cat?
Answer: “I’ve Got a Tiger By the Tail”
11. In the Mickey’s 60th Birthday TV special, this character found Mickey Mouse just after the rodent had been freed from a spell. In this character’s first appearance, he wanted to know why the DeGreasy Brothers had reneged on a promised solo career, but was an employee of R.K. Maroon in a more famous appearance. This character wrote a love poem containing lines like “Let me count the ways, one one-thousand, two one-thousand, three one-thousand” on the will of businessman Marvin Acme, who was the same businessman seen in patty cake blackmail photos with this character’s wife Jessica. For ten points, Charles Fleischer provided the voice of what title character of a 1988 mystery film starring Bob Hoskins as a detective solving a crime in Toontown?
Answer: Roger Rabbit
12. This phrase names the Supernatural episode in which a nineteen-year-old named Adam asks Sam and Dean to look for a man named John Winchester and The X-Files episode in which The Lone Gunmen are killed by a bioterrorist. In a 2010 Los Angeles Times article, Fred Fox, Jr. debated this phrase’s applicability to “Hollywood, Part 3 of 3.” In a 2010 Rolling Stone interview, Leonardo DiCaprio claimed to be unaware of this phrase or how it is said to apply to his introduction as Luke Brower on Growing Pains. In 2008, an analagous phrase for a film series was inspired by Indiana Jones and the Kindgom of the Crystal Skulls, namely “Nuking the Fridge.” For ten points, name this phrase inspired by a Happy Days episode with a Fonzie stunt now used to describe any TV-series-ruining episode or event.
Answer: Jump the Shark or Jumping the Shark
13. This magazine’s November, 2010 cover story was “Little Houdinis”, an Elisa Jordan-penned profile of Savannahs, and the September issue’s “Snapshot” featured a Cymric. Stephen Colbert read this magazine during the 1,000-meter speed skating finals. This magazine’s June 2009 issue was a double issue launching its “Natural” sister magazine and featured Jenna Fischer on the cover, even though Fischer’s character on The Office is less associated with the titular entities than Angela Kinsey’s character. For ten points, name this magazine with regular features like “Ask the Veterinarian”, “Garfield Weighs In”, “Gallery of Breeds” and “Life’s Purr-fect.”
Answer: Cat Fancy
14. This horse finished last in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile won by Midshipman and finished ninth in the Breeders’ Cup Classic won by Zenyatta. This horse was driven by Chip Woolley from New Mexico to its most famous race win, in which only Atomic Rain and Join in the Dance had longer odds than its 50-1. This horse supposedly watched restricted Super Bowl footage while wearing a mink Snuggie during Conan’s last week on The Tonight Show. Calvin Borel was this horse’s jockey in its lone Triple Crown win, but in the Preaknesss, Borel chose instead to ride Rachel Alexandra to which this horse finished second. For ten points, name this winner of the 2009 Kentucky Derby whose dam was Mining My Own and whose sire was Birdstone.
Answer: Mine That Bird
15. This song was sung by Nicole Kidman in an SNL sketch featuring Mike Myers as the “hyper hypo”, was performed on Frasier by Elvis Costello and was used as Outback Jack’s WWF entrance music. Its distinctive sound was created in part by vibrating masonite, which the singer called a wobble board. This song’s original artist once performed it with The Beatles and said Ringo’s drum skins were the hide Fred is told to tan. This song’s oft-omitted controversial fourth verse instructs Bruce to let the Abbos go loose and an earlier verse provides feeding instructions for the wallabies. For ten points, name this song that describes an Australian stockman’s last wishes and was a top 5 US hit for Rolfe Harris.
Answer: “Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport”
16. In a scene in this film, a character tells superiors to “Ask Angela Lansbury” even though the source book mentions Kristy McNichol instead. Early in this film, Rebecca Mader plays the wife who leaves the main character for an editor at the Ann Arbor Daily Telegram. The main character survives the Battle of Ramadi, fought between rival security contractors, and finds Larry Hooper in charge of the P.S.I.C. unit, despite having conducted the LSD experiment that led to Bill Django’s dismissal. A Jon Ronson book was the source of, for ten points, what film in which Ewan McGregor’s reporter character investigates the claims of George Clooney’s character who was part of a military unit dedicated to exploiting psychic powers.
Answer: The Men Who Stare at Goats
17. In 2007, this organization held its first World Cup at Gold Coast, Queensland, an event featuring five-person national teams that has now been won twice each by Brazil and the US. Before leaving to the Indy Racing League, Randy Bernard was CEO of this organization for 15 years. This organization’s regular events end in a 15-person “Short Go.” Adriano Moraes, Chris Shivers and Justin McBride are multiple-time winners of this organization’s World Finals, which are the culmination of its 31-event Build Ford Tough Series. For ten points, name this sanctioning body for an endeavor in which competitors try to reach eight seconds on the titular animals.
Answer: Professional Bull Riders Accept PBR
18. This four-word phrase was created during banter with Nick Gregory and prompted obvious shock from Dari Alexander. Jon Stewart said this was his new catchphrase and The Urban Dictionary says it means to continue doing good work. This phrase may be explained by the fact it was uttered shortly after a paraphrase of a Perdue slogan, specifically “it takes a tough man to make a tender forecast.” For ten points, in September of 2009, New York news anchor Ernie Anastos became a viral video sensation after saying to a weatherman what four-word phrase, which seems to encourage continued bestiality?
Answer: Keep Fucking that Chicken Accept euphemisms for “fucking” at your judgment
19. A sequel to this game subtitled “Adventure” required the player to re-unite Princess DeeDee and Prince AbeAbe after completing quests in the underwater world Kongri-La. A 2010 sequel to this game introduced a new playable character named Jam Jam, Balance Board playability and an in-game sponsorship change from Dole to Chiquita. Playable characters in this game include Baby, MeeMee, AiAi and Gon Gon. For ten points, a banana-shaped controller was a highlight of early arcade machines for what game in which users tilt an environment to control the movements of orb-enclosed simians?