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?