Rob Pilatus Memorial Tournament of Booze Education and Stuff: That Means You, Sorice
Tossups by Colin O’Donnell, Bernadette Spencer, Dan Passner Dave Letzler, Evan Silberman, Auroni Gupta, Andy Watkins, and Fred Morlan
Bonuses by Colin O'Donnell, Bernadette Spencer, and Andy Watkins
Edited by Colin O’Donnell
Packet 9
Tossups
1. Treasuries of this comic are nearly universally titled after fine arts parodized to include animals; a slight exception is the limited edition 2008 color strip treasury The Crass Menagerie. Among the minor characters is the adorable Duck, a veteran of an unknown war that bombs intruders on the protagonists’ yard. Its protagonists live next door to a group of animals with indeterminate accents, all of whom belong to the pseudo-Greek society Zeeba Zeeba Eata. Stephen Pastis, its creator, often writes himself into its episodes, usually to hear complaints from its stars. Known best for the stupidity of its rodent supporting character Rat, for ten points, name this daily comic strip that features a zebra and a semi-namesake pig.
Answer: Pearls Before Swine
2. Their obsession with avant garde art is displayed in the cover art to their 2005 album, based on a portrait of Lilya Brik, and by a song which asks if the object of the narrator's affection will continue to be Camille Claudel in seventeen years, "Outsiders." They were inspired by a racehorse to pick their alliterative name, whose death framed the narrative for the B-side "All For You, Sophia." January 2009 will see the release of their third album, which is slated to feature a song from Madden NFL 09, "Lucid Dreams." They may be best known for their 2004 debut that talks about a mancrush in a disco in "Michael," a desire to "burn this city" in "This Fire," and a song that declares that the singer "won't be leaving here with you," "Take Me Out." For ten points, name this Scottish dance-rock act named for a prince killed in Sarajevo in 1914.
Answer: Franz Ferdinand
3. His "official online presence" notes his work as the lover of sign-language instructor and speech therapist Ethel Horowitz, the deaf SS officer Linemund Thatty in If You Could Hear What I See. He was introduced to Shakespeare by Max Bailey in a juvenile detention center in Perth, which led him to a role on the short-lived drama Rap Street, a hip-hop crime drama in his native Australia. This six-time Crying Monkey Award winner visited the Mir Space Station for research for his film Moonshot, while he gained mass acclaim for playing a homosexual monk alongside Tobey Maguire in the costume drama Satan's Alley. He was recently spotted in a Singapore clinic, presumably to dye his skin for a role in a war epic alongside Tugg Speedman, whom he decried for going "full retard." For ten points, name this fictional actor portrayed by Robert Downey, Jr. in 2008's Tropic Thunder.
Answer: KirkLazarus (accept either)
4. In one episode of this show, the protagonist explains his abilities by beating Sheriff McAllister six times in a row at Rock, Paper, Scissors; later in that episode, he uses a method that he claims “worked on the chicken” to awkwardly attempt to seduce truth out of Raquel, a friend of supporting character Kimball Cho. Its protagonist’s family died five years before its pilot at the hands of the serial killer Red John, who in that episode gets cleared of further murders. CBI features prominently in this show, though not as a bad quizbowl organization and instead as the employer of characters Teresa Lisbon and the protagonist, an admitted fraud psychic. Simon Baker portrays, for ten points, what titular character of a new CBS drama following the life of Patrick Jane?
Answer: The Mentalist
5. They lost their first game to the Minnesota Timberwolves, going down by six in a game in Billings, Montana. Their future home preseason games will be played at the BOK Center, the home of their D-League affiliate the Tulsa 66'ers. Its owners, namely lead owner Clay Bennett, may be on the hook for $30 million in 2013 depending on expansion after buying the team from Howard Schultz in 2006. Originally concieved after the Hornets's time after Hurricane Katrina, details of this team were discovered when non-thinking league officials didn't censor their nickname from other teams's schedules. The agreement to start this team saw them lose all rights to their historic logos but retain both records like a 1979 NBA championship and players like Johan Petro, Nick Collison and Kevin Durant. For ten points, identify this team, the result of the relocation of the Seattle SuperSonics.
Answer: Oklahoma CityThunder (accept either)
6. One Youtube video of this sees its main character, whom its creator has named Bosh or Dude, jump a shark, while another sees him escaping a one-eyed giant. The most famous video is set to “Tank!” by The Seatbelts and features a huge log, a cabin, a snowman, and a ton of the objects in its title, “Jagged Peak Adventure”. For some reason, a sequel for the Wii, “Unbound”, is scheduled to come out, and later versions have added an eraser button to go with the pencil, hand, play button, stop button, trash can, and floppy disk that grace the top of its screen. For 10 points, name this toy created by Slovenian Bostjan Cadez, which uses physics and allows users to draw the title objects to move the title character in interesting ways, famous for its many Youtube clips of people recording their own runs.
Answer: Line Rider
7. Leo Wolpert's nickname is shared with a single by this group featuring Slim Thug subtitled "What it Do." Delays from Jive Records' emphasis on pop music led to their forming of thr Re-Up Gang with Ab-Liva and Sandman; that group released a series of mixtapes in the interim before 2006's Hell Hath No Fury. They appear as part of the Clones doing a rework of a 2002 song, "Cot Damn," while they saw brief pop stardom rapping on Justin Timberlake's "Like I Love You." They're best known for an album cut as members of the Star Trak crew which features songs about lying about settling down to screw Faith Evans, "Ma, I Don't Really Love Her," as well as bigger singles like "When the Last Time" and a summer anthem about being famous thanks to production by their friend Pharrell Williams, "Grindin'." Brothers Malice and Pusha T are, for ten points, what rap duo best known for 2002's Lord Willin'?
Answer: Clipse
8. Its protagonist and his partner, Harry Temple, receive an award early in this film for the failed killing of its archvillain, a former specialist for the Atlanta Bomb Squad. It's noted for prominent product placement, namely in its use of GM's New Look, and is mainly set in the then-unopened I-110 stacks. "Mac" McMahon, portrayed by Joe Morton, substitutes his usual job as SWAT team co-ordinator for a traffic reporter in this movie, which circles around the maniacal plans of Howard Payne. The film is best known for a one-take shot of an overpass jump and its two stars making out on a rolling floor panel in the LAX runway. Keanu Reeves stars in, for ten points, what action film about a bus that will explode if it doesn't slow down to under 50 miles an hour?
Answer: Speed
9. The film Three Girls About Town ends with most of the cast doing this to Charity Banner. John and Patrick Wayne give each other hard metal objects to help do this action at two points in McClintock!, and Nick Charles does this while saying "This'll show you the power of the press!" in The Thin Man Goes Home. Also ending Act I of Kiss Me, Kate, this act concludes Amanda’s rubdown session in Adam's Rib and is done by Peter Warne after Ellie Andrews claims her father was a “great piggy-backer” in It Happened One Night. A more recent example occurs as one character reads a letter to Mr. Garvey that Edward Grey finds unacceptably error-ridden. For ten points, name this act notably performed on Maggie Gyllenhaal in Secretary, a form of corporal punishment.
ANSWER: spanking
10. He was cited in an ESPN report about college coaches and agents looking into extremely young players; that report cited a newspaper article calling him a phenom at age 13. During that seventh grade year, he scored 27 points in his debut for the Rose Hill Christian Academy's varsity team. He moved to Cincinatti with his spiritual grandfather Dwaine Barnes and won two Mr. Basketball titles in Ohio before moving to Huntington, West Virginia and signing a letter of intent to play under Tim Floyd. In his only collegiate season, he led his team to an NCAA berth before losing to fellow phenom Michael Beasley in the first round. The victim of a controversy surrounding payment from the Bill Davis Agency and the subject of a trade that saw Mike Miller sent to the Timberwolves, for ten points, identify this one-time USC Trojan and current Memphis Grizzlies shooting guard.
Answer: Ovington J'Anthony “O.J.” Mayo
11. This film's protagonist frequently hangs at a coffee shop with characters played by Kal Penn, Nick Swardson, and Keili Lefkovitz, and he claims that he could “tell you stories, make your caterer cry.” Kal Penn's character complains of lemon-scented aromatherapy candles in an early scene, and in the final scene Hadji wields a Stinger rocket launcher with four missiles. The protagonist's ignorance of any real danger allows him to get in good with Tec, though he shoots himself in the foot, leading Tec to think that Shondra is giving him head. The plot begins after the protagonist attempts to support his father's campaign with an unexpected, lame rap performance, leading to that gubernatorial candidate to have his campaign manager hire Sean and PJ to reform him, arranging his kidnapping. For 10 points, identify this hilarious movie about B-Rad's introduction to life on the streets in a certain city.
ANSWER: Malibu's Most Wanted
12. Two spots in this crew transitioned for a short while before settling with Scorpio and Raheim. One member criticized a friend by saying that he, in his new job in the Army, would go “hip/hop/hip/hop” in an early rap battle, giving the genre a name; another is credited with being the first rapper to call himself an MC. That member took over the group as one member departed for a solo career and caught fame for songs that upped Jesse Jackson's political career as well an the ironic party anthem cum anti-cocaine rhyme, 1983's “White Lines (Don't Do It!)” Most of this group's records ignored the works of its DJ leader, who gained prominence through his namesake adventures “on the Wheels of Steel.” Notably absent from their biggest hit, 1982's “The Message,” for ten points identify this rap crew that rhymed over beats by Grandmaster Flash.
Answer: The Furious Five (accept “Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five,” prompt on “Grandmaster Flash”)
13. Wikipedia calls him the most highly recruited two-sport athlete from his region since CFL legend Tom Clements. His statement that the NBA would keep him from getting “beat up as much” led Jamie Dixon to push for him to stay in-state to play basketball at Pitt. Rich Rodriquez's move from West Virginia reportedly increased his interest in Michigan, which would have seen him play with cousin Toney Clemons. In addition to leading an offense that scored a Pennsylvania-record 860 points in 2007 at Jeanette High School, he became the first quarterback in state history to pass and rush for over 4,000 yards. He combined for 92 yards in a September 13 loss that saw his team drop from #5 to #14 in ESPN polls before throwing four touchdowns in his first start against Troy. For ten points, identify this quarterback who replaced Todd Boeckman as the head of The Ohio State offense in 2008.
Answer: Terrelle Pryor
14. Chris Romero tried to edit out stuff or something, leaving a “-d” in its announcement thread. One person involved with it praised Shady Side’s attitude and performance during it, and the author of one post preempts a mention of it, stating that he could only “beg forgiveness” in USC’s position. A proxy account spares blame on “Shorter College”, and, with one post to date, points to an Irina Prozorov question with one unique clue. A portrait of Nicholas II was posted by a proxy who conflates three Russia Alexanders, much like a tossup in this tournament. Subtitled “Crime on Goat Island” and seen as ironic in light of its co-director’s panning of a Sword Bowl in the same year, for 10 points, name this horribly conceived tournament directed by Eric Kwartler and Jerry Vinokurov and played at Carnegie Mellon.
ANSWER: ECSO [or East Coast Summer Open: Crime on Goat Island]
15. One of his works depicts the homosexual affair of Josif and Ansset, the latter of whom is trained in the title profession, Songmaster, though he has sought to reclaim his religious credentials in Sarah, Rebekah, and other novels from his “Women of Genesis” series. A better-known series involves the escaped slave Arthur Stuart, who is befriended by a seventh son of a seventh son of the colonial American West in works like Red Prophet. He’s best-known for a series that includes the tale of Gloriously Bright and shows the adverse effects of the descolada virus on the piggies of Lusitania, solved by the Speaker for the Dead. For 10 points, name this creator of Alvin Maker, as well as Peter, Valentine, and Andrew Wiggin from Ender’s Game.
ANSWER: Orson Scott Card
16. This film opens with a monologue by an unseen member of the Constantinople black market who never is identified or involved in the plot. Its protagonist is mocked by Mr. Crabbin for invoking Zane Grey during an unplanned speech on the modern novel after running from Baron Kurtz, who had killed the porter and Harbin to cover up the existence of its title character. At its close, the protagonist watches Anna Schmidt walk wordlessly past him in response to his betrayal of the penicillin scheme of its villain, who had said he thought of “people” no more than governments did and that Italy under the Borgias had produced far more than 500 years of peace in Switzerland. Featuring a zither score, name, for 10 points, this film where Joseph Cotton searches for Orson Welles’ Harry Lime in post-war Vienna.
Answer: The Third Man
17. This team is known for running satirical advertising on its players, including one comparing an infielder to Dudley Do-Right and one with the pitching staff singing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" under the direction of pitching coach Rick Anderson. They were nearly sold by owner Carl Pohlad in 1997 and were among the teams slated for contraction during the 2002 season. 2006 saw players from this team win both the AL batting title and the MVP award, as well as the emergence of Francisco Liriano, while their greatest successes came in 1987 and 1991 when they won the World Series under the leadership of players like Kent Hrbek and Kirby Puckett. For ten points, name this AL Central team managed by Ron Gardenhire and led by catcher Joe Mauer and first baseman Justin Morneau.
Answer: MinnesotaTwins (accept either)
18. One movie recently filmed in this nation is German Volker Schlondorf’s Ulzhan; another is the recent festival darling The Gift of Stalin. Its most famous director filmed a work about Mansur’s attempts to unite its tribes, Nomad, and a film in which the title character communes with an omnipresent wolf, marries Borte, and backstabs blood-brother Taichar to become Khan, Mongol. We ignorant Americans, knowing little of Rusteem Abdrashav and Sergei Bodrov, probably know it best for its potassium exports, abundant pubic hair, its national anthem's claim that "all other countries are run by little girls," and a man who abducted Pamela Anderson during a 2007 "cultural expedition" to “make benefit” this “glorious nation.” For 10 points, name this Central Asian home of Borat.
ANSWER: The Republic of Kazakhstan
19. One strip of this comic features a deer with a laser eye, while in another, a priest yells “Sons of the most high” before going to the emergency room. In one strip, the Lyles constant is “BOOBS”, and another sees a dead turtle after its owner is interrupted from “Taking Care of Your Turtle” by a declaration of “Let’s do it and never stop”. More well-known strips feature a boy praying to have his grandfather come alive for one more day, only for him to be lying in his grave; Sgt. Grumbles eating honey; and a spanking line initiated by the word “weeaboo”. Often featuring people with completely round heads and no nose, for 10 points, name this semiretired webcomic drawn by Nicholas Gurewitch named after a church in Maine.