F.O.G.H.A.T. 2005: Fool for the City
Packet #2
§ Based on a theme by Jeremy White
§ Toss-ups and Bonus by Jeremy White
Toss-ups
1. Putting dot com after this vehicle’s name forms the URL for a website presenting a “Kama Sutra” for them. Dan Veber pushed a model of one onto Stan Smith during an episode of American Dad. They were first seen supporting an arctic assault by their larger counterparts. Their cabin’s exterior includes three laser turrets, armor plating that is ineffective when struck by logs and an access hatch through which Chewbacca was able to commandeer one. For ten points, name this two-legged vehicle in The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi.
Answer: Scout Walker or AT-ST or All-Terrain Scout Transport (URL is scoutwalker.com)
2. The makers of this game have licensed others to publish Mormon and Old Testament themed versions that replace the titular location with Zarahemla and Canaan respectively. Historical scenarios like Troy, The Great Wall, Cheops and Alexander the Great can be played with it and a “Cities and Knights” package is available. For ten points, name this Klaus Teuber invented game that also offers a Seafarers expansion that splits up the titular island.
Answer: Settlers of Cataan
3. This play debuted on a February 1957 episode of Playhouse 90 and opened on Broadway in October of 1959. On South Park, Gobbles and Timmy starred in a musical adaptation of it featuring an opening song about 1800s Alabama and a showstopper about water. Anne Bancroft won a Best Actress Tony for its first Broadway run and a Best Actress Oscar for reprising her role in the Arthur Penn directed film version. For ten points, name this play adapted into a 1962 film that starred Patty Duke as Helen Keller.
Answer: The Miracle Worker
4. She received her title in China from Lao Ma who healed her legs, which had been broken by order of Julius Caesar. During her first trip to Japan, she inadvertently caused a fire that killed 40,000 people in Higuchi, the same village in which she would die years later after battling the samurai army of the evil ghost Yodoshi. For ten points, name this character who atoned for past evils by fighting for good with her chakram of darkness and her companion Gabrielle.
Answer: Xena: Warrior Princess
5. In 1987, he sued The Daily Mail for libel for reporting he slept with a prostitute, but in 2000, he withdrew from the race for mayor of London after he was accused of perjury for fabricating an alibi in that suit. The resulting four-year sentence inspired his three-volume non-fiction work, A Prison Diary. His novels include Twelve Red Herrings, Shall We Tell the President?, The Fourth Estate and his best-selling work, which was adapted into a 1985 CBS mini-series starring Sam Neill and Peter Strauss. For ten points, name this author of Kane and Abel.
Answer: Jeffrey Archer
6. It was the penultimate song in Joan Baez’s Woodstock set and the title track of The Staple Singers’ second album. Beyoncé’s version appears on the The Fighting Temptations soundtrack and Eric Clapton recorded it for There’s One in Every Crowd. Parliament’s “Mothership Connection (Star Child)” includes a snippet of it and asks the title vehicle to “Let me ride.” For ten points, name this spiritual about something “coming for to carry me home.”
Answer: Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
7. This 2003 film prominently features performances by a stomp dance troupe called Stripes and revives a character first played on screen by Shintaro Katsu. The plot involves O-Kinu and O-Sei, two geishas who seek revenge on the Ginzo gang with the help of the title character, a professional masseuse and gambler. For ten points, name this Takeshi Kitano film presenting a 21st Century update on the Japanese film character who is a sight impaired Samurai.
Answer: The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi
8. In 1961, she was backed by Langston George, Edward Patten and her brother Merald on a top ten hit called “Every Beat of My Heart.” Her Motown tenure produced hits with “Friendship Train” and the original version of “I Heard it Through the Grapevine,” but her biggest hits came after she left Motown, like “Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me” and her only number one. For ten points, name this singer who sang “Midnight Train to Georgia” backed by the Pips.
Answer: Gladys Knight
9. In 1966, he was hired by the St. Louis Blues to be Lynn Patrick’s assistant and he became the team’s head coach two years later. He was out of the league in 1989 when Lynn Patrick’s son Craig hired him for Pittsburgh’s front office, but he returned to the bench when Bob Johnson was stricken with cancer and led the Penguins to a Stanley Cup. For ten points, name this man who retired as coach of the Red Wings in 2002 after winning a ninth Stanley Cup.
Answer: William Scott “Scotty” Bowman
10. The female characters in this series included storekeeper Milly Scott and Hattie Denton, who was played by Hope Summers. Paul Fix played Micah Torrence, the apparently incompetent Marshall of North Fork. Former Mouseketeer Johnny Crawford played the son of title character Lucas McCain, who reportedly could fire a specially modified Winchester in three-tenths of a second. For ten points, name this 50s and 60s Western starring Chuck Connors.
Answer: The Rifleman
11. It begins with twelve tracks of silence and ends with a hidden cover of Cheech and Chong’s “Earache My Eye.” This follow-up to Life is Peachy features a songwriting collaboration with Fred Durst called “All in the Family” and showcases the guitar work of Head and Munky. For ten points, name this 1998 breakthrough album for Korn that includes “Freak on a Leash.”
Answer: Follow the Leader
12. It has been held 105 times and resulted in seven ties and 49 wins for each competitor. The 1943 edition at Michie Stadium was the last time it was not held at a neutral site. Philadelphia is the most common site with Lincoln Financial Field hosting the last two and, appropriately, Veterans Stadium hosting eight in the 90s. For ten points, the Commander in Chief Trophy may be decided by what annual gridiron contest between two service academies?
Answer: Army Navy Game (accept West Point vs. Naval Academy or equivalents)
13. Its pilot movie featured the title character being hired by a New Mexico hotel owner and the first regular episode guest starred Tom Skerritt as the perpetrator of a rodeo robbery. It ended in 1976, but the title character returned for a 1980 TV movie. The lead occasionally crossed over to another Quinn Martin show, Barnaby Jones, and often needed repairs for his Lincoln Continental. For ten points, name this detective series that starred William Conrad.
Answer: Cannon
14. When this station wagon was introduced in 1965, it was distinguishable from regular F-85 wagons by the glass roof that gave the great view emphasized by its name. The most famous example of one was once sold following inadvertent pot brownie consumption and its battery once died on the way to a Todd Rundgren show. For ten points, name this Oldsmobile wagon that was driven by Eric Forman on That 70s Show.
Answer: Vista Cruiser
15. This 1976 album ends with the untitled mess of noise that follows “Do You Love Me?” The band that made it lip-synced three of its tracks on a Paul Lynde Halloween special, namely “King of the Nighttime World,” “Detroit Rock City” and the ballad that became its most famous track. For ten points, name this Kiss album that features “Shout it Out Loud” and “Beth.”
Answer: Destroyer
16. This character’s wife Marissa, played by Perry Reeves, is upset when he tells a marriage counselor that he spent a recent Olive Garden meal trying to guess the color of the waitress’ panties. Since he has a big Saturday trip to Home Depot and possibly Bed Bath and Beyond planned, he intends not to drink at Mitchapalooza, but several funnel hits later he is streaking down the street. For ten points, name this character from Old School played by Will Ferrell.
Answer: “Frank the Tank” and/or Franklin and/or Richard
17. Inspired by recent world affairs, a sportswriter coined this term in 1919 to describe the technique of Carl Mays. Ted Abernathy won two Sporting News NL Fireman of the Year Awards using it. Modern practitioners include Chad Bradford and Byung Hyun Kim. For ten points, name this naval inspired term for a style of throwing a baseball that is hard on the knuckles but proved successful for Kent Tekulve and Dan Quisenbury.
Answer: Submarine delivery or pitch
18. Members of this group who are severely injured in battle can become pilots of vehicles called Dreadnoughts. A psychic librarian and an apothecary accompany each 1,000-member chapter, which are mostly composed of infantry, scouts and elite Terminator companies, who can teleport directly into combat. Some of their fiercest enemies are traitorous former members that fell under the influence of the Chaos Gods. For ten points, name these genetically modified soldier monks that serve the Imperium in Warhammer 40,000.
Answer: Space Marines
19. This series’ first season ended with Diego Sanchez and Forrest Griffin crowned as its two winners. In the first episode, competitors were split into teams chosen by and named for Chuck Liddell and Randy Couture. Each episode ended with a member of each team fighting in The Octagon to avoid expulsion form the training center. For ten points, name this Spike TV series hosted by Willa Ford featuring men fighting for a chance at a UCF contract.
Answer: The Ultimate Fighter
20. It opened in 1980, replaced Archbold Stadium and ironically is not air-conditioned. Its rafters grew more crowded in 2005 as the late Wilmeth Sidat-Singh’s number 19 was retired and hung next to previous basketball honorees Dave Bing, Sherman Douglas, Vic Hanson and Pearl Washington. In November, its rafters will be graced by football number 44, which will honor three All-Americans: Floyd Little, Ernie Davis and Jim Brown. For ten points, name this building that is the site of home lacrosse, football and men’s basketball games at Syracuse.
Answer: Carrier Dome
21. This film’s heroes are testing the Talon when Captain Cummings, played by Sam Shepard, introduces new team member “Edi”, an “Extreme Deep Invader” developed as part of the Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle program. After a lightning strike, Edi begins to act erratically. For ten points, name this 2005 bomb starring Jessica Biel and Jamie Foxx.
Answer: Stealth
22. This television program shares its name with a classroom magazine launched in 2001. Peter Arnett was fired from it for giving an interview to Iraqi television while filming for its “Inside Shock and Awe” episode. Recent episodes investigated Hogzilla and Elephant Rage. For ten points, name this Lisa Ling hosted documentary program once presented in “Ultimate” form on MSNBC that is now the flagship program of the National Geographic Channel.
Answer: National Geographic Explorer
Bonus
1. For ten points, name the collegiate alma mater of the following current Seattle SuperSonics.
a. Ray Allen
Answer: Connecticut
b. Rick Brunson
Answer: Temple University
c. Mateen Cleaves
Answer: Michigan State University
2. Answer these questions about business news programs for ten points each.
a. The CNN business news show Moneyline morphed into an eponymous show for what long-time Moneyline host?
Answer: Lou Dobbs
b. If you like Republican propaganda peppered with an occasional business story, then the show for you is Your World hosted by what VP of Business News at Fox News?
Answer: Neil Cavuto
c. This public radio program broadcasts from LA and is heard in a Morning Report version and an afternoon show hosted by David Brown.
Answer: Marketplace
3. For five points each, name the six best reasons that Michael Bay should be prevented from making any more movies, or in other words, name the six films that credit him as director.
Answer: Bad Boys, The Rock, Armageddon, Pearl Harbor, Bad Boys II, The Island
4. Name these singles by Tom Petty and/or the Heartbreakers from lyrics for ten points each.
a. “There is no sense in pretending. Your eyes give you away. Something inside you is feeling like I do. We’ve said all there is to say.”
Answer: Breakdown
b. “You got a heart so big, it could crush this town, but I can’t hold out forever.”
Answer: Walls
c. “I know what’s right. I got just one life in a world that keeps on pushing me around.”
Answer: I Won’t Back Down
5. Name these television series that featured the acting talents of Robin Givens for ten points each.
a. Givens made a guest-starring role on this series as Denise’s sociology classmate on whom Theo developed a crush.
Answer: The Cosby Show
b. On this series, Givens played Darlene Merriman, a classmate of Jawaharlal and Arvid.
Answer: Head of the Class
c. This 1995 CBS legal drama starred Givens, Annabeth Gish and Patricia Wettig.
Answer: Courthouse
6. Name these rooms found on the Clue board for ten points each.
a. The Lounge has a secret passage to what room?
Answer: Conservatory
b. What room is moved to the center of the board for the travel version of Clue?
Answer: Billiard Room
c. The Billiard Room gets booted to the center on the travel board because one side of the board is crowded with four rooms. Besides the Billiard Room, what other room on a standard Clue board sits between the Conservatory and Study?
Answer: Library
7. Name these musical acts hailing from Tulsa, Oklahoma for ten points each.