NPMTSIX:The Nickening

Tossups (1)Edited by Greg Poulos

1) She is so stupid that it takes her 2 hours to watch 60 minutes. She is so poor that burglars break into her house and leave money. Furthermore, she is so ugly that just after she was born, her mother said "What a treasure!" and her father said "Yes, let's go bury it." And of course, she is so old that her social security number is 1. For ten points, name this woman who is famously fat – so fat, in fact, that when she wears a yellow raincoat, people shout"Taxi!" and when she sits around the house, she sits around the house.

Answer: Yo' Momma (Accept “Your Mom”, “My momma”, “My mom”, or reasonable variants.)

2) For your answer, either the singular or plural form of the word is acceptable. It is the name of the eighth song on the Islands album “Return to the Sea”, which starts with the line: “In trouble with the dogs.” It is also the name of 1997 film starring Tommy Lee Jones and Anne Heche that takes place in Los Angeles. Scientologists believe that the evil despot Xenu utilized them to kill the billions of aliens who were “overpopulating” the Galactic Confederacy, and one is featured prominently on the cover of L. Ron Hubbard's “Dianetics”. For ten points, name the geologic phenomenon that confounds Jimmy Buffett, since he doesn't know where he's gonna go when it blows.

Answer: Volcano (Accept “Volcanoes”)

3) He has claimed that FedEx founder Fred Smith is one of biggest threats currently facing America, and that bears are “godless killing machines without a soul”. He has also referred to himself as a “poorly informed, high-status idiot.” Famously, he coined the word “truthiness”, defined as “the quality by which a person purports to know something emotionally or instinctively, without regard to evidence or to what the person might conclude from intellectual examination.” For 10 points, name this man whose eponymous “Report” (pronounced with a silent “T”) on Comedy Central parodies political pundits like Bill O'Reilly, and features segments like “Better Know a District” and “The Wørd”.

Answer: Stephen Tyrone Colbert

4) The first name is the same. The name of Cingular Wireless's logo. Lawyer who recently went on record saying, “Nobody shoots anybody in the face unless you’re a hit man or a video gamer.” Fictional boy who grows up 4 times faster than normal. Actor who starred in The Apartment and The Odd Couple. Tom Clancy's heroic investment banker-turned-CIA analyst-turned-president. Hard-nosed CIA-agent dad of Syndey Bristow. For ten points, give the first name shared by all these people and characters, also the first name of agent Bauer, the ass kicking hero of the television series 24, played by Kiefer Sutherland.

Answer: Jack

[David Reinstein]5) What team includes Jia Perkins, Chelsea Newton, and Brooke Wyckoff? Coached by

Dave Cowens, their greatest achievement has been defeating Charlotte, which stands as the only victory in team history. For ten points, name this WNBA franchise located in Chicago.

Answer: Chicago Sky

[David Reinstein]6) It is the jersey number of goalie Curtis Joseph and is also the year in which Sejanus's

treachery was discovered by Tiberius. In astronomy, it is used to refer to the Andromeda Galaxy. It is also the third Mersenne prime and can be written in binary without using any zeros. Used as the Griffin house number on Spooner Street in Family Guy, it is not found in the Fibonacci sequence and generally is not considered to be a perfect square. For ten points, name this lucky prime in the low 30s.

Answer: 31

[John Chouinard]7) His most famous creations were in actuality co-created with artists Steve Ditko and Jack

Kirby. This man – “the man” according to his nickname – has been involved in the creation of countless characters, including: Dr. Donald Blake, Tony Stark, Stephen Strange, Reed and Susan Richards, Matthew Murdock, and Hank McCoy. Two of this octogenarian's most well-known characters, however, are James Howlett, a mutant whose wounds heal uncannily quickly, and Peter Parker, an amazing teenager who likes to climb walls. For ten points, name this man, famous for creating tormented superheroes such as Spider-Man and the Incredible Hulk, and who is the de facto face of Marvel Comics.

Answer: Stan "The Man" Lee

[David Reinstein]9) This three word phrase was coined in 1986 by Nathan Cobb. It is often associated with

the songs Dirty Water, Cowboy Up, and Sweet Caroline, and it refers to people who are fascinated by Bill Lee, Sam Horn, Rich Garces, and Jonathan Papelbon. There are millions of people who belong, with some of the notable ones including Carrie Underwood, Stephen King, and Ben Affleck. Name this incredibly annoying phrase used to describe a group of baseball fans who particularly enjoyed the 2004 season.

Answer: Red Sox Nation

10) The lead guitarist for this band was voted “most double jointed” in high school. How do we know so much about Joe Trohman? That factoid wasn't on Wikipedia, that's for sure. It's because he's in Nick Poulos's Trevia. This band has been parodied online for its difficult-to-understand lyrics, and general emo-ness, but that doesn't make us think any less of these hometown boys. Okay, well, maybe it does. Still, for ten points name this band led by Pete Wentz, with singles “Sugar, We're Going Down” and “Dance, Dance” off of their recent album, From Under the Cork Tree.

Answer: Fall Out Boy

[Blair Nathan]11) This song debuted in 2001 and was first performed on a comedy program titled

Adventures of a Laughing Dog. The song makes fun of several subjects, including boy bands, corporate anthems, and optimism in the face of broad economic stagnation. The name of band that performs it is Green Leaves in English, probably due to the fact that the group's singers all prance about naked save for strategically placed oversized fig leaves. For ten points, take a guess at this song. After all, [moderator can sing here] “it’s so easy, happy go lucky...”

Answer: Yatta!

12) This question is kind of a pity,simply because it's so shitty.The answer's a typeOf poetic tripe,But you might also say it's a city.

Answer: Limerick

[Blair Nathan]13) Born in Montreal in 1931, this elder actor has been well-known for decades. Having

recently passed a kidney stone, he sold it for $75,000 to GoldenPalace.com and donated the money to charity. More familiarly, he has starred in countless television roles, including: the classic Twilight Zone episode, “Nightmare at 20,000 Feet”, TJ Hooker, and Rescue 911. Perhaps the consummate moment of this individual’s career came in 1978, when, at the Sci-Fi Awards show, he half-sang, “She packed my bags last night, pre-flight...” Or maybe it was that Captain Kirk thing he did on Star Trek. One of the two.

Answer: William Shatner

[Mike Arroyo]14) A recent study conducted for Dateline found that this fast food chain is the dirtiest in the

country. Some of this chain's more recent advertising campaigns have featured Darius Rucker of Hootie and the Blowfish singing a jingle to the tune of “Big Rock Candy Mountain”, a nu metal band called Coq Roq that wears chicken masks, a smarmy self-help guru named Dr. Angus, and a terrifying man in a giant plastic mask. For ten points, name this chain that should really get together with Dairy Queen one of these days and produce some princely fast food royalty.

Answer: Burger King

[Elyse Apantaku]15) Running gags in this series include squirrels, hobos, bees, dogs, pigs, moose, meat, the

squeedlyspooch, filth, doom, and Scary Monkeys. The tone and feel of this show are similar to series like Squee!, Happy Noodle Boy, and Johnny the Homicidal Maniac; not too surprising, considering they all share the same creator. The show's plot mainly deals with the misadventures of a narcissistic megalomaniac bent on world domination; his cute, albeit demented, robotic sidekick; and his arch-nemesis, a huge-headed boy obsessed with the paranormal and supernatural. For ten points, what is this series that features characters like Gaz, Dib, Gir, and the titular tiny green Irken invader?

Answer: Invader Zim

[Elyse Apantaku]16) Some of this British musical artist's more dismal-sounding song titles include “I’m

Gonna Get Me a Gun”, “Blackness of the Night”, “But I Might Die Tonight”, “The Hurt”, and “I Love My Dog”. His music is also prominently featured in the black comedy Harold and Maude. Born in 1948 as Stephen Demetre Georgiou, he converted to Islam and changed his name to Yusef Islam in 1976 after nearly drowning in Malibu. He made the news again in 2004 after he was placed on the no-fly list and subsequently denied entry into the country. For ten points name this singer-songwriter, Elyse’s favorite musician, whose more popular songs include “Oh Very Young”, “Moonshadow”, “Morning Has Broken”, “Father and Son”, and “Wild World”.

Answer: Cat Stevens

17) According to Wikipedia, this comedian, an avid gamer, was once contacted by Nintnedo and assured that “if there ever is a live action Pokémon movie made he'd be their first, last and only choice to play Professor Oak.” Better known for his work in film and television, an early big break was starring in a Happy Days spinoff series following the exploits of an Orkan alien who comes to earth in a giant egg. Though he is often caricatured as being unable to control his wild improvisations and impersonations, he has repeatedly proved his acting chops in such films as Insomnia, One Hour Photo, and Good Will Hunting. For ten points, name this comedian who, despite the reviews that are out for RV, really is very funny.

Answer: Robin Williams

18) (Note to moderator: say italicized words as haughtily and snottily as possible, invoking a British accent if necessary.) John Berendt. Harry Blackmun. Nicholas Kristof. Andrew Weil. Tom Lehrer. Michael Crichton. Crown Princess Masako. John Updike. Matt Damon. Natalie Portman. And now, Gregory Poulos. All these people have at one point been members of Lowell House, an elite residential college at this prestigious American institution. For ten points, name this extremely distinguished and aristocratic university in Cambridge, MA.

Answer: Harvard University

1) Its light of recent controversy surrounding this device's name, the folks at Penny Arcade optimistically pointed out that things could be worse: it could have been named “vagina”. The official explanation, though, is that the name emphasizes how this device is for everyone. The name also utilizes a unique spelling, which supposedly evokes this upcoming console's unique motion-sensitive controller. Many people are unconvinced, however, and question the decision to change this upcoming console's away name from the “Revolution”. For ten points, give the name of Nintendo's “next-generation” console, which happens to be a homophone not only for the English nominative first person pronoun, but also for a slang term that refers to the male genitalia.

Answer: Nintendo Wii (Pronounced like “we”)

2) Their technical name is Artemia salina. In the episode of Samurai Jack titled “Jack under the Sea”, they helped Jack search for an ancient underwater time portal. In an episode of South Park titled“The Simpsons Already Did It”, Cartman raises a civilization of these creatures in the hopes of becoming worshiped by them as a god. For ten points, give the common name for these creatures, first marketed in 1957 by Harold von Braunhut as "Instant Life”, which unfortunately for Cartman happen to be run-of-the-mill brine shrimp – not a race of super-intelligent humanoid sea-dwellers as depicted on the packaging.

Answer: Sea-Monkeys

[Mike Arroyo]3) Since this team began playing in 1980, one member has been sent to the Hall of Fame,

forward Alex English. This year, they finished the season with an impressive 60 wins and 22 losses, enough to qualify them as fourth seed in the 2006 NBA playoffs. Among their personnel are guard Jason Terry, forward Keith Van Horn, team captain Dirk Nowitzki, and head coach Avery Johnson. For ten points, name this team that qualified for the 2006 NBA Finals for the first time, and will be playing on their home court in Dallas tomorrow evening.

Answer: Dallas Mavericks

[Blair Nathan]4) Fraser Canyon Gold Rush. John A Macdonald. Quiet Revolution. Rebellions of 1837.

Robert Borden. Universal health care. RCMP. Pierre Trudeau. Labrador. Bay of Fundy. CN Tower. Athabasca Tar Sands. NAFTA. For ten points, all of these terms are associable with which nation, the world’s second largest and our friendly neighbor to the north?

Answer: Canada

5) Criss Angel has publicly challenged him, claiming to be able to match any stunt or trick he might like to perform on live television. Powerful words, considering the impressive feats of this man. Indeed, his abilities are so great that Jesus had to call upon the Super Best Friends to defeat him, resulting in an epic battle between a giant stone versions of Abraham Lincoln and John Wilkes Booth. But aside from South Park, he has become notorious for such stunts as encasing himself in ice, being buried alive, and living in a giant plexiglass box suspended over London. For ten points, name this street illusionist who recently almost drowned after submerging himself in a giant transparent water-filled sphere in New York City.

Answer: David Blaine

[David Reinstein]6) It refers to a Theatre of Tragedy album, a mixed martial arts fighting system, an AIDS

information network, a virus scanner, and a Unix variant. It is often associated with Bast from Egyptian mythology and Fafnir from Norse mythology. Taken from the Greek word for goatskin, it supposedly came from Nanas, a Gorgon who took care of Zeus. For ten points, name this object often lent by Zeus to Athena, who used it as a shield.

Answer: Aegis

[Mike Arroyo]7) This band recently formed in a Las Vegas suburb by longtime friends, and they started

off by only covering Blink-182 songs. Despite having never played live, they tried signing with a major label by leaving numerous comments on Pete Wentz’s LiveJournal page. It worked, and their debut album A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out includes such aptly-titled songs as “London Beckoned Songs About Money Written by Machines” and “There's a Good Reason these Tables Are Numbered, Honey, You Just Haven't Thought of It Yet.” For ten points, name the group who cracked the Billboard charts with “The Only Difference Between Martyrdom and Suicide Is Press Coverage.”

Answer: Panic! at the Disco

8) In 1976, Louis Farese made history by shouting the phrase, “Buy an umbrella, you cheap bitch!” at the screen during a showing of this movie at the Waverly Theater in New York. Though Peter Hinwood was cast in the title role, this film is probably better known for featuring Barry Bostwick as Brad, Meat Loaf as Eddie, Tim Curry as Dr. Frank-N-Furter, and Susan Sarandon as Janet, the character at whom Mr. Farese's angry comment was directed. For ten points, take a Time Warp back to Transsexual Transylvania and give me the name of this king (or is it queen?) of cult films, famous for midnight showings where it is customary for fans to throw toast, water, toilet paper, hot dogs, and rice at the screen.

Answer: The Rocky Horror Picture Show

9) This man began his major league career with the Louisville Colonels of the National League, playing with them until the team was merged with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1900. On the pirates, he went on to win the National League batting crown 8 times, and at the time he retired he was the league record holder in career hits, doubles, triples, runs, RBI, stolen bases, and games played. One of the first five inductees into the Baseball Hall of Fame, this player also has the honor of being the subject of the most valueable baseball trading card in existence. For ten points, name this man, nicknamed “the Flying Dutchman” and considered by many to have been the greatest shortstop ever to play in the majors.

Answer: Honus Wagner

[Charlie Sido]10) When the boogeyman goes to sleep everynight, he checks his closet for this man. Jeeves

asks him questions. He can speak braille. His tears cure cancer -- too bad he never cries. He once walked down the street with an erection and there were no survivors. He refers to himself in the fourth person. This man does not sleep -- he waits. There is no chin under his beard, only another fist. For ten points, name this man whose notoriety skyrocketed after Conan O'Brien installed a "Walker, Texas Ranger Lever" on his show.

Answer: Chuck Norris

[Dan White]11) Currently interred in Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville, Kentucky, many might be

surprised to learn that this one-time insurance salesman founded his famous franchise in Salt Lake City in 1952. Although he sold his franchise to investors in 1964, he appeared as its spokesperson on TV well into the 1970s, and his likeness is still featured on the company's packaging to this day. Known in Japan as “Mister Fried Chicken”, his secret recipe of eleven herbs and spices remains one of the best kept secrets in the biz. For ten points, name this founder and mascot of Kentucky Fried Chicken.

Answer: Colonel Harland David Sanders

[David Reinstein]12) This site is home of the Xanadu Project, a huge mall and entertainment center proposed

by the Mills Corporation. Once completed, it will house the River Dogs lacrosse team and Cliff Hawks minor league baseball team. It currently houses the Brendan Byrne Arena, which has been renamed Continental Airlines Arena, a racetrack known as The Big M, and a football stadium named after one of the two NFL teams that play there. It is located in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

Answer: The Meadowlands Sports Complex (do not accept Giants Stadium)

[Cliff Chang]13) Minor characters include Deirdre, the drug addict; Felicia Huber, sister of a

neighborhood snoop; and the gay son Andrew. The first season involves skeletons, kidnapping, and heroin. The introduction to this TV show features an apple and a fig leaf, and is narrated by a dead member of the title group, Mary Alice Young, who commits suicide in the first episode. Arguably the biggest success of the 2004-2005 TV season, it helped breath life into ABC's flagging lineup. Starring Felicity Huffman, Nicollette Sheridan, Teri Hatcher, Marcia Cross, and Eva Longoria, for ten points name this series that follows the dire lives of the women of Wisteria Lane.

Answer: Desperate Housewives

[Mike Arroyo]14) JD Salinger, Neil Simon, Charlie Rose, Ethan Hawke, Anne Hathaway, Burt Lancaster,

John Cusack, Angelina Jolie, Woody Allen, and Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen. All of the above attended this critically-acknowledged university, but none of them were able to graduate. For 10 points, name the Greenwich Village institution.

Answer: New York University

15) In 2001, after being inspired by Sean Connery's performance in a preview for the film Finding Forrester, Max Goldberg registered a domain name and devised this new kind of web site, planting the seed for a new internet meme. Since then, countless variations on this theme have appeared: one especially popular variation has resulted by combining this unique design style with Darth Vader's infamous cry of agony from the end of Star Wars Episode III. Perhaps the most well-known of these features a techno remix of Jean-Luc Picard of the USS Enterprise. For ten points, give either the abbreviation or full name often attributed to this style of web page, that features a juxtaposition of a single image along with optional large zooming text and a looping sound file.

Answer: You're The Man Now, Dog!

16) As a cheat code in The Sims, it grants the player unlimited money. Reporter Jerry Thompson is determined to discover its meaning. It is a classic example of the film plot device known as the “MacGuffin”. In Cheers, after the regulars have ruined the ending to his book, Frasier Crane takes revenge on them by revealing what this word refers to. Charles Montgomery Burns's cherished teddy bear Bobo is modeled on it. It is the last utterance of Charles Foster Kane. For ten points, give the word that Peter Griffin is referring to when he says to would-be viewers of Citizen Kane : “It's his sled. It was his sled from when he was a kid. There, I just saved you two long, boobless hours.”

Answer: Rosebud

17) On November 5th, 1955, he was standing on a toilet while trying to hang up a clock, slipped off, and bumped his head. This seemingly innocuous accident turned out to have momentous implications, culminating in his landmark experiment conducted in the parking lot of Hill Valley Mall 30 years later. Indeed, it was this very freak accident that gave him the inspiration for the flux capacitor, which is what makes time travel possible. For ten points, who is this friend of Marty McFly, known for exclaiming colorful phrases like “Jumpin' Jigowatts!” and “Great Scott!”, and brilliantly played by Christopher Lloyd in the Back to the Future Trilogy?

Answer: Dr. Emmett Lathrop “Doc” Brown

18) Note to moderator: It would probably be best to read through the whole question to yourself first.Everyone up! Come on, get out of your seats! (Wait for both teams to get out of their seats.) Okay, now follow me. Leave your stuff behind – we'll be right back. (Lead both teams to the Scrounge. In the case that the Scrounge is inaccessible, lead both teams to any location on the first floor or basement of the school as you see fit. The front entrance, the music building – anything should work. Make sure the game room is accessible from whatever location you choose. We don't want locked doors getting in the way of things.) Alright. When I say “GO!”, and without touching or otherwise hindering anyone else, without getting into trouble, and taking any route as you see fit – make your way back to your buzzer. The first person to buzz in gets 10 points. 3... 2... 1... GO!

Answer: (The scorekeeper must stay put in the room to determine who buzzes in first. Whoever gets the first buzz gets the points.)

Boni

Wikipedia defines “Web 2.0” as “a second generation of services available on the World Wide Web that lets people collaborate and share information online.” Even though everyone in the tech world seems to have their own opinion on what the phrase really means, people generally agree upon a few sites that are good examples of Web 2.0 in action. For 4 points each, name the “Web 2.0-ish” thing given a brief description:

1) According to this technology-oriented news site's FAQ, users “submit stories for review, but rather than allow an editor to decide which stories go on the homepage, the users do.”

2) Run by skinnyCorp, this online t-shirt store lets users to submit their own t-shirt designs and allows visitors to vote for which designs will get printed.

3) This site, recently bought by Yahoo!, touts itself as “almost certainly the best online photo management and sharing application in the world.”

4) Though still in beta and currently closed to new registrations, many are excited about this new “web word processor” which will allow them to share documents instantly and collaborate in real-time. It was recently acquired by Google.

5) This social bookmarking site has an unconventional domain name, or “domain hack”, that combines domain labels to spell out the full "name" of the site – a sort of geeky pun.

Answers: 1) digg.com2) threadless.com3) flickr.com4) writely5) del.icio.us

Who doesn't like Billy Joel? That's right – no one! No one doesn't like Billy Joel. But you know what I like best about Billy Joel's music? The lyrics! So for 5 points each, name the Billy Joel song from the clip:

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Answers: 1) Uptown Girl2) Piano Man3) Allentown4) Scenes from an Italian Restaurant

Everyone likes a good rebus puzzle. For this bonus, decipher the message hidden in the word puzzles. For example, if the puzzle consisted of the word “HEAD” on one line, and then the word “HEELS” on the line immediately below it, the solution to the puzzle would be the phrase “head over heels”. Your team will get 5 points for each puzzle it dechipers.

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Answers: 1) Convincing2) Painless operation3) Mixed metaphor4) Domino

Since some of you are new college students, we're going to have to brush up on your movie quotes. For 4 points apiece, name the film given the quote:

1) “You think that you're too cool for school, but I have a newsflash for you Walter Cronkite... you aren't.”

2) “Wanna know how I know you're gay? Because you like Coldplay.”3) “Nobody makes me bleed my own blood. NOBODY.”4) “Soft mattress? Yeah, it could have been the soft mattress. Or the midnight rape. Or the

nude gay art show that took place in my room last night. One of those three probably contributed to the lack of sleep.”

5) “I love lamp.”

Answers: 1) Zoolander2) The 40 Year Old Virgin3) Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story4) Wedding Crashers5) Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

[John Chouinard]

Superheroes and supervillains are memorable figures. Far less memorable, unfortunately for you, are their mild-mannered, real-world alter-egos. For each regular, stupid, boring ol' name listed below, provide the corresponding superheroic vanquisher of evil supervillainous masters of chaos:

1) Clark Kent2) Otto Octavius3) Jonathan Crane4) Dick Grayson

Answers: 1) Superman2) Dr. Octopus (Accept “Doc Ock”)3) Scarecrow4) Robin or Nightwing

For 5 points each, identify the following actors who nobody seems to know were also cast members on “Saturday Night Live.”

1) This actor appeared as a featured player between 1985 and 1986, but got fired halfway through the season because he couldn’t stick to the script. Coming from a famous family helped him launch the sitcom My Wife and Kids.

2) This actor also appeared from 1985-86. His recurring role on Ally McBeal and film portrayal of Charlie Chaplin were often overshadowed by his off-and-on drug addiction.

3) She appeared from 1982 to 1985, then disappeared from television before being rediscovered by Larry David a few years later. Currently she stars in The New Adventures of Old Christine.

4) He was a featured player from 1988-89, also coming out of an acting family. Since then he’s had a string of successes on film, including a few movies where he played opposite Robert DeNiro.

Answers: 1) Damon Wayans2) Robert Downey, Jr.3) Julia Louis-Dreyfus4) Ben Stiller

[Blair Nathan] Give the following names for 5 points apiece:

1) This is the first name shared by Garcia Lorca, a Spanish poet, dramatist, and painter, and Fellini, an Italian filmmaker.

2) This man founded General Electric and was known as the Wizard of Menlo Park.

3) This man was the last Afrikaner president of South Africa and was succeeded by Nelson Mandela in 1994.

4) This American educator’s full name is a rough combination of the three above answers. Full name, please.

Answers: 1) Federico2) Thomas Alva Edison3) F.W. de Klerk4) Fredrick Edson Clerk

[Blair Nathan]

Name the following characters from Cowboy Bebop for 5 points each:

1) This man was formerly with the Red Dragon crime syndicate, though now he is a bounty hunter. His archrival is Vicious, and his ex-love is Julia.

2) This female Bebop crewmember is actually from the present day, having been cryogenically frozen for a long time.

3) This former police officer from Ganymede features prominently in the series.4) This character’s name is the same as the German word for “one.”

Answers: 1) Spike Spiegel2) Faye Valentine3) Jet Black4) Ein

[Blair Nathan]We here at the NPMT love goofing around along the language barrier. The following phrases have been translated online from English to traditional Chinese and then back. For 5 points each, tell us the original English input (accept very close variants):

1) A country, under the god, and is just take the freedom as all.2) How many does it spend?3) I am it which is in love withfeel deeply attached to.4) Lives in together, mold independent

Answers: 1) One nation, under God, with liberty and justice for all.2) How much does it cost?3) I'm Loving It4) Live together, die alone

[Mike Arroyo]It’s June, and you know what that means: the holiday season is upon us! For 5 points each, given some of the lyrics, name the non-denominational holiday favorite:

1) There must have been some magic in that old silk hat they found.2) Oh, the weather outside is frightful.3) In the meadow we can build a snowman.4) It’ll nearly be like a picture print by Currier & Ives.

Answer: 1) Frosty the Snowman2) Let It Snow!3) Winter Wonderland4) Sleigh Ride

[Mike Arroyo]For 5 points each, name the classic game show, given a brief description and its current timeslot on the GSN network:

1) Monday through Friday at 4PM. This program was just as popular for its survey questions as it was for its original host, Richard Dawson, who made it his duty to kiss every female contestant.

2) Monday through Friday at 8AM. During the ‘70s, this fill-in-the-blank show made Charles Nelson Reilly a household name.

3) Weekends at 9:30AM. Martin Mull became the headliner after a certain African-American comedienne left this program.

4) Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 9PM. This primetime show hosted by Chuck Woolery should have been a classic, but was canceled after just a year following numerous comparisons to Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.

Answers: 1) Family Feud2) Match Game (accept variants such as “Match Game PM”)3) The Hollywood Squares4) Greed

[David Reinstein]Answer the following four questions about last night's great game and you'll nab yourself 5 points apiece:

1) Who did the White Sox beat?2) Who homered for the Sox in the 2nd inning?3) Who homered in the 8th inning?4) Who was credited with the win?

Answers: 1) Detroit Tigers (accept either part)2) Jermaine Dye3) Alex Cintron4) Brandon McCarthy

[David Reinstein]Oh, the Cubs. Need I say more? For 5 points apiece, identify these Cubs classics:

1) This second baseman committed two errors on a single play on May 26, allowing the tying and winning runs to score on a sacrifice fly.

2) This third baseman had a pop-up bounce off his head to lose a game on May 28 in the 11th inning.

3) In the noggin game, this new pitcher gives up four home runs to the first ten batters he faces.

4) He recently said, "When you hit another grown man, it's never right."

Answers: 1) Neifi Perez2) Aramis Ramirez3) Jae Kuk Ryu4) Michael Barrett

[David Reinstein]Name the Italian explorers. Why? Because I said so. Five points each:

1) MARCO!2) AMERIGO!3) He discovered New York Harbor, a region sometimes called The Narrows.4) He directed the first two Harry Potter movies, as well as the recent film adaptation of the

Broadway hit Rent.

1) Marco Polo2) Amerigo Vespucci3) Giovanni da Verrazzano4) Chris Columbus

[Brian Ginsberg]This bonus concerns the White Sox's performance in the postseason last year. Oh, and by the way, didn't they just perform fantastically last season? Wasn't it great when the White Sox won the World Series? Wasn't that just fantastic? Especially after the Sox had gone for so long without a World Series title. I mean, wow. Just... wow. What an amazing experience for Sox fans everywhere. To have thirsted for a championship for so long, and then, the sheer ecstasy of winning! The sweet smell of success! Having your team pronounced to be indisputably, unequivocally the best in the world! Maybe, just maybe, someday far in the future, Cubs fans will also know this unique and glorious joy. (sigh wistfully) Anyway... where was I? Oh yes – the Sox in the postseason. Anyway, for 5 points each, name (in no particular order) the four White Sox pitchers, each of whom threw a complete game victory in the 2005 American League Championship Series against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.

Answers: José Contreras, Jon Garland, Freddy Garcia, Mark Buehrle

[Blair Nathan]Answer the following questions about British comedian John Cleese, OR ELSE. I'd tell you how many points each part is worth, but I've already told you once. (Note: if anyone else says anything to the contrary, such as, “No you haven't!” simply respond by saying, “Yes I have,” and move on.)

1) On this program, Cleese assumed numerous roles, including that of a man with a pet fish named Eric and that of the Rogue Cheddar cowboy.

2) In this program, Cleese goose steps around his small British seaside hotel, offending his German guests. He also spends a lot of time lecturing the porter, Manuel.

3) This “tale of murder, lust, greed, revenge, and seafood” revolves around a jewel heist and features Jaime Lee Curtis seducing Archie Leach, a lawyer played by Cleese.

4) In this recent film about a diverse group of people vying for the same large sum of money, Cleese plays an eccentric millionaire who initiates the competition.

Answers: 1) Monty Python's Flying Circus2) Fawlty Towers3) A Fish Called Wanda4) Rat Race

[Elyse Apantaku]After last year's NPMT asked players to reenact the epic light-saber duel between Obi-Wan and Anakin, we've decided to tone it down as far as Star Wars goes. Sorry to say, this bonus will be this year's only question directly related to Star Wars. For five points each:

1) The individual who was succeeded by Palpatine as Supreme Chancellor.2) This Dark Lord of the Sith and Leader of the Confederacy of Independent Systems was

one of the Lost Twenty who left the Jedi Order.3) The full name of the actor who played Lando Calrissian. His shares his last name with

the man who composed the soundtrack to the films.4) After being told that he was responsible for the death of his love Padmé, Darth Vader

lets out a heart-wrenching cry of agony and despair. Reenact this angst-ridden cry for a lost love with all your heart and soul, complete with overly dramatic and stiff body movements.

Answers: 1) Finis Valorum2) Darth Tyrannus or Count Dooku (accept either)3) Billy Dee Williams4) (Hopefully you've seen the movie for this one. If not, the basic gist is: they should shout

“NOOOOOOOOO!!!!” in a deep voice, they should stagger forward briefly for a short distance before dropping to their knees, and they should wave their fists aimlessly. If you are unimpressed with the performance, do not hesitate to withhold points. Make the monkeys dance for their banana.)

[Blair Nathan]Though we here at the NPMT usually try to refrain from asking the sorts of questions one might hear in regular tournament play, we find idea of modern-day royalty just so darned cute. In the immortal words of Lieutenant Frank Drebin (of Naked Gun fame): “No matter how silly the idea of having a queen might be to us, as Americans we must be gracious and considerate hosts.” And so, for 5 points each, name these countries’ contemporary monarchs:

1) Thailand2) Norway3) Japan4) Spain

Answers: 1) Bhumibol Adulyadej (Accept Rama IX) the Great2) Harald V3) Akihito4) Juan Carlos I

Don't you just feel the urge to catch 'em all? Well, maybe not all of them, but certainly the original 150. For 4 points each, identify the Pokémon from their picture. No tricks here – they're all from the original Red and Blue games. But that doesn't mean it'll be easy.

HANDOUT

Answers: 1)2)3)4)

Everyone knows that in 1985, a whole bunch of celebrities got together and recorded the song “We Are the World” in order to raise money for Africa. I am going to play five different audio clips from the song for you, and for each clip I want you to tell me which member of that star-studded choir sang the line. You'll get 4 points for each singer you correctly ID.

PLAY MUSIC

Answers: 1) Cyndi Lauper2) Bruce Springsteen (accept “The Boss”)3) Paul Simon4) Willie Nelson5) Michael Jackson

Since some of you are now officially college students, we're going to have to quiz you on your knowledge of indie music. Because, of course, as college students you are now officially obligated to buck the system and must now refuse to buy into the corporate machine. Down with consumerism! Become vegans! Pierce something! That'll show the man. Anyway, you'll get five points for each band you correctly identify from the audio clip. Remember, we want a band name – not song names, and not album names.

PLAY MUSIC

Answers: 1) The Arcade Fire2) The Decemberists3) Neutral Milk Hotel4) The Unicorns

[Nick Poulos]We're throwing this baby into reverse! For five points each, identify the TV show themes. The catch? They're going BACKWARDS!!! WOAAAH!!! (WOAHH!!!!)

PLAY MUSIC

Answers: 1) Law and Order2) Bonanaza3) The Jetsons4) Home Improvement

[Nick Poulos]It is truly a shame that Nick Poulos could not be here with us today. However, I'm sure he will be happy knowing that his passion for geography lives on in us all. In honor of this humble man's singular pursuit of better knowing where stuff is, we dedicate this bonus to him. You will be handed four different topographic map, and your task is to name the feature circled in square-y dots on that map. Five points for each correct answer your team gives.

HANDOUT

Answers: 1) Green Bay Road2) Old Orchard3) The Ravines4) Washburne

[Charlie Sido]For 5 points each, given the aircraft, give me the NATO designation.

1) SR-712) F-143) MiG-294) SA-8

Answers: 1) Blackbird2) Mustang3) Fulcrum4) Gecko

[Mike Arroyo]For 5 points each, given a U.S. athlete in the 2006 Winter Olympics, name his or her general sport:

1) Shaun White2) Hyo-Jung Kim3) Johnny Weir4) Pete Fenson

Answers: 1) Snowboarding, Men's Halfpipe2) Short track speed skating3) Figure Skating4) Curling

[Dan White]Everybody loves electricity, right? Good! But how much do you really know about Transformers? For 5 points each, give the following information about Transformers.

1) Name the original leader of the Autobots, whose alternate form is a semi truck.2) In his final role before he died, this man voiced Unicron, the huge all-consuming

antagonist of Transformers: the Movie.3) The enemies of the Autobots, name this group whosse best known leader is Megatron.4) Name the home planet of the Autobots and Decepticons.

Answers: 1) Optimus Prime2) Orson Welles3) Decepticons4) Cybertron

[Charlie Sido]Aliens are kind of cool, but they can also be sort of dangerous. Answer these questions about aliens in general for five points each:

1) This creature flies at one’s face, implanting a parasite in the host. Once this parasite has matured enough, it explodes out of the hosts body and is called a “chestburster” at this stage. The host does not survive.

2) In Starship Troopers, this kind of alien assimilates knowledge by drinking a human's brain, and is carried by thousands of small cockroach-like aliens called Chariot Bugs.

3) These guys are your standard, run of the mill aliens. They are featured in Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and one named Elvis helps Joanna Dark out in the N64 game Perfect Dark.

4) These guys are protecting the Earth from the scum of the univers. Just don't mistake them with Johnny Cash.

Answers: 1) Face hugger (accept “Face sucker”)2) Brain bug3) Grey(s)4) Men in Black

The writers of Lost have no idea what they are doing. Between monsters, electromagnetic fields, mystical numbers, secret experiments, those dastardly Others, and buttons that need pressing, it's a bit much to assume that they're not just making most of it up as they're going along. But, since it's pretty fun to watch and see where they'll go with it, here are a few questions about Lost:

1) The same six numbers keep popping up again and again throughout the series; for instance, they were the numbers on Hurley's winning lotter ticket. What are they? You'll get 5 points for getting three of the six numbers, and 10 points for getting all six correct.

2) A fan favorite, this character is a skilled hunter and tracker. He has mysteriously regained the use of his legs on the island. [5 points]

3) Although this organization is fictional, it airs commercials during commercial breaks and producer J.J. Abrams thanks the group in the credits of MI:III. Their stated mission is to “create a brighter future for all humanity.” [5 points]

Answers: 1) 4, 8, 15, 16, 23 and 42 (order doesn't matter)2) John Locke (accept either part of the name)3) The Hanso Foundation

[Cliff Chang]With the recent release of the (mediocre) third X-Men movie, it seems appropriate to have an X-Men bonus. For 4 points each:

1) Name the company that published the X-Men comics.2,3) Colossus was one of the original five “Uncanny” X-Men. Name any two of the other

four. (Mutant names only, please)4) This X-Person actually hails from Deerfield, IL, and has the distinction of being the

youngest member ever to join the X-Men team. Either mutant name or birth name is acceptable.

5) Do you know you I am? (If you've seen the web meme involving Juggernaut, try to mimic the voice. If you have no idea what I'm talking about, get someone else to help you out.)

Answers: 1) Marvel Comics2,3) Beast, Angel, Colossus, Jean Gray (accept “Marvel Girl” for “Jean Grey”) (do not

accept “Phoenix”)4) Kitty Pride or Shadowcat5) I'm the Juggernaut, bitch! (accept “You're the Juggernaut, bitch!” and other reasonable

variants)

[David Reinstein]Spell the last names of these White Sox players for 5 points each:

1) Mackowiak2) Vazquez3) Buehrle4) Pierzynski

Answers: 1) M-A-C-K-O-W-I-A-K2) V-A-Z-Q-U-E-Z3) B-U-E-H-R-L-E4) P-I-E-R-Z-Y-N-S-K-I