1. He won an Oscar for special effects on Reap the Wild Wind, produced the 1945 noir Johnny Angel, and taught Frank Gehry at USC. For ten points each:

1. Name this architect and art director best known for designing San Francisco's Transamerica Pyramid and planning the city of Irvine, CA.
   Answer: William Pereira
2. Pereira's last project before his 1985 death was the headquarters of 20th Century Fox, which was featured as "Nakatomi Plaza" in this 1989 action film that sees it taken over by Hans Gruber and his goons.
   Answer: Die Hard
3. The UC-Irvine campus laid out by Pereira was the filming location for much of the fourth entry in this movie series, released in 1972. At the climax, the title animals storm the administration building, leading to a "conquest of" their human rulers.
   Answer: the Planet of the Apes series (accept "Conquest of the Planet of the Apes")

2. Name these board games similar to pachisi but which use odd mechanisms for player movement for ten points each.

1. Players draw cards which tell them how far to move, while drawing the title card allows them to send a pawn back to start.
   Answer: Sorry!
2. This game uses a die rolled in the Pop-a-matic bubble to determine player movement.
   Answer: Trouble
3. What do you get if you put TWO dice into the bubble? Either double trouble, or this other Milton Bradley game, featuring cones that stack.
   Answer: Headache

3. Identify the following celebrities who have served the US, for ten points each.

1. The Office of Strategic services notably enlisted this 6'2" warbly matriarch of French cuisine alongside the likes of Arthur Goldberg and Moe Berg.
   Answer: Julia Child
2. After his wife Carole Lombard died in 1942, he flew bombing missions in WWII and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal, though he continued his film career with movies such as Mogambo and The Misfits.
   Answer: Clark Gable
3. Many folks recognize Jimmy Stewart as one of the first celebrities to enlist, but this actor served in the same 453rd Bombardment Group as a lieutenant before his film career started with such roles as a villain in The Kentuckian and King Creole.
   Answer: Walter Matthau

4. Identify the following musicians from their roles in film. For ten points each:

1. He played Donnie Thornberry from The Wild Thornberrys Movie, Kieffer the Nihilist in The Big Lebowski, and Douglas J. Needles in the Back to the Future franchise.
   Answer: Flea
2. He was Frank Hopper in National Lampoon's Pucked, Ricky McKinney in Pay It Forward, and Lt. Pete Emmett in U-571.
   Answer: Jon Bon Jovi
3. This man played Luther in The Man from Elysian Fields, Turner in Performance, and the title character in 1970's Ned Kelly.
   Answer: Mick Jagger

5. After its penultimate season, The Practice underwent a cast implosion, shedding several actors from its expensive ensemble. For ten points each:

1. One of the few actors whose character's disappearance was explained, he played senior partner Bobby Donnell.
   Answer: Dylan McDermott
2. Also let go was this black actress who played the firm's receptionist and, later, night-schooled lawyer Rebecca Washington.
   Answer: Lisa Gay Hamilton
3. One of the replacement cast members was this actress, whose paralegal, Tara Wilson, was one of the characters to make the jump to Boston Legal.
   Answer: Rhona Mitra

6. Anderson or Quinn? Come with me Browns fans to a time when starting quarterbacks were playing for titles. For ten points each name the definitive starter who played in old Cleveland Municipal.

1. This University of Miami grad led the Browns to the AFC Championship title games in 1986 and 1987. He returned to the Browns as a consultant in October 2009
   Answer: Bernie Kosar
2. Mike Davis intercepted a pass from this Browns QB in the AFC Championship Game against the Raiders, sending Oakland to SuperBowl 15. He returned to San Diego State to coach quarterbacks for the 2009 season.
   Answer: Brian Sipe
3. This Northwestern University tailback and hoops star led the Browns to three victories and six NFL championship games as quarterback, along with four AFC title games.
   Answer: Otto Graham

7. For ten points each, name these mentally ill superheroes:

1. This paranoid sociopath may have multiple personality disorder since he seems to view his mask-wearing vigilante self as separate from Walter Kovacs in Watchmen.
   Answer: Rorschach
2. As this hero, Bob Reynolds has the power of "a million exploding suns" but is held back by his fragile mental health, which results in manifestations of the Void.
   Answer: the Sentry
3. Gotham City TV personality Jack Ryder is also this green-haired, yellow-skinned maniac.
   Answer: the Creeper

8. Name these Def Leppard songs from clues, for ten points each.

1. Def Leppard's first widespread U.S. airplay came in 1981 with this power ballad from the album High n' Dry. It resurfaced in 2003 with a cover version by Mariah Carey, of all people.
   Answer: "Bringin' On The Heartbreak"
2. This song from Pyromania also lent its name to the band's two disc "definitive collection" released in 2005. The fake German spoken at the song's opening was sampled by Offspring in "Pretty Fly (For A White Guy.)"
   Answer: "Rock Of Ages"
3. This fifth single released from the Hysteria album, an uncharacteristically spare ballad, became Def Leppard's only chart-topping single.
   Answer: "Love Bites"

9. For ten points each, name the conferences that accomplished the following in the 2009 men's NCAA tournament:

1. With five, this conference had the most teams in the Sweet Sixteen.
   Answer: Big East Conference
2. This conference was the only one with multiple entries to fail to get at least one into the second round. It saw both a #5 and a #8 seed get upset.
   Answer: Mountain West Conference [The MWC saw both Utah and BYU lose in the first round.]
3. Name either of the conferences with zero at-large bids who got their sole team into the Sweet Sixteen.
   Answer: Conference USA (Memphis) or West Coast Conference (Gonzaga)

10. Answer the following about people involved in reality TV who are seriously hardcore for ten points each.

1. This Brit, a former paratrooper, has 48 Emmy nominations, and is the producer of The Apprentice, Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?, and Survivor.
   Answer: Marc Burnett
2. After taking part in the Raids Gauloises [Gah LWAZ], a French extreme sport competition involving biking, kayaking, swimming, and mountain climbing, Burnett created this annual event for the US market, which involved teams of four people competing to be the first through wild terrain.
   Answer: Eco Challenge
3. Seen alongside Billy Mays in Pitch Men, this Brit swam a mile through shark-infested water to test an anti-shark device. He got significant airtime as a participant in the Eco-Challenge Fiji.
   Answer: Anthony Sullivan or Sully

11. Name the following types of booze produced in Ireland, for ten points each.

1. Manufactured by Gilbeys of Ireland, this whiskey and cream liqueur was introduced in 1974. Since then, they've added Mint Chocolate, Creme Caramel and Coffee varieties.
   Answer: Baileys Irish Cream
2. Both the Baileys and Guinness brands are now under this largest multinational beer, wine and spirits company in the world.
   Answer: Diageo plc
3. Essentially Irish moonshine, Knockeen Hills and Bunratty are the two official Irish brands of this alcohol whose name derives from the diminutive form of the word for pot.
   Answer: Poitin or poteen

12. For ten points each, name these subjects of TV urban legends debunked by Snopes.com:

1. Ths song "Son of Mr. Green Genes" is cited as a possible reason why some people believed Frank Zappa was the son of Mr. Greenjeans from this kiddie show.
   Answer: Captain Kangaroo
2. Snopes debunks the idea that this Don Messick-voiced cartoon character represents UMass, while his human companions represent Hampshire, Amherst, Smith, and Mount Holyoke.
   Answer: Scooby-Doo
3. Snopes notes that this comedian did not tape a sketch featuring himself dressed as Adolph Hitler at a bar mitzvah and thus did not have his MTV show cancelled because of it.
   Answer: Tom Green

13. In sees Jack and Lily join forces with Oona, Honeythorn Gump, Brown Tom, and Screwball to fight the Lord of Darkness. For ten points each:

1. Name this 1985 fantasy film starring Tom Cruise and Mia Sara.
   Answer: Legend
2. The Lord of Darkness was played by this actor also known as Wadsworth the Butler from Clue and "sweet transvestite" Frank N. Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
   Answer: Tim Curry
3. For its original US release, the original Jerry Goldsmith score for Legend was replaced with music by this German electronic music group founded by Edgar Froese. Their other credits include Sorcerer, Thief, and Risky Business.
   Answer: Tangerine Dream

14. Mo' money, mo' problems: old white guy edition. For ten points each answer questions about white dudes and black mail.

1. This actor was in court in September 2009 in the Bahamas to testify about an extortion case involving medical care in his son Jett's death.
   Answer: John Travolta
2. This University of Louisville coach faced an extortion attempt in 2009 that came to light in August 2009. While the sex charge was not news, the restaurant sex admission heightened the case's Ewww! factor.
   Answer: Rick Pitino
3. This 48 Hours producer pleaded not guilty in October 2009 for involvement in a $2 million alleged extortion case against David Letterman.
   Answer: Robert Halderman

15. Identify these iconic Los Angeles thoroughfares often celebrated in rock songs for ten points each.

1. Referenced by Randy Newman in "I Love L.A.," Weezer in "Hash Pipe" and Sheryl Crow in "All I Wanna Do," its western terminus is at the Pacific Ocean in its namesake city.
   Answer: Santa Monica Boulevard
2. A major east-west road running through the San Fernando Valley, it was the locale of the title character's shopping spree in Frank Zappa's "Valley Girl" and a virtual parade of "vampires" in Tom Petty's "Free Fallin'."
   Answer: Ventura Boulevard
3. Also mentioned in "Free Fallin'" as well as R.E.M.'s "Electrolite" is this famous winding scenic road, also the title of a David Lynch film. Little more than a fire road for much of its length, it's often used as a line of demarcation between the San Fernando Valley and the rest of L.A.
   Answer: Mulholland Drive

16. For ten points each, name these baseball players who have batted under .300 in a 200-hit season:

1. This Hall-of-Fame outfielder hit .299 while recording 206 of his career 3023 hits in 1967 with the Cardinals.
   Answer: Lou(is) Clark Brock
2. Also batting .299, he had 200 hits in 1973 for the Braves. His 35 steals, good for 6th in the league, support his "Road Runner" nickname.
   Answer: Ralph Allen Garr
3. This shortstop batted .297 in 2008 while leading the National League with 204 hits.
   Answer: Jose Reyes

17. Identify these NES games famous for being horrid for ten points each.

1. Adaptations of hit movies were often rushed and terrible, and this 1991 Acclaim title was no exception. Though some settings were recognizable from the film, it also featured flying robots with lasers and short bearded villains in pink jumpsuits, and, as nearly every online review pointed out, no Martian hookers with three breasts.
   Answer: Total Recall
2. This Christian-oriented platform NES, produced by Wisdom Tree, game allows characters to populate Noah's Ark, fight Goliath as David, or rescue Baby Moses. Thanks to a notorious bug, though, you can drown Baby Moses in the river as many times as you want with impunity.
   Answer: Bible Adventures
3. Along with Super Glove Ball this fighting game, which starred Duke Davis, allegedly the world's coolest martial arts vigilante, was designed to be played with Mattel's Power Glove accessory, which looked cool, but, like this game, never caught on.
   Answer: Bad Street Brawler

18. For ten points each, name these drivers who have moved from open-wheel racing to NASCAR:

1. This 1997 IRL champion had been racing part-time in the Busch Series before he moved to the then-Winston Cup full-time in 1999, winning Cup series championships in 2002 and 2005.
   Answer: Tony Stewart
2. This 2000 Indy 500 winner was the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 2007 Rookie of the Year. His bad reputation is being worked on by veteran driver Mark Martin.
   Answer: Juan Pablo Montoya
3. In 2006, he won five Champ Car World Series races before jumping to NASCAR, where had limited success before driving the #44 Valvoline to third place in the 2009 Daytona 500.
   Answer: A(nthony) J(ames) Allmendinger

19. For ten points each, name these Nickelodeon Movies productions not based on Nickelodeon TV shows.

1. This first offering by Nickelodeon Movies was based on a book by Louise Fitzhugh and starred Michelle Trachtenberg.
   Answer: Harriet the Spy
2. This film had a bunch of kids stopping the head of the QT Corporation from using the new Hypertime technology to take over the world.
   Answer: Clockstoppers
3. Nickelodeon Films co-produced this remake of a 1968 movie that starred Henry Fonda and Lucille Ball.
   Answer: Yours, Mine and Ours

20. Lady Gaga, performance artist or rip-off artist? If you think the latter, you can answer questions about her victims for ten points each

1. This bleach-blonde Brit collaborates with songwriter Will Gregory on electropop hits like "Oh La La" and "Strict Machine." Their band uses her last name for their name.
   Answer: Alison Goldfrapp
2. This actual blonde Swede collaborated with N.A.S.A. and Kanye West on "Gifted" and hit on both sides of the Atlantic in 2008 with "I'm Good, I'm Gone" from her debut Youth Novels.
   Answer: Lykke Li
3. Streaky blonde Natalie Horler leads this veteran German europop band that used stories about Lady Gaga's similarity to promote 2009's "Evacuate the Dancefloor."
   Answer: Cascada

21. His most recent book is The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder. For ten points each:

1. Name this true crime author and former Los Angeles County Assistant District Attorney.
   Answer: Vincent Bugliosi
2. As a lawyer, Bugliosi was best known for his successful prosecution of Charles Manson in the murder of Sharon Tate, recounting the trial in this book co-written by Curt Gentry.
   Answer: Helter Skelter
3. This 1996 Bugliosi book is subtitled "The Five Reasons Why O.J. Simpson Got Away with Murder".
   Answer: Outrage

22. For ten points each, name these chefs not normally seen on the Food Network:

1. He has Michelin three-star restaurants on both coasts, Per Se in New York City and the French Laundry in Napa Valley.
   Answer: Thomas Keller
2. The Bellagio in Las Vegas is home to a branch of this Boston-based chef's Olives restaurant.
   Answer: Todd English
3. Craft, 'wichcraft, and Craftsteak are part of the restaurant empire of this man who can be seen on the show Top Chef.
   Answer: Tom Colicchio