Subject: Lemur Bowl 1997 Date: Tue, 22 Apr 1997 12:02:36 -0400 (EDT) From: Mark Coen To: David Levinson 1. By providing a handy application and removal system, it alleviated stress at the temples, while the extended guard on the bridge of the olfactory organ prevented slippage. Its main drawback, however, was the tendency for the eyes to contantly focus on the device, leaving the wearer permanently cross-eyed. For 10 points, name this handy yet problematic eyeglass accessory, which caused the rise and fall of Navin Johnson in THE JERK. A: OPTI-GRAB 2. Tired of comparisons to an electronics chain's ad slogan, artificial cheese food, the film that was the highlight of Diana Ross' acting career and the lowlight of Sidney Lumet's directorial career, and urination, one Major League soccer franchise opted for a name change this season. For 10 points, give the new name of this Kansas City team which played the 1996 as the Wiz. A: WIZARDS 3. Bob Loturco of Port Orange, Florida man put an ad in an April edition of the _Daytona Beach News Journal_ offering a long term lease of one of these. Saying that his Social Security income isn't enough, he's looking for someone to take a 99 year lease, even though it's against Florida law. One wonders how he'll recollect his property once the lease expires, as all parties involved will be dead and the rented item pretty well decomposed. For 10 points, name the organ which Loturco is trying to rent, leaving him with one good one, unless renal problems ensue. A: KIDNEY 4. He is the creative director behind the recent CD-ROM offering _Eve_. In _Eve_, you progress through four levels that serve as an allegory of man's ascent to present day. Throughout this journey the user solves puzzles and moves through various world stages (such as the industrial age and post-nuclear) denoted by art from a number of visual artists. The user also collects snippets of his songs for later remastering. For 10 points, who is this man whose follow up to 1994's _Xplora1_ CD allows you to remix songs like "In Your Eyes." A: Peter GABRIEL 5. They're not Pat Boone, but their current album has a cover of Black Sabbath's "Iron Man." That album, _First Band On the Moon_ also produced a hit song (only recently released as a single) better known by its inclusion in a movie soundtrack. For 10 points, name this Swedish group led by Nina Persson whose song "Lovefool" can also be found on the soundtrack to _William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet_. A: The CARDIGANS 6. He replaced Ray "Rabbit" Miller as manager on an interim basis on September 12, 1986. The owner thought hiring a 36-year-old manger was a big risk, but it paid off, and with Tommy LaSorda's retirement, and Jim Leyland jumping to the Marlins, he has become baseball's longest-serving active manager in one location. For 10 points, name this manager, who led the Minnesota Twins to World Series wins in 1987 and 1991. A: Tom KELLY 7. As a patient at The Evanston Clinic, he spent two months in "The Creepy Wing" under the care of Dr. J. Poe Lovecraft, Ph. D. After escaping, he took the name Neville Nedd and worked as the Crossword Editor at the Weekly World Report, hiding his identity with his Hypnotic Secret Identity Tie. He has an arsenal of super gadgets, including the Secret Crime Viewfinder, the Mighty Diner Straw and the Pez Dispenser of Graveness. For 10 points, name the hero who has thwarted villains such as Pineapple Pokopo and Chairface Chippendale with the help of his sidekick, Arthur. A: THE TICK 8. His last film was 1967's _Hillbillys in a Haunted House_. Other films he appeared in in the 1960s, including _The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini_ and _Queen of Blood_ take away from his Oscar nods for 1936's_Romeo and Juliet_ and 1938's _If I Were King_, not to mention the role he's most famous for, which he played in a dozen films. For 10 points name this actor best known for playing opposite Nigel Bruce's Dr. Watson, as the famed detective Sherlock Holmes. A: Basil RATHBONE 9. After a stellar career with the Nankai Hawks, this lefty reliever jumped to the San Fransisco Giants in 1964 as part of a bitter contract dispute. The first 11 innings he pitched in the majors were scoreless, and he posted a strong 1965 season as well, going 4-1 with 8 saves and a 3.50 ERA, before returning to the Hawks. For 10 points, name this man, the first, and until Hideo Nomo, the only Japanese national to play US major league baseball. A: Masanori MURAKAMI 10. First and last name required. A former London reporter, at first he refused to discuss the Beatles in his column "Over The Mersey Wall" in the _Liverpool Echo_. But as the Fab Four became better known, he began to write about them, becoming the _Echo_'s main Beatles reporter. He traveled to the US with the band in 1964, and later wrote a book about his travels, _Around the World With the Beatles_. For 10 points, name this man who, oddly enough, has the same first and last name as one of the people in the band he wound up reporting on. A: GEORGE HARRISON 11. In November, 1994, 22-year-old Jorge Rodriguez presented this object in a Kenosha courtroom as a defense on a charge that he had hit a parked car while driving drunk. The defense failed, and he received a fine and probation. No word as to whether his fine was fifty dollars, or if he had to roll doubles within three turns. For 10 points, identify this item; in Rodriguez' case, an unofficial one handed out by a candidate for sheriff, but which is more commonly found in Chance and Community Chest decks. A: _GET OUT OF JAIL FREE_ card 12. Played by Wiliam Duell, he has explained ska to Dick Clark, lectured Dr. Joyce Brothers on the Cinderella Complex and told Tommy Lasorda how to handle a pitching staff. He's also given advice on fighting fires and completing bypass surgery. His most frequent customer is Detective Frank Drebin from Police Squad. For 10 points, name this man who knows all and tells all, for a price. A: JOHNNY THE SNITCH or JOHNNY THE SHOESHINE BOY (_do not_ accept just shoeshine boy; as we all know that was Underdog) 13. He was the Most Outstanding Player in the 1961 NCAA Hockey tournament, leading Denver to a 12-2 win over St. Lawrence. On January 15, 1968, his head stuck the ice and he became the first NHL player to die from injuries sustained in a game. That season, Montreal's Claude Provost was said to "best exemplify the qualities of perserverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey" and was presented the first annual award in the late player's honor. For 10 points, name the former Minnesota North Star whose namesake award has gone to Mario Lemieux, Cam Neely and Pat LaFontaine. A: Bill _MASTERTON_ 14. Peter Warren Hatcher lives in an apartment building near Central Park and has a pet turtle named Dribble, which he wins in the first chapter. Peter's father, an advertising executive, manages accounts for Juicy-O juice and Toddle-Bikes. The first account is lost, and the latter saved, by the unpredictable behavior of the youngest member of the Hatcher family; two-and- a-half-year-old Farley Drexel, aka "Fudge." So go some of the events in, for 10 points, what first book in the "Fudge" series by Judy Blume? A: _TALES OF A FOURTH-GRADE NOTHING_ 15. Cast in her first Brodway lead last August, her firing four weeks before opening in New York based on what producers called "wooden acting" led this actress's management team to file lawsuits against the producers and Macy's, who sponsored the search that led to her casting. For 10 points, name this 12 year old actress who rebounded by appearing on _The Rosie O'Donnell Show_ after being dumped by the musical _Annie_. A: Joanna PACITTI 16. This year she appeared in one of those milk mustache ads, with the first line reading "I could be really corny and say, 'Drink milk- doctor's orders.'"What makes this ironic is that this actress doesn't play a doctor anymore. She left that role in the middle of this season, with her character moving to Phoenix, leaving Mark Green in a romantic vacuum which he fills to excess. For 10 points, name this actress who until recently played Dr. Susan Lewis on _ER_. A: Sherry STRINGFIELD 17. The first one of these opened at 507 West Cross Street in Ypsilanti, Michigan, in 1960. Its current owner started the business with his brother, borrowing $900 to do so. He later earned his brother's stake by trading him a VW Beetle for it. During the 1980s it had an advertising campaign that one Kenneth Laram Noid thought was making fun of him, so he took a Chamblee, Georgia franchise hostage (he was found not guilty by reason of insanity). For 10 points, name this pizza chain owned by Tom Monaghan (MON-a-han). A: DOMINO'S 18. Born in 1971 in Los Angeles, he now lives in the Los Feliz section of LA. At 18 he left LA for New York, where he got into the punk-folk scene which became the basis of his music. He's also big with pop culture references, looking for a mix between "_McCabe and Mrs. Miller_ and _The Lawrence Welk Show_" for the video for the song "New Pollution." For 10 points name this solo artist with the last name Hansen, whose songs "Devil's Haircut" and "Where It's At" also appear on the platinum album _Odelay_. A: BECK 19. One member was a horse jockey. One was a musician in Greenwich Village. Another had appeared in Circus Boy as a child. The last was a country/folk songwriter in Texas. Their songs were written by Carole king, Harry Nillsson and Neil Diamond and were performed by Stephen Stills, Leon Russell and Neil Young. Now they're back with a new album called JustUs. For 10 points, name this group, concocted by NBC for a 1960's musical sitcom. A: THE MONKEES 20. You can only see this actor onscreen in 1949's _Neptune's Daughter_ and as a performer on _The Jack Benny Show_, but his 645 film and TV credits make him the most prolific person of any discipline in the Internet Movie Database. Someone must have had a lot of free time to enter information on all those cartoons! For 10 points, name this voice of Cosmo Spacely, Twiki the robot, and nearly all the classic Warner Brothers cartoon characters. A: Mel _BLANC_ 21. The Breeders' _Pod_, The Pixies' _Surfer Rosa_, Fred Schneider's _Just Fred_, P.J. Harvey's _Rid Of Me_ and Bush's _Razorblade Suitcase_ were all produced by, for 10 points, what outspoken, anti-corporate musician who led bands called Big Black and Rapeman, and helmed Nirvana's last studio album, _In Utero?_ A: Steve _ALBINI_ 22. Among the oddball conditions this film's director demanded were: a roving, grassroots field promotions office to keep five hometown cronies employed; one seat available at every showing in every theatre for one of the title characters; a $25,000 donation from the distributing studio for the five families shown being evicted in the film; and a clause forbidding it from ever being aired on PBS. PBS did eventually show the film, and premiered its short-subject sequel, _Pets or Meat_. For 10 points, name this 1989 documentary which chronicles the effects of General Motors closing plants in Flint, Michigan. A: _ROGER AND ME_ 23. During the 1980 actor's strike, the Emmy Awards Ceremony was boycotted by the industry, except for one man, who accepted the award for best performance in a limited series for the title role in Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones. For 10 points, name this actor who also appeared in Extreme Prejudice, Tombstone, Blue Sky and Red Dawn. A: Powers BOOTHE 24. _Deadly Friend_, _Not Quite Human_, _Flowers in the Attic_, _Nightengales_, _Highway to Hell_, _Getting In_, _Dream Trap_, _Mannequin 2_, _The Program_, _Ferris Bueller's Day Off_, _The Chase_, _The Phantom_, _Higher Learning_, and now _8 Heads In A Duffel Bag_ are some of the films this actress has appeared in. For 10 points, name this woman, best known as having been filmdom's _Buffy the Vampire Slayer_. A: Kristy SWANSON 25. India nukes the Pakistani capital of Islamabad, orphaning thousands of children. Give to the Children Corporation tries to take the children to a group home in Twins Falls, Idaho, but Idaho Governor Jim Farley announces he is closing his state's borders to keep them out. The immigration debate rages, and protestors blow up the Alamo and the Statue of Liberty. The U.S. Army eventually invades Idaho, one hour before Farley was going to announce his resignation. This is the plot of what recent "comedy" produced by HBO Pictures which starred Beau Bridges, Phil Hartman, Dan Hedaya, and James Coburn. A: THE SECOND CIVIL WAR 1. 30 POINT BONUS. Here's a question on the original spice girl. For 5 points each, name any 6 of the 14 spices listed under the ingredient catch-all term spices in the salt substitute Mrs. Dash. WARNING! A miss stops you. A: SAVORY, BLACK PEPPER, PARSLEY, CELERY SALT, BASIL, BAY, MARJORAM, OREGANO, THYME, CAYENNE, CORIANDER, CUMIN, MUSTARD, ROSEMARY 2. 30 POINT BONUS. For being such a prima donna who got what she deserved at the Oscars this year, Barbra Streisand doesn't seem to have a problem performing duets. So, for 5 points each and a bonus 5 for all 5, given a song and the year it was released, name Babs's partner on it. * "No More Tears (Enough is Enough), 1979 A: Donna _SUMMER_ * "I Finally Found Someone", 1996 A: Bryan _ADAMS_ * "Till I Loved You", 1988 A: _DON JOHNSON_ * "You Don't Bring Me Flowers", 1978 A: Neil _DIAMOND_ * "What Kind of Fool", 1981 A: _BARRY GIBB_ 3. 30 POINT BONUS. And now a conjunction bonus. You'll get five points for each segment of the chain you identify and 30 points if you get it all. The elements are: A. The cookie company that used to use Rich Little as a spokesman B. the alliteratively-titled film about an overly- affectionate cheerleader in the Lone Star State C. The manager who won the 1980 World Series Championship with the Philadelphia Phillies and later guided the Yankees and Mets D. a Dr. Seuss book about a man who refuses a rather odd meal E. Michael Ironside's character in V. A: LIL' DEBBIE DOES DALLAS GREEN EGGS AND HAM TYLER 4. 30 POINT BONUS. Given a description of a minor recurring character from Seinfeld, give the character's name for 10 points each. * As the conductor of the Policemen's Benevolent Association Orchestra, he hates to be called anything but Maestro, but what is his real name? A: Bob COBB * This friend of Elaine's is the heiress to the O Henry candy bar fortune, but hasn't used any of her family's money to buy herself a bra. A: Sue Ellen MISHKE * This Johnny Cochrane-style lawyer has represented Kramer for suits against a coffee house for serving overly hot java, a tobacco company, and the aforementioned Sue Ellen Mishke. A: Jackie CHILES 5. 30 POINT BONUS. Sure we just wrapped up March Madness, but do you know which teams were in the first NCAA Final Four, two of whom made this year's tourney. For five points each name them and for 10 more, name the winner. A: University of OREGON, Univeristy of OKLAHOMA, VILLANOVA University,OHIO STATE University; winner was OREGON 6. 30 POINT VISUAL BONUS. For 5 points each, identify the artist AND title of the albums from the album covers displayed. All covers are black-and-white. ANSWERS: The BEATLES, _REVOLVER_; RUSH, _PRESTO_; SEAL,_SEAL_; The RESIDENTS, _ESKIMO_; Lyle LOVETT, _THE ROAD TO ENSENADA__; R.E.M.,_NEW ADVENTURES IN HI-FI_ (URL: http://www.xsite.net/~gregs70/covers.html) 7. 30-20-10 BONUS. Name the film. 30: This film was "respectfully dedicated to Elias Howe, who in 1846 invented the sewing machine" 20: Directed by Richard Lester, it featured Leo McKern as Clang, Victor Spinnetti as Foot and Roy Kinnear as Algernon. 10: The Beatles second film, it featured the songs Ticket to Ride, Another Girl, You've got to Hide Your Love Away and the title tune. It's plot has a religious sect trying to recover a sacrificial ring from Ringo. A: _HELP!_ 8. 30 POINT BONUS. Considering that the CFL is on its last legs, the eight stadia that currently house franchises may not do so for much longer. You'll get 5 points for naming one, 15 points for nauming two, and 30 points for naming any three stadiums currently home to a CFL team. A: SKYDOME, OLYMPIC STADIUM, BC PLACE, IVOR WYNNE STADIUM, MCMAHON FIELD, TAYLOR FIELD, COMMONWEALTH STADIUM, WINNEPEG STADIUM 9. 30 POINT BONUS. Many actors and actresses who couldn't get gigs on the Psychic Friends Network have descended into the realm of CD-ROM games. Given the stars, name the CD they appeared in. 10 points each. * William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy A: CRITICAL OVERLOAD Martin short and Eugene Levy A: CREATURE CRUNCH * Christopher Walken, Burgess Meredith and Karen Allen A: RIPPER 10. 30 POINT BONUS. The game-winning run batted in (GWRBI) existed from 1980 to 1988 before major league baseball decided it was pointless and discontinued it, meaning that these records were not made to be broken. Answer these questions on that stat for 10 points each, or for 5 if you need more info. 10: He had 129 career GWRBI, including 24 in 1985, both permanent records. 5: Previously he'd been National League MVP for the Cardinals, but set this record with the Mets. A: Keith HERNANDEZ 10: This player hold the AL season record wth 23 GWRBI in 1988, much to the consternantion of many Red Sox fans, 5: Fans are no longer consternated, as he's no longer on the team,meaning we'll never have to see him butcher a play off the Green Monster again. A: Mike GREENWELL 10: This player tied the record with 0 GWRBI in 1988, despite playing 152 games. This was one of the reasons the Cubs traded him folowing the season. 5: Since then he's driven in more than 700 runners for the Rangers and Orioles, his current team. A: Rafael PALMIERO 11. 30 POINT BONUS. For 5 points each and a bonus 5 for all 5, name the cable station that has the exclusive syndication rights to the given show. * Law & Order A: A&E or ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT NETWORK * Dallas A: TNN or THE NASHVILLE NETWORK * The Wild, Wild West A: TNT or TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION * The Twilight Zone A: The SCI-FI CHANNEL * Big Valley A: The FAMILY CHANNEL 12. 20 POINT BONUS. Given the Peanuts character, give the positions they play for 5 points each. * Snoopy A: SHORTSTOP * Charlie Brown A: PITCHER (do not accept manager) * Schroeder A: CATCHER * Linus A: SECOND BASE 13. 30 POINT BONUS Some titles of better-known Bob Dylan songs have nothing to do with the lyrics. Identify the song from the lyrics, 10 points each. *Johnny's in the basement mixing up the medicine/ I'm on the pavement thinkin' bout the government A: _SUBTERRANEAN HOMESICK BLUES_ *"But I would not feel so all alone/ Everybody must get stoned." A: _RAINY DAY WOMEN #12 and 35_ "You got a lotta nerve/ To say you are my friend/ When I was down/ You just stood there grinning" A: _POSITIVELY FOURTH STREET_ 14. 30 POINT BONUS. For this year's _Sports Illustrated_ swimsuit issue, Tyra Banks took the cover all by herself after sharing last year's cover with Valeria Mazza. This marked only the fourth time that a model graced the cover on consecutive years. For 5 points for one, 15 for two or 30 points for all three, name these other lucky ladies. A: Elle _MACPHERSON_, Paulina _PORIZKOVA_, Christie _BRINKLEY_ 15. 30 POINT BONUS. Unless you've been in a cave, you probably know that _The Saint_ is being revived in a current film. The role of Simon Templar is remembered by most folks by this actor's portrayal of him on TV from 1963 to 1968. For 5 points each, name the actors involved in that TV series and the current film. A: Roger MOORE, Val KILMER One other man played the Saint on TV, while 4 men tackled the role on film before Kilmer. For 20 points, name any one of them. A: Louis HAYWARD or George SANDERS or Hugh SINCLAIR or Ian OGILVY or Simon DUTTON 16. 30 POINT BONUS. One of the cooler things about living at Melrose Place is that your family members are washed-up actors. Name the has-been who played the relative, 10 points each. If you need some better-known works, you get 5 points. 10: Mr. Andrews, Sydney and Jane's father 5: The title character on _The White Shadow_ A: Ken HOWARD 10: Meredith Parker, Alison's sister 5: _Square Pegs_, _The Father Dowling Mysteries_ A: Tracy NELSON 10: Jess Hanson, Jake's brother 5: "BKTV" ads, _Traps_, the new _Route 66_ A: Dan CORTESE 17. 30-20-10 BONUS. Give the word in common. 30: It was B.A. Baracas's real first name on _The A Team_ 20: It was also George Costanza's ATM code 10: It's also a chocolate syrup along the lines of Hershey's and Ovaltine. A: BOSCO 18. 30 POINT BONUS. Time to salute the so-so films of a so-so Brat Packer, Molly Ringwald. Name the film with her given a description, 10 points each. * Molly plays Jewel, a low-rent piece of jailbait who becomes the object of Andrew McCarthy's borderline obsession in this 1988 film A: FRESH HORSES * The title character of this 1990 Alan Alda film, she gets less screen time than her film sister, played by Ally Sheedy A: BETSY'S WEDDING * Another 1988 offering had her playing Darcy, a high school senior who gets knocked up by her boyfriend, making them choose between children and college. A: FOR KEEPS 19. 30 POINT BONUS. Towards the end of _The A-Team_, the team picks up new member, a young Hispanic man who helps them try to escape from a military firing squad. For 5 points for one, 15 for both, name the character and the actor who played him. A: Frankie "Dishpan" SANCHEZ, Eddie VELEZ The Team is also blackmailed into working for this man, a rogue secretagent, played by a man used to such a TV role. Name the character and the actor, 5 points for one and 15 for both. A: Hunt STOCKWELL, Robert VAUGHN 20. 30 POINT BONUS. Of the PGA Grand Slam, only the Masters is played at the same course every year. The PGA Championship, the US Open, and the British Open move around. So, for 10 points each, name the three courses which will host 75 percent of the Grand Slam in 1997. A: CONGRESSIONAL Country Club, ROYAL TROON Golf Club, WINGFOOT Country Club 21. 30 POINT BONUS Identify the HOMICIDE: LIFE ON THE STREET cast member from the gory details of their personal lives. Five points awarded if you need the name of the character they play. 10: He successfully petitioned the INS to allow 28-year-old Tessie Sinahon, his Filipino fiancee, into the U.S., though they have not seen each other in two years. 5: Lt. Al Giardello A: Yaphet KOTTO 10: This actress recently saw actor John Heard, her ex- boyfriend and father of her child, convicted of stalking her. He could face up to six years in prison, although he was acquitted of assault charges. 5: Sgt. Kay Howard A: Melissa LEO 10: This actress returns for this season's finale after a season's maternity leave. She's married to Homicide alumnus Daniel Baldwin. 5: Det. Megan Russert A: Isabella HOFFMAN 22. 30 POINT BONUS. Gambling is bad, unless your state participates in a lottery! Everyone knows about the Power Ball game, where 20 states and the District of Columbia all sell tickets for the same jackpot. However, there are some other lesser known lotteries of this type. After each group of states who participate in that lottery, you must name the lottery, 10 points each. * Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan and Virginia A: BIG GAME Lotto * Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont A: TRI-STATE MEGABUCKS * Idaho, Montana and South Dakota A: TRI-WEST LOTTO 23. 30-20-10 BONUS. Name the band. 30: they were the only nominated pop, rock, or rap act to perform at this year's Grammys and not win. 20: Categories they didn't win in included Best Rock Album and Best New Artist. 10: They can cry all the way to the bank about losing, as their album _Tragic Kingdom_ was still in the top 10 in mid-March. A: NO DOUBT 24. 30 POINT BONUS. While Tom Clancy is best known for his fiction, he's also tackled non-fiction, writing about the development, use, and life of and in various military situations. For 5 points each and a bonus 5 for all 5, name these books, simply named for their subjects. A: MARINE, SUBMARINE, ARMORED CAV, FIGHTER WING, SSN 25. 30 POINT BONUS. They've broken up once before, and they almost didn't survive the making of _Nine Lives_. For 5 points each, name the members of Aerosmith. A: Steven TYLER, Joey KRAMER, Joe PERRY, Brad WHITFORD, Tom HAMILTON