#1
Realm: This one's easy
Subrealm: Because we're still beating up on Heath.
Question: This WCFM classical music radio show debuted in the Fall of 1996, on Saturday nights at 8pm, conveniently preceding Matthew Walton's punk rock slot. Featuring such specialty shows as 'Tie Shostakovich 'round the Old Oak Tree' and 'Debussy: For Her Pleasure', it was manned by co-DJ's Michael Veloso and Kian Bergstrom, who in another year would also co-DJ 80's show Hard Habit to Break. Tell us the title of this illustrious program. By the way, we'll give you a hint on the song. It's an early piece, composed by Franz Schubert in his first years of composition.
Answer: I Got Ives in My Pants
Song: 'I Touch Myself', by Franz Schubert
#2
Realm: Og. Grunt.
Subrealm: Yee-haw!
Question: Researchers have compared Neanderthal and current-day injury patterns, and have found that only one group of modern people is harmed in a similar way. These are rodeo riders. Why are the two injuries so similar?
Answer: Neanderthals charged animals with spears instead of throwing them.
Song: "Cowboy" by Portishead
#3
Realm: Weights and Measures
Subrealm: Texas Style
Question: Some ranches in Texas used to be measured in units called R.I.s. What does R.I. stand for?
Answer: Rhode Island
Song: Magnus Es Tu, performed by the Elizabethans
#4
Realm: Playing With Fire
Subrealm: Architecture
Question: Why do firehouses have circular stairways?
Answer: The horses used to pull the fire engines were stabled on the ground floor and figured out how to walk up straight staircases.
Song: "The City Sleeps" by MC 900 Ft. Jesus (deals with arson)
#5
Realm: Statues of limitation
Subrealm: Uh... we meant to do that
Question: A statue in the plaza of Guayaquil, Ecuador, bears the name of Jose Olmedo, that nation's most famous poet. Burdened by a budget, the Ecuadorians were forced to make a compromise when they placed the statue there. What's inaccurate about the statue?
Answer: It is a depiction of Lord Byron, (bought in a London junk shop to save money.)
Song: Who Is He (And What Is He To You), by Bill Withers
#6
Realm: Crime and Punishment
Subrealm: Moral crimes against the state
Question: In 1830, in Fitchburg Mass., four men attacked Joseph Palmer. With only his pocketknife for defense, he was able to drive them off, but was subsequently arrested for "unprovoked assault"and thrown into jail for over a year. His fellow prisoners were offered lighter sentences if they were to assault him. Finally, after causing much embarrassment to the penal system, he was unceremoniously dumped outside the prison. Why was he the source of such antipathy?
Answer: He refused to shave his beard.
Song: Let Me Go, by Heaven 17
#7
Realm: Shock! Horror!
Subrealm: Confusion!
Question: One afternoon in 1797, James Heatherington went for a pleasant afternoon stroll. As he walked through London, children screamed and women fainted all around him. What was Heatherington doing that caused such a reaction?
Answer: Wearing a top hat.
Song: All Around My Hat by Steeleye Span
#8
Realm: Inventions
Subrealm: Glub...
Question: In 1915, John Cage, Sr. was granted a patent for a submarine, which at the time held the world's underwater endurance record. However, the Navy declined to buy the design from him. Why?
Answer: The engine was designed to blow bubbles to the surface (in case an accident occurred, it would let rescuers know the position of the boat)
Song: Battersea, by Hooverphonic
#9
Realm: Sopranos
Subrealm: Terror on the high C's
Question: Why were sopranos not allowed to sing on early radios, opening the way for mellow crooners to dominate the airwaves?
Answer: High notes would cause the transmitter tubes to blow.
Song: Tanz Debil, by Einstuerzende Neubaten (lots of shrieking)
#10
Realm: Primates
Subrealm: Easily Amused Primates
Question: In an episode of "Eek the Cat", Eek saves the world from destruction by the evil alien Zoltar (Destroyer of Earth). In order to do so, he must hitch a ride with some brave Monkey-nauts who are headed deep into space. Unfortunately, they are not going to the Cruller Galaxy, home of Zoltar. Explain how Eek gets the Monkey-nauts to take him there
Answer: He tells the Monkey-nauts that there is a really cool tire swing there.
Song: Monkey by the Mad Caddies
#11
Realm: College Humor
Subrealm: Eat your heart out, Mad Cow
Question: In 1981, the Stanford Chaparral ran an issue with a cover that spoofed recent events on the TV show Dallas. The cover showed a picture of Ronald Reagan in a ten-gallon hat with the caption Who Shot RR? This cover generated tons of hate mail. Why?
Answer: The issue came out one hour before the assassination attempt.
Song: Feel The Bite by My Life With the Thrill Kill Cult
#12
Realm: Star Wars
Subrealm: Wedge Antilles Saves The Universe
Question: What is the mysterious connection between Wedge Antilles of the original trilogy and Ben Kenobi of The Phantom Menace?
Answer: Ewan Macgregor (Ben Kenobi) is Denis Lawson (Wedge Antilles)'s nephew. (They can be vague about the names.)
Song: Easy Mark by Nerfherder
13. Realm: More Star Wars
Subrealm: Redshirt Equivalents
Question: In the unrestored version of Star Wars, Luke's friend Biggs is the closest analog to a redshirt, in that he appears seemingly for the sole purpose of getting blown up not long after. What is the late and unlamented Biggs's last name?
Answer: Darklighter.
Song: Cosmic Assassins by DJ Qbert
#14 (Three Point Play)
Realm: Trivia!
Subrealm: ...but we just can't keep Star Wars out of it
Question: For one point for three and two for six, tell us what the six trivia categories are in Star Wars Trivial Pursuit.
Answer: Purple -- Characters Gold -- History Orange -- Droids, Creatures, and Aliens Blue -- Weapons and Vehicles Green -- Geography Pink --Wild Card (Teams do not have to name colors)
Song: Chewbacca by Supernova (off the Clerks Soundtrack)
#15
Realm: Even More Star Wars!
Subrealm: (to be read in a passable Dark Helmet voice) FOOLED YOU!
Question: In the movie Spaceballs, Dark Helmet uses a videotape of "Spaceballs:The Movie" itself to find the heroes' location. The shelf where he finds it has several other movies. What do all those other movies have in common?
Answer: They're all Mel Brooks movies
Song: Star Wars Disco by Meco
#16
Realm: You kids today, with your hula hoops and your hacky-sacks...
Subrealm: ... and your epileptic fit-inducing video game shows...
Question: So, everyone knows about Pokemon, the video game in which you have to catch a whooole lotta little critters. Dont worry, we won't ask to name them all. We could, though. We have that power. Anyway, just tell us whats odd about the Pokemon called Nidoron.
Answer: There are two Nidorons, a male and a female. No other Pokemon has this distinction.
Song: How I Spent My Summer Vacation by the Ataris (on Happy Meal Compilation)
#17
Realm: Coffee, Tea . . .
Subrealm: . . . or Strikes?
Question: Flight attendants at Hong Kong Cathay Pacific Airlines are currently arguing with their management. As part of their argument, the flight attendants have threatened to systematically break one of the airline's policies. How are they planning to do this?
Answer: By frowning one hour per flight (its a smiling policy)
Song: Some Days It's Dark by Death Lurks (off Brain Candy)
#18
Realm: Guilty pleas
Subrealm: Guilty, please?
Question: Robert William Greer, Jr., of Fort Worth, Texas, agreed to plead guilty to a 1988 killing on the condition that the judge would keep him in the local jail for two more weeks before sending him on to the penitentiary. Why would he settle for such a condition?
Answer: He wanted to be able to watch the Vikings win it all in the Super Bowl, and he wasn't sure if the TV privileges would be as good in the penitentiary. (As it turns out, the Vikings got knocked out before the Super Bowl.)
Song: Hi, Dad, I'm in Jail by Was/Not Was
#19
Realm: Science Rules
Subrealm: Show and Tell was never like this!
Question: Chicago shop teacher Philip Rush has recently been sued for his teaching methods -- specifically, a teaching tool to show how electricity works. What was this sue-able tool?
Answer: Hooking up disruptive students to a sparkplug and a current-producing crank and shocking them for up to 30 seconds.
Song: Hot for Teacher by Van Halen
#20
Realm: Wear your colors with pride
Subrealm: And get shot for them
Question: New Orleans T-shirt printer Ricky Lewis is doing a lot of business these days -- 95 percent of which comes from gang-related violence. What product is he selling that gets so much attention?
Answer: T-shirts with faces of victims of gang violence printed on them.
Song: I Wonder If Heaven's Got A Ghetto by Tupac Shakur
#21
Realm: Fashion
Subrealm: At least it isn't barbed-wire scrunchies
Question: Theres a lot of weird clothing out there -- grass skirts that keep growing, Elmo shirts, etc. But what about accessories? Heather Joy of Glenpool, Oklahoma, sells her handcrafted bags and purses for hundreds of dollars each. What's so weird about these accessories?
Answer: They're made from bull scrotums.
Song: In That Fashion by Brian Wecht and Norm Anderson OR Sexual by Die Toten Hosen
#22
Realm: Politically Correct
Subrealm: That's wommmen, two m's, one y, one u.
Question: The University of Virginia has recently changed the name of one of its degrees to bachelor of interdisciplinary studies to avoid offending a certain group. Who, and why?
Answer: Conservatives (it used to be bachelor of liberal studies)
Song: Pump It Up by Mudhoney (off of PCU soundtrack)
#23
Realm: Dietary restrictions
Subrealm: But it's gotta taste worse than cream-of-pork soup
Question: According to a Michigan restaurant owner, Lent is going to cause sales of a particular dish to skyrocket, presumaly because of dietary restrictions. What is this Lenten food?
Answer: Sauteed muskrat
Song: Muskrat Love by America
#24
Realm: Free pizza!
Subrealm: Might make you lose your appetite, though.
Question: Following a recent medical study, Dominos Pizza outlets in Washington, D.C., have begun offering free pizza under a certain condition. What must one do to obtain a free pizza?
Answer: Must provide proof of a recent prostate exam. (The study claimed that tomatoes and tomato sauce reduced the risk of prostate cancer.)
Song: Attack of the Killer Tomatoes by Lewis Lee
#25
Realm: Sue, Ubu, Sue!
Subrealm: Good dog
Question: A new law in Vienna regarding animal welfare requires that pet alligators have their own swimming pool and that all birds must be sold in pairs to prevent loneliness. These intrepid lawmakers also had something to say about our canine friends. What new right do dogs have according to this law?
Answer: Dogs can sue their masters if they don't get at least one walk a day.
Song: Hunger Strike by Temple of the Dog
#26
Realm: Tips, gratuities, and other bribes
Subrealm: Don't they have anything better to do at Cornell?
Question: According to a recent Cornell University study, waiters can do on very quick and simple thing to increase their tips. What should they do?
Answer: Draw a smiley face on the check.
Song: Happy by the Red Elvises
#27
Realm: Survey Says...
Subrealm: Hanna-Barbarism
Question: What are the top three short cartoons of all time, according to Cartoon Network? Hint: They're Warner Brothers productions.
Answer: Duck Amuck, One Froggy Evening, and What's Opera Doc.
Song: Sugar, Sugar by The Crabs
#28
Realm: Second Stage of Psychosexual Development
Subrealm: I must find a new Fortress of Solitude
Question: What are Hiny Hiders? They're in several places on campus by now.
Answer: Hiny Hiders are a brand of public bathroom stalls.
Song: Superman's Song by Crash Test Dummies
#29
Realm: British Monarchs
Subrealm: Dead British Monarchs
Question: What was unusual about Queen Anne's coffin?
Answer: It was square. (Anne had so many children that the poor woman couldn't fit into a rectangular box.)
Song: Farewell to the Crown by ChumbaWamba
#30
Realm: War is hell
Subrealm: Or maybe just heck.
Question: Why is a chunk of stone missing from the "Maryland" panel of the Lincoln Memorial?
Answer: During WWII, a clumsy gunner manning an anti-aircraft battery on the roof of a nearby buildling accidentially fired a shot and blew a hole in the Memorial.
Song: Politicalamity by Extreme
#31
Realm: Stunts people pull
Subrealm: That are even more pointless than Trivia
Question: On April 7th, 1999, two Israelis were sent to the hospital after attempting to break a world record. What record did they break, and what did they go to the hospital for?
Answer: Kissing for 30 hours, 45 minutes straight; fatigue.
Song: Mother Tongue by Dead Can Dance
#32
Realm: Moms
Subrealm: Really good moms
Question: Alice Hamilton of West Dallas, Texas, had two sons, both of distinction. In fact, she is the only mother who has two children to accomplish this. You probably won't want to make your mom proud in the same way, though, since one of those kids died an untimely death, due to his actions in claiming his distinction. What did Hamilton's two children manage to do, making their mom such a very lucky lady?
Answer: Both were named Public Enemy Number One. (Her two sons were in the Bonnie and Clyde gang.)
Song: House of the Rising Sun by Public Enemy
#33
Realm: People with too much time on their hands
Subrealm: Who grow mangoes and keep cows.
Question: What is the name of the color of oil paint which uses a pigment obtained from the urine of cows fed on mango leaves?
Answer: Indian Yellow
Song: Black Milk by Massive Attack
#34
Realm: Famous Novelists
Subrealm: And their day jobs
Question: Kazuo Ishiguro is famous for several recent novels, including An Artist of the Floating World and The Unconsoled. What royal occupation did he hold in 1973?
Answer: He was the grouse beater for the Queen Mother at Balmoral Castle, Aberdeen, Scotland,
Song: Another Song In Celebration of Chickens by Ed's Redeeming Qualities
#35
Realm: the eye of the beholder
Subrealm: is only skin deep
Question: Why was people magazine's Most Beautiful Person of the Year Award cancelled last year ?
Answer: It was sabotaged by people voting for Hank, the Angry Drunken Dwarf (instead of Leonardo DiCaprio, Mariah Carey, etc.)
Song: "1 Angry Dwarf and 200 Solemn Faces", Ben Folds Five
#36
Realm: Nudes
Subrealm: Nudes on Food!
Question: There is a naked man on the label of the Nantucket Nectar bottles. Where?
Answer: Jumping from the roof of the Nantucket Allserve General Store
Song:
#37
Realm: Welcome to trivia
Subrealm: Home of EAT... BRAINS...
Question: Driving along Route 104 into the town of Irondequoit, NY, a simple green sign says "Welcome to Irondequoit." When another sign was affixed below it, the community's response was so overwhelmingly negative that it was taken down soon after. For two points, what local feature did the sign proclaim the town to be home of?
Answer: Together, the signs read 'Welcome to Irondequoit -- Home of the Irondequoit Mall'
Song: Road Buddy by Dar Williams
#38
Realm: dessert.
Subrealm: ... like you've never seen it before.
Question: What is Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania's claim to fame in the Guinness Book of World Records?
Answer: The world's longest banana split. The monster desert stretched several miles along the town's main street.
Song: Fruit Nut by XTC
#39 (Three Point Play)
Realm: World's worst jobs.
Subrealm: Annoying customer.
Question: In the movie Clerks, one of the customers whines that he is "highly offended" at Randal and Dante's behavior. What is he buying, and why is it relevant within the movie?
Answer: He has a bottle of windex and some paper towels. This is a reference to another conversation in the movie about "Jizz Mopping" -- cleaning the windows of the private booths at strip joints -- one of the only jobs worse than being a convenience store clerk.
Song: Firing the Surgeon General by the Foreman Folk Heroes (song is about euphemisms for masturbation)
#40
Realm: Pining for the mall
Subrealm: Look to your past
Question: In "back to the future", Marty (michael j fox) goes back in time from the Twin Pine Mall parking lot. Upon his return to his own time, however, the name of the Mall has changed. What did it change to, and why?
Answer: When Marty goes back in time, the car runs over one of the two pines on the "twin pine ranch" Thus, only one tree survives, and the new name of the mall is "The Lone Pine Mall".
Song: 2000 Light Years from Home, Sky Cries Mary
#41 (Three Point Play)
Realm: The Invisible Swordsman
Subrealm: CHOOP CHOOP CHOOP CHOOP CHOOP CHOOP CHOOP CHOOP CHOOP CHOOP CHOOP CHOOP NAHNAY!!
Question: In "The Three Amigos", the three amigos must find the singing bush and recite a special chant to summon the invisible swordsman. For one point for two, and two for all four, name the songs that the bush sings while the amigos try to summon him.
Answer: "She'll be comin' round the mountain", "Good night ladies", "Merrily we roll along", "Blow the men down"
Song: My Little Buttercup by the Three Amigos
#42
Realm: Shakespeare spinning in his grave
Subrealm: Power Word: Write!
Question: In 1998, the pen company Krone offered the Abraham Lincoln pen, which contained a bit of Lincoln's own DNA in its crown. The same year, it introduced the Sir Edmond Hillary Mount Everest pen, which holds a piece of stone from the top of that very mountain. This year, they made the William Shakespeare pen, which, along with a relief portrait of the Bard himself, has within it, like the other pens, something unusual. What is it?
Answer: A piece of Shakespeare's mulberry tree (planted by W.S. in Stratford-upon-Avon).
Song: Woke Up With Wood, by ZZ Top
#43
Realm: For external use only
Subrealm: I just met a girl named Urea
Question: Everyone's favorite nitrogen waste is now sold in supermarkets everywhere. What off-the-shelf product, subject of US patent 4,939,179, would have you liberally anoint yourself with its urea-endowed contents?
Answer: Vaseline Intensive Care lotion (Dry Skin Triple Action Formula)
Song: I Love Me vol. 1 by Lotion
#44
Realm: Sex, Sex, and Rock 'n' Roll
Subrealm: Quantity, Not Quality
Question: Two bands from the late sixties/early seventies era share something in common which transcends their musical styles. For two gamete-laden points, who are these bands who named themselves after the average amount of semen in a male ejaculation?
Answer: Lovin' Spoonful, 10cc
Song: The Story of a Dog Named Stains by The Red Peters
#45
Realm: Size Doesn't Matter.
Subrealm: Much.
Question: The size of the door to a traditional Japanese tea house is 2ftx2ft. The reasons for this are buried in the history of the Warring States period in Japan. Enlighten us.
Answer: Samurai had to remove all of their armor to fit through the door (thus the teahouse was a place of peace)
Song: Unconditional Love by Gentlemen Without Weapons
#46
Realm: War
Subrealm: Is caused by hard penises
Question: In August 1840, a band of Comanches attacked the town of Linnville, Texas, taking the inhabitants completely by surprise. They went first for the customs office just outside of town, immediately killing the officer there, Major Watts. They then prepared to rape his wife, and that's where things turned for the worse of the attackers. They took so long at their inept violation that when they finally managed to make it to the town, everyone had fled. They tied Mrs. Watts to a tree and shot an arrow into her breast before leaving. However, she suffered only minor injuries from the arrow and none from the sexual assault. What saved her, and the rest of the town, by buying them enough time to flee?
Answer: The native Americans were unable to remove her corset, which also deflected the shot of the arrow.
Song: Love Changes Everything, by Climie Fisher
#47
Realm: People with French names
Subrealm: Laugh while you can, Monkey-boy!
Question: In 1765, the superior council of the colony of Louisiana found Jean Baptiste guilty of a heinous crime. His punishment extended even beyond death. His corpse was tied to the back of a cart and dragged to the public square. There it was hung upside down from a scaffold for a full day. What crime did this man commit?
Answer: Suicide.
Song: Heart Shaped Box by Nirvana
#49
Realm: Public Broadcasting
Subrealm: Is the opiate of the masses
Question: On an afternoon in 1966 an event at Boston's PBS station, WGBH, drew a crowd of 10,000 people, more than the same afternoon's Red Sox game. What was all the fuss about?
Answer: an open house with Fred Rogers.
Song: One Of These Things Is Not Like the Other from Sesame Street
#50
Realm: Fictional Characters
Subrealm: And Their Fictional Bedpartners
Question: What well-known fictional character braggs that his "experience of women spans three continents"?
Answer: Dr. Watson.
Song: Simultaneous Lovin' by Chef
#51
Realm: His heart grew three sizes that day.
Subrealm: Or was it some other organ?
Question: A scene from what novel porportedly inspired the climax of Dr. Seuss' "The Grinch Stole Christmas"?
Answer: _Lolita_ by Vladimir Nabokov. The scene at the end where Humbert is up at the edge of a cliff mourning the loss of the Lolita he once knew and loved (and loved).
Song: Sal's Confession by Folklore Assassins
#52
Realm: Walk, talk, and chew bubble gum.
Subrealm: Walk, talk, and chew bubble gum or DIE!
Question: Human infants share a special ability with many other mammels that decreases the likelyhood of choking. Adult humans lack this ability. What is it?
Answer: The ability to breath and swallow simultaneously. Try it.
Song: Hey Daddy by Adrian Belew
#53
Realm: Sound Effects
Subrealm: Industrial Light and Music Majors
Question: The fourth movement of "Symphony Fantastique" by Berlioz is titled "March to the Gallows." Towards the end of this movement, there is a loud sforzando, followed by two pizzicato notes in the strings. What do those two notes represent?
Answer: The main character's head bouncing from the guillotine into the basket.
Song: Till My Head Falls Off by They Might Be Giants
#54
Realm: Computer Science
Subrealm: Dead nerds who changed the world
Question: Brilliant computer scientist Alan Turing was found guilty on criminal charges in 1952. With what was he charged, and what was his sentence?
Answer: He was tried as a homosexual; rather than serve prison time, he agreed to taking, for one year, injections of estrogen "intended to neutralize his libido." (Cf. the Alan Turing Homepage)
Song: The Jury by Morphine
#55
Realm: Freshman Year Unbound
Subrealm: Ode to "Dad's gonna kick my ass"
Question: Percy Bysshe Shelley and Thomas Jefferson Hogg were expelled from Oxford University in 1811 for "contumacious conduct" regarding their religious beliefs. What, specifically, did they do?
Answer: They published "The Necessity of Atheism" and distributed it in Oxford and to Anglican Bishops throughout England.
Song: Heresy by Nine Inch Nails (off the Downward Spiral)
#56
Realm: I'm eating junk and watching garbage; you'd better come out and stop me.
Subrealm: Keep the change, you filthy animal.
Question: What movie does Kevin use to scare off the pizza delivery boy and the burglars in Home Alone?
Answer: Angels with Filthy Souls
Song: Eyes of a Child by Soul Asylum
#57
Realm: Musicians
Subrealm: Who Kick Butt
Question: What singing sensation recorded the title track for the Hong Kong release of Beauty and the Beast?
Answer: Jackie Chan.
Song: Supercop by Devo (off the Supercop soundtrack)
#58
Realm: Musicians
Subrealm: And Their Stunt Doubles
Question: Beethoven was once asked by a lady of his acquaintance for a lock of his hair. What did he give her instead (highly offending her?)
Answer: A tuft of hair off a billy goat's beard, which looked a great deal like his, being gray and wiry. When she found out about the trick and registered her disapproval, Beethoven apologized and sent her a lock of his own hair.
Song: A Fifth of Beethoven by Walter Murphy (off the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack)
#59
Realm: John Q. Public
Subrealm: file under gullible
Question: three extremely popular clothing labels are actually divisions of the same company, and occasionally sell indentical clothing at quite different prices. Name the three brands.
Answer: Old Navy, Gap, and Banana Republic
Song: Supermodel by Jill Sobule
#60
Realm: It's amazing that five years ago, this was a driveway game.
Subrealm: What's even more amazing is that five years ago, these girls were only in grade school.
Question: Name two of the three stadium theme nights mentioned in the movie BASEketball .
Answer: Dozen Egg Night, Free-range Chicken Night, Anal Probe Night
Song: Come Sail Away by Eric Cartman
#61
Realm: Famous Last Words
Subrealm: Do not go gentle into that good night
Question: As she lay dying, Madame de Pompadour stopped her last rites. She whispered, "Wait a minute," to God, and proceeded to do one last thing. What was her final action?
Answer: Putting rouge on her cheeks.
Song: Pretty In Pink by The Grown-Ups (off of In Their Eyes comp.)
#62
Realm: The Forward March of Progress
Subrealm: Has Been Delayed By Construction
Question: When the Green Line subway in Boston was under construction, things came to a halt at Boylston Commons. Why was construction delayed?
Answer: Several hundred tombstones and human remains had to be moved
Song: Animal Farm by Bernie Krause and Human Remains
#63
Realm: The Funny Papers
Subrealm: Not the Free Press
Question: The syndicated comic strip "Crock" is named after its primary villain. What is Crock's full name?
Answer: Vermin P. Crock
Song:
#64
Realm: Realm:Those Wacky Senators
Subrealm: It's not Strom Thurmond! It'll never be Strom Thurmond!
Question: A pamphlet printed in Utah and endorsed by senator Orrin Hatch gives helpful hints to parents who want to know if their kids are using dope. Of the symptoms of drug use listed, one is noticeably suspect. What is this symptom of smoking the evil weed?
Answer: "Excessive concern with social issues, race relations, and environmental issues."
Song: "My Conservative Girlfriend" by Foreman Folk Heroes
#65
Realm: Realm:Japlish
Subrealm: All Kinky Hysterics Late Night Specialized Services
Question: Japanese fashion often features English phrases. Some make sense: "I guess I'm just a little softy" on a teddy bear. Some don't:"Vigorous throw-up. Go on a journey." on the back of a jacket. But the phrase "Ease your bosoms" was an actual mistranslation of an English idiom. What was it?
Answer: Get a load off your chest
Song: The Weight, by The Band
#66
Realm: Depending on the Kindness of Strangers
Subrealm: STELLAAAAAA!!!!
Question: How did Tennessee Williams die?
Answer: He choked on the cap of a nasal spray bottle when he was drunk
Song: Nasal Retentive Calliope Music, Frank Zappa
#67
Realm: Going Postal
Subrealm: Neither Rain nor Snow nor Sleet
Question: What mail system was being described? "Along the whole line of road there are men stationed with horses, in number equal to the number of days which the journey takes. and these men will not be hindered from accomplishing at their best speed the distance which they have to go, either by snow, or rain, or heat, or by darkness of night..."
Answer: The Persian mail system of Xerxes I
Song: The Letter by Similar Jones
#68
Realm: The Great Outdoors
Song: The Wide World of Sports
Question: In 1976, Wes Chandler of the Univesity of Florida had a rather rude greeting in the end zone when he scored a touchdown against Auburn. What was it?
Answer: Auburn's War Eagle mascot flew of its perch and started pecking at him.
Song: My Man by the Eagles
#69
Realm: A Little Song, a Little Dance
Subrealm: Closer to Fine?
Question: In general, the Indigo Girls try to lead separate lives apart from their musical careers. However, they once appeared together in a play. What was the play, and what part did each of the Girls play?
Answer: Jesus Christ Superstar; Emily Saliers played Mary Magdalene and Amy Ray played Jesus.
Song: Go Go Joseph from Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
#70
Realm: Short People Unite
Subrealm: Robble robble! Your soul is mine!
Question: The four-foot tall stand-up comedian best known for his role as McDonaldLand's Hamburglar has fallen of hard times of late. He has found himself working at a Mexican restaurant in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he was recently the subject of a lawsuit brought by the American Association of Short People. Why?
Answer: He walked around the restaurant, serving chips and salsa from the brim of his sombrero.
Song: Hey Mickey (Spanish Version) by Toni Basil
#71 (Three Point Play)
Realm: British Cartoons
Subrealm: We miss you, Colonel K!
Question: In the Danger Mouse episode "The Four Tasks of Danger Mouse", Danger Mouse is forced to collect the four ingredients for Baron Greenback's magical ancient recipe, which will create an unstoppable monster under the Baron's control, in exchange for Penfold's life. For 1 point for two, and 2 points for all four, what are these ingredients?
Answer: Four hairs from a Yeti;A piece of the London Fog Monster;Two feathers from a Vampire Duck; A twig from a witch's broom
Song: Desire by Toad the Wet Sprocket
#72
Realm: Famous Faces
Subrealm: In A Mad Mad Mad Mad Mad Mad World
Question: Alfred E. Neuman is familiar to all readers of Mad Magazine as the goofy face on every cover. While there is a great deal of controversy over where his face came from, the use of his name can be easily dated. What was Alfred doing in the first Mad article that featured his name?
Answer: Teaching people to tie a hangman's noose.
Song: Friendly Advice by Tom Cochrane (off Mad Mad World album)
#73
Realm: Birthdays
Subrealm: Spooooky birthdays!
Question: What Steven King character shares a birthday with him?
Answer: Carrie White, from _Carrie_
Song: Crazy Little Voices by Ra (from the Rage 2 soundtrack)
#74
Realm: Improving Your Body
Subrealm: And you thought Dow-Corning was bad...
Question: Egyptian women were some of the earliest recipients of plastic surgery. However, their breast implants weren't quite what we might picture today. What were they, and why?
Answer: Sawdust--the implants were put in after the woman died, so she'd be busty in the afterlife.
Song: Afterlife by Dream Theater
#75
Realm: Warner Brothers
Subrealm: Eh, What's Up, Doc?
Question: What's the name of the Warner Brothers animation studio where Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd, and Daffy Duck were created?
Answer: Termite Terrace
Song: Stage Fright from the Carl Stalling Project
#76
Realm: Founding Fathers
Subrealm: Who was that again?
Question: Luca Pacioli was a Renaissance scholar, linked with painters, architects, and political figures of the time. He is also purported to have developed a certain information system that has been used for hundreds of years since. What is this system?
Answer: Double-entry bookkeeping, or accounting.
Song: Dimes and Dollars by The Lilys (in New Music)
#77
Realm: Storm Front
Subrealm: Next is Hurricane Boniface.
Question: When hurricanes were first named at the beginning of this century, who were they named after?
Answer: politicians a particular Australian weather caster didn't like
Song: I Don't Like It by Pauline Pantsdown (Australian song making fun of a politician)
#78
Realm: That'll show them
Subrealm: Ineffective ways to make the demons go away
Question: William Minor, one of the greatest contributors to the Oxford English Dictionary, was a convicted murderer and lunatic, who spent the majority of his life in an asylum on the outskirts of Oxford. He had been incarcerated for thirty years, and was 68 years old, when, on December 3, 1902, he suddenly called out to a guard, "You had better send for the Medical Officer at once! I have injured myself!" What had happened to this insane, tired, old man?
Answer: He had cut off his own penis.
Song: So Long, by Fischer-Z
#79
Realm: Pedagogy
Subrealm: On a mission from God.
Question: Former Wichita elementary school principle Terry Hitt is challenging the state's revocation of his teaching certificate. He insists his teaching ability is a "gift from God." What did he admit to earlier in the year that makes this gift a little suspect?
Answer: He stole his students' Ritalin, melted it down, and shot up with it.
Song: Let's Get High by Letters to Cleo (off of Hempilation 2)
#80
Realm: Archaeology
Subrealm: Dr. Jones, I presume?
Question: Dr. Andrew Jones, an archaeologist working in Britain, has produced numerous papers, given lectures, and made several important discoveries. His work is a little odd, however, and he sees himself as countering the glamorous image of Indiana jones. What is his work?
Answer: He's a paleo-scatologist. He digs up old feces and ancient sewer systems.
Song: Dr. Jones by Aqua
#81
Realm: It's a bird! It's a...
Subrealm: Grand piano?
Question: Hew Kennedy of Acton Round, England, has built a medieval siege engine called a trebuchet. So far he's launched a car, a grand piano, a 112-lb iron weight, and several dead pigs, some wearing parachutes. He says he was inspired by his cousin, who built a smaller trebuchet for a county fair. What did his cousin's trebuchet launch?
Answer: Porcelain toilets soaked in gasoline and set on fire. (Flaming toilets will do)
Song: Felt Good To Burn by the Flaming Lips
#82
Realm: Movie Moguls
Subrealm: At Least it isn't Steve Guttenberg
Question: A collaboration is in the works between Garry Shandling, of the Garry Shandling Show, and the Oscar-winning director of "The Graduate". The film, titled "What Planet Are You From" gives Shandling an epic role. What will he be?
Answer: An alien trying to have sex with any human female.
Song: Brand New Girl by Julie Brown (from Earth Girls are Easy)
#83
Realm: Quotes
Subrealm: Famous in odd ways
Question: What is the epithet in Atlas Shrugged?
Answer: "Who is John Galt?"
Song: Atlas Eyes by Tangerine Dream
#84
Realm: Absolute monarchs
Subrealm: Who were a little strange
Question: Murad IV, Sultan of the Ottomans 1623-40, devised a strategy of dealing with corrupting influences on society in person. What did this strategy consist of?
Answer: He would personally roam the streets of Constantinople by night, killing anyone whom he found smoking or drinking coffee.
Song: A Proper Cup of Coffee by Trout Fishing in America
#85
Realm: Absolute monarchs
Subrealm: who were even stranger
Question: Sultan Mustapha I, one of the Ottoman empire's less sane rulers, was deposed and imprisoned in 1618. When he was set free, he was even less sane--totally wrecked, in fact. Why?
Answer: He was a pathological misogynist, and two enormous black women had been imprisoned in the same cell with him.
Song: Cage by Women of Sodom
#86
Realm: College Hospitality
Subrealm: Who said you could redecorate?
Question: Northwestern University has ordered music major Ryan DuVal to repaint his room. Normally, this wouldnt cause any protest, but public support has favored DuVal to the point where the university has said it can wait till the end of the school year. Whats different about DuVals room?
Answer: He painted three scenes from the Sistine Chapel ceiling on his dorm room ceiling.
Song: Turtle Power by Vanilla Ice (Michelangelo reference?)
#87 (Three Point Play)
Realm: Pittsfield Protests
Subrealm: Inconvenience Stores
Question: Don and Penny Karch of Pittsfield, MA, have set up a protest in their back yard to complain about a nearby convenience store. For one point each, tell us what's wrong with the store, and what did the Karches do to protest it.
Answer: No toilets (so patrons relieve themselves out back...in front of the Karchs window), and they set up 28 toilets in their back yard.
Song: Nowhere to Go by Melissa Etheridge
#88
Realm: Family Values
Subrealm: It Could Be Worse They Could Be Doing Opera
Question: Police recently removed four children from their parents mobile home in Wichita, Kansas. Child-neglect cases are not uncommon, but this one has an odd, not violent twist. What was odd about the entire family that gave the police such dismay?
Answer: The parents and children were all speaking fluent Klingon.
Song: Love Is by Ben Folds Five (off of Fear of Pop)
#89
Realm: Little Witches
Subrealm: Wednesday Addams, We Salute Thee
Question: Ninth-grader Jamie Schoonover was suspended for a day from Southwestern High School in Baltimore. Jamie is Wiccan, and was accused of trying to hex a classmate. Her parent told the school there was nothing to worryabout. Why?
Answer: Jamie was too young to hex effectively.
Song: Witch Doctor by Dave Silver
#90
Realm: Office Offenses
Subrealm: Punishment Fits the Crime
Question: In May, three bureaucrats in India were ordered to spend a week on a glacier in Kashmir, where the temperature is usually way below zero. Why were they sent there?
Answer: They'd taken three years to process a request for snowmobiles in that area and their supervisor decided to show them why that was bad.
Song: Ice Ice Baby by the WG All Stars (in new comps. Or new electronic comps.)
#91
Realm: You're making me angry. Very, very angry.
Subrealm: The Eludium Pew-36 Explosive Space Modulator!
Question: Why does Marvin the Martian want to destroy the Earth?
Answer: Because it blocks his view of Venus.
Song: Black Ego by the Digable Planets
#92
Realm: Great moments in the courtroom
Subrealm: Well, if you put it THAT way...
Question: On April 21, 1999, a nightclub in Little Rock, Ark. was in court on charges that it's employees showed too much during a particular show. However, the nightclub managed to get the panel to unanimously vote against fining them. How?
Answer: They brought in the dancers, who then stripped for the panel the way they usually did in the show. The all-male panel voted 5-0 to drop the fine.
Song: Lonely Little G-String by Sonny Lester and His Orchestra
#93 (Three Point Play)
Realm: Abstinence, celibacy! ...
Subrealm: Don't let 'em sco ... catch fire!
Question: Halogen bulbs, a well-known fire hazard, are often banned in college dorms. Two years ago, Bowdoin College didn't prohibit halogen bulbs entirely, but did require the owners to modify the lamps in a certain way. For one point, what was that certain way, and for a second point, what was slightly impractical about Bowdoin's precautionary measure?
Answer: Students had to place "bulb condoms" over the halogen bulbs. Trouble is, the "bulb condoms" were made out of metal. Solid metal sheeting.
Song: Beware of Darkness by Spock's Beard
#94
Realm: Crime
Realm: Talk about a career criminal.
Question: Kingston, NY resident Brose Gearhart was sent to prison for selling crack. What was unusual about his case?
Answer: He was 90 years old.
Song: I Never Thought I'd Live to Be A Hundred by the Moody Blues
#95
Realm: Intelligent Mammals
Subrealm: If they're so smart, how come they live in igloos?
Question: How does a dolphin sleep underwater without dying?
Answer: two sides of brain operate independently; each get eight hours of sleep while the other one controls; they work together the other 8
Song: Dolphin by Poe
#96
Realm: Traditional Beverages!
Subrealm: Untraditional beverages!
Question: What is unusual about the Australian brand "Adam's Ale"?
Answer: It's water. Just water.
Song: One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer by George Thorogood
#97
Realm: Aviators
Subrealm: Named "Wim"
Question: Mr. Wim de Nijs has regained his piloting privileges in Netherlands. A court ruled that Mr.Wim had been too harshly punished for abusing radio time. What did Mr. Wim do?
Answer: He regularly tied up radio channels by singing "The Flintstones" for up to 20 minutes.
Song: "The Flintstones" by the B-52s
#98
Realm: Entrepreneurs
Subrealm: Naughty Enterpreneurs
Question: In 1993, a "Sexuality Boutique" opened in Brookline, Massachusetts. What is its name?
Answer: Grand Opening
Song: Right Hand Man by Joan Osborne
#99
Realm: Marauding Nuns!
Subrealm: I mean Huns!
Question: When Attila the Hun rampaged through Europe, sacking and destroying, he was dressed to kill. Legend has it that in addition to the usual coat, pants, and helmet, Attila was wearing this odd piece of clothing. What was it?
Answer: A cloak made from mouse skins.
Song: Tundra/Desert by Modest Mouse
#100
Realm: French Royalty
Subrealm: Dead French Royalty
Question: What fiendish device was used in the murder of Jeanne d'Albret, mother of Henry IV of France?
Answer: A pair of perfumed, poisoned gloves
Song:
#101
Realm: Scientific Discoveries
Subrealm: With catchy names
Question: Recently, palaeontologist Jenny Clack discovered a 350 million year old fossil which she has named _Eucritta melanolimnetes_. For one point, what does this name mean ?
Answer: Earliest four-legged land animal. The name means "Creature from the Black Lagoon"
Song: Mollusk by Ween
#102
Realm: Back To Biology
Subrealm: Scientists with time on their hands
Question: In developmental biology, genes are very important in controlling growth. For instance, there is a certain gene that is expressed only where there is a high level of ZPA (Zone of Polarizing Activity) activity in the wind buds of developing chicks. What is the name of the gene?
Answer: Sonic the Hedgehog gene.
Song: by Spiny Norman
#103
Realm: War
Subrealm: Wanna see my secret weapon?
Question: During World War II, a Pennsylvania surgeon names Lytle Adams came up with a plan to subdue Japanese cities. Military scientists spent over a year and two million dollars on "Project X-ray," before abandoning it in 1943 without explanation. What was this secret weapon?
Answer: Incendiary explosives attached to bats.
Song: X-Offender, by Blondie
#104
Realm: Great men in the history of religion
Subrealm: "And smelt so? Pah!"
Question: Roger Williams, the seventeenth-century preacher and religious emancipator led a remarkable life. His death in 1683, though, was no real cause for remark. What happened to his body later, discovered when he was accidentally exhumed fifty-six years later, is. What's interesting about Williams' corpse?
Answer: It is encased entirely within an enormous tree root.
Song: Believe by GusGus
#105
Realm: Dead baby boys
Subrealm: And not the drink, either
Question: In a graveyard in Middlebury, Vermont, between the final resting places of Charlotte Moody and Caroline Mead, there is the grave of a two year old boy. The boy was brought to Vermont by Henry Sheldon in 1886, and was buried there in 1945, after his body was discovered in Sheldon's attic (Sheldon had been dead since 1907). However, the boy didn't die in Vermont. Why isn't he buried where he died, and where is that?
Answer: The boy was a mummy, and he died in ancient Egypt.
Song: Destination Unknown, by Missing Persons
#107 (Three Point Play)
Realm: Nyuk, Nyuk, Nyuk
Subrealm: I resemble that remark
Question: This is a three point play. Most of you know of the comedic feature films of Abbot and Costello, who seemed to meet just about any cinematic icon there was in their day. Perhaps fewer know about the features of the Three Stooges. In their later years, these geniuses put out no fewer than six full length movies. For one point, name two of these. For two points, name all six.
Answer: Three Stooges In Orbit; Around the World in a Daze; Three Stooges Meet Hercules; Have Rocket, Will Travel; The Outlaws Is Coming; Snow White and the Three Stooges
Song: Overkill, by Men At Work
#108
Realm: Experiments in Food
Subrealm: Tampering in God's Domain
Question: Oscar Meyer has produced many high-selling creations, most notably the beloved Oscar Meyer Wiener. However, some of its failures have been pretty spectacular. One of its sandwich spreads, an unappealing combination of two flavors, was an absolute flop. What was this spread?
Answer: Peanut butter and bacon.
Song: Tasty Tasty by the Persuasions
The Last Question:
Realm: The Absent Presence
Subrealm: It's The End of Trivia as We Know It
Question: It's time for the last question, and we wanna know: What's been missing in this contest?
Answer: TONGA!
Song: Island by the Art of Noise