Penn Bowl IV, Williams tossups

1) It changed its logo in 1985, after 
some people complained that it
contained Satanic images.  FTP, name this 
conglomerate.

ANSWER: PROCTOR and GAMBLE

2) He was the first person to 
fly an airplane over Australia, but he's
probably better known for his 
groundbreaking magic acts.  FTP, name
this performer, whose death is 
commemorated with an annual seance.

ANSWER: Harry HOUDINI (Acc: Erich 
WEISS)

3) In an ad on the Fox network she tells her audience that 
success
does not come automatically.  Ironic, since her success was 
anything
but earned.  FTP, name the "actress" appearing in this spot, 
whose
success is due to daddy's influence.

ANSWER: Tori SPELLING

4) 
You've probably heard the phrase "consumed by spleen," but Lord

Blatherard Osmo had more literal fears of being eaten by a gigantic

adenoid in, FTP, what bizarre 1973 novel?

ANSWER: GRAVITY'S RAINBOW

5) 
They now own a small winery in California, although they became
famous in 
the late 60s with a style that combined comedy with
hit-and-run political 
commentary.  FTP, name this team.

ANSWER: SMOTHERS BROTHERS

6) This 
popular food is closely related to Spanish moss.  Its surface
also caused 
its name to be used as a nickname for General
Noriega. FTP, name this 
fruit.

ANSWER: PINEAPPLE

7) Watchers of C-SPAN have probably noticed 
that one lonely member of
the House of Representatives is listed in the 
"Independent"
column. FTP, name this Vermont Socialist.

ANSWER: Bernie 
SANDERS

8) Mrs. Macgreevy, The Master Quizzer, Alf Mushpie, Bobbi 
Harlow,
W.A. Thornhump III, Milquetoast, and Oliver Wendell Jones all

appeared, FTP, in what popular comic strip, illustarted by Berke

Breathed?

ANSWER: BLOOM COUNTY

9) The universe, physics, U.S. history, 
genetics, andcomputers have
all been subjects of his books of cartoons, 
which seek to explain
these fields in cartoon format.  FTP, name him.


ANSWER: Larry GONICK


10) In 1980, this journalist asked how a grown man 
could go through
life with the name "Bobby." FTP, name the New York Times 
columnist
whom Bobby Ray Inman blamed for his withdrawal as nominee for

Secretary of Defense.

ANSWER: William SAFIRE

11) He served in the Army 
Air Corps, and wrote for various flying
magazines. But he's best known as 
the creator of a wildly popular TV
universe, which has spawned several 
series and movies.  FTP, name the
creator of Star Trek.

ANSWER: Gene 
RODDENBERRY
 
12) When astronomers measure distances to the stars, they 
often use
the phenomenon of parallax.  They wouldn't get very far without

knowing how to spell the word, and neither will you.  So, FTP, spell

parallax.

ANSWER: P - A - R - A - L - L - A - X
 
13) Never Before, 
Never Again; Can You Picture That; I Hope That
Something Better Comes 
Along; and Rainbow Connection are some of the
songs from, FTP, what most 
sensation, inspirational, celebrational
film?

ANSWER: THE MUPPET MOVIE
 

14) He was born in 1812 in Landport, England, and died in Kent

fifty-eight years later, and an inheritance freed him from a childhood
of 
factory servitude.  FTP, name this author, best known for
convoluted 
wordplay and ludicrous plotting.

ANSWER: Charles DICKENS
 
15) FQTP, 
give the medical term for a localized area of dead tissue
surrounded by 
living tissue, Bo Jackson's hip affliction.

ANSWER: NECROSIS
 
16) 
Shortly after winning an Oscar for her work in "Roman Holiday,"
Audrey 
Hepburn turned to the stage, where she won a Tony for her role
in a 
Broadway production.  FTP, name the Giraudoux play in which she
starred.


ANSWER: ONDINE

17) Are you all Fred Astaire fans?  We know you are!  
That's why we'll
give you ten points for identifying the photographer on 
which his
character in the movie "Funny Face" was based.

ANSWER: Richard 
AVEDON
 
18) This English mathematician wrote widely on statistical 
theory, but
made his greatest mark in forensics. FTP, name this man, 
whose work on
fingerprints allowed them to be used in human 
identification.

ANSWER: Francis GALTON
 

19) This peasant leader fought 
on behalf of poor Mexicans between 1910
and 1920, and his memory was 
revived recently by the rebels in
Chiapas.  FTP, name this soldier.


ANSWER: Emiliano ZAPATA

20) His name eventually came to refer to a 
particular type of
carriage.  This seems particularly ill-omened, since 
he met his death
when he lost control of the chariot he was driving.  
FTP, name this
reckless young man, who thought he was as powerful as his 
divine
father.

ANSWER: PHAETON
 
21) The publicity for one of this 
author's books listed him as a
writer and actor for their TV show, but he 
did practically none of
either.  He really doesn't need that association 
any more, though,
after creating wildly successful radio and TV shows, 
and several
best-selling books. FTP, grab your towel and name the author 
of The
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy..

ANSWER: Douglas ADAMS

22) One 
brand of this product lists its ingredients as 61.4%
2-hydroxyethyl 
methacrylate and 38.6% water, immersed in a sterile
solution of 0.9% 
sodium chloride.  FTP name these eye products, made
by companies such as 
Johnson & Johnson and Bausch & Lomb.

ANSWER: contact lens