QuizCats 2019 — Round One

1. This 1970 William Friedkin-directed movie was based on a 1968 Off-Broadway play of
the same name. Both were written by playwright Mart Crowley, who composed the sequel
The Men from the Boys in 2002. The movie is one of the first to revolve around gay
characters and recognized as the first mainstream American film to feature the swear word
“cunt.” It was promoted with the controversial tagline “Today is Harold’s birthday. This is
his present,” along with photographs of cast members Leonard Frey and Robert La
Tourneaux.
Answer: The Boys in the Band

Bonus: Name these 20th century pop culture references for ten points each.
a) The name of the movie The Boys in the Band comes from the line spoken to Judy Garland
by James Mason: “You’re singing for yourself and the boys in the band,” in this film, remade
three times, most recently starring Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper.
Answer: A Star is Born
b) The 1976 version of A Star is Born starred famed singer/songwriter Barbra Streisand. She,
along with 227 others, made this 37th U.S. President’s “Enemies List” in 1971.
Answer: Richard Nixon
c) In 1950, then-Congressman Richard Nixon was responsible for the conviction of perjury
placed upon this man, an accused Communist responsible for espionage on behalf of the
Soviet Union.
Answer: Alger Hiss

2. This United States military service policy, abbreviated DADT, was instituted by the
Clinton Administration on February 28, 1994 and took effect from December 21, 1993 to
September 20, 2011, when it was repealed by the Obama Administration. It prohibited
military personnel from discriminating against or harassing closeted homosexuals in the
military and barred overt homosexuals from military service.
Answer: Don’t ask, don’t tell, don’t pursue, don’t harass

Bonus: Name these United States politicians who have advocated for gay rights for ten points
each.
a) This Supreme Court Justice, recently the subject of a CNN documentary and biopic On the
Basis of Sex is known in some circles as the Notorious R.B.G. She was responsible for the
historical 5-4 tiebreaker that legalized same-sex marriage.
Answer: Ruth Bader Ginsburg
b) This man, former President of the United States, is responsible for many firsts of the
nation. He developed and released the first comprehensive Nation HIV/AIDS Strategy, has
supported legislative efforts to ban conversion therapy on minors, and was also the first
African-American President.
Answer: Barack Obama
c) This former First Lady, though once an avid opposer of same-sex relationships, in 2013
had a change of heart and has since made several public assertions of support for the gay
rights movement, from speeches to tweets spreading the message: “Every loving couple &
family deserves to be recognized & treated equally under the law across our nation.” Her
husband, Bill Clinton, has done much the same.
 Answer: Hillary Clinton

3. Born to parents Ellen and Charles Mulaney, Yale-educated lawyers, this stand-up
comedian of 36 years of age is known for his runs as Saturday Night Live writer and host, his
comedy album The Top Part, Netflix specials: New in Town, The Comeback Kid, and Kid
Gorgeous. His persona, characterized by his yet undenied immortality, is upheld by his love
of his wife, Annamarie Tendler, and his French bulldog, Petunia.
Answer: John Mulaney

Bonus: Answer the following about John Mulaney bits for ten points each.
a) In The Top Part, Mr. Mulaney details his childhood in Catholic school and memorable
Bible stories he had to learn there. A primary example of this is that responsible for the title
of the comedy album and reminiscent of this Israeli king, son of King David, who died 931
BCE.
Answer: King Solomon
b) In The Comeback Kid, John tells of his parents’ life at Yale University, and the subsequent
invitation they received to an alumni party thrown by a classmate, whose wife, Hillary
Clinton, also attended Yale. At this Yale Alumni party, a 10-year-old Mr. Mulaney tells this
man, eventual 42nd POTUS, “You can do whatever you want forever.”
Answer: Bill Clinton
c) In 2018 Netflix comedy special, Kid Gorgeous, John Mulaney compares President Donald
Trump to one of these four-legged creatures, members of the Equus Ferus subspecies, loose
in a hospital. They neigh.
Answer: Horse

4. In 2012, Jewish comedian Richard Belzer was placed under fire by the Anti-Defamation
League for his “inappropriate and offensive” homage to actor Charlie Chaplin’s 1940
depiction of this historical figure, most notably responsible for his genocide attempts that
wiped out ⅔ of Europe’s Jewish population, 85% of which were Yiddish speakers.
Answer: Adolf Hitler

Bonus: Answer the following related to Richard Belzer for 10 points each.
a) On March 27th, 1985, in preparation for the first ever WrestleMania, Richard Belzer
invited this man on to his talk show Hot Properties. After Belzer’s relentless begging, this
man, who shares his first name with a large, green Marvel superhero, demonstrated a
wrestling move on Belzer, causing him to pass out, fall to the floor, sustain lacerations to the
skull and permanent spinal damage, and later sue for $5,000,000.
Answer: Hulk Hogan
b) On this popular television show, as well as a number of others, Richard Belzer stars
alongside Mariska Hargitay, Chris Meloni, Kelli Giddish, Ice-T, and others as
Detective/Sergeant and DA Investigator John Munch. Episodes of this popular television are
always famously signed “Executive Producer DICK WOLF.”
Answer: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit or Law & Order: SVU
c) Over his life, Richard Belzer has written many books, produced several comedy albums,
and gained a reputation as somewhat of a conspiracy theorist. Of his many theories, one of
the most recognized is the one regarding this man’s assassination on November 22nd, 1963.
He was the 35th POTUS and is additionally known for his brief affair with Marilyn Monroe.
 Answer: John F. Kennedy

5. This man, thought by some to be the single reason the Allied Powers won the second
World War, is responsible for the creation of his namesake computation device and test that
attempts to define standards for machine intelligence. His death was labelled a suicide as a
result of eating an apple dipped in cyanide, considered a tribute to his favorite movie Snow
White and the Seven Dwarfs.
Answer: Alan Turing

Bonus: Answer the following about Alan Turing for ten points each.
a) In 1952, after reporting a robbery of his home to a police officer and casually letting slip
his homosexuality, Alan Turing was arrested on account of “gross indecency” and, as an
alternative to prison, accepted chemical castration by the ingestion of this steroid hormone,
which causes the consumer to grow breasts, which, on 1950s men, was a symbol of
committing a sex crime.
Answer: Estrogen
b) In 2013, this monarch of the United Kingdom granted Alan Turing a posthumous pardon
and all other men convicted under historical legislation that outlawed homosexuality.
Answer: Queen Elizabeth II
c) A common misconception encountered in Turing’s impact upon the world is that this
company’s logo is a homage to him. Both Steve Jobs, former CEO, and logo designer, Rob
Janoff, deny any connection to Turing. The logo of this company is an apple with a single
bite missing.
Answer: Apple

6. Farrokh Bulsara, stage name Freddie Mercury, was the lead singer of this band, popular
throughout the last quarter of the 20th century. Its other members include guitarist Brian
May, drummer Roger Taylor, and bassist John Deacon. Popular songs by this band include
“We Will Rock You”, “We Are The Champions”, “Another One Bites The Dust”, and so on.
Answer: Queen

Bonus: Answer the following questions related to Freddie Mercury.

a) On November 2nd, 2018, this biographical film detailing the intimate life of icon Freddie
Mercury was released in theatres. It shares its name with a 5 minute 55 second long Queen
song and stars Rami Malek as Mr. Mercury.
Answer: Bohemian Rhapsody
b) On November 24th, 1991, Freddie Mercury fell victim to bronchial pneumonia as a result
of his exposure to this virus, spread through sexual contact and responsible for
immunodeficiency.
Answer: HIV/AIDS
c) In 1983, in preparation for a solo album, Freddie Mercury attempted to collaborate with
Michael Jackson for a song called “There Must Be More To Life Than This”. Unfortunately,
the project could not be completed because of Mr. Mercury’s complaints of Jackson’s pet,
Louie, whose species’ scientific name is Lama glama.
Answer: Llama
7. This 1960 musical is based loosely on Edmond Rostand’s Les Romanesques and is about
two neighboring fathers who pull a Romeo-and-Juliet-like stunt (fake feud) to get their
children to fall in love. With little to no help from the movie adaptation, it has become the
longest-running musical, spanning 11 presidents.
Answer: The Fantasticks

Bonus: Answer questions in regards to The Fantasticks for ten points each.
a) The original cast recording featured Jerry Orbach as El Gallo. He is better known for his
role on Dick Wolf’s Law & Order, where he plays a detective by this name.
Answer: Uncle Lenny or Lennie Briscoe or Leonard Briscoe
b) Though used in its traditional literary sense of abduction/kidnapping, the repeated use of
this word has sparked controversy during the long run of The Fantasticks due to its other
meaning that denotes a form of sexual assault.
Answer: Rape
c) This author of the Fantasticks musical and screenplay co-wrote all of his major musicals
with Harvey Schmidt. Though they share the same name, he is not to be confused with the
singer of “What’s New, Pussycat?”
Answer: Tom Jones

8. This East Hampton estate housed First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy’s family for 55 years. It,
as well as its two main occupants, a mother and daughter who share the same name,
has been the subject of a documentary, movie, Rufus Wainwright song, Netflix parody, and
more.
Answer: Grey Gardens

Bonus: Answer the following about and related to Jacqueline Kennedy’s family at Grey
Gardens for ten points each.
a) What was the name shared by First Lady Kennedy’s aunt and first cousin?
Answer: Edith Bouvier Beale
b) To notify his wife, Edith Bouvier Beale (Senior), of their divorce, Phelan Beale sent a
telegram to her from this nation, south of the United States of America, whose current
president is Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
Answer: Mexico
c) In their Netflix parody series, Documentary Now!, Bill Hader and Fred Armisen remake
the Grey Gardens documentary with a darker turn and name it “Sandy Passage”. Both actors
as well as executive producer Seth Meyers are featured on this American television show that
has aired live from New York City ever since its first episode aired on October 11th, 1975.
Answer: Saturday Night Live or SNL

9. This cartoon series, co-created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, details the happenings of
3rd-4th graders Stan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, Eric Cartman, and Kenny McCormick in their
small town in Colorado. Though it started out as a mere Christmas card, its first official
episode aired on Comedy Central August 13th, 1997.
Answer: South Park

Bonus: Identify the following South Park characters and information for ten points each.
a) In Season 17, Episode 10, this man, previously identified as a gay fish, involves himself in
an issue regarding beauty standards and feminism due to 4th grader Wendy Testaburger (who
once had her teacher shot into the sun)’s accusations that his wife, Kim Kardashian, is a
hobbit.
Answer: Kanye West
b) Because of depictions of this Muslim prophet, Season 14, Episodes 6-7 (200 & 201) of
South Park were censored and eventually taken off the air all together.
Answer: Muhammad
c) Isaac Hayes did the voice of Chef until he quit as a voice actor because they made fun of
this religion, the face of which is Tom Cruise.
Answer: Scientology

10. This Austrian neurologist founded psychoanalysis, gave lectures alongside Carl Jung at
Clark University in 1909, formulated the Oedipus complex theory, wrote in conjunction with
Josef Breuer his Studies on Hysteria, which featured Anna O., who coined the “talking cure”,
and more.
Answer: Sigmund Freud

Bonus: Answer the following about psychoanalytic concepts for ten points each.
a) This cornerstone of defense mechanisms is the process of unconsciously censoring ideas or
memories you find unacceptable. As a result, impulses and desires derived from instinct are
blocked from entering your conscious.
Answer: Repression
b) This concept involves the projection of feelings, past associations, or experiences onto
people other than yourself. It is thought to demonstrate the effect that past experiences have
on the present and that interpreting it can explain unresolved conflicts.
Answer: Transference
c) This concept, alternatively called a Freudian Slip or slip-of-the-tongue, suggests that verbal
mistakes are reflective of unconscious desire or conflict.
Answer: Parapraxis