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ANSWER: GEEK (accept "Glomming GEEK," a more specific answer)2. The numerical term for multiple sideshow attractions under one tent or roof which you can see for one admission price.ANSWER: TEN-IN-ONE 3. A two-word term for bottled oddities like deformed babies and 2-headed calves.ANSWER: PICKLED PUNKS BONUS 2Given the characters, name the John Hughes film, FTP each.1. Gary Wallace, Wyatt Donnelly, LisaAnswer: WEIRD SCIENCE 2. Neal Page, Del GriffithAnswer: PLANES, TRAINS, AND AUTOMOBILES 3. Samantha Baker, Jake Ryan, and Farmer TedAnswer: SIXTEEN CANDLES BONUS 3Given a description of the Hall of Fame baseball announcer, ID him for the stated numberof points.
5:Though he broadcast longest for the St, Louis Cardinals, he's remembered for stints in Chicago with the White Sox & Cubs.ANSWER: Harry CARAY 10: He began broadcasting for the Cincinnati Reds but was best known as the voice of theBrooklyn DodgersANSWER:Walter "Red" BARBER 15: He's been the Dodgers' broadcaster in Spanish since 1959.ANSWER:Jaime JARRIN (ha-reen)BONUS 4An impressive array of talent got started in the films Piranha (1978) & Piranha II: The Spawning (1981). If you can ID each of the following from his Piranha credit you'll get 10PE, if you need another clue you'll get 5PE.1. 10: He directed the original Piranha . 5: His most famous movies are 2 about little land critters who get voracious when wet.ANSWER:Joe DANTE 2. 10: His 1st screenplay was Piranha . 5: He's better known as writer-director of films like Matewan , LoneStar ,& Passion Fish . ANSWER:John SAYLES 3. 10: Piranha II , in which the mutant fish go airborne, was his directorial debut. 5:In his recent huge hit over a thousand people wound up feeding the fishes.ANSWER:James CAMERON BONUS 5Name the American celebrity 30-20-10.30: He almost made his movie debut in 1956 as Katherine Hepburn's younger brother in The Rainmaker .20: In the best-attested version of the story, it was Robert Goulet's appearance in 1974 that led him to shoot out his television.10: He preceded Michael Jackson as a rock star with an ape, though whether he and his chimp Scatter shared fried peanut butter-&-banana sandwiches is unknown.ANSWER:Elvis PRESLEY BONUS 6 ID the ubiquitous sitcom from OTHER clues about its stars 30-20-10-5.30: The father of one cast member, who shared his name and looked just like him, playedLittle John in Errol Flynn's Robin Hood .
20:A nother had an appropriate role as a scientist killed by aliens in the prophetically titled This Island Earth .10:Another played James Dean's ineffectual father in Rebel without a Cause .5:Another played Dobie Gillis' pal Maynard G. Krebs.ANSWER: GILLIGAN'S ISLAND (Alan Hale Jr, Russell Johnson, Jim Backus, Bob Denver)BONUS 7Giant rampaging invertebrates were popular monsters in 1950s movies like Tarantula .Given a film title, ID the giant critter or critters FTPE, or if you need more you'll get 5PE.