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TOSSUPS – TRADING SPACES: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT TRASHMASTERS 2002 – UTC

Questions by Mike Burger, Craig Barker, Dwight Kidder & Kenny Peskin with James Washick & Charlie Steinhice

1. An innovator, his strategies while coaching the OHL's Belleville Bulls forced rule changes regarding penalty shots and minor penalties at the ends of games. In 25 years, he has worked for 12 different NHL teams, becoming known for his bold and colorful ties while the head coach of the New York Rangers in the late 1980s. But it was his pioneering use of game film analysis that, FTP, earned what 2002 Hockey Hall of Fame inductee his nickname of "Captain Video"?

Answer: Roger Neilson

2. Teressa, Frank, and Dominic Bellisomo all tell different stories as to its origin. Dominic claims that it was designed as a nice midnight gesture to devout Catholic patrons, Teressa claims that they were devised as a quick spicy late-night snack for Dominic and his friends, and Frank claimed it was because a screwed up order did not send him the chicken necks and backs needed for the Anchor Bar's famous spaghetti sauce. Thus shrouded in myth are the beginnings of, FTP what appetizer, named for the Anchor Bar's locale?

Answer: Buffalo Wings

3. The singer is a rolling stone, all alone, and is paying the cost for a life of sin. Bringing with him a deck of cards and a jug of wine, his life took a cruel turn when he met a lying woman, sending him on his present journey. Taking this information, the singer passes it on to a listener, warning him to not to take the same path he did, lest he become misplaced on this particular stretch of road. For 10 points--name this Hank Williams, Sr. classic which would go on to name a 1997 David Lynch film.

Answer: Lost Highway

4. Her SAG name comes from combination of her first and middle names and the middle name of her father. Though she has a penchant for well-received indie roles, her mainstream roles often see her playing a doctor, whether it's cardiologist Anne Eastman in The Fugitive, paleontologist Sarah Harding in The Lost World, or CDC immunologist Allison Reed in Evolution. However, her most widely seen role was as FBI Agent Clarice Starling in Hannibal. For 10 points—name this redhead, who can also be seen in The Hours and Boogie Nights.

Answer: Julianne Moore or Julie Anne Smith

5. Despite a multitude of reviews that called her "a newcomer", her 2002 series is her fifth show, having been a regular on Phenom, Minor Adjustments, Zoe, Duncan, Jack, and Jane, Popular, and The Division. Movie fans might know her as Earth Girl in Can't Hardly Wait, the wise-cracking Nurse Martha in Pearl Harbor or as the Babysitter in The Ring. For 10 points—name this actress, who currently anchors ABC's Less Than Perfect as Claude.

Answer: Sara Rue

6. John Cleese, though working under a pseudonym, is the bomb. If you ask Kruge about the Spice Girls he will mumble something about insulting humans. As for solving the mechanical problems, one should look for the mouth in the arboretum, the ears in the music room and in a bowl of pistachios, and the nose in the parrot room. Once everything is in working order and you are back home, you are treated with a glimpse of its creator in the role of Leovinus. FTP, name this Douglas Adams inspired video-game.

Answer: Starship Titanic

7. One was recently used in the hazing of seven football players at Methodist College, prompting sexual assault charges. They themselves note that they are nontoxic, conforming to ASTM D-4236, are manufactured by Sanford, and are "not for letter writing or on cloth." Name this writing implement, whose ad budget was dramatically increased after their recent use by former UTC student Terrell Owens.

answer: Sharpie Pen

8. His film debut was in 1972’s Sounder, for which he also did the soundtrack, but he later appeared in the delayed release of 1968’s Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus. Always known for his musical eclecticism, he added a tuba to his band in 1971, performing Cakewalk Into Town with only a tuba and handclapping. His second version of Statesboro Blues inspired Duane Allman to record it himself. For 10 points -- name this country blues musician most famous for She Caught the Katy (And Left me a…) and Take a Giant Step.

Answer: Taj Mahal or Henry St. Clair Fredericks

9. Stephen J. Cannell has a bit part in this film, probably because writer-director Don Michael Paul costarred in Cannell’s short-lived series “The Hat Squad.” Former Avengers costar Linda Thorson plays a Supreme Court justice prepared to witness the execution of a born-again killer played by Bruce Weitz. A commando raid to spring Weitz and persuade him to lead the way to $200 million in hidden gold is opposed by the gang of charismatic convict Nick Frazier, joined by FBI agent Sascha Petrosevich, who’s conveniently undercover in the new Alcatraz. FTP name this credibility-free new release starring Ja Rule and Steven Seagal.

Answer: Half Past Dead

10. After Joe Foss’s stint as AFL commissioner, but before his stint as NRA chair, WWII ace Foss briefly hosted the second syndicated version of this program that aired in the mid 1970s. Foss’s earlier guest appearance came with Robert Stack, Jimmy Doolittle and a former voice of the NBC Game of the Week pheasant hunting in South Dakota in the 1960s version. Recently brought back to anchor ESPN2’s outdoor programming – for 10 points -- name this longtime Curt Gowdy show now hosted by Rick Schroder.

Answer: The New American Sportsman

11. Because he will "...bring a unique combination of leadership and civic and philanthropic interest to the board," he was recently elected to the Board of Trustees of Syracuse University, a mere four years after his graduation from that institution. Many skeptics wonder if the election has anything to do with the new 12-year, $115 million contract that this now cursed Chunky Soup spokesperson recently signed in Philly. For 10 points—name this #3 pick overall in the 1998 NFL Draft for the Eagles.

Answer: Donovan McNabb

12. Adding valves from a party noisemaker and an A49 motor to this , two Yale medical students in 1950 successfully built an experimental heart bypass pump. In 1929 it was used for a Zeppelin and in 1940 for a parachute jump. Once one of America’s most popular toys, by 1999 the A.C. Gilbert Company had closed and it was no longer sold in the U.S. For 10 points -- name this more popular rival to Merkur and Meccano among toy construction sets.

Answer: Erector Set

13. The title of their 2001 DreamWorks album was simply self-titled in later pressings due to concerns over the original title due to post 9/11 sensitivities. Their band's name is also a subject of debate as it is officially not a secret acronym for their religious affiliation, but rather a caption from a picture drawn by guitarist Tom Linton's younger brother Ed after a fight with older brother James. For 10 points—name this Arizona modern rock act, known for the album once called as Bleed American and the single “The Middle.”

Answer: Jimmy Eat World

14. According to Hollywood legend, no one at 20th Century Fox ever remembers giving this 1998 film the green light to start production. Co-written by Glory screenwriter Pieter Jan Brugge, it would simply be an intriguing assassination-for-hire drama in the midst of a political campaign, except the suicidal California Senator has a nervous breakdown and decides to embrace Southern California's disenfranchised hip-hop culture. For 10 points--name this film, written and directed by star Warren Beatty.

Answer: Bulworth

15. A native of the Bay Area, he was near the top of his class at Stanford Medical School, a fact that excited future co-workers Frank and Margaret. They felt he would be the perfect new protégé, in dire opposition to his predecessor, John MacIntyre. However, those mentoring plans were derailed when he met future tent-mate B.F. Pierce at the airport in Kimpo, and the pair became partners in crime until the end of the war. For 10 points—name this surgeon of the 4077th M*A*S*H unit, played by Mike Farrell.

Answer: Capt. B.J. Hunnicut, MD (prompt on B.J.)

16. Growing up in Palmer Park, MD he won two AAU national titles and followed that at age 19 with a Pan-American Games gold medal. After winning Montréal Olympic gold the next year, he planned to enter the University of Maryland, but the publicity of a paternity suit forced him to turn pro in 1977. In 1979 he KOed Wilfredo Benitez to become world welterweight champ and later added a middleweight championship. For 10 points -- name this boxer who recaptured his title in the 8th round when Roberto Duran said “No Mas”.

Answer: Sugar Ray Leonard

17. Among its 60 official uses are to serve as an anti-corrosive shield on the Goodyear Blimp, to protect cracks in the soft shells of fertilized pigeon eggs, to repair airplane rudders, to straighten crimped plant stems, and to help put in zippers when sewing. Based on a product invented in 1930 by Richard Drew – for 10 points name this product officially named No 810, 3M’s red, yellow, and green packaged consumer tape.

Answer: Scotch Magic Tape (do not accept “Scotch Transparent” tape)

18. Does This Look Infected is the latest album by this post-punk quartet featuring Steve Jocz, Cone McCaslin, Dave Baksh and Derick Whibley. Their first release for this Canadian quartet was the 2000 EP Half Hour of Power which featured the metal-tribute song Grab the Devil by the Horns and F*** Him. For 10 points – name this group whose 2001 smash album All Killer, No Filler featured the popular MTV hit Fatlip.

Answer: Sum 41

19. As an actor he generally takes on nerdy type roles, whether it’s Dr. Betz in As Good as It Gets or as kidnapped TV executive Moe Greene. As a writer, he was involved with Animal House, Meatballs and Stripes. As a producer, he hit with Back to School and Groundhog Day but failed with Multiplicity. For 10 points – name this Harvard Lampoon alum best known for two second banana roles – as Russell Ziskey in Stripes and as Dr. Egon Spengler in Ghostbusters.

Answer: Harold Ramis

20. He earned his law degree while working as a substitute teacher in the Los Angeles in the early 70s. Moving to Memphis, he was first a staff lawyer for the E.E.O.C. and eventually became Memphis’ first African-American prosecutor. Today he works with Holly Evans and Animal Planet’s Jacque (pron. Jackie) Kessler. A certified shark diver, he also is an advocate of retrying the Martin Luther King assassination case. For 10 points – identify this TV judge who in his fifth season of video justice is second only to Judge Judy in the ratings.

Answer: Judge Joseph “Joe” Brown

21. There are three major industries in Claxton, Georgia – chickens, the prison and this food concoction. Cinnabon once offered a trade where you received a free cinnabon in exchange for this product. Although some may be spiced with an alcoholic beverage, standard varieties include a mixture of walnuts, pecans, almonds, cherries, apples and lemon peels. For 10 points – name this mason-like food with a bad reputation that Johnny Carson once joked that there’s only one of that is continually passed around at Christmas time.

Answer: fruitcake

22. One comparison in this book is between Joe, a former center for the Rams, and Clive, an overcaffeinated dot commer with a lead pipe, the former representing a hot oven, the latter a pan of boiling oil. The rest of the book mostly recapitulates the recipes and advice compiled on the series Good Eats. For 10 points--name this first book by the cook in the Hawaiian shirt, Alton Brown.

Answer: I'm Just Here for the Food

23. He was an outstanding basketball player in his youth and his father was a professor of sports who helped popularize the game of basketball to the United Kingdom. That could explain why his band's "Don't Stop" will be used as part of the "Love It Live" promotional campaign for the NBA, the slogan a play off his band's 1977 Love You Live album. For 10 points—name this rock star, the co-proprietor of a fictional Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp near Springfield.

Answer: Michael Phillip "Mick" Jagger

Trading Spaces: Special Victims Unit

Bonuses by Mike Burger, Craig Barker, Dwight Kidder and Kenny Peskin

IMPORTANT NOTE TO READER: All the boni below are visual. Use the attached handouts. Note that the parts listed below are answers only and are not read to the teams until, well, until they’ve finished the question.

1. Visual bonus. Given the icon from the website Television Without Pity, identify the show on a 5-5-10-10 basis. All of the icons are for dramas that have aired during the 2002-03 season. You’ll have 15 seconds.

Answers:

a. Alias

b. C.S.I.

c. John Doe

d. 24

2. Visual bonus. Given the lifetime statistics of three long time major league baseball players, identify the player for 10 points each. You will have 15 seconds.

Answers:

a. Phil Niekro

b. Sandy Koufax

c. Dave Kingman

3. Visual bonus. Given a picture of a musical act, name the musical act on a 5-5-10-10 basis. You will have 15 seconds.

Answers:

a. Depeche Mode

b. Doobie Brothers

c. Manhattan Transfer

d. Alabama

4. Visual bonus. Given the Robert DeNiro DVD cover, identify the movies on a 5-5-10-10 basis. You will have 15 seconds.

Answers:

a. Sleepers

b. Wag the Dog

c. Midnight Run

d. Casino

5. Visual bonus. Given a celebrity who was arrested in 2002, identify the person on a 5-5-10-10 basis. You will have 15 seconds.

Answers:

a. Al Unser, Jr.

b. Nick Nolte

c. Noelle Bush

d. Randy Moss

6. Visual bonus. Given a picture of a Price is Right pricing game with the name obscured, name the bonus game on a 5-5-10-10 basis. You will have 15 seconds.

Answers:

a. Squeeze Play

b. One Away

c. Lucky Seven

d. Pathfinder

7. Visual bonus. Given field diagrams of various sports, identify the sports on a 5-5-10-10 basis. You will have 15 seconds.

Answers:

a. field hockey

b. water polo

c. badminton

d. Australian Rules Football or footy or Aussie Rules

8. Visual bonus. Given logos of various rock bands, identify the bands for 5 points each with a bonus 5 for all correct. You will have 20 seconds.

Answers:

a. Public Enemy

b. blink-182

c. Dave Matthews Band

d. Weezer

e. Wu-Tang Clan

9. Visual bonus. 30-20-10-1 – Identify the movie from scenes. (Remember to hand these out one page at a time!)

Answer: Airplane

10. Visual bonus. Identify the Microsoft Windows fonts in the following samples for 5 points each and a bonus 5 for naming the source of the text. You will have 20 seconds.

Answers:

a. Cooper Black

b. Copperplate Gothic

c. Verdana

d. Wingdings

e. Comic Sans

f. The text is from Chapter VIII, Part A of Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr's Report to the House on President Clinton

11. Visual bonus. Given alleged blueprints of the homes of three classic sitcoms, identify the show for 10 points each. You will have 20 seconds. (Moderator: This one is 2 pages)

Answers:

a. Odd Couple

b. I Love Lucy

c. The Brady Bunch

12. Visual bonus. Given head shots of five NFL head coaches who were employed at the beginning of the 2002 season, identify the team they head for 5 points each and a 5 point bonus for all five. The possible teams for these coaches are also listed. You will have 20 seconds.

Answers:

a. Buffalo or Bills

b. Seattle or Seahawks

c. Tampa Bay or Buccaneers

d. Cincinnati or Bengals

e. St. Louis or Rams

13. Visual bonus. Given four covers from various Led Zeppelin albums with their titles removed, give the album titles on a 5-5-10-10 basis. You will have 15 seconds.

Answers:

a. Led Zeppelin II

b. Houses of the Holy

c. Physical Graffiti

d. Led Zeppelin IV or untitled

14. Visual chain bonus. Given two movies, one from 2002 and another from an earlier time, chain the movies together for 10 points each. You will have 20 seconds.

Answers:

a. My Big Fat Greek Wedding Singer

b. Punch Drunk Love Story

c. Scooby Do The Right Thing

15. Visual bonus. Given game pieces, identify the games they belong to on a 5-5-10-10 basis. You have 15 seconds

Answers:

a. Tri-Ominos

b. Risk

c. Backgammon

d. WaterWorks

16. Visual bonus. Given three prime time grids from the beginnings of various fall TV seasons, identify the year and day for 5 points each. You will have 20 seconds.

Answers:

a. Thursday 1994 (5 for each correct)

b. Monday 1970 (5 for each correct)

c. Saturday 2002 (5 for each correct)

17. Visual bonus. Given the mascot, identify the season and Olympics for 5 each. You will have 15 seconds.

Answers:

a. 1992 Summer (accept Barcelona for Summer)

b. 1984 Winter (accept Sarajevo for Winter)

c. 1996 Summer (accept Atlanta for Summer)

18. Visual bonus. Given three copies of the Billboard Top 30 singles from the 1980’s, identify the year of the chart for 5 and the month for another 5. You will have 20 seconds.

Answers:

a. September 1998 (5 for each correct)

b. July 1982 (5 for each correct)

c. October 1984 (5 for each correct)

19. Visual bonus. Identify the siblings of more famous actors and actresses from their head shots for 5 points each and a bonus 5 for all correct. You’ll have 20 seconds.

Answers:

a. Clint Howard

b. Don Swayze

c. Casey Affleck

d. Stephen Baldwin

e. You guessed it, Frank Stallone

20. Visual bonus. Identify the automobile manufacturer from logos for 5 points each with a bonus 5 for all correct. You will have 20 seconds.

Answers:

a. Dodge (prompt on DaimlerChrysler or Chrysler)

b. Mitsubishi

c. Toyota

d. Oldsmobile (prompt on General Motors)

e. Mercedes

21. Visual bonus. Identify the video game console or personal computers from a picture for 5 points each and a bonus five for all correct.

Answers:

a. Timex Sinclair ZX-80 (accept either Timex [U.S. name] or Sinclair [U.K. name])

b. Atari 400

c. Colecovision

d. 3DO (pronounced Three Dee Oh)

e. Sega Saturn

22. Visual bonus. Given a signal by a hockey referee, identify the infraction on a 5-5-10-10 basis. You will have 15 seconds.

Answers:

a. roughing

b. penalty shot

c. interference

d. misconduct

23. Visual bonus. Identify the comic strips from a sample on a 5-5-10-10 basis. You will have 15 seconds.

Answers:

a. Arlo and Janis

b. Frank and Ernest

c. Baldo

d. Gil Thorp

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6- (except part D), (part D)

7-douglas- (except part D), about. (part D)

10-Independent Counsel’s Office, U.S. Federal Government

11-TV Sets by Mark Bennett

12-NFL

15-Board Games Central

16-Encyclopedia of Prime-Time Television Shows, 4th Ed.

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18-Billboard Charts of the ‘80s

19- and The Hollywood Nepotism Page

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22-USA Hockey

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