2003 TRASHionals



2003 TRASHionals

Round 04: You don't need basic sanitary habits to work here. But it helps.

Tossups

1. With no competition from Saturday Night Fever, this Joe Brooks-penned song ran away with Best Original Song at the 1978 Oscars. Kasey Cisyk sang the original for the movie of the same name that starred Didi Conn trying to break into show biz. A falling out between Cisyk and Brooks led to the hiring of a pop star's daughter to record the single, which spent 10 weeks at No. 1 in 1977. For ten points, what ballad, possibly about God, is the biggest hit for Debby Boone?

ANSWER: You Light Up My Life

2. In his first credited film role, he won a Golden Globe and was nominated for an Oscar for his supporting part in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Since then he's been seen mostly in horror and sci-fi roles, including Dune, Graveyard Shift, three episodes of Star Trek: Voyager as Ensign Suder, and the Child's Play films as the voice of Chucky. For ten points, name this actor, seen most recently as Grima Wormtongue in The Two Towers.

ANSWER: Brad Dourif

3. In 1985, it had the first live broadcast of a sitcom in almost 30 years. Running from 1981 to 1987 on NBC, it revamped in 1985, moving to an apartment and adding characters such as neighbor Maggie O'Brian, played by Rosie O'Donnell. These changes followed the death of Dolph Sweet, who played chief of police Carl Kanisky, the widower with children who had a sassy housekeeper. For ten points, what sitcom also starred Telma Hopkins, a young Joey Lawrence, and the rotund and newly-dead Nell Carter?

ANSWER: Gimme a Break!

4. In 2001 in a game against Trinidad and Tobago, he scored the fastest goal in U.S. World Cup qualifying history. After spending a year with Racing de Ferrol of the Spanish Second Division, he became the first player in league history to be allocated for himself, although he first rejoined his team as a replacement for the injured Josh Wolf. For ten points, name this goal-scoring Chicago Fire striker of Croatian descent.

ANSWER: Ante Razov

5. One example is Dr. Hans Ramoray, whom Joey claimed to be to get rid of Brooke Shields's delusional character on Friends. They Might Be Giants had one, according to the title of a song on Apollo 13. A game by this name, subtitled "Cyprien's Chronicles," appeared for the Dreamcast in late 2001. Eric Cartman had one too, but his was polite, kind, and generous. For ten points, identify this staple of soap operas and schlock movies, a type of character who often uses their resemblance to another character to steal their identity and wreak havoc under their name.

ANSWER: evil twin (prompt on equivalents until Apollo 13)

6. One singer in this song rides in the Rolls, the other in a Cutt Supreme as they skate down Old Nat. The singers party during the week in locales that include the Gentlemen's Club, the Velvet Room, Shark Bar, Kaya and One-Tweezy. The singers are used to having a good time, because in the title location, the players play and parties don't stop until eight in the morning. For ten points, name this ode to the Dirty South by Jermaine Dupri and Ludacris.

ANSWER: Welcome to Atlanta

7. One of four children all named for Kennedys, he was born in Massachusetts. His family moved back to Puerto Rico when he was a baby, but they returned when he was seven. The WBA North American Boxer of the Year for 1997 and 1998, he won his first belt in 1995 when he beat Derrick Roddy. He gained the most fame for three fights where he won and retained the WBA world title from Evander Holyfield. Name, for ten points, this "quiet man" from Chelsea, Massachusetts, who lost his titles to Roy Jones Jr. in March.

ANSWER: John Ruiz

8. In 2002, she provided the foreword to the book Break a Leg - the Kid's Guide to Acting and Stagecraft. Born March 28, 1981, with the middle name O'Hara, she started her acting career at age 11 thanks to a letter to a New York theater asking for an interview. Ellie in 1998's Wicked, between 1999 and 2001 she had leading roles in three adaptations of Shakespeare works - 10 Things I Hate About You, Hamlet and O. For ten points, name this actress and Columbia University student whose other leading lady works include Save the Last Dance and A Guy Thing.

ANSWER: Julia Stiles

9. At age two, this actress tripped and fell face-first on a front walk of bricks, resulting in her now trademark forehead scar. At age six, she moved to Orlando to appear in commercials. At age 12, she joined the soap opera Guiding Light as Susan Lemay, a brat who once tried to kill herself by downing a bottle of cough syrup. Now, she's an all-American girl circa 1963. For ten points, name this 16-year-old actress, who stars as Meg Pryor on NBC's American Dreams.

ANSWER: Brittany Snow

10. It was created by Bob Chandler, originally as a promotional tool for his St. Louis-area business. It appeared at its first paid event in 1979, a car show in Denver. Chandler first used it in its best-known way in 1981 as a lark, which later led to an association with Ford and a series of similar ones, now focused on racing; as of 2001 the team with this name had taken 7 of the first 8 world titles. Now a name representing 16 trucks, this is, for ten points, the history behind what original monster truck?

ANSWER: Bigfoot

11. He coined the term "post-genre cult writers" to refer to writers such as himself and Neil Gaiman and he guest-edited an issue of Bard College's literary magazine Conjunctions celebrating "New Wave Fabulists." His most recent solo novels are The Hellfire Club and Mr. X, and he also wrote Koko, Mystery, and The Throat, the books of the Blue Rose trilogy. For ten points, what man collaborated on Black House and The Talisman with Stephen King?

ANSWER: Peter Straub

12. After dominating the Swedish Elite League but disappointing for two and a half NHL seasons, he was acquired by his current team in 1996 in an exchange of first-round flops, with the Penguins getting Alek Stojanov. His real emergence came after the departure of team leaders Mark Messier, Alexander Mogilny, and Pavel Bure, and in 2001-2002 he finished second in the league points race. For ten points, identify this Canuck who finished second in the NHL scoring race in 2002-2003 with 104 points.

ANSWER: Markus Naslund

13. Texas Blood Money and The Hangman's Daughter are this film's respective direct-to-video sequels and prequels, while Full Tilt Boogie documents the making of this movie. On the run after a bank job, Seth and Richie Gecko force an itinerant preacher and his family to smuggle them over the border. While waiting for the Gecko's Mexican contact, bad things happen at The Titty Twister. For ten points, name this 1996 vampire film, directed by Robert Rodriguez and written by Quentin Tarantino.

ANSWER: From Dusk Till Dawn

14. Kevin Scott MacMichael, who died of lung cancer in December 2002, co-founded this group, whose later albums were The Scattering and Compus Mentus. Their three U.S. Top 40 hits off their debut, Broadcast, include "I've Been in Love Before" and "One for the Mockingbird", but you might get sick of their big hit if Horatio Sanz and Will Ferrell play at your wedding reception. For ten points, what '80s pop-rock group recorded "(I Just) Died In Your Arms"?

ANSWER: Cutting Crew

15. Warning: year and team required. Reliever Wilcy Moore led the team with 12 saves and was tied for second in wins with 19. Pat Collins and Johnny Grabowski platooned at catcher, while Waite Hoyt led all pitchers with 22 wins. The infield featured 22-year-old Mark Koenig at short and 23-year-old Tony Lazzeri at second. Lou Gehrig led the team in runs batted in with 147, while Babe Ruth hit a then-record 60 home runs. For ten points, name this team, considered the greatest squad ever assembled, known for its "Murderer's Row" lineup.

ANSWER: 1927 New York Yankees

16. Owned by a namesake company in Luxembourg, its only weekend editions are put out in Hong Kong and Stockholm, where it was first published in 1995. The Dutch edition was the first national edition. Its penetration of the US market is currently focused in Philadelphia and Boston, fitting given that the usual distribution method- in and around public transportation- fit well with SEPTA and the T. Aimed at the under-30 market, name, for ten points, this international chain of free daily newspapers that seeks to cram a day's worth of news into a paper formatted for a 20-minute commute.

ANSWER: Metro (accept Metropolis Daily, the HK version, at that point in the question)

17. In South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut, it was voiced by the late Mary Kay Bergman. A constable by this name took ill after munching crunchy frog in the Monty Python sketch of the same name, and Shirley Valentine declared it a great name for girls, because "There are lots of men named Dick." For ten points, name this body part sometimes referred to as "the little man in the boat."

ANSWER: clitoris

18. Born August 26, 1962 in Kansas City, he was play-by-play announcer for the CBA's Savannah Spirits after graduating from Montana State, where he was on the basketball team. From 1990 to 1993, he worked as sports director for a TV station in Monterey, California, where his antics earned him work on ESPN. Three years later, he was tapped as the first host of Comedy Central's Daily Show. For ten points, name this host of CBS's Late Late Show.

ANSWER: Craig Kilborn

19. Dinka is from Ghana, learning his trade while pining for Terri, a co-worker who is very protective of her apple juice. Jimmy James is going to school and is called out for correcting co-workers' mistakes. Eddie is a long-time employee who thinks that Rodney King got what he deserved and Ricky is a two-time felon suspected in an ATM heist, while Isaac is the token white guy. They all work for Calvin, who has problems now that he's sold the place to loan shark Lester Wallace. We see one critical day in the life of all of them in, for ten points, what 2002 movie starring Cedric the Entertainer, Eve, and Ice Cube?

ANSWER: Barbershop

20. Herb Schaper of Robbinsdale, Minnesota, invented this game in 1948, and made roughly 40-thousand wooden units by hand before plastic mass production took over. Game play is simple; you roll a die, and depending on the number that comes up you get one piece of an object. The first to get the object assembled - including the six pairs of legs - wins. Name, for ten points, this bug-building game that shares its name with something you might have caught on the playground.

ANSWER: Cootie

21. Russ Smith eulogized it in a February 2003 Wall Street Journal, gloating that "financial ruin, which [editor] David Talbot and his backers now face . . ., has a way of pushing would-be media titans into the large gallery of forgotten loudmouths." But rumors of their demise have been exaggerated, as a new infusion of funding in late March has made them viable for the near future. Columnists to this independent daily have included King Kauffman, Garrison Keillor, Andrew Sullivan, Arianna Huffington, and Keith Olbermann. For ten points, name this liberal webzine and competitor to MSN's Slate.

ANSWER:

2003 TRASHionals

Round 04: You don't need basic sanitary habits to work here. But it helps.

Bonuses

1. The Smoking Gun sure loves to look at the backstage demands of music stars. Given the strange backstage demands of a star, according to a Smoking Gun-obtained contract, name the artist or band involved, for ten points each.

1. This hard-rock band requires access to a "rock-friendly" lawyer, dentist, doctor, masseuse and chiropractor at all their Family Values Tour shows, which they've headlined since 1998.

ANSWER: Korn

2. This singer/guitarist demands a lounge room large enough for a foosball table he brings on tour, apparently to work on that "slow hand" gimmick he's been known for.

ANSWER: Eric Clapton

3. Jack Dangers is the principal member of this industrial act behind Subliminal Sandwich and Actual Sounds and Voices whose various food requirements include the delicious mix of a vegan deli tray, dark chocolate, and a bottle of Jagermeister.

ANSWER: Meat Beat Manifesto

2. Since TRASHionals is in New England, it is appropriate that we ask a question about the region. Answer these questions about TV shows, movies and Maine, for ten points each.

1. This 1981 movie, which won Best Actor and Actress Oscars for Henry Fonda and Katherine Hepburn, respectively, was originally scheduled to be filmed in Belgrade, Maine, but was lensed in New Hampshire instead.

ANSWER: On Golden Pond

2. On TV's Murder She Wrote, author/detective Jessica Fletcher hailed from this Maine town.

ANSWER: Cabot Cove

3. On TV's MASH, Hawkeye Pierce was a proud native of this Maine community.

ANSWER: Crabapple Cove

3. Avast, matey, and, for ten points each, name the weapon favored by pirates.

1. This curved sword, roughly 2 feet long and single-edged, was favored by pirates for its efficacy in closed spaces. It is thought to have evolved from long knives used to butcher meat.

ANSWER: cutlass

2. In between the pistol and musket came this weapon, whose inaccuracy was mitigated by its close-order use.

ANSWER: musketoon or blunderbuss

3. Sporting a name similar to their modern-day cousins were these hollow balls of glass, metal, or wood that were filled with powder and lit before throwing. They didn't always work and sometimes blew up before thrown.

ANSWER: grenado (do not accept "grenade")

4. Nowadays, the NBA Draft looks more like the United Nations. Name these early international NBA draft picks, for ten points each.

1. In 1983, the San Diego Clippers drafted this 7-foot-6 matchstick from Sudan in the fifth round of the draft. This player instead spent one year at Bridgeport College before heading to the pros.

ANSWER: Manute Bol

2. The first international first-round NBA draft pick, this 7-4 Lithuanian was drafted in the first round of the 1986 draft by Portland.

ANSWER: Arvydas Sabonis

3. This current Kings starting center and Serb was the Lakers? first-round selection in 1989.

ANSWER: Vlade Divac

5. It's time for some adult movies on TV.

1. For five points, name Comedy Central's first original movie and, for ten points, name the adult movie that the main characters shoot.

ANSWER: Porn 'n Chicken, The StaXXX

2. On South Park, one episode involved an attempt to return a movie which the boys think is Lord of the Rings, but which is actually a porno. For ten points, name the actual film and, for five points, which character takes on a Gollum-like role, calling the porn tape his "Precious."

ANSWER: Backdoor Sluts 9 (prompt on "Backdoor Sluts"), Butters

6. In 1998, Tom Hanks said he made about 20 movies, only five of them good. Name these bad Hanks films, for ten points each.

1. In 1987, Hanks played Pep Streebeck in this spoof of a classic T-V series, also starring Dan Aykroyd in a role made famous by Jack Webb and, later, Ed O'Neill.

ANSWER: Dragnet

2. This 1989 effort saw Hanks as a police detective who must work with a giant dog to solve the murder of the dog's previous owner.

ANSWER: Turner and Hooch

3. Hanks and Shelley Long play a young couple struggling to repair a dilapidated house.

ANSWER: The Money Pit

7. Name these spaces found on a Game of Life game board for ten points each.

1. This color spaces means payday, allowing you to collect your salary from the bank.

ANSWER: Green

2. This color space represents such activities as job searches, marriage or buying a house.

ANSWER: Red

3. While blue spaces give you the option of following directions or not, this color space means you must follow directions.

ANSWER: Orange

8. For those of you who are tired of damn, dirty hippies and in the interest of equal time, name these recent pro-war songs, for ten points each.

1. Toby Keith caused a stir in 2002 with this song, subtitled "The Angry American."

ANSWER: Courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue

2. Popularity on the radio and pimping by Sean Hannity has made an instant hit of this title track from Darryl Worley's most recent album, which was written after the singer visited troops in Afghanistan.

ANSWER: Have You Forgotten

3. Clint Black has made available for download this new song and is selling a t-shirt with its lyrics. Lyrics include: "I got infrared, I got GPS, I got that good old-fashioned lead/There's no price too high for freedom/so be careful where you tread."

ANSWER: I Raq and Roll

9. VISUAL BONUS. 30-20-10, name the word from visual cues.

1. (30) Picture One

2. (20) Picture Two

3. (10) Picture Three

ANSWER: Gremlin

10. For ten points each, identify the husband Ava Gardner was dissing in each quote.

1. Upon hearing of this ex-husband taking up with Mia Farrow, Gardner lamented, "I always knew he'd end up sleeping with a boy."

ANSWER: Frank Sinatra

2. Ava's last words before leaving this former child actor were, "I'm god-damned tired of living with a midget."

ANSWER: Mickey Rooney

3. Long after their divorce, Ava attended a concert with this bandleader. During an argument that night, Ava told him "Let's stop fighting. People will think we're still married."

ANSWER: Artie Shaw

11. This past NFL season saw a Super Bowl 15 rematch between the Oakland Raiders and Philadelphia Eagles fall just one game short. Answer the following about Super Bowl 15, for ten points each.

1. This Oakland quarterback was named Most Valuable Player after going 13-for-21 for 261 yards and three touchdowns.

ANSWER: Jim Plunkett

2. The Eagles' starting quarterback was this man, currently an NFL analyst for ESPN.

ANSWER: Ron Jaworski

3. Oakland's defense in Super Bowl 15 was this linebacker, who pulled in a Super Bowl-record three interceptions in the game.

ANSWER: Rod Martin

12. Answer these questions about Christmas urban legends, for ten points each.

1. Urban legend contends that this Christmas item was created to symbolize Jesus, its shape representing the letter "J" and its colors standing for the purity and blood of Christ.

ANSWER: Candy Canes

2. This famed Christmas character of song and television was actually the result of a Montgomery Ward ad campaign, based loosely on the unhappy childhood of creator Robert May.

ANSWER: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

3. Urban legend states this holiday carol is actually a coded reference to articles of the Christian faith -- including the beatitudes and the Pentateuch.

ANSWER: The 12 Days of Christmas

13. (AUDIO) Given a clip of a cover of a Rolling Stones song, identify the artist, for ten points each.

1. (Track 7)

ANSWER: The Sundays (song is "Wild Horses")

2. (Track 8)

ANSWER: Devo (song is "Satisfaction")

3. (Track 9)

ANSWER: Peter Frampton (song is "Jumping Jack Flash")

14. In 2002, 61 different golfers made at least $1 million on the PGA Tour. For ten points each:

1. The South African who made a million in the fewest tournaments was this man whose 15 appearances include his failure to make the cut in defense of his U.S. Open title.

ANSWER: Retief Goosen

2. The most tournaments by a player in the millionaire's club was 34 by this Virginian whose only victory was the Bell Canadian Open.

ANSWER: John Rollins

3. One, two, and three on the money list were Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, and Vijay Singh. Fourth was this man with a shade under $3.5 million who did not win on the Tour in 2002, but did win the 2001 PGA Championship in yet another Mickelson Major choke job.

ANSWER: David Toms

15. Answer these questions about the workplace career of characters played by Jennifer Aniston, for the stated number of points.

1. (5) On TV's Friends, Aniston worked at this coffeehouse frequented by the Friends gang.

ANSWER: Central Perk

2. (10) In Office Space, Aniston has a problem with her flair pieces while a waitress at this T-G-I Friday's-like eatery.

ANSWER: Chotchkies

3. (15) In The Good Girl, Aniston works at this low-class version of Walmart.

ANSWER: Retail Rodeo

16. For ten points each, testify to your knowledge of the Left Behind series by naming these places central to it.

1. The Tribulation Force has spent much of the series working out of a high rise in this American city, which has gone mostly unpopulated given the GC claim that it was nuked early in the Tribulation.

ANSWER: Chicago

2. Nicolae Carpathia, the man who became the Antichrist, hailed from this European country, as you may be able to guess from his name.

ANSWER: Romania

3. Seeking refuge for over a million believers, the Tribulation Force leads them from Israel to this stone city, well known to fans of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.

ANSWER: Petra

17. For five points each, and a bonus five for all correct, tell me whether the following clues relate to Jeff Buckley, Tim Buckley, both, or neither.

1. Fronted a band called "Gods and Monsters."

ANSWER: Jeff Buckley

2. Died before the age of thirty.

ANSWER: Tim Buckley [died at 28; Jeff died just before turning 31.]

3. Had at least one Billboard Top 40 hit.

ANSWER: Jeff Buckley [#19 Modern Rock for "Last Goodbye"]

4. Died in an automobile accident.

ANSWER: neither

5. Recorded with Patti Smith.

ANSWER: Jeff Buckley

18. If you want to wear retro sports gear, you should know a little about the player featured on it. Same goes for a line of Fubu gear. Answer these questions about Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids, for ten points each.

1. Give the two-word name for this character who always wears a knit cap over his face, complete with eye holes.

ANSWER: Dumb Donald

2. Dumb Donald often gets confused with this character who also wears a knit cap but has a speech defect.

ANSWER: Mushmouth

3. Fat Albert and friends can often be seen watching the adventures of this superhero (and his sidekick Stinger).

ANSWER: Brown Hornet

19. Name these song-and-dance computer and console games, for ten points each.

1. First appearing in 1998, this Konami dance simulator requires players to step in accordance with the matching arrow patterns on the screen.

ANSWER: Dance Dance Revolution

2. In this Playstation 2 effort, you are a backup dancer who must show that you have the moves and grooves to perform on Ms. Spears's world tour.

ANSWER: Britney's Dance Beat

3. In this 1983 arcade game, the title band headed to different planets to recover their stolen instruments, such as Steve Perry's microphone and Neil Schon's guitar.

ANSWER: Journey (also accept Journey Escape)

20. For ten points each, identify the wine-growing region.

1. In December 2002, a judge struck down a law saying that wine labeled from this California region actually had to come from there. East of Sonoma, it's most famous for Chardonnay.

ANSWER: Napa Valley

2. Located in central French, it includes the districts of Chablis and Beaujolais [bow-zhow-LAY]. Home to some of the most famous and well-respected vintners in the world, like Romanee-Conti, it's known for Chardonnays and Pinots Noirs.

ANSWER: Burgundy

3. Located in the heart of Tuscany, this region makes a namesake Sangiovese [sahn-gee-oh-VAY-see]-based blend rumored to complement fava beans and human flesh.

ANSWER: Chianti

21. Given names of tribes, identify the edition of Survivor to which it applies on a 5-10-20-30 basis. The number or the show's location as mentioned in the title is acceptable.

1. Rotu, Maramu, Soliantu

ANSWER: Survivor 4 or Survivor: Marquesas

2. Tagi, Pagong, Rattana

ANSWER: Survivor 1 (accept equivalents)

3. Sook Jai, Chuay Gahn, Chuay Jai

ANSWER: Survivor 5 or Survivor: Thailand

4. Kucha, Ogakor, Barramundi

ANSWER: Survivor 2 or Survivor: The Australian Outback

22. Baseball season has finally started, meaning you should expect a question on baseball books. But we at TRASH prefer the road less traveled. For ten points each, name the non-baseball athlete behind the given book.

1. I May Be Wrong But I Doubt It.

ANSWER: Charles Barkley

2. I Am Third: The Inspiration For Brian's Song.

ANSWER: Gayle Sayers

3. The Game. OK, a hint: it's about hockey.

ANSWER: Ken Dryden

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