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TOSSUPS – MICHIGAN RC COLA CLASSIC 2002 – UT-CHATTANOOGA

featuring David Thorsley as "Cochese," Craig Barker as "the Chief," Max the Bunny as "Bunny" and Sir Michael Burger as himself

1. He has a long resume of military roles, whether it is as the voice of General Mandible in Antz, Col. Cal Rhodes in Uncommon Valor, Major General Stanislaw Sosabowski in A Bridge Too Far, Secretary of Defense David Brice in No Way Out, and Captain Frank Ramsey of the USS Alabama in Crimson Tide. FTP name this acting veteran, most recently seen in a military role as Admiral Reigart in Behind Enemy Lines.

Answer: Gene Hackman

2. It failed to meet its stated goal when its originator suffered a groin injury the day after it was announced in Bradenton, Florida. That person is guaranteed to make 4.5 million dollars this year, having not had to compete for a job since 1991. However, this plan was announced after he learned he might wind up losing playing time to Craig Wilson or Armando Rios. FTP identify this widely mocked plan of ex-Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Derek Bell.

Answer: Operation Shutdown

3. Though it was a high-energy staple of the early shows in the group's bar band days, its release as a single from 1977's In Color came off as bland because producer Tom Werman insisted on softening it up to make it a hit single. It was only in a Tokyo concert hall that Rick Nielsen and his bandmates felt comfortable with cranking out the up-tempo power pop version, recording it for their multi-platinum 1979 live album. FTP name this single from Cheap Trick's Live at Budokan album.

Answer: "I Want You to Want Me"

4. J. Alan Vanderford-Plaff has made it his mission in life to visit as many of these chain’s locations as possible, usually in Das Büs, but since that is broken, it has lately been in Das Satürn. A popular food item for Alan to try out on a new conquest is Moons Over My Hammy, while for 2002 ordering an All-American Slam will trigger a donation to the National Civil Rights Museum. FTP identify this restaurant chain which has reinvented itself as the All-American Diner famous for being open for 24 hours and their grand slam breakfast specials.

Answer: Denny’s

5. A one-time professional golfer, he also played in the St. Louis Browns farm system. After his sports career was over, he joined the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. His first television work was as the bailiff on the 1950’s version of Divorce Court, small roles on General Hospital and even was the Colonel on packages of Col. Morton’s frozen foods. However, it was his 1981-1993 rarely-speaking role on a syndicated court show that brought him nationwide attention. FTP name this court officer in both real life and TV who recently died of lung cancer, the sidekick to Joseph Wapner.

Answer: Russell “Rusty” Burrell [accept Burrell]

6. This school’s stadium is the only location outside of Pasadena ever to host the Rose Bowl, when the host team lost to Oregon State 20-16 in 1942. Their last bowl appearance was in 1995, when they lost to Wisconsin in the inaugural Outback Bowl. Had head coach Carl Franks led his team to six more victories in 2001, the team would have been bowl eligible last year. FTP identify this perennial doormat, winless for two straight years in the ACC.

Answer: Duke University

7. Jennifer Seelig, a contestant on “Who Wants to Marry a Multimillionaire?” lost an April 2002 slander suit against San Francisco radio station KLLC after a DJ called her this word. The word also describes a dance that first gained popularity during the 2-tone era, also it was first developed by the Rude Boys of Jamaica and its name is similar to that of the musical style they’re known for. FTP identify this word, a slang term for a woman of questionable moral character.

Answer: skank (accept “chicken-butt” before “dance”)

8. The earliest known version of this song is called "Farewell Song," and is found in a songbook by Richard Burnett, and it has been released by Bob Dylan, Jerry Garcia, and Rod Stewart. Dylan's and Stewart's versions change the narrator's home state to Colorado, but in the version popularized by the Stanley Brothers the singer states that Kentucky was the "place where I was born and raised." FTP- identify this song, now most associated with The Soggy Bottom Boys from O Brother, Where Art Thou?

Answer: I am a Man of Constant Sorrow

9. He went to school with John Voight, but not Jon Voight the actor. Among the allegations leveled at this character over the years was that he would anesthetize his patients and molest them, that he converted from Catholicism to Judaism so that he could obtain total joke-telling immunity, and that he re-gifted a label maker. Played by Bryan Cranston, identify - FTP this dentist of Jerry Seinfeld.

Answer: Tim Whatley

10. The last amateur to win this tournament was Scott Verplank, who defeated Jim Thorpe in a playoff in 1985. Since Willie Smith won the inaugurual event, it has been held every year since its inception except for five, having been cancelled for both world wars and in 1900, the year after Smith was victorious. After the U.S. Open, it is the oldest event on the PGA tour. Currently sponsored by Advil, identify - FTP this golf tournament held at Cog Hill Golf and Country Club near Chicago, sometimes called golf’s “fifth major.”

Answer: (Advil) Western Open

11. Stolen from Formenos at the beginning of the First Age, one of these items was recovered by Beren with the help of Huan and Luthien, while the others were recovered at the end of the War of Wrath. Created from the light of the trees Telperion and Laurelin, they were the cause of the flight of the Noldor and the oath of the sons of Fëanor. FTP identify these jewels, whose theft by Morgoth is the basis of a prequel to The Lord of the Rings.

Answer: Silmarils

12. In its original form, it was called 3,000 and was about a misogynist who brings home a drug-addled prostitute for a week, shows her a good life, and then returns her to the street with the title amount of money. Then Touchstone and Garry Marshall got a hold of the script and made it into a fairy tale and earned Julia Roberts a Best Actress Oscar nomination. FTP name this 1990 film, named for a Roy Orbison song.

Answer: Pretty Woman

13. It helps makes work easy for a guy in a bowling alley. It loves the chase, will help you shake the money tree, and lets you be everywhere all at once. It doesn’t say “How about some more pie?” and it never says “You can’t do that,” because that’s what lawyers are for. Other colors may be cute, but they won’t call you back. FTP identify this color that will track packages for you, the subject of a recent ad campaign by UPS.

Answer: Brown

14. Detective Cassie Mayweather's masculine demeanor has earned her the nickname of "the hyena" in reference to the female hyena's over-developed external gentialia. She, along with her new partner have been handed the task of solving a seemingly perfect crime, committed by a pair of high schoolers, who are purposely running counter to all known criminal psychology in order to capture her. For 10 points--name this April 2002 Sandra Bullock film whose title suggests that homicide is just like connecting the dots.

Answer: Murder by Numbers

15. Edwin McCain said this was when his heart was still dreaming, and it's when Jay-Z is splitting with her in "Do it Again." It's an hour after Iron Maiden gets in from work, but it's the time when the night-shift worker in R.E.M.'s "Daysleeper" is in the receiving department. Matchbox 20 said they must be lonely at this time, while the KLF said that it was eternal. FTP- identify this early morning hour, which Simon and Garfunkel sang about on Wednesday morning.

Answer: 3 A.M. (accept equivalents)

16. It occurred for the fourth time in history at the women’s 5,000-metre long track speed skating event at Salt Lake, when it was accomplished by Canadian Clara Hughes. East German Christa Luding-Rothenburger was (and will be) the only person to achieve this feat in one calendar year, having won two silver medals seven months apart in 1988. FTP identify these feat, first accomplished by an American double-gold medallist, boxer and bobsledder Eddie Eagan.

Answer: winning medals in both the Winter and Summer Olympics (accept equivalents)

17. Car and Driver magazine said that you could use this vehicle to "frighten small children and suburban livestock." The author of the review also points out it has a four foot long radiator hose, a 15-inch wide rear armrest, and truck bed walls 10 inches think. After denoncing its fuel economy as 28% less efficient than a DeVille Masterpiece hearse, the author concludes that with a suggested retail price of $49,990, it's nothing more than an overpriced variation on the Chevy Avalanche. FTP identify this reconfigurable sports utility vehicle that truly is "The Cadillac of Automobiles."

Answer: Cadillac Escalade EXT

18. Its non-fiction arm, VU Productions, is responsible for the documentary series A Century of Women. Its first show was Making the Grade, which features a pre-Cheers George Wendt and was resurrected in 1987 as The Bronx Zoo. Among its least successful ventures were 1996's Champs and 1990's His and Hers, but slightly more successful shows by this production company include Brooklyn Bridge and its closing logo. FTP identify this production company responsible for Spin City and Family Ties, named after Gary David Goldberg's dog.

Answer: UBU Productions

19. Suggestions in this book include having black motorists having inflatable white passengers to lower the chances of being pulled over, having North Korean dictator Kim Jong-il broaden himself beyond porn and John Wayne by watching the All-American movie Dude, Where’s My Car and suing the Democratic Party for fraud. Also included is an analysis of the 2000 election including a criticism of his former boss Ralph Nader. FTP identify this latest diatribe by Michael Moore.

Answer: Stupid White Men ...and Other Sorry Excuses for the State of the Nation!

20. He took his stage name while working as a DJ at KTRM radio in Beaumont, Texas, where he set a record by continuously broadcasting for 122 hours. He wrote White Lightning for George Jones and Running Bear for Johnny Preston. His earliest releases were 1957’s Beggar to a King and 1958’s The Purple People Eater Meets the Witch Doctor, a single for which the B-side would become his best known song. FTP identify this musician who died on February 3, 1959, best known for his hit “Chantilly Lace.”

Answer: The Big Bopper or Jiles Perry Richardson

21. The diagonal variety allows for equality based on how a viewer reads the material. In the bizarre case of "equal top", different versions of the material are produced for different parts of the country in order to give both stars equal publicity for the same film. Other key types include "alphabetical," in order to show the ensemble nature of the cast, and "above the top," meaning their names are higher than the title. For 10 points--name this process by which a movie poster states who is the highest profile star in a given film.

Answer: billing

22. After his first film, Fear, Anxiety, and Depression flopped, this director spent some time teaching English to Russian immigrants. To protest his latest film being given an NC-17 rating, he refused to edit out the offending scene and instead placed a big red quadrilateral over part of the screen. The big red square appears during the “Fiction” section of his film about an aspiring writer and an aspiring filmmaker in New Jersey, Storytelling. FTP identify this director, best known for Happiness and Welcome to the Dollhouse.

Answer: Todd Solondz

23. The top score in this site’s Hall of Fame belongs to “redec,” who reached 97,543,333. Created by a Finn using the nickname “arctic crocodile,” its update log includes a link to the bowdlerized version of the site, as well as a debate over whether or not the first number on the site should be one or two. FTP identify this most fucked-up of all websites, in which the ursine title character excretes numbers that are divisible by only themselves and one.

Answer: The Prime Number Shitting Bear or The Prime Number Pooping Bear

Accept: Alkulukuja Paskova Karhu or Alkulukuja Kakkiva Karhu

Prompt on: Winnie the Poop

BONI – MICHIGAN RC COLA CLASSIC 2002 – UT-CHATTANOOGA

featuring David Thorsley as "Cochese," Craig Barker as "the Chief," Max the Bunny as "Bunny" and Sir Michael Burger as himself

1. Identify these characters from A Fish Called Wanda for the stated number of points.

A. (0) This is the name of the fish.

Answer: Wanda

B. (10) After being run over by a steamroller, this Kevin Kline character becomes the South African Minister of Justice at the end of the film.

Answer: Otto West [Accept either name]

C. (10) This barrister taunts Otto by praising the exploits of the North Vietnamese army.

Answer: Archie Leach [Accept either name]

D. (10) Michael Palin's character keeps on trying to kill this little old lady, but doesn't succeed until all her dogs are out of the way.

Answer: Mrs. Coady

2. Relive the worst question of the year and name these members of the 1980 Kansas City Royals FTSNOP:

A. (5) He played third base. He hit .390. He’s in the Hall of Fame. He had hemorrhoids during the Series.

Answer: George Brett

B. (5) The team’s DH, in April 2001 he was named manager of the Devil Rays.

Answer: Hal McRae

C. (10) This pitcher, who spent his entire 12-year career with the Royals, won 20 games in 1980.

Answer: Dennis Leonard

D. (10) This hitter made his debut with the 1980 Royals, appearing in three games. In sabermetric circles, his “all-stars” are a collection of good-hit, no-field minor leaguers.

Answer: Ken Phelps

3. Banned? On the run? Identify these incidents of music being “banned” FTPE.

A. (10) In 2000, 13-year-old Daniel Shellhammer was told his shirt promoting this band, whose most recent album is The Amazing Jeckel Brothers, was illegal in Ohio.

Answer: Insane Clown Posse

B. (10) Clear Channel’s list of “lyrically questionable” songs in the wake of September 11 included all songs by this band.

Answer: Rage Against the Machine

C. (10) Tower Records in Argentina has stopped carrying this singer’s records because of her relationship with the son of former Argentine President Fernando de la Rua.

Answer: Shakira

4. FTPE answer the following about a particular person:

(10) During the Second World War, she was the voice of Scratchy on the Itchy and Scratchy Radio Hour.

Answer: Eleanor Roosevelt

(10) In this computer game, Eleanor Roosevelt is the default female choice as leader of the American civilization.

Answer: Civilization II,

(10) All three volumes of Joseph Lash’s biographical series on her were made into acclaimed TV shows – two miniseries and a TV-movie on her life after FDR’s death. Name either of the two actresses who played her in those 3 works.

Answer: Jane Alexander or Jean Stapleton

5. Identify these movies that starred Jennifer Beals FTPE.

A. (10) In her first role after Flashdance she starred opposite Sting as the title character in this remake of a 1935 horror classic.

Answer: The Bride

B. (10) Beals plays Gertrude Benchley in this 1994 Jennifer Jason Leigh film about the Algonquin Round Table.

Answer: Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle

C. (10) Beals also appears opposite Leigh in this 2001 film directed by Leigh and Alan Cumming.

Answer: The Anniversary Party

6. Identify these college basketball teams that pulled off big early-season upsets in fall 2001 FTPE.

A. (10) This MAC school upended Kansas and UCLA in the Maui Invitational before losing to Duke in the final.

Answer: Ball State University Cardinals

B. (10) Early-season wins over Pittsburgh and California look more impressive over time for this Conference USA school.

Answer: University of South Florida Bulls

C. (10) On the other hand, this MEAC champion's season-opening victory over North Carolina became less and less impressive as we watched the 2001-2002 Tar Heels.

Answer: Hampton University Pirates

7. Answer these related music questions FTPE.

A. (10) This 2001 single contains the lines “Come on and kick me/You've got your problems/I've got my ass wide/You've got your big G's”

Answer: Hash Pipe

B. (10) Ted Nugent claims to this day he didn't know the pipes on the cover of this Amboy Dukes single were supposed to be drug paraphenalia.

Answer: Journey to the Center of the Mind

C. (10) No musician is more synonymous with pipes than this Romanian behind such albums as Feeling of Romance and The Lonely Shepherd.

Answer: Gheorghe Zamfir

8. Now that Game Show Network has found the original version of Hollywood Squares, they’re fair fodder for trash bonuses. FTPE -

A. (10) The 1967-1981 version was hosted by what former Broadway singer.

Answer: Peter Marshall or Pierre LaCock Sr.

B. (10) Real-life grandfather to both David and Patricia Arquette, Cliff Arquette portrayed what southern bumpkin, usually in the lower-left square, known for his dirty thoughts?

Answer: Charley Weaver

C. (10) How much did a contestant win for winning one game of the nighttime version of the original Hollywood Squares? There are two possible answers, you only need to give one.

Answer: $250 (syndicated) or $300 (network)

9. FTPE identify these 2002 films that scored less than 10% on ’s Tomatometer given an excerpt from a positive review.

A. (10) “Every single dubbed voice in this movie cracked me up…especially the way that some of them would exaggerate the words and add a little "woo-eee-woo!" at the end of every sentence.”

Answer: Kung Pow: Enter the Fist

B. (10) “But for those with the stomach and stamina for its heartbeat-quickening intensity and body-slamming action, [it] delivers exactly what it promises: a people's hero you can really get behind. And that's a little more than you might expect.

Answer: Rollerball

C. (10) “Like Horatio in Hamlet, Dr. Joe Darrow in [this movie] is about to learn there are more things in heaven and earth than are dreamt of in his philosophy.”

Answer: Dragonfly

10. Identify these music videos directed by McG from descriptions for the stated number of points.

A. (5) At the end of the video, a female Evel-Knievel wannabe crashes her motorcycle after trying to jump over the Barenaked Ladies’ tour bus.

Answer: One Week

B. (5) At the end of this video, the main character’s little sister screams as he returns home wearing a soaking powder-blue FUBU jersey.

Answer: Pretty Fly (for a White Guy) [by Offspring]

C. (10) This song was inspired by the disappearance of an elderly Texas couple, but McG found a way to have lots of monitors showing Solid Gold dancers in the video.

Answer: The Way [by Fastball]

D. (10) A waitress fantasizes about being a biker, a space princess, and a soul singer while Imani Coppola plays on the radio.

Answer: Legend of a Cowgirl

11 .They get more viewers each week than any other network, so asking questions about CBS shows shouldn’t be an issue. Answer these eye-based queries for 10 each.

A. (10) In The Education of Max Bickford, the title character is a tenured professor and chair of what department?

Answer: history

B. (10) This overly-tanned Canadian handles the weekend news chores as well as being the main substitute for Dan Rather on the weeknight evening news.

Answer: John Roberts

C. (10) Give the character name of any one of the nine justices on First Monday.

Answer: Chief Justice Thomas Brankin, Henry Hoskins, Michael Bancroft, Joseph Novelli, Theodore Snow, Jerome Morris, Ester Weisenberg, Deborah Swark, Brian Chandler

12. Given a nationally known sports reporter, identify the newspaper he writes for, for 5 points each.

A. Mitch Albom

Answer: Detroit Free Press

B. Peter Vecsey

Answer: New York Post

C. Thomas Boswell

Answer: Washington Post

D. Dan Shaughnessy

Answer: Boston Globe

E. Ray Ratto

Answer: San Francisco Chronicle

F. Jason Whitlock

Answer: Kansas City Star

13. Steal 30 points by answering these questions about the Grand Theft Auto series.

A. (5) This is the number of the latest version of the game available, which has PlayStation 2, P.C. and Xbox versions.

Answer: three

B. (15) For 5 each, name the three islands of Liberty City in Version 3.

Answer: Portland, Stauton, Shoreside Vale

C. (10) For 10, this star level in Version 3 means the National Guard has been called out to find you.

Answer: six

14. In a recent ABC movie, her clothing was digitally altered to change the color of her panties from tan to black and to add a matching bra. FTPE:

A. (10) Identify the character, one of the many Bond girls.

Answer: Plenty O’Toole

B. (10) The 1971 film that features Plenty O’Toole.

Answer: Diamonds are Forever

C. (10) The actress that played Ms. O’Toole opposite Sean Connery and Jill St. John.

Answer: Lana Wood

15. Name these things related to the British band Blur, FTPE.

A. (5) From their 1997 self-titled release, this Blur song meant as a jab at Pavement, became an arena rock anthem. Woo-hoo!

Answer: Song 2

B. (10) The 1999 Blur album 13, was largely penned as Damon Albarn's method of coping with his breakup with Justine Frischmann, former frontwoman for this band.

Answer: Elastica

C. (5) Along with Tank Girl creator Jamie Hewlett and Dan "The Automator" Nakamura, Albarn is one of the key contributors to this two-dimensional British band.

Answer: Gorillaz

D. (10) This 1995 album included the song “Girls & Boys” as well as the title track, which featured the voice of Quadrophenia star Phil Daniels.

Answer: Parklife

16. They took their name from the color of the faded jerseys they purchased used from the University of Chicago. For the stated number of points:

A. (5) Identify this twice moved NFL franchise.

Answer: Chicago (St. Louis, Arizona) Cardinals

B. (5) Perhaps the most famous member of the Chicago Cardinals was this legendary cornerback, who played for the Cards from 1954-59 after setting the NFL interception record as a Rams rookie.

Answer: Dick “Night Train” Lane

C. (10) After leaving Green Bay, this man served as head coach of the Cardinals in 1950 and 1951.

Answer: Earl “Curly” Lambeau

D. (10) The only person in Cardinals history to be named Pro Bowl MVP is this Hall of Fame running back who starred during the 1950s.

Answer: Ollie Matson

17. Name these detectives from Homicide: Life on the Street, FTPE.

A. (10) Nicknamed "Gee", this lieutenant played by Yaphet Kotto headed a shift at Baltimore City's Homicide department.

Answer: Al Giardello

B. (10) Played by Andre Braugher, this Jesuit school alum's intensity in the Box led his character to have a stroke, from which he fully recovered.

Answer: Frank Pembleton [accept either]

C. (10) He eventually would leave the Baltimore City Homicide Unit and head north to work with the Special Victims Unit of the NYPD.

Answer: John Munch

18. Given a description of an accident that closed an interstate, identify the food responsible for 15 points each, or from another clue about the food for 10 points.

A. (15) A March 2002 crash of a truck carrying this vegetable on Interstate 81 near Harrisburg was so fiery that at first authorities believed it was a plane crash.

(10) This vegetable shares its name with one of the producers responsible for creating the James Bond films.

Answer: broccoli

B. (15) Interstate 70 in Kansas City was closed in November 2001 when a truck carrying this product crashed into an 18-wheeler and spilled it all over the highway.

(10) This food is produced by draining the curds of slightly soured milk.

Answer: cottage cheese

19. Identify these artists from The Onion’s selections for the best music of 2001, 5-15-25-30.

A. Vespertine was this artists 2001 release, following her 2000 release of Selmasongs, the soundtrack to Dancer in the Dark.

Answer: Bjork

B. After the release of Whiskeytown’s final album Pneumonia, he found success with his solo album Gold and the single “New York, New York”

Answer: Ryan Adams

C. "Discretion Grove" was the lead single off this former Pavement frontman's self-titled solo debut.

Answer: Stephen Malkmus

D. The Onion's selection of Mass Romantic as one of the best albums of the year makes this Vancouver-based band the most critically acclaimed on the Men With Brooms soundtrack.

Answer: New Pornographers

20. Identify this cartoonists who really don't like Dubya FTPE.

A. (10) In this man's Thanksgiving Day cartoon, Huey Freeman gave thanks "that our leader isn't the spoiled son of a powerful politician from a wealthy oil family who is supported by religious fundamentalists."

Answer: Aaron McGruder

B. (10) One of the first cartoonists to morph Bush's face into Alfred E. Neuman's, his This Modern World is an essential part of all radical left-wing newspapers.

Answer: Tom Tomorrow or Dan Perkins

C. (10) Recently under fire for his "Terror Widows" cartoon, this columnist and cartoonist is a frequent contributor to the New York Times.

Answer: Ted Rall

21. Given a 2002 album, name the artist who has or will release it, 5 for one, 10 for two, 20 for three, 30 for all four.

A. (5) C'mon, C'mon

Answer: Sheryl Crow

B. (5) Heathen Chemistry

Answer: Oasis

C. (10) Southern Hummingbird

Answer: Tweet

D. (10) Are You Passionate?

Answer: Neil Young

22. Given info about a collectable Monopoly variant, name the variant for 10 each.

A. (10) Tokens in this version include a conga drum, a wine vat, a convertible and a bottle of health tonic.

Answer: I Love Lucy

B. (10) In this version, Chance and Community Chest have been replaced with Zoinks! and Ruh-Roh! Cards

Answer: Scooby-Doo

C. (10) This current ballplayer is in the Park Place slot for the New York Yankees Edition.

Answer: Derek Jeter

23. Identify these teams that would have competed in the 2001 FIFA World Club Championships, had it not been cancelled, FTPE.

A. (10) Although Deportivo de La Coruna received Spain’s host bid, this other Spanish team qualified as the 2000 UEFA Champions League champion.

Answer: Real Madrid

B. (10) MLS would have been represented by this team, MLS runner up in 1999, which won the 2000 CONCACAF Champions Cup.

Answer: Los Angeles Galaxy (or Los Angeles)

C. (10) This Turkish squad qualified as winners of the 2000 European Super Cup.

Answer: Galatasaray

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