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TOSSUPS – HELL TO THE NAW! TRASHMASTERS 2005 – UT-CHATTANOOGA

Questions by Delano Barnes and Jeremy Vaughn with duplicate insurance by your genial quizmaster

1. The name is the same, first and last. The first is a golfer who didn’t win his first PGA tour victory was the 1985 Greater Milwaukee Open. He played steadily on the PGA Tour but his career took off when he entered the Senior PGA Tour in 1999. Since then he has eleven Champions Tour victories, including the 2005 FedEx Kinko’s Classic and the 2005 Blue Angels Classic. Golf was about the only sport the other didn’t excel at, as he was a major league baseball player, an Olympic track and field winner, and one of the greatest college football players ever. For ten points, give the name shared by an African- American golfer and a Native American athletic legend.

Answer: Jim Thorpe

2. The Cavern is “Bad”. The Amusement Quarter is “Smooth Criminal”. The Night Street is “Beat It”. The Graveyard is “Another Part Of Me”. The Evil Fortress is a reprise of “Bad”. The ending is “Billie Jean”. For ten points, name this video game in which Michael Jackson, accompanied by Bubbles the Chimp, uses his dancing skills to rescue the children from Mr. Big.

Answer: Michael Jackson’s Moonwalker

3. Oscar is a snack company owner. Trudy is a veterinarian. Bobby is Oscar’s mooching brother. Bee Bee and Cee Cee are the infant twins. Suga Mama is the grandmother who takes Tae Bo and watches professional wrestling. Penny is the teenage daughter. For ten points, name this animated family on the Disney Channel.

Answer: The Proud Family

4. Blu Cantrell says that we need some time alone to do this. Fabolous says that this needs to be done in the presence of the man. Michelle Branch says that if she does this, she knows that everything will be alright. Toni Braxton says that if love ends, she promises that she will never do this again. Faith Hill says that she can feel you do this. For ten points, name this activity that you do by inhaling and exhaling.

Answer: breathe

5. A native of Pittsburgh, he was studying engineering at West Virginia University before leaving for New York to direct music videos and commercials. After directing commercials for Reebok and Toyota as well as videos for Coolio and Toni Braxton, he would go to direct his first feature film, 1998’s The Replacement Killers. For ten points name this director, whose credits include 2001’s Training Day and 2004’s King Arthur.

Answer: Antoine Fuqua

6. Completed in 2000 at a cost of more than $40 million dollars, this building consists of a fully digital lighting and sound system for its state-of-the-art broadcast facility and the second largest stage curtain in United States. Its main feature is the sanctuary, which has room for 8,200 people. One might see Rev. T.D. Jakes preach Sunday services at, FTP, this Dallas-area church, whose name could arguably be applied to the Dursley residence at #4 Privet Lane.

Answer: The Potter’s House

7. After his senior season at Southern Cal where he was an All Pac-10 third baseman after batting .338 and hitting twelve homeruns and forty-six RBI’s, he would be selected by the Oakland A’s in the thirteenth round of the 1989 draft. However his 31-17 mark as a starter, his 8,225 passing yards and his 54 touchdown passes would lead him to a second place finish in the 1988 Heisman voting. For ten points, name this quarterback who in 2002 had career bests in passing yards and touchdowns as a member of the Carolina Panthers.

Answer: Rodney Peete

8. This group, founded in 1968 by Dr. Walter J. Turnbull, contributed significantly to the soundtrack for the film lorry_ that won a Grammy for James Horner. It has been recently thrust in the limelight – one time for singing “America the Beautiful” at Wrestlemania XX, another time for a duet with Kanye West and another time for being the recipient of $253,000 worth of combined donations from 50 Cent and The Game. However this group has been struggling lately, financially because of declining donations and publicly because of covered up molestation charges. For ten points, name this New York City-based singing group, who has performed all over the world.

Answer: Boys Choir of Harlem

9. Started in 1837 as a company that made harnesses for horse-drawn carriages, it now sells luxury goods in fourteen categories, including men’s and women’s apparel, tableware, and scarves. It operates 215 stores worldwide, but got a bit of unwelcome attention in June 2005 when a store in Paris refused entry to a group of people including Oprah Winfrey. For ten points, name this store that shares its name with the messenger of the Greek gods.

Answer: Hermes

10. A young singer turns his back on God and his father's church when tragedy strikes. He returns years later to find the once powerful congregation in disarray. With his childhood nemesis creating a "new vision" for the church, he is forced to deal with family turmoil, career suicide, and relationship issues that send him on a collision course with redemption or destruction. For ten points, this is a plot summary for what 2005 movie starring Boris Kodjoe, Omar Gooding, and Tamayra Gray?

Answer: The Gospel

11. First brewed in 1976 from red and white grapes in the Carneros, Mt. Veeder, and Yountville regions of California, it gets its body, depth, and aging potential from Pinot Noir, subtle notes of taste and plum from Pinot Meunier, its firm structure and vibrancy from Chardonnay, and its viscosity and texture from Pinot Blanc. For ten points, name this wine, mentioned by Snoop Dogg in “Drop It Like It’s Hot”.

Answer: Chandon

12 A native of Michigan, this actress had a long list of theater credits that include a Tony nomination for August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson, before her first television role in 1986 as Reba, the Mail Lady on “Pee Wee’s Playhouse”. She has also won a 2005 Emmy award for Best Actress in a TV movie for her role in Lackawanna Blues. For ten points, name this actress whose best known role is Lt. Anita Van Buren on Law & Order.

Answer: S. (Sharon) Epatha Merkerson

13. Biddu, an Indian-born producer living in London, was looking for a singer to record the song “I Want To Give You Everything”. He remembered a Jamaican singer that he had met through earlier work on the movie Embassy. Needing a B-side for the single, the singer used some lyrics from a song that he had written and a melody was soon worked out. After presenting both songs to Pye Records, a decision was made to release as an A-side that B-side song, which talks about “cats as fast as lightning”. For ten points, name the singer with the wondrous one hit, “Kung Fu Fighting.”

Answer: Carl Douglas

14. On booing the President – “I wouldn’t give a damn if he hired Oprah and Ali, I would still boo his ass.” On Michael Jackson – “He still hasn’t molested as many boys as the Catholic Church.” On Janet Jackson at the Super Bowl – “Well at least it was her right titty. That’s usually your best titty. Remember, always fake left, go right.” On Kobe Bryant – “A horny guy is like launching a nuclear weapon – there is no fail-safe for a hard dick.” For ten points, these are musings from what book by Wanda Sykes?

Answer: Yeah, I Said It (accept Wanda Sykes up until Wanda Sykes is read)

15. Its origin dates back to 1982 when Dr. Lonnie Johnson, a nuclear engineer at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory was doing some work on heat pump. He hooked this pump up to his bathroom sink and saw that the pump was producing a very powerful stream of water. He then developed a toy gun that relied on air pressure and arm pumping and seven years later it was released on the market as the Power Drencher. For ten points give the current name of this toy.

Answer: Super Soaker

16. A Washington Post Magazine article called this man "The Last Southern Gentleman" and praised him for his work with the police. Born in Winston-Salem, NC, he was sent to live with his grandmother in Washington, D.C. after the death of his parents at an early age. He obtained a doctorate in psychology from Johns Hopkins and joined the Washington, D.C. police department as a psychologist working in Homicide and Major Crimes. For ten points, name this current FBI Senior Agent, the main character in a series of books by James Patterson.

Answer: Alex Cross

17. He got his first taste of show business when at the age of fourteen, he sneaked onto the set of “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson” and sat behind Carson’s desk. Four years later, after being on the writing team for Jimmy Walker and a guest appearance as a stand-up comic on “The Tonight Show”, he got his first and best-known network gig. He would go on to host a few shows, including “Entertainers”, but he has recently been in the news for making a bid to buy the PAX network. For ten points, name this former co-host of the NBC show “Real People”.

Answer: Byron Allen Folks

18. (CCS) Undrafted out of Southern University, he played for the USBL’s Palm Beach Stingrays before he was signed by his first NBA team, the SuperSonics. After Calvin Murphy he became just the second player under 6 feet tall to play in 1,000 NBA games. He played for 6 different teams, many of them more than once, signing eight different times as a free agent and getting traded three times, twice along with Nick Van Exel. FTP name this former point guard, now head coach of the Dallas Mavericks.

Answer: Avery Johnson

19. After graduating from the Pratt Institute with a degree in chemical engineering, he started his acting career with roles in “Coach”, “The Cosby Show”, and “Living Single”. He got his first big screen appearance when he played the role of Louis Russ in the film Mr. Holland’s Opus. 2005 has been a busy ear for this actor, having appeared in Lackawanna Blues, Their Eyes Were Watching God, and Crash. For ten points, name this actor, who plays the role of DJay in the film Hustle And Flow.

Answer: Terrence Dashon Howard

20. Twan, Gwen's brother, is shot. Sylvester and James argue about who shot him while Sylvester blames everything on the cop. Gwen thinks Twan is dead, but he has only been shot in the shoulder. There is a knock on the door and Sylvester does not want to answer it. After being insulted by James, Sylvester decides he will shoot whomever is at the door, picks his gun up from the floor, and points it towards the door. Tron grabs James' gun and points it towards the door. The door opens and it is the next-door neighbor, Rosie. For ten points, this is a synopsis of chapter seven of what musical soap opera by R. Kelly?

Answer: “Trapped In The Closet”

21. Originally designed by David Fowlkes in 1990 for a class at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, this product did not make its debut until January 2001 at the Greater Los Angeles Auto Show. The demand for this product skyrocketed when they were shown on “MTV Cribs” episode featuring Latrell Sprewell. FTP name this automobile accessory.

Answer: spinning rims [accept spinners]

22. This restaurant had its beginnings in 1940’s Harlem. It was the only place in the area where people could eat at all hours. To get away from the “fast life” in New York, the owner moved to Los Angeles in the 1970’s where he noticed three things: the only Hollywood restaurants were in the hotels, the restaurants were not open all night, and none had both of the signature dishes on the menu that his New York restaurant was known for. For ten points, name this chain of Los Angeles eateries.

Answer: Roscoe’s House Of Chicken And Waffles

23. He made his first team debut in November 1999 but did not become a regular until almost a year later. His performance landed him on the English national team in February 2001 where he has had forty-four caps but no goals. He would go on to win the Premiership twice and the FA Cup three times with his professional team but in 2005 he almost left them due to an illegal approach by rival club Chelsea. For ten points, name this English defender who plays professionally for Arsenal.

Answer: Ashley Cole

BONI – HELL TO THE NAW! TRASHMASTERS 2005 – UT-CHATTANOOGA

Questions by Delano Barnes and Jeremy Vaughn

1. Answer these questions about the endangered species known as the African-American pitcher, ten points each.

This pitcher with the high leg kick went 22-10 for the Florida Marlins and finished 2nd in the 2005 NL Cy Young voting.

Answer: Dontrelle Willis

This right-hander went 7-5 with a 3.30 ERA in twenty-one starts during his rookie year with the San Francisco Giants in 2003. In 2005 he was traded to the Chicago Cubs where he finished with a 6-8 record and a 3.91 ERA.

Answer: Jerome Williams

Probably the heaviest of all African-American pitchers at 290 pounds, this left-hander led the 2005 Cleveland Indians with 161 strikeouts. He finished the year with a 15-10 record and a 4.03 ERA.

Answer: Carsten Charles Sabathia

2. Before they made it big, they appeared on “The Cosby Show”. Name the actor or actress from clues, ten points apiece.

A. Before she starred in her own long running Disney show, she played the role of Denise’s stepdaughter Olivia.

Answer: Raven-Symoné Christina Pearman

B. He played the role of Denise’s prom date Smitty before his stint on “Saturday Night Live” and roles in movies such as Happy Gilmore and The Waterboy.

Answer: Adam Richard Sandler

C. He played one of Denise’s boyfriends before his roles as Jonathan Collins on “L.A. Law” and Roger De Souza on “LAX”.

Answer: Blair Underwood

3. Given clues, name these comic book characters from the Marvel universe, ten points apiece.

A. He got his start with the peacekeeping organization Xavier’s Security Enforcers. In pursuit of Trevor Fitzroy, he traveled back in time and is now working with the X-Men.

Answer: Lucas Bishop

B. A former Marine Corps lieutenant, he was hired by Tony Stark as a bodyguard, test pilot, and jack-of-all-trades for Stark Industries. He assisted in the design and development of the battle suit, which he currently wears.

Answer: James “War Machine” Rhodes

C. To become king of his home nation Wakanda, he had to defeat six of his nation’s best warriors and then obtain the herb that grants Wakanda’s chieftains great strength and enhanced senses. He then was able to don the ceremonial garb for he is best known.

Answer: T’Challa or Black Panther

4. THE NEWLY DEAD GAME: Let’s remember the life and time of the late, great Luther Vandross, ten points apiece.

A. His biggest hit was this 1990 top ten song, which became a wedding staple.

Answer: “Here And Now”

B. He also wrote songs for other artists including “Fascination”, a song from this David Bowie album that featured the song “Fame”.

Answer: Young Americans

C. It was this singer, best known for “Killing Me Softly” and “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face”, that pushed Luther into the spotlight after hearing one of his songs.

Answer: Roberta Flack

5. Jonathan Plummer was in the news recently because of his pending divorce to an author who fictionalized their road from a fling in Jamaica to the altar.

A. Five points for one, fifteen points for both, name the book and the author, who is divorcing Plummer because she found out that he was gay.

Answer: “How Stella Got Her Groove Back”, Terry McMillan

B. Five points for one, fifteen points for both, name the actor and actress who played Winston Shakespeare and Stella Payne in the movie version of “How Stella Got Her Groove Back”. The actor played the roll of Benny in the Broadway and film versions of Rent and the actress has portrayed Tina Turner in What’s Love Got To Do With It.

Answer: Scott “Taye” Diggs; Angela Bassett

6. FTPE answer these questions about acting role replacements due to something with more impact than contract disputes:

10. Mary Alice replaced Gloria Foster in Matrix: Revolutions for this role because Foster had died of diabetes.

Answer: Oracle

10. Marsha Warfield replaced Selma Diamond and Florence Halop on this long running TV series because Diamond and Halop had both died of cancer.

Answer: Night Court

10. Vincent Perez replaced Brandon Lee in the sequel to this movie because Lee was killed during the filming.

Answer: Crow

7. VISUAL BONUS: Given a picture of a shoe, name the celebrity behind the shoe F5PE. You have 15 seconds.

Answers: a) Allen Iverson; b) David Beckham; c) Tracy McGrady;

d) LeBron James; e) Michael Vick; f) Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter (accept either)

8. Answer the following questions about fictional restaurant owners on television, ten points apiece.

A. Brock Peters played this role, a restaurant owner from New Orleans, on “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine”. He left Earth for the first time late in life, which is ironic considering his son was running Deep Space Nine.

Answer: Joseph Sisko (prompt on Sisko)

B. Julius Carry played the role of Bill, the owner of Beacom Street Pizza, in this canceled ABC show starring Ryan Reynolds and Traylor Howard.

Answer: “Two Guys, A Girl, And A Pizza Place” (Do not accept “Two Guys And A Girl”, as that was the title of the show in the third season. Carry had left the show after the first season.)

C. Roger Nelson and Shirley Wilson are partners in the restaurant Rob’s Place in this mid-eighties sitcom.

Answer: “What’s Happening Now” (Do not accept “What’s Happening”. They are two different shows.)

9. For a 62 1/2 inch midget, Prince sure had a cadre of female friends. Answer questions about these women FTPE:

A. She met Prince in Europe and started dating him when she was seventeen. Soon after, she moved to Minneapolis and started working with him. She was the inspiration behind the song “Pink Cashmere”.

Answer: Anna Fantastic (Anna Garcia)

B. Her appearance on Prince’s “Erotic City” led to a record contract with Warner Brothers and her most popular hit “Glamorous Life”. One of the lesser-known things about her is that she is the biological aunt of Nicole Richie.

Answer: Sheila E. (Sheila Escovedo)

C. This English actress, better known for starring in Four Weddings and a Funeral, The Horse Whisper, and The English Patient, played the love interest of Prince in Under the Cherry Moon.

Answer: Kristin Scott Thomas

10. (CS) The University of Tennessee has never had a Heisman Trophy winner – but has had four different players finish second. However, other schools of an orange persuasion have had better results. FTPE:

10/10) These two running backs from the other Big Orange won in 1977 and 1998, respectively.

Answer: Earl Campbell and Ricky Williams

10) This Syracuse Orangeman broke most of Jim Brown’s career records en route to his 1961 Heisman Trophy. Like Brown, he signed with the Cleveland Browns, but shortly thereafter was diagnosed with leukemia and died before he played a single down in the NFL.

Answer: Ernie Davis

11. (CS) In retrospect, 1942 was a heckuva year for jazz. FTSNOP:

(10) Only one year before his premature death, this pianist whose hits included “Honeysuckle Rose” and “Ain’t Misbehavin’ ” played Carnegie Hall in 1942.

Answer: Thomas “Fats” Waller

(5/5) Also in 1942 these two future pioneers of bebop, on alto sax and trumpet respectively, joined Earl Hines’ band.

Answer: Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie

(10) As an 18-year-old, this vocalist nicknamed “Sassy” got her break by winning a talent contest at the Apollo. A few years later she and Billy Eckstine would also break away from Hines and briefly join Parker and Gillespie.

Answer: Sarah Vaughn

12. FTPE name these African-American actors or actresses who were nominated but did not win Academy Awards:

10) In 1954 she became the first African-American Best Actress nominee, for the title role in Carmen Jones.

Answer: Dorothy Jean Dandridge

10) Garnering critical attention for his role as Cinque in Amistad, he received his only nomination, a Best Supporting Actor nod, as Mateo in the movie In America.

Answer: Djimon Hounsou (JY’ mon HAHN sou)

10) The Color Purple garnered four acting nominations, for Danny Glover, Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey, and this actress, who coincidentally had the same last name as her character Shug.

Answer: Margaret Avery

13. Given a description of the actors and actresses that star on a UPN sitcom, name it, ten points apiece.

Take a former Dallas Maverick cheerleader, a former star of the Showtime series “Linc’s”, and a daughter of a Supreme and you have this series.

Answer: “Girlfriends”

Take a star of the movie “The Craft”, a star of the TV series “Family Matters”, and a star of the movie “Glitter” and you have this series.

Answer: “Half And Half”

Take Chris Rock’s brother, a star of the movie Above The Rim, and a star of the movie Player’s Club and you have this series.

Answer: “All Of Us”

14. (CS) Joseph Cobb Sr. and Marcy Cobb proudly announce the July 2005 birth of twins, Tommi and Teddy. FTSNOP:

(10) The twins are the newest regulars in this syndicated comic strip.

Answer: Jump Start

(10) Name the cartoonist who created Jump Start.

Answer: Robb Armstrong

(10) As the “Sr.” above implies, one of the Cobb’s children is Joseph Jr., aka Jojo. FTP name his older sister.

Answer: Sunny

15. FTPE, name the WNBA 2005 regular season leaders in the following categories.

A. points per game

Answer: Sheryl Swoopes

B. rebounds per game

Answer: Cheryl Ford

C. steals per game

Answer: Tamika Catchings

16. Name these music stars that had guest starred as bad guys on the canceled NBC drama “Third Watch”, ten points apiece. If you need an easier clue you will receive five points.

10. He did a two-episode stint as Vernon Marks, a drug dealer who tried to kill a twelve-year old boy because the boy witnessed him murdering another drug dealer.

5. This member of Naughty By Nature used to be married to Salt-N-Pepa’s Sandi “Pepa” Denton.

Answer: Anthony “Treach” Criss (accept either)

10. He did a three-episode stint as Donald Mann, a mob boss who blamed Boscorelli, Cruz, and Yokas for the death of his son during a car chase involving cops.

5. The KISS thing is nice, but being married to Shannon Tweed cannot possibly suck.

Answer: Gene Simmons (Chaim Wetz)

10. He did a two-episode stint as Marcel Hollis, a gang lord who is trying to gain power by killing off his rivals.

5. There have been rumors that Fugees might get back together, but they have involved him and Lauryn Hill and not Pras.

Answer: Wyclef Jean

17. 30-20-10, name the movie from quotes.

30)“The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots.” “And tyrants, you forgot that part.”

20 “The fate of the free world in the hands of hustlas and thieves.” “How's that different from any other night?”

10 “The things I can’t do for my country.”

Answer: xXx: State Of The Union (do not prompt on just xXx)

18. VISUAL BONUS: Note the pictured symbol. Given a cause, name the color of the symbol that represents that cause according to , five points apiece.

A. hunger

Answer: orange

B. bipolar disorder

Answer: green

C. asthma

Answer: gray

D. domestic violence

Answer: purple

E. melanoma

Answer: black

F. lung cancer

Answer: clear

19. FTPE, stuff about a particular author:

A) The novel Kindred is probably the best-known work by this science fiction author. Her other works include Dawn.

Answer: Octavia Butler

B). In this 1976 Butler novel, regular humans are dominated by a society of networked telepathic humans who, in turn, are ruled by the most powerful telepath, the title character. The story revolves around the aging title character, spawning a battle amongst the telepaths to see who will become their next leader.

Answer: Patternmaster

C. This 1993 novel tells the story of a girl who develops a benign philosophical and religious system during her childhood in a walled suburb in a dystopian anarchic future Los Angeles. When her home is destroyed and her family murdered, she travels north with a band of survivors to try to start a community where her religion can grow.

Answer: Parable Of The Sower

20. Name these Olympic athletes who participated in Home Depot Olympic training program, ten points apiece.

A. He won the light heavy eight bronze medal in the 1996 Olympics and made his pro debut in 1997 with a knockout of Joaquin Garcia. His biggest victory was a 2004 knockout of Roy Jones, Jr. for the IBF and WBC light heavy weight belts.

Answer: Antonio Deon Tarver

B. She was a former track and field athlete at the University of Alabama at Birmingham when in 2002 she, along with partner Jill Bakken, won the gold medal in the inaugural running of the Women’s Bobsled at the Winter Olympic games.

Answer: Vonetta Flowers

C. A former All-American from the California-Santa Barbara, he won the gold medal in beach volleyball in 2000. Pro tour highlights include a King of the Beach title in 1998 and an AVP most valuable players award in 2002

Answer: Eric Fonoimoana [FOE-NO-E-MOW-AH-NA]

21. FTPE, given a quote from Who’s Afraid Of A Large Black Man, name the person Charles Barkley is referring to:

A. “Depending on who you talk to, his lyrics were either groundbreaking or homophobic and misogynistic. He was at times called a racist because of his lyrics, yet built a large following among white rock devotees.”

Answer: O’Shea “Ice Cube” Jackson (accept either)

B. “He has a chance to be a great leader for black people, for a lot of people for that matter. When you see him and hear him speak, you can tell how smart he is. Plus he has great charisma.”

Answer: Barack Obama

C. “He built a television empire from nothing but a second mortgage. He’s totally self-made. Americans say they like people to pull themselves up by their bootstraps.”

Answer: Robert Johnson

22. Given the most recent champion of these music based reality shows, name the reality show 5-10-20-30:

A. Jessica Betts

Answer: The Road To Stardom

B. Erika Jo Heriges

Answer: Nashville Star

C. O’so Krispie

Answer: R U That Girl

D. Brian Smith

Answer: Gospel Dream

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