16 - Trash
TRASH Junior Bird 2002
Round 5 Tossups
1. The fourth overall pick in the 1967 draft by the 49ers, among his few NFL highlights was starting the first year of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He’d have more success as a coach, leading Duke to two straight winning seasons in the late ‘80s before returning to his alma mater where he won the 1966 Heisman. Thanks to his Fun ‘n’ Gun offense, he won 122 games and a national title in 12 years at Florida before moving to the NFL. For 10 points, name this pass-happy new head coach of the Washington Redskins.
ANS: Steve Spurrier
2. First attributed to Sean Connolly in 1985, it gained worldwide notoriety on December 24, 1997, when the Web site with the name was first launched. Original categories included Death, Birth, Live, Puberty, Singing, Same Character Different Actor and Ted McGinley. It got its name from a Happy Days episode featuring the Fonz on his motorcycle at an aquarium. For 10 points, name this term when a TV show reached its peak, knowing it’s all downhill from there.
ANS: Jumping the Shark
3. Its striking workers were featured in the 1989 Oscar-winning documentary American Dream. With Cargill Inc., it is forming a joint venture called Precept Foods L.L.C., through which it will sell beef and pork under its Always Tender brand. Based in Austin, Minnesota, it is better known for another meat product. For 10 points, name these purveyors of Spam.
ANS: Hormel Foods Corporation
4. One claim is that the band's name is the Finnish middle name of bassist Markku Lappalainen. This band formed in Los Angeles, where it was often given opening gigs by one of its major influences, Incubus. It self-released 1998's They Sure Don't Make Basketball Shorts Like They Used To after no label would sign it. For 10 points, name this band led by guitarist Dan Estrin and singer Doulas Robb, which had a hit with the song "Crawling in the Dark."
ANS: Hoobastank
5. First came Frankenstein, followed by The Killer, The Invisible Man, Captain Kidd, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, the Keystone Cops, and finally The Mummy. And those were just who they met! They also joined the Foreign Legion, went to Mars, and were lost in Alaska. For ten points, these were just some of the movies, whose titles were preceded by the names of what two comedic stars best known for the “Who’s on First” routine?
ANS: Abbott and Costello
6. Among the recent one-slam wonders to take this title include Andres Gomez in 1990, Thomas Muster in 1995, Michael Chang in 1989, Iva Majoli in 1997 and Mary Pierce in 2000. Surprisingly, Martina Hingis, Pete Sampras and John McEnroe have never won it. However, Gustavo Kuerten, Monica Seles and Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario have won it three times. Alberto Costa and Serena Williams took the titles this year. For 10 points, name this only tennis Grand Slam event currently played on clay.
ANS: French Open or Roland Garros
7. Among the videos he’s directed include “Party All Night” by Jeff Foxworthy, “River” by Hanson, “Only a Fool” by The Black Crowes and “Wail” by the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion. His latest directing credit is Ben Folds’ “Rocking the Suburbs.” He’s taken to directing other artists’ videos after taking the helm for his own songs such as “Gump,” and “Bedrock Anthem.” For 10 points, name this famous parody artist best known for songs such as “Amish Paradise,” “Fat” and “Eat It.”
ANS: Weird Al Yankovic
8. It gained a measure of notoriety when it was mentioned on the Howard Stern show, partially for mentioning both Stern and his girlfriend. According to the site’s rules, vegetarians automatically qualify for consideration, as well as anyone with a tattoo or breast implants. Their features include a poll on Academy Awards hosts, with Steve Martin’s performance taking honors as the "best" due to a rating of only 32.7%, the Mother Angelica Annoyatorium, and for 10 points, the "Are You Annoying or Not" Quizzes.
ANS: Am I Annoying?.com (Accept equivalent clear knowledge)
9. The son of two doctors, he was raised in the posh Penn Valley area of Philadelphia, and garnered his love of film-making at age eight. His first film, 1992’s Praying With Anger, concerned an Indian-American who returned to his homeland to go to college. Six years later, he wrote and directed his second effort, Wide Awake. For 10 points, name this Indian-born filmmaker, who garnered critical success over the last four years with Unbreakable, Signs and The Sixth Sense.
ANS: M. Night Shyamalan
10. An electrically heated milking machine, edible paper clips, a gorilla detector, fireproof paper, shrinking pills, super glue, a germ enlarger, an electric banana sharpener, and a machine that turns gold into cottage cheese,. For ten points, name this, uh, research institution that developed these innovations, led by Dr. Bunsen Honeydew and his assistant Beeker, “where the future is being made today.”
ANS: Muppet Labs (prompt on “The Muppet Show” if given, accept Dr. Bunsen Honeydew if early)
11. Jimmy has it in for Isaac, while Dinka fails in his efforts to get the attention of Terri, played by musical talent Eve. Cedric the Entertainer plays Eddie, one of the old-timers working at the title location, which is inherited by Calvin, who decides to sell out but has a change of heart after seeing how it would affect the neighborhood. For 10 points, name this 2002 comedy starring Ice Cube.
ANS: Barbershop
12. Born January 7, 1978 in the Dominican Republic, he was signed by Hiroshima of the Japanese League at age 16. But after three seasons in Japan, he "retired" so he could sign with a U.S. squad. He made his major league debut as a pinch-runner for Darryl Strawberry on September 14, 1999. By 2001, he overtook Chuck Knoblauch to become the starting second baseman for the Yankees. For 10 points, name this player, who in 2002 became the first second baseman ever to hit 30 homers and steal 30 bases in the same year.
ANS: Alfonso Soriano
13. Satirist Peter Court believes the ending is a tragic one, in which the protagonist has succumbed to the wages of sin. Throughout the tale, an “evilly grinning tempter” confronts the main character with ever-enticing situations as our staunch protagonist repeats his mantra, “I do not like them.” Ultimately, the protagonist wearily gives in, stating that if he is left alone, he will partake of the metaphorical forbidden fruit, even after refusing to try them in the rain, on a train, on a boat, with a goat, wearing socks, and with a fox. For ten points, identify this Dr. Seuss classic featuring the potentially demonic Sam-I-Am and some oddly colored rations.
ANS: Green Eggs and Ham
14. This song's music video was heavily featured in the TV special WWF Divas: Sex on the Beach*, with each woman and her name replacing the band's telegenic lead singer and the background wallpapered with the song title. The winner of Best Pop Video at the 2002 MTV Music Video Awards, its singer is "just sippin' on chamomile / Watching boys and girls / And their sex appeal." For 10 points, name this song by No Doubt that also features Bounty Killer.
ANS: Hey Baby
15. In 1998 he won his first race at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. He began racing in 1991 at the California Rally Series. In 2001 he was a broadcast analyst for the IRL series and in 2002 joined Kelley Racing in the Infiniti Pro Series, a new developmental circuit using open-wheel cars similar but smaller than IRL cars. On the new circuit, he broke his back at the Kentucky Speedway. For 10 points, name this man known not for racing but for playing Walsh twin Brandon on Beverly Hills 90210.
ANS: Jason Priestley
16. In this 1974 movie, Mel Brooks supplied the sounds of an unseen wolf and an unseen cat being hit by a dart, while both Madeline Kahn and Cloris Leachman received Golden Globe nominations as Elizabeth and Frau Blucher. For ten points, name this spoof of classic monster horror films with Gene Wilder as Frederick and Marty Feldman as Igor [pronounced “EYE-Gore”].
ANS: Young Frankenstein
[Moderator: “That’s /fronk-un-STEEN/.”]
17. Their cricket team is nicknamed the Black Caps, and they finished fourth in the most recent World Cup. The rugby team is named the All Blacks, and they finished fourth in the most recent World Cup. The men's basketball team is nicknamed the Tall Blacks, and they finished fourth at the most recent World Championships. For ten points, name this country known for its "haka" whose All Whites soccer team was eliminated from World Cup qualifying by rival Australia.
ANS: New Zealand
18. Raised in Los Angeles as a Quaker, she attended Radcliffe in the late 1960s studying Social Relations and African Studies while securing gigs in coffeehouses. For ten points, name this 52-year-old red-haired singer who released her 16th studio album Silver Lining this past summer and whose 1991 album Luck of the Draw featured the singles “Something to Talk About” and “I Can’t Make You Love Me.”
ANS: Bonnie Raitt
19. This series of video games actually began in 1987, although the sequel released in 1991 is the one most people remember today. Upgrades of the game were subtitled Alpha, EX, The New Challengers, Hyper Fighting and Champion Edition. For 10 points, name this revolutionary game that features such characters as Cammi, Sagat, Balrog, E. Honda, Blanka, Vega, and original characters, Ken, Ryu and M. Bison.
ANS: Street Fighter
20. The first version of this character was shown in various animated forms from 1970-72 and in 1977 with Jane Webb as her voice. She was resurrected in 1996, first going through the trials and tribulations of Westbridge High and now dealing with university life at John Adams College with roommates Roxie and Morgan. However, she isn’t dealing with aunts Hilda and Zelda anymore but still has talking cat Salem around. For 10 points, name this enchanted and magical character played by Melissa Joan Hart.
ANS: Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
TRASH Junior Bird 2002
Round 5 Bonuses
1. Despite the whininess of Eminem, people do listen to techno. For ten points each:
a. Born Richard Melville Hall, he has achieved success with such albums as Play and 18. Eminem definitely doesn't like him.
ANS: Moby
b. British brothers Phil and Paul Hartnoll form this techno act behind such albums as Snivilisation, Middle of Nowhere, and Altogether.
ANS: Orbital
c. Led by Liam Howlett, this band made a splash in 1997 on the strength of the music video for the song "Firestarter" off the album The Fat of the Land.
ANS: the Prodigy
2. Given a 2002 off-season NHL free agent move, name the team he played for in 2001-02 for five points and the team he joins for 2002-03 an additional five points. Note: Order does not matter.
a. (5/5) Curtis Joseph
ANS: Leaves: Toronto Maple Leafs Joins: Detroit Red Wings
b. (5/5) Tony Amonte
ANS: Leaves: Chicago Blackhawks Joins: Phoenix Coyotes
c. (5/5) Ed Belfour
ANS: Leaves: Dallas Stars Joins: Toronto Maple Leafs
3. Answer these questions about celebrity urban legends for the stated number of points.
a. (5) A persistent myth is that Humphrey Bogart was the model for the picture used for this brand of baby foods. However, Ann Turner Cook has been recognized as being the model.
ANS: Gerber
b. (10) Among the urban legends attributed to this rocker include throwing live puppies into a concert audience, and refusing to play unless the animals were dead. He did, however, get a tetanus shot after biting
off the head of a live bat on stage.
ANS: John "Ozzy" Osbourne
c. (15) This late rocker shot down a bizarre urban legends in his lifetime -- that he was the son of the original Mr. Green Jeans on Captain Kangaroo.
ANS: Frank Zappa
4. From a description of an animated logo, identify the movie company that uses it, 5-10-20-30.
a. The company name is displayed in large block letters and surrounded by several searchlights while the familiar trumpet fanfare plays.
ANS: 20th Century Fox
b. Animated land forms circle around a spinning globe. As the camera pulls out, it reveals the rotating earth beneath the company name.
ANS: Universal Studios
c. A fishing line creates ripples in a lake; as the camera pans up, it reveals a young shoeless boy sitting on a crescent moon.
ANS: Dreamworks SKG
d. Logos for this now bankrupt studio featured several stars of the namesake constellation swirling into the first letter of the company’s name.
ANS: Orion Pictures
5. Name these TV news personalities from their parody on Saturday Night Live, for 10 points each.
a. A South Dakota native, Dana Carvey once parodied this NBC anchor pre-recording news stories which included President Gerald Ford being eaten by wolves.
ANS: Tom Brokaw
b. Known for his work on ABC's This Week, this noted baseball fan and author of Bunts was once parodied by Dana Carvey as the host of America's most esoteric sports quiz show.
ANS: George Will
c. During the 2001 anthrax scare, Darrell Hammond went to town on the Texas folksiness of this CBS anchor's 2000 election return coverage.
ANS: Dan Rather
6. Given the name of the character Freddie Prinze, Jr., plays, name the movie for ten points. If you need a description of his role, you'll get five. As an added clue, all of the movies have three words in their title.
a. (10) Ryan Walker
(5) A college student at Cal, when he loses his best friend since childhood, he finds out how much she really means to him
ANS: Boys and Girls
(Described by as When Harry Met Sally for teens, which is as close as the Web comes to blasphemy)
b. (10) Al Connelly
(5) A college student who has a fling in New York City - when she moves to New York, he finds out how much she really means to him
ANS: Down To You
c. (10) Zach Siller
(5) A high schooler who makes a bet that he can transform Rachel Leigh Cook into a beauty, then finds out how much she really means to him
ANS: She’s All That
7. Given album titles by a British classic rock band, name the band, for 10 points each. If you need the album they are best known for, you'll get five points.
a. (10) Atom Heart Mother, Wish You Were Here
(5) Dark Side of the Moon
ANS: Pink Floyd
b. (10) Physical Graffiti, In Through The Out Door
(5) Four self-titled albums, including the fourth, nicknamed Zoso.
ANS: Led Zeppelin
c. (10) A Day at the Races, The Game
(5) A Night at the Opera
ANS: Queen
8. For 10 points each, name these schools which field independent Division I-A [one-A] football programs.
a. This school hopes that new head coach Tyrone Willingham will restore luster to the Golden Domers who went 5-6 in 2001.
ANS: Notre Dame
b. Coached by Randy Edsall, this team went 2-9, having moved up to I-AA [one-double A] in 2000. It is waiting until 2005, when it becomes a full-member of the Big East, where it won the 2002 conference titles in both men's and women's basketball.
ANS: University of Connecticut or UConn
c. This service academy grabbed head coach Paul Johnson from Georgia Southern, where he won a two national titles. It went 0-10 in 2001, while its defense was the worst in the nation in pass efficiency.
ANS: Navy
9. Answer these questions about all things Seinfeld for 10 points each.
a. This character was originally unseen in the episode "The Revenge," and was voiced by Larry David. Wayne Knight would soon appear as this evil postman.
ANS: Newman
b. The real-life Tom’s Restaurant near the Columbia University campus served as the exterior to this eatery where the Seinfeld game frequently ate.
ANS: Monk’s
c. One of George Costanza’s jobs was assistant to the traveling secretary for this baseball team.
ANS: New York Yankees
10. Given a list of cities, identify the common newspaper name for 10 points each.
a. New York, Denver, Cincinnati
ANS: Post
b. Chicago, Tampa, Oakland
ANS: Tribune
c. Houston, San Francisco
ANS: Chronicle
11. Name these sports cups from clues for 10 points each:
a. Seemingly a year-round event, competition in this men’s tennis event between countries usually involves “ties” of four singles and one doubles match.
ANS: Davis Cup
b. Teams of the best men’s golfers from the United States and Europe square off for this prestigious trophy every two years. Europe trounced the U.S. in the final day of this year’s competition to win it back.
ANS: Ryder Cup
c. The best yachtsmen in the world battle for this cup, which has been awarded since 1851.
ANS: America’s Cup
12. Give the titles of these Sugar Ray songs from lyrics, for 10 points each.
a. “All around the world, statues crumble for me.”
ANS: Fly
b. “Shut the door baby, don't say a word.”
ANS: Every Morning
c. “All her favorite TV shows have gone out the window.”
ANS: When It’s Over
13. Robert Forster got a surprise Oscar nomination in as bail bondsman Max Cherry. For 10 points each--
a. Name this movie featuring Forster’s Cherry, a tale of money-laundering told non-linearly by director Quentin Tarantino.
ANS: Jackie Brown
b. Jackie Brain was played by what star of Black Mama, White Mama and Foxy Brown?
ANS: Pam Grier
c. The character of Jackie Brown was originally a white woman named Jackie Burke in the 1993 novel Rum Punch by this author.
ANS: Elmore Leonard
14. Identify these basketball video games for the stated number of points.
a. (5) Midway produced this NBA-licensed arcade game that featured two-on-two teams and phrases such as "Ugly Shot," "Boom-shaka-laka," and "He’s heating up," often leading to the "He’s on fire" phrase if your guy kept making shots.
ANS: NBA Jam
b. (10) This NES title from the ‘80s only had generic teams from New York, L.A., Boston, and Chicago, but you could see specially animated dunk screens and with the right code, one could break the backboard.
ANS: Double Dribble
c. (15) This popular arcade game that faded in the NES cartridge era was this two-on-two game where you would match your guy with a complimentary player while trying to clobber your opponent into submission. Look out for the occasional spilled soda or popcorn box, though.
ANS: Arch Rivals
15. Hope you have the power to do well on this bonus. Give the answer to the He-Man trivia for five points each. You'll get a five-point bonus if you get them all.
a. Who transformed into He-Man?
ANS: Prince Adam
b. Who's He-Man's nemesis?
ANS: Skeletor
c. Name the floating wizard thing with no discernible nose
ANS: Orko
d. Name the castle that He-Man defends
ANS: Grayskull
e. Finally, on what planet is He-Man set?
ANS: Eternia
16. Given the ingredients, identify the potent potable for ten points each.
a. Two-and-a-half ounces of bourbon is mixed with 1 teaspoon of powdered sugar and 2 teaspoons of water, served with 4 springs of leaves. It is famously served during the Kentucky Derby.
ANS: Mint Julep
b. One and a half ounces of blended whiskey with three-fourths ounce sweet vermouth, stirred with ice, strained into a cocktail glass and served with an olive.
ANS: Manhattan
c. One ounce vodka, half-ounce peach schnapps, 6 ounces orange juice with an orange slice as a garnish, served with ice usually in a chilled Collins glass.
ANS: Fuzzy Navel
17. Given lyrics from the theme song, name the James Bond movie, for 10 points each:
a.: He's the man, the man with the Midas touch.
ANS: Goldfinger
b.: Dance into the fire, / That fatal kiss is all we need. / Dance into the fire, / To fatal sounds of broken dreams.
ANS: A View To a Kill
c. I know how to hurt, / I know how to heal, / I know what to show, / And what to conceal.
ANS: The World Is Not Enough
18. Identify these famous owners of baseball teams past and present for the stated number of points.
a. (5) CBS was the last owner of the New York Yankees before turning it over to this infamous owner.
ANS: George Steinbrenner
b. (5) Before embarking on a career in politics, he was part owner of the Texas Rangers.
ANS: George W. Bush
c. (10) The Detroit Tigers are owned by Mike Ilitch, founder of this pizza chain.
ANS: Little Caesar’s
d. (10) This entertainment conglomerate is trying to sell their share in the Anaheim Angels.
ANS: Disney
19. Given songs, name the male R&B singer for five points each. You'll get a five-point bonus for all five. To avoid legal charges, R. Kelly unfortunately is not one of the answers.
a. You Make Me Wanna
ANS: Usher
b. Tonight I Celebrate My Love
ANS: Peabo Bryson
c. Here and Now
ANS: Luther Vandross
d. Whenever, Wherever, Whatever
ANS: Maxwell
e. Never, Never Gonna Give You Up
ANS: Barry White
20. Answer these related questions about a reality TV show, for 10 points each.
a. E!’s first entry in the reality TV business is this series, starring a former Playboy Playmate.
ANS: The Anna Nicole Show
b. Give the first and last name of Anna’s lawyer, who shares his name with a radio personality who has his own show on E!
ANS: Howard (K.) Stern
c. Anna and Howard have occasionally engaged in this sort of contest as documented in the third episode.
ANS: eating contest (accept any sort of reasonable equivalents)
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