TrashMasters Frank Zappa Memorial Trash Tournament 1998 ...



TOSSUPS TRASHMASTERS 1998

Questions by WWJVD? (What Would Jesse Ventura Do?)

Gail Celio, Ward Cullum, Dwight Kidder, Julie Stahlhut

1. Upon Billy Joel's election to the Rock and Roll Hall of fame, he tapped this man to introduce him. Away from his music, he directed and starred in 1992's "Falling from Grace", and he's recently released a book of his

paintings called "Paintings and Reflections", some of which appeared in the liner notes of 1992's "Whenever We Wanted". For 10 points, name this Indiana-born singer/songwriter, of flexible name.

answer: John Cougar _Mellencamp_ or John _Cougar_

2. Surprisingly, parts of this writer's alphabet primer were published in "Playboy" magazine in 1961. Then again, his "ABZ Book", which encourages kids to drink ink and give Daddy an impromptu haircut, is not the kind of work usually associated with him. He also cowrote the screenplay for Things Change with David Mamet, who we can’t see writing children’s books. For 10 points, name this children's writer and illustrator better known for “Falling Up,” "Where the Sidewalk Ends," and "A Light In The Attic".

answer: Shel _Silverstein_ (prompt on "Uncle Shelby")

2. He collected two home runs in his major league career, one in his first major league at bat in over seven years. He collected a save in his only World Series appearance, in 1969. As a starter, he collected 61 shutouts

for four different teams, during which opposing batters hit just .204 against him. For 10 points, name this 324-game winner and former Advil spokesman.

answer: Nolan _Ryan_

(Reader's Note: Vanderbilt's 1992 College Bowl team lost valuable points in a College Bowl Regionals playoff match because the required answer was Nolan Ryan, _Sr._)

3. Two answers required. Eleven children by three spouses. A combined age of 78 person-years. A return to TV after a twenty-year absence, and a combined count of Moroni-only-knows-how-many gleaming white teeth. All of these are characteristic of--for 10 points--what chronic and recurrent Utah-born brother-sister TV and musical act?

_Donny_ and _Marie_ Osmond (prompt on "Osmond" or "Osmond Brothers" or "Osmond Siblings" alone)

4. For 25 years, it was the home of such rides as the Flume Zoom and the Wabash Cannonball. Now, believe it or die trying, it has been dismantled in preparation for the building of a giant shopping facility. For 10

points, name this defunct amusement park of the Gaylord Corporation, which was located on the banks of the Cumberland River in Nashville.

answer: _Opryland_

5. Girl pines for boy. Girl rescues boy from certain death. Boy lives, but is in a coma. Girl reluctantly integrates herself into boy's life. Girl becomes attracted to boy's brother. Boy emerges from coma and wants to marry girl. Wackiness ensues. For 10 points, name this 1995 romantic comedy featuring Peter Boyle, Jack Warden, Bill Pullman, and Sandra Bullock.

answer: _While You Were Sleeping_

6. Igor Stravinsky, Harry S Truman, Ted Nugent, Gordon Liddy, Jane Doe, Arnold Babar, Don Corleone, and of course, Dr. Rosen, Dr. Rosenrosen, and Dr. Rosenpenis. These are some of the pseudonyms of a reporter who dreams of playing for the L. A. Lakers. For 10 points, name this character played in a 1985 movie by Chevy Chase.

answer: _Fletch_ or Irwin M. Fletcher

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7. Known more for his fielding and baserunning than for his hitting, while with Cincinnati this infielder nevertheless took Cub pitcher Jim Brewer out of the park on August 4, 1960. Unfortunately, instead of applying his bat to Brewer's pitch, he connected his fist with Brewer's face, badly injuring the pitcher and earning a five-day suspension and a fine. This foreshadowed similar later incidents involving pitchers Dave Boswell and Ed Whitson and a marshmallow salesman. For 10 points, name this brawling, well-traveled player and often-fired manager, killed in a car accident on Christmas Day, 1989.

answer: Alfred Manuel "Billy" _Martin_

8. He recently won critical acclaim for a cover of Soundgarden's "Rusty Cage". His earlier successes have included a popular TV variety show bearing his name, and a wide variety of chart hits, including “Chattanooga City Limits Sign,” "Guess Things Happen That Way", "Get Rhythm", and "Ballad of a Teenage Queen". For 10 points, name this darkly clad performer who probably didn't really "shoot a man in Reno, just to watch him die."

answer: Johnny _Cash_

9. Taking a page from T. S. Eliot, his collaboration with photographer Valerie Shaff, "If Only You Knew How Much I Smell You" gives verse portraits of canines in a form he calls Doggerel. Previously as a writer for Sports Illustrates he chronicled the Pittsburgh Steelers dynasty era in "About Three Bricks Shy of A Load". For 10 points-name this Southern humorist whose other works include "Now, Where Were We?" and "Not Exactly What I Had in Mind".

answer: Roy _Blount_, Jr.

10. He appeared as himself in the movie "George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey" in 1984, and most recently won the Distinguished Achievement Award from the Hamptons International Film Festival. Of the 25 films he's worked on, he's had a hand in writing only four of them, including "See You in the Morning" and "The Pelican Brief". For 10 points, name this producer of "To Kill a Mocking Bird" and director of “All the President’s Men” and "Sophie's Choice", recently killed in an automobile accident on Long Island.

answer: Alan J. _Pakula_

11. Their new corporate mascot, Devil Bunny, will be appearing in his first game in January, "Devil Bunny Needs A Ham". This on the heels of their first translated game, "Dej Sem Mozek", an all Czech-language version of "Give Me the Brain!", and their first game to crack the eight-dollar mark, a more elegantly packaged version of "Falling!". For 10 points-name this James Ernest-led Seattle game studio famed for the games "Kill Doctor Lucky", and the "Very Clever Pipe Game", also famous for being as penurious as their name.

answer: _Cheapass_ Games

12. November is a big month for Hollywood releases, among which this year was the release of this woman after serving 20 months behind bars. For 10 points, name this former vendor to the likes of Charlie Sheen, the convicted "Hollywood Madam".

answer: Heidi _Fleiss_

13. The Fannie Mae Home Show, MADD Sports, Buy the Book, Hit List, Lead Story, Teen Summit, Jazz Central, ComicView, Midnight Love, Bobby Jones Gospel, and the Planet Groove Top 20 are all featured on this network, which also features reruns of Sparks, Good News, and 227. For 10 points, name this cable network, no longer the host of Honda Campus All-Star Challenge.

answer: _Black Entertainment Television_ or _BET_

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14. Fort Lauderdale had the Strikers, Oakland the Stompers, Atlanta the Apollos, Memphis the Rogues, Vancouver the Whitecaps, California the Surf. Jacksonville had the Tea Men, Tampa Bay the Rowdies, Rochester the Lancers, and Los Angeles the Aztecs. For 10 points-all were teams in what league dominated in the late 70's and early 80's by Pele and the New York Cosmos.

answer: _North American Soccer League_ or _NASL_

15. An master photographer living in Auckland, New Zealand, she won the New Zealand Institute of Professional Photographers "Champion Print" award for her image, "Philip and Arin". However, her more familiar and whimsical photos, often found in greeting card stores, feature babies costumed as roses, bunnies, daisies, pumpkins, and angels. For 10 points, name this photographer whose book, "Down in the Garden", was the number one gift book in the U.S. in 1996.

answer: Anne _Geddes_

16. A rhythm-and-blues pianist since childhood, he took his physically descriptive nickname from the title of his own first million-selling record, released in 1949. Eventually, he made 23 gold records of his own, and his R&B hit "Ain't That a Shame" was covered by, of all people, Pat Boone. For 10 points, name this New Orleans-born singer whose own biggest hit came in 1956 with "Blueberry Hill".

answer: Antoine "Fats" _Domino_

17. It recently opened its first-ever retail store, located in Manhattan's glitzy Trump Tower. This move is calculated to refurbish its image with trendier women, who often associate its products with their grandmothers'

part-time jobs. For 10 points--name this cosmetics company founded by David McConnell, which still owes 98 per cent of its sales to those ladies who ring your chimes.

answer: _Avon_ Products

18. This book opens with the man in black being pursued by the title character across a desert. During a flashback, he tells the tale of how he shot the residents of an entire town. Later, at the Way Station, he is joined by Jake Chambers, and the duo encounters the Slow Mutants. In the book's climactic scene, the main character must choose between saving Jake's life and apprehending the wizard. For 10 points, name this book, the first in

Stephen King's "Dark Tower" series, featuring the adventures of the sharpshooter, Roland.

answer: _The Gunslinger_

19. In high school, this band played under the name "Yakoo", but then switched to "Eleventeen". After Tony Fagenson replaced the previous drummer, the band took their new name from an "X-files" episode. "Leech", written by guitarist Jon Siebels, is the next song to be released off their first album. For 10 points, name this alternative band currently on the charts with their single, "Inside Out".

answer: _Eve 6_

20. This year, it is silky and fruity, according to reports, losing the aroma of banana and wild strawberries, replaced with a more ripe fruit flavor. A product of the granite rich soil, just south of Burgundy, its popularity

may be on the wane due to people developing marketing smarts. For 10 points, name this wine harvested just two months ago and flown around the world to be opened on the third Thursday of November.

answer: _Beaujolais Nouveau_ (prompt on "Beaujolais" alone)

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21. "I must fluff my eggs & shake my tongue"; "swim from my butt / you ugly fish / before you are crushed"; "languid pink rose petals in the summer / garden produce sweet smells"; "cake boy of my heart / you bring smiles / to my universe"; "want luscious languid tongue / I pant and chant madly". For 10 points, these poems were constructed using what creation of Dave Kapell which comes in kits with such titles as "Original", "Sequel", "Genius", and "Erotic", and which usually finds a home stuck on its owner's fridge?

answer: _Magnetic Poetry_ kits

22. Born in 1961, in Trenton, NJ, he didn't even play basketball in high school, but a growth spurt to 6'6" made him a factor with his college team. Selected in the 1986 NBA draft, he has played for three teams and rebounded in double digits every season since 1990-91. For 10 points, remember the NBA and name this high-profile star whose attire at his ill-fated wedding did not make the cover of "Modern Bride".

answer: Dennis _Rodman_

23. On the show "Friends", Joey has been known to do this more than once, but refuses to do it in another man's "fatigues". In the episode, "The One Where No One's Ready", both he and Rachel do it for entirely different reasons: Joey as getting revenge for Chandler's earlier misdeeds, and Rachel as a romantic tease for then-boyfriend Ross. For 10 points, what is this state of dress--or rather, undress--referred to as "going commando"?

answer: Going _without underwear_ (accept equivalents; accept "going commando" before the term is mentioned)

24. According to William Poundstone, its "big secret" is the oldest secret recipe for any food or drink, dating to its invention at the Abbey of Fechamp (fay-CAHM) in 1510. Its distillery taunts imitators with a Hall of Counterfeits exhibit, and, like Chartreuse, it's produced by and named for a religious order. For 10 points--name this brandy-based French liqueur, sometimes combined with more brandy in a "B&B".

answer: _Benedictine_

BONI TRASHMASTERS 1998

Questions by WWJVD? (What Would Jesse Ventura Do?)

Gail Celio, Ward Cullum, Dwight Kidder, Julie Stahlhut

1. What the hell is "ANSKY", and why are these half-naked slobs spending the baseball postseason in my cab? Yankees fans and foes alike can score 10 points each by answering:

A. What athletic-wear manufacturer produced these artsy black-and-white TV ads starring an alphabetically adorned "skins" team and carrying the tag line, "Only in New York"?

answer: _Adidas_

B. After being made part of the upper-deck display by his fellow freezin' fans, which letter did the skinniest guy whine that he didn't want to be any more?

answer: _K_ (they dangled him from the upper deck to celebrate a strikeout)

C. Which Yankees pitcher, after being ordered to rest his arm, was not only spoon-fed in a restaurant, but also assisted in the men's room, by our five solicitous heroes?

answer: David _Cone_ (accept "Coney", as he's called in the ad)

2. One group is devoted to recording the battles of Immortals while maintaining a policy of non-interference, the other group is devoted to training the Chosen One in matters of weapons and occult lore.

A. For 10 points, identify the common name of these two groups mentioned in "Highlander: The Series" and "Buffy the Vampire Slayer".

answer: _Watchers_

B. For 10 points each, name the main Watcher from each show.

answer: Joe _Dawson_ in "H:TS"; Rupert _Giles_ in "BTVS"

3. Bugs rule! Identify each character from "Antz" from a description, for 10 points each:

A. Sounding suspiciously like Sharon Stone, this ant princess catches the compound eye of the hero, Z.

answer: _Bala_

B. Gene Hackman's sinister military leader has plans for the colony which don't include the current royal family.

answer: General _Mandible_

C. Danny Glover's cheerful but doomed hero fights fiercely in the termite wars.

answer: _Barbados_

EDITOR’S NOTE: Even if every other team in the tournament had submitted a question on this movie, your genial tournament director would have accepted the one written by the woman with the Ph.D. in entomology.

4. Over the course of the 1974 season the Pittsburgh Steelers featured three starting quarterbacks. FTPE name them from clues:

(a) A member of the 1966 National Championship team at Notre Dame, he finished third in the 1968 Heisman

balloting. Most observers remember his mustache better than his passing.

answer: Terry _Hanratty_

(b) He was known as "Jefferson Street" because of the street address of his alma mater, Tennessee State. He may have had the most talent of the three but saw his career vanish in a series of drug problems.

answer: Joe _Gilliam_, Jr.

(c) Despite coach Chuck Noll’s lack of confidence in him, this QB finally won the job and led the Steelers to their first championship in Super Bowl IX, as well as to three subsequent titles. If that clue isn’t sufficiently trashy, he played an off-duty SWAT team cop who beat the crap out of Burt Reynolds in a barroom fight in Hooper.

answer: Terry _Bradshaw_

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5. With Joe Wright not around to do it, we must point out the recent release of Don't Quit Your Day Job Records' double album compilation, "Stranger Than Fiction". The best of the Rock Bottom Remainders and other literary titans singing rock and roll....BADLY. Given a clue about someone's performance on the album, name them for 15 points each, or from more pedestrian work for 5.

A. 15: Entertainment Weekly described this man's "Alimony Blues" as "sung with the unmatchable authority of a man whose voice has never been known to hit a single note on pitch."

5: "The Naked and the Dead." answer: Norman _Mailer_

B. 15: Since Roger Ebert did write "Return to the Valley of the Dolls", this isn't the worst performance by a movie critic. However, his versionof "Act Naturally" is unique, to say the least.

5: He helped to defeat Mecha Barbara Streisand on "South Park".

answer: Leonard _Maltin_

NOTE: Address: "Don't Quit Your Day Job" Records

P.O. Box 27901-120

San Francisco, CA 94127

Phone: (415) 284-6363 Fax: (415) 664-0517

6. Space slacker Dave Lister may be the only living human aboard the mining ship Red Dwarf, but remains a man with strong likes and dislikes. For 10 points each:

A. Lister so loves this type of curry that he sometimes eats it for breakfast, washed down with a beer milkshake.

answer: _vindaloo_ (accept variations such as "chicken vindaloo")

B. Lister is driven smeggin' crazy by this character, actually a hologram of his long-dead, nerdy bunkmate.

answer: Arnold Judas _Rimmer_

C. Lister's unrequited lust for this equally dead, higher-ranking crew member sets him on a quest to turn off Rimmer and resurrect her hologram instead.

answer: _Christine_ _Kochanski_ (accept either first or last name)

7. For 10 points each, name these characters from the mind of Robert B. Parker.

A. The protagonist of 25 novels beginning with 1973's "The Godwulf Manuscript", his most recent appearance was in 1998's "Sudden Mischief".

answer: _Spenser_

B. Spenser's closest ally is this mob enforcer turned general tough guy, played by Avery Brooks in the television series.

answer: _Hawk_

C. Recently, Robert B. Parker began a new series of novels, centering on this police chief of Paradise, Massachusetts. The first two books in the series were "Night Passage" and "Trouble in Paradise".

answer: Jesse _Stone_

8. Answer these related questions, 10 points each.

A. This recently canceled X-title from Marvel Comics was first published in 1988 and originally featured Nightcrawler, Shadowcat, Captain Britain, Meggan, and Phoenix fighting crime in the U.K.

answer: _Excalibur_

B. "Excalibur" is the name of the new spaceship to be featured in what up-coming spin-off of TNT's "Babylon 5", slated for June, 1999?

answer: The Babylon Project: _Crusade_

C. The proverbial "Excalibur" for Arthurian character Kevin Matchstick is an enchanted baseball bat. Name the comic series in which Kevin appears along with Edsel and Mirth, written by Matt Wagner.

answer: _Mage_: The Hero Discovered or _Mage_: The Hero Defined

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9. Mom and Dad meet and form one of TV's first blended families, and Alice helps keep everyone moving in the right direction, when she's not chasing after Sam the Butcher. Your task is simpler than theirs. For five points apiece, list the actors and actresses who portrayed the six Brady kids in the original series.

answer: Barry _Williams_ (Greg), Maureen _McCormick_ (Marcia), Christopher _Knight_ (Peter), Eve _Plumb_ (Jan), Mike _Lookinland_ (Bobby), Susan _Olsen_ (Cindy)

10. Here's a variation on "chain bonuses": the "missing link" bonus! Given a melded plot description for two movies whose titles serve as the beginning and end of a third movie title, name the movie chain. For example,

"Imaginative Sara Crewe, despite the severe treatment of headmistress Miss Minchin, collects body parts with which to create a mate," would lead to the answer "A Little Princess Bride of Frankenstein". Name the completed chain after the first summary for 15 points, 5 if you need plot points involving the middle movie.

A. 15: Bruce Willis stars as psychologist Bill Capa whose search for his colleague's murderer is interrupted by English professor John Keating exclaiming "Carpe Diem!"

5: Said murdered colleague is exposed to radiation from a downed satellite, causing him to rise from the grave with an appetite for brains.

answer: _Color of Night of the Living Dead Poets' Society_

B. 15: Uma Thurman stars as Sissy Hankshaw, expert hitchhiker due to her huge thumbs, who befriends a ranch hand named Bonanza Jellybean, and the two of them meet the Irish-Catholic trio of Jack, Barry, and Patrick, all of whom are having women problems.

5: Jake and Elwood explain the finer points of love to the five-some during an car chase in a mall.

answer: _Even Cowgirls Get the Blues Brothers McMullen_

11. Your resident Springsteen fanatic couldn't let a trash tournament go by without a question on the new box set, "Tracks". For 10 points each:

A. This song, which appeared as a B-side on a "Tunnel of Love" album single, was a response to the Three Mile Island nuclear crisis.

answer: _Roulette_

B. The collection includes two completely different songs with this title. The first is "Born in the USA"-era; the second was a frequent selection onthe recent Tom Joad tour and is the story of a group of Vietnam Vets who

have retreated from society.

answer: _Brothers Under the Bridge_

C. This is the only song on the collection to include separately in its title both a woman's name and a geographic location. Often cited in fan polls as the worst song ever to appear on a Springsteen studio album, it

previously appeared on "Greetings from Asbury Park, NJ".

answer: _Mary Queen of Arkansas_

12. In memory of Bruce and Demi's perfect marriage, Newsweek recently ran a sampler of celebrity marriages, dead and alive. Given the pair and the date and fate of their marriage, name the famous couple for 10 points (you must name both to receive points).

A. Married on May 1, 1967, in a tribute to big hair and Las Vegas glitz; divorced six years later.

answer: _Elvis_ _Presley_ and _Priscilla_ _Beaulieu_ (either the first or last name is acceptable for either)

B. Married on July 19, 1966; their May-December marriage dissolved two years later amidst rumors of domestic violence.

answer: Frank _Sinatra_ and Mia _Farrow_

C. Married on January 29, 1958; this longtime screen heartthrob and his also-famous actress wife are still a happy couple. He once said he had no interest in straying, adding, “Why go out for hamburger when you can have steak at home?

answer: Paul _Newman_ and Joanne _Woodward_

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13. A new autobiography, "Call Me ", reveals a previously unseen side of a supporting cast member of "Leave It To Beaver". For 10 points each:

A. Finish the title with the character's name, the nickname of Clarence Rutherford.

answer: _Lumpy_

B. What now-56-year-old actor played Lumpy?

answer: Frank _Bank_

C. According to TV Guide and within 100, how many women did Frank Bank estimate he seduced as a teenage TV star cruising Hollywood with his "Leave It To Beaver" buddies after work?

answer: _1,000_ (accept 900 to 1,100)

14. Identify these classic Arcade games for 10 points each.

A. Unique for two reasons was this sequel, not only for being a rare on-screen exploitation of the mother-son bond, but also for being the only game in which Mario is the villain.

answer: _Donkey Kong, Jr._

B. Though his name is pretentious enough to have every word punctuated, he managed to appear in three games. First grabbing fruit, then driving unicorns out of his castle.

answer: _Mr. Do!_

C. It's still hard to rationalize this tale of a fast food chef being saved by his ability to toss pepper at sinister eggs, wieners, and pickles.

answer: _BurgerTime_

15. In his 1994 book "Complete and Utter Failure", journalist Neil Steinberg reported these tales of classic business disasters. For 10 points each:

A. Ideal flopped miserably in 1958 when parents refused to buy their kids a baby doll based on this historical figure, which would have lost dignity by attending tea parties with Raggedy Ann.

answer: _Jesus_ or the _Christ Child_ or clear-knowledge equivalent

B. This brand's carbonated lemon-flavored iced tea might have sold well, had it not been yellow and named "Tea Whiz".

answer: _Nestea_

C. Forgetting their "only business", this company once packaged heat-and-eat meals for adults in baby-food jars, with the lonely name "Singles" added for bad measure.

answer: _Gerber_

16. Sure, "Weird Al" Yankovic is known for his parodies, but how much do you know about his original love songs? Name the song from the lyrics, for 10 points each.

A. "Every one of our dates is at thirty thousand feet. / She always points out the exits to me, she's so sweet."

answer: _Airline Amy_

B. "Now she makes everybody sick / Doin' that pantomime shtick / Even our old friends have stopped coming around."

answer: _She Never Told Me She was a Mime_

C. "How can you ignore me, when you know that I can't live without you? / I have to go through your garbage just to learn more about you."

answer: _Melanie_

17. Our lips are sealed, but we got the beat! For 5 points each and a 5-point bonus for all five, name the five original Go-Go's.

answer: Belinda _Carlisle_, Jane _Wiedlin_, Charlotte _Caffey_, Gina _Schock_, Kathy _Valentine_

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18. Most keywords in the Internet Movie Database's keyword search are enough to uniquely identify a movie. Given the keyword category for which there is only one movie in the IMDB under that category, name it For 10 points. If you need a plot summary, you'll get five.

A. 10: poultry, 1947

5: Fred MacMurray and Claudette Colbert learn all about poultry and its consequences in this film which introduced Ma and Pa Kettle.

answer: The _Egg and I_

B. 10: persecution-mania, 1997

5: Thanks to Consumer Recreation Services, Michael Douglas develops the keyword affliction.

answer: The _Game_

C. 10: based-on-gameshow, 1980

5: Directed by Chuck Barris, it brings back Murray "the Unknown Comic" Langston, and Gene Patton, better known as Gene Gene the Dancin' Machine.

answer: The _Gong Show Movie_

19. Answer these questions about Robert Jordan's "Wheel of Time" series, for the stated number of points.

A. 5: With the images of herons branded into his hands and mysteriously appearing golden dragons on both forearms, he is known as the Promised One and the Dragon Reborn, around whom the series is based.

answer: _Rand_ al'Thor

B. 10: The original "Dragon", the spirit of this ruler resides in Rand al'Thor's mind.

answer: _Lews Therin_ Telamon

C. 15: Rand's home city of Two Rivers is located in what country, formerly ruled by Morgase Trakand.

answer: _Andor_

20. Gone and, well, forgotten... and even faster than normal. Given a network, name their first casualty of the fall season, for 10 points each.

A. CBS, scheduled for Monday at 9:30 pm.

answer: The _Brian Benben_ Show

B. NBC, Saturday at 8:00 pm.

answer: _Wind on Water_

C. FOX, Tuesday 8:30 pm.

answer: _Costello_

21. Mmmm. Midnight munchies, and a craving for Rice Krispies Treats. Do I have what I need to make them? For 5 points apiece, and a 10 point bonus for all correct, what are the four items you will need, according to the Rice Krispies box?

answer: _Margarine_ (accept equivalents), _Marshmallows_ (either regular or miniature), _Rice Krispies_, Vegetable _Cooking Spray_ (accept equivalents)

22. Armed with an art gallery and an 11-acre artificial lake, the world's costliest hotel opened this October. For 10 points per answer:

A. Name this 3025-room replica of a Tuscan Village.

answer: _Bellagio_

B. Name the company which adds the Bellagio to its other Las Vegas Casinos, including Treasure Island, and their namesake flagship.

answer: _Mirage_ Resorts, Inc.

C. The Bellagio stands on the site of what other casino, destroyed in 1993?

answer: _Dunes_ Hotel

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