2003 Viva TRASH Vegas



2003 Viva TRASH Vegas

Round 03: Packet by Tia and the TRASHmen and Christopher Walken Is the King of New York New York

Tossups

1. With a name like his, a substance abuse issue is hardly surprising. In 2002, his drinking and drug problems got him suspended from his team. This incident and the off-field troubles of some of his teammates led to the firing of Coach Bobby Williams. For ten points, name this former high school All-American, who is back in school and trying to regain his starting job as quarterback for Michigan State.

ANSWER: Jeff Smoker

2. According to Rotten Tomatoes about as many critics liked this 1995 film as didn’t. Kind of surprising, considering all the bad buzz it got. Directed by Kevin Reynolds, who reportedly walked off the film two weeks after production started, it tells the story about the Mariner, a man with gills and webbed feet. Global audiences must have enjoyed watching Kevin Costner drink his own urine more than did Americans. For ten points, name this $175 million dollar action flick co-starring Dennis Hopper and Jeanne Tripplehorn.

ANSWER: Waterworld

3. Born in Pittsburgh in 1920, a childhood bout with polio left him with a permanent limp. He began his career in radio at KDKA, before moving to New York, getting his first big break as the host of the radio quiz Winner Take All. In the 50’s he was almost ubiquitous, hosting his own 4-hour daily radio show, as well as serving as a panelist on I’ve Got a Secret and hosting The Price is Right. For ten points, name this man, later a regular panelist on To Tell The Truth and host of Blockbusters widely regarded as the greatest game show host of all time.

ANSWER: Bill Cullen

4. The producers of this show were so convinced the show would be cancelled that they closed the first season with the main character destroying the world. When the show was renewed, the second season was set the year before the first. Each episode opened with the camera caressing the main character's one true love: his .44 Magnum named "Gun." Trust us, we know what we're doing when we ask you to name, for ten points, what show starring David Rasche which aired on ABC from September, 1986 to June 1988?

ANSWER: Sledgehammer!

5. Published in January 2003, this book immediately moved to the top of the non-fiction best-seller list. It is a compilation of individual life stories about ordinary people, including a catfish farmer in Mississippi, a toxic waste inspector in the oil fields of Texas, a financier in Hong Kong and a minister in Oregon. If you hate the inevitable cocktail question, “What do you do?,” this book may be for you. For ten points, identify this Po Bronson best-seller. However, be warned that even if you read it, there’s no guarantee you’ll have the answer.

ANSWER: What Should I Do With My Life? The True Story of People Who Answered the Ultimate Question

6. A college teammate of Blaine McAllister and Fred Couples at the University of Houston, his game wasn’t strong enough to turn pro so he turned to broadcasting. After stints as a local sports anchor in Houston and Salt Lake City, he joined CBS Sports in 1985 as the host of their college football studio show. In addition to football and golf, he’s covered the Olympics, tennis, track and field, and just about any other sport you can name. For ten points, name this man, who teams with Billy Packer on CBS’ NCAA basketball coverage and is the current host of The NFL Today.

ANSWER: Jim Nantz

7. Hugh and Barbara’s oldest daughter, Lesley, was born in 1945. A son followed a year later, the twins 3 years after that, and finally the baby, Andrew. They moved around quite a bit, with the parents ending up back in England and most of the children settling in Florida. All of the sons had successful careers, although Andrew’s was cut short by his untimely death at age 30. The circumstances surrounding the death this year of one of the twins, Maurice [Morris], are less clear. For ten points, who is this musical family, whose surviving sons Robin and Barry have vowed not to record again as the Bee Gees?

ANSWER: The Gibb family (do not accept or prompt on Bee Gees)

8. Native to China, its source is a small evergreen tree. An ingredient in five-spice powder, it is used in Asian cuisine as a spice and tea flavoring. In Western cooking, it’s more likely to be used in liqueurs or to flavor baked goods. Noted for its distinctive licorice flavor, for ten points, name this spice whose name partly derives from the shape of its eight-segmented, dark brown pod.

ANSWER: Star anise (prompt on just anise)

9. The object of this Lakeside board game is to move your colored Doombuggy out the exit of the old house. But watch out! If anyone lands on the wrong square, four spinning wheels change the layout of the board and you could end up traveling backwards. Or the Raven could fall down from the backboard and block the exit until you roll a six or you could be prevented from leaving by a hitchhiking ghost. For ten points, name this game based on a ride at Disney World and Disneyland and soon to be a major motion picture.

ANSWER: Disney's Haunted Mansion Game

10. “Police them come an' now they blow down me door; One him come crawl through my window; So then they put me in the back the car at the station; From that point on me reach my destination; When the destination reached it was the east detention; Where them whipped down me pants looked up me bottom”. For ten points, those are lyrics from what song from ten years ago, a hit for the Eminem trailblazer, the white rappin’ Canadian Snow.

ANSWER: Informer

11. Drafted out of Iowa with the 21st pick in 1998, this forward spent two humdrum seasons with Charlotte before moving down the coast for a blasé season with the Heat. He doubled his points per game when he joined his current team for the 2001-2002 season and has exploded to a team-leading twenty points per game during the past season. During the summer of 2002, he had signed an offer sheet by the Minnesota Timberwolves that was matched by the Cavaliers. For ten points, name this scorer who embarrassed himself in March when he shot at his own basket in a failed attempt to get a rebound so that he could claim a triple double.

ANSWER: Ricky Davis

12. His early forays into TV included directing episodes of Bonanza, Bus Stop, Hawaiian Eye, Combat, Peter Gunn, Maverick and U.S. Marshal. More recent ventures include 1997’s Gun, which featured different actors each week in a story about a gun. 1988’s mini-series Tanner ’88 was co-produced with Doonesbury’s Garry Trudeau. For ten points, name this director who achieved more fame with cinematic achievements like 3 Women, Popeye, and the Oscar-nominated Gosford Park.

ANSWER: Robert Altman

13. A B. Kliban cartoon is probably one of the first place many people became familiar with this phrase. Currently it is most recognized as the name of a magazine in its second year founded by five Duke undergraduates who enjoyed sitting around shooting the breeze about all kinds of stuff. Many contributors are authors of books in the “… For Dummies” series. For ten points, name this periodical with an underscore separating its two-word name, which claims to make you “feel smart again”.

ANSWER: mental floss

14. As Kirby on the dramedy Sisters, he kissed Ashley Judd. As Josh, Cher’s sort-of stepbrother in Clueless, he kissed Alicia Silverstone. As George, the gay schoolteacher who contemplates marrying a woman in Object of My Affection, he kissed Jennifer Aniston. For ten points identify this actor who, as boyfriend Mike on Friends is kissing Lisa Kudrow?

ANSWER: Paul Rudd

15. Featuring cover art drawn by an artist named Pushead [pus-head], this album features such tracks as "The Unnamed Feeling" and "Purify." Producer Bob Rock played bass for the band during secret gigs that occurred during the recording of this album, the first with Robert Trujillo following the departure of bassist Jason Newsted. The album's first single, topping out at over seven minutes in length, is also the title track. For ten points, name this 2003 effort by Metallica.

ANSWER: St. Anger

16. Carrie Bowman was introduced as a possible love interest for this character with a photographic memory. He goes to the London Philharmonic to help steal a server key from Thatcher Powell. An associate of Gerard Cuvee abducts him, but SD-6 could care less, immediately seeking a replacement for this techie. During a rescue, he saves himself and Sidney with a parachute lined in his suit. For ten points, name this short-statured inventor played by Kevin Weisman on Alias, who shares his first name with a white rapper.

ANSWER: Marshall Finkman

17. The world no longer holds any mysteries for Simon Archard, the greatest detective of his age. But just as he contemplates retirement, a mysterious new menace takes the stage, a hideous evil playing for very high stakes indeed. Aided by his beautiful and charming assistant, Emma Bishop, Archard solves the crimes that baffle Partington's police. For ten points, this describes the plot of what Crossgen comic book?

ANSWER: Ruse

18. The Beverly Hillbillies kicked off Season 5, the Village People Season 4, Bob Fosse Season 3, and Corey Feldman Season 2. The very first one was Dark Obsession: The Stalking and Murder of Rebecca Shaefer. Recent episodes focused on Tonya Tucker, The Sopranos, Demi Moore, the Hilton Sisters, and Justine Bateman, while a fan poll rated the Top Five episodes as those featuring Sharon Tate, Karen Carpenter, Elvis, Beverly Hills 90210, and Princess Diana. For ten points, what is this E! Entertainment program that recounts the details between the lives of the famous?

ANSWER: E! True Hollywood Story

19. As part of a medley with "Put Yourself in My Place," Rick Astley included a version of this song on his second album. Written by Norman Whitfield and Edward Holland, a version of this song appears on the California Raisins' Meet the Raisins LP. A different song of this name, spelled alpha-numerically, appears on TLC's Ooooooohhh...On the TLC Tip and hit the Top 10 in 1992. This Motown classic was also a Top 20 hit for the Rolling Stones in 1974. For ten points, on what Temptations song does David Ruffin exclaim, "Please don't leave me girl"?

ANSWER: Ain't Too Proud to Beg

20. According to the Internet Movie Database, this film is the first one in which legendary soul pioneer Solomon Burke plays someone other than himself. Burke plays Daddy Mention in this 1987 steamer that co-stars John Goodman and Ned Beatty. The plot revolves around Ellen Barkin, the DA who falls for a homicide detective played by Dennis Quaid. For ten points, name this film heavily laden with Cajun music and the heat of New Orleans.

ANSWER: The Big Easy

21. His six Stanley Cups as a player and one as an assistant coach are remarkable for someone never affiliated with Montreal. His 1,425 career points ranked him 6th all-time at his 1994 retirement. He collected many individual awards, including the 1976 Calder, the 1979 Hart, the 1979 Ross, the 1980 Conn Smythe, and the 1989 King Clancy. He’ll have to wait awhile for an Adams, though. For ten points, name this Islander Hall-of-Famer who lasted only 54 games in 2002-03 as head coach of the (formerly) hated Rangers?

ANSWER: Bryan Trottier

2003 Viva TRASH Vegas

Round 03: Packet by Tia and the TRASHmen and Christopher Walken Is the King of New York New York

Bonuses

1. Nobody on the Berkeley team really knows anything about hockey, so here's a question on the Edmonton Oilers. For the stated number of points:

1. (10) What coach led the Oilers to five Stanley Cups between 1983 and 1990?

ANSWER: Glen Sather

2. (5) What Edmonton star won all but two Hart Trophies during that time period?

ANSWER: Wayne Gretsky

3. (5) This Hall of Famer and 1988 Vezina Trophy winner tended goal for most of the Oilers' run.

ANSWER: Grant Fuhr

4. Although neither Gretsky nor Fuhr, he won the 1990 Conn Smythe Trophy as the MVP of the playoffs in Edmonton's last Stanley Cup win.

ANSWER: Bill Ranford

2. Since we're currently right next door to one, identify these items you might have ordered this morning off the menu at IHOP, for ten points each.

1. It's two delicious! Two eggs, two bacon strips, two pork sausage links and two buttermilk pancakes crowned with your choice of fruit topping and whipped topping.

ANSWER: Rooty Tooty Fresh and Fruity

2. A delicious blend of buttermilk and real Cream of Wheat with a light, crispy texture. Available with strawberries or warm fruit compote and whipped topping.

ANSWER: Country Griddle Cakes

3. A meat lover's delight. Bacon, pork sausage, shredded beef, ham, onions, green peppers and Cheddar cheese. If desired, steak sauce or salsa is available.

ANSWER: Colorado Omelette

3. Poker? I don't even know her! For ten points each, name these poker players who you hopefully know.

1. The winner of the third World Series of Poker, his moniker comes from his north Texas hometown and he recently wrote an autobiography: BLANK in a World of Fat People.

ANSWER: Amarillo Slim or Thomas Austin Preston

2. The two-time winner of the Super Bowl of Poker, this stand-up comedian is also known as Mr. Kotter.

ANSWER: Gabe Kaplan

3. In 1998, this sunglasses-wearing, mulleted Asian won the World Series of Poker.

ANSWER: Thuan "Scotty" Nguyen

4. The album When Pigs Fly is a compilation of some, shall we say, unusual cover songs. For example, the Nat King Cole classic "Unforgettable" is performed as a duet by Ani DiFranco and Jackie Chan. Given other tracks, identify the unexpected artist who covered them, for fifteen points each. If you need a description of some of that artist's other work, you'll receive five points.

1. (15) Peter Gabriel's "Shock The Monkey"

(5) This Hawaiian is perhaps best known for his rendition of "Tiny Bubbles."

ANSWER: Don Ho

2. (15) The AC/DC classic "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap."

(5) This singer's best song is "You Don't Own Me," but she is much better known for the bubblegum classic "It's My Party."

ANSWER: Lesley Gore

5. The early 90s were a tough time for sit-coms on CBS, but a few did somehow reach the Top 20. Given stars, name the series, for ten points each.

1. Susan Dey, Annie Potts, Jay Thomas, Michael Nouri

ANSWER: Love and War

2. Burt Reynolds, Michael Jeter, Marilu Henner, Charles Durning

ANSWER: Evening Shade

3. Harry Anderson, DeLane Matthews, Shadoe Stevens, Meshach Taylor

ANSWER: Dave's World

6. Mystic Pizza is well known as one of Julia Roberts and Matt Damon's first films. How much do you know about the other actors in the film? You'll get ten points if you can identify the actor from their Mystic Pizza role, five points if you need a non-Mystic Pizza role.

1. (10) She played Kat, sister to Julia Robert's character Daisy. Kat planned to study astronomy at Yale.

(5) Special Agent Monica Reyes on The X-Files.

ANSWER: Annabeth Gish

2. (10) He played Tim, the married man Kat fell for while babysitting his daughter.

(5) Cole Gioberti on Falcon Crest, Keith Gray on Melrose Place.

ANSWER: Billy (William R.) Moses

3. (10) She played JoJo, a waitress who couldn't quite commit to her fisherman fiancé Bill.

(5) Lisa Fisher on Six Feet Under.

ANSWER: Lili Taylor

7. 25 baseball players who crossed the picket line during spring training of 1995 have gone on to play in the big leagues but have been denied membership in the players association. For ten points each name these current members of this infamous group.

1. This middle reliever with the world champion Angels who, as of June 29, 2003, had a zero-point-44 ERA in 41 innings pitched, was first called up in April 2002.

ANSWER: Brendan Donnelly

2. This starting pitcher with the Twins during the 2002 playoffs was the second replacement player to be called up to the majors, by the Mets in 1997. However, his rookie season was 1988.

ANSWER: Rick Reed

3. This outfielder with an alliterative name saw action in many of the Yankees recent championship runs, but now toils for the Cleveland Indians.

ANSWER: Shane Spencer

8. Given a year and that year's Country Music Association Album of the Year, name the artist for ten points each. If you need singles from the artist you'll receive five points each.

1. (10) 1993; "I Still Believe In You"

(5) "Go Rest High On That Mountain," "If You Ever Have Forever in Mind"

ANSWER: Vince Gill

2. (10) 1996; "Blue Clear Sky"

(5) "Check Yes or No", "All My Exes live in Texas"

ANSWER: George Strait

3. (10) 1999; "A Place in the Sun"

(5) "Grown Men Don't Cry", "Just To See You Smile"

ANSWER: Tim McGraw

9. Name these Neal Stephenson works, for ten points each:

1. This work about cyberspace, Sumerian cuneiform, and guaranteed on-time pizza delivery features charters such as Y.T, or Yours Truly, and Hiro Protagonist.

ANSWER: Snow Crash

2. Predating Snow Crash, this novel concerns an ecological disaster in Boston Harbor. Its title refers not to astronomy but to a type of ultra-light boat.

ANSWER: Zodiac

3. Stepheson's latest opus, it concerns the Shaftoe and Waterhouse families and their involvement in code-breaking during both World War II and the modern day.

ANSWER: Cryptonomicon

10. For ten points each, given the year and country, name the film from that country that had the largest North American grosses during the '90s.

1. 1993; Mexico

ANSWER: Like Water For Chocolate

2. 1997; Japan

ANSWER: Shall We Dance?

3. 1998; Italy

ANSWER: Life Is Beautiful

11. For ten points each, name these NFL stars who died in 2002.

1. After a college career with Colorado, he led the NFL in rushing in 1940 with the Detroit Lions, but is better known as a Supreme Court justice.

ANSWER: Byron "Whizzer" White

2. This clotheslining LA Rams defensive back had a record 14 interceptions in 1952.

ANSWER: Dick "Night Train" Lane

3. This Dallas receiver may be better known for winning the 100-meter dash at the 1964 Olympics.

ANSWER: "Bullet" Bob Hayes

12. For the stated number of points, name these companies that encourage people to sell their products via parties held in their homes.

1. (5) This food storage direct seller is so successful that for a time, its name adorned the convention center in Orlando.

ANSWER: Tupperware

2. (10) The founder of this Ohio-based basket maker has had a recent best-seller.

ANSWER: Longaberger

3. (15) This company modestly calls itself "The Premier Direct Seller of Essential Kitchen Tools"

ANSWER: The Pampered Chef

13. Life With Bonnie is Bonnie Hunt's greatest success in television, having made it to Season Two. Identify these Life With Bonnie co-stars, for ten points each.

1. Probably the best-known cast member, his first foray into a Bonnie Hunt show is as David the angry producer. Often associated with the Wayans brothers, this Yale Drama School grad was a regular on In Living Color.

ANSWER: David Allan Grier

2. This actor played Bill Kirkland, the always-in-a-rush news director on the '95-'96 The Bonnie Hunt Show. He's probably best known for his soap opera work, appearing as A.C. Mallet on Guiding Light in the early '90s. On Life With Bonnie, he's Bonnie's surgeon husband.

ANSWER: Mark Derwin

3. He played Keith Jetzek, a limo driver, on The Bonnie Hunt Show and Brad, an unemployed journalist on The Building. While he doesn't appear in the current show, he is Bonnie's writing partner and is also an executive producer of Life With Bonnie.

ANSWER: Don Lake

14. Lyle Lovett's album, Smile, is a collection of his contributions to soundtracks. Given the song title, you'll receive 10 points if you can name the film in which the song appeared. You'll get 5 points if need additional information about the film.

1. (10) "You've Got a Friend in Me", a duet with Randy Newman

(5) Amazingly successful film with Tim Allen and Tom Hanks contributing voices

ANSWER: Toy Story

2. (10) "Walking Tall"

(5) Film loosely based on an E.B. White book with voice work contributed by Michael J. Fox and Nathan Lane

ANSWER: Stuart Little

3. (10) "I'm a Soldier in the Army of the Lord"

(5) Robert Duvall wrote, directed, produced and starred in this 1997 film

ANSWER: The Apostle

15. A former high school chemistry teacher and prolific, prize-winning author of teen novels, passed away in March 2003. For ten points each:

1. Name this author of mostly teen fiction, whose works include My Darling, My Hamburger, Pardon Me, You're Stepping on My Eyeball, and Harry and Hortense at Hormone High.

ANSWER: Paul Zindel

2. Made into a 1972 film directed by Paul Newman and starring Joanne Woodward, this 1971 Pulitzer Prize-winning play concerns the disillusioned life of a widow and her two teenage daughters.

ANSWER: The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the Moon Marigolds

3. Credited with introducing a new level of realism to teen fiction, this 1968 novel, Zindel's first, concerns a lonely old man befriended by teenagers John and Lorraine. He may be trying to recapture his youth through them, but the wisdom he imparts more than makes up for it. Then he dies.

ANSWER: The Pigman

16. Answer these questions about Mr. Roger's Neighborhood of Make-believe, for ten points each.

1. He was Mr. Rodger's first puppet. This cat lived in a big clock.

ANSWER: Daniel Striped Tiger

2. She was usually the antagonist. She lived in the Museum-Go-Round

ANSWER: Lady Elaine Fairchild

3. He was a bear from another planet differing from his earth cousins by his distinct hue.

ANSWER: Purple Panda

17. Answer these questions about the wide acting range of Maestro...Marcel Marceau for ten points each.

1. He is the only person to speak in this Mel Brooks film.

ANSWER: Silent Movie

2. He plays Professor Ping in this 60's Sci-Fi spoof.

ANSWER: Barbarella

3. In this unwatchable 1974 film, Marcel really stretches his acting ability by playing a mute puppeteer who uses a deceased scientist's invention to control dead bodies like puppets.

ANSWER: Shanks

18. In bridge, certain card play tactics are known as "coups". For example, winning a trick to avoid endplaying your partner is a Crocodile Coup, because you must metaphorically open your jaws wide and snap up the trick. Identify these other coups, for ten points each.

1. The early sacrifice of a high honor to remove an opponent's entry, this coup is named to honor a certain Civil War vessel.

ANSWER: Merrimack Coup

2. This coup presents your opponent with two choices, both of them bad and is named for a Cardinal in the employ of Henry VII, who said that if you live well, you must be able to afford to pay taxes, and if you live cheaply, you're obviously saving money which can be used to pay taxes.

ANSWER: Morton's Fork Coup

3. The early cashing of a high honor to set up a later squeeze position, this coup makes reference to the diplomatic machinations in a certain European city.

ANSWER: Vienna Coup

19. 40-30-20-10-1. Name the actor from roles.

1. (40) Hugh Hefner in his dreams when he was a teenager

2. (30) Ensign Suder on Star Trek: Voyager, Younger Brother in Ragtime

3. (20) Piter DeVries, the voice of Chucky

4. (10) Grima Wormtongue and Billy Bibbet

5. (1) He was nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Oscar as Brad Dourif

ANSWER: Brad Dourif

20. Identify these ministries or departments of the British government which exist only in the world of Monty Python, for ten points each.

1. This ministry is working on an Anglo-French project, La Marche Futile, and has to contend with the Japanese, who have a man who can bend his leg back over his head and back again with every single step.

ANSWER: Ministry of Silly Walks

2. The man from the Cat Detector Van operated by this ministry says that their equipment can pinpoint a purr at 400 yards.

ANSWER: Ministry of Housing

3. The minister for inserting himself in between chairs and walls in men's clubs spent the morning dealing with the Irish situation and later in the day had long discussions with the minister for running up stairs two at a time, flinging the door open and saying what?

ANSWER: Ha ha! Caught you, Mildred! (accept reasonable equivalents including the name Mildred)

21. Sick to death of bias in the conservative media? Name these liberal media bastions, for ten points each.

1. Known to some as the liberal Drudge Report, this website calls itself the "Newscenter with breaking news and views for the progressive community."

ANSWER:

2. This liberal talk radio network is owned by the United Auto Workers.

ANSWER: I.E. America

3. This gentleman writes a liberal blog for MSNBC called "Altercation" and has written a book called What Liberal Bias?

ANSWER: Eric Alterman

22. Five for one, ten for two, twenty for three, and thirty for all four, given a female winner, name the reality show. Note that there may be more than one winner, and that unmentioned winners might be male.

1. Jill Marie Nicoline

ANSWER: Married By America

2. Zora Andrich

ANSWER: Joe Millionaire

3. Jenna Morasca

ANSWER: Survivor 6 or Survivor: The Amazon (prompt on "Survivor")

4. Nidia Guenard

ANSWER: Tough Enough

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