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TRASH Junior Bird 2002

Round 9 Tossups

1. Recurring features include “The Breakfast Table”, a discussion of a topic among two experts hashed out over e-mail, the “Ad Report Card”, where Rob Walker reviews recent television ads, and Kausfiles, a “mostly political” web log creation of Mickey Kaus. It’s also the home of “Today’s Paper’s”, a summary of major newspaper headlines, and occasional consumer and technology features. For 10 points, name this online magazine originally created by Michael Kinsley for Microsoft.

ANS: Slate

2. This band added a "the" to its name after being sued by a jazz record label. The officially broke up in 1999; they had temporarily disbanded for a few weeks after Richard Ashcroft quit in 1995 after recording A Northern Soul. Guitarist Nick McCabe refused to come back until 1997, when the band recorded its breakthrough album Urban Hymns, which includes the song "The Drugs Don't Work." For 10 points, what band is best known for "Bitter Sweet Symphony"?

ANS: The Verve

3. Myles Barton goes with his friend Scott to a party, where he keeps track of his friend Sara Moyer. Sara, Jen, Rudy, Jim, Donna, and Bill can be viewed over the Internet as part of a scene by Freddie Harris. Harris's assistant, Nora, is played by Tyra Banks, while Harris is played by Busta Rhymes. The role of Laura Strode is reprised by Jamie Lee Curtis in, for 10 points, what 2002 film, the latest to feature villain Michael Myers.

ANS: Halloween: Resurrection

4. He made his film debut in 1985’s Marie: A True Story, playing himself, a lawyer who helped expose a cash-for-clemency scheme that brought down Tennessee’s governor. He went on to appear in 18 films, playing White House Chief of Staff Harry Sargent in In the Line of Fire. After appearing in 1994’s Baby’s Day Out, he was elected to the U.S. Senate. For 10 points, name this soon to be former U.S. Senator from Tennessee, who returned to acting in 2002, cast as the new district attorney on Law and Order.

ANS: Fred Dalton Thompson

5. He played mostly first base in 1981, then mostly third base in ’82 and ’83, returning to his original position for his last game.  He faced fellow Native American catcher Bill Freehan in five All-Star games, was selected to 13 All Star teams in a row, and won the 1970 and 1972 MVP awards.  He won 10 straight Gold Gloves, and retired with the most home runs as a catcher.  For ten points, name this Cincinnati Reds catching legend.

ANS:  Johnny Bench

6. Duncan Regehr, Gerard Butler, and Rutger Hauer have all played him. John Carradine played the role five times, including in 1966 when he fought Billy the Kid. Charlie Callas, Leslie Nielsen, and George Hamilton played him for laughs. Frank Langella and Gary Oldman both brought new blood to the role, while Christopher Lee built his career getting staked by Peter Cushing. For ten points, name this celebrated neck-biter, portrayed most memorably by Bela Lugosi.

ANS: Count Dracula

7. The first one with this name was opened on August 1, 1952, in Memphis, Tennessee by insurance salesman Kemmons Wilson, who wanted to create affordable, family-friendly lodging. The first hotel chain to introduce a nationwide reservation system and frequent lodging program, this chain got its name from a 1942 movie musical where Bing Crosby sang “White Christmas.” For 10 points, name this hotel chain -- America’s hotel for 50 years.

ANS: Holiday Inn

8. In 1976, he starred as the title character in the children’s gangster spoof Bugsy Malone; the next year, he joined the cast of Happy Days, leading to his own spin-off in 1982. That same year, he appeared in the teen romp Zapped! with Willie Aames, who would co-star as his best friend on a new series in 1984. Most recently, he has been seenas Assistant Principal Martin Rozierelli on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. For ten points, name this former teen heartthrob, the former star of Charles in Charge and Joanie Loves Chachi.

ANS: Scott Baio

9. Current players with this uniform number include the Dolphins’ Jay Fiedler and soccer star Mia Hamm. Michael Jordan wore this number when on the 1992 Dream Team. Major leaguers who have had this number retired include Enos Slaughter, Minnie Minoso and Roger Maris. For 10 points, give this shared number most notably worn by Gordie Howe and Ted Williams.

ANS: 9

10. His latest project involves an attempt to prevent the Malibu City Council from developing land around the downtown civic center. In 1990, he started the Walden Woods Project, aimed at preserving the land near Henry Thoreau’s original Walden site, a project partially funded by proceed from the 1993 album Common Threads, where country artists covered Eagles songs. His recent album Inside Job is his first album of new solo material since 1989’s The End of the Innocence. For 10 points, name this member of the Eagles whose solo hits include “The Boys of Summer” and “Dirty Laundry.”

ANS: Don Henley

11. In 2001, it was estimated that 81% of Americans were familiar with him and his catch phrase, and he is considered to be the most successful public service campaign in history. He was an unnamed character in his first three ads, until New Orleans police officer John Isbell won a contest to name him in 1980. In 1987, ads become more focused towards children, and his nephew Scruff appeared in 1993. For ten points, name this animated canine, who wants us all to help take a bit out of crime.

ANS: McGruff

12. The leading scorer in the history of Rutgers men’s basketball, in 1969, this English major graduated then led Johns Hopkins to a 10-9 record, its first winning season in 24 years. A year later he would start a three-year stint at Bucknell College, then went to Iona for five years before his 10-year tenure at North Carolina State, where he won the national championship in 1983. For ten points, name this head coach who became a TV analyst and is remembered by the Foundation he established to fight cancer.

ANS: Jim Valvano

13. In the TV movie, Portrait of an Ass Grabber, he was the voice of Homer Simpson. However, he’s usually seen as a police officer, playing Joe Gilland in Chicago Story, Angelo Carbone in Bay City Blues, Captain Carmine Lorenzo in Die Hard 2 and both Detective Sal Bendetto and Lieutenant Norman Buntz on Hill Street Blues. He continues the theme today as he enters his 10th year of his current show. For 10 points, name this gruff, rotund actor best known for playing Detective Andy Sipowicz on NYPD Blue.

ANS: Dennis Franz

14. Referring to a dance performed near Veracruz, the song’s lyrics state that in order to perform it, one needs “a little bit of grace, a little grace, and another little thing and higher and higher.” In the middle of the song, the dancer says he’s not a sailor, but “for you I’ll be, for you I’ll be.” For ten points, name this classic dance song popularized in the 1950s by Ritchie Valens and later performed by Los Lobos.

ANS: La Bamba

15. Richard Clark’s father, played by John Neville, is the headmaster of the Wellington Academy, but Richard is dead set on leaving his father’s school.  He lands a job teaching history at the inner-city Marion Barry High School, where he tells students that he knows what’s “straight up booty,” and in Dangerous Minds fashion motivates six students to graduate.  For ten points, name this 1996 movie featuring Guillermo Diaz, Mekhi Phifer, Tia Carrera, and Jon Lovitz.

ANS:  High School High

16. At this event, Omarr Smith won the Iron Man Award and John Dutton was named the MVP, as the winning side won its 14th straight home game at the Compaq center while setting a record for margin of victory in the 16-year history of the game. The final score was 52 to 14 in, for 10 points, what post-season event, which saw the San Jose SaberCats defeat the Arizona Rattlers?

ANS: 2002 ArenaBowl

17. It happened when he was run over by a police car, shot by a rifle, pierced by a flag pole, decapitated in a football game, nuked in a microwave, chopped in half by a chainsaw, crushed by a statue of an angel, run over by a bulldozer, and even when he was eaten by rats. For 10 points, all of these, as well as being hit by Mir and many other occurrences are ways in which what event has happened on South Park.

ANS: Ways in which Kenny McCormick was killed (accept equivalents)

18. The headset includes preset masking voices such as Robot, Cartoon, and Dark Master. Tokyo, London, and Seattle host the server farms for this service, which allows potentially cross-continental trash-talking on the headsets while playing Whacked!, MechAssault, Unreal Championship, and other games. For 10 points, name this online gaming service for the gaming console by Microsoft.

ANS: XBox Live

19. In Soul Man, C. Thomas Howell is trying to get into its law school. Joey Lauren Adams, Sarah Michelle Gellar and Rebecca Gayheart all get involved with a basketball player from here in a recent release. Tom Green and Jason Lee try to steal money to get a student into here. Method Man and Redman inexplicably get admitted here in How High. For 10 points, name this Ivy League school all of these actors and movies have in common with Minnie Driver’s character in Good Will Hunting.

ANS: Harvard

20. Out of the many hits the Neptunes have produced this year, this is the only where they’re mentioned in the lyrics. Also mentioned are such locations as Cancun, exit 106 on the freeway, and the rooftop penthouse at the Four Seasons. A Gucci collar and a tanktop in the singer's own VOKAL line are among the clothes you might want to take off as a result of, for 10 points, what first single off the album Nellyville?

ANS: Hot in Herre

TRASH Junior Bird 2002

Round 9 Bonuses

1. Given a classic sitcom, name the city in which it is based for 10 points each.

a. Green Acres

ANS: Hooterville

b. Leave It To Beaver

ANS: Mayfield

c. The Andy Griffith Show

ANS: Mayberry

2. Name these characters from the Austin Powers universe from clues for 10 points each.

PART: Played by Michael York, he is pretty much Austin’s boss at British Intelligence.

ANS: Basil Exposition (accept either part)

PART: Rob Lowe played a younger version of this character – Dr. Evil’s right-hand man – usually played by Robert Wagner

ANS: Number Two

PART: Will Ferrell played this fez-wearing henchman who just couldn’t seem to die in the first two films.

ANS: Mustafa

3. Given a car number and his major Winston Cup sponsor, name the NASCAR driver for ten points each:

a. #8, Budweiser

ANS:  Dale Earnhardt Jr.

b. #6, Pfizer/Viagra

ANS:  Mark Martin

c. #20, Home Depot

ANS:  Tony Stewart

4. Name the authors of these other works that try to build on the appeal of Harry Potter, for ten points each.

a. The Series of Unfortunate Events series

ANS: Lemony Snicket

b. Artemis Fowl

ANS: Eoin Colfer

c. The Secret of Platform 13

ANS: Eva Ibbotson

5. For 10 points each, name these musical acts from Sydney, Australia:

a. Like Kylie Minogue, she is an actress from the Australian soap opera Neighbours who made it big in music. She released the 1998 album Left of the Middle, which included the massive hit "Torn."

ANS: Natalie Imbruglia

b. This band formed while working together in a Sydney McDonald's. They debuted in 2002 with the rock album Highly Evolved.

ANS: The Vines

c. Currently on tour to support its most recent album, Capricornia, they played their ‘80s hit "Beds Are Burning" at the 2000 Sydney Olympics in order to draw attention to the plight of Australian aborigines abused by government.

ANS: Midnight Oil

6. Given a number-one pick in a National Basketball Association draft, name the college he attended for five points each and a five-point bonus for all five.

a. Chris Webber

ANS: University of Michigan

b. Elton Brand

ANS: Duke University

c. Kenyon Martin

ANS: University of Cincinnati

d. Glenn Robinson

ANS: Purdue University

e. Derrick Coleman

ANS: Syracuse University

7. Vermont – It’s not just ski resorts and the home of Ben and Jerry’s! Identify these films or movies set in the Green Mountain State for 10 points each.

a. Chevy Chase leaves the city behind for a what he hopes is a more bucolic lifestyle in this 1987 film. However, wackiness ensues.

A: Funny Farm

b. The "town" of Waterbury serves as the backdrop for this David Mamet (MAM-et) film about the difficulties of filming a movie about a small town in New England. The cast includes William H. Macy and Alec Baldwin, and all throughout town, one can hear the phrase "Go you Huskies."

A: State and Main

c. This 2000 film, shot on location in Vermont, features Harrison Ford and Michelle Pfeiffer as an empty-nest couple haunted by a one-time dalliance between college professor Ford and a former student.

A: What Lies Beneath

8. We mentioned earlier that a show can jump the shark when Ted McGinley shows up. Identify the show that ended up being doomed thanks to McGinley’s addition for 10 points each.

a. One of the first examples of this happening was on this ‘80s show set on the Pacific Princess when became the ship’s photographer.

ANS: The Love Boat

b. Fans of this Aaron Sorkin show “sitcom” knew it was doomed when McGinley played an early love interest of Dana Whitaker, played by Felicity Huffman.

ANS: Sports Night

c. McGinley bucked the trend earlier in his career when he enjoyed a long run as Jefferson D’Arcy, next door neighbor to the Bundys on this classic Fox sitcom.

ANS: Married … with Children

9. Mmm, snack cakes. Identify these manufacturers of snack cakes from a list of their products for ten points each.

a. Devil Dogs, Ring Dings, Yodels

ANS: Drake’s

b. Swiss Cake Rolls, Star Crunch

ANS: Little Debbie

c. Twinkies, Ding Dongs

ANS: Hostess

10. For ten points each, name these key grunge albums:

a. Pearl Jam named this album after the uniform number for basketball player Mookie Blaylock, who they wanted to use as their original name of the band.

ANS: Ten

b. Although Hole created a buzz with Pretty on the Inside released on Caroline Records in 1991 and Courtney Love's relationship with Kurt Cobain, the band's major label debut was this 1994 effort.

ANS: Live Through This

c. Soundgarden's breakthrough came with this 1994 album which debuted at the top of the charts.

ANS: Superunknown

11. 30-20-10-1: Name the city.

30: On an episode of King of the Hill , Dale said that “It’s been my dream to eat funnel cake in the most corrupt city in the world” when the group planned a trip to this location.

20: It’s the home of Pat O’Brien’s bar, known for their famous “Hurricane” drinks.

10: It was called “The Soddom and Gomorrah of the Mississip’” in the Springfield Musical production of “Streetcar Named Desire”.

1: It’s the home of the University of New Orleans Privateers.

ANS: New Orleans

12. Name these Angelina Jolie films for 10 points each.

a. Jolie won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role in this 1999 film which starred Winona Ryder.

ANS: Girl, Interrupted

b. Jolie plays a Seattle TV personality who’s told by a homeless psychic that she will die soon in this 2002 romantic comedy, co-starring Edward Burns and Tony Shalhoub.

ANS: Life or Something Like It

c. Jolie and Denzel Washington play cops who track down a serial killer in this 1999 thriller.

ANS: The Bone Collector

13. Name these famous baseball mascots from clues for ten points each.

a. Arguably the most popular mascot is this character always played by Ted Giannoulas.

ANS: The San Diego Chicken or the Famous Chicken

b. After the Chicken, this Phillies mascot is probably the most recognizable.

ANS: Phillie Phanatic

c. The Montreal Expos may have lost a bunch of superstars, but they still have this mascot that looks like an orange version of the Phanatic.

ANS: Youppi

14. For ten points each, what planet did the following claim to come from.

a. TV character Mork, played by Robin Williams.

ANS: Ork

b. Jazz musician Sun Ra.

ANS: Saturn

c. Basketball player "Chocolate Thunder" Daryl Dawkins

ANS: Lovetron

15. Identify these swing revival bands that were successful five short years ago, for 15 points each.

a. Although more of a ska and alternative pop outfit, this band found its greatest success with the release of their swing compilation album Zoot Suit Riot.

ANS: Cherry Poppin’ Daddies

b. Somewhat more serious about swing than Cherry Poppin’ Daddies was this group, who released the album Hot in 1997, featuring their hit single “Hell.”

ANS: Squirrel Nut Zippers

16. Answer questions about the Houston Texans expansion draft for ten points each..

a. A five-time Pro-Bowler, this offensive tackle was plucked first from Jacksonville.

ANS: Tony Boselli

b. The Texans starting cornerbacks Aaron Glenn and Marcus Coleman from this AFC East team.

ANS: New York Jets

c. The 17th pick was this 27-year-old Chicago quarterback and former Heisman Trophy winner. He was soon reunited with his former college coach in Washington.

ANS: Danny Wuerffel

17. For ten points each, who plays the title character in:

a. Amélie

ANS: Andrey Tatou

b. The Count of Monte Cristo (the 2002 release)

ANS: Jim Caviezel

c. I Am Sam

ANS: Sean Penn

18. According to VH1, the network's sixth biopic will be its last. For ten points each:

a. The last biopic features Romany Marco playing this rags-to-riches-and-back-to-rags rapper who was born Leroy Stanley Burrell.

ANS: MC Hammer

b. VH1 featured this band in the movie Hysteria, also the name of an 1987 album by the group formed in Sheffield, England.

ANS: Def Leppard

c. The first VH1 biopic covered this band. Former Power Ranger Amy Jo Johnson played Nansi Nevins, the lead-singer of this group that played the opening set at Woodstock in '69.

ANS: Sweetwater

19. For 10 points each, given the title characters, name the cartoon.

a. Throttle, Vinnie, and Modo, a bunch of rodent rip-offs of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

ANS: Biker Mice from Mars

b. Gadget, Monterey Jack, and Zipper, along with the titular duo.

ANS: Chip 'n' Dale's Rescue Rangers

c. Eduardo, Roland, Kylie, and the wheelchair-bound Garrett under the tutelage of Egon in a cartoon spinoff.

ANS: Extreme Ghostbusters

20. Answer the following questions on the computer game Wasteland for ten points each.

a.What is in the center of both America and Australia?

ANS: R

b. What is usually eaten for breakfast, sometimes eaten for lunch, but usually drunk only at dinner?

ANS: Toast

c. In just eight letters, how do you complement the barmaid?

ANS URABUTLN (You are a beauty, Ellen)

(All of the above questions come from riddles in the game)

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