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TOSSUPS -- HOSSES OF THE APOCALYPSE TRASHMASTERS 1999 -- UTC

Packet by Scott Gillispie & Al Przygocki

T1: Herbert Kalmus named it for his college yearbook. His ex-wife, and business partner, Natalie, took the screen credit for it, however, in numerous movies between 1930 and 1951. Although early versions were used in such silent films as the 1924 Douglas Fairbanks vehicle The Black Pirate, the classic three-strip process did not debut until 1934, with the Disney cartoon, Flowers and Trees. For ten points, what is this movie technology, which was replaced by the inferior but less expensive Eastman Color in the 1950s?

Answer: TECHNICOLOR

T2: When this writer was asked last year to address a dinner at the U.S. Supreme Court, he was greeted by a bevy of female judges wearing buttons labeled “She Who Must Be Obeyed,” in reference to Hilda, the wife of his best known character. Considered the most prolific living British author, his works include the BBC adaptation of Brideshead Revisited, as well as the three-volume Rapstone Chronicles, concerning the Conservative politician Leslie Titmuss. For ten points, name this writer, whose best known character is the staid English barrister Rumpole of the Bailey.

Answer: John MORTIMER

T3: Created when Professor Utonium accidently knocked the volatile “Chemical X” into a test tube containing sugar, spice, and everything nice, when not defending Townsville, USA from villains such as the evil monkey Mojo Jojo, they attend Pokey Oaks Kindergarten. For ten points, what is the collective name of Blossom, Buttercup, and Bubbles, whose cartoon depicts them “saving the world before bedtime?”

Answer: The POWERPUFF GIRLS

T4: He is a legend in the Broadway Actor’s Softball League, for making an unassisted triple play while playing first base in the late eighties, when he was starring in M Butterfly. His numerous, frequently over-the-top screen roles have included the transvestite Roberta Muldoon in The World According to Garp, Reverend Shaw Moore in Footloose, and Dr. Emilio Lizardo in Buckaroo Banzai. For ten points name this actor, currently seen as Dick Solomon on Third Rock from the Sun.

Answer: John LITHGOW

T5: From its pilot being CBS’s first made-for-television movie, in 1968, this series went on to have a twelve season run and become the longest running police series. Its incorruptible protagonist, said to take orders “only from the governor - or from God”, was opposed by a number of recurring villains, such as the pimp Big Chicken, played by Gavin MacLeod, and the master criminal Wo Fat. For ten points, what series starred Jack Lord as Steve McGarrett, leader of the title elite unit headquartered in the Iolani Palace?

Answer: HAWAII FIVE-O

T6: Although the original group only recorded from 1927 until 1943, they are considered one of the most important influences in country music history. Their recordings primarily consist of hundreds of Appalachian folk songs collected by their leader, A.P., many of which now form the core of the standard country repertoire – including “Keep on the Sunny Side”, “Wildwood Flower”, “Will the Circle Be Unbroken”, and “Wabash Cannonball”. For ten points, what is the name of this vocal group, which also included A.P.’s wife Sara, and their sister-in-law Maybelle?

Answer: The CARTER Family

T7: Among his latest work is providing the English language translation of the Japanese animated film “Princess Mononoke”. In 1991, he won a World Fantasy Award for Best Short Story for “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” – which was issue nineteen of his “The Sandman” series. For ten points, name this fantasy writer, also author of “Death: The High Cost of Living” and co-author of Good Omens.

Answer: Neil GAIMAN

T8: A banjo player, his musical styles include fusion jazz and bluegrass. He recorded his first album “Crossing the Tracks” in 1979 as a solo artist, but has also led several groups, including the Tasty Licks, New Grass Revival, and Spectrum. For ten points, who is this frequently humorous jazz artist, most recently heard on “Greatest Hits of the Twentieth Century”whose current combo, currently including Victor and Roy Wooten, is called the Flecktones?

Answer: Bela FLECK

T9: Known as the thinking man’s heavy metal group, they were formed at Stony Brook College in 1967 by a couple of rock critics. They maintained a close relationship with several literary figures including Eric von Lustbader and Stephen King, even doing music for King’s mini-series, The Stand. They went through several name changes including Oaxaca, the Stalk-Forrest Group, and Soft White Underbelly before settling on their final name. Over the years, they released such albums as Secret Treaties, On Your Feet or On Your Knees, Cultosaurus Erectus, Club Ninja, Imaginos, Extraterrestrial Live, and Tyranny & Mutation. For Ten Points, identify these kings of lite metal who are best known for such hit singles as “Godzilla”, “Burnin’ For You”, and the song featured in the movie, Halloween, “(Don’t Fear) the Reaper.”

Answer: BLUE OYSTER CULT

T10: His actual last name is Muniz, but he had dropped that by the time he recorded his first album, When the Night Is Over, in 1991. Since then, he has had small roles in such movies as Big Night and The Substitute, but with his three albums Otra Nota, Todo A Su Tiempo, and Contra La Corriente has become one of the top Latin music stars. Then came the crossover, fueled by his duet on the love theme from The Mask of Zorro. For ten points, name this performer, who has recently released his second, self-titled English album, and who appears in the new Scorsese film Bringing Out the Dead.

Answer: Marc ANTHONY

T11: In 1953, with his sole credentials being that he had written a Little League charter for an American Legion post, ABC radio hired this labor lawyer as the unpaid host of a radio series featuring Little Leaguers interviewing major leaguers. By 1976, his popularity was such that he considered running for the U.S. Senate, and ended up hosting his own variety series, called Saturday Night Live. For ten points, name this sportscaster, who broadcasted and narrated halftime highlights for 235 telecasts of Monday Night Football.

Answer: Howard COSELL

T12: It ran in newspapers for 55 years, not ending until 1984, but this comic strip is mostly associated with the thirties and forties, when it was drawn by its creator, Ham Fisher. Its characters included cheese heiress Ann Howe, toothless manager Knobby Walsh, hilbilly Big Leviticus - contributed by Al Capp while ghostwriting before the debut of Lil’ Abner – as well as Joannie and Buddy, the title character’s children. For ten points, what is this first sports-adventure comic strip, whose hero’s name is now a synonym for a boxer?

Answer: JOE PALOOKA

T13: In his 1999 book Cinderella Story, he uses the framework of a week at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am to tell of his rise from being a caddy at the Indian Hill Country Club in Chicago, to a worldwide reputation as the head groundskeeper at Bushwood. For ten points, name this 1998 Oscar nominee for Rushmore, whose only on screen writing credit is for The Razor’s Edge.

Answer: Bill MURRAY

T14: “Play-by-play” announcing is done by Kenji Fukui, while color commentary is handled by Yukio Hattori, affectionately known as “doc”. Coverage frequently includes instant replays of such exciting events as the loading of ingredients into the rice cooker. For ten points, what is this televised Japanese cook-off hosted by Chairman Takeshi Kaga of the Gourmet Academy, staged at “Kitchen Stadium”?

Answer: IRON CHEF

T15: Minnesota Muskies, Oakland Oaks, Anaheim Amigos, New Orleans Buccaneers, Pittsburgh Pipers, New Jersey Americans, Houston Mavericks, Kentucky Colonels, Denver Rockets, Dallas Chaparrals, and Indiana Pacers were the teams for this league’s inaugural season, in 1967. For ten points, name the league that used red, white and blue balls, and after nine seasons merged with the NBA.

Answer: AMERICAN BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION (Aceept ABA)

T16: The 1974 American League Rookie of the Year while playing for the Texas Rangers, he had his career high batting average that year, at .323. Twelve years later, he lost his first base starting job for the last time, to Pat Tabler. For ten points, name this former major league player, scheduled to be the manager for the 2000 season of the Baltimore Orioles, nicknamed during his playing career as “The Human Rain Delay.”

Answer: Mike HARGROVE

T17: Settlements cannot be located in adjacent intersections, and roads have to be built connecting new ones to one of the player’s original two settlements. Players amass lumber, wool, grain, bricks and ore to aquire developments worth victory points, but can be slowed by the approach of the Robber. For ten points what is this German board game, one of the most popular new games of the 1990’s?

Answer: SETTLERS OF CATAN

T18: His “daughters” are Alkhema and Jocasta; his “son” is the Vision; and his “parents” are Giant-Man and the Wasp – in his own mind, at least. For ten points, who is this major Marvel villain, nicknamed the Evil Undying, a robot made from indestructible adamantium metal bent on the destruction of all organic life on Earth who most frequently fights the Avengers?

Answer: ULTRON

T19: After a midcareer fade in the early nineties, nearly limited to playing Al De Salvo on the Duckman cartoon series and Peabody in the Problem Child movies, he has nicely rebounded to co-star in a successful series of Disney videos. And he voices a dog in those ESPN football commercials, too. For ten points, name this squinty-eyed comedian, formerly the host of USA’s Up All Night series, and the voice of Iago the parrot in Aladdin.

Answer: Gilbert GOTTFRIED

T20: In 1931, its namesake borrowed his grandmother’s life savings – thirty-five dollars – and began selling pecans. In 1936, he sold 150,000 dollars worth of pecans, and opened his first candy store two years later. Following World War II, he saw a need for traveling Americans to have constant access to a pecan supply, and began building a nationwide chain of blue-roofed, yellow-and-red signed stores. For ten points, what is this chain of convenience stores, where one can still buy pecan rolls?

Answer: STUCKEY’S

T21: In October, Brazilian Roman Catholic and Protestant clergy jointly accused this man of ten forms of heresy, as they try to protect their parishoners from his influence. In the United States, his followers are estimated to only number 3,000 or so; his businesses here are doing better – they include Bridgeport University, the Nostalgia Channel, and the Washington Times. For ten points, who is this Korean leader of the Unification Church?

Answer: Sun Myung MOON

T22: As Tucker Coe, he wrote about ex-cop Mitch Tobin; as Curt Clark, he wrote Anarchaos, a crime story set on a planet with no law. Other pseudonyms have included Samuel Holt, Timothy J. Culver, and, most memorably Richard Stark, as whom he wrote about Parker in a series beginning with The Hunter, recently filmed as Payback. For ten points, name this three-time Edgar-winning mystery writer, a specialist in humorous caper novels such as The Fugitive Pigeon, The Spy in the Ointment, Two Much, and Dancing Aztecs.

Answer: Donald WESTLAKE

T23: In the animated series based on the movie “Ghostbusters”, he provided the voice of Peter Venkman. He also voiced the title role in the long running Garfield cartoon series. However, this voice over artist is best known to many for his non-appearances on Rhoda, as Carlton the Doorman. For ten points, name him.

Answer: Lorenzo MUSIC

T24:To date, the record for the most successful single season in this sport is held by Ken Clino of Clearwater, Florida, when he won 23 of 26 professional events certified by the PDGA, and finished second in the remaining three. Championship courses can take as many as thirty to fourty acres, but a course with nine “pole holes” can be established on as few as five acres. For ten points, what is this sport, whose official name does contain the copyrighted name “Frisbee”?

Answer: DISC GOLF

T25: Its web page, rather wishfully if you ask me, links to a list of the top fashion innovations of the twentieth century. Proctor & Gamble is hoping that it will become its first breakout product since the introduction of Pringles. With a starter set that includes absorbent pads, a reusable bag, a bottle of stain remover, and pre-moistened dryer-activated cloths, for ten points what is this new at-home dry-cleaning kit?

Answer: DRYEL

BONI -- HOSSES OF THE APOCALYPSE TRASHMASTERS 1999 -- UTC

Packet by Scott Gillispie & Al Przygocki

B1: Given each of the following bands, identify the band from which it formed, either due to breakaway members, or break-ups – five points each:

a) Style Council Answer: The JAM

b) New Order Answer: JOY DIVISION

c) Sebadoh Answer: DINOSAUR, JR.

d) Porno for Pyros Answer: JANE’S ADDICTION

e) Beautiful South Answer: The HOUSEMARTINS

f) Megadeth Answer: METALLICA

B2: In the last ten years or so, DC Comics has developed the annoying habit of creating new characters with old costumed identities. For ten points each, given the current secret identity, identify his superheroic identity – as of December 1999. If you need the original possessor of the alias, you’ll only get five points.

10: Tim Drake

5: Dick Grayson Answer: ROBIN

10: an unnamed clone, recently named Kon-El

5: Clark Kent Answer: SUPERBOY (do not accept Superman)

10: Hal Jordan

5: Jim Corrigan Answer: The SPECTRE

B3: Everybody’s moving up to Division I-A, trying to get an invite to the Humanitarian Bowl. Five points each, tell in which conference each of these college’s football teams will play, in the 2000 football season. If they are not in a conference, say “Independent”

Temple - BIG EAST

Tulsa - WAC (WESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE)

Central Florida - INDEPENDENT

f) Middle Tennessee State - SUNBELT

Idaho - INDEPENDENT

Texas Christian University - CONFERENCE USA

B4: Film Noir. Given the film, name the hardboiled detective and the actor playing him for five points each.

a) The Maltese Falcon

ANSWER: Sam SPADE, Humphrey BOGART

b) Chinatown

ANSWER: Jake GITTIS, Jack NICHOLSON

c) Kiss Me Deadly

ANSWER: Mike HAMMER, Ralph MEEKER

B5: Baseball. Five points each, name baseball’s leaders in career games played.

Hank Aaron (3298)

Pete Rose (3562)

Stan Musial (3026)

Eddie Murray (3028)

Ty Cobb (3035)

Carl Yastrzemski (3308)

B6: Identify these alternative bands, ten points from the front man, five from the name of their most recent album:

a) 10: Marshall Mathers

5:Slim Shady ANSWER: EMINEM

b) 10: Fred Durst

5: Significant Other ANSWER: LIMP BIZKIT

c) 10: Zach De La Rocha

5: The Battle of Los Angeles ANSWER: RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE

B7: With the recent addition of the first inedibly named one for the DV Special Edition, Apple Computer now makes six colors of iMAC. Five points apiece, give the color names, five of which are rather “fruity”.

ANSWER: TANGERINE, STRAWBERRY, BLUEBERRY, GRAPE, LIME, GRAPHITE

B8: Answer the following questions, as of the conclusion of the 1999 racing season:

For five points each, give the family names of the only two father and son pairs to have won NASCAR’s Winston Cup championship.

ANSWER: JARRETT (Ned & Dale), PETTY (Lee & Richard)

For five points each, give the family names of the only two father and son pairs to have won the CART driving championship.

ANSWER: ANDRETTI (Mario & Michael), UNSER (Al & Al Jr.)

For a final ten points, give the family name of the only father and son pair to win the Formula One driving championship

ANSWER: HILL (Graham and Damon)

B9: Yes, the new Broadway musicals “Saturday Night Fever” and “Footloose” are adapted from the movies of the same names. Once upon a time, Broadway showed more creativity, however. Given a musical name, identify the original movie that it was adapted from, for the stated number of points:

(ten points) “Nine” ANSWER: 8½ (EIGHT AND A HALF, or 8.5)

(five points) “Applause” ANSWER: ALL ABOUT EVE

(fifteen points) “A Little Night Music” ANSWER: SMILES OF A SUMMER NIGHT

B10: One of the least successful science-fiction series of all time was the 1975-76 The Invisible Man, which over two seasons and eighteen episodes had two actors play the title role, and a title change. Answer these questions about it, ten points apiece:

The first star was a British actor who had noted roles in A Night to Remember and The Great Escape, but is best known for playing secret agent Ilya Kuryakin on The Man from UNCLE. Name him.

ANSWER: David MCCALLUM

After the first season, David McCallum was replaced by this American actor, star of Alias Smith and Jones, Lottery!, Dirty Dozen: The Series, and at least four other short-lived series. He was in The Winds of War, however – there’s something he can point to. Name him.

ANSWER: Ben MURPHY

The eleven episodes filmed with Ben Murphy (only five of which were actually shown in the US), have been aired under two different names between the original run and syndication – not to mention the episode of Mystery Science Theater that two episodes were used for. For the final ten points, give either name for the second season of this flop.

ANSWER: The GEMINI MAN (Accept CODE NAME: MINUS ONE)

B11: Yes, Isaac Asimov wrote Foundation and I, Robot, but you don’t write 400 books without churning out some lesser series. Identify the following Asimov story series, for ten points each:

In the fifties, Asimov wrote the juvenile stories under the pseudonym Paul French, about a space ranger who kept the peace in the solar system. Name the title character.

ANSWER: Lucky STARR

Asimov wrote over sixty stories about a dinner club, based on the “Trap Door Spiders” to which he belonged; the club was presented with a mystery to solve, which was inevitably resolved by their waiter, Henry. Name the title group.

ANSWER: BLACK WIDOWERS

One of Asimov’s last series was another series of juvenile stories, co-written with his wife and starring a title “mixed-up robot”. Give the five letter name of the robot.

ANSWER: NORBY

B12: Is there congruence between playing quiz bowl and shop class attendance? I’m not sure, but test yourself by identifying these tools and hardware, ten points each:

A wood or plastic frame containing matching slots cut in parallel boards at 90 and 45 degree angles, it’s used to cut wood at precise angles.

ANSWER: MITER box

An open barrel-like metal device, internally threaded on both ends, it acts as the adjustable segment of a cable; it is frequently used to brace doors and gates, or perhaps ropes of wrestling rings.

ANSWER: TURNBUCKLE

Generally made from pine, it is usually one-eighth to three-quarters of an inch thick, and consists of thin panels of wood bonded at right angles to one another.

ANSWER: PLYWOOD

B13: Early television game shows were frequently of the variety known as panel shows, with a number of celebrities facing off against the contestants. Identify these, ten points apiece:

Panelists on this show, frequently including Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass, and Tom Poston would attempt to identify which of three guests, claiming to be the same person, was actually that person

ANSWER: TO TELL TO TRUTH

Bennett Cerf, Dorothy Kilgallen, and Arlene Francis were the regular panelists on this show, where they would guess the guest’s profession; it was here that Steve Allen coined the phrase, “Is it bigger than a breadbox?”

ANSWER: WHAT’S MY LINE

On this show cocreated by comedian Allen Sherman, Bill Cullen, Betsy Palmer, Henry Morgan and Bess Myerson would attempt to identify the mysterious attribute presented by various guests and celebrities. With a top prize of eighty dollars and a carton of Winstons, it was played largely for laughs.

ANSWER: I’VE GOT A SECRET

B14: Factory tours – you gotta love ‘em! Five points each, in which state could you visit the following museums:

a) Goodyear’s World of Rubber ANSWER: OHIO

b) Hallmark Visitor Center ANSWER: MISSOURI

c) The Tupperware Awareness Center ANSWER: FLORIDA

d) Crayola Hall of Fame ANSWER: PENNSYLVANIA

e) Boeing Tour Center ANSWER: WASHINGTON

f) John Deere Pavillion ANSWER: ILLINOIS

B15: Some chain restaurants seem to be everywhere in the country – others just have a couple of branches. They all seem to be in Florida, however. Identify these regional chains, for ten points each:

Founded by Nicholas Lambrinides in Cincinnati in 1949, this chain (in four midwestern states, and Florida), has its signature “3-way” – spaghetti, covered by chili, smothered in melted shredded cheddar cheese.

ANSWER: SKYLINE CHILI

Founded by Curtis and Pres Blake in Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1935, it’s in sixteen states in the northeast and midwest, as well as Florida. Originally an ice cream parlor, it officially added an apostrophe “s” to its name in 1989.

ANSWER: FRIENDLY’S

Founded in 1955 in Avondale Estates, Georgia, its 1200 restaurants in twenty states (including Florida) are open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and it claims to be the world’s largest server of omelets, t-bone steaks, and raisin toast, as well as its eponymous product.

ANSWER: WAFFLE HOUSE

B16: Due to the recent engagement - and tightness with a buck - of your question writer, this next bonus is fairly important. Five points apiece, according to traditional practice, who pays for each of the following wedding expenses – the bride, the bride’s family, the bride’s attendants, the groom, the groom’s family, or the groom’s attendants:

Fee for the clergy - GROOM

Bridesmaids’ bouquets - BRIDE’S FAMILY

Rehearsal dinner and beverages - GROOM’S FAMILY

Bridal shower - BRIDE’S ATTENDANTS

Gloves, bowties or ascots for the groom’s attendants - GROOM

Groom’s cake - BRIDE’S FAMILY

B17: Time for a standard Bond movie bonus. Five points apiece, given a song title, identify who performed it for the soundtrack of a Bond film.

“For Your Eyes Only” - Sheena EASTON

“Thunderball” - Tom JONES

“Nobody Does It Better” - Carly SIMON

“All Time High” - Rita COOLIDGE

“The World Is Not Enough” – GARBAGE

“Licence to Kill” - Gladys KNIGHT

B18: Simpsons – feh. Buffy? Hah! For the stated number of points, answer these questions about my favorite cult TV show – Ally McBeal:

For five points, give the first and last name of the character affectionately known as “The Biscuit” - JOHN CAGE

For ten points, of Rosie O’Donnell, David Ogden Stiers, Tracey Ullman, and Bruce Willis, which one played a judge on the show? - David Ogden STIERS

For fifteen points, what is Ling’s last name? - WOO

B19: In professional British soccer, matches played between local rival teams are referred to as ‘Derby’ (pronounced ‘darby’) matches. For example, the Manchester Derby features Manchester United and Manchester City. Given each of the following derbies, name the two participating teams, five points per team:

The Merseyside Derby - LIVERPOOL, EVERTON

The North London Derby - ARSENAL, TOTTENHAM

The Old Firm Derby (Hint: it features Scottish teams) - RANGERS, CELTIC

B20: There’s eight of them. You only need six to get all the points on this bonus. Five points apiece, name the six of the eight volumes that, to date, make up Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time series.

ANSWER: The Eye of the World, The Great Hunt, The Dragon Reborn, The Shadow Rising, The Fires of Heaven, Lord of Chaos, A Crown of Swords, The Path of Daggers

B21: Jeez, I get a lot of catalogs. For ten points, identify these fine mail order establishments:

Subtitled “Tools for Serious Readers”, this company based in Florida sells all sorts of writing implements; their True Writer Fountain Pen retails for $39.95 - LEVENGER

Based in Vermont, they focus on hunting, fishing, and, inexplicably, dog beds; a large dog sized chewproof nest runs 110 bucks - ORVIS

Subtitled, “A Catalog for Fans and Friends of Public Television”, series 1of All Creatures Great and Small on video runs $99.99 - SIGNALS

B22: In 1971, Jack Kirby moved from Marvel to DC, and began writing and drawing four series, in which he introduced his influential “New Gods” characters. Not counting the series The New Gods, for ten points each, name the two new series and one existing one in which Kirby introduced Metron, Orion, Darkseid, and the rest of his new pantheon

ANSWER: MISTER MIRACLE; The FOREVER PEOPLE; Superman’s Pal, JIMMY OLSEN

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