Saint Louis’ Unbelievable Trash Tournament Round 5
Saint Louis’ Unbelievable Trash Tournament Round 5
Tossups and Boni by Sean Phillips
1. After the dissolution of Blue Angel, which she fronted, she had to file for bankruptcy and work in a Japanese restaurant dressed as a geisha. In 1999 and 2002, she toured as an opening act for Cher. In 1995, she won an Emmy for the ‘Money Changes Everything” episode of Mad About You, an award that probably looks nice sitting next to her Best New Artist Grammy which she won after the smash success of her debut album, She’s So Unusual. FTP, who is this singer best known for the songs “True Colors” and “Girls Just Want to Have Fun’?
Answer: Cyndi Lauper
2. One of its episodes, entitled The Outrage,” dealt with the rape of a teenage boy by a male teacher and made it one of the first programs to receive protests from gay activists. Created by David Victor, the title character was involved for the first season with Myra Sherwood, played by Aime Baxter. In the final season, the public relations director for Hope Memorial Hospital, Janet Blake, married his assistant, played by James Brolin. FTP, what was this medical drama that starred Robert Young?
Answer: Marcus Welby M.D.
3. He was chosen as the Most Valuable Player of the 1973 All-Star Game. In 1968, he became the second player in the history of the game to hit a grand slam in his major league debut. Playing for eight clubs over fourteen seasons, he accumulated three Gold Gloves for defense in the outfield and was an All-Star for the Yankees and before that the Giants and while on both teams he had seasons of 30 home runs and 30 stolen bases. FTP, who is this baseball player who thanks to Jose Hernandez’s wussyness still has the Major League record for most strikeouts by a batter in a season and is the father of the current home run king?
Answer: Bobby Bonds
4. Introduced in 1949, it offered prizes based The Lone Ranger for about two decades. In 1998, it sponsored Johnny Benson Jr.’s #26 car in NASCAR, three years after a frosted version of it came out. In 1997, the F.D.A. began claiming that this cereal and other oatmeal can lower the risk of heart disease, this coming eighteen years after it introduced its bee mascot. FTP, what is this toasted oat cereal?
Answer: Cheerio’s
5. Adapted from a Hideo Nakata’s 1998 Japanese film which roughly translates to the same title, Katie Embry and three of her friends die mysteriously. Rachel Keller, Katie’s aunt, investigates and during the course of that investigation comes upon a videotape which allegedly killed her niece. Knowing the mysterious circumstances have something to do with a horse ranch and a creepy girl named Samara, Keller and her ex-husband work to save both her and her son who viewed the tape for both will die within seven days. FTP, this is what 2002 honor film starring Naomi Watts?
Answer: The Ring
6. After twelve years of working for a children’s magazine that became too focused on business concerns, Garry and Caroline Myers began publishing this in 1946. The Myers’ were intent on running a magazine that was educational and entertaining, hence the cover bearing the slogan of “Fun with a Purpose.” Recurring features over the years include “Hidden Pictures,” “Goofus and Gallant,” and “The Timbertoes.” FTP, what is this magazine, staple of waiting rooms, best known for its back cover being an intentionally screwed up version of the front cover?
A: Highlights for Children
7. In Laura Nyro’s studio version of this song, it appeared as part of a medley with a cover of the Impressions’ “I’m So Proud.” The original version by the “5” Royales did not gain much notice either time it was released. Yet, this song would be a huge hit twice in the 1960’s, once with a girl group and again with a San Francisco quartet. FTP, what is this song that was a hit for both the Mamas and the Papas and the Shirelles and contains the lines “Each night before you go to bed my baby/whisper a little prayer for me my baby”?
Answer: “Dedicated to the One I Love”
8. The New York Cosmos signed once signed him to a three-year $17 million. In the last year of that contract, he published his autobiography, My Life and the Beautiful Game, and composed the score for his biopic. Born Edson Arantes do Nascimento in the state of Minas Gerias, he played for the Santos Football Club for eighteen years before a year rest prior to his stint with the Cosmos. His 1280 goals in 1362 games and three World Cup victories secured his status as a sports legend. FTP, who is this Brazilian, nicknamed “the Black Pearl”?
Answer: Pele
9. On August 13, 2002, a deadline between them and Cablevision Systems Corp. passed leaving this group without a contract. Created by Russell Markert, they made their professional debut in St. Louis in 1925 and moved to their current home in 1932. In order to be one, women are asked to be between 5 foot 5 and a half-inch and 5 foot 10 and a half inches and they must be able to perform tap, jazz, and ballet. FTP, what is this group of dancers who perform at Radio City Music Hall?
Answer: Radio City Rockettes
10. Her writer parents based their play Three’s a Family on experiences from her infancy and her parents also used her letters from college as inspiration for Take Her, She’s Mine. With Alice Arden, she co-wrote the screenplay for Cookie and the Meryl Streep film Silkwood. Most recently she has added directing to her behind the camera experiences including the films This is My Life and Michael. But her screenplays for various Meg Ryan films is what she is best known for. FTP, who is this person the screenwriter of such films as You’ve Got Mail and When Harry Met Sally?
Answer: Nora Ephron
11. Among its crewmembers are Vern Yip, Hilde Santo-Thomas, and Frank Bielec. In the second season, Paige Davis took over the duties of host from Alex McLeod. In one early episode, Frank Bielec’s work pleased Kim, a full-time banker and wanna-be writer, but the same cannot be said for Kim’s neighbor, Ruth, who eventually had her room restored. FTP, what is this show that allows neighbors to “swap spaces and create new places” in each others’ homes and also airs on The Learning Channel?
Answer: Trading Spaces
12. He performed “Warmth of the Sun” at An All-Star Tribute to Brian Wilson. In the early 80’s he had pop hits with his band Pure Prairie League with the songs “I’m Almost Ready” and ‘Let Me Love You Tonight. Yet, by the early 90’s his career went in a different route as in 1992 he became a member of the Grand Ole Opry and became known for such songs as “Everybody’s Sweetheart,” “Oklahoma Swing,” and “When I Call Your Name.” FTP, who is this country star who also had a hit duet with the song “House of Love” with his future wife, Amy Grant?
Answer: Vince Gill
13. Lou Montulli wrote the specification for it for Netscape Navigator 1.0. Its parameters include its name, its value, its expiration date, the path it is valid for, the domain it is valid for, and a secure connection. Transmitted through an HTTP header, they are stored in a web browser, and then the hard drive. They can store personal information that one gives to a website, including credit card numbers, which is why some users prefer to reject them. FTP, what is this piece of technology that shares its name with a delicious snack?
Answer: Cookies
14. Her mother began taking her skating when she was four because she was sickly and needed fresh air. Winner of a bronze medal at her first World Championships in 1996, she has accomplished many firsts in her sport including in 2000 being the first woman to land a triple lutz, triple loop combination in competition. She was the first person from her nation to win the European Championships beating five time champion Surya Bonaly. Her attempt to become the first Russian to win a World Championship was foiled when Maria Butyrskaya did it in 1999. FTP, who is this figure skater, the 2002 World Champion and 2002 Olympic Silver Medalist?
Answer: Irina Slutskaya
15. In it, Elgin Clark does Cole Hillman a favor by enlisting Roy Bennett to help Cole with his problem. Cole wants to find a way to have ecologically sound control over some animals that are disturbing his land. Roy and his wife Gerry, played by Janet Leigh, decide to use hormones and genetically mutated blood on the creatures to solve the problem. This would have been fine had they not accidentally mutated the animals into bloodthirsty, wolf-sized creatures that become such a threat the National Guard is brought in. FTP, what is this 1972 classic stinker also starring Stuart Whitman and DeForest Kelley in which giant rabbits threaten an Arizona town?
Answer: Night of the Lepus
16. On one of its many tracks, Tony Yayo of 6 Unit is featured as the main artist claims to be “a New Yorker” though he sounds Southern. Two tracks besides “Like My Style” feature two other members of U Unit including Young Buck and Lloyd Banks who appears on “Don’t Push Me.” “Don’t Push Me” also features Eminem who along with Dr. Dre produced the album which also features the hit “In Da Club.” FTP, what is this album, the major label debut from rapper 50 Cent?
Answer: Get Rich or Die Trvin’
17. In his first television show, he was the emcee of the fictitious Golden Goose Café, a nightclub which featured Jacqueline Susann as Lola, a cigarette girl, and Art Carney. Vic Damone was the nightclub singer when the show moved to Dulvlont in its second year. At 16, he worked in a speakeasy for Al Capone, but a shootout made him change his mind about that job. His work as a comedy writer for Fanny Brice and Jimmy Durante earned him the nickname, “The Human Joke Machine’ and it was his portrayal of a comedy writer that earned him fame. FTP, who was this man who played Buddy Sorrell on The Dick Van Dyke Show?
Answer: Morey Amsterdam
18. It is located at the corner of South King Street and Occidental Avenue bordering Pioneer Square and also bordering the Chinatown/International District. Mayor Greg Nickels was on hand to dedicate it as was Paul Allen, the chairman of the team it hosts. As nice as the festivities to dedicate it were, its inaugural game was rather unpleasant as the home team lost 24-13 to their new divisional rival, the Arizona Cardinals. FTP, what is this stadium, home of Seattle’s football team?
Answer: Seahawks Stadium
19. Among the people who have appeared in advertisements for them are Ten Garr, Chris Evert, and Brooke Shields. Introduced in 1921, they were originally handmade and not entirely sterile. Most recently their manufacturers have introduced versions that flatten and fade scars, though they can be worn as fashion statements like Nelly does. FTP, these are what adhesive bandages?
Answer: Band-Aids
20. One enduring story about her is that she once entertained, if you catch my meaning, the entire USC football team for an evening. Her last film Hoopla came two years after she married cowboy star Rex Bell. When she got her break into acting by winning a movie-theater beauty contest in Brooklyn, her mother tried to slit this future superstars throat, but was unsuccessful. She went on to embody the flapper generation and some of her surviving work includes her performance as Alverna in Mantrap and Mary Preston in Wings. FTP, who was this silent-film actress, best known as the “It’ girl?
Answer: Clara Bow
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