TRASHionals 12 Round 18 Toss-Ups
1. In this film, Agent Thomas Schumer and would-be informant Andre Clement turn up dead in quick succession, and their deaths precipitate the assassination of businessman and political candidate Umberto Calvini. While investigating, Eleanor Whitman, a New York district attorney, teams up with Louis Salinger, an Interpol agent, and together they discover the scope of a conspiracy to sell Chinese arms to both sides of the Israel-Palestine conflict. Likely to be best remembered for a chase scene set in Istanbul's Grand Bazaar and a stylish shootout that takes place in New York's Guggenheim Museum, this is, for ten points, what 2009 Tom Twyker film inspired in large part by the 1980s BCCI scandal, starring Naomi Watts and Clive Owen?
Answer: The International
2. This magazine increased its digital presence in 2008 by adding the Take 5 e-newsletter, a Youtube channel, and Chris Hall and Bridget Maloney blogging their way through a top 100 list. Columns in the magazine include "Health Wise", "Family Style", and "Fast, Easy, Fresh", while recent features have included "The Joy of Passover", "The Greatest of Cheese", and the current issue's "United Plates of America". For ten points, name this Conde Nast publication about food and entertaining.
Answer: Bon Appetit
3. Earlier productions by this musician include an apocalyptic view of a band of rogues discovering an abandoned recording facility with instruments left in plastic sheeting in the early 1980's. Another production tells the story of a good girl with scenes of her being proficient, but not terribly ambitious, on the half-pipe. In a collaboration with Dave Stewart, he borrowed heavily from Lewis Carroll and played the Mad Hatter character to parallel a story of a love gone wrong. He utilized actress Kim Basinger as a beautiful corpse, in a song where he commands, "Oh my my, Oh hell yes/ you got to put on that party dress." These describe some of the video art of, for ten points, this performer who worked with and without the Heartbreakers for "You Got Lucky," "Free Fallin'," "Don't Come Around Here No More," and "Last Dance with Mary Jane."
Answer: Tom Petty
4. Its creator, Larry Harris, was a history student at the Sorbonne in the 60s, and used his spare time to wander around Normandy, running through What If scenarios. The first edition was put out by Nova Game Designs, and it was quickly snapped up by Milton Bradley for their Gamemaster series. Primary strategic decisions include whether or not to attempt to develop new technologies, which consume precious IPCs but can be devastating if heavy bombers are developed. One side is generally only capable of winning if it wins quickly, since the United States will eventually bring superior firepower to bear a few turns after the 1942 start. For ten points, name this classic World War II wargame.
Answer: Axis and Allies
5. This character once won a science fair with a flashlight stuffed into a potato that he called a "Spud Light," and he has a cafeteria sandwich named after him that consists of pizza and french fries on sourdough bread. It is not a good idea to bother him when he is unhappy and brooding in Bathroom Number 12 at Santo Domingo High School. For ten points, name this seventh-year junior and schoolmate of Parker Lewis who was played by Abraham Benrubi.
Answer: Lawrence "Larry" Kubiak or "The Kube" (accept any underlined name) 6. A founder of the association of Science Fiction artists, he illustrated the cover for Psychlone, a novel he wrote. Currently married to Astrid, the daughter of fellow author Poul Anderson, early works include collections like The Wind from a Burning Woman and Early Harvest, and novels like Eon, Eternity, and The Serpent Mage. He's credited with the first SF exploration of nanotechnology, in "Blood Music." Other novels include The Forge of God and Heads. For ten points, name this author of Queen of Angels and Darwin's Radio.
Answer: Greg Bear
7. Potential sites for it included Vancouver, Tampere, Finland and Sion, Switzerland. It was the first to see bobsled and luge compete on the same track, and it was the second time Canada refused to send an ice hockey team due to a dispute with the IIHF over the use of semi-pro players. East Germany won the first of three straight four man bobsled golds, while Tatiana Avarina led all medal winners with four in speed skating. It was most noted for skiing, between West Germany's Rosi Mittermeier missing a third gold medal by twelve-hundredths of a second and Franz Klammer winning the downhill for the host country. Name, for ten points, this Winter Olympics, hosted by Innsbruck after original host Denver turned them down.
Answer: 1976 Winter Olympics or XII Winter Olympics
8. Winning six Drama Desk and Tony Awards each in its debut season, it was inspired by Ingmar Bergman's Smiles of a Summer Night, and Madame Armfeldt informs her granddaughter Frederika that the summer night smiles three times on the young, on fools and on the old. Numerous trysts occur over the course of action, including one between the servants Frid and Petra, as well as between stepson Henrik and his younger stepmother Anne, who up until now has not yielded her virginity despite 11 months of marriage, which leads to Fredrik's pursuit of Desiree Armfeldt. Titled after a literal translation of a popular Mozart serenade, identify, for ten points, this Stephen Sondheim work in which Fredrick, after a lost game of Russian Roulette, instructs Desiree to Send in the Clowns.
Answer: A Little Night Music
9. On this show, we watch a mild-mannered management consultant and father of two children come to the realization that his childhood memories are false and discover that Nora, his therapist, knows his secret. A clandestine government headed by Alastair Trumbull known as the Janus Collective employs spy and assassin Edward Albright and his sidekick Raymond Carter. Both men, however, were implanted by Janus with split personalities. For ten points name this cancelled 2008-09 NBC show which featured Alfre Woodard, James Cromwell, and Mike O'Malley, and starred Christian Slater.
Answer: My Own Worst Enemy
10. Producer Bob Ezrin's influence on this album includes the bells towards the end of "Do You Love Me", the children's choir on "Great Expectations", and the atypical use of piano and orchestra on the ballad that became the album's biggest hit. Ezrin also recorded children on walkie-talkies found on "God of Thunder" and the car sound effects on the song inspired by a fan who died on the way to a concert by the group. For ten points, name this 1976 album by Kiss featuring "Detroit Rock City" and "Beth".
Answer: Destroyer
11. Despite the ultraviolent nature of the Sovereign Entertainment show within this movie, it airs Thursdays at 8pm on an unnamed network. After being sent to New York, this film's protagonist is fooled by a trio of pigeons who stool out an enforcer stray cat named Mittens. While traveling back to California, they meet a rambunctious hamster who claims to be one-sixteenth wolf, and is the protagonist's biggest fan. For ten points, name this Disney film that features Miley Cyrus voicing Penny, the owner and co-star of the eponymous dog voiced by John Travolta.
Answer: Bolt 12. The third host of the Australian children's show Cheez TV, her first fame as a singer came with the Aussie group Decoder Ring. After moving to California in 2007, she gained attention as a solo artist when Telus used her song "Don't Let me Fall" for a series of Canadian TV commercials. Old Navy used "The Show" in its ads, and the song also got play on Ugly Betty. For ten points, name this single-named Australian whose song "Trouble is a Friend" punctuated one of Izzy Stephens' many hallucinatory episodes on Grey's Anatomy.
Answer: Lenka Kripac (accept either)
13. This Chicago-area native was awarded custody of son Noah in late March, after being contested by Yolanda Henry, the child's grandmother. Noah's mother and sister were killed by an attorney who was litigating against this former fourth pick of the 2001 NBA draft. The murders happened only two weeks after this oft-injured center was sued by his former chauffeur for sexual harassment and unpaid wages. Hinting at his great potential in 2006-07 with a 19.5 points per game average over 81 games, for ten points, name this cursed big man who has only played two minutes this season for Mike D'Antoni's Knicks.
Answer: Eddy Curry
14. Like Jim Cramer, this bald and goateed money yakker spent the 1980's trading, however this man used debt configuration in real estate to amass a fortune he later lost when he could not reconcile his debt. This led him to create a debt-free, credit-free family finance plan that focused on budgeting rather than cash flow. His personal cash flow has since been enhanced by the $120 Total Money Makeover seminars and $200, 13-week courses hosted mainly by churches called Financial Peace University, named for his first book. Amassing a fortune by telling people not to spend more than they make, name, for ten points, this Tennessee-based radioman who also hosts the Fox Business News 8pm hour.
Answer: Dave Ramsey
15. This actress played Princess Sarah, who winds up with Daniel Craig's Master Kane, in the Disney fantasy A Kid in King Arthur's Court. While her movie debut saw her in a role inspired by the life of mystery novelist Anne Perry, after playing Sue Bridehead in Jude she became typecast as literary heroines, including one who marries Colonel Brandon and one who drowns herself. She avoided watery death as a woman who rejects Cal Hockley for Jack Dawson, while 2008 saw her reunite with an old co-star as April Wheeler in one film and triumph as Hanna Schmitz, an illiterate concentration-camp guard, in another. For ten points, name this star of Sense and Sensibility, Hamlet, Revolutionary Road, The Reader, and Titanic.
Answer: Kate Winslet
16. [AUDIO] For ten points, name the TV show from its theme song: [Track #68]
Answer: The Dating Game
17. A medal awarded in this name by the British Computer Society was established in 1998 for individuals who have advanced computing concerning information systems and was won in 2009 by Yorick Wilks. One character by this name keeps a harem that doubles as a gospel choir and ends up narrating the story, presumably long after his rescuer from a sacred talisman is dead and gone. Another character by this name has a harem of upper class women and attempts to force a virtuous one into marrying him by kidnapping her, keeping her in a brothel and eventually raping her. For ten points, identify this name shared by both a character in Samuel Richardson's Clarissa and a Robin Williams-voiced Rockhopper Penguin from Happy Feet.
Answer: Lovelace 18. On the website of the Ludwig von Mises Institute, Matthew Beller wrote an article predicting a recession here due to currency manipulation. In 2007, Sweden became the second country to open an embassy here, following the Maldives. Notable inhabitants include Anshe Chung, who established a million-dollar net worth in the real estate business here, and Dwight Schrute, whose avatar is realistic except for the ability to fly. For ten points, users can spend Linden dollars in what online virtual world?
Answer: Second Life
19. She is the youngest daughter in an acting family that includes Robyn, the star of '80s film Teen Witch, and Jason, played Rusty in National Lampoon's European Vacation. She played soccer-playing Bridget in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants and has won two Teen Choice awards for her current TV role as a girl who returns from boarding school. For ten points, name this actress who plays Manhattanite Serena van der Woodsen on Gossip Girl.
Answer: Blake Lively (prompt on partial answer)
20. In a book, this character describes being gang-raped as a child in Alabama, where, she says, a virgin is a "girl who can run faster than her brother." She is described as the leader of the "Cement Mixers," while in the film based on that book she has her own "Flying Circus" and calls herself a "damn good pilot" after a man tells her, "I must be dreaming." She states that she is "immune" to that man's charms, but he ends up seducing - or possibly raping - her in a barn, after which "maternal instinct" leads her to sabotage "Operation Grand Slam" and turn against her boss, Auric Goldfinger. For ten points, name this Bond girl portrayed by Honor Blackman.
Answer: Pussy Galore (accept either underlined name)
21. He apparently didn't learn after a prostitute that he entertained in the Sanderson Hotel falsely accused him of rape in 2005, as he played host in his home to an August 2007 five-hooker orgy including a couple of teammates. In January 2008, he picked up two more hookers in Rome to celebrate a FA Cup match win there over Aston Villa. However, there's no word of hookers being used to celebrate his 2002 Golden Boot, 1998 Golden Ball, or all-time goal-scoring mark in the World Cup Finals. For ten points, name this three-time FIFA World Player of the Year who hails from Brazil.
Answer: Ronaldo Luis Nazario de Lima TRASHionals 12 Round 18 Bonuses
1. For 5 points each, name the two TV shows that crossed over thusly:
1. Characters on these shows crossed over due to connections between a white supremacist, a subway bombing in New York City, and a church bombing in Baltimore. Answer: Homicide: Life on the Street and Law & Order 2. A law firm on one show was depending a woman claiming to have been Lizzie Borden in a past life who was accused of using an ax to murder her husband and lawyers from the firm on the other show crossed over to participate. Answer: Ally McBeal and The Practice 3. A documentarian asked the star of The Alan Brady Show to narrate a film about the history of television. Answer: Mad About You and The Dick Van Dyke Show
2. For ten points each, answer these questions about the 2009 Tour of California.
1. While Lance Armstrong grabbed most of the headlines, the race was actuall won by this fellow American and fellow Astana teammate, who won his third consecutive title. Answer: Levi Leipheimer 2. Another American, David Zabriske, came in second riding for this American team named for a GPS maker. Answer: Garmin-Chipotle 3. This American and 2006 winner, who was out of the sport on a two year doping ban, rode the race for OUCH Pro Cycling and finished 23rd. Answer: Floyd Landis
3. Celebrity children's books; everybody's doing them. Given clues about the author of one such toddler's tome, name the author for ten points each.
1. This panelist on The View gave the world a children's book with the hilarious title Sheetzucacapoopoo. Answer: Joy Behar 2. This member of an esteemed political family and alleged non-candidate to fill an appointed Senate seat, produced the compilation A Family of Poems: My Favorite Poems For Children. Answer: Caroline Kennedy 3. This actress and former model, who, according to Tom Cruise, doesn't know the history of psychiatry, authored a children's book called Welcome To Your World, Baby. Answer: Brooke Shields
4. [AUDIO] TWO ANSWERS PER PART. For five points each, name the artist and song for these drum breakdowns:
1. [Track #69] Answer: "Jack and Diane" by John (Cougar) Mellancamp 2. [Track #70] Answer: "Radar Love" by Golden Earring 3. [Track #71] Answer: "Detroit Rock City" by Kiss 5. Swan songs in literature for ten points each
1. This John Kennedy Toole Pulitzer Prize winner was released ten years after his death. Since its 1980 debut, several attempts have been made to film the story of corpulent Ignatius J. Reilly, but all have yet failed Answer: A Confederacy of Dunces 2. This best-seller derived from a presentation given by CS prof Randy Pausch, with assistance from Wall Street Journal writer Jeffrey Zaslow, was released three months before Pausch's June 2008 death. Answer: The Last Lecture 3. Agatha Christie held back this book for over 30 years as the concluding work in her Miss Marple series. Her last published work, it was released just after her 1976 death. Answer: Sleeping Murder
6. Daniel Craig may be even busier than James Bond. Given a description, identify the non-007 film in which Craig plays a pivotal role for ten points each.
1. Craig recently starred in this Edward Zwick flick where he played one of four Jewish brothers who fought the Nazis in what was then German-occupied Poland. Answer: Defiance 2. Craig co-starred with Nicole Kidman in this 2007 fantasy film, based on the first book of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy. Answer: The Golden Compass 3. Craig played killer Perry Smith, the main subject of Truman Capote's In Cold Blood, in this 2006 biopic featuring Toby Jones in the Capote role. Answer: Infamous
7. Actual guitar heroes will get a chance to shine on this low budget bonus. For ten points each, given an entry-level guitar line name its higher priced maker
1. Squier Answer: Fender 2. Sigma Answer: Martin 3. Applause Answer: Ovation
8. Answer the following about the career of one Brian Hugh Warner for the stated number of points.
1. Warner and the rest of his band all took stage names that combined the names of famous pop icons with those of infamous killers; Warner's stage name is the same as that of the band as a whole. They have released a series of albums, starting with 1994's "Portrait of an American Family," intricately designed to outrage as many people as possible. Answer: Marilyn Manson 2. One Manson trademark is applying shock-rock style to bring out the dark side of well-known old songs. They first got on MTV in 1996 with a slowed-down, amped-up version of this 1980s synth-pop classic, adding the line "I want to use you/ And abuse you" to some iterations of the chorus. Answer: Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) [by the Eurythmics] 3. Manson's best selling album was released later in 1996. Cribbing its title from Andrew Lloyd Webber, songs taken from it include "Irresponsible Hate Anthem" and "The Beautiful People." Answer: Antichrist Superstar 9. He was the only tight end to earn over 1000 receiving yards in the NFL in 2008. For ten points each:
1. Name this 13 year veteran, whose 1058 yards represented just over a third of his team's total passing offense. Answer: Tony Gonzalez 2. This tight end missed joining Gonzalez in the 1000 yard club by just 48 yards, hamped in games against Tampa Bay and the New York Giants with bruised ribs. Answer: Jason Witten 3. Gonzalez, Witten and this tight end all broke the 1000 yard barrier in 2007, but his output dropped significantly in 2008 due to ineffective QBs and a staph infection. His off-season move to Tampa Bay may keep him staph-free, but QB confusion there may continue to hamper production. Answer: Kellen Winslow, Jr.
10. For ten points each Name the royalty of Mister Roger's Neighborhood still seen on PBS Kids
1. This is the strong-willed yet benevolent leader of the Neighborhood of Make Believe Answer: King Friday the 13th 2. This is the heir to the throne of Make Believe. He goes to school at Some Place Else. Answer: Prince Tuesday 3. Acting as mediator between King Friday and Prince Tuesday's conflicts is this soft-spoken and gentle Queen Answer: Queen Sara Saturday (the Sensible)
11. Answer the following about the work of Peter Molyneaux for ten points each.
1. The most recent release of Molyneaux's current studio, Lionhead, is this 2008 sequel for the Xbox 360 in which the player goes on a series of quests through the life of the Hero of Bowerstone, also referred to as Sparrow. Answer: Fable II 2. Before starting Lionhead, Molyneaux co-founded this developer of games like Populous, Dungeon Keeper, and Theme Park. Answer: Bullfrog Productions 3. Though praised by critics, this Arabian-themed commercial flop by Bullfrog has players casting spells while flying along the surface from a first-person view. Answer: Magic Carpet
12. For ten points each, name the show given a description of Judy Greer's guest appearance on it.
1. Judy plays a hooker named Trixie who takes Hank Moody to bed even though he can't pay for her. Answer: Californication 2. Judy was a nurse named Morgan West who was convinced that a cat had predicted her death. Answer: House 3. Judy was artificially well-endowed secretary/mistress Kitty Sanchez. Answer: Arrested Development
13. For ten points each, name the show given its serial killer.
1. Gormagon Answer: Bones 2. Clifford Banks, aka "The Street Sweeper" Answer: Murder One 3. The Polaroid Stalker Answer: Millennium 14. Answer these questions about artists who appeared on Apple Records who were not John, Paul, George, or Ringo, for ten points each.
1. This American singer-songwriter's first album was released on Apple. George Harrison liked the song "Something In The Way She Moves" enough to use it as the first line of his Beatles' hit "Something." Paul McCartney played bass on "Carolina In My Mind." Answer: James Taylor 2. Originally known as the Iveys, Paul McCartney wrote and produced their first single, "Come And Get It." Pete Ham and Tom Evans turned out to be adept songwriters as well, with such hits as "No Matter What" and "Day After Day." Answer: Badfinger 3. The first non-Beatles single released by Apple Records was this Welsh folk singer's version of the standard "Those Were The Days." Another Apple single of hers, "Knock Knock, Who's There?" was runner-up in the 1970 Eurovision song contest as the UK's entry. Answer: Mary Hopkin
15. In 1992, the Toronto Blue Jays became the first team based outside of the US to win the World Series. For ten points each:
1. What team did they beat to win the Series, doing so in six games? Answer: Atlanta Braves 2. The Jays lost the chance to clinch on home turf when this pitcher, who won 21 games in the regular season, lost his second game of the series, giving up seven runs in five innings, including a grand slam to Lonnie Smith. Answer: Jack Morris 3. This player's two-run double in the 11th inning of game six gave the Jays a lead they would not relinquish. At 41, he would also become the oldest player in Series history to get an extra base hit. Answer: Dave Winfield
16. Visual bonus! Given a state highway sign unique to one state, name the state. [5,5,5,5,5,5]
Answer: a. Pennsylvania b. Wisconsin c. New Mexico d. Utah e. New Hampshire f. Michigan
17. Comedies starring rent-a-cops are suddenly all the rage - but as this bonus shows, it's all been done before. Given a title and description, name these predecessors of Rogen and James for ten points each.
1. In 2003's National Security, this actor-comedian played a failed LAPD applicant who, along with Steve Zahn, uncovers and busts up a smuggling ring. Answer: Martin Lawrence 2. The 1988 movie Rent-A-Cop featured this veteran actor, playing a man forced into private security after a drug bust gone wrong, opposite Liza Minnelli. Answer: Burt Reynolds 3. The 1986 comedy Armed & Dangerous featured an ex-cop played by this SCTV alum teaming up with Eugene Levy's failed attorney; together, they take on a corrupt union headed by Robert Loggia. Answer: John Candy 18. Answer the following about Southern rappers who risk being tagged as flashes in the pan for ten points each.
1. The first two singles "Drop," and "Hataz" [HATE-uhs] from the forthcoming release by this Mobile, Alabama rapper, tentatively titled Buried Alive, failed to come anywhere near the success of his self-titled debut set, especially the single "Throw Some Ds." Answer: Rich Boy or Maurice Richards 2. His 2006 semi-self-titled debut went platinum and featured the hits "It's Goin' Down" and "I Know You See It." The followup for this Atlanta native, 2007's Hustlenomics, had no major hits and moved 20% as many units. Answer: Yung Joc or Jasiel Robinson 3. This Atlanta-based outfit, featuring members Fabo and Shawty Lo, has not been heard from since the single "Betcha Can't Do It Like Me" in 2006, the followup to their huge 2005 hit "Laffy Taffy." Answer: D4L
19. For 5 points each, given the British sitcom, name its two writers.
1. Extras Answer: Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant 2. Yes, Minister Answer: Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn 3. Fawlty Towers Answer: John Cleese and Connie Booth
20. With GM in transition, answer questions about its current line of unappealing vehicles in its budget Chevrolet line for ten points each.
1. This current Chevy compact is slated to be replaced by the Cruze in 2010. It only got a six year run after replacing the long-running Cavalier in the GM line. Answer: Cobalt 2. Chevy hopes that its tie-in with the Christian Slater flop My Own Worst Enemy won't hurt the fifth-gen redesign of this muscle car. Answer: Camaro 3. Unveiled after the initial success of Chrysler's PT Cruiser, this "small bread truck" is a compact station wagon built on the same platform as the Cobalt Answer: HHR
21. Answer the following questions about World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War, for ten points each.
1. Partially due to its location, this country has become the world's most thriving economy and international banking capital. It has also become democratic Answer: Cuba 2. The United States Army is routed here, due to reliance on ineffective Cold War-era tactics, and advanced technology that is completely ineffective against zombies. Answer: The Battle of Yonkers 3. After the war, this country finally achieves independence, and its capital becomes the largest city on the planet. Answer: Tibet 22. No, no no! BAD STUDIO! Stop going back to the well! for ten points each, name these un-needed and unwanted upcoming sequels to movies that weren't that good to begin with.
1. This title alone merits its inclusion here, and it will undoubtedly suck as bad as its recent predecessor, further tarnishing the reputations of Jason Lee and David Cross. This kid's movie will continue to rape childhoods, will have more bad CGI, more terrible fart jokes, and will also probably have even more jokes about eating poop. Answer: Alvin And The Chipmunks: The Squeakuel 2. It was bad enough that Rob Zombie decided to remake a classic. His original terrible remake ruined the original by making up a wholly lame and unneeded back story for the main character, robbing him of all of his menace by making him into...oh never mind. The sequel to the unneeded remake will undoubtedly blow in that super-fast, choppy way that only Zombie can manage, and we can probably expect number three to be in 3D. Answer: Halloween 2 3. Speaking of Halloween, this will be the umpteenth year in a row that Halloween will be graced with another one of these. It was kind of ridiculous after the first couple, but at this point, the plotlines are just entirely absurd. These movies now just exist to keep Tobin Bell employed, and gross out teenagers. Answer: Saw VI