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2005 TRASHionals Round 16
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1. Members of his backing band, Lounge Against the Machine, include Gordon Brie, Buddy Gouda, Frank Feta and Bobby Ricotta. For ten points each:
1. Identify this alter ego of Mark Jonathan Davis who performs lounge versions of popular songs on albums such as Aperitif for Destruction and Tuxicity. ANSWER: Richard "Dick" Cheese 2. One of the tracks off of Aperitif for Destruction was a take on this 2 Live Crew song that was banned in Florida on obscenity charges. The original chorus was a sampled line from the "Da Nang Hooker" in Full Metal Jacket. ANSWER: "Me So Horny" 3. Richard Cheese's seventh and most recent album is this one in which he performs "Your favorite TV Themes Loungified!" ANSWER: Dick at Nite
2. Given the role played by Sandra Bullock in a movie and a brief plot description, identify the film FPTE.
1. Starring alongside Harry Connick, Jr., Sandra Bullock plays Birdee Pruitt, a housewife who has to rebuild her life in her Texas hometown after her husband leaves her on national TV for her former best friend. ANSWER: Hope Floats 2. In this 1999 romantic comedy featuring Ben Affleck as love interest Ben Holmes, Bullock plays Sarah Lewis, a free spirit on her way to Savannah, Georgia, to visit some family. She ends up stuck with Holmes for the entire trip. ANSWER: Forces of Nature 3. After Bullock's character Gracie Hart becomes the new face of the FBI and essentially gives up police work for PR work, she and her bodyguard are drawn back in when Miss United States and Stan Fields are kidnapped in Las Vegas. ANSWER: Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
3. For ten points each, give these former names of baseball stadiums:
1. Minute Maid Park was initially known as this, but the Astros bought back the naming rights after the namesake went bankrupt.
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ANSWER: Enron Field 2. Tampa's Tropicana Field, formerly known as the Thunderdome when it hosted the NHL's Lightning, opened with no tenants under this name when it was built in a failed attempt to woo the Cubs to move to Florida. ANSWER: Florida Suncoast Dome 3. Give either of the old names for Tiger Stadium, both of which were in honor of the team's then-owner. ANSWER: Navin Field or Briggs Stadium
4. Legalize it. Or at least get 10 points each for answering these questions about medical marijuana.
1. Last week, this actor and comedian argued for medical marijuana in one of his series of video commentaries for the website Reason.tv. ANSWER: Drew Carey 2. This GOP presidential candidate got caught by CNN turning his back on a New Hampshire muscular dystrophy patient last month after a curt reply to the man's question asking if he would approve arresting a wheelchair-bound man for using medical marijuana. ANSWER: Mitt Romney 3. This talk show host became a proponent of medical marijuana after using it to alleviate symptoms of multiple sclerosis, which he was diagnosed with in 1999. ANSWER: Montel Williams
5. Answer the following about Hello Kitty for ten points each.
1. Hello Kitty is manufactured by this Japanese company. ANSWER: Sanrio 2. This is Hello Kitty's boyfriend, taking his name from the 1971 film Melody. ANSWER: Dear Daniel 3. Although she was depicted as having one of these in the series Sanrio World of Animation, in general one is not drawn , so that her emotions can be interpreted by the viewer. ANSWER: Mouth
6. Rock and roll is good for you, and full of anti-oxidants, for ten points each identify acts from clues.
1. This duck-walking guitarist's Great Twenty-eight compilation does not contain his 1972 hit My Ding-a-Ling. He is an inaugural member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. ANSWER: Chuck Berry
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2. This Cleveland based band led by Eric Carmen kicked off the 1970s Power-pop movement in the States with songs like Go All the Way and I Wanna Be With You. Entertainment Weekly gave their 2007 release, Live on Sunset Strip a favorable review. ANSWER: The Raspberries 3. This Limerick based band featuring the Hogan brothers and Delores O'Riordan had international hits with Dreams, Linger, and Zombie. ANSWER: The Cranberries
7. For ten points each, name these Dawson's Creek settings:
1. Dawson and friends went to high school in this Massachusetts town. ANSWER: Capeside 2. Joey attended this prestigious Boston college. ANSWER: Worthington University 3. To hang out with his friends in Boston, Pacey worked as a chef at this restaurant. ANSWER: Civilization
8. For ten points each, answer these questions about the 1999 NBA finals.
1. 1999 marked the first of what team's 4 titles? ANSWER: San Antonio Spurs 2. The Spurs beat this team, the first eighth seed to make the finals, four games to one. ANSWER: New York Knicks 3. While Tim Duncan was named MVP, this future NBA coach hit the game winning shot in game 5. ANSWER: Avery Johnson
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9. Name these Coen brothers movies for ten points each.
1. To be released on November 21, this film, featuring Josh Brolin as a hunter who finds drugs and money near the Rio Grande, is based on a Cormac McCarthy novel. ANSWER: No Country For Old Men 2. This 2004 film, a remake of a 1955 Alec Guinness black comedy, features Tom Hanks as a professor and head of a criminal gang thwarted by his landlady. ANSWER: The Ladykillers 3. This 1990 movie about loyalty and betrayal focuses on Gabriel Byrne's character, who confronts ethnic strife during Prohibition as chief adviser to a gangster. ANSWER: Miller's Crossing
10. Band Leaders on TV. 10 points on the first clue, 5 if you need a second clue
1. 10) This leader of the house band for Earvin Johnson's short-lived The Magic Hour toured with Ringo Starr's All-Starr band in 2001 and 2006, allowing Ringo to remain in front. 5) A talented protege of Prince, she scored hits in the 80s with "The Glamorous Life" and "A Love Bizarre". ANSWER: Sheila E. (Escovedo) 2. 10) This son of a dentist played with the Buffalo Philharmonic on Ani DiFranco's versions of "Amazing Grace" and "Both Hands" on the live album Living in Clip. He has also served as Pops conductor for the Milwaukee and Minnesota Orchestras. 5) After the departure of Skitch Henderson, he served as Johnny Carson's bandleader of The Tonight Show. ANSWER: Carl Hilding "Doc" Severinsen 3. 10) He was requested by both songwriter Jim Steinman and producer Todd Rundgren to play on Meat Loaf's Bat Out of Hell. He was also in Bill Clinton's backup band at the 1993 inaugural ball. 5) He has needed to leave Late Night with Conan O'Brien several times to take up his throne in the E Street Band. ANSWER: Max Weinberg
11. Trying to spot celebrities in Vegas? There's lots of options but one hotel has two of the best. For ten points each:
1. AOL City Guide lists this nightclub, bankrolled by Andre Agassi, Celine Dion, and Shaquille O'Neal and featuring the Pussycats Dolls Lounge as the prime spotting spot. ANSWER: PURE
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2. Wolfgang Puck founded this restaurant in Beverly Hills, but a Las Vegas version of it can be found in the forum shops. ANSWER: Spago: Las Vegas 3. Both Spago and PURE are in this strip hotel that also features the Colosseum Theatre. ANSWER: Caesar's Palace
12. Even songwriters have a hard time describing their thoughts about a loved one, for 10 points each.
1. Sinead O'Connor covered this Cole Porter song on 1990's Red, Hot and Blue. Its famous line, "Do do that voodoo that you do so well," was also used in Hedley Lamarr's rousing speech in Blazing Saddles. ANSWER: You Do Something to Me 2. One of two iconic rock songs written about Patti Boyd, this number one hit first appeared on Abbey Road. Frank Sinatra mistakenly called it his favorite Lennon-McCartney song, as it was actually a George Harrison composition. ANSWER: Something 3. This Elton John song topped the U.S. charts from October 1997 to January 1998 as part of a double A-side CD single with Candle in the Wind, 1997. ANSWER: Something About the Way You Look Tonight
13. This bonus is really cheesy. [Pause] As was this lead-in. For ten points each, name these cheeses that begin with the letter 'c'.
1. This cheese, which dates back until at least 1170, originated in a namesake English town in Somerset. It differs in its production because the curd is cubed to remove the whey. ANSWER: Cheddar 2. This creamy cheese comes from northwestern France, made from unpasteurized milk, and gained fame when it was used in French soldiers' rations in World War I. ANSWER: Camembert 3. Named after the town of a Wisconsin factory where it was developed, this cheese doesn't go through cheddaring and is softer than cheddar cheese. ANSWER: Colby
14. For ten points each, name these Cecil B. de Mille films.
1. De Mille's only competitive Oscar came for producing this film starring Charlton Heston as manager Bob Braden, Jimmy Stewart as Buttons, and Cornel Wilde and Betty Hutton as a pair of
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trapeze artists. ANSWER: The Greatest Show on Earth 2. De Mille was supposedly angered by star Victor Mature's refusal to wrestle a lion in this 1949 Biblical epic which also starred a villainous Hedy Lamarr. ANSWER: Samson and Delilah 3. De Mille was the first director to adapt this George McCutcheon novel into film. Future versions include a 1921 outing starring Fatty Arbuckle and a 1985 movie starring Richard Pryor. ANSWER: Brewster's Millions
15. For ten points each, who holds the NFL record for:
1. Most consecutive games with 100 yards rushing. ANSWER: Barry Sanders 2. Most consecutive games throwing a touchdown pass. ANSWER: Johnny Unitas 3. Most consecutive games played. ANSWER: Jeff Feagles [Feagles is the current New York Giants punter.]
16. Who says that CBS skews older? For ten points each, name these CBS shows that may be trying to tell us something:
1. Interscope Music Chairman Jimmy Iovine is listed as one of the executive producers of this 2007 drama starring Hector Elizondo and Jimmy Smits. ANSWER: Cane 2. The real Chuck Norris spent nine seasons distributing roundhouse kicks on this Saturday night staple set in the Lone Star state. ANSWER: Walker, Texas Ranger 3. St. Elsewhere alum David Morse starred as ex-cop Mike Olshansky for two sporadically scheduled seasons of this CBS drama. ANSWER: Hack = get it? Cane, Walker, Hack.=
17. Answer questions from clues related to "steps" for ten points each
1. This 2006 hit and TV drama promo-filler begins with the line "Step one, you say we need to talk." But, no further steps are elaborated by Issac Slade. ANSWER: How to Save a Life 2. This 2006 Digital Short includes 3 steps for prepping and presenting a gift for your lover, suitable for Christmas, Chanukah, or Kwanzaa.
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ANSWER: Dick in a Box (censor as necessary) 3. The video for this 2004 hit shows Ciara embellishing a simplistic dance with help from Missy Elliot and some denim-clad roller-skaters. ANSWER: 1, 2, Step
18. This paper-based RPG that is set 63 years in the future where magic has reappeared has served as the basis of multiple video games, including several RPG's and the most recent, a first-person shooter that was criticized by the gaming media for not containing a single-player campaign. For ten points each:
1. Name this franchise, the namesake of the aforementioned FPS with cyber-punk elements developed by the now defunct FASA Interactive for Windows Vista and the Xbox 360. ANSWER: Shadowrun 2. The first Shadowrun video game was released on this system on November 1, 1993 by Data East. ANSWER: Super Nintendo Entertainment System 3. The main character of the SNES version of Shadowrun was this man, whose last name is a nod to a main character in Neuromancer, a courier nearly killed in the streets of Seattle in 2050 because of an AI-destroying program he carries. ANSWER: Jake Armitage (either name acceptable)
19. Identify these Tom Clancy books involving Jack Ryan for ten points each.
1. After thwarting an attack on the Prince of Wales, Ryan becomes targeted by the Ulster Liberation Army, who invade his home. ANSWER: Patriot Games 2. Ryan is assigned to London to help a KGB communications officer with knowledge of a Soviet plot against the pope to defect. ANSWER: Red Rabbit 3. Dispatched to Moscow, Ryan ends up going up against the director of the KGB to protect Colonel Misha Filitov, a CIA mole. ANSWER: The Cardinal of the Kremlin
20. Sure, most of the gas brands can be traced back to the breakup of Standard Oil, but there are some other ones. For ten points each.
1. Beginning life as The Peoples Natural Gas Company in Pittsburgh, this official fuel of NASCAR also has the only gas stations on the Pennsylvania and New Jersey Turnpikes.
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ANSWER: Sunoco 2. Now merged with Chevron, this Southewestern oil company was the sponsor of a "Star Theater" hosted on television by Milton Berle. ANSWER: Texaco 3. This brand was owned by Occidental Petroleum and Southland Corporation before it was sold in 1970 tot the Venezuelan Company PDVSA. ANSWER: Citgo
21. It not only shares its name with a BBC television series, four movies and a documentary, but also a 1984 album by Deep Purple! For ten points each:
1. Identify this late 1980s and early 1990s ABC sitcom about a Chicagoan named Larry who shares his apartment with a distant cousin, Balki Bartokomous. ANSWER: Perfect Strangers 2. Balki hails from this fictional island nation resembling Greece, where he was a shepherd. ANSWER: Mypos 3. Whenever one of Larry's plans went well, he and Balki celebrated by doing this cross between a Dosado and the Hokey Pokey. ANSWER: Dance of Joy
22. For ten points each, name these Wonder Woman writers:
1. Also known for creating the systolic blood pressure test, this psychologist is credited with creating the character. ANSWER: William Moulton Marston or Charles Moulton 2. In 2007, this author had a five-issue run on Wonder Woman. Her most recent novel is Nineteen Minutes, a book about a fictional school shooting that debuted at #1 on the New York Times Best Seller list. ANSWER: Jodi Picoult 3. The current series writer, she got her start writing Simpsons comics for Bongo and is coming off of an acclaimed run on Birds of Prey. ANSWER: Gail Simone
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