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TOSSUPS – SHOOTOUT #1 ACF DETOX 2004 – UT-CHATTANOOGA Questions by Simon Fraser U., Tulane, James Washick, Brian Hight, Miguel Ruiz, Jason Zuffranieri, Matt Levine, Trevor Schultz, Loyola-Chicago, Matt Bruce, Eric Mayefsky, Tim Marrero,

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This song was used on an episode of Six Feet Under when Nate was riding his new motorcycle. More appropriately, it was used in a funeral scene earlier in the episode. It was first released on the album Agents of Fortune, but it was also included in the soundtrack for the movie Halloween. The singer urges his "baby" to be like "the seasons," "the wind, the sun or the rain" and subscribe to the titular belief. FTP, name this song featuring a cowbell that was spoofed on Saturday Night Life, perhaps the best known hit from the Blue Öyster Cult. Answer: (Don't Fear) The Reaper

He intended to open a winery upon retiring from his current profession, although he could probably get a job as a Spanish translator or continue to expand on his collection of crystal pieces. Although single, he met love interest Lenore while serving as a Sergeant in the 10th Cavalry before he became a bounty hunter. FTP, name this sidekick of Brisco County Junior, played by Julius Carry. Answer: Lord Bowler (also accept James Lonefeather )

In the original film version of this novel, George Orr was played by Bruce Davidson, who acts as an executive producer for the 2002 version starring Lukas Haas. In the book, racial problems are solved by everyone becoming gray, world peace is achieved when aliens land on the moon, and the aliens turn peaceful and become merchants. The real threat is psychiatrist Dr. Haber who uses the Augmenter to manipulate George and his dreams. FTP, name this Ursula K. LeGuin novel where George’s dreams become reality. Answer: (The) Lathe of Heaven

In the Dismemberment Plan song Ellen and Ben, the singer stopped by because Ellen had his copy of this album. Consisting of a set of what were essentially demos, the title track of this 1982 album is a first person account of Charlie Starkweather as he went on a murder rampage. The rest of the album follows a similar theme, portraying a series of criminals and their loved ones, including the highway patrolman Joe Roberts. FTP, name this Bruce Springsteen album that also includes songs like Reason to Believe, Johnny 99, and Atlantic City. Answer: Nebraska

Named one of TV Guide’s Sexiest Stars in 1999, she wrote the partly autobiographical bedroom manual 365 Glorious Nights of Love and Romance in 2002 and played the self-proclaimed “domestic goddess” Roseanne Arnold in the 1994 NBC bio Roseanne and Tom: Behind the Scenes. While she has played Sara Warren in Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil and Penny Baker during the 91-92 season of Step By Step, she is most famous for her role on an NBC soap. FTP, name the 5’ 3” actress who played Nancy Wesley on Days of Our Lives. Answer: Patrika Darbo

“I’ve got my dungeon master’s guide, / I’ve got my twelve sided die, / I’ve got Kitty Pride, / and Nightcrawler, too, / waiting there for me, / yes, I do. / I do. / I’ve got posters on the wall/ my favorite rock group, KISS, / I’ve got Ace Freely/ and I’ve got Peter Criss/ waiting there for me/ yes, I do. / I do.” For ten points, these are the opening lines to what Weezer song, which describes a common hideout for the typical College Bowl geek? Answer: In the Garage

Although first published in 2002, it is being rushed into reprint after the popularity of an essay adapted from 1994's Here Comes the Mirror Men. The book is a collection of essays divided into four chapters: Dirty Books, Dirty Thoughts, Dirty Talk, and Dirty Words. FTP, identify this work by Mark Simpson, one of whose articles was republished in Salon.com as Meet the Metrosexual. Answer: Sex Terror: Erotic Misadventures in Pop Culture

14. There are fifteen ways to completely erase the screen. There are sixteen slots in which custom stamps can be saved. Animation can be done in four, six, or nine frames. The “Coffee Break” mini-game allows for three stages of bug- swatting mayhem. The music composer function includes such ubiquitous music-makers as a jet, a swan, and Yoshi. FTP, all of these statements apply to what 1993 game, with which the Super NES Mouse was packaged? Answer: Mario Paint

15. After attending a few games at Dodger Stadium, this comedian wrote to Walter O'Malley and compared the place unfavorably to a concentration camp. He played Mad Man Mooney in The Muppet Movie; in Treehouse of Horror XIV, aired a year after his death, Ned Flanders claimed to see both him and Confucius in the afterlife. For 10 points, name this host of Texaco Star Theater, sometimes called "Mr. Television." Answer: Milton Berle (or Milton Berlinger)

16. Warning: The first and last word rhyme. The first winner of this competition was Barbara Windsor in 1976. The first male to win it was Michael Barrymore in 1986 and other notable males include Robbie Williams and this year's winner, Ronan Keating. FTP, identify this annual award sponsored by Matalan, the maker of Lee Jeans, which honors the finest UK ass. Answer: Rear of the Year

17. Only two known beings in the universe have used it, Quasar and Morg. This may be because it will destroy both the wielder as well as the target. Able to obliterate the existence of anything the wielder can fully conceive of, it first came to earth aboard the ship Taa II. FTP, name this weapon, the threat of whose use by the Fantastic Four kept Galactus from destroying the Earth during his first appearance. Answer: The Ultimate Nulifier

19. THE NAME'S THE SAME. One is a "reality show within a show," whose contestants include Kip, Ashleigh, Molly, and "The Hutch." Tracks on the other include "Ghost Town," "Don't Be Cruel," and "The Flame." One has Matt Kennedy Gould as the only real contestant, sharing a mansion with eight actors; the other has vocals by Robin Zander. For 10 points, what name is shared by the game within Spike TV's "Joe Schmo Show," and a 1988 Cheap Trick album? Answer: Lap of Luxury (do not accept or prompt on "The Joe Schmo Show")

20. Plants, birds, rocks, sand, hills, rings, a fly with a buzz, the sky with no clouds, hot heat, dry ground, and air full of sound are all seen in the first part of the journey. The singer develops red skin after two days in the desert; after nine days the unnamed title character is set free because the desert has become sea. For 10 points, name this America song in which "there ain't no one for to give you no pain." Answer: A Horse With No Name

22. In 1989 the American League brings back the Washington Senators yet again, owned this time by a crooked holy roller. One of the team's beat writers is Ariadne Bloom Berkowitz, whose diary reads like Ball Four only a lot raunchier. Written by an author better known for her biography of Sandy Koufax, this is, for 10 points, what Jane Leavy novel named for a play involving a bunt? Answer: Squeeze Play: A Novel [Leavy also wrote Sandy Koufax: A Lefty's Legacy]

23. FIRST OR LAST NAME IS ACCEPTABLE. Her younger sister Tori just turned 18 and followed in her footsteps; among her colleagues are Jordan Capri, Taylor Little, and Devon. She has posed in a red T-shirt, light blue pajamas, cheerleader uniform, and even nothing at all. For 10 points, identify this Lightspeed girl, a 19-year-old Texan whose first name sounds like a brownish-orange color and whose last name is the same as the judge on Night Court. Answer: Tawnee Stone (accept either)

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This song was used on an episode of Six Feet Under when Nate was riding his new motorcycle. More appropriately, it was used in a funeral scene earlier in the episode. It was first released on the album Agents of Fortune, but it was also included in the soundtrack for the movie Halloween. The singer urges his "baby" to be like "the seasons," "the wind, the sun or the rain" and subscribe to the titular belief. FTP, name this song featuring a cowbell that was spoofed on Saturday Night Life, perhaps the best known hit from the Blue Öyster Cult. Answer: (Don't Fear) The Reaper