2003 Trashionals Round 02: Meeting Your Aluminum Needs Since 1976 Tossups

2003 TRASHionals Round 02: Meeting your aluminum needs since 1976 Tossups

1. She was in the running to play The Madonna in 1925's Ben-Hur, but instead received a bit part as a harlot. For the first ten years of her film career she played vamps, frequently Asian despite growing up in Montana. In 1934, MGM gambled by giving her the female lead in a comedic adaptation of a Dashiell Hammett novel. It paid off, and within two years she was Hollywood's top box-office draw. For ten points, name this actress, best known as Nora Charles in the "Thin Man" series of films. ANSWER: Myrna Loy 2. The town council sold it to a rabbit farm in 1799, but it was bought back by James Cheape of Strathtyrum to preserve it for its current purpose. In 1894 it was sold back to the town, which added Jubilee and Eden to the Old and New Courses. And most recently, locals were up in arms at the changes to its infamous "Road Hole," which has been moved farther away and made less deep. For ten points, name this publicly-owned Scottish course that is home to the Royal and Ancient Golf Club. ANSWER: the Links at St. Andrews 3. She played Jane the phone sex operator in the Seinfeld episode "The Stall." She had a recurring role as psychiatrist Dr. Nina Pomeranz on ER, and as Women of Virtue bar chapter president Kimmy Bishop on Ally McBeal. In her younger days, she was known for playing high-spirited Muffy Tepperman on Square Pegs. For ten points, name this actress who you can now see on TV playing Judy Miller--opposite Mark Addy--in the CBS post-Raymond sitcom Still Standing. ANSWER: Jami Gertz 4. BET's Free is found on interview segments. "Amazin'" guest stars Kandice Love, Dru Hill appears on "Big Mama (Unconditional Love)," P. Diddy drops by for "After School," and "Paradise" features Amerie. The title refers to the artist's recordings with the Def Jam label, including the first single"Luv U Better." For ten points, name this album, whose title gives the number of albums recorded by LL Cool J and has nothing to do with Mookie Blaylock. ANSWER: 10 5. Born Lillian Wilczkowsky [Will-chuh-cow-skee] in 1928, she made at least one legitimate film, Casanova, with director Federico Fellini. Other star turns include Deadly Weapons, and Double Agent 73 which co-starred Harry Reams. For ten points, name this Polish immigrant who came to the U.S. by way of Israel, famous for collaborations with Doris Wishman and for having measurements of 73-23-36. ANSWER: Chesty Morgan 6. Products made from it include Goodyear BioTred tires, Eveready Classicarbon batteries, and Crayola Coloring Book Markers. The world's only "palace" devoted to it is located in Mitchell, South Dakota, and its children have wreaked havoc on Gatlin, Hemmingford, and Chicago. A lazy fly ball to the outfield is a "can of" this product. For ten points, name this vegetable whose adjectival form might describe this question. ANSWER: corn 7. Last name's the same. George was Dick Sargent's character in The Ghost and Mr. Chicken. Tommy was Tom Berenger's character in Sniper. Maggie was played Kari Wuhrer on Sliders. Dr. James is a leading publisher of sports card price guides. Amanda was played by Jennifer Love Hewitt in Can't Hardly Wait. Josh is part of the Florida Marlins rotation. Andrew garnered Tom Hanks an Oscar for Philadelphia. For ten points, give this last name most associated with Scott Bakula's Sam on Quantum Leap. ANSWER: Beckett 8. In 2001, it was the most popular baby name for newborn boys in 29 of the 50 U.S. states, far outpacing second place name Michael. A top 20 name since 1990, it moved into the top 10 in 1994. A variant of this name, meaning "held by the heel" in Hebrew, has moved from 596th in 1990 to the top 200 in 2001, thanks in part to a well-known musical son. Name, for ten points, this most-popular baby name for boys, on top since 1999, probably helped by Bob Dylan's son. ANSWER: Jacob 9. This school dismissed defensive back Chris Riviere, who was then banned from all future postseason play. However, none of coach Jack Harbaugh's starters were among the 13 players suspended for at least one playoff game, after this school's football team was involved in a brawl with Gateway Conference rival Western Illinois in the national semifinals. For ten points, name these 2002 Division 1AA [One Double A] champions, known as the Hilltoppers. ANSWER: Western Kentucky University 10. According to the CDC, as many as forty percent of teens in major urban areas have smoked one at least once. Although sold in health food stores, recent research indicates that blood nicotine levels in smokers are as many as three times higher than after normal cigarettes. Hand-rolled and wrapped in leaves, they come in flavors like grape, cherry, and root beer. For ten points, name these Indian cigarettes. ANSWER: bidis [bee-dees] (do not accept "kretek" or "clove cigarettes") 11. Alice Tan Ridley, who sang "Respect" and "Midnight Train to Georgia." Contortionist Daniel Browning Smith. Martial artists Sideswipe. Lorenzo Le Roc, a street performer who plays an electric violin. The African Acrobats, a quintet of performers from Kenya. These are among the acts that have won $25,000 on, for ten points, what short attention span talent show hosted by Craig J. Jackson on Fox? ANSWER: 30 Seconds to Fame 12. Played by Denise Nickerson, she hails from Miles City, Montana, and her father is "Square Deal Sam," a car salesman. She edged out her best friend, Cornelia Prinzmetel, for a dubious world record in her favorite activity. While on a facility tour, she suffers drastic side effects when she hastily ingests an experimental product. For ten points, name this gum-chewing character who turns into a blueberry while touring Willie Wonka's chocolate factory. ANSWER: Violet Beauregarde (accept either) 13. Despite hitting number three on the U.S. charts in 1962, this song did not chart in the U.K. until 1979, after its inclusion on the Quadrophenia film soundtrack. Originally issued as the B-side to "Behave Yourself," it was written while waiting for Billy Lee Riley to show up for a recording session and mixes Steve Cropper's guitar and the band leader's organ. For ten points, name this instrumental hit for Booker T. and the MG's. ANSWER: Green Onions 14. He made his debut as a supporting character in 1963's Tales of Suspense. A wunderkind weapons manufacturer, he was in Vietnam when he stepped on a land mine. Sick and weak from shrapnel, he managed to create a chest plate to keep his damaged heart beating. Expanding the plate, he developed a super-powered armor suit for himself, which developed him to fly and fire repulsor rays. For ten points, give this superhero identity of Tony Stark, a member of the Marvel Universe. ANSWER: Iron Man (accept Tony Stark before he is mentioned) 15. In Clerks, an idiot customer is ecstatic that the video store has this movie in stock. The cast includes Bill Paxton as Dane and Dennis Haysbert as Chief Billy Graham. Joanne Whalley-Kilmer plays a half-Lebanese journalist who falls for both Lt. Curran and Lt. Hawkins while helping them find a group of terrorists who possess some Stinger missiles. Starring Michael Biehn and Charlie Sheen, this is, for ten points, what 1990 movie that shares its name with an elite military group? ANSWER: Navy SEALS 16. At the start of the 2003 major league baseball season, this player has the longest active tenure with his current team at 18 seasons. This former University of Michigan player was the starting shortstop for Team USA in the 1984 Olympics. Debuting in 1986, by 1987 he beat out Kurt Stillwell to become Dave Concepcion's successor. The 1995 NL MVP, in 1996 he became the first shortstop in major league history to hit 30 homers and steal 30 bases in a season. For ten points, name this long-time shortstop for the Cincinnati Reds. ANSWER: Barry Larkin 17. Nick Zajac is a Boston-area doctor who hates dog doo but loves scooping it up in a lacrosse stick and flinging it at rowers on the Charles. Doris Clausen works in the Green Bay Packers ticket office and has a husband, Otto, who shoots blanks- except for the accidental one that killed him. Patrick Wallingford is an unremarkable yet highly attractive reporter for a tragedy-focused cable news network whose personal misfortune, at the mouth of a lion in an Indian circus, brings him together with Nick, Doris, and a specific part of Otto. Such is the set up of, for ten points, what 2002 novel by John Irving? ANSWER: The Fourth Hand 18. With Bob Montgomery, he formed the Western and Bop Band, which later morphed into his backup band. Due to a legal nightmare with manager Norman Petty, he published several songs under the name Charles Hardin. He also was left off the contract with Coral/Brunswick to hide his involvement from Decca, which had dropped him the previous year, and it was under that arrangement that he had his first hit, "That'll Be the Day." For ten points, name the man behind "Oh Boy" and "Peggy Sue," who died in a 1959 place crash. ANSWER: Charles "Buddy" Holly 19. This movie marked the film screenwriting debut of billionaire playboy Steve Bing, and was the second directorial effort of David McNally. The movie tells the story of two friends, hairstylist Charlie and wanna-be musician Louis, who must go halfway around the world to deliver 100- thousand dollars to a shady businessman. Somehow, the money comes into the possession of a marsupial, and wacky hijinks ensue. This describes, for ten points, what 2003 alleged comedy, starring Jerry O'Connell, Anthony Anderson and the title animal? ANSWER: Kangaroo Jack 20. It was first made popular on the parlor tabletops of Britain, and was brought to the United States in 1934 by Parker Brothers. Up to four people play, and each player gets four same-colored pawns. Players take turns drawing from a deck of cards, which dictate forward and backward movement around the board. The first player to get all four of his pawns from start to home wins. However, opponents can send you right back home by just saying the magic word. For ten points, name this board game classic. ANSWER: Sorry! 21. The nickname of Seneca College in the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association. The nickname of the last team to win the NASL title. The nickname of the team of Andrea Stinson, Tammy Sutton- Brown, and Dawn Staley in the WNBA. The winner of the last ever match on WCW Monday Nitro against Ric Flair. For ten points, what name links pro wrestler Steve Borden, Chicago soccer, and women's pro hoops in Charlotte? ANSWER: Sting 2003 TRASHionals Round 02: Meeting your aluminum needs since 1976 Bonuses

1. For ten points each, name these post-1990 Guns N' Roses songs: 1. G and R's last hit was this contribution to the End of Days soundtrack in which the singer claims "I've been taught just to kill and fight this / To bury it deeper where nobody can find it / Like nobody wanted to know." ANSWER: Oh My God 2. The music video for this song was part of a trilogy starring Stephanie Seymour and was sandwiched between "Don't Cry" and "Estranged." ANSWER: November Rain 3. Use Your Illusion I and II had different versions of this song that shares its name with a minor hit for Asia. It makes a request of a woman, telling her "There's a heaven above you, baby." ANSWER: Don't Cry 2. For ten points each, name these people and things with absolutely nothing in common. 1. Time-Life has recently released the entire run of this MTV animated series on DVD. Highlights include the protagonists photocopying nickels and inventing the butt- scratcher. ANSWER: Beavis and Butt-head 2. A Serbian immigrant who didn't learn English until kindergarten, he has been drawn to religious roles, including turns as Father Barry in On The Waterfront, Reverend Paul Ford in Pollyanna, and a guest spot as Father Thomas Cavanaugh on The West Wing. ANSWER: Karl Malden (or Malden Sekulovich) 3. Meow meow tree house meow meow furry meow fancy clothes meow Make-Believe meow meow Kitty? ANSWER: Henrietta Pussycat 3. Given a character or characters from a movie, identify the non-mainstream sport they play, for ten points each. 1. Oz and Stifler in American Pie. ANSWER: lacrosse 2. Jason and Thornton Mellon in Back to School. ANSWER: diving 3. Lamar in Revenge of the Nerds. ANSWER: javelin throwing 4. So what does a TV producer do exactly? No one is really sure other than he gets the credit. Given series, identify the famous producer responsible, for ten points. If you need more well-known shows, you'll get five. 1. (10) a.k.a Pablo, Hanging In, One Day at a Time. (5) All in the Family, Sanford and Son. ANSWER: Norman Lear 2. (10) It's About Time, Harper Valley, P.T.A.. (5) Gilligan's Island, The Brady Bunch. ANSWER: Sherwood Schwartz 3. (10) Picket Fences, Snoops, Girls Club. (5) The Practice, Ally McBeal. ANSWER: David E. Kelley 5. I'll name several perfumes made by a common designer or company. For ten points each, you name that brand. 1. Truth, One, and Contradiction. ANSWER: CK or Calvin Klein 2. Happy and Aromatics. ANSWER: Clinique 3. Sunflowers, True Love, and Splendor. ANSWER: Elizabeth Arden 6. Sixteen of Mike Tyson's 44 knockouts have come in the first 93 seconds of the first round. Identify these opponents who suffered a quick defeat from clues, for ten points each. 1. The most famous of Tyson's quick knockouts was the 91-second dismantling of this former heavyweight champ on June 27, 1988. ANSWER: Michael Spinks 2. Tyson's quickest victory was a 30-second squash of this son of a former heavyweight champion. ANSWER: Marvis Frazier 3. Tyson's 49-second conquest of this fighter in February ranked as sixth-fastest win. ANSWER: Clifford Etienne 7. In 2003, a British poll asked people to name the best and worst lines in movie history. Answer these questions about the poll, for the stated number of points. 1. (5) Number-two on the best-line list was "Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn" from this 1939 Clark Gable epic. ANSWER: Gone With the Wind 2. (10) Andie MacDowell's cringe-worthy "Is it raining? I hadn't noticed" in this 1994 Mike Newell comedy was voted worst line ever. ANSWER: Four Weddings and a Funeral 3. (15) Michael Caine's one-liner in this 1969 Turin-set crime caper, "You were only supposed to blow the bloody doors off," finished first on the best-line list. ANSWER: The Italian Job 8. For ten points each, name the rock opera from rock arias. 1. "See Me Feel Me" and "Pinball Wizard." ANSWER: The Who's Tommy 2. "Midnight Radio," "In Your Arms Tonight," and "Wicked Little Town." ANSWER: Hedwig and the Angry Inch 3. "Damned for All Time" and "I Don't Know How To Love Him." ANSWER: Jesus Christ Superstar 9. Identify the trading card company, for ten points each. 1. This company manufactures such kiddie snacks as Baby Bottle Pops and Ring Pops, but is better known for being America's top sports trading card company for more than 50 years. Subsidiary groups include Bowman, Stadium Club and Gold Label. ANSWER: Topps 2. After a two-year hiatus, this trading card company resumed production in 2001. First introduced in 1981, this company is best known for its "Diamond King" series of arty baseball cards. ANSWER: Donruss 3. Founded in 1989 by Richard McWilliam, this trading card company introduced such innovations as foil wrapping, anti-counterfeit holograms and PowerDeck, the first digital trading card. ANSWER: Upper Deck 10. Nanotechnology is more than just tiny little machines; it's also a plot driver for a variety of books. For the stated number of points, name the book that falls into such a category from plot. 1. (5) The runaway nanotech of Xymos Technology is the enemy- and the cover art- for this 2002 Michael Crichton novel. ANSWER: Prey 2. (10) This Neil Stephenson novel sees John Percival Hackworth, a nanotech engineer, lose a young ladies' primer that's also a nanotech-designed supercomputer. Nell, a street urchin, finds it and tries to reprogram humanity. ANSWER: The Diamond Age 3. (15) This 2002 Dean Koontz novel sees Jillian and Dylan become injected with a nanotech solution by a doctor who is killed soon after. They spend the book staying a step ahead of the killers while trying to figure out just what's happening to them. ANSWER: By the Light of the Moon 11. Trading Spaces, love it or hate it, it's the stuff of which this bonus is made. For ten points each, given a description of the awful finished product, identify the Trading Spaces decorator responsible. First names are acceptable. 1. In the most infamous episode of Trading Spaces to date, this decorator applied pink grout to a tray ceiling, made a fireplace screen with sharp bits of glass all over it, and glued random bits of hay all over the walls -- all this for an Oakland couple with two toddlers. ANSWER: Hildy or Santo Tomas (also accept Hildegarde) 2. The homeowners wanted a country look and no changes to the fireplace. The fireplace was encased in a white wooden surround, and all the walls were painted chocolate brown with a white grid traced on it. When the homeowners saw it, the wife cried and was reported to have sold Paige's tissue art on eBay. ANSWER: Doug or Wilson (also accept Douglass) 3. In a recent episode, the decorator gave a suburban Virginia couple an Indian theme bedroom in flaming orange and blue, and suspended their bed from the ceiling with chains. ANSWER: Kia or Steave-Dickerson 12. (AUDIO) Identify the classic video game from its theme music as redone by the group Minibosses, for ten points each. 1. (Track 3) ANSWER: Mike Tyson's Punch Out! 2. (Track 4) ANSWER: Castlevania 3. (Track 5) ANSWER: Final Fantasy 6 13. She's a much better singer than actress. Given songs, identify the Madonna album on a 5-10-20-30 basis. 1. "Secret," "Sanctuary," "Take a Bow." ANSWER: Bedtime Stories 2. "Papa Don't Preach," "La Isla Bonita," "Jimmy, Jimmy." ANSWER: True Blue 3. "Frozen," "Nothing Really Matters," "Candy Perfume Girl." ANSWER: Ray of Light 4. "Cherish", "Oh Father." ANSWER: Like a Prayer 14. Were you sufficiently masochistic to stick it out until season seven of Star Trek: Voyager? If so, then piece of cake. For ten points each: 1. Season seven began with the conclusion of a two-parter concerning this titular location where Borg drones can exist as individuals. ANSWER: Unimatrix Zero 2. The episode "Homestead" had Voyager finding a colony of these aliens, 40,000 light- years from their home world. Voyager finally gets rid of Neelix, who thus joins his own people. ANSWER: Talaxians 3. You have made it to the final episode without honorably committing sepukku, not that we would have blamed you. Name this final episode in which Janeway time travels and comes up against the Borg Queen, once again played by First Contact actress Alice Krige. ANSWER: Endgame 15. Name these Hollywood actors who appear in country music videos on a 15-5 basis. 1. (15) He is an old man in a rocking chair on a porch at the beginning of Steve Azar's "Waitin' for Joe." (5) Hoke in Driving Miss Daisy. ANSWER: Morgan Freeman 2. (15) He's the modern-day Clyde in "Modern Day Bonnie and Clyde" by Travis Tritt. (5) That retarded dude in Sling Blade. ANSWER: Billy Bob Thornton 16. Now that Brett Hull has 700 goals, it's time to celebrate the other 700 goal scorers in the NHL. For five points each and a five point bonus for all five, name the other five players to score 700 goals in the National Hockey League. ANSWER: Marcel Dionne, Wayne Gretzky, Gordie Howe, Mike Gartner, Phil Esposito 17. When you have over 35 million members, you can pretty much do what you want with your magazines. For ten points each: 1. A merger of two other magazines created this publication in early 2003. With a rate base of over 21 million that reaches all 35 million members, it comes in three editions, one for members in their fifties, one for members in their sixties, and one for the 70-plus crowd. ANSWER: AARP The Magazine 2. AARP The Magazine was formed out of these two other publications; one aimed at the 50-to-59-year-old members that shared its name with a song by The Who, the other AARP's flagship magazine, which had the second-biggest circulation after the NTRA/AARP Bulletin. ANSWER: My Generation, Modern Maturity 18. What do learning COBOL and becoming a Bond Girl have in common? Both can be considered very, very poor career moves. Answer the following about the post-Bond careers of some of 007's leading ladies, for ten points each. 1. The first Bond girl, she'd been a major sex symbol before playing Honey Rider in Dr. No. But within a decade, she was reduced to scuzzy exploitation schlock like Slaves of the Cannibal God, in which flesh-eaters tie her to a pole, strip her naked, and paint her body with mud. ANSWER: Ursula Andress 2. Before acting in A View to a Kill, she'd been a successful model and singer. Her credits since? Siesta, Boomerang, and most recently, a CD-ROM game called Hell: A Cyberpunk Thriller. ANSWER: Grace Jones 3. Her execrable performance as ersatz nuclear scientist Christmas Jones led to direct-to- video films Tail Lights Fade and Kill Shot, plus a self-parodying role in Undercover Brother. ANSWER: Denise Richards 19. Name the Domino's Pizza items which are not pizza, for ten points each. 1. This dessert can best be described as round pieces of baked dough covered with cinnamon and vanilla icing. ANSWER: Domino's Dots 2. Take regular breadsticks, smother them with cheddar and mozzarella, then bake to perfection. ANSWER: Cheesy Bread 3. This version of Buffalo wings features tender cuts of all-white chicken with baked-in Buffalo flavor. ANSWER: Buffalo Chicken Kickers 20. Name these people nominated for induction to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2003, for ten points each. 1. This center from Centenary, nicknamed "The Chief," helped lead the Boston Celtics to NBA titles in 1981, 1984 and 1986. ANSWER: Robert Parish 2. One of the game's great fast-break finishers, this forward led North Carolina to a college title in 1982, then helped the Lakers win crowns in 1985, 1987 and 1988. ANSWER: James Worthy 3. This current Portland Trail Blazers coach was nominated for his smooth ball-handling work with the Philadelphia 76ers in the 1980s. ANSWER: Maurice Cheeks 21. Hello, I'm Wilford Brimley for TRASH. Answer these questions about my career, for ten points each. 1. I first achieved fame playing a frustrated employee at a nuclear power plant in this 1979 thriller about an accident at the plant and the reporter who wants to publicize it. ANSWER: The China Syndrome 2. I've also played a man who took in his daughter-in-law and three grandchildren following the death of my son in this 1986-1988 NBC series, which co-starred Deidre Hall and Shannen Doherty. ANSWER: Our House 3. I have also been the long-time spokesman for this Medicare provider of home-delivered diabetes and respiratory supplies. ANSWER: Liberty Medical 22. Boo-yah! For ten points each, given a description of an athlete's role in a Sportscenter commercial, name that athlete. 1. He gives his best friend, Dan Patrick, a historic game ball. In the next frame, Patrick pulls into his parking place in an opulent red sports car with a curious vanity plate. ANSWER: Mark McGwire [NOTE: the license plate says "SWEET 70"] 2. While helping out at ESPN's daycare center, he makes raw egg shakes for the youngsters. ANSWER: Evander Holyfield 3. In a 2000 spot, a serious interview with this former Knick takes a surreal turn when Ley and Olbermann ask him whether the short uniform shorts ever gave him a wedgie. ANSWER: Bill Bradley