2006 TRASH Regionals Round 07 Tossups
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2006 TRASH Regionals Round 07 Tossups 1. It appears twice in the e.e. cummings poem “little ladies more”. It also appears in the Tennessee Williams play A Streetcar Named Desire when Blanche DuBois asks it of Mitch. Seemingly awkward because of its use of the formal pronoun, it means, “Do you want to sleep with me (tonight)?” For ten points, give this phrase re-introduced to a new generation by Mya, Lil’ Kim, Pink, and Christina Aguilera in their 2001 version of “Lady Marmalade”. Answer: Voulez-vous coucher avec moi (ce soir)? 2. In Need for Speed: Most Wanted it’s called “Speed Breaker”, and is most often used to dodge roadblocks. In GUN, it’s called “Quick Draw.” The earliest example of it is probably in the 1980 Epyx game Rescue at Rigel. In Star Wars: Jedi Academy, you can get it using “Force Speed,” by killing Reborn Jedis, or typing the cheat code “there is no spoon.” For ten points, give the common name for the ability in video games to move at normal speed while the rest of the game is slowed down, most famously used in the Max Payne and, predictably, Matrix videogames. Answer: bullet time (Prompt on “slow motion” or equivalents. Note for itinerant cheaters: the cheat code is really “thereisnospoon”) 3. His favorite movie may be Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, while he cried a lot when he paid to see Godfather III. His first name may be Marion, but his full name has also been reported to be William Williams. His business interests have included the wackiest secret tobacky patch; pretzels, which led to a local war with the Yakuza; illegal fireworks, which were stored in a cave; rat milk sold to school children, and a Legitimate Businessman’s Social Club. For ten points, name this character voiced by Joe Mantegna, a mob boss on The Simpsons. Answer: Fat Tony or Anthony D’Amico 4. Her brother Jeremy was the second husband of Lamb Chop puppeteer Shari Lewis. Non-fiction by this Wellesley grad includes the Cosmopolitan article “The Myth of the Multiple Orgasm” and the memoir Sex and Shopping: The Confessions of a Nice Jewish Girl, but she is best known for fiction such as The Jewels of Tessa Kent and Til We Meet Again. For ten points, name this romance novelist whose works that made the jump to TV include Mistral’s Daughter, Dazzle, and Scruples. Answer: Judith Krantz (or Judy Tarcher) 5. (AUDIO) For ten points, name the 21st century film, given a snippet of dialogue. (Track 26) Answer: The 40-Year-Old Virgin 6. He has more self-given monikers than even Shaquille O’Neal, having released music under the pseudonyms Power-Pill, Blue Calx, and Caustic Window, among others. After his first proper releases, Analogue Bubblebath and Xylem Tube, he released a landmark record that referenced the bedroom recordings he started making at age 14, Selected Ambient Works 85-92. A remixer for the likes of The Cure and Jesus Jones, he’s recently returned after a five-year hiatus with the album Chosen Lords. The alter ego of Richard D. James, bitch, this is, for ten points, what IDM artist best known for the single “Windowlicker”? Answer: Aphex Twin (accept Richard D. James before mentioned in the question) 7. He spent this winter recovering from an eye infection triggered by blowing his nose too hard. A 2002 first-round pick from Parkview High School, he chose baseball instead of playing football at Clemson. He spent part of 2004 on the DL for Myrtle Beach after getting hit in the face with a ball. He made his big-league debut on July 7, 2005, and hit a three-run homer. He’d finish with 14 homers, a .300 average and 12 outfield assists for a runner-up finish for NL Rookie of the Year. For ten points, name this Braves phenom. Answer: Jeff Francoeur 8. Part of the Italian street furniture company Jolly Pubblicita. The United States Hot Rod Association. The U.S. Touring Production of The Lion King. Yellow Checker Star Cabs Displays. SFX Entertainment. All are owned by this company which in its most famous area has acquired Apex, Chancellor, Gulfstar, Jacor, Dame Media, Clark Broadcasting, and Eastern Radio Assets. For ten points, name this media company which has been accused of censoring anti-war and anti-Bush sentiments and whose concert promoting tactics have led to musician boycotts. Answer: Clear Channel Communications 1 2006 TRASH Regionals Round 07 Tossups 9. The technical term for this practice is brachiovaginal eroticism. The court case California v. Adam Glasser dealt with its appearance in Tampa Tushy Fest. Dan Savage suggested trimming your fingernails before engaging in this practice, the subject matter of Deborah Addington’s A Hand in the Bush. For ten points, name this practice whose anal version is known as “handballing.” Answer: fisting 10. This film earned Stevie Wonder his only Oscar for Best Original Song. Based on the French film Un Elephant Ca Trompe Enormement, it featured supporting performances by Joe Bologna, Charles Grodin and Gilda Radner. The story of Teddy Pierce and his midlife crisis, it co-starred Judith Ivey as Teddy’s pistol packing wife, Didi. For ten points, name this 1984 comedy, which starred Gene Wilder as Teddy and Kelly LeBrock as the titular femme fatale. Answer: The Woman in Red 11. The older one was just a name used by Chicago punk bands the Effigies, Naked Raygun, and Big Black to release albums rather than a real record label. The current one was co-founded by Jerry Heller in 1987. Over the years, its roster has included Blood of Abraham, The D.O.C., Above the Law, Bone Thugs n Harmony, and MC Ren. For ten points, name this gangsta rap record label whose other co-founder was N.W.A.’s Eazy-E. Answer: Ruthless Records 12. Among this team’s big offseason moves include acquiring Danny O’Rourke, Taylor Graham, Chris Henderson and former English Premier League player Peter Canero. It also made a bold move to select UCLA’s Marvel Wynne, son of the former major leaguer, with the No. 1 pick in the MLS SuperDraft. However, its biggest shakeup was being sold to an Austrian group who renamed it after its well-known product. For ten points, name this team, formerly the MetroStars, now named for an energy drink. Answer: New York Red Bulls (also accept Red Bull New York) 13. Gardner Dozois, who is credited with popularizing this term, claims not to have coined it, but may have gotten it from the title of a short story written by Bruce Bethke. Examples of it include the 1986 anthology Mirrorshades, edited by one of its proponents, the author of Crystal Express and co-author of The Difference Engine, Bruce Sterling. For ten points, name this subgenre often dealing with marginalized persons in high-tech societies, such as in the works of Sterling’s collaborator, Neuromancer author William Gibson. Answer: cyberpunk 14. A special between its third and fourth seasons examined Christmas at wartime, from truces to its host’s involvement in the Toys for Tots program. Other specials included looks at Minot Air Force Base, current operations in the Persial Gulf, and a look back at D-Day. Premiering on August 4, 2002, its first episode showed how to drive a M5A1 tank, the fire rate of a Gatling Gun, and what made a samurai sword so effective. Featuring the gruff but loveable hosting of R. Lee Ermey, this is, for ten points, what History Channel show that provides answers for viewer’s questions on the military? Answer: Mail Call 15. He might easily have been a lawyer, or a Zappa-influenced guitarist. Fortunately, law was boring and his band, the Sons of Mr. Greengenes, didn’t get signed. His first acting gig in the play Disco Pigs led to a starring role in the movie version in 2001. A bit player in Girl with a Pearl Earring and Cold Mountain, 2005 saw him land the breakout role of Dr. Jonathan Crane in Batman Begins. For ten points, name this Irish actor, who played Jackson Rippner in Red Eye. Answer: Cillian Murphy 16. Mick Jagger helped produce an album for them after being impressed by their guitarist’s guest appearance on his album Primitive Cool. After this band broke up in 1995, the drummer and bassist formed Jungle Funk, while lead singer Corey Glover became a VH1 VJ. A hard rock act that won the 1989 MTV Best New Artist moonman, they reunited with Vernon Reid in 2001 and released the album Collide0scope. For ten points, name this act whose biggest British hit was “Love Rears Its Ugly Head” and whose biggest U.S. hit was “Cult of Personality.” Answer: Living Colour 17. He entered Georgia Tech at just 16, revived the school’s bridge club and graduated with a computer science degree in 1991. By 1997, he would be a multi-millionaire as his company Netsys was bought by Cisco. Upon retirement, he backpacked across the world but then moved into a career in poker, finishing fourth in the 2001 World Series of Poker main event, which would lead to TV work. For ten points, name this 6-foot-9 poker star, the original analyst for Bravo’s Celebrity Poker Showdown. Answer: Phil Gordon 2 2006 TRASH Regionals Round 07 Tossups 18. In Ultima IV, its starting town is Britain and its virtue is compassion. In the original Dungeons and Dragons, one had to switch between fighter, rogue, and mage to gain this status, which became its own “jack of all trades” character class in future editions.