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2005 TRASHionals Round 02

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1. For ten points each, name these films of Buster Poindexter himself, David Johansen.

1. Johansen played the Ghost of Christmas Past, while Carol Kane was the Ghost of Christmas Present, in this comedy. ANSWER: Scrooged 2. He was the villain Thanatos, who tries to steal a microchip, in this film. Hulk Hogan stops the scheme after being hired as a bodyguard for the children of the head of the company that makes the chip. ANSWER: Mr. Nanny 3. Johansen took over the role of Gunther Toody, originally played by Joe E. Brown, in this 1994 movie version of a ‘60s television show. ANSWER: Car 54, Where Are You?

2. Given a mix and match item from a chain restaurant menu, name the chain for ten points each.

1. Crispy Green Bean Fries, Bruschetta Chicken Pasta, and Cinnabon Cheesecake is one of several possible meals you can make from its three course, $12.99 menu. ANSWER: T. G. I. Friday's 2. Mini Bacon Cheeseburgers, Steak Quesadilla Towers, and Crispy Fiesta Wrappers could combine -- as could any three of seven items -- to form this restaurant's Ultimate Trios appetizer. ANSWER: Applebee's 3. You can add unlimited meatballs or sausage for an added fee when you get this eatery's Never Ending Pasta Bowl. ANSWER: Olive Garden

3. Identify the following people romantically involved with Buffy Summers, for the stated number of points.

1. For five points each, these are the two vampires that Buffy is involved with over the course the show -- one an Irishman from the 1700s portrayed by David Boreanaz, the other an Englishman and terrible poet from the 1880s portrayed by James Marsters. ANSWER: Angel and Spike 2. For ten points, besides Angel and Spike, this member of The Initiative had the pleasure of pleasuring Buffy for much of Seasons 4 and 5.

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ANSWER: Riley Finn 3. For ten points, before Fab Filippo portrayed Ethan Gold on Queer as Folk, he was this Season 3 love interest who broke up with Buffy before homecoming because she was "distracted." ANSWER: Scott Hope

4. For ten points each, answer these questions related to sampling in popular music.

1. Len's 1997 hit "Steal My Sunshine" is built on a 10-second sample from this signature song by the Andrea True Connection. ANSWER: More, More, More 2. Rihanna's "SOS" takes a sample from a version of "Tainted Love" performed by this synth-pop duo consisting of Marc Almond and David Ball. ANSWER: Soft Cell 3. Mick Jagger and Keith Richards successfully sued for full songwriting credit and 100% royalties for The Verve's "Bittersweet Symphony," which is built on an orchestral cover of this Rolling Stones song. ANSWER: The Last Time

5. It only took 22 tries, but Duke's football team finally followed up their 2005 win with another one. For ten points each:

1. Duke topped this Big 10 school to break their winless streak. It's still not clear if this is better or worse than their 2006 season-opening loss to New Hampshire. ANSWER: Northwestern University 2. With the win, Duke handed the division I active losing streak lead to this school, who lost to Miami the weekend Duke won. Unlike last year, there was no mid-game brawl. ANSWER: Florida International University or FIU 3. The closest Duke had come to a win since their 2005 victory was a 14-13 loss last year to this school, the surprise ACC champion. ANSWER: Wake Forest University

6. You know what this game needs? Of course! It needs a gimmick that requires the purchase of an overpriced accessory. For ten points each:

1. Taking its name from a classic peripheral, this attachment for the Wii Remote that turns the controller into a machine gun-style weapon includes a copy of Link's Crossbow Training, much to the chagrin of Duck Hunt fans. ANSWER: Wii Zapper

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2. This PlayStation 3 title not only requires the player to buy the PS3's camera accessory, but it also requires players to buy collectible cards that are read by the camera to control the action on-screen. ANSWER: The Eye of Judgment 3. This Xbox game from Capcom was followed by the sequel Line of Contact. This was a good thing from a value standpoint, as the huge controller included in the complete package bumped the price of the original game up to around $200. ANSWER: Steel Battalion

7. Identify these members of the so-called "Splat Pack," directors whose work has led to a renaissance of horror films, for ten points each:

1. He wrote 2002's Cabin Fever while working as a production assistant on Howard Stern's Private Parts. ANSWER: Eli Roth 2. His third feature, a remake of Halloween, was released in 2007; previously, he made his mark with House of 1000 Corpses and The Devil's Rejects. ANSWER: Rob Zombie 3. This Frenchman first came to the attention of American audiences with 2003's High Tension and solidified his reputation with the 2006 remake of The Hills Have Eyes. ANSWER: Alexandre Aja

8. Answer the following about shakeups in the "lad magazine" industry for ten points each.

1. Originally created by Chris Astridge as a fashion magazine in the UK, it went international and abbreviated its name after it decided to focus on pictorials, including the annual top 100 Sexiest Women in the World. In March, 2007 it went online-only. ANSWER: For Him Monthly 2. With its last issue in October, it will now be printed as a special section within Maxim. While featuring numerous pictorials, its ostensible focus was on product reviews of sports cars and electronics. ANSWER: Stuff 3. Former Stuff subscribers will instead be sent this magazine in future. Ostensibly a music magazine, this American publication features numerous female rocker photo shoots, but is also known for its snarky reviews in "The Guide". ANSWER: Blender

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9. For ten points each, answer these questions about a musician and his groups.

1. Born in Newcastle, England, this soulful vocalist recorded two albums with War and was the lead singer on their 1970 hit Spill the Wine. ANSWER: Eric Burdon 2. Burdon is best known as the lead singer of this 1960s British invasion group, known for the working-class anthems It's My Life and We Gotta Get Out of This Place and their version of the folk standard House of the Rising Sun. ANSWER: The Animals (or The New Animals) 3. The Animals' sound was distinguished by the keyboard and organ stylings of this musician, who composed the original song score for and appeared as himself in the classic British film O Lucky Man!. ANSWER: Alan Price

10. Going into 2007, only two players had 20 doubles, triples, home runs, and stolen bases in the same season. Now there are twice as many. For ten points each:

1. Name the Detroit Tigers outfielder who accomplished this feat. ANSWER: Curtis Granderson 2. With a triple in the final game of the season, this Philadelphia Phillies outfielder and MVP candidate also accomplished this feat. ANSWER: Jimmy Rollins 3. This legendary Giants player joined the 20-20-20-20 club in 1957, the only year he hit more than 13 triples in a season. ANSWER: Willie Mays

11. For ten points each, name these NBC action chicks:

1. This British actress plays Jaime Sommers in the new revised version of The Bionic Woman. ANSWER: Michelle Ryan 2. This Australian actress plays FBI agent Sarah Walker, who must protect the title geek in Chuck. ANSWER: Yvonne Strahovski 3. New this season to Heroes is the mysterious character Elle, played by this actress fresh off of Veronica Mars. ANSWER: Kristen Bell

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12. Name these poker authors for ten points each.

1. the autobiography of this old-timer and former World Champion, subtitled "in a world full of fat people," neglects to mention his recent conviction for sexual abuse. ANSWER: Amarillo Slim Preston (accept either) 2. This newspaperman's Positively Fifth Street about his experience entering the World Series of Poker that he was supposed to be reporting on was a runaway bestseller. ANSWER: James Mcmanus 3. This Internet millionaire and commentator from Celebrity Poker Showdown is known for his Little Green Book and Little Red Book on poker strategy. ANSWER: Phil Gordon

13. Name the following directors for ten points each, and be sure to enunciate.

1. The director of the first Oscar winner for Best Picture, Wings, he received Oscar nominations for A Star Is Born, Battleground, and The High and the Mighty. ANSWER: William A. Wellman (Do not accept "William Wellman, Jr.") 2. He directed a record 31 actors to Oscar nominations, 13 of them winning. He won Oscars for Mrs. Miniver, The Best Years of Our Lives, and Ben-Hur; other films include Roman Holiday and Wuthering Heights. ANSWER: William Wyler (Do not accept "Billy Wilder"; do not read that instruction out loud) 3. Ace in the Hole, One, Two, Three, and The Fortune Cookie are some of the lesser-known films of this Austrian who won Oscars for The Apartment, Sunset Blvd., and The Lost Weekend. ANSWER: Billy Wilder

14. It was preceded by a self-titled album and Picture This. For ten points each:

1. Identify this 1983 album whose singles included "Heart and Soul", "Walking on a Thin Line" and "I Want a New Drug". ANSWER: Sports 2. Sports eventually went platinum seven times over, making it the best-selling album for this group that didn't do too poorly with Fore!, which went triple-platinum, either. ANSWER: Huey Lewis & The News 3. The first track off of Sports is this song that extols the virtues of New York and L.A. before doing a big name drop on a number of major touring cities. ANSWER: The Heart of Rock & Roll

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15. Most of the time it's a university's students that get in trouble, but sometimes it's the university president. For ten points each:

1. This former Treasury Secretary announced his resignation as President of Harvard in February 2006, a year after wide criticism of his remarks that women and men may differ in their innate abilities for science and math. ANSWER: Lawrence "Larry" Summers 2. Elizabeth Hoffman resigned as president of this Big 12 school after a barrage of football scandals in 2004, including allegations of sexual misconduct surrounding kicker Katie Hnida [huh-NYE-dah]. ANSWER: University of Colorado, Boulder 3. John Fallon was forced out as President of this Ypsilanti, Michigan school in July 2007 after being accused of covering up the circumstances around the death of a student. ANSWER: Eastern Michigan University

16. Answer the following about a television pioneer, for ten points each.

1. Well-known for his expensive cigar habit and characters wearing gorilla suits, his innovative character creations include the lisping poet Percy Doventonsils and the incompetent magician Matzoh Heppelwhite. ANSWER: Ernie Kovacs 2. One sketch involving people in ape attire was this one in which three performers wearing derby hats and gorilla masks mimed to Robert Maxwell's "Solfeggio". ANSWER: The Nairobi Trio 3. Kovacs' love of music was ever-apparent, as in one skit where players participated in a game of this, which can often be found on late night sports channels, set to Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. ANSWER: Poker (prompt on specific types of poker)

17. It's OK to play with dolls! Answer the following about a dollmaker for ten points each.

1. Starting with cloth dolls of the Little Women, Alice and Wonderland, and Dickens characters, she made a splash with the first-ever "licensed" doll, Scarlett O'Hara. ANSWER: Madame Alexander or Beatrice Alexander Behrman (accept either) 2. Madame Alexander also received the rights to make authorized dolls of these real-life children in 1934, which sustained her company throughout the Depression. ANSWER: the Dionne Quintuplets 3. Named for the fashion magazine headed by Alex Fairchild, this current line of "couture" dolls also includes Amanda Fairchild, Suzette Morgan, and Sienna Evans.

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ANSWER: Elan

18. For ten points each, name these people at the 2007 Dove Awards:

1. The event was co-hosted by this singer, who has had a couple of contemporary Christian chart-toppers in addition to his work as a member of the Backstreet Boys. ANSWER: Brian Littrell 2. He repeated as Male Vocalist and Artist of the Year on the strength of his album See the Morning. ANSWER: Chris Tomlin 3. He won best country album for Precious Memories, which was recorded as a present for his mother. It came out less than a year before his more secular Alison Krauss-produced album Like Red on a Rose. ANSWER: Alan Jackson

19. For ten points each, name these tenets of Pastafarianism:

1. In protest of Kansas permitting the teaching of intelligent design, Bobby Henderson founded Pastafarianism, the worship of this deity. ANSWER: Flying Spaghetti Monster or FSM 2. According to Pastafarian belief, these outlaws were peace-loving "absolute divine beings" whose reputation has been harmed by medieval Christians. ANSWER: pirates 3. Instead of Ten Commandments, Pastafarianism has eight of these less-stringent requests, the first of which has the Flying Spaghetti Monster preferring that followers don't "act like a sanctimonious holier-than-thou ass" when describing his noodly goodness. ANSWER: I'd Really Rather You Didn'ts

20. Last month he surprised many by faxing in a resignation from his then-employer, citing a lack of respect and the inability to fight Fedor Emelianenko as reasons. For ten points each:

1. This resignation came from this man, the reigning heavyweight champion of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. ANSWER: Randy Couture 2. Couture also chafed at not being the top paid fighter in UFC. That honor is believed to be held by this man, who beat Couture at UFC 57 to capture the light heavyweight title, which he lost two years later to Quinton Jackson. ANSWER: Chuck Liddell

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3. Couture and Liddell coached the two teams of MMA hopefuls during the first season of this Spike TV MMA reality program. ANSWER: The Ultimate Fighter

21. It holds the headquarters of Mars, Inc., Booz Allen Hamilton, Bearingpoint, and Capital One Financial, not bad for a community of about 40,000. For ten points each:

1. Name this wealthy suburb of Washington, DC which is the street address for much of the Tyson's Corner area. ANSWER: McLean, Virginia 2. This media company, which owns the Detroit Free Press and the Indianapolis Star is headquartered in McLean and publishes USA Today there. ANSWER: Gannett Company, Inc. 3. The largest Fortune 500 company headquartered in McLean is this government sponsored enterprise that buys mortgages on the secondary market and was split off of Fannie Mae. ANSWER: Freddie Mac or Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation

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