Yo!, Pass the AUX Cord, You Better Not Read

“Yo!, Pass the AUX Cord, You Better Not Read” TRASH set II: The Remix… Questions written by: Dexter Wickham, Zachary Beltz, Caden Stone, Alexandria Hill, Trenton Kiesling, Aleesa Hill, Eliot Chastain, Brendan Morris. Rush Chairman: Joshua Malecki. Questions edited by: Joshua Malecki. The Fort Osage High School. Round 3 1. One song with this word in it describes “dreaming on my pillow in the morning light,” while another song with this word in it describes a person with this quality who has “eyes so blue” and “looked right through me.” An NBA team with this word as its nickname began play in 1989 and plays at the Amway Arena,* while a B.o.B song claims that he has this “in me/Everytime I touch that track/It turns into gold.” For 10 points, name this word that describes songs by the bands Pilot and Heart, and describes a namesake “Kingdom” for Disney. “Magic” (the Heart song is “Magic Man”) 2. This artist’s most recent studio album contains covers of songs such as “Come Rain or Come Shine” and “On a Little Street in Singapore”. This artist’s earliest music was in the folk genre, but he famously went “electric,” at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival, which shocked many of his fans.* This artist’s later albums included Blonde on Blonde, Nashville Skyline, and Blood on the Tracks. This artist has toured consistently since 1988, although he re-interprets many of his songs on a nightly basis. For 10 points, name this singer-songwriter who won a Nobel Prize for Literature in 2016 and wrote the songs, “Like a Rolling Stone,” and “A Hard Rain’s Gonna Fall.” Bob Dylan 3. This TV star’s first show was based on a character from his stand-up career, which included two specials entitled, “Men are Pigs,” and “Rewiring America.” This actor’s first TV show featured him, his very patient wife, his three sons,* and philosophical neighbor Wilson, whose lower face is never seen because of a privacy fence. This actor’s second TV show was surprisingly cancelled last spring, and many believe it was due to this actor’s vocal support of President Trump. For 10 points, name this actor who starred in Home Improvement and Last Man Standing. Tim Allen 4. In a motivational speech in the film Stripes, Bill Murray’s character asks, “Who cried when this character got shot” and is incredulous when no one admits to it. The sequel to this movie is called Savage Sam, and only features the two brothers, Travis and Arliss Coates, from the original movie.* This character gets in trouble for stealing meat from the smokehouse and eggs from hens, but saves the family from a bear, a boar, and a wolf attack. For 10 points, name this Disney title character who is bitten by that wolf and has to be put down by Travis at the end of the movie. Old Yeller 5. This college basketball program had to forfeit its 1952-53 season after it was discovered that players on the 1949 championship team had been paid by gamblers to “shave” points. This program barely avoided a similar fate when it was discovered that assistant coaches had paid the parents of recruits in 1992 under then-Coach Eddie Sutton.* This university has had 21 players come through its program since 2006 that only stayed one year, so-called “one-and-dones,” including Anthony Davis and John Wall. For 10 points, name this storied NCAA program currently led by John Calipari. University of Kentucky (accept “Kentucky Wildcats” or “UK”) 6. This band’s first EP, This Modern Age, was released in early 2001, and prompted a bidding war among multiple record companies. The controversial cover of this band’s first album, 2001’s Is This It, was altered to a blue and orange motif, and the song, “New York City Cops,” was removed after the 9/11 attacks.* That album, by this band, featured songs like “Soma,” which references the book Brave New World, and hits like “Someday,” and “Last Nite.” For 10 points, name this New York City based band, whose other songs include “Reptilia,” and “Hard to Explain,” led by Julian Casablancas. The Strokes 7. This TV show premiered in 1981, and was inspired by its creator’s years living in a namesake Pittsburgh “District.” Michael Conrad portrayed Sergeant Phil Esterhaus {ESS-TURR-HOUSE} for the first three seasons of this show, before dying of cancer. That season 3 of this show was referred to as “Must See TV,” and it was paired with Cheers, Taxi, and Fame.* For 10 points, name this TV show about officers in the namesake precinct, and which featured a roll call at the beginning of each episode and the admonition to “be careful out there.” Hill Street Blues 8. A 2001 song named after this actor by the Gorillaz describes how the “future is coming on,” and Michael J. Fox’s character Marty McFly claims to be this actor in Back to the Future III. This actor served as mayor of the California town Carmel-by-the-Sea for two years, and famously addressed* an empty chair at the 2012 Republican National Convention in support of Mitt Romney. This actor has directed more than 30 films, including the Oscar-winning Million Dollar Baby. For 10 points, name this actor and director who starred in three “spaghetti westerns,” and whose most recent film was 2018’s The 15:17 to Paris. Clint Eastwood 9. This NHL team was down five goals in a 1982 playoff game to the Edmonton Oilers, before mounting a comeback in the final period in the so-called “Miracle on Manchester.” This team was one of six expansion teams added in time for the 1967 season,* and played their games in the Forum in Inglewood before moving to their current home. This franchise has only won one division title in their history, but has 2 Stanley Cup victories in 2012 and 2014. For 10 points, name this Western Conference franchise, which plays its home matches in the Staples Center, and traded for Wayne Gretzky in 1988. Los Angeles Kings 10. In Tag Team’s 1993 song, “Whoomp, There It Is!,” one rapper claims that he is this status, and “inside out” and “bout to show all you folks what it’s all about.” In a namesake 1980 Diana Ross song, she claims that the boy has her in this status, and “inside out,”* but she loves him anyway. In Stranger Things, this term is the location of an alternate evil world with an unnamed monster, and was named by the character Eleven. For 10 points, name this two-word phrase that also shares its name with a 2006 Jack Johnson song. Upside-down 11. This band’s first drummer, Billy Murcia {MER-SEE-UH}, died of an accidental overdose in 1972 while they were touring England, and their self-titled first album controversially showed the band dressed in drag on the cover. That first album contained hits, “Personality Crisis,” and “Trash,” while their second album, Too Much Too Soon,* would be their last until 1981’s Lipstick Killers. This band’s lead singer, David Johansen, began an acting career in the 1980’s and did commercials as his alter ego, Buster Poindexter. For 10 points, name this influential proto-punk band that also featured guitarist Johnny Thunders and bassist Arthur “Killer” Kane. New York Dolls. 12. An online petition to bring back this TV series has over 100,000 signatures as of January, 2018, but a comic book series in 2015 essentially completed the story. The first season of this series began in 2027, after a worldwide “blackout”* occurred fifteen years earlier. In the pilot episode, Ben Matheson is killed by a group led by Tom Neville, which prompts his daughter Charlie to go looking for her uncle Miles in Chicago. For 10 points, name this TV show, which ended its second and final broadcast season with Miles and Charlie in Texas while power is restored in the “Wasteland.” Revolution 13. The protagonist of this film, Bill McKay, was based on California Senator John Tunney, who ran a successful and unorthodox race in 1970. McKay is chosen as the Democratic candidate against the veteran Republican Senator Marvin Lucas, portrayed by Peter Boyle. McKay is told that he can talk about whatever he wants, since his chances of winning* are slim to none. After a key debate, and a union endorsement, McKay wins the election in a shocking turn of events. For 10 points, name this 1972 film, starring Robert Redford as Bill McKay, who after winning asks, “What do we do now?” The Candidate 14. A jersey for this team’s position was “retired” in 2016, although the names on it had extended to 23 in a Twitter post from that year. Two players on that famous team’s jersey competed in 2007 for this role, and one, Charlie Frye, lost a coin flip to the other to handle the first preseason game.* Players who have had this role include Bruce Gradkowski and Brady Quinn, but the original name on this jersey was Tim Couch. For 10 points, name this position on a namesake struggling NFL team that is currently held by Deshone {DAH-SHAWN} Kizer, for now…oops, Baker Mayfield... Quarterback for the Cleveland Browns (the famous jersey had names extending halfway down the leg of the model wearing it 15. The lyrics to this song reflected the depths to which the lead singer of the band had dropped to in order to feed his drug addiction, according to his autobiography.

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