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2005 TRASHionals: Round 06 Bonuses https://swan.he.net/~trashqb/trash-admin/scripts/display_printable.pl?... 2005 TRASHionals Round 06 Bonuses 1. You may not know Andrew Meyer, but you've likely seen him on YouTube. For ten points each: 1. Meyer gained his 15 minutes for his rambling questioning of Senator John Kerry during a speech at this school, at which Meyer is a senior. ANSWER: University of Florida 2. Meyer's refusal to cede the floor led to police intervention, made YouTube worthy by this four word request from Meyer, which went unheeded. ANSWER: Don't Tase me, bro! 3. One of the topics Meyer was trying to broach with his questions was the membership of Kerry and President George W. Bush in this Yale dining society. ANSWER: Skull and Bones 2. Answer the following about the band INXS that have nothing to do with reality TV for the stated number of points. 1. [5] The original lead singer of INXS, he was found dead in a hotel room in 1997. Rumors persist that he died of auto-erotic asphyxiation. ANSWER: Michael Hutchence 2. [5] The instrumental core of the band was provided by this set of three brothers: drummer Jon, guitarist Tim, and keyboardist Andrew, the latter of whom co-wrote most INXS songs with Hutchence. ANSWER: Farris 3. [5,5,5,5] Their 1987 album Kick proved their most successful effort, selling over 10 million worldwide and spawning four Top 10 singles. Five points each name those singles. ANSWER: Need You Tonight/Mediate, Devil Inside, New Sensation, Never Tear Us Apart 3. Name these lines of LEGO toys for ten points each from a description. 1. Based on New Zealand mythology, this line brought complaints over LEGO trademarking Maori words, and as a result LEGO changed products like "Kuna" to "bog snake". ANSWER: Bionicles 2. This robotics kit includes programmable bricks and is now Bluetooth compatible; the current edition is NXT. ANSWER: Mindstorms 1 of 8 11/7/07 6:29 AM 2005 TRASHionals: Round 06 Bonuses https://swan.he.net/~trashqb/trash-admin/scripts/display_printable.pl?... 3. This group, under the command of Sensei Keiken, battles a robot army to find a legendary golden city on the top of Sentai Mountain. ANSWER: EXO-FORCE 4. Tony Danza still isn't in this bonus. For ten points each, give the character's last name, given the actor with the same first name and the TV show. 1. Valerie Harper on Valerie ANSWER: Hogan 2. Woody Harrelson on Cheers ANSWER: Boyd 3. Reba McEntire on Reba ANSWER: Hart 5. Let's take a look back at some of Denzel Washington's past work wearing the badge, for ten points each. 1. Washington won an Oscar for his performance as a detective with ambiguous morals in this 2001 film. ANSWER: Training Day 2. As Detective Keith Frazier, Washington is able to keep a hostage situation from becoming deadly opposite Clive Owen's canny burglar in this 2006 Spike Lee Joint. ANSWER: Inside Man 3. As if to prove he has more sex appeal in his little finger that most of us have in our whole bodies, Denzel played quadriplegic Detective Lincoln Rhyme opposite Angelina Jolie in this 1999 thriller. ANSWER: The Bone Collector 6. Answer the following questions about a recently reconstituted 1990s rock band for ten points each. 1. This Arizona-based act scored a big hit in 1993 with the album New Miserable Experience, with the singles Hey Jealousy and Allison Road. ANSWER: Gin Blossoms 2. Their success was somewhat overshadowed by the 1993 suicide of this former guitarist, kicked out of the band for alcohol abuse, who had written both Hey Jealousy and Found Out About You. ANSWER: Doug Hopkins 3. In 1995, Til I Hear It From You became another hit for the Gin Blossoms after being featured 2 of 8 11/7/07 6:29 AM 2005 TRASHionals: Round 06 Bonuses https://swan.he.net/~trashqb/trash-admin/scripts/display_printable.pl?... on the soundtrack to this movie about a record store, widely derided as a major studio's attempt to shamelessly rip off Clerks. ANSWER: Empire Records 7. Some comedians make fun of celebrities while others host award shows for them. For ten points each, name these comedians who have hosted multiple awards shows. 1. This iconic NBC television figure hosted five Academy Awards in the late 1970s and early 1980s as well as four Primetime Emmy Awards in the early 1970s. ANSWER: Johnny Carson 2. He hosted the Grammys in 2001 and 2002 which likely prepared him for hosting the Academy Awards in 2006 and for his scheduled return in 2008. ANSWER: Jon Stewart 3. This comedian, then coming off a stint on SNL, hosted the first MTV Movie Awards in 1992 and the 1991 and 1992 Primetime Emmys and won three Emmys for writing in a variety or music program from 1994 to 1996. ANSWER: Dennis Miller 8. Identify the Stephen King novel from clues for ten points each: 1. In this 2004 novel, the last in a series, gunslinger Roland Deschain completes his journey to the center of All-World to defeat the Crimson King so that he might enter the titular location. ANSWER: The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower 2. Paul Edgecomb flashes back to the summer of 1932 on E-Block at Cold Mountain Prison and the mysterious and mystical prisoner John Coffey who comes to reside there for a time in this 1996 novel originally published in six monthly installments. ANSWER: The Green Mile 3. Published in 2005 under the Hard Case Crimes imprint, relates the 25 year search for an explanation as to how and why James Coburn was found dead on a Maine beach in 1980 only five hours after he had been seen alive in his home state. ANSWER: : The Colorado Kid 9. Answer these questions about the life and career of Jason Miller for ten points each. 1. Miller received an Oscar nomination for his screen debut as tormented priest Damien Karras in this 1973 film. ANSWER: The Exorcist 2. Miller won a Pulitzer Prize for this 1973 play, and also directed a 1982 film version starring 3 of 8 11/7/07 6:29 AM 2005 TRASHionals: Round 06 Bonuses https://swan.he.net/~trashqb/trash-admin/scripts/display_printable.pl?... Robert Mitchum and Martin Sheen. ANSWER: That Championship Season 3. Miller and his wife Linda, the daughter of Jackie Gleason, were the parents of this Speed 2: Cruise Control and In the Valley of Elah star. ANSWER: Jason Patric 10. For ten points each, name the TV series that ended in 2007 thusly: 1. Most of the main characters found themselves in a plane crash on a mountain before being rescued. The title character played by Jill Hennessy finally admitted her feelings for Woody. ANSWER: Crossing Jordan 2. The last episode showed the characters six years after an earthquake rocked Newport. ANSWER: The O.C. 3. The title character takes up his pre-legal profession in order to stop an old villain. After saving the day, the hero is killed by a bus. ANSWER: Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law 11. Schadenfreude for all, well, almost all: For ten points each, answer these questions about Notre Dame's 2007 football season: 1. This quarterback, the starter of the home opener against Georgia Tech, was benched by halftime and a student at Northern Illinois before October. ND wouldn't release him from his scholarship to play there, so he's since set sights on the University of Cincinnati. ANSWER: Demetrius Jones 2. Notre Dame was the last team in all of divison I to score an offensive touchdown, doing so in their fourth game, against this Big 10 school. ANSWER: Michigan State Unviersity 3. A triple overtime 46-44 loss ended a 43 game winning streak against this school, and marked ND's first home losing streak of five games. ANSWER: Navy or US Naval Academy 12. Darrell Brogdon's Retro Cocktail Hour on Kansas Public Radio airs Saturdays from 7-9pm, making it actually two hours of Hi-Fi Exotica Lounge Pop for your dining and dancing pleasure. For ten points each, answer clues about artists frequently heard on the RCH 1. This Mexican bandleader and arranger's use of sound effects and instrumental glissandos in 1950s and 60s songs like Besame Mucho and Brazil were re-packaged in the early 1990s as Space-Age Bachelor Pad Music 4 of 8 11/7/07 6:29 AM 2005 TRASHionals: Round 06 Bonuses https://swan.he.net/~trashqb/trash-admin/scripts/display_printable.pl?... ANSWER: Juan Carlos Esquivel or Esquivel! 2. Brogdon frequently mines this hit soundtrack album from 1959 featuring Henry Mancini's Orchestra who gave texture to this TV PI played by Craig Stevens and created by Blake Edwards. It may be best known to the Gen X set as the theme music in the video game Spy Hunter. ANSWER: The Music from Peter Gunn 3. The first show in September 2007 was peppered with tracks from this artist's recently released album, Forever Cool, which pairs this grave-bound crooner and actor born in Steubenville, Ohio with above-ground artists like Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Dave Koz, Martina McBride, and Kevin Spacey. ANSWER: Dean Martin or Dino Crocetti 13. For ten points each, name these History Channel offerings: 1. This series focuses on science and technology. Episodes in 2007 have include ones on chocolate, technology from the Star Wars saga, and aluminum. ANSWER: Modern Marvels 2. Marc Summers hosted this game show whose final round involved matching headlines to years.