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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 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: 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: /Mediate, Devil Inside, ,

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

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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 and . ANSWER: 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 . ANSWER: Doug Hopkins 3. In 1995, became another hit for the Gin Blossoms after being featured

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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: 2. Miller won a Pulitzer Prize for this 1973 play, and also directed a 1982 film version starring

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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 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

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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. ANSWER: History IQ 3. This series hosted by Steve Gitland melds together a historical movie, a documentary about the same event, and a historian discussing the film's historical accuracy. ANSWER: Reel to Real

14. Answer the following about the wonderful world of preteen shopping, for ten points each.

1. With a slogan of "Where getting ready is half the fun!" this retail chain store sells mainly accessories, including perfume lines from , Hillary Duff and Hello Kitty. ANSWER: Claire's 2. When Claire's Stores, Inc. bought the chain Afterthoughts in 1999, they converted it into this chain that aims for an older crowd. ANSWER: Icing by Claire's 3. Another popular mall chain that aims at teens is Piercing Pagoda, which is owned by this corporation whose flagship brand's slogan is "The Diamond Store." ANSWER: Zale Corporation (accept Zale's)

15. Yankee Stadium history not involving baseball, for ten points each:

1. It was supposedly at half-time in a game against Army that this man gave his famous "win one for the Gipper" speech.

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ANSWER: Knute Rockne 2. In 1938, Joe Louis avenged his first professional loss in a successful title defense against this German former heavyweight champion. ANSWER: Max(imillian) Schmeling 3. Although its best years were played when it was based out of Giants Stadium, Yankee Stadium was the home for two seasons of this North American Soccer League team whose players included Pele. ANSWER: New York Cosmos

16. Identify these films starring O.J. Simpson from clues for ten points each.

1. Simpson co-starred as Harry Jernigan in this 1974 disaster flick about a skyscraper which catches fire the night of its dedication, trapping dignitaries inside. ANSWER: The Towering Inferno 2. The Juice played astronaut John Walker in this 1978 thriller about a Mars landing hoax and the attempted cover-up. ANSWER: Capricorn One 3. O.J. played bumbling Detective Nordberg in this series of cop spoof films starring Leslie Nielsen. ANSWER: the Naked Gun series (prompt on "Police Squad")

17. Games that made use of this include the fantasy game Loom, the Stephen Spielberg co-written The Dig and the biker adventure Full Throttle. For ten points each:

1. Name this scripting language used by numerous Lucasarts computer adventure games that takes two letters in its acronym from the first game that used it, Maniac Mansion. ANSWER: SCUMM (accept Script Creation Utility for Maniac Mansion) 2. The last game to use the SCUMM engine was a sequel about the curse of this title location. The previous two games in this series also used SCUMM and focused on the exploits of wannabe pirate Guybrush Threepwood. ANSWER: Monkey Island 3. The second game to utilize the SCUMM engine was this graphical adventure that sees the title character thwart the Caponians from making everyone on Earth dumb with annoying ring tones by assembling a device with parts located on Earth and Mars. ANSWER: Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders

18. The premise of the show is that the real heroes are trapped in the Cave of Glass and Merlin is

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forced to travel to the future to find some replacements. For ten points each:

1. Identify this early 1990s cartoon in which Arthur King and his football team, the New York Knights, become the replacements for their semi-historical counterparts. ANSWER: King Arthur and the Knights of Justice 2. The main villain in King Arthur and the Knights of Justice is this evil enchantress who trapped the original Arthur and company. ANSWER: Morgana Le Faye (grudgingly accept Morgan Le Faye) 3. King Arthur and the Knights of Justice originally aired in the Amazing Adventures programming block, which included, among various other shows, this one based off a video game starring the twin martial artists Billy and Jimmy Lee. ANSWER: Double Dragon

19. 2006-2007 Cleveland Cavaliers not named LeBron, for ten points each.

1. This power forward out of Kansas led the team with 8.5 rebounds per game. ANSWER: Drew Gooden 2. The oldest player on the team, this guard has played for the Nets, Celtics, Hornets, and Rockets since going undrafted out of Baylor. ANSWER: David Wesley 3. Drafted in the second round out of Texas, this rookie spent most of the year as a reserve, but scored 21 points in series-tying Game 4 and 31 in the clincher Game 6 to help defeat the Pistons in the Eastern Conference Finals. ANSWER: Daniel "Boobie" Gibson

20. Changes in the writing staffs at Sports Illustrated and ESPN: The Magazine for ten points each.

1. This long-time SI writer, known primarily for his columns on the magazine's last page, will join the staff of ESPN's magazine in 2008. He will also contribute pieces to SportsCenter and work live events. ANSWER: Rick Reilly 2. For its part, SI will gain this long-time SportsCenter anchor, who will pen a column in the magazine, have his radio show simulcasted on SI's website, and host SI-related TV programming, ANSWER: Dan Patrick 3. Patrick's column will appear in the front of SI, an area most recently occupied by this writer's Air and Space column. ANSWER: Steve Rushin

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21. Given an alcoholic drink, identify the non-alcoholic juice or juices you need to make it, for 10 points each.

1. A Harvey Wallbanger requires vodka, Galliano, and this juice. ANSWER: orange juice 2. All or nothing, these two juices combine with vodka and triple sec to make a cosmopolitan. ANSWER: cranberry juice and lime juice 3. While not a juice, this fruit's puree is used in a Bellini. ANSWER: Peach puree

22. Answer the following about the , for ten points each.

1. First awarded in 2006, the Polaris Music Prize is awarded annually to the best full-length album Canadian album regardless of genre, sales, or label. It is Canada's answer to this similar award for the United Kingdom and Ireland, most recently awarded to the Klaxons in 2007. ANSWER: Mercury Music Prize 2. The winner of the inaugural Polaris Music Prize was this band, a creation of violinist , for the 2006 release . The band name should be familiar to TRASH players as the name of a popular video game series, of which Pallett is a fan. ANSWER: Final Fantasy 3. Pallett frequently works with this Montreal-based indie band, led by Win Butler, who made the short list for the Polaris in 2007 with their most recent release, . ANSWER:

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