2005 Trashionals: Round 11 Bonuses

2005 Trashionals: Round 11 Bonuses

2005 TRASHionals: Round 11 Bonuses https://swan.he.net/~trashqb/trash-admin/scripts/display_printable.pl?... 2005 TRASHionals Round 11 Bonuses 1. Identify these films featuring cross-dressing from clues for ten points each. 1. John Leguizamo's character is presented with the "Drag Queen of the Year" award by the titular celebrity in this film also starring Wesley Snipes and Patrick Swayze. ANSWER: To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar 2. Similar in plot to To Wong Foo, this films follows three drag queens, including Hugo Weaving, driving through the Australian outback in the title vehicle. ANSWER: The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert 3. Dustin Hoffman stars as a hard-luck actor who pretends to be a woman in order to get work in this 1982 comedy. ANSWER: Tootsie 2. Answer the following about craps for ten points each. 1. Throwing this number on the initial roll is a natural, winning automatically for the thrower; throwing it after a point has been set results in a loss, however. ANSWER: Seven 2. For some inexplicable reason, this total of the dice is called "Yo." ANSWER: Eleven 3. If you bet on craps, you are betting that the roller will hit one of these three numbers. ANSWER: Two, Three, Twelve 3. In May 2007, a bunch of crazy fans started sending in literally tons of nuts to CBS headquarters. For ten points each: 1. This ultimately successful fan initiative was aimed at reversing the cancellation of this TV series. ANSWER: Jericho 2. The campaign was inspired by the infamous reply of General Anthony McAuliffe, who is defiantly quoted by this character played by Skeet Ulrich in the season one finale. ANSWER: Jake Green 3. Jake says "Nuts!" to this New Bern sheriff whose town is about to attack Jericho. ANSWER: Phil Constantino 1 of 8 11/7/07 1:34 AM 2005 TRASHionals: Round 11 Bonuses https://swan.he.net/~trashqb/trash-admin/scripts/display_printable.pl?... 4. The two adjectives might describe the Arizona Cardinals' or Arkansas Razorbacks' mascots, but we're talking about a team that went 502-300 from 1972-1976. FPTE: 1. Identify this nickname given to the boys from Cincinnati who won four division titles, three National League pennants and two World Series. ANSWER: The Big Red Machine 2. Some folks say that The Big Red Machine era started when this South Dakotan began managing the team in 1970. He later led the Detroit Tigers to victory in the 1984 World Series, and is fifth on the all-time list for managerial wins. ANSWER: George "Sparky" Anderson 3. The Reds' run saw the breakout performance of this outfielder who hit a career best .336 in 1976. He finished his career playing for the Seattle Mariners. ANSWER: Ken Griffey, Sr. 5. If you find that reading about food makes you hungry for more, this bonus is for you. For ten points each, name these authors of popular books on food. 1. This chef turned author is best known for his part-bio, part-tell all Kitchen Confidential, which was turned into a crappy Fox sitcom. ANSWER: Anthony Bourdain 2. This Ohio native endured the basic program at the Culinary Insitute of America to write The Making of a Chef, and further probed the nature of cooking for a living in The Soul of a Chef and The Reach of a Chef. ANSWER: Michael Ruhlman 3. This comedienne and author follows in her brother's humorous footsteps with I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence, a guide to entertaining that provides recipes and tips, such as not to let guests drink so much that they stay over and wet your bed. ANSWER: Amy Sedaris 6. Answer the following about rappers, producers, and their vanity labels for 10 points each given clues. 1. The No Limit label has featured the rap stylings of this New Orleans native and wannabe NBA player, sports agent, actor, and movie mogul -- along with recordings by many of his relatives, including brothers C-Murder and Silkk the Shocker and son Lil' Romeo. ANSWER: Master P or Percy Miller 2. The New Orleans rivals of No Limit, headed by the Williams brothers and named for the gang in the film New Jack City, had a roster headed by Lil' Wayne that once included Young Buck and 2 of 8 11/7/07 1:34 AM 2005 TRASHionals: Round 11 Bonuses https://swan.he.net/~trashqb/trash-admin/scripts/display_printable.pl?... Juvenile. ANSWER: Cash Money 3. Producer Irving Lorenzo, better known as Irv Gotti, heads this label, which had to change its name in 2004 due to bad publicity. Most famous for being the home of Ja Rule, it now has a diverse roster including singer Vanessa Carlton. ANSWER: Murder Inc. or The Inc. 7. Identify the following members of the 2007 class of the National College Basketball Hall of Fame for ten points each. 1. Known as the "Father of Basketball Coaching," he was an Osteopathic doctor who lettered under James Naismith at Kansas, where he later coached from 1919 until 1956. ANSWER: Phog Allen 2. One of Phog Allen's students, this third-winningest men's college coach in total victories won 876 over 41 years at Kentucky. His .822 win percentage makes him second only to Clair Bee. ANSWER: Adolph Rupp 3. Credited with starting the Midnight Madness tradition, this coach led four different teams, the Georgia State Panthers; James Madison Dukes; Davidson Wildcats and Maryland Terrapins, to the NCAA tournament. ANSWER: Charles "Lefty" Driesell 8. For ten points each, name these summer reality TV offerings: 1. Its premise was simple: Kazaam helps some fat kids. ANSWER: Shaq's Big Challenge 2. Ben Fagen won the half-a-million-dollar grand prize on this show hosted by Cameron Daddo which was ultimately cancelled and finished out its run on the CBS website. ANSWER: Pirate Master 3. This show seemed to think that there are people out there who need the help of Shar Jackson, Angie Everhart, and Marla Maples. ANSWER: The Ex-Wives Club 9. Federal agents raided his warehouse and a theater in Las Vegas as part of an investigation into a sexual misconduct claim by a Seattle woman. For ten points each: 1. The feds seized computer and camera equipment and found $2 million in cash in their investigation of what illusionist? ANSWER: David Copperfield 3 of 8 11/7/07 1:34 AM 2005 TRASHionals: Round 11 Bonuses https://swan.he.net/~trashqb/trash-admin/scripts/display_printable.pl?... 2. The theater raided by the feds was the Hollywood Theater in this resort and casino, which is Copperfield's regular Vegas venue. ANSWER: MGM Grand 3. The alleged assault is said to have occurred at Copperfield's estate on islands he owns that are part of this Caribbean country. ANSWER: The Bahamas 10. Senh Duong founded it in 1998 as a way to coalesce large numbers of movie reviews in one place. For ten points each, 1. What is this website that rates a movie as "fresh" if good reviews make up a high enough percentage of the total reviews? ANSWER: Rotten Tomatoes or rottentomatoes.com 2. What % on the tomatometer, which combines all reviews, is required for a film to be deemed "fresh"? ANSWER: 60% 3. Rotten Tomatoes is a part of what Internet entertainment company that includes GameSpy and AskMen and is owned by News Corporation. ANSWER: IGN Entertainment or (Imagine Games Network) 11. For ten points each, name these TV shows associated with Cosmo Kramer: 1. Kramer's acting career included a stint as one of the revolving door of wacky secretaries to the title character of this show. ANSWER: Murphy Brown 2. Kramer once redid his apartment to look like the set of this show. ANSWER: The Merv Griffin Show 3. Kramer's coffee table book about coffee tables was partly derailed after his coffee-spitting appearance on this show. ANSWER: Live with Regis and Kathie Lee 12. Answer the following about deleted and/or controversial CD tracks for ten points each. 1. After Cat Stevens supported a fatwa against Salman Rushdie, Natalie Merchant and company removed their cover of Peace Train from their breakthrough late 1980s album In My Tribe. ANSWER: 10,000 Maniacs 2. Some pressings of Ice-Ts short-lived metal-flavored side project removed the controversial closing track Cop Killer after it attracted undue attention. 4 of 8 11/7/07 1:34 AM 2005 TRASHionals: Round 11 Bonuses https://swan.he.net/~trashqb/trash-admin/scripts/display_printable.pl?... ANSWER: Body Count 3. This band stickered their singles collection Standing On A Beach with a note saying that they condemned the use of their early Albert Camus-inspired single Killing An Arab in fomenting anti-Arab sentiment. ANSWER: The Cure 13. Name these graphic novels recognized for their literary value for ten points each. 1. This Daniel Clowes coming-of-age story bout Enid Coleslaw and Rebecca Dopplemayer was made into a movie with Thora Birch and Scarlett Johansson. ANSWER: Ghost World 2. Expatriate Marjane Satrapi inked this French-language work about growing up in Iran, which has been followed by three sequels and adapted into an animated film. ANSWER: Persepolis 3. This autobiographical work by Alison Bechdel discusses growing up with a cold mortician father who was secretly involved with several teenage boys; the title comes from an abbreviaton of the family business. ANSWER: Fun Home 14. Answer the following about some of the more notable films featured on Mystery Science Theater 3000 for ten points each. 1. MST3K usually skewered sci-fi or horror flicks, but also dissected Mitchell and Final Justice, two different action movies starring this man, perhaps most famous as Sheriff Buford Pusser in Walking Tall.

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