Trash junior Bird 2002 Round 8 Tossups
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Round 8 Tossups 1. Born in San Francisco in 1940, he appeared in his first film The Beginnings of a Boy quite appropriately at age 6 when his family lived in Hong Kong. In 1960, he was waiting tables in Seattle, and a year later was enrolled at the University of Washington, imparting the knowledge taught to him by his master Siju Yip Man, to much controversy for teaching kung fu to non-Orientals. For ten points, name this martial artist who was buried in 1973 in the costume he wore in the film Enter the Dragon. ANS: Bruce Lee or Lee Jun Fan 2. An MTV contest renamed his 1987 solo album to I Never Said Goodbye, but no copies were ever released with that title. He recorded two albums with Montrose in the early ‘70s before going solo in 1976. In 1981 he released his most popular album Standing Hampton, followed in 1982 by Three Lock Box; in 1984, he released VOA, featuring the hit “I Can’t Drive 55.” For ten points, name this California hard rocker, who replaced David Lee Roth as Van Halen’s front man in 1985. ANS: Sammy Hagar 3. One of the first images of this work is a happy face dripping blood. The plot involves old superheroes who have since retired -- Dr. Manhattan, The Comedian, Ozymandias, and Rorschach, but the themes of nuclear age pessimism and amoral behavior have made this work famous, For ten points, name this graphic novel written by Alan Moore. ANS: The Watchmen 4. The family on this show lives at 44 Shadow Lane, in what is probably Evanston, Illinois. Dad Marshall is a self-employed architect, and mom Janet is a former dancer who now works at a museum. The son Ferguson is a wise-cracking know-it-all, and the daughter is just trying to survive in this crazy world. Wackiness ensues. For ten points, name this Nickelodeon show that starred Melissa Joan Hart. ANS: Clarissa Explains It All 5. After Jimmy Cooney and Johnny Neun did it in consecutive days in 1927, it wasn’t done again until 1968 by Ron Hansen. And then it took until 1992 for it to be achieved again when Mickey Morandini turned the trick. Bill Wambganss did it most famously at the 1920 World Series while the last two were done by John Valentin in 1994 and Randy Velarde in 2000. For 10 points, name this very rare play in baseball when one player in the field makes all three outs by himself without the help of any teammates. ANS: unassisted triple play (prompt on triple play) 6. Its name ultimately comes from the Dutch for "rabbit." It is where George Tilyou built "Steeplechase," "Skip Dundy and Frederic Thompson built "Luna," and William Reynolds built "Dreamland." It was originally a separate entity, but silt between Gravesend and Sheepshead bays caused it to become connected to Long Island. For 10 points, name this area in southern Brooklyn famous for its amusement parks and Nathan’s hot dogs. ANS: Coney Island 7. Mission to Moscow. Assignment: Miami Beach. Their First Assignment. City Under Siege. Back In Training. Citizens on Patrol. For 10 points, these are the subtitles for the sequels for which series of cop comedy films starring Steve Guttenberg. ANS: Police Academy 8. This school’s men’s basketball coach Keith Richards won the Sun Belt Conference championship in his first season in 1998-99, winning 66% of his games in his three seasons as head coach. Its 2002 football team is led by quarterback and Sporting News Preseason WAC Offensive Player Luke McCown. For ten points, name this university known for its women’s basketball team led by Leon Barmore and its alumnus quarterback Terry Bradshaw. ANS: Louisiana Tech University 9. While this segment has been part of the main show since its debut in 1975, it went by a different name when hosted by Brad Hall and was phased out during parts of the 1980s after lackluster efforts by hosts Charles Rocket and Brian Doyle-Murray. Dan Aykroyd and Jane Curtin were its first hosts and it was revived later hosts like Kevin Nealon, Norm MacDonald, Colin Quinn and Dennis Miller. For 10 points, name this Saturday Night Live newscast currently hosted by Tina Fey and Jimmy Fallon. ANS: Weekend Update (prompt on Saturday Night Live) 10. “Friday night and the lights are low/Looking out for a place to go/Where they play the right music, getting in the swing/You come in to look for the King/Anybody could be that guy/Night is young and the music’s high/With a bit of rock music, everything is fine/You’re in the mood for a dance/And when you get the chance,” you are, For 10 points, what title character, the subject of a popular ABBA song? ANS: Dancing Queen 11. It can now be seen in ads for Bar None, an auto lending company, proving it can get a second chance. Michael Ian Black was the original voice but does not appear in the new ads. In one Super Bowl ad, it sang the Chicago hit “If You Leave Me Now” while forlorn dogs were waiting for their owners. For 10 points, name this commercial icon for a now-defunct company that had the tagline “Because Pets Can’t Drive.” ANS: Pets.com Sock Puppet 12. The first winners were Anna Chlumsky and Macaulay Culkin in 1992, for My Girl. Julia Stiles and Sean Patrick Thomas won for Save the Last Dance in 2001. Joseph Fiennes and Gwyneth Paltrow won for Shakespeare in Love, and Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore won for The Wedding Singer, but the most memorable recipients were Sarah Michelle Gellar and Selma Blair for Cruel Intentions, and Jason Biggs and Seann William Scott for American Pie 2. For ten points, identify this annual award, voted on by MTV viewers and given to actors who osculate on the big screen. ANS: MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss 13. Born in Red Deer, Alberta, she made her debut in Lillehammer in 1994 at 17, placing twelfth with her partner Jason Turner. Her best solo finish was in the 1995 Canadian nationals where she placed fifth, but she has been skating with her present partner since 1998, when they both left their previous coaches to work with Richard Gaulthier, whom they have since left to work with Jan Ullmark and Lori Nichol. For ten points, name this Canadian skater who will forever be remembered as half of the co-gold-medalists of the 2002 Winter Olympic pairs competition with David Pelletier. ANS: Jamie Sale (sah-lay) 14. Ending every program before the audience question-and-answer session are the same 10 questions written by Bernard Pivot (pea-vo), with answers to “What is your favorite curse word?” bleeped out. Host James Lipton has asked questions from his handwritten blue notecards to over 70 people from Roseanne to Stephen Spielberg. For ten points, name this Bravo network weekly interview show which serves as a very unique archive of the craft of theater, television, and film. ANS: Inside the Actor’s Studio 15. In late 1993, Patrick Monahan left Erie, Pa., and met up with the Los Angeles band the Apostles, led by lead singer/guitarist Rob Hotchkiss who extended an invitation to Monahan to join his new two-man band. They instead became a full band and enlisted former Apostles' members Stafford and bassist Charlie Colin. Colin brought along drummer Scott Underwood and they released their self-titled debut in 1998. For 10 points, name this band, who first hit it big with “Meet Virginia” and later with Drops of Jupiter. ANS: Train 16. This venue has sold out every NBA game since opening in 1988. Formerly home to the River Rats of Roller Hockey International, it is where the Knights of the World Indoor Soccer League play. You can see the retired number of Oscar Robertson here, even though he never played in the city, let alone this arena. For 10 points, name this home of the WNBA's Monarchs as well as of the Sacramento Kings. ANS: Arco Arena 17. This show, created by David Hollander, has a new theme song in its second season, "The Empire in My Mind," performed by the Wallflowers. Take a hot Australian actor who appeared in L.A. Confidential, toss in veteran actors such as Alan Rosenberg and Dabney Coleman, and you have a CBS drama. For 10 points, name this show about Nick Fallin, a Pittsburgh lawyer whose drug use leads to community service as a child advocate at Legal Aid Services. ANS: The Guardian 18. It was created in 1889 by San Francisco mechanic Charles Fey, who dubbed his first creation the "Liberty Bell." The first one featured reel strips featuring playing cards, and a bell that rung when you hit a winning combination. Today, there are 148,516 of these in Nevada alone, including 188 which can be played for $25 and 31,000 you can play for a nickel. For 10 points name these gambling devices you can find at casinos worldwide. ANS: Slot Machines or One-Arm Bandit 19. Steve Buscemi plays a character named Buscemi, a role written with him in mind. Carlos Gallardo, who played the title character in the 1992 prequel, plays Campo, who comes to town with Quino and guitar cases equipped with a machine gun and a rocket launcher. It seems that the nameless main character has quite a bit of vengeance to wreak upon drug dealers and main bad guy, Bucho. For ten points, name this Antonio Banderas and Selma Hayek movie, Robert Rodriguez’s follow-up to El Mariachi. ANS: Desperado 20. After its release in 1982, it sold 40 million copies in its first run, and seven of the album’s nine tracks charted in the top ten within two years. Featuring guest appearances by Eddie Van Halen, Paul McCartney, and Vincent Price, the album featured a mix of musical styles, from the funk of “Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’” to the soulful ballad “Human Nature.” For ten points, name this breakthrough album that made a superstar of Michael Jackson and included the classic hits “Beat It” and “Billie Jean.” ANS: Thriller TRASH Junior Bird 2002 Round 8 Bonuses 1. Name these ridiculously violent software titles from Rockstar Games, for 10 points each. a. In the third and most recent installment of this, perspective has switched to an over-the-shoulder view from the top-down view in the previous games, giving you a better view as you run people down. ANS: Grand Theft Auto b. This main character is a cop avenging his family’s murder and stopping sale of the drug Valkyr. ANS: Max Payne c. Players choose one of five characters to create chaos while taking on the Corporation. Riots ensue. ANS: State of Emergency
a. (5) He entered the 2002-3 season with 812 goals, including 41 since returning to the Penguins. ANS: Mario Lemieux b. (10) He enters the season with 658 goals. He’s won six Stanley Cups – five with the Edmonton Oilers and one with the New York Rangers. ANS: Mark Messier c. (15) This Carolina Hurricane needed the most games to reach 500 goals. He enters the season with 514 career goals. ANS: Ron Francis
a. [5] Michelle...you know, the girl who went to band camp. ANS: Alyson Hannigan b. [5] The vapidly Keanu Reeves-like Jim. ANS: Jason Biggs c. [10] Mr. Levinstein, Jim's dad. ANS: Eugene Levy d. [10] Stifler's mom. ANS: Jennifer Coolidge
a. The Immaculate Collection ANS: Madonna b. Hot Rocks ANS: Rolling Stones c. 1
ANS: The Beatles 5. Its fifth season will have to deal with the real-life pregnancy of Sarah Jessica Parker. For 10 points each: a. Name this popular HBO series and the character played by Parker. ANS: Sex in the City; Carrie Bradshaw b. The character of Carrie Bradshaw is based on this New York novelist and sex columnist. ANS: Candace Bushnell
a. Sandler emerges from hell to rescue his brothers in New York City. ANS: Little Nicky b. In order for the slacker Sandler to inherit a large fortune, he must go through grades 1-12 all over again. ANS: Billy Madison c. Sandler turns up the idiot quotient in this 1998 film in which he emerges from the bayou to become a star linebacker. ANS: The Waterboy 7. Name these legendary baseball announcers from clues for ten points each. a. He was probably the only announcer ever traded for a player when he was sent from the Atlanta Crackers to the Dodgers. He retired this year after a long stint with the Detroit Tigers. ANS: Ernie Harwell b. He was the longtime voice of baseball on NBC but is still the primary (and usually only) voice of the Los Angeles Dodgers. ANS: Vin Scully c. One of the more distinctive current voices, he recently went from the Orioles to the Giants after a dispute with Peter Angelos. He’s also the main voice of ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball. ANS: Jon Miller 8. Given a set of celebrities, name the common phone service they all shill for 10 points each. a. ALF, Terry Bradshaw, Emmitt Smith ANS: 10-10-220 b. Carrot Top, David Arquette ANS: 1-800-CALL-ATT c. D.L. Hughley, Alyssa Milano as Eva Savealot ANS: 1-800-COLLECT
a. (10) Joseph Hahn, Mike Shinoda, Chester Bennington, Brad Delson, Rob Bourdon, Darren "Phoenix" Farrell (5) The songs “In the End” and “One Step Closer” ANS: Linkin Park b. (10) Johnny April, Aaron Lewis, Jon Wysocki, Mike Mushok (5) The song “It’s Been a While” off the album Dysfunction ANS: Staind c. (10) Danny Carey Paul d'Amour Adam Jones Maynard James Keenan Justin Chancellor (5) The albums Undertow, Aenima and Lateralus ANS: Tool 10. Given the grotesque things competitors reality show contestants ate (and vomited while eating, depending on the rules of the game), identify the program for 10 points each. a. At a Texas university, the cast had to eat spicy Mexican foods made with chopped bovine testicles and brains. Other cast members had to eat cow penis, prompting the remark that "the penis will never be a banana in my brain." ANS: Road Rules Campus Crawl b. To earn food for the week other than peanut butter and jelly, cast members had to choke down haggis and poi (though not in combination). ANS: Big Brother 3 c. This reality series has had contestants eat bugs and grubs but stooped to a new low in Africa, making them pound down shots of animal blood and milk. ANS: Survivor
(40) This director has directed films. (30) Cotton Candy (1978), Skyward (1980), Night Shift (1982) (20) Gung Ho (1986), Willow (1988), The Paper (1994) (10) Parenthood (1989), Apollo 13 (1995), A Beautiful Mind (2001) ANS: Ron Howard 12. For 10 points each, given the U2 lyrics and the year, name the single. a. 2001: A star, Lit up like a cigar, Strung out like a guitar, Maybe you can educate my mind, Explain all these controls, Can't sing but I've got soul ANS: Elevation b. 1991: Johnny take a walk with your sister the moon, bit of pale light in to fill up the room, You've been living underground, eating from a can, You've been running away, but you don't understand. ANS: Mysterious Ways c. 1987: See the stone set in your eyes, see the thorn twist in your sides, I await, for you/Slide of hand and twist of fate, on a bed of nails she makes me wait. ANS: With or Without You
a. (5) Three ounces lemon-lime soda, three ounces ginger ale, one ounce of grenadine. Garnish with a lime wedge and a maraschino cherry. ANS: Shirley Temple b. (10) Two ounces coconut cream, a cup of crushed ice and six ounces of pineapple juice. Garnish with a pineapple slice and a maraschino cherry. ANS: Virgin Pina Colada c. (15) A can of cola and one ounce of grenadine. Stir and serve. ANS: Roy Rogers (Moderators note: there is a difference between this and a Shirley Temple)
a. The leader of the Tour de France is recognized by wearing a jersey of this color. ANS: Yellow b. The winner of the cycling world championship wears this pattern jersey the year following his victory. ANS: Rainbow c. This French term is used to describe the main pack of riders, from which breakaway groups try to escape. ANS: Peloton
a. This series ran from 1989-1993 with Gerald McRaney in the title role of a father and Marine. ANS: Major Dad b. This 1988-1991 series put Dana Delaney in Vietnam ANS: China Beach c. This series ran from 1997-2000 and included such nicknames as Burner, Spoon, Ice, and Hammer. ANS: Pensacola: Wings Of Gold
a. Harrison Ford plays NYPD cop Tom O'Meara, who brings Brad Pitt into his home, bad Irish brogue and all, without realizing he's an IRA terrorist in this 1997 film. ANS: The Devil's Own b. Jeff Bridges plays the head of the Boston PD bomb squad who suspects that one of his former IRA cronies, played by Tommy Lee Jones with a passable accent, is intent on reeking havoc. ANS: Blown Away c. Former IRA gunman Richard Gere, also with bad accent, helps Sidney Portier track down would-be assassin Bruce Willis in this 1997 film. ANS: The Jackal 17. Answer the following related questions about a song and a band for 10 points each. a. This electronica band consists of Englishmen Paul Harris, Ben Harris (no relation), and Steve Smith has nothing to do with Nevada. ANS: Dirty Vegas b. Dirty Vegas is mostly known for this song, a top-30 hit in the U.K., and currently used in a car commercial. The video tells the story of a man who returns to a street corner to breakdance all day once every year as a tribute to a lost love. ANS: Days Go By c. As mentioned before "Days Go By" is used in a car commercial. Which car company is pitched? ANS: Mitsubishi (specifically for the Eclipse; the song was also used in a Twix ad)
a. This former accountant and sidekick of the Tick wears a moth costume. ANS: Arthur b. This Wonder Woman knock-off is constantly hit on by Die Fledermaus. ANS: American Maid c. This superhero team includes the 4-Legged Man, Captain Mucilage, the Carpeted Man, Feral Boy, and Jungle Janet. ANS: Civic-Minded Five
a. The Jills Answer: Buffalo Bills b. The TopCats Answer: Carolina Panthers c. The Gold Rush Answer: San Francisco 49ers d. The Roar Answer: Jacksonville Jaguars
a. Walter Scott, no not that Walter Scott, writes this annoying question and answer page about celebrity lives. ANS: Walter Scott's Personality Parade b. Off all the comic strips to rip off, Bunny Hoest and John Reiner chose Marmaduke. Name this "Laugh Parade" cartoon featuring joke after joke about how a dog is big. ANS: Howard Huge c. Brady's Bit's accompanies this celeb profile by James Brady, no not that James Brady. ANS: In Step With Download 36.43 Kb. Share with your friends:
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