AXD 2005
Tossups for Vomiting Dugongs by Rob Long and Jamie Brault
Toss-Up Questions (Vomiting Dugongs)
FIRST PERIOD – Fifty-or-nothing bonuses in effect
1. In 1993, people who had experiences with this included Charles, who pinned the murder of his wife Carol on a black man, and Annie who was a high school cheerleader (*) aspiring to be a chemical engineer. In 1973, ones who took a walk there included Candy, who gave people headserviced people in the backroom and Sugar Plum Fairy, who went to the Apollo. FTP For 10 points -- For 10 points--these people experienced what, according to similar songs by Marky Mark and Lou Reed?
Answer: Answer: "THE The Wildside"
2. It is divided into segments, such as “"The Impact”", “"The Toxic Environment”", and “"It’'s for Kids”". It premiered at Sundance (*) in January of 2004, and within two months the items being referred to in the title were no longer being sold. For 10 points – For 10 points–name this documentary, whose other segments include “"Day 30”", “"Final Blood Tests”", and “"The Last McSupper”", directed by Morgan Spurlock.
Answer: Answer: Super Size Me
3. This device consists of a 3-foot aluminum bar that has a V-shaped groove running its entire length. A ball is set to release when the bar reaches a 20-degree angle. Contrary to some people’'s thinking, (*) measurements taken by the device are not comparable between different courses, but should only be used to check the consistency of a single course. FTP For 10 points -- For 10 points--name this measuring tool, named after a 1935 Massachusetts Amateur champion, that is used to measure the speed of a golf green.
Answer: Answer: Stimpmeter
4. This work originated with a play penned by Charles Gilbert Jr. which flopped. ; the play flopped but was later rewritten as a musical by a better-known person. This reworking Reworked as a musical, it debuted off-Broadway in 1991, but closed after 73 performances partly due to the fact that audiences couldn’'t relate to characters like Giuseppe (*) Zangara. A revival of the play won the 2004 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical. FTP For 10 points -- For 10 points--identify this Stephen Sondheim work, which has as a prop a carnival game with a sign saying “"Shoot the Prez, Win a Prize.”"
Answer: Answer: Assassins
5. Among her former friends are the children of the Ambassador to BelguimBelgium, the owner of an airline, movie stars, and a software billionaire. She has a dog named Backup (*), and a new best friend in Wallace Fennel, the new kid at Neptune High. For 10 points – For 10 points–name this high school student whose best friend, Lilly Kane, was murdered, providing the central mystery running through this UPN series starring Kirsten Bell and Enrico Colantoni.
Answer: Answer: Veronica Mars
6. In a 1988 version of this arcade game, you can collect blue capsules, which give you the ability to warp and red capsules, which give you the “"triple ship”" (*) ability. Also every so often you can play the “"Dancin’' Challenge Stage”". A 1984 version of the game enhances the graphics to make the bees and other insects look better. FTP For 10 points -- For 10 points--identify this classic video game, which is a successor to the 1979 game Galaxian.
Answer: Answer: Galaga
7. The group consists of Allan Pineda Lindo, Jaime Gomez, William Adams, and Stacy Ferguson (*), although they are all better known by their stage names: Apl de Ap, Taboo, Will.I.Am [Will-I-Am], and Fergie, the last of which got her start in the TV series Kids Incorporated. For 10 points – For 10 points–name this group who included the songs “"The Boogie That Be”", “Hands Up”, and “"Hey Mama”", and "Let's Get It Started" on their 2003 release Elephunk.
Answer: Answer: The Black Eyed Peas
SECOND PERIOD – Unlimited guessing on completed tossups
8. The first location of this chain was opened in 1992 in Harlingten, Texas by a former convict named Gary Heavin (HAY-venpronounced Haven). This business has achieved success despite not following the business model of its competitors. Until 2004, it didn’'t do any advertising, yet it boasts over 7,000 (*) centers worldwide despite limiting its clientele to one-half of the populous. Also, unlike its competition, its facilities have no lockers or showers. FTP For 10 points -- For 10 points--identify this health club franchise marketed for females only.
Answer: Answer: Curves FOR WOMENfor Women
9. The title character, Jack Butler, is initially employed as an engineer in an auto manufacturing plant. Directed by Stan Dragoti (*), stars include Jeffrey Tambor as Jinx, Christopher Lloyd as Larry, and Martin Mull as the boss of newly employed Teri Garr. For 10 points – For 10 points–name this 1983 comedy written by John Hughes and starring Michael Keaton as a man struggling to become a stay-at-home father.
Answer: Answer: Mr. Mom
10. For two consecutive season, this then teacher's college played in the Sun Bowl, losing to Case Western in the 1941 affair. Difficulties against Ohio schools would continue, losing the local Salad Bowl to Woody Hayes' Miami of Ohio and Xavier in 1950 and 1951. After a 1970 Peach Bowl win, this school then won three consecutive Fiesta Bowls on its home turf. For 10 points--name this school, whose 2004 bowl appearance was a win over Purdue in a return to the Sun Bowl.
Answer: Arizona State [Teacher's College/College] University Sun Devils He became the fourth player from his college to be selected in the first round of the NBA draft, joining such players as Dean Meminger. In the 2003 NCAA tournament, he was voted MVP of the Midwest Regional Final. During the 2003-04 NBA season, he was the first Eastern Conference (*) rookie, since Vince Carter to win player of the week honors. Also he was third in Rookie of the Year voting and played on the U.S. Olympic Team. FTP For 10 points -- name this guard for the Miami Heat.
Answer: DWYANE Dwayne Wade
11. The name’'s the same…: It was the title of a 1999 Chinese movie about struggling actor Wan Tin-Sau who is trying to stage a drama entitled “"Thunderstorm”". The other movie deals with Rupert (*) Pupkin who keeps cardboard cutouts of celebrities in his basement. In a bid to gain a guest spot on a talk show, Rupert kidnaps Jerry Langford, who is played by Jerry Lewis. For ten pointsFor 10 points --what is the common title of these works, one directed by Stephen Chow, the other by Martin Scorsese?
Answer: Answer: The King Ofof Comedy
11. The tattoo on his left shoulder reads “Living is easy with eyes closed”, a lyric from Strawberry Fields Forever (*). This is not his only tie to music, as he was the bassist for the British band behind the group famous for “You All Everybody”, Drive Shaft. For 10 points – name this drug-addicted character who fatefully boarded Oceanic Airlines flight 280 from Sydney, Australia, only to end up Lost on the hit ABC drama.
Answer: Charlie
12. This drink item was iInvented in 1969 by the Duffy Mott Company, this drink item . It can be consumed straight or can be used in cocktails such as a Bloody (*) Caesar. This beverage is popular with people of Mexican descent who sometimes mix it with their beer. FTP For 10 points -- For 10 points--identify this drink that comes in extra spicy and picante flavors and is mainly a blend of onions, celery, tomatoes and bivalves.
Answer: : Clamato
13. Its employees included Cynthia Nichols, played by Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon; Julie Dante, played by Kylie Travis; Teri Spencer, played by Stephanie Romanov; and Carrie Spencer (*), played by Carrie-Anne Moss. Although it was cancelled after one season, an ending was filmed to wrap up the cliffhanger, in which Hillary Michaels decides to close the title agency. For 10 points – For 10 points–name this FOX show, a spin-off of Melrose Place which debuted in 1994.
Answer: Answer: Models, Inc.
[CRAIG – please rework this one, not very pyramidal]
14. In college, he was one half of the so-called "French Connection" and his University of with Eric Perrin, a Catamount Vermont teammate Eric Perrin were dubbed the “French Connection”. Despite a good solid collegiatee career which saw him become athat included a nod as a Hobey Baker finalist, he was not drafted by the NHL and instead played for the IHL's Cleveland Lumberjacks (*) of the IHL. He eventually got a shot at the NHL and had a After a brief stint with the Calgary Flames, he was traded to his current team in 2000. FTP For 10 points -- For 10 points--name this 5 foot 9 Tampa Bay winger, who had a chance to face off against his former team in the 2004 Stanley Cup Finals who won the Art Ross and Pearson Awards in addition to the Stanley Cup in 2004.
Answer: Answer: MARTIN Martin St. Louis
THIRD PERIOD – No special rules in effect
15. As a member of the band Heatmiser, he debuted in 1993 with the LP Dead Air, and the next year issued his first solo effort, titled Roman Candle. His later albums included 1998’'s XO and 2000’'s Figure 8 (*), but his biggest fame camewhile at the 1998 Oscars, when he appeared onstage in an fluorescent all-white suit singing his nominated song “"Miss Misery”". For 10 points – For 10 points–name this singer/songwriter whose last album, From a Basement on the Hill, was released almost one year after his death in 2003 of what was initially assumed to be a suicide.
Answer: Answer: Elliott Smith
16. This event is sometimes celebrated by eating Chinese food and watching the Stallone movie Over the Top. A It’s color-coded alert scale for it has been devised; withhas taupe meaning a “"dangerously low level of (*) holiday cheer”", while cochise charcoal is the highestr level on the scale. This year, Seth Cohen attempted to create a hymn for the holiday to the tune of Death Cab for Cutie’'s “"Lack of Color”". FTP For 10 points -- For 10 points--identify this holiday creation from the The O.C. that consists of “"eight days of presents followed by one day of many presents.”"
Answer: Answer: ChirsmukkahChrismukkah
17. They had little success with “"Dance With Me Tonight”", and although drummer Guy Patterson did record a duet with jazz legend Del Paxton(*), they will always be known by their biggest hit, a tune actually written by Fountains of Wayne's lead Adam Schlesinger. For 10 points – For 10 points–what is this fictional band led by Jimmy Mattingly, played by Johnathon Schaech, and managed by Mr. White, played by Tom Hanks?
Answer: Answer: The Wonders
18. In real life they are quiet, travel at 10 MPH, and do not capture prey using venom. In (*) folklore they can jump as high as a basketball player, travel at 25 MPH, can be as large as a dinner plate, and possess a venom that contains a powerful anesthetic. Pictures of These these creatures, also known as solifugae, have recently become infamous on thesurfaced on the Internet due tofrom a picture of Iraqi service men holding them. FTP For 10 points -- For 10 points--identify these arthropods, which get one of their monikers from the desert animal they supposedly hunt.
Answer: Answer: Camel Spiders
ALSO ACCEPTlso Accept: Solifugae (IF ON AN EARLY BUZZbefore mentioned) OR or Wind Spiders OR or Wind Scorpions OR or Sun Scorpions
19. . Among its residents are Finton Coin, Christop Crane, Mrs. Clack, August Nicholson, Alice Hunt(*), and Edward Walker. Partial inspiration came from both Wuthering Heights for period drama and King Kong for a community leaving in fear of predatory creatures. For 10 points – For 10 points–name this 2004 film starring Bryce Dallas Howard as the blind Ivy Walker, who finally learns the secret of Those We Don’'t Speak Of.
Answer: Answer: The Village
20. Hosted by Rick Schwartz, this show’'s first round had two contestants alter giving valid answersnswer questions until one of them missesd. The winner of that round went on to play the (*) main game, in which they had to avoid missing two questions in a row or else the game would start. In the game show’'s brief history,history; only one person was able to make it successfully past level seven. FTP For 10 points -- For 10 points--name this FOX TV show that featured a torture device that subjected contestants to temperature extremes, electric shocks and foul odors.
Answer: Answer: The Chamber
21. Early albums include 1979’'s My Father’'s Eyes and 1980’'s Never Alone, but she became a star with the 1982 Dove Award-winning album (*) Age to Age. She began to cross over from gospel to pop with 1985’'s Unguarded, featuring such singles as “"Find a Way”" and “"Wise Up”". For 10 points – For 10 points–name this singer whose next crossover album, Heart in Motion, contained the hits “"That’'s What Love Is For”" and “"Every Heartbeat”".
Answer: Answer: Amy Grant
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22. Its director, Richard Donner, made extensive use of cameos of people whom had been in his previous films, like Margot Kidder as Margaret Mary, a missionary robbed on the trail, and Danny Glover, who plays the bank robber who is sure he recognizes (*) the title character. Its poker scenes feature many stars of old western television series, only appropriate since the movie itself is based on the 1957-1962 series. For 10 points--what is this 1994 film starring Jodie Foster, James Garner and Mel Gibson in the title role.
Answer: Maverick
23. A Carnegie-Mellon alum, her extensive knowledge of Shakespeare helped her win big on The $64,000 Question. Before landing her most famous role, she was well known for lying on a tiger skin rug purring the praises of Top Brass hair lotion. Reprising her 1965-1970 (*) role for a 1995 Fox update of her series, she played a Congresswoman and co-starred with Andy Dick and her original partner, Don Adams. For 10 points--name this actress, best known to television fans as Agent 99 on Get Smart.