TOSSUPS – REALITY KILLED THE VIDEO STAR TRASHMASTERS 2008 – UT-CHATTANOOGA
Questions by Mark Franklin, John Kilby, Gail Celio, and Joseph Dion with spares by Matt Bruce
1. Songs translated into this language include "On Top of Old Smokey" and "Michael Row the Boat Ashore" which are heard around campfires. The Barenaked Ladies have re-recorded three of their songs in this tongue for the Family Fun Stuff pack. A recent trailer featured Katy Perry singing a version of "Hot N Cold" to promote the Apartment Life expansion pack; it was "filmed", for lack of a better word, using game footage. For ten points, identify this nonsense language spoken by folks who may or may not have a giant green polygon hovering above them.
Answer: Simlish
2. THE NAME'S THE SAME: Songs like "Run Back Into Your Arms" and "I Can't Deny it" appear on the 2001 album of this name by Rod Stewart. Preceded by a minus sign, it names a track that Metallica first released on the live album S & M. In 2008, it names both the forthcoming December album release by Brandy and a song, inspired by a quote from Hunter S. Thompson, which asks if "are we [this] or are we dancer," the lead single off of Day & Age by The Killers. For ten points, give the shared title that also names a 1986 number one hit which claims “of flesh and blood I'm made," a song by a League of the same name.
Answer: Human
3. From 1966 until 1972, he scored 2,308 points as a member of the Scranton Miners and Scranton Apollos in the CBA-precursor Eastern League. Hired by Roy Danforth as an assistant head coach in 1972, he has since made it to the Final Four on three occasions, including trips in 1987 and 1996. Currently coaching players like Paul Harris, Eric Devendorf, and Jonny Flynn, he won his first and so far only NCAA title in 2003, thanks to the talent of players like Gerry McNamara and Carmelo Anthony. For ten points, name this long-time men's basketball coach at Syracuse.
Answer: Jim Boeheim (pronounced Bay-hime)
4. In this film, FBI agent Monica Bannen is kidnapped from her home in West Virginia. Defrocked priest Father Joe Fitzgerald Crissman has been aiding the search for the agent using supposed psychic abilities. ASAC Dakota Whitney decides to seek expert help, thus entering the heroes. One is a doctor working with sick kids, the other is wanted by the FBI and lives like a hermit at a house shared with the aforementioned doctor. The two reluctantly agree to help, but another woman is kidnapped and the plot thickens. The women are being taken for body parts to help save one member of a gay married couple who is dying and also to perform a demented sex change operation. For ten points, give the full title of this 2008 film, a sequel to a 1998 film continuing the adventures of Dana Scully and Fox Mulder.
Answer: The X-Files: I Want to Believe
5. The primary speaker of this song talks about a state of unhappiness resulting from being "piss poor morally" and claims to be "immaculately polished with the spirit of a hustler and the swagger of a college kid." Premiering at the 2008 MTV VMA's, this track liberally samples from O-Zone's "Dragostea din tei," a song which was previously used in the Internet meme "Numa Numa." Featuring numerous ruminations on "chasing that paper," for ten points, name this recent number one hit featuring Rihanna that scored T.I. his second consecutive number one following "Whatever You Like."
Answer: "Live Your Life"
6. This event was filmed at Elstree Studios in London on September 11, 1977, as part of a larger project that also involved Ron Moody and Twiggy. It was preceded by a short skit, in which one participant, a young musician, came by to use Sir Percival’s piano, but found the other participant, supposedly Sir Percival’s singing American cousin, home instead. The event first aired November 30, 1977, after the death of the older participant. The younger singer did not like the chosen song, so producers arranged a new song to be used as a countermelody, called "Peace on Earth." For ten points, name this famed event in which an old crooner partnered with a young glam rocker to sing "Little Drummer Boy."
Answer: The Bing Crosby and David Bowie Duet (accept clear knowledge equivalents)
7. This group originally formed in San Francisco to find a killer who had been stalking newlyweds. The homicide detective on the case initially teams up with a local reporter for the Chronicle, and the pair is joined by the medical examiner and an assistant DA to solve the case. Yuki Castellano, the newest member, joins the group by the end of the novel 4th of July. Their most recent mystery involves the disappearance of a former governor's son and a serial arsonist as outlined in the book 7th Heaven. For ten points, Lindsay Boxer leads what informal crime-solving group created by author James Patterson and made into a short-lived 2007 TV drama series?
Answer: Women's Murder Club
8. On the next to last episode of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, Robin Williams pretended like he was taking an elderly Johnny to this location. In addition to its flagship, it now has locations in Las Vegas, Maui, and Beaver Creek, Colorado. Its original location, above a car rental agency in West Hollywood, closed in 2001. The Beverly Hills flagship location opened in 1997. For ten points, name this restaurant, whose name is Italian for "string," that was founded and is still owned by Wolfgang Puck.
Answer: Spago
9. He made his debut in the Majors in a September 23, 2005 game in which Scott Strickland got him out in his only plate appearance that year. After struggling at the pro level, he rebounded in 2007 to become the Pacific Coast League MVP while playing for Iowa. Later that year, he hit a homer off Doug Davis to give his team a 2-0 lead against the D-Backs early in the second game of the NLDS, a moment at which it should have been obvious that he would be the heir apparent to Jason Kendall. For ten points, name this 2008 NL Rookie of the Year, a catcher for the Chicago Cubs.
Answer: Geovany Soto
10. Covered along with a Ramones tune on the 2005 Lisa Marie Presley album Now What, the lyrics to this song mention a bet involving the amount of time until someone dies. Among those mentioned in the song are a person who "could've been an actor" and a "bubble-headed-bleach-blonde," both of whom have "fingers in everybody's pie" and "know that crap is king." Informing the listener that making a "living off the evening news" requires one to "kick'em when they're up" and "kick'em when they're down," for ten points, name this 1982 top three hit for Don Henley about the insatiable need for celebrity gossip.
Answer: "Dirty Laundry"
11. In his youth he became interested in science after being told he lacked the artistic sense for pursuing music. He has two Ph.D.s in Physics and is a MENSA member, but has both briefly gained advanced mental powers and suffered an Alzheimer's-like parasitic infection after off-world missions for a top-secret organization within the U.S. Air Force. He helped develop the Intergalactic Gate Bridge with Samantha Carter to expedite travel to and from the Pegasus Galaxy without using a direct Stargate link. For ten points, name this character, the arrogant astrophysicist stationed on the city-ship Atlantis.
Answer: Dr. Meredith Rodney McKay [accept either underlined part]
12. His first incarnation used specialized equipment and gained strength by taking the vitamin 2-X. After a revamp in the 1960s, he started out as an archeologist who discovered a magical Egyptian scarab. Upon his death, Dan Garrett passed the mantle on to his student, an athlete and near-genius who couldn't access the scarab's magic but who could afford and invent gadgets. After he was killed for uncovering a metahuman database, the scarab was found to be of alien origin by it new owner, Jamie Reyes. For ten points, identify this DC hero most commonly associated with Ted Kord, who may be described as the Cerulean Coleopteran.
Answer: The Blue Beetle
13. This movie contains a scene in which the male lead experiences a whole year’s worth of seasons walking through a street market while Bill Withers’ "Ain’t No Sunshine" plays. Another scene involves the characters trying to "one-down" each other as they talk about how bad their lives are. One minor character is a Fruitarian. Featuring a scene in which, while in a travel book shop, Anna Scott stands in front of William Thacker, asking him to love her, for ten points, name this romantic comedy starring Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts.
Answer: Notting Hill
14. Odd enemies such as lighters and bottles of soap appear in the 1990 "Super" sequel to this 1982 game while The Flintstones would later appear in a Game Boy Color remake of it. A recent mobile version, subtitled Delight, allows players to earn bonuses by picking up letters that spell the protagonist's name, Peter. Enemies can be eliminated via falling toppings and can be stunned by using one of a limited number of Pepper Shots. This describes, for ten points, what classic arcade game where the player must avoid Mr. Hot Dog, Mr. Pickle, and Mr. Egg en route to creating the titular food?
Answer: BurgerTime
15. It was the building that the Continental Indoor Soccer League's Grizzlies and Roller Hockey International's Rhinos called home in the mid-1990's, and it’s the current home of the National Lacrosse League's Stealth. Featuring entrances topped with pyramid-shaped glass, the Golden State Warriors played here for one season while that team's home was being renovated and it is the current home of the Arena Football League's Sabercats. For ten points, name this Silicon Valley venue whose primary tenant gives it its nickname, The Shark Tank, and whose name is a pun based on a line of computers made by its namesake sponsor.
Answer: HP Pavilion at San Jose (prompt on The Shark Tank or The Tank before mentioned; also prompt on San Jose Arena or Compaq Center at San Jose)
16. Backstreet Boy A.J. Maclean finished second on an episode of this show. Three players who achieved a perfect score of 1,925 points were invited back for an extended All-Star Special episode. The results of games such as Blast It, Spin Out, Moon Race, and Invisible Boat were reported on by Moira Quirk and the show itself was hosted by Mike O'Malley. The final event had contestants hitting "actuators" on a mountain that was known by such names as the Mega Crag and the Aggro Crag. Recently revived in a family version which still asks its competitors "do you have it?", for ten points, name this extreme sports Nickelodeon game show.
Answer: Guts
17. This album contained five songs from the band's Kitchen Tapes demo, though the track "Paperface" would later be included on the deluxe edition re-release. In one of its tracks, the singer talks about Kiss posters hanging on the wall, while another track exclaims that "the workers are going home." In addition to "In The Garage" and "My Name is Jonas," there are also songs that discuss alcoholism in the family and Mary Tyler Moore. "Undone - The Sweater Song," "Buddy Holly," and "Say It Ain't So" all appear on, for ten points, what debut album by Weezer that is distinguished from the band's other self-titled efforts by its cover's color?
Answer: The Blue Album (prompt on Weezer before mentioned)
18. He finds comfort in a destinationless cab ride. His son enjoys the book Realm and Conquest. He tells his son that he is better than his substance abuser uncle Timmy. He asks his cop brother Raymond for a favor. A rich client does not like his advice after leaving the scene of an accident, but he explains he is more of a janitor than a miracle worker. For ten points, name this man, who is given the task of managing a man who calls himself "Shiva, the god of death", and who goes toe to toe with U-North, the title character of a 2007 movie starring George Clooney.
Answer: Michael Clayton
19. (MBr) This school's first intercollegiate football game, against McMurray, ended in a scoreless tie when the ref ruled that a would-be game-winning field goal happened after time expired. It joined the Southwest Conference in 1960 and won a pair of co-championships before joining its current conference. In 2006 it overcame a 31-point deficit to beat Minnesota at the Insight Bowl; the next year it beat Virginia in the Gator Bowl. Graham Harrell, Michael Crabtree, and pirate-obsessed head coach Mike Leach are all at, FTP, what Big 12 South school based in Lubbock, Texas?
Answer: Texas Tech University
20. Charles Barkley can easily distinguish products from this eatery from those of its competitors while blindfolded. It opened its first store outside the U.S. near Toronto in 2001, and its first ever store opened in 1937. Some other restaurants have started slicing its best selling items in half and using them as exotic hamburger buns. For ten points, name this establishment started in Winston-Salem that hopefully has "Hot Doughnuts Now".
Answer: Krispy Kreme
21. THE LAST NAME'S THE SAME: Vanessa, in Bikini Summer II; Hunter, on the animated Jumanji TV series; agent Grace, played by Amanda Righetti, on TV’s number one new show, The Mentalist; and a University of Maryland alumnus and former Golf Channel anchor who co-hosts a radio program from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Eastern weekdays and solo hosts the 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. hour on ESPN Radio. For ten points, give this last name also shared by siblings Rerun, Lucy, and Linus.
Answer: Van Pelt
22. A dynamite order is traced back to him, but he could just need it on his ranch. His wife was strangled, but he still feels that’s the best way to commit murder. Pete Menzies worships him almost to the end. He falls off the wagon and holes up in Tanya’s to drink from where Menzies and Vargas have to coax him. Records show that either he or Menzies discovered the convicting piece of evidence in many cases over the years. For ten points, name this police captain played by Orson Welles in a 1958 film, who may have a "touch of evil".