TOSSUPS – STEELY DAN HAGGERTY TRASHMASTERS 2001 – UT-CHATTANOOGA
Questions by Jason Russell, Scott Sanders, Joseph Dion, James Quintong w/ ghostwriter James Washick
1.A French duo comprised of Guy-Manuel De Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter, they first collaborated in an indie cover band called Darling, while their current moniker came from a derisive UK Melody Maker review of their version of a Beach Boys song. After their debut single “The New Wave” and the minor hit “Da Funk,” they became the subject of a minor bidding war, eventually signing with Virgin and releasing the albums Homework in 1997 and Discovery in 2001. FTP, name this techno / acid house band whose singles include “Aerodynamic” and “One More Time.”
Answer:DAFT PUNK
2.The year she was born the most beautiful woman in the world was a scullery maid who was eventually undone by a fondness for chocolate. By the time she was fifteen a woman named Adela Terrell was most beautiful, though she was in the top twenty. The not particularly bright or imaginative daughter of a terrible farmer and an even more limited housekeeper, she came to the notice of a count who would inform the Prince of Florin of her existence. She, of course, was in love with a farm boy who would eventually rescue her from marrying the prince. FTP, name this woman, the fiancée of Prince Humperdink in William Goldman’s The Princess Bride.
Answer:BUTTERCUP
3.Originally called “Kanadian Korner,” spelled with “K’s” instead of “C’s,” its shows dealt with such pressing issues as separatism, the use of calculators in school, parking at donut shops, and back bacon. Episode 37 was a variety special featuring the real Tony Bennett as well as Morgan Fairchild and Joyce Dewitt opposite the hosts in a blind date sketch. Other topics included bowling while loaded, twist off beer caps, beer nog, and using a mouse to get a free 24. FTP name this tv show hosted by Doug and Bob McKenzie.
Answer:GREAT WHITE NORTH
4.The first American League player to enlist in the Army Air Corp after the attack on Pearl Harbor, he rose to the rank of captain and commanded a B-52 bomber squadron in the China-Burma-India theatre. His most productive years were, of course, before the war, being named the AL MVP in 1935 as a first baseman and again in 1940 as a left fielder. He holds the single season records for most doubles, most home runs, most RBIs, and most total bases for the Detroit Tigers, and was robbed of matching Ruth's 60 home run record by 119 base-on-balls in 1938. FTP, name this player who earned the respect of many in 1934 for refusing to play on Yom Kippur.
Answer:HankGREENBERG
5.This film is unusual for a number of reasons. Because the director was worried that the eclectic songs – including “I’m Afraid” by Blue Room, “Radio People” By Zapp, “Beat City” by the Flowerpot Men, and “March of the Swivelheads” by the English Beat – would not sell as an album, no official soundtrack was released for it. The actors who played the main character’s parents, Cyndi Pickett and Lyman Ward, would later go on to marry. Peggy Noonan’s name appears in the end credits before she even appears in the film, offering a gummi bear to her principal. FTP, name this film starring Edie McClurg, Jeffrey Jones, Mia Sara, Alan Ruck, and Matthew Broderick.
Answer:FERRIS BUELLER’S DAY OFF
6.The subject of a 15-issue series in the 1970s, he was the son of the Japanese super-villain the Black Dragon who was raised by his father’s murderer. After meeting his wife, Princess Projectra of Orando, the two moved to her home planet where he died trying to save their world from the Legion of Super Villains. Later, a judge name Lythyl adopted his name and enrolled in the Legion Academy. FTP, name this DC comics martial artist never portrayed by Ralph Macchio.
Answer:KARATE KID
7.There is but one law, “No Jumping,” although you are allowed to jump as long as the large eye is closed. Your job initially is to run over all of the floor tiles and collect the red squares, proceeding to the next level by jumping onto the eye to destroy it. Considered innovative at its time, it used 3-D techniques to allow multiple perspectives such as down low, up high and right behind your character. FTP, name this Atari console game that shares its name with an Isaac Asimov novel.
Answer:I, ROBOT
8.His acting debut came in a 1997 episode of "Diagnosis Murder" which would later lead to an appearance on "Love Boat: The Next Wave" as Larry Larsen. This would be followed by films roles including Dean Ludlow in Wish You Were Dead, the title character in Radical Jack, and Gene in Mulholland Drive, but he was soon back on the small screen as a country doctor from Montana who moves to New York. FTP, name this musician-turned actor, star of "Doc" and the man responsible for the Achy Breaky dance.
Answer:Billy RayCYRUS
9.Invented in the late 1920s by Samuel Sorenson Adams, a “Super” variety of the product, made of cast zinc, is now offered for $3.98 by Adams’ company. The proto-type measured one inch by four inches, too long to be effective, so in 1928 Adams took his design to a die maker in Germany, who was able to reduce it to one-quarter of an inch thick. This made the item much more concealable and thus more effective. FTP, name this novelty item which shocks the victim during a handshake.
Answer:JOY BUZZER (accept equivalents)
10.Under pressure from Congress their manager changed the name of this ‘80s heavy metal band. It was just as well, as one member of the band saw the movie “Heavy Metal” thinking it would contain a lot of tuba. Their song “Let’s Run Over Lionel Ritchie With a Tank” was never released and the band Mucky Pup is actually responsible for the song “You Stink But I Love You.” Formerly called “Deathtöngue,” FTP name this band consisting of Hodge Podge, Opus, and Bill the Cat.
Answer:BILLY AND THE BOINGERS(accept DEATHTŐNGUE onanearlybuzz)
11.The drink of this name is made with 2 ounces Southern Comfort, 1 ounce Amaretto, sweet and Sour mix, Sprite, a tablespoon of grenadine, ice, and a maraschino cherry. The candy has been involved in numerous urban legends, typically having to do with PCP or cocaine, but in 1974 Ronald O’Bryan actually poisoned his own son on Halloween by giving him this candy laced with cyanide. More recently, on General Hospital, Zander showed his love for Emily by buying her the candy. FTP, name this treat of flavored sugar packaged in a straw.
Answer:PIXIE STIX
12.Written by Keith Forsey and Steve Schiff, it has been covered by the heavy metal bands Steel Prophet and Life of Agony. Originally offered to Bryan Ferry and Billy Idol, the band that released it considered the lyrics formulaic and didn’t put it on any of their albums until years later. Nevertheless, it became the band’s first number one hit, even with the 55 “la”s at the end. FTP, name this Simple Minds song, the main track off the “Breakfast Club” soundtrack.
Answer:DON’T YOU(Forget About Me)
13.Interface Electronic has now created a product of this name to reduce noise in libraries, available in both 20” and 32” versions. The original, supposedly the brainchild of Buck Henry, is featured on card #6 of a series of Topps cards released in the 1960s. Its use was required by Rule #13 in cases of security, at which time it would lower from the Chief’s ceiling and over the heads of the two agents. FTP, name this device used for secrecy on the television series Get Smart.
Answer:CONE OF SILENCE
14.Since turning pro in 1983, he has won 7 PGA tournaments although none since 1996, the year he won at the PGA Championship. A 3-time All-American at the University of Texas, he had two 9th place finishes in 1999, the Nissan Open and the Reno-Tahoe Open. His best showing prior to June this year was a tie for 7th at the Worldcom Classic. FTP, name this Texas golfer who took Retief Goosen to a playoff round in the 2001 US Open only to lose by three strokes.
Answer:MarkBROOKS
15.He had uncredited roles as the title ape in King Kong, as Hem Dazon in Star Wars, and as a zombie in the video for Thriller. Having worked as a lab assistant for Dick Smith, he designed the puppets for The Thing With Two Heads and It’s Alive before becoming the co-producer for Gremlins 2. He won the very first Oscar in his field and has collected seven for his work on such films as Harry and the Hendersons, Ed Wood, Men In Black, and Nutty Professor. FTP, name this make-up artist responsible for American Werewolf in London and Tim Burton’s Planet of the Apes.
Answer:RickBAKER
16.Named after a Disney cartoon squirrel, she is the daughter of a radio and tv personality who died in a 1983 sky-diving accident. After working as a make-up artist, she turned to acting full-time, earning small roles on “21 Jump Street,” “ Matlock,” “Designing Women,” and “Cheers.” More recent work has included voice work as Lana Lionheart on “The Lionhearts,” Volcana on “The New Adventures of Superman,” and Jane Proudfoot in Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within. Her most well-known role, however, was named for the late producer of the tv show “Wings.” FTP, name this actress who plays Roz Doyle on “Fraiser.”
Answer:PeriGILPIN
17.She was born in 1924 in Lelant, Cornwell, to a Christian Scientist mother and a civil servant serving in Burma. After stints in Miss Kerr-Sanders’ Secretarial College and the Women’s Royal Naval Service, she married her husband Graham in 1946. While her children were still young, she wrote Mills and Boon romances under the pen name Jane Fraser, publishing A Secret To Tell, her first novel under her real name, in 1955. Author of the American Booksellers’ Book of the Year for 1991, she planned to retire after 1995’s Coming Home, but fans convinced her to write another novel which came out in 2000. FTP, name this author of The Shell Seekers and Winter Solstice.
Answer:RosamundePILCHER
18.At age fifteen he was paid 50 cents to play goalie for a factory team in Quebec. After an exceptional early career he was claimed by St. Louis, Philadelphia, and Edmonton during various drafts and was traded to Toronto and Boston at various points. Although he won the starting position in training camp with the California Golden Seals in 1968, the New York Rangers still had rights to him after a 1963 trade with Montreal. During his time in Montreal he had won seven Vezina Trophies, and a backhanded shot by Andy Bathgate had made him a pioneer. FTP, name this Canadiens goaltender, the first to regularly wear a face-mask.
Answer:JacquesPLANTE
19.The daughter of a Scottish folksinger and the ex-wife of Steve Lillywhite, she started out singing in the group Addix. In 1979 she wrote and recorded the eventual Tracey Ullman hit “They Don’t Know,” but wouldn’t have her own UK Top 20 hit until “There’s A Guy Works Down The Chip Shop (Swears He’s Elvis).” She provided vocals for the Pogues on “Fairytale in New York,” for Billy Bragg on “Greetings To the New Brunette,” and for the Smiths on “Ask.” Shortly after her re-emergence with the 2000 album Tropical Brainstorm, she was killed by a speedboat while swimming off the coast of Mexico. FTP, name this singer whose covers include Billy Bragg’s “A New England” and the Smiths’ “You Just Haven’t Earned It Yet, Baby.”
Answer:KirstyMacCOLL
20.It was the namesake for a 2001 space program that allowed children to operate a robotic vehicle. Theories as to how it acquired its name vary from the skin color of the inhabitants of the Yukon Territories to the swapping of soldiers in military units. As with most games, the stronger players are chosen first in forming teams, but once the game has begun the weaker players are typically selected first. The chosen player then seeks to capture members of the opposite team by running at the line opposite him or her and breaking through the linked arms which form the line. FTP, name this children’s game whose name does not come from the color of one’s dog.
Answer:RED ROVER, Red Rover
21.According to Nicholas Davies, this student is thought to have lost his virginity to one of three women. Among those suspected are party-girl and topless model Victoria Hervey, recovering cocaine addict Tara Palmer-Tomkinson, and Laura, the daughter of his father’s mistress. In September, tension within his family mounted after a crew from Ardent Productions, his uncle’s company, filmed him as he was returning from classes. This, however, is nothing compared to the paparazzi that followed his mother. FTP, name this heir to the throne of England.
Answer:Prince WILLIAMArthur Philip Louis Windsor
22.The documentary My Best Fiend reveals that this actor was so engulfed in his roles that he once struck an actor in the head with a sword, a blow which would have split the man’s head open had he not been wearing a steel helmet. He began his film career in 1948 with a role in Morituri which would eventually lead to roles in Dr. Zhivago, A Few Dollars More, and The Little Drummer Girl. He was often cast as the villain because his features leant themselves to crazed or obsessed characters, as in Crawlspace,Android, and Schizoid. It is in his collaboration with Werner Herzog, however, that his reputation rests. FTP, name this star of Aguirre: The Wrath of God and the 1979 remake of Nosferatu the Vampire.
Answer:KlausKINSKI
23.Saxophone Day is celebrated on the sixth of this month, while Red Planet Day is celebrated on the 28th. Vegan Awareness week is near the beginning of the month, Children’s Book Week is in the middle, and National Family Week is toward the end. The month is dedicated to Peanut Butter Lovers and to Sleep Comfort, as well as to the Georgia Pecan. In 2001 Sinkie Day fell on the 24th, while Punsters Day was on the 8th. FTP, name this month which is typically remembered more for its commemoration of the end of the First World War and the feast on the third Thursday of the month.
Answer:NOVEMBER
24.BBC online describes it as a quaint little village with a gas-tank-less gas station, a post office, a small garage, a rambling stream, an abandoned Rutter’s , a Laundromat, and a store that sells insurance and flies for fishing at alternating times of year. It also has a McDonald’s but not a Duncan’s. The film of the same name centers upon a couple working at a local fast food restaurant who kill the owner and steal his idea for a drive-thru but are eventually discovered by a police lieutenant played by Christopher Walken. FTP, name this northeastern town or the 2001 Sundance film starring Maura Tierney and James LeGros in a very loose adaptation of MacBeth.
Answer:SCOTLAND, PA BONI – STEELY DAN HAGGERTY TRASHMASTERS 2001 – UT-CHATTANOOGA
Questions by Jason Russell, Scott Sanders, Joseph Dion, James Quintong w/ ghostwriter James Washick
1.Oddly enough two successful bands of the eighties got their start as part of the same group, a relatively unknown band. FTPE identify these groups from members.
10) Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith were the principal members of this group who released such tunes as “Shout” and “Head over Heels.”
Answer:TEARS FOR FEARS
10) Pete Byrne and the late Rob Fisher were the two main instrumentalists in this 80’s band who released a hit cover of Burt Bacharach’s “Always Something There To Remind Me.”
Answer:NAKED EYES
10) Roland, Curt, Pete, and Rob, along with Manny Elias and Neil Taylor, were at various times in this group who never released a full album.
Answer:NEON
2.Now that Enterprise is a hit and will surely make to careers of its actors, let’s look at the acting roots of some of those who were regulars on the previous show, Voyager. Given a role he or she played on a soap opera, name the actor, FTPE. You will receive five if you need the character they played on Voyager.
a-10) Charlie Brent on All My Children
5) Tom Paris
Answer:Robert DuncanMcNEILL
b-10) Adrienne Morrow on Another World
5) B’Elanna Torres
Answer:Roxann Biggs-DAWSON
c-10) Hannah Moore on Another World
5) Kes
Answer:JenniferLIEN
3.As a man of eloquence and wit, surely Arnold Schwarzenegger deserves his own book of quotations. The best quotes, of course, are those after he has finished off a villain. Given the film and the scenario, provide the Schwarzenegger quote FTPE. (Moderator: allow a bit of leeway)