2005 Mordecai Richler Memorial Trash Open
Round 2
Toss-Up Questions:
1. He appeared as Terry Lennox in Robert Altman’s version of The Long Goodbye. His comeback was cut short after he went 1-3 in five starts with the Braves in 1978. His best season was 1963, when he went 21-7 and lost to Don Drysdale in Game Three of the World Series. He blew out his arm two years later and after leaving the Yankees started learning the knuckleball, though it wasn’t until 1977 that he and a teammate came up with the idea for Big League Chew. It was the knuckleball that led the Seattle Pilots to employ him during their lone season. He kept a diary that season, which he used as part of the source for his book about the rampant use of “greenies” and the drinking and carousing in the majors. FTP, name this pitcher who wrote Ball Four.
Answer: Jim Bouton
2. Unlike the “people round here,” who “wear beaten down eyes” and “sunk in smoke dried faces,” the speaker and the title figure are “far too young and clever” to be “resigned to what their fate is.” Earlier, the speaker mourns “poor old Johnny Ray,” who “moved a million hearts in mono” by sounding “sad upon the radio.” The speaker confesses that his thoughts “verge on dirty” as the title figure is “in that pretty red dress” which he urges her to take off. At this moment, the title figure means everything to the speaker in, FTP, what 1982 hit from the album Too-Rye-Ay by Dexy’s Midnight Runners?
Answer: “Come On Eileen”
3. It was originally scheduled to be filmed at Berry College, but the producers decided that it would be too expensive to produce fake snow and moved the production north. It gave Jamie Kennedy his first film role, though he was only an uncredited extra. Carla Belver and Kurtwood Smith appeared in it as the Perrys, while Lara Flynn Boyle had one of her first roles in it as Ginny Danburry. More notably, it starred Josh Charles as Knox Overstreet, Robert Sean Leonard as Neil Perry, and Ethan Hawke as the brash Todd Anderson. FTP, name this pretentious 1989 film about John Keating, an inspirational English teacher played by Robin Williams.
Answer: Dead Poets Society
4. In this man’s most recent novel, a Creek Indian named Junior Harjo is shot by Emmet Long after the latter takes a peach ice cream cone from one of the man characters. That main character, Carlos Webster, grows up to become a U. S. Marshal and tracks down Jack Belmont, while dating a woman named Louly who claims to be the girlfriend of Pretty Boy Floyd. In addition to The Hot Kid, his recent works of fiction include a novel about a high diver, Tishomingo Blues, and a novel about a man who passes as a priest in Africa after being involved in a crime, Pagan Babies. FTP, name this American author whose other books include Cuba Libre, Freaky Deaky, Be Cool and Get Shorty.
Answer: Elmore Leonard
5. In this year the Redskins drafted David Terrell, only the one they got was a 7th round safety from UTEP rather than a loudmouth receiver from Michigan. Other 7th round picks this year included Bears quarterback Moses Moreno and Pat Tillman. The third round saw Pittsburgh take Hines Ward, while Denver grabbed Brian Griese and Seattle took Ahman Green. Notable first-round picks included Kyle Turley, Kevin Dyson, and Fred Taylor, while the Bears foolishly took Curtis Enis #5 as a division rival grabbed a talented wide receiver at #21. FTP, name this year in which Randy Moss was drafted, which also saw Charles Woodson go #4 after two big-name quarterbacks, Ryan Leaf and Peyton Manning.
Answer: the 1998 NFL draft
6. The liner notes to this album feature a cartoon of a man pondering a pornographic theater, with the caption “These faded, backlit transparencies remind passerby of the live spectacle continuously taking place on the inside.” In the album’s last song, the singer notes that it “seems a shame to waste your time with me” before repeatedly asking “What about me?” Another song begins by noting that it is “20,000 miles to an oasis” and repeatedly asks “catch me if I fall.” In addition to “Me In Honey” and “Texarkana,” this album features such hits as “Near Wild Heaven,” “Shiny Happy People,” and an opening track that features KRS-One, “Radio Song.” FTP, name this R.E.M. album which includes the hit “Losing My Religion.”
Answer: Out of Time
7. He claimed to be the Chubby Checker of his day, and remembers his days as a radio disc jockey with great joy. A rumor that he wore Buddy Bands killed their business in favor of the Friendship Bracelets. This was part of a project started by one of those under his control, Mr. Tuttle, who was also in charge of Drivers Ed. Perhaps his most memorable exploit was taking charge of a white water rafting trip, after his unreliable brother Rod backed out at the last minute. He only appeared briefly on the Malibu Sands episodes after first appearing as the boss of Miss Bliss. FTP, name this character played by Dennis Haskins, the principal of Bayside High on Saved by the Bell.
Answer: Mr. Belding [his first name is apparently Richard]
8. Its second recipient was born in Cocoa Beach, Florida and earned a Ph. D. in 1994, six years before earning a JD at the same school. In 2004, it was shared by a professor of psychology at Roane State Community College and a man who can’t spell the word “the.” In 2001, it was awarded to a former assistant professor of English at Georgia Tech who is best known for instituting “the System.” It has been given to denizens of Tennessee three times, though it originally went to a man from Berry College. FTP, name this award which has been given to Robert Meredith, Don Windham, and Eric Hillemann, which honors people “for meritorious services in sustaining and enriching collegiate academic competitions.”
Answer: the Dr. N. Gordon Carper Lifetime Achievement Award
9. Only the fortuitous second appearance of the bumbling messenger Joe Pettibone saves this movie’s central couple from a stint in jail. This follows the second appearance of old Mrs. Baldwin, who had been briefly kidnapped by Louis, a thug in the employ of the hero. The movie ends with that hero promising a honeymoon to Niagara Falls, though the destination is quickly changed to Albany to see through the end of the Earl Williams murder case. Lost in the bustle is Bruce, the fiancée of Hildy Johnson, whose former husband, Walter Burns, employs a series of tricks to keep his ex in town. FTP, name this satire on the newspaper business, a Howard Hawks film starring Rosalind Russell and Cary Grant.
Answer: His Girl Friday
10. He now has his own shoe, the Icon Warrior. After moving in with his girlfriend’s mother, he was recruited as a partial qualifier out of Richards High School and had to sit out his freshman season. At the end of his junior season, he became only the third player to record a triple double in the NCAA tournament and formed one of the nation’s top backcourts alongside Travis Diener. Now the ambassador for the Sean John men’s line, he’s also the main spokesperson for Converse shoes. FTP, name this player who attended Marquette before being selected fifth overall in the 2003 draft, a point guard now known as “Flash” for the Miami Heat.
Answer: Dwayne Wade
11. He has a role as Winston Boyko in Jennifer Aniston’s next film, Derailed. His first major role was in Jim Jarmusch’s Coffee and Cigarettes after having scored the soundtrack for an earlier Jarmusch film. His best-received soundtracks were his award-nominated compositions for Kill Bill volumes 1 and 2. Better known as a producer, his albums have included such solo LPs as Bobby Digital in Stereo, a reference to one of his nicknames. His musical career began in a group with his cousins Gary Grice and Russell Jones, whom he joined in another group that included such figures as Inspectah Deck and U-God. FTP, name this cousin of the Genius and ODB, the chief producer of the Wu-Tang Clan.
Answer: the RZA [RIZ-uh] (or Robert Diggs or Prince Rakeem or Rzarecta or Chief Abbot or Bobby Steels; accept early buzz of Bobby Digital)
12. Guest stars during its first season included Rae Dawn Chong, who played Carrie Fellows, and Ben Stein, who played a loan officer. Antonio Sabato Jr. appeared for a season as Jack Parezi, Priscilla Presley appeared for another season as Nurse Benson, and Patrick Muldoon could be seen as Richard Hart. More prominently, it featured Alyssa Milano, Vanessa Williams, and Lisa Rinna. Even more prominently, it featured Daphne Zuniga, Laura Leighton, Marcia Cross and Courtney Thorne-Smith. FTP, name this program which began airing in 1992 on Fox, a steamy melodrama which starred Andrew Shue, Heather Locklear, Josie Bissett, and of course Thomas Calabro as Michael Mancini.
Answer: Melrose Place
13. He played Dr. John Polidori, the author of The Vampire, in the 1988 film Haunted Summer which starred Eric Stoltz as Percy Bysshe Shelley. He co-wrote and co-directed a 1993 film in which Ricky Coogan goes to a South American mutant farm, Freaked. He also wrote and directed a 1999 film in which a painter played by Henry Thomas is accused of murder, Fever. He got his start as Hermosa in Death Wish 3, and went on to appear as Marko in The Lost Boys before getting his biggest role in a 1989 film and its 1991 sequel. FTP, name this actor who starred as Bill S. Preston, Esq. In Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure.
Answer: Alex Winter
14. Their affiliate in the Pioneer League is the Idaho Falls Chukars. Their single A affiliate in the Western Division of the Midwest League is the Burlington Bees. More notably, they have a triple A affiliate in the Pacific Coast league, a team located in Omaha whose 2005 roster included Calvin Pickering and Denny Hocking. They also have a Carolina League affiliate which is Delaware’s professional baseball team, the Wilmington Blue Rocks. FTP, name this Major League Baseball team, which was squarely in last place in the AL Central when this question was written on May 20, 2005, in the aftermath of Tony Pena’s resignation as manager.
Answer: the Kansas City Royals (accept either)
15. A Piece of Ass consists of equal parts of this, Southern Comfort, some ice, and Sour Mix, while a Kinky Orgasm features it mixed with Bailey’s, Kahlua, and milk. If you remove the milk from the latter recipe, the drink becomes a B-52. It is combined with Grand Marnier and orange tea to create Blueberry Tea and an ounce of it is added to equal parts rum and beer for a Doctor Pepper. It is actually made from the pits of apricot kernels, not the ingredient with which it is most associated. FTP, name this liquor originally produced in the town of Saronno, Italy and known for its distinct almond flavor.
Answer: Amaretto
16. Their 2001 EP Solo featured tracks from each of the member’s side projects, including such albums as Empty and Stereotype Be. After releasing a self-titled 1988 album, they put out Nu Thang and Free at Last before putting out a 1995 album that would sell more copies than any gospel album in history. Their 2001 greatest hits album, Intermission, includes such hits as “Luv Is a Verb” and “Just Between You and Me,” though it doesn’t include “Dive” or “What Have We Become.” Founded by Michael Tair and Toby McKeehan, this is, FTP, what Washington, D. C.-based Christian gospel and hip-hop group, whose albums include Supernatural and Jesus Freak?
Answer: dc Talk
17. Jack Nicklaus’ golf coach Jim Flick played both basketball and golf at this university, which received its current nickname under longtime coach Herb Cline. Billy Packer coached there for five years after playing there for three and another member of its Hall of Fame is former Phoenix Suns coach Frank Johnson. Other NBA players who attended included washout Delaney Rudd and the immortal Mugsy Bogues. More recent students here have included Loren Woods and the seemingly-ageless Rodney Rogers. FTP, name this ACC university, also the home school of NBA finals MVP Tim Duncan and Chris Paul.
Answer: Wake Forest Demon Deacons (accept either name or nickname)
18. The Bones of Giants and The Lost Army are two illustrated novels about this character, who is also the subject of such graphic novels as Conqueror Worm and Seed of Destruction. Among his colleagues are the unusually large homunculus Roger and the disembodied spiritualist Johann Kraus. As created by Mike Mignola, he grows up to become an agent for the BPRD. Among the better-known characters related to him are Abe Sapien and Liz Sherman, who is pyrokinetic. FTP, name this comic character summoned by Rasputin, a large red-skinned demon whose story was turned into a 2004 film.
Answer: Hellboy
19. One character in this film claimed that he did poorly on the SAT because he sat next to a girl who wouldn’t stop fidgeting with her brassiere, after which he got distracted and lost his place on the answer sheet. That character is shot for being a suspected CIA operative, when he’s actually an advance man for the Navy. He gets involved with a character played by Mira Sorvino, while his cousin Taylor Nichols’ Ted Boynton becomes involved with a girl named Montserrat. The film is set in the mid ‘80s in the title city, where the director lived and formulated his first movie Metropolitan. FTP, name this second film by Whit Stillman, set mostly in the title Spanish city.
Answer: Barcelona
20. Like David Hume’s Treatise of Human Nature, this group’s later albums, such as Cryptic Writings and Youthanasia, fell still-born from the press. Their last great album featured a hit which noted that “military intelligence” are “two words combined that can’t make sense,” while a medicre cover of “Anarchy in the U.K” appeared on 1988’s So Far, So Good … So What!. They covered Nancy Sinatra’s “Boots” on their first album, which like each of their first three albums features an ellipsis in its title. Killing Is My Business … And Business Is Good! was followed by an album which includes “Wake Up Dead,” Peace Sells … But Who’s Buying? They were falsely accused of selling out following the MTV-friendly Countdown to Extinction, which features “Symphony of Destruction.” FTP, name this thrash metal group founded by Metallica reject Dave Mustaine.