GARBAGE – Packet by Chicago (Michael “Marnold” Arnold) and Penn (Siddharth Chandrasekhar, Ben Frank, Joe Nguyen) and Editors
Edited by Fred Morlan, Evan Nagler, and David Seal, with help from Dan Goff
1. Minor roles played by this actor include Charles in No Small Affair and Mark in Pompatus of Love, which he also co-wrote. This actor was paired with a leading man he is currently associated with while playing Jim ‘Wash Out’ Pfaffenbach. Married to Lisa Joyner, this actor’s breakout role was as a character whose real name is Phil Dale who sings along with Otis Redding’s “Try a Little Tenderness” while carrying the torch for Mollie Ringwald’s character Andie. He can currently be found playing the father of Jake, played by Angus Jones. FTP, identify this actor, who played Duckie in Pretty in Pink and as Charlie Sheen’s brother on Two And a Half Men.
ANSWER: Jon Cryer
2. One member of this group's solo album, Plenty Good Lovin', was released in 2002, 31 years after it was recorded. In a hit whose title is shared with their debut album, the lyrics state "Don't need to suffer because I'm here" before indicating the title. That debut album also includes songs like "It's a Wonder" and "Ease Me". A cry of "play it, Steve" during the chorus of this group's biggest hit refers to guitarist Steve Cropper, the house guitarist at Stax Records. In that hit, the singer is "comin' to ya on a dusty road" and states that he "got what [he] got the hard way". For 10 points, name this Memphis soul duo responsible for hits such as "Hold On, I'm Comin'" and "Soul Man".
ANSWER: Sam & Dave
3. After her first stint as host on this show, the longest-lasting host starred as Roxie Hart in the Broadway run of Chicago. The host was eliminated between 2005 and 2007, before returning. Spin-off versions of this show included "Family", "Home Free", and "Boys vs. Girls" versions, while Hildi and Douglas were the only designers to be in every season of the show. Ty Pennington was featured as a carpenter during the first three seasons of this show, and host Paige Davis said recently that it had not been picked up for a ninth season. For 10 points, name this TLC reality show where two sets of people renovate a room in each others' homes.
ANSWER: Trading Spaces
4. Parties that have threatened to sue this website include Jones Soda and The Ultimate Warrior, who then had to deal with fictional lawyer Leonard J. Crabs. Authors on this site have nicknames including “Garbage Day,” “Geist Editor” and Corin Tucker’s Stalker. Rarely updated features that were once very popular include ICQ Pranks and the animated-gif heavy “The Adventures of #86/#68.” Via one feature, they have provided reviews of games such as Let’s Meow Meow, Battle Raper 2 and Water Closet amongst other hentai games. Members of this site’s forums achiever notoriety for their disruptive behavior on the game Second Life and an article on this site coined the term wikigroaning. For ten points, name this humor website which has regular features like run by Rich “Lowtax” Kyanka.
ANSWER: Something Awful
5. In a two-part episode, this character and his little brother were held hostage in a bank robbery when his little brother wanted to withdraw money for his date Tootie. In another episode, this character was in a band whose name was inspired by a hairstyle, the Afro-desiacs. He once tried to join a gang called the Tarantulas, and he spanked his little brother for throwing water bombs from their balcony. He more notably had a girlfriend named Charlene Duprey, who was played by Janet Jackson. His mother Lucy was a housekeeper, and her dying wish was for her two sons to be taken in by her wealthy employer Mr. Drummond. Played by actor Todd Bridges, for 10 points, who is this big brother of Arnold on “Diff’rent Strokes” that was consistently asked, “What’chu talkin’ ‘bout?”
ANSWER: Willis James Jackson
6. This man's younger brother Jay, who like him played at Northwestern High, was shot to death in 1990. This player was an AP First Team All-American along with players like Kenny Walker, and Johnny Dawkins, his schools first since Albert King. This player reached the Sweet Sixteen in both 1984 and 1985, losing to eventual champions Villanova in 1985. The event for which this player is best known led to Bob Wade replacing Lefty Driesell as coach and occurred shortly after he was drafted second over all by the Celtics. For ten points name this former Maryland basketball player who died from a cocaine overdose in 1986.
Answer: Len Bias
7. In the music video for this song, the phrases “Cookie Puss”, “X-Ray” and “Fish Boy” are among the numerous phrases that appear in the background. One of the major revelations in the song is that the girl that gets picked up by the rapper is actually a “twelve-year-old runaway”. The rapper also claims that he is not Bowser from Sha Na Na and that his Zips are going to ruin his rep. A trip to the Gallery Mall leads to the rapper complaining about a plaid shirt with a butterfly collar, bell bottom Brady Bunch trousers and double-knit reversible slacks. After getting arrested for driving in his mom’s brand new Porsche, the rapper sends a message to “you other kids all across the land.” “There’s no need to argue,” for 10 points, what claim made by DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince, the title of a single that brought Will Smith into mainstream rap?
ANSWER: “Parents Just Don’t Understand”
8. He was married at one point, but his wife Catherine died before the series began. Although it did not appear frequently, a myna bird named Mozart was one of this character’s pets. His relatives include a grown niece named Willow, who appeared regularly in season seven, and the Beach Boys. For the entire existence of the show he is retired, but his resume includes a PhD in Forgotten Languages and Cultures. He often addresses the man who lives next door to him with the greeting “Hi-de-ho” and frequently calls that man’s wife by the epithet “neighborette.” By various means, most notably a fence, his face is always partially obscured whenever he appears in a scene. For 10 points, name this neighbor, who always gives advice to members of the Taylor family on the show Home Improvement.
ANSWER: Wilson Wilson
9. Among his most successful children were Peteski and Flawlessly, and like Barbaro, this horse died of Laminitis. The descendant of such great horses as War Admiral and Native Dancer, he was ranked #12 in Blood Horse's list of the greatest horses of the 20th century. His only result outside of the top three was at the Woodward Stakes in 1978 when his saddle slipped and Seattle Slew ran away from the field. The last horse to ever beat Spectacular Bid in a race, he more famously had an epic rivalry with Alydar, who finished second to him in the Kentucky Derby, Preakness, and Belmont. For 10 points, name this 1978 Triple Crown winner, the most recent horse to claim that honor.
ANSWER: Affirmed
10. In March of 2006, Tony Temple, a gamer from the UK, set a new record in this game, passing Roy Shildt, who had held that record for the previous twenty years. In a recent episode of Chuck, Chuck reaches the fictional kill screen of this game by playing using the beat of the Rush song “Tom Sawyer.” The designer of this game would frequently wake up in cold sweats due to dreaming about its subject matter while working on the game. The game uses three buttons and a trackball, and like most other early arcade games, there is no end to the game, but rather the player continues to play until all six cities have been wiped out. Originally released by Atari in 1980, for 10 points, identify this shooter in which the goal of the game is to stop the endless barrage of ballistic missiles.
ANSWER: Missile Command
11. Upon beating this game, a simulated trumpet plays as a sequence of grayscale images were shown of a character getting in a plane to go catch and rescue the title character. The debug mode was accessed by entering the date of this game's release in the sound test on the level select screen. One scrapped level for this game was the Hidden Palace Zone, and the only cutscenes in this game occur in the Wing Fortress Zone. The Chemical Plant Zone's music is among the most remixed video game music, and this game was the first in its series to have a two-player mode. Also seeing the introduction of Miles "Tails" Prower and the ability to become the Super version of the title character, for 10 points, name this first sequel for the Sega Genesis starring a certain blue hedgehog.
ANSWER: Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (accept Sonic 2)
12. In an episode of Veronica Mars, this line was used after the police open a garage full of stolen goods, and in an episode of How I Met Your Mother, Stella exclaims this after introducing a bar in the basement of her home in New Jersey. This phrase has allowed original speaker Brian Collins to appear on The Late Show with David Letterman, who also attended the same college as Collins. After filling in for a friend on Ball State University’s campus newscast, the original quote occurred during the highlights of a match between the New Jersey Nets and Indiana Pacers and its impromptu nature was a result of a failed teleprompter. For 10 points, identify this catchphrase which became an internet phenomenon, which could also be said after a certain explosive is ignited.
ANSWER: “Boom goes the dynamite”
13. In earlier February 2009, it was announced this man would join Eric Stonestreet and Jesse Ferguson on the ABC pilot “An American Family.” He made an uncredited cameo in Death Race as “Factory Worker,” while he was also an uncredited police officer in Deliverance. Other police roles for this actor include Detective Shreiber on Cruising, Mooney on Big Apple and, more famously, the retired cop Bill on John from Cincinnati and the updated Dragnet’s Friday. His most famous role sees him reminisce about his high school football days at Polk High, sell shoes for a living, feud with his neighbor Marcy D’Arcy, and found an organization called NO MA’AM. FTP, identify this actor best known for portraying Al Bundy on Married with Children.
ANSWER: Ed O’Neill
14. The music video for this song uses its lyrics as the script for a series of one-act plays performed by school children. This song plays in the movie Dumb and Dumber during the brief period of time when Harry and Lloyd are separated on their trip to Aspen. One verse describes a “girl who wouldn’t go and change with the girls in the change room.” Its opening lines describe a boy whose hair “turned from black into bright white” after he “got into an accident and couldn’t come to school.” The song does note that “one kid had it worse than that,” as when he and his parents went to church, “they shook and lurched all over the church floor.” For 10 points, name this 1993 song by the Crash Test Dummies, whose titular chorus consists of no real words, just one letter of the alphabet.
ANSWER: Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm
15. In this film, when Freb asks what’s written on Magnum P.I.’s license plate, Tumbler promptly answers with the reply “ROBIN-1.” Minor characters include Donny Astricky, played by versatile actor Chi McBride, and Otto Haliwell, portrayed by Academy-Award Winner Robert Duvall. Antagonist Raymond Calitri flouts a tough exterior, but he begins to beg and plead as Memphis smashes some of his hand-whittled furniture in the climactic scene. At one point, Sway asks the question “What do you think is more exciting, having sex or boosting cars?” The plot culminates in one final car-boost, when Randall “Memphis” Raines must steal a Shelby Mustang GT500 named Eleanor. For 10 points, name this remade film starring Angelina Jolie and Nicolas Cage, in which a large group attempts to steal fifty cars in one night.
ANSWER: Gone in Sixty Seconds
16. In the last nine seasons, this school’s men’s basketball team has won no less than 23 games in any season. Notable alumni of this university include singer Bing Crosby and former Speaker of the House Tom Foley. This school has won eight of the last ten of their conference tournament, though they lost last year’s against San Diego. Future NBA players who have attended this college include Blake Stepp and Ronny Turiaf as well as former first-team All-American Dan Dickau. For 10 points, name this university located in Spokane, Washington, which served as the collegiate stomping grounds for players like John Stockton and Adam Morrison.
ANSWER: Gonzaga University
17. Recent films about this man include a collection of interviews titled after declaration that he is “a Big Liar” while another is titled this man “Through the Eyes of Others.” He released a version of Edgar Allan Poe’s “Never Bet the Devil Your Head” called Toby Dammit alongside Roger Vadim and Louis Malle films under the collective title Extraordinary Stories. He collaborated with Alberto Lattuada on Variety Lights, a process that inspired the naming of a movie showing a director fantasizing while struggling to direct a science fiction movie. Another film by this director follows the title prostitute played by this director’s wife Giuletta Masina. Director of Nights of Cabiria, for ten points, identify this famous Italian director, also known for his Satyricon, La Strada and 8 1/2.
ANSWER: Federico Fellini
18. His Cup debut came at the fall 1998 Dover race, driving Bill Elliott’s car to sixth. A 2006 feud with Jeff Gordon turned into a shoving match after the spring race at Bristol, while another feud began in 2007 with this driver’s Roush Racing teammate Carl Edwards. His 11th place finish in 2008 was his worst in the Chase era, a system introduced after this driver’s boring-ass championship in 2003. Drew Blickensdorfer replaced long-time crew chief Robby Reiser for 2009. An Aric Almirola crash after this driver had passed Elliott Sadler brought out the final caution before rain, garnering recent headlines. For 10 points, identify this driver of the #17 DeWalt Tools Ford Fusion, winner of the most recent Daytona 500.