Must Go Faster: The Jeff Goldblum Memorial Trash Tournament
Packet by Tom Minard, Nat McLaren, Maggie Robertson
1. At the age of four, this man played the Scarecrow in a production of The Wizard of Oz, which led to him starring in commercials for Cocoa Puffs, Pop Tarts and other products. He had a lead role in the 1991 revival of the Gothic soap opera, Dark Shadows. His breakthrough film role was the 1994 Disney movie, Angels in the Outfield, where he played opposite Christopher Lloyd and Danny Glover. After taking a break from acting to focus on his university studies, he began starring in many critically acclaimed independent films, including Manic, Mysterious Skin, Brick and The Lookout. In 2009 he starred opposite Zooey Deschanel in the unorthodox romantic comedy, (500) Days of Summer. FTP, name this actor, most famous for his childhood roles as Cameron in 10 Things I Hate About You and Tommy Solomon in 3rd Rock from the Sun.
ANSWER: Joseph Gordon-Levitt
2. This team was the first NBA team to have an official website, created by CIO Bob Kerstein. Their first pick in the expansion draft was point guard Greg Anthony, and their first entry draft pick was Bryant “Big Country” Reeves. After winning their first two games, this team won only 13 more all season to finish with the worst record in the league. They finished in last place for the next 3 seasons, despite drafting strong players Antonio Daniels, Shareef Abdur-Rahim and Mike Bibby. After being selected with the second pick in the 1999 entry draft, Steve Francis controversially refused to play for this team and was promptly traded to the Houston Rockets. Following relocation, all star Pau Gasol and general manager Jerry West transformed this team into a playoff club, although they were swept in all three of their appearances. FTP, name this team, one of two Canadian teams to enter the NBA in 1995, who now play their home games in Tennessee.
ANSWER: MemphisGrizzlies [accept either underlined answer; accept Vancouver Grizzlies)
3. The marketing campaign for this beverage features the “original party worm” dancing to an instrumental version of The Four Postmen’s song “I’ve Got A Tan,” while its distribution is handled by the Bureau of Soft Drinks, Tobacco and Firearms. Glurmo gives tours of the Centralized Industrial Fabrication Unit where this drink is produced with the help of Grunka Lunkas on the planet Wormulon. Twentieth Century Fox currently has plans to sell this futuristic, but fictional, beverage here in the twenty-first century; hopefully it won’t be made from the secretions of a giant worm queen. FTP name this “highly addictive” soft drink that is shown to be immensely popular in the year 3000 in the animated comedy series Futurama.
ANSWER: Slurm
4. This band is usually classified as hard rock, and they are considered pioneers of heavy metal. They has sold more than 200 million albums worldwide, including 71 million albums in the United States. They were founded in 1973 by two irish brothers, and they underwent several line up changes before releasing their debut album in 1975. Lead singer and co-songwriter Bon Scott died on 19 February 1980, after a night of heavy alcohol consumption, and the band briefly considered disbanding before replacing him. For ten points, name this Australian rock band, who’s most famous album Back in Black is the fifth best selling album of all time.
ANSWER: AC/DC
5. The only comment from censors on the first draft of this television episode was that the word “Snapple” was used too much, and only 31 complaints were received from viewers, despite the episode’s subject matter. It marked the first appearance of actress Estelle Harris in the series, and features the naked arm ofJohn F. Kennedy Jr. In the Family Guy episode “Jungle Love,” Peter pays South American villagers to re-enact this episode. It earned an Emmy for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing in a Comedy Series for its writer, Larry David in 1993. Famous for bringing the expression “master of your domain” to the public lexicon, name, FTP, this Seinfeld episode in the which the main foursome bet to see who can go the longest period of time without masturbating.
ANSWER: The Contest(“The” must be included in the answer)
6. Columbia Records refused to release this album under its original title, “Don’t Be a Faggot.” The full album cover features a Boeing 727 crashing head-on into a mountain. The tail of the plane features the Def Jam logo and the tail number 3MTA3, which reads as Eat Me in a mirror. Slayer guitarist Kerry King plays the guitar solo on the highest charting track and lead guitar on another song. The Clash’s version of “I Fought the Law” is sampled for the lead track “Rhymin’ and Stealin’,” “Low Rider” by War is sampled on “Slow Ride,” and the main riff of Led Zeppelin’s “The Ocean” is used throughout “She’s Crafty.” FTP, name this 1986 album featuring the hit songs “No Sleep ‘Til Brooklyn,” “Brass Monkey” and “Fight for Your Right,” the debut album by the Beastie Boys.
ANSWER: Licensed To Ill
7. This baseball player attended Wichita State University, leaving after his junior year. He was named the Sporting News magazine's College Player of the Year in 1981. He got his start in 1983 with the Chicago Cubs, but then traded to the the Cleveland Indians, where he blossomed into a star. He was then traded to the San Diego Padres in 1989, and then the Blue Jays. He was named to five All-Star teams. In his career he hit 396 home runs and drove in 1445 RBI. He drove in 100 runs in a season ten times, including the 1994 year, which was cut short due to the strike. He was the first player to record 100 RBI for three different teams in three consecutive seasons. For ten points, name this former right fielder who played from 1983 to 1998, most famous for hitting a walk-off home run to win the 1993 World Series, with the Toronto Blue Jays trailing 6–5 to the Philadelphia Phillies, just two outs away from a seventh game.
ANSWER: Joe Carter
8. One scene from this movie sees Keller prevent a political assassination, as well as a photographer in the fictional nation of Matobo. Also featuring Catherine Keener, it grossed $163 million dollars to become the 27th highest grossing movie of 2005. This film was the last to be directed by Sydney Pollack, and it was theonly feature film allowed to film inside New York City’s United Nations headquarters.Centring on Silvia Broome and the allegations of genocide by Matoban president Edmond Zuwanie, played by Earl Cameron. FTP, name this film starring Sean Penn as an FBI agent and Nicole Kidman as the titular occupation at the UN, whose tagline was “the truth needs no translation”.
ANSWER: The Interpreter
9. New in this expansion include an increase from 16 sets to 32, the addition of runes, and the increased size of the stash. It features the characters Shenk the Overseer and Nihlathak, while two of the largest changes are the addition of two new classes of characters, the assassin and the druid, and the continuation of the story through a fifth act, and the inclusion of the last prime evil, the Baal, the brother of Diablo and Mephisto. FTP, identify this expansion game for Blizzard’s award winning Diablo II.
ANSWER: Diablo II: Lord of Destruction
10. This actress began her career modelling in Japan and teaching ESL to Japanese students. She had a memorable turn on “CSI” playing a transsexual named Mimosa, but her breakout television role sometimes required her to wear a large fat suit as Drew’s girlfriend Nicki on “The Drew Carey Show”. Full television fame avoided her, however, until she was cast as a neonatal surgeon who plays alongside the characters, Derek, Mark and Meredith, Dr. Addison Montgomery,on the series Grey’s Anatomy. FTP, name this American actress currently starring in her own spin-off series “Private Practice.
ANSWER: Kate Walsh
11. This web comic is one of the most successful in the medium, and arguably, it created the medium paving way for the thousands of web comics that exist today. It was launched on November 18, 1988, with a comic about one of the protagonists developing his latent psychic abilities while dealing with long load times. In there almost 11 year run, the creators have spawned other works and projects, including a series of web comics made to promote various video games. The creators side projects have included video games starring the main characters of their comic, their yearly gaming convention, and their children’s charity. For ten points, name this web comic created by Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik, who are better known by the names of their in comic alter egos, Tycho Brahe and Johnathan Gabriel. ANSWER: Penny Arcade
12. During his first and only marriage, this actor worked a number of jobs including a telemarketer for ink pens. In 1993, River Phoenix died in front of a club he partially owned called The Viper Room, and he played slide guitar in the Oasis song Fade In-Out from their 1997 album. He starred in an adaptation of the iconic Hunter Thompson work Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, but more recently, he has starred alongside Christian Bale as Chicago gang leader John Dillinger. FTP, name this “iconic loner” who has acted in such terrible films as Nick of Time and The Astronaut’s Wife, but redeemed himself by playing Ichabod Crane in Sleepy Hollow and Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise.
Answer: Johnny Depp
13. This hockey player was born in Cochrane, Ontario, at Lady Minto Hospital. Hr grew up playing in Cochrane, Ontario, and later in the mining country near Sudbury, Ontario. The Toronto Maple Leaf organization signed him, and in 1948 he moved to Toronto to play junior hockey and attended St. Michael's College School. He turned pro with the Leafs' farm team, the Pittsburgh Hornets of the American Hockey League, and most of his first three seasons were spent with Pittsburgh. He played in his first NHL game on March 26, 1950. He started to play regularly for the Toronto Maple Leafs in the fall of 1952. He remained a Leaf until 1970, winning four Stanley Cups. For ten points, name this former Toronto Maple leaf, best known for his chain of coffee shops. ANSWER: Tim Horton
14. This musician’s son, Paris, was the drummer of the group Severed Hand, which accompanied this musician on tour, andhe appeared on an early episode of L.A. Ink wherehe was tattooed by Kat Von D. With the band he created, he found early success with such hits as 18 and Life, Mudkicker, and I Remember You. Recently, he has made a comeback by playing “Gil”, the guitarist for Laine’s band in Gilmore Girls, and spent the summer 2008 playing with Poison and Dokken. His recent solos include Angel Down and Finding My Way, but he gained notoriety for wearing a t-shirt at a concert that read “AIDS kills fags dead”. FTP, name this rocker, the former lead singer of Skid Row.
Answer: Sebastian Bach
15. In the most recent season of this show, the resident hair stylist was replaced with Ted Gibson, and in 2008, the narrator of this show resigned, being replaced by the hosts themselves. It has a British counterpart of the same name, andoriginated on BBC Two in the UK, but it in airs on TLC in North America. Nick Arrojo stayed on with the show for seven seasons, while Carmindy is the resident makeup artist. After the first season, Wayne Scot Lukas was replaced by the two primary fashion consultants. Notable for their 360⁰ mirror, FTP, name this reality makeover show starring Stacey London and Clinton Kelly.
Answer: What Not to Wear
16. This arcade game was published by Gottlieb in 1982, and was based on concepts conceived by Warren Davis and Jeff Lee. It was commercially successful, selling around 25,000arcade cabinets, and cabaret and cocktail versions were later produced. This game is an isometric platform game with puzzle elements where the player controls the titular protagonist from a third-person perspective. The player is impeded by several enemies: Coily, a purple snake that chases after the protaginist; Ugg and Wrong-Way, purple creatures that run along the sides of the cubes; and Slick and Sam, green, non-lethal gremlins that revert the color changes that have occurred. For ten points, name this arcade game where the player must convert all cubes on a pyramid to the same colour to advance. ANSWER: Q*Bert
17. This film, the fourth in the franchise, is the first to be animated as opposed to live action. The only direct reference to the previous films in the franchise is the mention of the death of the series main antagonist, and a scene in which object collected in the previous films are displayed. The film concerns the heroes of the franchise attempt to stop monsters released by the warlord Yaotl 3000 years earlier, in an attempt for him to gain immortality. The attempt although successful, cost Yaotl the lives of his 4 generals, the only people he could trust. It is not until the climax that the heroes discover that Yaotl is in fact trying to undo the damage he did all those years ago. For ten points, name this 2007 movie starring about a titular group of anthropomorphic turtles. ANSWER: TMNT
18. This football player got his start in high school, leading Westlake High School to a 14-0 record and the 2003 California Interscholastic Federation Division II championship. He was named the Los Angeles Daily News Offensive Player of the Year. In college, he started the final five games of his freshman season. During that time he was the most efficient quarterback in the country and led the Sun Devils to a victory over Rutgers in the Insight Bowl. In 2005, he earned second-team Freshman All-America honors by scout.com and was named an honorable mention Freshman All-American by Sporting News. He earned honorable mention All-Pac-10 honors in his first full season as starting quarterback. Carpenter completed 184-of-332 passes for 2,523 yards and 23 touchdowns and finished third in the Pac-10 Conference in touchdown passes as well as grossing 296 rushing yards. In 2007 he lead the Sun Devils in the passer completion rating, completing all of his passes with a 68.4% completion average. For ten points, name this current NFL quarterback who was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Dallas Cowboys a day after the 2009 NFL Draft. ANSWER: Rudy Carpenter
19.This family’s attempt to have children was mired with infertility, a fact that many people may find ironic. They are perhaps most famous for the scandals it has be engrossed in recently, mostly concerning the respective alleged affairs of the husband and wife pair. This has resulted in a lot of controversy concerning the welfare of the couples children who many people feel are being put at risk by all the attention they are receiving. For ten points, name this family made famous by their show on The Learning Channel about the trial and tribulations of living with 8 children. ANSWER: The Gosselins (Do not accept Jon and Kate Plus 8)
20. This band is known for their lush, multi-layered, psychedelic arrangements, spacey lyrics and bizarre song and album titles. They are also acclaimed for their elaborate live shows, which feature costumes, balloons, puppets, video projections, complex stage light configurations, giant hands, large amounts of confetti, and front manWayne Coyne's signature man-sized plastic bubble, in which he traverses the audience. This band formed in Oklahoma in 1983, and went through a host of different drummers, until Richard English joined the band in 1984. That same year they recorded their only release with Mark Coyne singing lead vocals. As of 2007[update] the group has collected three Grammy Awards, including two for Best Rock Instrumental Performance. For ten points, name this band who’s albums include Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots and At War with the Mystics. ANSWER: The Flamming Lips
1. Its characters have included Mike Logan, Max Greevey and Phil Cerreta. FTPE:
[10] Name this network police drama that first aired in 1990, and whose current detectives are Cyrus Lupo and Kevin Bernard.
ANSWER: Law & Order [do not accept or prompt on “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” or “Law & Order: Criminal Intent” or “Law & Order: UK” or “Law & Order: Trial by Jury”]
[10] Before passing away in December 2004, Jerry Orbach played this detective for thirteen years on Law & Order whose partners included Ed Green, Rey Curtis and Mike Logan.