TOSSUPS – SOUL TRUCK & SPARE PARTS TRASHMASTERS 2008 – UT-CHATTANOOGA
Questions by Soul Truck with Bryce Avery, Craig Barker, Eric Blair, Chris Borglum, Matt Bruce, Randy Buehler, Brian Hight, Michael Hundley, Brice Russ, James Washick, your genial quizmaster Charlie Steinhice
1. (ST) 1984 was her year for taking risks: she performed on the soundtrack of Starman and went topless in the film Until September. Though she had small roles in Malcolm X and In the Bedroom and co-starred with Bill Murray in Scrooged, most of her later film work has been in small roles or independent films. In May 2008 she was seen reprising her most famous role. FTP, who is this actress who had an affair with a teacher played by Donald Sutherland in Animal House and reprised her role as Marion Ravenwood in the most recent Indiana Jones film?
Answer: Karen Allen
2. (MBr) Cadillac, Oakley, Patron [pa-TROHN], Louis 13 [LOO-ee one three], and Ferrari are the brand names mentioned in this song. In the singles chronology of the featured artist, it came after "In the Hood" but before "Coffee Shop"; for the main artist it was after "Outta My System" but before "Bartender." It spent one week atop the Billboard Hot 100, between "Makes Me Wonder" and "Umbrella." Money in the bank will supposedly cause the title action to result in taking a girl home. FTP name this song by T-Pain featuring Yung Joc ["young joke"] about what one might do at a bar.
Answer: Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin') (accept either, be lenient on pronunciation)
3. (BA/CS) In 2004 she handed Natalie Coughlin the only defeat of her four-year collegiate career with an NCAA championship in the 200-meter backstroke. Later in 2004, she joined Rowdy Gaines as only the second swimmer from Auburn to win three medals in a single Olympics – in her case, one of each color, with the gold also being for the 200-meter backstroke. In 2008 she donated to charity much of the $100,000 she received from her country's President after winning four more medals at the Beijing Olympics, including a gold in – yep -- the 200-meter backstroke. FTP identify this swimmer with 87.5% of the Olympic medals in the history of her nation, and the preeminent athlete from the Dominican Convent School in Harare, Zimbabwe
Answer: Kirsty Coventry [Ed. note: the 8th medal was a surprise gold in women’s field hockey in 1980]
4. (MBr) Five of the 14 books in this franchise are a "Summer Collection" with one book for each of the main characters; other titles include Bratfest at Tiffany's, Sealed With a Diss, It's Not Easy Being Mean, Dial L for Loser, Invasion of the Boy Snatchers, and The Pretty Committee Strikes Back. Kristen is a blonde soccer player; Dylan is a weight-conscious redhead whose mom hosts a TV show; Claire is poor and recently moved from Orlando to Westchester. Alicia is second-in-command to Massie in, FTP, what teen book series by Lisi Harrison, named for a type of exclusive social group?
Answer: The Clique Series
5. (RB) Next weekend in Memphis the fourth class will be inducted into the Hall of Fame for players of this game, whose Pro Tour began in 1996. Among the inductees is Mike Turian, who favored green decks and is known as one of the best booster drafters of all time. He joins the likes of Dirk Baberowski, Randy Buehler, Kai Budde, and Jon Finkel in the Hall. Invented by Richard Garfield, for ten points, what trading card game produced by Wizards of the Coast do they all play?
Answer: Magic: the Gathering
6. (MBr) Its logo is a red oval surrounding white letters, the middle of which is contained by a blue circle. Its headquarters are in New Jersey, but its worldwide office is in Buckingham Palace. Its products include welders, defibrillators, pet walkers, vacuum cleaners, security guards, and vegetation collectors. Its fleet of executive Starliners includes the Axiom, whose five-year cruise is extended when its president, played by Fred Willard, decrees that Earth is no longer habitable. FTP, name this fictitious corporation whose Waste Allocation Load Lifter - Earth-class is the title character of WALL*E.
Answer: Buy n Large
7. (ST) Voted album of the year by both “Time” and “Rolling Stone,” it marked the band's U.S. debut as their eponymous 1977 album had not yet been released here. The cover shows a figure on a horse overlooking a dead man designed by artist Gene Greif. Featuring album cuts such as “Julie's Been Working for the Drug Squad” and “Safe European Home”, singles “English Civil War” and “Tommy Gun” were released around Christmas 1978. FTP, name this first U.S. release, but second studio album from The Clash, whose title may paraphrase Lenin on how capitalists can hang themselves.
Answer: Give 'Em Enough Rope
8. (JW) He received the scar on his face in Vietnam when his lover, pregnant with his child, slashed him with a broken bottle. Though not proven, it is suggested that he assassinated Bob Woodward, Carl Bernstein and John F. Kennedy, as well as circus strongman Rolf Müller. His attempted rape of Sally Jupiter was disclosed in Hollis Mason’s Under the Hood, and he is later revealed to be the father of Jupiter’s daughter Laurie, who became the second Silk Spectre. For ten points, identify this costumed adventurer, notable for his smiley face badge, whose death opens The Watchmen.
Answer: The Comedian or Edward Blake
9. (CS) A co-owner of Galena Engineering in Idaho, he is also President of the World Olympians Association, and this year in Beijing he oversaw a reunion of past competitors from as far back as 1948. He competed at Oregon State, whose track program was overshadowed by rival Oregon. His own Olympic career was one-and-done, as he failed to qualify for the 1972 games after competitors learned from his record-breaking 1968 performance. He was unaware of a comparable but slightly earlier effort by Montana’s Bruce Quande, just as Debbie Brill developed her similar technique independently. FTP name this track and field athlete who revolutionized the high jump with his namesake upside-down-and-backwards approach.
Answer: Dick Fosbury
10. (BR) In a recent interview, its actress claimed it to be "the most asexual thing on TV right now". Stephanie Courtney was bemused about the risque fan following for this product of the company sponsoring the Automotive X Prize, who in various commercials announces a savings of $350, 'surprises' a client's wife with a new RV and boat, and equates the cost of a new pair of shoes to a "big, tricked-out nametag". FTP, name this bubbly, red-headed mascot for Progressive insurance.
Answer: Flo
11. (CS) He designed the doodle that Google used on Halloween 2008. In the 2006 multi-segment romance Paris, Je T’aime, he directed fellow director Alexander Payne as the ghost of Oscar Wilde in the segment “Père Lachaise.” Other atypical works include the inspirational Meryl Streep film Music of the Heart and the adventure thriller Red Eye. But his forte is better represented by Deadly Blessing, Deadly Friend, Shocker, and the original The Hills Have Eyes. FTP name this filmmaker best known for the Scream and Nightmare on Elm Street series.
Answer: Wes Craven
12. (CS) Here’s a Travels with Charlie tossup: A recent visit to the Rock-a-Billy Hall of Fame and Museum in Jackson, TN, turned up the gold record for this performer’s 1966 single “Coming On Strong”, from the album of the same title. Charlie realized for the first time how specific was the shout-out in Golden Earring’s “Radar Love” to this singer, whose early hit “Dynamite” provided her nickname. Her other gold records included “Big Four Poster Bed”, “I Want to Be Wanted”, and her signature hit “I’m Sorry”. And even if you haven’t heard her voice since last year, you’ll undoubtedly hear it several times this month. FTP name this diminutive country singer whose most enduring single is “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree.”
Answer: Brenda Lee
13. (ST) His first appeared on national media in 1954, when he captained Princeton’s team to a narrow defeat by Minnesota on NBC Radio’s “College Quiz Bowl.” After working as a political and foreign correspondent for the Baltimore Sun, he moved to ABC, where he found his niche as a commentator on economics. He took his wry wit and fondness for puns to PBS in 1970, and focused on Wall Street there until a dispute with Maryland Public Television forced him to move to CNBC. FTP, who was this host of “Wall Street Week?”
Answer: Louis Rukeyser
14. (CBo) This man didn’t see a home-field loss during his eight seasons as an assistant at the University of Miami, culminating in one year as defensive coordinator in 1993. His loyalty to a core of his own assistants, a group including Hugh Nall and Eddie Gran nicknamed the “Barbecue Boys,” angered some fans, and in 2003 booster Bobby Lowder chartered a jet to take this coach’s bosses to Arkansas for a clandestine meeting with Bobby Petrino that embarrassed his college when discovered. Things began to fall apart this season when he fired new offensive coordinator Tony Franklin before a loss to Arkansas. Recently resigning after losing to Alabama 36-0, FTP who is this recently canned coach of Auburn?
Answer: Tommy Tuberville
15. (CS) Their creator says their accent started out as sounding like a Russian general with the broken syntax of Tarzan, refuting theories that it’s Cajun, Jamaican, Polish, or even Brooklyn. Their leader’s briefly-seen first wife, Frieda, shared that accent, but not his current wife Patty. Members of this group – many of whom are now deceased -- have been named Jimmy, Jerry, Ted, Vern, Floyd, Rick, and Jojo, but Bob is the most frequently seen sidekick to their leader, Larry. In late 2007 they were thwarted by a rocket launcher after they’d briefly captured their main target, who was trying to rescue Jeffy of The Family Circus from their swamp. FTP name these somewhat interchangeable zebra-seeking characters from Pearls Before Swine.
Answer: the crocodiles, or Crockydiles; accept the Brotherhood of Zeeba Zeeba Eata
16. (BH) In one episode of this series, Barry Switzer makes a cameo as part of an investigation involving his old Porsche. Other highlights from the current season involve Ed Ligardi’s death at a stall in Louie’s bar near the same stall where Ham was making out with the title character. Earlier in the season, the title character brought in an FBI Most Wanted suspect, but had also kidnapped a priest who had abused her as a youth, and she had a strange dream about inmate Leon Cooley, who shares the services of Earl with the title character. FTP, name this TNT drama featuring Holly Hunter as an Oklahoma City cop visited by a guardian angel.
Answer: Saving Grace
17. (ST) Although the honor has been recorded since 1952, some believe the excitement surrounding it dates to the 1973 contest between Slade and Wizzard. The first non-human to win was Mr. Blobby in 1993; more famously, the Beatles have won four times, followed by the Spice Girls and Cliff Richard with three. A subplot in the film “Love Actually” centers on Billy Mack promoting his “festering turd of a record” to win this. FTP, name this holiday-themed recording chart honor, won in 1984 by Band Aid with “Do They Know It's Christmas?”
Answer: UK Christmas Number One Single (accept equivalents, but PROMPT: on partial answer)
18. (ST) Usually thought to be a recent fad, this holiday object actually dates back to the 12th century in Central Europe. Hammacher Schlemmer sells one that boasts 3,700 PVC tips and a weighted base. Critics of this object say that it is sacrilegious since it is pointing to hell, instead of heaven. Retailers like showcasing it because it allows for more floor space and objects hanging off of one are easier to see. FTP identify this variation on a Yuletime classic
Answer: Upside Down Christmas Tree (ACCEPT: reasonable equivalents; PROMPT: on partial answer)
19. (ST) Episodes of its failed 2003 U.S. adaptation were not aired by some NBC affiliates because of alleged indecency and made the network hesitant to bring “The Office” to this country. Centering around six friends, the character of Jeff was replaced by Oliver in the fourth season. The plots center around Steve and Susan's relationship, based on that of creator Steven Moffat, and the sexual tension between Patrick and Sally. FTP, name this UK television comedy starring Sarah Alexander and Jack Davenport that airs in reruns on BBC America.
Answer: Coupling
20. (CBo) Endless Bummer is the 2008 release by the band that goes by this two-word name; earlier albums by this Indianapolis punk outfit include Knock Yer Block Off and First Seven Inches . . . and Then Some. This two-word term also provides the subtitles to sequels to two different low-budget movies: Eating Out II and Feast II. Most recently the term was used to describe actresses Elisha Cuthbert and Rachel Hunter, who are dating NHL players Dion Phaneuf and Jarrett Stoll. FTP what is this vulgar term that has led to Sean Avery’s suspension, usually referring to a woman who has already been had sexually by another man?
Answer: sloppy seconds
21. (BH) When this character took the Proust Questionnaire on NPR, it was revealed that he would not want to try ophthalmology and that he found the snoring of his friend to be his least favorite sound. The origins of the character came out of a proposal to General Mills for a character called the Wheel Stealer, although he rounded into form when he passed up a vacation, a house and $10,000 on a game show sketch. A February 2006 Wall Street Journal article explored the phenomenon of this character’s voice in relation to metal acts such as Death Napalm, Carcass, and Arch Enemy, with Frank Oz stating that after a day of recording, his voice would be half an octave lower. Originally known as Sidney by some accounts, name FTP, this iconic consumer of goods on Sesame Street.