TRASHMASTERS ROUND 2 BY KEARNEY/QUINTONG/STEINHICE/MADISON
1. He led Evansville to two NCAA Division II titles, setting a record that still stands with 25 rebounds in the title game… as a guard. In 1976 he briefly accepted Evansville’s head coaching job, but withdrew five days later – thus missing their fatal plane crash later that year. Drafted #6 overall in 1965 by the Bullets, the next season he was the first pick in the expansion draft of the Chicago Bulls, where he made NBA All-Defensive first team four times. Named head coach by the Bulls in 1979, he was fired early in his third season, but he got another head coaching job in 1988 and became the only NBA coach with 1,000 wins with the same team. Never winning Coach of the Year or an NBA title despite 16 straight playoff appearances, FTP name this Hall of Famer who is still head coach of the Utah Jazz.
ANSWER: Gerald Eugene “Jerry” Sloan
2. A song written by this artist with the lyrics “You’re on to me, on to me, but its all over” was the title of her first national tour, but it first received acclaim when it was featured on “Best of Collage A Cappella 2004.” She made her film debut in the indie film “Girl Play” and she was the opening act for Rocco DeLuca and the Burden. She has appeared alongside Weezer and and supported Guster during their first UK tour. On a special Holiday EP released to her mailing list she covered the Bruce Springsteen song “I’m On Fire” with Tony Lucca. Her latest album was produced by Neal Avron and was featured during Amazon MP3 Black Friday Sale. She was in in the season 3 finale of 30 Rock and her most recent single was featured throughout most of the 7th season premiere of Medium. She recently covered “Single Ladies” in a YouTube video that went viral saying “If I’m going to do a cover of a song I want to completely reinterpret it.” the video of her current single features her standing in front of a wall of acoustic guitars and FTP name this singer that wonders who died and made you king?
ANSWER: Sara Bareilles
3. In 1986, he had a short-lived TV show where he played the deputy mayor of New York. He was one of the original members of The Compass Players”, the predecessor to The Second City. He played himself in filmed skits during the Snakes & Arrows and 30th Anniversary tours of the band Rush. He played an assassin chasing his brother-in-law into a gay bathhouse in 1976’s The Ritz, while he never leaves his office as Rico Patrone in 1974’s The Taking of Pelham One Two Three. He voiced Timon’s Uncle Max in The Lion King 1 ½, and appeared in a series of Nike commercials as Vince Lombardi. His autobiography is titled Married to Laughter, and he shares his Walk of Fame star with his wife. He played the owner of the Hefty Hideaway boutique in 2007’s Hairspray, and Wilbur Turnblad in the original Hairspray. FTP, name this actor who played Ben Stiller’s dad in the Heartbreak Kid, and Leah Remini’s on The King of Queens.
ANSWER: Jerry Stiller
4. His mentor calls him “Peanut”. He was raised in a discriminatory household after his parents fired his first nanny, a round-faced German girl with enormous bosoms, while his second Nanny was called Belvedere. He may or may not have hired his most well-known protege while drunk. He called one past lover of his the "Queen of Perversion of the highest order" and dealt with the aftermath of a mugging by impregnating another former flame. This man also held the Japanese responsible for the deaths of his friends in WWII and interrupted a meeting stating "They don't want any of your Jap Crap". He suffered two heart attacks in one year, the first while seducing a model in his office. FTP, name this managing partner played by John Slattery on AMC’s Mad Men.
ANSWER: Roger Sterling (prompt on Sterling)
5. In Oblivion, you can do it by using “The Blackwood Ring of Silence”. Call of Cthulhu Dark Corners of the Earth begins and ends with the main character doing this. The plot of both Chakan and Planescape Torment are about finding a way to do it. Taunting someone with the Equalizer equipped in Team Fortress 2 will do this, and in the game Heretic and MechWarrior 2, typing in “IDDQD” allows you to do this. In The Adventures of Lolo, you press select to do it, while in Postal and N+, you press X to do it. The first Mortal Kombat character to be able to do this was Cyrax, until Deception allowed all characters to do it. Typing “Meteor or Tsunami” will do this in Scribblenauts, and starting at level 17, you can unlock it in Call Of Duty 4. A wedding, family reunion, and office are locations in an Adult Swim series of games where you have 5 minutes to do this. FTP, name this action famously performed by Tekken’s Yoshimitsu and Pokemon who use Explosion.
ANSWER: Kill yourself (accept synonyms)
6. Several characters created by this author were featured in “The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse” and as the victim of plagiarism, Snoop Dogg mentions one of her works in “My Machine” while Arcade Fire also referenced her work in “Antichrist Television Blues”. Janet Jackson also borrowed heavily from this author’s works in “Young Love” as did Dave Matthews in “Gravedigger”. This author is not afraid to mention “I like little pussy” and says “About the bush, Willie”. Child abuse is a frequent theme to her works and she is not afraid to tackle the darker elements of life, like 3 children who drown when sliding on ice while the other children ran away, a woman who allows her dog to starve to death, and the story of a mother who lost all 3 of her sons in tragic accidents. She has written over 360 different works, and the official day in honor of this author is May 1st. FTP, name this author who brought rhyming delight and terror to children everywhere.
ANSWER: Mother Goose
7. She narrowly beat out Rosalynn Sumners by one tenth of a point on one judge's scorecard. Her 1994 performance to a version of Pete Seeger’s “Where Have All The Flowers Gone” was memorable for its tribute to the refugees of Sarajevo. In 1989, she won an Emmy for Carmen on Ice, expanding on her rivalry known as “The Battle of the Carmens”, since she and Debi Thomas used Bizet’s music in their long program. She teamed up with Brian Boitano for an namesake US tour, while a namesake rule requiring skirts and modest clothing was created after she showed up in a feather-trimmed showgirl costume for the 1988 European Championsips. The second-ever sold out issue of Playboy featured nude photos of, FTP, this only woman since Sonja Henie to defend the Ladies’ Singles title, doing so while skating for East Germany.
ANSWER: Katarina Witt
8. A horror short about a fictional Don Knotts murdering the entire cast is called “Blood Drips Heavily on” this film’s “Square”. Scenes from this movie include the Snipeshooter pinning down The Delancey Brothers while other members of the group make their escape, three nuns offering comfort to the gang while saying "Though you wander lost and depraved, Jesus loves you, you shall be saved." Harvey Fierstein is currently working on converting it into for the Broadway stage, and memorable monikers in this film include Snitch, Bumlets, The Swedish Meadowlark, Weasel & Crutchy. It marked the directorial debut of Kenny Ortega, who would go on to direct the High School Musical trilogy. The main character changed his name from Francis Sullivan after escaping Warden Snyder, and his goal is to reach Santa Fe because "I ain't gettin' any younger, and before my dyin' day I want space, not just air." FTP, name this film whose tagline was “A Thousand Voices, A Single Dream.”, a film that failed to seize the day for Christian Bale.
ANSWER: Newsies
9. His television work includes performing the “Ballad of Buster Baxter” on PBS’ Arthur, singing the opening theme to CBS’ Brooklyn Bridge, and playing the owner of the Vinyl Crocodile record store on NBC’s American Dreams. Alongside Amy Grant, he recorded a concept album about the Nativity titled “The Animals’ Christmas”. His version of “Always Look On The Bright Side of Life” closes As Good As It Gets, while he can be heard singing “Bright Eyes” in Watership Down. Mostly based on losing his father and longtime girlfriend Laurie Bird, his 1989 poetry collection was titled Still Water. He rescues Jemaine from a crazy Mary Lynn Rajskub on Flight of the Conchords, while his website contains a year-by-year listing of every book he has read since 1968. His most recent album is 2007’s Some Enchanted Evening, but his other releases include Angel Clare and Breakaway. FTP, name this man whose most famous solo performance is “Emily, Whenever I May Find Her”.
ANSWER: Art Garfunkel
10. The founder of it is known for loving wild parties and is able to carry a grudge for a long time over "A single cup of sugar" while the head of it has an alter ego called "Hairy" who wears a Cat In The Hat stovepipe hat and keeps his moustache in braids. A Nintendo DS game featuring it requires you to play mini-games while taking on the "Space Nut Boogies". One of its characters is known for saying "Shut up, shut up, shut up! Oh my gosh, oh my gosh!" while wearing a stylized tee-shirt of the Powerpuff Girls, and another resident was once mistaken for a ghost. A float of this location managed to Rickroll NBC when Rick Astley appear out of nowhere causing one resident to exclaim "I love Rickrolling" FTP name this location whose motto is "Where good ideas are not forgotten" and currently holds 2,038 residents, including Eduardo, Mac and Blooregard Kazoo.
ANSWER: Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends
11. He got married during a fugue state, was once reverted into a caveman, gave himself schizophrenia, teamed up with his past self and betrayed himself. He was twice kicked off his team, once by Henry Peter Gyrich, once after accidentally killing a prone enemy. The Ultimate version of him is blown up by countless versions of Jamie Madrox, right after biting the head off of the Blob. In the Marvel Zombies world, he kidnapped and slowly ate the Black Panther before biting his wife’s head off. The robot version of him recently got married to the robot version of his wife, and he built a house inside his wife’s celestial eyeball. Characters who’ve used his discarded alter-egos include Rita DeMara, Tom Foster, Scott Lang, and Erik Josten. Early versions of his powers had to be eaten or inhaled. His villainous past includes teaming up with the villain Egghead, attacking his former team with the robot Salvation-1, slapping the hell out of Janet Van Dyne, and creating the robot Ultron, FTP, name this secret identity of Yellowjacket, Goliath, Giant-Man and Ant-Man
ANSWER: Hank Pym (prompt on Yellowjacket, Goliath, Giant-Man, Ant-Man, Wasp)
12. Fans of the 60’s Batman series will recognize that the finale takes place at stately Wayne Manor. Fans of British comedy will recognize the stars of Little Britain and The IT Crowd as cast members. One character has “The Pina Colada Song” as his ringtone, and is inspired by The Earl of Sandwich, Louis Pasteur and Evel Knievel. The ending involves an unveiled statue labeled 'My wife's favorite finger' at the Max Müeller Museum of Modern Art. One of the main antagonists enjoys drawing a face on his penis and calling it "Sammy." The original title translates into a profane term for female genitals. The main character has recurring back problems, and turns spent bombshells into novelty lamps. A major plot point revolves around a man losing his wife’s clitoris, and the phrase “You can eat my pudding”. A woman channels the screams of a dead lobster, Jeff Dunham argues with his dummy wife, and a duel takes place using brain control at, FTP what titular event eventually won by a man who makes dead mouse dioramas?
ANSWER: Dinner For Schmucks
13. A video of this band showed them on a public access channel and one of their fans was bodily shoved back into her seat by two large security guards while a bored rabbi sat by drinking coffee. Their third album was recorded in an abandoned factory, while their latest music video shows them being beaten up by small children on a playground. A song by this band with the lyrics "What a way to live, Back of your class" played in the background of Black Snake Moan while Christina Ricci and Justin Timberlake get it on, while another says “Let him go, walk out the door, and come to me, I'm gonna set you free" in School of Rock. They were featured on the album "Blackroc" alongside Ludacris and Mos Def, and they were collaborating with Ike Turner before his death. FTP, name this blues-rock band responsible for the singles "Your Touch" and “Tighten Up”, from the 2010 album Brothers.
ANSWER: The Black Keys
14. This man was seen earlier this week at a pre-qualifying school for the Ladies European Tour -- caddying for his girlfriend, Allison Micheletti. Had he played enough in 2010to qualify for PGA stats rankings, he would have ranked 49th or below in every statistical category other than scoring average, where he was 16th – yet despite playing in just 11 tournaments, he finished 34th in PGA earnings. It helped that his four Top 10 finishes were in the World Golf Championships and three majors. Currently ranked #3 in the world, FTP name this German-born golfer, the top money winner on this year’s European Tour and winner of the 2010 PGA.
ANSWER: Martin Kaymer [pronounced KIGH-mer, but don’t be picky]
15. Last name's the same: Jack, who was associate athletic director at Marquette when Tom Crean, who is married to his daughter Joani, was men's basketball coach, has 116 wins as a head football coach at Western Michigan from 1982-86 and Western Kentucky from 1989-2002. John was a defensive back at Miami of Ohio in the early 1980s but is better known as a coach, including a 10-year stint as an Eagles assistant before getting his current job in 2008. Meanwhile, Jim had a three-year stint as the coach of the University of San Diego before moving up the coast to his current job. Oh yeah, Jim was also a star quarterback at Michigan and had a long NFL career with the Bears, Colts, Ravens and Chargers. FTP, name this family that now includes the head coaches of the Baltimore Ravens and the Stanford Cardinal.