TRASHMASTERS ROUND 3 MICHAEL KEARNEY, LACIE MADISON, CHARLIE STEINHICE
1.They’re currently the only team in their conference without a softball or volleyball team. Their farthest run in NCAA basketball was making the Elite Eight in 1965, but they’ve done better in the NIT, winning it in 1990. They’ve only won two Bowl games, once against Auburn and once against Boston College. 2007 was a standout year for them, as they won their first and only NCAA championship, for Women’s Bowling, along with being named the national #1 seed in baseball. They’ve got the second-longest three-point streak in the NCAA behind UNLV. Current major league players include a wide receiver and outside linebacker for the Chicago Bears, Earl Bennett and Hunter Hillenmeyer. FTP, name this alma mater of the starting pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays, David Price
ANSWER: Vanderbilt and/or Commodores
2.He appeared as The Brother in And the Band Played On, and alongside Donald Duck in a Main Street USA exhibit called “The First 50 Magical Years”. He gets shot in the leg in Lawrence Kasdan’s Grand Canyon. He wrote the children’s book “The Alphabet from A to Y with bonus letter Z”. He took over for both Clifton Webb as a master of motion studies and Bob Hoskins as a tap-dancing sheet-music salesman. He voiced the high priest Hotep in 1998’s Prince of Egypt, and wrote and produced the 2008 spy thriller Traitor. His first feature film appearance was in Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, but other early film roles were as Absent-minded and insolent waiters. FTP, name this actor also known as Gern Blanston whose most famous predecessors were Jack Lemmon and Spencer Tracy, who popularized the air quotes hand motion and the catch phrase Excuuuuuse Me.
ANSWER: Steve Martin
3.He was a guest judge on the Rocker Chick episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race, the host of the horror anthology Night Visions and the vehicle-building reality show Full Metal Challenge. He won a Grammy Award for the audiobook version of Get in the Van, starred in the documentary William Shatner’s Gonzo Ballet, and runs a training gym in EA’s Def Jam:Fight For NY. He can be seen as William Fichtner’s henchman in Heat, a radio host in the first season of Californication, Duke in the YouTube sensation The Ballad of GI Joe, and as the driver in Jackass: The Movie’s Off-Road Tattoo scene. FTP, name this actor most recently known as the white supremacist gang leader AJ Weston, in FX’s Sons of Anarchy.
ANSWER: Henry Rollins
4.He purportedly got his start as a house musician at the Terrace Restaurant, where we learn that his motto for life is “Stay Away From Women.” He’s best known for songs like “Cottleston Pie, I Hope That Somethin’ Better Comes Along”, and “Eight Little Notes”, his homage to Beethoven. He performed a duet with John Denver in the 1979 special “A Christmas Together”, also duetted with Johnny Mathis on the song “Never Before, Never Again” and controversially called Arsenio Hall “A Son of a Bitch” in 1990. He recently recorded a YouTube video where he rides down Venice Beach on a skateboard, and was parodied twice by Seth Rogen on SNL. FTP, name this musician who was Jimmy Dean’s on-air sidekick for three years and is best known for his starring role in Veterinarian’s Hospital.
ANSWER: Rowlf the Dog
5.In the 1990 biography Taming the Talent, it was revealed that Tom Hulce used videos of his mood swings as inspiration for Amadeus. In 2007, he played himself and a lookalike murderer in an episode of CSI: NY, and discussed the book “Mondo Freaks” in the back of a limo on Curb Your Enthusiasm. 30 Rock’s Gavin Volure referred to him as being from the world of Art Critique and Yelling. He has appeared as himself in 3 separate Adam Sandler movies, and in recent ads for National Car Rental and Kellogg’s All-Bran. He twice earned a 0.0 Nielsen rating for his CNBC talk show, and had his 2002 game show The Chair canceled partway through the first season. FTP, Phil Hellmuth is known as poker’s version of this man best known for creating the catchphrase “You cannot be serious.”
ANSWER: John McEnroe
6.Her children’s books include An Angel Called Hope, Mona’s Favorite Words, and What Do Mommies Do? Her books for adults are more focused on faith, including Powerful Inspirations, and Real Solutions: 52 God Inspired Messages from My Heart . She appeared on Larry King Live to discuss her gaining “a pound a year for 25 years”, despite her successful line of fitness videos, Her most recent partnership is with Elizabeth Taylor’s House of Taylor Jewelry, but she also has partnerships with Therapedic mattresses and Shaw carpeting. Getting started with a line of socks marketed through K-Mart, she’s parlayed that into a 1 billion dollar empire. FTP, name this woman who sparked rumors of drug and alcohol abuse after her incredibly awkward red carpet interviews at the Oscars.
ANSWER: Kathy Ireland
7.The New York Times referred to it as a high-school bathroom stall, while The Guardian called it brilliant, ridiculous and alarming. It’s responsible for revealing Sarah Palin’s private Yahoo e-mail accounts, dropping Apple’s stock price after reporting that Steve Jobs had a heart attack, bringing the swastika to the top of Google’s Hot Trends list, and The Great Habbo Raid. Various rules include ALL DRAMA ALL THE TIME, no invasion, and don’t mess with football. Tripcodes can be used to protect against impersonation, competing for GETs is a common pastime, while sage-bombing is frowned upon. FTP, name this messageboard responsible for nationwide anti-Scientology protests, Caturday, and Rickrolling.
ANSWER: 4chan.org (also accept /b/)
8.This game features a product that leads to the loss of sight of an entire population a power plant that runs on beauty, and you must defeat the corporation by sending it massive amounts of spam. In a vector world you meet MOM who, after you ask her “Do I smell cookies?” responds “Yes, I’ve baked your personal information into each one”. After leading your assistants into pipes you watch them be processed to make beauty cream, or turned into a drink. You can awaken Beauty, Ivy, Skull, Eyeball and other forms which you then assemble into bridges, climb narrow passages and form towers while trying to discover what the titular cooperation is hiding. Lead throughout the story by the mysterious Sign Painter FTP name this five chapter, physics based game based in its own world.
ANSWER: World of Goo
9.In 2006 he played guitar before a packed house at Liverpool’s famed Cavern Club. At age 12 he won a men’s championship at a country club in Fredericksburg, VA. His most recent tour win was in a three-way playoff at the 2004 Buick Invitational. In another playoff, versus Costantino Rocca, he won his second major in 1995 at St. Andrews, four years after he was the ninth alternate and last-minute replacement for Nick Price and borrowed Price’s caddy to win his first. FTP name this long-driving golfer who burst into prominence with his first tour win, the 1991 PGA Championship.
Answer:John Daly
10.In 1988, he founded a life management program for inner city youths called the Amer-I-Can Program. His voice work includes being the color commentator for the first six UFC pay-per-view events, and playing Butch Meathook in 1999’s Small Soldiers. He appeared as a Playgirl centerfold in 1974, but his early career consisted of several westerns, including Rio Conchos, 100 Rifles and Take a Hard Ride. Spike Lee put him in several movies including Sucker Free City, She Hate Me, He Got Game, and even made a 2002 documentary about him. He played the defensive coordinator of the Miami Sharks in Any Given Sunday, Fireball in The Running Man, and an Egyptian-garbed boxer in Mars Attacks! FTP, name this man best known for his roles in Original Gangstas, I’m Gonna Git You Sucka, and The Dirty Dozen.
ANSWER: Jim Brown
11.He played a TV announcer in Toy Story, showed up as Big Stoop in Tough Guys Don’t Dance, and made a cameo as himself in Fantasia 2000. He’s appeared in the music video for Run DMC’s “It’s Tricky”, along with being kicked out of a hotel room by Katy Perry in “Waking Up In Vegas”. His only novel is a buddy cop murder mystery narrated by a sock monkey, and his only patent is a Jacuzzi-jet masturbatory aid. He burnt an American flag on an episode of The West Wing, played the head of the witches council on Sabrina the Teenage Witch, was first to be eliminated on season 6 of Dancing With The Stars, and was Comedy Central’s main on-air announcer for much of the 90’s. FTP, name this man with one red fingernail, the host of NBC’s Identity, and Showtime’s Bullshit.
ANSWER: Penn and/or Jillette
12.He was named the Fireworks Commissioner of New York as an unofficial title. His film roles have included psychologist Henry Lipkin in Good Will Hunting, Tom Hanks’ father in Volunteers, and himself in Factory Girl and When We Were Kings. He voiced George Templeton Strong in Ken Burns’ The Civil War, played numerous roles in A&E’s Nero WolfeMysteries, and was Noah Wyle’s grandfather on ER. He uses the offer of a Seven Sisters scholarship and free hot plate to try to convince Lisa Simpson to lose the Spellympics, and hosted both Married With Children’s 200th episode celebration and Disney’s Mouseterpiece Theater. FTP, name this spokesman for the Intellivision, Boston Bruins goalie, backup quarterback for the Baltimore Colts and Detroit Lions, and tackler of Sirhan Sirhan.
ANSWER: George Plimpton
13.His first appearance was in Licensable Bear #4, but he’s recently shown up in the pages of Youngblood and Captain America: Who Will Wield The Shield? He teamed up with Army of Darkness’ Ash to battle demons at a comic book convention. Larry Hama wrote him as the barbarian King of Kickassistan, while he shows up as a mute survivor of an alien invasion in Drafted: 100 Days. Oddly enough, he was recently attacked by the Green Goblin and rescued by Norman Osborn. In various appearances, he’s masqueraded as The Joker, Spider-Man and Superman. FTP, name this hero who recently helped foil the Chameleon in Amazing Spider-Man 583, which sold out five printings and became the biggest selling comic book of the last decade.
ANSWER: Barack Obama
14.CS In 2002 he won a Florida state high school championship in the triple jump. Injuries on his college team prompted his switch from offense to defense midway through his junior year, and despite only starting seven games at safety he led his team in tackles. He moved back to offense for the 2005 season and had six games with 100 yards receiving for Central Florida. A fourth-round draft pick in 2006, he was hampered by the first of several offseason injuries and only started one game, but in 2008 he made his first Pro Bowl and in 2009 he broke a single-game record with 21 catches in a losing effort against the Colts. FTP, name this Dolphins wide receiver.
Answer:Brandon Marshall
15.In a strange sort of karma, her most recent trip to the Billboard charts was a cover of an unreleased Kylie Minogue song, after Kylie made her comeback with one of her unreleased songs, “Spinning Around”. She won an Emmy in 1987 for her work on the Tracey Ullman Show, and her video for “My Love Is For Real” was played in theaters before the movie Clueless. She dropped out of the spotlight in the 90’s after releasing flops like “Ain’t Never Gonna Give You Up” and “If I Were Your Girl” from the album Head Over Heels. Her last top 20 hits were “Vibeology” and “Will You Marry Me”, but she’s far better known for her string of six consecutive number ones, including “Cold Hearted”, “The Promise of a New Day”, and “Rush Rush”. FTP, name this singer best known for introducing the world to MC Skat Kat in the video for “Opposites Attract”.
ANSWER: Paula Abdul
16.One of his earliest appearances was as a grocer and baggage handler in a game programmed by Al Lowe of Leisure Suit Larry fame. Later games would see him teach typing in his eponymous Alphabet Chase, and alternately transforming into a ninja named Cold Shadow, an alien-fighting superhero named PK, and an Indiana Jones-rip-off with a plunger gun. Various skills he has include MP Rage, Jackpot, and flying into a rage after eating chili peppers. His main villains are the evil wizard Merlock and Magica De Spell. FTP, name this character best known as a court wizard trying to find the wielder of the Keyblade in Kingdom Hearts.
ANSWER: Donald Duck
17.Last year he launched a direct distribution vitamin company that sells PrivaTest, QuikStik and Silhouette Solution. He had a bingo-based game show in 1991 based off of the British show Bob’s Full House. His shuttle service was one of the first to offer self-service check-in kiosks. He initiated a countersuit against Deutsche Bank in 2008, claiming that he didn’t have to pay back a 40 million dollars loan because the financial crisis counted as an Act of God , He co-wrote a 2006 book with Rich Dad, Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki, and revealed his political beliefs in The America We Deserve. Before its collapse, he was owner of the USFL’s New Jersey Generals, and before their collapse, Sharper Image marketed his line of mail-order premium steaks. FTP, nearly everything this man owns is eponymous, including his Taj Mahal in Atlantic City.
ANSWER: Donald Trump
18.He executive produced the documentary Scott Walker: 30 Century Man, and voiced two characters in the PC game Omikron: The Nomad Soul. His movie roles have included a hitman who fights Carl Perkins, a POW who is repeatedly beaten by Takeshi Kitano, and a rapidly aging cello-playing ghoul. He showed up as long-lost FBI Agent Phillip Jeffries in Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, ridiculed Andy Millman right out of a celebrity bar on Extras, and suggested Bret wear an eyepatch on Flight of the Conchords. Famous roles of his include Thomas Jerome Newton, Pontius Pilate, Lord Royal Highness and Andy Warhol. FTP, name this man who fell to Earth just to play Nikola Tesla and Jareth the Goblin King.
ANSWER: David Bowie
19.It can happen to Commander Shepard if you attempt to recruit Morinth the Asari in Mass Effect 2. Alyssa Milano’s episode of the Outer Limits was about this occurrence, as was the first Dresden Files novel. In real life, Matthew McConaughey’s father did it. Hill Street Blues’ Sgt. Phil Esterhaus was purported to have done it, as was the husband of Rose Nylund of The Golden Girls. The second episode of Torchwood features a pink gas cloud that causes this, while the Tick tried to cover up evidence that it happened to his beloved hero The Immortal. The openings of The Distinguished Gentleman, Dave, and Private Benjamin all portray it, and Durand Durand uses the Excessive Machine for this purpose in Barbarella. FTP, name this event that was rumored to have ended Nelson Rockefeller and Genghis Khan.
ANSWER: Dying while having sex (accept close equivalents)
20.Their song Star Collector was one of the first hit singles to use the Moog Synthesizer, and they’re the only band to ever have four number one albums in the same year. One of their songs became “Alternate Title” after they were informed that “Randy Scouse Git” was actually fairly profane to British listeners. Anne Murray, Run DMC, and the Sex Pistols have all had hits with covers of their songs. Their reunion tour was the largest grossing US tour of 1986, while their most recent album was 1996’s Justus. Their more critically acclaimed work appears on Headquarters, like the songs “You Just May Be The One” and “Shades of Gray”. FTP, name this band that had hits with “A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You” and “Pleasant Valley Sunday”.
ANSWER: The Monkees
1.Last year, one of their Manhattan locations was bombed by a teenager attempting to emulate the movie Fight Club. In March 2008, they were ordered to repay Californian employees over 100 million in back tips after they violated state labor law by sharing tips with shift-supervisors. After being praised for removing all high-fructose corn syrup from their food in June of last year, they’ve been criticized for decisions like sponsoring Joe Scarborough’s morning MSNBC show, misleading customers as to the exact amount of charitable donations made by their Ethos brand bottled water, and including quotes by Rick Warren and Armistead Maupin in their “The Way I See It” campaign. FTP, name this company, producers of 2006’s Akeelah and the Bee and James Taylor and Paul McCartney’s most recent studio albums.