TRASH Junior Bird 2002
Round 4 Tossups
1. Born in Calgary on March 16, 1961, an injury prevented him from pursuing a career in baseball. In his
current profession, his first big job was working on Infinity, Inc. in 1984. He returned to Marvel, doing a
lengthy run with The Hulk before hitting it big with Spider-Man, starting with issue 298 in which he
introduced the character Venom. By 1992, he left Marvel to start Image Comics, which has become
successful in its own right. For 10 points, name this comic book mastermind behind Spawn.
ANS: Todd MacFarlane
2. A section of Route 118 from the Daniel Boone Parkway into this man’s hometown of Hyden, Kentucky
bears his name. The honor comes from a star-studded career at Leslie County High and the University of
Kentucky, where he quarterbacked the Wildcats to an Outback Bowl appearance. His NFL rookie season
of 1999 produced 15 touchdowns and 13 interceptions in 15 appearances and a love triangle between
himself, then-Bears quarterback Cade McNown and Playmate of the year Heather Kozar. For 10 points,
name this Cleveland Browns quarterback who missed the start of the 2002 season due to a forearm injury.
ANS: Tim Couch
3. Based on a 1968 story by Ted Hughes, among the actors lending their voices to this movie include John
Mahoney, Cloris Leachman, Harry Connick Jr. and Jennifer Aniston. The story is set in Maine in 1958.
During that time a giant metal machine falls from the sky, scaring the residents, except for a young boy
named Hogarth. Eventually the machine is accepted by the townspeople, who overcome their prejudices
about the machine. For 10 points, name this 1999 film starring Vin Diesel as the title character.
ANS: The Iron Giant
4. This show rocks solely because one of its stars was Ernest Borgnine, who played Dominic Santini. On
top of that, its synthesizer-based theme song is one of the best. Who cares if the plot's a little weak. It’s got
Archangel leading the firm and a main character named Stringfellow Hawke. For ten points, name this
movie about one darn cool helicopter.
ANS: Airwolf
5. The singer claims not to be a pleasure hound and compares a bender to Alice in Wonderland. She used to
pray for snow, but now wonders what spell she was under, but notes that they wouldn't have known the
beautiful flow had she never held out her hand. She'd never been to Rome until you smiled. For ten points,
name this Liz Phair song from the album Whip-Smart that shares its name with a Mexican holiday.
ANS: Cinco de Mayo
6. A pair of Jacksonville Jaguars players were hospitalized this spring after accident involving this. A
recipe for this dish is apparently found in Song 11 of Homer’s Iliad, but the creation of this dish is credited
to poor Swiss villagers who used an earthenware pot known as a caquelon. For ten points, name this food
that involves the consumption of bread, fruit, and meats with melted cheese.
ANS: Fondue
7. An essay about this man's secret life led the writer to be called a "PC thug" who keeps women from
landing a husband. His confessions are compared to the Hitler diaries and the Emancipation Retraction by
the curator of a museum about him, but the story of his silver tongue and his attempt to kill George
Washington remained secret. For 10 points, name this man set out west with Shelbyville Manhattan and
founded the city that the Simpsons call home.
ANS: Jebediah Obadiah Zachariah Jenediah Springfield or Hans Sprungfeld
8. Among the multiple winners this year include Jeff Green, Jeff Burton, Greg Biffle, Dale Earnhardt Jr.
and Jason Keller. Races on the circuit include the Stacker 2 200, Funai 250, Aaron’s 312 and the Pepsi 300.
Most of the races took place on the Friday or Saturday before a Winston Cup race. For 10 points, name this
minor league NASCAR circuit sponsored by a brand of beer.
ANS: Busch Grand National Series
9. First awarded in 1981 in founder John Wilson’s living room, the winners included Laurence Olivier and
Can’t Stop the Music. Other winners over the years include Shining Through, Cocktail, Striptease and Star
Trek V. Sylvester Stallone has the record for most wins with eight. Given out the day before the Academy
Awards, for 10 points, name this award given to the year’s worst in filmmaking.
ANS: Golden Raspberries or Razzies
10. In 2000, he ran for mayor of London on a platform of establishing brothels near Parliament to eliminate
political sex scandals, creating bars in libraries, and fighting the "cappuccino bar culture that Tony Blair
raves about". His first major project was an adult novelties shop that he ran with then-lover Vivienne
Westwood, and he took credit for introducing rap to the UK with the song "Buffalo Girls". For 10 points,
name this music producer known for creating the punk groups Bow Wow Wow and The Sex Pistols.
A: Malcom McLaren
11. Current anchors on this network include Robin Meade, Rudi Bakhtiar and Sophia Choi as well as
longtime stalwart Chuck Roberts. Other familiar faces who have since left the network include Bobbi
Battista and Lynne Russell. It got a lot of heat for hiring actress Andrea Thompson, who left earlier this
year, not to mention an overhaul of its graphics to attract a younger audience. For 10 points, name this
sister station of CNN that features newscasts split up into 30-minute segments.
ANS: Headline News (prompt on CNN)
12. Lee Richmond and Monte Ward in 1880. Cy Young in 1904. Addie Joss in 1908. Charlie Robertson in
1922. Jim Bunning in 1964. Sandy Koufax in 1965. Catfish Hunter in 1968. Len Barker in 1981. Mike Witt
in 1984. Tom Browning in 1988. Dennis Martinez in 1991. Kenny Rogers in 1994. David Wells in 1998.
David Cone in 1999. Don Larsen in the 1956 World Series. All of these pitchers are the only ones in major
league history, for 10 points, to perform what rare pitching feat?
ANS: Throw a perfect game
13. Walter Getz, Johnny Squares, Peter Appleton, Fletcher Reede, Charley Baileygates, Stanley Ipkiss,
Lloyd Christmas, Andy Kaufman, The Riddler, The Grinch, Truman Burbank. For 10 points, these are all
roles played by what actor best known as Ace Ventura.
ANS: Jim Carrey
14. It was launched on October 5, 1999, by former NBA executive Bill Daugherty and venture capitalist
Jonas Steinman. It raised $100 million in initial capital with help from backer CBS, and secured another
$100 million in private equity financing in February 2000. The company also features an innovative and
patent-pending entry tracking system that provides users with a real-time tally of entries they have
accumulated toward the Daily, Monthly and Tax Day contests. For 10 points, name this Internet destination
portal, which promises the Internet’s largest guaranteed cash giveaway.
ANS: IWon.com
15. He enrolled at Northeast Louisiana intending to go to law school, but switched to sports medicine when
he got his first semester’s grades. He moved to Nashville in 1989, but his first album met with little
fanfare. It was 1994’s Not a Moment too Soon that quickly rose up the ranks, thanks to the controversy
over its debut single "Indian Outlaw" and the ballad "Don’t Take the Girl". For 10 points, name this
country musician, whose family members include father Tug and wife Faith Hill.
ANS: Samuel Timothy "Tim" McGraw
16. Earl Badu, Michael Grinnon, Andre Collins, and Calvin McCall got very little playing time. Matt
Slaninka sat out his redshirt season. Coming off the bench for major wins over Siena, Wisconsin,
Kentucky, Connecticut, and Kansas were Ryan Randle, Drew Nicholas, and Tahj Holden. The starting five
consisted of Byron Mouton, Chris Wilcox, Steve Blake, Lonnie Baxter and Juan Dixon. For ten points,
what school beat Indiana to win the 2002 NCAA Men’s Basketball championship?
ANS: University of Maryland
17. "Die Me, Dichotomy." "Back and Back and Back to the Future." "Lava's a Many Splendored Thing."
"Infinite Possibilities Parts 1 and 2: Daedalus Demands and Icarus Abides." "Durka Returns." "PK Tech
Girl." "A Clockwork Bebari." "Crichton Kicks." For 10 points, these are episodes of what recently canceled
Sci-Fi Network show, featuring characters such as Moya, D'Argo, Chiana, Aeryn Sun, and John Crichton.
ANS: Farscape
18. Formed in 1990, this group used to be a quartet featuring such singers as LaTavia Roberson and Letoya
Tuckett. The group made its recorded debut with “Killing Time” from the Men in Black soundtrack. After
hits like “No No No” and “Bills, Bills, Bills,” Roberson and Tuckett left the group in 2000 and were
replaced by Michelle Williams and Farrah Franklin, who would leave months later. However, they’re still
making hits today with songs like “Bootylicious” and “Survivor.” For 10 points, name this trio of Williams,
Kelly Rowland and Beyonce Knowles.
ANS: Destiny’s Child
19. It's sort of similar to rummy, although this four-player game is a little more elaborate in that you begin
playing by building and then breaking a wall of pieces for the deal. You get rid of your pieces, which may
be characters, dots, bamboo, winds, or dragons, by punging, chowing, or konging. For ten points, name this
game of Chinese origin.
ANS: Mahjong
20. Early in this movie, the title character goes to the Blue Banana to seek out her roommate, Kit, played by
Laura San Giacomo, and complain about Kit using the rent money for drugs. Boy meets girl stuff ensues
and the movie ends with Edward Lewis overcoming his fear of heights somewhat and scaling a fire escape
to reach Vivian, who he first picked up in Hollywood. For 10 points, name this 1990 romantic comedy
starring Richard Gere and Julia Roberts, named after Roy Orbison’s biggest hit.
ANS: Pretty Woman
TRASH Junior Bird 2002
Round 4 Bonuses
1. Absorbent and yellow and porous is he...SpongeBob SquarePants! Answer these questions about his
world for the stated number of points.
PART: SpongeBob lives in this town.
ANS: Bikini Bottom
PART: This is the name of SpongeBob’s pet snail, who meows like a cat
ANS: Gary
PART: Ernest Borgnine and Tim Conway provide the voices for these two aging superheroes -SpongeBob’s favorites. Name either.
ANS: Mermaid Man or Barnacle Boy
2. 40-30-20-10 Name the game.
(40) This game requires players
(30) It was created by two newspapermen, Chris Haney and Scott Abbott. The game’s prototype was
funded by 34 investors, who provided Haney and Abbott with $40,000.
(20) After four years of struggle, the game debuted at the 1983 New York Toy Fair. By the end of the year,
three-and-a-half million games had been sold. In 1984, 20 million were sold.
(10) This question-and-answer series of board games recently released its Millennium, Warner Brothers
and Genus Four editions.
ANS: Trivial Pursuit
3. A bunch of movies have come out where reality and imaginary worlds collide and confuse. Name these
examples for ten points each.
a. In this Oscar-winning film, the roommate’s daughter never grows up, and the main protagonist gets
recruited by a government agency to find codes in newspaper articles.
ANS: A Beautiful Mind
b. A lot of men would enjoy making love to Penelope Cruz and Cameron Diaz at the same time, just not
quite the way Tom Cruise imagined in his cryogenic dreams in this film.
ANS: Vanilla Sky
c. This David Lynch film critiques the Hollywood industry through the mixed-up world of Betty Elms, an
aspiring young actress.
ANS: Mulholland Drive
4. Given the fairly famous lead singer, name the group, for the stated number of points
(5) Freddie Mercury
ANS: Queen
(5) Jerry Garcia
ANS: Grateful Dead
(10) Jello Biafra
ANS: Dead Kennedys
(10) Rivers Cuomo
ANS: Weezer
5. Identify these gymnastics terms for ten points each.
a. This men’s apparatus comes with two handles for performing leg scissors, circles, and other swings.
ANS: Pommel horse
b. This term is used for the final athletic move in a gymnastics routine.
ANS: Dismount
c. This word refers to the body position in which the body is bent forward more than 90 degrees at the hips
while the legs are kept straight.
ANS: Pike position
6. Given a year and a clue, name the Robert Redford directed film released that year for 10 points each.
a. 1992: Brad Pitt, Craig Sheffer and Tom Skerritt do some family bonding through fly fishing.
ANS: A River Runs Through It
b. 2000: The Baghvad-Gita as told through golf starring Matt Damon and Will Smith.
ANS: The Legend of Bagger Vance
c. 1994: A re-telling of the 1950s scandal over the show Twenty-One starring Ralph Fiennes and John
Turturro.
ANS: Quiz Show
7. B: Some people win Oscars, some win Emmys, and some win both. Given an actor of actress, say
whether they have won an Oscar, a Prime Time Emmy, both, or neither for five points each.
a. Helen Hunt
ANS: both
b. Joe Pesci
ANS: Oscar
c. Sarah Michelle Gellar
ANS: Neither (she has won a Daytime Emmy)
d. Robin Willians
ANS: Both
e. Hank Azaria
ANS: Emmy
f. Melissa Gilbert
ANS: Neither
8. For 10 points each, name these women of contemporary country music:
a. She did a take-off of Robert Palmer with the music video for "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!"
ANS: Shania Twain
b. The only woman to perform at 1994's Farm Aid VII, her albums include Everything's Gonna Be Alright
and Did I Shave My Legs for This?
ANS: Deana Carter
c. An alumna of the country music hotbed of Brown University, this folk-influenced singer/songwriter has
released albums Hometown Girl, State of the Heart, Come On Come On, and Stones in the Road.
ANS: Mary Chapin Carpenter
9. Identify these hosts of television home improvement shows for 10 points each.
a. She currently hosts TLC’s Trading Spaces .
ANS: Paige Davis
b. This former host of This Old House now hosts Home Again.
ANS: Bob Vila
c. He took over Bob Villa’s role on This Old House and also hosts The New Yankee Workshop.
ANS: Norm Abrams
10. Give the locations of the following sports halls of fame for the stated number of points.
a. (5) Pro Football Hall of Fame
ANS: Canton, Ohio
b. (10) College Football Hall of Fame
ANS: South Bend, Indiana
c. (5) Baseball Hall of Fame
ANS: Cooperstown, New York
d. (10) Hockey Hall of Fame
ANS: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
11. For ten points each, name the celebrity founders of the following charities.
a. The Dollywood Foundation
ANS: Dolly Parton
b. The Hole in the Wall Gang Fund
ANS: Paul Newman
c. Survivors of the Shoa Visual History Foundation
ANS: Steven Spielberg
12. Name the song from lyrics for 15 points, or from the performing act for five points.
a. [15] Would you dance if I asked you to dance? / Would you run and never look back? / Would you cry if
you saw me crying? / Would you save my soul tonight?
[5] Enrique Iglesias
ANS: Hero
b. [15] I'm not gonna stand here and wait / I'll hold onto the wings of the eagles / Watch as we all fly away
[5] Chad Kroeger featuring Josey Scott
ANS: Hero
13. Name these 2001 inductees into the College Football Hall of Fame, 10 each.
a. A standout at Grambling, he was the first black quarterback to win a Super Bowl.
ANS: Doug Williams
b. The only Super Bowl MVP with a law degree, this former BYU standout is a member of the Utah bar.
ANS: [Jan] Steven "Steve" Young
c. We’re not exactly sure how this National Championship winning coach at Oklahoma’s gun record got
past the Hall's "good character" clause, but he will also be a 2001 inductee.
ANS: Barry Switzer
14. Given the sports movie, name the team that is central to the film's plot for 5PE and a bonus five for all
correct.
SlapShot
Answer: Charlestown Chiefs (either)
Necessary Roughness
Answer: Texas State Armadillos (either)
Eddie
Answer: New York Knicks (either)
Little Big League
Answer: Minnesota Twins (either)
Any Given Sunday
Answer: Miami Sharks (either)
15. Name these different terms from the sport of Quidditch in the Harry Potter novels for 10 points each.
a. This is the gold ball the size of a walnut that one specified player eventually tries to capture. Once this
has been captured, the game is over.
ANS: Snitch
b. This is the name of the position of the player designated to capture the golden snitch.
ANS: Seeker
c. This is the bright red ball thrown around the field by chasers. Throwing one of them through the goalpost
is worth 10 points.
ANS: Quaffle
16. Name these characters who did things in the season six finale of Buffy:The Vampire Slayer, for 10
points each.
a. Dawn went in search of Willow with this floppy-eared poker buddy of Spike, searching for a powerful
magic-man named Rack.
ANS: Clem
b. Willow's attempt to destroy the world was prevented by the love of this friend.
ANS: (Ale)Xander Harris
c. Willow tried to destroy the world after absorbing power from this character who came back and engaged
her in a magic duel.
ANS: Rupert Giles
17. Name the baseball teams from where they used to call home for ten points each or from their current
stadium for five.
a. (10) Forbes Field, Three Rivers Stadium
(5) PNC Park
ANS: Pittsburgh Pirates
b. (10) Exhibition Stadium
(5) Skydome
ANS: Toronto Blue Jays
a. (10) Polo Grounds, Candlestick Park
(5) Pac Bell Park
ANS: San Francisco Giants
18. Given items on a chain restaurant’s menu, name the restaurant for 10 points each.
a. John Bacon’s bacon cheeseburger, Turkey O’Toole, Tavern T-Bone
ANS: Bennigan’s
b. Tex-Mex Tower, Smoked Turkey Reuben, Saturday Burger
ANS: TGI Friday’s
c. Sonora Chicken Pasta, Black-n-Bleu Burger, Strawberry Tallcake
ANS: Ruby Tuesday’s
19. 30-20-10, identify the 1950s movie given clues about its production.
[30] Because of blacklisting, the original authors of the screenplay Carl Foreman and Michael Wilson were
not credited in the first prints of the movie.
[20] The widow of an English marine officer Colonel Kenneth Alford gave permission for the producers to
use the music to his song “Colonel Bogey” in the movie.
[10] Alec Guinness won an Oscar for Best Actor as Colonel Nicholson in this David Lean-directed 1957
Best Picture based on the novel by Pierre Boulle.
ANS: The Bridge On the River Kwai
20. Time for some mining song trivia. Bet you didn't see that one coming. Ten each.
a. This one, originally done by Merle Travis, was made into a hit by Tennessee Ernie Ford
ANS: Sixteen Tons
b. "Dark as A Dungeon", another Travis original, was performed by Johnny Cash at this 1968 concert for a
captive audience. Name the prison. Hint -- It's NOT San Quentin.
ANS: Folsom Prison
c. Devo, believe it or not, redid "Working In A Coal Mine." This singer, mentioned in the Beastie Boys’
“Sure Shot,” did the original.
ANS: Lee Dorsey