TOSSUPS – FINALS TRASHMASTERS 2001 – UT-CHATTANOOGAQuestions mostly by Charlie Steinhice with help from Sean Phillips, Matt Larson, Josh Allen, Steve Taylor, and (of course) Ben Lea

1. Their jazz repertoire had a wide range – including Creole, Dixieland, and honky tonk styles. While they featured strong work on rhythm guitar, their signature sound was powered by a unique brass section. Yet they did not catch on with the audience of their time. This was no problem for Harry, because he was doing well in his day job, but we have no information on how it affected Guitar George. FTP name this trumpet-playing band of south London, subjects of a memorable Dire Straits song.

Answer: the Sultans of Swing

2. Jack Elam in a logic-defying 1984 TV version showcasing such ‘60’s pop stars as Bobby Goldsboro and The Association. Jack Palance in an adaptation set in the Old West. Rich Little (in the style of W.C. Fields) in a surprisingly good 1978 Canadian TV special. Cicely Tyson, Vanessa L. Williams, and Susan Lucci in gender-reversal rewrites. James Earl Jones in a dramatic reading televised live in 1994. Buddy Hackett in a fictitious TV production, also purportedly telecast live. Frederic March, Cyril Ritchard, Derek Jacobi, Walter Matthau, and George C. Scott in real TV productions. The voices of Jim Backus, Simon Callow, and Tim Curry in animated productions. FTP name the character played by all these, also portrayed in feature films by Reginald Owen, Alastair Sim, Michael Caine, and Albert Finney.

Answer: Ebenezer Scrooge [accept “A Christmas Carol” before “character”]

3. He is currently 3rd among active players and 22nd all-time in stolen bases with 484; he needs only 4 more to pass Omar Moreno for 21st all-time, and don't think he isn't counting. He added only 13 steals to his total this season, which when you consider that he either singled or walked 226 times suggests that his speed days may be behind him. For 10 points, name this man, who is moving up some of baseball’s other career stats charts as well, notably jumping up this year from 17th to 7th all-time in home runs.Answer: Barry _Bonds_

4. Born Reg Dillingham in Bollax, England to a long line of mounted police, his inability to get his feet in a horse's stirrups forced him to choose a different career. He studied with the June Taylor Dancers for a time and honed his acting, including experimental theater in the 60s and a memorable turn as Tiny Tim in a stage production of "A Christmas Carol." Coppola wanted him to play Michael Corleone, but the producers wouldn't have it, calling him "a runt." For 10 points, name this cinematic figure, whose biographical details are revealed in the online documentary "Beneath the Dome," available only at starwars.com.Answer: _R2-D2_

5. The sour-faced faculty at Jerome Horwitz Elementary School includes gym teacher Mr. Meaner, school secretary Miss Anthrope, 4th grade teacher Ms. Ribble, and the cruel principal, Mr. Krupp. 4th graders George Beard and Harold Hudgins amuse themselves during their frequent detentions by drawing comics. Thanks to the surprisingly effective Hypno-Ring, one of their comic fantasies becomes real; Mr. Krupp is transformed into a superhero whose signature catchphrase is “Tra-la-laa.” FTP name this Dav Pilkey creation, whose adventures include bouts with the Talking Toilets, Professor Poopypants, and the Wicked Wedgie Woman.

Answer: Captain Underpants

6. He made his film debut as the bartender at the fashion show in Bright Lights, Big City. Other early films on his resumé include Crossing Delancey, Little Man Tate, and The Fisher King. He played suicidal Theodore Van Horne on the TV series “The Powers That Be”, where he was in love with the family’s maid. Hmmm. FTP name this man, less familiar from film roles in Nixon, Chain of Fools, and Sleepless in Seattle than from his work as Dr. Niles Crane on Frasier.

Answer: David Hyde Pierce

7. As two NBA teams changed places for a pregame shootaround, this player slugged Jeff McInnis, reputedly over a woman. He hit Tyrone Hill from behind during warm-ups for an exhibition game, claiming Hill owed him money. He criticized Lenny Wilkens (the winningest all-time NBA coach) for his practice routines and even got into an argument with Vince Carter’s mother. Naturally basketball genius Jerry Krause rehired him this year, for $7.3 million. FTP name this almost-38-year-old power forward and accomplished sulker, returning to the Bulls 13 years after he’d left them for ten years with the Knicks and three with the Raptors.

Answer: Charles Oakley

8. Leos Janacek's Sinfonietta. Alberto Ginastera's Piano Concerto Number One. Bela Bartok's Allegro Barbaro. Sergei Prokofiev's Lieutenant Kije Suite. Henry Mancini's Peter Gunn. Still stumped? How about Modest Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition, and Aaron Copland's Fanfare for the Common Man and Hoedown. FTP all formed the basis of recordings by what 1970s art-rock trio, which briefly resurfaced in the ‘80’s with a new drummer named Powell?

Answer: EMERSON, LAKE AND PALMER Author’s note: Sinfonietta became "Knife Edge," Allegro Barbaro became "The Barbarian," and the Troika from the Lieutenant Kije Suite provides the repetitive melody for "I Believe in Father Christmas."

9. In the 1965 film Our Man Flint, Sigrid Valdis played Anna. The comedian who used his acrobatic skills to survive the Hindenburg explosion was played in the film Hindenburg by Robert Clary. The 1972 film Trouble Man was directed by Ivan Dixon. Larry Hovis was a panelist on the game show “Liar’s Club,” while the original host of “Family Feud” was Richard Dawson. Werner Klemperer followed in his father’s footsteps as a symphony conductor. The six entertainers mentioned in this question all were regular cast members in, FTP, what CBS sitcom starring Bob Crane as an American POW in World War II?

Answer: Hogan’s Heroes

10. During a panel discussion in San Jose in August, IBM engineer Dave Bradley said of this, “I have to share the credit. I invented it, but Bill made it famous.” The Anthony Clarvoe play by this name, subtitled “A History Play, 1998-2000”, debuted on Oct. 20, also in San Jose. It has also inspired the names of a design studio, an electronic music network, a white paper from Citizens Against Government Waste about Internet taxation, and a computer hardware education website that specializes in explaining why computers crash. FTP name this sequence, the “three-fingered salute” that in later editions of Windows pulls up the Task Manager rather than simply rebooting.

Answer: control-alt-delete

11. This sport’s Hall of Fame embraces both the freestyle and net forms and includes highly respected coach Garwin Bruce and Lori Jean Conover, the first competitive female player. It can be traced back to ancient times, with variants in east Asia and Native America. Its modern renaissance started in Oregon in 1972 with two guys, John Stalberger and Mike Marshall, looking for exercise to help Stalberger rehab from a knee injury. FTP give either the generic name for this form of recreation, or the trademarked name under which Stalberger began selling small leather beanbags.

Answer: accept either footbag or Hacky Sack

EDITOR’S NOTE: Even if they get it early, read the last sentence of the tossup.12. Todd Duffey, who appears in Office Space and Don’t Try This at Home, submitted his own mini-biography to the Internet Movie Database. Oddly enough, he doesn’t mention his work as Scooter McNutty, who was added to the cast of characters on this TV show circa 1998. McNutty provides the ill-behaved foil to Miss Etta Kette; other recurring figures include Mr. Boyd (the janitor who moonlights as a concert pianist), Booker T. Bookworm, B.J., and perhaps TV’s most insufferable character, Baby Bop. FTP name this PBS children’s series, which once prompted a 7-year-old Ansley Steinhice to ask her dad how to spell “sucks.”

Answer: Barney and Friends [Yes, in this case, prompt on Barney.]

13. St. Louis construction contractor Bob Chandler wanted to reinforce the frame of his 4x4 Ford pickup truck so that it wouldn't break whenever it encountered obstacles. This caused ground clearance problems he solved by the use of non-standard tires. He kept tinkering, and the eventual result landed in the Robert Hays film Take This Job and Shove It. Spawning such imitators as Reptoid, Grave Digger, and Bear Foot, it started appearing at paid events in 1979 but did not begin running over other vehicles till 1981. FTP name Chandler’s creation, the original monster truck.

Answer: Big Foot [prompt on early buzz with “monster trucks.”]

14. Ordering a small fry and a Big Mac at a KFC, screaming “Touchdown” while watching Dr. J at work, getting drunk as a skunk before talking a girl at a party, and wolfing down your entire dinner before you realize it’s dog food. These are all actions which FTP, indicate what, according to a 1986 release by Run D.M.C.?

Answer: You Be Illin’

15. Its development was put in motion in June 1962, with instructions that it be ready, package and all, by April 1, 1963. The name has no significance, being picked from a list of short words with vowels that weren’t already trademarked. It was nearly killed when cyclamates were banned, but saccharin came to the rescue. When that sweetener was also found to cause cancer, Coke started marketing Diet Coke with Nutrasweet instead, and this beverage was all but relegated to the dustbin of history. FTP, identify this king of the early diet sodas, which can still be found occasionally today in its trademark pink and white pinstriped can.

Answer: Tab

16. It was purchased in 2000 by former Microsoft execs Chris Peters, Mike Slade and Rob Glaser, who hired two marketing veterans from Nike to give it a complete image makeover. The 42-year-old league has now upped the prize money 139%, signed a 3-year deal with ESPN, and emulated NASCAR and pro wrestling in emphasizing “hero” and “villain” images. Most notably, players such as Brian Voss, Jason Couch, Chris Barnes, and Parker Bohn III must now survive match play to make the finals instead of relying on pin accumulation. FTP name this pro sports league, whose legends include Dick Weber and Earl Anthony.

Answer: Professional Bowlers Association or PBA

17. A Justice Department strike force headed by Elliot Rosen wants to link known mobster Santos Malderone to an unsolved murder. Rosen has agent Bob Waddell leak information to a former girlfriend, Miami Standard reporter Megan Carter, that will put serious pressure on Malderone’s law-abiding nephew, Michael Gallagher. Gallagher’s best friend is his alibi – he’d driven her out of town to get an abortion – which Carter breaks a pledge of confidentiality and publishes, leading the friend to commit suicide. Gallagher then launches his own brilliant sting operation to discredit everyone involved. This is the plot line of, FTP, what underrated 1981 Sydney Pollack film starring Sally Field and Paul Newman?

Answer: Absence of Malice

18. The board is nothing more than a fancy binder, containing four plastic sheets each capable of holding nine cards. Your job is to buy advertising space in these sheets and, depending on how well you roll, to earn money for each customer the signs draw into your stores. The ultimate goal is to purchase three luxuries - anything from a trophy spouse, to a U.S. Senate seat, to your own space shuttle. One of many follow-ups to Magic: the Gathering produced by Wizards of the Coast, it was inspired by a quick glance down an alley in Hong Kong. FTP name this game of unbridled capitalism, which shares its name with the lesser-known 1982 sitcom that was the first to star both Delta Burke and Dixie Carter.

Answer: Filthy Rich

19. She was born with the last name Massoli, and her father, the President of NBC in Las Vegas, raised her after her showgirl mother died when she was four. He nicknamed her “Heartbreaker,” which she had tattooed on her rear end at the age of 16. After high school she danced at the Las Vegas Crazy Horse II, and soon after began a nude modeling job that led to her first movie role in Andrew Blake’s “Fantasy Woman” and ‘Best New Starlet’ awards from FOXE, XRCO, and AVN. Widely accepted as porn’s #1 girl, name this former Vivid, now Wicked actress, who, for ten points, has made appearances in “Family Guy,” “Nash Bridges,” “The Man Show,” and played the first naked woman on radio in Howard Stern’s “Private Parts.”

Answer: Jenna _Jameson_

20. The name’s the same, first and last. A 5’ 4” pitcher for the Padres and Astros in 1980-82 who later developed a knuckler and pitched for the Orioles in 1990 -- thus becoming the only player from the short-lived Senior Professional Baseball Association to return to the majors. The British-born singer, born Peter Lee Stirling, whose one wondrous hit was “Beautiful Sunday” in 1972. And a “big man with an eye like an eagle and as tall as a mountain.” FTP give the name and you’ll name the highly fictionalized TV series which from 1964 to 1970 starred Fess Parker as a famous frontiersman.

Answer: Daniel Boone [accept Dan Boone]

21. Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Dennis Murphy rejected his bid for a mistrial, ruling the case had not been compromised when jurors talked to one another about the case as the trial got under way last week. His attorney, Yale Galanter, said in opening statements that Jeffrey Pattison, the person who filed the complaint, had often seen this defendant and his car in the neighborhood and had been spoiling for a fight. The extent of the fight, according to Pattison, was that his glasses were ripped off, and even less, if you ask the defendant. FTP, identify this road rage defendant, acquitted this time without the aid of Johnnie Cochrane.

Answer: Orenthal James “O.J.” Simpson

22. Stan is 21, and meets a young girl at a party. Eddie is 23 and decides to rob a liquor store. Grady is 29 and comes home to find his wife in bed with another man. Two rappers stop the three scenes in Gap commercial style, and argue over whether or not each should continue with his immoral deed. Eminem plays the bad influence, and Dr. Dre the good, until the very end. FTP name this collaborative effort which ends with Dre advising Grady to “shoot ‘em both.”

Answer: _Guilty Conscience_

BONI – FINALS TRASHMASTERS 2001 – UT-CHATTANOOGAQuestions mostly by Charlie Steinhice with help from … oh, hell, read the first tossups page

1. Some Steve Jackson Games are worth buying just to read the cards. FTPE name the game described:a) In this game, you travel through time, visiting the different eras where the dinosaurs thrived, and try to capture them for your modern-day zoo. But the other players have cards that can make your hunt harder - and watch out for that charging T. Rex!

Answer: Dino Huntb) Beer. Nookie. Roommates. Just another Friday night with this card game that lets you set up house with your friends -- for as long as you can stand them. Get a job and spend money and time to accumulate Slack points. What other game gives you points for sleeping?

Answer: Chez Geekc) Even funnier than Chez Geek is this 2001 release, in which you combine bad acting, poor special effects, and lame plots to construct a bad horror movie. Kill other players’ characters with such cards as “We’ve Seen Your Breasts, Now You Must Die!”, or undo their actions with the card “Continuity, Schmontinuity.”

Answer: Grave Robbers from Outer Space

2. On a 5-10-20-30 basis, name these men who played quarterback in the NFL for part of the 2001 season:a) To quote Ben Lea, this Atlanta Falcons QB “ was struck by a thought and suffered a concussion.” Despite his high QB rating, family members of Falcons receiver Shawn Jefferson cheered one of his injuries because of the prospect of him being replaced by Michael Vick, leading to a near-fight in the wives’ section of the stands.

Answer: Chris Chandler [accept Crystal Chandelier – it’s too accurate to count it wrong]b) He suffered a sheared blood vessel in his chest cavity after a fierce hit by the Jets’ Mo Lewis on Sept. 23. He lost 20 lbs. due to internal bleeding, but perhaps more painful is losing his job to replacement Tom Brady, who went 5-2 in his absence.

Answer: Drew Bledsoec) Despite being the personal good luck charm of at least one TrashMasters participant, this Bills QB has suffered an awful run in 2001. Playing behind a porous offensive line has led to repeated injuries, most recently a broken collarbone, while his former backup Doug Flutie remains so much more popular in the area that a Rochester radio station tried to become an affiliate of the Chargers radio network.

Answer: Rob Johnsond) He not only lost his starting job, but was actually released by the Redskins – his fifth NFL team -- two weeks into the season. The ‘Skins were scoreless in his 6 ½ quarter tenure. Adding insult to injury, he was deemed bad enough to be replaced by fumble machine Tony Banks only a month after Banks was cut by Dallas.

Answer: Jeff George

3. 5-10-20-30, given a list of films or TV shows, name the person who appears in all of them. Hint: all are alumni of State University of New York-Purchase. Yes, there really are four famous SUNY-Purchase alums.a) White Men Can’t Jump, The Waterdance, Passenger 57, Demolition Man

Answer: Wesley Snipesb) Dazed and Confused, Waiting for Guffman, Clockwatchers, The House of Yes

Answer: Parker Poseyc) NYPD Blue, ER, 54, Autumn in New York

Answer: Sherry Stringfieldd) Conspiracy, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, In Too Deep, The Impostors, Big Night

Answer: Stanley Tucci

4. Old school, new school. Given an R&B or disco song, name the artist that recorded it for 5 pts. -- and the Will Smith hit that samples heavily from it for another 5 pts.a) “He’s the Greatest Dancer”

Answers: Sister Sledge; “Getting’ Jiggy Wit’ It”b) “I Wish”

Answers: Stevie Wonder, “Wild Wild West”c) “And the Beat Goes On” [no, NOT the Sonny and Cher song.]

Answers: The Whispers; “Miami”

5. Several teams submitted questions for this tournament about America's favorite multimillionaire, Kevin Olmstead. Rather than ask about James Agee and Igor Sikorsky at a trash tournament, let’s look instead at trash by association. FTSNOP answer the following from stories which, along with an invitation for prospective brides to send lonely Kevin letters and pictures, appeared in the April 24, 2001 edition of the Star:5) This member of Aerosmith graciously stopped for autographs for foreign tourists in New York. They were disappointed when they read the name because they’d thought he was Mick Jagger. He than snatched back the autographs, barking: “He’s older, shorter and uglier!”

Answer: Steven Tyler10) Unnamed former girlfriends and female fans labeled this British actor a male chauvinist pig after he described the character Bridget Jones as a “hangover conquest… like the slightly grubby girl in the office leaning over the photocopier, maybe slightly overweight, with a bit of coffee spilled down her dress.”

Answer: Hugh Grant15) Cher, who the Star asserts “once went six years without sex” [to which Ben Lea adds, “Yeah, from zero to six”] reportedly had yet another fling this year with this so-called ”Bagel Boy”, her major romantic interest from 1987-1989 and again briefly in 1993.

Answer: Rob Camilletti

6. Answer the following about soap operas that have been cancelled, FTPE.a) This town served as the setting for Another World from 1964 to 1999.

Answer: Bay Cityb) And we think Passions has credibility issues! This show, set in Collinsport, Maine ran from 1966 to 1971 and way before Timmy and Tabby had its own share of curses and a vampire, Barnabas Collins.

Answer: Dark Shadowsc) This show ran from 1951 to 1986. It includes among its more famous alums Kevin Bacon, Susan Sarandon, and Olympia Dukakis. Mary Stuart played Joanne Garner Barron Tate Vincente Tourneur throughout the show’s run.

Answer: Search for Tomorrow

7. On the Nov. 13 episode of ESPN’s Pardon the Interruption, Michael Wilbon and Tony Kornheiser briefly discussed whether the Memphis Grizzlies could beat Duke. Answer these questions about that hypothetical game FTSNOP:a) 5 pts.: Name the point guard for either team, and you’ll name the point guard for both. They share a common first and last name and have been nicknamed J. Will and J. Won’t.

Answer: Jason Williamsb) 5 pts.: Perhaps the man with the most at stake would be this Grizzlies rookie, averaging 9.6 points per game as of Nov. 13, half his average when he led Duke to the NCAA championship in 2001.

Answer: Shane Battier [pronounced Batty-A but accept Batty-er]c) 10 pts.: As of this writing this 7-foot Oklahoma State alum and Grizzlies center is on the injured list. He has not commented on whether dreams stay with you like a lover’s voice across the mountainside.

Answer: Bryant “Big Country” Reevesd) 10 pts.: This 6’ 9” Duke guard might want to avenge Vancouver’s two wins in March 2001 vs. Portland, since his dad was fired in May despite a .673 winning percentage in 3 years as Blazers head coach.

Answer: Mike Dunleavy Jr.

8. It’s Pottermania! Answer the following FTPE:a) In the 1946 film Blue Skies, Jed Potter reminisces about his love for the dancer Mary, who instead loves compulsive nightclub owner Johnny. It would be forgotten except that Potter, played by this man, does perhaps his best dance scene to “Puttin’ on the Ritz.”

Answer: Fred Astaireb) Karolyn Grimes, who plays an annoyingly cute kid in Blue Skies, also plays the annoyingly cute kid Zuzu Bailey in It’s a Wonderful Life. In the alternate-reality sequence, this charming little town is renamed Pottersville after the money-grubbing control freak villain.

Answer: Bedford FallsEDITOR’S NOTE: As a Style Invitational contributor once said, “I liked Bedford Falls the other way.”c) On M*A*S*H, the role of Col. Sherman Potter was played by this TV veteran of such other series as Dragnet and the short-lived gem Blacke’s Magic.

Answer: Harry [Henry] Morgan [yes, there was another Henry Morgan, but it’s Harry’s name too]

9. The Jack Chick comic “The Devil’s Music” asserts that rock music is linked directly to Satan via Druid music, which as drawn by Chick relied heavily on flutes. On a 5-10-20-30 basis, answer the following about the handful of rock acts to whom this could refer:a) Undoubtedly the most Druid-like would be this venerable British prog-rock group, which featured Ian Anderson’s flute work on such songs as “Locomotive Breath”, “Thick as a Brick”, and “Skating Away.”

Answer: Jethro Tullb) Spartanburg, South Carolina -- that haven for Druids --– spawned this Southern rock group, which featured great flute lines by Jerry Eubanks on such hits as “Take the Highway” and “Can’t You See.”

Answer: the Marshall Tucker Bandc) While their usual style was more symphonic, this Dutch band hit #9 on the US charts with the single “Hocus Pocus,” which featured Thijs [THEESS] Van Leer in the odd dual role of floutist and yodeler.

Answer: Focusd) After almost 20 years and three names, Starship finally hit #1 in 1986 with this song, featuring a flute line and cowritten by Ernie Taupin, who has to have some Druid connection somewhere.

Answer: “We Built This City”

10. Identify the movies from the role a young Sarah Jessica Parker filled in them, for ten points each:a. Janey Glenn, a new girl in town, who meets Lynne Stone, played by Helen Hunt, and auditions for “Dance TV,” the afternoon television hit. Jonathan Silverman and Shannen Doherty are also featured.

Answer: _Girls Just Wanna Have Fun_b. She played Rusty in this Kevin Bacon/John Lithgow flick about Ren McCormack and the Reverend Shaw Moore.

Answer: _Footloose_c. She played Carolyn McAdams in this science fiction movie about a spaceship, voiced by Paul Reubens, and a twelve year old boy who travels in time.

Answer: _Flight of the Navigator_

11. Plenty of musicians have made cameo appearances as themselves on “The Simpsons.” Identify these singers who have voiced other characters, for ten points each.a. She played the voice of Rachel Jordan, lead singer of Testament and possible romantic interest of Ned Flanders.

Answer: Shawn _Colvin_b. He sang the “Canyanero” advertisement.

Answer: Hank _Williams Jr._c. He played the voice of the Coyote, who advised Homer to find his soul-mate while on his Guatemalan-Insanity-Pepper induced trip.

Answer: Johnny _Cash_

12. Name the fast-food chain from the title of the founder’s self-serving autobiography FTPE. If you need the name of the founder, you’ll get only 5 pts.a) 10 pts.: Dave’s Way 5 pts.: Dave Thomas

Answer: Wendy’sb) 10 pts.: Grinding It Out 5 pts.: Ray Kroc

Answer: McDonald’sc) 10 pts.: It’s Easier to Succeed Than to Fail (which the cheap SOB sent your genial quizmaster instead of a refund or freebie in response to a letter of complaint.) 5 pts.: E. Truett Cathy

Answer: Chick-Fil-A

13. In the words of Mary Richards, “Oh, Mr. Grant…” Name these performers from roles on a 10-5 basis. In fact, on the 5-point clue, we’ll give you your choice: trashy or non-trashy. a) 10 pts.: Ulysses S. Grant in the 1992 miniseries “Lincoln” 5 pts.: ASK: “Trashy or non-trashy?”IF TRASHY: Pa in American Gothic, Gen. Decker in Mars AttacksIF NON-TRASHY: Charlie Molloy in On the Waterfront; Sol Nazerman in The Pawnbroker

Answer: Rod Steigerb) 10 pts.: Ulysses S. Grant in the 1982 miniseries “The Blue and the Grey” 5 pts.: ASK: “Trashy or non-trashy?”IF TRASHY: Scully in Summer Rental, Agent Zed in Men in BlackIF NON-TRASHY: Tom Finley Jr. in the 1962 film Sweet Bird of Youth, Boss Finley in the 1989 TV version.

Answer: Rip Tornc) 10 pts.: Ulysses S. Grant in the horrendous 1981 film Legend of the Lone Ranger, and the voice of Ulysses S. Grant in the 1990 Ken Burns documentary miniseries “The Civil War.” 5 pts.: ASK: “Trashy or non-trashy?”IF TRASHY: Grandpa Ben Girdis in The Real Macaw, Chief Rotzinger in Quick ChangeIF NON-TRASHY: “Big Earl” Partridge in Magnolia, Dashiell Hammett in Julia, and of course the heroic librarian Charlie in Something Wicked This Way Comes.

Answer: Jason Robards, Jr.

14. With only 3 homers to go, barring the unforeseen, sometime early next season Juan Gonzalez will join the 400 Homer Club. Right now there are 33 major leaguers with 400 or more homers in their career, and 8 of them were still active during the 2001 season. Not surprisingly, Mark McGwire and Barry Bonds headed that group with over 550 homers each. For 5 pts. each, name the other 6, all bunched between 431 and 462 homers.

Answer: Jose Canseco (462), Ken Griffey Jr., (460), Sammy Sosa (450), Fred McGriff (448), Rafael Palmeiro (447), and Cal Ripken Jr. (431).

15. Given a Billboard Top Ten album (as of the beginning of November), name the band, for ten points. If you need a few tracks, you’ll only get five points.For 10: “Hybrid Theory”For 5: Papercut, One Step Closer

Answer: _Linkin Park_For 10: “A Day Without Rain”For 5: Wild Child, Flora’s Secret, Only Time

Answer: _Enya_For 10: “Pain is Love”For 5: Dial M for Murder, Worldwide Gangsta, I’m Real – featuring Jennifer Lopez

Answer: _Ja Rule_

16. Identify the following about a certain author, for ten points each:a. A veteran naval aviator who flew an A-6 in Vietnam, this man is author of ten novels, nine of which feature the hero Jake Grafton, including “Final Flight,” “The Minotaur,” and “The Red Horsemen.”

Answer: Stephen _Coonts_b. Coonts made his entry to the literary scene in 1986 with what book, Jake Grafton’s first adventure, an inside look at the world of naval aviators in Vietnam?

Answer: The _Flight of the Intruder_c. Coonts’ latest novel is named after the newest nuclear submarine, hijacked at its own launching, that attacks Washington DC. Admiral Jake Grafton’s job is to find out where the sub is hiding and who took it. Name the book.

Answer: _America_

17. Answer questions about a certain television show for the stated number of points.For 5: An Ottawa station, CJOH, began this show in 1979. A spinoff called “Whatever Turns You On” ran for some years with Ruth Buzzi, but this show was picked up by the fledgling American Station, Nickelodeon, and ran until 1990.

Answer: _You Can’t Do That On Television_For 5: We all know that when you say “water” on ‘You Can’t Do That on Television,’ you get a bucketful dumped on your head. What caused you to get a river of slime dumped on you?

Answer: Saying _I Don’t Know_For 10: The original “host” of the show, she played antithesis to Lisa “Motormouth” Ruddy for six years with the nickname “Moose.”

Answer: _Christine_ McGladeFor 10: Les Lye played all the adult male parts in the show. What was the name of his character who owned a disgusting café where the cast members inexplicably kept coming to eat?

Answer: _Barth_

18. This is one way I stay awake on all those road trips. Name the hosts from their shows on ESPN radio FTPE:a. Often a sideline reporter at college football games, he hosts “Post-Game Lockerroom” Saturday and Sunday nights at 11 PM EST.

Answer: Jack _Arute_b. HA member of a coaching family, he hosts “The V Show” weeknights at 11 PM EST.

Answer: Bob _Valvano_c. He hosts “The Mike and Mike Show” alongside Mike Greenberg, weekdays at 6 AM EST.

Answer: Mike _Golic_ [Prompt -- “Mike” is NOT sufficient. Nice try, though.]

19. Given a description, identify the made-for-HBO movie, FTP each.a) Emma Thompson plays Vivian Ensberg, an English professor diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Based on Margaret Edson’s play, it centers around her recollections of her response to different stages of the cancer.

Answer: _Wit_b) In this biopic, Andy Garcia plays a Cuban trumpeter who defects to the United States with his family.

Answer: _For Love or Country_: The Arturo Sandoval Storyc) Elias Koteas plays Gary Gilmore, the first man to be put to death after the Supreme Court reinstated capital punishment. No, it’s not a Natural Born Killers rip-off, but rather a Dead Man Walking rip-off, as the story focuses on Gary’s brother Mikal, played by Giovanni Ribisi, coming to grips with his brother’s actions.

Answer: _Shot in the Heart_

20. Name the Vodka drink from its ingredients, for ten points each.a. Vodka, Orange Juice, Galliano

Answer: _Harvey Wallbanger_b. Vodka, Triple Sec, Lime Juice

Answer: _Kamikaze_c. Vodka, Cointreau, Lime Juice, Cranberry Juice

Answer: _Cosmopolitan_

21. Name the Dr. Seuss books from bits of the plot for ten points each:a. The title character goes to town to sell cranberries, when the king passes by; he stops in front of the boy to ask why he hasn’t removed his hat. The boy thought he had!

Answer: _The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins_b. The narrator, Gerald McGrew, thinks of ways to improve on certain public facilities. Perhaps the lasting claim to fame for this 1950book is that it contains the first recorded use of the word “nerd”.

Answer: _If I Ran the Zoo_c. This Cold-War cautionary tale explains the very serious differences between the Zooks and the Yooks, mainly the way they prepare a certain food.

Answer: _The Butter Battle Book_

22. You may have seen that Pierce Brosnan was named by People Magazine the Sexiest Man Alive. You may also have seen that Benjamin Bratt, fresh off his split with Julia Roberts, was named sexiest single guy. But for ten points, who took these honors from People?a. Sexiest World Leader

Answer: Vincente _Fox_b. Sexiest Classical Musician

Answer: Yo Yo _Ma_c. Sexiest News Correspondent

Answer: Nic _Robertson_