2006 Gottfried Keller Trash Open
Round 4
1. This band was created by combining forces from The Variations and The Paramours. After they broke up in 1968 one of them joined Jimmy Walker of the Knickerbockers. They reunited in 1974 and went to number three with “Rock and Roll Heaven.” One of them died of a cocaine overdose in 2003 before another reunion concert, while the other had success on a collaboration with Jennifer Warnes, “I’ve Had the Time of My Life,” from the Dirty Dancing soundtrack. Their early hits such as “Just Once in My Life” and “Ebb Tide” came with producer Phil Spector. FTP, Bobby Hatfield and Bill Medley formed what duo that hit it big with “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling” and “Unchained Melody”?
ANSWER: The Righteous Brothers
2. Luke Wilson purportedly moved an example of it into Owen’s home, thus making him a “Dupree.” Its leading magazine is called Breakthrough and its next world championship, which is held bi-annually, will take place in 2007 in Reno. While classes are now available at places like Vermilion Community College and Surry Community College, most successful students prefer to study with “masters” like Dan Rinhehart and Steven Henthorn. Modern techniques use material such as epoxy, clay, and polyurethane foam, but the basic process begins as it always did, by freezing the form, skinning it, and creating a likeness. FTP, identify this art of developing anatomically accurate manikins of animals, also called mounting or stuffing.
ANSWER: taxidermy (prompt on equivalents like “stuffing” and “mounting” before they are mentioned)
3. One of the central characters of this work gets depressed after eating dinner at a vegetarian restaurant where the waitress asks him to contribute to a fund for nudists. Later, he goes back to his apartment and tries to read a book about repression by a psychiatrist, but ends up meeting one of his neighbors after she knocks a tomato plant onto his balcony. That neighbor is upset by the heat wave that is passing through New York, and proves to have worked in commercials for Dazzledent toothpaste. The plot gets underway after Helen and Ricky, the wife and son of publisher Richard Sherman, go to Maine for the summer. FTP, name this 1955 Billy Wilder film which includes a famous scene of a girl who is delighted when a cool breeze from a subway duct causes her skirt to billow up, a movie which starred Marilyn Monroe.
ANSWER: The Seven Year Itch
4. In one book, he discovered that Emma Aerts strangled her husband with a dog’s chain and then hanged herself after her lover cut the barge Astrolabe loose. In a book in which he has “scruples,” he is visited by an expert on model trains named Xavier Marton and Marton’s wife Gisele, and discovers that Gisele’s sister accidentally poisoned Xavier. In another book in which he “loses his temper,” he discovers that a lawyer named Jean-Claude Gaillard is responsible for the death of Émile Boulay. He is married to a woman named Henrietta, though she is usually known as “Madame,” and he figures in more than 70 novels which began appearing in the 1930s. FTP, name this fictional detective, the creation of a Belgian author who wrote in French, Georges Simenon.
ANSWER: Inspector Jules Maigret
5. His third comeback began after a defeat of Jimmy Batten at the 1982 “Battle of the Champions,” at which point he proceeded to destroy Davey Moore and capture his third title, the junior middleweight WBA championship. He is one of the few men to have recorded more than 50 knockouts in a career, and is the only boxer to have fought in five different decades. Though he had won five world championships by the end of his career, including victories over Iran Barkley and Pat Lawlor, he will always be remembered for what occurred during the 8th round of a November, 1980 rematch for the welterweight title. FTP, identify this Panamanian boxer, nicknamed “Hands of Stone,” who fought a series of memorable matches with Sugar Ray Leonard, including one where he quit by saying “No mas.”
ANSWER: Roberto Duran
6. A cover of it is the tenth track on Heather Nova’s 2005 album Redbird. This song was featured in the season 5 episode of Smallville in which Milton Fine tried to trick Clark into destroying the Fortress of Solitude, as a cover of it by the band HIM played while Lois showed off the charms of her new Ford Fusion. It followed “Kings of the Highway” on the 1989 album on which it originally appeared, Heart Shaped World. It begins by noting that the world was on fire and no one could save the singer but you, and repeatedly proclaims “this love is only gonna break your heart.” FTP, name this song about someone who “don’t wanna fall in love,” the best-known hit by Chris Isaak.
ANSWER: “Wicked Game”
7. The title character went out for a while with Del Cassidy, who owned the Eagle Greeting Card company. Her friends included her neighbor Annie, who was a dancer in Cats, and her co-worker Richard Karinsky, who moved to Paris after declaring his love for her in a note she never read. Airing from 1995 to 1999, it centered on a woman who lived in Manhattan and worked as a cartoonist, when she wasn’t busy poking her nose into other people’s business. FTP, name this NBC sitcom which starred Lea Thompson as the titular urban female.
ANSWER: Caroline in the City
8. While working at Bloomingdale's Subash Maddipoti once sold this man a ladle and vegetable peeler. In 2000 he teamed with Nathalie Williams to win the NBA All-Star 2Ball Challenge. When he left college in 1986, he was the Big 8 record holder in career assists. He was selected with the 46th pick of the draft, and after playing six seasons with the team that picked him he was traded, along with Tim Perry and Andrew Lang, for a superstar who had played in Philadephia. Soon thereafter he went back west, being traded for Jeff Malone, and he spent the rest of his career with the team that lost the 1997 and 1998 NBA finals. FTP, name this shooting guard from Iowa State who played for the Suns and Jazz, and who was known to his peers as “Horny.”
ANSWER: Jeff Hornacek
9. Princess Zarina is being fought over by the mad Dr. Mittenhand in Leprechaun 4, whose subtitle contains these words. According to IMDB, Timmy the Tooth, Bugs Bunny, and Tamala the Punk Cat all end up there. The final Leisure Suit Larry was to have taken place there, and Coolio’s turn as 187 props up the acting of such notables as “Tiny” Lister and Casper Van Dien in Dracula 3000, whose tag line notes that in this location “the sun never rises.” Perhaps most associated with a group of porcine explorers on the Muppet Show, FTP, identify these two words that name the setting where the Robinson family was “Lost” on a 1960s TV show.
ANSWER: in space (prompt on equivalents; also prompt on “Leprechaun 4” if some goofball says it before it is mentioned)
10. Its producer’s website cites the custom of riddling and disgorging for its unique taste, and recommends that it be aged for a maximum of 10 years. If you do choose to age it, always keep it in the cellophane wrapper. Its parent company was founded in 1776, though this particular product was first created 100 years later for Alexander II, who was afraid of assassins smuggling in weapons and demanded that the bottle be clear. Recently in the news for comments made by managing director Frederic Rouzaud, who called its popularity among hip hop artists a “curiosity,” FTP, name this premium champagne produced by Louis Roederer which comes in a gold bottle.
ANSWER: Cristal
11. When it was first played its MVP was a center, Penn State’s Jay Huffman. Its only repeat MVP was quarterback Rob Perez, while more recent quarterbacks to win MVP honors include Johnny Johnson, Jeff Brohm, and Shaun King. When it started in 1959, it was the only cold-weather bowl game, but it moved to the south in the 1960s. Starting in 1998, it matched the champion of the Mountain West conference against the winner of Conference USA, and since 2004 it has been sponsored by AutoZone. It was last played on December 31, 2005, when Fresno State lost to Tulsa. FTP, name this venerable bowl game held in Memphis which may be named for a 19th-century political party which ran James Birney for president.
ANSWER: Liberty Bowl
12. Its vocalists declare they’ll knock “a steam locomo right off the track,” and command the listener not to “stop the body rock till your eyesight gets hazy.” It begins with a dialogue asking if “Goggles” is gonna rock and the song climaxes with Cozmo D narrating a battle that sees his crew overcome “speakers three stories high, with woofers made of steel,” by using “a 12 inch cut called disco kryptonite.” It was followed by the single “Computer Age (Push the Button),” but was itself a sequel to an underground hit named for a refrain shared by both songs,“Wikki Wikki Wikki.” FTP, name this old school classic which featured chipmunk-like voices, a song by Newcleus whose title might refer to the way Matt Lafer enjoys his English muffin.
ANSWER: “Jam On It”
13. At one point in this movie, a character notes that he has found “three errors of fact and two spelling mistakes” in the first three pages of a manuscript; he later argues with his wife about her desire to go back to London, though she claims that if it is a choice between Richmond and death, she chooses death. One part of this film centers on a party for a poet named Richard who is dying of AIDS, while another centers on a housewife named Laura who lives in Los Angeles. Those scenes take place in 2001 and 1951, and feature characters who are connected to a third character who is visited by her sister Vanessa in 1923. FTP, name this movie directed by Stephen Daldry, which starrred Ed Harris, Julianne Moore, Meryl Streep, and Nicole Kidman as Virginia Woolf, a film based on a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Michael Cunningham.
ANSWER: The Hours
14. It is the title of a musical which appeared on Broadway in 1983 with Raul Julia playing the role of Guido; that work was an adaptation, by Maury Yeston, of a Fellini film. It also identifies a network which broadcasts The Footy Show and McLeod’s Daughters, two of the programs which make it Australia’s most popular television network. In the NBA, this number has been retired by Phoenix in honor of Dan Majerle and Atlanta in honor of Bob Pettit, while in baseball it has been retired by the Yankees in honor of Roger Maris and by the Red Sox in honor of Ted Williams. FTP, identify this number which also designates a group known as the Nazgul in the Lord of the Rings, and which traditionally follows 8 and precedes 10.
ANSWER: 9 or nine
15. There are 16 in all, and one of the more recent additions involves an XMAS fund. They can be accessed from three locations and some describe the needs of the opera and the hospital. Early versions contained complete decimal notations and some of the discarded ones include, “We’re off the gold standard” and “Pay your insurance premium.” Meanwhile, assessing properties for street repair and the admonition to “Pay Poor tax of $15” have shifted to its orange colored counterpart. Perhaps best known for declaring that someone’s won a beauty contest and noting that there was a “bank error in your favor,” FTP, identify this series of instructions printed on yellow card stock which are featured in the game of Monopoly.
ANSWER: Community Chest cards
16. She opened with the track “Sweet Little Jesus Boy” on her 1994 Christmas album, The Sweetest Gift. “Lying to the Moon,” “Hard Promises to Keep,” and “Better Your Heart Than Mine” appeared on her 1993 album, The Song Remembers When. Her more recent albums include Real Live Woman, Inside Out, and 2005’s Jasper County. The latter album features her single “Love Will Always Win,” a duet with her husband, Garth Brooks. FTP, name this country singer whose #1 singles include “She’s In Love with the Boy” and “Perfect Love.”
ANSWER: Trisha Yearwood
17. He starred as Andre Rubakov in a 1998 film which also featured Elizabeth Berkley and Joe Pantoliano, The Taxman. He starred as Chris Woods on an NBC sitcom which didn’t last long after debuting in 2000, though he received more acclaim that year for his work as Curly in a TV movie about the Three Stooges. He played a man married to Theresa Saldana’s Rachel in a ‘90s series that starred him as Tony Scali, though he is better known for a current TV series in which he killed Terry Crowley, a fellow member of the Strike Team. FTP, name this actor who played the title role in The Commish and who now stars as Vic Mackey on The Shield.
ANSWER: Michael Chiklis
18. It was the site of the 1998 All-Star Game, whose MVP was Roberto Alomar. Its notable features include a clock located on 20th and Blake Street, and it is situated in its city’s LoDo district. In 1996, it was the site of a no-hitter thrown by Hideo Nomo. Its other features include a row of seats in the upper deck which are painted purple, in reference to a certain geographical feature, and a wilderness area in center field known as the “Rockpile.” FTP, name this ballpark in which baseballs are put in a humidor before the game to reduce the number of home runs, which since 1995 has been home to the Colorado Rockies.
ANSWER: Coors Field
19. One track on this album refers to something called “mute nostril agony,” which befalls some animals after “the still sea conspires an armor.” In the last track on this album, the singer asks that someone cancel his subscription to the Resurrection and instead send his credentials to the House of Detention, before asking “What have they done to the earth?” and concluding that you should “turn out the lights” when the music’s over. A more famous song on this album invites someone to take a little ride down by the ocean side, where they’re “gonna drown tonight.” In addition to “Moonlight Drive,” it features a title track which portentously warns that the titular things have “found us” and are going to destroy our casual joys. FTP, name this 1967 album which features “Love Me Two Times,” a magnum opus of The Doors which also includes “People Are Strange.”