VCU Open Trash
Round Six
Written by Mike Cheyne, George Berry, and Donald Taylor
Tossups
1. The final episode of this show involved a mine full of Nazi treasure and two characters falling off a hotel balcony. A TV-movie about it was subtitled The Making of a Guilty Pleasure. Rock Hudson was playing Daniel Reece on this show when he was revealed to be HIV positive. A spinoff of this show starred Charlton Heston and Barbara Stanwyck and ended with Fallon abducted by an UFO. The most famous episode featured terrorists interrupting a wedding in Moldavia and appearing to machine gun the entire cast. Set in Denver, Colorado, this show focused on the owner of an oil company and was noted for its annual catfights between Alexis and Krystle Carrington. For 10 points, name this soap opera which starred John Forsythe and Joan Collins.
ANSWER: Dynasty
2. One of this woman’s music videos features her watching the Marlene Dietrich film The Garden of Allah. Another of her videos has her at the restaurant “Burger Klone” and then appearing on “Uncle Siggy’s Masterbingo.” Her most famous song titles a dance movie starring Sarah Jessica Parker. Several of her videos feature wrestler Captain Lou Albano, including one where he plays her upset father. One of this artist’s songs has a chorus beginning “if you’re lost, you can look—and you will find me.” This singer of “She Bop” says one song’s title phrase to her parents while explaining what she wishes to do “when the working day is done.” For 10 points, name this singer whose album She’s So Unusual featured the songs “Time After Time” and “Girls Just Want to Have Fun.”
ANSWER: Cynthia Ann “Cyndi” Lauper
3. In one commercial, Seinfeld actor Steve Hytner played this man’s agent and recommended the catch phrase “slamma-lamma-ding-dong.” In a commercial for Holiday Inn, traveling salesmen touch this man’s throat and describe his voice as “peanut butter mixed with velvet.” Conan O’Brien made this man use the phrase “jub-jub” to describe sideline reporter Chris Myers. This man’s short-lived HBO show featured an especially vulgar Artie Lange in the first episode. He was critiqued for his lame play-by-play of David Tyree’s miracle catch in the 2008 Super Bowl and for calling a simulated mooning by Randy Moss a “disgusting act.” For 10 points, name this lead Fox Sports baseball and football announcer, the son of Cardinals announcer Jack.
ANSWER: Joe Buck
4. The beginning of this film sees the protagonist make a joke about “Girl George” and muse on the banning of rock music. During a fight at a motel, two characters repeat the line “Fuck you, asshole,” while one boasts that he eats Green Berets for breakfast and that he’s very hungry. The main character of this film escapes from a plane bound for Val Verde and then steals the car of the stewardess Cindy. During the climax, the title character uses a machete and axe from a tool shed to slaughter soldiers. The protagonist tells Sully he’ll kill him last, but later admits he lied and kills Sully. In the final scenes of this film, the hero impales Bennett on a steam pipe and rescues his abducted daughter. For 10 points, name this 1985 film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as John Matrix.
ANSWER: Commando
5. Harbinger was killed during the kidnapping of this figure by the Female Furies. One incarnation of this figure had wings of fire when she used her powers as an "Earth-born Angel." Two versions of this character appeared in the Many Happy Returns storyline. A "protoplasmic matrix" used its shape changing abilities to be this figure and merged with an Earthling named Linda Danvers, an alias also used by the original figure with this name. Another incarnation of this character saw her parents murdered by Reactron and hailed from Argo City. This character was slain and erased from history during the Crisis on Infinite Earths. In most incarnations, she is a teenager whose real name is Kara Zor-El.For 10 points, give this name most famously used by a female cousin of Krypton’s Kal-El.
ANSWER:Supergirl [accept Kara Zor-El, either part, until mentioned, accept Linda Danvers, either part, until mentioned, accept Matrix until mentioned, accept Linda Lee, either part]
(George)
6. A Sega game released after this man’s rookie year is titled for his "Supreme Court." This man is the all-time leading scorer in the Colonial Athletic Association, a conference which his school no longer plays in. He is the most recent player to score a quadruple-double and once scored 71 points against the Clippers on the last day of the season to beat Shaquille O'Neal to the 1994 scoring title. His final game saw him clinch the Finals on his home court against the New Jersey Nets. An injury to this player led to his team winning the draft lottery and choosing a Wake Forest power forward. Despite being a number one pick, he had to wait two years to play because of military service. For 10 points, name this Spurs center and Naval Academy alum, nicknamed the “Admiral.”
ANSWER: DavidRobinson
(George)
7. A historical inaccuracy in this film involves a character claiming Daniel D. Tompkins was John Quincy Adams’ Vice President. A janitor in this film denounces various “isms,” with the worst being “commercialism.” A remake of this film features a climax hinging on the phrase “In God We Trust.” The protagonist is hired by Doris Walker, but is tragically arrested after he raps psychiatrist Dr. Sawyer over the head. In the final scene of this film, little Susan discovers the house of her dreams and a cane mysteriously leaning against a fireplace. The climax involves Fred Gailey using the post office to prove his client’s sanity. For 10 points, name this Christmas movie about a Macy’s Santa who may actually be the real Kris Kringle.
ANSWER: Miracle on 34th Street
8. In one Young People’s Concert, Leonard Bernstein used a song by this band to demonstrate the Dorian mode. Unsuccessful later albums were named Waterbeds in Trinidad! and Stop Your Motor. They recorded the title song to the film version of Goodbye, Columbus. One of their songs features the refrain “When we met I was sure out to lunch,” while another song says the title “is the word I use to describe all the feeling that I have hiding here.” This group behind “Cherish” had a song open with the words “Every time I think that I’m the only one who’s lonely, someone calls on me.” Their best known song asks “who’s tripping down the streets of the city” before saying “everyone knows” it’s the title person. For 10 points, name this band which recorded the hits “Along Comes Mary” and “Windy.”
ANSWER: The Association
9. In a two-part episode of this show called “Goin’ Overboard,” the protagonist takes a cruise on The Love Boat. The main character once used the alias “Shaquille Sunflower” and a recurring character frequently proclaimed he was “just chillin.’” Besides Bruh-Man, this show also featured Tracy Morgan as an unnamed hustler. The protagonist was a friend of the unemployed Tommy and the dumb Cole and eventually starred on the show Word on the Street in Detroit. The star of this show played multiple roles, including the hair salon owner Sheneneh Jenkins. The protagonist was married to Gina and originally worked as a radio DJ at WZUP. For 10 points, name this FOX sitcom whose namesake star also appeared in the acclaimed film Big Momma’s House.
ANSWER: Martin
10. After he was drafted, he quickly forced Bradlee Van Pelt to the third string position. This man’s final play in college saw him throw a game-winning pass to Earl Bennett to beat Tennessee. In the week before the 2009 Pro Bowl, a piece of medical equipment was ruined when this man was thrown into a pool. This quarterback led his team to a one-point victory over the Chargers in 2008, aided by an inadvertent whistle call by Ed Hochuli which took away one of this man’s fumbles.This player was sacked nine times in a game against the Giants, and was once picked off four times by Redskins cornerback DeAngelo Hall. Other players on Twitter suggested he was faking injury when he left his team’s playoff game against the Packers. For 10 points, name this embattled Chicago Bears quarterback.
ANSWER: JayCutler
(George)
11. In this game, you can obtain a secret potion from a woman known as “Crazy” Tracy. One character is the love sick “Mr. Write” who writes letters to his girlfriend in Animal Village. At the main shop in this game, if you are caught stealing, your character’s name permanently changes to THIEF in all caps. If the player does not die in this game, the ending reveals Marin as a seagull after the protagonist is seen on a piece of driftwood. It was the first game in its series to feature a trading sequence, which ends with the player acquiring a magnifying lens. The final battle sees the protagonist enter the egg of the Wind Fish, fight a “Nightmare,” and discover that Koholint Island was all a dream. For 10 points, name this entry in the Legend of Zelda series for the Game Boy.
ANSWER: The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening [accept it with the words DX afterwards]
(Donald)
12. This character once slipped in mashed potatoes and crashed into a pole, earning the nickname “Tater Nuts.” He cannot comprehend his father’s statistics oriented job and claims he is a carrot farmer. This character eventually gets a job as a security guard at a strip club whose owner was played by Bruce Willis. The sixth season saw him grow a mustache as he enrolled in the police academy. This character conceived a daughter named Betsy with valedictorian Brooke at a Molly Hatchet concert. Luke Wilson played this character’s charming brother, Casey, who eventually dated Donna. He is first seen in a relationship with the Mila Kunis-played Jackie Burkhart. For 10 points, name this stupid character played by Ashton Kutcher on That ‘70s Show.
ANSWER: Michael Kelso [accept either]
13. This band collected 21 brief fragments of songs into the shuffle-ready song "Fingertips." In one of their songs, one of the title figures does not get any of the last piece of gum because he says another character's haircut "makes [him] look like a Mohenjo-Daroan.” This band uses a singing saw during the bridge of their song about the title dark horse presidential candidate, “James K. Polk.” Among songs that one might find on their Dial-a-Song answering machine includes one where the title figure will give the signal for Rabbi Vole to play a solo. A famous 1990 cover song by this band claims the change in the name of a certain city is “nobody’s business but the Turks.” For 10 points, name this pair of alt rockers named John whose album Flood features a cover of “Istanbul (Not Constantinople).”
ANSWER:TheyMightBeGiants
(George)
14. A sequel to this film sees such characters as the Christopher Lee played Dr. Catheter and a TV host named Grandpa Fred. One character recalls how her father died when he got stuck in the chimney while playing Santa Claus. The crabby Mrs. Deagle dies in this movie when her stair lift is sabotaged. Most of the villains in this film are killed while watching Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, while their leader, Stripe, dies from direct exposure to sunlight. This film’s sequel was set at Clamp Enterprises in New York City and is subtitled The New Batch. The plot of this movie is set in motion when Rand buys a creature called Gizmo in Chinatown. For 10 points, name this film about the Mogwai, creatures who become monsters when you feed them after midnight.
ANSWER: Gremlins
15. This man named one book Performing Flea after being called that by Sean O’Casey, while his story Rodney Has a Relapse was a vicious mockery of A.A. Milne. He names a prize given by the Bollinger wine company and the Everyman Library. Some of his stories are narrated by bar patron Mr. Mulliner, while others are told by the Oldest Member of a golf course’s clubhouse. This man was critiqued for recording biographical sketches for the German radio services during World War II. He wrote a series about Lord Emsworth and his pig, both residents of Blandings Castle, but his best known series features a nephew of Aunt Agatha and a member of the Drones Club, who is served by his trusty valet. For 10 points, name this British author best known for his Jeeves and Wooster novels.
ANSWER: Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse
16. This actress played Laurel, the widow of Jack in Sommersby, an adaptation of The Return of Martin Guerre set in the Civil War. Another of her characters was Annabelle Bransford, a con woman in the old west. This actress directed and starred in a film about a child prodigy called Little Man Tate. One of her characters is a recluse who is taught to speak English by a Liam Neeson played doctor, while another of her roles sees her as a former radio host turned vigilante killer. This star of Nell and The Brave One won her first Oscar playing a rape victim in The Accused. She played child prostitute Iris in Taxi Driver, which aroused the obsession of John Hinckley. For 10 points, name this actress who played Clarice Starling in The Silence of the Lambs.
ANSWER: Alicia “Jodie” Foster
17. This word titles the first single off the Jonas Brothers albumLines, Vines, and Trying Times.One song titled for this feeling claims "Steal me, deal me, anyway you heal me-Maim me, tame me, you can never change me," and opens saying "you can look but you can't touch."That single features Shirley Manson saying she thinks she's experiencing this feeling. In a Green Day song that asks if "you have the time to listen to me whine," the singer asks if he is just in this state or if he is stoned. Another song titled by this word claims that the singer "finished with my woman ‘cause she could not help me with my mind," and was written by Black Sabbath.For 10 points, name this word shared in the titles of those songs, a common feeling among those with persecution complexes.