1998 Quesadilla Trash Tourney Questions by the Bzzr Boyz: Live at the Budokan Toss-Ups Members Tom Petersson and Rick Nielsen rocked straight outta Rockford Illinois to form Sick Man of Europe with drummer Bun E. Carlos and vocalist Robert "Stewkey" Antoni. By 1974 this band had assumed its present name, changed singers, and were entertaining Midwesterners with "The Ballad of Richard Speck" and "He's a Whore." For 10 points--name this band led by Robin Zander, whose first American Top 10 hit was a live recording at the Budokan of "I Want You to Want Me." answer: _Cheap Trick_ A movie reviewer wrote that "by scrapping the soundtrack and...dubbing it in Esperanto, it could be promoted as a foreign art film of some sort or other." Directed by Hal Warren and starring Tom Neyman and John Reynolds, it features, amongst other things: women who wrestle for the favor of one character; "hounds of hell" that look like mangy dogs with big ears glued on; and that wonderful man clad in a Confederate uniform, Torgo, who takes care of the shack while the Master is away. For 10 points--name this horrible 1966 movie, a cult favorite after being shown on MST3K. answer: _Manos, the Hands of Fate_ (accept The _Lodge of Sins_) The lead, the second, the vice skip, and the skip participate at bonspiels, casting from the hack past the hog line into the house, for 10 ends, on a playing surface measuring 146 feet by 15 feet 7 and one-half inches. For 10 points--just what the hell am I talking about...and if you need a hint, think ice and brooms. answer: _curling_ For her first film role, in the movie Cyclops, this native of Zagreb was awarded the Golden Arena Award for Best Supporting Actress. Later, she attempted to perform in two different plays in Zagreb and Belgrade at the same time, leading to attacks by the Croatian media and dismissal from the Croatian National Theater. Their loss was Babylon 5's gain. For 10 points--name this Croatian actress best known for playing Ambassador Delenn. answer: Mira _Furlan_ Some people would have you believe that this character's real name is Chesperito, but that's only the nickname of the man who played the character live. This character has been seen on another series, in which he has uttered the lines "Si! Buenas noches, senoritas!" after rolling a strike for the Channel 6 Wastelanders, and "Dos huevos por favor...Ay, que lastima." For 10 points--name or describe this character played live by Roberto Gomez Bolanos, star of Chavo del Ocho and El Chapulin Colorado. answer: _Bumblebee Man_ (or equivalents, such as "the guy in the bee suit") or _Pedro_ (as identified in "Team Homer") ["Ay, ay, ay! Es Homer Simpson. Me ha molestado! Oh!"] Along with the now-extinct Kentucky common beer and the cream ale, it is America's only truly native beer style. First made in 1934, it is made using a lager yeast, at ale temperatures, in odd fermentors. For 10 points--name this beer style pioneered by San Francisco's Anchor Brewing Company. answer: _steam_ beer James MacDonald Hudson created Department H, a top-secret branch of the Ministry of Defense, and then recruited a team of superhumanly capable operatives to defend the country. Vindicator II, Guardian, Murmur, Manbot, Radius, and Flex are the current members of this team. For 10 points--name this team of comic book characters which does the unthinkable: they defend Canada. answer: _Alpha Flight_ 1905, 1910, 1911, 1913, 1933, 1937, 1939, 1947, 1951, and 1953 were the years they finished last. They finished within 10 games of first only five times; they finished more than 50 games out of first six times. Their one World Series appearance, in 1944, was notable as it was played completely in one ballpark. For 10 points--name this team which moved from Milwaukee in 1902 and moved to Baltimore in 1954, arguably the worst franchise in baseball history. answer: St. Louis _Browns_ In 1993, Richard Ashcroft declared "History has a place for us. It may take us three albums, but we will be there." Early singles such as "All in The Mind" and "She's A Superstar" reached the top of the indie charts, but 1997 was their breakthrough year, as the singles "The Drugs Don't Work" and "Lucky Man" off of the album Urban Hymns went to the upper reaches of the British charts. For 10 points--name this band whose first single off of Urban Hymns is the ubiquitous "Bitter Sweet Symphony." answer: The _Verve_ On the night of July 23, 1982, in the Indian Dunes park north of L.A., this man was killed instantly along with Myca Dinh Le; Renee Chen had been crushed to death seconds earlier. Five years later, five men were acquited of manslaughter, because the jury felt that there was no proof that they could have foreseen the fatal crash. For 10 points--name this man who played Artie West in Blackboard Jungle and Sgt. Chip Saunders in Combat!, whose death came while filming John Landis' The Twilight Zone. answer: Vic _Morrow_ He turned pro in 1992, but was left stranded and without a team in 1993, and the frustration of trying to race alone in Europe nearly led him to quit the sport. In 1994 he won three races in the U.S. for the Chevrolet team, which led to his being picked up first by Motorola, and then after a 9th place finish in the Tour of Spain in 1996, by the French team Corfidis. For 10 points--name this American cyclist who recently finished 3rd in the Tour de France. answer: Bobby _Julich_ Highlights from earlier this week: Cindy blames her troubles on Marnie. Matt's thoughts of Sofia lead him to more than he bargained for with Lila. Vicky accuses Marley of trying to kill her. And Gary tells Amanda to stay far away from Cameron. For 10 points--this events all occured on what TV soap, part of the NBC line-up along with Sunset Beach and Days of Our Lives. answer: _Another World_ Three thousand years after the Xenocide, colonists on the planet of Lusitania study the Little Ones, or "piggies." After two xenologists are murdered by piggies, a man who identifies himself as Andrew Wiggin helps the colonists understand the murders. For 10 points--name this Hugo and Nebula-winning sequel to Ender's Game, by Orson Scott Card, whose title reflects Andrew's, aka Ender's, vocation. answer: _Speaker for the Dead_ Elizabeth Short was a wannabe actress from Hyde Park, Massachusetts, and her story has led to a number of books, including those by James Ellroy, Janice Knowlton, and John Gilmore. You see, her body was cut in half, which was more shocking in 1947 than now. For 10 points--identify the nickname given to Elizabeth and her as-yet-unsolved murder case by Los Angeles reporters. answer: The _Black Dahlia_ Her latest film role is in the direct-to-video 1997 movie Different Strokes. This star of Blade Boxer and Bikini Beach Race posed for Playboy in 1989, and in 1992 was arrested for attempted armed robbery of a Las Vegas video store. A one-time aspiring figure skater, she had to give up her Olympic dreams when she was offered the role of Kimberly Drummond. For 10 points--name this star of the original Diff'rent Strokes. answer: Dana _Plato_ Just after his 20th birthday, this student at Brunel University in Middlesex opened a book called Peterson's List of American Colleges, and picked out one at random to call, to see if his college course units were transferable. They were. He averaged 4 points as a sophomore, 11 as a junior, then 22 as a senior honorable mention All-American. For 10 points--name this man who never played basketball until age 18, a graduate of the University of the Pacific, and the first player chosen in the 1998 NBA draft. answer: Michael _Olowokandi_ William Sadler plays Braker, a man who carries the last of the seven keys containing the blood of Christ, and Billy Zane plays the Collector, who is out to get that key. This 1995 film also features Jada Pinkett as Jeryline, Thomas Haden Church as "Roach," and John Larroquette as an uncredited slasher. For 10 points--name this first spinoff movie from Tales from the Crypt, not quite as famous as the classic Bordello of Blood. answer: Tales from the Crypt: _Demon Knight_ Her father sang in a band called The Birds and the Bees, and at age 15 she was the "Pineapple Princess" in a Japanese chewing-gum ad. She's now following a path set by Jason Donovan and the Minogue sisters-from soap to pop stardom. Given a two-week temporary role as Beth in the soap Neighbours at age 16, she stayed for two years, then she dropped out, reinvented herself, released an album, and dated David Schwimmer. For 10 points--name this woman behind the album Left in the Middle and the single "Torn." answer: Natalie _Imbruglia_ He won a Tony in 1991 for his performance as Uncle Louie in Lost in Yonkers and is now performing in London as Hickey in The Iceman Cometh. In between, he moved to TV, playing Mel Proffit on Wiseguy and Jim Baaker in Fall from Grace, and then to movies, where he won an Academy Award. For 10 points--name this man who play Casey Schuler in Outbreak, Jack Vincennes in L.A. Confidential, and Roger "Verbal" Kint in The Usual Suspects. answer: Kevin _Spacey_ In September, 1961, they were returning from a holiday in Canada, when on Route 3 in New Hampshire when they saw a pancake-shaped craft with a line of windows along the edge. Only later did they realize that their trip had taken two more hours than expected. For 10 points--name this interracial couple who in 1964, under regression hypnosis, gave a seminal account of UFO abduction. answer: Betty and Barney _Hill_ "Tie My Pecker to My Leg," "My TV is Watching Me," "Bring Me the Head of David Geffen," "Destroy All Lawyers," and "Debbie Gibson is Pregnant with My Two Headed Love Child." These are just some of the compositions of this one-time collaborator with Skid Roper, who is perhaps more famous for his desire to be "Stuffin' Martha's Muffin," the Martha in question being Martha Quinn of MTV. For 10 points--name this country-punk singer famous for declaring that "Elvis is Everywhere!" answer: Mojo _Nixon_ This 1986 graduate of USC spent time at Segovia, Parma, and Alcamo before returning to the U.S. in 1997 to score 22.2 points per game for the eventual WNBA champions. For 10 points--name this 5 foot 10 inch guard for the Houston Comets, unanimously named the first WNBA Most Valuable Player. answer: Cynthia _Cooper_ X-Day, predicted by members of this organization, passed without the world ending this last July 5th. While we avoided "The Stark Fist of Removal," the church's head, the Reverend Ivan Stang, got tarred and feathered. For 10 points--name this Dallas-based church dedicated to the procurement of slack. answer: Church of the _Subgenius_ Boni Not including The Ernest Film Festival, there are nine movies starring Jim Varney with the dreaded name "Ernest" in the title. For 5 points each--name any six. Hint--Ernest Needs a Kidney is not one of them. answer: Ernest _Goes to Camp_ Ernest _Goes to School_ Ernest _Saves Christmas_ _Slam Dunk_ Ernest Ernest _Goes to Jail_ Ernest _Goes to Africa_ Ernest _Scared Stupid_ Ernest _In the Army_ Ernest _Rides Again_ Given a description, name the race of alien beings, for 10 points each: A. From the planet of Erra, these spiritually advanced peoples swooped down in beamships and contacted Swiss farmer Billy Meier for over three years, from 1975 to 1978. answer: _Pleiadian_s B. The most commonly identified race in UFOlogy, they are thought to be evil. After some of their ships crashed in the 1940s, they reached an agreement with the U.S. to trade human abductees for technology. answer: _Gray_s C. A race from Draco bent on conquest, they are said to control the Grays with implants, the same ones the Grays are placing in humans. They desire to defeat the Confederation of Humans, and to use Earth Humans as a food source. answer: _Reptoid_s Name these current TV shows on a 10-5 basis, given some of their stars: A. 10: Michelle Williams, Joshua Jackson 5: James Van Der Beek, Katie Holmes answer: _Dawson's Creek_ B. 10: Bruce A. Young, Garett Maggert 5: Richard Burgi answer: The _Sentinel_ C. 10: Stacey Travis, Phil Morris, Corey Parker, Joan Severance 5: Robert Urich answer: _Love Boat: The Next Wave_ We've just endured the most scandal-plagued Tour de France ever. Let's see if you were paying attention. For 10 points per answer--name: A. The banned red-blood-cell enhancing substance that team Festina used, which led to its being kicked out of the race. answer: _EPO_ or _erythropoietin_ B. Any two of the many teams which pulled out of the Tour de France in protest after police raids and intimidation. answer: _TVM_, _Banesto_, _ONCE_, _Vitalicio_, _Kelme_, _Riso Scotti_ Let's test your knowledge of BEANIE BABIES! Tell me whether the following are currently available in stores, or have been retired. You'll receive 10 points for each correct answer, but 10 points will be taken away for each incorrect answer. You can get between -50 and 50 on this question. You may elect to pass at at point. A. Nuts the Squirrel answer: _current_ B. Baldy the Eagle answer: _retired_ C. Garcia the tie-dyed bear answer: _retired_ D. Goldie the Goldfish answer: _retired_ E. Wise the Owl answer: _current_ For 5 points each--given titles of albums on the lastest Billboard Top 200 chart, name the band responsible. A. At the top: Hello Nasty answer: _Beastie Boys_ B. Yourself or Someone Like You answer: _Matchbox 20_ C. All the Pain Money Can Buy answer: _Fastball_ D. Big Bad Voodoo Daddy answer: _Big Bad Voodoo Daddy_ E. So Much for the Afterglow answer: _Everclear_ F. 3 Car Garage: The Indie Recordings '95-'96 answer: _Hanson_ Identify these films by writer-director John Sayles for 10 points each: A. Sheriff Sam Deeds and Pilar Cruz rekindle their relationship while he solves a 40-year-old murder case involving his father. answer: _Lone Star_ B. This is the story of 10-year-old Fiona and her run-ins with the local selkie in Donegal. answer: The _Secret of Roan Inish_ C. In this 1984 film, an alien slave escapes to crash in New York City, where he tries to blend in as a mute black man with ugly feet. answer: The _Brother from Another Planet_ How well do you remember the TV of your youth (or, for some of you, middle age)? Identify the actors or actresses who played these roles for 5 points each: A. Larry Appleton on Perfect Strangers answer: Mark _Linn-Baker_ B. Blair Warner in The Facts of Life answer: Lisa _Whelchel_ C. Luke Duke on The Dukes of Hazzard answer: Tom _Wopat_ D. Denise Huxtable on The Cosby Show answer: Lisa _Bonet_ E. Jesse Katsopolis in Full House answer: John _Stamos_ F. Kip "Buffy" Wilson in Bosom Buddies answer: Tom _Hanks_ Given the following sets of lyrics from the Pretenders, name the song, for 10 points each: A. I've got rhythm/I can't miss a beat/I got a new skank/So reet. answer: _Brass in Pocket_ B. The powers that be/That force us to live like we do/ Bring me to my knees/When I see what they've done to you. answer: _Back on the Chain Gang_ C. Once in awhile/Two people meet/Seemingly for no reason/ They just pass on the street/Suddenly thunder, showers everywhere/ Who can explain the thunder and rain/But there's something in the air. answer: _Don't Get Me Wrong_ Answer these questions about the most evil of conspiracies, the Stonecutters, for 10 points each: A. Who do they claim they made a star? answer: Steve _Guttenberg_ B. What do they leave off the maps? answer: _Atlantis_ C. Finally, what do they rob of their sight? answer: _cave fish_ [If you know none of this, you are indeed doomed.] The following actors and actresses have a Bacon number of 1. Identify the first or only film they starred in along with Bacon, for 10 points each: A. Robert De Niro (1996), along with Dustin Hoffman answer: _Sleepers_ B. Steve Guttenberg (1982), along with Daniel Stern answer: _Diner_ C. Julia Roberts (1990), along with Kiefer Sutherland answer: _Flatliners_ OK, with Steve Guttenberg out of the way, we come back to the Simpsons. Fill in the blank in each of the following Bart Simpson blackboard quotes for 5 points each: A. I will not _____ my butt. answer: _Xerox_ B. I will not hide behind the _____ answer: _Fifth Amendment_ C. Underwear should be worn _____. answer: _on the inside_ D. The _____ is not a Frisbee. answer: _Principal's toupee_ E. I will not charge admission for the _____. answer: _bathroom_ F. My name is not _____. answer: _Dr. Death_ 30-20-10. Name the author. A. Bloodhype, The Tar-Aiym Krang, Time of the Transference, Icerigger. B. Spellsinger, A Call to Arms, Nor Crystal Tears C. Novelizations of Aliens, Alien 3, and Alien Nation, and the short story anthology With Friends Like These... answer: Alan Dean _Foster_ Can you keep those one-trick pony clay-court tennis players straight in your mind? For 10 points each--identify these winners of the French Open who are next to useless otherwise: A. The 1998 champion. Do you even remember? answer: Carlos _Moya_ B. This Austrian won the 1995 title, and soon became almost as much of an ESPN whipping boy as car racer Dick Trickle. answer: Thomas _Muster_ (accept _Mr. Moo_) C. This Spaniard won the silver medal at the 1996 Olympics, and, oh yeah, won the 1993 and 1994 French Open titles. answer: Sergi _Bruguera_ 30-20-10-5-1. Name the series from characters. A. Cruncher Block, Ace Deucey, Snake Oiler, Tongue Blaggard, The Mallenge, Captain Terror, and the Gang of Assassins. B. Sparky and Spridle. C. Chim-Chim. D. Trixie. E. Speed Racer. answer: _Speed Racer_ Chicks and wrestling go together like peanut butter and chocolate. For 10 points each--identify these wrestlin' chicks from the WWF stable: A. She's, ahem, busting out on her own, trying to get out from under the wing of overzealous lover "Marvelous" Marc Mero. answer: _Sable_ B. After studying under Killer Kowalski, this "Ninth Wonder of the World" was hired as the bodyguard for Triple H. She's now the official bodyguard for D-Generation X. answer: _Chyna_ C. She returned to the WWF in 1997 to manage Goldust, but soon found her way into Jackyl's "Parade of Human Oddities." answer: Princess _Luna_ For 10 points each--name these members of the 1998 class of the Pro Football Hall of Fame: A. This center for the Miami Dolphins played from 1980 until 1987, when his career was cut short by a knee injury. answer: Dwight _Stephenson_ B. This Oklahoma graduate ranked sixth all-time in receptions at the time of his retirement in 1968. answer: Tommy _McDonald_ C. When he retired, this safety was the career leader in interceptions, with 81. answer: Paul _Krause_ 30-20-10. Name the actress. A. She roomed with E.R.'s Sherry Stringfield at SUNY Purchase, before leaving there three weeks from graduation to play Tess Shelby on As the World Turns. B. Her first credited role was as Irene Kildare in Joey Breaker in 1993; later that year, she appeared as Connie Bradshaw in Tales of the City, and in 1996 appeared as Libby Mae Brown in Waiting for Guffman. C. The hardest-working actress in indie films, she has appeared in Dazed and Confused, Party Girl, Henry Fool, SubUrbia, and The House of Yes. answer: Parker _Posey_ Answer these questions about the comic strip Fox Trot for 5 points per answer: A. Who draws it? answer: Bill _Amend_ B. Who is Jason's young black partner in mischief, and what type of animal does Jason own? answer: _Marcus_ and _iguana_ (prompt on "lizard") C. What are the first names of Mr. and Mrs. Fox? answer: _Roger_ and _Andy_ D. Finally--what is the name of Peter's blind girlfriend? answer: _Denise_ Given the catchphrases, name the ESPN anchorperson who utters them, for 10 points each-- A. "Only Barnes and Noble lets someone stand around longer doing nothing," "Right into the clown's mouth," and "Yahtzee!" answer: Kenny _Mayne_ B. "Just call him buttah because he's on a roll," and "Cool as the other side of the pillow." answer: Stuart _Scott_ C. "He busts out the whuppin' stick," "Those who are late get no fruit cup," and "Gat it!" answer: Rich _Eisen_ He rocked straight outta Garden City, New York, attending Julliard and then North Carolina State, where he studied music and communication. The latter degree led to a stint as anchorman on the CBS affiliate in New York City, before being hired to do commentary on Tour de France telecasts. For 10 points each--name: A. This multi-talented dude. answer: John _Tesh_ B. Tesh's two certified gold albums. [Barf bags available if needed.] answer: John Tesh _Live at Red Rocks_, A _Romantic Christmas_ Name the 1998 NCAA Collegiate Champions in these sports: A. Lacrosse answer: University of _Maryland_, College Park (accept _Terrapins_) B. Rugby answer: University of _California_, Berkeley (accept _Golden Bears_,_Berkeley_) C. Wresting answer: University of _Iowa_ (accept _Hawkeyes_) Given a moniker, identify the real names of these criminals for 10 points each: A. Son of Sam answer: David _Berkowitz_ B. Boston Strangler answer: Albert _De Salvo_ C. The Night Stalker answer: Richard _Ramirez_ Identify these metal acts from members for 10 points, or some albums for 5 points: A. 10: Michael Sweet, Robert Sweet, Oz Fox, Timothy Gaines 5: Soldiers Under Command and To Hell With The Devil answer: _Stryper_ B. 10: Tom Araya, Kerry King, Jeff Hanneman, Paul Bostaph 5: Show No Mercy and Diabolus in Musica answer: _Slayer_ C. 10: Bret Michaels, Rikki Rockett, Bobby Dall, C.C. DeVille 5: Look What the Cat Dragged In and Open Up and Say...Ahh! answer: _Poison_ Identify these creatures familiar to any role-playing geek for 10 points each: A. About nine feet long with scaly hide, it looks like a lizard, albeit a big one, and its gaze can turn one to stone. answer: _basilisk_ B. These worshippers of Molwanh are small nocturnal goblin-like creatures who raid farms and small groups of travelers for food and equipment. answer: _kobold_s C. Large vegetarian lizards found underground and in forest terrain, they will fearlessly attack anyone or anything invading their territory. answer: _drake_s Given some members of their incoming basketball recruits, name these universities for 10 points each: A. Antonio Latimer, Quentin Richardson, Bobby Simmons, and Lance Williams are all top-100 recruits heading to this Chicago institution. answer: _DePaul_ University (accept _Blue Demons_) B. An even better class may be heading here, as top-100 recruits Ted Dupay, LaDarius Halton, Udonis Haslem, and Sylbrin Robinson decided to stay in state to play for Billy Donovan. answer: University of _Florida_ (accept _Gators_) C. Then there's this school, which landed Ray Young, JaRon Rush, Matt Barnes, and Dan Gadzuric. answer: _U_niversity of _C_alifornia at _L_os _A_ngeles (accept _Bruins_) They're not just bad, they're awful! They're the winners of the Razzie Award, given each year to the worst Hollywood has to offer. Identify these Razzie losers on a 10-5 basis. A. 10: Worst Actor, 1987 5: Leonard Part 6 answer: Bill _Cosby_ B. 10: Worst Actress, 1986 5: Shanghai Surprise answer: _Madonna_ _Ciccone_ (accept either) C. 10: Worst Supporting Actress, 1997 5: Batman and Robin answer: Alicia _Silverstone_