TOSSUPS – REALITY KILLED THE VIDEO STAR TRASHMASTERS 2008 – UT-CHATTANOOGAQuestions by Mark Franklin, John Kilby, Gail Celio, and Joseph Dion with spares by Matt Bruce

1. Songs translated into this language include "On Top of Old Smokey" and "Michael Row the Boat Ashore" which are heard around campfires. The Barenaked Ladies have re-recorded three of their songs in this tongue for the Family Fun Stuff pack. A recent trailer featured Katy Perry singing a version of "Hot N Cold" to promote the Apartment Life expansion pack; it was "filmed", for lack of a better word, using game footage. For ten points, identify this nonsense language spoken by folks who may or may not have a giant green polygon hovering above them.

Answer: Simlish

2. THE NAME'S THE SAME: Songs like "Run Back Into Your Arms" and "I Can't Deny it" appear on the 2001 album of this name by Rod Stewart. Preceded by a minus sign, it names a track that Metallica first released on the live album S & M. In 2008, it names both the forthcoming December album release by Brandy and a song, inspired by a quote from Hunter S. Thompson, which asks if "are we [this] or are we dancer," the lead single off of Day & Age by The Killers. For ten points, give the shared title that also names a 1986 number one hit which claims “of flesh and blood I'm made," a song by a League of the same name.

Answer: Human

3. From 1966 until 1972, he scored 2,308 points as a member of the Scranton Miners and Scranton Apollos in the CBA-precursor Eastern League. Hired by Roy Danforth as an assistant head coach in 1972, he has since made it to the Final Four on three occasions, including trips in 1987 and 1996. Currently coaching players like Paul Harris, Eric Devendorf, and Jonny Flynn, he won his first and so far only NCAA title in 2003, thanks to the talent of players like Gerry McNamara and Carmelo Anthony. For ten points, name this long-time men's basketball coach at Syracuse.

Answer: Jim Boeheim (pronounced Bay-hime)

4. In this film, FBI agent Monica Bannen is kidnapped from her home in West Virginia. Defrocked priest Father Joe Fitzgerald Crissman has been aiding the search for the agent using supposed psychic abilities. ASAC Dakota Whitney decides to seek expert help, thus entering the heroes. One is a doctor working with sick kids, the other is wanted by the FBI and lives like a hermit at a house shared with the aforementioned doctor. The two reluctantly agree to help, but another woman is kidnapped and the plot thickens. The women are being taken for body parts to help save one member of a gay married couple who is dying and also to perform a demented sex change operation. For ten points, give the full title of this 2008 film, a sequel to a 1998 film continuing the adventures of Dana Scully and Fox Mulder.

Answer: The X-Files: I Want to Believe

5. The primary speaker of this song talks about a state of unhappiness resulting from being "piss poor morally" and claims to be "immaculately polished with the spirit of a hustler and the swagger of a college kid." Premiering at the 2008 MTV VMA's, this track liberally samples from O-Zone's "Dragostea din tei," a song which was previously used in the Internet meme "Numa Numa." Featuring numerous ruminations on "chasing that paper," for ten points, name this recent number one hit featuring Rihanna that scored T.I. his second consecutive number one following "Whatever You Like."

Answer: "Live Your Life"

6. This event was filmed at Elstree Studios in London on September 11, 1977, as part of a larger project that also involved Ron Moody and Twiggy. It was preceded by a short skit, in which one participant, a young musician, came by to use Sir Percival’s piano, but found the other participant, supposedly Sir Percival’s singing American cousin, home instead. The event first aired November 30, 1977, after the death of the older participant. The younger singer did not like the chosen song, so producers arranged a new song to be used as a countermelody, called "Peace on Earth." For ten points, name this famed event in which an old crooner partnered with a young glam rocker to sing "Little Drummer Boy."

Answer: The Bing Crosby and David Bowie Duet (accept clear knowledge equivalents)

7. This group originally formed in San Francisco to find a killer who had been stalking newlyweds. The homicide detective on the case initially teams up with a local reporter for the Chronicle, and the pair is joined by the medical examiner and an assistant DA to solve the case. Yuki Castellano, the newest member, joins the group by the end of the novel 4th of July. Their most recent mystery involves the disappearance of a former governor's son and a serial arsonist as outlined in the book 7th Heaven. For ten points, Lindsay Boxer leads what informal crime-solving group created by author James Patterson and made into a short-lived 2007 TV drama series?

Answer: Women's Murder Club

8. On the next to last episode of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, Robin Williams pretended like he was taking an elderly Johnny to this location. In addition to its flagship, it now has locations in Las Vegas, Maui, and Beaver Creek, Colorado. Its original location, above a car rental agency in West Hollywood, closed in 2001. The Beverly Hills flagship location opened in 1997. For ten points, name this restaurant, whose name is Italian for "string," that was founded and is still owned by Wolfgang Puck.

Answer: Spago

9. He made his debut in the Majors in a September 23, 2005 game in which Scott Strickland got him out in his only plate appearance that year. After struggling at the pro level, he rebounded in 2007 to become the Pacific Coast League MVP while playing for Iowa. Later that year, he hit a homer off Doug Davis to give his team a 2-0 lead against the D-Backs early in the second game of the NLDS, a moment at which it should have been obvious that he would be the heir apparent to Jason Kendall. For ten points, name this 2008 NL Rookie of the Year, a catcher for the Chicago Cubs.

Answer: Geovany Soto

10. Covered along with a Ramones tune on the 2005 Lisa Marie Presley album Now What, the lyrics to this song mention a bet involving the amount of time until someone dies. Among those mentioned in the song are a person who "could've been an actor" and a "bubble-headed-bleach-blonde," both of whom have "fingers in everybody's pie" and "know that crap is king." Informing the listener that making a "living off the evening news" requires one to "kick'em when they're up" and "kick'em when they're down," for ten points, name this 1982 top three hit for Don Henley about the insatiable need for celebrity gossip.

Answer: "Dirty Laundry"

11. In his youth he became interested in science after being told he lacked the artistic sense for pursuing music. He has two Ph.D.s in Physics and is a MENSA member, but has both briefly gained advanced mental powers and suffered an Alzheimer's-like parasitic infection after off-world missions for a top-secret organization within the U.S. Air Force. He helped develop the Intergalactic Gate Bridge with Samantha Carter to expedite travel to and from the Pegasus Galaxy without using a direct Stargate link. For ten points, name this character, the arrogant astrophysicist stationed on the city-ship Atlantis.

Answer: Dr. Meredith Rodney McKay [accept either underlined part]

12. His first incarnation used specialized equipment and gained strength by taking the vitamin 2-X. After a revamp in the 1960s, he started out as an archeologist who discovered a magical Egyptian scarab. Upon his death, Dan Garrett passed the mantle on to his student, an athlete and near-genius who couldn't access the scarab's magic but who could afford and invent gadgets. After he was killed for uncovering a metahuman database, the scarab was found to be of alien origin by it new owner, Jamie Reyes. For ten points, identify this DC hero most commonly associated with Ted Kord, who may be described as the Cerulean Coleopteran.

Answer: The Blue Beetle

13. This movie contains a scene in which the male lead experiences a whole year’s worth of seasons walking through a street market while Bill Withers’ "Ain’t No Sunshine" plays. Another scene involves the characters trying to "one-down" each other as they talk about how bad their lives are. One minor character is a Fruitarian. Featuring a scene in which, while in a travel book shop, Anna Scott stands in front of William Thacker, asking him to love her, for ten points, name this romantic comedy starring Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts.

Answer: Notting Hill

14. Odd enemies such as lighters and bottles of soap appear in the 1990 "Super" sequel to this 1982 game while The Flintstones would later appear in a Game Boy Color remake of it. A recent mobile version, subtitled Delight, allows players to earn bonuses by picking up letters that spell the protagonist's name, Peter. Enemies can be eliminated via falling toppings and can be stunned by using one of a limited number of Pepper Shots. This describes, for ten points, what classic arcade game where the player must avoid Mr. Hot Dog, Mr. Pickle, and Mr. Egg en route to creating the titular food?

Answer: BurgerTime

15. It was the building that the Continental Indoor Soccer League's Grizzlies and Roller Hockey International's Rhinos called home in the mid-1990's, and it’s the current home of the National Lacrosse League's Stealth. Featuring entrances topped with pyramid-shaped glass, the Golden State Warriors played here for one season while that team's home was being renovated and it is the current home of the Arena Football League's Sabercats. For ten points, name this Silicon Valley venue whose primary tenant gives it its nickname, The Shark Tank, and whose name is a pun based on a line of computers made by its namesake sponsor.

Answer: HP Pavilion at San Jose (prompt on The Shark Tank or The Tank before mentioned; also prompt on San Jose Arena or Compaq Center at San Jose)

16. Backstreet Boy A.J. Maclean finished second on an episode of this show. Three players who achieved a perfect score of 1,925 points were invited back for an extended All-Star Special episode. The results of games such as Blast It, Spin Out, Moon Race, and Invisible Boat were reported on by Moira Quirk and the show itself was hosted by Mike O'Malley. The final event had contestants hitting "actuators" on a mountain that was known by such names as the Mega Crag and the Aggro Crag. Recently revived in a family version which still asks its competitors "do you have it?", for ten points, name this extreme sports Nickelodeon game show.

Answer: Guts

17. This album contained five songs from the band's Kitchen Tapes demo, though the track "Paperface" would later be included on the deluxe edition re-release. In one of its tracks, the singer talks about Kiss posters hanging on the wall, while another track exclaims that "the workers are going home." In addition to "In The Garage" and "My Name is Jonas," there are also songs that discuss alcoholism in the family and Mary Tyler Moore. "Undone - The Sweater Song," "Buddy Holly," and "Say It Ain't So" all appear on, for ten points, what debut album by Weezer that is distinguished from the band's other self-titled efforts by its cover's color?

Answer: The Blue Album (prompt on Weezer before mentioned)

18. He finds comfort in a destinationless cab ride. His son enjoys the book Realm and Conquest. He tells his son that he is better than his substance abuser uncle Timmy. He asks his cop brother Raymond for a favor. A rich client does not like his advice after leaving the scene of an accident, but he explains he is more of a janitor than a miracle worker. For ten points, name this man, who is given the task of managing a man who calls himself "Shiva, the god of death", and who goes toe to toe with U-North, the title character of a 2007 movie starring George Clooney.

Answer: Michael Clayton

19. (MBr) This school's first intercollegiate football game, against McMurray, ended in a scoreless tie when the ref ruled that a would-be game-winning field goal happened after time expired. It joined the Southwest Conference in 1960 and won a pair of co-championships before joining its current conference. In 2006 it overcame a 31-point deficit to beat Minnesota at the Insight Bowl; the next year it beat Virginia in the Gator Bowl. Graham Harrell, Michael Crabtree, and pirate-obsessed head coach Mike Leach are all at, FTP, what Big 12 South school based in Lubbock, Texas?

Answer: Texas Tech University

20. Charles Barkley can easily distinguish products from this eatery from those of its competitors while blindfolded. It opened its first store outside the U.S. near Toronto in 2001, and its first ever store opened in 1937. Some other restaurants have started slicing its best selling items in half and using them as exotic hamburger buns. For ten points, name this establishment started in Winston-Salem that hopefully has "Hot Doughnuts Now".

Answer: Krispy Kreme

21. THE LAST NAME'S THE SAME: Vanessa, in Bikini Summer II; Hunter, on the animated Jumanji TV series; agent Grace, played by Amanda Righetti, on TV’s number one new show, The Mentalist; and a University of Maryland alumnus and former Golf Channel anchor who co-hosts a radio program from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Eastern weekdays and solo hosts the 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. hour on ESPN Radio. For ten points, give this last name also shared by siblings Rerun, Lucy, and Linus.

Answer: Van Pelt

22. A dynamite order is traced back to him, but he could just need it on his ranch. His wife was strangled, but he still feels that’s the best way to commit murder. Pete Menzies worships him almost to the end. He falls off the wagon and holes up in Tanya’s to drink from where Menzies and Vargas have to coax him. Records show that either he or Menzies discovered the convicting piece of evidence in many cases over the years. For ten points, name this police captain played by Orson Welles in a 1958 film, who may have a "touch of evil".

Answer: Hank or Quinlan

BONI – REALITY KILLED THE VIDEO STAR TRASHMASTERS 2008 – UT-CHATTANOOGAQuestions by Mark Franklin, John Kilby, Gail Celio, and Joseph Dion

1. Prove yourself to be too cool to listen to mainstream radio by naming these indie acts for ten points each.A. Their song "Ottoman" appears on the Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist soundtrack. This scary-sounding group of former Columbia students play African-influenced tunes such as "Oxford Comma" and "A-Punk."

Answer: Vampire WeekendB. Songs like "Danny Callahan" are included on the 2008 self-titled solo album by this musician best known as the lead singer of Bright Eyes.

Answer: Conor OberstC. Blood turning "the white snow red as strawberries in the summertime" concludes "White Winter Hymnal," the short first single off this Seattle-based band's self-titled debut.

Answer: Fleet Foxes

2. The 1995-96 Chicago Bulls 72-win season is still the best in the record books. Identify the following players from that squad for ten points each.A. This oddball led the team in rebounding, something he often did as a member of the Detroit Pistons.

Answer: Dennis RodmanB. The team's third-leading scorer behind Jordan and Pippen was this foreign-born player who later spent time with the Sixers, Hawks, and Bucks.

Answer: Toni Kukoc C. This Georgia Tech alum on the downside of a long career averaged a paltry 2.1 points and 2.5 rebounds per game for the team. He’s probably better known for his lengthy tenure on Fox Sports Net's The Best Damn Sports Show Period.

Answer: John Salley

3. She’s the everywhere girl now, with Role Models being her third feature film released in the fall of 2008. FTPE:A. Name this actress who also played first lady Laura Bush and a woman driven by hard times to make a porno –

mercifully, not in the same film.Answer: Elizabeth Banks

B. She plays Rachael in this upcoming horror film, which shares its name and partly plot with a 2003 Korean film.Answer: The Uninvited

C. Banks played Marcela Howard in this 2003 biopic costarring Jeff Bridges, Chris Cooper and Tobey Maguire.Answer: Seabiscuit

4. Name these not-so-squeaky-clean original shows featured on cable's ABC Family for ten points each.A. Viewers follow the adventures of Casey Cartwright and her younger brother Rusty, both socially active students at Cyprus-Rhodes University.

Answer: GreekB. Police officer Eddie Sutton and his family deal with moving back to the title neighborhood where Eddie grew up.

Answer: Lincoln HeightsC. Art school graduate Wendy Watson is the sidekick to this lantern-jawed, milk-drinking hero who "fights evil so you don't have to", according to the comic book on which it's based.

Answer: The Middleman

5. Know thy Latin. Know thy Greek. Know thy salads. Name the salads from descriptions, for ten points each.A. This ubiquitous option – probably invented in Tijuana, of all places -- combines romaine lettuce with croutons, a special dressing, sometimes made from raw eggs, and traditionally anchovies.

Answer: Caesar SaladB. This salad combines lettuce, tomatoes, hardboiled eggs, bacon, cheese, chicken breast, avocado, chives, and special dressing. It was created at the Brown Derby.

Answer: Cobb SaladC. This salad combines basil with fresh sliced mozzarella, plum tomatoes, and olive oil.

Answer: Caprese Salad

6. The following bonus takes place between the last bonus and the next bonus. Answer these questions about a recent 24 special, for ten points each.A. What word was added to 24 to title that 2 hour special broadcast this fall?

Answer: RedemptionB. What is the last name of the U.S. President inaugurated during that special?

Answer: TaylorC. What was the name of the fictional country where Jack was during that special?

Answer: Sengala

7. VISUAL BONUS. Sure, you saved the cartridges, but how about the boxes? For five points each, identify the original Atari 2600 game based on the Photoshopped cover art. Since you’ll be distracted by the sheer brilliance of the replacement text, we’ll allow a full thirty seconds.Answers: A- Defender; B- Othello; C- Video Olympics; D- Missile Command; E- Haunted House; F- Breakout

8. It's time for some "before-and-after," 90's music style. FTPE, all or nothing, give the combined pair of names. For example, for "Third Eye Blind debut single plus Tom Cochrane road song," you'd say "Semi-Charmed Life is A Highway."A. The biggest hit for Deee-Lite plus a Nirvana song Courtney Love once claimed was about Love's lady parts

Answer: Groove Is in The Heart Shaped BoxB. The biggest hit for Semisonic plus a thematically related 1997 hit also known as "Good Riddance"

Answer: Closing Time of Your LifeC. The biggest hit of The BoDeans plus a top ten En Vogue hit

Answer: Closer to Free Your Mind

9. Name these notable managers from Major League Baseball history for ten points each.A. He came out of retirement during spring training in 2008 to manage the Dodgers, a franchise he won nearly 1600 games for from the late 1970's into the 1990's.

Answer: Tommy LasordaB. Although he struggled in the 1960's as the manager of the expansion Mets, this "Old Professor" had much more success in prior years managing the Yankees to five-straight World Series titles starting in 1949.

Answer: Casey StengelC. Before the team was known as the Cubs, this man managed that squad to over 2200 wins while playing first base.

Answer: Cap Anson

10. The Brits are out with another Bond film. Did you know they’ve made other movies too? FTPEA. A 1948 Oscar nominee for Best Picture, this beautifully photographed Michael Powell film explores a ballerina’s tension between romance and her dancing.

Answer: The Red ShoesB. This director specialized in grand, sweeping epics such as Dr. Zhivago, Bridge on the River Kwai, and Lawrence of Arabia. Please don’t try to watch his movies on your iPod.

Answer: David LeanC. This actor starred in such quintessential British comedies as Kind Hearts and Coronets and The Lavender Hill Mob – not to mention all three of the David Lean films mentioned in the previous bonus part.

Answer: Alec Guinness

11. FTPE, identify these Milton Bradley adaptations of the games Pachisi or Parcheesi with not-so-positive names.A. A player sends four pawns around the board and returns them to Home. "Slides" occur along the path, and players draw cards to advance.

Answer: Sorry!B. A player sends four plastic pegs around the plastic peg board and returns them to Home Base. Players use dice enclosed in the Pop-O-Matic to advance.

Answer: TroubleC. A variant of Trouble, a player sends four cones around the board and returns them to Home Base. Cones may be "captured" and stacked, and players use the Pop-O-Matic to advance.

Answer: Headache

12. Given two points on an interstate highway, name that highway on a 5-10-20-30 basis.A. Kingman, Arizona and Hickory, North Carolina

Answer: Interstate 40B. Cheyenne, Wyoming and Albuquerque, New Mexico

Answer: Interstate 25C. Syracuse, New York and Bristol, Virginia

Answer: Interstate 81D. Though not an interstate, it bears an interstate shield designation: Honolulu, Hawaii and Waipahu, Hawaii.

Answer: H1 (pronounced H-one)

13. Will Ferrell has played some wacky roles. Answer these questions about less wacky Ferrell roles FTPE:A. Ferrell plays an accountant, who suddenly begins hearing his life being narrated in what 2006 film?

Answer: Stranger than FictionB. Ferrell plays Hobie in this 2004 Woody Allen film that explores the difference between a comedy and a tragedy.

Answer: Melinda and MelindaC. While the premise is certainly wacky, Ferrell plays his role as a tenant very straight in this 2007 internet viral video.

Answer: The Landlord

14. Though he would later rap about "Basketball," this artist more famously talked about something one can find on a bus or a car and can make you a superstar. For ten points each:A. Name this early MC, nee Curtis Walker, best known for his song "The Breaks."

Answer: Kurtis Blow B. Blow contributed a song to and was featured in the 1985 film Krush Groove, where Blair Underwood played a fictionalized version of this early manager of Kurtis Blow and brother of Run-D.M.C.'s Reverand Run.

Answer: Russell SimmonsC. While "The Breaks" may have been the biggest hit from Blow's self-titled debut, its release was preceded by this song where Blow speaks of "a red suited dude with a friendly attitude."

Answer: "Christmas Rappin'"

15. Y HALO THAR, internet meme. Answer these questions related to LOLcats for ten points each:A. One of the first LOLcat web sites was inspired by a caption that had a cat asking for what food item?

Answer: a cheeseburgerB. This God allegory frequently observes people from above while they are doing such things as "self entertainment".

Answer: Ceiling CatC. An offshoot of LOLcats, this type of animal is shown looking for or in possession of a bucket.

Answer: walrus

16. Name these fabulous NFL rookies debuting in 2008 for ten points each.A. Some wondered if a quarterback could transition from the University of Delaware to the NFL, but for a guy who played his last collegiate game in Chattanooga, this Baltimore Ravens' QB is doing just fine.

Answer: Joe FlaccoB. This former Virginia Tech wide receiver set the record for most receptions and receiving yards in Denver Broncos franchise history after a week 10 performance where he scored a 93-yard touchdown against the Browns.

Answer: Eddie RoyalC. While Matt Ryan has been all the fuss in Atlanta, this former Louisville wide receiver caught some attention in a Nov. 23 game against the Panthers where he ran an end-around for a score and later returned a punt for a touchdown.

Answer: Harry Douglas

17. Answer these questions about virtual dress-up for ten points each:A. Costumes from other console games such as Killzone 3, God of War, and Metal Gear Solid 4 are available for your Sackboy or Sackgirl in this game.

Answer: LittleBigPlanetB. "Dresspheres" such as Songstress, Berserker, and Alchemist act as character classes for Yuna, Rikku, and Paine in this SquareEnix offering.

Answer: Final Fantasy X-2 (Accept "10-2", do not accept "11" or "12")C. The Mark VI Mjolnir and CQB variant armors are initially available by default in this sequel, while additional helmets, shoulder pieces, and chest pieces can be unlocked at later points in the game.

Answer: Halo 3

18. Given two films nominated for the Best Picture Oscar, name the film that won that Oscar for the same year, for ten points each. If you need the year for which the film won, you’ll get five.A. (10) The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

(5) 1948Answer: Hamlet

B. (10) Tootsie, E.T.: The Extraterrestrial(5) 1982Answer: Gandhi

C. (10) The Cider House Rules, The Sixth Sense(5) 1999Answer: American Beauty

19. For ten points each, answer questions about the works of Gregory Maguire that aren't titled Wicked.A. The recently released third book in the Wicked Years series is told from the point of view of this Oz resident.

Answer: the Cowardly Lion (from A Lion Among Men)B. In this novel inspired by Snow White, seven-year-old Bianca de Nevada is left in the care of Lucrezia, who plans a sinister fate for Bianca in the woods. It shares its title with a Star Trek episode.

Answer: Mirror, MirrorC. Winifred Rudge visits London and sees a ghost that may be Jack the Ripper as well as a possible source of seasonal inspiration to this 19th century author.

Answer: Charles Dickens (from Lost)

20. It hasn’t been all about selling Reverse Mortgages and dating Barbara Stanwyck. Answer these questions about the TV career of Robert Wagner, for ten points each.A. Wagner starred as a self-made millionaire in this 1979-84 mystery series.

Answer: Hart to HartB. Bob starred as a reformed cat burglar working for the government in this stylish 1968-70 series.

Answer: It Takes a ThiefC. He recently had a guest-starring arc as Teddy, a would-be husband for Evelyn on this series.

Answer: Two and a Half Men

21. There’s nothing like food and friends. Answer these questions about food on the TV series Friends, FTPE:A. When ordering a pizza, this order is called a "Joey Special".

Answer: two pizzasB. This, or more appropriately these, are Joey’s favorite kind of food.

Answer: sandwichesC. Joey’s comments about this were, "Custard-good, jam-good, meat-GOOD!" What was this traditional English dessert that Rachel accidentally combined with a Shepherd’s Pie?

Answer: a trifle

22. (MBr) Name these cities related to the ECHL, previously known as the East Coast Hockey League, FTSNOP:A. FTP, the ECHL headquarters are in this city, where you'll also find the Educational Testing Service.

Answer: Princeton, New JerseyB. FTP, the defending ECHL champions are the Cyclones, from this city.

Answer: CincinnatiC. F5PE, these are the two cites in which both an ECHL team and an NBA team share the same arena.

Answer: Charlotte, North Carolina and Phoenix, Arizona

REALITY KILLED THE VIDEO STAR: Visual Bonus (#7)