From Joe Wright (wright+@pitt.edu):

Testing Recall About Strange Happenings (TRASH) is a new organization
devoted to putting on high-quality trash tournaments this upcoming
academic year with a Regionals-Nationals structure. The following packet
has been assembled by TRASH's writing and editing staff as a 
representative packet of our format. We hope you like what you see.


TRASH sample packet

Tossups

1. The spelling tossup is an important part of buzzer games, especially
in CBI. A spelling tossup uses the term to be spelled in the first
sentence, defines it in the second, and offers a funny anecdote about the
term in the third. The spelling tossup is loathed by many. FTP, spell
"spelling tossup".
 
   A: S-P-E-L-L-I-N-G T-O-S-S-U-P  (accept: S-P-E-L-L-I-N-G-SPACE-T-O-S-S
-U-P)

2. Mad Max and Dirty Harry. Tommy Gun, Adam Bomb, Hairy Carrie, and Jolly
Roger. Plus Live Mike, April Showers, Shrunken Ed, Phony Lisa, Undead Jed,
Oliver Twisted and Disgustin' Justin. FTP, these were just some of the
many horribly maimed, mangled, or just bent children in what series of
trading stickers, popular among kids in the 1980s?
 
   A: GARBAGE PAIL KIDS

3. On the opening weekend of its 25th anniversary release it grossed
about $70,000, or ten times its original cost. "Gross" is an appropriate
term, as this film follows two families competing for the title of
filthiest people alive. One couple kidnaps hippies, has them
impregnated by their butler, and sells the children to lesbian couples
to fund their elementary school heroin ring. They lose. FTP name
this John Waters cult classic, famous for its final shot of actor Divine
actually eating a fresh dog turd.
 
   A: PINK FLAMINGOS

4. Last year's Hershey Bears are this year's Philadelphia Phantoms. Last
year's Cornwall Aces are this year's Hershey Bears. An expansion team, the
Kentucky Thoroughblades, made their debut in 1996. The Baltimore Bandits
moved to Ohio and will become the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks this fall. These
are just some of the teams in, FTP, what league, whose teams play for the
Calder Cup?
 
   A: AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE or (accept: AHL)

5. TWO ANSWERS REQUIRED. They were married on May 6 in the courtyard of
New York's Grace Church School, which the groom once attended and at which
his mother still works. It's his first marriage and her second, and it
comes after being together for just four months.  Considering that they're
both on TV, one wonders if The Comet newpaper will cover any unexplained
alien-related phenomena. FTP, name these recently married people, who you
know better as Nora from The Naked Truth and Fox Mulder from The X-Files.

   A: Tea LEONE and David DUCHOVNY

6. He dresses up for dinner, then rubs the main course over his body.
While attending a late-night movie, he bites the usher. He later rapes and
kills his prom date, leading to 10 years in an institution. Upon his
release, he digs up her grave and builds a cage with her bones. These are
actions of the title character in, FTP, what 1978 song by Warren Zevon,
from the album of the same name, which also included Werewolves of
London?

   A: EXCITABLE BOY

7. This variety helps repair acid rain damage to Lake Champlain. It
delivers caramel, marshmellow nougat, chocolate ice cream, and fudge
chunks shaped like its namesake's emblem. FTP, name this ice cream, new
from Ben & Jerry's, whose release has helped to solidify its namesake
band's claim to being the successors to the Grateful Dead.

   A: PHISH FOOD
 
8. Instructors include Albert N. Wilmarth, Edward Pickman Derby,
and Nathaniel Wingate Peaslee. Walter Gilman is a student there, and the
librarian is Dr. Henry Armitage. FTP name this mythical school which
appears in several books, including "At the Mountains of Madness", and
which located in Arkham, the creation of H.P. Lovecraft.

   A: MISKATONIC _U_niversity  ('go Pods!')

9. When ESPN anchor Dan Patrick saw this man's name in a program in 1992,
he promised to retire if this man ever won a race. After this 56-year-old
won a Grand National event in 1997, Patrick amended his promise, saying he
would quit the broadcast booth if this man ever won the Daytona 500. FTP,
name this driver, the king of short-track racing and a SportsCenter cult
hero.
 
   A: Dick TRICKLE

10. Her first name was picked because it was "warm and friendly", and her
last name honored a former company director of the Washburn Crosby
company. Her famous signature was developed from a contest for the women
employees of this former flour manufacturer. FTP, identify this icon,
created to answer requests for baking advice.
 
   A: BETTY CROCKER

11. Timothy "Spud" Barrett. The only host of Turn-On. Rango. Ace
Crawford, Ensign Charles Parker. FTP, name the actor behind all these TV
roles, better known for acting alongside Vicki Lawrence, Harvey Korman,
and Carol Burnett on The Carol Burnett Show.

   A: Tim CONWAY

12. Lightning strikes, destroying a tall building, and people plummet to
their deaths. A hand emerges from the clouds bearing an occult symbol.
An armored skeleton rides the land. These morbid scenes are from Rider,
Rider-Waite and other "standard" versions. FTP, these scenes are all found
where, where they are more commonly known as The Tower, The Ace of
Pentacles, and Death?

   A: TAROT cards

13. They've been chosen to compose and perform theme music for the Women's
NBA, which is appropriate since they're named after a former Philadelphia
76er. FTP, name this female quartet, peers and labelmates of the Beastie
Boys, whose biggest hit to date has been "Naked Eye."
 
   A: LUSCIOUS JACKSON

14. In Hollywood, Lost in Alaska, In the Navy, In Society, Meet Captain
Kidd, In The Foreign Legion, Meet The Keystone Kops, Go To Mars, and
Meet Frankenstein. FTP, fill in the first 3 words of these movie titles,
and you'll also name their stars--most famous for their "Who's On First"
routine.
 
   A: ABBOTT AND COSTELLO

15. Prediction 1: in the future, authors will take a long time to get to
the point. That way the book looks thicker. The Immutable Laws of Human
Nature: Stupidity, Selfishness, and Horniness. FTP name the book in which
these observations appear, consulted upon by Nostradogbert and written by
Scott Adams.
 
   A: The DILBERT FUTURE (prompt on: Adams, Nostradogbert, or Dogbert)

16. It was suggested in a memo by Lester Markel in 1941, to combat the
deadly seriousness of WWII, and while away "bleak blackout hours". Edited
by Margaret Farrar of Simon & Schuster, the first one appeared on February
15, 1942, in the Sunday magazine section. Weekday ones were added in 1950.
FTP, identify this brainteaser, which gets progressively harder from
Monday to the giant Sunday version, currently edited by Will Shortz.

   A: NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD puzzle (prompt on: CROSSWORD puzzle)

17. In the early 1920s, the Minnesota Valley Canning Company developed a
new type of pea for the market. They were required to come up with a
special name for these large peas to keep their trademark, so they named
them for their color and size, and put an appropriate symbol on the
label. The original, which was borrowed from Grimm's Fairy Tales, was
white, oddly enough, and he looked like a Dwarf. FTP, name this big fellow
who eventually provided a name for the jolly company.

   A: GREEN GIANT

18. On Infinite Zero records, the reissue label this artist co-founded
with Rick Rubin, you'll find classic recordings by Devo, Iceberg Slim and
Tom Verlaine. His own record label and publishing-house, 2.13.61, puts out
books by Henry Miller, Ian Shoales and Nick Cave, as well as lots of his
own writing and spoken-word recordings. He's also appeared in five films
and played Vanilla Ice in a 3rd Bass video. FTP, name this heavily-
tattooed former lead singer of Black Flag who now fronts a group named for
himself.
 
   A: _H_enry ROLLINS

19. 87 years from now, humanity builds an artificially intelligent system
more logical and intelligent than mankind itself. With perfect logic, it
concludes that humanity is inefficient, and therefore must be destroyed,
so it unleashes Hulks, Grunts, Brains, and other forces. It falls to a
genetically-modified hero, you, to save the last human family. FTP, name
this two-joystick arcade game from the 1980s

   A: _ROBOTRON_ 2084 (accept: _ROBOTRON X_ before "two-joystick")

20. His nephew, Matt Franco, is a third baseman for the New York Mets. A
baseball prodigy in his own right, his career was cut short in the
California Angels minor league system by injuries. The setback
prompted his return to acting, where he was previously a Disney child star
in The Barefoot Executive and The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes. FTP, name
this star of Captain Ron, Overboard, and Breakdown.

   A: Kurt RUSSELL

21. The title does not name the female protagonist, but rather refers to
a girl dumped by a minor character, who compares his situation to the main
plot of this movie. The title reappears at the end of the film as a comic
book drawn by Holden McNeil in honor of fellow comic book artist
Alyssa Jones. FTP name this 1997 film, which completes director Kevin
Smith's New Jersey trilogy.
 
   A: CHASING AMY

22. Its pilot episode, which aired shortly before the Kennedy
assassination, had Henry Fonda as host. With regular contributions from
the Burr Tillstrom Puppets, Henry Morgan, Buck Henry, and Alan Alda
among others, this US version of the same-named British show was among
the first network offerings centered on political satire.  FTP, name this
show hosted by Elliot Reid and David Frost, also known by the nickname
TW3.
 
   A: THAT WAS THE WEEK THAT WAS
 
23. It begins with Kassandra von Gotthard, a beautiful prisoner in a
diamond cage, wife of one of Berlin's richest bankers. The title object
is passed down to her daughter Ariana, who flees to America for a new
life, but finds it way onto another woman's finger. FTP name this novel,
written in 1980, by Danielle Steele.
 
   A: The RING

TRASH Sample boni

1. In October 1996, the New York Daily News released its list The Bottom 
47--a list of the 47 worst players, coaches, and personalities in NBA
history. Given a description, name the Bottom 47 member for the stated
number of points.

 a. F5P, it took him 2 1/2 NBA seasons to tally his first assist, which he
celebrated by lighting a Cuban cigar. Name this former George Washington
standout, described in Inside Sports as having the "foot speed of the
Bolivian army."
 b. FTP, this 7-2 center signs his name with a dollar sign and has a
funny haircut. Booted off the University of Florida squad after his junior
year, he has taken a 37 percent shooting percentage to New Jersey, San
Antonio, Sacramento, Indiana, and the Clippers in six NBA seasons.
 c. F15P, among his many dubious moves, he used lottery picks on Danny
Ferry and Bo Kimble, traded the rights for Antonio McDyess to those of
Brent Barry, and anointed Matt Fish as the "center of the future" in 1994,
only to see him released a few months later. Name this long-suffering
Clippers owner.
 
   A: a. Yinka DARE (dar-AY)  b. Dwayne SCHINTZIUS  c. Donald STERLING

2. In "Serial Mom" an old lady proclaims, "Ooh, I just love Bill Cosby
pictures." This woman was obviously extremely senile. F5P each and a 5
point bonus for all 5, identify the last five feature films in which Bill
Cosby has appeared. Do not count TV series, TV movies, or concert videos.
 
   A: JACK, The METEOR MAN, GHOST DAD, LEONARD: PART 6, The DEVIL AND MAX
DEVLIN

3. 30-20-10, name the actor from TV roles.
 
 30: The narrative voice of Thomas Jefferson in the Ken Burns PBS
miniseries on Jefferson.
 20: Quentin E. Deverill, inventor and professor, in QED.
 10: Assistant DA John McCoy on Law & Order.
 
   A: Sam WATERSTON

4. Give someone enough beer and a lake, and they'll see a monster.
Identify these cousins of "Nessie" FTP each.
 
 a. This serpentine monster supposedly inhabits Lake Champlain.
 b. This serpentine monster supposedly inhabits Lake Okanagan in Canada.
 c. This brontosaurus-like monster supposedly inhabits lakes, rivers and
jungles in the Republic of and Democratic Republic of the Congo.
 
   A: a. CHAMP  b. OGOPOGO  c. MOKELE MKEMBE

5. Back in the day, rappers wouldn't get killed, they'd just get sued.
Name the artists involved in these old-school legal battles, FTP each.
 
 a. This trio was slapped with a $1.7 million lawsuit for sampling the
bass and strings from The Turtles' "You Really Showed Me," although the
loop was slowed down and layered with other material. This tied up most of
the profits from their debut, _Three Feet High And Rising_, in licensing
fees for the other samples on the album.
 b. Although 20th-Century Fox and Lucasfilm forced him to change his stage
name and the name of his record label, the Supreme Court ruled that his
version of Roy Orbison's "Oh, Pretty Woman" was a parody and therefore
considered fair use.
 c. This group settled a suit with Jimmy Castor, who sued after they
sampled two words, "Yo Leroy!", and included them in the song "Hold It
Now...Hit It."

   A: a. DE LA SOUL  b. Luther "Luke" CAMPBELL  c. The BEASTIE BOYS

6. John Gardner has changed some of the staples of James Bond from Ian
Fleming and the movies. FTP answer these questions about Gardner's Bond.
 
 a. Bond replaced his beloved Bentley with this type of car, much safer,
faster and full of gizmos.
 b. The Armorer at MI6 used to be Q. However he has been supplemented by
an attractive young woman. Give her coded nickname.
 c. Bond now uses both a 9 millimeter pistol and a retractable combat
baton made by this firm.

   A: a. SAAB _900_ turbo  b. QUTE  c. _A_rmament _S_ystems and
_P_rocedures

7. Name the host of the given musical show for the stated number of
points.
 
 a. F5P, Sing Along With Mitch                  A: Mitch MILLER
 b. F5P, the original host of Soul Train        A: Don CORNELIUS
 c. F5P each, the original cohosts of Hee Haw   A: Roy CLARK, Buck OWENS
 d: FTP, Shindig                                A: Jimmy O'NEILL

8. Name the man, 30-20-10.
 
 30: Recent research indicates that he may not exist; historians think
that Wallace Reyburn may have invented him in the book, Flushed With
Pride.
 20: Supposedly born in 1837, his crowning achievement, attained after
several "dry runs", was his Valveless Water Waste Preventer.
 10: Head of a London plumbing fixture company, this man is credited with
developing the toilet.
 
   A: Thomas CRAPPER

9. FTP each identify these Charlie Chaplin movies from a description.
 
 a. This 1925 film features Chaplin travelling to Alaska to seek his
fortune; it features the classic gags of a house teetering on a precipice
and Chaplin eating his shoe.
 b. This 1952 movie featured a washed-up vaudeville performer on the
decline. Chaplin's last American film, its most memorable scene is
his duet stage routine with Buster Keaton.
 c. This 1940 film features Chaplin in the dual role of a Jewish barber
who is a World War I hero and Adenoid Hynkel, the dictator of Tomania.
This film is a send-up of Nazi Germany.

   A: a. The GOLD RUSH  b. LIMELIGHT  c. The GREAT DICTATOR

10. Usually, when someone names a product, they choose a name that might
make people want it. This rule doesn't always apply to mixed drinks,
though. Identify the following less-than-appealingly titled mixed drinks
FTP each, or for five if you need a second clue.
 
 a. (10) Peach schnapps and orange juice
    (5) The name actually refers to a feature of peaches and a type of
orange. This still doesn't make it sound appealing.
 b. (10) A Hurricane and a Margarita mixed together, with Chambourd and
Midori added.
    (5) This drink of Louisiana origin was named for its physical
similarity to a feature of the bayous.
 c. (10) Bailey's Irish Cream and lime juice, allowed to mix for 30
seconds.
    (5) It gets its name because the acidity in the lime juice curdles the
cream in the Bailey's, giving it a... memorable... texture.
 
   A: a. FUZZY NAVEL  b. SWAMP WATER  c. CEMENT MIXER

11. Double your points! For the stated number of points, give both the
next line of the TV jingles, AND the product they advertise.
 
 a. Double Double Your Refreshment, 5 points each
 b. Better Better Than Than The The Rest Rest, 10 points each
 
   A: a. DOUBLE DOUBLE YOUR REFRESHMENT
         WRIGLEY'S DOUBLEMINT GUM
      b. WHEAT WHEAT RICE RICE DOUBLE DOUBLE CRUNCH CRUNCH
         DOUBLE CHEX

12. Name these Mighty Thor alter-egos F15P each.
 
 a. An architect, he was an actual mortal being who merged his life force
with Thor's for a brief period. First appeared in THOR #391
 b. A construction worker, it was more of a disguise than a
transformation. However, keeping his hair in a ponytail meant nobody knew
who he was. First appeared in THOR #341.
 
   A: a. Eric MASTERSON  b. Sigurd JARLSON

13. The Five were a group of Russian composers, but a new group of five
Russians now star for the Detroit Red Wings. F5P each with a five point
bonus for all correct, name the Red Wings' five Russian players, who are
usually on the ice together.

   A: Vladimir KONSTANTINOV, Viacheslav FETISOV, Sergei FEDEROV, Slava
KOSZLOV, Igor LARIONOV

14. So much for the diversity envisioned in the Gathering of the Tribes
and Lollapalooza; so far the summer's monster-mega-tours are more
pigeonholed than ever. Name the festival from artists in this year's
lineup, FTP each.

 a. Lisa Loeb, Emmylou Harris, Jewel, Fiona Apple, Sarah MacLachlan
 b. Pantera, Marilyn Manson, Type O Negative, Black Sabbath featuring Ozzy
Osbourne and Tony Iommi
 c. Erkyah Badu, Brand New Heavies, Cypress Hill, George Clinton
 
   A: a. The LILITH FAIR  b. _OZZFEST_ '97  c. SMOKIN' GROOVES tour

15. Given a situation, name the game from Milton Bradley's "MB Strategy"
line of games represented by it, for the stated number of points.
 
 a. F5P, World War II
 b. F5P, unification of Japan
 c. FTP, an alliance of Russian, Chinese and Mexican forces attack the
United States
 d. FTP, factions contest for control of Rome
 
   A: a. AXIS AND ALLIES
      b. SHOGUN  (also accept: SAMURAI SWORDS)
      c. FORTRESS AMERICA
      d. CONQUEST OF THE EMPIRE

16. If you've ever watched Blake's 7, you may have wondered where the
other six people were. To get to the magic number, you'd have to count one
or more of the three computer characters. FTP each, name these characters.

   A: ZEN, SLAVE, ORAC

17. Given the noises an animal makes, as written in other languages, name
the animal, FTP each.
 
 a. Kroo!, Groin Groin!, and Grunz!
 b. Cot-cot-cot-codet!, Gak-gak!, Pak-pak-pak!, Kakakakakakakaka!
 c. Wack Wack!, Schnatter-Schnatter!, Boo Boo!
 
   A: a. PIG  b. CHICKEN  c. GOOSE

18. 30-20-10, name the person from screen credits.
 
 30: Producer of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Flatliners
 20: Played Dr. Mark Bellows in Coma and Inspector Steve Keller on The
Streets of San Francisco
 10: Played Gordon Gekko in Wall Street and Detective Nick Curran in
Basic Instinct
 
   A: _M_ichael DOUGLAS

19. The Japanese invasion of Major League Baseball continued in 1997. Name
these players from the Land of the Rising Sun for the stated number of
points.
 
 a. F5P, this pitcher's rights were awarded to the San Diego Padres, but
he refused to sign with them, electing to sit out the 1997 season unless
he could sign with his "dream team," the Yankees. His rights were traded
away to the Bronx Bombers in April.
 b. FTP, with little fanfare, the Anaheim Angels signed this pitcher in
1997, and he became the team's fifth starter/long reliever.
 c. F15P, the New York Mets brought this Yomiuri Giants reliever to spring
training as part of a cultural exchange program. The Mets liked him so
much, they signed him to a contract.

   A: a. Hideki IRABU  b. Shigetoshi HASEGAWA  c. Takashi KASHIWADA

20. The movie Captain Horatio Hornblower was actually based upon 3 books
by C.S. Forester. Given a clue, name these books FTP each.
 
 a. Hornblower, on the Lydia, sails into the Pacific Ocean, captures the
Spanish ship Natividad, and later destroys her, all while meeting his
future wife, and the mad leader El Sumpremo.
 b. Hornblower returns triumphantly to England, where he is given command
of the 74-gun ship Sutherland. After wreaking havoc along the coast of
Spain, his ship is sunk in a duel with four French men o' war.
 c. After being captured by the French, Hornblower is to be taken to Paris
and executed. He deftly escapes with his first officer Bush and coxswain
Brown and returns triumphantly to England.
 
   A: a. BEAT TO QUARTERS (accept: The HAPPY RETURN)
      b. SHIP OF THE LINE
      c. FLYING COLORS

21. Given the description of a concept album, identify the title and
artist, 5 points for each part.
 
 a. In a future run by Dr. Righteous and his Majority for Musical
Morality, Jonathan Chance attempts to free the imprisoned rock-n-roll
hero, Robert Orin Charles Kilroy. They escape by impersonating the robot
guards, leading to a supremely annoying hit single.
 b. The narrator takes a journey in his new dream-car, a steam-driven
touring vehicle with a satellite guidance system and a hydroponic
vegetable garden. The video for the single,"Tomorrow's Girls" featured
Rick Moranis, but the album's sales were dismal compared to the artist's
previous CD, The Nightfly, or his earlier work as half of Steely Dan.
 c. A 23-year-old autistic Welshman learns to communicate through exposure
to ham radio. He somehow develops the ability to control computers around
the world, and simulates a nuclear attack. Hilarity ensues. This was the
artist's second solo effort after leaving a band which pioneered the
concept album.
 
   A: a. STYX, KILROY WAS HERE
      b. Donald FAGEN, KAMAKIRIAD
      c. Roger WATERS, RADIO K.A.O.S.

22. Welcome to Fun With Mass Murderers, where we salute the men and
women of the world who have written themselves into history with no more
than a willingness to declare that "Thou Shalt Not Kill" was not meant to
be taken literally.  FTP each, identify the following murderers.
 
 a. This medieval Hungarian noblewoman believed that bathing in virgin
blood would keep her eternally young and beautiful. She and her servants
killed at least 610 virgins before the local clergy refused to hide any
more corpses for her, and the authorities nabbed her after she started
just throwing the bodies over the castle walls.
 b. He killed an unknown number in New York City and twelve in New Mexico
before his 18th birthday.  Finally, after killing a sheriff and a deputy,
he was arrested.  He broke out, killed every lawman in the jail, and fled,
but was hunted down and killed, at the tender age of 22, by his former
partner in crime Pat Garrett.
 c. He claimed to have only killed two people, and said that the other
body parts in his home were from graverobbing.  Among these body parts
were a belt made of human nipples, human flesh stew on the stove, and a
jacket made from a human torso.  His story inspired the movie "The Texas
Chainsaw Massacre."
 
   A: a. Elizabeth or Erszebet BATHORY  b. BILLY THE KID (accept: William
BONNEY)  c. Ed GEIN