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Date: Tue, 10 Oct 1995 08:55:55 -0400 (EDT)
From: Mark Coen
Subject: Trash Bash 12

        Here it is... TRASH BASH 12

        Rules are same as always: 20 questions with a base value of 100 points
and a bonus with a base value of 200 points, with final points awarded being
the base value divided by the number of people with the correct answer.
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Date: Sun, 15 Oct 1995 22:09:31 -0400 (EDT)
From: Mark Coen 
Subject: Trash Bash 12 - RESULTS

        Here are the answers and results for Trash Bash 12:

 1.  Who scored the first regular-season goal in the history of the
Colorado Avalanche?
        A: VALERI KAMENSKY (17 points)

2.  At what women's college do four members of the Delta Tau Chi
fraternity find "dates" by invoking the name of Fawn Lebowitz, a
sophomore who died in a kiln explosion, in _Animal House_?
        A: EMILY DICKINSON College (9 points)

3.  Who is the lead singer of Blues Traveler?
        A: JOHN POPPER (6 points)

4.  What TV show starring Patrick Duffy was the first US TV
program shown in the People's Republic of China?
        A: _THE MAN FROM ATLANTIS_ (7 points)

5.  When Hugh Grant appeared on _Late Show with David Letterman_
as part of his "apology tour," what song did Paul Shaffer and the
CBS Orchestra play after his introduction?
        A: _BLOWIN' IN THE WIND_ by Bob Dylan (20 points)

6.  What magazine mascot, adopted by his parent publication in
1955, was originally used in dentist's ads in the 1890s?
        A: ALFRED E. NEUMANN, of _Mad_.  (8 points)

7.  The 1976 Summer Olympics saw a 32 nation boycott due to what
nation's hosting a tour of the South African rugby team?
        A: NEW ZEALAND (17 points)

8.  Name the film from the description: "A businessman, his rival,
and other speed lovers enter an outlaw coast-to-coast car race
(1976)."
        A: _THE GUMBALL RALLY_ (8 points)

9.  What was the name of the base commander played by Joe Flynn on
_McHale's Navy_?
        A: Capt. WALLACE "Lead Bottom" BINGHAMTON (9 points)

10.  In the early 1970s, this group, jailed in Providence, RI,
were bailed out by Boston mayor Kevin White so they could keep
their tour date at the Boston Garden.  Name the group.
        A: THE ROLLING STONES (who kept their concert date, although she
show started _very_ late).  (14 points)

11.  According to mathematician Irvin R. Hertzel of Iowa State
University, what space on a Monopoly board is the most landed on?
        A: ILLINOIS AVE (or, as noted by a British entrant, Trafalgar Square).
(12 points)

12.  Name the company that brings us The Club, the Bike Club, and the Door Club.
        A: WINNER INTERNATIONAL (14 points)

13.  What city plays host to the College World Series every year?
        A: OMAHA, Nebraska (9 points)

14.  What is the name of the "Sausage King of Chicago" whose lunch
reservation is taken by Ferris Beuller in _Ferris Beuller's Day Off_?
        A: ABE FROMAN (12 points)

15.  Name the actor who plays Gibby, the Australian president of
the publishing company Martin Tupper works at, on the HBO sitcom _Dream On_.
        A: MICHAEL MCKEAN (8 points)

16.  What drink is made by shaking 2 oz. rum, 1 oz. curacao, the
juice of 1/2 lime, 1/2 oz. grenadine, 1/2 oz. almond-flavored
syrup, and 1/2 tsp. powdered sugar, and serving over crushed ice?
        A: MAI TAI (20 points)

17.  What band debuted at the Matrix Club in San Francisco on August 13, 1965?
        A: JEFFERSON AIRPLANE (9 points)

18.  What phrase does Dexter say to turn into Freakazoid on the WB
cartoon show _Freakazoid!_?
        A: FREAK OUT (50 points)

19.  Who is to blame as author of the best selling piece of hardbound nonsense
entitled _The Horse Whisperer_?
        A: NICHOLAS EVANS (11 points)

20.  What game cartridge by Activision for the Atari 2600 video
game system (and probably other systems as well) pitted the player
against a criminal who dropped an increasingly fast stream of
bombs?
        A: KABOOM! (8 points)

BONUS:  In his career as head coach of the Penn State football
team, there are only three teams that Joe Paterno has faced at
least twice and never beaten.  Name these three teams, one each
from the Atlantic Coast Conference, the Big 10, and the Big 8.

        A: FLORIDA STATE, WISCONSIN, OKLAHOMA (3 people/groups got this-
congrats to QuikSand, The Rink, and Lori Bailey!)

        Another big week with 25 entries and a very tight finish:

        The Rink                253 points
        Greg Sorenson           248
        Delphi TC               218
        Chris Morse             192
        Lori Bailey             177
        Boston VAMC             138
        Steven H.               132
        QuikSand                125
        David Holden             69
        Brian Spollen            62
        Paul Herzog              61
        Mike Hausknecht          59
        Al in Pittsburgh         57
        Anthony DeCarlo          44
        Mark Weinstock           44
        James Quintong           43
        Mike Sutton              43
        David Goodman            40
        Martin Sagara            34
        Mary Campbell            33
        msb                      32
        James Torrence           29
        Ender Wiggin             26
        John Thornton            17
        Sabrina Chan              6

        A hopefully not unlucky Trash Bash 13 is next!