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Some prizes were given out at the end of the day. Each award and its criteria had been announced beforehand. Several of the prizes were for best question of a particular type, and this page lists the winning questions.
TOSSUP 3
The Ramblers sang "Cliff the Magic Squirrel." "Patsy Has the Largest
Breasts in Town" and "Who Made the Egg Salad Sandwiches" were hits by
5 Neat Guys. Lounge singer Jackie Rogers, Jr., was played by Martin
Short. Happiness Unlimited, formerly The Tangerine Conspiracy, gave
Eugene Levy acid flashbacks on Mel's Rock Pile. Those fake musicians
are all from, for 10 points, what sketch comedy show of the 1980s?
Answer: SCTV (accept SECOND CITY TELEVISION, prompt on "Mel's Rock Pile")
BONUS 1
A bonus on something that would never be in an American tournament:
Canadian indie rock! Identify the contemporary indie artist from
clues for 10 points each:
Led by Kevin Drew and Brendan Canning, and frequently numbering more than 10 members, this Toronto-based musical collective released You Forgot it in People in 2002 and is the best live act in Canada.
Answer: BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE
Essentially the project of one man, Joel Gibb, this Toronto-based "band" is notable for their explicit lyrics about sex and homosexuality despite having somewhat of a gospel sound. 2003's The Smell of Our Own met with much critical acclaim, and their upcoming album has the amazing title of Mississauga Goddam.
Answer: The HIDDEN CAMERAS
Named after an obscure Japanese documentary about a biker gang, this band is based in Montreal and is one of the most prominent groups in what is often called the "post-rock" movement. Their most recent album, Yanqui U.X.O., includes a diagram showing the links between the four major record companies and the military-industrial complex.
Answer: GODSPEED YOU BLACK EMPEROR!
BONUS 26
Some like it hot! For 10 points each, answer these questions related
to hot peppers and their heat.
A. In 1912, the Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association published this now famous method to chart the comparative heat of different chillies.
Answer: SCOVILLE SCALE or SCOVILLE UNIT
B. Dating back to the time of the Aztecs, this pepper rates 2,500 to 5,000 units on the Scoville scale. It is probably the best-known of the chilli peppers and is used extensively in Mexican cooking.
Answer: JALAPEÑO
C. By far one of the hottest non-cultivated peppers on the Scoville scale rating at 150,000 - 300,000 units this Caribbean pepper's flavour has been described as fruity, closely resembling the taste of apricots.
Answer: SCOTCH BONNET
BONUS 22
Identify the following Norwegian composers who are not named Edvard
Grieg or Sondre Lerche, For 10 points each.
One of the most prominent Scandinavian conductors during the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century, he took up composing after a career as a virtuoso violinist. He wrote two symphonies and had a third’s manuscript burnt by his wife for infidelity. He is best known for his work Romance, as well as work incorporating Norwegian folk music.
Answer: Johan Svendsen
He wrote three symphonies and four concertos for violin, but he is perhaps best known for his piano piece The Rustle of Spring.
Answer: Christian Sinding
He served over 30 years as the conductor of the Christiania National Theatre, and collaborated with Grieg in his opus 72 "Norwegian Peasant Dances." He wrote three symphonies as well as two Norwegian Rhapsodies.
Answer: Johan Halvorsen
BONUS 9
On the day of VETO, another spectacular event is taking place in
Vancouver. I’m talking about GateCon, the official Stargate SG-1
convention! In honour of this event, one that the question writer
cannot attend, answer the following questions about Stargate SG-1.
For 10: In the movie, Col. Jack O’Neill (two L’s) is played by Kurt Russell. On TV, he is portrayed by this actor, who also executive produces the show, best known for playing the title character of the 80s TV series MacGyver.
Answer: Richard Dean Anderson
For 10: These evil parasitic creatures serve as the show’s main villains throughout most of its run. Their names are often culled from deities of the various Earth mythologies.
Answer: Goa'ulds [GO-ah-oolds]
For 10: Peter Williams played this Goa'uld, the main antagonist for SG-1 for the first couple seasons of the show. Mythology buffs might know him better as the Egyptian god of the moon, the enemy of Ra, symbolized by the serpent.
Answer: Apophis (Do not accept Apep, Apepi, Aapep, or any alternate names. We’re looking for the Stargate character, damn it!)
TOSSUP 20
Along with Brock Norman Brock, he wrote 2000’s Come as You Are,
which has nothing to do with the band Nirvana. A contributor to
exclaim! and eye magazines, he was born Justin Stewart
in Ontario. He played himself in 1996’s The Blue Hermaphrodite
and was The Hairdresser in 1991's No Skin Off My Ass. Scott
Thompson of Kids in the Hall appeared in his homage to Fellini
and fellatio, Super 8-1/2 [Super Eight and a Half]. For 10
points, name this homosexual pornographer with a gay name that would
make Monty Python proud.
Answer: Bruce LaBruce (accept Brian Bruce)
TOSSUP 1
It's been speculated that Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates suffers from
this. Its sufferers generally have normal intelligence with great
talent in some areas, poor social skills and a
tendency to become locked in a single routine and resist any change to
it. It was named for the Austrian physician who in 1944 published a
paper describing, for ten points, this autism spectrum disorder.
Answer: Asperger's Syndrome (prompt on "AS")
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