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Fuck This Packet 2016Opus 3: 99 Problems But a Neg Ain’t One Technical Notes: The Powers are just there for fun and are not necessary. There is only one tiebreaker per packet, so read a previously unread bonuses if there is still a tie after tossup 21.TOSSUPS1. While this player was in college, he was coached by the late, great Tony Gwynn. He also won the Dick Howser and National Pitcher of the Year Award while playing in the Mountain West Conference for the San Diego State Aztecs. This Scott Boras client signed the biggest rookie pitcher deal after he was drafted, beating Mark Prior’s previous record contract. Despite the urging of politicians Rudy Giuliani and Mitch McConnell, this player famously had to be “shut down” in 2012. This player has pitched in the same rotation as pitchers like Dan Haren, Tanner Roark, and Doug Fister. This player has been coached by managers like Davey Johnson and, until last season, Matt Williams. For 10 points, name this NL East pitcher who in 2015, played with Ryan Zimmerman, and Bryce Harper in America’s capital. Answer: Stephen Strasburg2. (Movies) In this film, boys watch a girl poop while they are hiding in the air vents. The protagonist of this movie has to help a perpetually nude South American student get acclimated to John Hughes High School. Paul Gleeson’s character tells a character in this film that he is gonna get the horns while that character is in detention. Near the end of this film, Lacey Chabert’s character tells a horny boy that she’s “not a slut”, but she will still give him a handjob at the prom. Malik is the only serious black character in this movie, which he bemoans by saying that he is “the token black guy” at a party. The football player Jack Wyler must make the weird glasses girl Janey Briggs the prom queen in, for 10 points, what 2001 satire of 80s and 90s teen movies starring Chris Evans? Answer: Not Another Teen Movie3. (VG) This song was edited in its second release as the word “hell” was changed to “heck”. In that game, this track is the theme of the Jungle Japes stage. In each verse of this song, a different instrument is used. For example, in Lanky’s section, a trombone is used. In Super Smash Bros Wii U, this song can be played if the player gets a chain of 200 in Trophy Rush as a certain character. Fans of the game series this song was featured in frequently make fun of the lyric that says “He has no style/He has no grace/This Kong has a funny face”. Dixie Kong climbs on trees and Diddy Kong plays the guitar in this song. For 10 points, what rap says that Donkey Kong “is the first member of the DK crew” in the beginning of an N64 game? Answer: “Monkey Rap” from DK 64 (accept “DK rap”, prompt on “intro from Donkey Kong 64”)4. (Internet) The most famous performance of this song features the lead singer wearing a grey suit with brown shoes and a light pink shirt. The Argus Quartet accompanied that performance, which also features an extra verse added on to the end of this song. The inspiration for this song came when the artist’s friend one day dramatically whispered the name of the title figure to him. A stage production of this song also features interpretive dancing, the Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles, and the West L.A. Children’s Choir, one member of whom warns the listener to be “quiet, quiet”. For ten points, name this song by Rob Cantor, which tells the story of an actor hunting you in the woods and whose music video has almost 33 million views on Youtube.Answer: “Actual Cannibal Shia LaBeouf”5. (Music) After a performance in Grand Rapids, Michigan, one member of this band was physically assaulted by security backstage. That member was bassist Shavo Odadjian. The singer of this band launched a solo career and produced the song “Empty Walls”. On this band’s self-titled album, the manic song “Sugar” is featured. One album, Mezmerize features songs like “Radio/Video”, and “Violent Pornography”. This politically oriented band asked “Why don’t presidents fight the wars?” in their hit “B.Y.O.B”. The cover of one album features this band’s name on Mount Lee instead of Hollywood. That album, Toxicity, also features “Aerials” and a track where Serj Tankian tells the listener “I don’t think you trust in my self-righteous suicide”. For 10 points, name this Armenian-American 2000s band that produced “Chop Suey”.Answer: System of a Down (accept “SOAD”)6. (TV) The entity Armus on Star Trek: The Next Generation possesses this ability, as do a large number of characters on Supernatural. A 2010 article claimed that this ability virtually guarantees that people with this ability will get trapped somewhere forever. In the 1959 Twilight Zone episode Escape Clause, Walter Bedeker sells his soul to the devil for this ability. Robert Sheehan portrayed a character with this ability on Misfits, although he doesn’t realize that he has it until he wakes up in a coffin. Spoiler alert: On ABC’s Lost, Richard Alpert possesses this ability until he discovers a grey hair in the season 6 episode “The End”. For ten points, identify this supernatural ability possessed by South Park’s Kenny.Answer: immortality (accept equivalents like “being unable to die”)7. (VG) The world record high score for this game was set in June 1989, when Floridian Stephen Krogman scored 15,999,990 points. MGM gave a copy of this game to Matthew Broderick in 1982 to practice on for his role in WarGames. In Super Smash Bros 4, an item adapted from this game is annoying as hell, as it is virtually impossible to escape once it grabs your character and drags them off the screen. In 2012’s The Avengers, Tony Stark proclaims loudly that “That man is playing this game. Thought we wouldn’t notice, but we did.” For ten points, identify this sequel to Galaxian, which was featured as the first attacking game in Adam Sandler’s 2015 vacation Pixels.Answer: Galaga8. (Sports) The current Heavyweight champion for this sport is the Russian Nikolay “the Chairman” Sazhin, who gained his title on March 20, 2012. The sport’s international governing body split in 2013, but the new organization’s leader, Tim Woolgar, still recognizes the champions proclaimed by the older organization. This sport was officially invented in 2003 by Dutch performance artist Iepe Rubingh, who was not inspired by a 1993 Wu-Tang Clan song, but instead by Enki Bilal’s 1992 graphic novel Froid Equateur. This sport consists of 11 rounds, alternating between bouts of the two separate sports that this sport is a hybrid of. For 10 points, identify this sport, whose matches can end by knockout, exceeding the time limit, resignation, or checkmate. Answer: Chess Boxing9. (Music) This album was the first album produced by Terry Brown, who continued to produce records for the band until 1982. One longer song on this album was named after two dogs by road manager Howard Ungerleider. That song is “By-Tor and the Snowdog”. The first track, “Anthem” on this album was inspired by the Ayn Rand novel of the same name. The second single from this album was “Making Memories”. This was the band’s first album with drummer Neil Peart and was the band’s second studio album. The title track of this 1975 prog album features Geddy Lee singing “goodbye my dear/My ship isn't coming and I just can't pretend”. For 10 points, name this Rush album, whose title track was used in a cheesy VW commercial in 2012.Answer: Fly by Night 10. (TV) This toss-up was written by the mother of one of this packet’s editors. Plotlines in this show, contrary to what would be expected of a show about its time period, have involved a wide range of topics, including alcoholism, infertility, homosexuality and prostitution. The BBC started producing this series in 2012 and it has achieved success in both the UK and the US. Some characters in this show live at a house that is part of an Anglican religious order. That house, called the Nonnatus house, is in the East End of London. Jenny Lee begins working at the house when the series begins. Nuns in this show work side by side with young, single nurses and tend to the women and children of Poplar. For 10 points, name this show, which was based on the memoirs of Jennifer Worth and her time working in 1950s London.Answer: Call the Midwife11. Tip O’Neill, no—not the congressmen from Massachusetts—did this for the St. Louis Browns in 1887. Negro League players who did this include Oscar Charleston and Pete Hill. Heinie Zimmerman used to have claim for this feat, but boxscore verification determined that he only had 99 RBI. The only player to accomplish this while leading the league in steals was Tigers legend Ty Cobb. The only players to accomplish this twice are Roger Hornsby and Ted Williams. The pitching equivalent of this award is based on wins, strikeouts and ERA. Before 2012, the last player to do this in the AL was Carl Yastrzemski in 1967. To win this, a batter has to lead his league in RBI, batting average, and homers. For 10 points, name this batting accomplishment, which Detroit Tiger Miguel Cabrera did in 2012 while winning the AL MVP. Answer: Winning the Hitting Triple Crown12. (Movies) In a 1999 movie, the death of “Drugs” Delaney in a car accident lead his friends to somberly pour one out at a bonfire in memory of him as this song plays in the background. In a 2005 film starring Orlando Bloom and Kirsten Dunst, the performance of this song leads to chaos in a banquet hall after a prop catches fire. Another movie that came out that year was Rob Zombie’s The Devil’s Rejects, which uses this song in the climactic scene before the lead characters die in a police shootout. A forgettable 2013 animated film starring Owen Wilson and Amy Poehler was named after this song, though it does not appear on the soundtrack. For 10 points, name this song which plays during Jenny’s attempted suicide in Forrest Gump and dominates the kick-ass church scene in 2014’s Kingsman: The Secret Service.Answer: “Free Bird”13. (TV) A character with this surname asked two characters to remodel the office. They did, but it turned out that their redesign was all just a hologram. Seemingly real and often frightening answering machine message are left by one character with this last name. One character with this last name was involved in sorta relationship with the Russian KGB agent Nikolai Jakov. One male character who has this name bemoans the donuts on the ground by yelling “do you want ants? Because that’s how you get ants!” After being diagnosed with breast cancer, a character with this last name realizes that he should not have been an asshole to other characters like Woodhouse, Brett and Lana. Later, that character realized he received fake cancer treatment. FTP, identify this last name of Malory and Sterling that is also the title of the FX cartoon that they appear on. Answer: Archer 14. (Misc) This man worked as a consultant on 1986’s 9? Weeks and worked on the 1994 Charlie Sheen film The Chase. A parody of Being John Malkovich was made called Being This Man. This actor also appears in the Insane Clown Posse’s Western parody movie Big Money Rustlas. The musical taste of this man is questionable because he has been in music videos for such shitty acts as Kid Rock, LMFAO, and My Darkest Days. Awards won by this man include a 1985 XRCO award for Succulent, and he was nominated for a 2003 Grabby Award for Best non-sex Performance for his role in Porn Academy. In 1982’s cinematic masterpiece Taboo 2 this actor played a part of the complicated incestual relations of the McBride family. This man was also an extra in Ghostbusters. For 10 points, identify this legendary 80s pornstar who famously looks like current Detroit Pistons head coach Stan Van Gundy. Answer: Ron Jeremy 15. (Music) This Phoenix band consists of two members, who according to are a grave digger and a social worker. TVtropes calls that an odd couple. Dylan Cook occasionally plays mandolin for this group such as on the song “Dylan Cook’s Theme”. That song is on the 2011 album Candy, Cigarettes, Capguns, Issue Problems! and Such. This band released 1000 limited edition vinyl copies of their album Knife Man in 2011. One single from that album is called “Fucc the Devil”. This band, lead by singer and guitarist Sean Bonnette, once released a song for the Occupy movement. For 10 points, name this hipster folk-punk group of “People II: The Reckoning” which is named after a former US President. Answer: Andrew Jackson Jihad 16. Description acceptable. The key player involved in this event said in an interview “I don't aim. If I'm aiming that's when I'm missing. “This action took place during the last 2-3-2 NBA series. Before this action, a comeback was led by a headband-less LeBron James. Leading up to this action, one team missed several key free throws. The players who missed were Manu Ginobili and Kawhi [pr. “Kuh why”] Leonard. This action was started after Chris Bosh got a rebound off a missed shot by LeBron and passed to the player responsible for this event. After this was done, announcer Mike Breen yelled his usual “BANG” catchphrase. For 10 points, name this supposedly unforgettable action done by a Miami Heat player against the Spurs in 2013 that tied the game.Answer: Ray Allen hitting a game-tying 3 against against the Spurs in Game 6 of the 2013 NBA Finals (Be generous and prompt on incomplete answers with questions like “when did Allen hit the 3?”)17. (Misc) There is a journal dedicated solely to studying this man called International Journal of this man Studies. On the Criterion Collection YouTube channel, this thinker says that Louille Malle’s Murmur of the Heart is one of his favorite movies because of its depiction of incest as a “nice, secret relationship between mother and son”. Anal fisting was praised by this man praised as “Edenic” and he called it the sexual invention of the 20th century. This thinker wrote a 148 page joke book published by MIT Press. The subtitle of that book is “Did you hear the one about Hegel and Negation?” This thinker has a hard-on for the French philosopher Jacques Lacan. A 2012 documentary about this man is called The Pervert's Guide to Ideology. FTP, give the name of this postmodern Marxist Slovenian philosopher with the sniffles. Answer: Slavoj ?i?ek18. (VG) One mission in this game takes place in Texas and features heavy use of a lasso. Strangely, boundaries in this game barely exist, so when the player goes out of bounds, a stylish hand simply brings the player back to the main game. The player must fight off enemies like the Duplicatron 1000 and the Arf-Dawg which explodes. In order to 100 percent this game, the player must collect all of the missing socks. The currency in this game is simply named “shiny objects” and the player collects Golden Spatulas to advance in this game. Worlds in this game include the Poseidome, the Mermalair, and Goo Lagoon. FTP, identify this 2003 GBA, XBox, PS2, PC and Gamecube game that stars a yellow member of the Porifera phylum. Answer: Spongebob Squarepants: Battle for Bikini Bottom (prompt on “Spongebob Squarepants game”, do NOT accept “Spongebob Squarepants Movie Game)19. (Music) Warning: specific names not accepted. One artist with this quality launched his solo career with a September 1981 performance at Amnesty International’s benefit concert, The Secret Policeman’s Other Ball. One artist with this quality has the last name Ciccone, and also became known as the “Queen of Pop”, especially after her hit 1984 release, Like a Virgin. Another artist with this quality is the youngest artist to gain thirteen number one singles on the Billboard Hot 100 with the release of 2013’s Monster. A different artist with this quality has gone under multiple name changes, at one point stylizing his name as “O(+>” [pr: “Oh, parentheses, plus sign, greater than sign”] . Another artist with this characteristic actually has the first name “Aubrey”, and he joked that he wasn’t from Canada in a Super Bowl 50 ad for T-Mobile. For 10 points, name this characteristic, shared, among others, by Sting, Rihanna, Madonna, Prince, and Drake. Answer: only going by one name (accept equivalents, like “having a one-word stage name”. Do not accept specific names, prompt on “stage name” or equivalents).20. (Movies) This actor appeared in the British adaptation of the Longest Yard called Mean Machine. In one surreal flick, this character has rough sex with his girlfriend at a Chinese restaurant while onlookers watch. Aidan Gillen appears as a cop killer in the boring Blitz which is a movie that stars this actor. In a Guy Ritchie film, a character played by this former male model is a boxing promoter who gets involved with a villainous man who throws men to hungry pigs. In a film that featured other superstar actors like Charlize Theron, Marky Mark Wahlberg and Ed Norton this stoic actor played the dashing Handsome Rob. That flick is the remake of The Italian Job. This actor portrayed the villain Deckard Shaw in 2015’s Furious 7. For 10 points name this dashing bald actor of the Crank and Transporter films. Answer: Jason StathamTB. An early hardcore punk version of this band included drummer Kate Schellenbach on drums. (sic) In 1985, this then young group somehow toured with Madonna. Instrumental usage for this band was inspired by the Dutch group Urban Dance Squad. For reasons unknown, this group was the third rap group inducted into the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame after Run-D.M.C. and Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five. One song by this band repeats the phrase “another dimension”. The debut album from this band was produced by Rick Rubin and is called Licensed to Ill. “No Sleep Till Brooklyn” is on that album. For 10 points, name this early rap-ish group of hits like “Fight for Your Right” and “Sabotage”. Answer: The Beastie Boys BONI 1. (TV) Answer some things about Comedy Central in the mid 2000s because that was the Golden Age for 10 points each. [10] This 2003 made-for-TV Comedy Central movie was directed by Bobcat Goldthwait and featured rising stars like “Scary Perry” Caravello, Walter “Mole” Molinski, and Don Barris. In this pseudo-documentary, Don plays a prank on Perry by telling him he is the star of a sports crime film set in Chicago. Cameos are made by Dane Cook and Carson Daly.Answer: Windy City Heat [10] This Comedy Central Show ran from 2002 to 2005 and featured celebrities like Sarah Silverman, Tracy Morgan, Tony Barbieri, and Jimmy Kimmel who assumed personalities and called businesses. This series featured characters like Mr. Burcham, a Vietnam vet voiced by Adam Carolla, and Dick Rodgers who was voiced by Seth MacFarlane. Answer: Crank Yankers [10] This Comedy Central show ran for 1447 episodes before finally ending in 2014. Its host sorta pretended to be a Republican and had guests like Barack Obama as well as Maurice Sendak who got the host of this show to break character.Answer: The Colbert Report 2. (Music) Jay-Z and Linkin Park never come up in Quizbowl, so let’s change that by having some 10 point questions about the 2004 Jay-Z and Linkin Park mash-up album Collision Course.[10] Jay-Z and this Linkin Park member did most of the producing for the album. This Linkin Park member rapped on Linkin Park songs like “In the End” and started the spin-off project Fort Minor.Answer: Mike Shinoda (prompt on Mike) [10] “Encore” by Jay-Z is paired with this Linkin Park track where the singer complains about his familial issues. In this song from Meteora, the singer says “By becoming this all I want to do/Is be more like me and be less like you”. Answer: “Numb” [10] On Collision Course, this Jay-Z song is paired with the classic Linkin Park hits “One Step Closer” and “Points of Authority”. The singer of this song says “a bitch ain’t one” of the listed maladies. Answer: “99 Problems”3. (Movies) Actors have career highs and career lows. For ten points each, answer some questions about careers hitting rock bottom.[10] This monstrosity features Sir Ben Kingsley as “Guru Tugginmypudha”, John Oliver as “Dick Pants”, and Justin Timberlake as Jacques “Le Coq” Grande. This 2008 romantic “comedy” also starred Mike Myers as the titular sitar playing medicine man.Answer: The Love Guru[10] Kevin Costner received widespread acclaim for much of his work in the early 1990s. However, his role in the massive 1995 flop Waterworld tainted his career and made him the butt of many a joke, particularly because of one scene where Costner’s “Mariner” drinks this to survive on a raft.Answer: drinks his own urine (accept equivalents)[10] Many argue that this actor’s career has been one long low. Name this star of 2006’s The Wicker Man.Answer Nicolas Cage (Also accept Nicolas Kim Coppola) 4. (Sports) The writers of this packet attend Michigan State University, so answer some biased questions about the amazing Spartan sports teams for 10 points each. [10] This living legend quarterback and god among men led the Spartans to 3 consecutive bowl victories including an amazing comeback in the first 2015 Cotton Bowl and a 2014 Rose Bowl win. In the second 2015 Cotton Bowl, this player must have been hungover, because he disappointed against Alabama. Answer: Connor Cook [10] MSU Women’s basketball has experienced success under this current coach. She has coached the Spartan Women for 8 seasons, and has lead the team to 7 NCAA Women’s Tournament appearances.Answer: Suzy Merchant[10] This former MSU basketball player currently plays for the Memphis Grizzlies. Earlier, in his career, this player was a part of the infamous “Jail Blazers” but has since turned into a model citizen and power forward. Answer: Zach Randolph (accept “Z-Bo”)5. (Misc) It seems everyone is so obsessed with serial killers these days, so identify some serial killers from the past from the fucked up shit they did to people.[10] This creepy clown assaulted and killed at least 33 teenage boys in Illinois. Executed in 1994, this bastard buried some of his victims in the crawl space of his home. Answer: John Wayne Gacy, Jr. (accept “Killer Clown”)[10] Sociopathic and supposedly handsome, this Vermont native escaped prison while in Utah. This rapist, necrophile and kidnapper confessed to 30 murders and was executed in 1989 in Florida. This man committed crimes in several states including Washington and Idaho. Answer: Ted Bundy[10] This murderer and member of Manson’s “Helter Skelter” crew helped kill the pregnant Sharon Tate, and the Labiancas. Convicted in 1971, this Texan must have potent sperm, as he somehow has caused four pregnancies while in the joint through conjugal visits.Answer: Charles Denton “Tex” Watson 6. (VG) Identify some things about games named some of the best of 2015 by IGN, for 10 points each.[10] This fantasy game contains both RPG and open world elements. This game from CD Projekt earned an immaculate 9.3 on IGN, and sold 6 million copies in six weeks. In this game, the player controls Geralt of Rivia. Answer: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt[10] Players of this game can use the Wii U gamepad to create their own levels and they can play levels created by other players. Old and new-school graphics are used in this game which features a fat plumber. Answer: Super Mario Maker (prompt on “Mario Maker”) [10] In 2015’s Monster Hunter 4: Ultimate, this class of monster includes the Chameleos, Dah’ren Mohran, and Teostra. These monsters cannot be trapped in pitfall traps, and cannot be captured. Answer: Elder Dragon (prompt on “Dragon”)7. (Movies) Some movies are pornos and feature cheap, sexual content. Some kinographic masterpieces feature explicit content yet do it with taste. Answer some questions about the latter case, for 10 points each.[10] In this Danish director’s Nymphomaniac films, Charlotte Gainsbourg's character sucks off men on a train, and reiterates her sexual escapades to a character played by Stellan Skarsgard. This director also directed Melancholia, Antichrist, and Dancer in the Dark. Answer: Lars von Trier[10] This 3D 2015 Gaspar Noé film has a movie poster where two female characters French kiss each other. Murphy recalls his sexual experiences with his ex-girlfriend Electra and his mistress Omi, who gets pregnant because of Murphy’s infidelityAnswer: Love[10] This classic 1979 film features penetration, fellatio and ejaculation. The titular Roman leader marries Caesonia, played by Helen Mirren, in this movie. This movie was supposedly an inspiration to Leonardo DiCaprio for his role in The Wolf of Wall Street. Answer: Caligula 8. (Sports) The Golden State Warriors won the NBA championship in 2015, and are well on their way to do winning it again this season. For 10 points each,[10] Identify this point guard and reigning league MVP who owns the records for most made 3s in a season with 286 last year.Answer: Stephen Curry (do not accept “Chef Curry” because that name is beyond stupid)[10] The Warriors were chasing the wins record of this NBA team. All or nothing--identify this Eastern Conference team and the year where they won 72 games. Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, and current Warriors coach Steve Kerr played for this team. Answer: 1995-1996 Chicago Bulls (prompt on just “Chicago” or “Bulls” and ask for the year) [10] Kerr was recovering from back surgery in the first part of this season. So this former Lakers and Cavaliers forward stepped in and became head coach. This son of an NBA legend coached the Warriors to a 39-4 start before Kerr came back.Answer: Luke Walton (prompt on “Walton”) 9. (Music) This artist appeared with Ludacris on one song and asks if it is too late to say the title phrase on a recent single. For 10 points,[10] Identify that teen heartthrob and subject of a recently leaked dick pick who is behind illustrious musical masterpieces such as “Sorry” and “Baby”. Answer: Justin Bieber[10] Bieber somehow cobbled together enough dough to make this 2011 movie. This “tour documentary” follows Bieber before his 2010 performance at Madison Square Garden. In this movie, Bieber utilizes his patented “One Less Lonely Girl Routine” by inviting presumably lonely girls on stage.Answer: Justin Bieber: Never Say Never [10] Bieber is signed to this record label founded by our good friend Rick Rubin. Other artists on this label include Frank Ocean, Iggy Azalea, and Kanye West.Answer: Def Jam Recordings 10. (Pop) Everyone knows that Brendan Fraser got his shit fucked up real bad. Now answer some questions about another individual who gotta take some time to pay the fine for 10 points each. [10] Name that rockabilly musician, star of Nickelodeon's The Amanda Show and actor of A Fairly Odd Movie fame. His current net worth is roughly negative six hundred thousand dollars.Answer: Drake Bell[10] A potentially bogus, but still funny as hell, TMZ report said that Bell might be living in this California location. The 2014 article featured pictures of zombie Drake Bell and some people who took pictures with him who could be described as “fans”... if Drake Bell fans existed.Answer: Disneyland (do NOT accept or prompt on “Disneyworld”)[10] Bell achieved notoriety in 2015 for sending a controversial tweet about this reality TV star. In response, good samaritan Josh Peck tweeted out #Tothineownselfbetrue and #goodforher. Peck actually has a career, unlike Bell, however.Answer: Caitlyn Jenner (accept “Bruce Jenner” because Bell tweeted “Sorry...still calling you Bruce.”11. (TV) Do people seriously think that stupid shows like Adventure Time are classic Cartoon Network? Well, fuck those people and answer some questions about truly classic CN shows FTPE. [10]Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup battle this red demon villain. This antagonist’s real name cannot be said because he is too powerful and scary. This character has an androgynous appearance which is evident because he wears high heels. Answer: HIM[10] The titular protagonist of this cartoon is a blonde buffoon who always strikes out with women. The protagonist sounds kinda like Elvis, and calls his mom “Momma”. “Little Suzy” has a crush on the titular womanizer. Answer: Johnny Bravo[10] In Codename: Kids Next Door this chubby character is the pun loving Technology Officer of Sector V. This character wears a stupid looking hat with goggles attached. In “Operation: A.M.I.S.H.”, this character hates Sector A because they don’t like technology. Answer: Numbuh 2 (accept “Hoagie P. Gilligan”)12. (VG) A few stars in this course have the player go to The Town, including one star where the player needs the invisibility cap. For 10 points, [10] First identify that course that has alternating water levels depending on where you jump into the painting. This is also one of the few stages (thank God) to feature the annoying enemy Chuckya.Answer: Wet-Dry World[10] Another course in Mario 64 is this one where the player rides on a slow as fuck magic carpet around the sky. This stage also features a Big House, and a star where the player must shoot Mario through some rainbow rings to the star. Fuck the 100 coins star here though.Answer: Rainbow Ride [10] Several Mario 64 stages, including Bob-Omb Battlefield and Tiny-Huge Island, feature a rideable green shell of this Mario enemy. In Bob-Omb Battlefield, the player must beat a member of this enemy type in a race up the mountain. Answer: Koopa (accept “Koopa the Quick”) 13. (Misc) For ten points each, answer some questions about everyone’s favorite treat, Girl Scout Cookies.[10] These cookies are far and away the best, with creamy peanut butter layered under a chocolate covering. Their boxes are primarily red, and feature kayaking girl scouts on the front.Answer: tagalongs (prompt on peanut butter patties)[10] The Girl Scouts website claims that a purchase of a box of these cookies helps girls learn “money management”. Their green boxes used to feature a girl triumphantly suspended by a rope.Answer: thin mints[10] These gluten-free cookies are only available in certain markets. They were introduced in the 2015 season and are packaged in a light blue box.Answer: toffee-tastic14. (Music) I swear that I don’t have a gun, and I’m not gonna force you to answer these grunge questions for 10 points each, but if you don’t you’ll bagel this bonus. [10] This leader of Nirvana is the subject of the movie Soaked in Bleach which is about his supposed suicide. This man was married to the bizarre Courtney Love, who says the Nirvana song “Heart Shaped Box” is about her vagina.Answer: Kurt Cobain [10] Soundgarden made this song that is featured in Rock Band 2. This song from Telephantasm tells the listener to “come together with your hands and save me”. This song’s nonsensical title may be related to a street artist according to Songfacts. Answer: “Spoonman” [10] This obscure “godfather” grunge band may only be known to a landscaping partner of one of this packet’s writers. This band, led by the charismatic pot head Mark Lanegan, released hits like “Nearly Lost You” and “All I Know” on albums like Dust and Clairvoyance. Answer: Screaming Trees15. (Sports) This NFL franchise has brought in players like Greg Toler, Frank Gore, and Andre Johnson to get their team over the hump. [10] For 10 points, name this AFC South team that missed the playoffs in the 2015-16 season after superstar Andrew Luck sustained injuries.Answer: Indianapolis Colts (accept either) [10] In Week 17 of the NFL season, the Colts somehow trotted out this QB. This former Bucs first rounder had not played since 2013 when he had an all-time horrible 37.7% completion percentage on a Monday Night Football performance against the New York Giants.Answer: Josh Freeman [10] This possibly drug-addicted owner of the Colts was suspended 6 games and fined 500k in 2014 after being stopped by cops while driving while on multiple prescription drugs. This owner is perhaps more famous for his eccentric Twitter, which the NFL also prohibited him from using. Answer: Jim Irsay (do NOT accept “Robert/Bob Irsay” because that’s his late father, RIP)16. (Movies) For this bonus, we’re gonna talk about one thing, and one thing only: films with Nazis. Sound good? For ten points each...[10] That was adapted from a quote from Inglorious Basterds, Quentin Tarantino’s 2009 film that features the premier of this movie-in-a-movie—which starred Frederick Zoller as the titular thing.Answer: Nation’s Pride[10] This Nazi movie came out the year before Inglorious Basterds, and follows a plot to kill Hitler and stars Tom Cruise in an eye-patch.Answer: Valkyrie[10] This Nazi movie was the genesis of the “Hitler reacts” meme, where fake subtitles show Hitler getting overly upset about things like getting banned from Runescape. It chronicles the last ten days of Hitler’s life.Answer: Downfall (accept “Der Untergang”) 17. (VG) Bethesda is known for their massively open-world RPG’s that completely suck their players in, though they are often the subject of controversy. For 10 points each,[10] In early 2015, Bethesda partnered with Valve to offer paid mods on this game service for PC. Community outrage was so visceral that the program was suspended after a few days.Answer: Steam[10] An earlier controversy between Bethesda and this game company saw Bethesda refuse to give bonuses because this company’s Fallout: New Vegas did not earn at least an 85 from Metacritic.Answer: Obsidian Entertainment.[10] In December 2015, a man from Siberia sued Bethesda over this game, which he claimed was so addictive that it caused him to lose his job and his wife after a three week gaming binge.Answer: Fallout 418. (TV) For 10 points each, answer some things about modern American advertising.[10] Though he claimed that “you’re gonna love my nuts”, Vince Shlomi of Slap Chop and ShamWow fame was arrested in 2009 for assaulting a prostitute after she did this to him.Answer: biting his tongue and not letting go[10] Geico has many different ad campaigns, but only one spawned a spinoff TV sitcom. Name this 2007 ABC show starring Nick Kroll as one of the titular people that was cancelled after 6 episodes.Answer: Cavemen[10] You may have been inspired to get this product for your Grandma after commercials for it showed elderly people collapsing and yelling “Help, I’ve fallen and I can’t get up!” Luckily, this product was there to save the day.Answer: Life Alert 19. (Sports) There has not been a tennis bonus yet so by the law of Quizbowl, let there be a tennis bonus with three parts worth 10 points each! [10] This American played against Nicolas Mahut in a 2010 Wimbledon match that became the longest match in tennis history. The match ended after 11 hours and 5 minutes.Answer: John Isner[10] Spaniard Rafael Nadal has always done extremely well on clay surface which is perhaps why he has won this European tournament 9 times. Bj?rn Borg won this tournament six times.Answer: The French Open[10] To continue this super unrelated tennis bonus, this Croatian unexpectedly won the 2014 US Open over other players like Kei Nishikori and Roger Federer.Answer: Marin ?ili?20. (Music) This band lead by Maynard James Keenan often produced expensive music videos that may be kinda trippy and may involve bald aliens. For 10 points, [10] Identify that prog metal band. Their album Lateralus includes hits such as “The Grudge”, “Parabola” and “The Schism” which won the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance in 2002. Answer: Tool [10] Tool utilized different key signatures in several songs, which suggest that Tool may have influenced this sub-genre of music. This indie genre was partially inspired by Steve Reich, and typically uses angular melodies and dissonant chords. Answer: Math rock (accept “Mathcore” but that’s technically a fusion genre) [10] This chart topping Tool tune from their album 10,000 Days has a music video that was never released. Instead, the most popular YouTube music video for this song features drawn rural citizens. This song about addiction repeats the phrase “you must have been so high”. Answer: “The Pot” ................
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