TERP (Trash Everyone Really Prefers) 2010



TERP (Trash Everyone Really Prefers) 2010

Round 4: Brought to You by the Letter from Jamaica

Edited by Logan Anbinder, Paul Marchsteiner, Chris Ray, and Jeff Amoros with assistance from Jeremy Eaton, Margo Kirzner, Jack Kennedy, Monica Remmers, Isaac Hirsch, Gary Weiser, Ozzie Fallick, SteveJon Guth and Shantanu Jha

Tossups

1. One song on this album was motived by an acid-driven conversation with Peter Fonda. Another was, in its early stages, about “Ola Na Tungee” and was born out of the continued vamping of an E minor chord. Marianne Faithfull's voice was the inspiration for the vocals on “Here, There, and Everywhere”, while the subject of “And Your Bird Can Sing” is unclear. One song from this album criticizes (*) Mr. Wilson and Mr. Heath, and another asks the listener to “please don't spoil [his] day.”. This album saw a greater songwriting contribution from George Harrison than any of its predecessors, and includes the songs “I'm Only Sleeping”, “Taxman”, and “Eleanor Rigby.” FTP, name this 1966 album by the Beatles, whose title is a pun on what happens when you put a record on a turntable.

ANSWER: Revolver

2. One website created by this man claims he was born of two “loving but restless parents, Mystery and Passion,” while another site created about him is [this man] is a jerk dot com. The former site is dedicated to this character’s persona of “Mysterious Dr. X,” which he maintained while a radio host at Wesleyan, while the latter site bemoans this character starring in porn films under such aliases as (*) “Lance Hardwood.” This man is pleased to hear from a gay couple that he is able to successfully sport a pair of red cowboy boots, despite the objections of a friend for whom this man once stole a blue French horn from a restaurant. A fictionalized account of one of this man’s longest relationships is called “The Wedding Bride,” and is a biased retelling of his being jilted at the altar by Stella Zinman, who therefore is almost certainly not this man’s show’s titular woman. Often found in the company of Barney Stinson, FTP name this protagonist of How I Met Your Mother.

ANSWER: Ted Mosby

3. A pop foul hit by this man in the 1912 World Series led to Merkle’s Boner, as this man followed Merkle’s inattentiveness by lacing a single that scored the tying run in the eighth game of the series. This man starred in center field in that series alongside Hugh Duffy and Harry Hooper, with whom this man formed the famed “Million Dollar Outfield” until he was traded to (*) Cleveland in 1916. An accusation by pitcher Dutch Leonard led AL President Ban Johnson to force this man to temporarily retire in 1926, though Commissioner Landis cleared this man and his alleged co-conspirator, Ty Cobb, of fixing any games the following year. The all-time leader in both doubles and outfield assists, for ten points, name this Red Sox and Indians star outfielder and manager who finished his career with three World Series rings and was a member of the Hall of Fame’s second class of inductees.

ANSWER: Tris Speaker

4. This action names a failed 2002 musical cowritten by Rainhard Fendrich and “Axel F” performer Harold Faltermeyer, as well as a song from the LazyTown soundtrack that asks, “don’t ya know we’re gonna” perform this action. This action is also the title of a Run-DMC song in which the singer, upon performing this action, has “the vision of a world working as a team,” and of an Alanis Morissette song that only uses the title phrase at the end, and accuses “You like snow, but only if it’s warm.” A track from Sum 41’s album All Killer No Filler that is only (*) 50 seconds long is titled after “never” performing this action, which titles yet another song that begins, “there’s people talking, they talk about me,” and is by Hillary Duff.  Perhaps the best-known song by this name begins “Somethin’ filled up my heart with nothin’,” and was featured in the trailer for Where the Wild Things Are. FTP, name this titular action of a certain song by Arcade Fire, an action which Ke$ha performs in the morning while “feelin’ like P. Diddy.”

ANSWER: Wake Up (accept waking up, do not accept “wake up in the morning”)

5. A thirteen minute short by this name is appended to the DVD of the 1951 film The Tales of Hoffmann, while a full-length feature film by this name stars Robert Davi and Kelly LeBrock and was shot on location in South Africa. In that film, the former actor appears as an elderly neighbor named Milner who recruits a boy named Ben Clark to protect Fingall’s talisman from a character played by the latter, who is played by Alice Krige in a more recent film. In that film, this title refers to (*) Dave Stutler, who must battle a character played by Alfred Molina. The storyline of that film is allegedly based on the most famous cinematic release with this name, which features a character named Yen Sid. In that segment with this title, the titular character dreams of commanding the stars to blink upon command after he steals a hat with which he is able to make brooms autonomously do his work of carrying buckets of water. FTP, give this name used most famously to refer to Mickey Mouse in the best-known short from Fantasia.

ANSWER: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice

6. A recent installment of the comic strip La Cucaracha by Lalo Alcaraz sees a taco vendor next to a sandwich board bearing this phrase, while one response to this statement saw Cassandra Peterson’s horror character Elvira append a sentence that follows this phrase with “except with bigger tits.” The video that sparked this comment sees the woman who delivered it assert, “I know what they told me to do” on a 1999 episode of (*) Politically Correct with Bill Maher. This sentence is followed by the declaration “I’m you,” while another parody of this statement sees a certain green-skinned character with a caption denying that she is a senator. FTP, name this assertion by Delaware Senate candidate Christine O’Donell that became necessary after a clip surfaced in which she suggested that she had dabbled in the dark arts.

ANSWER: “I am not a witch” or “I’m not a witch”

7. In one episode of this show, a character who initially had the surname Beasley believed that his new dog could speak when some kids stuck a walkie talkie in its collar. Although that character typically wore a Jughead-like beanie, he sometimes wore a suit that he shared with his cousin, which is currently at the Mount Airy, (*) North Carolina museum for this show. That character’s cousin would later receive a spin off series about his time in the military, Gomer Pyle USMC. Another character to regularly appear in this series is Beatrice Taylor, or Aunt Bee,  who acts as housekeeper for the protagonist and his son in their home in Mayberry. FTP, name this show that premiered in 1960 and starred Don Knots as Barney Fife, deputy to the titular actor who would whistle the theme song during the opening credits.

ANSWER: The Andy Griffith Show

8. One version of the DVD for the film My Brother the Pig, starring this actress, incorrectly stated that this woman was in Mission Impossible III because this woman had been considered for Keri Russell’s role in that film. In addition to playing Alex’s older sister Molly in Home Alone 3, this woman played the younger version of the protagonist Suzanne in An American Rhapsody and voiced King Neptune’s daughter Mindy in The (*) Spongebob Squarepants Movie. This woman played Kay Lake in The Black Dahlia and received critical acclaim for her performance as Nola Rice in Woody Allen’s Match Point, as well as for Griet, the titular subject of a Vermeer painting in Girl With a Pearl Earring. This actress may be best-known for playing a Yale graduate who meets Bob Harris in Tokyo in a film directed by Sofia Coppola. FTP, name this woman who played Charlotte in Lost in Translation.

ANSWER: Scarlett Johansson

9. This man's brother currently corrals Odell Thurman's rage as Head Coach of the UFL's Florida Tuskers. This coach's most notable victory came after he inserted himself onto the practice squad and mimicked the mannerisms of a former Delaware graduate. This current coach at Carrolwood High recently stormed off the field after being flagged for abusing the officials, only to continue the heckling from the bleachers. Bill Callahan replaced this loser of the (*) “Tuck Rule” game after he was acquired for four draft picks and buckets of cash by a franchise where his draft-day blunders included Marquis Cooper, Sabby Piscatelli, Dexter Jackson, and Michael Clayton. This man's Super Bowl victory with a team owned by the Glazers is often attributed to the defense of Monte Kiffin – led by John Lynch, Derrick Brooks, and Warren Sapp – and to his familiarity with the Raiders offense. Currently stinking up the Monday Night Football booth, FTP, name this coach who won Super Bowl XXXVII (37) with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

ANSWER: Jon Gruden

10. An August 2009 New Yorker article reported on a cross-dressing impersonator of this artist named John Kelly, and albums by this artist include Wild Things Run Fast and Night Ride Home. This woman’s debut album featured a song that depicted “Peridots and periwinkle blue medallions,” as well as a song about a man who “will sink you with a kiss” and “steal your heart and sail away.” In addition to “The Dawntreader” and “The (*) Pirate of Penance,” this woman released a song that opines, “Everybody’s in it for their own gain; you can’t please ‘em all,” and remembers when she “felt unfettered and alive” in the titular city, and is called “Free Man in Paris.” This woman’s best known song laments the creation of “a pink hotel, a boutique, and a swinging hot spot,” near a tree museum that charges its visitors “a dollar and a half just to see ‘em.” FTP, name this singer-songwriter who asserted that “you don’t know what you got ‘til it’s gone” in “Big Yellow Taxi.”

ANSWER: Joni Mitchell

11. One character based off of this TV character is the boss of the Plagueworks section of the Icecrown Citadel in World of Warcraft, Professor Putricide. This character’s originally planned catchphrase was featured in the first couple of episodes in which he appeared before being phased out, and that statement is, “Well, I am already in my pajamas.” In one episode it is revealed that he teaches a class on the mathematics of quantum neutrino fields at a place where “knowledge brings fear,”  (*) Mars University. This man also has an ongoing rivalry with one of his former students to whom he gave the dreaded grade of an “A-”, Ogden Wernstrom. He is revealed to be the father of Igner, one of Mom’s children, has a similarly named clone, and is the great nephew of the much younger protagonist of the show in which he appears. FTP, give the real name of this owner of Planet Express who is over 160, has a penchant for doomsday devices, and always has good news on Futurama.

ANSWER: Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth

12. One character in this film receives a get well card that says “I wish I would see you soon” from his grandson Frank, while another character asks yet another if he would like her better if she were either a nun or Ingrid Bergman, before becoming upset upon seeing a newspaper headline outside of Radio City Music Hall. Louis’ Restaurant in this film has an old-fashioned toilet that is taken advantage of by this film’s central character in a murder plot after which he leaves New York City and marries (*) Apollonia; that plot involves the murder of police captain McCluskey and a man nicknamed “The Turk,” Virgil Solozzo.. Another scene from this film sees a film producer, Jack Woltz, meet with Tom Hagen; that meeting takes place shortly before Woltz wakes up in bed to see the bloody head of Khartoum, his race horse. Vito’s death precedes the murders of the heads of the Five Families, in, FTP, what film that sees Michael rise to the titular position as head of the Corleone crime family?

ANSWER: The Godfather

13. Under Don Nelson, this team won 7 straight division titles from 1980 to 1986, but was never able to translate that into a championship, and recent playoff history has been quite poor for this team that has only advanced past the first round once in the last 20 years. That occurred in 2001 when this team lost to the 76ers in the Eastern Conference Finals. That iteration of this team starred players like (*) Sam Cassell and Ray Allen and was coached by George Karl. This team’s best years undoubtedly came early in their history, when a dismal expansion year record in 1968-69 led to this franchise having the first overall pick, which was used on Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, instantly making the team a contender. Riding Kareem and Hall of Fame guard Oscar Robertson, this franchise won its only title in 1971, though it nearly added another in 1974, before Kareem left for L.A. Currently coached by Scott Stiles, name this NBA Central division team starring Brandon Jennings and Michael Redd.

ANSWER: Milwaukee Bucks (accept either underlined part)

14. In an upcoming game featuring this character, Yacker warns him that his nemesis has built planet sized amusement parks in order to capture the Wisps. In another game, this character is chased and captured by the G.U.N. Federation, and is freed from his captivity at Prison Island right before half of the moon is obliterated by Space Colony ARK. He is frequently a passenger on the transformable airplane, Tornado, which he once used to get to Station Square to stop (*) Chaos. This character’s metal doppelganger was introduced in the same game as his girlfriend, who carries a large Piko Piko Hammer and is named Amy Rose. He is often paired either with his punching and gliding red rival or his friend, Miles Prower, who is a fox who can fly with his two tails. FTP, name this character who battles against Dr. Eggman, Sega’s mascot who is a speedy, blue hedgehog.

ANSWER: Sonic the Hedgehog

15. One recent strip in this series saw one character thank her mother for seeing Twilight Saga: Eclipse with her for the fifth time to take her mind off the impeding beginning of school, while another strip sees school rationalized by a girl named Nona. A recurring storyline in this strip sees that mother attempt to eat the ears off her daughter’s chocolate bunny every Easter, while another character in this strip is that daughter’s rebellious friend (*) Faye. Coworkers of the titular protagonist include her friend Alice and her boss Ralph, and another storyline sees that woman’s husband Ted coach the always-losing baseball team of their daughter Hilary. FTP, name this strip created by Greg Howard but now written by Francesco Marciuliano, whose titular protagonist’s name is a pun on a phrase meaning “to go forward.”

ANSWER: Sally Forth

16. This song was originally titled “Interlude,” a name which still appears in parentheses after its published title on the Legally Blonde soundtrack. The video for this song sees the artist enter her garage and sit down at a piano, which she plays as she travels by such locales as a birthday party, a party supply store, and a beach where several black horses run by. In one film appearance, this song is surprisingly loved by a character played by (*) Terry Crews, and an earlier scene in the same movie sees it declared “our jam” by certain characters, who force the two undercover protagonists to pretend they know the words. Featured prominently in White Chicks, this song recounts “walking fast, faces passed, and I’m home bound.” FTP, name this song by Vanessa Carlton, whose singer asserts that “If I could fall into the sky,” she would walk the titular distance.

ANSWER: “A Thousand Miles”

17. This player began his career with French team Le Mans, and eventually moved to Olympique Marseille, where we was named player of the year in the French league, while leading his club to the finals of the UEFA Cup in 2004 before transferring to his current club. Later on in his career, he would score goals in 3 separate victorious FA Cup Finals. In 2008, one of his more infamous moments saw him red-carded for slapping Nemanja Vidic in extra time of the Champions League final, which his team eventually lost on penalty kicks. Internationally, he has named 2009 (*) African player of the year, and captained his nation at the 2010 world cup, losing out in the group stages behind Portugal and Brazil. Earlier in 2010, Chelsea won the title behind this leading Premier League scorer who, FTP, is the all-time leader in goals for the Ivory Coast.

ANSWER: Didier Drogba

18 . Three assholes are beaten up after being informed that at one location in this state, “the hamburger deluxe comes with lettuce, tomato, mayonnaise – AND AIDS,” while a club in this state is staffed by prolific screamer Ginger, who took over bartending duties after the murder of Longshadow. An official from this state kills Talbot under the auspices of having anal sex with him, leading to an incomparable scene in which Nan Flanagan hears the line “now time for the weather – Tiffany?” delivered on a live news feed while its speaker holds a portion of the anchor's spine. That speaker had sought to take over this state by marrying (*) Sophie-Anne, played by Evan Rachel Wood, but became obsessed with two of its residents, a child of Godric and the best friend of Tara Thornton. Bars in this state include Eric Northman's Fangtasia and Merlotte's, where Bill Compton first meets Sookie Stackhouse. The town of Bon Temps is located in, FTP, what state, which in HBO's True Blood is ruled by a vampire queen from New Orleans?

ANSWER: Louisiana

19. A song named after this phrase that appears on the soundtrack of the movie featuring it is nearly ten minutes long but is composed of only two notes, and a website whose URL is [this phrase] dot com in part features a faux police report that begins with a report of defaced currency. In some promotional material for the film in which this quotation appears, it is accompanied by the declaration (*) “It’s all part of the plan.” In that film, this question is asked in a pool hall, prefaces the murder of Gambol, and is itself preceded by the character who delivers it feigning death inside a garbage bag. The story that concludes with this question describes the father of the man who asks it as a drunkard who cuts his wife with a kitchen knife while this man, then a boy, is forced to watch; he then suffers the same fate after being told “Let’s put a smile on that face!” Asked at the end of a story that begins, “Wanna know how I got these scars?,” FTP give this question sarcastically asked by The Joker in The Dark Knight.

ANSWER: “Why So Serious?”

20. In one appearance by this character, his weak points are revealed by utilizing Gel-arshie’s special ability, and in addition to that appearance in “8-Bit is Enough,” another game featuring this character as antagonist includes the brothers Mendelev and Dongolev. That game also features a creature named The Kerrek, and a fictitious roller coaster named after this character is called the “Bowels of” him. This character is created through the use of (*) consummate V’s, and a failed first attempt at creating him instead results in the creation of another character who is given a speech bubble proclaiming “the S is for sucks.” A song named for this character declares that he wreaks a particular kind of havoc on “thatched roof cottages,” and was featured as a bonus song in Guitar Hero 2.  A constant menace to peasants, FTP name this creation of Strong Bad, a cartoon dragon who is known as “the Burninator.”

ANSWER: Trogdor the Burninator

21. Oswald Bastable is in charge of one of these devices when he is conquering India in a steampunk trilogy by the hilariously-named Michael Moorcock. Another instance of these are the Soviet Union’s Kirov variety, which are used in the invasion of America in Command and Conquer: Red Alert 2. In the TimeSplitters series one of these acts as the headquarters of the main antagonist, (*) Captain Ash. Yet another instance of them in video games is Blackjack, which is owned by the gambler Setzer in Final Fantasy 6. In Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Indy steals an attendant’s uniform and throws the Nazi Ernst Vogel, out of one of these devices for “not having a ticket.” The most recognizable of one of these vehicles was tethered to the Empire State Builiding in Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow. FTP, name this kind of aircraft after which the band who created the song “Stairway to Heaven” named themselves.

ANSWER: Zeppelins (accept “airships” or “blimps;” do not accept “hot air balloons”)

Bonuses

1. This film overtook Titanic as the highest grossing film in Japan’s history, and it was the first piece of anime to win an Academy Award. FTPE:

[10] Name this movie about a young girl named Chihiro who is transported to another dimension and renamed Sen by Yubaba. Her parents turn into pigs and she befriends many strange creatures including a baby that is turned into a rat and the river spirit Haku who can turn into a dragon while she is working in a bathhouse.

ANSWER: Spirited Away

[10] You probably do not like anime, but you should still know this director and creator of Spirited Away, sometimes called the Japanese Walt Disney, who founded Studio Ghibli production company. His other works include Howl’s Moving Castle, Princess Mononoke, and most recently Ponyo.

ANSWER: Hayao Miyazaki

[10] This Miyazaki movie is about an Italian World War I veteran who takes to the skies hunting air pirates. He has a bit of a romance with hotel manager Gina and is close friends with an engineer named Fio. By the way, the titular protagonist was cursed and now looks like a pig.

ANSWER: Porco Rosso

2. Quite frankly, he’s kind of a windbag. For ten points each:

[10] Name this former ESPN personality, currently the host of the Fox Sports Radio morning show, who’s best known for his over-the-top diatribes on shows like 1st and 10 and his own short-lived program, Quite Frankly.

ANSWER: Stephen A. Smith

[10] Smith first made a name for himself as a columnist for this Philadelphia newspaper, the current employer of Friday Night Lights author Buzz Bissinger. It filed for Chapter 11 in 2009, three years after it was purchased along with its rival, the Daily News, by Philadelphia Media Holdings.

ANSWER: Philadelphia Inquirer

[10] Smith got into hot water when he erroneously claimed this former Phillies GM conducted most of his business from Toronto, where this man constructed two title-winning Blue Jays teams. He retired after leading the Phillies to the 2008 World Series, giving way to his protege, Ruben Amaro.

ANSWER: Pat Gillick

3. FTPE, answer some stuff about TV shows of the giant robot variety:

[10] This show stars Coop, a fat tech geek, who finds the titular robot in a junkyard. He goes around the universe with Jamie and Kiva fighting the Glorft as well as lots of spoofs of things from anime.

ANSWER: MEGAS XLR

[10] MEGAS XLR appeared on this cartoon network block of action shows run by the robot TOM when it was moved from every weekday to Saturday. Other shows to appear here include Batman Beyond, Dragon Ball Z, and Samurai Jack.

ANSWER: Toonami

[10] Several different shows from this anime meta-series about Giant robots aired on Toonami. The Wing series premiered before the original, Mobile Suit one did on Toonami.

ANSWER: Gundam

4. Uses of this song in film have included during the sex scene between Night Owl and the Silk Spectre in Watchmen. FTPE:

[10] Name this oft-covered song that states, “I heard there was a secret chord that David played, and it pleased the lord,” as well as proclaims, “I’ve seen your flag on the marble arch, and love is not a victory march.”

ANSWER: “Hallelujiah”

[10] “Hallelujiah” was written by this Canadian songwriter who also wrote the song “Suzanne” and released the albums Songs of Love and Hate and New Skin for the Old Ceremony.

ANSWER: Leonard Cohen

[10] One of the numerous covers of the song is by this artist, based on John Cale’s rendition. It was included on his album Grace, and his Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk was released posthumously following his drowning death in 1997.

ANSWER: Jeff Buckley

5. She starred in a film adaptation of The Most Dangerous Game but is better known for a role in which she produced an iconic scream. FTPE:

[10] Name this Canadian-born actress whose 57 year-long film career also saw her act alongside Boris Karloff in The Man in the Saddle, and whose most famous role was in a film produced by RKO Radio Pictures.

ANSWER: Vina Fay Wray

[10] Fay Wray played the archetypal damsel in distress in this 1933 film about a titular giant ape.

ANSWER: King Kong

[10] This scheming director, played by Jack Black in the film’s 2005 remake, delivers a famous line at the end of the film, insisting that it wasn’t the airplanes, but rather “Beauty that killed the Beast.”

ANSWER: Carl Denham

6. FTPE, answer some questions about “The Only Band That Matters”.

[10] Name this first wave punk rock band whose second album was Give 'Em Enough Rope, founded in 1976 with Joe Strummer as frontman.

ANSWER: The Clash

[10] Name this best-known album by The Clash whose title track proclaims, “phoney Beatlemania has bitten the dust.” Other songs include “Rudie Can't Fail” and “Spanish Bombs”.

ANSWER: London Calling

[10] This song was a hidden track on London Calling, and is sometimes known as “Stand By Me” because those words are repeated throughout the chorus.

ANSWER: “Train in Vain”

7. Answer the following about fads FTPE:

[10] This member of the original nine Beanie Babies was released along with her brethren in Chicago, in 1994. The poem on the hangtag of this purple platypus claims, in part, “Believe me, she wouldn’t stop talking.”

ANSWER: Patti the Platypus

[10] Another ‘90s fad centered around this electronic toy that looked like a fuzzy owl, that spoke in a similarly named language before gradually “learning” English. These creatures had the habit of waking up at obnoxious times and yelling at you.

ANSWER: Furby or Furbys

[10] This more recent trend has of course spawned numerous knock-offs, though unlike Beanie Babies, those duplicates seem to be widely accepted as “legit” and all are referred to by this name of the original product. These colored, silicone fashion accessories are produced in numerous shapes, from phoenixes to Christmas stockings.

ANSWER: Silly Bandz

8. This player injured teammate Dwight Gooden’s arm by swinging a golf club around the clubhouse. FTPE:

[10] Name this St. Louis Cardinals and New York Mets player, who claimed he didn’t know who Jackie Robinson was and famously missed the 1985 World Series after being sucked into Busch Stadium’s tarp machine.

ANSWER: Vince Coleman

[10] Another player who stuck his foot in his mouth occasionally was this Expos and Cubs player, who once stated that he wanted kids to look up to him and “copulate” him. He was named Rookie of the Year in 1977.

ANSWER: Andre Dawson

[10] This player took the Red Sox to the World Series in 1986. Supposedly, he drank 70 beers in one airplane flight, and had an affair with Margo Adams. More recently, he’s done commercials for hair growth formula.

ANSWER: Wade Boggs

9. You take the good, you take the bad, you take them both, and there you have, FTPE:

[10] This show whose theme song began with that line and sees its protagonist become a housemother at New York’s Eastland School.

ANSWER: The Facts of Life

[10] This maid from Dff’rent Strokes, played by Charlotte Rae, was the protagonist of the first seven seasons of the show until she remarried and decided to travel with her husband to Africa, leaving her sister to take care of the girls.

ANSWER: Edna Garrett

[10] This girl was one of three under Edna’s care, along with Blair and Natalie. In one episode, she buys a set of bongs at a record store, thinking they can be used to store jelly beans, and when she finds out their true purpose, delivers her catchphrase, “there’s gonna be trouble!”

ANSWER: Dorothy “Tootie” Ramsey

10. In honor of a recently released sequel, answer some questions about a certain strategy for Blizzard's Starcraft FTPE:

[10] This small bug-like creature is the standard icon for rushing in real time strategy games based on the speed with which they can be created.  Originally, the Spawning Pool only required 50 minerals, making a four-pool rush with these creatures nearly unbeatable.

ANSWER:  Zerglings [prompt on Zergs]

[10] One answer for a Terran player against Zergling rushes is to build one of these buildings near their resource collectors.  Marines can enter these buildings, protecting them from zerglings while they shoot out.

ANSWER:  Bunker

[10] The Terran hard counter to zerglings are these infantry units which require the academy before they can be built from the barracks.  Stim packs combined with their concussive splash damage force a Zerg player to build stronger fighters.

ANSWER:  Firebat [do not accept "Medics" because they are not a counter to zerglings.  Also, medics can't attack]

11. Answer the following about the film career of Will Smith, FTPE:

[10] Smith costarred with Tommy Lee Jones as one of the two titular dark-suited men in this 1997 film about secret alien activity on Earth.

ANSWER: Men In Black or MIB

[10] This more recent film outing saw Smith star as Tim Thomas, whose texting while driving results in the death of several people, including his wife. To make amends, he donates parts of his body to those in need, including Rosario Dawson’s Emily Posa, who has a heart condition.

ANSWER: Seven Pounds

[10] Smith lent his voice talents to Shark Tale as this fishy protagonist who receives the title of “Sharkslayer” after leading everyone to believe that he killed one of the titular animals.

ANSWER: Oscar

12. This show is based on a series of novels by Tess Gerritsen. FTPE:

[10] Name this TV series that costars Sasha Alexander as the medical examiner half of the titular investigative duo, along with a female Boston homicide detective.

ANSWER: Rizzoli & Isles

[10] Jane Rizzoli is played by this actress of Baywatch Nights, who is probably better known for her appearances as ADA Abbie Carmichael in the Law & Order franchise.

ANSWER: Angie Harmon

[10] Rizzoli & Isles airs on this cable channel whose slogan is “We know drama.” Other series that air on this channel include Leverage, Dark Blue, and The Closer.

ANSWER: TNT or Turner Network Television

13. Nekron and all the Black Lanterns caused a mess in the DC universe in the Blackest Night. Answer some stuff about the aftermath FTPE:

[10] This current maxi-series is set after the events of the Blackest Night despite that its two word title is the phrase preceding Blackest Night in the Green Lantern oath. It follows the stories of several long-dead heroes who were revived by the power of the White Lantern rings.

ANSWER: Brightest Day

[10] One of these resurrected heroes is this King of Atlantis. In Brightest Day he can only call dead sea life to aid him, but previously he could talk to all living sea creatures when he was doing things like hanging out with the Justice League.

ANSWER: Aquaman [accept Arthur Curry]

[10] This previously minor DC hero began as a ghost of a dead trapeze artist who posses others to work for justice and find out who murdered him. In Brightest Day, he is the only one in the world who still has a white ring which he uses to revive things, like creating a forest out of a crater in the middle of Star City.

ANSWER: Deadman [accept Boston Brand]

14. Answer some questions about bands featured in the Jack Black movie School of Rock for 10 points each.

[10] This female singer-songwriter’s Edge of Seventeen is featured the movie. She is most famous for her time with Fleetwood Mac where she wrote “Crystal” and “Rhiannon.”

ANSWER:  Stevie Nicks

[10] This group contributed “Touch Me” to the soundtrack, while their other songs include “People Are Strange.”  Vocalist Jim Morrison died in 1971, and the band disbanded shortly thereafter.

ANSWER:  The Doors

[10] This 70s glam rock band's song “Ballrooms of Mars” was used in the soundtrack, but they may be better known for “Get It On” and “Children of the Revolution.” Their debut folk rock album was the awesomely titled “My People Were Fair and Had Sky in Their Hair... but Now They're Content to Wear Stars on Their Brows.”

ANSWER:  Tyrannosaurus Rex

15. Name the following terrible films, none of which is the Star Wars Holiday Special, FTPE:

[10] This 50s film features the alien commander Eros, who initiates the titular numeric directive that revives dead humans. This is apparently important so that the aliens can ask the humans not to use the solarbonite, a bomb that will make “sunlight molecules” explode and thus destroy the entire universe in a chain reaction.

ANSWER: Plan 9 From Outer Space

[10] This more recent film costarred Bradley Cooper as the titular guy, but is more notable for garnering its other costar, Sandra Bullock, a Worst Actress Razzie, making her the first actress to win an Oscar and a Razzie in the same year.

ANSWER: All About Steve

[10] This 2003 film won the Razzie for “Worst Musical of our First 25 Years.” It costars the winner and runner-up from the first season of American Idol as a singing waitress and a college student, respectively, who fall in love.

ANSWER: From Justin to Kelly

16. Answer some questions about the illustrious NBA career of Keith Van Horn, FTPE:

[10] Van Horn started his NBA career coming out of University of Utah playing for this team. He later rejoined this team to play alongside Allen Iverson and Todd MacCulloch.

ANSWER: Philadelphia 76ers [acc. either]

[10] In between his stints with the 76ers, Van Horn played for the Nets, but his return to the 76ers was motivated by a trade for this enormous Congolese center.

ANSWER: Dikembe Mutombo

[10] Van Horn’s NBA career ended with a trade from the Nets, along with Jason Kidd, to this team. It was a pretty sweet deal for Van Horn, because he was paid a large sum of cash not to play.

ANSWER: Dallas Mavericks [acc. either]

17. Name some characters from Glee, FTPE:

[10] One central character is this showbiz-obsessed girl, often the most enthusiastic about the Glee club. The daughter of an interracial same-sex couple, her birth mother is Idina Menzel’s Shelby Corcoran, and her on-again-off-again relationship with Finn is chronicled throughout the show.

ANSWER: Rachel Barbara Barry

[10] Another Glee romance is between Mr. Schuester and this germophobic high school guidance counselor, who has also been involved with a dentist played by John Stamos.

ANSWER: Emma Pillsbury

[10] This medicinal marijuana dealer and former leader of the Glee club seems to perpetually sport a sweater around his neck, and has an obsession with Josh Groban.

ANSWER: Sandy Ryerson

18. Identify the teams who employed (or currently employ) these safeties, FTPE. If you need an easier clue, you'll earn 5 points:

[10] Dennis Smith and Steve Atwater, who combined for 14 Pro Bowls, and later Steve Atwater and Tyrone Braxton.

[5] Brian Dawkins after his tenure with the Eagles, and John Lynch after his tenure with Tampa Bay.

ANSWER: Denver Broncos

[10] Nick Collins, LeRoy Butler, and Bhawoh Jue, who famously surrendered a 4th and 26 against the Eagles.

[5] Darren Sharper, before he became a Viking or a Saint. It may also help you to know that LeRoy Butler is credited as the inventor of the Lambeau Leap.

ANSWER: Green Bay Packers

[10] NFL interceptions leader Paul Krause prior to his tenure with the Vikings, Hall of Famer Ken Houston after a short stint with the Oilers.

[5] Slain Miami alum Sean Taylor, LaRon Landry.

ANSWER: Washington Redskins

19. A young-adult novel published by this man was about a bunch of baseball-playing kids and fairies travelling through the multiverse in a car named Skidbladnir. FTPE:

[10] Name this author, who more notably wrote Wonder Boys as well as an alternate-history novel in which a Jewish settlement is established in Alaska during World War II, The Yiddish Policeman’s Union.

ANSWER: Michael Chabon

[10] This Pulitzer Prize-winning Chabon novel follows the lives of the two titular cousins, Sam and Joseph, in New York City as they create superheroes during the Golden Age of comics.

ANSWER: The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay

[10] This metafictional comics hero, whose alter ego is Tom Mayflower, is the most successful of Sam and Joe’s creations. An ally of the League of the Golden Key, a real-world 2004 Dark Horse Comics release showcased a fictional retrospective of this character.

ANSWER: The Escapist

20. Answer the following about songs that might have been played at your high school graduation, FTPE:

[10] This song from Grease discusses times “when we go out at night and stars are shinin’ bright up in the skies above,” and uses nonsense syllables like “rama lama lama ke ding a de dinga dong” to emphasize the closeness of the titular grouping.

ANSWER: “We Go Together”

[10] Another such song is this tune from Franco-Israeli singer Yael Naim that recounts, “I came to this strange world hoping I could learn a bit ‘bout how to give and take.” This song was hand-picked by Steve Jobs to be featured in a 2008 MacBook Air commercial.

ANSWER: “New Soul”

[10] The track “Graduation (Friends Forever),” which is based on Pachelbel’s Canon, may be the best known hit of this pop artist, who had a top 40 hit with “Smile.”

ANSWER: Vitamin C or Coleen Ann Fitzpatrick

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