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 The Dynamic Duo: A Batman Double Packet Special4448175114300By: Eli Issokson and Ganon Evans1. Description Acceptable. In a photo from the 2016 Turkish Coup attempt, the bottom half of a Erdogan loyalist perfectly resembles a character from this scene. Blood from a nuclear scientist is transfused to a dead body in this scene. A character in this scene is complimented for “a lot of loyalty for a hired gun” before another is chastised for his decision to possibly shoot a hooded man. A character in this scene responds “it would be extremely painful - for you” upon being asked if pulling off his mask would kill him. One antagonist in this scene is told “they expect one of us in the wreckage” in accordance to a flight plan filed by an Aidan Gillen played CIA Agent. For 10 points, name this scene in which Bane kidnaps Dr. Pavel from an airplane, and which opens a 2012 movie.ANSWER: the opening scene to The Dark Knight Rises [accept equivalents; accept answers indicating Bane crashing the plane with no survivors] <GE>2. In a movie set in this country, the Batmobile’s progress up a hill is demonstrated by a goon rolling a map scroll. Robin is arrested in this country after allegedly slamming the villain Saiko-Tek off a skyscraper. An assassin from this country wields the sword Soultaker, which as its name implies, traps the souls of its victim. Arkham Asylum becomes a massive mechanical beast in this country, and is fought by a giant monkey created by the Bat Family on the “Fields of Hell” located here. While fighting Gorilla Grodd, Batman is sent to this country through a Quake Engine time machine in a 2018 animated film. A young artist in this country is cursed after attempting to bring his ink paintings to life, and is physically attached to a printing press in this country. Inspector Daizo turns into a giant ink monster and attempts to kill a team of superheroes in this country after Brushogon brings them to this country by attacking Jump City. For 10 points, name this country, the setting of Batman Ninja and Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo.ANSWER: Japan [or Nippon or Nihon] <GE>3. Note: Two Names Required. The first playable campaign in the original LEGO Batman centered on these two villains. In a ridiculous filming mistake, one of these two characters can be seen waiting offstage for the other to finish deciding whether to eat dinner made by Sugar or Spice. One of these characters crashes a ball the other throws to present a holographic television. After discovering Batman’s identity and destroying the Batcave with baseball and bowling moves, one of these characters claims he himself is Batman after getting amnesia during a fight on Claw Island. After Batman overloads one of these characters’ brainwave devices, he tricks the other into falling to his death by throwing fake coins into the air. For 10 points, name these two villains portrayed by Tommy Lee Jones and Jim Carrey, the main antagonists of Batman Forever.ANSWER: Two-Face and the Riddler [accept either order; prompt on partial answers; accept Harvey Dent in place of Two-Face; accept Edward Nygma or Eddie Nash in place of Riddler] <GE>4. In an episode centered on these things, the Joker uses a whoopie cushion to dim lights in his hideout. Two goons dressed as 1950’s schoolchildren drone that these things are “naturally good in cholesterol” in a hijacked commercial for them. When denied a copyright on these things, one character claims “Colonel What's-His-Name has chickens, and they don’t even have mustaches.” Batman dresses as the stockbroker Mr. Jackson while the real Mr. Jackson dresses in a Batsuit and is attacked by his cat, who was poisoned by one of these things. Harley Quinn sprays a patent office worker with perfume after he is slapped in the face by one of these things; that paperpusher, Mr. Francis, reacts to Joker gas after a rocket shaped like one of these things bursts through his window at midnight. These “finny, funny, and oh so delish” things resemble the Clown Prince of Crime. For 10 points, in an episode of BTAS, the Joker tries to establish a monopoly on what poisoned animals in Gotham harbor?ANSWER: Joker Fish [or Laughing Fish] <GE>5. In one music video, an artist from this family chants Batman’s name three times before rapping “Why you look flyer than hell? Don't think the album will sell” while fighting street performers. That artist from this family wore a bizarre white batsuit to Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s wedding. A character portrayed by an actress from this family tells the Dollmaker “you forgot option number three” before scooping out one of her eyes. That character develops mind control powers from cuttlefish DNA injected into her by Hugo Strange in Indian Hill. Kanye West’s “Black Skinhead” plays as an actor from this family perfectly fires through a single bullet hole on multiple target range dummies in another movie. Oswald Cobblepot is introduced as the umbrella holder for a character played by an actress from this family named Fish Mooney on Gotham. A character portrayed by an actor from this family is prevented from killing Batffleck when his daughter jumps in between them in an alley. For 10 points, Suicide Squad’s Deadshot was portrayed by a member of what family, whose members include Jaden, Jada Pinkett, and Will, the Fresh Prince of Bel Air?ANSWER: Smith [accept Jaden Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith, Will Smith, Willow Smith (I guess)] <GE>6. Two of these animals steal cotton instead of silk pillow cases because silk pillow cases will shrink in the wash. That duo of these animals steal the Mona Lisa and put on fake lips to protect themselves from toxic bubbles on Krypto the Superdog. An elderly Bruce Wayne smacks a goon who resembles one of these animals with his cane after that goon and his allies attack Wayne Industries for a system scanner to hijack a space laser. The only spliced villain in Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker is a goon who resembles this animal. One of these animals is named “Bruce, after that hunky Wayne guy” and encounters Cassandra Cain while in a bathtub in Birds of Prey. In a famous BTAS scene, two of these animals pull their bubblegum chewing owner down a city street on her “Day Off.” The names of these animals, which reference Abbott and Costello, are Bud and Lou. Harley Quinn and the Joker own, for 10 points, what laughing animals?ANSWER: hyenas <GE> 7. After a woman yells “these prices are a crime!,” this character collides with a pile of yams and then mauls a janitor. As a child actor, this character starred in a parody of Gilligan’s Island, which he was kicked off of after spilling glue on the lead actor’s head. This character’s sidekick bites into a capsule of clay dust while suspended over a batch of boiling Dimmadogs; that accomplice doubles as this character’s attorney by “wishing” he was not guilty every trial. After imprisoning Ace and Klepto in a super liquid laser dog crate, this character asks Cleft to rebrand himself as WeeWee Kitty Boy while watching over Chincinatti for the Crimson Chin. This character retires to become the mayor of Dimmsdale after some adventures with Timmy Turner. For 10 points, name this Adam West-voiced feline superhero from Fairly Odd Parents.ANSWER: Catman [prompt on Adam West with “What identity?”] <GE>8. In one movie, after decapitating a mummified grandma, an alternate universe Harley Quinn dies to one of these people. Dr. Magnus disintegrates himself with nanobots after being defeated by one of these people who had made a Metal Man clone of one of these people along with Wonder Woman and Superman in Justice League: Gods and Monsters. The “Lost Ones”are Gotham citizens turned into these people in another film. The Joker claims “you’re my second Batman tonight” after being turned into one of these people and dueling Batman in a blood bank. The anthropologist Alucard, who is one of these people, abducts Vicki Vale from a train station and is later defeated after being baited into a solar energy absorber. After Penguin cuts his hand while opening a coffin in Gotham Cemetery, the shriveled corpse of one of these people resurrects from his blood, and bites Penguin to turn him into one of these people. For 10 points, name this type of person, who the Caped Crusader fights in the 2005 movie Batman vs. Dracula.ANSWER: vampires [accept word forms such as people with vampirism; prompt on Batman before “Lost Ones” with “What was special about this iteration of Batman?;” prompt on Dracula with “What type of person is dracula?”] <GE>9. Upon being asked “do you want to be alone?” by a party guest, this character responds “I am” while looking over the deck of an ocean liner. This character can project smoke from spiked gloves, and appears to turn incorporeal when the shaft of a shovel is thrown through this character in a graveyard. This character is slapped in the face with a sausage after a squirt of acid melts this character’s signature hook-shaped hand. A camera attached to a mummified corpse reveals to the Joker that there is a “new face in town,” and that this character murdered Chuckie Sol and Buzz Bronski instead of Batman. In the movie in which this character appears, Bruce Wayne becomes Batman after this character leaves for Europe because Arthur Reeves sold her father’s name to the mafia. This character utters the phrase “your angel of death awaits” before assassinating former members of Sal Valestra’s mob; one of those former members was a chauffeur who became the Joker, who himself is killed after this character tracks him to an abandoned World of the Future exhibition. For 10 points, Bruce Wayne’s former love Andrea Beaumont returns as what vengeful assassin whose “Mask” titles a 1993 animated Batman movie?ANSWER: the Phantasm [accept either underlined Andrea Beaumont before mention] <GE>10. After one character accuses this man of killing his father, this man responds “do you have the slightest idea how little that narrows it down?” This character’s first appearance occurs when he duels a man in a suit taken out from “cold storage.” This character creates a new body from Mr. Freeze’s frozen head so that Freeze can hopefully create a new body for this character. After a meeting in which this character transfers control of his company to his son Paxton is interrupted by Verdesian fisherman, this character’s skin flakes off in rage. This man’s henchmen Mr. Fixx drowns during the first Batman sighting for over a decade. Warren McGinnis was murdered by this man after he discovered development of a toxic nerve gas; that nerve gas was developed at this man’s company he merged with Wayne Industries. This character hides in an old nuclear submarine to hide his radiation signatures. For 10 points, Derek Powers becomes what glowing green arch-rival to Terry on Batman Beyond?ANSWER: Blight [accept Derek Powers before mention] <GE>11. One director joked that two people with this first name were the same person that had been put into the witness protection program and relocated to Kansas. This name being said triggers a flashback which begins with a shot of a bouquet of flowers before panning across a gravestone inscribed with this name. In that same flashback, this name is uttered following a shot of Batman with a partially (*) broken cowl. Batman says “You were never a god, you were never even a man” right before this name is mentioned for the first time. Batman repeatedly screams “Why did you say that name” after another character says that Batman is “letting them kill” a person with this name. For ten points, give this name, which resolves the conflict between Batman and Superman in an often mocked scene of Batman v. Superman:Dawn of Justice.Answer: Martha [Accept Martha Wayne and Martha Kent] <EI>12. While preparing to perform this activity, Two-Face tells Poison Ivy that one half of him wants to strangle her while the other wants to hit her with a truck. While performing this activity, Penguin’s story is interrupted, causing him to call his “aviary of doom” his “big bird house” to avoid mockery. This activity briefly pauses after Killer Croc says “I threw a rock at him” as the climax of a story about Batman. While performing this activity, Joker describes a laugh powered electric chair that he attempted to kill Batman with on an episode of (*) Late Night Gotham Live. In order to infiltrate a location where this activity occurs, Batman disguises himself as Killer Croc and reveals his disguise after slamming Joker through a table where this activity was occurring. While five villains perform this activity, they discuss the closest they have gotten to killing Batman. For ten points, name this activity central to the episode “Almost Got Im” which Joker cheats at by pulling an ace out of his sleeve.ANSWER: Playing Poker [Prompt on playing cards. Prompt on gambling] <EI> 13. As a Black Lantern, this man was thrown into a pitcher plant to be repeatedly digested after he caused Maggie Kyle’s transformation into Sister Zero. This man is the only inmate confirmed to have escaped from Arkham City. This man seemingly died when he lost his grip and fell several stories shortly after taking Holly Robinson as a captive. In Catwoman: Crooked Little Town, this man mocks Catwoman under the presumption that she won’t kill him, but one panel later, she shoots him in the head. This man inherited (*) Janus Cosmetics after he had his parents killed in a fire but had to be bailed out by Bruce Wayne. In a different fire, an object this man created from his father’s ebony coffin was permanently bonded to his face. For ten points, name this man who founded the False Face Society and served as the primary antagonist of the film Birds of Prey.ANSWER: Roman Sionis [Accept Black Mask. Do not accept “Black Mask II” or “Jeremiah Arkham”] <EI> 14. The “Robin Laws” were initially passed by a councilwoman loyal to this organization. Alan Wayne developed a phobia after hearing a nursery rhyme about this organization, which subsequently had him killed. In the animated movie Batman vs. Robin, one member of this organization tells Damien Wayne “Don’t doubt your instincts” before piercing his throat with Damien’s blade. That nursery rhyme warns that this organization’s members watch residents of Gotham at their (*) hearth and bed and warns not to speak a “whispered word about them.” One of this organization’s most famous operatives is the great-grandfather of Dick Grayson, and Grayson joined this organization at the end of the Robin War. This organization abducts children from circuses in order to turn them into highly trained assassins and was led by Sensei in Gotham. For ten points, name this organization that has existed since Gotham’s founding and employs Talons. ANSWER: Court of Owls [Or Parliament of Owls. Prompt on partial answer] <EI>15. He’s not Major Disaster or Copperhead, but this villain sold his soul to the demon Neron. This villain bribes Robin to go to the “Your Date with Destiny” prom with his daughter Kitten. On The Batman, this villain is mutated into the giant monster Charaxes while driving toxic waste for Team Penguin. The first villain Barbara Gordon successfully arrested was this character. Starfire and this villain have a screaming match over whether a creature’s name is Silkie or Larva M3-19, causing that creature to explode into purple goop on Teen Titans. This villain posed as the millionaires Cameron van Cleer and the Cavalier. This villain mentored a young Garfield Lynns and designed his equipment as part of a partnership Batgirl nicknamed the “Crazy Bug Twins.” This character wields a cocoon gun and other Batman-esque equipment. For 10 points, Drury Walker is the identity of what wacky Batman villain inspired by a night insect?ANSWER: Killer Moth [accept Drury Walker before mention; prompt on Cameron van Cleer or the Cavalier before mention] <GE>16. In Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu, the player fights Clayface by grappling on an industrial hook on the rooftop of this company. The sadly non-Shaquille O’Neal played Steel enlists players of DC Universe Online to defeat T.O. Morrow in this location. When Martha Kane married Thomas Wayne, this company owned by the Kane family effectively merged with Wayne Enterprises. A post-resurrected Jason Todd first confronts Batman at this company. While eating lobsters, two mobsters organize a break-in of this company in order to rob a playing card factory next door. Bruce Wayne receives the Batsuit on the rooftop of this building in Arkham City. In Birds of Prey, Harley Quinn gets drunk with Black Canary and announces her breakup with Mr. J by crashing an oil tanker into this company. During a failed robbery of this company, the leader of the Red Hood gang fell into a vat of chemicals and became the Joker. For 10 points, name this seedy Gotham chemical company.ANSWER: ACE Chemicals [prompt on Gotham Chemicals] <GE>17. Mr. Happy-Head is a firearm utilized by this character. In one episode, the driver of a prison transport “up river” swerves off a country highway to avoid this character, who was playing with a ball in the road. In that episode, “Gotham’s Bonnie and Clyde” breaks up when this character threatens to detonate the Mid River Island nuclear plant with her partner in crime Killer Croc inside. A parody of Erkel’s “did I do that” is this character’s repeated quote of “I didn’t mean to.” Cousin Spunky’s introduction resulted in this character quitting her source of fame. Two actors from a performance of Death of a Salesman are kidnapped by this character. This character cries “Why couldn’t you just let me make believe?” and sequentially breaks a hall or mirrors before ending on one reflecting an adult version of her. For 10 points, name this villain who suffers from systemic hypoplasia, which causes her to appear the same age as when she was a child actress on the TV show “Love That [this character].”ANSWER: Baby Doll [accept either underlined; accept Mary Dahl] <GE>18. One holder of this title has his head placed in a locker box and relinquishes this title after being tricked that a spider is about to enter the box. Butch blows up a former holder of this title with an RPG as he attempted to assault Wayne Manor. An aspirant to this title breaks the Maniax out of Arkham Asylum, and stabs their leader Jerome Valeska at a charity ball. That later holder of this title is the brother of Tabitha and is resurrected as Azrael by Dr. Strange in Indian Hill. The incompetent Aubrey (*) James somehow always holds this title, as did Theo Galavan. Another holder of this title declares the “Pax Penguina” after uniting organized crime syndicates on Gotham, but is haunted when his former advisor Edward Ngyma starts a murder spree as the Riddler. While running for this title, the Penguin bites off a man’s nose in Batman Returns. Nygma works as the campaign manager for Penguin’s efforts to hold, for 10 points, what local government office of Gotham City?ANSWER: Mayor of Gotham City <GE> 19. In the TAS episode “Heart of Steel,” Batman throws a cyborg clone of this man off a building and into the Bat Signal. This Checkmate agent was a former Golden Gloves welterweight. In the New 52 comics, this character is kidnapped and replaced by Jane Doe. This character becomes an alcoholic after being trapped in a basement with the Birthday Boy’s child victims in Batman: Earth One. This character rams himself against a wall to dislodge a metal pole that was sent through his body during a fight with Anarky in the Cataclysm storyline. This man busted Vinnie the Shark’s crystal meth business in South Gotham. In a BTAS episode, this man’s landlord Nivens attempts to kill him because of how much of a slob this man is. Renee Montoya becomes this man’s partner after his previous one is promoted to Captain and then Commissioner of the GCPD. For 10 points, name this rough and often crooked detective, an earlier partner of Jim Gordon.ANSWER: Harvey Bullock [prompt on Harvey] <GE>20. One youtube video with over a million views captured the original filming of a scene at this location, which sees one man throw away a cigarette. Burger King briefly gave out free whoppers for residents who live near this location to “put on a happy face.” This location is first seen immediately after a trip to Helm’s pharmacy after one character is told to stop bothering a child. The most famous scene at this location was criticized for using a song by a convicted (*) pedophile. That song was “Rock and Roll Part 2” by Gary Glitter. The most prominent use of this location occurs after the murders of Penny and Randall and was featured on a promotional poster with the main character looking towards the sky. For 10 points, name this location where a bizarre combination of dance moves are busted out by Arthur Fleck while wearing a colorful red suit and clown makeup.ANSWER: Joker Stairs (Accept anything indicating the Stairs from the 2019 film Joker. Prompt on Stairs) <EI>SUPERVILLAINThis character screams “DO I LOOK LIKE A MOP” upon being melee attacked. In a bizarre recording, this character recounts how “the shiny moonbeams ate all my corncobs” before proclaiming “I am the throatscratch!” After taking damage, this character uses a smoke pellet to disappear and respawns with the minions Pow, Bam, and Zap. This character is only available after completing the Cold Shoulder side quest, in which the player collects pizza and flowers for Scooter’s ex Laney. In one appearance, this character can be found before fighting the Penn and Teller played enemies Pain and Terror in a hidden cave in Carnivora, and drops the Night Flyer unique weapon, which drops an enemy’s HP to 1, but never kills them. In another appearance, this character is found at the end of a series of tunnels in the Fridge, and drops a Tediore pistol known as the Gunerang whose thrown reload always returns to the user. For 20 points, name this parody boss of Batman in the Borderlands series.ANSWER: Rakkman [accept Rakkman Forever or I’m Rakkman] <GE>1. Lenny Fiasco is a fixer who cleans up crime scenes while dressed as one of these items. For 10 points each:[10] Name these items, one of which is central to a “magic trick” in which the Joker plants one of these items in a table, and makes it “disappear” by slamming a thug’s head against it.ANSWER: pencil [prompt on eraser or The Eraser][10] In another of the Joker’s tricks from The Dark Knight, a police convoy carrying Harvey Dent is diverted onto the Lower Fifth after this ironic image blocks their normal route. A description is acceptable.ANSWER: a fire truck on fire [prompt on partial answers; accept answers indicating a fire truck engulfed in flames][10] The Joker paints “Slaughter is the Best Medicine” on one of these vehicles. Using wires deployed from the Bat Pod, Batman manages to completely flip one of these vehicles to end a chase scene.ANSWER: a large truck [accept an 18-wheeler or anything indicating a shipping truck] <GE>2. While vandalizing Gotham’s Flugelheim Museum in 1989’s Batman, the Joker prevents his henchmen Bob from slashing a painting by this artist. For 10 points each:[10] Name this artist. Heath Ledger’s Joker make-up was inspired by a book of paintings by this artist that Christopher Nolan brought to the set.ANSWER: Francis Bacon[10] As a nod to 1989’s Batman, Arthur Fleck in 2019’s Joker has this painting hanging in his apartment. It’s not the Lansdowne Portrait, but the boombox holding Lawrence sprays paints purple over this painting.ANSWER: The Blue Boy by Thomas Gainsborough[10] In Batman vs. Superman, Lex Luthor claims “devils come from the sky” while looking at the painting Fallen Angels, which was inspired by this John Milton epic poem.ANSWER: Paradise Lost <GE>3. For 10 points each, answer the following about Batman Beyond characters who really didn’t understand the dangers of genetic modification. For 10 points each:[10] After this villain destroyed his body through his Venom addiction, his orderly Chappell thought it was a good idea to compartmentalize Venom into patches. Spoiler alert: Terry causes him to overdose and enter a coma by applying an excess of patches.ANSWER: Bane[10] The ridiculously creepy Aaron is turned into a nonfunctioning puddle after trusting an injection from this villainess’ DNA. Terry wore an airtight exosuit while fighting this shapeshifting mercenary, who was liquified down a drain by her daughter Deanna.ANSWER: Inque[10] Dr. Abel Cuvier and the Chimera Institute developed this scientific procedure of embedding an animal’s DNA into humans. Cuvier turns Terry into Man-Bat with this procedure, so Terry in turn causes Cuvier to overdose and turn into a horrendous blob.ANSWER: splicing [accept splicers] <GE>4. Answer the following about the incredibly entertaining Twitter account @BatmanSlander. For 10 points each:[10] One tweet claims that Batman will put in you in a hospital, and then this company will up your insurance premium. The founder of this company, Solomon, hired Cyrus Pinkney to build much of Gotham City.ANSWER: Wayne Enterprises [or WayneCorp; accept the Wayne Foundation or anything really indicating Bruce Wayne’s company][10] One astute observer realized that Batman would “lose his powers” if confronted by this organization. While robbing King Barlo in TAS, Joker claims he’s crazy enough to take on Batman, but not crazy enough to take on this organization.ANSWER: the IRS [or Internal Revenue Service][10] According to @tshegzin, when the Batmobile breaks down, Batman has to take this specific service to fight criminals. This service is eighteen times as expensive as its company’s base rates.ANSWER: Uber Black [prompt on Uber] <GE>5. In Batman: Streets of Gotham, Jenna Duffy partners with a villain who primarily works in this industry to create a snuff film of Batman dying to traps for the Director. For 10 points each:[10] Name this Gotham industry which is dominated by Sherman Fine. In the first edition of the Gotham City Sirens, Poison Ivy interrogates Catwoman about the identity of Batman after she makes a deal in this industry.ANSWER: real estate [accept property; accept answers describing selling villain lairs or hideouts] (Sherman Fine is the Broker, and sold Catwoman an animal shelter as a hideout.) [10] In The Killing Joke, the Joker kidnaps Commissioner Gordon and tortures him at one of these locations he had purchased as a hideout earlier in the comic. The Joker breaks his own neck in the Tunnel of Love at one of these locations in The Dark Knight Returns.ANSWER: an amusement park [accept synonyms such as theme park, carnival, funfair, etc.; accept Amusement Mile][10] The Broker most likely sold this villain his club, Gotham City Olympus. Like Mike Cheyne, this villain is a delusional history professor, but unlike Mike Cheyne to my knowledge, he believes himself to be a Greek God.ANSWER: Maxie Zeus [prompt on partial answers; accept Maximillian Zeus] <GE>6. The main tune of this song, which is in 3/4, begins with the dotted half notes "F-sharp, E-sharp, F-sharp, A.” For 10 points each:[10] Name this song, which plays as a thug with knives attached to his feet performs frontflips while another falls through a rotten cathedral floor.ANSWER: Waltz to the Death[10] At the climax of ‘89 Batman in Gotham Cathedral, Vicki Vale and Joker perform the Waltz to the Death, which was composed by this frequent Tim Burton and Sam Raimi collaborator. This man also composed the Simpsons Theme.ANSWER: Danny Elfman [or Daniel Robert Elfman][10] This artist and Michael Jackson were slated to perform ballads as Joker and Batman for the soundtrack album for ‘89 Batman, but Jackson went on tour. This artist stayed on the project though, and created the songs Batdance, Scandalous, and Jokerman for the album.ANSWER: The Artist Formerly Known as Prince [accept Prince Rogers Nelson] (Author’s Note: Thank you Jacob Reed for fact checking my nonmusically talented ears on the score clues for the first part of this bonus.) <GE>7. This substance cures Captain Barnes’ limp, but also causes him to obsess over “bringing justice” to Jim Gordon as the alter ego Executioner. For 10 points each:[10] Name this substance, which drives those exposed to it insane while granting them super strength. Lee Thompkins kidnaps Gordon under the influence of this substance after Gordon killed Lee’s fiance Mario, who himself, had been poisoned by this substance.ANSWER: Alice Tetch’s blood [accept either underlined for Alice; accept any answers indicating the blood of Alice Tetch; prompt on the Tetch virus][10] On Gotham, the Mad Hatter searches for his sister Alice after she broke her brother’s usage of this technique on her. In Season 5, Mad Hatter convinces Gotham citizens to throw themselves off the city’s buildings after he takes control of a radio station and broadcasts this technique.ANSWER: hypnosis [accept word forms such as hypnotism][10] Mad Hatter hijacks the radio station after all the bridges to Gotham were blown, thus isolating the city from the outside world as part of this common Batman story arc. ANSWER: No Man’s Land <GE>8. After a failed takeover of Penguin’s gang on Earth Prime, Ignatius Ogilvy became a blue mutant and crowned himself the Emperor of this place. For 10 points each:[10] Name this maximum security prison for non-insane Gotham criminals such as Catwoman, the mafia, and many, many henchmen.ANSWER: Blackgate Prison [or Blackgate Penitentiary][10] This character was carved from Blackgate’s Gallows Tree, and is allegedly possessed by the spirits of the 313 prisoners who were hanged there. Arnold Wesker murdered his cellmate Donnegan to become this dummy’s first Ventriloquist.ANSWER: Scarface[10] On the New Batman Adventures episode “Double Talk,” Rhino and Mugsy attempt to spur a mentally rehabilitated Wesker into becoming the Ventriloquist again, but Wesker overcomes Scarface’s control and causes him to be destroyed in this gruesome way. A description is acceptable.ANSWER: being shredded in an air conditioning unit [both underlined parts needed; prompt on partial answers; accept synonyms for shredded indicating Scarface was destroyed or eviscerated; accept synonyms for an air conditioning unit such as an AC or a fan] <GE>9. In his first appearance, this character incapacitates every member of the Justice League singlehandedly except Superman, and holds them hostage until Superman kills himself. For 10 points each:[10] Name this villain, who controls an alternate dimension known as the Ghost Zone. This foil to Batman is the son of two criminals who were shot by a police officer.ANSWER: Prometheus[10] The Caped Crusader defeats the alien-technology wielding Prometheus by replacing the combat routines in his helmet with the physical capabilities of this figure. Batman remarks it was the “first time [he] ever hit a man with motor neuron disease” after defeating a Prometheus programmed with this figure’s movements.ANSWER: Steven Hawking[10] Prometheus gained access to the Ghost Zone after defeating the alien master of one of these locations named Shamballa. In Batman Begins, Bruce Wayne gains his martial arts talent under Ra’s al Ghul at one of these locations.ANSWER: monastery [or temples] <GE>10. The head of R&D at Wayne-Powers, Nabuo Taka, was burned alive in a fire so one villain could acquire a particle vibrating belt which granted this superpower. For 10 points each:[10] Name this superpower which is manipulated by Ian Peek to acquire dirt for his gossip TV show Sneak Peek on Batman Beyond. A description is acceptable.ANSWER: walking through walls [accept answer indicating that the person’s body becomes incorporeal, or that they have no physical properties][10] Horrifyingly, Ian Peek presumably dies after incurring this fate after his body becomes permanently incorporeal. Bruce remarks “it’s about as inside as you can get” after Peek suffers this fate.ANSWER: he sinks to the Center of the Earth [accept answers indicating he is pulled to Earth’s core by gravity][10] Peek threatened to expose that this teenager had taken up the mantle of Batman after Bruce Wayne’s retirement. Amanda Waller genetically created this character as a clone of Bruce Wayne to ensure “there will always be a Batman.”ANSWER: Terry McGinnis [accept either underlined] <GE>11. Joel Schumacher defended the addition of these features because “the bodies of the suits come from Ancient Greek Statues. They are anatomically correct.” For ten points each;[10] Name these features that are prominently zoomed in on as part of a montage in Batman and Robin. Batgirl’s batsuit notably lacks pronounced examples of these features.ANSWER: Nipples [Accept Bat-Nipples][10] In Batman and Robin, Batman says that “he never leaves the cave without” this item which he uses to bid 7 million dollars on a date with Poison Ivy while hypnotized. A cha-ching noise is played when this item is revealed which has an expiration date of “forever.”ANSWER: Bat Credit Card[10] While seemingly under Ivy’s spell, Robin kisses her while wearing these items that are “immune to her charms.” Because these items prevent Robin from actually making contact with Ivy, her kiss fails to kill him.ANSWER: Rubber Lips [Prompt on fake lips or equivalents that do not mention rubber] <EI> 12. Despite usually requiring the use of her voice, this character can also cast spells by writing the commands in her own blood. For ten points each:[10] Name this sorceress who once wiped Catwoman’s memory to manipulate her into becoming a hero. Most of her spells are cast by speaking backwards.ANSWER: Zatanna Zatara (Prompt on Zatara)[10] Although Batman enlists Zatanna’s help in the Justice League Unlimited episode “The Little Piggy,” Batman is eventually required to perform this song for Circe. This song has been performed by the likes of Ray Charles and Billie Holiday, and features the lyric “Why wouldn’t you be” the title color “if each plan with your man fell through.”ANSWER: Am I Blue [10] Another musically themed episode features this actor as the Music Meister hypnotizing people by signing at a high pitch. This actor also voiced Nightwing in “Under the Red Hood.” ANSWER: Neil Patrick Harris <EI>13. In 2015, DC Entertainment reached an agreement to credit both members of this duo in all Batman media following efforts by Marc Taylor Nobleman. For ten points each:[10] Name this artist and writer duo that created Batman and much of his surrounding mythos.ANSWER: Bob Kane and Bill Finger [Accept either order. Prompt on partial answer.][10] Another duo, Paul Dini and Bruce Timm, are known for introducing this character in the Batman animated series episode “Joker’s Favor.” In “Legends of the Dark Mite,” Dini is seen at a comicon cosplaying as this character.ANSWER: Harley Quinn [or Harleen Quinzel][10] This other writer’s contribution to Batman includes “What Ever Happened to the Caped Crusader?” He is better known for a comic series featuring the seven Endless. ANSWER: Neil Gaiman <EI>14. Answer the following about non-comic book writers' influence on Batman. For ten points each:[10] In the 1960’s Batman, the switch used to access the Batcave is found under a bust of this writer. For a brief time, Alfred Pennyworth joined a traveling company dedicated to performing this man’s works.ANSWER: William Shakespeare [Prompt on “The Bard”][10] A 1928 adaptation of this Victor Hugo novel served as one of the primary inspirations for the Joker. In this novel, Gwynplaine’s face is deformed into a permanent smile which leads to him committing suicide.ANSWER: “The Man Who Laughs”[10] Pulp writer Johnston McCulley created this rapier-using vigilante that inspired Batman. In traditional DC continuity, the Waynes were watching a film about this character before their murder.ANSWER: Zorro [Accept Don Diego De La Vega] <EI/GE>15. DC and Marvel have an awful habit of ripping off of each other. Answer some stuff about Marvel rip offs of DC For ten points each,[10] This character, who is bizarrely similar to Catwoman, serves as one of the love interests of Peter Parker. This feline thief has several devices from the Tinkerer and was voiced by Jennifer Hale in the Spiderman animated series.ANSWER: Black Cat (Accept Felicia Hardy. Prompt on Hardy)[10] While Black Cat’s similarities to Catwoman may have been unintentional, this anti-hero is a parody of Deathstroke. This “Merc with a Mouth” is one of the most prominent comic characters able to break the fourth wall.ANSWER: Deadpool (Accept Wade Wilson. Prompt on Wilson. Do not accept or prompt on “Slade Wilson”)[10] Bullseye, Marvel’s equivalent of Deadshot, slits Elektra’s throat with one of these unconventional weapons in the movie Daredevil. In DC, Joker killed Edgar Martin with one of these unconventional weapons laced with poison.ANSWER: Playing Card (Accept Joker Card; Accept Deck of Cards) <EI>16. In the Justice League episode “Wild Cards,” Joker hypnotizes millions of people through the use of this character’s powers. For ten points each:[10] Name this character who has mind-warping psychic powers that could be cancelled by a government designed headband. This character’s powers overwhelm her brain, and she eventually dies of an aneurysm in a flashback of the Justice League Unlimited episode “Epilogue.”ANSWER: Ace[10] Shortly before her death, Batman meets Ace on a set of these objects. After Ace says “I’m scared” Batman sits on one of these objects and holds Ace’s hand.ANSWER: Swing [Accept Swing Set][10] Ace was a member of two different incarnations of this villainous group. This group was made up of government trained metahumans with names like Jack, Queen, and King.ANSWER: Royal Flush Gang <EI>17. In the Dark Knight trilogy, the inspiration for this device came from Carmine Falcone being tied up at the Gotham docks. For ten points each:[10] Name this device which is used by the GCPD to contact Batman. The only time this device is used in Batman Beyond, Batman smashes it and tells Paxton Powers that he prefers email.ANSWER: Bat-Signal[10] In Batman Forever, this actress’s character Dr. Chase Meridian is told that the Bat-Signal is not a beeper. Another notable DC role of this actress was as Atlanna in Aquaman.ANSWER: Nicole Kidman[10] At the beginning of the Lego Batman Movie, this character disables the Bat-signal. This character plots with Chief Screaming Chicken to take over Gotham in his first appearance in the 1960’s series.ANSWER: Egghead (Accept Edgar Heed) <EI>18. In his first Batman: The Brave and the Bold appearance, Batman gives a signed batarang to this character after he transported Gorilla Grodd and Shaggy Man into Gotham. For ten points each:[10] Name this being from the fifth dimension who is Batman’s biggest fan and has reality warping powers. In an attempt to get Batman: The Brave and the Bold cancelled, this character hires Ted Mcginley to play Aquaman before fading from existence.ANSWER: Bat-Mite [Accept Enyaw Ecurb][10] During Batman’s “ultimate battle,” Bat-Mite accidentally creates this royal character when his attempt to transfer his powers to Batman is intercepted. In the comics, this near omnipotent character ate the entire population of China and had Jimmy Olsen beaten to death with rubber chickens. ANSWER: Emperor Joker [Prompt on partial answer][10] After becoming Emperor Joker, a goldberg machine is set up to kill Batman with one of these torture devices. Batman escapes from this device before the door is able to shut, but is immediately killed by a large hammer.ANSWER: Iron Maiden <EI>19. Somedays you just can’t get rid of a bomb! Name some stuff about bombs in Batman for ten points each:[10] In the 1966 Batman movie, Batman is unable to get rid of a bomb because a family of these animals is swimming in the water below him. In Batman Returns, Penguin uses a boat shaped like one of these animals to travel through the Gotham sewers.ANSWER: Ducks (Accept equivalents)[10] Following his apparent death by neutron bomb in The Dark Knight Rises, Batman has Wayne Manor turned into an institution for these people. After DC Rebirth, Cassandra Cain adopted an alias named after this type of person.ANSWER: Orphan (Accept any answer indicating a child with no parents. Prompt on child.)[10] Before Owlman’s QED bomb is teleported to an uninhabited Earth, Batman says that both he and Owlman looked into this feature, but when it looked back, Owlman blinked. That quote is a modified version of a more famous quote about this feature in Beyond Good and Evil. ANSWER: The Abyss <EI> 20. On this holiday, Alberto Falcone faked his death by falling over the rails of a yacht in the Long Halloween storyline. For 10 points each:[10] Name this holiday. In The Batman episode “Seconds,” Francis Grey turns back time seventeen years after he kills his son Matthew with a poison gas bomb released at this holiday’s climax.ANSWER: New Year’s Day [accept any answer indicating a New Year’s celebration][10] Grey turned back time to the exact moment before he stole a golden one of these objects. On BTAS, a “tightly-wound” villain named for these objects kidnaps Mr. Hill and ties him to a giant one of these objects after missing an important company trial.ANSWER: clocks [accept watches; accept Clock King][10] This villain frequently utilizes a watch in his hypnosis sessions. Tweedledee, Tweedledum, and Humpty Dumpty are accomplices in this villain’s “Wonderland” gang.ANSWER: Mad Hatter [or Jervis Tetch] <GE> ................
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