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CAHLFS Packet 5

1. This character recognizes the “Union of the Monkey” position in the Kama Sutra, and he has a foot with only four toes on it. This man laments a lack of Red Bull by exclaiming, “Sometimes a guy’s gotta ride the bull, am I right? Later, skater.” The actor of this character played guitar in the folk rock band The Grass Roots, releasing the hit “Midnight Confessions”. This man occasionally goes by the name William Charles Schneider, and he gets Debbie Brown (*) fired by neglecting to observe his duties of Quality Assurance. This man correctly identifies “Northern lights cannabis indica” during a drug test, and he is the only character who remembers the security guard’s name, but is shot down by Jim. For 10 points, name this old and creepy employee of Dunder-Mifflin, a character from the Office.

ANSWER: Creed Bratton [accept either]

2. Kardinal Offishall originally used this song’s beat on “Bring it Back” but returned the rights to Boi-1da [Boy Wonder]. Hype Williams directed its music video which features the artist who performed it at the 2009 AMAs outside in a hoodie. It claims a mixtape “sounded like an album,” spawning “a country-wide tour”, and “Superbad chicks give me McLovin.” It concludes by claiming “there ain’t gonna be no face to save” when (*) “Hannibal Lecter” is through with this place. The music video shows the More Than a Game star playing poker on his laptop before Drake claims he “started off local” but now knows “G4 pilots on a first name basis,” and shows LeBron playing youth basketball throughout. For 10 points, name this collaboration in which Drake says he wants this for the titular longest period of time.

ANSWER: I Want This Forever

3. In this athlete’s collegiate career, he served as a kick returner and punt returner along with his primary position of fullback for Felix Jones and Darren McFadden at Arkansas. This man first became a starting running back after Ryan Torain went down with an injury, and he led his (*) Mike Shanahan-coached team in rushing his rookie year despite only garnering 343 yards. After being demoted back to fullback, this man was traded for former Notre Dame star Brady Quinn. This offseason, he signed to play alongside Jamaal Charles in Kansas City. For 10 points, name this player who appeared as a Cleveland Brown on the cover of Madden ‘12, the first white running back since 1986 to rush for 1,000 yards in a season.

ANSWER: Peyton Hillis

4. The manga Saki sees a school girl named Yuki given supernatural Mahjong playing powers when she eats these objects and one of Homestar Runner's favorite flavors of melonade is called this “Annihilation”. The PC game Anachronox features collectable objects by this name and Gir from Invader Zim requires the consumption of these, lest he explode. On iCarly, quite a few characters are fond of these food items made with (*) Spaghetti, and this food item serves as the nickname of Jon LaJoie’s character on The League. Beavis and Butt-head eat these with 'Mexican Death Sauce', which causes them to breathe fire. Famously stuffed into lobster on The Simpsons, for 10 points, identify these food items which are served at a restaurant that is the only place to get Mountain Dew Baja Blast, and are most commonly served filled with meat and cheese.

ANSWER: Tacos

5. One album with this noun in the title contains a song in which a girl performs the titular action even though “they’re picking up the prisoners and putting them in a pen”, and a song where the singer’s “love for you will still be strong” after the titular people have gone. “All She Wants to Do is Dance” and “The Boys of Summer” appear on that Don Henley album entitled “Building the (*) Perfect” one of these. One song titled after one of these asks “Ain’t I tough enough, rich enough?” before asserting “I’ll never be” the titular creature, and another says that “sacrifice is going on tonight”. In addition to those Rolling Stones and Iron Maiden songs, one band with this creature in its name performs the songs “Intergalactic” and “Sabotage.” For 10 points, identify this creature which an Adam D and MCA-led rap group, its “Boys”, is named for.

ANSWER: The Beastie [Accept specific answers i.e. Beastie Boys, Number of the Beast, Beast of Burden]

6. The earliest known use of this phrase is in Benjamin Disraeli’s novel The Young Duke. This is the title of a song which laments, “I've made my mistakes, I've seen my heart cave in, I've been to hell and back again,” Switchfoot’s first single off of Vice Verses. Nickelback’s sixth studio album has this title and contains the single (*) “Burn It to the Ground.” Hellboy and Alien vs. Predator are films adapted from a comic book publisher named this, and George Harrison was nicknamed “this” of the Beatles as his songwriting improved over his career. For 10 points, name this phrase applied to James K. Polk pertaining to underrated stallions in a race.

ANSWER: Dark Horses

7. This actor claims to have created a new acting style called “Nouveau Shamanic,” which he has used throughout his career and he learned how to play the mandolin for the 2001 movie in which he starred in, Captain Corelli’s Mandolin. Another starring role he has had is in a 2006 remake of a British film where he delivers such gems as “How did it get burned?” and “No! Not the bees! Not the bees!” That film is (*) Wicker Man. One notable role of this actor is Big Daddy in Kick Ass. Some of his most memorable characters are a superhero with a flaming skull and motorcycle, Johnny Blaze, and Benjamin Gates, and eccentric historian looking for treasures hidden by the founding fathers. For 10 points, name this actor who stars in both the Ghost Rider and National Treasure series.

ANSWER: Nicolas Cage

8. This man's major league debut came against Steve Carlton, a game he won for the Cubs. In 1988, this man was traded to the Rangers as a part of the 9-man trade to get Rafael Palmeiro for Mitch Williams. His career took off in 1996 when he was traded to the Mariners and would go on to win 20 games for the first time in his career during their 116-win season. He won his only World Series ring with the (*) Phillies in 2008. He has pitched in a major-league record 49 big league stadiums, and currently holds the record among active players for most wins, losses, and strikeouts. Currently pitching for the Colorado Rockies, for 10 points, identify this 49 year old man who became the oldest man to win a game in the MLB this season.

ANSWER: Jamie Moyer

9. In a lesser-known appearance, this character attempts to take down Carlinda in a bed race to regain some of his past glory. On one occasion, this man brags to his nephew about making 120 dollars in a single day before offering that nephew a job. In his business, he offers a model sailboat along with a 32-piece set he is trying to sell, and he also offers (*) Starla a “Bust Must” testimonial. This character exclaims that money does not grow on trees while explaining that he can’t afford the fun pack, while advising another character to grab some Pampers for his brother. For 10 points, name this former quarterback who could allegedly throw a football a quarter mile and enjoys filming himself showcasing these quarterbacking skills, the uncle of Napoleon Dynamite.

ANSWER: Uncle Rico [accept Napoleon Dynamite’s uncle before mentioned]

10. Bands signed to this product’s record label include Heaven’s Basement, Black Gold, and Inner Party System. Invented in the 1970s, it was initially popular with blue-collar workers in Thailand before a marketing director for a toothpaste company discovered that it cured his (*) jetlag, leading to his partnership with Chaleo Yoovidhya. Since this product’s introduction into the United States, its company has sponsored events such as Crashed Ice, New Year No Limits, and, appropriately, an Air Race. It also owns soccer teams located in Campinas, Salzburg, and New York City. Sold in tall and slim blue-silver cans, this is, for 10 points, what energy drink that claims to give one wings?

ANSWER: Red Bull

(Tulane)

11. The first person to use one of these objects individually was former Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Gary Hogeboom, and Jaime Dugan once thought a plaque she found was one of these. James Clement was the first person ever to possess two of these objects, and Rupert Boneham once feigned owning one of them by putting a piece of coral in his (*) pocket. In the 17th season of the show these items appear on, the cast elected to throw one in the ocean, and Yau-Man famously created a fake one of these objects. J.T. Thomas once gave one of these to Russell Hantz, who famously found several of these objects without clues. For 10 points, name these objects which protect a player from being voted out in Survivor.

ANSWER: hidden immunity idols [accept descriptions like “That thing that saves you on Survivor” before end]

12. One character in this film quotes “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” and “If”, while another recites “The Hollow Men”. The main protagonist of this film finds “The Golden Bough” amongst other books in the latter character’s room. A character called Chef wants to go searching for mangoes but is almost killed by a tiger. (*) The director’s wife secretly recorded footage of the production of this movie that got made into a documentary chronicling damaging weather and the heart attack of the lead actor portraying Willard. Colonel Kilgore utters the famous line, “I love the smell of napalm in the morning” in, for 10 points, what Francis Ford Coppola Vietnam War film starring Marlon Brando and Martin Sheen, based on Heart of Darkness.

ANSWER: Apocalypse Now

13. This player was selected 5th overall in the 1995 NBA draft, and he was the first person in over 20 years to be drafted directly out of high school, and he led his original team to their first eight consecutive playoff appearances. This 12 time all star led the NBA in rebounds per game from 2003 through 2007, and he is mentioned in the song (*) “I’m on a Boat” preceding the statement “anything is possible.” He was awarded defensive player of the year honors in 2008, and he was named MVP in 2004. This man was traded to his current team in exchange for Al Jefferson, Sebastian Telfair, and Theo Ratliff, among others in 2007. Name this former Minnesota Timberwolf, who for 10 points, makes up the big three alongside Ray Allen and Paul Pierce on the Boston Celtics.

ANSWER: Kevin Garnett

14. This band sings “You are the big rocket launcher and I’m just a shotgun” on their track “Perhaps Vampires Is a Bit Strong But...”. This band was criticized for capitalizing on their success by releasing an EP entitled Who the F*** are this band’s name. A picture of Chris McClure appears on the cover of this band’s debut album, which concentrates on themes such as the nightlife of England in the songs “From the (*) Ritz to the Rubble” and “When the Sun Goes Down”. Their most recent album raised eyebrows with its title “Suck It and See”. For 10 points, name this band fronted by Alex Turner behind such songs as “Fluorescent Adolescent” and “I Bet You Look Good on the Dance Floor”.

ANSWER: Arctic Monkeys

15. In a Mega 64 video parodying this game, the actor attempts to force himself to fit against a concrete guard in front of a grocery store. A recent iteration of this game included a new mode where the player attempts to get a small man to climb to the top of a tower. That version, subtitled (*) “Axis” was for the 3DS, while this game originally became a runaway bestseller due to being included as a pack-in with the original Game Boy. This game’s creator, Alexey Pajitnov did not receive any royalties from his game until 1996 because until that time his work was owned by Soviet Russia. Originally known as the Soviet Mind Game, for 10 points, identify this game that features the T-block, S-block, and L-block.

ANSWER: Tetris

16. One athlete with this first name made five consecutive Pro Bowls in the mid-80’s and made the Hall of Fame as a Dolphins center. Along with Stephenson, another athlete with this name finished second in Rookie of the Year voting to teammate Jerome Walton for the 1989 Cubs, batting .324. A Boston Red Sox player with this first name won 8 Gold Gloves and slugged 385 home runs, while another player with this name won the pitching triple crown and NL Cy Young Award for the (*) Mets, before his drug problems ruined his career. Perhaps the most famous player with this name recently stated he would stay with his current team through next season rather than be traded. For 10 points, name this name shared by players with last name Smith, Evans, Gooden, and Magic center Howard.

ANSWER: Dwight

17. One episode of Problem Solverz sees the stylized versions of this shows two main characters eating Horace and Roba’s hamburgers. In this show, Death is modeled after Lemmy Kilmer and in one episode he loses an arm wrestling match, due to the use of a Playco Armboy, to a character voiced by(*) Mark Hamill. Another character in this show, Mitch Sorenstein, becomes a gut model and then is forced to kill a fried food monster. That character works at the same location as the main characters and frequently tells “My Mom” jokes. That character Muscle Man, works for Benson along with the two main characters. a racoon and a 6-foot tall bluejay. For 10 points, name this Cartoon Network show about Mordecai and Rigby, “a show that is anything but” what its title claims.

ANSWER: Regular Show

18. In the second installation of a game in this franchise, the protagonist encounters Orangguerra, a giant orangutan which you fight on Dumary Island, where the inhabitants worship the game’s final boss, Argosax. This franchise’s third installment is notoriously hard due to a (*) translation error making the English version’s normal mode the Japanese version’s hard mode. That game also introduces the main protagonist’s brother, Virgil, who serves as that game’s final boss. The fifth and newest game in this series depicts the main protagonist with black hair as opposed to his trademark silvery locks but he still wields Ebony and Ivory along with his sword Rebellion. For 10 points, name this video games series featuring the half-demon demon hunter Dante who owns the titular business.

Answer: Devil May Cry [also accept Devil May Cry 2, 3, 4, or 5]

19. Coheed and Cambria included this character in the title of two of their albums, one of which included the single "Welcome Home". This character lends his name to the callsign of Jamie Bamber's character in the reimagining of (*) Battlestar Galactica, a character that starts out the series as a Viper pilot and ends it as Vice President of the Colonies. Aside from Lee Adama, this character lends his name to a character with “Chords of Steel”, a protege of Phoenix Wright with the surname Justice. Naming several live albums of James Brown at a theater, as well as a live British stand-up comedy show, for 10 points, identify this character that shares a name with the most decorated US Winter Olympian of all time, a speed skater named Ohno and is, more academically, the twin brother of Artemis.

ANSWER: Apollo

20. On an episode of The Late Show with David Letterman, Jimmy Fallon sang a song wishing Happy Birthday to all of the members of this title. On “Steve Biko,” Phife Dawg claims his “favorite jam back in the day” was a song with this word in its title, which repeats the phrase “make ‘em clap to this” and states its title figure “is on the cut.” A Nas song which begins with Pete Rock asking “Whose world is this?” sees Nas claim he is out for these figures (*) to represent him. A song about fruit “[coming] from a can,” being “put there by a man in a factory downtown,” is by a band named after them and They Might Be Giants wrote a song about one who “seized the whole Southwest from Mexico.” For 10 points, name these figures who include James K. Polk, the leaders of the US.

ANSWER: Presidents of the United States of America

THIS IS THE TIEBREAKER QUESTION. DO NOT READ THIS UNLESS THERE IS A TIE.

TB. The final game of the 2012 Premier League season between Norwich City and Aston Villa ended with this result, almost causing Villa to be relegated. The Chiefs scored a late touchdown to nearly avoid this result in a 2008 game against the Raiders, and the 2012 Chicago Blackhawks season ended after they experienced this result against the (*) Phoenix Coyotes. Walter Johnson holds the all-time MLB record in this statistic, and Martin Brodeur holds the NHL record for most of these. For 10 points, name this feat that occurs when one team does not allow the other to score.

ANSWER: being shutouts [laugh at team that inevitably negs with tie]

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