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1. (Warn ahead of time this is only list tossup, do not fear.) Liking the Dockers commercial, not tasting an apple pie, wearing the same dress over and over again, literally being a Nazi, not sending out invitations in time, the refusal to share a toy collection, being a pimple popper, being a hit-and-run driver, having a laugh that sounds like Elmer Fudd, the inability to stop using a voice for her stomach, being an Indian Giver, pressure by parents due to making out during Schindler's List, eating peas one at a time, being so beautiful they can get out of a speeding ticket and get free theater tickets to sold out shows, the thought that its subject in one instance had kissed its' performer's cousin, being unsure about if (*) breasts are real, having man hands, not thinking that an act is funny, famously “to save the friendship” with its most famous subject, finding out about the titular “Contest” of who can go the longest without masturbating, not being able to remember its' subject's name which was notably not Mulva, stockpiling Today Sponge contraceptives, not giving him a massage, eating lobster-laced eggs and being seen naked by George after George had seen her naked and this action's performer had seen George's subject of this action naked, and because the mailman Newman had previously performed this action upon the subject. For 10 points, identify these motives for why the titular character on Seinfeld would terminate his relationship.

ANSWER: Jerry Seinfeld's silly little reasons for breaking up with women who are his girlfriend [prompt on partial answers like breakups on Seinfeld, dates on Seinfeld, etc.]

2. This band’s singer rhymes 18 words that end in -ize in their song, “Ize of the World,” and this band’s sophomore album featured the lyric, “I wanna be forgotten” in the song “What Ever Happened?” Shia LaBeouf wears a shirt bearing this band’s logo throughout much of the film Transformers, and this band’s drummer Fabrizio Moretti has dated actresses Drew Barrymore and Kristen Wiig. Their most recent album contained the song, “Machu Picchu,” which was featured on FIFA ‘12, as well as the single “Under Cover of Darkness.” Their highly anticipated debut album contained the song, “Hard to Explain,” which was penned by singer Julian Casablancas. For 10 points, name this New York City rock band behind the hits “Reptilia” and “Last Nite”.

ANSWER: The Strokes

3. This athlete declined a scholarship to East Tennessee State University, instead electing to play amateur golf, and he was the highest finishing amateur at the 2007 Open Championship. This man lost to Hunter Mahan in the most recent Accenture Match Play Championship, but he defeated Tiger Woods in the Honda Classic to vault him past Luke Donald in the World Rankings. This athlete played (*) tennis against Maria Sharapova earlier this year in place of his girlfriend, Caroline Wozniacki. Bouncing back from his fourth-round score of 80 which lost him the 2011 Masters, this man became the youngest golfer since Bobby Jones to win the U.S. Open last year. For 10 points, name this #2 ranked golfer in the world, a young prodigy from Northern Ireland.

ANSWER: Rory McIlroy [MAC-ill-roy]

4. The opening track of this album, remixed by Akon in 2008, samples the Cameroonian hit “Soul Makossa” after accusing the listener of being a vegetable. Another song on this album, “The Girl is Mine”, was a duet with Paul McCartney, with whom the artist later worked on (*) “Say Say Say”. To pay back a favor, Eddie Van Halen performed a guitar solo pro bono for one track, whose music video sees the artist burst into a pool hall while singing “No one wants to be defeated”. The title track of this album is famous for its narration by Vincent Price and its music video of zombies dancing. Featuring songs such as “Beat It” and “Billie Jean”, for 10 points, name this best-selling album of all time by Michael Jackson.

ANSWER: Thriller

5. One TV show title that featured this action was a 1978-1981 Aaron Spelling detective drama that was also syndicated as one of the first shows to play on FX when that channel was created. A more recent show title that features this action is a 1996-2002 HBO sitcom about a sports agent that starred Robert Wuhl and Sandra Oh. Rick Ross performs this action to his (*) name when it appears on the covers of his albums, and Cash Cab's title logo features this as well. The most notable person to take this action with their name had their name brutally mispronounced by Principal Figgins on Glee when New Directions performs “the hit single Tik and also Tok.” For 10 points, identify this action that Kesha Rose Sebert took in order to make her first name look less dignified and more trashy.

ANSWER: Using a $ dollar sign instead of an S [accept clear knowledge equivalents]

6. Graduating from Cal State Fullerton, this man went undrafted in the 1993 NBA draft, playing for several French teams before being picked up by the Miami Heat in 1997. He also spent time with the Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers before joining the team with which he would win three championships and spent nine seasons. In 2002, this man was fined $7500 for kicking Minnesota Timberwolves forward Wally Szcerbiak in the face. That move, as well as incidents in the (*) 2007 playoffs in which he was accused of kicking Amar’e Stoudemire and kneeing Steve Nash in the groin, contributed to his reputation as a dirty player. Currently a bow-tie-wearing NBA analyst on ESPN, this is, for 10 points, what former defensive-minded small forward for the San Antonio Spurs?

ANSWER: Bruce Bowen

(Tulane)

7. This person laments that "King Kong is too old to help us now" and asks "Am I under oath when I take the oath?". This person reminds us that we have been through a lot but that we have not forgotten what is truly important, the great taste of Charlestown Chew. This man worked with Brannigan to come up with a solution to the common cold crisis, and his picture is featured on the (*) 300 dollar bill. This man has held office five times, and has admitted that the moon landing was actually staged on Venus. This man's headless vice president was killed by the feministas, and his signature catchphrase is ARROOOOOO! For 10 points, name this future president of Earth that holds office from the years 3000 to 3010 on the TV show Futurama, the 37th president of the United States.

ANSWER: the head of Richard Nixon

8. While not Cyclops, in one future alternate universe, Scott Summers takes up this role after its originator is killed. Dr. Myron MacLain created this man's most famous weapon and he was the the first Marvel character to be adapted into a movie, in 1944. This character opposed (*) Tony Stark's support of the Superhero Registration act during the Civil War storyline and his former sidekick, Bucky, took over the mantle of this character after Steve Rogers presumed death. An enemy of Red Skull and created as a result of a Super Soldier Serum injection, for 10 points, identify this most patriotic of superheroes.

ANSWER: Captain America [prompt on Steve Rogers before mentioned]

9. This rapper delivers the line, “You on my shit list, I’m on the Forbes list,” in his song, “First Day Out,” and his first single featured Young Jeezy, who disputed rights to that song which claims “All these girls excited” because he is the titular quality. He claimed he is “so icy [that his] house is in Siberia” in his remix of “Boom Boom Pow”. This man founded the record label (*) 1017 Brick Squad Records along with fellow rappers such as Waka Flocka Flame, with whom this man released the album Ferrari Boyz. This man referred to his arrest for aggravated battery in his most successful album, The State v. Radric Davis. For 10 points, name this Atlanta-based rapper behind the song “Lemonade,” who is so cold that he often repeats his name and the phrase “burr”.

ANSWER: Gucci Mane [prompt on Gucci, make a lot of “Gucci!” and “Burr!” noises after answered]

10. One song in this film is a mock air force cadence in which two of the five things the singer wants to ride are “Vernon’s mother and a ferris wheel” The singer is found in the gym where he sarcastically says that he is looking to get a scholarship. Prior to this scene, they pay a visit to the singer’s locker where a guillotine acts (*) as a security measure. Another scene in this film sees one character ask Allison what she likes to drink and she responds “Vodka.” That character then reveals herself to be a compulsive liar after pushing Claire, to admit she is a virgin, just like the brain of the group, Brian. Claire then kisses John Bender in the supply closet before the students must go their separate ways. For 10 points, name this John Hughes film about high school that sees five stereotypical students from different groups come together and overlook their differences in Saturday detention.

ANSWER: The Breakfast Club

11. It isn’t Pikachu, but this creature can be photographed on the “Beach” level of Pokémon Snap if a pester ball is thrown into tall grass. It isn’t Kangaskhan, but this creature can be found, in its first appearance, exclusively in Kanto’s Safari Zone. In that game, it is described as having (*) “ninja-like agility and speed” with which “it can create the illusion that there is more than one.” This creature, a dual bug/flying type, is humanoid in stature with a green exoskeleton and sheer wings. Its skill set includes Slash, Swords Dance, and Wing Attack. When traded while with a Metal Coat in later appearances, this creature evolves into Scizor. For 10 points, what is this Pokémon first appearing in Pokémon Red and Blue, named for its sharp, sickle-like appendages?

ANSWER: Scyther

(Tulane)

12. In this film, two criminals stand outside of a coffee shop and discuss how to spot an undercover cop. This film sees two characters debate the correct spelling of “citizens” and one of those characters is accidentally sent to 314 Washington Street, but miraculously appears at 344 Washington Street in order to witness Captain (*) Queenan fall to his death. In this movie, the only characters that survive are Dr. Madolyn, Captain Ellerby, and Sgt Dignam. The main antagonist of this movie, played by Jack Nicholson, is secretly an FBI informant and cannot be prosecuted by the police. Featuring the Dropkick Murphys song “I’m Shipping Out to Boston”, for 10 points, name this film, directed by Martin Scorsese, about Colin Sullivan and Billy Costigan Jr., two moles who must discover the identity of their counterpart before their cover is blown.

ANSWER: The Departed

13. The words “I need more affection than you know” are played backwards throughout one song in this game. A bonus boss named Lingering Sentiment can only be fought in the updated Japanese version of this game, and another bonus boss gives the party a weapon sharing the name of his theme song. A level in this game features elements from the movie (*) Tron, trapping the party inside a computer. An antagonist formerly known as Dilan wields six floating spears and convinces a character that his love interest is plotting against him, but later loses control while holding her captive. One of that man's colleagues, Saix, wields a massive claymore when he fights the party in the Castle that Never Was. Xemnas and the Nobodies are the main antagonists of, for 10 points, what Disney-Final Fantasy hybrid RPG starring Sora, the second of its name?

ANSWER: Kingdom Hearts 2 [Do not accept or prompt on Kingdom Hearts]

14. In this movie, the protagonist and his girlfriend break up during a Utah Jazz game, and he has recurring visions of an inflatable Scooby Doo. The protagonist regrets that he will not be able to attend his sister’s wedding and is disappointed that they will not be able to play a duet together. The protagonist of this movie aims to cut 45 minutes off the (*) guide book's estimate for the time needed to reach his destination, and later, he regrets not picking up the phone when his mother calls, leading to the final line “He always leaves a note to say where he has gone.” The protagonist briefly goes swimming with two girls before heading to some cliffs. For 10 points, name this movie set in Blue John canyon which centers around Aron Ralston being trapped under an 800-pound rock for the titular amount of time.

ANSWER: 127 Hours

15. After this man called all Americans to boycott Pepsi, he reportedly caused them to fire Ludacris. This man obtained the first interview with murderer Joel Steinberg and was one of the first national news show hosts on the scene of the 1992 L.A. riots when he was on(*) Inside Edition. Besides Ludacris, this man has also had beef with Akon and his comments once caused Joy Behar and Whoopi Goldberg to leave the set of The View. It was revealed that he had made sexually explicit phone calls to a producer of his show, Andrea Makris, after she filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against this man. Affectionately called “Papa Bear” by Stephen Colbert, one viral video shows this conservative reporter saying “F*** it! We’ll do it live!” For 10 points, name this Fox News pundit, host of the show “The [this man’s] Factor.”

ANSWER: Bill O’Reilly

16. It is believed that Hitler and the Nazis tried to create these and they set up a Tier-Sprechschule [pron: TEER SPRECK-shool-ay] to achieve this end. One of these is voiced by Michael J. Fox and named Chance and another attained this status after eating alphabet soup. That one’s name is Martha. One of these is a rapper and rivals with Joe Chin and another is a musician who performs for a town whose inhabitants are people like Sable and Tom Nook. Those are Parappa and K.K. Slider respectively. One example of these attempts to sell rubber nipples with his feline companion, Stimpy, in the show in which he stars. Elijah Wood plays a character who is friends with a weed-smoking, Australian example of these on an FX show. For 10 points, what are Ren, Wilfred, and Scooby-Doo, canines who have the ability to speak?

ANSWER: Talking Dogs [prompt on dogs or talking animals/pets, equivalents]

17. Current Minor League affiliates for this team include the State College Spikes, the West Virginia Power, and the Altoona Curve. This team's most historical leader for most opening day pitching starts was Bob Friend and one of his teammates won the NL MVP Award in 1966. This team was the first to win a World Series on a walk-off home run, doing so in (*) 1960. In 1992 this team lost their third straight NLCS, and that year also marked the last time this franchise had a winning record in the regular season. With former players such as Bill Mazeroski and Roberto Clemente, for 10 points, identify this team that wears black and yellow, the MLB team located in The Steel City.

ANSWER: Pittsburgh Pirates [accept either or both]

18. The Mad Duck enemy in Earthbound causes something to perform this action, and Barbariccia becomes invulnerable to physical attacks when she performs this action in Final Fantasy IV. Gurren Lagann posits that this action is responsible for evolution, and a notable meme exists regarding characters like Lelouch and Suzaku performing this action regularly in Code Geass. In the Wonder Woman TV show, Diana’s (*) transformation sequence involves this action, and in the Legend of Zelda games, one can usually perform this action by holding down B. In one song, this action happens “like a record, baby” or alternatively “When you go down-down”. The titular action of a Dead or Alive song sampled by Flo Rida, for 10 points, name this action common to yo-yos and tops.

A: Spinning [Be generous on synonyms]

19. In 1999 this player became the first player to win the Lou Groza award twice while playing for Florida State, and he was selected 17th overall in the 2000 NFL draft, only the third person at his position to be taken in the first round in NFL history. In 2004, he was given a five-year contract extension worth $10.5 million, making him the highest paid kicker in NFL history. This kicker holds the record for the (*) longest field goal in overtime, and he holds the record for the most field goals made in one quarter with four. On September 28, 2008, this man attempted a 76 yard field goal, and along with Tom Dempsey and Jason Elam holds the record for the longest field goal ever made, 63 yards. For 10 points, name this Polish kicker who sports the number eleven for the Oakland Raiders.

ANSWER: Sebastian Janikowski

20. Don Brewer performs this action on the Grand Funk Railroad track “T.L.U.C,” and Mikey Dee uses one of these to begin his band’s first hit single. An extremely famous version of this technique is heard on a cover of Paul Potts’s “Por ti Sere.” One of these takes up the majority of the Who’s track “Cobwebs and Strange,” a song written by (*) Keith Moon. Other famFous examples of this technique include one in“Moby Dick” by Led Zeppelin, performed by John Bonham. A staple of rock concerts, for 10 points, name this musical display performed at the Catalina Wine Mixer by John C. Reilly in Step Brothers, in which someone shreds on a certain percussion instrument.

ANSWER: drum solos

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

TB. A precursor to this event was organized by Tom Moore and was won by Crandell Addington. The first year it was held, it was won by Johnny Moss, who went on to win two more titles at this event in his career. Stu Ungar has won this event more than any other player in history, and Puis Heinz is its most recent champion. The winners of each event at this tournament obtain a (*) bracelet, and Jamie Gold won the most money ever at this event in 2006. Daniel Negreanu has never won this tournament’s Main Event, but has won the Texas Hold’Em pot-limit. For 10 points, name this Harrah’s sponsored event that was won by Chris Moneymaker with a 5-4 offsuit hand, annually held in Las Vegas.

ANSWER: World Series of Poker Main Event [accept either; prompt poker championship or anything like that]

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