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Rock and Roll Hall of Shame ????????Packet 1CWRU Trivia Team1. In the 2012 Disney animated film Wreck-It Ralph, a secondary character from this video game appears in a group therapy session and leads the “Bad Guy Affirmation.” A glitch in this game occurs at Level 256, where the screen (*) splits and the entire right half is filled with seemingly random symbols and tiles. The enemies in this game move in a deterministic manner, moving either to the lower-left corner, in front of the player, or directly towards the player. However, if a power pellet is found, these enemies, given names like “Clyde” and “Pinky,” reverse direction and can be eaten. For 10 points, name this second-highest-grossing video game created by Toru Iwatani in which a yellow, pie-shaped character eats dots and avoids ghosts.ANSWER: Pac-ManBonus: Name these actors who have never won Oscars, for 10 points each:[10] This former musician and fan-favorite actor has been nominated twice, for Ali and The Pursuit of Happyness.ANSWER: Will Smith[10] This Incredible Hulk actor was nominated for his first on-screen appearance in Primal Fear. He has since been nominated twice, most recently for the 2014 film Birdman.ANSWER: Edward Norton[10] This Lawrence of Arabia star was nominated an incredible eight times without winning. However, he was given a lifetime achievement Oscar in 2003, just ten years before his recent death in 2013.ANSWER: Peter O’Toole2. This actor was once badly injured when Aretha Wilson broke a bottle over his head. Vladimir Putin described this actor as ‘a real man’ at a 2010 Wildlife Conservation Society event. He began his film career with the 1991 direct-to-video film Critters 3. His big breakthrough came when he starred in the film (*) What’s Eating Gilbert Grape, for which he received his first Oscar nomination. Like Robert De Niro, this actor is well-known for his work in collaboration with director Martin Scorsese. Although he has received five Oscar nominations over the course of his career, he has yet to win one, leading to the creation of a popular internet meme. For 10 points, name this actor, the star of The Wolf of Wall Street and Titanic.ANSWER: Leonardo DiCaprioBonus: Answer these questions about more light-hearted police shows, for 10 points each:[10] On the USA Network TV show Psych, main character Sean Spencer runs a psychic detective agency alongside this man, his best friend.ANSWER: Gus [or Burton Guster][10] In this TV show, a former police detective with severe OCD works as a contractor for the San Francisco PD with hopes of getting his job back and solving his wife’s murder.ANSWER: Monk[10] Police Squad!, a cult classic parody of police shows starring Leslie Nielsen, was canceled after only six episodes, but later was adapted into this movie that includes O.J. Simpson alongside Nielsen.ANSWER: The Naked Gun3. Born in Humble, Texas, this player made the Big 12 All-Rookie Team in his freshman season at Texas A&M, shooting 61.7 percent from the field, but only averaged 7.9 points per game. During the 2014-2015 season he became just the fifth player to average at least 10 points, 15 rebounds, one steal and 2 blocks per game, being named to the All-NBA third team. This center, who also led the league in field (*) goal percentage that year, is now known for reneging on a verbal commitment during free agency. For 10 points, name this player, who did not sign with the Dallas Mavericks, but instead chose to re-sign with the Los Angeles Clippers. ?????ANSWER: DeAndre JordanBonus: Answer the following about rock-paper-scissors, for 10 points each:[10] The earliest known mention of the game is from this country, where in the book Wuzazu, the author mentions a game from millennia ago called shoushiling [SHOW-SHEE-LING].ANSWER: China[10] A variant of rock-paper-scissors popularized by the sitcom The Big Bang Theory includes two additional choices - Spock and this other move shown by touching the thumb to the other fingers like a sock-puppet mouth. It poisons Spock and is decapitated by scissors.ANSWER: Lizard[10] In rock-paper-scissors-lizard-Spock, paper performs this action on Spock, in reference to what a research paper can do to a fictional scientist.ANSWER: disprove [accept word forms]4. This video game was released in 1999 by the developers Chris Sawyer and MicroProse. A later sequel to this game, the third in the series, includes the added features of a sandbox mode and a first-person view. People in this game can be picked up using pinchers, will drown in water, and will wander aimlessly if no path is built for them. Two expansion packs were made for this game, (*) Loopy Landscapes and Corkscrew Follies, each of which adds more scenarios and scenery themes, such as Jurassic Theming and Abstract Theming. Featuring Burger Bars, Bathrooms, Information Kiosks, Observation Towers, and Wooden Crazy Rodent Rides, for 10 points, name this game where players attempt to build and manage an amusement park.ANSWER: RollerCoaster Tycoon [prompt on RCT]Bonus: At the end of this film, the two protagonists go home on a giant twelve-legged Catbus. For 10 points each:[10] Identify this film in which two young daughters of a hospitalized woman interact with various forest spirits in postwar rural Japan. The title creature somewhat resembles a giant, fat rabbit.ANSWER: My Neighbor Totoro [accept My Friend Totoro or Tonari no Totoro][10] This Japanese director and co-founder of Studio Ghibli wrote the screenplay for My Neighbor Totoro along with other anime feature films such as Castle in the Sky and Princess Mononoke.ANSWER: Hayao Miyazaki[10] In this Miyazaki film, the ten-year-old girl Chihiro Ogino works in a haunted bathhouse owned by the witch Yubaba in order to return to the human world and free her parents who have been transformed into pigs.ANSWER: Spirited Away [or Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi]5. Early on in this movie, a seemingly crucial doctor slips and falls on his own firearm, killing himself. That doctor, Andrew Fassbach, told the protagonist, “Mother Nature is a serial killer.” In another scene in this movie, the protagonist kills a man in a grocery store, and a nearby police officer pays no attention, instead proceeding to (*) loot the store himself. As the protagonist travels around the world, he soon realizes that those who are sick and feeble are not being attacked, leading him to inject himself with a deadly disease at a World Health Organization facility so that he will not contract the rabies-like infection which is destroying humanity. For 10 point, name this 2013 film starring Brad Pitt about a quickly spreading zombie pandemic.ANSWER: World War ZBonus: Name these animated shows adults enjoy, for 10 points each:[10] The namesake characters of this show, a grandfather and grandson pair, go on interdimensional adventures. Justin Roiland voices the titular characters, in this Adult Swim animated comedy.ANSWER: Rick and Morty[10] This FX show has been described by its creator as “James Bond meets Arrested Development.” H. Jon Benjamin, also the voice of Bob on Bob’s Burgers, voices the main character, the best spy in the world. ?ANSWER: Archer[10] This Adult Swim show is about the non-canon surreal adventures and antics of three anthropomorphic fast food items: Master Shake, Frylock, and Meatwad, who live together as roommates and frequently interact with their human next-door neighbor, Carl Brutananadilewski. The series finale aired August 30, 2015.ANSWER: Aqua Teen Hunger Force (or Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1, or Aqua Something You Know Whatever, or Aqua TV Show Show, or Aqua Teen Hunger Force Forever, but they must be exact)6. In one series of commercials for this company, an announcer comes on after five seconds and says, “You can’t skip this ad, because it’s already over,” with the remaining time spent in a frozen stance. One commercial for this company features Mongols stepping over a fence-sized Wall of China. Commercials for this company feature such characters as Maxwell the (*) Little Piggy and another one with a Cockney accent. Advertising campaigns for this company include such slogans as “Everybody knows that, but did you know…?”, “It’s what you do”, and “How happy are they?,” such as “Happier than a camel on Wednesday,” where a camel joyfully exclaims, “Hump day!” For 10 points, name this company whose mascot is an anthropomorphic lizard and whose exclusive campaign slogan is, “Fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance.”ANSWER: GEICO [or Government Employees Insurance Company]Bonus: His alter egos include Tracer Bullet, Stupendous Man, and Spaceman Spiff. For 10 points each:[10] Name this title character of a comic strip by Bill Watterson who is adventurous, mischievous, and discusses broad philosophical topics with his stuffed tiger.ANSWER: Calvin[10] A recurring character in the Calvin and Hobbes strip is this unhappy teacher with a polka-dotted dress who responds to Calvin’s antics by shutting her eyes and thinking, “Five years until retirement.”ANSWER: Miss Wormwood[10] Calvin is the Dictator-for-Life of this two-member club he founded with Hobbes. They usually meet in a treehouse and discuss, as its name suggests, ways to annoy people like Susie Derkins.ANSWER: G.R.O.S.S. [or Get Rid Of Slimy GirlS]7. Players in this game can earn extra points for having the largest army or an expansive domain. Players can also draw cards such as University, Palace, and Year of Plenty, which provide extra points, larger armies, extra resources, or other added benefits. During each turn, two six-sided dice are rolled, and if the added value is seven, the roller has the opportunity to move the (*) robber token, which will block resources from being produced in a certain region. The goal of this game is to reach ten victory points, while building settlements and cities in order to collect brick, lumber, wool, grain, and ore. For 10 points, name this multiplayer German-style board game set up with hexagonal tiles.ANSWER: The Settlers of CatanBonus: These NCAA Division I schools have all switched conferences in the past five years. For 10 points each:[10] This Chesapeake Bay school, a founding Member of the ACC, switched to the Big Ten in 2014.ANSWER: University of Maryland Terrapins[10] After originally planning to join the Big East, this Southern school left the Mountain West for the Big 12 in 2012.ANSWER: TCU (Texas Christian University) Horned Frogs[10] Despite this school being over 900 miles from the Pacific Ocean, this school left the Big 12 to join the Pac-12 Conference in 2011.ANSWER: University of Colorado Boulder Buffaloes8. The cover art on this album was specifically commissioned and was originally intended to be four chrome women dancing. The artist’s inspiration instead came from a friend’s child holding a candy cigarette. The often covered drum intro to one of the songs on this album has rapid triplets played on the floor tom. In that song, a guitar riff plays over classroom (*) chatter and someone says “What do you think the teacher is gonna look like this year?” This album featured four top 40 singles including I’ll Wait, Panama, and the aforementioned Hot for Teacher. For 10 points, name this last Van Halen album to feature David Lee Roth until a 2012 reunion, named for the year it was released.ANSWER: 1984Bonus: Identify these classic D&D monsters, for 10 points each:[10] Drizzt [pronounced Drist] Do’Urden, a character in the Forgotten Realms book series, is a rare heroic example of this evil species of elf native to the Underdark.ANSWER: Drow [prompt on Dark Elf][10] This undead creature was an evil spellcaster in life, and is able to keep both their intelligence and powers in death. A mystical object called a phylactery [fi-LACK-ter-ee] must be destroyed to kill this monster permanently.ANSWER: Lich[10] This geometric ooze slides through dungeons, dissolving everything organic in its path. These monsters fit perfectly in a standard 10-by-10 dungeon.ANSWER: Gelatinous Cube9. This species of fantasy monster follows either the creator “Great Mother” or her child “Gzemnid” [Geh-ZEM-nid]. One of these monsters appeared in an episode of Futurama as a bureaucrat sleeping on the job. Enemies based on this monster appear in the game Doom, but are known as (*) Cacodemons. This monster can use many different kinds of ray attacks, including a sleep ray, a disintegration ray, and a telekinesis ray. Each one of these monsters believes they are the perfect form of the species, and will kill any others of their species on sight. This monster is often referred to as an Eye Tyrant because of its large central eye and ten eyestalks. For 10 points, name this iconic Dungeons and Dragons monster that originally appeared in the Monster Manual.ANSWER: BeholderBonus: This band has been described as a “fusion of progressive rock, glam, electronica, and Radiohead-influenced experimentation.” For 10 points each:[10] Name this three-member English rock band which produced such albums as Live at Rome Olympic Stadium, Black Holes and Revelations, and Absolution.ANSWER: Muse[10] The lead singer and songwriter for Muse is this man known for his wide tenor vocal range and his piano and guitar playing abilities.ANSWER: Matt Bellamy[10] This song is the closing track on Muse’s 2006 album Black Holes and Revelations. The music video for this song combines a spaghetti western with ray-guns and a maiden on a unicorn, and the chorus includes the lines, “No one’s gonna take me alive / The time has come to make things right.”ANSWER: “Knights of Cydonia”10. In one scene in this film, the guards Frank and Dave argue over the true owner of a hat which reads “my hat” on the inside. In another scene, Bobby and Paula play a prank on the main character using the commercial jingle for TripleDent gum. Throughout the movie, the two protagonists are guided by a creature who is a mix between a cat, an elephant, and a dolphin; that character, (*) Bing Bong, later sacrifices his life so that one protagonist can reach the top of a cliff. The main conflict in this film explores how the main character wrestles with a new life in San Francisco, where she finds a dead rat in her apartment and, upon seeing broccoli on pizza, exclaims in her mind, “Congratulations, San Francisco, you’ve ruined pizza!” For 10 points, name this 2015 Pixar film chronicling the adventures of Joy and Sadness inside the mind of the 11-year-old Riley.ANSWER: Inside OutBonus: Identify some of the most viewed YouTube videos of all time, for 10 points each:[10] As of September 2015, this video holds the record for the most views, at almost two-and-a-half billion. It is a K-pop music video by the South Korean musician Psy [SY] with signature gallop and lasso dance moves.ANSWER: “Gangnam Style”[10] This singer and songwriter produced the single “Baby” when he was fifteen years old. The music video for his song has amassed more than a billion views, making it the second-most-viewed YouTube video of all time.ANSWER: Justin Bieber[10] The most-viewed YouTube video which is not a music video is a fifty-five second home video in which this baby bites his brother’s finger.ANSWER: CharlieHALF TIME - PAUSE FOR SCORE CHECK AND ANY SUBSTITUTIONS11. Rupp Arena is the home of this school’s basketball team. This team has the second most NCAA Division I Championships in history, with 8. Controversial coach John (*) Calipari has been this team’s head coach since 2009. For 10 points, name this traditional basketball powerhouse school, the winningest in NCAA Division I history, who lost their undefeated run in the Final Four of the 2015 NCAA Tournament.ANSWER: University of Kentucky WildcatsBonus: Name these recent “bracket busters,” lower seeded teams who pulled big upsets in the NCAA Tournament, for 10 points each:[10] In 2013, this team’s first tournament appearance, they became the first 15 seed to advance to the Sweet 16 after defeating Georgetown and San Diego State. They play their home games in Fort Myers.ANSWER: Florida Gulf Coast University Eagles[10] In 2011, this team was placed in the “First Four” and advanced all the way to the Final Four. They were led by head coach Shaka Smart until 2015. They play their home games in Richmond.ANSWER: VCU (Virginia Commonwealth University) Rams[10] In 2014, this team, an 11 seed, advanced all the way to the Elite 8 by beating Syracuse, Stanford and in-state rival Ohio State. In 1967 this team lost in the championship to UCLA. “First Four” games, and the play-in games before, were held at this team’s arena. ANSWER: University of Dayton Flyers 12. This band has been known to collaborate with Adult Swim and performed the opening song of the Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters. A companion video to Asleep in the Deep, a song off their latest album, centered on the trippy adventures of a certain cat. One of their albums while still on the Relapse label was loosely based on Herman Melville’s (*) Moby Dick. The first track off that album holds close to the theme and contains the lyrics “This ivory leg is what propels me / Harpoons thrust in the sky” as well as “White Whale! Holy Grail!!!” For 10 points, give the name of this band that has received three Grammy nominations for Best Metal Performance, most recently for the song High Road.ANSWER: MastodonBonus: This man suffered nerve damage to his left arm in 2002 which subsequently lead to the temporary break up of his band, for 10 points each:[10] Name this guitarist, lead singer, and co-founder of the band Megadeth.ANSWER: Dave Mustaine[10] This Megadeth album contains the songs, “Holy Wars (The Punishment Due)” and “Hangar 18.” A 2015 Onion article asked why humanity is still producing new art as though this album doesn't already existANSWER: Rust in Peace[10] Before founding Megadeth, Dave Mustaine was the lead guitarist for this other thrash metal band formed in Los Angeles. It is one of the “big four” thrash metal bands alongside Megadeth, Anthrax, and Slayer.ANSWER: Metallica13. In this movie, the protagonist blames the death of his wife on the lack of MRI machines to identify a cyst in her brain at an early enough stage. As a result of this movie, a team was able to publish a scientific paper detailing the computer algorithms used and the subsequent discoveries made concerning gravitational lensing by spinning (*) black holes. The protagonists in this movie spend the equivalent of 23 years in a shallow ocean filled with tidal waves before traveling to frozen clouds of ammonia. While there, they realize that Dr. Mann has falsified data to say that his planet was habitable in order that he might be rescued. For 10 points, name this 2014 film directed by Christopher Nolan in which Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway travel through a wormhole to find a habitable planet to colonize.ANSWER: InterstellarBonus: Identify these Futurama characters, for 10 points each:[10] This character’s outfit was based on James Dean’s in Rebel Without a Cause. His first name was chosen to posthumously honor the voice actor who played Lionel Hutz and Troy McClure on The Simpsons. Name this protagonist who was cryogenically frozen for a thousand years.ANSWER: Philip J. Fry[10] This space pilot is Fry’s love interest throughout most of the series. Name this one-eyed purple haired mutant.ANSWER: Turanga Leela[10] This pet of Leela’s is revealed to be a member of a super intelligent race that produces excrement that can be used as rocket fuel. Name this creature who wears a red cape and diaper and is responsible for freezing fry.ANSWER: Lord Nibbler14. This movie was filmed in Keene, New Hampshire, where a building still bears an advertisement for Parrish Shoes. A main character in this movie was played by a young Kirsten Dunst, who was nominated for a Saturn award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor. In the beginning, the young protagonist of this movie is led by (*) drumbeats to the title object at a construction site inside of a chest. The spiritual sequel to this movie, Zathura, stars Walter and Danny, the two children who find the title game at the end of the book. For 10 points, name this movie starring Robin Williams as Alan Parrish who is trapped in a board game for twenty six yearsANSWER: JumanjiBonus: Identify the following word games produced by Hasbro, Inc. For 10 points each:[10] Perhaps the most famous word board game is this game in which tiles are placed in a crossword fashion onto a 15-by-15 grid of squares. The record for the highest opening word score is 126 points with the word “muzjiks.”ANSWER: Scrabble[10] This game consists of a 4-by-4 tray filled with cubic dice, each of which has a letter written on each side (with the exception of the two letters “Qu” which appear together). After shaking the covered tray and starting a timer, players attempt to find the most sequences of adjacent letters that form words.ANSWER: Boggle[10] In this party game, play begins when a 20-sided letter die is rolled to determine the first letter used. Then, with a three-minute timer, players must uniquely name a word or term for each of twelve category descriptions, and each word must begin with the determined letter.ANSWER: Scattergories15. The real name of this man is Willie Maxwell II. This rapper has a strong admiration for Gucci Mane, who influenced his moniker. The music video to his hit song opens with a close up shot of a cognac bottle on a stove. The Remy Martin cognac, labeled prominently with the date (*) 1738, is a reference to this rapper’s New Jersey squad. In the outro to the same song, Nitt Da Gritt describes this man as “Soundin’ like a zillion bucks on the track”. In the hook, we come again to the kitchen where this man is “cookin’ pies with [his] baby, yeah”. For 10 points, name this creator of the chart-topping song Trap Queen.ANSWER: Fetty WapBonus: Identify some recent spacecraft missions featured prominently in the media, for 10 points each:[10] This robotic rover landed in Gale Crater on Mars on August 6th, 2012 and continues to study the geology, climate, and habitability of Mars while also taking full-shot selfies.ANSWER: Curiosity[10] On November 12th, 2014, this lander module achieved the first successful landing on a comet, though it rebounded and landed in the shade. This lander was built and launched by the European Space Agency on board the Rosetta spacecraft.ANSWER: Philae[10] On July 14th, 2015, NASA’s spacecraft New Horizons performed a flyby of this object along with its five moons. That same day, NASA revealed the new image of this object by posting it on Instagram.ANSWER: Pluto16. The original ending to this film involved a pie fight of epic proportions, but it was later cut and the footage was not preserved. In one scene in this film, Colonel Bat Guano shoots a Coca-Cola machine to get change for a payphone and gets sprayed in the face through a bullet hole. Early, General Ripper kills himself after telling Mandrake that the Soviets were using fluoridation of the United States’ water supplies to pollute their (*) precious bodily fluids. Mandrake eventually figures out the code to call off the U.S.’s B-52 bombers carrying hydrogen bombs towards Russia, but Major Kong’s plane does not receive the message, and Major Kong rides the bomb like a cowboy down to the surface. For 10 points, name this Stanley Kubrick film ending with the title character shouting, “Mein Führer, I can walk!” followed by a montage of nuclear explosions along with the song, “We’ll Meet Again.”ANSWER: Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the BombBonus: Name these notable NBA free agent signings from the 2015 offseason, for 10 points each:[10] After spending nine seasons with the Portland Trailblazers, this power forward signed a four year 80 million dollar contract on July 9 with the San Antonio Spurs. ?ANSWER: Lamarcus Aldridge[10] After being injured in the first round of the NBA playoffs by Boston Celtics guard Kelly Olynyk, this center opted out of his contract, only to re-sign with the Cleveland Cavaliers. ?ANSWER: Kevin Love[10] After being named the NBA’s Most Improved Player for the 2014-2015 season, this guard re-signed with the Chicago Bulls on a five year 95 million dollar contract.ANSWER: Jimmy Butler III17. This object is the namesake of a frivolous Canadian political party registered in Quebec in 1987, with a platform that includes abolishing Toronto, merging the Great Lakes, and repealing the law of gravity. This object became popular in many Vine videos by the Canadian actor and comedian Will Sasso, who would unexpectedly (*) spit this object out of his mouth in a dramatic fashion. This word is combined with “heads” to name an American alternative rock band with Evan Dando who made such songs as “Into Your Arms” and “It’s a Shame about Ray,” as well as to name a yellow candy. For 10 points, name this citrus fruit which, according to the old adage, life can give you and you can turn it into a sweet drink.ANSWER: lemonBonus: Identify some things about a Hanna Barbera TV show, for 10 points each:[10] A boy and his scientist father travel around the world in a Dragonfly Jet in this show. Their adventures are chronicled in such episodes as “The Curse of Anubis” and “The Dreadful Doll”ANSWER: Jonny Quest[10] Jonny and Dr. Benton Quest are accompanied by special agent Race Bannon and this 11-year-old Calcutta orphan adopted by Dr. Quest.ANSWER: Hadji[10] Race and Dr. Quest are implied to be a gay couple on an episode of this adult swim program. Dr. Quest seeks out the title character of this show to help with divorce proceedings.ANSWER: Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law18. In this movie, the protagonist works at a Baskin-Robbins under the alias “Jack” while living with a man whose wife left him, whose mother died of cancer, and whose father got deported. That character, Luis, was arrested for stealing two smoothie machines. In one scene in this movie, the protagonist fights with Sam Wilson, better known as (*) Falcon, near the location of an old warehouse owned by Howard Stark. The protagonist defeats Falcon by making his way into the wiring of his flight pack. In the final duel in this movie, the protagonist fights Darren Cross in his daughter’s bedroom, throwing Thomas the Tank Engine toys and eventually shrinking down to the Quantum Realm. For 10 points, name this Marvel film in which Hank Pym uses Scott Lang to lead the title creatures in an effort to destroy a rival shrinking suit called the Yellowjacket.ANSWER: Ant-ManBonus: Answer the following about a certain American indie band, for 10 points each:[10] This singer-songwriter gained fame as an actress, starring as Jovie in Elf, the title character in (500) Days of Summer, and Jess in the Fox sitcom New Girl.ANSWER: Zooey Deschanel[10] Zooey Deschanel is a part of this American indie duo which produced such songs as “In the Sun,” “You Really Got a Hold on Me,” and a famous Christmas album.ANSWER: She & Him[10] The other half of the She & Him band is this guitarist from Portland, Oregon who collaborated with artists from Bright Eyes to produce the album Monsters of Folk.ANSWER: M. Ward19. This player was famously drafted in the sixth round and is now called the best draft pick of all time based on value. ?The AP Male Athlete of the Year in 2007 following a season when he led his team to an (*) undefeated regular season, this quarterback drafted out of Michigan is also known for his life off of the field, marrying a supermodel and advertising for Uggs. He has led his team to six Super Bowls, winning Most Valuable Player honors in three of them.For 10 points, name this player, most recently known for the Deflategate scandal. ?ANSWER: Tom BradyBonus: In addition to Tom Brady, other NFL players have had suspensions changed on appeal. Name the player or scandal, for 10 points each:[10] This former Baltimore Ravens running back had a two game suspension changed to indefinite after new video evidence appeared. Eventually, the indefinite suspension was overturned.ANSWER: Ray Rice[10] During this scandal, defensive players on the New Orleans Saints were allegedly paid money after injuring opponents. Jonathan Vilma, Will Smith, Anthony Hargrove, and Scott Fujita all had suspensions overturned in the appeal following this scandal.ANSWER: Bountygate[10] After being accused of sexual assault before the 2010 season, this quarterback had his suspension for violating the league’s personal conduct policy reduced from six to four games. ?ANSWER: Ben Roethlisberger (Prompt on Big Ben)20. This figure gives Captain Mosey the suggestion, “I’d really rather you didn’t go around telling people I talk to you.” This figure woke up hungover from drinking from his beer volcano and decided to grow rice and semolina. This figure takes a particular liking to (*)pirates, giving rise to the statistical fact that there is a correlation between the decline of pirates in recent years and global warming. Followers of this figure believe that the Earth looks old because scientific data has been skewed by this figure’s noodly appendages. For 10 points, name this figure which Bobby Henderson said should be taught in schools equally with intelligent design and overwhelming scientific data, whose followers are called “Pastafarians.”ANSWER: The Flying Spaghetti Monster [or FSM, or the Noodle in the Sky, or the Saucy Master; prompt on His Noodly Appendage before mention; prompt on His Savoriness or His Noodliness or His Spaghedeity or similar titles]Bonus: Name some songs associated with certain sports teams or players, for 10 points each:[10] This Neil Diamond song that notes the “good times never felt so good” is the rallying cry played in the middle of the 8th inning of every Boston Red Sox home game.ANSWER: “Sweet Caroline”[10] The 49ers adopted this song by Atlanta rapper Future as an unofficial warm up song, no doubt in honor of one of the most well-known quarterbacks in the team's history, Joe Montana.ANSWER: "Tony Montana"[10] San Diego Padres relief pitcher Trevor Hoffman had this AC/DC single as a celebrated walk-up song. A golden bell trophy given to Hoffman by the Padres was probably a reference to it.ANSWER: "Hell's Bells"END OF MATCH - SCORE CHECK (IF THERE IS A TIE, PROCEED TO TIE-BREAKER)(or you can just read the tie-breaker for fun, time permitting)[Tie-breaker]: In computing, a nibble is an aggregation of this many bits. The function key of this number on a computer keyboard can be used to repeat the last action performed in Microsoft Word. On a standard computer keyboard, this number shares a key with the (*) dollar sign. In Leetspeak, this number is used to replace the first letter of the English alphabet, and this number is used in the title of an image board website when followed by “chan.” For 10 points, identify this number, the number of colors in the Windows logo and the number of arrow keys on a computer keyboard.ANSWER: four ................
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