Trash Quizbowl Packet Archive



1. A driver from this country finished second behind a driver who was controversially not disqualified for leaking oil at the 1963 Indy 500. In 2010, a driver from this country took the championship lead but then crashed at the Italian and Singapore Grands Prix, eventually finishing second in Abu Dhabi to come fourth for the season. A driver from this country won his first championship by one point by overtaking Timo Glock on the last lap of the last Grand Prix of the year. In 1968, a driver from this country (*) died in a crash in Hockenheim, West Germany, and another driver from this country had an intense, though friendly, rivalry with Niki Lauda in the 1970s. This country’s Grand Prix is held at Silverstone, and a driver from this country has led Mercedes to victory in the past four Constructors’ Championships. For ten points, name this home country of James Hunt and Jim Clark, as well as a man who has won four F1 titles in the past five years, Lewis Hamilton.ANSWER: United Kingdom (accept “Great Britain” or “Britain”) 2. In Age of Empires III, this country builds blockhouses instead of barracks, which provide half the population a house normally does. This non-expansion country can also train soldiers and settlers in the cheapest and largest groups. It’s not Japan, but a YouTube video that tells a complete story of a period in this country’s history sets it to the tune of a folk song popularized by a (*) game designed in this country. In one game, the player aides a prison break in this country by using a coal mining cart as cover before going crazy with a minigun. This country’s government specifically banned depictions of its leader as a gay clown. Dr. Mario is an adaptation of a game designed by a person from this country. That game, which revolves around I, J, L, O, S, T, and Z pieces, is the most successful video game of all time since its 1984 release. For ten points, identify this home country of the designer of Tetris.ANSWER: Russian Federation (accept Rusiya, the USSR or the Empire of Russia)3. In one episode, this character sings a version of the song “Cars” by Gary Numan about his friend’s relationship with an unintelligent woman. A planned episode called “Queer is [this character]” in which he would officially come out was cancelled. This character has a complicated ffrenemy relationship with an actress who made commercials for Tasty Juice. This character’s time machine was first used to avoid teething, but later used in a direct-to-DVD movie called “[his] (*) Untold Story”. This character frequently admits to violent behaviour to his teddy bear Rupert, calls his father “The Fat Man”, and in early seasons was obsessed with taking over the world and killing his mother Lois. For ten points, identify this psychopathic infant voiced by Seth MacFarlane, a member of the Griffin family on Family Guy.ANSWER: Stewie Griffin4. In 2007, a scientist named a newly discovered species of Glass Frog after the protagonist of this movie. The director of this movie sold the rights to make a musical adaptation in order to raise funds for a charity specializing in Children’s Heart Surgery. The mother of the title character of this movie is killed by a suicidal Canadian tourist who jumps off of a catherdral. The neighbour of this movie’s protagonist has painted twenty copies of the painting (*) Luncheon of the Boating Party and suffers from brittle bone disease. This movie popularized the practice of taking picture of gnomes on trips abroad. The main character of this movie returns a photo album to Nino, who she falls in love with. For 10 points, identify this movie, a 2001 romantic comedy about a shy and eccentric waitress who secretly helps her Parisian neighbours.ANSWER: Amélie (or Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain, or The Fabulous Destiny of Amélie Poulain)5. This quarterback ran for a 28-yard bootleg touchdown and led his team on two late-fourth-quarter comebacks in a wild January 2012 playoff win against New Orleans. In a January 2014 playoff game, with a different team, this player threw for 378 yards and 4 touchdowns but lost 45-44 to a huge comeback by Indianapolis. In January 2018, this player was traded for a draft pick and cornerback Kendall Fuller. This quarterback was drafted first overall in 2005, 23 picks ahead of Aaron Rodgers. Despite leading the N.F.L. in completion percentage, when this player suffered a concussion midseason in 2012, he permanently lost his job to (*) Colin Kaepernick. In 2017, this player threw most of his touchdowns to Tyreek Hill and Travis Kelce, and he has since been replaced on that team by Patrick Mahomes. For ten points, name this quarterback, who was traded in January 2018 from Kansas City to Washington.ANSWER: Alex Smith6. The technique of artificially double tracking was invented during the recording of this album because one band member was too lazy to record a second vocal track. The first song on this album describes a character who says “that’s one for you, 19 for me” and “be thankful I don’t take it all”. The last song on this album features five tape loops and includes the short verse (*) “turn off your mind, relax and float downstream, it is not dying, it is not dying”. The cover of this album is a drawing of the four band members in black and white, with small pictures placed in the space between. A song on this album describes a woman “wearing the face that she keeps in a jar by the door” and repeats the lyrics “all the lonely people, where do they all come from”. For ten points, identify this album by The Beatles, the follow-up to Rubber Soul that includes “Yellow Submarine” and “Eleanor Rigby”.ANSWER: Revolver7. This director’s first movie depicts four soldiers who have crashed behind enemy lines and, while building a raft to return to safety, encounter a young peasant girl. In the first of two movies starring Kirk Douglas by this director of Fear and Desire, Colonel Dax defends himself from a court martial after refusing a suicidal order. An actor in a movie by this director improvised a scene where he sings the Gene Kelly number “Singin’ in the Rain” while kicking an old man. The documentary (*) Room 237 features fifteen people basically rambling conspiracy theories about the imagery in one of this director’s movies. A character in a movie by this director, played by Sterling Hayden, is obsessed with the idea that his political enemies will steal American body fluids. That movie depicts an international crisis surrounding an accidental nuclear strike on the USSR that will trigger an apocalyptic reprisal. For ten points, identify this legendary British director of A Clockwork Orange, Dr. Strangelove, and The Shining.ANSWER: Stanley Kubrick8. This television show was parodied on the first season of Sesame Street in a segment called “Pick Your Pet”. An episode of Laverne and Shirley featured the characters Lenny and Squiggy as contestants on this show. Serial killer Rodney Alcala won an episode of this show during his murder spree, but his prize was refused because the female contestant “found him creepy”. The 1990s (*) revival of this show sometimes allowed players to choose one panelist based on looks and another based on personality. Questions used on this game show include “if you told me you loved me, what would you mean?” and “if on our first date you discovered I was a robot, what would you do?”. For ten points, name this classic game show where a bachelorette poses questions to three hidden bachelors, then chooses one to go out with based on their answers alone. ANSWER: The Dating Game9. The villagers of Agori in this universe settle their disputes in combat held in arenas between Glatorians. A seemingly happy ending to one story in this universe is interrupted when Teridax reveals he has taken over a sleeping deity’s body and sealed their soul away. In this universe, bug-like drones that roll called Bohrok attacked after the heroes’ first victory.?Controversy arose over this universe after advocacy groups pointed out that it literally just took a bunch of names directly from (*) Polynesian culture. The original heroes of this universe, the Toa, who are each assigned a different element, seek to obtain the Mask of Light, defeat Makuta and save Mata Nui from evil. For ten points, identify this universe that provides the story behind a line of mask-wearing movable Lego toys.ANSWER: Bionicle (prompt on Lego)10. While pitching for this team, Bob Welch won 27 games and a Cy Young award in 1990, under the tutelage of pitching coach Dave Duncan. This team was owned by Walter Haas throughout the 1980s. In 1990, this team’s closer posted a 0.61 E.R.A. and walked only 4 batters all season; he had previously been a starter who had won 20 games for the Red Sox. In 1988, an outfielder from this team achieved the first 40-40 season in major league history, and it was managed from 1986 to 1995 by (*) Tony La Russa. This team beat the Giants in the 1989 World Series a year after losing the 1988 World Series to the Dodgers, when Dennis Eckersley gave up Kirk Gibson’s famous home run. For ten points, name this team, which was led in the late 1980s by Mark McGwire and José Canseco, and for which Rickey Henderson played most of his career.ANSWER: Oakland Athletics (accept either underlined part, accept “As” in place of “Athletics”)11. The first single off of this artist’s debut album is appropriately called “Single” and declares their own personal “declaration of independence”. In a surprising collaboration with Rascal Flatts, this artist sings “the truth is I miss lying in those arms of his, but I don't ever let it show”. This artist inexplicably resurfaced on Canadian radio after collaborating with Simple Plan on the song “Jet Lag”. In Easy A, Olive becomes (*) obsessed with a song by this artist despite hating it. That song repeats variations of the lyrics “take me away, to better days, a hiding place”. This artist’s biggest hit features an ascending pre-chorus with the lines “staring at the blank page before you, open up the dirty window, let the sun illuminate the words that you could not find” before commanding “feel the rain on your skin”. For ten points, identify this British pop singer of classic 00’s tracks like “Pocketful of Sunshine” and “Unwritten”.ANSWER: Natasha Bedingfield12. A character played by this actor explains at a dinner party that the children’s book he is creating is about “dialectics”, a concept he introduces to students in history class. A character played by this actor meets his future wife at a senior’s home while moving furniture; that film ends with a credit sequence with fireworks and co-stars Michelle Williams. In an adaptation of a Nicholas Sparks novel, this actor’s character repeatedly asks “what do you want” to a woman he writes (*) letters to during World War II. This actor also plays the narrator of a 2015 movie, who works for Deutsche Bank and convinces Mark Baum to buy credit default swaps. A memetic character played by this actor, who according to one song originally about a pilot, is a “real human being, and a real hero”. That character brutally kills a thug in an elevator and befriends a mother played by Carey Mulligan. Hey girl, for ten points, identify this Canadian actor who co-starred alongside Rachel McAdams in The Notebook and played the Driver in Drive.ANSWER: Ryan Gosling13. Description acceptable. In one show with this kind of setting, the headstrong leader William Massachusetts and his group move away from the central city after disagreements with its governing body, led by the protagonist. The title group of that show takes its name from a beautiful view at the end of a cave that they were the first people to see. In another show with this kind of setting, a character takes on the name Ainz Ooal Gown to find other people like him. An “alternative” spin-off show with this setting revolves around a small girl who wears (*) all pink, including her guns. In the most popular show with this kind of setting, the protagonist goes into another of this kind of setting after he learns that Asuna has been spotted on the World Tree in Alfheim. In the second season of that show, characters draw the questionable conclusion that a villain has developed an ability to shoot bullets through the internet somehow. For ten points, identify this ubiquitous anime setting popularized by the oft-criticized Sword Art Online.ANSWER: transported or trapped in a MMORPG video game (prompt on answers about being trapped in “another world” because they’re all about games, accept isekai) 14. In this musical, one character recites lines from “Casey at the Bat” over the phone to another character, who longs to hear the English language. In another part of this musical, the proprietor of a boarding house becomes angry at one of their tenants for bringing sailors into their room. One song in this musical, originally sung by a waiter, was instead played as a recording in a 1998 Broadway revival of this musical starring Alan Cumming. That song is later reprised at the end of Act One during an (*) engagement party after Ernst Ludwig attempts to leave upon finding out that Herr Schultz is Jewish. “Tomorrow Belongs to Me” is a song from this musical, in which one of the main roles is the Master of Ceremonies for the Kit Kat Klub. For ten points, name this musical which starts with the song “Willkommen”, that chronicles the rise of Nazism and features the character of Sally Bowles.ANSWER: Cabaret15. On one song from this album, the phrase “he said there's no doubt about it” is followed by four quick drum beats. This album was recorded after the failure of Hearts and Bones and the artist’s divorce with an actress. This album's opening track begins “It was a slow day, and the sun was beating on the soldiers by the side of the road”, and its chorus says that “these are the days of miracle and wonder, this is the long-distance call”. A song on this album that describes (*) “a rich girl, she don't try to hide it” features a choir that echoes the line “empty as a pocket”. This album's title track opens by saying “the Mississippi Delta was shining like a National guitar” and describes going “through the cradle of the Civil War, I'm going to [the title location]”. A song on this album repeats the line “if you’ll be my bodyguard I can be your long lost pal”. For ten points, name this 1986 Paul Simon album that includes the song “You Can Call Me Al”, named for a famous house of a musician.ANSWER: Graceland16. This country won its 2018 World Cup qualifying group by 9 points over Greece. In a second-round game at the 2014 World Cup, a 19 year-old substitute for this country’s opponents scored an 107th minute goal on a volley in a game that this country won 2-1 after recording 17 shots on goal. At Euro 2016, this country lost 2-0 to Italy in its first group stage game before advancing and smashing Hungary 4-0 in the second round. This country was eliminated by (*) Wales at EURO 2016, and at the 2018 World Cup it won a group featuring Panama and Tunisia. In the second round of the 2018 World Cup, this team went down 2-0 to Japan in the second half but came back to win 3-2, and then eliminated Brazil before going down to France in the semifinals. For ten points, name this country that beat England to finish third at the 2018 World Cup behind Eden Hazard and Kevin de Bruyne.ANSWER: Belgium17. One character played by this actress says “don’t make me drop a house on you” after her daughter threatens to lock her out. This actress’s debut role was as the female lead in the 1976 version of King Kong. This actress, who is not Susan Sarandon, was recently nominated for a Golden Globe for a miniseries which depicted the beginning of the “hagsploitation” film genre. In a 2009 HBO film, this actress sings the song “We Belong Together” in her role as an aging shut-in who was (*) Jackie Kennedy’s aunt. Another character played by this actress hallucinates her performance of “The Name Game” with the other patients at an asylum. This actress won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Tootsie, and in 2016 achieved the Triple Crown of Acting. For ten points, name this actress who starred in the first 4 seasons of American Horror Story, and most recently played Joan Crawford in Feud.ANSWER: Jessica Lange18. A Canadian athlete at an Olympic swimming trial notably made a sign associated with this group on camera while wearing a bright yellow shirt. The high school student who was called out on Twitter for wearing a cheongsam to prom was also photographed making a symbol associated with this group. That symbol associated with this group can be made online by using several alternating slashes. In a video promoting this polity, its founder or CEO calls Mountain Dew a natural (*) flavour and tells a group of NYPD officers that “smoking cures cancer”. That video partially takes place in Central Park, where the founder of this polity blows smoke and tells passers-by to “go green”. For ten points, identify this polity founded by Ethan Klein of h3h3productions, dedicated to ripping the fattest amounts of an alternative to regular uses of tobacco and marijuana.ANSWER: Vape Nation or Vape Naysh19. In a song by this artist, several people explain what the name of a month means to them, including seeing Erykah Badu perform and booking their first feature film. Another song by this artist repeats the phrase “you’re the one that I needed in my life”. Those songs, “November” and “Glitter”, are tracks on this artist’s 2017 album that also features (*) “I Ain’t Got Time!” and “Garden Shed”. Another song on that album featuring Kali Uchis begins with this artist saying “okay okay okay okay okay” and repeats “can I get a kiss, and can you make it last forever”. This artist rapped “I’ve been kissing white boys since 2004”, and describes how he has tried to come out like his friend Frank Ocean for years. For ten points, identify this artist, the de facto leader of Odd Future Wolf Gang that recorded the album Flower Boy and the songs “911/Mr. Lonely” and “See You Again”.ANSWER: Tyler, the Creator or Tyler Gregory Okonma20. The 2013 Swedish film We Are the Best is about a group of girls that play this style of music. In a movie directed by Mike Mills, a teenager runs away from home to go to a concert of this kind of music after hearing about his mom’s plan to involve other people in parenting him. That movie, 20th Century Women, sees that character listen to records and visit clubs dedicated to this style of music. In one movie, musicians play a politically charged and expletive-filled song of this musical style before getting trapped in the title place. In response, a gang of (*) Nazi skinheads led by a character played by Patrick Stewart attempt to kill the band; that movie was the last performance of Anton Yelchin released before his death, as a musician of this style. A 1986 biopic about a musician that played this style depicted his destructive relationship with Nancy Spungen. For ten points, identify this style of music played in Green Room and by Sid Vicious, the bassist for the Sex Pistols.ANSWER: Punk rock (prompt on “rock”, accept any answer with punk in it that’s not seapunk)BONUSES1. The four-panel format has become a dominant form of expression on the internet. Identify some memes that use it, FTPE:[10] One niche Facebook group is called “with a little elbow grease this could be” this meme, which represented a radical shift to drama for Tim Buckley’s webcomic Ctrl Alt Delete. Internet denizens have challenged themselves to break this meme into the most minimal of artwork.ANSWER: Loss[10] A common meme uses two panels from the music video for this song which was almost definitely intended for meme making. The first panel usually shows the artist wearing a red jacket on a yellow background reacting in disgust at one option, while the third panel depicts them pointing in favour of the second option.ANSWER: “Hotline Bling”[10] A similar format showed a man with this occupation wearing big shades, disapproving of one option but approving the second; in contrast with “Hotline Bling” memes, the man is on the right half of the four panels.ANSWER: a bouncer2. This man won Masters 1000 tournaments at both Rome and Montreal in 2017, breaking into the top 5 in the rankings at the age of just 20. FTPE:[10] Name this German, who also won the Madrid Open in 2018 but has generally struggled in majors. His brother, Mischa, also plays on the A.T.P. Tour.ANSWER: Alexander Zverev[10] In the final of the 2018 Madrid Open, Zverev beat this player. Three months later, this man played an incredible 5-hour, 5-set match against Rafael Nadal in the U.S. Open quarterfinals, winning the first set 6-0 but eventually losing in a fifth-set tiebreaker.ANSWER: Dominic Thiem[10] Zverev’s most successful surface has been this one, on which he won his Masters 1000 titles in Rome and Madrid. The French Open is also held on this surface, at Roland Garros.ANSWER: clay court3. In an early scene in this movie, two intoxicated characters rob a restaurant using convincing squirt guns and hammers while wearing ski masks. FTPE:[10] Name this movie. The title characters of this Harmony Korine movie, half played by former Disney stars, work for a drug dealer named Alien played by James Franco, a character inspired by real life rapper Riff Raff.ANSWER: Spring Breakers[10] One of the Spring Breakers is played by this Disney Channel actress, who previously starred on Wizards of Waverly Place before making music with The Scene.ANSWER: Selena Marie Gomez[10] Gomez also appeared on a cross-over episode of this show as Waverly Place’s Alex Russo. This show, a spin-off, sees Zack and Cody attend Seven Seas High School aboard the SS Tipton with the heiress London Tipton.ANSWER: The Suite Life on Deck4. The largest place called the “World of [this brand]” is a museum in Atlanta that showcases some of its different flavours from around the world. FTPE:[10] Name this ubiquitous brand, which tried and failed to introduce a “New” variety of its signature drink in the 80s, has become synonymous with all colas in the American South.ANSWER: Coca-Cola (or Coke)[10] You can find almost any Coca-Cola drink in one of these machines, with a touch screen that allows for a choice of up to 165 drinks.ANSWER: Coca-Cola Freestyle[10] Among the options available at a Freestyle machine is this drink, originally with “Mr.” attached to its name, that was designed to compete with Dr Pepper. Freestyle machines are the only place where you may find this drink in Canada.ANSWER: Pibb Xtra5. In one scene of this show, the title character asks his students to yell out words that end in the letter n, only for a girl to shout out lesbian and prostitution without knowing what they mean. FTPE:[10] Name this show, currently on its eighth season on CBC, that follows the title under-qualified teacher as he works at Xavier Academy. The surname of the comedian who stars in this show is pronounced the same as his character’s nickname.ANSWER: Mr. D[10] The most famous educational institution on Canadian TV is likely this school central to series subtitled “Next Class” and “The Next Generation”. Wheelchair Jimmy was a character on one series set at this school, that covers serious topics like drug use and school shootings.ANSWER: Degrassi[10] Just down the street from the real Degrassi is the fictional store at the centre of this CBC comedy. Janet, a member of the title Korean family, attends OCAD University in downtown Toronto on this show, while her brother Jung didn’t finish high school.ANSWER: Kim’s Convenience6. In this movie, a guitar player stands in front of a big set of speakers on top of one of a fleet of crazy trucks chasing the title character and Furiosa. FTPE:[10] Name this 2015 entry in a series that replaced Mel Gibson with Tom Hardy as the untalkative protagonist, who helps a group of women fight against Immortan Joe.ANSWER: Mad Max: Fury Road (prompt on just Mad Max)[10] Mad Max: Fury Road was directed by this Aussie director that also made Babe: Pig in the City and both Happy Feet movies. I’m not kidding, look it up.ANSWER: George Miller[10] This actress played Toast the Knowing, the smartest of the five Citadel Wives that Max helps escape. This actress also played Leta Lestrange in Fantastic Beasts, Christina in Divergent, and voiced Catwoman in The Lego Batman Movie.ANSWER: Zo? Isabella Kravitz7. The bonus round of this game show consisted of an obstacle course with sections such as “The Sundae Slide” and “The One-Ton Human Hamster Wheel”. FTPE:[10] Name this game show which aired from 1986 to 1993, where two pairs of kids compete against each other in trivia rounds and physical challenges often involving green slime.ANSWER: Double Dare[10] Double Dare and other game shows such as Figure it Out and Legends of the Hidden Temple originally aired on this channel targeted to kids and teens, which shares its name with 5-cent movie theatres.ANSWER: Nickelodeon (also accept Nick)[10] This Canadian game show for kids was hosted by “Wink Yahoo” and involved a character called “The Punisher” pouring goo on a contestant’s partner if the contestant answered a question incorrectly. The main game was played between red, green, and blue teams, with an intermission featuring orange, yellow and purple.ANSWER: Uh Oh!8. This player hit a shot with 6.5 seconds left to win game 1 of the 1995 Western Conference Finals, and he hit a 3-point late in game 3 of the Finals that would wind up providing the Rockets’ margin of victory. FTPE:[10] Name this player, who won 7 N.B.A. championships from 1994 to 2007. He was famous for his many clutch playoff shots, including a 3-point he hit to erase a 2-point deficit in the last 10 seconds of Game 3 of the 2002 Western Conference Finals.ANSWER: Robert Horry[10] Horry won game 3 for this team. He won three straight championships on this team with Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant.ANSWER: Los Angeles Lakers[10] The 2002 Western Conference Finals pitted the Lakers against this team. This team finished as the Western Conference’s #1 seed, but lost to the Lakers in 7 games after an extremely controversial game 6 in which Los Angeles shot 27 free throws in the fourth quarter alone.ANSWER: Sacramento Kings9. The third game in this series is widely credited with popularizing Dragonforce’s song “Through the Fire and The Flames”, which is one of the most challenging tracks to 100%. FTPE:[10] Name this series, that competed with Rock Band, and also featured entries dedicated to Metallica and Aerosmith in a widely successful adaptation of the rhythm game genre for consoles.ANSWER: Guitar Hero[10] In a twist on the Guitar Hero format, this game sees the player race to collect blocks that mimic the song – like being inside the guitar staff. This game and its sequel released in 2013 can use songs in the player’s library that aren’t protected by DRM.ANSWER: Audiosurf[10] This Nintendo DS game uses rhythm elements to control the title secret service, who dance on the bottom screen to aid people in difficult situations on the top screen. This game is very similar to the Japanese game Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan but features English-language songs like “September” and “You’re the Inspiration”.ANSWER: Elite Beat Agents 10. This song begins with the lyrics “wake up feeling blessed up, pistol on that dresser, ain't afraid to show it, I'll expose it if I dress up”. FTPE:[10] Name this song, which features dubstep production courtesy of Skrillex, that contrasts the title phrase with “being polite” and appears after “Fuckin’ Problems” on a 2013 album.ANSWER: “Wild for the Night”[10] “Wild for the Night” is a song by this rapper, the most famous of a “Mob” that also features Ferg and Nast. This rapper released the album Testing in 2018, and his artist name is a play on an older, highly technical MC.ANSWER: A$AP Rocky or Rakim Myers[10] One of the featured artists on “Problems” is this rapper known for songs like “Birthday Party”, “It’s a Vibe”, and “4AM”, the latter two on his album Pretty Girls Like Trap Music.ANSWER: 2 Chainz or Tauheed Epps or Tity Boi11. This writer has made 6 cameos in movies he or his friend Alan Moore have written for, all of them involving his death. FTPE:[10] Name this writer, who made several comic series like The Dark Knight Returns, the Sin City series, Batman: Year One, and editions of Daredevil that introduced Elektra.ANSWER: Frank Miller[10] Miller also wrote this limited issue series that depicts the small Spartan army led by King Leonidas at Thermopylae, which has been criticized for its inaccuracy.ANSWER: 300[10] Miller was accused of Islamophobia for this book that depicts The Fixer fighting Islamic militants that attack New York. Miller has since admitted that he wouldn’t write this book, originally meant for Batman, again, recognizing the anger behind it.ANSWER: Holy Terror12. This ABC show was based on a Colombian telenovela that has been adapted in 26 countries. FTPE:[10] Name this comedy-drama series starring America Ferrera as a frumpy and awkward girl who lands a job at a prestigious fashion magazine.ANSWER: Ugly Betty[10] Several telenovelas were adapted by this American television network, which existed from 2006 to 2009 and consisted of former WB and UPN affiliates which did not join the CW.ANSWER: MyNetworkTV[10] The CW currently airs Jane the Virgin, which stars this actress of Puerto Rican descent as the title character. She also recently appeared in the films Deepwater Horizon and Annihilation. ANSWER: Gina Alexis Rodriguez13. During a scene in this movie, the song “Sixty Minute Man” plays during an exaggeratedly long love-making session. FTPE:[10] Name this movie about minor league baseball players played by Tim Robbins and Kevin Costner in the title North Carolina town, and a woman played by Susan Sarandon who forms a love triangle between them. Costner, a veteran catcher, mentors the young pitcher played by Robbins.ANSWER: Bull Durham[10] One of Costner’s other roles involving baseball is this 1989 fantasy movie about a man who makes the title place in a cornfield, which is built after hearing the phrase “if you build it, he will come”, often incorrectly quoted as “they will come”.ANSWER: Field of Dreams [10] To keep the Southern theme, Sarandon and Robbins also worked together on this 1995 movie about a Louisiana prisoner played by Sean Penn on Death Row for six years but insists he is innocent. Sean Penn’s character is racist and sexist, which impairs attempts to commute his sentence.ANSWER: Dead Man Walking14. Celebrity chef David Chang has appeared on the episodes of this show centered on fried chicken and Korean BBQ ribs. FTPE:[10] Name this show, which follows Steven Lim and Andrew Ilnyckyj as they eat three versions of the same dish at three different price points, then choose a winner of the title distinction. Facts about the dish are dispensed in the car between restaurants.ANSWER: Worth It[10] Worth It is a series produced by this media company known for their mass-produced quizzes about what member of a fictional cast you are, and the popular Unsolved series.ANSWER: Buzzfeed[10] Steven and Andrew’s consumption of bougie foodstuffs often involves caviar, truffle, and this ingredient, which was put on a $100 donut and $1,000 ice cream. Steven has also commented on the strangeness of this ingredient appearing in his waste.ANSWER: gold (accept forms like gold foil, gold plate, etc.)15. The hard-to-describe music video for this song shows the dunes of the desert outside of the pyramids before a man shot in the air with crazy trippy visuals. FTPE:[10] Name this song, which includes the lyrics “‘cause you are the piece of me, I wish I didn’t need” and asks “if our love is tragedy why are you my remedy”, and contrasts the title quality with insanity.ANSWER: “Clarity”[10] “Clarity” was a sleeper hit by this Russian-German DJ, who has had success more recently with songs like “The Middle” and “Stay” featuring Alessia Cara.ANSWER: Zedd[10] Zedd featured Selena Gomez, who sings “I'm slippin' down a chain reaction, and here I go, here I go, here I go, go”, on this song on his 2015 album True Colors. Gomez describes how you and me “bleed the same light” and “run the same course”.ANSWER: “I Want You to Know”16. Major League Baseball had featured the same 16 teams in the same 16 cities since 1903, but that began to change in 1953 when this team moved west. FTPE:[10] Name this team, which moved from Boston to Milwaukee in 1953. Hank Aaron would lead this team to a world championship in 1957.ANSWER: Braves (accept “Boston Braves” or “Milwaukee Braves” or, I guess, “Atlanta Braves” even though saying that would make no sense)[10] The following year, this team followed the Braves’ example when it left Sportsman’s Park to move to Baltimore and become the Orioles.ANSWER: St. Louis Browns[10] In 1957, baseball finally reached the west coast as this New York team joined the Dodgers in moving to California, where this team now plays in San Francisco.ANSWER: Giants (accept “New York Giants” or “San Francisco Giants”)17. Theorists have proposed that this artist is cursed because so many people who have collaborated or associated with her in some form have had terrible things happen to them. FTPE:[10] Name this artist, behind the Spanish language songs “Mayores” and “Sin Pijama”, and also released the English language song “Shower”, which describes “dancing in the mirror, singing in the shower” with some “la-da-dees”.ANSWER: Becky G or Rebbeca “Becky” Maria Gomez[10] Becky G’s song “Can’t Get Enough” features this Cuban-American legend of pop rap that featured on songs like “Timber”, “On the Floor”, “Time of Our Lives”, and “Feel This Moment”.ANSWER: Pitbull or Armando Christian Perez[10] Pitbull also featured on this artist’s song “Move to Miami”. On another song, this artist sings “girl, I like the way you move, come and show me what to do” and “you look at me and, girl, you take me to another place” on the English version of one of his biggest hits.ANSWER: Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler18. In a scene in this movie, the protagonist shows her impressive knowledge of the residents of Hinkley, California before telling a lawyer that she has “two wrong feet and fucking ugly shoes”. FTPE:[10] Name this movie. The protagonist of this movie, based on a real person, also calls a potential $20 million settlement regarding chromium pollution as a “lame ass offer”.ANSWER: Erin Brockovich[10] This actress won an Academy Award for Erin Brockovich, and also starred in Eat Pray Love and Notting Hill. ANSWER: Julia Roberts[10] Roberts set a record for getting paid $25 million to star in this 2003 film as a grad student of art history who takes a teaching position during the 1950s. Seal recorded a cover of the Nat King Cole song the film is named after.ANSWER: Mona Lisa Smile19. At the conclusion of his Hall of Fame career, this player joined the N.H.L.’s head office, and in 2011, he became its Senior Vice-President. FTPE:[10] Name this former Red Wings player who, in that role, was in charge of disciplining players for illegal plays. This man would famously post a video online explaining each suspension that he gave out for an illegal hit.ANSWER: Brendan Shanahan[10] One of Shanahan’s most controversial suspensions was the 25-game ban he handed this Phoenix player for an illegal hit to Marian Hossa’s head in the 2012 playoffs. Three years later, this forward received a 41-game suspension for a wanton preseason hit to Jakob Silfverberg’s head.ANSWER: Raffi Torres[10] Shanahan played the bulk of his career with Detroit, where he played his last season under this coach. Years later, as President of the Maple Leafs, Shanahan hired this coach in 2015.ANSWER: Mike Babcock20. An important tweet asked a simple question; why are there 1000 Christmas songs but only this song about another subject? FTPE:[10] Name this song, the first major hit by Thin Lizzy, which asks “guess who just got back today” and repeats the title six word phrase over and over again.ANSWER: “The Boys Are Back in Town”[10] The song “Boys of Summer”, which repeats the classic line “but I can see you, your brown skin shining in the sun”, is originally by this artist. This artist’s solo work also includes the songs “Dirty Laundry” and the Stevie Nicks collaboration “Leather and Lace”.ANSWER: Don Henley[10] This song about a summer even farther in the past which were “the best days of my life” describes “standin’ on your mama’s porch, you told me that you’d wait forever”. This song also describes an old six string guitar and how the title season seemed to last forever.ANSWER: “Summer of ‘69” ................
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