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Penn Bowl Trash III

Round 4

Packet By: Ben Frank, Joe Nguyen, Eric Mukherjee et. Al

Edited By: Ben Frank

1. One character in this movie is believed to be modeled on the “Pointy-Haired Boss” from the Dilbert comics and is in charge of an establishment that claims to have formerly been Lehman Brothers. At one point in this film, several children are put back in the care of Miss Hattie, and one of this movie’s characters constructs robots that are disguised as cookies. The Pyramid of Giza is stolen by Vector, making him the world’s new #1 supervillain, but the main figure hopes to obtain regain that distinction by using a shrink ray to steal the moon.    Gru hopes to carry out this plan with the help of three young orphaned girls and his many small yellow minions. The first CGI animated film from Universal Studios, FTP, name this 2010 movie in which Steve Carell voices a supervillian-turned-dad.

ANSWER: Despicable Me

2. One of the earliest films directed by this man tells the story of a boy who is greatly helped by a baseball-loving nun named Sister Terry, and in 1992, he both starred in and directed his first film Praying with Anger while he was still in college at NYU. A 2008 film by this man includes a high school math teacher named Julian, who is best friend and colleague to the protagonist Elliot Moore. Another of his movie’s chronicles the stories of security guard David Dunn and Elijah Price, a man with extremely fragile bones. Bryce Dallas Howard plays the titular naiad-like character alongside Paul Giammati in another of his films, but he is probably best known for his movie centering on a young boy named Cole Sear, who is played by Haley Joel Osment and notably sees dead people. FTP, name this director most famous for his twist endings in such films as The Village and The Sixth Sense.

ANSWER: M. Night Shyamalan or Menoj Nelliyattu Shyamalan

3. The Tarriers mixed in the chorus of the song “Hill and Gully Rider” into their recording of this song, which became their biggest hit. The first recorded version was done by Edric Connor, and this song discusses the hiding of “the black deadly tarantula” and that the singer himself is working “all night on a drink a’ rum”. The melody of this song is used in a track by Lil’ Wayne, whose title references this song’s lyric “Six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch”. The song was derived from a traditional song in Jamaica where workers would load and ship fruit while waiting for the “tally-man” to arrive.  The singer notes, “Daylight come and me wan' go home” in, FTP, this song, the most famous hit from Harry Belafonte.

ANSWER: “Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)” (accept either)

4. It was performed live at the 2010 BET Hip Hop Awards with piano accompaniment, after which host Mike Epps stated that this song had bought the singer's mother a house.  The singer also appeared on “Lopez Tonight” performing a Christmas version of this song addressed to Santa Claus.  The artist was tabbed to endorse a “Sex Offender Tracker” smartphone app as a result of this song's popularity.  The song came about as a result of an attempt to sexually assault the singer's sister Kelly, and an interview with WAFF-48 in Huntsville, Alabama was edited by the Gregory Brothers to produce this song.  Noting that there is a rapist in Lincoln Park and warning everyone to hide their kids, wives and husbands, Antoine Dodson performs, FTP, this Internet sensation presented and released by Auto-Tune the News.

ANSWER: “Bed Intruder Song”

5. One recent video game starring this character sees him face off againt Perpetual Holographic Avatar Nano-Tech Offensive Monsters after an alien substance lands on earth and splits into five pieces; that game sees him travel to Stokerstov and Tangaroa island and gives him the ability to convert villains into sidekicks. Another recent game starring him sees one of his archenemies obtain the Tablet of Order and Chaos and allows you to play as four different versions of him, including the Noir and 2099 versions. This perpetually playable character in the Marvel vs Capcom series starred in the aforementioned Friend or Foe and Shattered Dimensions. In Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2, this figure gains his “iron” suit if he joins the pro-registration side. He also starred, along with a rival, in the side-scrollers Separation Anxiety and Maximum Carnage; that rival is Venom. For 10 points, name this alter-ego of Peter Parker.

ANSWER: Spider-Man (accept “Peter Parker” before mention)

6. A teen spinoff of this game was released in 1998, which was called “Headrush”, while a 2000 version of this game was subtitled “Louder!  Faster!  Funnier!”.  ABC premiered a short-lived game show named after this game with announcer Cookie and host Paul Reubens under the alias Troy Stevens.  Players usually start in the “green room” before playing this game, and once the game concludes, the players are allowed to listen to commercial parodies and fake news stories.  The game is based on the idea that the creators were able to ask about both Shakespeare and Scooby Doo in the same question, and this game is characterized by its game show style premise with strange features like “HeadButt” and “Screw Your Neighbor”.  Releasing a platform game in February 2011 and featuring a bald man on its covers, FTP, name this Jelly Vision PC game claiming that the titular person is unknown.

ANSWER: You Don't Know Jack or YDKJ

7. Eric Clapton was a guest musician on this album, playing lead guitar on a track that notes, “I look at you all, see the love there that's sleeping”.  The drummer of the band contributed two tracks to this album, as he sang lead vocals to both “Don't Pass Me By” and “Good Night”, the album's last track. The shortest song on this album is side one’s “Wild Honey Pie”, and one of the most famous songs from this album includes the lyric “flew in from Miami Beach BOAC, didn’t get to bed last night”. Side two includes the song “Blackbird”, while this album also includes the controversial “Revolution 9”, a track assembled with the help of Yoko Ono.  Featuring “Helter Skelter”, and “Back in the U.S.S.R.”, FTP, name this Beatles album unofficially named for its blank cover.

ANSWER: “White Album” (I guess accept “The Beatles”, since it is the official title)

8. This club's first manager was Englishman Arthur Johnson who coached them for roughly ten years, while Luis Molowny had four different managing stints with this team during the 1970s and '80s.  Manuel Pellegrini has the highest win percentage of all managers in this franchise's history, but he was fired due to a second place finish in 2010. Playing their home games in Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, this team bid farewell to iconic players Guti and Raul, but has also made notably expensive transactions with the 2001 acquisition of Zinedine Zidane and the 2009 signings of Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka.  Winning a total of nine UEFA Champions League titles and competing in El Clasico every year against Barcelona, FTP, name this soccer team in La Liga based in the capital of Spain.

ANSWER: Real Madrid Club de Futbol

9. In December 2008, this man drove his Ferrari over 100 MPH on I-65, causing an accident that partially paralyzed 25 year-old Corey Edmondson. He was drafted six spots behind college teammate John Henderson in 2002, and a little over a year later, made headlines by kicking Justin Hartwig during training camp. He was fined by the NFL for slamming Maurice Jones-Drew to the ground in the 2007 season opener against division rival Jacksonville, but made bigger headlines during the summer of 2010 for being unable to pass new head coach Mike Shanahan’s conditioning test. Suspended five games for stomping on the head of Cowboy’s center Andre Gurode, FTP, name this former Titan and current troubled Redskins defensive tackle.

ANSWER: Albert Haynesworth III

10. This song was nearly removed from the artist's most successful album to date, as it shared the same beat as the Petey Pablo song “Freek-A-Leek”. The song closes by instructing the listeners to do such dances as the Muscle and the Thunder Clap, while one of the artists on this song remarks “then bend over to the front and touch your toes”. The lyrics of this song explain “she’s a certified twenty, but that just ain’t me”, and one collaborator talks about how his “outfit’s ridiculous, in the club lookin’ so conspicuous”. That rapper won’t stop until he gets them “in they birthday suits” and also explains that “we want a lady in the street but a freak in the bed”. Off the album Confessions, FTP, name this 2004 upbeat hit by Usher that features Ludacris and Lil Jon.

ANSWER: “Yeah!”

11. The webcomic Firered: Hardmode features Ruby catching a Snorlax and naming it after this character. As a child, he tries to fix an old Camaro with his father, who is played by Cheech Marin. He meets a Connect-Four enthusiast named Leonard and makes up an imaginary friend named Dave, and before his employment as a cashier at Mr. Clucks, he was involved in the collapse of a deck that killed two people. It is later revealed that he and Libby occupied the same mental hospital, and his mistaken arrest by the LAPD leads to an out-of-court settlement adding to the $114 million fortune he already earned by winning the lottery. Choosing Benjamin Linus as his adviser and taking over Jack's role as Island Protector in the last season, FTP, name this character played by Jorge Garcia and noted for his beard, long hair and large stature on Lost.

ANSWER: Hugo “Hurley” Reyes (accept any)

12. One of her notable songs includes the lyric “she loves rock and roll, they said it’s Satan’s tongue”, and this singer released her own fragrance in 2010 entitled True. This artist performed songs at the Bluebird Cafe before releasing her first album Take Me as I Am. Hits like “Let’s Go to Vegas” and “Someone Else’s Dream” appeared on her 1995 album It Matters to Me, and in one song she claims “in my dreams I’ll always see you soar above the sky”. A popular tune by this artist talks about “that pivotal moment” as well as “centrifugal motion” and “perpetual bliss”. One of her most famous songs opens with the line “I can feel the magic floating in the air, being with you gets me that way”.  Currently singing the opening theme of “Sunday Night Football”, FTP, name this country star of “Breathe” and “This Kiss”, the wife of Tim McGraw.

ANSWER: Faith Hill (accept Audrey Faith Perry)

13. One set of villains in this work is led by a figure possessed by Germatoid, and which employs the Witches 5; that figure’s daughter later joins the protagonists and wields the Silence Glaive. The final season of this work focuses on an organization that steals star seeds from random humans, and is lead by a figure that sealed Chaos within her body. Another group of villains are lead by Doom Phantom and include Emerald, Dimando, and Rubeus, who live on the dark moon Nemesis. Besides the Death Busters, Shadow Galactica, and the Negamoon family, the protagonists also battled against an organization that employed the generals Zoisite, Jaedite, Nephrite, and Malachite, and which was lead by Queen Beryl. The title character’s teammates include the priest Rei Hino and the genius Ami Mizuno, who transform into representations of Mars and Mercury, respectively. For 10 points, name this TV show and comic in which reincarnated lunar princess Usagi Tsukino becomes the title defender of love and justice.

ANSWER: Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon

14. This actor played the mayor of Charlestown in the direct-to-video sequel “Slapshot 3: The Junior League”, while other political positions he has held in films include playing President Baxter Harris in two different movies. In addition to playing Mayor William Dudley in 1979’s City on Fire, he also starred as Mr. Hammond in the 1980 horror film Prom Night. He played Captain Harrison in The Poseidon Adventure, but he is more famous for three films in which he played a role adapted from the short-lived series Police Squad!.  In addition to playing Lieutenant Frank Drebin, he is remembered for a 1980 comedy in which he uttered, “I am serious. . . and don’t call me Shirley”. FTP, name this actor that starred in Airplane! and the Naked Gun films.

ANSWER: Leslie William Nielsen

15. In 2006, this man threw out the first pitch at the Little League World Series opening ceremonies. He started his collegiate career at American River College before transferring to Texas Tech.  He began 2007 with Double-A Midland and Triple-A Sacramento before being called up on April 23 to replace an injured Rich Harden, and he once appeared on the Late Show, counting down a top ten of thoughts that went through his mind, one of which was “Grandma’s right. Stick it, A-rod.” Less than three weeks after Alex Rodriguez ran across “his mound”, this man did something that had most recently been done by Mark Buehrle on July 23, 2009. FTP, name this Oakland Athletics pitcher, who threw the 19th perfect game in Major League history on May 9, 2010.

ANSWER: Dallas Lee Braden

16. In 2008, this person scrutinized Rich Rodriguez's coaching at Michigan by stating, “You know, Hitler was a great leader, too.”  He began his coaching career with assistant positions at Iowa and William & Mary and resigned from coaching the Jets with one game remaining in the 1976 season. He won a national championship in his only year as an assistant to Woody Hayes and also won the 1977 Coach of the Year award while at Arkansas. His most recent head-coaching job with the University of South Carolina ended in 2004, but he is most famous for his tenure from 1986-1996 as coach of the Fighting Irish. FTP, name this legendary Notre Dame coach that won the 1988 National Championship and is known for his big glasses, inspirational speeches and speech impediment.

ANSWER: Louis Leo “Lou” Holtz

17. A character in this film claims that half his life is over and that he is a “thumbprint on the window of a skyscraper”. One main figure in the movie is a middle school English teacher who still has strong feelings for his ex-wife Victoria, and another character runs a red Saab convertible into a tree so he can explain his broken nose to his fiancee. A sexual escapade with an overweight waitress named Cammi ends in disaster when her husband comes home at 5 instead of 6, and the film centers on former college roommates Jack Lopate and Miles Raymond, who take a trip to the Santa Ynez Valley. While on the trip, the main character meets women played by Virginia Madsen and Sandra Oh in addition to railing against Merlot. FTP, name this 2004 film about two friends who take a trip to wine country, starring Thomas Haden Church and Paul Giamatti.

ANSWER: Sideways

18. The son of Roc-A-Fella Records founder Damon Dash has a role on this show as the owner of the Groovy Smoothie.  Mindy Sterling plays the title character's grouchy English teacher Miss Briggs, and the main figures also sometimes encounter a doorman named Lewbert. Noah Munck’s character on this program likes to constantly take off his shirt for no reason, and because of her father’s career in the Air Force, the title figure’s legal guardian is Spencer, her older yet immature brother. The titular show is produced in Spencer’s loft apartment in Seattle, and the main figure is usually accompanied by her friend Sam and the camera-carrying Freddie. FTP, identify this Nickelodeon show starring Miranda Cosgrove as a character who films webcasts and posts them online.

ANSWER: “iCarly”

19. This company was originally intended to produce metal brackets for construction, and its founders met while on a college tour of Dartmouth. Major competitors of this company include PPC and Pendelton, and this company’s website read “Under Construction. Coming Christmas 2002!” until the 2007 launch of a website in which the company name was followed by Infinity.  Before it was bought out, this company traded under a stock symbol that one employee jokingly said stood for “Dummies, Morons and Idiots”. After being acquired by a company headed by Jo Bennett,  it began selling printers in addition to its main product and became known as “A Division of Sabre”. Including branches in Albany, Nashua,  and Utica in addition to the Scranton branch, FTP, name this paper company for which Michael Scott works on The Office.

ANSWER: Dunder Mifflin Paper Company, Inc. - A Division of Sabre

20. This character is notably inept at playing the violin and is only able to play the official song of the United States Air Force. He sometimes has nightmares about potentially having to marry the porcine Gertrude Linkmeyer. After failing qualifying exams to study law, medicine, and bookkeeping, he graduated last in his class from Potsdam.  He earns the Iron Cross despite crashing his plane and injuring the famed Blue Baron during a flight exercise, and his efficiency rating of “just a few points above miserable” explains why in 20 years, he has still not risen to the rank of General. He serves as the commandant of Stalag 13 alongside Sergeant Schultz, and this character’s incompetence greatly aids a group of allied POWs led by a character portrayed by Bob Crane. Played by Werner Klemperer, FTP, name this bumbling, monocle-wearing colonel on the 1960s show Hogan's Heroes.

ANSWER: Colonel Wilhelm Klink

Bonuses

1. Younger audiences may know him from his role in the Problem Child movies or from his last film role in The Replacements, but answer these questions about the TV contributions of Jack Warden FTPE:

[10] In the mid-1980s, Warden starred on this series set in San Francisco as a free-spirited detective, who often dragged his high-strung attorney son Harrison into his cases. The show also featured John Rubinstein and Penny Peyser.

ANSWER: Crazy Like a Fox

[10] Warden appeared on two different episodes of this program titled “The Lonely” and “The Mighty Casey”. This series first aired from 1959-1964 and was created by Rod Serling.

ANSWER: The Twilight Zone

[10] Additonally, Warden also appeared in this 1971 TV movie as the coach of a professional football team. The movie starred James Caan and Billy Dee Williams.

ANSWER: Brian’s Song

2. David St. Hubbins, Nigel Tufnel and Derek Smalls make up the core of this rock group, FTPE:

[10] Name this British band, the subject of a 1984 mockumentary with a “heavy metal umlaut” over the “n” for no apparent reason.

ANSWER: Spinal Tap

[10] He was the director of the movie This is Spin̈al Tap.  He has directed other notable films like A Few Good Men, The American President, and The Bucket List.

ANSWER: Robert Norman “Rob” Reiner

[10] In the movie, the band was on tour promoting this album.  It was pulled from stores because the cover featuring a greased, naked woman on all fours with a dog collar and a leash around her neck was somehow deemed sexist.

ANSWER: Smell the Glove

3. This Jim Jinkins-created character has a dog named Porkchop and lives in Bluffington. FTPE:

[10] Name this title character of a Nickelodeon/ABC animated series, who has a friend named Skeeter and is constantly crushing on Patti Mayonnaise.

ANSWER: Douglas Yancey “Doug” Funnie (Accept any of the three)

[10] Doug’s main nemesis is this green-skinned bully, who owns a cat named Stinky and has a crush on Doug’s sister Judy.

ANSWER: Roger Klotz (Accept either)

[10] Doug often seeks advice from this eccentric, purple-skinned retired neighbor, but this man’s advice usually ends up making Doug’s situations worse. This man’s wife at one point becomes the mayor of Bluffington.

ANSWER: Bud Dink (Accept either)

4. Characters on this show include Leslie and Stephanie Vanderkellen as well as Kirk Devane. FTPE:

[10] Name this series about author Dick Loudon, who operates the Stratford Inn in Vermont with his wife.

ANSWER: Newhart

[10] This actor played George Utley, the handyman at the Stratford Inn on Newhart. He played Franklin Delano Bickley on Mork & Mindy as well as Floyd Norton on Grace Under Fire.

ANSWER:Thomas Gordon “Tom” Poston

[10] Poston’s final role before his death was a guest spot on an episode of this Disney Channel series starring Cole and Dylan Sprouse. This episode occurred when the twins were still living in the Tipton Hotel prior to their move to the SS Tipton for a spin-off series.

ANSWER: The Suite Life of Zack & Cody (Do not accept The Suite Life on Deck)

5. Before the Keane brothers emerged, this duo were the youngest entertainers in TV history to host their own variety show. FTPE:

[10] Name these Mormon siblings, one of whom is “A Little Bit Country” and the other of whom is “A Little Bit Rock and Roll”.

ANSWER: Donny and Marie or the Osmonds

[10] Fred Silverman gave Donny and Marie their own show after he saw them co-host a week of this program, which aired in syndication from 1961-1982. The titular host would open each show by singing a popular song for the audience, and each week had a different co-host. This program featured the first television appearance of Tiger Woods.

ANSWER: The Mike Douglas Show

[10] One of the many co-hosts on The Mike Douglas Show was this well-known insult comic. Although he appeared in movies like Bikini Beach and Pajama Party, younger audiences probably know him best as the voice of Mr. Potato Head.

ANSWER: Donald Jay “Don” Rickles

6. Name some past winners of the Golden Boot, the player who scores the most goals during a World Cup, FTPE:

[10] 2002 saw this Brazilian forward net eight goals as he led his team to its fifth World Cup title.  He would become the all-time leader in goals scored in World Cups in 2006.

ANSWER: Ronaldo Luis Nazario de Lima

[10] Despite scoring only five goals, this German player and current striker for Bayern Munich earned the title in 2006.

ANSWER: Miroslav Marian Klose

[10] The last player to have a total in the double digits was this West German forward who scored ten goals in the 1970 FIFA World Cup.  His son Thomas would earn the Golden Boot in last year's World Cup.

ANSWER: Gerhard “Gerd” Müller

7. No, his name is actually not Turd Ferguson. Answer these questions about the acting career of Burt Reynolds, FTPE:

[10] Burt Reynolds plays the titular scoundrel in this 1977 movie as he and Sally Field race away from the cops in his Pontiac Trans Am. The titular character soon becomes the target of Sheriff Buford T. Justice, played by Jackie Gleason.

ANSWER: Smokey and the Bandit

[10] Reynolds also starred in this 1982 film alongside Dolly Parton. It centers on the relationship of Sheriff Ed Earl Dodd and Mona Stangley, who is the proprietor of a brothel in the late 1970s.

ANSWER: The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

[10] One of Reynolds’ earliest roles was as the titular character in this 1969 film directed by Arnold Laven. The titular figure is seduced by the Angie Dickinson-portrayed widow Laura Breckenridge, and with the help of men played by Clint Walker and Ossie Davis, schemes to find a bunch of gold bars stolen by Laura’s late husband.

ANSWER: Sam Whiskey

8. The 2001 Clear Channel Memorandum prohibited certain songs from being played on the radio after the September 11th attacks. Answer some questions about those songs, FTPE:

[10] All of this rebelliously named band's songs were not allowed to be played, including “Killing in the Name” and “Bulls on Parade”.

ANSWER: Rage Against the Machine

[10] This song popularized by Bobby Darin in 1959 was composed for Bertolt Brecht's “Threepenny Opera”. It is named for the main character Macheath who is also known by the titular moniker.

ANSWER: “Mack the Knife”

[10] This 1970 James Taylor song describes the singer having seen both titular entities as well as “sunny days that I thought would never end”.

ANSWER: “Fire and Rain”

9. Answer these questions about the Hornets during the franchise's time in Charlotte, FTPE:

[10] The Hornets picked this 17-year old with the 13th overall pick in the 1996 NBA Draft and traded him immediately to the Lakers for Vlade Divac. This shooting guard has played for the Lakers ever since, winning 5 NBA Championships and an MVP award.

ANSWER: Kobe Bean Bryant

[10] The Hornets retired the number 13 in honor of this guard who passed away in a car accident while driving behind teammate David Wesley in 2000.

ANSWER: Bobby Ray Phills II

[10] This noted sharpshooter drafted out of Michigan in 1989 played all three of his All Star seasons with the Charlotte Hornets despite playing his first six seasons for the Heat. He retired after being waived by the Clippers in 2004.

ANSWER: Glen Anthony Rice

10. Answer these questions with something in common, FTPE:

[10] This writer worked on episodes of “The Sopranos” and “Becker” before becoming the Emmy Award-winning creator and writer for the AMC series “Mad Men”

ANSWER: Matthew “Matt” Weiner

[10] This relief pitcher who notably gave up a five runs in what would known as the Mother's Day Massacre was traded from the Baltimore Orioles to the Rangers for Kevin Millwood.  He would later be traded to the Giants for Bengie Molina.

ANSWER: Christopher Thomas “Chris” Ray

[10] Chris White, who may or may not be an enthusiast of urban planning or Cao Dai, was the bassist and songwriter for this 1960s British rock band that performed “Tell Her No”, “Time of the Season” and  most notably “She's Not There”

ANSWER: The Zombies

11. One singer of this song notes how he was grateful that his partner let him wear his chain and his turtleneck sweater, FTPE:

[10] Name this song whose music video sees the two singers celebrate fornicating by shooting fireworks out of their crotches with Akon.

ANSWER: “I Just Had Sex”

[10] Lonely Island member Andy Samberg sits in bed with this actress from “Gossip Girl” and the 2010 film “The Town”.  It is noted that at one point she placed a bag on his head while having sex.

ANSWER: Blake Lively

[10] This person makes a cameo in the video as he illustrates that sex can make a nice man out of the meanest.

ANSWER: John Patrick McEnroe, Jr.

12. Answer some questions about some disappointing performances by Big East schools in the 2010 NCAA Tournament that cost this question writer twenty bucks and his left kidney. FTPE:

[10] In the opening round, All-American Luke Harangody scored a lay-up as time expired.  Unfortunately, this Big East school was down by three at the time and ended up losing to Old Dominion.

ANSWER: Notre Dame University

[10] Omar Samhan led St. Mary's to an upset of this No. 2 seed featuring guards like Scottie Reynolds and Cory Stokes.

ANSWER: Villanova University

[10] Georgetown was upset in the first round by this 14th-seeded school out of the Mid-Atlantic Conference.

ANSWER: Ohio University

13. It was rumored that a young Barack Obama had appeared in the music video for this song, FTPE:

[10] Name this 1993 one-hit wonder addressed to the party people telling them to wave their hands in the air and shake their derriere before yelling the titular interjection.

ANSWER: “Whoomp! (There It Is)”

[10] “Whoomp! (There It Is)” was released by this Miami-based rap duo composed of DC the Brain Supreme and Steve Roll'n.

ANSWER: Tag Team

[10] One song that kept “Whoomp! (There It Is)” from reaching the top of the Billboard Chart was “Dreamlover”, which is a hit for this artist, whose other songs include “Vision of Love”, “Fantasy”, and “Always Be My Baby”.

ANSWER: Mariah Carey

14. Name these miscellaneous things about video games, for 10 points each.

[10] This continuously annoying lawyer basically tries to link violence with the word video games.You can create a character who looks a lot like him in Mortal Kombat: Armageddon.

ANSWER: Jack Thompson

[10] Usually this critic is pretty palatable when it comes to his reviews, but his insistence that video games cannot achieve an art status is pretty annoying. You can attend his namesake festival in Urbana, IL every year.

ANSWER: Roger Ebert

[10] This game featured in some urban legends was supposedly an Arcade Style game with gameplay mimicking Tempest. Apparently all people who played it ended up with insomnia and suicidal thoughts as well as being visited by men in black. Named for a Roman historian all sources about it describe it as a government test for mind control.

ANSWER: Polybius

15. Billy Crudup plays the main character's husband, but the main character divorces him to travel the world.  FTPE:

[10] Name this 2010 movie based on a best-selling memoir by Elizabeth Gilbert that stars Julia Roberts as a woman who understands the importance of the three titular actions.

ANSWER: Eat Pray Love

[10] In Eat Pray Love, Elizabeth Gilbert’s best friend Delia Shiraz is played by this actress, who may be best known for her stirring, but brief Oscar-nominated portrayal of Donald Miller’s mother in 2008’s Doubt.

ANSWER: Viola Davis

[10] While on her trip, Elizabeth falls in love with Felipe, who is played by this Spanish actor, known for his roles in movies like Vicky Christina Barcelona and for playing the frightening Anton Chigurh. Apparently, the two main characters wanted to be more than just “friend-o's”.

ANSWER: Javier Angel Encinas Bardem

16. This band first had mainstream success with the album “Tragic Kingdom”, FTPE:

[10] Name this '90s band that mixed ska and rock music with lead singer Gwen Stefani on songs like “Don't Speak”.

ANSWER: No Doubt

[10] No Doubt had success with this song, where Stefani sings, “Sorry, I'm not home right now, I'm walking into” these titular items.

ANSWER: “Spiderwebs”

[10] Though “Don't Speak” was its breakthrough and arguably most notable hit, No Doubt has won a Grammy in 2003 and 2004 for Best Pop Vocal Performance for a Duo or Group for two different songs, both off the album “Rock Steady”. Name either.

ANSWER: “Hey Baby” or “Underneath It All”

17. Answer some questions about some notable Alfred Hitchcock films, FTPE:

[10] This 1940 movie, Hitchcock's first American movie, won the Best Picture Oscar.  Based on a Daphne du Maurier book, it featured Joan Fontaine as the love interest of Laurence Olivier who still has feelings for the titular female.

ANSWER: Rebecca

[10] This 1963 Hitchcock film, another one based on a Daphne du Maurier work, stars Tippi Hedren and Rod Taylor as residents of Bodega Bay who are terrorized by the titular creatures.

ANSWER: The Birds

[10] One of Hitchcock's few comedies include this 1941 film starring Robert Montgomery and Carole Lombard as a couple that goes through some amusing marriage problems. An unrelated 2005 action comedy film also has this name.

ANSWER: Mr. & Mrs. Smith

18. Identify the following about games in the tactics genre, for 10 points each:

[10] One game in this series, subtitled Let us Cling Together, borrows the convention adopted by its parent series of naming games after Queen songs. Both games in this series use the isometric playing field, with Knights of Lodis having five possible endings.

ANSWER: Tactics Ogre [prompt on “Ogre Battle”]

[10] Apart from Days of Ruin, most of the U.S. titles in the Advance Wars series feature this faction as the antagonists. Their COs include Flak, Lash, Adder, Hawke, and the heavily-suited boss Sturm.

ANSWER: Black Hole

[10] Both the Playstation and Game Boy Advance tactics spinoffs of this long-running Square Enix franchise are set in Ivalice, respectively putting you in control of Ramza and Marche.

ANSWER: Final Fantasy    

19. Name some of the most recent baseball players to pitch an immaculate inning, FTPE:

[10] In an interleague game against the Marlins in 2008, this Mariners ace got three strikeouts on nine pitches.  He and Cliff were at the top of the rotation in 2010 until Lee's departure to Texas. He won the 2010 AL Cy Young Award despite a 13-12 record.

ANSWER: Felix Abraham Hernandez

[10] This reliever pitched an immaculate inning for the Rays in August 2010 and would go on to lead the American League in saves. He would sign a contract with the Yankees after the 2010 season to serve as Mariano Rivera’s set-up man.

ANSWER: Rafael Soriano

[10] The most recent person NL pitcher to get a nine-pitch, three-strikeout inning was this Princeton grad and Pittsburgh Pirate who did it in September 5, 2009 against the St. Louis Cardinals. He made his Major League debut for the Yankees in 2007 and has thus far posted a 13-24 career record.

ANSWER: Curtis Ross Ohlendorf

20. This album had a controversial cover with a George Condo portrait of Kanye West having sex with a naked woman with wings, FTPE:

[10] Name this acclaimed 2010 release from Kanye West. Its cover art would eventually be replaced with a portrait of a ballerina.

ANSWER: “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy”

[10] West performed this song from that album at the 2010 VMAs, his first VMA performance since interrupting Taylor Swift's acceptance speech. The music video for this song is part of West's 35-minute short film of the same name.

ANSWER: “Runaway”

[10] Featured mainly in the promos for the movie “The Social Network”, this song from West's most recent album claims that “No one man should have all” of the title entity. Its music video was criticized for featuring symbols of Masonic Illuminati.

ANSWER: “Power”

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