TERP (Trash Everyone Really Prefers) 2010



TERP (Trash Everyone Really Prefers) 2010

Round 3: Brought to You by the Number Seven Macaw

Edited by Logan Anbinder, Paul Marchsteiner, Chris Ray, and Jeff Amoros with assistance from Jeremy Eaton, Margo Kirzner, Jack Kennedy, Monica Remmers, Isaac Hirsch, Gary Weiser, Ozzie Fallick, SteveJon Guth and Shantanu Jha

Tossups

1. A vignette about schoolchildren discovering one of these entities opens Dallas Cowboy Lance Rentzel's memoir When All the Laughter Died in Sorrow. NFL employees responsible for the direct supervision of these entities are colloquially known as “Bill,” while Joe Montana complained that Charles Haley's would repeatedly disrupt team meetings. The claim “I'm a sly dude” and the promise of “the lawsuit of your life” were made in response to reports about one of these by commentator Sean Salisbury. Gameplanning against New Orleans Defensive Ends appeared above one of these objects in a 2008 blog post, while Zygi Wolf's eagerness to present a game ball resulted in a post-game (*) Seinfeld reference by a Vikings player in regards to another. Notably exhibited online by tight ends Martellus Bennett, Chris Cooley, and Visanthe Shiancoe, these objects are most commonly found in text messages sent by Brett Favre. FTP, identify this anatomical feature whose modification is promoted by Jimmy Johnson with the phrase “GO LONG – I DO!” in commercials for the enlargement drug ExtenZe.

ANSWER: Penises (accept absolutely all reasonable equivalents, i.e. Genitals as this is a tossup on “Penises;” accept variations like “Pictures of Your Unit,” “Pictures of Sean Salisbury's Johnson,” “(Very) Little Brett,” etc.)

2. The father of this film’s protagonist is beaten with a bat in a cornfield by the boyfriend of the protagonist’s friend Clarissa, and the protagonist of this film takes so many photographs that she is only allowed to develop rolls periodically. However, after her death in this movie, the protagonist’s father develops all the rolls of film, and in the moments after her death the spirit of this film’s protagonist makes contact with (*) Ruth Conners, establishing a link between them. The protagonist is later able to inhabit Ruth’s body to share a kiss with Ray Singh before returning to her heaven, which she often shares with an Asian girl who has given herself the name Holly Golightly. That girl was also murdered by this film’s antagonist, who is killed at the end of this film what an icicle knocks him off a cliff, and that man is a pedophile played by Stanley Tucci. Centering on the lives of members of a certain family after the murder of Susie Salmon, this is, FTP, what Peter Jackson-directed film based on a novel by Alice Sebold?

ANSWER: The Lovely Bones

3. Instances of this song being sampled include in a remix of the Fugees’ “Nappy Heads,” in which the singer claims he performs the action referenced in this song’s chorus “to spy on my girlfriend,” and on a track from Ludacris’s The Preview in which the featured artist, Tity Boi, claims that the same action leaves him “feelin’ fantastic.” Also sampled in a Gym Class Heroes song that begins, “You told me it’s the truth but I’m still afraid,” and used as the background music for the viral video (*) “My New Haircut,” the music video for this song reflects its original conception of taking place in a totalitarian police state, and shows the singer being led from his jail cell past numerous spectators wearing the title objects. Reasons for performing the action referenced in the chorus include “so I can watch you weave then breathe those story lines” and “so I can keep track of the visions in my eyes.” FTP, name this 80s song by Corey Heart about sporting certain eyegear at an unconventional time.

ANSWER: “Sunglasses at Night”

4. In one episode of this show, the main character misunderstands a retelling of a friend’s baseball hit to mean that she drove to the store, the Gap, and in another episode, the brother of that protagonist seduces a woman who lives in that man’s building, Allison Landis. The brother of the protagonist of this show develops feelings for a woman who is hired by the protagonist as a housekeeper to take care of his father, an injured former police officer. That woman is named (*) Daphne Moon, who that brother develops feelings for after the end of his marriage to Maris, and one recurring location on this sitcom is Café Nervosa. That Cafe is located across the street from the studio for the radio station KACL, where this show’s titular protagonist works after returning to Seattle from Boston. A spinoff of Cheers, FTP, name this ‘90’s sitcom that costarred David Hyde Pierce as Niles Crane, brother of the show’s titular psychiatrist played by Kelsey Grammer.

ANSWER: Frasier

5. As a third baseman for the Yankees in the late 1960s, this man played alongside Gene Michael, the architect of one of this man’s future rivals. As a manager, he led the Blue Jays to the ALCS in 1985, the first year of the seven-game format, where they fell 4-3 to the Royals. This man won his first World Series ring in 1977 as Billy Martin’s first base coach, and began his first stint the following year with the team with which he is most associated, where he transitioned (*) Dale Murphy to center field before being let go in favor of Joe Torre. In May of 1995, this man was arrested for battery for punching his wife, a brief distraction during the season in which this man won his only World Series as a manager. Responsible for acquiring Steve Avery and John Smoltz and drafting Chipper Jones as GM of the Braves, for ten points, name this recently retired former manager of the Braves, who won 14 NL East titles during his career.

ANSWER: Bobby Cox

6. This event lends its name to both the second studio album by metalcore band Beneath the Sky and a BBC radio comedy hosted by Andrew Collins and Jon Holmes. A prerequisite for participation in this event was the payment of a $36 fee to Roger Peterson. One near-participant in this event was prevented from taking part after a coin flip by DJ Bob Hale, and  another near-participant in this event was told “Well, I hope your ol’ bus freezes up;” those men were (*) Tommy Allsup and Waylon Jennings, respectively. This event occurred near Clear Lake, Iowa in the midst of a tour called “The Winter Dance Party,” and is most famously memorialized in a song that asks, “now do you believe in rock and roll, can music save your mortal soul?” before asking “do you recall what was revealed?” during this event. FTP, give the common name for the event that claimed the lives of J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson, Ritchie Valens, and Buddy Holly, a plane crash famously alluded to and named in Don McLean’s “American Pie.”

ANSWER: The Day the Music Died (prompt on anything about “that plane crash” until mentioned)

7. In a flashback in this film, the antagonist hitches a ride on the back of a yellow pickup truck whose tailgate bears the word “YO,” and an antagonist from a prequel to this movie is seen working as a garbage man.  Minor characters in this film include Dolly, Buttercup, and Trixie, who upon her introduction believes that she has just returned from the doctor with life-changing news. One of the protagonists in this film is brainwashed with the help of a character called the (*) Bookworm, but ultimately recovers after a TV falls on him. He and the other protagonists of this film avoid a rotating blade by affixing themselves to a metal ceiling above a conveyor belt, and are subsequently saved from a fiery demise by a giant claw operated by three aliens; this sequence occurs after the protagonists escape from the Caterpillar Room at Sunnyside Day Care. Bullseye, Jessie, and others end up donated to Bonnie by their old owner Andy in, FTP, what third film by Pixar to feature Woody and Buzz Lightyear?

ANSWER: Toy Story 3

8. This former tennis star took over as the publisher of Tennis Magazine in 2001, which celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2005 by ranking its publisher as the fourth-best tennis athlete ever. The subject of a David Foster Wallace essay, Tracy Austin, broke this woman’s streak of 125 straight wins on clay at the 1979 Italian Open, and she won at least one Grand Slam title per year from 1974 through 1986. In 1974, she and then-fiancee (*) Jimmy Connors both won Wimbledon, and she was recently briefly married to Greg Norman after her previous marriage to skier Andy Mill ended in divorce after 18 years. Jim Rome’s insistence on referring to an NFL quarterback with a similar surname to this tennis star led that quarterback to physically assault Rome on air in 1994. The record holder for most career French and U.S. Open titles, for ten points, name this teen phenom and rival of Martina Navratilova, nicknamed the “Ice Maiden.”

ANSWER: Christine “Chris” Evert

9. In one cameo appearance, this character uses “coming out of lightspeed too quickly” as a euphemism for premature ejaculation, and in his first appearance, he toasts the protagonist of the show in which he appears in front of the Haven Brothers Diner after having lent his support to an idea proposed in part by Shauna Parks. In another appearance, this character beats out (*) Elijah Wood for the lead role in the drama “What I Learned on Jefferson Street,” which he hijacks and turns into a sitcom in which he attends college with his eighteen year-old daughter and monkey sidekick, renaming the show “Class Holes.” In two cases, this man has been shipped off in a crate to be inspected by “top men” after being captured by following a trail of Reeses Pieces, excitedly declaring “Ooh, a piece of candy!” Namesake of a certain high school in Quahog, Rhode Island, name, FTP, this actor who frequently guest stars on Family Guy, whose name connotes a forest.

ANSWER: James Woods

10. In one episode of this show, animate blancmanges participate in a tennis match, while another episode includes reenactments of the deaths of historical figures. Recurring characters in this show include Arthur Pewtey, The Colonel, and Luigi Vercotti, and housewives known as (*) "pepperpots" made frequent appearances. This show usually opened with the word "it's" delivered by a hermit, who was then cut off by John Philip Sousa's Liberty Bell March and the opening titles, and a common lead-in in this show was a BBC linkman saying the line, "And now for something completely different." Created by a group that included Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, and John Cleese, FTP, name this BBC show, named for the aforementioned sketch comedy group, who were later known for the films about The Meaning of Life, The Life of Brian, and The Holy Grail?

ANSWER: Monty Python’s Flying Circus (prompt on “Monty Python” or “Flying Circus”)

11. One subplot in this graphic novel tells the story of Rosemary Almond who is abused by her husband Derek, but after his death, she is forced into a worse life where she has to work as a show girl to get by. She also relies on the support of Roger Dascombe, who works in Jordan Tower, where he is later mistakenly killed by the police because he is disguised as the protagonist. Dascombe is the leader of the Mouth portion of the (*) Norsefire government, where he creates propaganda based off analysis by the supercomputer Fate. The protagonist of this graphic novel was experimented on at the Larkhill concentration camp before creating a massive explosion and escaping. He also names his headquarters the Shadow Gallery, destroys the statue of Justice after cursing at it for her adultery, and attacks the Fingermen to rescue Evey. FTP, name this graphic novel by Alan Moore about a fascist English state overthrown by a man who blows up parliament while wearing a Guy Fawkes mask, named “V.”

ANSWER: V for Vendetta

12. One song by this group laments that “a spider web is tangled up with me,” while another song by this group declares, “I awake to find no peace of mind.” Those songs, “Trouble” and “Spies” are featured on an album by this group that also includes a brief song that declares, “here I am and I’ll take my time,” “Parachutes,” and another song whose singer asserts, “we live in a beautiful world” and which was included in the Garden State soundtrack, (*) “Don’t Panic.” A more recent album by this band is partially named after a song that declares, “no I don’t wanna battle from beginning to end,” and that album also includes a song about “a long and dark December” that asks “if you love me, won’t you let me know?” This group’s best-known song from that album laments “I discovered that my castles stand upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand” and proclaims “I hear Jerusalem bells a-ringing.” FTP, name this group that released “Violet Hill” and “Viva La Vida.”

ANSWER: Coldplay

13. One scene in this movie enraged the Pepsi corporation because the protagonist asks for a Coca-Cola-made Tab before asking for a now obsolete Pepsi product. Another scene in this movie sees Huey Lewis, who plays a teacher, describe the band The Pinheads as “just too loud.” After being forced to listen to some loud Van Halen by the protagonist, one character is prompted to write a book about the experience called A Match Made in Space. That character, (*) George, falls out of a tree after peeping on his future wife changing, and is pushed out of the way of the car driven by Lorraine’s father by the protagonist. Another character in this movie leaves all of his equipment on while he is away working on his big scientific experiment, which he firsts tests on his dog Einstein at the Twin Pines Mall in Hill Valley, California. FTP, name this 1985 cinematic masterpiece by Robert Zemeckis and Steven Spielberg which sees Dr. Emmet Brown accidentally send Marty McFly to the year 1955 in a time travelling DeLorean.

ANSWER: Back to the Future

14. One character in this novel who was renamed in the final draft was originally called Herpes Trout, and a character who was cut from a late revision of this book was named Miranda Mary Piker, and was the daughter of a school principal. The titular protagonist of this novel has a father whose job entails screwing caps onto tubes of toothpaste, and a tale recounted in this book tells of Prince Pondicherry, who received a gift from a man whose rivals include (*) Fickelgruber and Slugworth. Another character in this novel exits after being deemed a “bad nut” in a roomful of trained squirrels, while yet another character is escorted to a stretching machine after being shrunk by attempting to send himself through television. Those characters, Veruca Salt and Mike Teevee, are two of the five children who receive Golden Tickets in, FTP, what Roald Dahl novel about a candy factory run by Willy Wonka?

ANSWER: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (do not accept “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory”)

15. Two level sets produced for a sequel to this game have the name Memento Mori, while a particularly notable level set was called KDIZD.  The original game included three secret levels, one of which was arranged in a three by three grid called Military Base and another one which involved retracing your steps through an earlier level, Warrens.  Sandy Peterson designed one level which was shaped like a hand and one which supposedly required a (*) rocket jump to reach a secret switch; those levels are Pandemonium and Mt. Erebus.  The boss of the second episode of this game occurs on the level Tower of Babel and has a mechanical leg and a rocket launcher in place of his left arm.  That monster, the cyberdemon, usually takes three of four shots from the BFG9000 at close range to kill.  For 10 points, name this game by id Software in which the player takes the role of a marine knee deep in the dead on Phobos, Deimos, and Hell.

ANSWER:  Doom

16. One spinoff of this game uses rotating arrows to determine how much fuel and trade goods you have in your starship.  In the initial phase of this game, ideal moves are those that add up to eleven or more dots, and avoid repeating numbers.  One development card is worth a victory point, but others merely provide a year of plenty or free (*) road building.  Playing a solider or rolling a seven allows the player to move the robber, who prevents resource collection from whichever tile it occupies, and the player with the longest road gets two points, out of ten to win.  Designed by Klaus Tauber, expansions to this game include Cities and Knights, Traders and Barbarians, and Seafarers.  For 10 points, name this game in which players collect resources and develop the titular island.

ANSWER:  Settlers of Catan [accept Starship Catan ridiculously early]

17. One associate of this man was a woman transformed into a cat, Constance Magliore, and as a young man this character claimed to have taught Benjamin Franklin “that trick with the kite and the key.” One organization of which this character was a member also included Ammand, Gentleman Jocard, and Eduardo Villanueva, all of whom were present at the Fourth (*) Brethren Court assembled by that group. This man escaped death by cannibalism at Pelegosto, a ceremony described by his friend Joshamee Gibbs to a more notable associate of this character, and this man is also the  namesake of a onetime-undead monkey afflicted by the Curse of Cortes. This man was attacked by a creature drawn to the Black Spot on his hand, the Kraken, and his most famous command was temporarily lost after a mutiny led by Hector Barbossa. FTP, name this captain of the Black Pearl, a pirate played by Johnny Depp.

ANSWER: Jack Sparrow

18. One song with this title has a music video that sees the singer win a giant stuffed frog in a carnival game, claims “that Paris Hilton gets under my skin,” and features a chorus that is  a response to a more notable song with this title. A video for a third song with this name depicts Gummi Bears that flip off the singer, who is in a (*) board game where she must defeat the Sugar Daddy, played by that song’s featured artist. That response to “Empire State of Mind” begins with the lines “Greetings, loved ones. Let’s take a journey,” while the most famous song with this title is inspector Lee’s ringtone in Rush Hour 3. That song claims “the Midwest farmers’ daughters really make you feel all right,” but then continues to imply that they are not as good as those from the titular location. FTP, name this song title shared by a Katy Perry anthem featuring Snoop Dogg and a Beach Boys song that wishes all young women could be from the titular West Coast state.

ANSWER: California Girls

19. In one appearance, this woman displays a medal that she allegedly won for being “a great dancer and a really nice person,” and in an off-Broadway production of  “Celebrity Autobiography,” this woman read poetry written by Suzanne Somers. One character portrayed by this actress asks a man, “do you think people are just trees made of skin?” while another is excited when she is paid with a legit fifty dollar bill, which she gets to put under the tray in the cash register. In addition to playing both a fictionalized version of Bjork and a (*) cashier at Target, recurring characters played by this actress include a frizzy-haired schoolgirl who ruins her classmates’ science fair projects before delivering her trademark “Sorry!” and a nervous travel expert who punctuates her sentences with “Just kidding!” and appears on Weekend Update. Perhaps most famous for portraying the one-upper Penelope, name this comedienne who stars on Saturday Night Live.

ANSWER: Kristen Wiig

20. One athlete with this surname, an All-American volleyball player at Florida, made the news recently after the release of a sex tape showing her boyfriend, a 2010 Patriots draft pick, having his johnson serviced by a suspiciously Kardashian-like female. That girlfriend of Brandon Spikes is the sister of ESPN's top 2011 basketball prospect, a guard from Winter Park who recently committed to Duke. Both Callie and (*) Austin are children of a former point guard with this surname whose posted imposing assist totals with the Atlanta Hawks in the 1980s. Players currently coached by that man, whose rookie campaign in 2000 earned Coach of the Year honors with the Magic, include Notre Dame's Luke Harangody and a guard from Saint Joseph's who was suspended after police discovered a .357 and pump-action shotgun hidden in his guitar case. Delonte West, Marquis Daniels, and Glen Davis play for a man with this name, whose championship season saw the proclamation “ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE” by Kevin Garnett. FTP, identify this name held by a Boston Celtics coach nicknamed “Doc.”

ANSWER: Rivers

21. One game featuring this character begins with a level in which he must destroy his own alarm clock to stop its ringing, after which he must rescue his stolen treasure from the leader of the Brown Sugar Pirates. Powerups to this character in that game included being stung by a bee, pounded flat by columns, and set on fire, but in that game and its successor, this character was (*) unkillable. In his first appearance, this character hired Tatanga, but is defeated upon his nemesis’s retrieval of that game’s titular “six golden coins.” In a more recent game, he utilizes attacks such as Corkscrew and Chomp, and lends his name to a stage that gives participants commands such as “Sidestep!” and “Stay dry!,” an allusion to a franchise featuring this character that has entries subtitled “Twisted” and “Smooth Moves,” and consists of several-second minigames. FTP, name this purple and yellow-clad Nintendo character, commonly depicted as the nemesis of Mario.

ANSWER: Wario

Bonuses

1. Name the following Red Hot Chili Peppers songs from the last decade, FTPE:

[10] This Stadium Arcadium single says of its titular girl, “She’s a lover, baby, and a fighter,” and its chorus says that “She’s my priestess, I’m your priest.”

ANSWER: “Dani California”

[10] This Chili Peppers song that won the Grammy for Best Rock Song in 2000 may reference Dani California with its lyrics “Southern girl with a scarlet drawl” and “Young Kentucky girl in a push-up bra.” It repeats, “With the birds I’ll share this lonely view.”

ANSWER: “Scar Tissue”

[10] This title track from a 2002 Chili Peppers album repeats, “standing in line to see the show tonight there’s a light on,” before inserting the title phrase and recalling “I tried to say I’d be there.”

ANSWER: “By the Way”

2. Twelve terrorists. One Cop. The odds are against John McClane, but that is just the way he likes it. FTPE:

[10] Name this 1988 action movie starring Bruce Willis as a New York cop who comes to meet his estranged wife in LA at Christmas time. It spawned three sequels, including one subtitled “With A Vengeance” which costarred Samuel L. Jackson.

ANSWER: Die Hard

[10] In one scene, this main antagonist of Die Hard posed as an escaped hostage in order to disarm John McClane. Simon was this international German businessman’s brother who appeared as the antagonist in the third Die Hard movie.

ANSWER: Hans Gruber

[10] Fox Plaza was the set for this fictional plaza where Die Hard took place. It also was the name of the bank with seven locks at which John’s wife worked.

ANSWER: Nakatomi Plaza

3. This show’s cast includes Kari Klinkenborg, who was supposedly involved in an engagement triangle in the second season finale despite the fact that Felisha, the protagonist's ex-fiancée, had consistently implied that she is plotting his murder. FTPE:

[10] Identify this VH1 program that saw friction between the title character and his friends Kita and Mo over a lax commitment to parenting after an earlier episode showed his two daughters meeting for the first time.

ANSWER: The T.O. Show

[10] Season two of The T.O. Show involved a lot of whining about Terrell's terrible experiences with this NFL team, for whom TO played between Dallas and Cincinatti. Lowlights of this horrible AFC East team include releasing formerly-starting QB Trent Edwards after Week 3 and losing four straight Super Bowls in the early 90s.

ANSWER: Buffalo Bills

[10] Terrell Owens made bizarrely enthusiastic comments after it was recently reported that a nine year-old girl attempting to pledge a commitment to Feed the Children as part of a campaign on the boxes of Chad Ochocinc-Os cereal had instead been directed to one of these services.

ANSWER: A Phone Sex Line [accept equivalents]

4. Answer the following about a certain environmental do-gooder FTPE:

[10] The powers of wind, earth, fire, water, and heart were combined and magnified in this superhero who starred in an animated TV series for much of the 90s. His catchphrase is, “The power is yours!”

ANSWER: Captain Planet

[10] Captain Planet was summoned by the combined powers of the Planeteers, one of whom was Kwame, voiced by this man. If you watched Captain Planet, you may also have caught him hosting PBS’s Reading Rainbow.

ANSWER: LeVar Burton

[10] Another of the Planeteers was this girl with the power of wind. Although originally depicted as from the Soviet Union, her introduction in the show’s theme later relabeled her as hailing from “Eastern Europe” once the USSR collapsed.

ANSWER: Linka

5. Name the following bands that have all featured singer-songwriter Ben Gibbard, FTPE:

[10] Gibbard is best known for this band in which he currently plays, whose most recent album is Narrow Stairs. The songs “Marching Bands of Manhattan” and “Stable Song” are both found on this band’s album Plans.

ANSWER: Death Cab for Cutie

[10] This band, whose only studio album was 2003’s Give Up, was a collaboration between Gibbard and Figurine vocalist Jimmy Tamborello. Their most famous song is probably the oft-covered “Such Great Heights,” which was notably featured in a commercial for UPS, among others.

ANSWER: The Postal Service

[10] This Gibbard project named for a certain type of football position was established the same year as Death Cab for Cutie, but its songs such as “Plans Get Complex” and “Sock Hop” weren’t released on CD until 2002. This project’s song “Underwater” was eventually released as a single by Death Cab.

ANSWER: All-Time Quarterback

6. Answer the following about the longest running show with a predominantly African-American cast in U.S. history, FTPE:

[10] This show that aired on CBS for ten years starting in 1975 starred Sherman Hemsley and Isabel Sanford as the titular couple who “mov[ed] on up to the East Side” in this show’s theme song.

ANSWER: The Jeffersons

[10] Marla Gibbs was nominated five times for an Emmy for her role as this sassy housekeeper of the Jeffersons. She frequently mocks George for his short stature.

ANSWER: Florence Johnston

[10] Florence was the central character of this extremely short-lived spinoff of The Jeffersons, in which she leaves George and Louise to become the executive housekeeper of a fictional Manhattan hotel. When the show failed after just four episodes, Florence returned to The Jeffersons.

ANSWER: Checking In

7. One of this actor’s characters responds to a subordinate’s hesitation by asking, “What’s the matter, Colonel Sanders? Chicken?” FTPE:

[10] Name this Canadian-born comedian and actor, who in addition to playing the aforementioned Dark Helmet in Spaceballs also played Seymour Krelborn in the film version of Little Shop of Horrors and Louis Tully in Ghostbusters.  

ANSWER: Rick Moranis

[10] Moranis also starred in this 1994 family film, in which his character Danny O’Shea leads the titular underdog football team to victory against his brother’s rival team, in large part because of a trick play referred to as “The Annexation of Puerto Rico.”

ANSWER: Little Giants

[10] This is the name of Danny’s daughter in the film. Played by Shawna Waldron, this girl with a tough nickname is prohibited from playing on her uncle’s Cowboys because of her gender, so she leads the Giants to victory instead.

ANSWER: Becky “Icebox” O’Shea

8. Identify  these bestselling series with a substantial female fanbase, FTPE:

[10] In this series by Cassandra Clare, Clary Fray learns that the handsome demon-fighter she has developed feelings for may actually be her brother.  

ANSWER: The Mortal Instruments series

[10] In this trilogy by Suzanne Collins, Katniss Everdeen must pretend to be madly in love with Peeta Mellark for the sake of the reality show fight-to-the-death in which they are both participating.  Meanwhile Gale, her best friend and other possible love, watches from home.

ANSWER: The Hunger Games Trilogy

[10] In this quartet which has been adapted into two films, Lena falls for Kostos but later dumps him, causing him to marry another girl who claims to be pregnant with his child.  This all happens as Lena and her three friends share the titular lucky clothing item, which “magically” fits all of them.

ANSWER: The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series

9. In lieu of an audio bonus that asks you to identify the Rihanna song by its use of the syllable “ay,” answer this regular bonus with a similar theme, FTPE:

[10] A famous use of the syllable was in the chorus of this 2007 collaboration with Jay-Z that pledges fidelity even though “it’s raining more than ever.”

ANSWER: “Umbrella”

[10] A nice, long, drawn out “aaayyyy” is featured in the chorus of “Live Your Life,” a collaboration between Rihanna and this rapper of “Whatever You Like.”

ANSWER: T.I. or T.I.P. or Clifford Joseph Harris, Jr.

[10] Since technically the syllables in Rihanna’s “Rude Boy” are more of a “yeah” than an “ay,” just name the album on which “Rude Boy” was featured. Rihanna’s fourth, it also includes “Russian Roulette” and “Te Amo.”

ANSWER: Rated R

10. Originally a recruit at UNLV, this man eventually starred with the Bruins. For ten points each:

[10] This forward came back from a torn ACL with the help of a graft from a cadaver to lead UCLA to the 1995 NCAA title, winning the John Wooden Award in the process.

ANSWER: Ed O’Bannon

[10] O’Bannon led the Bruins past this man’s Arkansas squad, which had used his “40 Minutes of Hell” fast-paced strategy to win the 1994 title.

ANSWER: Nolan Richardson

[10] This SEC Player of the Year starred for Arkansas before being drafted by the Kings. Nicknamed “Big Nasty,” he’s currently the head coach at the University of Central Arkansas.

ANSWER: Corliss Williamson

11. Music is often a key part of games in the Legend of Zelda franchise. Answer the following about songs that have been featured in the series, FTPE:

[10] One such tune is Epona’s Song, used to summon Link’s trusty horse, which debuted in this renowned game in the franchise that also saw Link learn Saria’s Song.

ANSWER: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

[10] Link learns this song on the Ocarina in the Windmill Hut of Kakariko Village. As its name implies, it grants the ability to summon the rain.

ANSWER: Song of Storms

[10] Not all Zelda songs are played on the Ocarina. This tune from Wind Waker is granted to Link after he shoots the god of the wind Cyclos, and allows him to teleport to other locations in the Great Sea.

ANSWER: Ballad of Gales

12. Answer these questions about a current show on the USA network, FTPE:

[10] This man has a love of yogurt but focuses most of his attention on getting back at those that framed him while helping people that find themselves in difficult situations. Some of this man’s recent exploits include reversing a hostage situation and befriending a spy whose life he ruined.

ANSWER: Michael Westen

[10] Name this show that follows Michael in Miami, about a spy looking for answers with his friends Fiona, played by  Gabrielle Anwar, and Sam Axe, played by Bruce Campbell.

ANSWER: Burn Notice

[10] This name refers to a higher up in the organization that burned Michael Westen. In one episode, a man referred to only by this name was used as bait to lure a terrorist named Simon.

ANSWER: Management (Do Not accept Manager)

13. Answer the following about Bollywood movies, preferably while performing an elaborate song and dance routine, FTPE:

[10] Perhaps the most successful Bollywood star, this actor with the nickname “King” has starred in films such as Kuch Kuch Hota Hai and Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham. In 2009, he made news when he was held and questioned by security agents at Newark Airport after a computer flagged his name.

ANSWER: Shahrukh Khan

[10] This film that stars Shahrukh Khan, as well as Deepika Padukone in her film debut, is about the titular man’s reincarnation as a movie star after he is killed in a fire while trying to save Deepika’s actress character.

ANSWER: Om Shanti Om

[10] Actor Abhishek Bachchan is married to Aiswhariya Rai, who starred in this romantic musical set in Amritsar. The fact that it is an adaptation of a certain Jane Austen novel should be obvious from its very similar-sounding name.

ANSWER: Bride and Prejudice

14. This sport was the subject of controversy during the Beijing Olympics due to allegations that the Chinese athletes’ ages had been faked.  FTPE:

[10] Name this Olympic sport whose exceptional athletes have included Nadia Comaneci.

ANSWER: gymnastics

[10] This American gymnast was the 2008 Olympic women’s individual all-around gold medalist and is tied for the record of most World Championship medals for an American.  She appears briefly as herself in the movie Stick It.

ANSWER: Nastia Liukin

[10] This teammate of Liukin’s in the 2008 Olympics was the silver medalist in the individual all-around competition, and won the gold medal in the balance beam competition, as well as the eighth season of Dancing With the Stars.

ANSWER: Shawn Johnson

15. His favorite food is Milksteak and his favorite hobby is Magnets. Just Magnets. He also likes little green ghouls and dislikes people’s knees. FTPE:

[10] Name this character who penned “The Night Man Cometh,” futilely tries to court the Waitress, and has the alternate ego of Green Man. This probable illiterate does all the hard work around the bar, including pest extermination.

ANSWER: Charlie Kelly

[10] Charlie, along with his potential biological father, Frank live together in the titular city of this show. Dennis, Mac, and Dee work with those two at Paddy’s Pub and have absurd adventures with people like the McPoyle brothers and Carmen in this FX show.

ANSWER: It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia

[10] This recurring character first appeared as a priest who renounced his beliefs to win Dee. In other episodes it is revealed that there is a shoebox full of  pictures of him being teabagged by Mac and Dennis. He gets addicted to cocaine and most recently had his throat slit by a trash can-wielding Frank in a wrestling match.

ANSWER: Rickety Cricket

16. Safa prefers tyranny over freedom because of her rape and brutality by a lion in the anarchical plains of Africa. Also, the flies were bad. FTPE:

[10] Name this graphic novel about four lions who escape a zoo during an American bombing written by Brian K. Vaughan. This fictionalized account of a real event at the start of the Iraq war is an allegory about the different views of the Iraqis towards America’s invasion.

ANSWER: Pride of Baghdad

[10] Vaughan’s most famous work in comics is this series about the final human male on Earth who travels with his monkey, Ampersand. All males, of all species, except for those two characters are killed by a mysterious plague that attacks the the titular chromosome.

ANSWER: Y: The Last Man

[10] This first name of the protagonist of Y: The Last Man is shared by the deceased jester in William Shakespeare’s Hamlet. The prince of Denmark sees that character’s skull and remarks that “I knew him, Horatio; a fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy.”

ANSWER: Yorick

17. Answer some questions about a band fronted by Sting for 10 points each.

[10] Name this band who will be watching you with their song “Every Breath You Take” and who might be considering suicide based on their song “Can't Stand Losing You.”

ANSWER:  The Police

[10] The speaker of this Police song tells his titular lover that "you don't have to put on the red light" to dissuade her from prostitution.  

ANSWER:  “Roxanne”

[10] This song, possibly contributing to the creepy reputation of Sting, discusses a "young teacher, the subject, of schoolgirl fantasy" who is "just like the old man in that book by Nabokov."

ANSWER:  “Don't Stand So Close to Me”

18. Answer some questions about Off-Broadway shows, FTPE.

[10] The longest-running show in the world is this musical about two young lovers whose fathers pretend to feud to ensure that they will, in fact, get married. The first act takes place in moonlight, and the second act, in the sun, reveals that the lovers' moon was made of cardboard.

ANSWER: The Fantasticks

[10] A parody revue created by Gerard Alessandrini, this show is often revised to include material from popular shows. Its offerings have included “Super-Frantic-Hyper-Active-Self-Indulgent Mandy” (that is, Patinkin), “Disney on Broadway: Be Depressed” to the tune of “Be Our Guest”, and “Thoroughly Perky Millie”.

ANSWER: Forbidden Broadway

[10] This show that had its beginnings Off-Broadway is often described as an X-rated Sesame Street (with full puppet nudity). “If You Were Gay”, “Everyone's a Little Bit Racist” and “The Internet is for Porn” are songs from the show.

ANSWER: Avenue Q

19. Answer the following about some evil movie moms, FTPE:

[10] This motel owner and antagonist of Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho certainly had some mother issues, to the point where he murdered his mom, retrieved her mummified remains, and incorporated a murderous version of her personality into his psyche.

ANSWER: Norman Bates

[10] Margaret White, the fanatically religious mother of this Stephen King title character, attempts to kill her daughter after the full extent of her telekinetic powers are unveiled at her high school prom. This girl survives and retaliates, pinning Margaret to the wall with knives.

ANSWER: Carrie White

[10] Angela Lansbury’s portrayal of this manipulative Manchurian Candidate mother put her at number 21 on the AFI’s list of the top 50 film villains. Played by Meryl Streep in the film’s 2004 remake, she takes part in the brainwashing of her son Raymond and orders him to assassinate the presidential nominee.

ANSWER: Eleanor Iselin or Eleanor Prentiss Shaw

20. One refers to a document on the state of the Arab-Israeli conflict. The other detailed Brian McNamee injecting Chuck Knoblauch with HGH. For ten points each:

[10] This current San Diego Padre and former O’s and A’s shortstop and 3B was implicated in the latter report in the purchase of Deca-Durabolin and HGH. An ESPN interview in 2008 showed he lied about his age as well.

ANSWER: Miguel Tejada (or Tejeda, depending on which birth certificate you’re reading.)

[10] The former document investigated the visit of this former Israeli PM to the Temple Mount as the cause of the al Aqsa Intifada in 2000. This founder of Kadima and former Israeli general has been in a vegetative state since a 2006 stroke.

ANSWER: Ariel Sharon

[10] Both documents share this titular author, a former chairman of the Walt Disney Company and Senate Majority Leader from 1989-1995 and current Special Envoy for Middle East Peace.

ANSWER: George Mitchell

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