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2010 Neil Patrick Harris Open: Pikachu’s Sweet Sweet Revenge

All Questions written by South Range(Brian Bishop, Kyle Dickey, Jarret Greene, Nikki Miller, John Sheffler, Brett Stoll) with contributions by Jonathan Graham and Bob Kilner

Edited by Jarret Greene

Round 3

1) Family Guy references a scene in this film, in which Stewie tries to connect with a famous painting by Georges Seurat. The director, being a Beatles fan, includes many references to the band in this film, including one where the protagonist laments that he could be the walrus, but he still would have to find rides, (*) and also includes the quote “Nine times”, the number being one of John Lennon’s superstitions, and the main character taking over a parade float and leading the crowd into a frenzy over the Beatles song “Twist and Shout”. FTP, name this John Hughes film in which Matthew Broderick skips a day of school to tour Chicago with his friend Cameron and girlfriend Sloan.

ANSWER: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off

BONUS: John Hughes ruled the world of 80’s film. FTPE, name these other John Hughes movies.

[10]Molly Ringwald stars as Andie Walsh in this 1986 John Hughes film.

ANSWER: Pretty in Pink

[10]Anthony Michael Hall creates his own personal girlfriend in this Hughes film.

ANSWER: Weird Science

[10]Molly Ringwald and Michael Schoeffling share a famous kiss over a birthday cake in this John Hughes film.

ANSWER: Sixteen Candles

2) The origins of this creature can be traced back to 19th century Germany, where they were referred to as “Gartenzwerg.” Currently, there are an estimated 25 million of these in Germany. In 2008, a 53 year old Frenchman from Brittany was arrested for stealing approximately 170 of these. (*). In Italy, a Liberation Front was created in order to return these creatures “to the wild.” They are often the subject of pranks, such as sending them on trips around the world. FTP, name this dwarfish creature of Travelocity fame, a common staple of gardens.

ANSWER: Garden Gnome

BONUS: Online travel agencies are the new big thing for booking vacation getaways. FTPE, answer some questions relating to other online travel agencies.

[10]This actor of Star Trek fame is the spokesperson in the Priceline commercials.

ANSWER: William Shatner

[10]Priceline pioneered this reverse auction system, which helped it to gain prominence in its early days.

ANSWER: Name Your Own Price

[10]In 2004, Shatner was temporarily “replaced” by this Star Trek co-star, but Shatner came back within weeks.

ANSWER: Leonard Nimoy

3) According to Uncyclopedia, this person’s fight with Aquaman has left the world with one less super hero. In the real world she is the author of eighteen books and has, along with Bill Clinton, started a charity organization called the (*) “Yum-O organization.” One of this woman’s television shows features her quest to enjoy various cities for $40 a Day. Seven of her previously mentioned books contain the title of her first published book in 1999, 30 Minute Meals. FTP name this Food Network star of the show named after that cookbook, 30 Minute Meals.

ANSWER: Rachael Ray

BONUS: The Food Network is like porn for fat people. Enjoy this bonus, for 10 points each.

[10]This show, the English variety of it’s Japanese counterpart, pits chefs such as Masaharu Morimoto and Mario Batali against challengers in a one hour contest to cook a 5-course meal using one central, “secret ingredient:”

ANSWER: Iron Chef America(Prompt on Iron Chef)

[10]Network weirdo and armband enthusiast Guy Fieri hosts this show, which tours the various titular establishments in search of the best and biggest greasy food America has to offer.

ANSWER: Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

[10]This show features Bobby Flay throwing his fame at small-town chefs while adding chipotle peppers to every dish he tries to challenge. He usually loses.

ANSWER: Throwdown with Bobby Flay

4) On April 8th, 2010, it was announced via the official band website that this album will be played in its entirety for the first time ever on the 2010 Time Machine Tour. Side two of the original vinyl release of this album opened with the song “The Camera Eye,” (*) Rush’s last ten minutes plus long song. Unlike all the other songs on the album, “The Camera Eye” has not been performed live since the Signals tour in 1983. FTP, name this 1981 Rush album, featuring singles such as “Tom Sawyer” and “YYZ.”

ANSWER: Moving Pictures

BONUS: FTPE, answer these questions relating to Rush.

[10]This other Rush album is featured alongside Moving Pictures on the 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die list, and features the tite track along with “A Passage to Bangkok” and “The Twilight Zone”

ANSWER: 2112

[10]Rush’s song “YYZ” is the IATA Airport Code for the airport in this Canadian city.

ANSWER: Toronto

[10]This Rush drummer wrote the lyrics for most of Rush’s songs.

ANSWER: Neil Peart

5) This character enjoys dressing up like a fox and flying around. Besides being a doctor, he’s also been the president of a toy company and a superstar. He was the basis for the first movie about his kind ever, where he was played by Bob Hoskins. His first appearance was as a carpenter in a 1981 arcade video game (*), where he dodged barrels thrown by a giant, crazy monkey. FTP, name this plumber and video game star that has appeared in 116 games along with his brother Luigi, often called “super.”

ANSWER: Mario

BONUS: Mario is pretty darn cool. For 10 points each, name these other characters from the Mario franchise.

[10]This green dinosaur has a six foot long tongue and is frequently ridden by Mario. He also has an island named after him

ANSWER: Yoshi

[10]He becomes the antagonist in Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins after stealing Mario’s castle. In Japanese his name means “bad Mario.”

ANSWER: Wario

[10]Based off of shiitake mushrooms, this character has been described as the “everyman” of the video game world.

ANSWER: Goombas

6) “It’ll tickle your innards!” was originally its slogan and a rumor says that it can be used to prevent pregnancy. In 2008 Doritos debuted a mysterious new flavor called “Quest,” (*) which was later reveled to be this product. New flavors introduced in 2010 include White Out, Typhoon, and Distortion, while some of its better known flavors include Pitch Black, LiveWire, Baja Blast, and Code Red. FTP, name this yellow-green Pepsico soft drink, notoriously high in caffeine.

ANSWER: Mountain Dew

BONUS: Hillbillies are the foundation upon which America was built. FTPE, name some.

[10]This television show focuses on the Clampetts, a family of hillbillies who became fabulously rich after they found some Black Gold, Texas Tea on their property.

ANSWER: The Beverly Hillbillies

[10]While he’s technically not a hillbilly, but he sure acts like one. He released his first comedy album, You Might Be a Redneck If… in 1993.

ANSWER: Jeff Foxworthy

[10]This hillbilly lives on Rural Route 29 with his wife Brandine and their 44 children. He was first introduced in the episode “Bart Gets an Elephant.”

ANSWER: Cletus Del Roy Spunkler (accept Cletus the Slack-Jawed Yokel)

7) While suffering from Hodgkin's lymphoma, this hockey player bought his team from bankruptcy court in 1999, which caused him not to be allowed to vote in owner's meetings after he made a comeback in 2000. During his first retirement, a malfunction in(*) Mellon Arena's scoreboard often claimed that he was the one serving a penalty when it was being committed and served by Jaromir Jagr, who wore 68 as opposed to this guy's 66. His 199 point season in 1988-89 is the only one that has approached Wayne Gretzky's record of 215 by someone other than Gretzky. Before his final season, he got to draft Sidney Crosby with the number one pick overall. FTP, name this owner of the Pittsburgh Penguins who is seventh all-time in total points as a player and second all-time in points per game.

ANSWER: Mario Lemieux

BONUS: Name these significant recent hockey scorers not named Sidney Crosby that you'll need to know for HSNCT FTPE:

[10]This Russian player was the first overall pick by the Washington Capitals in 2004 ended up leading the NHL in both goal scoring and overall scoring in his second season, and was the only player to win the Pearson, Richard, Hart, and Ross trophies in the same year.

ANSWER: Alexander Ovechkin

[10]This player has only played for the Calgary Flames so far in his fourteen-year career and is the only player of African descent to have scored 50 goals in a season, and is one of only three players to have won multiple Rocket Richard trophies.

ANSWER: Jarome Iginla

[10]This player has played for the Tampa Bay Lightning his entire career, and playing on the same line with Vincent Lecavalier has kept both of them from being scoring leaders most of the time, although this player did lead the NHL in scoring in the 2003-04 season.

ANSWER: Martin St. Louis

8) The initial season of this television show had 14 major roles getting star billing, including Naveen Andrews and Jorge Garcia. Due to the Writers Guild of America strike in 2008, the fourth season of this show had to be condensed, causing Keamy and his freighter team (*) to arrive much sooner than initially planned. The season three finale showcased a giant revelation when it was revealed that what was assumed to be a flashback was actually a flashforward when Jack tells Kate that “We have to go back!” FTP, name this series created by J.J. Abrams which focuses on a group of people who become stranded on an island after their plane crashes.

ANSWER: LOST

BONUS: The island in LOST is nearly impossible to reach. FTPE, name these ways that people have arrived to the island.

[10]Name and Number required. This is the name of the flight that the initial islanders were on when it crashed on September 22, 2004.

ANSWER: Oceanic 815 (Prompt on partial answers)

[10]Name and Number required. This is the flight, headed for Guam, that the Oceanic Six (minus Aaron) use to get back to the island in Season 5.

ANSWER: Ajira 316 (Prompt on partial answers)

[10]In the Season 6 episode “Dr. Linus,” Charles Widmore comes to the island through this means of transportation.

ANSWER: Submarine

9) One type of clothing that can be acquired in this game is similar to that worn by Dr.Who, and is known as the Dr. What? One of the most impressive achievements in this series’ second game is acquired by not pausing (*) or disconnecting an instrument through the finale of the game. This game was featured in an episode of South Park known as Whale Whores. In that episode, Cartman, Kyle and Kenny sing the song “Poker Face” by Lady GaGa, not featured in the series at the time of the episode’s airing. FTP name this game, which features the Endless Setlist finale.

ANSWER: Rock Band

BONUS: FTPE name these final songs from the finales of Rock Band games

[10]This is the final song in the first edition of Rock Band by The Outlaws.

ANSWER: Green Grass and High Tides

[10]This is the final song in the second edition of Rock Band by Judas Priest.

ANSWER: Painkiller

[10]This is the final song in the Beatles Rock Band game.

ANSWER: The End

10) Christopher Waltz won the Best Actor award at the Cannes Film Festival in 2009 for his role in this film, and the film was also nominated for four Golden Globes, including Best Director and Best Screenplay. Part of this film follows the character of Shoshanna (*), a Jewish theatre owner whose family had been murdered by the Nazis several years ago. Another part of the film follows the exploits of Jewish-American soldiers like one who the Germans nicknamed “The Little Man”, led by Lt. Aldo Raine. FTP, name this film set in Nazi-occupied France, directed by Quentin Tarantino and starring Brad Pitt.

ANSWER: Inglorious Basterds

BONUS: Given an actor/actress and the character he/she portrays, name the Tarantino film from which he/she comes from FTPE.

[10]Samuel L. Jackson as Jules Winnifield

Answer: Pulp Fiction

[10]Chris Penn as Nice Guy Eddie Cabot

Answer: Reservoir Dogs

[10]Pam Grier as the title character

Answer: Jackie Brown

11) This artist was only credited internationally with her guest vocal appearance in a remake of Dead or Alive’s most famous song. The British band Midnight Beast did a parody of her biggest hit and that parody was featured on a recent episode of The Simpsons (*) called “The Squirt and the Whale.” A writer of Slate Magazine has compared her most famous song’s plot to the sequel of Lady Gaga’s just dance: “Girl wakes up drunk, stays drunk, finds a dance floor and (spoiler alert) gets even drunker.” That song, and “Blah Blah Blah” are by, FTP which artist with a dollar sign in her name?

ANSWER: Ke$ha

BONUS: We all know Ke$ha’s song “Tik Tok.” Whether you hate it or love it, finish the lyrics to parts of the song for the specified number of points

[10]Wake up in the morning feeling like _. ______ (10)

ANSWER: P. Diddy (DO NOT ACCEPT SEAN COMBS)

[10]Now the party don’t start ‘till I ____ ____ (10)

ANSWER: Walk in

[10]And now the dudes are lining up because they hear we got ______

But we kick them to the curb unless they look like ___ _____ (5 points each line)

ANSWER: Swagger and Mick Jagger respectively

12) Professor Westwood V(The Fifth) writes the entries to this device and its latest version is the HANDY910is. Jakks Pacific has created several toy versions of this item, the latest of which includes nearly 500 entries. (*) Giovanni’s computer has a program that functions similar to one of these devices, though it can only scan what’s inside a Pokéball. When Gary tried to use his to scan Mewtwo, this device only gave him static, possibly because Mewtwo isn’t a natural Pokémon. FTP; name this device which can be used to identify various Pokémon, the first of which was called Dexter.

ANSWER: Pokédex (accept Pokédex HANDY909 and Pokédex HANDY910is)

BONUS: It must be easy to get a degree in Pokémonology, because there sure are a lot of professors. FTPE, given a description, name some:

[10]He’s the first Pokémon professor that we meet and he gives the player a Charmander, Bulbasaur, or Squirtle in Pokémon Red & Blue.

ANSWER: Professor Oak

[10]He’s the Pokémon professor of the Johto region and he gives the player a Cyndaquil, Chikorita, or Totodile.

ANSWER: Professor Elm

[10]She’s the Pokémon professor from the Orange Islands and she found the GS Ball, which she entrusted to Professor Oak.

ANSWER: Professor Ivy

13) In certain areas of the world, this chain’s stores may have a deli shop offering sandwiches, soups, and salads. One controversy involving this chain saw it’s facebook page advertise for a Free Iced Coffee(*) Day, which caused thousands to flock to this chain’s locations, causing them to be charged for the coffees due to the promotion only being available in 14 out of 81,000 locations. This has not affected the sales, which have been boosted because of a competition where the buyers where create the newest flavor of donuts to be release for the public to enjoy the next fall and maybe for good in the future. FTP, name this coffee shop that keep America running.

ANSWER: Dunkin’ Donuts

BONUS: FTPE, name these different types of treats one can find at a Dunkin’ Donuts.

[10]This sandwich is comes in different types. Some containing cheese, turkey sausage, spinach and even just egg whites.

ANSWER: Flatbread sandwiches(Accept Flatbreads)

[10]These are the hole of the donuts that the company has given this size appropriate name.

ANSWER: Munchkin

[10]This drink is a mix of hot chocolate and coffee but has a catchy name for the company.

ANSWER: Dunkaccino

14) Lesser-known personalities that attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony for this venue included Preston Pearson and Chad Hennings and the first event at this venue was a country concert featuring Blake Shelton, LeeAnn Womack, Reba McIntyre and George Strait.  The first “point” scored (*) here was a goal by the Costa Rican team in the Gold Cup Quarterfinals, and the first regular-season game saw its primary tenant lose to the Jets 33-31 in front of a record-breaking crowd of over 105,000.  For ten points, identify this venue notable for its large HDTV video screen from 20 yard line to 20 yard line, the new home of “America’s Team” from Dallas.

ANSWER:  “New” Dallas Cowboys Stadium

 

BONUS:  Identify these other things having to do with Cowboys Stadium, for ten points each:

 [10] The first person to hit the HDTV screen during a game was this member of the Titans, a rookie punter out of Ohio State in the first preseason game ever played at the new digs.

ANSWER:  (A.J.) Trapasso

[10/10] Cowboys Stadium recently won the bid to host Super Bowl XLV in 2011, beating out bids from these two stadiums, the homes of the Cardinals and Colts, respectively.

ANSWER:  University of Phoenix Stadium and Lucas Oil Stadium

15) He lives in a basement and Chevy Chase once reported that this character had finally come out of the closet. In the Family Guy episode “Mind over Murder,” he’s portrayed as detective who dislikes cookie crumbs in his bed. In 1998 Dino Ignacio created a website (*) with “proof” that he is actually evil. That proof was a photo of this character consorting with Osama bin Laden. FTP, name this puppet who lives at 123 Sesame Street and shares a room with Ernie.

ANSWER: Bert

BONUS: Jim Henson was all man. FTPE;

[10]Give the name given to the group of puppets he created, some of which include Miss Piggy and Kermit the Frog.

ANSWER: The Muppets

[10]In 2004, this company bought the rights to the Muppets and is currently in the planning stages of a new Muppets movie.

ANSWER: The Walt Disney Company

[10]In an episode of The Simpsons, this character eventually hangs himself after being arrested for “going to the wrong fundraiser,” and in an episode of The Big Bang Theory, it is revealed he is Chelli’s pen pal.

ANSWER: Elmo

16) This character’s name is also a species of agnostid trilobite that is known only from fossils found in southern China. Brian Daley wrote a series of Extended Universe novels depicting this character’s smuggling adventures. Shortly after joining the Imperial Navy)*), he lost his commission when he refused an order to skin his friend, who had been commandeering a ship full of Wookie children destined for slavery. Years after the end of Return of the Jedi, this character has several children, including the twins Jaina and Jacen, both of whom are strong in the ways of the Force. FTP, name this rogue but slick pilot of the Millenium Falcon, who Chewbacca eventually repays a life debt to.

ANSWER: Han Solo

BONUS: Han Solo may have been a scruffy looking nerf herder, but I think we can all agree that he is all man. FTPE, name these things associated with Han Solo.

[10]At the beginning of A New Hope, Han and Chewie are desperate to pay off a debt to this mob boss.

ANSWER: Jabba the Hutt

[10]This man betrays Han in The Empire Strikes Back, selling Han out to Vader and bounty hunter Boba Fett.

ANSWER: Lando Calrissian (Accept either name)

[10]After disowning Jacen, who becomes a Sith Lord, Han adopts Jacen’s daughter, this character.

ANSWER: Allana

17) On September 4, 2007, this song received its first ever play on the radio since its release in 1994. Prior radio exposure had only been snippets of the song, and were usually sped-up versions of this song. This version became a staple of the Opie and Anthony Show in 2004. Another snippet of the song is sometimes used at the end of The Colbert Report and Countdown with Keith Olbermann. The song uses many, many puns, such as “It’s a phone with appeal!” and nonsense words such as “interactive-odular.” FTP, name this song by Raffi, where he sings about his new, unique type of phone that doubles as a fruit.

ANSWER: Bananaphone

BONUS: FTPE, name these other songs with fruit in the title.

[10]The lyrics to this song by The Beatles suggest that “living is easy with eyes closed.”

ANSWER: Strawberry Field Forever

[10]This Warrant song claims that the titular food “tastes so good it makes grown men cry.”

ANSWER: Cherry Pie

[10]This Presidents of the United States song claims that there are “millions, millions” of the titular fruit for me, and “millions, millions” of the titular fruit for free.

ANSWERE: Peaches

18) This series launched a new line with Michelin Travel Publications on December 7, 2009 with 24 new titles to be released by spring 2010. They originated from books made for British children in the 1950s which had categorize objects (*) in a book that could be sent in to the producer for a feather and merit badge. The modern series featured varying themes such as “Christmas”and “Spooky Night”, as well as the more challenging “Super” and “Gold Challenger!” editions. Asking children to find objects such as a tugboat or 5 seashells, FTP, name these children’s books published by Scholastic where one must use their “little eye” to find objects.

ANSWER: I-SPY

BONUS: FTPE, name these other book series published by Scholastic Press.

[10]This series followed the adventures of George and Harold, who through the virtue of a Hypno-ring, had turned their principal into the titular scantily-clad superhero of their creation. His trademark saying was “Tra-La-Laaa!”

ANSWER: Captain Underpants

[10]This series written by K.A. Applegate followed the continued exploits of teens such as Jake, Rachel and Tobias as they use their acquired ability to change into any animal they touch to fight the menace of the Yeerks.

ANSWER: Animorphs

[10]This children’s series followed Emily Elizabeth Howard and the trouble her and her titualar larger-than normal canine get in to.

ANSWER: Clifford the Big Red Dog

19) The Twitter alter ego of this man once called Tom Brady a “scarf wearing turbo-douche” and told him to “grow a neckbeard (*) like a man.” As a rookie, this man amassed a 10-5 record as a starter before being replaced before the playoffs by the original starter who had been injured in preseason. Candid pictures leaked of this former Chicago Bears quarterback showed him drinking heavily with girls way out of his league. On the football field, this man’s 2009 exploits included a 330 yard, 2-Touchdown performance against the New England Patriots and a 51-yard touchdown pass to Brandon Marshall to beat the Dallas Cowboys. For 10 points, name this awesome, oft-neckbearded quarterback of the Denver Broncos.

ANSWER: Kyle Orton(Accept “Captain Neckbeard” or “King Neckbeard”)

BONUS: Beards are freaking awesome. Identify some people who are famous for them.

[10] The CIA once devised a plan to make this dictator’s beard fall off, in order to make him look completely redickles.

ANSWER: Fidel Castro

[10] This bearded man founded his own martial arts style, Chun Kuk Do. He is perhaps better known for playing Major Scott McCoy on Delta Force and for allegedly roundhouse kicking children into the Sun on his birthday.

ANSWER: Chuck Norris

[10]In the New York mini-TV channel 102 show “[This Man] Supercop”, this man is a rogue policeman who bears a grudge against Fredrich Nietzsche, for killing his father. He also appeared on Broadway as a “Superstar”.

ANSWER: Jesus Christ (Accept either)

20) A common motif in this film is birds, which is evident in the fact that one of the main characters is from Phoenix and drives a Ford Falcon, while a man that that character meets along the way is a taxidermist who specializes in stuffing birds. That man also comments that the main character “eats like a bird.”(*) Later on in the film, that man remarks that we all “go a little mad sometimes.” Featuring a legendary scene where Marion Crane is stabbed while taking a shower, FTP, name this Alfred Hitchcock film which follows the story of Marion Crane who has an unfortunate run-in at the Bates Motel with Norman.

ANSWER: Psycho

BONUS: Alfred Hitchcock is a legendary director whose movies are universally known. FTPE, name these other Alfred Hitchcock films.

[10]James Stewart and Grace Kelly star in this 1954 film about L.B. Jeffries, a man who believes to know about a murder that takes place across the courtyard from his apartment.

ANSWER: Rear Window

[10]Cary Grant stars in this tale of mistaken identity that follows an innocent man who is pursued across the United States. In this film, Cary Grant also has a run-in with a crop-duster.

ANSWER: North by Northwest

[10]This film depicts a widespread attack on Bodega Bay in California by the titular entities.

ANSWER: The Birds

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