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1. He typically ends each of his videos with a ‘bro fist’. For 10 points each:a. Name this Swedish vlogger, real name Felix Kjellberg. His YouTube channel is the most subscribed on the site and typically consists of manic playthroughs of video games.Answer: PewDiePie (pronounced 'pew dee pie'; players might pronounce this in some obnoxious or unclear manner, so maybe prompt on that if it’s not clear)b. PewDiePie’s videos are an example of this phenomenon, in which footage of a game is presented with text or audio commentary.Answer: Let’s Play (prompt on ‘LP’)c. PewDiePie appeared in the series Internet Icon alongside this most-subscribed woman on YouTube. Her most popular video is titled “How to trick people into thinking you’re good looking.”Answer: Jenna Marbles (accept Jenna Mourey)2. He reached third place on the all-time scoring list in the 2014 season, before tearing his rotator cuff in early 2015. For 10 points each: a. Name this Los Angeles Lakers guard, who has spent his entire career with the team, including five championship seasons.Answer: Kobe Bryantb. On the all-time scoring list, Kobe Bryant trails only Karl Malone and this other Laker great, who was born Lew Alcindor. Answer: Kareem Abdul-Jabbarc. In a 2005 game against the Raptors, Bryant scored this many points, the second highest single-game total in NBA history.Answer: 813. He was returning home from a performance on his comedy tour at the time of an accident that left him with traumatic brain injuries. For 10 points each:a. Name this actor and comedian, best known for playing a star of TGS on the NBC sitcom 30 Rock, as well as voicing the bulldog Ruiz in the Rio films.Answer: Tracy Morganb. The crash was caused by a truck driver for this retail company, who fell asleep behind the wheel and hit Morgan’s limousine from behind.Answer: Wal-Martc. Before the crash, Morgan had completed his work on this 2014 comedy film, starring and directed by Chris Rock.Answer: Top Five4. For 10 points each, answer these questions about the work of Scottish actor James McAvoy.a. McAvoy played this mutant in two superhero films, including one in 2014 subtitled “Days of Future Past”. Patrick Stewart played an older version of this character in that film, as well as several others.Answer: Professor X (accept Charles Xavier)b. In 2005’s The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, McAvoy played this faun and close friend of Lucy. He is the first Narnian character that the Pevensie children meet in the film.Answer: Mr. Tumnusc. McAvoy also starred in this 2008 action film alongside Angelina Jolie and Morgan Freeman about a secret society of assassins whose targets are identified by a mystical loom.Answer: Wanted5. For 10 points each, answer these questions about the history of the Baltimore Orioles.a. This infielder is the major league record holder for consecutive games played, with 2,632, all with Baltimore.Answer: Cal Ripken, Jr.b. The Orioles’ home ballpark is officially named Oriole Park at this place, which is also the park’s colloquial name.Answer: Oriole Park at Camden Yardsc. This surname is shared by two Orioles hall of famers, including former third baseman Brooks and former outfielder and manager Frank.Answer: Robinson6. For 10 points each, name these musical groups that feature banjo players.a. Winston Marshall plays the banjo and other instruments in this British folk group, best known for the hits “I Will Wait” and “The Cave”.Answer: Mumford & Sonsb. The banjo-playing Scott, as well as the guitarist Seth, are the namesake siblings of this other folk group, whose most recent album is 2013’s Magpie and the Dandelion.Answer: The Avett Brothersc. Ron Block plays banjo and guitar for Union Station, the backing band for this bluegrass singer and violinist. This woman has, by a large margin, the most Grammy wins of any female artist.Answer: Alison Krauss7. He was created by Wilbert and Christopher Awdry and works for a company run by Sir Topham Hatt. For 10 points each: a. Name this fictional steam-powered vehicle. He appears on a namesake children’s show along with his friends including Edward and Henry.Answer: Thomas the Tank Engineb. This other friend of Thomas is a young, green engine identified by the number six. He is also the smallest of the engines on the show.Answer: Percy the Small Enginec. Thomas & Friends is set on this fictional island in the Irish Sea. Despite its ostensibly small size, it is serviced by six different rail companies.Answer: Sodor8. He operated a camera at a basketball game featuring a team he co-owns. For 10 points each:a. Name this singer, a successful solo artist who first rose to prominence as the youngest member of Nsync.Answer: Justin Timberlakeb. Justin Timberlake is married to this actress, who played Mary Camden on 7th Heaven and appeared in the 2012 reboot of Total Recall. Timberlake and this actress are expecting their first child in 2015.Answer: Jessica Bielc. Timberlake became a co-owner of this NBA franchise in 2012. This team traded for forward Jeff Green in 2015 and is located in Timberlake’s home state.Answer: Memphis Grizzlies (accept either)9. Movie-goers never seem to grow tired of butt-kicking action flicks. Answer some questions about 2014’s crop of them, for 10 points each:a. “A Walk Among The Tombstones” is the latest action film to feature this star of “The Grey” and “Taken”. He also played Ra’s al Ghul in two films of the Dark Knight trilogy.Answer: Liam Neesonb. Antoine Fuqua’s (FOO-quah) action thriller “The Equalizer” featured this actor as an ex-CIA operative hunting down Russian mobsters. This man won a Best Actor Oscar for another of Fuqua’s films.Answer: Denzel Washingtonc. This film stars Keanu Reeves as the title hitman who comes out of retirement after a gang of thugs kill his beloved dog.Answer: John Wick10. Fashion house DKNY was denied permission to use this website’s photos in its stores, and was later sued when they did it anyway. For 10 points each:a. Name this photo blog operated by Brandon Stanton. It depicts Stanton’s encounters with the residents of a large American City.Answer: Humans of New Yorkb. Humans of New York is powered by this blogging platform, founded by David Karp. Yahoo! acquired this site in 2013.Answer: Tumblrc. Also in 2013, Humans of New York won Best Use of Photography at this award show, which rewards general excellence on the internet.Answer: Webby Awards11. Answer these questions about musicians’ uses of everyone’s favorite diacritical mark, the umlaut, for 10 points each.a. This fictional metal band appears in a namesake mockumentary and places an umlaut over the ‘N’ in their name. In that film, this band’s amplifiers notably “go to 11”.Answer: Sp?n?al Tapb. Vince Neil and Tommy Lee are members of this umlaut-laden metal group behind the hits “Girls, Girls, Girls” and “Dr. Feelgood”. They embarked on a farewell tour with Alice Cooper in 2014.Answer: M?tley Crüec. Outside of the metal world, Jay-Z curiously added an umlaut to the ‘Y’ in his name for the cover of this album, his debut record that is often cited as his best. Answer: Reasonable Doubt12. Name these things related to public radio and television, for 10 points each:a. In a 2012 presidential debate, Mitt Romney mentioned that while he loved this Sesame Street character, he would nonetheless cut funding to PBS as part of his economic platform.Answer: Big Birdb. National Public Radio features a large amount of original programming, including this variety series hosted by Garrison Keillor. Keillor reads the fictional “News From Lake Wobegon” during each episode.Answer: A Prairie Home Companionc. Another series on NPR is this weekly quiz show hosted by Peter Sagal. Recurring segments on this show include “Who’s Bill This Time?” and the “Listener Limerick Challenge”.Answer: Wait Wait...Don’t Tell Me!13. During the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, eighteen countries rested their hopes on a single athlete. Name these examples, for 10 points each:a. Failing to advance out of the heats in Men’s 1500m short-track speed skating, Pan-To Barton Lui was the lone delegate from this region, which competes under a separate flag from China.Answer: Hong Kongb. Before finishing 84th in Men’s 15k Cross Country Skiing, Tucker Murphy wore this island nation’s emblematic shorts as he carried the flag in the Opening Ceremony.Answer: Bermudac. Bringing up the rear, alphabetically, this nation made its Winter Olympic debut in 2014. Luke Steyn came in 57th in Men’s Giant Slalom.Answer: Zimbabwe14. A completed trip in this game is worth just one point. For 10 points each:a. Name this game, in which players must drive the title vehicle on a straight road for eight consecutive hours without pausing or doing anything else.Answer: Desert Busb. Desert Bus was created as part of Smoke & Mirrors, a game that starred this pair of magicians. One member of this group famously never speaks on stage.Answer: Penn & Teller (accept Penn Gillette and Teller)c. In Desert Bus, the player must drive from Tucson, Arizona to this city, the home of Penn & Teller’s regular magic show.Answer: Las Vegas, NV15. Her aggressive interview style has been tied by some critics to the suicides of two of her guests. For 10 points each:a. Name this host of a namesake TV show on HLN, a self-proclaimed victim’s rights advocate who has drawn criticism for statements regarding the Amanda Knox and Elizabeth Smart cases.Answer: Nancy Graceb. In a memorable January 2015 interview, Nancy Grace debated with this rapper of the song “No Lie” regarding marijuana legalization. Grace later challenged this rapper to a “rematch”.Answer: 2 Chainzc. Earlier in her career, Grace served as a legal commentator on Court TV along side this defense attorney, who stated “if it doesn’t fit, you must acquit” while defending O.J. Simpson.Answer: Johnnie Cochran16. For 10 points each, name these men nominated for the 2015 Best Supporting Actor Oscar.a. In Foxcatcher, this man played Dave Schultz, an Olympic gold-medal winning wrestler. He is also the current portrayer of the Hulk.Answer: Mark Ruffalob. This actor was nominated for playing Mike Shiner, an acclaimed Broadway actor, in Birdman. This actor also played the Hulk in a 2008 film, and starred in Fight Club and American History X.Answer: Edward Nortonc. This 84-year-old actor earned his seventh Oscar nomination for playing the title character in The Judge. His only Oscar win was for 1983’s Tender Mercies.Answer: Robert Duvall17. Identify the following numbers that appear in musicals, for 10 points each:a. In a namesake song in The Music Man, this many trombones “led the big parade”. In that song, an additional 110 cornets are said to be close at hand.Answer: 76b. This number titles a musical about an Italian film director struggling to balance his career and marriage. It was adapted into a film by Rob Marshall in 2009.Answer: 9c. The second act of Rent opens with the song “Seasons of Love”, which asks “how do you measure a year?” The song states that it lasts this many minutes, which is accurate for non-leap years.Answer: 525,60018. 2014 was a rough year for Lifetime, who produced a number of unpopular original movies. For 10 points each:a. Aubrey Plaza voiced the title character in a baffling film named for this real-life animal’s “Worst Christmas Ever”.Answer: Grumpy Cat (accept Grumpy Cat’s Worst Christmas Ever)b. Fans of this singer were furious with her portrayal in a film subtitled ‘The Princess of R&B’. The family of this singer, who died in 2001, refused to allow her music to appear in the film, which depicted her underage marriage to R. KellyAnswer: Aaliyah Dana Haughtonc. Lifetime also produced a much-maligned film based on the production of this teen comedy set at Bayside High and featuring characters like Mr. Belding, Zack Morris and “Screech” Powers.Answer: Saved By The Bell19. Her career began as an author of Twilight fanfiction under the name “Snowqueen’s Icedragon”. For 10 points each:a. Name this author, who turned one such work into the ubiquitous erotic novel Fifty Shades of Grey.Answer: E.L. James (accept Erika Mitchell)b. Fifty Shades of Grey depicts the relationship between the entrepreneur Christian Grey and this college student, who breaks up with Christian at the end of the book.Answer: Anastasia “Ana” Steele (accept any of these)c. Ana and Christian are depicted as married and having two children in this third book of the Fifty Shades trilogy.Answer: Fifty Shades Freed20. For 10 points each, answer these questions about goblins.a. Goblins frequently appear as red creatures in this trading card game published by Wizards of the Coast.Answer: Magic: the Gatheringb. “She” and “Yonkers” appear on Goblin, an album by this rapper and de-facto leader of the group Odd Future.Answer: Tyler, the Creator (prompt on ‘Tyler’)c. ‘Goblin’ spelled backwards is ‘Nilbog’, which names the setting of this notoriously awful 1990 film, the subject of the documentary ‘Best Worst Movie’.Answer: Troll 2 ................
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