Spring Trash 2014 - Packet 4 (Laird).docx



Spring Trash 2014Packet #10 by Mathew Laird with minimal contributions by Bob Kilner 1. When a gun goes off in a school on this show, one character finds the aftermath and remarks "that's my soda!" On another episode of this show, a woman cuts her hair short immediately before taking a ballroom dance class and breaks a porcelain figurine after the class. One character on this show is in a band called (*) The Frozen Embryos and another character is fired by his wife so that he can pursue his dream of cooking. Two episodes of this show are narrated from the perspectives of the main character's younger sister Danielle and by Brian Krakow. Following Rickie, Rayanne, Jordan, and Angela, the latter two of whom are played by Jared Leto and Claire Danes, for 10 points, identify this 90s cult classic show that was tragically cancelled after only 19 episodes.ANSWER: My So-Called Life Bonus: Identify these other things about shows and films that have something in common, for 10 points each.[10] Primarily taking place at William McKinley High School, the series finale of this show reveals that the protagonist’s brother Wayne takes over the family furniture business after the death of their father Jack, played by Dan Lauria. ANSWER: The Wonder Years[10] Taking place at William McKinley High School, this show follows the New Directions club as its members, such as Rachel Berry and Finn Hudson try to make sense of the world, often through song.ANSWER: Glee[10] Justin Long plays Bartleby Gaines, a persuasive senior from the fictional William McKinley High School in Ohio in this film. When all colleges reject him and his friends, they create their own “college.”ANSWER: Accepted 2. One example of these entities is “Torpedo Attack” and another involves snowboarding and popping balloons. Another example of these entities has cards with four numbers in the upper left corner, which can be refined into items with Quetlzacotyl’s Card Mod ability. Another of these entities features a main character who “is at that age when he should be looking for a mate... but he first needs to learn how to fly” and can do so when the player feeds him (*) Kupo Nuts. Yet another of these entities allows the player to recruit players to play for the Gullwings or the Besaid Aurochs. Including “Mog House,” located in the Golden Saucer, as well as Tetra Master, Triple Triad, and Blitzball, for 10 points, identify these playable diversions contained within a prolific series of Square Enix video games.ANSWER: Games within Final Fantasy Games [accept common knowledge equivalents like Minigames from Final Fantasy Games; accept Games within Final Fantasy VII or Games at the Golden Saucer on a buzz during the first sentence] Bonus: Let’s talk about meta-games. Identify the following about playable video games within other video games, for 10 points each.[10] This Atlus game features a stand up arcade machine called Rapunzel in the Stray Sheep Bar. Its gameplay is very similar to the block moving puzzle of the main game.ANSWER: Catherine[10] This popular PC game allows the player to play Lost Viking, a vertical scrolling shmup, in the Hyperion Cantina. The game’s title is a play on a previous series of this game’s developer.ANSWER: Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty [do NOT accept or prompt on “Starcraft” alone][10] Poker, Liar's Dice, Five Finger Fillet and Blackjack can be played around the west in this 2010 Rockstar offering that sees players roam the west as John Marston.ANSWER: Red Dead Redemption 3. In one scene in this film, a man asks that anyone of a group of hoodlums who has blood type AB raise their hands. That same character later snaps a toothbrush in half and stabs two guards in the neck with the pieces and earlier noted that women’s hands are warm, so they usually cannot make sushi. That man also logs in as monster@ at an internet cafe and eats lots of dumplings from any restaurant named (*) “Blue Dragon.” Mi-do is the love interest of the main character, who extracts 15 teeth from a man who later has his hand cut off by Lee Woo-jin. Adapted into a 2013 Spike Lee film of the same name starring Josh Brolin, for 10 points, identify this film about Oh Dae-Su, who has been imprisoned for 15 years and is trying to learn why.ANSWER: Oldboy Bonus: Oldboy is an awesome live-action adaptation of a manga. Identify some other films based on manga that are pretty much the opposite of awesome, for 10 points each.[10] This 2009 disgrace of a film stars Justin Chatwin as Goku, Emmy Rossum as a gun-toting Bulma, and Chow Yun-fat as Master Roshi.ANSWER: Dragonball Evolution[10] The Wachowski siblings delivered a proverbial bag of flaming dog poop right to fans of the original series when they adapted this manga and anime into a 2008 special effects fiesta. The film starred Emile Hirsch as the title character, and Christina Ricci as Trixie.ANSWER: Speed Racer[10] This manga is still in the process of being adapted for American audiences, but it will probably be terrible if the rumors are true that Zac Efron is being cast as Light Yagami, the boy who finds a notebook that can kill people whose names are written in it.ANSWER: Death Note 4. One Dance Dance Revolution song with this noun in its name begins with a woman asking “Sorry but could I have the music louder?” before Scotty D raps lyrics like “what we gotta do is build momentum / if you need the right tools invent 'em.” The Police perform a song with this word in its title that begins by stating “The general scratches his belly and thinks / his pay is good but his officers stink.” On The Battle of Los Angeles, Rage Against The Machine performs a song where they describe themselves as (*) “Calm Like” one of these and Def Leppard describes love as like one of these objects in “Pour Some Sugar On Me.” For 10 points, identify these explosive objects that Outkast describes these “over Baghdad” and The Gap Band states “You Dropped” on “Me.”ANSWER: Bombs Bonus: Sometimes songs and bands feature unusual instruments. Name some, for 10 points each.[10] The Violent Femmes song “Gone Daddy Gone” features two solos for this instrument, and it is heavily featured on The Beastie Boys’ “Girls.”ANSWER: Xylophone[10] Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull is well known for using this instrument on songs, something highly uncharacteristic of rock music.ANSWER: Flute[10] “Golden Brown” by the Stranglers, “For Your Love” by the Yardbirds and “Too Afraid to Love You” by the Black Keys all feature this instrument, which is similar to a piano but plucks the strings when keys are pressed rather than striking them.ANSWER: Harpsichord (do NOT accept “harp”)5. [Note to Moderator: don’t spell the names, just say them] A 2008 direct-to-DVD sequel to this film stars Matt Lanter as Will Farmer, who is on a quest to stop R.I.P.L.E.Y. In this film, after discussing that a tour group may be going to Disneyland tomorrow, a boss spits out his gum into his assistant’s hand, and she then proceeds to put it into her mouth. In another scene, a science teacher asks “who first suggested the idea of reproduction without sex?” to which the main character replies (*) “your wife.” John Wood plays a professor who shows two children a film about the demise of the dinosaurs in this film, and his character, Falken, is despondent, due to the death of his child, Joshua. For 10 points, identify this 1983 film that sees Ally Sheedy and Matthew Broderick’s characters try to avert “Global Thermonuclear War.”ANSWER: WarGames Bonus: David Lightman may have been able to avoid war, but it could not be avoided in these other films, all of which are based on novels. Identify them, for 10 points each.[10] This 1998 film, named for a line from a Kipling poem, fictionalizes a portion of the Guadalcanal campaign and stars a large ensemble cast that includes John Cusack, Nick Nolte, and Jim Caviezel.ANSWER: The Thin Red Line[10] This film is based on a real-life Marine Anthony Swofford’s memoir, and is named for a nickname that is given to members of the Marine Corps. It stars Jake Gyllenhaal and Jamie Foxx.ANSWER: Jarhead[10] This film stars Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor, and Eric Bana as soldiers taking part in the First Battle of Mogadishu in Somalia.ANSWER: Black Hawk Down 6. Despite playing most of his career for the Cubs, Ferguson Jenkins holds this MLB team’s records for most innings pitched and most complete games. This team’s only perfect game was pitched in 1994 by Kenny Rogers, and this team had the highest single-game scoring differential in the modern era when, in 2007, it defeated the (*) Baltimore Orioles 30-3. Tom Cheney holds the MLB record for most strikeouts in a game, with 21, a feat he achieved while playing for this team’s previous incarnation, the Washington Senators franchise that relocated to become this current team in 1972. Currently featuring stars such as Prince Fielder and Yu Darvish, for 10 points, identify this team that was formerly owned in part by George W. Bush, and plays its games at Globe Life Park in Arlington.ANSWER: Texas Rangers [accept either underlined part] Bonus: In celebration of the Rangers’ 30-3 thrashing of the Orioles, identify the following about other notable drubbings in sports history.[10] This team, the only team from Illinois ever to win an NCAA Basketball Championship, also holds the record for largest win margin in an NCAA Tournament game, beating up on Tennessee Tech 111-42 in the opening round.ANSWER: Loyola University Chicago [prompt on Loyola alone, since there are many Loyola U’s][10] In 1916, while coach at this school, John Heisman notoriously ran up the score 222-0 on Cumberland College after invoking a clause that stated Cumberland would have to pay a $3000 fine if they did not show up for the game. Notable alumni of this school include Jonathan Dwyer and Calvin Johnson.ANSWER: Georgia Tech[10] It isn’t just human athletes who can achieve blowout victories. This thoroughbred won the 1973 Belmont Stakes by 31 lengths, and holds the fastest time in each of the Triple Crown races.ANSWER: Secretariat 7. The final episode of Better Off Ted sees Phil mention one of these with a tongue shaped birthmark on her tongue and on an episode of Community, a woman in the IT department states through choked-back tears that she is forced to park in Annex B like one of these. In one book, Captain Underpants had to deal with an invasion of (*) “incredibly naughty” ones of these “from space” and on Buffy, one person with this job plots to kill all the students at Sunnydale High, which Buffy learns of due to newfound mind-reading abilities. On The Simpsons, one member of this profession is the mother of Jeremy Freedman, the “Squeaky-voiced teenager” and on Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide, Loni Love plays one of these who can sometimes see the future “in the beans.” For 10 points, identify this profession that usually serves inedible “mystery meat” to unsuspecting students.ANSWER: Cafeteria Ladies [accept Lunch Ladies] Bonus: Identify the following about fictional diseases, for 10 points each.[10] In Gold and Silver, this disease does no harm, but does let the afflicted receive double effort values in battle.ANSWER: Pokérus[10] The Horizon corporation wants to release the Shiva virus at the Sydney Olympics in this novel, but they are thwarted by Ding Chavez and the title anti-terrorism group.ANSWER: Rainbow Six[10] Mohinder Suresh uses his blood to cure evolved humans who are afflicted by the Shanti virus on this television show. In an alternate future, Nathan Petrelli, among others, is infected.ANSWER: Heroes 8. In the animated film Everyone's Hero, this actor voiced Chicago Cubs owner Napoleon Cross and in a more famous voiceover role, he complains of his “itty-bitty living space” and that “10,000 years will give you such a crick in the neck.” This actor appeared in the music video for Bobby McFerrin’s “Don't Worry, Be Happy” and named his daughter after the title princess of The Legend of Zelda. One film role for this actor sees him engage in an insult battle with (*) Rufio, and in another role he plays an android who gradually becomes more human as he acquires emotions. Those roles came in Hook and Bicentennial Man, respectively. Winning his only Oscar for his supporting role in Good Will Hunting, for 10 points, name this actor who also portrayed Genie in Aladdin and a cross-dressing Nanny, Mrs. Doubtfire.ANSWER: Robin Williams Bonus: Robin Williams has starred as many different types of characters over the course of his career. Identify some of them, for 10 points each.[10] Williams first film role saw him play the title Spinach-eating character in this 1980 film. Shelley Duvall played Olive Oyl in this film.ANSWER: Popeye[10] Williams also starred as Alan Parrish, a man trapped in a jungle for 26 years, in this film, where two children help him to escape and beat the title game.ANSWER: Jumanji[10] This film sees Williams play Adrian Cronauer, an “irreverent” DJ for the Armed Services Radio Service. In the film, he hijacks an English class and accidentally befriends an enemy operative.ANSWER: Good Morning, Vietnam9. One episode of Frasier that takes place on this holiday sees a road trip to a wine party in an RV and on The OC, Ryan races to finally admit his love to Marissa on an episode centered around this holiday. A 1999 Family Guy episode based around this holiday led to the family weathering the apocalypse in a (*) Twinkie factory. The final episode of That 70s Show was, fittingly, based around this holiday, and an episode of Maude titled “Nostalgia Party” saw the title character host a party where everyone was to dress up to represent the year they felt was the best. An episode of Friends set on this day sees Ross and Monica attempt to show the world their famous dance routine on a nationally syndicated tv show hosted by Dick Clark. For 10 points, identify this holiday which, in 1999, saw a lot of TV shows hypothesize about Y2K.ANSWER: New Year’s Eve [prompt on “New Years”; do NOT accept “New Year’s Day”; prompt on “Y2K” before mentioned] Bonus: Of course, other holidays are great fodder for special episodes too. Identify some things about other holidays and other shows, for 10 points each.[10] Dan O’Keefe, the writer of the episode “The Strike,” traces the real origins of this holiday to his father, in 1966. He claims that the original central symbol was a clock in a bag, and not an aluminum pole, though “the airing of grievances” still took place.ANSWER: Festivus[10] In 1991, this spooky Nickelodeon show aired a creepy Halloween twist on the story “The Monkey’s Paw.” In the series finale in 2000, Nicki and AJ move into their grandparents’ house, which they find out is haunted by a ghost that looks eerily similar to Nicki.ANSWER: Are You Afraid of the Dark?[10] The 24th episode of season one of this classic show was titled “An Easter Story” and focused on John-Boy’s refusal to accept that Olivia may never walk again after a polio diagnosis. Ralph Waite, who played the father on this show, died in February 2014.ANSWER: The Waltons 10. This man played Count Paris in the 1996 Romeo + Juliet with Claire Danes and also played Bobby Newport, a bumbling manchild running for city council on Parks and Recreation. This actor will play Ant-Man in the upcoming film of the same name, and played the love interest of Alicia Silverstone’s character in Clueless. This man played Phoebe's (*) husband on the last two seasons of Friends and another of this actor’s characters mentors a boy who likes to go to medieval reenactments on the weekends, played by Christopher Mintz-Plasse. Starring opposite Seann William Scott in Role Models, this is, for 10 points, what actor who also starred opposite Jason Segel in I Love You, Man?ANSWER: Paul Rudd Bonus: Since this packet was written by an English teacher, let’s talk more about Rudd’s appearance in Romeo + Juliet. For 10 points each:[10] This man, the Romeo to Claire Danes’ Juliet in the film, was nominated for Best Actor for his role as Jordan Belfort in a 2013 film. He also spun a top that may or may not have stopped spinning at the end of another film.ANSWER: Leonardo DiCaprio[10] This man directed Romeo + Juliet, which was one part of his “Red Curtain Trilogy,” in addition to directing the recent adaptation of The Great Gatsby with DiCaprio.ANSWER: Mark Anthony “Baz” Luhrmann[10] The other films in Baz Luhrmann’s “Red Curtain Trilogy” are 1992’s Strictly Ballroom and this musical, which stars Nicole Kidman as the terminally-ill star of a French cabaret.ANSWER: Moulin Rouge!HALFTIME - PAUSE FOR SUBSTITUTIONS AND SCORE CHECK11. One person who held this title was an actor who once played a young Walker, Texas Ranger in the episode that Walker joins a NASCAR team, and another person with this title is an Italian prince who can trace his lineage to Pauline Bonaparte and Pope Paul V, among others. Yet another man to hold this title was the host of Date My House and one more man who had this title now hosts the show (*) The Doctors. The most recent person with this title stated that gays are “more pervert in a sense,” and therefore opposes an openly gay man holding this title. Being held by Brad Womack twice, and held by seventeen men in total, for 10 points, identify this title that allows the holder to bestow roses on women that he deems suitable.ANSWER: Men who were “The Bachelor” [accept clear knowledge equivalents] Bonus: As opposed to bilge like The Bachelor and The Apprentice, some reality game shows are actually awesome. Identify some, for 10 points each.[10] Two celebrity editions of this show saw Kathy Griffin and Dennis Rodman win. This show features one player who is deliberately trying to sabotage the group’s efforts to win money. It has been hosted by Anderson Cooper and Ahmad Rashad.ANSWER: The Mole[10] This show aired on the short-lived Fox Reality Channel, and saw a female computer named Val administering “treatments” to contestants while they are confined to small rooms for long periods of time.ANSWER: Solitary[10] This show saw American contestants shipped off to Tokyo to compete on the fictional show-within-a-show Majide! [mah-ZHEE-day], facing reward, punishment, and elimination depending on the results of their trials.ANSWER: I Survived a Japanese Game Show 12. The Wall Street Journal lists this website as only behind Netflix, Google, and Apple in amount of American internet traffic during peak hours. One recent experience that triggered a large amount of traffic involved the implementation of an “anarchy” vs. “democracy” system and characters like “Bird Jesus” and (*) “Lord Helix.” Originally a spinoff of the gaming section of , this website gained a lot of recent notoriety when someone posted a channel in which anyone watching could input commands into an emulation of Pokemon Red. For 10 points, identify this website which many gamers use to stream “Let’s Play”s, speedruns, and tournaments.ANSWER: Bonus: Twitch Plays Pokemon created a number of internet memes, so let’s identify some other, completely unrelated ones, for 10 points each.[10] Wow. Such Bonus. This Shiba Inu with a goofy expression has been one of the most divisive memes on the internet. Its name has also been used in a popular bitcoin alternative.ANSWER: Doge [no one really knows how to pronounce it, so just accept close anything that isn’t “dog”][10] A still of Walter Sobchek, played by John Goodman, appears on a popular advice meme that almost always starts with the words “Am I the only one around here who…” taking a line from this Coen Brothers movie.ANSWER: The Big Lebowski[10] Another popular movie meme comes from this film, where Jason Bateman’s character states “That’s a bold strategy, Cotton.” It is typically used when someone performs an action that has zero chance of success.ANSWER: Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story 13. This actress co-wrote an off-broadway play about the trials and tribulations involving the script for Good Will Hunting titled Matt & Ben. She also penned a sort-of-memoir titled Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me (And Other Concerns). Her Pixar voicework includes the role of Disgust in the upcoming Inside Out and the voice of Taffyta Muttonfudge in Wreck-It Ralph. In This is the End, this actress, perhaps overzealously, states her desire to hook up with (*) Michael Cera. On a TV role, one of her characters espouses that “ultimatums are key” in any relationship, hosted a Diwali party, and constantly pursued a relationship with B.J. Novak’s character, Ryan. Playing Kelly Kapoor on The Office, identify this actress whose current TV role sees her star as a NYC gynecologist who dates many men.ANSWER: Mindy Kaling Bonus: Identify these other shows that like The Mindy Project, debuted in 2012, for 10 points each.[10] This comedy ran on NBC from December 2012-March 2013 and saw Bill Pullman play Skip Gilchrist, the President of the United States and patriarch of a dysfunctional family living in the White House.ANSWER: 1600 Penn[10] This other NBC show stars Jesse Spencer and Taylor Kinney and is set at Engine 51, Truck 81, Squad 3, Ambulance 61, Battalion 25 of the title city and department.ANSWER: Chicago Fire[10] Set in the 1960s version of the title town, this CBS show centered on Sheriff Ralph Lamb, played by Dennis Quaid and his dealings with mobster Vincent Savino, played by Michael Chiklis. The show was canceled in May 2013 after just one season.ANSWER: Vegas14. This artist collaborated with Cee Lo Green and B.o.B. on “The Other Side,” and another song by this artist states “who cares if we’re trashed / got a pocket full of cash we can blow.” Another song by this artist mentions a girl who “ran away with all my money / and she did it for fun,” (*) “Natalie.” This artist also instructs someone to “tell the devil I said ‘hey’ when you get back to where you’re from” and yet another song by him promises that “you’ll be banging on my chest bang bang / Gorilla.” The artist behind the recent album Unorthodox Jukebox is, for 10 points, what man responsible for hit songs like “Treasure” and “Locked Out of Heaven” who played the Super Bowl Halftime show in 2014?ANSWER: Bruno Mars [accept Peter Gene Hernandez] Bonus: Other Super Bowl Halftime Show performers have ranged from college marching bands to Michael Jackson. Identify some of them, for 10 points each.[10] During her performance at Super Bowl XXVI (26), network rival FOX aired a live episode of In Living Color, which drew many people away from the telecast, leading to future shows considering top performers. She performed in three halftime shows, including once with her Miami Sound Machine.ANSWER: Gloria Estefan[10] Everybody knows about the “wardrobe malfunction” that Justin Timberlake caused for Janet Jackson, but what about the other performers from that show? Name any of the other three artists who performed at Super Bowl XXXVIII (38).ANSWER: Any one of Kid Rock [accept Robert James Ritchie], Nelly [accept Cornell Iral Haynes, Jr.], or P. Diddy [accept Sean “Puffy” Combs, or Puff Daddy][10] This artist of Canadian descent is the first to have performed at both the Super Bowl and the CFL’s Gray Cup. She is known for songs like “Man, I Feel Like a Woman!”ANSWER: Shania Twain [accept Eilleen Regina Edwards] 15. A new set of ads for this product include a “funky farm” with a dinosaur, dodo bird, and goat who live with a boy named Ferris. The first marketing tie-in using these products was in 1979, the same year they were introduced, with (*) Star Trek: The Motion Picture. In 2010, a San Francisco law that sought to ban their sale was passed, but the company that sells these got around the ban by charging ten cents for the most fun part of these. Earlier this year, a woman was arrested for using these products to deliver heroin to customers who stated that they’d “like to order a toy.” Usually having games and mazes on the box, for 10 points, identify this kid’s meal that now offers an option of apple slices in place of fries.ANSWER: Happy Meals Bonus: Happy Meals have had many, many product tie-ins over their history. One of the most popular has been with Hot Wheels. Identify some things about that, for 10 points each.[10] Hot Wheels cars are typically paired with this other toy when given out in Happy Meals, since Hot Wheels are clearly too masculine for little girls.ANSWER: Barbie dolls[10] Hot Wheels also has a rather successful animated film history, including Hot Wheels: World Race, which features the song “Hot” by this band that was originally notable for “All-Star,” but then gave most of their songs away to family friendly movies like Shrek.ANSWER: Smashmouth[10] This company actually predates Hot Wheels by several years, and typically focused on more realistic depictions of cars. The company was actually acquired by Mattel, the parent company of Hot Wheels, in 1997. It is named for the packaging its cars typically came in.ANSWER: Matchbox16. As a player, this man was drafted out of Cal Poly by the Philadelphia Eagles but was sidelined by an injury before his NFL career could begin. Despite having to travel all over the country for his job, this man has a noted fear of flying, which led to him getting his own private (*) “cruiser” to travel in. This man has the second best win percentage as an NFL coach of any with at least 50 wins, behind only Guy Chamberlin. The last color commentator on Monday Night Football before it moved to ESPN, this man spent much of his career working alongside Pat Summerall. Coaching the Raiders to Super Bowl XI, for 10 points, identify this man, the namesake of a long running franchise of football video games.ANSWER: John Madden Bonus: Not every team is lucky enough to make a Super Bowl or NFL Championship Game appearance. For 10 points each:[10] For the 1960-1969 seasons, this game was held for conference runners-up, acting effectively as a third place game for the NFL.ANSWER: The Playoff Bowl [also accept the Bert Bell Benefit Bowl][10] The Playoff Bowl was officially referred to as the Bert Bell Benefit Bowl, and was hosted for all ten years of its existence by this Miami stadium, which was the home stadium of the Miami Hurricanes and also the home to the Dolphins until the opening of Joe Robbie Stadium. It was demolished in 2008.ANSWER: Miami Orange Bowl[10] This NFL coach did not particularly like the Playoff Bowl, eloquently calling it “hinky-dink” and “a losers’ bowl for losers.” His team’s rare postseason loss in the 1964 Playoff Bowl may have helped spur his team to win the next three NFL championships, including Super Bowls I and II.ANSWER: Vince Lombardi 17. Prior to the formation of this act, its future lead singer recorded a demo called Pocketwatch and nearly accepted a position as the drummer for Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers. One song by this band opens with the lines “what have we done with innocence / it disappeared with time and never made much sense” and another song by this band instructs the listener to “hook me up a new revolution / ‘cause this one is a lie,” after stating to (*) “run and tell all of the angels / this could take all night.” Releasing albums like the two-disc In Your Honor and The Colour and the Shape, this band took its name from UFO like objects that WWII pilots claimed to see. Responsible for songs like “Best of You,” “Learn to Fly” and “Monkey Wrench,” for 10 points, identify this Dave Grohl fronted band who also recorded “Everlong” and “My Hero.”ANSWER: Foo Fighters Bonus: Foo Fighters utilized the amazing directing chops of Michel Gondry, the director of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, for the music video to “Everlong.” Identify some other songs or artists he has worked with, for 10 points each.[10] Gondry also directed the music video to this song, covered by Gary Jules for the Donnie Darko soundtrack. It opens “All around me are familiar faces, worn out places, worn out faces.”ANSWER: “Mad World”[10] The “The Denial Twist” and “The Hardest Button to Button” are two of the four music videos that Gondry has directed for this band consisting of a former husband and wife. They announced the band’s breakup in 2011.ANSWER: The White Stripes[10] Gondry directed the music video for “Protection” by this UK Trip Hop duo, who also produced the soundtrack to the Jet Li film Unleashed and “Teardrop,” which was used as the theme song for House, M.D.ANSWER: Massive Attack18. This character is a frequent visitor to Pop Tate’s Chocklit Shoppe, and spends some of his time with sexy redhead Cheryl Blossom. A zombie version of this character’s world is presented in a series titled “Afterlife with” this character. Chuck and Nancy are the token black characters in this character’s namesake series, and his series has recently diversified to include a gay character as well, in (*) Kevin Kellar. This character typically hangs out with Reggie, Dilton, and other Riverdale denizens, including his hamburger-loving, crown wearing friend, Jughead Jones. Constantly caught between dating Betty or Veronica, for 10 points, identify this character, a freckled redhead comic book character.ANSWER: Archie Andrews [accept either or both underlined parts] Bonus: Archie has been around since 1941, a long time for a non-superhero. Identify the following about some of the crazy stuff he’s done since then, for 10 points each.[10] The Archie Universe had what is probably the most unlikely crossover of all time when the notoriously brutal Frank Castle, better known by this nickname, came to Riverdale hunting down a criminal named “Red” who just happened to look exactly like Archie.ANSWER: The Punisher[10] Archie and pals also had a meeting with this band in a Halloween storyline. The band features a “Starchild,” “Demon,” “Catman” and “Spaceman.”ANSWER: KISS[10] As lead singer of The Archies, Archie was the vocalist behind this successful song, which reminds the subject “you are my candy girl, and you got me wantin’ you.”ANSWER: “Sugar, Sugar”19. One music video from this band features the band locked in a cell that is being flooded with milk. One of this band’s tracks, “Hot Dog” is notable for using the “F word” 48 times in under four minutes and another album from the same album instructs listeners to “Breathe in, now breathe out / hands up, now hands down / back up, back up,” as well as telling the listener to (*) “keep rollin’” many times. This band’s first album was Three Dolla Bill Y’all which was followed up by Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water and the more popular Significant Other. With frontman Fred Durst typically performing wearing a red NY Yankees cap, for 10 points, identify this nu metal band, popular in the late 90s, that is responsible for singles like “Break Stuff,” “Rollin’” and “Nookie.”ANSWER: Limp Bizkit Bonus: Limp Bizkit isn’t the only terrible music out there, surely, so name some others, for 10 points each.[10] This comedian tried his hand at music with the album How Could It Be, on which he included the notably awful “Party All the Time.”ANSWER: Eddie Murphy[10] This man is probably more famous for being a backup dancer to and ex-husband of Britney Spears, but he attempted music at the zenith of his fame, and released the Portuguese influenced “Popozao.”ANSWER: Kevin Federline or K-Fed[10] This act’s music is so terrible, I’m not even going to talk about it. Instead, I will mention their terrible films, Big Money Hustlas and the western themed Big Money Rustlas. The act is made up of Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope.ANSWER: Insane Clown Posse [accept I.C.P.] 20. At the 2004 Athens Olympics, this country, along with Puerto Rico, upset the American men in Basketball. This country has notable basketball history, including when, in Barcelona in 1992, this team had to search for funding, because its government could offer very little. The team ended up being contacted by Jerry (*) Garcia and The Grateful Dead, who sponsored the team and provided them with tie-dyed shirts with a slam dunking skeleton which this country wore to the bronze medal ceremony that year. Nearly upsetting the US men in preliminary play in 2012, and the focus of the documentary The Other Dream Team, for 10 points, identify this country, a former Soviet Republic with capital at Vilnius.ANSWER: Lithuania Bonus: Since Lithuania has a knack for upsetting or nearly upsetting teams in the Olympics, identify some things about other notable upsets, for 10 points each.[10] In 1980, the US Men’s Hockey team “believed in miracles” and defeated the USSR despite overwhelming odds at the Olympics in this village.ANSWER: Lake Placid, New York, USA[10] Stephen Bradbury upset nearly the whole world of Speed Skating when he took gold in 2002 after all of the skaters in front of him crashed in both his semi-final AND final races. He hailed from this country, which made him the first individual from a southern hemisphere country to win Winter gold.ANSWER: Australia[10] In 1976, the US Women’s 4-by-100 freestyle team upset the team from this country, which had won 11 of the 12 gold medals offered up to that point in the games. This country’s team was later found to have been systematically doping, which probably helped them a bit.ANSWER: East Germany [do NOT prompt on or accept “Germany” alone; accept German Democratic Republic, GDR, Deutsche Demokratische Republik, or DDR]TIEBREAKER - ONLY READ IF THE SCORE IS TIED AT THE END OF REGULATIONANY SCORE CHANGE ENDS THE GAME TB. Some abnormal rules during this event allow for teams to switch sides midway through the third period, and having shootouts all take place on one side. The first of these events took place at Ralph Wilson Stadium, home of the Buffalo Bills, and the second one took place at Wrigley Field in Chicago. The Boston Bruins are the only home team to have won this event, when they did so in 2010. Teams typically wear (*) throwback sweaters for this event, and these events hold the records for both the highest attendance and viewership of any NHL game. Contrasting with the Heritage Classic, which takes place in Canada, for 10 points, identify this NHL game that is typically played on or around New Year’s Day at an American outdoor venue.ANSWER: NHL Winter Classic [do NOT accept “Stadium Series” which is a different event] ................
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