Trash Quizbowl Packet Archive



1. This woman is technically a baroness as her husband became the 5th Baron Haden-Guest in 1996. In 2016, she appeared in a Human Rights Campaign video in tribute to the victims of the Pulse Nightclub shooting. She is also known for being a spokeswoman for Activia, a yogurt "scientifically proven" to reduce irregularity. She starred alongside Lindsay Lohan in a 2003 remake of Freaky Friday, although her first starring role cast her as Laurie Strode in the original Halloween movie. FTP, name this actress who is considered one of the original scream queens.

Answer: Jamie Lee Curtis

2. In the first episode of this show, a man gives a group of women new names. In one episode of this show, a woman defecates on the staircase because she was not able to hold it in. In another episode of this show, a woman named after America’s favourite fall vegetable spits on the face of a woman from Utica after she was called a harlot who fornicates with moms. In another episode of this show, the woman from Utica apologises to a famous Houston-based pop singer. FTP, name this dating show which casts Tiffany Pollard and Flavor Flav.

Answer: Flavor of Love

2. Nuptup the Vileplume is one of the few characters who survive this challenge attempted by ProJared. Variations of this challenge include restrictions on healing items and rest points. This challenge originated on 4chan's /v/ board under the original name of "Pokémon Ruby: Hard Mode". Its current name comes from the original comics where the trainer's Nuzleaf says "I believe this is all happening for a reason." FTP, name this Pokémon challenge where you may only catch one Pokémon per route and all fainted Pokémon are considered dead."

Answer: Nuzlocke, accept Pokémon: Hard Mode before mentioned

4. This man made his acting debut in the 1998 movie Damned!, a film directed by his friend in college. His first feature film role was Pinky in Just Another Romantic Wrestling Comedy in 2006. He also had a cameo in a 2015 episode of Bones alongside James Murray. A member of The Tenderloins, this man is a notorious germaphobe and is afraid of cats. In one episode of a TruTV series, he was forced to yell ‘bingo!’ multiple times in a room of angry, competitive resort goers despite not having a bingo on his card. FTP, name this Impractical Jokers star who is often tonight’s big loser.

Answer: Sal Vulcano

4. Tumblr user knightcore posted a photoshopped version of this animal with a gun in October of 2017. Later, in December of 2018, a different Tumblr account named screenshotsofdespair posted a screenshot from an app featuring this animal which read "Oops, that's not correct. Run for your life." On March 26th, 2019, Twitter user @TayChang posted a meme about this animal with the caption "when I forget to learn Spanish for two days." in response to an ominous tweet from the app's official account. FTP, name this bird who wants to help you learn a second language.

Answer: Duo the owl, the Duolingo owl, prompt on owl

5. The current speedrun record holder of this game at 101% is FalconXFalcon, completing the game after 5 hours, 17 minutes, and 31 seconds. In early 2019, a YouTuber orchestrated a 101% stream of this game in response to attacks on the Mermaids organization in the United Kingdom. Guests of this stream included Chelsea Manning and Alexandria Ocasio Cortez who said "trans rights!". This game was the first in its series to feature 3D graphics, although it is perhaps more famous for its DK Rap. FTP, name this Donkey Kong game released in 1999 for the Nintendo 64.

Answer: Donkey Kong 64

6. One of this group's members previously portrayed Keely Teslow in Phil of the Future, while the other member currently voices Catra in She-Ra and the Princess of Power. They temporarily changed their name to 78violet from 2009 to 2015 before reverting back to their original name. This group’s 2005 debut album Into the Rush features the songs “No One” and “Chemicals React”. This duo released “Take Me” as the lead single for their comeback EP, Ten Years, in 2017. FTP, name these sisters who released “Potential Breakup Song”.

Answer: Aly & AJ, accept 78violet before mentioned, accept Alyson Michalka and Amanda Joy Michalka but be sure to call the person a tryhard.

7. Description acceptable. This symbol has no reflection symmetry, but has 2-fold rotational symmetry and tessellates with squares. The origin of this symbol is unknown, but one theory suggests that it originates from a Californian surf company despite never appearing in the company's logo or on any known merchandise. Another theory suggests that this symbol originates from Superman, although it looks quite different from Superman's chest logo. FTP, name this letter-shaped symbol comprised of 14 line segments commonly doodled in grade-schoolers’ notebooks.

Answer: Cool S, Stussy S, Super S, Pointy S, or Graffiti S, accept equivalents and description. Do not accept Superman S.

8. Until 2015, The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald episode "The Legend of McDonaldland Loch" was considered an example of this medium. More disturbing examples of this medium include the footage of a killer whale attacking a SeaWorld employee and Owen Hart's death. Creepypastas such as “suicidemouse.avi” and “Squidward's Suicide” are examples of stories about this type of media. FTP, name this type of media that is estimated to encompass nearly 80% of silent films.

Answer: lost media, accept lost episode

9. This man was first elected a member of his home state's state Senate in 2008, and later succeeded Bill Bolling as lieutenant governor, defeating Republican E. W. Jackson in 2013. During a widely criticized 2019 press conference, this man appeared to begin to "moonwalk" before being stopped by his wife, who would later apologize for giving cotton to black students. Despite calls to resign, this man refused, and stated he would focus the rest of his term on "racial healing". FTP, name the current Governor of Virginia who admitted to wearing blackface for a Michael Jackson costume in the 1980's.

Answer: Ralph Northam, prompt on Governor of Virginia before mentioned

8. Ice T was credited for playing "rapper" in a movie sequel with this subtitle. That movie is a sequel of Breakin', and its subtitle is a reference to a funk dance popular in the 1980's. This subtitle is also present in multiple albums, with Five Iron Frenzy and Minus the Bear both releasing albums with this subtitle following “Five Iron Frenzy 2” and “Get Me Naked 2” respectively. One episode of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia features this subtitle following “Chardee MacDennis 2”. FTP, name this meme subtitle making fun of archetypal sequels.

Answer: electric boogaloo

9. The original music video for this song features cameos from Fred Durst and Kathy Griffin. In addition, the music video for this song was parodied in a different music video by Charli XCX and Troye Sivan. A Hugh Atkin video depicts Mitt Romney saying "my dog is on the roof, my dog is on the roof" in “Will the Real Mitt Romney Please Stand Up?”, a parody of this song. FTP, name this Eminem song released in 2000.

Answer: “The Real Slim Shady”

10. This musical is partially based on the Giacomo Puccini's opera La Bohème, an opera about tuberculosis plaguing a group of young artists. This musical has been referenced in 2 Broke Girls, Bob's Burgers, Will and Grace, and The Office. In the Hollywood Bowl version of this musical, Wayne Brady played Tom Collins and Vanessa Hudgens played Mimi Márquez. This musical was adapted into a live show broadcast by Fox in January of 2019. FTP, name this rock musical that includes the numbers “Take Me or Leave Me” and “Seasons of Love".

Answer: Rent

8. In the most dramatic instance of this act, Kathy did this act on John in Marquesas. One of the first things that Fabio did after constructing a pool at their Nicaragua camp was this act. Brandon was planning on doing this act on his tribe's rice in Caramoan but ultimately decided against it. In Cambodia, after eating beef, Joe was unable to do this act and was subsequently medically evacuated. FTP, name this action describing a human bodily function that has had a colorful history on CBS’s Survivor.

Answer: urinating, accept equivalents, prompt on urine

9. In 1993, Mattel released a redesigned doll of this character that caused controversy because the redesign looked like a stereotypical gay man in an attempt to make the character look cool. This character is parodied in a Katy Perry music video where she pulls down the pants of said character and reveals they do not have genitalia. Within the franchise's mythos, this character met his iconic best selling girlfriend on a commercial set in 1961. FTP, name the character that appeared alongside Buzz and Woody in the 2010 film Toy Story 3.

Answer: Kenneth Sean “Ken” Carson

8. This woman received a Grammy award in 1997. This woman once asked to play an international super spy on CBS’s Madam Secretary, but was ultimately chosen to play a more stately role. This woman once played a bartender named Val alongside SNL’s Kate McKinnon. This woman was once called a meme queen in a viral YouTube video made by Super Deluxe. FTP, name this woman who’s “just chillin’ in Cedar Rapids” and won the popular vote in the 2016 presidential election.

Answer: Hillary Rodham Clinton

9. A South Korean girl group with this name debuted in August of 2013 and released their debut EP “Nom Nom Nom” later that year. They share their name with a 4 Non Blondes song, which later gained notoriety after being featured in a viral video where this song is set to clips of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. This phrase was also used in a popular Budweiser marketing campaign later parodied in Scary Movie. FTP, name this question commonly used as a greeting.

Answer: what’s up, Wassup, “What’s Up?”, Whassup?

8. This television series was originally created as a seven-minute short that would later go on to be nominated for Best Animated Short Film at the 68th Academy Awards. That short, “The Chicken from Outer Space”, would later be considered the pilot for this series. The first full episode of this series, “A Night at the Katz Hotel”, would premiere three years later in 1999. Popular villains from this series include Le Quack, King Ramses, and Freaky Fred. FTP, name this Cartoon Network series in which creepy stuff happens in Nowhere.

Answer: Courage the Cowardly Dog, prompt on Courage

19. Notable players of this game include Anderson Cooper, Deborah Ann Woll, and Rivers Cuomo. During the final episode of Freaks and Geeks, Daniel is invited to play this game after being forced to join the school’s A/V club. The main villain in the second season of Stranger Things is referred to as a mind flayer, a monster featured in this game. This game has inspired many podcasts, including The Adventure Zone and Critical Role. FTP, name this popular fantasy tabletop role-playing game.

Answer: Dungeons and Dragons

20. This channel surpassed Geriatric1927 to become the most subscribed channel on YouTube from September 2006 to April 2007. This channel centered on the life of Bree Avery, a bubbly teenage girl. Avery would later be sought after by a cult known as ‘The Order’. This YouTube channel’s fanbase would considerably decline after its events were revealed to have been fictional and Bree Avery was revealed to be a character played by actress Jessica Rose. FTP, name this web series that initially appeared to be a vlog channel but later devolved into an alternative reality game, also known as an ARG.

Answer: lonelygirl15, accept KateModern

21. Ben Shapiro once called this song 'the single worst song in human history', saying it features lyrics he described as 'the most immoral thing you could possibly say'. One of this song's three producers was sentenced to 19 years to life for the murder of Lana Clarkson in 2009. Rolling Stone ranked this song as the third greatest song of all time, behind Bob Dylan's “Like a Rolling Stone” and The Rolling Stones “(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction”. This song topped the British charts after its singer was murdered in 1980. FTP, name this iconic John Lennon song.

Answer: “Imagine”

Bonuses:

1. For ten points each, answer the following questions about Homer Simpson’s favorite snack.

b. In 2015, Ariana Grande was forced to apologize after saying she hates America and doing this action.

Answer: licking a donut

c. In one Vine, a man backflips and kicks a sign after saying he’s “back at it again” at this donut chain.

Answer: Krispy Kreme

d. This man delivers a box of donuts while saying “Donuts. Go nuts.” in an uncharacteristically cheery mood due to him having sex the previous night.

Answer: Ron Swanson

2. For ten points each, answer the following questions about Tyler Okonma, better known as Tyler, the Creator.

c. During a November 2018 performance at a California festival, this man claimed Tyler, the Creator is his boyfriend.

Answer: Jaden Smith

d. In 2011, Tyler, the Creator released this lead single from his debut album Goblin. Its music video depicts him eating a cockroach.

Answer: “Yonkers”

e. Tyler, the Creator and other members of Odd Future starred in this Adult Swim sketch comedy series.

Answer: Loiter Squad

3. Politicians sometimes try to appeal to young voters to get elected. For ten points each, answer the following questions about politicians dabbing.

d. This woman made history when she became the first Palestinian-American woman elected to Congress. Her sons also made history when they dabbed as she voted for Nancy Pelosi to become Speaker of the House.

Answer: Rashida Tlaib

e. This former California congresswoman dabbed during a Senate debate against Kamala Harris in 2016.

Answer: Loretta Sanchez

f. This current governor of Montana dabbed during his 2019 State of the State address. He also appeared in a video by Hank Green.

Answer: Steve Bullock

4. For ten points each, answer the following questions about the greatest movie franchise ever made, High School Musical.

e. High School Musical, along with Cadet Kelly, Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior, and many others belong to this subset of family-friendly movies.

Answer: Disney Channel original movies (DCOMs), prompt on Disney movies and made-for-TV movies

f. The main antagonist of High School Musical is this spoiled rich girl portrayed by Ashley Tisdale.

Answer: Sharpay Evans

g. In High School Musical 2, Sharpay Evans sings she wants “ice tea imported from England” and “lifeguards imported from Spain” in this musical number.

Answer: “Fabulous”

5. For ten points each, answer the following questions about so-called “conspiracy theories” before the liberal media silences us.

f. YouTuber Shane Dawson posted a video which alleges this children’s entertainment chain and restaurant recycles uneaten pizza.

Answer: Chuck E. Cheese’s

g. This conspiracy theory is partially backed up by a 2010 paper that found atrazine in water effects hormones and sexual behavior in certain species of amphibians.

Answer: putting chemicals in the water that turn frogs gay, accept equivalents.

h. The spelling of the name of this children’s book series is often disputed. It is considered one of the most prominent examples of the Mandela effect.

Answer: Berenstain Bears, reluctantly accept Berenstein Bears

6. For ten points each, answer the following about Smash Mouth songs that AREN’T “All Star”.

g. In addition to “All Star”, this Smash Mouth song appeared in Shrek’s original movie soundtrack. It is a cover of a 1966 Monkees song.

Answer: “I’m a Believer”

h. This is Smash Mouth’s debut single. It reached No. 1 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart in 1997. Its opening lyrics are “it ain’t no joke, I'd like to buy the world a toke.”

Answer: “Walkin’ on the Sun”

i. This song was the follow-up to “All Star”. It peaked at no. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 between 1999 and 2000. According to the Billboard end of the year charts, it is the 48th biggest song of 2000.

Answer: “Then the Morning Comes”

7. For ten points each, answer the following questions about a certain 1988 Broadway musical.

h. In one song from this musical, “hard men humble” and “tough guys tumble” after spending one night in this place.

Answer: Bangkok

i. “One Night in Bangkok” is from this musical loosely based on Bobby Fischer. It was widely praised for its allegorical depiction of Cold War tensions.

Answer: Chess

j. The composers of Chess are Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, who are better known as members of this Swedish pop group.

Answer: ABBA

8. Shitposting on Twitter is a delicate artform. For ten points each, answer the following questions about everybody’s favorite Twitter shitposter @wint, better known as Dril.

i. Dril’s iconic Twitter avatar is a blurry photograph of this actor wearing sunglasses and smoking a cigarette.

Answer: Jack Nicholson

j. In one Dril tweet, Dril insists he is not owned as he slowly shrinks and transforms into this object.

Answer: corn cob

k. On September 15th, 2017, a Reddit post stated that Dril was credited for being a writer on Hiveswap, an adventure game based off of this webcomic. This webcomic has over 8,000 pages and 800,000 words.

Answer: Homestuck

9. What’s more important, keeping your dignity or earning points? For ten points each, answer the following questions about the furry fandom.

j. This annual furry convention is held each summer in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was formerly the world’s largest furry convention before being surpassed by Midwest Furfest in 2018.

Answer: Anthrocon

k. In one meme that became popular within the furry fandom, this character can’t enjoy her sandwich. This character first appeared in the third installment of the Star Fox series, "Star Fox Adventures".

Answer: Krystal

l. Anthropomorphic animals are often simply known as furries, although anthropomorphic animals such as dragons and reptiles are sometimes instead referred to as these.

Answer: scalies

13. For ten points each, answer the following questions about Mexican-American comedian and actor George Lopez.

n. The theme song to George Lopez, the television series and not the comedian, is this well-known song written by funk band War. It shares its name with a customized vehicle.

Answer: “Low Rider”

o. George Lopez portrayed Max’s teacher, Mr. Electricidad, in this movie directed by Spy Kids director Robert Rodriguez.

Answer: The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl

p. George Lopez voices a dog named Papi in this 2008 movie centered around a dognapping in Mexico.

Answer: Beverly Hills Chihuahua

11. For ten points each, answer the following questions about online music criticism.

l. This music review website awarded Mitski’s Be the Cowboy as its 2018 album of the year. This website previously awarded Cardi B’s “Bodak Yellow” as its 2017 track of the year.

Answer: Pitchfork

m. British electronic musician Zomby once called this music critic a “fucking melon” in a now deleted Tweet. This music critic regularly reviews music on his YouTube channel, theneedledrop.

Answer: Anthony Fantano

n. In a controversial review, Fantano gave this album a 6/10. Released in 2010, this Kanye West album contains the singles “Power” and “Runaway”.

Answer: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

11. For ten points each, answer the following questions about the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

l. One theory postulates that this character could kill Thanos by shrinking and entering Thanos’s rectum before rapidly expanding.

Answer: Ant-Man

m. Ant-Man is the alter ego of this former systems engineer at VistaCorp who acquires a suit that gives him super strength and lets him shrink. He is portrayed by Paul Rudd in 2015’s Ant-Man.

Answer: Scott Lang

n. Ant-Man’s director Peyton Reed once compared Scott Lang to this Ocean’s Eleven character portrayed by George Clooney.

Answer: Daniel “Danny” Ocean

13. American Idol winners are typically flash-in-the-pan nobodies, but for ten points each, name these American Idol winners who actually went on to have successful careers.

n. This winner of the first season of American Idol co-starred in the awful movie From Justin to Kelly with runner-up Justin Guarini. Despite this misstep, she would later go on to win three Grammy awards.

Answer: Kelly Clarkson

o. Born in Muskogee, Oklahoma, this country singer and winner of the fourth season of American Idol released “Before He Cheats” in 2006, which was at one point the best-selling country song of all time.

Answer: Carrie Underwood

p. This singer was the winner of American Idol’s sixth season. She collaborated with Chris Brown for the 2008 single “No Air”. She released her hit song “Battlefield” a year later.

Answer: Jordin Sparks

14. For ten points each, answer the following questions about the dog in Air Bud.

o. The dog in Air Bud was played by Buddy, a dog actor of this breed.

Answer: golden retriever

p. Buddy also played Comet, the Tanner family’s dog, in this lighthearted ABC sitcom.

Answer: Full House

q. Buddy was also the name of Bill Clinton’s pet labrador. Buddy’s popularity was overshadowed by Clinton’s other pet, a black and white feline with this name.

Answer: Socks Clinton

15. For ten points each, answer the following questions about Nickelodeon films that would later be adapted into television series.

p. In this film, an intelligent elementary school student must stop egg-shaped aliens known as Yolkians from abducting all of the world’s parents.

Answer: Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, prompt on Jimmy Neutron

q. This 2006 film stars Kevin James as Otis, a lazy cow. It also stars Courtney Cox voicing the pregnant cow Daisy. The television series based on this movie spawned a meme from one character, Dr. Pig.

Answer: Barnyard, do not accept Back at the Barnyard

r. This movie premiered on March 15, 2019. It follows the story of June and Boomer, a narcoleptic blue bear played by Kenan Thompson. Despite negative reviews, a television show based off this movie is set to premiere later in 2019.

Answer: Wonder Park

16. For ten points each, answer the following questions about professional Super Smash Bros. Ultimate players.

q. This man released “THE ULTIMATE SUPER SMASH BROS. CYPHER 2018” in December of that year, garnering over a million views. In it, he and several other prominent Smash players rap Nintendo-based bars.

Answer: shofu

r. Earlier in 2018, this player challenged shofu to a $1000 money match. Shofu accepted the challenge, but this player later backed out citing the Jacksonville shooting and shofu’s fanbase.

Answer: Verlisify

s. Verlisify is also prominent in the Pokémon YouTube community, in which he criticized other YouTubers for doing this action.

Answer: genning in Pokémon, accept hacking in Pokémon or equivalents

17. For ten points each, answer the following questions about YouTube voice actor ProZD.

r. ProZD is best known for his Goofy impression. In one video, ProZD sings this Evanescence song in Goofy’s voice.

Answer: “Bring Me to Life”

s. Another popular ProZD video features him singing along to this popular 80’s song where he “nails every high note”.

Answer: “Take on Me”

t. In the ProZD Vine “when you know only the random English parts in a non-English song”, ProZD yells the titular phrase while listening to this song from Love Live! This song is also frequently remixed by YouTuber SiIvaGunner.

Answer: “Snow Halation”

18. It’s astounding. For ten points each, answer the following questions about The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

s. This song features Columbia tap dancing. In this song, the Criminologist tells us the beginning of this dance is “just a jump to the left”.

Answer: “The Time Warp”

t. Immediately following “The Time Warp,” Dr. Frank-N-Furter is introduced. Dr. Frank-N-Furter is portrayed by this legendary actor who would later go on to play Pennywise in the 1990 television adaptation of Stephen King’s It.

Answer: Tim Curry

u. Tim Curry, as well as Susan Sarandon and Barry Bostwick do not appear in the relatively obscure sequel to The Rocky Horror Picture Show. In this sequel, Jessica Harper and Cliff De Young play Janet and Brad.

Answer: Shock Treatment

22. For ten points each, answer these questions about parodies of instructional videos on YouTube.

w. This channel has over 13 million subscribers. In videos by this man, objects and food such as eggs are destroyed in a parody of online tutorials.

Answer: HowToBasic

x. A commenter on the video “How to touch wall with apple” states the “instructions were unclear” which resulted in him getting his dick stuck in this object.

Answer: ceiling fan, prompt on fan

y. This YouTube series created by Alan Resnick features a mentally handicapped man who posts videos such as “How to Pick Up a Blue Chair Off the Ground”. The series undergoes a massive shift in tone after the protagonist of this series is kidnapped and exploited for profit.

Answer: alantutorial

20. For ten points each, answer the following questions about ethereal goddess Cher.

u. Cher played Ruby Sheridan, Donna’s mother and Sophie’s grandmother in this 2018 sequel to a 2008 movie based off a Broadway musical.

Answer: Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, accept Mamma Mia 2

v. In conjunction with Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again’s release, Cher released an ABBA cover album titled after this iconic ABBA song.

Answer: Dancing Queen

w. The lead single to Cher’s Dancing Queen album was not in fact the titular song, but was instead a cover of this ABBA song later sampled in Madonna’s 2005 song “Hung Up”.

Answer: Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)

21. For ten points each, name these famous one word catchphrases found in film or television.

v. In The Big Bang Theory, Sheldon typically says this catchphrase after telling a joke. Memes about The Big Bang Theory change this word to “bojangles” or “Zimbabwe”.

Answer: bazinga

w. In the Cars movies, Lightning McQueen utters this catchphrase when showing off during a race or promoting his brand in commercials.

Answer: kachow

x. In the 1970’s sitcom Good Times, J.J. Evans frequently says this explosive catchphrase. This catchphrase was so popular that director John Rich insisted it be said in every episode of the show

Answer: dy-no-mite

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