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Rock and Roll Hall of Shame ????????Packet 8CWRU Trivia Team1. A method to always win this game was solved by James Dow Allen and Victor Allis independently in 1988. An urban legend states it was invented by David Bowie. On the TV show Family Game Night, this game is played with (*) basketballs. A variant of this game allows players to take a chip out from the bottom and is known as Pop Out. The first player in this game usually places his piece straight down the middle. For 10 points, name this game, made by Milton Bradley, where the goal is to drop chips and get a horizontal, vertical, or diagonal row with the titular number of chips.ANSWER: Connect FourBonus: Name these country music groups, for 10 points each:[10] This group recorded the song “If I Die Young.” It’s comprised of 3 siblings. The sister sings and plays lead guitar, while the brothers play bass and the drums.ANSWER: The Band Perry[10] This duo is considered part of the bro-country subgenre. They first hit it big with the song Cruise, which is the best-selling country song in U.S. history.ANSWER: Florida Georgia Line[10] This group covered “Life is a Highway” for the movie Cars. Other hits include “These Days” and “Why Wait.”ANSWER: Rascal Flatts2. This movie franchise originally features a cop fighting a gang called the Acolytes. The third film in this franchise included Tina Turner as the ruler of Bartertown. The first movie in this series was redubbed for the American release. The central character in the newest installment in the series spends most of the movie (*) grunting, and only tells the characters his name at the very end of the film. That film, featuring supporting roles for Zoe Kravits and Nicholas Holt, and starring Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron, is considered both a sequel and a reboot. For 10 points, name this apocalyptic car chase franchise created by George Miller.ANSWER: Mad MaxBonus: Name these pro wrestlers, for 10 points each:[10] This wrestler known for calling everyone “brother” was recently blacklisted by WWE after a racist tirade was leaked.ANSWER: Hulk Hogan[10] This wrestler, Hogan’s longtime tag team partner, advertised for Slim Jims and used the catchphrase “Ohhh yeah”. He often fought to defend the honor of his real-life wife Miss Elizabeth. ?ANSWER: Macho Man Randy Savage[10] This enormous wrestler reportedly weighed 530 pounds and could drink 100 beers in one sitting. He appears in the cult classic movie The Princess Bride.ANSWER: Andre the Giant3. Very few foreign players entered the early years of this tournament due to the fact it took 45 days to travel. In 2008, the playing surface switched from Rebound Ace to Plexicushion. That move was somewhat controversial due to Plexicushion’s similarity to (*) DecoTurf. The head of the Victorian Events Industry Council accused New South Wales of trying to “cannibalize” this event. However, this event is not expected to leave Melbourne any time soon. For 10 points, name this event, the reigning champions of which are Novak Djokovic [JOE-ko-vich] and Serena Williams.ANSWER: Australian OpenBonus: Answer these question about Square Enix games, for 10 points each:[10] This SNES game was re-released on the Nintendo DS in 2008. The player is a time-traveling boy who must save the world from being wiped out by Lavos in the year 1999.ANSWER: Chrono Trigger[10] This long-running RPG series uses a slime, a common enemy, as its mascot. In a recent DS game, the player is an angel who loses his powers and must collect Fyggs to regain his powers:ANSWER: Dragon Quest[10] This series crosses Disney characters with the long-running series Final Fantasy. The most recent game in the series is subtitled “Dream Drop Distance.”ANSWER: Kingdom Hearts4. This man started his career in Boston television and radio. His television career picked up in 1994 when FX hired him to co-host a morning talk show called Breakfast Time. In 1996 that show moved to Fox and became Fox after Breakfast. The following year he signed a contract with ABC to guest host Good Morning America after his co-host Laurie Hibberd was replaced by Vicki Lawrence and Breakfast Time was renamed to The Vicki Lawrence Show. From 2001 to 2015 this man hosted a (*) reality show where viewers submit humorous videos shot by themselves most often featuring unintentional physical comedy. For 10 points, name this host of America’s Funniest Home Videos and Dancing with the Stars.ANSWER: Tom BergeronBonus: This man’s first film has no spoken dialogue. For 10 points each:[10] Identify this French writer/director who worked on films like Le Dernier Combat (“The Last Battle”) and The Big Blue.ANSWER: Luc Besson[10] Besson wrote and directed this movie starring Bruce Willis as taxi driver, who uses a multipass to get on a luxury intergalactic cruise.ANSWER: The Fifth Element[10] Besson also directed this movie about an assassin who reluctantly takes a young Natalie Portman as a protégée.ANSWER: Leon: The Professional5. This game’s protagonist holds the Guinness World Record for “Most Successful Human Video Game Heroine.” This game’s series has been rebooted twice, once in 2006 and once in 2013. The protagonist of this game’s name was selected from a phone book because it sounded British. That character’s (*) breasts were accidently increased to 150% of their original size. A movie based on this game starring Angelina Jolie is the most successful video game movie ever. For 10 points, name this third person shooter starring Lara Croft. ANSWER: Tomb RaiderBonus: Answer some questions about the ABC sitcom The Middle, for 10 points each:[10] The Middle is about this stereotypical lower middle class family with parents Mike and Frankie and children Axl Sue and Brick.ANSWER: Heck[10] The Middle is appropriately set in this Midwestern state whose motto is “Crossroads of America” and is located east of Illinois.ANSWER: Indiana[10] A frequently mentioned grocery store in The Middle is called “The Frugal [this term]”, which is also a demonym for Indiana resident. ANSWER: Hoosier6. The founding members of this band, who were college students at UCL, originally called this group Pectoralz before changing to Starfish and finally settling on the current band name. This band’s debut album included the songs, “We Never Change” and “High Speed,” and is called (*) Parachutes. One song by this band includes the lyrics, “Be my mirror, my sword and shield / My missionaries in a foreign field / For some reason I can’t explain;” that song is “Viva la Vida.” For 10 points, name this British rock band with lead vocalist Chris Martin and lead guitarist Jonny Buckland who wrote such songs as “The Scientist,” “Clocks,” and “Yellow.”ANSWER: ColdplayBonus: Answer some questions about the independent game studio Supergiant Games, for 10 points each:[10] This hit action RPG was Supergiant's first title and was released for the Xbox 360 in July of 2011.ANSWER: Bastion[10] Bastion’s player character and protagonist is only ever referred to with this name by the narrator, Rucks. This word can also be used to describe a baby goat.ANSWER: The Kid[10] Supergiant's only other title Transistor is about this fiery-haired protagonist.ANSWER: Red7. A crisis for this item occurred when a website originally used for selling virtual Magic: The Gathering Cards shut down. A technology known as blockchains are used to store this item. This item is estimated to be (*) eighteen times as volatile as the U.S. dollar. This item is commonly used in purchasing drugs. One of these can be divided into a Satoshi. For 10 points, name this item, the most popular electronic currency. ANSWER: BitcoinBonus: Answer some questions about a popular indie band, for 10 points each:[10] This 5 member English-language band is originally from Iceland, and won the Icelandic Battle of the Bands in 2010.ANSWER: Of Monsters and Men[10] Of Monsters and Men wrote this top song, which proclaims “There’s an old voice in my head that’s holding me back / Well tell her that I miss our [song title].”ANSWER: “Little Talks”[10] “Little Talks” was featured on this debut album of Of Monsters and MenANSWER: My Head is an Animal8. This film had an almost perfect completion of Chekhov's Gun. This film was dedicated to the director’s late mother Kathy. “Free Bird” plays during a particularly violent scene in this film. The main character in this film named his new dog (*) J. B., after Jack Bauer. Mark Hamill makes a cameo as a kidnapped professor in this film, before his head blows up. Michael Caine has a minor role as Arthur in this film, and Samuel L. Jackson plays the villain. For 10 points, name this Matthew Vaughn spy film which successfully turned Colin Firth into an action star.ANSWER: Kingsman: The Secret ServiceBonus: Name these Will Ferrell movies, for 10 points each:[10] Ferrell plays a hedge fund manager who has a month to prepare for prison alongside Kevin Hart.ANSWER: Get Hard[10] Ferrell is a cop in this movie, where he must team with Mark Wahlberg to save the police pension fund. He has a hot wife and was a former pimp.ANSWER: The Other Guys[10] Ferrell plays a fashion mogul in this movie that stars Ben Stiller as the title character, a fashion model who must assassinate the president of Malaysia. ANSWER: Zoolander9. The first season of this league was partially aired on Lifetime Network and Oxygen. In an episode of Family Guy, this league’s supposed lack of excitement is made fun of. The first champion of this league was a team from Houston, their first of four straight championships. From 1997, this league’s inaugural year to 2003 a team based in Cleveland, the Rockers, competed in this league, and unsurprisingly did not win a championship. The league’s first (*) dunk did not occur until 2002. Other teams in this league include the Phoenix Mercury, Los Angeles Sparks, and the Seattle Storm. For 10 points, name this league, the women’s counterpart to the main North American basketball league. ANSWER: WNBA (Women’s National Basketball Association)Bonus: Name these terrible Adam Sandler movies, for 10 points each:[10] This 2015 film guest-starred Josh Gad and Peter Dinklage, in which aliens come to earth in the form of video games. Despite the promising premise, it was wildly disappointing. ANSWER: Pixels[10] This failure of a film won Adam Sandler the Razzie for worst actor and worst actress, as he played both a man and his overweight twin sister. ANSWER: Jack and Jill[10] This movie should be retitled “Adam Sandler and Friends”. In it, Sandler and his three high school friends do everything they can to not act like the titular concepts. ANSWER: Grown Ups10. In the end of the first scene in this film, a man sees an inscription on a plate which reads, “Give us this day our daily bread” before smashing the plate on the floor. In the beginning of this film, a doctor proclaims that a hunk of meat is edible because it only has maggots on it, which can be washed off. In this film, (*) Vakulinchuk’s body is displayed publicly with a sign that reads, “Dead for a spoonful of soup.” In the most famous sequence in this film, soldiers fire volleys of shots into a crowd of people running on the Odessa steps, where a baby’s pram rolls down the steps and a woman is shot in the face. For 10 points, name this 1925 silent film by Sergei Eisenstein in which the crew of a namesake vessel cause a mutiny.ANSWER: Battleship PotemkinBonus: ESPN3, ESPN’s online network, shows a variety of interesting sports, as parodied by ESPN the Ocho in Dodgeball. For 10 points each, name these non-mainstream sports which have aired on ESPN3:[10] Originating with the Native American sport baggataway, this sport involves players throwing a ball with a netted stick into a netted goal. The sport’s highest competition is aired on ESPN3. ?ANSWER: Lacrosse[10] A variation of the world’s most popular sport, this sport is popular in northern states when winter makes its original sport impossible to play. There is no out of bounds in this sport, unless the ball goes over a wall. ANSWER: Indoor Soccer[10] This game has players advance a flying disc across a boundary line. Normally, this sport relies not on referees, but on players respecting the spirit of the game. ESPN3 airs the college national championship of this sport. ANSWER: Ultimate FrisbeeHALF TIME - PAUSE FOR SCORE CHECK AND ANY SUBSTITUTIONS11. This movement began in Zuccotti Park. A poster for this movement featured a dancer on top of a bull sculpture. MTV followed a member of this movement who worked on its “sanitation crew” on the show (*) True Life. A member of this movement reportedly stabbed a police officer. Members of this movement used the slogan “We are the 99%”. For 10 points, name this movement that started in New York City and spread to the rest of the United States ANSWER: Occupy Wall StreetBonus: Answer some things about the Academy Awards, for 10 points each:[10] This actor holds the record for most wins for Best Actor, with three. He took the most recent in 2013 for LincolnANSWER: Daniel Day-Lewis[10] This woman holds the record for most acting nominations, having been nominated 19 times. She was nominated most recently in 2015 for her role as a witch in Into the Woods.ANSWER: Meryl Streep[10] Only two sequels have ever won Best Picture. Name one of them.ANSWER: The Godfather II or Return of the King12. During one mission in this game, the main character is spotted by a janitor while sneaking around to a balcony, and that janitor is later met in the final mission. After being shot by a hit man, the main character of this game escapes the hospital and confronts the leader of the Russian Mafia, who shoots himself with a revolver. Influences on this game include David Lynch and the movie (*) Drive. Abilities in this game are lended by a number of masks such as Don Juan the Horse and Rufus the Elephant. The sequel to this game removed some features such as the ability to lock on, and had more open levels with more enemies and fewer doors. After beating this game, the player unlocks missions where you control the helmet-wearing boss from Prank Call, named Biker. For 10 points, name this 2012 Dennaton Games production, a very 1980s-esque game about a Floridian hitman.ANSWER: Hotline MiamiBonus: Name some games with celebrated soundtracks, for 10 points each:[10] The soundtrack to this 2006 Nintendo game features instrumental pieces such as Midna’s Theme and Hyrule Field Main ThemeANSWER: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess [prompt on Zelda][10] Hopefully, Nobuo Uematsu’s soundtrack will appear at the forefront of the upcoming remake of this game. A brief tease of the opening bombing mission theme was given in the trailer for the remake.ANSWER: Final Fantasy VII[10] Akira Yamaoka composed eerie, industrial soundtracks for multiple games in this Konami horror series.ANSWER: Silent Hill13. This actor portrayed a BBC news anchor in Anchorman 2. Because this actor is known for his character work, he rarely interviews as himself. Roles by this actor include King Julien XVI, Jean Girard, and Signor Pirelli. The country of (*) Kazakhstan has threatened this man with legal action due to a character he portrays. For 10 points, name this actor known for portraying Borat, Ali G, Bruno, and Admiral General Aladeen.ANSWER: Sacha Noam Baron CohenBonus: Answer some questions about a certain author, for 10 points each:[10] This American author of young adult fiction wrote such novels as Looking for Alaska and The Fault in Our Stars.ANSWER: John Green[10] This novel by John Green about the search for Q Jacobson was made into a movie released on July 24th, 2015.ANSWER: Paper Towns[10] John Green is also a YouTube personality with the channel VlogBrothers with his brother Hank. This is the most famous of John Green’s channels, an educational series that covers literature, science, history, and more recently, astronomy and politics.ANSWER: Crash Course14. A character on this show originally had the last name Cochran, but it was changed to reflect his Greek heritage. The dog on this show played Air Bud in the movies. ?One character on this show was actually played by two actresses. The title sequence of this show includes the (*) Golden Gate Bridge. One of the main characters had a boyfriend named Steve. For 10 points, name this show that starred John Stamos, Dave Coulier, and Bob Saget as residents of the titular place.ANSWER: Full HouseBonus: Identify these actors who have played the role of Hamlet, for 10 points each:[10] A 2009 film of Hamlet starred this man, who is more famous for playing the 10th Doctor on Doctor Who.ANSWER: David Tennant[10] The 1990 film Hamlet featured this actor as Hamlet who also starred in the in the movies Braveheart and The Passion of the Christ.ANSWER: Mel Gibson[10] This British actor starred in the first-ever film adaptation of Hamlet. He is more famous for playing a certain wizard in The Lord of the Rings.ANSWER: Ian McKellen15. This band takes its name from a bass drum in the music video for New Order’s “Crystal.” Their lead singer has his own successful solo career, and is responsible for the songs “Hard Enough” and “Crossfire.” This band named their most recent album after the motto on the Nevada state flag. That album was (*) Battle Born.?The music video for this band’s most popular song takes place in a whorehouse. This band wrote the lyrics, “It started with a low light / Next thing I knew they ripped me from my bed” in the opening of their song Spaceman, and wrote the memorable phrase “I’ve got soul but I’m not a soldier”?on their album Hot Fuss. For 10 points, name this alternate rock group who wrote Human and Mr. Brightside.ANSWER: The KillersBonus: Answer the following questions about Mr. Rogers, for 10 points each:[10] This five word phrase is the title of the song Mr. Rogers sings at the beginning of each episode of Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood as well that song’s last line. Give this five word phrase that follows the questions “Would you be mine? Could you be mine?”ANSWER: “Won’t You Be My Neighbor”[10] Mr. Rogers is shown changing into sneakers along with this article of clothing every episode. Identify this article of clothing, every one of which worn on the show was knitted by Mr. Rogers’ own mother.ANSWER: cardigan sweater [accept either underlined portion][10] This is Fred Rogers’ middle name. It is also the last name of the delivery man on Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood played by David Newell.ANSWER: McFeely16. This singer is the first artist to have a top 10 single in 5 decades. He had breathing problems due to a broken nose early in his career. His hair caught on fire in a commercial for (*) Pepsi. This singer was diagnosed with vitiligo, although one doctor believed he had lupus. This singer had a troubled childhood, and adopted childlike behaviors throughout adulthood, such as owning a chimp named Bubbles. For 10 points, name the singer of “Bad” and “Thriller,” known as the King of Pop.ANSWER: Michael JacksonBonus: Name these ABBA songs, for 10 points each:[10] This perhaps most famous song by ABBA states that “You are the [titular figure], young and sweet, only seventeen.”ANSWER: “Dancing Queen”[10] The singer in this song reminisces about “Paris restaurants” and “morning croissants”, before noting that “Harry” is “working in a bank” and is a “football fan.”ANSWER: “Our Last Summer”[10] The singer instructs her lover not to “go wasting [his] emotion” and “sharing [his] devotion”, before telling him to do the titular action.ANSWER: “Lay All Your Love on Me”17. This athlete lost a Kellogg’s sponsorship after being photographed with a water pipe. He trained under University of Michigan coach Bob Bowman. He idolized Australian Ian (*) Thorpe, and used a quote from him as inspiration. When he is training, this athlete has been known to eat 10,000 calories a day. For 10 points, name this Olympic who holds the record for most gold medals in a single games.ANSWER: Michael PhelpsBonus: Identify these social networks, for 10 points each:[10] This social network’s initial public offering was one of the biggest in history, valuing the company at $104 billion. It was founded by Mark ZuckerbergANSWER: Facebook[10] This social network’s founder, Thomas Anderson, known simply as Tom, was notorious for being a “friend” of every user of the site.ANSWER: Myspace[10] This professional social network was founded in 2003 and quickly grew to 60 million users by 2006. Name this business-oriented social network.ANSWER: LinkedIn18. This game’s rating was increased from M to AO after a dummied out minigame was discovered by hackers. This game included areas such as Los Santos and San Fierro. This game ends with a (*) fire truck crash. This game had 11 different radio stations. This game was released in between the third and fourth in the series. For 10 points, name this controversial game that allows the player to commit various crimes. ?ANSWER: Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas [prompt on Grand Theft Auto]Bonus: Name the people who said these famous sports quotes, for 10 points each:[10] This Green Bay Packers Coach said “Winning isn’t everything, it’s the only thing.”ANSWER: Vince Lombardi[10] This New York Yankees catcher was famous for pithy quotes such as?“It ain't over 'til it's over” and “Nobody goes there anymore. It's too crowded.”ANSWER: Yogi Berra[10] This baseball great, who was dying of ALS at the time, gave a famous speech where he calls himself “The Luckiest Man in the World.” ANSWER: Lou Gehrig 19. This movie has been estimated as taking place over a time period from anywhere between 10 and 11,000 years. The protagonist in this movie wakes every day to the song (*) “I Got You Babe.” The main character in this movie is a meteorologist from Pittsburgh. Throughout the course of the movie, he becomes a piano virtuoso, learns French, and learns how to sculpt ice. For 10 points each, name this movie starring Bill Murray as a man trapped in the same day over and over again.ANSWER: Groundhog DayBonus: Identify these poker hands from their description, for 10 points each:[10] This is the lowest-ranked hand, beating only a high card.ANSWER: One Pair[10] This hand beats a straight but loses to a full house. It consists of five cards all of the same suit.ANSWER: Flush[10] Name this best poker hand that consists of a flush with an ace, ten, and all face cards.ANSWER: Royal Flush20. The exterior of the Presidential Palace of Kazakhstan in Air Force One was filmed on the roof of a building adjacent to this school’s campus. In Being John Malkovich, receptionist Floris received her doctorate in speech impedimentology from this university. A building designed by Frank Gehry on this school’s campus is introduced as the Biophysics building in the movie The Oh in Ohio, even though in reality that building is the (*) Peter B. Lewis Building for the Business school of this university. For 10 points, name this university in Cleveland, Ohio whose trivia team wrote these questions.ANSWER: Case Western Reserve University [prompt on partial answer; prompt on CWRU]Bonus: Answer some questions about actual trash, for 10 points each:[10] This is the name given to swirling ocean current vortices which contain large amounts of garbage, including the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.ANSWER: gyre[10] Though trash can be taken to a composting site or an incinerator, it often gets placed in these areas which are sometimes converted into golf courses.ANSWER: landfills[10] Not all trash has to go to landfills. If you have materials with polystyrene such as Styrofoam, they are given this recycle number and can be recycled, though with difficulty.ANSWER: #6END OF MATCH - SCORE CHECK (IF THERE IS A TIE, PROCEED TO TIE-BREAKER)(or you can just read the tie-breaker for fun, time permitting)[Tie-breaker]: A popular emoticon with this object is a pixelated yet anthropomorphized version of this object dancing. Songs that include this object include one by Memphis Minnie called, “[Blank] Man Blues” and Harry Belafonte’s “[Blank] Boat Song.” In the movie (*) Minions, one particularly hungry character imagines that another character is this object, causing him to starting licking that character. For 10 points, name this food item which can be made into bread if overripe, a yellow fruit.ANSWER: banana ................
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