Trash Quizbowl Packet Archive



1. The year before the I.T.F. introduced tiebreakers into its official rules, Margaret Court beat Billie Jean King 14-12, 11-9 in the final of this tournament. Lindsay Davenport defeated Steffi Graf in the final of this tournament in Graf’s last ever match at a major. In 1992, Monica Seles was warned for grunting multiple times in the semi-final of this tournament: she then avoided grunting in the final, which she lost 6-2, 6-1 to Steffi Graf, making this the only major (*) Seles never won. 5 of Venus Williams’ 7 major singles titles have come at this tournament, and Martina Navratilova reached the final of this major 12 times and won it 9 times, both records. The past two decades have seen a steep decline in the serve-and-volley tactics traditionally dominant at, for ten points, what only major played on grass?ANSWER: (The Championships) Wimbledon2. A song on this album includes the lyrics “spoon-fed pluralized eyes to find the beaches in the forest” and repeats the line “the 9 to 5 to stay alive”. A song on this album begins with a sample of a NASA employee declaring “obviously a major malfunction” and its music video sees the artist ride a ferris wheel and several couples kissing. Another song on this album features a sample from a TV talent show that introduces “the hip-hop rapping Girl’s Tyme”. That song includes a monologue spoken by (*) Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie that defines the word feminist and repeats the line “bow down bitches”. The biggest single on this album begins with the lyrics “I’ve been drinking, I’ve been drinking, I get filthy when that liquor into me”. For ten points, identify this self-titled album, a surprise release that includes a music video for every track, including “***Flawless” and “Drunk In Love”.ANSWER: Beyoncé3. This actress was the first woman to produce a sitcom and the first woman to win an Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show Host. Her most recent starring role on television was as a Polish caretaker whose late husband was connected to the mob. This actress was the host of a show where senior citizens play pranks on the younger generation. During the 1970s, this actress played the host of The Happy Homemaker on the fictional (*) WJM-TV, who had an adversarial relationship with the main character Mary. This actress has also voiced characters in animated films such as Ponyo and The Lorax. One character played by this actress would often tell stories beginning with “Back In St. Olaf…”. In 2010, this actress became the oldest person to host SNL after a grassroots Facebook campaign. For ten points, name this comedic actress most famous for her roles as Sue Ann Nivens on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Rose Nylund on The Golden Girls.ANSWER: Betty White4. The creator of this series, Hidetaka Miyazaki, has explained his dislike of direct storytelling, preferring to let the player learn from in-game dialogue and location and flavour text. A Cracked Eye Orb can be used in this game series to “invade” and fight other players in an area sealed off with fog gates. A boss in a game in this series, which can be avoided by running through lava, is called Ceaseless Discharge. In this series, the (*) Knight Artorias was sent to stop Manus from spreading the Abyss, but failed and became corrupted himself. When the player’s character dies in this series, they enter “hollow” form that can be reversed by using a “humanity” item, which can be collected by defeating enemies alongside the title corporeal things. For ten points, identify this notoriously challenging open-world series named for the spiritual energy collected from slain enemies.ANSWER: Dark Souls5. A 2015 movie starring Ken Watanabe and Matthew McConaughey is called “The Sea” of these things. A terrifying scene in 12 Years a Slave sees the protagonist, Solomon, tip-toe to avoid dying while attached to one of these things as punishment. In a 2003 movie, a white one of these things and seven stars is worn on armour and shields of a place ruled by Denethor. A 2011 movie named for one of these things includes a 20-minute sequence in (*) space made with a blend of paint, fluorescent dyes, smoke, liquids, and fluids. That sequence depicts the reaction of the universe and the pre-history of the Earth. In The Two Towers, creatures who are sentient kinds of these things are convinced by hobbits Merry and Pippin to attack Isengard. For ten points, identify this kind of thing that is “of Life” in a Terrence Malick movie and the form of Ents in Lord of the Rings.ANSWER: tree (accept kinds of trees)6. This band is the most famous formed after one of its members who played in Arma Angelus grew tired of hardcore punk. A song includes the lyrics “blood cells pixelate and eyes dilate and the full moon pills got me out on the street at night”. This band’s first album is called [this band’s] Evening Out With Your Girlfriend, which most listeners dislike compared to the next release Take This to Your Grave. A song on this band’s album (*) From Under the Cork Tree includes the lyrics “I set my clocks early 'cause I know I'm always late”, and one of their hit singles asks “why don't you show me a little bit of spine”. A song by this band repeats the lyrics “I'll be your number one with a bullet, a loaded God complex, cock it and pull it”. For ten points, identify this “emo” rock band behind the classic 00s songs “Thnks fr th Mmrs”, “Dance, Dance” and “Sugar We’re Going Down”.ANSWER: Fall Out Boy7. Two answers required. In a game between these two teams, one scored a touchdown to come within one point with 12 seconds left, but then went for, and missed, a two-point conversion. That team then recovered an onside kick and, after a penalty, kicked a field goal on the last play to win that 1990 game by 2 points. The same team has won each game between these teams since 2009, when that year’s winner was coached by Jim Tetford. The 2013 game between these teams ended 63-13 after Kevin Hogan threw five touchdown passes, and 2018’s game between these teams was be held at Memorial Stadium. One game between these two teams ended with a touchdown being scored as the losing team’s band ran out on the field, and the winner of games between these teams takes home “the Axe”. The annual Big Game is played between, for ten points, these two teams, named the Golden Bears and the Cardinals.ANSWER: University of California, Berkeley and Stanford University (accept “Cardinal” and “Golden Bears” before mentioned)8. In a movie in this series, a character comments “you better be in there” when visiting her brother’s grave. The second movie in this series begins with Terry Benedict blackmailing the characters from the first, and features the characters of LeMarc and the Night Wolf. The only film roles of Qin Shaobo have been as the “grease man” Amazing Yen in this series. In a movie in this series, a character discretely takes a video on her phone showing how a magnetic mechanism is used to open a (*) necklace. In the first movie in this series, a character played by Matt Damon impersonates a member of the Nevada Gaming Commission after being recruited for a job by a member of the title family. For ten points, identify this series of movies mostly directed by Steven Soderbergh, that depict heists performed by an increasingly large amount of famous men and, in 2018, a smaller group of women.ANSWER: Ocean’s9. In the episode “Lost Horizon”, this character walks into her new office hungover, smoking, wearing dark sunglasses, and carrying a print of “The Dream of the Fisherman's Wife”. One man calls this character “the smuggest bitch in the world” after she wins a contest against him, but in the series finale he confesses his platonic love for her. When this character is 21 years old, she goes into labour with her (*) co-worker’s son despite no previous knowledge of her pregnancy, instead thinking she is just getting fat. When this character calls a trashcan full of blotted tissues a “basket of kisses”, she gets her first account with Bell Jolie lipsticks. At the end of season 5, this character leaves her agency to work with the rival firm Cutler, Gleason and Chaough. This character was originally Don Draper’s secretary, but he later becomes her mentor in copywriting for Sterling Cooper. For 10 points, name this Mad Men character played by Elisabeth Moss.ANSWER: Peggy Olson10. In this universe’s creation mythology, an incredibly powerful villain was formed after the previous universe ended and Galan fused with the Sentience of the Universe. The Elders of this universe are the last of their respective species, and can live forever provided that they have a purpose, leading to their members like En Dwi Gast developing obsessions such as games of chance. Those characters are not to be confused with the (*) Celestials led by Eternity, which are tied to specific functions like order and chaos. An entity that consumes planets in this universe is often accompanied by a herald, one of which was exiled to Earth after helping protagonists save it from destruction and goes by Norrin Radd. An antagonist that adopted the last endling was born on Titan and commits atrocities across this universe by killing half of a planet’s population. For ten points, identify this universe created by many different authors since the 1960s that features Galactus and Thanos.ANSWER: the Marvel comics universe (accept the Marvel Cinematic Universe or answers involving multiverses)11. A bonus track on this album is introduced by the artist’s imaginary friend, who says “so grab your cartoons and cereal, your pop guns and fireworks and sing along”. A song on this album includes the lyrics “the reason why I know you very well, cause we have the same eyes, can’t you tell”. Another song on this album includes the lyrics “if I told you a flower bloomed in a dark room would you trust it”. A verse on this album describes how (*) “home invasion was persuasive, from nine to five we know it’s vacant” and hearing “Let It Burn” on the radio. The cover of this album shows several family members of the artist with eyes blacked out. One of the title songs on this album describes how “every time I’m in the street I hear yawk yawk yawk yawk”, while another asks “why you babysitting only two or three shots”. For ten points, identify this classic 2012 album that includes the songs “Poetic Justice” and “Swimming Pools (Drank)” by Kendrick Lamar.ANSWER: good kid, m.A.A.d city12. In his review of this film, Roger Ebert wonders how the director managed to direct the viewer's’ eyes to two specific people in a “deliberately objective” shot of an audience. A woman in this movie plays Schubert on the piano, but it is revealed that she is miming it when a man turns off a stereo and the music stops. In a dream in this movie, a man is walking down a hallway filled with water when a hand covers his mouth from behind. Near the beginning of this movie, Anne suffers a (*) stroke while eating breakfast, which marks the beginning of her declining health. Before Roma, this movie was the most recent to be nominated for both Best Foreign Language Film and Best Picture at the Oscars, and this movie also starred the oldest woman ever to be nominated for a Best Actress Oscar, Emmanuelle Riva. Also starring Isabelle Huppert and Jean-Louis Trintignant, for ten points, name this 2012 Michael Haneke film about an old French couple dealing with their declining health.ANSWER: Amour13. This team lost game 7 of the 1971 World Series when Steve Blass outdueled Mike Cuellar 2-1. Paul Blair won 8 gold gloves while playing centre field for this team, with which the original Boog Powell won the 1970 A.L. MVP. While playing at Memorial Stadium, this team beat the Dodgers in Sandy Koufax’s last World Series in 1966, lost to the Miracle Mets in 1969 and won again in 1970. The year before Carl Yastrzemski won his Triple Crown, an outfielder from this team won one in 1966. This team was managed from 1968-82 by Earl Weaver, and its all-time leader in wins is Jim Palmer. This was the team of?a 16-time gold-glove-winning 3rd baseman nicknamed “the human vacuum cleaner”. Frank and Brooks Robinson played together on, for ten points, what only major league team of Cal Ripken, Jr.?ANSWER: Baltimore Orioles 14. In the episode “Lame Gretzky”, a character on this show asks his older brother to train him in hockey after he scores a goal on his own net. Earlier in the season, that same brother performs a karate routine at a school talent show. After auditioning for his favourite musical, the main character of this show gets cast in the minor role of “Todd The Apostle”. One episode of this show recreates the events of Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, while another episode involves the two aforementioned brothers becoming obsessed with (*) New Kids On the Block. The titular family on this show is based on the family of its creator, and many scenes are shot-for-shot remakes of the home movies he made growing up. The patriarch of the family is Murray, played by Jeff Garlin, who spends most of his time at home in his underwear and constantly refers to his children as “morons”. For ten points, name this current ABC sitcom that depicts its creator Adam’s childhood during the 1980s. ANSWER: The Goldbergs15. Description acceptable. Laura Wasser, a lawyer involved in this event, left her role in it because of one participant’s hostility; she was replaced by Robert Offer. This event may have been caused by a relationship with MIT professor Neri Oxman. This event occurred after Child Services and the FBI were contacted after an incident on a private jet.?Marion Cotillard has denied rumours that she had a role in this event while on the set of the spy movie (*) Allied, which co-starred a participant in this event. This event began in 2016, and the two participants became associated after a rumoured affair on the set of Mr. & Mrs. Smith while one of them was still married to Jennifer Aniston. For ten points, identify this ongoing event that is dismantling a Hollywood power couple that has adopted 6 children from Africa and Southeast Asia.ANSWER: the ongoing divorce of Brangelina (Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie) (accept answers involving the split without the word divorce)16. Position and team required. A player of this position for this team wore a toque during the N.H.L.’s first ever outdoor game in 2003. In summer 2017, a player at this position on this team signed an 8-year, $84 million contract extension. After a poor start to the season, a player was traded by this team in 2006 for David Aebischer. In 2001-02, that player of this position for this team barely beat out Jarome Iginla to win the Hart Trophy, and when he was traded in 2006, a Frenchman took over at this position for this team. In the 2013 playoffs, this team’s starter at this position was injured and replaced by Peter Budaj, and that starter went on to win the Hart Trophy in 2014-15. In 2005-06, Cristobal Huet took over at this position on this team after the trade of José Theodore, who had previously won a Vezina playing it. For ten points, identify this position, which has been started at on this team since 2008 by Carey Price.ANSWER: Goalie for the Montreal Canadiens17. During the Birmingham campaign organized by civil rights leaders, this artist bailed Martin Luther King Jr. out of jail. Decades later, this artist organized the recording of the charity single “We Are the World”. This artist’s 1956 breakout album, simply titled for the genre he performed, was the first LP by a solo artist to sell a million copies. A song on that album describes how a woman “she gonna dance, she gonna sing, she gonna cause the rafters to ring” and another repeats the line (*) “that’s right, de woman is uh, smarter”. A song by this artist repeats the line “shake, shake, shake, Senora, shake your body line”. Another song includes the lyrics “work all night on a drink of rum” and repeats the line “daylight come and me wanna go home”. That song was sampled in Lil Wayne’s song “6 Foot 7 Foot”. For ten points, identify this impressively still alive calypso artist behind the sons “Jump on the Line” and “Day-O (the Banana Boat Song)”.ANSWER: Harry Belafonte or Harry George Bellanfanti Jr.18. This actor was cast in his first major role when the director noticed his strength while working as a propman; that role was a fur trapper in The Big Trail. This actor had to be restrained by security guards when Marlon Brando declined his Oscar and let a Native American speak. In one movie, this actor vies for a woman’s hand in marriage with a lawyer played by (*) Jimmy Stewart. In another movie, this actor plays a civil war veteran searching for his niece that was kidnapped by a Comanche leader, who himself is out for revenge. In a movie by the same director, John Ford, this actor plays a recently escaped prisoner who helps defends the title vehicle from negatively stereotyped Apache men. For ten points, identify this American actor known for his atypical way of speaking and walking, the star of Westerns like The Searchers and Stagecoach.ANSWER: John Wayne or Marion Robert Morrison 19. An episode of this show centers on the protagonist healing from her trauma over 3 years after being tortured by a group of anarchists. During the first season of this show, the main character joins a professional sports team after Hasook failed to show up for their final qualifying match. Another member of that team on this show later plays the lead role of Nuktuk in a propaganda “mover”. The last scene of this series hinted at a romantic relationship with a wealthy (*) heiress who was previously her rival for Mako’s affection. The title character of this series, voiced by Janet Varney, is guided by the spirits of her past lives, while the son of one of those past lives teaches her one of four skills she must master. That mentor is voiced by J.K. Simmons, while the main character of this show is reborn from Aang into the Southern Water Tribe. For ten points, name this Nickelodeon animated series, the sequel to Avatar: The Last Airbender.ANSWER: The Legend of Korra20. Two very similar answers acceptable. The game directly after the one that popularized this technique made it near impossible by adding randomness and a realistic amount of time needed to use a large object properly. Matches centered around the purest form of this technique typically occurred at a small desert map in Afghanistan centered around a single tower. In some games, the Steady Aim perk notably does (*) not help the player use this technique. A simulator game centered around this practice, an imitation of montage videos, throws out fedoras, joints, and MLG logos after every successful attempt. In one game, the preferred tool for performing this technique is the Intervention, which is the most likely weapon to one hit kill an opponent. For ten points, identify this technique popular in Call of Duty multiplayer where players use sniper rifles unrealistically, often done after jumping in the air and rotating 360 degrees.ANSWER: noscoping or quickscopingBONUSES1. Answer some questions about the 2018 N.F.L. Draft, FTPE:[10] Name this player, a Heisman-winning quarterback out of Oklahoma picked first overall by the Browns. In week 3 against the Jets, this player came off the bench to lead the Browns back from a 14-0 deficit to win their first game in almost two years.ANSWER: Baker Mayfield[10] With their second pick, the fourth of the draft, the Browns chose Denzel Ward, who plays this position. The Packers and Vikings also used their first-round picks on players of this position, Jaire Alexander and Mike Hughes.ANSWER: Corner [Accept “C.B.”] [Prompt on “defensive back” or “D.B.”][10] Unusually, the first offensive lineman drafted was not a tackle but this Notre Dame guard, who was taken 6th overall by Indianapolis.ANSWER: Quentin Nelson2. If you’re like Beyonce or Hillary Clinton, you’re carrying hot sauce in your bag at all times. Answer some questions about what kind of sauce that might be, FTPE:[10] Name this sauce, which the chicken at Nando’s restaurants is served with. The name for this Portuguese sauce comes from the Swahili for “pepper pepper”, and can be bought in a bottle at Nando’s locations.ANSWER: piri piri or peri peri[10] If your bottle has got a rooster on the bottle with a green nozzle, it’s likely got this ubiquitous chili-based sauce from Thailand inside it. ANSWER: Sriracha [10] If you’re more of a fan of Indonesian cuisine, you might have a bottle of this general kind of chili sauce, that can be made with shrimp paste, lime juice, or rice vinegar. Despite its Javanese name, this sauce can be found in Malaysia, Brunei, and even Sri Lanka.ANSWER: Sambal3. Answer some questions about some animated shows that 90s kids looking for something more adult will remember, probably. FTPE:[10] Name this show, set in a high school in the fictional suburban town of Lawndale, that follows the smart, witty, and cynical title character with thick black glasses and her artistic friend Jane Lane.ANSWER: Daria[10] Daria is a spin-off of this irreverent MTV animated show about two moronic and immature high school students that frequently skip class. These characters, often heard laughing and snorting, associate coolness with heavy metal.ANSWER: Beavis and Butt-Head[10] Another animated show with dark humour and two title characters was this Nickelodeon cartoon about a non-attached cat and dog. This show was one of three original Nicktoons alongside Rugrats and Doug, and the title canine character has asthma.ANSWER: Ren and Stimpy4. Identify some songwriters who changed their careers, for better or worse, by taking on a new name. FTPE:[10] Identify this name, adopted by Cat Stevens in 1978 after a religious conversion. Under this name, he started releasing music in the 00s that has failed to gain attention as much as “The First Cut is the Deepest”.ANSWER: Yusuf Islam[10] This country mega-star, whose overall album sales are second only to The Beatles, adopted the alter ego Chris Gaines to record more rock-influenced music and appear in a mockumentary, which was not well received. This country artist has recorded songs like “Friends in Low Places”, “The Thunder Rolls”, and “If Tomorrow Never Comes”.ANSWER: Troyal Garth Brooks[10] This artist adopted a new name for albums like Fear Fun and I Love You Honeybear, and surprisingly received a Grammy nomination for his ambitious album Pure Comedy. This artist’s peculiarly titled song “Chateau Lobby #4 (in C for Two Virgins)” describes how he wants to “lift up your wedding dress someone was probably murdered in”.ANSWER: Father John Misty or Joshua Tillman5. This series is the most popular sub-series in the West within the larger Shin Megami Tensei franchise of RPGs. FTPE:[10] Name this series, a psychological RPG series that follows high school students who do ordinary things during the day but fight demons and monsters by night. The title of this series comes from the virtual identities characters develop, inspired by Jungian psychology.ANSWER: Persona[10] In Persona 3, characters undergoing magic do this peculiar action to complete the spell. I hope there’s a good reason for this disturbing imagery use in the themes of the game because otherwise it just seems like pure edginess.ANSWER: shoot themselves in the head[10] The protagonist of Persona 5, similar to many RPGs, has this quality that lets the player better imagine themselves in the situation. Link and Mario generally have this quality besides a few shouts and wahoos, and the protagonist of Fallout 4 notably did not have this quality. Description acceptable.ANSWER: doesn’t speak (accept anything indicating they’re silent or don’t have dialogue)6. In 2017, this player won the easiest U.S. Open ever with a score of -16. FTPE:[10] Name this golfer, who defended his title in 2018 with a much more U.S. Open-like winning score of +1. Two months later, he beat Tiger Woods by a stroke to win his second major of the year at the P.G.A. Championship.ANSWER: Brooks Koepka[10] Koepka was challenged at both of his U.S. Opens by this player, who finished 4th in 2017 and 2nd by one stroke in 2018 after shooting a Sunday 63. At the 2018 Ryder Cup, this Englishman and Francesco Molinari became the first European pairing ever to win all four of their matches.ANSWER: Tommy Fleetwood[10] Despite his success at majors, Koepka did not reach #1 in the world rankings until October, as the position was held for most of the year by this American, the 2016 U.S. Open champion.ANSWER: Dustin Johnson7. Two characters on this show have drinks and smoke cigars during meetings on the patio, where they often discuss how to approach difficult cases. FTPE:[10] Name this show, in which William Shatner played the lawyer Denny Crane, who almost never loses a case through sheer guile and improvisation alongside James Spader’s Alan Shore.ANSWER: Boston Legal[10] Spader currently plays ex-mastermind criminal Raymond “Red” Reddington on this show, who works for the FBI to catch fugitives with Elizabeth Keen in exchange for immunity from prosecution.ANSWER: The Blacklist[10] Tom Keen, the covert operative married to Elizabeth Keen, is played by this actor, who starred in the “Redemption” spin-off of The Blacklist. This actor also played an English teacher on 90210, played Dr. Joseph Warren in Sons of Liberty, and now plays a doctor who discovers he has cancer in the second episode of the show.ANSWER: Ryan Eggold8. This musical was the first to allow the musicians to leave the pit and set the record with an over thirty-minute-long non-musical section between two songs. FTPE:[10] Name this musical, which follows John Adams during the American War of Independence, centered on the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Nearly all of the scenes in this musical take place in Independence Hall.ANSWER: 1776[10] Nixon asked that a song from the film version of 1776 that pairs this adjective with “Considerate” be removed because of its portrayal of political conservatives. In West Side Story, a song named for this word includes the lyrics “got a rocket in your pocket” and features a dance sequence in a parking garage.ANSWER: “Cool”[10] Perhaps the most famous song from West Side Story describes how Tony “just met a girl named” this name. The character of this name, the Juliet of the adaptation, witnesses an argument between Anita and Bernardo in America.ANSWER: Maria9. Love, Actually is an incredibly popular movie, and also extremely shallow - let’s talk about the roles Keira Knightley had in more literary romantic movies instead. FTPE:[10] Name this novel, which Keira Knightley starred in an adaptation of in 2005 as Elizabeth Bennet. Colin Firth played Mr. Darcy in a longer BBC TV-series adaptation.ANSWER: Pride and Prejudice[10] Two years later, Knightley also starred as Cecilia Tallis in this literary adaptation. This movie is about the aftermath of a series of misunderstandings that makes James McAvoy’s Robbie look like a rapist in the eyes of the young Briony Tallis, who is played by several actresses over the course of the movie.ANSWER: Atonement[10] Knightley starred as Vera Phillips in this 2008 movie, who rekindles a relationship with her old flame Dylan Thomas, who is married to Caitlin McNamara. Things get more complicated when Vera marries an army officer, played by Cillian Murphy, who doesn’t mind her closeness to the poet.ANSWER: The Edge of Love10. The final track on this band’s most famous album repeats a harmonica riff and the lyrics “you didn't stand by me, no, not at all”. FTPE:[10] Name this band, whose song “Train in Vain” appears after “Revolution Rock” on this band’s 1979 double album, which also features “The Guns of Brixton”.ANSWER: The Clash[10] Along with “London Calling” and “Should I Stay Or Should I Go”, the Clash might be best known for this song about a Middle Eastern ruler named Shareef who bans the title kind of music. This song includes lyrics like “by order of the prophet, we ban that boogie sound” and “the jet pilots wailed”.ANSWER: “Rock the Casbah”[10] The Clash followed up London Calling with this 1980 triple album that incorporated elements of genres from around the world. This album opens with the three tracks: “The Magnificent Seven”, the first major rap song recorded by a white artist; “Hitsville U.K.”; and “Junco Partner”.ANSWER: Sandinista!11. A character on this show played by Max Greenfield is required to pay money to the “douchebag” jar whenever he says something cocky or offensive. FTPE:[10] Name this show, which starred Zooey Deschanel as the quirky title character who moves into an apartment with?three twenty-something men.ANSWER: New Girl[10] On season 2 of New Girl, Nick writes a book that features these creatures, in which he misspells the word rhythm 38 times, introduces a meteor strike somehow connected to the plot, and strangely includes a word search.ANSWER: Zombie[10] Greenfield also stars in this new show about a white midwestern family that moves into a mostly African-American community in Los Angeles, where they meet Calvin, played by Cedric the Entertainer.ANSWER: The Neighborhood12. When called out for making an illegal move, a character on this series exclaims “screw the rules I have money”, and in a later flashback inexplicably has green hair during that scene. FTPE:[10] Name this series, whose other gags include denying being a digital dummy, repeatedly calling oneself a main character, and hair or voices giving super strength.ANSWER: Yu-Gi-Oh Abridged (or Yu-Gi-Oh: The Abridged Series)[10] Yu-Gi-Oh Abridged also makes fun of how seriously this kind of game is taken in the original Yu-Gi-Oh anime. Pokémon’s game of this kind revolves winning prizes and using energy, I think.ANSWER: card games[10] The Abridged series gives this character an even more exaggerated Brooklyn accent, who desires to pay for surgery for his sister’s eyes. This character, who wins ownership of Red Eyes Black Dragon and Jinzo, accompanies Yugi on his adventures but is a formidable duelist himself.ANSWER: Joey Wheeler (prompt on just Wheeler)13. On an episode of this show, the main character, played by Kristen Bell, has to inform her assigned soulmate that she has been mistaken for someone else after arriving at the title place. FTPE:[10] Name this show, which imagines an idyllic afterlife that Eleanor Shellstrop has been sent to by accident. Kristin’s character also delivers the massive spoiler line from the end of season 1 that everyone on the internet used for a week.ANSWER: The Good Place[10] In the Veronica Mars movie, Bell plays the title detective who is investigating the murder of a woman in this profession. That person, Bonnie DeVille, was dating Veronica’s ex-boyfriend Logan at the time of her death.ANSWER: musician (accept things like singer, pop star, etc)[10] Gia Goodman in the Veronica Mars movie is played by this actress who played Chloe in Don’t Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 and a Marvel character who runs a detective agency in New York.ANSWER: Krysten Alyce Ritter14. Offence is flashy, but name some winners of the N.B.A.’s Defensive Player of the Year award, FTPE:[10] Identify this name. The 2013 award was won by Marc, a player with this last name. Marc’s brother Pau with this last name won back-to-back championships with the Lakers in 2009 and ‘10.ANSWER: Gasol[10] Dikembe Mutombo won three awards in four years in the 1990s, with his streak being broken up by this player. Nicknamed “the glove” for his defensive prowess, this is the only guard ever to win the award.ANSWER: Gary Payton[10] Soon after it was introduced, the award was won twice in the ‘80s by this 7’4” centre. This player spent his entire career with the Utah Jazz.ANSWER: Mark Eaton15. Answer some questions about the wide world of occupation simulator games, FTPE:[10] Name this profession, held by people like Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsène Wenger, central to a long-running sim series. Players emulating this profession have access to a wide array of stats including long throws.ANSWER: Football manager[10] One of the original parodies of MLG montage videos was centered around a simulator game dedicated to one of these vehicles. The board game Ticket to Ride is a non-electronic game centered on these vehicles.ANSWER: trains[10] The rest of the world is rather confused as to why this country loves simulator games so much. This country’s head of state opened Gamescom in its capital in 2017 and tried out Farming Simulator.ANSWER: Germany16. Before he became the no-nonsense Bush-era icon Jack Bauer, Kiefer Sutherland was a young man playing edgy?and spikey-haired characters on the silver screen. FTPE:[10] Name this movie, in which Kiefer played a high-school age bully Ace who tries to intimidate the central gang into handing over credit for finding the corpse of Ray Brower. This Stephen King adaptation is named for a Ben E. King song.ANSWER: Stand By Me[10] The next year, Kiefer kept the edgy vertical hairstyle for this 1987 movie about two brothers who move to California and end up fighting a gang of vampires. The literary title of this movie comes from that fact that vampires don’t age like the group created by James Barrie.ANSWER: The Lost Boys[10] The director of The Lost Boys, Joel Schumacher, also brought Kiefer on for this 1990 movie about medical students who perform near-death experiences to see the afterlife. Kiefer also acted in the unpopular 2017 remake of this movie, that also features Julia Roberts and Kevin Bacon.ANSWER: Flatliners17. This artist released his debut mixtape in 2008, featuring his hit song “Day ‘N Nite”, which landed him a spot on fellow Chicagoan Kanye West's GOOD Music label. FTPE:[10] Name this artist, who combines rapping with dreamy synthesized singing, and recorded the songs “Soundtrack 2 My Life” and “Erase Me”.ANSWER: Kid Cudi or Scott Mescudi[10] This Kid Cudi hit asks “tell me what you know about dreaming, dreaming?” and follows its title statement by saying “I'll be fine once I get it”. In the music video for this song, Cudi sits surrounded by slow-motion partygoers.ANSWER: “Pursuit of Happiness (Nightmare)”[10] “Pursuit of Happiness”, along with “Soundtrack 2 My Life” and the previously released “Day N Nite”, appeared on this 2009 Kid Cudi album.ANSWER: Man on the Moon: the End of Day18. Marky Mark has come a long way from a Funky Bunch associate - now he kills people and things on screen! FTPE:[10] Name this movie, a 2018 action flick starring Wahlberg described by critics as a confusing mess, despite the sleek look of the pixelated posters. This movie revolves around Russian agents, a safehouse, and lots of cesium.ANSWER: Mile 22[10] Wahlberg presumably shoots stuff in this 2017 entry in the Transformers franchise, which begins with a flashback to King Arthur’s fight against the Saxons that depicts Merlin becoming a Transformer… seriously. Oh and ANSWER: Transformers: The Last Knight[10] Wahlberg also does some shooting in this 2013 movie based on the biography of a Navy Seal who took part in a disastrous SEAL operation to track down a Taliban leader. This movie also features Taylor Kitsch and Eric Bana, playing Erik S. Kristensen.ANSWER: Lone Survivor19. Before managing his native Portugal, Fernando Santos was hired after a day after this country’s elimination in the 2010 World Cup.[10] Name this country, who went unbeaten in 17 games under Santos and improbably won the 2004 Euros after being rated the second-least likeliest to win, below Latvia.ANSWER: Greece or Hellas or the Hellenic Republic[10] After beating teams like Gibraltar, Cyprus, and Estonia, Greece failed to qualify for the 2018 World Cup after playing two games against this country’s team. This country’s team lost to France in the 2018 finals.ANSWER: Croatia[10] Since 2015, Croatian winger Ivan Peri?i? has played for a team in this city, which is captained by Slovenian goalkeeper Samir Handanovi?. Croatian left-back Ivan Strini? plays for a different team in this city.ANSWER: Milan20. Since their hiatus, the One Direction lads have all embarked on their own solo careers by now - answer some questions about their work. FTPE:[10] Name this artist, who sings “it’s our paradise and it’s our war zone” on “PILLOWTALK”. This artist of Pakistani heritage left the band before their album Made in the A.M.ANSWER: Zayn Javadd Malik (accept either individually)[10] Niall’s first single before “Slow Hands” was an acoustic song that begins with the lyrics “waking up to kiss you and nobody’s there”. On this song, Niall sings “if the whole world was watching I’d still dance with you, drive highways and byways to be there with you”.ANSWER: “This Town”[10] Louis recorded this duet with Bebe Rexha and sings “I know my friends, they give me bad advice” on the second verse. In the last chorus, both artists sing the lines “I don't know how to make it stop, I love it, I hate it, and I can't take it”.ANSWER: “Back to You” ................
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