TERP (Trash Everyone Really Prefers) 2010



TERP (Trash Everyone Really Prefers) 2010

Round 9: Brought to You by the Color Flavor Locking

Edited by Logan Anbinder, Paul Marchsteiner, Chris Ray, and Jeff Amoros with assistance from Jeremy Eaton, Margo Kirzner, Jack Kennedy, Monica Remmers, Isaac Hirsch, Gary Weiser, Ozzie Fallick, SteveJon Guth and Shantanu Jha

Tossups

1. A music video for one version of this song depicts two children in angel costumes descending from the sky in front of a flock of geese, and begins with a rotating cube, one face of which shows a disco-dancing bear. That version of this song is by David Hasselhoff, but the original featured an electric sitar and was performed by B.J. Thomas. One verse in this song asserts, “Girl, you keep me (*) thirsty for another cup of wine,” and “I got it bad for you girl, but I don’t need a cure.” The most notable element in this song is remarkably similar to a similar aspect of the song “Running Bear,” and was sampled in an early Internet meme showcased on Ally McBeal. FTP, name this song, made most successful by Blue Swede, in which the titular unavoidable sentiment is reached after an introductory chorus of “Ooga chakka, ooga ooga ooga chakka.”

ANSWER: Hooked on a Feeling

2. In one scene featuring this character, he frightens a man in a neck brace by making neighing sounds, and that scene sees this character’s friend advise, “just keep your hands and feet away from his mouth.” Another scene featuring this character sees him snatch a guitar from a man singing “The Riddle Song” and smash it against the wall before apologizing. This character repeats “holy shit” after the accidental death of a horse belonging to Doug (*) Neidermeyer, and while being disciplined in another scene, he sticks a pair of pencils up his nose before being informed his GPA is 0.0. This character advises Flounder to “start drinking heavily,” and gives an inspirational speech in which he asks, “Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?” Perhaps best known for his chants of “Toga! Toga!” and his shirt bearing the word “COLLEGE,” FTP name this frat brother played by John Belushi in Animal House.

ANSWER: John “Bluto” Blutarsky (accept any name)

3. One character played by this woman was a girl who ended all her sentences with the word “please,” and that character, Penelope Taynt, appeared on a show that would always end with a performance by a troupe of dancing lobsters. Another character portrayed by this actress hosted an advice segment where she would read (*) letters from writers before erupting in a rage at their easy-to-solve problems, and this woman had a recurring voice role as Taffy, the babysitter for the Rugrats. This actress also had a starring role as Holly Tyler on The WB’s What I Like About You, but more recently has played Emma Stone’s classmate Marianne in Easy A. FTP, name this actress who also played Viola in She’s the Man, who may be best known for starring in Nickelodeon’s All That, as well as another namesake sketch-comedy show.

ANSWER: Amanda Bynes

4. Along with Desiree Gonzalez and Juan Perez, this man co-owns a chain of sports lounges called “The 40/40 Club,” which caused this man to sue David Ortiz when Ortiz opened the similarly-named “Forty-Forty” in the Dominican Republic; it probably didn’t help that Ortiz plays for the Red Sox. At one point, this man considered purchasing Arsenal FC, and in 2003, he became the first non-athlete to sign a promotional deal with Reebok. This man recorded a diss track about (*) DeShawn Stevenson during the 2008 NBA playoffs after Stevenson invited Soulja Boy to a game against this man’s friend, LeBron James. James spurned this man, a partial owner of an NBA team, when he joined the Heat, but that didn’t stop this man and co-owner Mikhail Prokhorov from putting up a billboard titled “Blueprint for Greatness” near Madison Square Garden, home of a rival team. For 10 points, name this co-owner of the New Jersey Nets, a rapper behind Yankee Stadium staple “Empire State of Mind.”

ANSWER: Jay-Z or Shawn Carter

5. The video for this song casts the singer’s friend Jacqueline as the younger version of herself, and this song begins with the singer entering a cafe where she sees a couple arguing, triggering a flashback in which she sees her own parents fighting. Other portions of that video for this song depict the artist wandering through a forest in which photographs hang on string from tree branches, and a fight between the couple described in this song occurs at 2:30 AM. This song’s singer describes herself as “a (*) flight risk with a fear of falling,” who is reassured when her boyfriend tells her “we’ll never make [her] parents mistakes.” This song describes how the singer expects to break up with her boyfriend after having the aforementioned fight, but instead reunites with him as he recalls “how we felt sitting by the water.” Describing that boyfriend as having made “a rebel of a careless man’s careful daughter,” this is, FTP, what first single from the album Speak Now by Taylor Swift?

ANSWER: “Mine”

6. In the video for “I’m Fucking Ben Affleck,” Dicky Barrett suggests that the listener ask this man if the titular statement is true, which this man then confirms. This man played the manager of the titular hotel in the Golden Girls spin-off The Golden Palace, and played Hilary’s love interest Ice Tray in an episode of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. He gained fame playing DA John Littleton in (*) Picket Fences, but his Hollywood roles include those of social worker Bernie Wilkins in Hotel for Dogs, protagonist and detective Graham Waters in Crash and the explosives expert Basher Tarr in Ocean’s Eleven. He replaced Terrence Howard in a role in a certain 2010 film, but probably garnered his most critical attention for his portrayal of Paul Rusesabagina, who helped survivors of a genocide in a certain country. FTP, name this man who played Rhodey in Iron Man II and also starred in Hotel Rwanda.

ANSWER: Donald Frank Cheadle, Jr. (accept Don Cheadle)

7. This player supplanted Rickey Green in his team's starting back court after the departure of Adrian Dantley and coach Frank Layden. This man's absurd Game 6 in the '97 Western Conference Finals, in which he provided his team's final nine points and hit a buzzer-beater over Charles Barkley, carried his team past the Rockets to their first NBA Finals appearance. This  man names a stretch of Route 89 running past the former Delta Center, where he most frequently plied his trade, and his major statistical accomplishment was achieved with the help of players like Mark Eaton and Jeff Hornacek under coach (*) Jerry Sloan. Only Robert Parish and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar have played more games than this Gonzaga alum, whose unreal stats include averaging a career double-double and holding the all-time records in steal and assists. Spending most of his career teaming up with “The Mailman,” Karl Malone, FTP, name this Hall of Fame point guard who starred with the Utah Jazz for two decades.

ANSWER: John Stockton

8. Demetri Martin claimed that we’re missing an opportunity by not having negative kinds of these, and Steven Wright said that when asked if he wanted a white or another kind of one these, he said, “Yes.” Mitch Hedberg noted that he wished having long hair carried a connotation of loving this, instead of drugs. Jim Gaffigan’s routine on this stated that consuming it is “not like (*) drinking” and later that “if this guy does one more joke on” this, “I’m gonna kill him.” Gabriel Igelsias said that ever since he did a joke on this, people bring him it before shows, and Hedberg also said that when he couldn’t find a candleholder, he bought one of these instead. For ten points, name this food that, according to Gaffigan, is served at birthday parties of people you hate.

ANSWER: Cake [acc. equivalents]

9. One character in this show is reminded what facial hair constitutes a Van Dyke while in a freezer, while that character’s friend is assigned to play the game Operation in the same facility. One protagonist in this show goes to work at the establishment that owns that freezer after determining that that job is mind-numbing to the same degree as a tollbooth attendant and an Apple Store genius; he therefore ends up working as a busboy at the (*) Cheesecake Factory on this show, which is the longer-term employer of another protagonist. That character had a boyfriend who wrote about their sex life on his blog, which is immediately searched for by a character who more recently ended up with a robotic hand attached to his penis. That character, Howard Wolowitz, is ridiculed by his friends because he is just an engineer, though he still works at Caltech with those men, including one  who has persistent feelings for Penny. FTP, name this CBS sitcom about the nerdy Leonard Hofstadter and the nerdier Sheldon Cooper.

ANSWER: The Big Bang Theory

10. A man with this first name raps “instead of 28, you're cookin' 26” and describes the title substance as “all in my nasal/I musta been crazy yo” in a song with San Quinn; that artist behind Daiquri Factory follows this name with “Nickatina.” A man with this name is described as the presiding judge at the outset of a song he produced that describes “me and Lorenzo rollin' in a benzo” and warns “don't let it be a black and a white one,” off an album whose title track opens with a reference to “the (*) strength of street knowledge.” An artist with this name teamed with the star of Who's Your Caddy to release “Ms. Jackson,” “Rosa Parks,” and a hit off Speakerboxx/The Love Below whose video recalls the Beatles' appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show. It's also the first name of the producer of Straight Outta Compton who included “Let Me Ride” and “Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang” on a landmark album named for some notably potent herb. Big Boi's partner in Outkast appends “3000” after, FTP, what name that the artist behind The Chronic prefaces with “Dr.?”

ANSWER: Andre

11. He ditches an aeronautics convention when seduced by the Vicomte de Monteforte’s daughter Joy and he recently purchased a painting from the heroin addict Midge Daniels. This man punches the insulting comic Jimmy Barrett for talking to his wife, who later leaves him to marry the political strategist Henry Francis. This former rival of (*) Duck Philips recently took a trip to California and spontaneously proposed to his secretary Meghan. Pete Campbell and Roger Sterling are amongst the remaining business partners of this man, who made Peggy Olson his firm’s only female copywriter. He took the identity of a dead officer during the Korean War, thus abandoning the name of Dick Whitman. Played by Jon Hamm, this is, FTP, what advertising executive and protagonist of Mad Men?

ANSWER: Donald Francis Draper (accept either underlined name; accept Dick Whitman or Richard Whitman before mention

12. Harry Carson nearly precluded this play but missed a tackle, and its central participants included a Notre Dame alum who had earlier replaced Billy Kilmer and the only man to win a Player of the Year award as a rookie. Don Warren blew his assignment on this play, which occurred on a flea-flicker call during a game in which an injury to Joe Jacoby forced Russ Grimm to play out of position. One participant was observed leaping up and down and slapping his helmet immediately after this play, which was very regrettably shown (*) again without pre-screening by ABC producers eager to employ their “Reverse Angle” replay. This play, which was marked by a sound universally likened by witnesses to a gunshot, is described in detail at the opening of Michael Lewis's The Blind Side, which asserts that only players like Michael Oher can consistently prevent its results. FTP, name this gruesome play in which the tibia and fibula of a Washington Redskins quarterback were shattered by a New York Giants linebacker and statutory rape enthusiast.

ANSWER: Lawrence Taylor injuring Joe Theismann [accept LT for Taylor; accept all reasonable equivalents involving LT doing something bad to Joe Theismann or parts thereof; prompt on partial answers]

13. In the second game of this series, the protagonists are able to paint their ship the color of the black heart of the antagonist of the previous game. The first game in the series sees the protagonists foil the antagonist’s plans to pollute the galaxy and destroy their home planet, Veldin. In addition to Chairman Drek’s schemes, another attempt to harm that planet featured the use of a (*) Biobliterator by a certain robotic mad scientist with a sign language using manservant. That recurring antagonist of the series, Dr. Nefarious, first appeared in a game subtitled “Up Your Arsenal” which again pairs the protagonists with the bumbling Captain Qwark to save the galaxy. One of the protagonists looks like a cat wielding a wrench and he has a diminutive mechanical pal who rides on his back. FTP, name this series of Playstation 3D Platform Shooter games named after the titular pair of space heroes.

ANSWER: Ratchet and Clank

14. Ted Leo and the Pharmacists covered this song to start off an online covers series, and acoustic guitarist Andy McKee recently released a cover of this song on his album Joyland. ESPN’s 30 for 30 documentary on the United States Football League opened and closed with this song, and a recent episode of (*) Psych saw its writer perform it after being hired by the rich criminal profiler, Declan. It appeared as Muzak in a lobby in Watchmen, and Dennis Miller used it as the theme song for his talk show on HBO. At one point in this song, the singer proclaims we’ll be “holding hands as the walls come tumbling down,” in “a room where the light won’t find you.” Beginning with “Welcome to your life,” for ten points, name this song by Tears for Fears.

ANSWER: “Everybody Wants to Rule the World”

15. One character in this film claims to have performed the whistling belly button trick at his high school talent show, and another character is bid on for two pence by an old woman at a bachelor’s auction. That first character is the insurance salesman Ned Ryerson, who is frightened away when the protagonist shows him extreme affection, and the protagonist of this film breaks a (*) pencil in half before going to bed only to see it repaired in the morning. An alarm clock in this movie plays “I Got You Babe” every morning at 6AM, and the protagonist kills himself by running in front of a truck, sticking a toaster in his bath, and jumping off a church, as well as driving off a cliff in a car after stealing this film’s titular animal. Phil Connors finally escapes from the repetition after performing good deeds throughout the town of Punxsutawney in, FTP what film in which Bill Murray’s character repeatedly lives through the day of February 2nd?

ANSWER: Groundhog Day

16. In the fifth volume of this series, the protagonist fights a robot during a Day of the Dead-themed party, and later in that same volume his girlfriend’s head glows until she disappears.  Characters in this series include Todd Ingram, Neil Nordegraf, and Stephen Stills.  This series begins with the announcement that the title character is dating a (*) high schooler, though he is quickly distracted by an Amazon.ca delivery girl who rollerblades through his dreams via “subspace highway”.  The title character of this series is bassist for the fictional band Sex Bob-omb, whose songs were written by Beck for the series’ 2010 movie adaptation.  FTP, name this series of graphic novels in which the title character must defeat Ramona Flowers’s seven evil exes, whose title character is pitted in one installment “versus the world.”

ANSWER: Scott Pilgrim

17.  One song about this conflict proclaims, “wipe off that smile, the style is bile, and rage is all the rage,” and this conflict was seven weeks shorter than a similar conflict that occurred in 1988. One side in this conflict hired former Arnold Schwarzenegger campaign manager Steve Schmidt, while the other side in this conflict satirically performed last rites for a key component of this event, the (*) MBA. This conflict led to new episodes of Good News Week being ordered for the first time in seven years, and only four animated programs were affected by this event, while this event resulted in an increase in the number of episodes of reality shows ordered by networks. FTP, name this 14 week-long event that interrupted TV dramas and comedies everywhere, an action taken by a certain guild as a result of a pay disagreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.

ANSWER: 2007-2008 Writers Guild of America Strike (both parts required; prompt on partial answer)

18. “I know you're gonna think this song is just a riff,” proclaims one song that was recorded for but dropped from this album, “Sittin' on a Barbed Wire Fence”. This album's title track takes much of its story from its author's book, Tarantula, and was released as a B-side to “Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window?” That song mentions (*) Mack the Finger who has “a thousand telephones that don't ring.” “Do you, Mr. Jones?” is the refrain used to taunt a man who doesn't know what's “happening here,” in “Ballad of a Thin Man.” One song on this album sees cameos made by T. S. Eliot as well as Einstein disguised as Robin Hood, while another repeats the question, “How does it feel to be on your own?” Those songs are “Desolation Row” and “Like a Rolling Stone,” and are, FTP, from what sixth studio album by Bob Dylan, whose title refers returning to the “Blues Highway?”

ANSWER: Highway 61 Revisited (prompt on early “Sitting on a Barbed Wire Fence;” accept Bob Dylan before “this album”)

19. The soundtrack for this movie features the title track by MIKA which is also called We Are Young. In this movie, one character gets tasered by someone who breaks into his place of work before a female character kills all of his coworkers. Rasul was targeted by the protagonist because he bothered his love interest, Kate, at her job and was targeted by a certain female character because he sold drugs for Mark Strong-played (*) Frank D’Amico. At the end of this film, the protagonist of this movie is knocked out by D’Amico’s son, Red Mist,  after the protagonist comes flying in on Big Daddy’s jetpack. The protagonist did this to save the pink haired heroine who brutally murders people despite the fact that she is still a child and is called Hit-Girl. FTP, name this comic-based movie about Dave, a nerd who decides to become the title superhero whose name suggests that he could beat your butt.

ANSWER: Kick-Ass

20. While pitching for this team, Ewell Blackwell set the MLB record for consecutive wins when he tallied 16 straight in 1947, and Johnny Vander Meer threw two consecutive no-hitters for this team in 1937. Led by Frank McCormick and Ernie Lombardi, this team took home back-to-back pennants playing at Crosley Field, winning this franchise’s first un-tainted ring in 1940. Despite the stellar play of Heinie Groh and Edd Roush, this team’s prior World Series victory had been marred by the influence of (*) Arnold Rothstein. In 1965, this team made arguably its worst personnel decision ever, when it acquired Dick Simpson, Jack Baldschun and Milt Pappas from the Orioles in exchange for Frank Robinson. More recently, this team’s home-grown pitching talent such as Homer Bailey and Johnny Cueto and Cuban signee Aroldis Chapman helped it return to the postseason for the first time since 1995. Featuring current stars such as Jay Bruce and Joey Votto, for ten points, name this team that became a powerhouse in the mid-1970s with stars such as Joe Morgan and Pete Rose.

ANSWER: Cincinnati Reds

21. The organization, The Right, once created a power inhibitor belt for this character since his powers became too strong to control after he confronted a certain kind of giant for Loki. Although it was initially believed that he lost his powers on M-Day, but it was later revealed that it was just a temporary side effect to the trauma he suffered during the (*) House of M arc. This character once had a fling with Polaris until he was dumped in favor of Havok, an action that caused this character to quit his most famous team. Despite the fact that he is a CPA, he became the class clown of the group which he almost did not join because of Cyclops. He is placed in the top tier of mutants because his power to control all forms of energy. FTP, name this member of the X-Men also called Bobby Drake who has the ability to freeze things.

ANSWER: Iceman [accept Robert “Bobby” Louis Drake until mentioned]

Bonuses

1. Answer the following about characters from Sex and the City, FTPE.

[10] This freelancer for Vogue is the main character of Sex and the City. Played by Sarah Jessica Parker, her on-again-off-again relationship with Mr. Big is chronicled throughout the show.

ANSWER: Carrie Bradshaw

[10] This actor plays Mr. Big, also known as John James Preston. He is also known as Detective Mike Logan on Law & Order and Law & Order: CI.

ANSWER: Chris Noth

[10] Though the show centers around the lives of four women, this gay talent agent is often referred to as its fifth. This aristocrat played by Willie Garson is Carrie’s best male friend, and in the second SatC movie, he marries onetime rival Anthony Marentino.

ANSWER: Stanford Blatch

2. Answer these questions related to a specific heavy metal song FTPE:

[10]  This famous heavy metal song describes the sentiments of an RAF pilot during the Battle of Britain noting that one must, "Fly to live, live to fly, do or die."

ANSWER: “Aces High”

[10] This band performed Aces High on their fourth album Powerslave and it was also a popular single by that same band. Their most famous song is probably “Run for the Hills” from their album Number of the Beast.

ANSWER: Iron Maiden

[10] Along with Aces High, this song appeared on the Powerslave album and is titled after the work by Samuel Taylor Coleridge about which it is heavily based.

ANSWER: “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”

3. Twenty-Two films in the James Bond film series have been created by EON Productions and FTPE answer these questions about his cinema exploits:

[10]First appearing in Dr. No, this Scottish actor was the first to play James Bond, ignoring the 1967 Casino Royale. ANSWER: Sean Connery

[10]This famous villain from the James Bond series was portrayed by one character, Gert Frӧbe, and voiced by another, Michael Collins.

ANSWER: Auric Goldfinger

[10]Though many remember the performances of Sean Connery and Roger Moore as James Bond, in between the two was George Lazenby in this one Bond Film.

ANSWER: On Her Majesty’s Secret Service

4. Answer these questions the Heisman Trophy in 2010, FTPE:

[10] Among this year's Heisman hopefuls is this Michigan quarterback, who has amassed around 500 total yards of offense in a game several times so far this year. He apparently has some kind of philosophical objection to tying his shoes and instead opts for velcro.

ANSWER: Denard Robinson

[10] Cameron Newton, the quarterback for this school, narrowly led ESPN's straw poll as of mid October. This school is much, much better at producing running backs, having notably had Carnell Williams and Ronnie Brown drafted in the top 5 in the same year.

ANSWER: Auburn Tigers

[10] A knee injury and shockingly bad performances by the Crimson Tide have kept this Alabama running back from seriously threatening to repeat his 2009 Heisman-winning campaign.

ANSWER: Mark Ingram, Jr.

5. Answer some questions about dreaded bonus subject Indie music FTPE:

[10] This New York band became fairly popular after the release of their much-hyped album Is This It, containing the song “Reptilia.”

ANSWER: The Strokes

[10] This North Carolina band’s first hit was the single “Slack Motherfucker.” After a long hiatus after the album Here’s to Shutting Up, they recently released Majesty Shredding. Famously, though, they founded Merge Records, owner of Spoon and Arcade Fire.

ANSWER: Superchunk

[10] This band’s song “PDA” was included in Rock Band 2 to help fulfill that game’s Indie quotient. Known for their mostly verbose and bizarre lyrics, seen on songs like “Evil” and “C’mere,” they released a self-titled album recently for an attempt at a comeback.

ANSWER: Interpol

6. Identify a few clothing and accessory trends, FTPE:

[10] This item, popularized by a well-known commercial, is a “blanket with sleeves”.

ANSWER: Snuggie

[10] This company is best-known for its expensive handbags and other accessories, many of which prominently bear its initial letter on them.

ANSWER: Coach, Inc.

[10]These Israeli shoes created by a namesake company stereotypically come in some shade of brown, beige or black.  They are generally designed for comfort, with special cork “footbeds” that conform to the wearer’s foot.

ANSWER: Naot

7. This film’s protagonist is poisoned by the “Beijing Cocktail,” which explains its premise. FTPE:

[10] Name this action film in which Chev Chelios must engage in fights, do drugs, and participate in other ridiculous activities to keep his adrenaline levels elevated so that his heart does not stop. It shares its title with a verb that Soulja Boy wants you to do.

ANSWER: Crank

[10] Crank stars this actor, who also had the lead in The Transporter and The Bank Job, and was featured in the ensemble cast of The Expendables.

ANSWER: Jason Statham

[10] This 2008 remake of a similarly titled 1975 movie sees Statham play Jensen Ames, a man who gets released from prison after winning the titular competition.

ANSWER: Death Race

8. The early seasons of this show featured stylist Nick Arrojo and makeup artist Carmindy, who would come in after the subject of each episode had been given a $5000 charge card and set loose in Manhattan. FTPE:

[10] Identify this TLC show co-hosted by Stacy London, which begins each episode with a person being ambushed by their friends and family and “lovingly” being showed secret video surveillance of their terrible fashion choices.

ANSWER: What Not to Wear

[10] This former Marie Claire editor joins Stacy in hosting What Not to Wear, and also writes Red Eye's weekly style column.

ANSWER: Clinton Kelly [you can accept either name since they generally refer to themselves as “Stacy and Clinton”]

[10] A special celebrity What Not to Wear resulted from the discovery that Mayim Bialik was both dressing like a hobo and a former star of this '90s NBC show, in which she played the titular teenage girl dealing with a disintegrating family.

ANSWER: Blossom

9. How come COG soldiers can carry tons of ammo, but only four guns at a time? Name some of the weapons from the Gears of War universe FTPE.

[10]The Torque variety of this kind of weapon shoots explosives which can stick in enemies in Gears of War. The Tek version of this weapon is one of the most iconic weapons in the Turok series.

ANSWER: Bow

[10]The COG’s trademark weapon, the Lancer, is equipped with this kind of bayonet. In Gears of War 2, you can engage enemies in duels of this kind where you mash the “B” button. This tool is also used by a few especially scary Spaniards in Resident Evil 4.

ANSWER: Chainsaw

[10]This kind of pistol is a higher caliber than the standard issue Snub Pistol, and has a slower rate of fire than the Gorgon Pistol. This magnum can also be used in conjunction with the shield cover.

ANSWER: Boltok Revolver

10. His first loss ever to Olympic teammate Ryan Lochte came in the 2010 national championships, though this man’s most notable performance by far was two years prior. FTPE:

[10] Name this swimmer who became the first Olympian in modern history to win eight gold medals, a feat he accomplished in 2008 in Beijing.

ANSWER: Michael Phelps

[10] Phelps’s medal count surpassed this man’s record of seven gold medals from the 1972 Munich Olympics.

ANSWER: Mark Spitz

[10] Phelps’s drive for eight medals was sustained in large part due to this teammate of his on the 4x100 freestyle relay, who overtook Frenchman Alain Bernard despite the latter having nearly a body length advantage at the beginning of the leg.

ANSWER: Jason Lezak

11. Its singer brags, “I’m in a bang with a gang, they got to catch me if they want me to hang.” FTPE:

[10] Name this song whose second half pretty much just repeats the titular phrase, but that earlier includes the lyric “I’m let loose from the noose that’s kept me hanging about,” by AC/DC.

ANSWER: “Back in Black”

[10] This other AC/DC song also titles an album,  declares “We’re just a battery for hire with a guitar fire,” and allegedly got its inspiration from a book that Angus Young received about Roman gladiators.

ANSWER: “For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)”

[10] This much more recent song that was ironically released the year before 9/11 begins, “Hello baby gimme your hand, check out the high spots, the lay of the land.”

ANSWER: “Safe In New York City”

12. One elaborately contrived pun typical of this series sees a character in an art gallery assert, “The only thing we have too fair is ‘Ferret’s Elf.’” FTPE:

[10] Name this comic strip whose characters include the anthropomorphized Rat, Pig, and Goat, whose name refers to a verse in Matthew 7.

ANSWER: “Pearls Before Swine”

[10] This creator of “Pearls Before Swine” based the comic off an earlier, unsyndicated strip, “Rat.”

ANSWER: Stephan Pastis

[10] This militaristic “Pearls” character was originally purchased by Pig to protect his house in lieu of a dog, but has since become involved in such storylines as overthrowing the mayor of Albany, California in a coup d’etat.

ANSWER: Guard Duck (prompt on “duck”)

13. Answer these questions about a movie by Kevin Smith, FTPE:

[10] In this movie a nurse who works at an abortion clinic is informed that she is the Last Scion and has been charged of preventing the end of the universe by stopping the plans of the fallen angels Bartleby and Loki.

ANSWER: Dogma

[10]This movie along with most directed by Kevin Smith saw the return of this duo including one who remains mute for the majority of films in which he stars only to finally state something amazingly complex or profound.

ANSWER: Jay and Silent Bob

[10] The Metatron is a main character in Dogma played by Alan Rickman who is this kind of being whose name literally means “the burning ones”.

ANSWER: Seraph

14. His greeting was “na-nu-na-nu,” and after three seasons, he marries his show’s other titular figure. FTPE:

[10] Name this Robin Williams-portrayed character who arrived on earth in a ship that looked like an eggshell, and who shortly thereafter meets Mindy.

ANWER: Mork

[10] This stuck-up friend of Mindy’s from high school is discovered in the episode “Mork’s First Christmas” to be such a bad person possibly because her family never celebrated that holiday.

ANSWER: Susan Taylor

[10] At one point, Mork and Mindy outrated this CBS show about the titular rural family with members named John-Boy and Jim-Bob, who would all say goodnight to each other in this show’s ending.

ANSWER: The Waltons

15. This team tied the 1906 Cubs’ record for regular season victories with 116. For ten points each:

[10] Team and year required. Name this team that set the record behind the pitching of Jamie Moyer and Aaron Sele, as well as Rookie of the Year and MVP winner Ichiro Suzuki.

ANSWER: 2001 Seattle Mariners [accept “M’s” extremely grudgingly unless the person is actually from the Pacific Northwest.]

[10] The Mariner’s ace was this ERA leader, who had been acquired from the Astros in the Randy Johnson trade. This man later went on to win a World Series with the White Sox, and was on the mound when the 2002 All-Star game was called a tie in the 11th inning.

ANSWER: Freddy Garcia

[10] The Mariner’s big season was keyed by this second baseman, who nearly doubled his 2000 output by hitting 37 home runs and driving in 141 RBI. His brother Aaron hit the home run that won the 2003 pennant for the Yankees.

ANSWER: Bret Boone

16.  On Expert Mode in Guitar Hero III, this song begins with a repeated green-green-green triplet motif before giving way to a fortissimo red-blue chord, FTPE.

[10] First, name this song which was written in response to allegations that the artist was a lesbian which contains lyrics where the singer claims that “You gonna just burn into the wick” whilst calling her accuser the titular fish.

ANSWER: “Barracuda”

[10] “Barracuda” was written by this musical act consisting of sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson. They released the album Red Velvet Car in 2010 but are better known for their 1976 debut, Dreamboat Annie which has a song that asks you “try, try, try to understand”, “Magic Man”.

ANSWER: Heart

[10] Heart released a live single in 1981 covering this earlier hut made famous by the Righteous Brothers. The song mentions “lonely rivers that flow to the sea” and how the singer has “hungered for your touch”.

ANSWER: “Unchained Melody”

17. The length of a certain bridge has been measured as 364.4 of these units, plus or minus one ear. FTPE:

[10] Name this non-standard unit of length named after a frat brother at a certain university, who shares his surname with an NFL player who was accused of manipulating a double-sided dildo between two women in 2005’s Love Boat scandal.

ANSWER: smoot (Oliver R. Smoot or Fred Smoot)

[10] The smoot is a unit of length employed by this Cambridge university’s student body, in whose pranks often appear the acronym IHTFP, which could stand for “I Help Tutor Freshman Physics” or “It’s Hard to Fondle Penguins.”

ANSWER: Massachusetts Institute of Technology

[10] MIT’s many pranks are often referred to by this technological term. Examples have included putting a fully functional police cruiser on top of the campus’s Great Dome, and allegedly classically conditioning a flock of birds to descend upon the field during a Harvard game.

ANSWER: hacks

18. Its name is an anagram of the title of the book on which it was based, "Rocket Boys." FTPE:

[10] Name this movie about a group of four friends who are inspired by the launch of Sputnik to enter their model rocket in a science fair and escape the monotony of life in Coalwood, West Virginia.

ANSWER: October Sky

[10] This leader of the group of boys and son of the mine superintendent is inspired by his teacher, Miss Riley, to complete the project. The real-life man with the same name went on to become a NASA engineer.

ANSWER: Homer Hickham

[10] Homer receives an autographed photo of and later unknowingly meets this real-life rocket scientist. A Tom Lehrer song about this man claims that, having learned to count down in German and English, he is learning Chinese.

ANSWER: Wernher von Braun

19. This Auburn star and current TNT commentator finished his career with the Suns after nearly a decade dominating inside for the 76ers despite only standing 6'6''. FTPE:

[10] Name this “Round Mound of Rebound,” a Hall of Fame power forward whose extracurriculars include splattering a young girl while spitting at a racist heckler and inspiring official and unofficial Shut Up and Jam video games.

ANSWER: Charles Barkley

[10] Before the Malice at the Palace made on-court brawls in Detroit clichéd, Barkley put an old school beating on this universally despised Pistons center during the '91 season. This alpha tool, who initiated the brawl by his usual approach of hitting people for no reason, later coached the WNBA's Shock to three titles.

ANSWER: Bill Laimbeer

[10] Barkley's best contribution to society may be the arrest report from his 2009 DUI stop, in which he explained to police that his urgent desire to obtain this caused him to run a stop sign. Barkley went on to explain that he could not focus on traffic rules since because his acquisition of this one week prior had been “the best. . . in my life.”

ANSWER: (getting) a blow job [accept oral sex or equivalents; do not accept just “sex,” which Barkley claims he has never engaged in with someone who “wasn't worth a room”]

20. Identify the following beings encountered on the television show Supernatural, all of whom are drawn from legends in actual folklore. FTPE:

[10] A recent episode revealed that Dean created a “realistic” Halloween mask of this creature for his adopted son, recalling the show's second episode where he was stalked by one in Colorado. These creatures of Algonquian myth are supposedly created when humans resort to cannibalism.

ANSWER: Wendigos [or Witikow, apparently]

[10] In the culmination of the show's apocalypse storyline, Dean avoided becoming the vessel of this figure in Christian lore. This archangel's status as the patron saint of soldiers and police officers stems from his role leading the armies of heaven against Lucifer's rebellion.

ANSWER: Michael

[10] The season 2 episode “Cross Road Blues” appropriately begins with a flashback relating the popular folk belief that this legendary southern blues guitarist made a Faustian deal at a crossroads to obtain his mastery of the guitar. His propensity to pick song titles like “Me and the Devil” and “Hellhound on My Trail” probably encouraged the story.

ANSWER: Robert Johnson

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