Finals Packet

1. This player was the first in Premier League history to score three hat-tricks against the same club. Along
with Cesar Delgado and Lionel Messi, this player has scored the most goals in Club World Cups, most
recently three against Guangzhou Evergrande in the 2015 final. After the 2014 World Cup, this player left
Liverpool to form an attacking triad with Messi and Neymar. For the point, name this Barcelona forward, a
Uruguayan with a penchant for biting people.
ANSWER: Luis Suárez

2. In one game, this location is replaced in a different dimension by the Pyramid of Power. In another game,
the barrier blocking the entrance to this location is destroyed when the player collects all the Fused
Shadows. In the original Super Smash Bros, this location lends its name to a stage where players can be
hurled upwards by tornadoes, and it is the scene of the final battle against Ganon in Twilight Princess. For
the point, name this palace, center of the eponymous land where the Legend of Zelda games generally take
place.
ANSWER: Hyrule Castle (do not prompt on “Hyrule”)

3. During the recording of the guitar solo in this song, the monitor speaker in the control room caught fire,
causing the sound engineers to joke about how good the solo must be. Before that solo in this song, the
singer beats upon a drum case seven times. The video for this song begins with two groups, one exiting a
diner, and the other a pool hall, and this song includes the line “you’re playin’ with your life, this ain’t no
truth or dare.” For the point, name this Michael Jackson song about how “no one wants to be defeated.”
ANSWER: Beat It

4. Pitchers for this team's most recent playoff appearance included Danny Duffy, Kelvin Herrera, and former
#1 overall draft pick Luke Hochevar. Chien-Ming Wang currently pitches in this MLB team's bullpen,
which has been anchored by closer Wade Davis. Eric Hosmer's dash home in the 9th inning tied a series-
winning game for this team. For the point, name this American baseball team that defeated the New York
Mets to win the 2015 World Series.
ANSWER: Kansas City Royals (accept either or both names)

5. Pre-draft film footage of Yi Jianlian practicing post-ups against one of these objects led to a sarcastic
nickname for him. Brock Lesnar used one of these objects to hit an amputee wrestler in the head during
Smackdown 2003, a move that is now banned in WWE. In a 1985 game against Purdue, Bobby Knight was
ejected after throwing one of these objects onto the court. For the point, identify this object that names a
type of tennis judge.
ANSWER: chairs [accept "Chairman Yi" on early buzz]

6. In one film, an actor with this surname excuses himself from a conversation at a bar by saying, “I
swallowed a bug.” Scott Caan’s character and an actor with this surname smuggle The Amazing Yen into a
casino vault in Ocean’s Eleven. An actor with this surname played Coop’s son in Interstellar. Another actor
of this surname directed and portrayed Tony Mendez in Argo, and succeeded Christian Bale as Batman. For
the point, give this surname of actors Casey and Ben.
ANSWER: Affleck

7. A member of this family manages to borrow a tent from his coworker, Perkins, and another member of
this family owns a Pygmy Puff named Arnold. After winning a contest through The Daily Prophet, this
family went to Egypt to visit their eldest son. One member of this family owned a light blue Ford Anglia
that was flown into the Whomping Willow by one of his sons. For the point, name this red-headed wizard
family that includes Ginny and Ron.
ANSWER: The Weasleys
8. In 2003, Laz Diaz was injured when Eric Dybas and his son performed this action. When this action was
done at Dodger Stadium in 1976, Rick Monday saved an American flag from being burned. Britt Gaston and
Cliff Courtenay performed this action during Hank Aaron's record-breaking 715th home run, patting him on
the shoulder. For the point, name this criminal activity that usually results in trespassing charges and a
lifetime ban from the stadium.
Answer: a fan running on to the field (accept any description of a fan illegally invading a field; prompt on
“attending a baseball game,” I suppose, given that all the clues named are MLB related, but good luck
getting anywhere with that prompt)

9. A cat poster tells this movie's protagonist to “Believe!” before he destroys a street. The protagonist of this
movie likes A Popular Band and overpriced coffee. Abraham Lincoln has a rocket chair in this movie,
whose protagonist invents a double decker couch. Princess Unikitty runs Cloud Cuckoo Land, where
Batman and Wyldstyle bring this movie's protagonist to evade Bad Cop. In this film, Emmett seeks the
Kragle to fight Mr. Business. For the point, name this film titled after a certain children’s construction toy.
ANSWER: The LEGO Movie

10. One character in this show seeks to reassure the central character by saying, “I’m still called an admiral,
though I gave up the sea long ago.” One song in this musical includes the repeated line, “there is evil, ever
around,” and that song is a waltz titled partially after a character played by Mandy Patinkin in the show’s
Broadway debut, Che. Act Two of this musical opens “On the Balcony of the Casa Rosada,” and another
song is “Don’t Cry for Me Argentina.” For the point, name this Andrew Lloyd Weber musical about the life
of Eva Perón.
ANSWER: Evita

11. Despite her Jewish heritage, Helene Mayer competed in this event for Germany in 1936. In 1972,
pentathlete Boris Onitschenko was disqualified for tampering with his equipment. In 2012, Shin A-Lam was
forced to stay on the piste for over an hour after a controversial decision. This event is typically the second
contested in the modern pentathlon. For the point, name this combat sport without individual weight classes,
involving three classes of equipment: epee, foil, and sabre.
ANSWER: Fencing [prompt on answers of “epee”, “foil”, or “sabre” before mentioned]

12. Sonny and Bean are two of these creatures that need sunlight to function. Carla is killed by one of these
creatures when Hannes is afraid to rescue her. Petra and Gunther are members of a squad led by Captain
Levi who attempt to kill these creatures. A colossal one of these creatures destroys Wall Maria at
Shiganshina. By biting his thumb, Eren Yeager can transform into one of these creatures to protect Armin
and Mikasa. For the point, name these giant creatures, the subject of an “Attack” in a Japanese manga series.
ANSWER: titans (accept kyojin)

13. This character accidentally becomes a satellite of the asteroid Adonis after taking a drunken spacewalk
aboard the X-FLR6 moon rocket. The opera singer Bianca Castafiore often mispronounces this character’s
name. This character inherits Marlinspike Hall from his grandfather, who was forced by Red Rackham to
scuttle the Unicorn. This character was introduced as captain of a drug-smuggling ship in The Crab With the
Golden Claws. For the point, name this alcoholic, foul-mouthed sailor who often accompanies Tintin.
ANSWER: Captain Haddock (or Capitaine Haddock or Capitaine de Hadoque)

14. During a Periscope Q&A in February 2016, a player who plays for this national soccer team called
Angel di Maria a “clown," then was sent to the Paris Saint-Germain reserve team. In January 2016, a player
from this nation confirmed he would be staying at Montréal Impact and not retiring to help coach Chelsea. A
pair of brothers from this African nation played at Manchester City until 2013, when Kolo left for Liverpool.
For the point, name this home nation of Serge Aurier, Didier Drogba, and the Touré brothers.
ANSWER: Côte D’Ivoire [or Ivory Coast]

15. This piece makes the second move in Larsen’s Opening and Benko’s Opening. The Ruy López opening
involves the attack of Black’s queenside knight with this piece. When this piece is moved to the second
flank behind the knight pawn, it is fianchettoed. At the beginning of a game, each side has two of these
pieces located beside the king and queen, and along with the king, this piece is often depicted with a cross.
For the point, name this chess piece that only moves along one-colored diagonals.
ANSWER: bishop (prompt on “b”)

16. In the beginning of this film, one character spends time in his room looking through a viewfinder before
being sent on a trip by his divorcing parents. After a catastrophe in this film, InGen security chief Vic
Hoskins takes control of the animals Delta, Echo, and Blue before himself evacuating the island. Chris Pratt
stars in, for the point, what 2015 film in which the escape of Indominus Rex jeopardizes the patrons of a
namesake dinosaur theme park?
ANSWER: Jurassic World

17. The inventors of this technique formed a group with a Lingala name meaning “strong-spirited”, or
“Yamakazi”. A member of that group, Sébastien Foucan, created a separate faction of this technique called
to distinguish from the style of the inventor of this technique, David Belle. Practitioners of this technique are
called traceurs, and moves in this technique include the “cat leap” and “kong vault”. For the point,
sometimes called “freerunning” name this urban sport that involves moving quickly across obstacles.
ANSWER: parkour [accept parcours de combattant; prompt on “art du déplacement” or “freerunning”
before mention]

18. This man ends a song with the line "you will only feel even sadder" "drowned in false imagination." In a
song, this artist sings "I really cannot watch anymore" as his father gets drunk and "takes it out on" his mom.
This man won an award for best original song with "Chrysanthemum Terrace," which appeared in Curse of
the Golden Flower. For the point, name this Taiwanese singer who directed and composed the soundtrack
for Secret.
ANSWER: Jay Chou (or Zhou Jielun)

19. In one strip of this comic, a character insists “You can’t feed me dog food! I’m the President of the
United States!” That character is the target of an organization in this strip called G.R.O.S.S, or “Get Rid of
Slimy Girls,” and is Susie Derkins. One of this strip’s two title characters has several alter egos, including
Spaceman Spiff. A made-up sport in this strip is named after is called Calvinball after one of this strip's title
characters. For the point, name this comic strip by Bill Watterson about a boy and his stuffed tiger.
ANSWER: Calvin and Hobbes

20. The first NBA player from this nation to win an NBA title shared playing time with Aron Baynes and
Matt Bonner on the 2014 San Antonio Spurs. The second man from this nation to win an NBA title currently
backs up Klay Thompson. In addition to Tiago Splitter and Leandro Barbosa, this nation's basketball players
include Anderson Varejao. For the point, name this South American country where Oscar Schmidt once
played for Palmeras in Sao Paulo.
ANSWER: Federative Republic of Brazil

21. A song about this character begins when his friend suggests, “you’ve got to pull yourself together!” This
man's admirers are encouraged to “give five ‘hurrahs,’ give twelve ‘hip-hips!’” This figure snaps a belt that
has been wrapped around his neck by flexing it, and recounts how every day “I eat five dozen eggs, so I’m
roughly the size of a barge.” Le Fou sings that no one is as "slick" or as "quick" as, for the point, what
Disney character, who is rejected by Belle in Beauty and the Beast?
ANSWER: Gaston

22. An early role for this actor was Josh in Critters 3, and he won a Razzie award for Worst Screen Couple
for his work in The Man in the Iron Mask. This man starred opposite Claire Danes in a movie directed by
Baz Luhrmann, and his more recent roles include Jordan Belfort in The Wolf of Wall Street and a role in
which he improvised the line “I’m king of the world!” For the point, name this actor who finally won an
Oscar for his role in The Revenant and who also starred in Titanic.
ANSWER: Leonardo DiCaprio
23. Moogles are a race that appear in this video game series, whose upcoming installment centers on the
character of Noctis. Characters from this franchise appear in the non-Disney areas of Kingdom Hearts. In the
first installment of this series, the four heroes of light face off against Chaos. Its seventh installment features
the final boss Sephiroth, and stars Cloud Strife. For the point, name this Square Enix series of role-playing
video games.
ANSWER: Final Fantasy (accept any integer from 1-15 added to the end)

24. In 2012, a player from this nation was accused of racism against Didier Zokora. Uruguayan goalkeeper
Fernando Muslera plays for a team in this nation. While playing for Atlético Madrid in 2015, a player from
this nation only received a yellow card after he threw his shoe at a referee. Last summer, Samuel Eto’o,
Nani, Lukas Podolski, and Robin van Persie all moved to clubs in this country. Arda Turan is from, for the
point, what nation whose “big three” clubs Besiktas, Fenerbahçe, and Galatasaray, are all based in Istanbul?
ANSWER: Turkey [or Türkiye]

25. In one appearance, this character avoided being transformed into yarn in a plot to construct a castle. In a
previous game, this character must collect and eat at least thirty pieces of fruit to pass each level. In that
game, eight hatchlings are trapped in a magical storybook. In addition to this character’s Woolly World, his
primary appearance as a main character involves defeating the sorcerer Kamek and caring for Baby Mario in
this character’s namesake Story. For the point, identify this Nintendo character, a green dinosaur.
ANSWER: Yoshi

TIEBREAK 1: This country’s golden generation included left-back Robert Jarni. The current manager of
West Ham United, Slaven Bilić, hails from this country, where he played for Hajduk [hye-DOOK] Split. A
year before Gareth Bale left Tottenham for Real Madrid, a small, deep-lying playmaker from this nation
made the same move. For the point, name this home country of Ivan Rakitić and Luka Modrić, where the
last eleven titles have been won by Dinamo Zagreb.
Answer: Republic of Croatia [or Republika Hrvatska]

TIEBREAK 2: One song by this singer asserts, “I’d go hungry, I’d go black and blue” in order to
accomplish the title action, and another begins, “I’ve made up my mind, no need to think it over.” In
addition to “Make You Feel My Love” and “Chasing Pavements,” another song by this singer claims “I’m in
California dreaming about who we used to be” before calling the titular word “from the other side.” For the
point, name this singer of “Rolling in the Deep” and “Hello.”
ANSWER: Adele Laurie Blue Adkins (accept either underlined part)

TIEBREAK 3: In a scene near the start of this film, the main character's grandmother crosses a street thanks
to the luck of a cricket. Donny Osmond and Lea Salonga provided singing voices for this film, whose songs
include "A Girl Worth Fighting For" and "I'll Make a Man Out Of You". It starred Eddie Murphy as Mushu
and Ming-Na Wen as the main character, who defeats the Huns. For the point, name this 1998 Disney
animated film in which title woman defends China against invasion.
ANSWER: Mulan

TIEBREAK 4: Ian Callaghan made 857 appearances for this side, which won the 1965 F.A. Cup when
Callaghan’s cross found Ian St. John. Currently owned by the owners of the Boston Red Sox, this club paid
£35 million for Andy Carroll just after selling Fernando Torres to Chelsea in 2011, and recently sold Luis
Suárez to Barcelona. For the point, name this longtime club of Kenny Dalglish and Steven Gerrard, a local
rival of Everton that plays at Anfield.
Answer: Liverpool Football Club

TIEBREAK 5: This character is the protagonist of Castle of Illusion, and he tries to repair Yen Sid’s world
using a magic paintbrush in a game for the Wii titled “Epic” [this character]. In Kingdom Hearts, this
character is the inventor of Gummi Ships and is a King. This character is the primary player character in
Disney’s Magical Quest, where he defeats Peg-Leg Pete with the help of either Donald Duck, or his
girlfriend. For the point, name this mascot of Disney, an anthropomorphic mouse and friend of Minnie.
ANSWER: Mickey Mouse