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1. Characters seen during this phenomenon garnered nicknames like Jay Leno and Battery
Jesus. For 10 points each:
a. Name this social experiment in which the viewers of a streamed video game could play along
in an attempt to complete a classic video game.
Answer: Twitch Plays Pokemon (prompt on ‘Pokemon’)
b. Twitch Plays Pokemon inspired several imitations, including one that allowed players to
collaborate in playing this puzzle game created by Alexey Pajitnov (PADGE-it-nov).
Answer: Tetris (accept ‘Twitch plays Tetris’)
c. A less successful attempt at adapting the Twitch Plays Pokemon formula was one applied to
this physics-based game, in which the player uses the title keyboard keys to control the
individual calves and thighs of a sprinter.
Answer: QWOP (pronounced ‘kwop’, accept ‘Twitch plays QWOP’)

2. He was created by Hadashi Tamada at the San Fransokyo Institute of Technology. For 10
points each:
a. Name this inflatable health care robot taught to become a superhero by Tadashi’s younger
brother in a 2014 film.
Answer: Baymax
b. Baymax is the protagonist of this film. In this film, he becomes one member of the title crime-
fighting team that also features Wasabi and GoGo Tamago (tuh-MA-go).
Answer: Big Hero 6
c. Another member of the Big Hero 6 team was this character, a chemistry whiz who can pull
spheres made of any substance from her purse. She was voiced by Genesis Rodriguez.
Answer: Honey Lemon

3. This Laura Numeroff work spawned a series that included a dog and a pig, all of whom ask
for something to eat. For 10 points each:
a. Name this children’s book whose title character is eventually said to need a straw, a napkin
and many other objects.
Answer: If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
b. One of the many follow-ups to If You Give a Mouse a Cookie is a book that explores what
happens if you give a moose one of these food items.
Answer: a muffin
c. In If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, the mouse looks in a mirror, then uses a scissors to give
himself a trim, after which he asks for one of these objects.
Answer: a broom
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4. This man’s career began as the vocalist for the band White Eskimo. For 10 points each:
a. Name this British singer, the youngest member of a 5-piece pop group. In one song, this
singer notes “Everyone else in the room can see it, everyone else but you.”
Answer: Harry Styles
b. Harry Styles is a member of this band, whose songs include “Best Song Ever” and the 2014
hit “Steal My Girl”.
Answer: One Direction
c. In One Direction’s music video for “Steal My Girl”, the group follows the guidance of an
eccentric director played by this actor, who also plays Frank Reynolds on It’s Always Sunny In
Philadelphia.
Answer: Danny DeVito

5. Identify these things about breakfast cereal mascots, for 10 points each:
a. Frosted Flakes mascot Tony the Tiger was voiced for over 50 years by Thurl Ravenscroft,
who created this ubiquitous catch phrase in an effort to give the character more personality.
Answer: “They’re Grrrreat!” (indignantly prompt on any utterance of “they’re great” with a
clearly insufficient amount of R’s)
b. This bird has been the mascot for Froot Loops since 1963. In recent years, this character has
been pitted against villains such as Blackbeak the Pirate and the Greedy Witch Doctor.
Answer: Toucan Sam (prompt on partial answer)
c. Chef Wendell was one of three bakers that represented this cereal in the 1990’s. More recent
commercials for this cereal feature anthropomorphized squares that occasionally lick and eat
each other.
Answer: Cinnamon Toast Crunch

6. Identify these things about the 2014 NBA Draft, for 10 points each:
a. The first pick in the draft was awarded to this team for the third time in four years. As if their
luck wasn’t good enough, LeBron James left Miami to return to this team in the offseason.
Answer: Cleveland Cavaliers (accept either)
b. The Cavaliers took this player from the University of Kansas with the first pick, but later
traded him to the Minnesota Timberwolves as part of a deal for Kevin Love.
Answer: Andrew Wiggins
c. Duke forward Jabari Parker was taken by this team with the second pick in the draft. This
team plays its home games at the BMO (BEE-mo) Harris Bradley Center.
Answer: Milwaukee Bucks

7. Answer these questions about some of America’s dumbest criminals of the last year, for 10
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points each.
a. A Pennsylvania man wanted for aggravated assault was captured minutes after sharing a
police department’s photo of his own mug shot on this social media platform.
Answer: Facebook
b. In 2015, a North Dakota man was arrested under suspicion of driving under the influence
while operating one of these vehicles at the South Sports Arena.
Answer: Zamboni (accept things like ice resurfacing machine)
c. A man in this state was apprehended in 2014 after trying to retrieve a cell phone that he left at
the scene of a burglary he committed. A subreddit dedicated to strange stories and criminals in
this state refers to “this state Man” as the world’s worst superhero.
Answer: Florida

8. It won the 2015 Golden Globe for Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy, as well as the
Best Actor award for the same criteria. For 10 points each:
a. Name this critically-acclaimed show in which a family learns that their father, played by
Jeffrey Tambor, identifies as a female.
Answer: Transparent
b. Transparent airs exclusively via this website, which has also produced multiple seasons of
Alpha House and Annedroids.
Answer: Amazon.com (accept Amazon Studios or Amazon Prime)
c. In his Golden Globes acceptance speech, Jeffrey Tambor dedicated the award to this
transgender teenager, whose publicly blogged suicide note went viral in late 2014.
Answer: Leelah Alcorn (accept Joshua Alcorn)

9. Getting a ‘crown’ in this game’s spinner grants the player an immediate chance to earn one of
six characters. For 10 points each:
a. Name this quiz game that also offers 24-hour challenges and allows players to write their own
questions via its “Question Factory”.
Answer: Trivia Crack
b. One of the six characters in Trivia Crack is the one representing entertainment, who is an
anthropomorphic version of this food item, who is sometimes seen wearing 3d glasses.
Answer: popcorn bucket
c. Trivia Crack was first released in 2013 by this Argentinian game studio.
Answer: Etermax

10. The 35th annual Golden Raspberry Awards continued the tradition of honoring Hollywood’s
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worst films of the year in 2015. For 10 points each:
a. This Michael Bay action film led all movies with seven nominations, including Worst Picture
and Worst Director It was the first film in the series to not star Shia LeBeouf.
Answer: Transformers: Age of Extinction (prompt on partial answer or ‘Transformers 4’)
b. Also nominated for Worst Picture was this film based on a series of Christian novels. In this
film, Nicolas Cage braces for the apocalypse after the world’s Christians are sent to heaven.
Answer: Left Behind
c. This other Christian-themed holiday film starring Kirk Cameron was also nominated for Worst
Picture, and as of February 2015 is ranked as the worst movie of all time by IMDb.
Answer: Kirk Cameron’s Saving Christmas

11. This series was created by Nice Peter and EpicLLOYD and its first episode pitted John
Lennon against Bill O’Reilly. For 10 points each:
a. Name this web series that has also seen Cleopatra go up against Marilyn Monroe in a
contemporary form of verbal combat.
Answer: Epic Rap Battles of History (prompt on partial answer or ‘ERB’)
b. Another early episode of Epic Rap Battles of History depicted a battle between Abraham
Lincoln and this action movie star, the subject of a series of absurd namesake “facts”.
Answer: Carlos Ray “Chuck” Norris
c. The fourth season premiere of Epic Rap Battles of History pitted these two similarly named
groups against each other. One of these groups contains Egon Spengler and Peter Venkman,
while the other includes Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman.
Answer: Ghostbusters and Mythbusters (both answers are required)

12. This song’s hook notes “Last thing I remember is our beautiful bodies grinding up in the
club”. For 10 points each:
a. Name this song about an inebriated hookup by Beyonce and her husband, Jay-Z.
Answer: “Drunk In Love”
b. “Drunk In Love” was one of the lead singles of Beyonce’s self-titled fifth album, which drew
strong reactions after being released in this unusual manner in 2013.
Answer: it was released without being announced or promoted (accept any answer that
explains this)
c. This alternative rock band covered “Drunk in Love” at the 2014 Coachella Music Festival.
They are better known for the hits “Tongue Tied” and “Colours”.
Answer: Grouplove

13. Spike Lee produced a mini-documentary titled “I Throw Like A Girl” about this athlete. For 10
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points each:
a. Name this baseball player who became the first girl to be the winning pitcher of a Little
League World Series Game in 2014.
Answer: Mo’ne Davis
b. After her success, Mo’ne Davis became the first Little League player to appear on the cover
of this magazine, owned by Time, Inc.
Answer: Sports Illustrated
c. Davis’s team reached the US Semifinal game, where they lost to a team from this state. This
state’s team later had their victories vacated due to a recruiting scandal.
Answer: Illinois

14. The fifth film in this series, subtitled All In, was released in 2014. For 10 points each:
a. Name this film franchise, whose loosely connected films all center around competitive
dancers striving for greatness, as well as their romantic entanglements.
Answer: Step Up
b. The only actor to appear in both the original Step Up and Step Up 2: The Streets is this actor,
who played a different kind of dancer as the title character in Magic Mike.
Answer: Channing Tatum
c. The fourth film in the series, Step Up Revolution, focuses on one of these groups, who begin
as a public nuisance but eventually use the power of dancing to save a neighborhood of slums,
somehow.
Answer: flash mob

15. One example of this show’s notorious ‘baskets’ included ingredients like instant ramen
noodles and calf eyeballs. For 10 points each:
a. Name this Food Network show, in which contestants must use all of the ingredients in those
baskets. The term used for contestants’ eliminations gives this show its name.
Answer: Chopped
b. Among Chopped’s regular judges are Geoffrey Zakarian (za-CARE-ee-in) and Alex
Guarnaschelli (GWAR-na-’shelly’), who both hold this prestigious title that also names another
Food Network competition show.
Answer: Iron Chef
c. Chopped is hosted by Ted Allen, who also appeared on this Bravo series as one of five gay
men who provide makeovers and life advice to unfashionable men.
Answer: Queer Eye for the Straight Guy

16. This book is expected to feature a chapter told from the point of view of Victarion Greyjoy,
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though its release date is currently unknown. For 10 points each:
a. Name this unreleased sixth book in a popular fantasy series by George R. R. Martin.
Answer: The Winds of Winter
b. The Winds of Winter is a part of this series. Other novels in this series include A Dance with
Dragons and A Storm of Swords.
Answer: A Song of Ice and Fire (do not accept or prompt on ‘Game of Thrones’)
c. Martin has also delayed the release of the fourth novella in this series, also set in the Song of
Ice and Fire universe. These novellas follow two title characters, who are referred to by their
nicknames.
Answer: Tales of Dunk and Egg

17. Identify the following rock bands who have often been described as ‘nerdy’, for 10 points
each.
a. This group is fronted by Rivers Cuomo and is best known for the songs “Buddy Holly” and
“Island in the Sun”. They released the album “Everything Will Be Alright In The End” in 2014.
Answer: Weezer
b. Ed Robertson and Steven Page led the classic lineup of this Canadian band behind the hits
“One Week”, “Pinch Me”, and “If I Had $1,000,000”.
Answer: Barenaked Ladies
c. John Flansburgh and John Linnell (Lin-ELL) make up this geeky duo. This group released
several children’s albums in the 2000’s as songs like “Particle Man” and a cover of “Istanbul
(Not Constantinople)”.
Answer: They Might Be Giants

18. For 10 points each, name these hats.

a. This hat is often used as a prop and worn by magicians. It is also worn by Rich Uncle
Pennybags, the mascot of the board game Monopoly.
Answer: top hat (accept stove pipe hat, cylinder hat, chimney pot hat, high hat or beaver
hat)
b. This variety of baseball cap has experienced a resurgence in the 2010’s. In contrast to a fitted
cap, these items are named for the fasteners that allow the wearer to adjust their sizes
Answer: snapback
c. This narrow-brimmed hat gets its name from a George du Maurier (doo mor-YAY) novel.
Often mistaken for a fedora, this hat is popular among fans of ska music.
Answer: trilby

19. For 10 points each, name these collegiate athletic teams with unusual mascots.
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a. An anthropomorphic orange named Otto is the mascot of this New York school. The ‘Orange’
serves as this school’s primary color and nickname.
Answer: Syracuse University
b. The University of Arkansas at Monticello men’s athletic teams sport this mascot, an insect
known for posing a significant danger to cotton fields.
Answer: Boll Weevils (prompt on ‘weevils’)
c. A member of the Atlantic 10 Conference, this NCAA school is the only university in the U.S.
with the spider as its official nickname. This school’s men’s basketball team reached the Sweet
Sixteen in 2011 before losing to Kansas.
Answer: University of Richmond

20. In December 2014, The Colbert Report aired its final episode that featured a star-studded
rendition of the classic song “We’ll Meet Again”. For 10 points each:
a. This 42nd President of the United States appeared in the segment via a pre-recorded video.
This man tweeted a photo of himself in 2014 reading a biography of his predecessor that was
written by his successor.
Answer: William Jefferson ‘Bill’ Clinton
b. Among the musicians who appeared were two country singers who also collaborated on the
song “Beer for my Horses”. One is best known for the song “On The Road Again”, while other
released the exceedingly patriotic “Courtesy of the Red, White & Blue”. Name either of the two.
Answer: Willie Nelson or Toby Keith (accept Toby Keith Covel)
c. Another guest in the performance was this reality TV producer, host of Watch What Happens
Live and creator of the Real Housewives franchise. He released a book of his “Diaries” in 2014.
Answer: Andy Cohen