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Rock and Roll Hall of Shame III ​Packet 2

CWRU Trivia Team 2017-18

TOSSUPS

1. ​Individuals from this community once correctly diagnosed testicular cancer when a male member showed a
picture of a positive pregnancy test on which he had urinated. A member of this community once asked fellow
members to suggest random foods so he could rate how they tasted with and without rice. As an April Fools
joke, this site created a digital (*) ​canvas on which members could place individual pixels. Members of this
community often invite famous celebrities to answer questions in online Q&A sessions called AMAs, and the
mascot of this group is a white impish character who dresses up in costumes. For 10 points, name this website that
calls itself “the front page of the internet.”
ANSWER: ​Reddit​.com

2. ​In one portrayal, this character is a former surgeon who finds a new job as a sober companion. In another
appearance, this character owns a cellphone that was given to him by his estranged alcoholic sister Harriet.
That portrayal of this character also has a psychosomatic limp and tremor in his hand that disappear under
stress, suggesting that he misses the thrill of battle rather than being haunted by it. Another version of this
character had his honeymoon with (*)​ Mary Morstan ruined by the nemesis, James Moriarty, of his companion,
though that companion saved both this character and his wife. For 10 points, name this character played by Lucy
Liu, Martin Freeman, and Jude Law, the companion of Sherlock Holmes.
ANSWER: Dr. John/Joan ​Watson

3. ​Though this band was originally named Sweet Children, they changed their name 2 years after their
formation to avoid confusion with another band called Sweet Baby. This band performed 39/Smooth on their
first national tour in 1990. This band’s frontman famously declared, (*) ​"My mission for 2016? To destroy the
phrase 'pop-punk' forever.” This band famously derived their name from its member’s love of cannabis. For 10
points name this band behind such albums as ​Dookie​, ​Nimrod​, and ​Insomniac​, whose songs include “American
Idiot,” “Holiday,” and “Boulevard of Broken Dreams.”
ANSWER: ​Green Day

4. ​In 2005, USPS announced a release of this tennis player’s commemorative postal stamp, the first stamp
ever to feature the cover of a ​Sports Illustrated ​magazine. In the early 1980s, he is believed to have contracted
HIV from a blood transfusion he received during (*) ​heart bypass surgery, leading to this man’s promotion of
AIDS awareness before his death in 1992. This man was also posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of
Freedom by Bill Clinton in 1993. For 10 points, name this American tennis player, the only black man ever to win
the singles title at Wimbledon, the US Open, and the Australian Open.
ANSWER: Arthur​ ​Ashe

5. ​During production of this movie, the actress playing the main antagonist sustained severe burns due to a
faulty trapdoor during a stunt, resulting in her 6 week absence from the set. This movie has been said to be
an allegory for the American Gilded Age. During post-production, the studio making this film considered
cutting what would become one of its most famous songs. That studio, (*) ​MGM, famously departed from the
source book in order to make full use of new Technicolor technology, changing the color of the protagonist’s
footwear from silver to ruby red. For 10 points, name this 1939 classic movie based on an L. Frank Baum book, in
which Judy Garland sings “Somewhere Over the Rainbow.”
ANSWER: ​The Wizard of Oz
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6. ​This man created a world run by a president named Chris which exists within a small, battery-like object.
This character was dumped by a romantic partner, as he was better at what that partner did without even
trying. This character’s catchphrase translates to (*) ​“I am in great pain, please help me.” This character escaped
a maximum security prison, in part, by trapping an enemy’s consciousness inside of a Shoney’s in his cerebellum. In
one episode, this character states that killing bureaucrats was the same as killing robots because he does not respect
them. For 10 points, name this character who takes his grandson on sci-fi adventures in one of the greatest animated
series of all time.
ANSWER: ​Rick​ Sanchez ​[or ​Richard Sanchez ​or ​Dick Sanchez​; prompt on ​Sanchez​]

7. ​The day before the re-election of Chen Shui-bian as the president of Taiwan was marred by an alleged one
of these events. The official view in Cuba is that the explosion of the USS ​Maine​ was also one of these
operations. Another of these events was so small that the train running on the allegedly damaged tracks was
not even affected, but the (*)​ Mukden incident still provided pretext for Japan to invade Manchuria. Debunked
claims have been made that 9/11 was actually this type of event as a similar pretext for invading Afghanistan and/or
Iraq, while the Sandy Hook shootings have also been labeled as this type of operation for suppressing gun rights. For
10 points, name this type of covert operation where the perpetrator makes it seem like the job was carried out by a
different party.
ANSWER: ​false flag ​operation

8. ​In back-to-back weeks, Melvin Gordon and Samaje Perine broke the NCAA FBS record for most rushing
yards in a single game, formerly set by this man with 406 yards against UTEP during his junior season at
TCU. This man was in the same draft class as Michael Vick, and the Chargers traded away the number one
pick to the Atlanta Falcons to select this player (*) ​5th overall in the 2001 NFL draft. Upon his retirement in June
2012, his jersey number 21 was retired by the Chargers. For 10 points, name this former NFL running back who was
inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in August 2017, often referred to by his initials, L. T​.
ANSWER: ​LaDainian Tomlinson​ [prompt on ​L.T.​ before mention]

9. T​he first host of this game show, which premiered on July 12, 1976, was Richard Dawson. A bulls-eye
version of this game was introduced in 1992, extending the airtime from 30 minutes to 60 minutes. This game
has been repeatedly satirized by ​Saturday Night Live​, notably involving Justin Timberlake and Jimmy Fallon
acting as each other in an (*)​ NBC v. CBS matchup. In the final round of this show, Fast Money, two members of
the winning five person team compete against the clock to earn 200 points, winning $20,000 in the current iteration
of this game. For 10 points, name this game show, hosted by Steve Harvey, which often includes the line “survey
says!”
ANSWER: ​Family Feud

10. ​In a 1928 song written by Cole Porter for the musical ​Paris​, this phrase is equated to falling in love, as it is
found that this phrase applies to educated fleas, the Dutch in old Amsterdam, and oysters down in Oyster
Bay. In ​Star Wars Episode III​, this phrase is uttered by Chancellor Palpatine as Anakin is about to (*)
decapitate Count Dooku with two lightsabers. This phrase is repeated in a motivational speech filmed in 2015 in
front of a green screen; in that video, Shia Labeouf follows this phrase with “Don’t let your dreams be dreams…
yesterday you said tomorrow.” For 10 points, identify this phrase which, when following the word “just,” gives the
trademark slogan of the Nike brand.
ANSWER: “​do it​” [or “​Let’s do it​” or “​Just do it​”]
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11. ​In the armed forces, this acronym refers to the type of airdrop pioneered by Colonel John Stapp for
deploying supplies and personnel from high altitudes. This word names a song produced by Ryan Tedder in
2008 for the third studio album of the singer (*)​ ​Beyoncé. The game engine for a franchise with this name serves
as the sandbox for the Roosterteeth-produced webseries “Red vs Blue,” praised for bringing more mainstream
attention to the machinima art form.​ ​For 10 points, name this Xbox-exclusive franchise starring the Spartan
Super-Soldier “Master Chief.”
ANSWER:​ ​Halo

12. ​There was intense social media debate about who wore this article of clothing first after Cam Newton
wore a floral print version of this article of clothing to Coachella in 2017. Others argue that Sean Connery
wore a form of this article of clothing as James Bond. This product’s Kickstarter site, produced by Aced
Designs, claims that customers will “turn heads and break hearts”. (*) ​Reebok recently released the designs for
an athletic version of this article, notably sporting a hood and front chest zipper. Some of its most prominent features
include a zippered back pocket and a front shirt pocket. For 10 points, name this viral article of clothing, a romper
for men.
ANSWER: ​RompHim

13. ​This game features characters like Unnamed Ghost, Man of Mystery, Little Boy, and Little Girl. Two of
the most popular ways a character can die in this game are being blown up and being eaten by a bird.
Kicking a soccer ball and breaking frozen trees are training regimens which are unlocked much later in the
game. “Competitive Players” of this game often use the two berry technique to maximize their (*) ​JP, or Jump
points, and by paying diamonds to decorate the pond or hire other Pokémon to help, the player is able to advance
much faster in the game. For 10 points, name this Pokémon Mobile game about a useless fish performing the titular
action.
ANSWER:​ ​Pokémon: ​Magikarp Jump

14. ​In a 1996 DC/Marvel crossover story, two mischievous characters named Mister Mxyzptlk ​[mix-YEZ-pit-lik]
and Impossible Man fight using this ability. In the fifth episode of Justice League Unlimited, Circe’s spell
causes Wonder Woman to undergo this phenomenon, and a metahuman with this ability gained it from the
exposure to the same material from which the Orb of Ra was created. That character is (*)​ Rex Mason. The
Martian Manhunter uses this ability to avoid detection when he first comes to Earth, while other characters with this
ability include Matt Hagen and Garfield Logan. For 10 points, name this ability used by Clayface and Beastboy
which allows users to change their bodies into other forms.
ANSWER: ​shapeshifting​ or ​metamorphosis​ ​[accept description, accept ​turning into animals​]

15. ​This actor was suggested to try acting after participating in a staff talent show at the YMCA camp where
he worked. After attending Fordham University, this actor began his acting career both onstage and in film.
In 2005, this actor could be seen as Brutus on Broadway’s production of (*) ​Julius Caesar. This
actor/director/producer was the second African-American to receive the Oscar for Best Actor. This actor has starred
with various others including Whitney Houston, Russell Crowe, Mark Wahlberg and recently Viola Davis. For 10
points, name this American actor that can be seen in ​Training Day​, ​Malcolm X​, and ​Fences​.
ANSWER: ​Denzel Washington
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16. ​This musician sold his first album, produced and recorded by himself, in 6th grade. Later in life, this
singer of “My Gospel” and “As You Are” also received a double major in music production and engineering
from Berkley College of Music. His first single contained lines like, “We’ve got this king size to ourselves”
and “it’s a Kama Sutra show and tell.” That single was the 2015 hit (*) “​Marvin Gaye”. Lines from his album
Nine Track Mind ​include, “I just hope you’re lying next to somebody, who knows how to love you like me.” and
“Call me baby if you need a friend.” For 10 points, name this singer of songs like “We Don’t Talk Anymore,” “One
Call Away,” and, more recently, “Attention.”
ANSWER: ​Charlie Puth​ [prompt on partial answer]

17. ​A 1993 commercial for this product features a snowman who melts into a little boy after using this
product. The current slogan for this product is, “It’s amazing what [this product] can do,” though another
current slogan campaign also in use is the phrase, “Made for real, real life.” Thirty-two nearly identical
pictures of this product were produced in 1962 using a (*)​ silkscreen process, in which the artist used a
handmade rubber stamp to create a fleur-de-lis pattern at the bottom of each of these products. One of those
paintings includes the phrase, “Great as a sauce, too!” For 10 points, identify this product with slogan “M’m, m’m,
good!”, which Andy Warhol made famous with his pop art series.
ANSWER: ​Campbell’s Soup

18. ​In this team’s second Super Bowl loss, return man Desmond Howard was named MVP and Drew Bledsoe
was intercepted 4 times. This team also traded away quarterback Jacoby Brissett for WR Phillip Dorsett in a
recent trade with the Indianapolis Colts. David Tyree’s “helmet catch” set up another Super Bowl loss for
this team, who was (*) ​undefeated until playing the Eli Manning Giants in the 2008 Super Bowl. This team was
also involved in the Deflategate scandal, which ended with the team’s star quarterback being suspended for 4 games.
For 10 points, name this team, coached by Bill Belichick and led by Tom Brady, who won the 2017 Super Bowl
against the Atlanta Falcons.
ANSWER: New England​ ​Patriots

19. ​The first instance of this video clip on the internet was uploaded in 2010 by the YouTuber ​Celyciah​, titled
Dinosauri antropomorfi dalle voci ambigue​. This clip came from the Italian dub of the film ​Dinosaur Adventure
by Dingo Pictures, a cheap knockoff of the classic animated film (*) ​Land Before Time​. While this video itself
was never truly viral, an edited version by ​revergo​ captivated the masses in 2014 when it was shared on the
subreddit “YoutubeHaiku.” For 10 points, name this onomatopoeia which a T-rex says to disrupt a singing
Ankylosaurus named Peek in a namesake viral YouTube hit.
ANSWER: ​Yee

20. ​This location appears in the title of a song that was inspired by Iggy Pop’s infatuation with Vietnamese
flame Kuelan Nguyen ​[kuh-len NWOIN]​. That song, with this location in the title, was performed by David
Bowie on his album ​The Idiot​. A Billy Joel song with this name in the title states that “we could’ve gotten to”
this location “if you only had a little more faith in me.” A song by (*)​ Coldplay on their Mylo Xyloto album
featuring Rihanna features this country in the name, although it never actually appears in the lyrics of the song. For
10 points, name this country which appears in the titles of songs like Coldplay’s “Princess from [this place]” and
Billy Joel’s “The Great Wall of [this country].”
ANSWER: People’s Republic of ​China​ [or Z ​ hongguo​]
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[TIE-BREAKER]: ​In ​X2: X-Men United​, Iceman’s parents live in this city. In another movie set in this city,
two Irishmen go on a rampage after killing a member of the Russian Mafia. That movie is (*)​ ​Boondock
Saints​. ​Black Mass​, a film about infamous gangster Whitey Bulger, takes place in this city. This city is home to a
talking teddy bear prone to wild behavior in ​Ted. ​Perhaps the most famous movies set in this city are those created
by Ben Affleck. For 10 points, name this city on the east coast which is the setting of ​The Town ​and ​Good Will
Hunting​ and which is the capital of Massachusetts​.
ANSWER: ​Boston
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BONUSES:

1. Name these ​Seinfeld ​side characters, for 10 points each:


[10] This character refuses to serve Jerry’s girlfriend, and eventually moves to Argentina when Elaine finds his
recipes in an armoire.
ANSWER: ​Soup Nazi
[10] George is engaged for a while to this woman, although she eventually died from licking toxic envelopes for
their wedding invitations.
ANSWER: ​Susan
[10] George’s boss is this hard-nosed owner of the New York Yankees, played by Larry David. He tends to tell
rambling stories.
ANSWER: George ​Steinbrenner

2. Answer the following about a certain educational PC game, for 10 points each:
[10] This game, produced in 1974, was the most popular game released by the Minnesota Educational Computing
Consortium. Trekkers in this game would pass such locations as Independence, Missouri, Fort Laramie, Wyoming,
and Willamette Valley in the namesake state.
ANSWER: ​The Oregon Trail
[10] In the original version of ​The Oregon Trail​, players could partake in this activity to add more food to their
supply wagon. The success of this activity was determined by how fast players could type words like “BAM” and
“POW.”
ANSWER: ​hunting​ [accept obvious equivalents, do not accept ​fishing​]
[10] A 2012 parody of ​The Oregon Trail​, named ​The Organ Trail​, involved human survivors escaping from these
apocalyptic creatures.
ANSWER: ​zombies​ [accept obvious equivalents]

3. Answer some questions about hip hop artists from a certain city, for 10 points each:
[10] This rapper wanted to form a crew with twelve artists known as The Dirty Dozen, but D12 ended up with six
artists and six alter egos. This rapper is known for hits like “Rap God.”
ANSWER: ​Eminem
[10] Eminem hails from this city, also the setting for his film ​8 Mile​.
ANSWER: ​Detroit
[10] This artist rapped about being from Linwood on ​Detroit Vs Everyone ​alongside Eminem and other Detroit
rappers. He’s released the singles “Grown Up” and “When It Rain” and the albums ​Atrocity Exhibition ​and ​Old​.
ANSWER: ​Danny Brown

4. Name these athletes with a common first name, for 10 points each:
[10] This running back, who won the 1995 Heisman Trophy, played for the Tennessee Titans franchise for nine
years and currently has a role in the musical Chicago.
ANSWER: Eddie ​George
[10] A standout player at Alabama, this running back signed a one year deal this past March to play with the Seattle
Seahawks after starting his career with the Green Bay Packers.
ANSWER: Eddie ​Lacy
[10] This Hall of Fame third baseman played the majority of his 17 year career with the Milwaukee Braves. A
twelve-time All-Star, he led the league in walks four times and crushed 512 career home runs. He was the first
athlete to grace the cover of ​Sports Illustrated​, doing so in 1954.
ANSWER: Eddie ​Matthews
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5. Identify the following celebrities based on their tweets, for 10 points each:
[10] In 2011, this female singer tweeted the following: “Does anyone think global warming is a good thing? I love
Lady Gaga. I think she’s a really interesting artist.”
ANSWER: Britney ​Spears
[10] In 2014, this celebrity broke the record for the most retweets with a group selfie with the caption, “If only
Bradley’s arm was longer. Best photo ever. #oscars”
ANSWER: Ellen ​DeGeneres
[10] Ellen’s record for most retweets was broken by a teen who asked Wendy’s for a year’s worth of this food item.
ANSWER: ​chicken ​nuggets

6. Quite a few movies feature monsters rampaging New York City. For 10 points each:
[10] This iconic monster destroys New York City in a 1998 film which is a reboot of a namesake franchise
originally showing the monster destroying Tokyo.
ANSWER: ​Godzilla
[10] In this found footage film, a sea monster the size of a skyscraper ravages Manhattan with a horde of crab-like
parasites before the air force implements the Hammerdown protocol on the city.
ANSWER: ​Cloverfield
[10] Perhaps the scariest of all New York City-ravaging monsters is from ​Ghostbusters​, in which the Sumerian deity
Gozer is manifested in physical form as this hundred-foot-tall monster.
ANSWER: ​Stay Puft Marshmallow Man​ [prompt on partial answer]

7. Answer the following about female tennis players, for 10 points each:
[10] This athlete has recently taken a hiatus from professional tennis because of her pregnancy. Name this American
who holds the record for most Grand Slam singles titles in the Open Era with 23.
ANSWER: ​Serena Williams
[10] Serena Williams beat this player in the 2015 Wimbledon finals. This tennis player beat Serena’s sister Venus
Williams to claim her second major in the 2017 Wimbledon finals. Name this Spanish player who achieved her
career-high world No. 1 ranking in September of 2017.
ANSWER: ​Garbiñe ​Muguruza
[10] Muguruza got out in the same round as this player in the 2017 U.S. Open. Name this Russian female who
played her first major at the 2017 U.S. Open after serving a 15-month suspension for a failed drug test.
ANSWER: ​Maria ​Sharapova

8. If you still don’t think New York City gets destroyed enough in films, think again. For 10 points each:
[10] In the films ​The Day After Tomorrow​ and ​A.I. Artificial Intelligence​, this is the cause of New York City’s
destruction.
ANSWER: ​global warming​ [or ​storm surge​ or ​flood​ or similar; do not accept ​asteroid​, ​earthquake​, or ​tsunami​]
[10] Though not ​Independence Day​ or ​The Day the Earth Stood Still,​ this movie features aliens trying to destroy
New York City. Luckily for the human race, a team of six superheroes assemble to combat the invading Chitauri.
ANSWER: ​Marvel’s ​The Avengers
[10] In the film ​I Am Legend​, the Brooklyn Bridge is shot down with missiles and New York City is ravaged as a
result of these zombie-like creatures which have been infected by the Krippin Virus and which, as their name
suggests, avoid light.
ANSWER: ​Darkseekers
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9. Twelve-bar blues has gone through quite a few changes through the years. For 10 points each:
[10] This 1955 twelve-bar blues song was the first major hit for the artist Little Richard and initiated the birth of
rock and roll. It opens with the cry, “a-wop bom-a-loo-mop, a-lomp bom bom,” and the title double-rhyming word
pair is repeated throughout the song.
ANSWER: ​“​Tutti Frutti​”
[10] In the 1960s, this screaming singer popularized a unique blues-rock fusion with songs such as “Turtle Blues,”
“Black Mountain Blues,” and “Ball ‘n’ Chain.” She died of a heroin overdose at age 27.
ANSWER: ​Janis Joplin
[10] This flamboyant musician wrote the 1986 song “Kiss,” which follows a twelve-bar blues pattern over a
minimalist funk beat. This musician also sang “I Wanna Be Your Lover,” and he passed away in April of 2016.
ANSWER: ​Prince​ Rogers Nelson

10. This theory had been posited by fans from the publication of the first book of ​A Song of Ice and Fire ​in 1996.
For 10 points each:
[10] This equation with 3 letters posits that Jon Snow is not the son of Ned Stark, but rather Rhaegar Targaryen and
Lyanna Stark, who had been secretly married.
ANSWER: ​R+L=J
[10] Jon Snow appears in this HBO series based on ​A Song of Ice and Fire​.
ANSWER: ​Game of Thrones
[10] Melisandre believes Jon to be this savior, while other think it is Dany, although Missandei points out that the
titular noun is gender-neutral.
ANSWER: ​The Prince or Princess That Was Promised​ [also accept answers only mentioning “prince” or
“princess”]

11. Answer the following about how badly the Kardashian-Jenner sisters want to have children, for 10 points each:
[10] This number of the five Kardashian-Jenner sisters are expecting children as of September 30, 2017. This also
the number of children that Kim Kardashian will have when her child is expected to be born in January 2018.
ANSWER: ​three
[10] Kylie Jenner is five months pregnant with the child of this rapper. This rapper’s top charting single is his
“Antidote,” released in 2015.
ANSWER: ​Travis Scott​ [accept Jacques ​Webster​, Jr.]
[10] Tristan Thompson, center for this NBA team, is the father of Khloe Kardashian’s child. This team recently
acquired Dwyane Wade from the Chicago Bulls.
ANSWER: ​Cleveland​ ​Cavaliers​ [accept either underlined portion, accept ​Cavs​]

12. Name the film studio from their cinematic logo intros, for 10 points each:
[10] Movies produced by this major film studio open with a musical fanfare as the studio’s name surrounds a
glowing Earth.
ANSWER: ​Universal​ Studios [prompt on ​Comcast​]
[10] This major film studio’s intro is usually played without its own music. That intro features stars flying through
clouds until they align around a mountain.
ANSWER: ​Paramount​ Motion Pictures Group [prompt on ​Viacom​]
[10] This film studio’s title sequence shows a series of gears before the camera zooms out through a keyhole. This
studio’s name then appears in the clouds as doors with the titular animal on them open up.
ANSWER: ​Lionsgate
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13. Every year since 1949 the Tony Awards have recognized achievements on Broadway. Name these shows that
won Best Musical at the Tonys, for 10 points each:
[10] This 1958 Tony-winning musical follows a con man who poses as a band instructor selling band instruments
and uniforms but usually leaves town prior to giving any lessons.
ANSWER: ​The Music Man
[10] This 2013 Tony-winning musical with music and lyrics by Cyndi Lauper is focused around a shoe factory
producing boots for a specific niche market.
ANSWER: ​Kinky Boots
[10] This 2017 Tony-winning musical approaches serious topics of mental illness while following the titular lead
after a classmate’s death.
ANSWER: ​Dear Evan Hansen

14. Answer some questions about parodies produced by Weird Al Yankovic, for 10 points each:
[10] “Amish Paradise” was a parody of this artist’s “Gangsta’s Paradise.” This artist also rapped the theme song of
Kenan and Kel​.
ANSWER: ​Coolio
[10] “Word Crimes,” Weird Al’s most recent success, parodies this Robin Thicke song. This song was banned at
some universities after accusations of misogyny.
ANSWER: “​Blurred Lines​”
[10] Weird Al declares his love for this type of ice cream on one of his early singles, a parody of Joan Jett’s “I Love
Rock ‘n’ Roll.”
ANSWER: ​rocky road

15. All of humanity’s knowledge has been condensed into one YouTube playlist, titled Important Videos. For 10
points each:
[10] Important Videos is a playlist created by this Youtuber.
ANSWER: ​eljolto
[10] In one video in this playlist, a woman names this fruit when she is asked to name one yellow fruit.
ANSWER: ​orange
[10] The 67th video in the playlist features one of these entities resting on a target on dog’s head. In another video
on the playlist, a flutterbye fairy version of this object flies into a fireplace.
ANSWER: ​toy helicopter​ [prompt on partial answer, but be lenient]

16. Answer the following about elements of pop culture which all start with “Flight of the,” for 10 points each:
[10] This orchestral interlude written by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov evokes the chaotic flying pattern of a fuzzy
insect.
ANSWER: Flight of the ​Bumblebee
[10] This 1986 Disney film tells the story of David Freeman, a 12-year-old boy who is abducted by an alien
spaceship and implanted with star charts and technical manuals of an advanced alien race.
ANSWER: Flight of the​ ​Navigator
[10] This New Zealand-based comedy duo had a show that ran for two seasons on HBO, and referred to themselves
as ​"New Zealand's fourth most popular guitar-based digi-bongo acapella-rap-funk-comedy folk duo."
ANSWER: Flight of the ​Conchords
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17. Answer the following about famous movies utilizing CGI, for 10 points each:
[10] This 1995 movie was the first feature-length presentation to be completely produced using CGI, taking the
technology “to infinity and beyond.”
ANSWER: ​Toy Story
[10] This other “super” Pixar movie is slated for release in summer of 2018 and is the sequel to a popular 2004
production centered on the Parr family.
ANSWER: ​The Incredibles 2
[10] While the films in this franchise are not fully animated, CGI was used heavily in the re-release of some movies
in this franchise. Most notably, CGI was used to alter a scene making Greedo shoot first.
ANSWER: ​Star Wars

18. Japan is home to many unique number games. For 10 points each:
[10] Name this number game, in which the objective is to fill a nine-by-nine grid with the numbers one through nine
so that each row, column, and three-by-three grid only has one of each number.
ANSWER: ​sudoku
[10] Games like kakuro rely on this mathematical operation to complete them. In games like kakuro, every number
from 1 to 9 is used once and manipulated by this mathematical operation to achieve the highest possible number, 45.
ANSWER: ​addition​ [accept equivalents]
[10] This game, in a grid layout like sudoku, is broken into outlined groups of squares. Each outlined group in this
game is assigned a number and an operation, in which all of the numbers in said group must equal each other.
ANSWER: ​KenKen

19. Name these coaches, for 10 points each:


[10] This man coached the 1972 Miami Dolphins to a perfect 17-0 season and Super Bowl victory. He received his
master’s degree in physical education from Western Reserve University in 1953.
ANSWER: Don ​Shula
[10] This man coached the Stanford Cardinals and San Francisco 49ers. He led the 49ers to three Super Bowls and
popularized the West Coast offense.
ANSWER: Bill ​Walsh
[10] This coach had great success with the USC Trojans before leaving in 2010 to become the coach of the Seattle
Seahawks. He is still the coach of the Seahawks and led them to a Super Bowl win.
ANSWER: Pete ​Carroll

20. Answer the following about popular webcomics, for 10 points each:
[10] This three panel webcomic features characters such as pink and orange blobs, along with the punchline “oh no.”
ANSWER: ​Webcomic Name
[10] This other webcomic features a small version of a long green creature. It also features noises such as “sleepo
beepo,” and “tweep twop beepo.”
ANSWER: ​Tiny Snek Comics
[10] In ​Tiny Snek Comics​, Tiny Snek encounters this brown lizard-like entity. When asked “hey you are not snek
what are you,” this entity responds with this name.
ANSWER: ​Scrungo Beepis

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