Spring Trash 2014
Packet #9 by Bob Kilner, Dan Pechi, Kenji Golimlim, Colin McNamara and Shashank Raghavachari
1. In this story, the protagonist passes by the Bijon Theater, whose marquee advertises Elizabeth Taylor’s Cleopatra. Near this
story’s end, the title characters lament the escape of a policeman and a priest, who are called “Blue Man” and “false
minister,” respectively. Ruth decides against burning a field in this story, whose title characters worship the entity “He Who
(*) Walks Behind the Rows.” This story's title characters, who include Moses and Malachi, ambush a couple entering Gatlin,
Nebraska and crucify Vicky. In this story, Burt dies after rows of the title crop trap him and a green, red-eyed monster emerges from a
clearing. For 10 points, identify this Stephen King story.
ANSWER: “Children of the Corn”
Bonus: Answer the following about other Stephen King works, for 10 points each.
[10] This state, the location of the fictional towns of Castle Rock, Derry, and Jerusalem’s Lot, serves as the setting for several King
novels.
ANSWER: Maine
[10] This King novel, whose protagonists are the Trenton and Camber families, sees the title St. Bernard driven to madness by a rabies
infection.
ANSWER: Cujo
[10] In this King novel, the spirit of Roland LeBay torments Arnie Cunningham and Leigh Cabot by possessing the title vehicle, a
1958 Plymouth Fury, and committing a string of murders with it.
ANSWER: Christine
2. A small trophy presented to one man for a 15-year undefeated streak set up a heel turn that would come to a head at this
event, which saw Aretha Franklin sing “America the Beautiful” at its opening. The second televised bout at this event was
known as the “Full Nelson Challenge” (*) and a later match at this event saw King Kong Bundy and two midgets take on Hillbilly
Jim, who also employed the help of two little people. Another match at this event saw Ricky Steamboat and Randy Savage compete
in what is generally agreed to be one of the greatest matches in wrestling history, and just a few minutes later, “Mean” Gene Okerlund
announced that this event had set the then-world indoor attendance record of over 93,000 fans. Hulk Hogan met his former friend
Andre the Giant for the WWF title at, for 10 points, what 1986 event held at the Pontiac Silverdome?
ANSWER: Wrestlemania III [prompt on “Wrestlemania” alone; accept Wrestlemania 1987; do not accept any other
“Wrestlemania”]
Bonus: This man served as the color commentator for Wrestlemania III. For 10 points each:
[10] Identify this wrestler, commentator, politician and television host who served as the governor of Minnesota from 1999-2003.
ANSWER: Jesse “the Body” Ventura or James Janos
[10] Ventura appeared in the film-within-a-film titled “Black Hammer, White Lightning” along with the Omar Epps-played Willie
Mays Hayes in this 1994 sequel to a 1989 film.
ANSWER: Major League II [do NOT accept “Major League”]
[10] Ventura served as a guest referee at SummerSlam when it was held in Minnesota and also did commentary for this short-lived
football promotion owned by Vince McMahon.
ANSWER: XFL [do NOT accept “Extreme Football League” since it was made clear that was not what the abbreviation stood for]
3. One character in this show worries about a couple's relationship in the face of their mutual wealth, noting that only the
poor have pleasure and asking "how can love survive?" That couple later breaks up because the man refuses to take the
advice to "be wise, compromise." Ariane Rinehart made her television debut in this production with a role in which she asks
what she knows of (*) "bachelor dandies, drinkers of brandies." An Audra McDonald-played character asks "how do you solve a
problem like" another character who tries ousting the thunder with the song "The Lonely Goatherd." For 10 points, name this modern
television musical performance containing songs like "Do Re Mi" and "My Favorite Things" with the role of Maria played by Carrie
Underwood.
ANSWER: The Sound of Music, Live [prompt on “The Sound of Music;” accept “The Sound of Music with Carrie Underwood”
before mentioned; accept anything that differentiates it from the movie version (i.e., NBC's Sound of Music); accept the “Broadway
performance of The Sound of Music” before Ariane Rinehart.]
Bonus: Musicals are not the only reason to break out in song and dance. Identify these shows with musical episodes for 10 points
each.
[10] In this show's episode "My Musical," a patient hears ordinary conversations as songs because of an aneurysm. When admitted to
the hospital, she hears "Welcome to Sacred Heart," and she is asked for a stool sample in the song "Everything Comes Down to Poo."
ANSWER: Scrubs
[10] This show's "Brown Betty" episode was in response to Fox asking its shows to include musical elements one week. The “Brown
Betty” episode of this show portrays Dr. Bishop as the inventor of “everything that is wonderful in the world” including hugs,
rainbows, bubblegum and singing corpses.
ANSWER: Fringe
[10] Although the entire episode was not necessarily a musical, the “My Old Kentucky Home” episode of this show sees Joan sing
“C’est Magnifique” while playing an accordion, Roger singing to his fiancee while wearing blackface and Pete and his wife dancing a
lively Charleston.
ANSWER: Mad Men
4. This film is partially based on plot elements of the 1955 film Operation Petticoat and one character in this film is nicknamed
“Stoneball” Jackson and ended up in his current position after blowing an easy layup during a game against Army. Another
character in this film tells the protagonist that a certain ship is “held together by bird droppings” and that character later
chews out Buckman for stacking pig lard on a lower shelf than the coffee. Lauren Holly plays (*) Lieutenant Lake in this film,
whom the protagonist initially mistakes for a stripper and that protagonist is believed by Martin Pascal to have been given his own
ship thanks to a tattoo he received in his private area while drunk. Kelsey Grammer is given the captainship of the decrepit SS
Stingray in, for 10 points, what 1996 film also starring Rob Schneider?
ANSWER: Down Periscope
Bonus: Identify these other things about movies featuring Lauren Holly, for 10 points each.
[10] One of Lauren Holly’s first major roles was as Linda Emery, the eventual widow of a famous martial arts star, in Dragon: the
story of this man.
ANSWER: Bruce Lee
[10] Holly played Cindy Rooney, the wife of Dennis Quaid’s quarterback character in this football film starring Al Pacino and Jamie
Foxx.
ANSWER: Any Given Sunday
[10] In 2000, Holly played Gigi, the ex-wife of Mel Gibson’s character in this film. Gibson’s character gains the ability to read the
minds of females after accidentally falling and shocking himself in the bathtub in this film.
ANSWER: What Women Want
5. This company is headquartered in Sugar Land, Texas and its products are marketed under the Cappy label in Central
Europe. Bing Crosby became the first pitchman for this company in 1949, the same year they changed their name from the
Vacuum Foods Corporation to the name we’re familiar with today. Purchased by Coca-Cola in 1960, this company
introduced the (*) Simply Orange product line in 2001, nearly 60 years after developing a process by which their products could be
produced from concentrate. This rival of Tropicana is also known for product lines like Heartwise and Premium Blends. The
namesake of the Houston Astros ballpark is, for 10 points, what company primarily known for their orange juice and lemonade
products?
ANSWER: Minute Maid
Bonus: Another juice company that donates 100% of its profits to a namesake non-profit group was founded by this actor. For 10
points each:
[10] Identify this iconic American actor who won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in The Color of Money and was
nominated for the same award for playing the title character in Cool Hand Luke.
ANSWER: Paul Newman
[10] Newman was also nominated for the Best Actor Academy Award for playing Brick Pollitt in a screen adaptation of this
Tennessee Williams play.
ANSWER: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
[10] From 1958 until his 2008 death, Paul Newman was married to this actress who won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her
role as the title characters in The Three Faces of Eve. She also starred as Sarah Beckett in Philadelphia.
ANSWER: Joanne Woodward
6. This man turned professional after shooting the lowest score by an amateur at the 1999 Masters Tournament and he first
gained prominence for a back-and-forth duel with Tiger Woods that he eventually lost at the 1999 PGA Championship. That
performance led him to become the youngest player to ever compete in the (*) Ryder Cup and in the 2006 event, he nearly
became the first player to ever win all of his Ryder Cup matches, falling short in the last event to Stewart Cink. He blew a 3-shot lead
and lost to Padraig Harrington at the 2007 Open Championship, but this player may be better known for pulling out of a tournament
due to an acne outbreak and for his annoying habit of “waggling” his club sometimes over 20 times before swinging. For 10 points,
identify this Spanish golfer who re-entered the world top 10 in January 2014 after a win at the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters.
ANSWER: Sergio Garcia Fernandez
Bonus: This resort will host both the men’s and women’s U.S. Open in 2014. For 10 points each:
[10] Identify this North Carolina course that previously hosted the U.S. Open in 2005 and in 1999, when Payne Stewart won his
second title just months before dying in a plane crash.
ANSWER: Pinehurst
[10] The 2019 U.S. Open will return to this California course, which saw Tiger Woods win his first U.S. Open by a jaw-dropping
fifteen strokes in 2000.
ANSWER: Pebble Beach Golf Links
[10] At the 2010 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach, this Northern Irish golfer won the tournament, ending a drought of 40 years without a
European champion at the event. He also finished 2 nd at the 2012 event.
ANSWER: Graeme McDowell
7. One character in this show is extorted by a man who threatens to release a sex tape. The extortion ends when her mother,
Jolene, kills the former manager and then dies of a drug overdose. An assassination attempt on a mayor instead kills his wife
Peggy who had earlier faked a miscarriage. Another character on this show recovers from his depression over his brother’s
death when his roommate takes him to play chicken with a train. That roommate, (*) Will Lexington, is a closeted gay man who
masks his homosexuality by dating a rising star, Layla Grant. This show’s first season ended with a car crash that injured Deacon
Claybourne’s hand and nearly took the singing voice of the “Queen of Country.” For 10 points, name this show about Rayna James
and Juliette Barnes played by Connie Britton and Hayden Panettiere, named after the country music capital, a Tennessee city.
ANSWER: Nashville
Bonus: Name these real-life locations related to country music found in the show Nashville, for 10 points each:
[10] This local watering hole is a frequent location for small concerts and gatherings. Characters like Scarlett O’Connor waitressed
here and was discovered here. In real life, it hosts regular Open Mic nights, and Garth Brooks was discovered here.
ANSWER: The Bluebird Cafe
[10] In Nashville, Juliette Barnes was inducted into this organization that sponsors weekly radio broadcasts. While technically not a
location, it is described as “country’s most famous stage” and over the years has hosted a variety of acts from Hank Williams and
Minnie Pearl to Dolly Parton and Old Crow Medicine Show.
ANSWER: Grand Ole Opry
[10] Prior to 1974, the Grand Ole Opry was hosted here. While this auditorium is too small to host the Grand Ole Opry during the
tourist season, it is still the site of broadcasts during the off-season. This site was built as the Union Gospel Tabernacle, and the
audience sits in pews in this “Mother Church of Country Music.”
ANSWER: Ryman Auditorium
8. This film’s protagonist finds a human’s tooth inside a flower after watching dead fish float to the top of a nearby pond. A
scene in this film sees the title character’s family board the Tsimtsum. This film’s protagonist adopts a nickname after his
given name, a tribute to a French (*) swimming pool, is turned into a slang term for urination by his classmates. The title character
of this film abandons vegetarianism after a humpback whale’s breach sweeps away his food rations. This film’s title character
witnesses a hyena killing an orangutan and an injured zebra, and miraculously survives 227 days at sea with a tiger named Richard
Parker. For 10 points, identify this 2012 Ang Lee film based on a Man Booker Prize-winning novel by Yann Martel.
ANSWER: Life of Pi
Bonus: This character’s “face” originated when the protagonist of the film it appears in places his bloody hand on it. For 10 points
each:
[10] Name this volleyball that accompanied Chuck for the majority of his time stranded on a remote Pacific island. It gets swept away
during Chuck’s escape from the island.
ANSWER: Wilson
[10] Wilson appears in this film in which Tom Hanks portrays the FedEx employee Chuck Noland.
ANSWER: Cast Away
[10] In 1975, this actor starred as a different castaway, Robinson Crusoe, in the film Man Friday. He may be more famous for
portraying T. E. Lawrence in Lawrence of Arabia.
ANSWER: Peter (James) O’Toole
9. One band from this country described “the wrong guy, the wrong situation” in their only hit song “Roll To Me.” In
addition to Del Amitri, this country is home to a band who created a song in which they offer the title character to “come live
with us among the has-beens and the addicts.” That song, the first track on their debut album Costello Music, is “Henrietta.”
This country is home to a band whose album (*) Only Revolutions contains the songs “Mountains” and “Many of Horror.” Another
band from this country is best known for their 2004 song that declares “I’m just a crosshair, I’m just a shot away from you”; that song
is “Take Me Out.” For 10 points, identify this subcountry, home to The Fratellis, Biffy Clyro, and Franz Ferdinand, who are based in
cities like Glasgow.
ANSWER: Scotland [prompt on the United Kingdom or Great Britain; do not accept or prompt on “England”]
Bonus: On the seventh track off Franz Ferdinand’s album You Could Have It So Much Better, one character with this name is told to
“Put Your Boots On.” For 10 points each:
[10] Give this name also shared by a character who wears “a face that she keeps in a jar by the door” in a song that starts “Ahh, look at
all the lonely people.”
ANSWER: Eleanor [accept “Eleanor Rigby”]
[10] “Eleanor Rigby” appears on this 1966 Beatles album, which opens by attacking the policies of then-current Prime Minister
Harold Wilson in “Taxman.”
ANSWER: Revolver
[10] This final track on Revolver makes use of a sped-up laughing sound effect to resemble a seagull call. It opens with the line “Turn
off your mind, relax and float downstream.”
ANSWER: “Tomorrow Never Knows”
10. An advertisement for this game series sees Bobby Knight scream “Who are you callin’ pops?” at James Hetfield; an
earlier advertisement saw Kobe Bryant, Tony Hawk, Alex Rodriguez, and Michael Phelps re-enact a notable scene from Risky
Business. The Romantics sued one company behind this game series, since a cover of (*) “What I Like About You” that appeared
on an 80’s-themed installment of this series sounded “virtually indistinguishable from the authentic version.” Megadeth wrote
“Sudden Death” for this game series’ Warriors of Rock installment, and Tom Morello and Slash appeared in its third installment,
subtitled Legends of Rock. For 10 points, identify this competitor of Rock Band, which also uses a plastic controller with five fret
buttons and a strum bar.
ANSWER: Guitar Hero [accept any specific versions; do not accept “Rock Band” or any variant thereof]
Bonus: Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock featured no celebrity cameos, and for good reason. Answer the following about Activision
getting sued over Guitar Hero games, for 10 points each.
[10] Several prominent musical figures, including bandmates Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl, objected to this Nirvana singer’s
inclusion in Guitar Hero 5.
ANSWER: Kurt (Donald) Cobain
[10] Cobain’s former wife, Courtney Love, joined this band’s lawsuit against Activision, since this band’s characters in Band Hero
could be used in songs other than “Don’t Speak” and “Just a Girl.”
ANSWER: No Doubt
[10] Axl Rose sued Activision when he found out that this band’s music was used as downloadable content for Guitar Hero III. This
band consists of former Guns N’ Roses members, including Slash, and Stone Temple Pilots lead singer Scott Weiland.
ANSWER: Velvet Revolver
HALFTIME - PAUSE FOR SUBSTITUTIONS AND SCORE CHECK
11. The last man to win both the singles and doubles at a single Grand Slam tennis event is a native of this city, which will
reportedly host its country’s leg of the Formula One Grand Prix in 2014. The largest resort city in its country, this city is
home to the UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the Caucasian Biosphere Reserve (*). Artem Hozlov attempted to hijack a
plane bound for this city in early February 2014 and visitors were recently told that if the water is running, it is undrinkable and not to
be used to wash one’s face. This city made waves in January for killing mass amounts of stray dogs and February tweets from this
city depict such failures as a hotel lobby with no floor and manholes left uncovered along pedestrian sidewalks. For 10 points,
identify this Russian city that hosted the 2014 Winter Olympics.
ANSWER: Sochi, Russia
Bonus: This Grand Slam singles event is contested at Roland Garros (GAIR-rowse). For 10 points each:
[10] Identify this event whose singles tournaments were won in 2013 by Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams.
ANSWER: French Open
[10] Nadal is tied for the most consecutive singles championships at the French Open with four. He is tied with this famed Swedish
player who won five straight Wimbledon titles at one point and six French Opens, second only to Nadal.
ANSWER: Bjorn Borg
[10] In 1975, Borg defeated Rod Laver at a World Championship Tennis semifinal event, but subsequently lost in the finals to this
legendary African-American tennis star who notably died from AIDS stemming from a botched blood transfusion.
ANSWER: Arthur Ashe
12. One webcomic installment about this website features mouseover text reading “Semi-Protect the Constitution” and sees a
namesake “Protester” hold a sign reading a phrase associated with this website. That webcomic created the word
“malamanteau” to parody the writing style that this website employs. A webcomic installment titled “The Problem with” this
website illustrates how “three hours of fascinated clicking” can get you from (*) “Tacoma Narrows Bridge” to “Taylor Hanson”
or “William Howard Taft.” In the installment “Extended Mind,” a webcomic’s narrator laments how his “apparent IQ drops by about
30 points” when this website has a server outage. For 10 points, identify this website frequently parodied in xkcd, whose contents are
sometimes marked with [citation needed].
ANSWER: Wikipedia
Bonus: Many other comics have satirized Wikipedia in one way or another. Name some, for 10 points each.
[10] A T-Rex proposes vandalizing the Wikipedia article on “chickens” as a long-term solution to the problem of Wikipedia
vandalism in one installment of this webcomic series that notably uses the same artwork for each comic, but with different dialogue.
ANSWER: Dinosaur Comics
[10] An installment of this webcomic sees Skeletor vandalizing Wikipedia’s article on He-Man. This webcomic, created by Jerry
Holkins and Mike Krahulik, prominently features their alter egos, Gabe and Tycho, and focuses on video game-related material.
ANSWER: Penny Arcade
[10] One installment of this webcomic sees an interviewer reject every job applicant who earned their degree after Wikipedia’s launch
date. This webcomic is written by Will Samari, Ray Yamartino, and Rafaan Anvari, and uses xkcd-like stick figures.
ANSWER: Doghouse Diaries
13. This song appeared in a commercial for Powerbeats featuring LeBron James and Sony used this song as the opening track
for their E3 2013 press conference. St. Louis Cardinal Matt Holliday used this song as his walk-up song for the 2013 season
and this song was notably performed on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon just months after its band had performed (*) “It’s Time”
in front of an empty audience on the show. On February 20, 2014, this song passed “I’m Yours” as the longest-running song ever on
the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The video for this song sees the band saved from an underground puppet-fighting ring by a female drifter
and that band notably performed a remix of this song with Kendrick Lamar at the 2014 Grammy Awards. Telling us “welcome to the
new age” and “this is it, the apocalypse” is, for 10 points, what 2013 smash hit by Imagine Dragons?
ANSWER: “Radioactive”
Bonus: In late 2013, Imagine Dragons were asked by this band to be their opening act, but were turned down. For 10 points each:
[10] Identify this English alternative rock band behind the songs “Supermassive Black Hole” and “Uprising.”
ANSWER: Muse
[10] One of the more famous songs by Muse is this track that was featured on Guitar Hero: Legends of Rock and Rocksmith 2014. In
it, the singer asks the listener to “Come ride with me / through the veins of history” after opening by saying “Ahh” 24 times.
ANSWER: “Knights of Cydonia”
[10] One song covered by Muse is this 1965 Nina Simone track that reminds the listener “It’s a new dawn, it’s a new day, it’s a new
life for me” and “I’m [performing the title action].”
ANSWER: “Feeling Good”
14. In one film role, this actor accidentally flashed the camera as he lifted his leg while laughing hysterically in a lawnchair,
although this was later edited out of the home releases. Another character played by this actor is a rogue retired CIA case
officer and division chief who helps the title character funnel money to the Mujahideen; that character is Gust Avrakotos in
(*) Charlie Wilson’s War. In another recent film role, this man played Art Howe, the manager of the Oakland Athletics and he won an
Academy Award for Best Actor for playing a man who develops a relationship with one of the killers while writing his masterpiece In
Cold Blood. For 10 points, identify this American actor who played the title character in Capote and died of a drug overdose in
February 2014.
ANSWER: Phillip Seymour Hoffman
Bonus: The arrogant Dr. Jonas Miller in Twister was played by this actor. For 10 points each:
[10] Identify this actor who played the title character in Robin Hood: Men in Tights and who also starred as Westley in The Princess
Bride.
ANSWER: Cary Elwes
[10] Elwes played Russ Wheeler, a teammate-turned-rival of the Tom Cruise played Cole Trickle in this 1990 auto racing film.
ANSWER: Days of Thunder
[10] Elwes played Jerry, the boyfriend of Audrey in this film that sees Jim Carrey play a lawyer who is unable to tell even small fibs
thanks to a birthday wish made by his young son.
ANSWER: Liar, Liar
15. During this player’s sophomore year in 2011, he intercepted a tipped pass against Texas Tech to secure a victory that
made his team bowl-eligible and this player recorded back-to-back three sack games in 2013 against Arkansas State and
Vanderbilt. He forced a fumble during the 2014 (*) Cotton Bowl that was returned for a touchdown, preserving the win for his
school, but he switched to outside linebacker prior to the 2014 Senior Bowl and struggled mightily at the new position. He’s betterknown however for a 2014 announcement and an ensuing protest against the Westboro Baptist Church in his honor. This 2014 AllAmerican and SEC Defensive Player of the Year is, for 10 points, what Missouri defensive lineman that if drafted in 2014, will
become the first openly-gay player on an NFL roster?
ANSWER: Michael Sam
Bonus: This player was signed by the Nets in February 2014. For 10 points each:
[10] Identify this center who on February 23, became the first openly-gay player to appear in a game in the four major North
American sports.
ANSWER: Jason Collins
[10] This anti-bullying advocate and Baylor alum became the first player to both score 2000 points and block 500 shots during a
career. She was drafted #1 overall by the Phoenix Mercury just two days after she announced she was gay.
ANSWER: Brittany Griner
[10] In 2007, this man paved the way for gay athletes when he became the first former NBA player to come out publicly when he did
so in his memoir Man in the Middle. This undrafted center played for the Cavs, Magic and Jazz before retiring with the Rockets in
2003.
ANSWER: John Amaechi
16. One character with this name is the father of Lemon and Magnolia on Hart of Dixie, and another character by this name
masquerades as the Slab King after being exiled from Sanctuary by Roland. That character, the Berserker from Borderlands,
is joined in having this name by a character who likes to whisper to himself, a boy played by an actor who suffers from
Osteogenesis Imperfecta, (*) Atticus Shaffer. A song by this name begins “6am, day after Christmas” and describes the singer as “off
the coast and headed nowhere.” Another character by this name invites Veronica to “the pants party,” kills a man with a trident and
states that “I love lamp.” Described by Ben Folds Five as causing the singer to be “drowning slowly,” for 10 points, identify this noun
that can also be used to name the youngest boy on The Middle and failed basketball shots that bounce off the rim.
ANSWER: Brick [accept Bircham or Breeland before “Slab King,” but really, if you are answering with that, think… who would
toss that up?]
Bonus: In the original Anchorman, Brian Fantana puts on a cologne with this name, much to the dismay of his co-workers. For 10
points each:
[10] Identify this cologne which Brian describes as “60% of the time, it works all the time.”
ANSWER: Sex Panther
[10] Upon stumbling upon him, Veronica states that it “smells like a used diaper filled with” this type of cuisine.
ANSWER: Indian Food
[10] When describing it to Ron, Brian says that “its made with real bits of panther” and that “it’s illegal” in this many countries.
ANSWER: Nine
17. The cover art for the single version of this song was based off the logo for Arm & Hammer and although its band rejected
an offer for it to be used in a Nike commercial, they did license it to be used as the theme song to the EA video game World Cup
‘98. This song is covered on “Weird” Al Yankovic’s “Polka Power!” immediately following a portion from the Beastie Boys’
“Intergalactic.” (*) This song repeats the line “pissing the night away” several times throughout. The football chant “we’ll be
singing, when we’re winning” is repeated at the beginning of this song, which also tells us “he drinks a whiskey drink, he drinks a
vodka drink” and “he sings the songs that reminds him of the better times.” “I get knocked down” is often mistakenly called the title
of, for 10 points, what 1998 song by Chumbawamba?
ANSWER: “Tubthumping”
Bonus: “Tubthumping” was #12 on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the 20 Most Annoying Songs of all-time. Answer some questions
about other songs on the list, for 10 points each.
[10] The #3 song on the list was this song by the Baha Men that tells one of the title animals “get back Cruffy, back Scruffy, get back
you flea infested mongrel!”
ANSWER: “Who Let the Dogs Out?”
[10] The #19 song on the list was this one-hit wonder by Semisonic that reminds us “every new beginning comes from some other
beginning’s end” and “you don’t have to go home, but you can’t stay here.”
ANSWER: “Closing Time”
[10] The #11 song on the list was “Barbie Girl,” a song by this European band whose only other song to chart in the United States was
“Lollipop (Candyman).”
ANSWER: Aqua
18. In one episode of the show on which this character appears, this character is seen slapping another character after that
character gets angry about having a cow pie thrown at his face. In another appearance, this character recruits Shagga to
accompany and fight alongside him, before this character is knocked out by his fellow soldier’s hammer. In his youth, this
man fell in love with a girl named Tysha (*), only to find out she was a prostitute paid for by his brother. He secures the marriage of
Myrcella to one from the Martell family, and he falls in love once more with a prostitute named Shea, having her act as a handmaiden
to Sansa. After leading the troops at the Battle of the Blackwater, he is slashed across the face before Podrick saves him. For 10 points,
name this dwarf son of Tywin Lannister, played by Peter Dinklage.
ANSWER: Tyrion Lannister [prompt on “Lannister” before it is mentioned]
Bonus: This man assists Tyrion in finding Sansa Stark after she gets lost in a riot caused by Joffrey. For 10 points each:
[10] Name this character who served as the guard of King Joffrey until he quit at the Battle of the Blackwater, and is later seen taking
Arya away from the aftermath of the Red Wedding. He is known for saying “killing’s the sweetest thing there is.”
ANSWER: Sandor Clegane [accept The Hound]
[10] The Hound is ordered to kill the butcher’s son, Mycah, after this direwolf of Arya’s mauled Joffrey.
ANSWER: Nymeria
[10] Later in the series, Clegane undergoes a trial by combat at the headquarters of these men, who worship the Lord of Light and give
Gendry away to Melisandre as a sacrifice.
ANSWER: The Brotherhood Without Banners
19. One song by this group was used in the 2010 Google Zeitgeist: Year in Review, and an alternate music video for that song
took place entirely at Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World. Another song off of the same album shows a street child
pickpocketing attendees of a masquerade ball in its music video, and includes the lyrics, “Let’s paint the picture of the perfect
place” and (*) “All the right friends in all the right places / So yeah, we’re going down.” One of those aforementioned songs was put
on Rolling Stone’s list of the top 15 whistling songs, and in 2013, this group released a single that was remixed by Alesso off of the
album Native. For 10 points, name this band behind “All the Right Moves,” “Good Life” and “If I Lose Myself,” a group fronted by
Ryan Tedder who also created “Counting Stars.”
ANSWER: OneRepublic
Bonus: As part of their 2013 Native Tour, OneRepublic toured with this artist with whom they had earlier created a duet version of
their song “Come Home.” For 10 points each:
[10] Name this performer, who claims that, “I’m not gonna write you a love song” in her album Little Voice.
ANSWER: Sara Bareilles
[10] One of 2013’s biggest hits was this single from Bareilles’s album The Blessed Unrest. It was used in many advertisements for
Windows 8 computers, and includes the lyrics, “Say what you wanna say/ And let the words fall out.”
ANSWER: “Brave”
[10] In the music video for this 2011 Bareilles single about dealing with a failed relationship, Keenan Cahill, Adam Levine, Ryan
Tedder, Ingrid Michaelson, Pharrell and others appear throughout, mouthing the lyrics.
ANSWER: “Uncharted”
20. In a song dedicated to this man, one lyric claims that “he’s the pauper of the surf,” and a part of the music video for that
song shows a man smearing his face with a “mountain of cocaine.” This man has sung about “really bad eggs” at various
points in his appearances, and at one point, he is revered as a god by a cannibalistic tribe. This character once deciphered the
message “up is down” to view the (*) “green flash,” and he escaped an island by fastening himself to sea turtles using his own back
hair. In one appearance, he carries a heart inside a jar of dirt, and is later seen charging at the open mouth of a Kraken. This man votes
Elizabeth Swann as Pirate King and he kills Davy Jones after escaping the Locker. For 10 points, name this rum-drinking
swashbuckler played by Johnny Depp in the Pirates of the Caribbean series.
ANSWER: Captain Jack Sparrow
Bonus: This actor plays Will Turner in the Pirates of the Caribbean series. For 10 points each:
[10] Name this man, who is also famous for playing Legolas in the Lord of the Rings series.
ANSWER: Orlando Bloom
[10] This 2013 movie, starring Taissa Farmiga, Emma Watson, and Leslie Mann, was based on actual events regarding a group of
teenagers who burglarized popular Hollywood celebrities, including Bloom, and was named after that group.
ANSWER: The Bling Ring
[10] Emma Watson makes a short appearance in This Is the End, which features this actor as one among the ensemble cast. In the
movie, he and Seth Rogen are the only survivors, and this actor is also famous for playing Danger Barch in Million Dollar Baby and
for voicing Hiccup in How to Train Your Dragon.
ANSWER: Jay Baruchel
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TB. In an early episode of this show, the main characters attend a monster truck rally but end up covered in feces after one of
the trucks crashes into a bunch of porta-potties. That episode also marked the first appearance of Mr. Van Driessen (*) who
later gives the title characters an assignment to collect signatures for a petition, which ends up being names like “Ben Dover” and
“Rosie Palm.” One character on this show had his first name revealed as “Bradley” in a later book and that man, Coach Buzzcut,
teaches physical education and purposely conspires with Principal McVicker to pull the fire alarm as these two are getting into the
showers. One of the two title characters on this show generally is seen in a Metallica shirt while the other changes into Cornholio
after consuming mass amounts of caffeine and sugar. For 10 points, identify this show created by Mike Judge whose initial run on
MTV saw a feature film in which these two “Do America.”
ANSWER: Beavis and Butt-head