Spring Trash 2014
Packet #3 by ShashankRaghavachari
1. One character in this TV show constantly uses the fact that he attended law school for a mere 72 hours to pose as a “true” lawyer. That same character once created a stop-motion film titled “The Alien, The Space Hamster, & The Burrito” which only lasted 10 seconds, instead of the originally planned 10 minutes. In one episode, an underwear-less character’s pants fall down on live TV, and in another, (*)Lewbert gets sour milk poured into his man purse. A recurring object seen in this show is a sock filled with butter used to bludgeon annoying people, while “the Idiot Farm Girl” is a sketch that appears in many episodes. Nora Dershlit kidnapped the main characters of this show twice, with Gibby coming to the rescue the first time. For 10 points, Nathan Kress and Jennette McCurdy join Miranda Cosgrove on what show about a group of friends and their comedic web show?
ANSWER: iCarly
Bonus: For 10 points each, answer some questions about other Nickelodeon TV shows started and terminated in the last ten years.
[10] This series took place at James K. Polk Middle School, and followed the lives of Suzie Crabgrass, Jennifer Mosely, and “Cookie,” as well as the titular character who gives advice to last through school.
ANSWER: Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide
[10] This spinoff of a previous show was based around the adventures of the titular character on the extraterrestrial planet Zeenu and his escapades with Dorkus and the Emperor. The main character falls in love with Aseefa, and is best friends with DoppyDopweailer.
ANSWER: Planet Sheen
[10] This Nick show only lasted one season, and starred Jerry Trainor as the immature title uncle and sudden legal guardian of the other title character, a nerdy boy with a completely opposite personality as his uncle.
ANSWER: Wendell & Vinnie
2. This tournament, prior to 1988, had originally been played on grass. It then transitioned to Rebound Ace, but is now played on Plexicushion. It first premiered at the Warehouseman’s Cricket Ground in 1905, and was also the first tournament of its kind to be played indoors with a retractable roof(*). Margaret Court holds the record for the most championship titles here with 11, as well as the most titles in a row here at 6, while this tournament has borne witness to the longest finals match of its sport at a whopping 5 hours and 53 minutes. The current champions of this annual tournament are StanislasWawrinka and Li Na. For 10 points, what is this tournament, played in January, the first of the four tennis Grand Slam tournaments played in the calendar year?
ANSWER:The Australian Open
Bonus: The world of men’s tennis is filled with champions, but is also filled with laughable characters. Name some of the following champions and characters, for 10 points each.
[10] This man’s 2011 season is often regarded as one of the greatest in tennis history. He is currently ranked number two in the world and this Serbian is also famous for his impersonations of other tennis players.
ANSWER: Novak Djokovic [JOKE-a-vick or JOKE-a-vitch]
[10] This former world #1 won seven Grand Slam singles titles. He is known for his serve-and-volley play, but perhaps even better known for his raging temper on the court. He is often remembered for asking the umpire “ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!?!”
ANSWER: John McEnroe
[10] This man reached the finals of the 2012 Qatar Open after upsetting Rafael Nadal. He is known to some as the king of trick shots, and is famous for pumping up the crowd whenever he wins a point or his opponent loses one. He also does a victory dance often when he wins matches.
ANSWER: GaëlMonfils [pronounced “Mon-fees”, accept phonetic pronunciations]
3. This artist helped write and co-produce Justin Bieber’s “Beauty and a Beat,” as well as various songs from Lady Gaga’s 2013 album Artpop. The music video for one of this artist’s songs features multiple red and blue items, including light bulbs and classic Pontiac models smashing into one another, throwing two individuals into opposite sides of a sand dune. Another song by this man, featuring Hayley Williams (*) includes the lyrics, “You kill the lights, I’ll draw the blinds/Don’t dull the sparkle in your eyes.” This man also won the award for Best Dance Recording at the 2014 Grammy Awards for the title track from his first album. For 10 points, name this EDM artist whose recent hits include “Clarity” and “Stay the Night.”
ANSWER: Zedd [accept Anton Zaslavski]
Bonus: While Zedd wants you to “stay the night,” this other group wants you to “live for the night.” For 10 points each:
[10] Name this Chicago EDM trio whose other hits include “Enjoy the Ride,” “Killin’ It” and “Alive.”
ANSWER: Krewella
[10] “Enjoy the Ride,” “Killin’ It” and “Alive” are all part of this album, the debut release for the group.
ANSWER: Get Wet
[10] Zedd is made up of the producer known as “Rain Man” and these singing sisters.
ANSWER: Yasmine and JahanYousaf
4. A character on this show once punched another woman so hard, her implants punctured. That character is later seen setting a grease fire in retaliation for being fired, as well as smuggling drugs for another character after that character urinated in her Thanksgiving gravy. Another character on this show is served a (*) used tampon in a bun, and causes a riot when she claims to have seen a chicken. That character is later seen to be the sworn enemy of Doggett, a religious fanatic who leads a faith healing crusade, and who killed a nurse at an abortion clinic for “disrespecting her” about her 5th abortion. The main character of this show was named as a co-conspirator by Alex Vause for carrying a suitcase full of drug money across borders. Featuring “Red,” “Taystee” and “Crazy Eyes,” for 10 points, name this TV show, narrated by Piper Chapman, about life in a women’s prison.
ANSWER: Orange is the New Black
Bonus: Name some other examples of Netflix original programming, for 10 points each.
[10] This series focuses on the plotting of Frank Underwood to obtain a cabinet position by disgracing his enemies, after President Walker betrays an agreement that would allow Underwood to be made Secretary of State.
ANSWER: House Of Cards
[10] This animated series spinoff from a 2013 film follows the titular character, along with Whiplash and the rest of a crew of snails facing off against villains and racing in Starlite City.
ANSWER: Turbo: FAST [do NOT accept “Turbo” alone]
[10] This original movie was nominated in 2014 for Best Documentary Feature at the Academy Awards, and showcases the Egyptian Revolution taking place from the titular location.
ANSWER: The Square
5. The setting of this game has 9 administrative regions. 200 years have passed since the prequel to this game, and at the end of the Great War, the White-Gold Concordat was signed, resulting in the disbandment of the Blades, and a law that forbade the worship of (*)Talos. At the beginning of this game, the protagonist is seen in the company of members of the Stormcloak separatist faction, who are all about to be executed when suddenly a dragon attacks them, resulting in the destruction of the settlement of Helgen. This dragon, Alduin, is the main antagonist of this game which features the protagonist, the Dragonborn. For 10 points, name this video game which follows "Oblivion" as the 5th installment of the Elder Scrolls series, which features the Dragonborn in the titular province in Tamriel.
ANSWER: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Bonus: For 10 points each, name these things related to games related to the Elder Scrolls series.
[10] This game features the Lone Wanderer as he leaves vault 101 and travels throughout the Washington DC area in search for his father, James. It features characters such as Three Dog and Moira Brown.
ANSWER: Fallout 3 [do NOT accept any other “Fallout” game]
[10] This game takes place in a steampunk society called Dunwall. The protagonist, Corvo, is framed of murdering the empress, and fights to bring the Empress's daughter to the throne.
ANSWER: Dishonored
[10] Fallout 3, Dishonored and Skyrim were all developed by this company, with its headquarters in Rockville, Maryland.
ANSWER: BethesdaSoftworks
6. At one point in this movie, a character remarks that the main character just figuratively “decapitated [his] grandfather”, an Easter egg of an actual event in the main character’s history. The main character later has his arm cut off, and appears in a scene where it is raining everywhere apart from a perfect circle around two women. Another character is seen running nude through(*) Stonehenge, apparently having gone “banana balls.” Algrim is turned into a Kursed, and kills the main character’s mother before being later detonated in a black hole grenade. The movie centers on the Convergence, the aligning of the Nine Realms, and the dark elf Malekith’s efforts to unleash the Aether [EE-thur] into the universe through it. For 10 points, name this 2013 sequel that sees Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, and Chris Hemsworth return in their previous roles, that takes place after The Avengers.
ANSWER: Thor: The Dark World [prompt on “Thor 2”; do NOT accept or prompt on “Thor” alone]
Bonus: Thor was created by Jack Kirby and this man. For 10 points each:
[10] Name this man who is also credited with having created many of Marvel’s most popular characters, such as Spider-man, Iron Man and the X-Men.
ANSWER: Stan Lee
[10] One of Lee’s cameos in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is as this person, whom Tony Stark mistakes him for at a gala in Iron Man.
ANSWER: Hugh Hefner
[10] Stan Lee also appears as Willie Lumpkin, a mailman at the Baxter Building, in this movie. Its 2007 sequel was subtitled “Rise of the Silver Surfer.”
ANSWER: Fantastic Four
7. The music video for this song was directed by Hype Williams, is entirely black-and-white and was filmed at a Florida manse. It opens with waves crashing on a beach and the singer holding a trophy in one hand. A performance of this song opened the56th Annual(*) Grammy Awards and it became the first top-10 hit for one of its artists since 2010’s “Telephone.” Featuring an Arabic-style vocalization and trap music in the background, it includes the lyrics “We woke up in the kitchen thinking how the hell did this… happen” and memorably states “I get filthy when that liquor get into me.” This song was only released in the US, and it was the third single from an unexpected album that had no promotion prior to its release. For 10 points, name this hit by Jay-Z and Beyoncé off of her self-titled 2013 album.
ANSWER: “Drunk In Love”
Bonus: For 10 points each, name these other hip-hop collaborations between family members.
[10] This song, released by the hip-hop uncle and nephew pair Red Foo and SkyBlu, topped the Billboard Charts for six weeks in 2012 and contained the lyrics “Everyday I’m shufflin’.”
ANSWER: “Party Rock Anthem”
[10] One lyric in this Jay-Z song states that “You’re my child from the child of Destiny’s Child.” The song details both the joy of being a father for the first time, as well as the heartbreak of a prior miscarriage. It features both the heartbeat and cries of his daughter, Blue Ivy.
ANSWER: “Glory”
[10] This song from Ciara’s self-titled album features Future, her fiancé, in the music video, and details how they first met. It includes such lyrics as “Nobody is invited but you baby” and “...Tonight it’s goin’ down.” Future also teams up with B.o.B and Ciara for the remix.
ANSWER: “Body Party”
8. This game was distributed by .GEARS studio, and it was controversially thought to be a clone of the game PiouPiou vs. Cactus. A fake video depicting this game at level 999 showed the cameo appearance of piranha plants, as well as moving objects that are normally stationary. At one point, it was reported that this game was taking in $50,000 a day (*) and one spinoff known as Ironpants depicts a superhero who cannot fly properly due to the title phenomenon. This game was developed by Dong Nguyen, and was removed from app stores in February. For 10 points, name this app about an annoying pixelated avian that obviously cannot fly through pipes to save its life.
ANSWER: Flappy Bird
Bonus: For 10 points each, name some other addicting and perhaps annoying smartphone apps.
[10] This endless app from Imangi Studios features such characters as Barry Bones and Guy Dangerous, and depicts the escape of an explorer from “demonic monkeys” after stealing a prized idol.
ANSWER: Temple Run
[10] This game features packs such as the “Bridges Pack” and “9 x 9 Bundle” and has the user connect colored pipes to one another to logically solve a puzzle with increasing difficulty.
ANSWER: Flow
[10] This puzzle game from ZeptoLab focuses on the task of feeding Om Nom candy by doing the titular action and navigating it through various obstacles while collecting stars.
ANSWER: Cut the Rope
9. While in high school, this player was named his state’s division III player of the year in 2010 after being named the Division V player of the year in a different sport in 2008. As a freshman, this man led his team with 177 assists and 73 steals while coming off the bench. As a junior, he reached the most steals in his school’s history, beating former guard Jay Burson, and he secured his team a spot in the Sweet 16 of the 2013 NCAA Tournament by hitting a game-winning 3-pointer against (*) Iowa State with 0.5 seconds left. This player was named to the Academic All-American 1st team his sophomore year, and was the MVP of the 2013 Big Ten Championship Tournament, leading the Buckeyes to the championship. For 10 points, name this rosy-cheeked point guard from Ohio State.
ANSWER: Aaron Craft
Bonus: Prior to Craft, another OSU player was making headlines as a point guard and shooting guard. For 10 points each:
[10] Name this player, who led the Buckeyes to the 2010 Big Ten Championship and was the 2010 Big Ten Conference Player of the Year. He was drafted 2nd overall by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2010 draft and was recently traded to the Pacers.
ANSWER: Evan Turner
[10] This Wisconsin guard and 2004 NBA draftee was named the Big Ten Tournament MVP during his sophomore year. After being selected by the Wizards and traded to the Mavericks, he put up big numbers besides Jason Terry and Dirk Nowitzki. After spending some time with the New Jersey Nets in a trade for Jason Kidd, he returned to the Mavs in 2014.
ANSWER: Devin Harris
[10] This other OSU Big Ten Tournament MVP led the team to the 2007 National Championship Game alongside Greg Oden, where they proceeded to lose to top-ranked Florida. He was drafted fourth overall by the Memphis Grizzlies in 2007.
ANSWER: Mike Conley, Jr.
10. Originally, one of the main characters of this movie was to die of leukemia, but the idea was scrapped in order to focus on the friendships of the other characters. At one point in this movie, a character claims that God made a phone call to support his wishes, while another scene sees(*) Todd Anderson letting out a “barbaric yawp.” Neil’s suicide in this film causes a turn of events, leading to them being coerced to sign a petition to fire an English teacher who had earlier instructed students to rip out the introductions to their poetry books and call that teacher “O Captain! My Captain!” “Carpe Diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary” is the famous line spoken by John Keating in, for 10 points, what 1989 film starring Robin Williams?
ANSWER: Dead Poets Society
Bonus: It’s darkly ironic that Neil, played by Robert Sean Leonard, committed suicide due to being pressured to be a doctor, and ended up starring as a doctor in a show 15 years later. For 10 points each,
[10] Identify that character, the head of the department of Oncology at Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital and the only true friend to the title character on House.
ANSWER: James Wilson
[10] Wilson’s love interest is this character, who is a former applicant for House’s team. Her competitive and manipulative personality earned her the infamous nickname “Cutthroat Bitch” in the series until she died following a bus crash.
ANSWER: Amber Volakis
[10] House and Wilson met after Wilson punched out a doctor at a convention for repeatedly playing this Billy Joel song, which reminded him of his recent divorce. It states “But if that’s how I feel/ then it’s the best feeling I’ve even known.”
ANSWER: “Leave a Tender Moment Alone”