Doink the Clown Memorial Trash Packet

Questions by Mike Cheyne

  1. This character is abducted from the set of an Isotoner Gloves commercial. A woman says this man should die of gonorrhea and rot in hell after using the expression “laces out.” At the end of the film, he helps the title character find Lois Einhorn’s hidden penis, thus revealing she’s insane kicker Ray Finkle. For 10 points, name this character from Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, the real-life longtime quarterback of the Miami Dolphins.

ANSWER: Dan Marino Jr.

  1. In this movie, Jeremy Piven plays a womanizer disfigured by one of the title characters. What is this film in which the Tim Daly played protagonist takes an estrogen-laced formula to transform into a Sean Young character, a weird adaptation of a Robert Louis Stevenson novel?

ANSWER: Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde

  1. After this happens to Gary Dixon, Paul Sarone nonchalantly recites a prayer while throwing ferns into the water. The meme “stupid surprised panther” refers to an animal dying in this manner in a film. This is how an Owen Wilson played sound engineer dies, as does a Jon Voight played great hunter in a terrible 1997 film starring Jennifer Lopez. For 10 points, name this mode of death in which people are killed by a gigantic South American snake.

ANSWER: being killed by an anaconda

  1. At the end of this movie, a tiger and the villainous Stavros are killed by an explosion that the heroes escape by hiding behind a Coke machine. What is this film in which Jean-Claude Van Damme plays a special agent forced to team with a weapons dealer played by Dennis Rodman?

ANSWER: Double Team

  1. In this game, player acquires “mantras” from “gurus’ which work as save codes. A character in this game is the Dwarf King “Grieve.” A famous translation error means the player starts the game with “1500 golds.” The protagonist lives in Eolis and must restore the World Tree. For 10 points, name this NES game whose title is a portmanteau of “Famicom” and “Xanadu.”

ANSWER: Faxanadu

  1. This organization kidnaps United Nations delegates in the game Choplifterand unleashes fast food taxes to acquire money in Lode Runner. What is this villainous empire from Broderbund video games which owns a “bay” that the player must “raid” in the first video game designed by Will Wright?

ANSWER: Bungeling Empire

  1. This film ends with a Jeffrey Tambor played character taking off his toupee to greet the protagonist. The main character rides in a helicopter piloted by an insane man near Fort McHenry and in one scene calls “the honorable Henry T. Fleming” a “son of a bitch.” Its best known scene features the protagonist screaming “You’re out of order! The whole trial is out order!” For 10 points, name this Al Pacino courtroom drama.

ANSWER: And Justice for All…

  1. The title character of this movie is having an affair with the Jeffrey Tambor played “Spanky” and at the end is charged with attempted murder after shooting Trudie Tucker with a crossbow bolt. What is this film in which a Katie Holmes protagonist combats the vindictive title educator, played by Helen Mirren?

ANSWER: Teaching Mrs. Tingle

  1. The villain of this film is inexplicably Neidermeyer, a character from the director’s earlier film, Animal House.In one scene in this movie, the protagonist believes he is in danger from the deadly “drive bee” in his car. In another scene, the protagonist appears on a talk show singing the song “I’m My Own Grandpa,” and that main character believes the phrase “return to sender” refers to a conspiracy run by Christopher Lee’s character, Mr. Sender. This film is responsible for the running gag “Trust in the Lloyd” in which the title characters believe God is a janitor named Lloyd. For 10 points, name this film in which Tom Arnold plays the patriarch of a dumb family.

ANSWER: The Stupids

  1. This director appears as a talk show guest in The Stupids and directed a film called Burn!, in which Marlon Brando plays William Walker. Who is this director, who is best known for featuring Lt. Colonel Mathieu fighting Ali la Pointe and the other FLN members in his film The Battle of Algiers?

ANSWER: GilloPontecorvo

  1. At the end of this film, music from Handel’s Lasciach’iopiangaplays as the protagonist eats berries as he sees women coming towards him with their faces blurred. In one scene, a self-disemboweling fox says the phrase “chaos reigns” to the protagonist. This film is about all sorts of weird shit happening after the death of the son of a couple played by Charlotte Gainsbourg and Willem Dafoe. For 10 points, name this Lars von Trier film named for an evil being.

ANSWER: Antichrist

  1. A character with this name is the father of Chip who is electrocuted while kissing Catwoman at the end of Batman Returns. Willem Dafoe played this man in the film Shadow of the Vampire.Who is this actor best known for playing Count Orlok in Nosferatu?

ANSWER: Friedrich Gustav Maximilian “Max” Schreck

  1. A song in this movie features the lyric “Uncle Phil is scoring.” In a memorable scene in a restaurant, the song “Hanging Out With My Family” plays. The protagonist is a Silicon Valley start-up dude who is dating a model. The best known film of director James Nguyen, its title attack is blamed on “global warming.” The protagonists of this film are ultimately saved by doves. For 10 points, name this very cheaply made horror film in which Californians are attacked by feathered beings that shoot acid.

ANSWER: Birdemic: Shock and Terror

  1. This movie features a scene where kids at a party stab a woman to death with plastic forks. That scene in this movie features an Elizabeth Banks played woman opposed to her Josh Duhamel played boyfriend’s animated cat, Beezel. What is this movie, which contains fifteen other sketches featuring an all-star cast in mostly sex related plots?

ANSWER: Movie 43

  1. This character is the U.S. Secretary of Balloon Doggies. In one appearance, he is horrified to find a penguin is flying his plane because “penguins can’t fly” and in another, he shouts “Take that, Guernica!” after destroying it with a monster truck.He isn’t Quick Draw McGraw, but he frequently adopts the identity of “El Kabong.” He is married to Eleanor and speaks with a New England accent. For 10 points, name this character, the father of the title character on The Critic.

ANSWER: Franklin Sherman [accept something like Mr. Sherman]

  1. An Onion article said this show enabled its host to make movies like Farce of the Penguins. Episodes included “Alone at Last” and “Terror at 5:00.” Its host sat in a big chair and ended each segment by saying “Eat fresh!” What is this TV show hosted by Jon Lovitz which featured brief dramatic vignettes in between selling sandwiches like the Italian BMT?

ANSWER: Subway Dinner Theatre [I think there was some other name for this, but who cares]

  1. In a bizarre interview, this man passes out from dehydration while his interviewer keeps asking him about Doug Flutie. In an amusing Nike commercial, Dennis Hopper fondles the shoes of this man while saying “Bad things, man.” The “most honored player in Virginia Tech football history” according to Wikipedia, this man broke Reggie White’s record by sacking Jesse Palmer. For 10 points, name this Hall of Fame defensive end from the Bills who holds the record for the most quarterback sacks.

ANSWER: Bruce Smith

  1. A coach with this name was the first ever Buccaneers offensive coordinator and coached the Raiders in Super Bowl II. A pitcher with this name won the first game in the history of Nationals Park and replaced Chad Cordero as Nationals closer. Who is this former Minnesota Twins closer, the tallest player in MLB history?

ANSWER: Jon Rauch

  1. In another film, audience members watching this movie laugh at a character asking if has time for a smoke and pancake before he goes to prison. In one enjoyable scene, a cigar-smoking antagonist played by Danny DeVito shouts “Hey, assholes! I’m right over here!” and fires an automatic rifle. It stars Tom Cruise as the title character, who partners with the Gwyneth Paltrow played Dixie Normous. For 10 points, name this fictional film which is being filmed at the beginning of the third Austin Powers film and whose title references Octopussy.

ANSWER: Austinpussy [prompt on Austin Powers in Goldmember]

  1. This duo is ultimately arrested for associating with fugitive Tim Wattley, even though most of their actions are legal under Citizens United.They convince a Zach Galifianakis played character to run for Congress against a Will Ferrell character. Who are these villainous siblings from the movie The Campaign, a parody of the real-life Koch brothers?

ANSWER: The Motch Brothers

  1. This action happens once with the introduction mentioning “Sir Graham Higgins” and his “operatic favorites.” In that episode, this action is confused for stripping by women who throw money at him and is done to the tune of “Thriller.” In one instance of it, its perpetrator grabs a candle from a table to use as a microphone. It was almost always done to the tune of Tom Jones’ “It’s Not Unusual.” For 10 points, name this action carried out by Will Smith’s unhip cousin on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.

ANSWER: Carlton dance

  1. This actor provided the singing voice of Jethro in Prince of Egypt. He played a guy who dies in a bungee jumping accident while proposing marriage. Besides playing Trevor on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, he played Frasier Crane’s nemesis within his apartment building. Who is this Broadway star and portrayer of Cam Winston?

ANSWER: Brian Stokes Mitchell

  1. In one role, this actor’s character insists poems be written in the rhyme scheme “a, b, b, a, a, b, b, a, c, d, e, c, d, e” before asking “What are you waiting for, Chinese New Year?” Despite working at a poetry journal in the episode “Moe’N’a Lisa,” his character demands “photos of Spider-Man” in one guest role. For 10 points, name this actor whose guest roles on The Simpsons allude to his live-action role of J. Jonah Jameson in Spider-Man.

ANSWER: Jonathan Kimble Simmons

  1. This is the best known television show created by the singer of “The Pina Colada Song,” Rupert Holmes. Its characters included a man supposedly killed in a bombing raid, station manager Victor Comstock. What is this early AMC series about a fictional Pittsburgh radio station?

ANSWER: Remember WENN

  1. In one scene in this film, a dwarf character does not understand what the word “book” means before howling like a wolf and shouting that “demons fear noise” at the protagonist. The protagonist, Father LaForgue, cannot get Chomina to convert to Christianity before he dies. For 10 points, name this Canadian film about a Jesuit priest ministering to the Huron.

ANSWER: Black Robe

  1. At the beginning of this film, a character spots the “Brumby mob,” which is a group of horses. This film is based on a poem by Banjo Patterson, who also wrote the poem “Waltzing Matilda.” What is this Australian film in which Kirk Douglas plays two brothers, one of which is a would-be prospector?

ANSWER: The Man from Snowy River

  1. In his first scene, this character tells a girl to report compliments to her ass “before it gets so big it forms its own website.” This character insists that cheerleaders “are dancers who have gone retarded.” In his most memorable scene, he smashes a stool and shouts “these are not spirit fingers…THESE are spirit fingers.” For 10 points, name this dance choreographer from the film Bring It On.

ANSWER: SparkyPolastri

  1. Name or description acceptable. This character recommends giving a “big hand” to someone whose plane went down over Afghanistan. In his first appearance, he says that a character “got away from us,” which is taken to mean death instead of actually getting away. Who is this physician who frequently delivers misconstrued bad news to the Bluth family?

ANSWER: Doctor Fishman [or the Literal Doctor from Arrested Development]

  1. In one scene in this movie, a female character sits in a urinal while suggesting to Wally Snur that the protagonist is a thief. A memorable scene in this film is a character shouting “IT’S THE ONLY ARGUMENT I NEED, SHAWN!” while arguing with a kid about LeBron vs. Jordan. The protagonist is despised by Amy Squirrel and ends up dating a Jason Segel played gym instructor. For 10 points, name this film in which Cameron Diaz plays the title poor educator.

ANSWER: Bad Teacher

  1. In this film, a writer played by Josh Brolin has an affair with a musicologist named Dia. The Anthony Hopkins played character in this film marries a prostitute, while his ex-wife dates an occult bookshop owner. What is this 2010 Woody Allen film in which many of the characters become interested in astrology?

ANSWER: You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger

  1. The title character of this film has a dog named Rimshot and at one point asks the villain “how about a bumper sandwich, booger lips?” before chuckling, an image that has frequently inspired gifs labeled “trollface.” The antagonist of this film is named Trantor who can only be destroyed by the “heart of a child.” For 10 points, name this film in which the Jim Varney played idiot contends with trolls on Halloween.

ANSWER: Ernest Scared Stupid

  1. This song won the first ever CMA Music Video of the Year Award and it ends with a ghostly Cadillac flying into the night sky, an allusion to how singer’s father died. Its familiar use ended after its singer compared Obama to Hitler. What is this Hank Williams Jr. song that for many years was the theme song for Monday Night Football?

ANSWER: “All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight/Are Here on Monday Night”

  1. The Scottish group Discopolis’ song “Falling” has a subtitle referencing this other group. It performs to the Duran Duran song “Notorious.” The protagonist’s mother serves as a chaperone for members in California shortly after Kitty Farmer says she questions Rose’s commitment to this group. For 10 points, name this fictional dance group in the film Donnie Darko.

ANSWER: Sparkle Motion

  1. At the end of this film, the title character leaves a lunchbox inside a dinosaur statue. A villain in this film is Lucas, who is an expert at using the Power Glove, but is ultimately defeated at Super Mario Brothers 3.What is this Fred Savage film in which the title character is an ace at playing Nintendo?

ANSWER: The Wizard

  1. This song appears after the protagonist sees an advertisement for Hawaiian Airlines. The singer says he’s not going to see a psychiatrist. It begins with the phrase “everybody hates you” and repeats the title five times in the middle with the interjection that the title person’s music is “fucking terrible.” For 10 points, name this self-loathing song created by the Jason Segel played protagonist in Forgetting Sarah Marshall.

ANSWER: “Peter, you suck”

  1. The singer in this music video walks through the Parc de Saint-Cloud in Paris. It led to the first female artist winning MTV Video of the Year and it famously has tears roll down each cheek of the singer’s face at the end.What is this music video that mostly shows a close-up of Sinead O’Connor singing lyrics about someone taking love away?

ANSWER: “Nothing Compares 2 U” music video

  1. This character has a son named “Prince Talon” in a 1996 cartoon. He calls the hero an “impetuous boy” before asking “who wants to live forever” and telling Squadron 40 to “diiiive.” In his film appearance, he is played by Brian Blessed and has the memorable line “GORDON’S ALIVE?!” For 10 points, name this prince of the Hawkmen in the Flash Gordon series.

ANSWER: Prince Vultan

  1. This character’s best friend is a Vietnamese diner owner named Dave Quat. He works at the TV station WFDR-TV, where he objects to Mr. Norseworthy’s political correctness even though he was only hired to fill the quota of “Amphibious Americans.” Who is this politically conservative duck in a namesake comic strip?

ANSWER: Mallard Fillmore

  1. This character, when seeing ants checking a certain smell, wonders if they are looking for “deodor-ant.” He says he likes banana splits better after seeing a banana float. When shrinking to go into someone’s body, he notes it’s an inside job. After saying these lines, all the other characters shout this character’s first name in a disgusted manner. For 10 points, name this character who enjoys telling bad jokes on The Magic School Bus.

ANSWER: Carlos Ramon

  1. This character says “little boys don’t belong here” when taunting the protagonist. In his most famous cartoon appearance, he dresses as a kangaroo but Rush bites him in the rear end, revealing his butt which instantly gives him away. In the video games, he is generally seen as a construction robot. For 10 points, name this Mega Man villain, a super strong robot.

ANSWER: Guts Man