COLT Extras
Questions by Mike Bentley with contributions from Dave Letzler, Jerry Vinokurov and Jeremy Eaton
Tossups
The first portable entry in this series tasked the player with collecting gadgets, and it was spun off into a card game that included 11 challenge cards playable on an e-Reader. Levels in this series have included Clockwork Castle and Towering Treetop, both present in a game that came packed in with a microphone. The last few entries in this series have allowed players to unlock additional stuff by collecting (*) Carnival Cards. At the end of the most recent console entry in this series, players are rewarded for doing things like using the most candy or spending the most coins. Sections like “Cast Aways” and the 3 vs. 1 “Tug ‘o War” in the first entry in this series required players to spin the analog stick at blister-inducing speeds, leading to a lawsuit. Most games in this series have each player moving on a board before competing in mini-games. For 10 points, name this mini-game series starring Nintendo characters.
ANSWER: Mario Party
This artists asks, “do ya feel what I feel .. do ya see what I see?” on the autobiographical track, “My Life”. This artist brags about growing up “in the thoroughest borough … where Big had everybody rockin’ DK” on the track “BK Anthem”. While only 17, this artist proclaimed “Fuck them Reebok broads” and “I push the Z, eating shrimp scampi with rocks larger than life” on the third verse of (*) “Ain’t No Nigga”. The album Ill Na Na contained this artist’s biggest hit, which has her stating “I’m too loud, nasty as I want to be” before Jay-Z commands, “Don’t shake your sassy ass in front of me”. This artist’s album Black Roses was ultimately canceled due to her hearing problems and subsequent incarceration for getting in a fight in a nail salon. Known for songs like “I’ll Be”, for 10 points, name this female hip hop artist whose name derives from a 1974 Blaxsploitation film.
ANSWER: Foxy Brown [or Inga DeCarlo Fung Marchand]
A YTMND example of this contains a letter stating, “From now on, I only exist to eat, lift weights, and do school work”. Know Your Meme dubiously claims that a blog post about Ruby on Rails by Zed Shaw was a “famous example” of this action. A man yells “you’ve got to fucking shoot it shit head, with a gun” before performing this action in an Achievement Hunter video about (*)Fable III. Various examples of this action, such as “Play Bad Company 2 after 10 PM CDT” are plastered on images of Reptar from Rugrats. A woman yells “You know what Tom, no sex for a month!” in a video about a “girlfriend” one of these actions. A youth complains that his partner is “always bank” and then witnesses that partner roll a six while he rolls a one in an instance of a Monopoly example of this. For 10 points, name this action which can be performed in Starcraft by exiting before saying “gg” in an angry fashion.
ANSWER: Rage Quitting
These two words begin the title of a song where Fred recounts, “We must be misled / There must be something better than a van as a bed”. That Randy song is titled for a high school of this type. The singer states that he “would be your heroine” if you would be this type of princess on a song from the album Leaving Through the Window. The narrator recounts ordering some hot tea at the Philly Pizza Company in a song titled for a (*) girl of this type. A song of this type from The Gray Race begins by asking, “Have you been to the desert? Have you walked with the dead?” A different song about this type of school has Chris Jensen teaching science and still running Mountain, and envisions having “666 for our radio snow code”. Titling an “Academy” by Atom & His Package and a “Song” by Bad Religion, for 10 points, name this genre exemplified by the early music of bands like The Offspring and Green Day.
ANSWER: Punk Rock [prompt on just “punk”]
In this game, using the Power Glove tool at the base of a transporter located inside a pyramid may take the player to a secret dungeon known as the Abyss where they can fight the very powerful boss, Ragu O Ragula. The North American release of a revamped version of this game was bundled with the first episode of the anime based off of it, Twilight Venom. That version of this game is subtitled (*)Alter Code: F. One character in this game is able to use items on every party member at once by utilizing her “Mystic” ability and all characters are able to summon Guardians from their equipped rune. The player must ultimately defeat Ziekfried, the leader of the Metal Demons and this is done through the aide of the gun-like Ancient Relic Machines. Featuring Jack, Cecilia and Rudy, for 10 points, name this 1997 Sony Entertainment RPG that is notable for its Wild West motif.
ANSWER: Wild Arms
On an episode of Veronica’s Closet, Veronica ends up becoming the World’s Most Vulgar Woman after her childhood Guinness Record related to these objects is beaten. Navigating one of these objects through an obstacle course was one of two mini-games along with “Pyoro” included in the original microgames collection, WarioWare. A Klutz book on these describes items like the Swashbuckler and the Nakamura Lock. One of these objects titles a 2011 album containing tracks like “Bonita and Bill Butler” and “Dust Bowl Children” by (*) Alison Krauss & Union Station. A song with this title declares, “if you catch me at the border I got Visas in my name” and was recorded by M.I.A. Variations of these objects include the tumblewing, and Ken Blackburn holds a Guinness World Record of 27.6 seconds for keeping one of these objects from hitting the ground. For 10 points, name these folded objects often thrown in classrooms.
ANSWER: Paper Airplanes
A compilation of this group’s music, titled Testify, contained songs like "Baby Stink Breath" and "Sold Separately". A song from one album by this group sees the rapper unable to go to the boat show after he runs over a sprinkler while mowing the lawn, so he throws a party where people play “Nintendo for cash” instead. One of their albums features a song where Weird Al sings, “They say love goes on / (*) Long after the grilled cheese sandwich is gone”. In another song, a member of this musical family bragged that he was "Bad like Michael Jackson". They had a mild hit in the U.K. with a song off of an album where they Sing the Blues titled “Deep, Deep Trouble”. Their biggest hit saw a 10-year old boy saying “Everybody if you can do the [titular dance]”. For 10 points, name this group whose Yellow Album contained a song from the series they appear on titled "Hail to Thee, Kamp Krusty".
ANSWER: The Simpsons
Pro-Bowl picks from late in the draft held in this year included Southern Miss linebacker Adalius Thomas and a San Diego State defensive end nicknamed KGB. Mike DuBose resigned from Alabama after going just 3-8 in this year, while the hedges of Sanford Stadium were ruined after Georgia upset Tennessee in a game played in this year. In the fall of this year, University of Washington (*) safety Curtis Williams was paralyzed but the team would go on to an 11-1 record, including a victory over Drew Brees and Purdue in the following January’s Rose Bowl. The NFL Draft held in this year saw Cleveland choose Courtney Brown as the #1 Overall Pick ahead of dudes like Brian Urlacher. Josh Heupel, under coach Bob Stoops, led Oklahoma to a BCS championship in this year. For 10 points, name this year whose Summer Olympics saw native son Ian Thorpe take home 3 medals in Sydney.
ANSWER: 2000
DiC was forced to reanimate this character after his creators insisted he be given five rather than four fingers to avoid associations with the Yakuza. The theme song of one show titled for this character describes how “they made a vow--their mother will be found” and contained characters like the upperclass Bartleby. That show starring this character cast him as one of three children of Queen Aleata along with (*) Sonia and Manic; like an earlier series, the action on that program still took place on the planet Mobius. This character uttered phrases like “I’m waiting!” and loved chili dogs on a show that ran concurrently with a Saturday-only series; both those series saw him voiced by Family Matter’s Jaleel White. Later the star of an X and Underground series, he’s sometimes joined by Amy Rose. For 10 points, name this cartoon character who often had to battle his videogame nemesis, Dr. Robotnik.
ANSWER: Sonic the Hedgehog
An infamous incident during this tournament occurred when Willie Young fouled Paul Allen, which led to the introduction of the “professional foul” rule; that instance of this tournament was won due to a single score by Trevor Brooking. In the first season of this competition, (*) Queen’s Park advanced to the semifinals without playing a single game due to byes and scheduling conflicts, and that instantiation of this tournament, first held in 1871-1872, was won by the Wanderers. Notable upsets in this tournament include a 1-0 victory for Second Division Sunderland over First Division Leeds in 1973, though more recent champions include Chelsea, Manchester City, and in 1999, Manchester United, as part of their famous “treble”-winning season. For 10 points, identify this single-elimination tournament open to all football clubs in England.
ANSWER: Football Association Challenge Cup
On one TV series, a corrupt law enforcement officer from this country got upset when Dale Cooper’s rescue operation blew a sting operation on the Renault brothers, criminals who also hailed from this country. One actress from this country plays Grace, the daughter of Marshall and Kathleen on The Secret Life of the American Teenager, while an actor from this country played Blush photographer (*) Elliot DiMauro on Just Shoot Me. This country’s Broadcast Standards Council questioned whether it was child abuse to make a child swear so much on “Who the Hell Invited These Idiots to My Wedding”, the Season One finale of its program featuring characters like Ricky and Julian, Trailer Park Boys. Eddie from Cheers hailed from this country. This nation has also produced series like The Border anda show about Amaar Rashid becoming the imam of a mosque. It’s the home country of the actor who played a character who once was tortured by Adelei Niska and was the captain of the Serenity. For 10 points, name this birth country of Nathan Fillion which has also given us shows like Degrassi.
ANSWER: Canada
Japan-exclusive releases for this system include the first-party casual game EveryParty and the shoot ‘em up Raiden Fighters Aces. One exclusive title for this system allows your yellow-suited protagonist to travel from planet to planet in a spaceship and is titled Astroman. It’s also exclusively home to the fiendishly difficult platformer, Aban Hawkins & the 1000 Spikes. It’s not the PC, but an underrated exclusive title for this system contained characters like Dastardos and had players building a (*)garden in order to raise creatures likePretztail and Roario. Classic arcade games can be played on this console’s Game Room service. One of its best-selling exclusive titles got additional maps through the Defiant Map Pack and centers on Noble Six, a team of Spartans. Early versions of this console infamously suffered from the Red Ring of Death. For 10 points, name this console home to various Kinnect games.
ANSWER: Xbox 360 [do not accept “Xbox”]
On an episode of Auction Kings also featuring a Jeep restored by Richard Petty, Cindy is sent one of these objects that she demands be removed from her warehouse. These objects were given the Bullshit treatment on the same episode where Penn & Teller debunked near death experiences. One of these objects is included on some limited editions of (*)The Bedlam in Goliath, an album by the Mars Volta written based on experiences using one of these. One of these objects was used to compose works like Mirabell: Books of Number and The Book of Ephraim, which were published as part of James Merrill’s The Changing Light at Sandover. For 10 points, name this object often used in seances to receive messages from the dead.
ANSWER: Ouija Board [or Witch Board]
On this company’s website, you can play a game called Peyton in the Middle. Last year, the Determinators earned a $25,000 prize for winning the 8 to 12 year old division in the NDTL, a competitive league sponsored by this brand. The band Forever the Sickest Kids sing “Whoa-Oh” and play with products from this brand in one commercial. One episode in a series of Funny or Die shorts about using their products “on the job” sees a boss interrupted while creating rap lyrics and coloring. Products like a Klaw Hatchet and (*) Warlock Axe are sold as part of a “force” line by this brand of toys. On this brand’s website, you can play Flash games like Weather Blitz Football. More popular products from this company include the Quick 16 and the Speeload 6. This brand’s sports line includes the Vortex Mega Howler. This brand has released many products in the N-Strike line of toys. This Hasbro brand now owns the rights to Super Soaker, and a common slogan goes, “it’s [this brand], or nothing”. For 10 points, name this brand that sells blasters that shoot foam darts.
ANSWER: Nerf
A company named for this man created a television adaptation of Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus and cast MC Hammer and Carmen Electra as judges on the short-lived ABC Family program, Dance Fever. This man’s eponymous talk show, the first on a certain network since Chronoscope, is credited with forcing ABC’s (*) Joey Bishop off the air, although Bishop was soon replaced by Dick Cavett. This producer gave Ryan Seacrest his first television role on Click. A Super version of one of his shows added a fourth daily guest and was originally paired with his version of Monopoly. One of the final shows he created contained a round where spoilers also got a chance spell words from clues; that show was titled Crosswords. One of his most popular shows was originally hosted by Art Fleming. For 10 points, name this creator of Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy.
ANSWER: (Mervyn Edward) “Merv” Griffin, Jr.
Researcher Peter McGraw recently analyzed the humor in over 5,000 jokes sent to this entity. One contributor published Man in the Shower and is credited with inventing the phrase, “back to the drawing board”; that man was Peter Arno. Matthew Diffee and Robert Mankoff edited a book of outtakes from this publication titled (*)The Rejection Collection. Its mascot appears annually on its cover and is named Eustace Tilley. After submitting 107 unsuccessful entries, Roger Ebert finally won its caption contest earlier this year. In 2008, the cover of this magazine controversially showed a woman with an afro fist bumping a man wearing a turban and a picture of Osama Bin Laden hanging in the oval office. While under contract for this magazine, Elaine plagiarizes the line “I wish I was taller” from Ziggy on an episode of Seinfeld. For 10 points, name this Conde Nast magazine known for its obtuse cartoons.
ANSWER: The New Yorker
One member of this team, in response to a controversial incident involving it, wrote in his will that his descendants had to refuse to accept the prize that team had won. Less famous members of one edition of this team included Joe Kleine and Jon Koncak, while another incident involving this team was the result of a play made by one of its members against (*) Frederick Weiss. Yet another edition of this team finished in third place after losing to a squad which featured Tiit Sokk and Alexander Volkov. In 1960, Walt Bellamy, Jerry West, and Oscar Robertson all contributed to this team winning the fifth of its seven straight titles in 1960, leading that squad to be inducted into the Naismith Hall of Fame. More recently, a 2004 version of this team suffered a humiliating semifinal exit, and perhaps its most famous version saw Chuck Daly coach players like Michael Jordan, Patrick Ewing, and Charles Barkley to a tournament victory in Barcelona. For ten points, identify this team whose incarnations included the “Dream,” and the “Redeem” squads.
ANSWER: United States men’s national basketball team [accept US Olympic team since all the clues are from the Olympics]
Bonuses
This game began development as a “role-playing strategy game” with an over-the-shoulder camera. For 10 points each:
[10] Identify this Blizzard real time strategy game which added Night Elves and the Undead to the traditional mix of Orcs and Humans.
ANSWER: Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos
[10] Warcraft III opens with a cutscene showing this character having a dream about the return of the Burning Legion. He later joins up with Jaina to fight against Grom Hellscream, whose machinations are revealed after this Orc leader visits the Oracle.
ANSWER: Thrall
[10] This Orc unit, which can learn Master Training at the Spirit Lodge, has the ability to grow in size and increase its attack abilities by casting Bloodlust.
ANSWER: Shaman