2010 Neil Patrick Harris Open: Pikachu’s Sweet Sweet Revenge All Questions written by South Range



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2010 Neil Patrick Harris Open: Pikachu’s Sweet Sweet Revenge

All Questions written by South Range(Brian Bishop, Kyle Dickey, Jarret Greene, Nikki Miller, John Sheffler, Brett Stoll) with contributions by Jonathan Graham and Bob Kilner

Edited by Jarret Greene
Round 4
1) Their first performance was at the Rhythm Lounge, playing for about a group of thirty people alongside Gary and Neighbor’s Voices. Two of the original members, Hillel Slovak and Jack Irons, however, were already committed to a different band, What Is This? and had to leave the band. They later brought in George Clinton to help on its second album, Freaky Styley,(*) shortly after which drummer Cliff Martinez was fired. Eventually, Chad Smith and John Frusciante were brought in, after which the band went on an album blitzkrieg, releasing Californication, By the Way and Stadium Arcadium in short succession. FTP, name this California band, led by Anthony Kiedis and Michael “Flea” Balzary.

ANSWER: Red Hot Chili Peppers
BONUS: The Red Hot Chili Peppers went through guitarists like a knife slices through warm butter. FTPE, name these ex-RHCP guitarists.

[10]This man was brought in to replace Hillel Slovak after he left for What Is This?



ANSWER: Jack Sherman

[10]This Jane’s Addiction guitarist came to the band after Jesse Tobias was deemed unworthy.



ANSWER: Dave Navarro

[10]On February 8, 2010, Chad Smith confirmed that this man was the replacement for John Frusciante.



ANSWER: Josh Klinghoffer

2) This character has been portrayed by several actors, including River Phoenix as a young version of this character. Doug Lee has supplied the voice for this adventurer in two LucasArts games, The Fate of Atlantis and The Infernal Machine.(*) He works at the fictional Marshall College, which was named after the producer of the first film he stars in, Frank Marshall. In the second film, he skips out on teaching in favor of trying to recover the Sankara Stones, with help from Willy and Short Round, while in the third film he is aided by his father played by Sean Connery. FTP, name this part-time archaeologist, part-time globe trotter, most famously portrayed by Harrison Ford.

ANSWER: Indiana Jones
BONUS: Indians Jones loves artifacts. FTPE, given the film, name the artifact that Indy is trying to recover.

[10]Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

ANSWER: Holy Grail

[10]Raiders of the Lost Ark

ANSWER: Ark of the Covenant

[10]The most recent Indiana Jones film, released in 2008



ANSWER: The Crystal Skull
3) Homer Jones is credited for the first example of one of these. Rapper Jay-Z is referenced by his “J-Roc” symbol every time one player does one of these. Following one act of this kind, Broncos receiver Brandon Marshall was fined $7,500(*) for using a prop that Brett Favre later used in a 2007 playoff game without penalty, a snowball. Terrell Owens once pulled a sharpie marker from his sock before performing, FTP, what act made famous by Cincinnati Bengals running back Ickey Woods and his namesake “shuffle?”

ANSWER: Touchdown Celebration(Prompt on Celebration, accept “spike” after first clue buzz.)

*

BONUS: Identify the football players from their trademark celebrations, For 10 points each.



[10]Possibly in reference to his days playing basketball for the Cal Bears, this former Chiefs, current Falcons Tight End dunks the football through the goal post after he scores.

ANSWER: Tony Gonzalez

[10]Although later practiced by the entire team, this Falcons running back started doing the “Dirty Bird” dance during his team’s 1998 Super Bowl season. He set the NFL-record for carries that season at 410, a mark later broken by Larry Johnson.



ANSWER: Jamal Anderson

[10]While performing his trademark celebration, this outside linebacker brandishes his idiotic tattoo with the words “Lights Out” and a sickly looking hand about to pull down a light switch. He is also known for getting busted for steroids in 2006 and for allegedly beating up 4’11” TV slash Myspace Personality Tila Tequila.



ANSWER: Shawne Merriman
4) Lesser known characters from this series include a child prodigy named Sunny and a man with the nickname Signit. That man, later found out to be Donald Anderson was found dead by the titular(*) character in the first 3D game of this namesake, during the Shadow Moses Incident. The most recent incarnation of this game for the Playstation 3 includes four “SNAKEHOUND” units as bosses. FTP, name this game that features Otacon, and includes Solid Snake sneaking around facilities.

ANSWER: Metal Gear Solid (Accept Metal Gear Solid 2, 3 or 4. Prompt on MGS or MGS 2, 3 or 4)
BONUS: FTPE name these other stealth-based video games

[10]This arguably most controversial game ever is a stealth/horror game, centering around James Cash killing to become a free man



ANSWER: Manhunt

[10]Agent 47 is an assassin-for-hire who disguises himself to kill people in this series



ANSWER: Hitman

[10]Tom Clancy created this Ubisoft series featuring Sam Fisher working for the Third Echelon



ANSWER: Splinter Cell
5) In Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness the player receives a level ten one of these as a starter and in Pokémon Yellow Professor Oak was originally going to give the player one of these as his starter, but his grandson decided he wanted it. That rival, Gary Oak, (*) also receives this Pokémon as his starter in the anime, which he uses to beat Ash’s Pikachu. Of all the current Pokémon, this one has the most evolutions, seven, which has earned it the Pokédex classification “Evolution Pokémon.” FTP; name this Pokémon which can evolve into Jolteon, Vaporeon, Flareon, Espeon, Umbreon, Leafeon, and Glaceon.

ANSWER: Eevee
BONUS: What? This bonus is evolving! For five points each, given a Pokémon, tell whether it evolves or not.

[5]Magmar.



ANSWER: It evolves (Magmar evolves to Magmortar when traded holding a Magmarizer.)

[5]Celebi.



ANSWER: No, it doesn’t evolve.

[5]Happiny.



ANSWER: It evolves. (Happiny evolves to Chancey.)

[5]Smoochum.



ANSWER: It evolves. (Smoochum evolves to Jynx.)

[5]Chatot.



ANSWER: It doesn’t evolve.

[5]Riolu.



ANSWER: It evolves. (Riolu evolves to Lucario.)

6) This iten was first introduced to a Cincinnati, Ohio restaurant in 1963. It was originally a test product in competition with the Hulaburger , a burger that consisted of a slice of pineapple and two slices of cheese on a bun, however it was this product that won out. Although extremely popular with Muslims, it was originally designed(*) for Catholics for use during Lent. FTP, name this sandwich sold by McDonald’s restaurants that is advertised by Big Mouth Billy Bass that sings a song about wanting this sandwich back.

ANSWER: Filet-O-Fish
BONUS: FTPE, Name these other companies by the commercials they have aired.

[10]One commercial for this product shows the new boyfriend facing his girlfriend’s chip loving son as he tell the boyfriend the 2 rules he has.



ANSWER: Dorito’s

[10] The commercial currently running for this food shows that it’s so refreshing, it can prevent playing football, and looking like, Betty White.



ANSWER: Snicker’s

[10]White one, Red one, Yellow one.



ANSWER: Volkswagen (Accept VW)
7) In one episode of The Simpsons, we learn that like Sideshow Bob, this character is a Republican. In an episode of Futurama it is mentioned that he has been promoted to the rank of archduke and an Esquire Magazine article claimed “that there was no historical basis” for him. In an episode of Robot Chicken, he is voiced by Tay Zonday and sings (*) “Chocolate Rain” Clint Bowyer drives a racecar with him on the front along with Boo Berry and Franken Berry. FTP, name this chocolate loving vampire.

ANSWER: Count Chocula
BONUS: General Mills has some hilarious mascots for their cereals. FTPE;

[10]Trix’s mascot is this animal.



ANSWER: A rabbit

[10]This crazy leprechaun is always running away from a group of kids, who are after his bowl of cereal.



ANSWER: Lucky

[10]This mascot has recently tried to stop going kookoo for Cocoa Puffs, but has always failed miserably.



ANSWER: Sonny
8) Director Robert Zemeckis utilized inter-splicing scenes of this movie’s characters with historical events, such as an interview when John Lennon is surprised that the people of China have no possessions or religion, too, a play on his song “Imagine”, while another scene has President Lyndon Johnson telling the(*) title character that he would like to see where he got wounded, to which that character responds by dropping his pants. Tom Hanks stars in, FTP, what movie which proclaims that “life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re going to get.”

ANSWER: Forrest Gump
BONUS: FTPE, name these things that Forrest Gump goes through in the film.

[10]Forrest plays college football for this southern university.



ANSWER: University of Alabama (Also accept Crimson Tide or ‘Bama)

[10]While recovering from a wound in his buttocks, Forrest begins to play this sport, which leads to much fame for him.



ANSWER: Ping Pong (Accept clear-knowledge equivalents)

[10]The restaurant that Forrest and one of his military friends begin is named this.



ANSWER: Bubba Gump Shrimp Company
9) This game has been noted by its developers as the spiritual successor to System Shock. A bathysphere in a lighthouse brings the main character to an Ayn Rand influenced dystopia. The main currency in the game is named for (*) the first woman created in the bible, and the key phrase in its story is “Would you kindly,” which said by Atlas and Andrew Ryan which is used to control the player. FTP name this game which you are trapped in the underwater city of Rapture.

ANSWER: Bioshock
BONUS: I couldn’t find anything to connect this bonus to the tossup, so I post this: Ayn Rand is a woman. FTPE name these advertising ladies

[10]This self proclaimed shaman achieved fame as a pay-per-call psychic in the 1990s, where she apparently gained $13.5 million. She offers private psychic consultations now, even though she isn’t really a psychic at all. Or Jamacian.



ANSWER: Miss Cleo

[10]A trademark pancake flour and syrup lady is often used interchangeably with her namesake mix. She can also be seen as a southern stereotype, serving whites up some hot breakfast treats.



ANSWER: Aunt Jemima

[10]Advertising breakfast for McDonalds, she is a yellow bird wearing a pink jumpsuit, a flight cap and scarf.



ANSWER: Birdie the Early Bird
10) One joke by Craig Ferguson stated that when he went to this band’s concert, who were opening for Deep Purple, he, with the intent to get euphorically high, ingested an active amount of chloroform. This band’s first platinum album, which was technically their fifth, features a man in a tuxedo holding four cards on Agents of Fortune. In a SNL skit(*) about this band a music manager tells Will Ferrell that “he has a fever and the only cure for that fever is more cowbell,” for ten points name this band that is also known for their hit songs “Burnin’ for You,” “Godzilla,” and “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper.”

ANSWER: Blue öyster Cult
BONUS: Name some other “blue” things, FTPE

[10]Based off of a comedy tour of the same name, this short lived sketch show on Comedy Central starred such men as Bill Engval and Larry the Cable Guy, with appearances by Ron White when he wasn’t busy being drunk somewhere.



ANSWER: Blue Collar TV(Or Blue Collar Television)

[10] This landmark jazz album by Miles Davis also featured saxophonists John Coltrane and Cannonball Adderley on pieces such as “So What” and “Flemenco Sketches.” This question writer really recommends you go listen to it after this tournament.



ANSWER: Kind of Blue

[10] The Blues are a NHL team that plays in this city.



ANSWER: St. Louis
11) Although it is unsure who coined the name of this event for sure, some sources claim that LA Lakers public relations director Bruce Jolesch was the originator of this term. Wilt Chamberlain is the only player to achieve a “double” one of these, although he does have several “dirty” variants, with over ten(*) blocks. DeShawn Stevenson once got charged with a flagarant foul on Ricky Davis after Ricky Davis shot at his own basket in order to achieve one of these. Oscar Robertson is the only player to average, FTP, what statistical event when a basketball player records double digits in three statistical categories?

ANSWER: Triple-Double
BONUS: A “Dirty Triple”, when one player records a triple double where one category is blocks, and a “Double Triple Double”, when one player records over 20 in three categories, are both terms from this basketball blog, FTPE

[10] Name this blog, which according to it’s motto celebrates the best of the worst in basketball. As such, former Utah Jazz Center Greg Ostertag is it’s unofficial mascot.



ANSWER: Basketbawful

[10]The writer of Basketbawful also contributes to this blog, founded and written chiefly by Will Leitch. It claims to deliver sports "without access, favor or discretion."



ANSWER: Deadspin.com

[10] Both the writes of Basketbawful and Deadspin often appear for liveblogging and in articles on this section of ESPN.com. It often contains more humorous, editorial-like pieces such as Bill Simmon’s column. Hunter S. Thompson once had a column here as well.



ANSWER: Page 2
12) If you love kangaroos, then this website is for you. This site is currently in the process of rewriting the Bible, and it makes the claims that abortion is a million-dollar industry and (*) that since Obama has taken office terrorist attacks on the United States have quadrupled. Articles on this site include liberal whining, bias in Wikipedia, causes of homosexuality, and Hollywood values. FTP, name this extremely right-wing wiki, created by Andrew Schlafly.

ANSWER: Conservapedia
BONUS: Conservative pundits are sometimes hilarious. FTPE, please name some.

[10]He loves America so much and he isn’t afraid to go on national television and cry about it on his namesake show.



ANSWER: Glenn Beck

[10]As if you need another reason to support the new health care bill, this loudmouth pundit promised to move to Guatemala if it passed. He is also known for pleading his listeners to register as Democrats so they could vote for Hilary Clinton because he was afraid of Barack Obama



ANSWER: Rush Limbaugh

[10]This other Fox News pundit and frequent Tea Party speaker published an autobiography in 2009, in which she admits she went a bit rouge.



ANSWER: Sarah Palin

13) This singer was born to Ray and Carrie as one of seven children, and was forced to change his initials into a name after enlisting to the United States Air Force. After spending many years addicted to drugs like cocaine and heroin, he was able to keep a somewhat healthy relationship with(*) June Carter, another famous contemporary country singer. One of “The Man in Black’s” last works was a cover of the Nine Inch Nails song “Hurt,” and is generally accepted as his “epitaph song.” For 10 points name this artist whose top 5 album “Folsom Prison Blues” introduced the world to “I Walk the Line.”

ANSWER: Johnny Cash (also accept J.R. Cash)
BONUS: For ten points each name these other musicians who have had some memorable encounters with the law.

[10]He was inspired to “turn his life around” after watching Johnny Cash during a three year jail term, would later record hits such as “Okie From Muskogee” and “The Old Rugged Cross.”



ANSWER: Merle Haggard

[10]During a 1969 concert at “The Dinner Key Auditorium” in Miami, this lead singer of the Doors, was later arrested for indecent exposure.



ANSWER: Jim Morrison

[10] While under the influence of cocaine, this former glam-rock star, was arrested in January 2009 for chaining a male escort to the wall and repeatedly beating him; also known for songs such as “Karma Chameleon.”



ANSWER: Boy George
14) The setting of this film was moved from London, as it was in the book it is based on, to Chicago in the film adaptation. The main character in the film is extremely proud of his vinyl record collection, which surpasses the 1,000 mark. At one point in the film, that character, Rob, holds a conversation with Bruce Springsteen,(*) who gives him some relationship advice. Earlier in the film, Rob walks into a club where Marie de Salles is singing a cover of Peter Frampton’s “Baby, I Love Your Way.” FTP, name this 2000 film starring John Cusack as Rob Gordon, a self proclaimed audiophile who makes numerous lists over the course of the film to deal with his break-up with his girlfriend, Laura.

ANSWER: High Fidelity
BONUS: FTPE, name these movies starring John Cusack.

[10]Cusack is a U.S. Marshall in this 1997 movie about some criminals being transported to a new Supermax prison.



ANSWER: Con Air

[10]John Cusack stars as Mike Enslin, a horror author who gets trapped in the titular room.



ANSWER: 1408

[10]John Cusack stars in this 2009 disaster film where the Mayans wreack havoc on the Earth.



ANSWER: 2012
15) This band won a Grammy in 2007 for their album Distant Future as that year’s “Best Comedy Album.” They normally open their acts with the title of “Formerly New Zealand’s(*) fourth most popular guitar based digi-bongo acapella-rap-funk-comedy folk duo.” On their Comedy Central special they sang about a badly burnt Albanian boy and that “Tuesday night is the night that we visit your mother” in songs such as “Albi the Racist Dragon” and “Business Time” For ten Points name this band founded by Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement that has a titular show on HBO.

ANSWER: Flight of the Conchords
BONUS: Racism is funny right? Well maybe not, but it sure does wonders for celebrities, so for ten points each name these celebrities that have had some notable prejudicial out-bursts.

[10]Anti-Semitic slurs and names such as “Sugar Tits” awaited a police officer when she tried to arrest this actor.



ANSWER: Mel Gibson

[10]After being heckled at a comedy club this star of Seinfeld responded with countless racist remarks including “you would’ve been hung upside down 50 years ago for remarks like that.”



ANSWER: Michal Richards

[10]This brother of Raymond in Everybody Loves Raymond said, “Wear a Turban,” and “Speak in English” to pestering Arabic paparazzo.

ANSWER: Brad Garrett
16) At age 17, this player hit a grand slam out of Wrigley Field during a high school game and when his #4 was retired, he became the first major leaguer afforded that honor. From June 2, 1925 until May 2, 1939(*), he didn’t miss a single game, although an unknown disorder had been hobbling him for some time, causing his production to decline to the worst levels of his career. After his wife took him to the Mayo Clinic, they confirmed his diagnosis, which led to his speech containing the line “today I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the Earth.” For ten points, identify this first baseman, who tragically died at age 37 from a disease now named for him.

ANSWER: (Lou) Gehrig

BONUS: Identify these other things dealing with neurological disorders, for ten points each.



[10] Namedropped in Grumpy Old Men, this pitcher was born with the given name James although he was mostly known by an aquatic nickname. He became the highest paid pitcher of all-time when he left the Athletics and signed with the Yankees in 1975. He died from ALS in 1999.

ANSWER: (James “Catfish”) Hunter

[10] Former Sacramento King Brian Grant announced in May 2009 that he had been diagnosed with an early onset of what disorder, notably suffered by Muhammad Ali and Michael J. Fox?

ANSWER: Parkinson’s Disease

[10] The 2004 film The Notebook starred Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams and centers around how a husband copes with his wife’s condition, as she suffers from this disorder.

ANSWER: Alzheimer’s Disease
17) A Jim Carrey movie features his character talking to Mama and Vol Kowakski, who have made one of these. Early versions of Mozilla Firefox said that they were “delicious delicacies,” in addition to not-so-delicious bits of information. On Seinfeld, Jerry launches into a diatribe on how “nothing mixes better” than vanilla and(*) chocolate ones, while in an episode of The Addams Family, it is asked if the ones sold by uniformed little girls are actually made of Girl Scouts. FTP, name this baked good, varieties of which include gingerbread and chocolate chip.

ANSWER: Cookies
BONUS: FTPE, name these foods from episodes of Seinfeld.

[10]In the episode “The Pledge Drive,” George eats one of these with a knife and fork, sparking an eating revolution.



ANSWER: Candy bar(Accept Snickers, Almond Joy, etc. as all were eaten with a knife and fork in the episode)

[10]In the titular episode, Jerry steals this food from Mable Choate so that George can use it to impress Susan’s parents.



ANSWER: marble rye

[10]In the episode “The Hamptons,” George puts this in the eggs to get back at Rachel, who is an Orthodox Jew and thus cannot eat it, because it isn’t kosher.



ANSWER: lobster
18) Shot on location in the Greater Boston area and parts of Toronto, this film was originally meant to be about a young man who was targeted by the FBI to be a G-Man, but the thriller aspect was dropped to focus on the relationship between the main character and his psychiatrist.(*) After being acquired by Miramax, the two stars of the movie chose Gus Van Pelt to direct the film, where he added a scene where one character asks, “How do you like dem apples?!” FTP, name this 1997 film starring Matt Damon as a prodigy janitor at MIT and Robin Williams as his psychiatrist.

ANSWER: Good Will Hunting
BONUS: Matt Damon and Ben Affleck love to be in movies with each other. F15PE, name these films that feature the Damon-Affleck duo.

[15]Affleck and Damon co-star as Holden and Banky in this 1997 Kevin Smith directed movie where Affleck’s character tries to turn Joey Adam‘s lesbian character straight.



ANSWER: Chasing Amy

[15]Affleck and Damon co-star as Bartleby and Loki in this 1999 Kevin Smith film that drew a lot of flak from Catholic groups.



ANSWER: Dogma
19) This show’s theme song is by The Friendly Indians, who are headed by the show’s creator. Minor characters on this USA show include Buzz McNab and Abigail Lytar, and one plot from this show involved a murder plot on a Simon Cowell-esque judge(*) played by Tim Curry. Featuring persistent obscure 80s pop culture references from the main characters, FTP name this USA television show about the exploits of Shawn Spencer and Burton Guster as they manage the titular detective agency.

ANSWER: Psych
BONUS: FTPE, name these other USA shows.

[10]This series ran for eight seasons, before the titular retired detective finally deduced the identity of his wife Trudy’s killer.



ANSWER: Monk

[10]This show follows the exploits of ex-spy Michael Weston in Miami as he attempts to find out who issued the titular document.



ANSWER: Burn Notice

[10]In this show Matt Bomer plays Neal Caffery, an ex-criminal who used to commit the titular type of crime.



ANSWER: White Collar
20) In 2007, this device was named the Invention of the Year by TIME magazine. This device was revealed to the public through a keynote address given on January 9, 2007. This device is compatible with normal headphones, but came with a special type that allowed the user to perform several functions without even touching the device. By default, the home page of this device features things such as YouTube, Google Maps and Safari. The 3GS version of this device was released in America on June 19, 2009. FTP, name this wildly popular device, made by Apple, which can generally only be obtained through a contract with AT&T.

ANSWER: iPhone (Accept iPod Touch until “3GS.”)
BONUS: Cell phones have become a huge necessity, with even 4 year olds getting in on the action! FTPE, name these other popular cell phones.

[10]Motorola teamed with Verizon Wireless to release this phone to act as an iPhone alternative. Recent commercials for this phone involve searching for the word “Human.”



ANSWER: Motorola Droid

[10]Research In Motion released this touch-screen smartphone exclusively for Verizon Wireless again, proving once more that Verizon beats the crap out of everyone else. It was intended to be a direct competitor to the iPhone 3G, the Palm Pre and the T-Mobile G1.



ANSWER: Blackberry Storm

[10]Thanks to relying way too hard on this phone, Motorola fell greatly behind Samsung and LG. Motorola tried to revive the phone by slashing prices.

ANSWER: Motorola RAZR (Also accept RAZR 2)
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