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Written by Duncan Chalmers, Elizabeth Robson Gordon, Izzy Izumi, Max Johnstone, Stuart Macdonald, Nick Penner, Connor Pierotti, Shelby Robert, Olivia Seto, Joe Su, Gennesse Walker-Scace. Edited by Nick Penner, Joe Su, et al. 1. This football conferences single season receiving yard record is held by Jordan White. Players from this conference drafted in 2014 include Jimmie Ward and Khalil Mack. Rivalries within this football conference include the Battle of the Bricks and the Battle of the I-75. After 2005, Marshall left this conference to join the C-USA. This conference’s championship is held at Detroit’s Ford Field, and their bowl tie-ins include the GoDaddy Bowl. For 10 points name this conference whose teams include Akron, Bowling Green, and Northern Illinois. ANSWER: Mid-American Conference (Accept MAC or MACtion) 2. Produced by Max Martin and Shellback, this song declares “Can’t stop, won’t stop grooving/It’s like I got this music in my mind”. The lead single from its singer’s 2014 album, it states “I make the moves up as I go”. This song’s music video shows the singer trying activities such as ballet, cheerleading, and twerking. For 10 points name this Taylor Swift song, which declares that “the players gonna play, play, play, play, play and the haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate” while she instead performs the title action. ANSWER: “Shake It Off” 3. Told through flashbacks, one character in this film needs a B+ on an ancient philosophy midterm to pass the semester. One scene shows characters discussing relationship “loopholes”. A character sings the song “Tiny Salmon” after having sex in this film, while E.L. and Rubin convince the group to try an Evel Knievel style jump. At this movie’s end Josh and Tiffany agree to break up but remain friends, while the feared sex tape was really Barry mooning the camera. For 10 points name this movie in which some friends drive to Austin, Texas. ANSWER: Road Trip 4. This man appeared as a college senior on The Dating Game. He had a recurring role on The Rockford Files as Lance White, and he was Emmy nominated for playing Dr. Richard Burke on Friends. He starred in the unsuccessful 1998 series The Closer, and he currently plays Police Commissioner Frank Regan on Blue Bloods. His most famous character was a former Navy SEAL who quit to become a detective, known for his bushy mustache. For 10 points name this actor who played Thomas Magnum on Magnum, P.I. ANSWER: Tom Selleck 5. This song was written shortly after its artists’ 40th birthday. Appearing on the album Storm Front, this song’s artist considers it a novelty hit and rarely performs it live. This song refers to the declaration of martial law in China, which happened 4 months before the song’s release. The Presidents notably NOT named in this song are LBJ, Jimmy Carter, and Gerald Ford. For 10 points name this song in which Billy Joel lists off significant people and events, such as Harry Truman, Doris Day, Red China, and Johnnie Ray. ANSWER: “We Didn’t Start The Fire” 6. This man was part of a legendary 1979 rookie class that included Terry Labonte and Harry Grant. Driving for Richard Childress Racing, he won the 1995 Brickyard 400 on the final turn, and the 1998 Daytona 500. For most of his career, this athlete drove the No. 3 car, sponsored by GM Goodwrench. After spinning out Bill Elliott at the 1987 Winston, he earned his nickname “The Intimidator”. A 7 time Cup Series champion, for 10 points name this driver and team owner who died during the final lap of the 2001 Daytona 500. ANSWER: Ralph Dale Earnhardt Sr. (Do not accept Dale Earnhardt Jr. Prompt on just Dale Earnhardt.) 7. In A Certain Magical Index, Touma routinely performs this action so his roommate won’t bite him. In 2005, Zlatan Ibrahimovic admitted to doing this action during the celebrations following Juventus’ title win. In the Three’s Company debut, Jack Tripper is first seen doing this. In the original Nightmare On Elm Street, Nancy is attacked and nearly drowns while doing this. Ke$ha can be seen doing this at the start of the “Tik Tok” music video. For 10 points name this action, in which someone catches Zs in an odd place. ANSWER: Sleeping in a bathtub (accept equivalents. Do not accept answers such as “taking a bath”) 8. One character in this film exclaims “I got the motive, which is money, and the body, which is dead”. In this movie, a detective interviews a widow at the Planters Hotel and that woman admits she went to bed after 11pm. The police try to charge Harvey with the central crime until it is revealed he is left-handed. At this Norman Jewison directed film’s end, Henshaw is arrested and confesses to the central murder to pay for Delores’ abortion. Starring Sidney Poitier, for 10 points, name this movie, best remembered for the quote “They call me MISTER Tibbs!” ANSWER: In the Heat of the Night 9. Luci Christian voiced this character and was joined in 2012 by a character played by Morgan Smith Goodwin named “Red”. This character’s name comes from the nickname of a girl named Melinda, and is often seen wearing a shirt with blue and white vertical stripes. This character was named after Dave Thomas’s daughter, and says how her company never cuts corners from their old fashioned hamburgers .For 10 points, name this redhead with blue hair bows, mascot of a fast food chain. ANSWER: Wendy’s (accept equivalents that refer to the character on the Wendy’s logo) 10. A Miniclip game with this mode of transportation shows a person with green headgear on the main display. The Abraxas Corporation must be destroyed in a Quicksilva game has this form of transportation in its title. Collecting 10,000 coins will unlock a gold object that accomplishes this task in Mario Kart 8. A pair of clouds, a sunflower, or a two dimensional Bowser can be added to karts in Mario Kart 8 that allow this to occur after going off a blue ramp. For 10 points name this mode of transport involving thrustless flying. ANSWER: Gliding (accept word forms) 11. In one movie set here, Steve moves out of his apartment block to be with Linda. In another movie set in this place, also by Cameron Crowe, John Cusack holds a boombox aloft while “In Your Eyes” plays. In addition to Singles and Say Anything, 2006’s Expiration Date is set in this city, with the main characters living in the Fairmount Park neighbourhood. In the most well-known movie set in this city, Sam Baldwin spends time at the Pike Place Market. For 10 points name this northwest city that Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan were Sleepless in. ANSWER: Seattle 12. Two members of this shows cast met on 9/11, while the rest were classmates at the School of Visual Arts in NYC. Most of this series aired on IFC, including the 10 part film “The Civil War on Drugs”, which aired with the 5th season. Many female characters on this sketch comedy show are named Candice, and recurring characters include Billy Matherson. Sketches on this show included “The Popcorn Factory”, “Opposite Day”, and “The Grapist”. For 10 points name this show, the namesake of a comedy troupe that created and starred in it. ANSWER: The Whitest Kids U’ Know 13. This player was the last Hartford Whaler active in the NHL. In the 2010 season, this player was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs for Vesa Toskala and Jason Blake. This player’s final game was the same game as that of Teemu Selanne’s. This player was the most recent player to win the Conn Smythe on the losing team, doing so against the New Jersey Devils. This player was the starting goalie that helped win the 2007 Stanley Cup. For 10 points, name this former goaltender for the Anaheim Ducks who was playoff MVP in 2003. ANSWER: Jean-Sebastien Giguere 14. In a breakout role, this man played Don alongside Michael Douglas in Summertree. He also played Dr. Plosner in For Better or Worse. While this man is had roles like Izzy Rosenblatt in Primary Colors and Joe Pierce in Postcards from the Edge, he is also the director of films like North and The Bucket List. He made his directorial with, and also appeared in, This Is Spinal Tap. For 10 points name this man who directed movies such as A Few Good Men, The American President, and Stand by Me. ANSWER: Rob Reiner 15. This song was released with the B-Side “Shame on a Nigga”. In this song, Inspectah Deck states “Blessed since birth, I earth-slam your best”. Method Man raps “I’m rubber, niggas is like glue/whatever you say bounces off me sticks to you”. In this song’s outro, RZA declares “Peace to the fucking Zulu nation/Peace to all the Gods and the Earths”. This song uses a sample from the movie Executioners from Shaolin of the words “Tiger Style”. For 10 points name this song which argues no one should try and mess with its rap group. ANSWER: “Wu-Tang Clan Ain’t Nuthing ta Fuck Wit” 16. In this TV episode, the number 23 appears several times, including guests sitting at that table number. The opening montage of this episode featured Locke packing rope, and Sawyer caring for Kate’s wound. At one point in this episode, Hurley says that a conversation would be sweet if they weren’t about to die. A number of characters are killed in this episode, including The Man in Black. This episode ends with Jack smiling at Kate, then being engulfed by light. For 10 points name this episode, the final of a series created by J.J. Abrams. ANSWER: “The End” (accept answers such as Lost’s series finale) Note: Description Acceptable 17. Songs of this type include “Jerk It Out”, “What I’m Looking For” and “Bruises”. One song of this type, “Music is My Hot, Hot Sex” was by the Brazilian band Cansei De Ser Sexy. Using “Are You Gonna Be My Girl” as this type of song helped the band JET get international recognition. “Take California” by Propellerheads was the first song of this type. While an established artist, Feist hit new heights when her track “1234” was used as this type of song. For 10 points name these songs, used to promote a brand of portable music player. ANSWER: Songs used by Apple in commercials to promote iPods (accept anything indicating songs in iPod commercials)
ANSWER: Kobe Bryant’s 81 point game (accept either first or last name) 19. Though the central cast are employees at a humour website, this webseries originated as a hobby. Guests on this series include Ben Schwartz, Thomas Middleditch as aspiring actor Doobs, and Rick Fox as a bookie obsessed with eggs. One character repeatedly states his willingness to go “dickless for Michael Chiklis”; other catchphrases from this show include “For the wolf!”, “Dinner tonight?” and “Oh sheesh y’all, ‘twas a dream”. For 10 points name this College Humor webseries about two titular coworkers. ANSWER: Jake and Amir (accept J and A) 20. This actress appeared in the pilot for The Love Boat, and from 1959-1960 she was the Today Girl. Her current TV work includes a namesake talk show and Who’s Cooking with this woman, both on Retirement Living TV. Partnered with Corky Ballas she was eliminated 5th on Season 11 of Dancing with the Stars. She played Beth’s mom Maggie on Dave’s World. In her best role, she played a stay-at-home mom and had daughters Marcia, Jan, and Cindy. For 10 points name this actress, best known as Carol Brady on The Brady Bunch. ANSWER: Florence Henderson TB. In one of this man’s movies, Sydney takes John to Las Vegas so he can win enough money to pay for his mother’s funeral. In another movie, Barry Egan has seven sisters and owns a novelty gift company. In addition to Hard Eight and Punch-Drunk Love, this director worked with Philip Baker Hall on the short film Cigarettes & Coffee. This man has three screenplay Oscar nominations, including for Boogie Nights and Magnolia, and was Best Director nominated for There Will Be Blood. For 10 points name this director of The Master and Inherent Vice. ANSWER: Paul Thomas Anderson COTTAGE BOWL BONUS 7
[10] Name this satirical and controversial webcomic at www.explosm.net ANSWER: Cyanide and Happiness [10] These series of comics on Cyanide and Happiness usually begins with a seemingly regular comic before a tragic downturn, leading to several more days of relatively morbid comics. ANSWER: Depressing Comic Week [10] Another comic with the initials C and H is Calvin and Hobbes. Several fanfics of Calvin’s future is of this comic; featuring a philosophically named daughter of the Calvin character. These comics are found on the website pantsareoverrated. ANSWER: Hobbes and Bacon 2. In this film, one character disguises himself as Prince Ali. For 10 points each: [10] Name this 1992 Disney film. One character in this film rubs a magic lamp, and songs in this film include "Friend Like Me" and "A Whole New World". ANSWER: Aladdin [10] In Aladdin this man voiced the parrot Iago. This comedian additionally voiced the Aflac Duck, until being fired after making jokes following the 2011 Japanese earthquake and tsunami. ANSWER: Gilbert Gottfried [10] Gottfried played Hitler in this raunchy early 1990s comedy. Starring Chad Lowe and Kristy Swanson, other characters in this film include Satan, Atilla the Hun, and Charlie Sykes. ANSWER: Highway to Hell
[10] Name this man, the part time drummer and lead singer of Foo Fighters. This man wrote the soundtrack to the movie Touch, and has also recorded with bands like Scream and Tenacious D. ANSWER: Dave Grohl [10] Grohl first rose to stardom with this band. This band’s singles include “Cine as You Are” and “In Bloom”, and the band broke up shortly after the death of Kurt Cobain. ANSWER: Nirvana [10] Grohl is also a member of this rock supergroup, with Josh Homme and John Paul Jones. This band’s self-titled debut album was released in 2009 with songs like “Mind Eraser, No Chaser” and “New Fang”. ANSWER: Them Crooked Vultures
[10] Name this USA show about lawyer Harvey Specter, who is posing as lawyer despite never having gone to law school or passed the bar. Other characters in this show include Rachel Zane and Louis Litt. ANSWER: Suits [10] In Season 1 of Suits, this is the name of the firm Specter works for. Renamed after a merger with Darby International, one of this firm’s namesake founders quit after his stealing and cheating were exposed. ANSWER: Pearson Hardman (do not prompt on partial answer) [10] This man stars as Harvey on Suits. He played Dr. Mark Gabriel on The Others, and his film roles include The Spirit in a namesake 2008 film. ANSWER: Gabriel Macht
[10] Name this boxing class, with other past champions like George Foreman, Evander Holyfield, and Joe Louis. Boxers in this weight class weight over 200 lbs. with no upper maximum on their size. ANSWER: Heavyweight [10] This man became undisputed Heavyweight Champion of the World after knocking out Tony Tucker, and he held the title until 1990. This boxer knocked out Michael Spinks in 91 seconds, but later lost to “Buster” Douglas. ANSWER: Mike Tyson [10] This man currently holds the IBF, WBO, and WBA Heavyweight title belts. This Ukrainian boxer’s brother Vitali was a previous boxing champ, and he is the second longest reigning Heavyweight Champion of all time. ANSWER: Wladimir Klitschko
[10] Name this song, in which the narrator finds “an ace that [he] can keep”. In exchange for some whisky, the song’s title figure gives the advice “You got to know when to hold ‘em, know when to fold ‘em”. ANSWER: “The Gambler” [10] This man recorded “The Gambler” as the title track for his 1978 album. This country singer’s other songs include “You Decorated My Life”, “I Don’t Need You”, and “Lady”. ANSWER: Kenny Rogers [10] This other Rogers song declares “I wish I could unremember/Everything my heart’s been through”. Released in 2005 from the album Water & Bridges, this song also states “I can’t unthink about you”. ANSWER: “I Can’t Unlove You
[10] Name this compact car made by Nissan. An all-electric model, it produces no greenhouse gas emissions and has an EPA certified 121km range. ANSWER: Nissan Leaf [10] Electric car manufacturer Tesla Motors unveiled this electric car in 2014. With an expected range of 320km and a starting price of $50,000, it will be cheaper than the Tesla Roadster, Model S or Model X ANSWER: Tesla Motors Model 3 [10] This Chinese manufacturer makes the electric minivan model e6. This company’s other models include the F0 and Qin, and Warren Buffet bought 10% of this company for $230 million in 2008. ANSWER: BYD
[10] Name this comedian and actor. He voiced Fillmore in Cars and played Frank in Outrageous Fortune, and his notable stand-up routines include “Seven Dirty Words You Can Never Say on Television”. ANSWER: George Carlin [10] In the Bill & Ted’s movies, Carlin plays this character. A futuristic envoy who teaches the heroes to time travel, this character’s guitar skills are excellent, while his futuristic sun glasses are bodacious. ANSWER: Rufus [10] In this movie, Carlin plays the hip and trendy Cardinal Ignatius Glick. A Kevin Smith film, in the film Carlin’s character retires the “holy depressing” crucifix in favour of the new and more uplifting “Buddy Christ”. ANSWER: Dogma
[10] This player won the award for the 2013-14 season. A guard with the Clippers, this man had won the award previously in 2010 with the Atlanta Hawks. ANSWER: Jamal Crawford [10] J.R. Smith won the 2012-13 award as a member of this team. Anthony Mason and John Starks previously won the award for this team, and in 2015 this team traded Smith to the Cavaliers. ANSWER: New York Knicks (accept either underlined part) [10] The only rookie to win Sixth Man, he did in 2005 for the Chicago Bulls. He was also a member of the 2004 NCAA Champion Connecticut Huskies. ANSWER: Ben Gordon
[10] Name this R&B and pop singer-songwriter. His debut solo single “Truly” was a number 1 hit, and he also sang “Hello” and “Endless Love” with Diana Ross. ANSWER: Lionel Richie [10] This Richie song states he wants to party for the titular amount of time. From his second album, Can’t Slow Down, the song begins “Well, my friends, the time has come/To raise the roof and have some fun”. ANSWER: “All Night Long (All Night)” [10] Richie played Britsloe in this 1996 Christmas movie. This film’s soundtrack, performed by Whitney Huston and featuring artists like Shirley Caesar and Faith Evans, is the top selling Gospel album of all time. ANSWER: The Preacher’s Wife
[10] Name this pioneering MTV series, credited with popularizing reality television. This show’s premise involves seven strangers living together in one house while being almost constantly filmed. ANSWER: The Real World [10] The Real World’s 3rd season, set in this city, was notable for featuring openly gay AIDS activist Pedro Zamora. This city was also hosted the 29th season, where Ashley Ceaser worked at a tech start-up. ANSWER: San Fancisco [10] During The Real World’s 3rd season, this housemate frequently clashed with Zamora. Originally a bicycle messenger, this man later appeared on The Challenge’s Battle of the Sexes ANSWER: David “Puck” Rainey (accept either underlined part)
[10] Name this actor and director. In 2009, this man played Paul Child in Julie & Julia, and this man received an Academy Award Best Supporting Actor nomination as George Harvey in The Lovely Bones. ANSWER: Stanley Tucci [10] Tucci won acclaim for his performance as this character in the Hunger Games trilogy. The perpetually upbeat host of the Hunger Games, in the first film Peeta confesses his love for Katniss during an interview with this man. ANSWER: Caesar Flickerman (accept either underlined part) [10] Tucci played Detective Brikowski in this 2006 crime thriller. This film centres on characters played by Josh Hartnett and Lucy Liu caught in between crime lords known as The Boss and The Rabbi. ANSWER: Lucky Number Slevin
[10] This technique involves a type of sculpting brush and powder in order to make the nose it slim and defined, or around the hairline to warm the face and shorten the forehead. ANSWER: Contouring [10]Taylor Swift is quite fond of this eye makeup style, characterized by winged eyeliner on the top eyelid. With an animal inspired name, this makeup technique rose to popularity in 1950’s Hollywood. ANSWER: Cat eye [10] Many eye makeup techniques place emphasis on blending makeup around this line on the eyelid. In East Asia, some women use eyelid glue or undergo surgery in order to create this fold. ANSWER: The crease
[10] After being drafted by the California Angels in 1988, this pitcher joined their starting rotation. Despite being born without a right hand, this man had a successful 10 year career, including throwing a 1993 no hitter. ANSWER: Jim Abbott [10] Xavier Nady played exactly one game in 2000 for this team before being demoted to the minors. This team later traded him to the Mets for Mike Cameron. ANSWER: San Diego Padres (accept either underlined part) [10] From 1947 until 1965, a number of players jumped straight to the MLB thanks to this rule. This rule created namesake “babies” and limited which players could be sent to the minors based on contract value. ANSWER: Bonus Rule
[10] Although you can only get it on Origin, this 2014 Respawn Entertainment multiplayer FPS has you in a 6 vs 6 matches in war-torn areas as pilots who can soon call in these titular objects. ANSWER: Titanfall [10] This 2013 open world game, developed by Capcom, has you play as Nick Ramos, a mechanic whose story takes place 3 days after the events of this game’s predecessor. The game is set in Los Perdidos. ANSWER: Dead Rising 3 [10] This 2013 action-adventure game has you play as Marius Titus, a Roman general during Nero’s rule. This game was praised for its visuals, but highly criticized for its simple and repetitive gameplay. ANSWER: Ryse: Son of Rome
[10] Name this Comedy Central series, in which celebrities consume alcohol then recount tales from America’s past. It is based on a Funny or Die series of the same name. ANSWER: Drunk History [10] In the first Drunk History video, Mark Gagliardi discusses this event. In his version of events, the two central political rivals have a gunfight after one says to the other, “Hey, you’re giving me shit”. ANSWER: Burr-Hamilton Duel [10] In a first season Drunk History re-enactment, this man plays Coca-Cola executive Frank Mason Robinson. His other TV roles include Seth on Joey and Dr. Howard Wolowitz on The Big Bang Theory. ANSWER: Simon Helberg
[10] Name this 2003 thriller, about a man who accepts bribes to settle a court case a certain way. This movie starred Gene Hackman as Rankin Fitch and Bruce McHill as Judge Harkin. ANSWER: Runaway Jury [10] This man stared in Runaway Jury as Nicholas Easter. This man’s other roles include Rob Gordon in High Fidelity and Edgar Allan Poe in 2003’s The Raven. ANSWER: John Cusack [10] In this movie, which Cusack also wrote and produced, he plays Brand Hauser, a hitman posing as a trade show producer. This political satire is set in the fictitious country of Turaqistan. ANSWER: War, Inc.
[10] Perhaps the most beloved CFL team, fans of this team often paint themselves green and wear watermelon helmets. With a province in their name, they play at Regina’s Mosaic Stadium. ANSWER: Saskatchewan Roughriders (accept either part) [10] This player was the CFL player of the year in 2013. This Canadian running back, a star for the Calgary Stampeders, played his college football at Kansas and won the 2013 Lou Marsh Award. ANSWER: Jon Cornish [10] This short lived team was led by head coach Don Matthews. The only American team to win the Grey Cup, they indirectly became the 3rd incarnation of the Montreal Alouettes in 1996. ANSWER: Baltimore Stallions (accept either part)
[10] Name this acting great who passed away in 2012. This man played Dom Satini on Airwolf, and won acclaim for playing the title role in the film Marty. ANSWER: Ernest Borgnine [10] Borgnine played the titular character on this 1960s sitcom. Revolving around wacky sailors and their ludicrous schemes, characters include Captain Binghamton, Quartermaster Christoper, and Seaman Haines. ANSWER: McHale’s Navy [10] On McHale’s Navy, this man played the inept Ensign Charles Parker. A frequent guest on The Carol Burnett Show, he also played the title role as TV’s Ace Crawford, Private Eye. ANSWER: Tim Conway
[10] Name this indie folk rock band. This band is best known for the album All Hail West Texas and songs like "Love Love Love", "Going to Georiga" and "Source Decay" ANSWER: The Mountain Goats [10] This singer-songwriter is the only consistent member of The Mountain Goats. This man has also been a member of The Bloody Hawaiians and The Orange Trees and wrote the novel Wolf in White Van. ANSWER: John Darnielle [10] This song by The Mountain Goats centres on Darnielle's relationship with his abusive father as a teen. This song declares that singer will "make it through" a certain length of time "if it kills me". ANSWER: “This Year” Directory: 1691 1691 -> Cottage bowl packet 8 1691 -> Cottage bowl packet 11 1691 -> Cast Character 1691 -> Cottage bowl packet 6 Download 90.88 Kb. Share with your friends:
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