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ACRONYM 12 - Round 11 ACRONYM 12 - Round 11 1. One song from this album samples the Bjork song "Joga" and opens with Juice WRLD claiming ​ "the party never ends." After transgender model Amanda Lepore was purposefully left off one of this album's covers, Frank Ocean allegedly asked to have his verse removed from its song (*) "Carousel." A claim that "back in high school, I used to bus it to the dance" appears in a song from this album, whose cover depicts kids with popcorn in front of an amusement park. "Butterfly Effect" and "Sicko Mode" appear on, for 10 points, what 2018 album by Travis Scott? ANSWER: Astroworld <Nelson> ​ ​ 2. A woman trying to obtain these items notes that it must be done delicately, or it will "hurt the ​ spell." A gatekeeper exclaims "Bust my buttons!" upon realizing that another character has these items. These items were changed from their original (*) silver color due to the availability of ​ Technicolor. A former owner of these items is killed when a house lands on her, leaving these sticking out from under the house. A journey home is initiated by clicking the heels of, for 10 points, what items worn by Judy Garland during a journey to Oz? ANSWER: Dorothy's ruby slippers (accept reasonable equivalents, including Dorothy’s slippers or ​ ​ ​ ​ answers replacing red for "ruby" and/or shoes for "slippers"; prompt on "slippers" or "shoes") <Nelson> ​ ​ ​ ​ 3. Description acceptable. Subplots of this TV episode include a group of men learning to play a ​ piece by Mozart and a birthday celebration for an orphan about the same age as Erin Hunnicutt. After remembering that his actions led to a mother smothering her crying infant in this episode, the wisecracking captain (*) Hawkeye Pierce, played by Alan Alda, has a nervous breakdown. "Goodbye, ​ Farewell and Amen" is the formal title of, for 10 points, what most watched episode in TV history, in which a team of doctors and nurses leaves Korea? ANSWER: the final episode of M*A*S*H ["mash"] (accept the M*A*S*H finale or other similar ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ answers; accept Goodbye, Farewell and Amen before "Goodbye"; accept season 16, episode 11 of ​ ​ ​ ​ M*A*S*H or the 256th episode of M*A*S*H) <Quinn> ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 4. In 2003, Ricky Davis idiotically shot at his own basket in an attempt to achieve this feat. In a ​ February 2018 game, the Nuggets' Nikola Jokic [YOH-kich] accomplished this feat in under 15 played minutes. Draymond Green accomplished this feat in 2017 despite scoring only (*) 4 points. ​ Until 2017, Oscar Robertson was the only player to have averaged this feat for an entire season, though that has since been done twice by Russell Westbrook. For 10 points, name this feat which typically requires at least 10 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists. ANSWER: triple double <Nelson> ​ ​ 5. One movie by this director opens with Benjamin Britten's A Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra ​ ​ playing on a record player. Some critics questioned the depiction of Japanese culture in this man's 2018 film, in which a flu quarantine forces the main characters onto Trash (*) Island. In a 2014 film ​ by this director, a chocolatier with a birthmark shaped exactly like Mexico helps Monsieur Gustave [goo-STAHV] and the "lobby boy" Zero. Moonrise Kingdom and Isle of Dogs are films by, for 10 points, what ​ ​ ​ ​ director of The Grand Budapest Hotel? ​ ​ ANSWER: Wes Anderson (or Wesley (Wales) Anderson) <Vopava> ​ ​ ​ ​ ACRONYM 12 - Round 11 6. A 2018 single titled for one of these objects has a chorus that repeats the phrase "El Mariachi." ​ One of these objects with an alphanumeric name titles the biggest hit by the group Far East Movement. Guest singer Hayley Williams notes "I could really use a wish" in a (*) B.o.B. song that ​ likens these to "shooting stars." John Denver wrote a song about using one of these things that claims "don't know when I'll be back again." A psychedelic band fronted by Grace Slick was named for a "Jefferson" variety of, for 10 points, what vehicles? ANSWER: airplanes (accept Airplane Pt. 2; accept jets or jet planes or similar; prompt on "G6") ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ <Nelson> 7. On New Girl, this person is the namesake of Schmidt and Cece's daughter. In 2016 this woman ​ ​ ​ made a cameo at a performance of the opera The Daughter of the Regiment. This woman is the ​ ​ subject of a 2018 documentary produced by (*) CNN. An SNL parody of this figure delivers namesake ​ ​ ​ "burns" and is played by Kate McKinnon. Felicity Jones plays this woman in a 2018 film that depicts her struggles with sexism during law school. On the Basis of Sex concerns, for 10 points, what Supreme Court ​ ​ justice known as the Notorious RBG? ANSWER: Ruth Bader Ginsburg (or Joan Ruth Bader) <Nelson> ​ ​ ​ ​ 8. This structure is used by Gargamel to kidnap Smurfette in the film The Smurfs 2. Elizabeth owns ​ ​ ​ a painting depicting this structure in Bioshock: Infinite. A figure named Semolina Pritchard is said ​ ​ to be climbing this structure in the song (*) "I Am the Walrus." In the 1920s, the auto company Citroen ​ advertised using this structure. A gym at the center of Lumiose City is based on this structure, which also inspired the logo of the 2024 Summer Olympics. Many establishing shots in Ratatouille feature, for 10 points, ​ ​ what big thing in Paris? ANSWER: Eiffel Tower (or Tour Eiffel) <Nelson> ​ ​ ​ ​ 9. A girl who finds this item claims that it stands "for a challenge" to get out of Bethesda, ​ Maryland. One possessor of this item has a fling with Eric Richman, her soccer coach. This item is stolen by Effie and subsequently lost while on a trip to Greece in the novel Forever in Blue. (*) Lena ​ ​ ​ Kaligaris and Tibby Rollins are among the wearers of this item, which title a book series by Ann Brashares. A trip to a thrift store leads to the discovery of, for 10 points, what article of clothing that magically fits each member of a namesake "sisterhood"? ANSWER: the traveling pants (accept magic pants or magic jeans or similar; accept The Sisterhood of ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ the Traveling Pants; prompt on just "pants") <Nelson> ​ 10. The first one of these sporting events was nearly rained out due to Hurricane Lili and was ​ ended by Eddie Pope. A trophy once given at this event was named for Alan Rothenberg, but it has since been replaced by one named for Philip F. Anschutz. Only 7 of this event's 23 winners also won the (*) Supporters' Shield in the same season. The only two-time MVP of this event is Landon ​ Donovan, who won it with both the San Jose Earthquakes and the L.A. Galaxy. Atlanta United was the 2018 winner of, for 10 points, what American soccer "Cup"? ANSWER: MLS Cup (accept MLS championship game or very similar answers; prompt on just "MLS ​ ​ ​ ​ Championship" or "MLS Finals" or similar) <Nelson> ACRONYM 12 - Round 11 11. At the end of the legendarily awful film Mac and Me, the message "We'll be back!" appears ​ ​ ​ written on this foodstuff. An unnamed drifter announces that he is "all out of" this foodstuff before shooting up a bank in the film They Live. In Elf, Buddy ignores a warning that this foodstuff on the ​ ​ ​ ​ (*) street is not "free candy." In a 1971 film, a girl tastes "baked potato" and "tomato soup" while ​ consuming this foodstuff, which eventually turns her into a blueberry. Violet Beauregarde loves, for 10 points, what junk food often used to blow bubbles? ANSWER: chewing gum (accept close variants bubble gum) <Vopava> ​ ​ ​ ​ 12. A shockingly dramatic scene in a TV series named for this place was set to Imogen Heap's ​ "Hide and Seek." This region is the home of Vicki Gunvalson and Tamra Judge, cast members of the first show in the Real Housewives franchise. A reality series subtitled for "The Real" version of ​ ​ this region was the first show to feature (*) Lauren Conrad. Marissa shoots Trey in a teen drama titled ​ for this place starring Adam Brody and Mischa Barton. Laguna Beach is set in, for 10 points, what portion of ​ ​ California that is the setting of The O.C.? ​ ​ ANSWER: Orange County (accept The Real Housewives of Orange County or Laguna Beach: The ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Real Orange County; accept The O.C. before the end; prompt on "California" or "Southern California" or ​ ​ ​ "Los Angeles") <Nelson> 13. In 2018 Yumi Ikeji used this thing to painstakingly recreate "Fire" from the Game and Watch ​ ​ series. Ariana Grande used this peripheral to premiere her single "No Tears Left to Cry" on The ​ Tonight Show. UPS declared (*) "game respects game" in an April 2018 video that unveiled a safe ​ ​ transport container it designed for this system, which comes in Vehicle, Robot, and Variety kits. Joy-Cons can be transformed into Toy-Cons like pianos or fishing poles using the sturdy cardboard provided by, for 10 points, what Nintendo Switch peripheral? ANSWER: Nintendo Labo ("LAB-oh") <Vopava> ​ ​ 14. In 2009 this band founded a tour aimed at venues in smaller towns called the Gentlemen of the ​ Road. The many Shakespearean references on this band's debut album include the repeated line "Oh, man is a giddy thing" and the lyric "stars, hide your fires" from the song "Roll Away Your Stone." This band's 2015 album (*) Wilder Mind introduced a more electric sound than that of their prior ​ ​ ​ album, Babel ["BABE"-ul]. "Guiding Light" is a 2018 hit by, for 10 points, what no-longer folk-rock British ​ ​ rock band behind "I Will Wait"? ANSWER: Mumford and Sons <Vopava> ​ ​ 15. A 1953 injury to quarterback Otto Graham led to a quickly devised early version of one of these ​ objects.
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