Rock and Roll Hall of Shame II Packet 3 ​ CWRU Trivia Team 2016-17

1. In 1977, three members of this band tragically died in a plane crash. Early names for this band include My ​ Backyard and One Percent. This band has recently been criticized for using a (*) Confederate flag on stage. ​ This band plays its signature song without lyrics at the end of every concert, and it is often requested as a joke. That song is “Free Bird.” A 2002 romantic comedy starring Reese Witherspoon is named for another song by this band, “Sweet Home Alabama.” For 10 points, name this 3-guitar Southern rock band featuring Gary Rossington and Johnny and Ronnie Van Zant. ANSWER: Lynyrd Skynyrd ​

Bonus: Prove you’re in touch with kids these days by identifying the following slang words, for 10 points each: ​ [10] This term either is meant to describe when someone is drunk or high, or to describe when something is turned up or popping. It is featured in the title of an A$AP [AY-sap] Rocky song, “Get (this word).” ​ ​ ANSWER: lit ​ [10] This affectionate term is used to address or refer to one’s girlfriend, boyfriend, spouse, etc. It is Danish for “poop,” but was more likely derived from the phrase, “before anyone else.” ANSWER: bae ​ [10] This slang adjective, in many cases related to racism and social injustice, describes being aware, or knowing what’s going on in the community. ANSWER: woke ​

2. An unfinished episode of this series sees the heroes attempt to recover a massive crystal from Sugi arms ​ dealers. One character’s death in this series is followed by the line, “What? He was gonna blow up the ship!” Two characters in this series, Jesse and (*) Fives, are nearly executed for disobeying orders from General Pong ​ Krell, who is later killed by his own men. In the season five finale, it is revealed that Barriss Offee is responsible for a terrorist attack and declares that the Republic has become “an army fighting for the Dark Side,” in an episode titled “The Wrong Jedi.” For 10 points, name this Cartoon Network animated series that focused on the titular conflict between the Republic and the Separatists, set chronologically between Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith. ​ ​ ​ ​ ANSWER: Star Wars: The Clone Wars ​

Bonus: Answer the following about a certain , for 10 points each: ​ [10] This show created by Merv Griffin and hosted by is presented in a reverse-trivia style, as the contestants must answer in the form of a question. ANSWER: Jeopardy! ​ [10] The highest-earning all-time contestant on Jeopardy! is this man who has won over four million dollars on the ​ ​ show. He became the undefeated champion in 2000. ANSWER: Brad Rutter ​ [10] Brad Rutter competed with and this other contestant in February of 2011 during the IBM Challenge. This contestant won the grand prize of one million dollars, which was subsequently donated to charity. ANSWER:

3. This athlete wears number 10 for the Houston Dash of the NWSL. She earned her first cap for the United ​ States Women’s National Team in 2005 and has gone on to win two Olympic Gold Medals and a (*) World ​ Cup championship. She is the second player ever, male or female, to score a hat trick in a FIFA senior World Cup final. She was awarded the Golden Ball and the Silver Boot for her performance in the 2015 World Cup. For 10 points, name this star midfielder who was named 2015 FIFA Player of the Year. ANSWER: Carli Lloyd ​

Bonus: Answer the following about a certain author, for 10 points each: ​ [10] This English Novelist wrote Sense and Sensibility as well as the novel Emma. ​ ​ ​ ​ ANSWER: Jane Austen ​ [10] Jane Austen’s most famous work is this novel about Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcey. In 2009 it was parodied in a novel by Seth Grahame-Smith titled for it and “Zombies.” ANSWER: Pride and Prejudice ​ [10] Pride and Prejudice was later adapted into this award-winning single-frame Vlog starring Ashley Clements. ​ ​ ANSWER: The Lizzie Bennet Diaries ​

4. The yearly number of movies this actor stars in surprisingly correlates with the yearly number of ​ drownings in public pools. This actor has become famous for his unique acting style which he dubs “Nouveau Shamanic.” While this actor has starred in critically acclaimed films such as Bringing Out the Dead and (*) ​ ​ ​ Leaving Las Vegas, for which we won Best Actor, he is more commonly known for his roles in films such as The ​ ​ Rock and Face-off. For 10 points, name this eccentric actor who starred in the Disney blockbuster National ​ ​ ​ ​ Treasure, and the steaming pile of garbage known as Ghost Rider 2: Spirit of Vengeance. ​ ​ ​ ANSWER: Nicolas Cage ​

Bonus: Identify these famous films by Christopher Nolan, for 10 points each: ​ [10] This high-concept sci-fi film starring Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, and Matt Damon features a crew of astronauts who fly into a wormhole. ANSWER: Interstellar ​ [10] This Nolan film about a man with retrograde amnesia has two storylines, one in color and the other in black-in-white, that link into one at the end. ANSWER: Memento ​ [10] In this 2010 Nolan film, Cobb works as an “extractor” who infiltrates the subconscious of a target. ANSWER: Inception ​

5. This NFL player was born in Lima, Ohio before attending Miami University, where he was named MAC ​ Offensive MVP in 2003, as well as MVP of the 2003 GMAC Bowl. He was drafted 11th overall in the 2004 NFL Draft and recorded a (*) 13-0 record as a starter during his rookie season. The following season, he won his ​ first Super Bowl before adding another in 2008. He has led the league in passing yards per game in each of the past two seasons. For 10 points, name this star quarterback of the Pittsburgh Steelers. ANSWER: Ben Roethlisberger ​

Bonus: Name these things that have to do with World of Warcraft, for 10 points each: ​ ​ ​ [10] Demon Hunters, a new class, are trained by this person, Malfurion’s brother. ANSWER: Illidan Stormrage ​ ​ [10] Illidan’s card in this World of Warcraft spinoff is considered very weak. It was released on March 11th, 2014. ​ ​ ANSWER: Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft ​ ​ [10] World of Warcraft is run by this company, the creators of Overwatch. ​ ​ ANSWER: Activision-Blizzard ​ 6. A deleted scene from this film features CIA agents on horseback riding to rescue one of the central ​ characters. Upon release, this film had the 8th highest-opening of all time, but quickly set an additional record for the worst opening revenue drop in history. A titular character remarks, (*) “I like those shoes!” ​ upon being caught by Mercy Graves at a party. The titular action of this movie occurs for only eight minutes of the two-and-a-half hour runtime, with the rest filled by government hearings, newspaper rooms, and cameos from Jason Momoa, Ezra Miller, and Gal Gadot. Starring Ben Affleck and Henry Cavill as the two titular heroes, for 10 points, name this DC superhero movie, the precursor to Justice League. ​ ​ ANSWER: Batman V. Superman: Dawn Of Justice [accept either underlined portion] ​ ​ ​ ​

Bonus: Name these early film comedians, for 10 points each: ​ [10] This actor used the character The Tramp in films such as The Gold Rush and The Circus. He also parodied ​ ​ ​ ​ Hitler in The Great Dictator. ​ ​ ANSWER: Charlie Chaplin ​ [10] The General, a Civil War comedy considered by Orson Welles to be “perhaps the greatest film ever made,” ​ ​ stars this man with the nickname, “The Great Stone Face.” ANSWER: Buster Keaton ​ [10] Harpo, Chico, and Groucho were brothers with this last name. They succeeded in large part due to the rise of sound films. ANSWER: The Marx brothers ​ ​ ​

7. This device once supplied GPS evidence that proved an accused criminal’s innocence. Versions of this item ​ include the Charge, Surge, Aria, and Blaze. An Iowa State experiment found that these items were (*) “reasonably accurate.” Public profiles created using these devices led to a minor scandal, as people posted their sex lives publically. For 10 points, name this line of high tech watches, bracelets, and pedometers that track and measure the wearer’s physical activity. ANSWER: Fitbit ​

Bonus: Identify these Super Smash Brothers newcomers in Smash 4, for 10 points each: ​ ​ ​ [10] This character is probably the worst air fighter in the series. In Punch-Out!, he fights his way through boxers ​ ​ like King Hippo, Soda Popinski, and Mike Tyson. ANSWER: Little Mac ​ [10] This provocatively-dressed character prompted a competitive outcry due to her To the Moon! combo. In her ​ ​ titular game, she’s a witch who uses her magic hair and shoe guns to fight angels. ANSWER: Bayonetta ​ [10] This character can charge up a meter to do a Limit Break attack. He originates from Final Fantasy 7, and his ​ ​ final smash is his signature move Omnislash. ANSWER: Cloud Strife ​ ​

8. In one scene in this film, the protagonist sweeps a Jeopardy! round with Mexico, the Finger Lakes, Titicaca, ​ ​ ​ and the Rhone, and in another scene, the protagonist tells a girl that he was in Mrs. Walsh’s twelfth grade English class at Lincoln High. The protagonist in this film punches his high school classmate (*) Ned Ryerson ​ in the face after getting annoyed with his attempts to sell him insurance, and this film’s protagonist kills himself by jumping off a building, stepping in front of a truck, putting a toaster in a bathtub, and driving off a cliff while holding the titular creature hostage. For 10 points, name this comedy in which Bill Murray plays a meteorologist who gets trapped in a time loop in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. ANSWER: Groundhog Day ​

Bonus: Identify some actors and actresses who passed away in the year 2016, for 10 points each: ​ [10] This British actor died of cancer in January of 2016. He is best known for playing Snape in the Harry Potter ​ franchise. ANSWER: Alan Rickman ​ [10] This Russian-born actor died in a freak car accident in June 2016. He portrayed Mr. Chekov in Star Trek, and ​ ​ his final film role was as Pat in the horror film Green Room. ​ ANSWER: Anton Yelchin ​ [10] This comedic actor died on August 29th, 2016. He starred in cult classics such as Young Frankenstein and ​ ​ Blazing Saddles, and he was loved worldwide for his performance as Willy Wonka in Willy Wonka and the ​ ​ Chocolate Factory. ​ ANSWER: Gene Wilder ​

9. This Hugo and Nebula award-winning novel features characters which have undergone a deadly ritual ​ which unlocks their Other Memory. The names of locations in this novel have been used to formally identify plains and other features on Saturn’s moon Titan. In this story, the protagonist finds that he is the (*) Muad’Dib after passing the test of the Gom Jabbar at the hand of the Bene Gesserit. The location which lends its name to this novel’s title is known for its giant sandworms, and the economy in this novel is dominated by the “spice” melange which can only be harvested on the desert planet of Arrakis. For 10 points, name this Frank Herbert novel that was later adapted to a David Lynch film and which shares its name with a giant sand formation. ANSWER: Dune ​

Bonus: Answer the following about Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Star Wars: Rebels, for 10 points each: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ [10] This former Padawan of Anakin Skywalker was revealed to be working with the growing Rebel Alliance at the end of season one under the codename “Fulcrum.” She wields two white lightsabers. ANSWER: Ahsoka Tano [accept either underlined portion] ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ [10] This clone trooper led the 501st legion during the Clone Wars and served under Anakin and Ahsoka. He is first seen in Rebels living on a desolate planet in an old Republic battle tank. ​ ​ ANSWER: Captain Rex ​ [10] Rex is accompanied in his exile by two other clone troopers, Commanders Wolffe and Gregor, who, like Rex, did not follow this clone protocol which was intended to destroy all Jedi commanders. ANSWER: Order 66 ​

10. The producer of this film interviewed 1,400 women for the leading role, among them Joan Crawford and ​ Katharine Hepburn. Hattie McDaniel became the first African-American woman to win an Academy award for her role in this film. A controversial scene in this film involved what now would be considered (*) marital ​ rape. Adjusted for inflation, this is the highest grossing film of all time. Clark Gable plays the leading man in this film, who eventually marries the main character after a few hours of film time. For 10 points, name this Civil War movie produced in 1939 and directed by Victor Fleming about the romance between Scarlett O’Hara and Rhett Butler. ANSWER: Gone With the Wind ​

Bonus: Answer some questions about the New Frontiers program, for 10 points each: ​ [10] This NASA probe launched in 2011 entered into orbit around Jupiter on July 4th, 2016 to study the planet’s composition and formation history. ANSWER: Juno ​ [10] This probe has been in space since 2006, and in 2014 performed a flyby of Pluto and its moons, providing unprecedented data on the previously unexplored dwarf planet system. ANSWER: New Horizons ​ [10] This third New Frontiers mission was launched on September 8th, 2016. Its mission is to visit a carbonaceous asteroid and return samples to Earth in 2023. ANSWER: OSIRIS-REx [or Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith ​ ​ ​ Explorer] ​

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11. This man is coached by 6-time Grand Slam champion Boris Becker. In 2016 he won the French Open to ​ achieve the career Grand Slam. He won the bronze medal for (*) Serbia in men’s singles tennis during the 2008 ​ Olympic games. He won his first Grand Slam championship at the 2008 Australian Open and has gone on to amass a total of 12. For 10 points, name this man who has held the world number one ranking for over 100 consecutive weeks dating back to July of 2014. ANSWER: Novak Djokovic ​

Bonus: Answer some questions about sports teams from a certain city in New York, for 10 points each: ​ [10] Though not Atlanta, this city is home to the Braves, an NBA team which existed from 1970-1978 and which became what is now known as the Los Angeles Clippers. ANSWER: Buffalo ​ [10] This Triple-A minor league baseball team is named after a hoofed animal which, unlike its city’s namesake, is native to North America. ANSWER: Buffalo Bisons ​ [10] This coach began his head coaching career with the New York Jets before becoming the head coach of the Buffalo Bills in 2015. ANSWER: Rex Ryan ​

12. One character of this show accidentally joins his school’s team and subsequently cheats in a ​ tournament by having another character give him the answers via radio. The two protagonists of this show open a hotel on their home while their parents are away to make extra money. The two title characters of this show volunteer to take care of their English teacher’s (*) dog, a Rottweiler named Tiberius. Another character is ​ mistaken for a criminal known as “the Theater Thug” and is arrested several times; on another occasion, that character also accidentally runs over Oprah Winfrey with his car. For 10 points, name this Nickelodeon sitcom about the misadventures of two stepbrothers with opposing personalities. ANSWER: Drake and Josh ​

Bonus: Name some characters from Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., for 10 points each: ​ ​ ​ [10] This man played by Clark Gregg leads the agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., serving as director of the organization for much of the show and eventually receiving a robotic hand. ANSWER: Phil Coulson ​ [10] This biochemist played by Elizabeth Henstridge is trapped on the planet Maveth for six months. ANSWER: Jemma Simmons ​ [10] While on the planet Maveth, Simmons falls in love with this NASA astronaut whose body is later taken over by Hive. ANSWER: Will Daniels ​ ​

13. Born in Brownsville, Texas on May 27th, 1999, he was named after a Rita Marley song that has a title ​ meaning “Working Together for Freedom” in Swahili. In July of 2016, he was ahead of Jill Stein in the Public Policy Polling with 5% support, and many believe that George Bush (*) “did” him. In 2014 he traveled to ​ Cincinnati where he would later die after dragging an unconscious three year old boy through a shallow moat of water. For 10 points, name this Western Lowland Gorilla shot by zookeepers on May 28th, 2016 to protect a child’s safety, who posthumously became an internet meme. ANSWER: Harambe ​

Bonus: Name these dance songs that you probably grooved to in middle school, for 10 points each: ​ [10] This dance is named after its creator, and involves holding your arms out like superman. You can’t forget to “Crank That” first, though! ANSWER: Soulja Boy ​ [10] This dance involves running your hand over your head from front to back. A 2009 hit asked for someone to “teach me how to” do this dance. ANSWER: Dougie ​ [10] In this song, the singer calls out commands like “To the left”, “Criss-Cross”, and “Right foot let's stomp.” ANSWER: Cha-Cha Slide ​

14. In the board game Stratego, the piece numbered with this rank is called the Major. On a classic Monopoly ​ board, a roll of this number will take a player from Pacific Avenue to the Luxury Tax space. In a classic Risk game, Europe is divided into this many territories, and this is also the number of bonus armies given for controlling all of (*) Asia. When this number is rolled in Settlers of Catan, the robber piece is moved, and this ​ number is the most probable sum when rolling two dice. For 10 points, give this number, the sum of any two opposite sides of a standard die, which is also one greater than the number of sides of a standard die. ANSWER: seven ​

Bonus: Identify the following about electronic musical instruments, for 10 points each: ​ [10] This general term is used for keyboards which used waveform techniques to generate electrical signals which are eventually converted into sound waves through amplifiers or speakers. ANSWER: synthesizer ​ ​ [10] This eerie electronic musical instrument patented in 1928 consists of two metal antennae that detect the motion of the player’s hands, allowing it to be played without physical contact. ANSWER: theremin [THERR-a-min] [or aetherphone or termenvox] ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ [10] This standard created in the early 1980s describes the protocol and connectors that allow a wide variety of musical instruments and computers to communicate with each other. A file in this format carries information about notation, pitch, and velocity, as well as volume and other parameters. ANSWER: MIDI [or Musical Instrument Digital Interface] ​ ​ ​ ​

15. This singer was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry in 2008 and into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame in ​ 2009. This singer’s first album, called , was released in 2005. This (*) country singer won 7 ​ ​ ​ Grammy Awards and beat Bo Bice to win the fourth season of American Idol in 2005. For 10 points, name this only ​ ​ female country artist to debut at number one on the Hot 100 who is known for her hits Two Black Cadillacs, All ​ American Girl and Jesus Take the Wheel. ​ ​ ANSWER:

Bonus: Answer the following about the CBS drama Person of Interest, for 10 points each: ​ ​ ​ [10] This genius programmer created the Machine and has had many avian aliases. ANSWER: Harold Finch [accept either underlined portion, or Harry] ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ [10] This actor played Harold Finch and is known for his Emmy winning performance as Benjamin Linus in Lost. ​ ​ ANSWER: Michael Emerson ​ [10] Finch’s original base of operations is located in an abandoned one of these types of buildings, which is very convenient given that he uses ISBNs to decode messages. ANSWER: library ​

16. This album had several working titles announced, including Waves and SWISH. An alternate version of a ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ song on this album featuring Sia was released later on; that song is (*) “Wolves.” One song on this album has ​ the artist singing about how he loves himself, saying that he “even had the pink Polo” and that now he “looks and looks around and there’s so many” of him. This album’s cover art was controversial; it features Kim Kardashian’s butt. For 10 points, name this seventh studio album by Kanye West, named either for a painter, a Colombian drug lord, or a biblical apostle. ANSWER: The Life of Pablo ​

Bonus: Identify the following holiday party games, for 10 points each: ​ [10] In the “Christmas Carol” version of this game, a group is divided into two teams, and a player draws a visual representation of a Christmas song until his or her team correctly guesses which carol it is or time runs out. ANSWER: Pictionary ​ [10] In this party game, each person brings an inexpensive, humorous gift which is subsequently exchanged and may also be swapped after initially being opened. The name originates from legends of the titular gifts from the King of Siam which were extravagant but burdensome. ANSWER: white elephant gift exchange ​ ​ [10] Another type of gift exchange is this one, in which people are randomly assigned someone to whom they anonymously give a gift. In doing so, they each act as the title figure. ANSWER: Secret Santa ​

17. This 35-year-old had just 43 career home runs over his first 5 MLB seasons after being drafted by the ​ Pittsburgh Pirates. In 2010 alone, he hit 54 home runs. This man is now a (*) 6-time all-star and one of the most ​ feared hitters in all of baseball. This former third baseman is now the right fielder for the Toronto Blue Jays. For 10 points, name this breakout star who had a legendary bat flip during the 2015 playoffs following a home run against the Texas Rangers. ANSWER: Jose Bautista ​

Bonus: Identify the following artists who are also Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, for 10 points each: ​ [10] This painter of the Sistine Chapel’s ceiling names a turtle who wields a pair of nunchucks and wears an orange mask. ANSWER: Michelangelo [prompt on Mikey] ​ ​ ​ ​ [B] This artist of St. George and the Dragon and Mond Crucifixion names a turtle with a pronounced New York ​ ​ ​ ​ accent and a dark red mask. ANSWER: Raphael [prompt on Raph] ​ ​ ​ ​ [D] This artist sculpted the 1440 bronze David and names a turtle who wields a Bo staff and has a purple mask. ​ ​ ANSWER: Donatello [prompt on Donnie] ​ ​ ​ ​

18. This game has been criticized by The New York Times for “teaching its users consumerism.” Tie-ins for ​ ​ ​ this game have been made for the Nintendo DS and the Nintendo Wii, and a Christmas special for this game was released under the title, “We Wish You a Merry (*) Walrus”. Players in this game can obtain pets called ​ “puffles,” and an easter egg in this game supposedly lets players tip the game’s iceberg. Designed for ages 6 to 14, this online game is highly praised for the safeties in place to protect its young users. For 10 points, name this MMO where players use avatars of the titular arctic bird. ANSWER: Club Penguin ​

Bonus: Identify the following athletes who competed in the 2016 Summer Olympic Games for the U.S. Swimming ​ Team, for 10 points each: [10] This man is the most decorated Olympian of all time, with a total of 28 medals. ANSWER: Michael Fred Phelps II ​ ​ [10] This swimmer shattered the world record in the women’s eight-hundred-meter freestyle race, finishing more than eleven seconds before any of the other swimmers. She also won gold in the four-hundred- and two-hundred-meter freestyle races. ANSWER: Katie Ledecky ​ [10] This swimmer helped the U.S. take first place in the four-by-two-hundred-meter freestyle relay along with Hass, Dwyer, and Phelps, though he became more well-known after he returned home for a scandal with the Rio police involving a vandalized gas station and a robbery claim. ANSWER: Ryan Lochte ​

19. This game contains achievements such as “jogger,” “scientist,” and “gardener.” Shortly after this game ​ was released, businesses began to offer discounts to users of this app for sharing their location. This game now provides (*) warnings to the player after some people used it to find easy mugging victims, and one user ​ discovered a dead body while playing this game. Players of this game choose between teams Instinct, Mystic, and Valor, and battle their collected creatures in gyms found throughout the world. For 10 points, name this popular game for iPhone and Android, based on a Nintendo franchise. ANSWER: Pokémon GO ​ ​ ​

Bonus: Name these legendary men’s basketball coaches who currently coach in the ACC, for 10 points each: ​ [10] This man is the head coach at Duke University, having led the Blue Devils to five NCAA championships. ANSWER: Mike Krzyzewski [sha-SHEF-ski] [prompt on Coach K] ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ [10] This man coaches at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. ANSWER: Roy Williams [prompt on Williams] ​ ​ ​ ​ [10] This head coach at Syracuse University has also served as assistant coach at the past three Summer Olympic Games, and he has announced his retirement in March of 2018. ANSWER: Jim Boeheim [BAY-hime] ​ ​ ​

20. This character once improvised a monologue about something in his field of view that ran whenever he ​ looked at it. This character once twisted his head 90 degrees after hinting at committing a crime. This character is known to carry a picture of Chris North in his wallet. That very fact saved this character from killing (*) his best friend, whom he mistook for the Tooth Fairy. This character was mistaken for his mother’s breast ​ by his father. That father shot this character in the head, saying, “It’s just been revoked.” However, the shooting was all in a virtual simulation where he had failed to murder his mother. For 10 points, name this youngest child of the Griffin family, a matricidal baby on a constant quest to kill his mother Lois in the show Family Guy. ​ ​ ANSWER: Stewie Gilligan Griffin ​ ​

Bonus: A lot of famous people have the same last name, for 10 points each: ​ [10] Give the last name common to both a jazz trumpeter and a man who was made famous on July 20th, 1969. ANSWER: Armstrong ​ [10] This former road racing cyclist was stripped of all seven of his Tour de France victories after a lengthy doping scandal in 2012. ANSWER: Lance Armstrong ​ ​ [10] This other road racing cyclist, though not related to Lance Armstrong, is a three-time Olympic gold-medalist, most recently winning gold for the U.S. in the women’s individual time trial in Rio. ANSWER: Kristin Armstrong ​ ​

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21. When this game is played for money, a widely used rule called the Jacoby rule can be used to speed up ​ games. That rule came about with the advent of the doubling cube, which contains powers of two on each of its sides and keeps track of stakes during the game. Though two dice are rolled during each turn in this game, the values are not added; instead, players choose which two (*) checkers they wish to move the designated ​ number of points. If a player’s checker is moved onto a point which already has exactly one checker from the opponent, that opponent’s checker is moved to the bar at the center of the board and must restart. For 10 points, identify this old board game whose board consists of two sides each containing twelve long triangles pointing toward each other. ANSWER: backgammon ​