Super ACRONYM 2 - Round 8

1. In 1938, then-rookie Andy Farkas became the first NFL player to perform this general type of ​ action, doing so on an opening kickoff. The 1984 Iron Bowl is nicknamed for this type of action, in reference to an incident in which Bo Jackson supposedly did it on a fourth-and-goal play, though Jackson did it without the ball. A play of this type is the defining moment in the career of (*) Roy ​ Riegels, who did it in a loss in the 1929 Rose Bowl. In a 1964 game in San Francisco, one of these actions occurred following a Billy Kilmer fumble despite the pleas of Carl Eller and his fellow Purple People Eaters. The otherwise excellent Jim Marshall came to be best known for taking, for 10 points, what counter-productive way of moving with a football? ANSWER: running the wrong way (accept similar answers describing moving in the wrong direction or ​ ​ ​ ​ running towards your own end zone; prompt on "losing yards" or similar answers that don't describe the ​ ​ action itself)

2. This man sends a "commonplace attorney called Robinson" to the Old Starre Inn to present a ​ contract that eventually forces a Learned Society to disband. This man's "past and present and future" are foretold by a tattooed fortune teller whose tarot cards all turn into the card The Emperor. ​ ​ An assassination attempt against this man fails when the bullet hits his servant, (*) Childermass ​ [CHILL-der-mass]. This man dooms Lady Pole to endless nights dancing in Lost-Hope after he resurrects her by contacting the Man with the Thistle-Down Hair. In a 2004 novel, a gentleman from Shropshire is inspired to become a magician after meeting, for 10 points, what man who mentors Jonathan Strange in the debut novel by Susanna Clark? ANSWER: Mr. Norrell (or Gilbert Norrell) ​ ​ ​ ​

3. The creator and star of this TV series drew inspiration from his time playing Starbuck in an ​ Orson Welles play about a production of Moby Dick. The 2017 film In My Mind documented the ​ ​ ​ ​ making of both this series and a docudrama about it titled Six Into One. A young Hayley Atwell ​ ​ appeared in an ill-conceived remake of this series featuring (*) Jim Caviezel and Ian McKellen. An ​ antagonist on this series, who administrates the show's seemingly idyllic setting, was played by a different actor in nearly every episode. The Rover, a device resembling a white weather balloon, takes people to "The Village" in, for 10 points, what 1960s sci-fi series starring Patrick McGoohan as "Number Six," the show's the title captive? ANSWER: The Prisoner ​ ​

4. A man played by Wayne Knight hands this character a chicken as a reward for being "such a ​ good sport." This character says "I thought you said he was a real M.D.!" while watching a girl suffer from a back-alley abortion; later, the slimeball waiter who knocked up Penny aims to take the virginity of Lisa, this character's sister. In a scene set to (*) "Love Is Strange" by Mickey & Silva, ​ this woman moves behind a dressing screen and playfully lipsyncs the lyric "lover boy." In a show at the Kellerman's resort, this woman is lifted by the instructor Johnny Castle while the song "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" plays. For 10 points, name this Jennifer Grey character from Dirty Dancing, whom nobody puts ​ ​ in a corner. ANSWER: Baby (or Frances Houseman) ​ ​ ​ ​

Super ACRONYM 2 - Round 8

5. This event is the last of three similar acts depicted in the film The Other Side of the Mirror. During ​ ​ ​ a brief break in this event, an unidentified woman shouted "Bring Back Cousin Emmy!". A group including Theodore Bikel ordered Joe Boyd to interfere in this event, but was stopped by Peter Yarrow. (*) After realizing he lacked one in the right tuning, the central figure of this event made a call for, ​ and was pelted with, numerous harmonicas. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band took part in this event, which Pete Seeger allegedly tried to stop using an axe. A rousing performance of "Maggie's Farm" began, for 10 points, what event at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival that marked a dramatic change in a certain folk singer's sound? ANSWER: Bob Dylan going electric (accept reasonably descriptive answers that give both Bob Dylan (or ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Robert Allen Zimmerman) and the word electric; accept Dylan at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ before "1965"; prompt on "Newport Folk Festival" or similarly incomplete answers)

6. A duel between Smith and a holder of this title ended in a draw at an iteration of the Picori ​ Festival. One holder of this post employed a purple-robed Magician who died instantly upon completing a spell of eternal slumber. After being betrayed by Onkled [ONK-lid], another holder of this post issues a lenient punishment involving floor-scrubbing. Daphnes Nohansen is a late holder of this post who controls a dragon-headed (*) boat called the King of Red Lions. The ghost of a man ​ with this title gives his Paraglider to a hero who awakens from the Shrine of Resurrection in a 2017 Switch launch title, in which he also warns that his daughter is losing her power. For 10 points, give this title ostensibly held by the father of Zelda. ANSWER: King of Hyrule (prompt on "king" or on "Zelda's father" or similar) ​ ​ ​ ​

7. In a bizarre 1979 animated film, this figure becomes jealous of an Olympic mascot and attempts ​ to usurp it. Andrea Martin voiced a version of this figure who is guarded by a giant skull voiced by Tim Curry in the 1999 Don Bluth film Bartok the Magnificent. A hacker and ex-con named Kurt ​ ​ likens the phasing woman Ghost to this figure in Ant-Man and the Wasp. The title character of the ​ ​ 2019 film Hellboy meets a disturbing version of this figure during a scene that accurately portrayed ​ ​ the (*) legs under this figure's home. Viggo Tarasov explains to his dumbass son that a man he angered was ​ once known by this nickname, and was the assassin John Wick. In the Hellboy comic series, the mother of ​ ​ Rasputin is, for 10 points, what witch in Slavic folklore? ANSWER: Baba Yaga ​ ​

8. In a decisive 2002 playoff game, this player hit last-second shots to force two separate overtimes ​ against the top-seeded Nets, though his team ultimately lost the game. Michael Jordan's only suspension came following a fight with this player. This man claimed he developed his unusual shooting form while playing as a child against his (*) sister. Though Ray Allen has since passed him, ​ this player retired as the all-time leader in made 3-pointers. This man's steal of an Anthony Mason inbound pass in Game 1 of the 1995 Eastern Conference Semifinals was part of one of numerous times this player owned the Knicks. A remarkable run of 8 points in 9 seconds was made by, for 10 points, what TNT analyst and Indiana Pacers legend? ANSWER: Reggie Miller (or Reginald Wayne Miller) ​ ​ ​ ​

Super ACRONYM 2 - Round 8

9. In 2018 this band's lead singer released Boys Keep Swinging, a memoir about his disastrous ​ ​ ​ coming-out to his parents. Wal-Mart refused to stock this band's first album due to anti-conservative sentiment in the track "Tits on the Radio." One single by this band, whose logo is a certain household object wearing (*) heels, is bizarre and upbeat cover of Pink Floyd's "Comfortably ​ Numb." The title figure will get "jacked up on some cheap champagne" in a song by this band, in which the singer claims "we'll show her what it's all about." The album Ta-Dah, which featuers the hit "I Don't Feel ​ ​ Like Dancin'," is by, for 10 points, what American glam rock band behind "Take Your Mama," which is fronted by the appropriately named Jake Shears? ANSWER: Scissor Sisters ​ ​

10. Writer Mike McMahan once noted how this TV character was initially planned to be an ​ anthropomorphic bullet lazily named Bullet Boy. This character's apartment contains a picture with the misspelled phrase "Guns Are'nt Fun," a nod to when this character was shot after asking for a porkchop. The gender reveal for this character's son involved a toilet-shaped piñata according to a photo album that also contains an image of him beating a (*) Gromflomite to death. In his first ​ appearance, this character is suspected of being an alien parasite, prompting him to be shot by Beth Smith. "Ooh-wee!" is the catchphrase of, for 10 points, what top-hat wearing character on Rick and Morty with a ​ ​ weirdly gross-sounding name? ANSWER: Mr. Poopybutthole (accept Mr. PBH) ​ ​ ​ ​

11. A podcast of this name starring Catherine Keener and Oscar Isaac was adapted into a TV series ​ about Heidi Bergman, a caseworker who strangely cannot remember counseling the soldier Walter Cruz. The Oversoul appears in a five-book saga of this name written in the mid-1990s by Orson Scott Card. An acclaimed Netflix stand-up special by Hasan Minhaj is title for this type of (*) "King." Tyne Daly first entered the MCU in a 2017 film with this word as its subtitle. The incorporation of a full marching band is depicted in a 2019 concert film that charts the planning of a 2018 Coachella performance by Beyoncé. For 10 points, what word provides the subtitle for the first proper Tom Holland Spider-Man film? ​ ANSWER: Homecoming (accept Homecoming King or Spider-Man: Homecoming) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

12. In one film, these three characters, who are not family members, don disguises like a shrub atop ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ stilts and a pantomime horse costume while hunting for moose. In another film, the telephone number "Gooseflesh 9000" reaches a company staffed by this trio, the Ajax Ghost Exterminators, who are hired by four pink-nosed phantoms. The Beagle Boys oppose these characters in a 2004 animated adaptation of The Three Musketeers. In a segment from (*) Fun and Fancy Free, a single bean ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ is split into three tiny slices by these three starving characters before they venture into the clouds to steal a singing golden harp. The classic cartoon Lonesome Ghosts and a 1946 adaptation of Jack and the Beanstalk star, ​ ​ ​ ​ for 10 points, what central trio of Disney characters? ANSWER: Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and Goofy (accept answers in any order) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

Super ACRONYM 2 - Round 8

13. In 1990, this baseball player was harshly criticized as selfish by his teammate Jack Clark, who ​ may have also hung a dismembered figurine of this man in his own dugout. This man spent 12 seasons as the manager of his collegiate alma mater, where he coached Stephen Strasburg and earned three Mountain West Conference titles. A street named for this player is the site of the former home of the (*) Western Metal Supply Company. This man candidly blamed his use of chewing ​ tobacco on his diagnosis with salivary gland cancer, from which he died in 2014. At the end of the strike-shortened 1994 season, a remarkable .394 batting average was sported by, for 10 points, what dominating hitter with the San Diego Padres? ANSWER: Tony Gwynn (or Anthony Keith Gwynn Sr.) ​ ​ ​ ​

14. A car that was used on TV by both Catwoman and Captain Kirk first appeared on this show, ​ where it was stolen by a woman to win over her son. Characters on this show shouted "emergency, come right away!" as part of a set phrase while calling a flamboyant doctor played by Bernard Fox. Two actresses posthumously earned Supporting Actress Emmys for this show, including Marion Lorne, who played (*) Aunt Clara. A domineering mother on this show often purposefully used the name ​ "Derwood" to refer her son-in-law who, due to the rapidly declining health of actor Dick York, was replaced by a different actor for its final three seasons. For 10 points, name this 1960s sitcom about Samantha Stevens, a nose-twitching suburban sorceress. ANSWER: Bewitched ​ ​

15. A 2016 single by TLC titled for people of this type describes how you're either "under woman" ​ or "overdressed." A tautological statement about people of this type originated as the second of four similar concepts in a hit by 3LW. The screams of these people prompt the response "I guess every superhero need his theme music" in (*) Kanye West's "Power." Gucci Mane describes ​ Euro-stepping past a person of this type in Rae Sremmurd's "Black Beatles," whose chorus describes these people as "being mad for whatever reason." The internet character Miranda Sings frequently insists "back off" to people of this type. The chorus of "Shake it Off" describes both "players" and, for 10 points, what people who vocally dislike things? ANSWER: haters ​ ​

16. An unusually compact game in this genre introduced a grotesque alien race called "The ​ Blobs." A parody game doubly titled for this genre includes components like rotten planks and ornate railings. Aeon's End, a game in this genre, forces players to always keep its main ​ ​ components in the (*) same order. A pioneering game in this genre introduced Colonies in its "Prosperity" ​ expansion. The "trashing" mechanic tends to be very powerful in games of this type, including in Legendary ​ and Star Realms. Donald X. Vaccarino created this genre with a 2008 game in which points are scored by ​ ​ collecting Provinces. Dominion was the first example of, for 10 points, what type of game in which players ​ ​ construct a custom group of cards? ANSWER: deck building games (accept answers describing constructing a deck of cards or similar; ​ ​ ​ ​ prompt on "card games")

Super ACRONYM 2 - Round 8

17. This soccer team's first stadium, which it used until 1934, was made entirely of wood and was ​ literally named "The Wooden Stadium." This team's current home stadium is named for a player who led them to a treble, or three league titles, in 1972. The F-side is a group of hooligans that supports this non-English team, whose other supporters, regardless of their actual religions, frequently call themselves (*) Super Jews. Before signing with Liverpool in 2011, Luis Suarez played with ​ this club. This team cleverly represents an 11-man team in its logo, which depicts its namesake figure using 11 lines. In 2019 this team won its record-extending 34th league title under captain Matthijs de Ligt. A Greek hero lends his name to, for 10 points, what dominating Dutch club? ANSWER: AFC Ajax (or Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax; accept Ajax Amsterdam; do not accept or ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ prompt on "Amsterdam")

18. A child-oriented spin-off series on this TV network was initially hosted by John Lithgow but ​ ended its run in 2014 under host Bill Hader. A recurring annual montage on this channel is simply titled this channel "Remembers." Monthly broadcast blocks for this network are created by its ​ ​ much promoted "Guest Programmers." 30 different black-and-white figures appeared in variations of this network's logo, though a guy in a suit and (*) hat is the most common. The Essentials is ​ ​ ​ broadcast on this channel, where numerous duties first inherited by Ben Mankiewicz were expanded upon the 2016 retirement of long-time host Robert Osborne. For 10 points, name this cable channel devoted to past masterpieces of cinema started by a namesake media mogul. ANSWER: TCM (or Turner Classic Movies) [Lithgow and Hader both hosted Essentials, Jr.] ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

19. An incident in which this actor broke a London taxi's ashtray inspired him to direct and star in ​ a 2017 film that was filmed and broadcast live. For some reason, this actor has performed the ceremonial opening move in each of the last two World Chess Championships. The post-credits scene of the 2018 film Venom features a (*) cameo by this actor as Cletus Kasady. This actor played the ​ ​ ​ title estranged father in a 2017 adaptation of Terry Clowes' graphic novel Wilson. In another role, this man ​ ​ played a cancer-stricken sheriff who dies by suicide shortly after being named on a billboard. Tallahassee in Zombieland was played by, for 10 points, what man who played the alcoholic mentor Haymitch in The Hunger ​ ​ Games? ​ ANSWER: Woody (Tracy) Harrelson ​ ​

20. The drummer Fluke Holland organized a 2008 concert in this venue that was cancelled over ​ filming rights. A 1951 Crane Wilbur film inspired a pair of events at this venue, which featured several works that first appeared on the novelty album Everybody Loves a Nut. A song about a room ​ ​ in this venue claims that "You wouldn't think that God had a place here" and was written by (*) Glen Sherley. The aforementioned events at this venue are depicted in a 1968 live album that included renditions of "Orange Blossom Special" and "Jackson." The claim that "I shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die" appears in a "blues" named after, for 10 points, what music venue that, like the similar San Quentin, was visited by Johnny Cash? ANSWER: Folsom Prison (accept Folsom State Prison or At Folsom Prison) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

Super ACRONYM 2 - Round 8

1. An episode of Screen Rant's Pitch Meeting described this album as being comprised of "music choices that ​ ​ make people puke in their mouths." For 10 points each: [10] Name this 2018 album which mostly features synthesizer-heavy tracks by Rupert Gregson-Williams, including ones titled "Arthur" and "Between Land and Sea." ANSWER: Aquaman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (accept descriptive answers like the Aquaman ​ ​ ​ soundtrack) ​ [10] The Aquaman soundtrack also includes this artist's song "Everything I Need." This singer performed ​ ​ under her real name on Fort Minor's "Where'd You Go," but adopted a stage name before appearing on Diddy Dirty Money's "Coming Home" and Dr. Dre's "I Need a Doctor." ANSWER: Skylar Grey (accept Holly Brook or Holly Brook Hafermann) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ [10] The absolute low point of the Aquaman soundtrack is "Ocean to Ocean," Pitbull's atrocious re-working ​ ​ of this 1982 song that notes "It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you." ANSWER: Africa ​ ​

2. At the end of The Witch, Thomasin [TOM-uh-sin] accepts a deal with Black Peter to let her "live ​ ​ deliciously" before she and six nude women begin taking this action. For 10 points each: [10] Name this physical action, which occurs to that group in the middle of the woods. ANSWER: levitation (or levitating or rising into the air or similar; do not accept or prompt on "flying") ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ [10] In The Conjuring, Carolyn becomes possessed by the spirit of this witch, who causes her to levitate ​ ​ upside down while strapped to a chair during the climactic exorcism. She shares her name with a biblical figure who married King David. ANSWER: Bathsheba Sherman ​ ​ [10] While possessed and levitating, Annie is forcibly made to saw her own head off with piano wire in this 2018 film about a family targeted by the cult of the demon Paimon [PYE-mon]. ANSWER: Hereditary ​ ​

3. In 2016, Deadspin opted to spend an entire season trolling fans of this team by posting a full article every time they lost a game. For 10 points each: [10] Name this MLB team, whose supporters often make the bold claim of having the "best fans in baseball." Its staff often makes misleading claims about in-game attendance at its Busch Stadium. ANSWER: St. Louis Cardinals (accept either) ​ ​ ​ ​ [10] A 2013 Deadspin article listing the most insufferable journalist takes on the Cardinals' 2013 World Series win included a quote calling this man, whose clutch hits sealed a win in Game 6, the "Mr. October of the Midwest." ANSWER: David (Richard) Freese ​ [10] Non-fans of the Cardinals frequently troll the team's most blindly passionate fans by asking if they would make this hypothetical trade. An alarming number of fans say 'no' to the trade, ostensibly due to overvaluing the team's longest tenured player. ANSWER: trading Yadier Molina for Mike Trout (accept Yadi for "Yadier"; accept reasonable variations ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ of Yadi for Trout or similar answers mentioning both Yadier Benjamin Molina and Michael Nelson Trout; ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ prompt on answers that do not give both players)

Super ACRONYM 2 - Round 8

4. In February 2018, Jason Roeder lamented that he never imagined that this headline, which he wrote in 2014, would be applied to an incident a mile from his Florida home. For 10 points each: [10] Give this satirical headline, or the five-word quote that begins it, which accompanied an article first describing a "violent rampage" at UC Santa Barbara. It has since been published with slight alterations a dozen more times, including at least twice since this question was written. ANSWER: 'No Way to Prevent This', Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens ​ ​ [10] Roeder, the aforementioned author of that Onion article, also produced content for this weekly comedy ​ ​ news series starring former Daily Show correspondent Samantha Bee. ​ ​ ANSWER: Full Frontal with Samantha Bee ​ ​ [10] In 2012, The Onion published an article titled "Nation Celebrates Full Week Without Deadly Mass ​ ​ Shooting," in which this Homeland Security Secretary claimed "We did it, folks!." After a mass shooting the ​ next day, the article was amended to say "Update: Never Mind." ​ ANSWER: Janet (Ann) Napolitano ​ ​

5. For 10 points each, name these old-fashioned candy bars that make notable appearances in film comedies: [10] Swimmers frantically evacuate a pool after mistaking one of these peanut-caramel-and-nougat chocolate bars for a "doodie" in an iconic scene from Caddyshack. This candy bar was initially named for a president's ​ ​ daughter. ANSWER: Baby Ruth ​ [10] Dave Chappelle's character in Half Baked longingly mutters "You my only friend" before taking a ​ ​ cartoonish chomp of this candy bar, which consists of white taffy with peanut butter filling and comes in a yellow-and-black "taxicab"-print wrapper. ANSWER: Abba-Zaba ​ [10] The title character of Beetlejuice is able to lure and devour a housefly by offering it one of these candy ​ ​ bars, which have a toasted coconut exterior. ANSWER: Zagnut ​ ​

6. After sheriff Harry Truman returns to his police station and asks what's going on, Lucy responds by summarizing an episode of this show, which she has been watching with rapt attention. For 10 points each: [10] Name this over-the-top fictional soap opera set in an apartment complex known as "The Towers." On one episode of this show, Emerald seduces Chet and convinces him to steal Jared's new will. ANSWER: Invitation to Love ​ [10] Invitation to Love was a show-within-a-show that ironically paralleled the events of this series about the ​ ​ murder of a homecoming queen played by Sheryl Lee. ANSWER: Twin Peaks ​ [10] The scenes of Invitation to Love were filmed at the Ennis House, a historic home and common filming ​ ​ location in Los Angeles. The house was also used as the exterior of a villain's lair on this series, after a previous lair was destroyed by Rupert Giles. ANSWER: Buffy the Vampire Slayer ​ ​

Super ACRONYM 2 - Round 8

7. In 2019, Broadway sources revealed that this woman is writing the music and lyrics for a stage adaptation of The Notebook. For 10 points each: ​ ​ [10] Name this singer-songwriter who insists "All the broken hearts in the world still beat / Let’s not make it harder than it has to be" in her 2014 hit "Girls Chase Boys." ANSWER: Ingrid (Ellen) Michaelson ​ [10] The video for "Girls Chase Boys" is part of a long tradition of parodying the videos of this 1980s pop-rock star behind "Simply Irresistible" and "Addicted to Love." ANSWER: Robert (Allen) Palmer ​ [10] The 2011 single "Winter Song" is a collaboration between Michaelson and this other singer-songwriter, who penned the music and lyrics for the Broadway version of Waitress and had a hit with "Love Song." ​ ​ ANSWER: Sara (Beth) Bareilles [buh-REL-iss] ​ ​

8. For 10 points each, answer the following about Mercy Street, a very good show about a Civil War hospital ​ ​ that nobody watched: [10] The likely reason nobody watched Mercy Street is that it aired on this network, where it appeared ​ ​ alongside can't-miss shows like Antiques Roadshow. ​ ​ ANSWER: PBS (or Public Broadcasting System) ​ ​ ​ ​ [10] Mercy Street's protagonist, the widowed young nurse Mary Phinney, was played by this actress. She ​ ​ portrayed the bridge-playing Nikki Swango in Fargo's third season, and starred in a 2010 film as Ramona ​ ​ Flowers. ANSWER: Mary Elizabeth Winstead ​ [10] The second season of Mercy Street introduced a fictionalized version of this man, whose real exploits in ​ ​ the Civil War included foiling the Baltimore Plot. ANSWER: Allan (J.) Pinkerton ​ ​

9. A gifted but demented musician known as the White Violin attempts to perform a piece that will destroy the world in this series' arc Apocalypse Suite. For 10 points each: ​ ​ [10] Name this comic book series, whose title group is raised by a weird professor after they are all simultaneously born to unsuspecting mothers. It was adapted into a Netflix series in 2019. ANSWER: The Umbrella Academy ​ [10] The Umbrella Academy was conceived and written by Gerard Way, who may be better known as the ​ ​ vocalist of this rock band behind by the songs "Teenagers" and "Welcome to the Black Parade." ANSWER: My Chemical Romance ​ [10] The members of the Umbrella Academy are aided by an intelligent chimp with this name. Former Disney animator Walt Kelly created a comic strip about a possum with this name. ANSWER: Mr. Pogo (accept Pogo Possum) ​ ​ ​ ​

Super ACRONYM 2 - Round 8

10. Despite its source material being written by H. P. Lovecraft, the 1963 film The Haunted Palace is still ​ ​ considered a part of this series. For 10 points each: [10] Name this series of eight quasi-horror films, which also includes The Tomb of Ligeia. A description giving ​ ​ both the director of the films and the author of the works on which they are based is acceptable. ANSWER: Corman-Poe cycle (accept similar answers that name both Roger (William) Corman and Edgar ​ ​ ​ ​ Allen Poe) ​ ​ [10] The Haunted Palace is often lumped in with the Corman-Poe cycle because, like the others, it was ​ ​ produced by American International Pictures and co-starred this horror actor, who lent his voice to the song "Thriller." ANSWER: Vincent Price (or Vincent Leonard Price Jr.) ​ ​ ​ ​ [10] Most of the films in the series bear very little resemblance to the novels on which they are based; for instance, Corman's version of this story inexplicably ends with its female protagonist trapped in an iron maiden. ANSWER: The Pit and the Pendulum ​ ​

11. In 1998, a shot by Brad Fabel on this hole was disrupted when a seagull picked up his ball and dropped it in the water nearby. For 10 points each: [10] Identify this specific golf hole, a notorious Par 3 whose green is almost completely surrounded by water. It is part of a course used during the annual Players Championship. ANSWER: 17th hole at TPC Sawgrass (accept any answer including both 17 and Sawgrass; accept answers ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ using the phrase Island Green; prompt on just "17" or "Sawgrass") ​ ​ [10] The 17th hole at Sawgrass is used for sudden death playoffs during the Players Championship; that occurred most recently in 2015 when Rickie Fowler won over this Spanish golfer, who had an ace at the hole in 2017. ANSWER: Sergio García (or Sergio García Fernández) ​ ​ ​ ​ [10] This player recorded a quadruple bogey on the hole on the second day of the 2019 Players Championship, his worst score ever on the hole. A month later, he won The Masters. ANSWER: Tiger Woods (or Eldrick Tont Woods) ​ ​ ​ ​

12. Crowded House sings about trying to "catch a deluge in" one of these objects in "Don't Dream It's Over." For 10 points each: [10] Name this specific type of object. The Beatles song "Across the Universe" opens by describing words that are "flowing out / Like endless rain into" one of these things. ANSWER: a paper cup (prompt on "cup") ​ ​ [10] This rock and roll singer described a girl who's "got me burning up like a paper cup" in "I'm on Fire," a failed attempt at a comeback five years after he torpedoed his career by marrying his 13-year-old cousin. ANSWER: Jerry Lee Lewis (prompt on "The Killer"; do not accept or prompt on "Jerry Lewis") ​ ​ [10] This British band fronted by Luke Pritchard asks "wasn't it you who said life was like a plastic cup?" in the opening track of their 2008 album Konk, which spawned the much-licensed song "Shine On." ​ ​ ANSWER: The Kooks ​ ​

Super ACRONYM 2 - Round 8

13. First introduced in 2012's New Leaf, the Animal Crossing characters Fauna and Bam are both this type of ​ ​ ​ ​ animal. For 10 points each: [10] Identify this mammal that manifests in cutscenes as Arthur Morgan's spirit animal if he maintains high Honor in Red Dead Redemption 2. ​ ​ ANSWER: deer (accept buck or stag or doe, but do not accept answers like "elk" or "moose," etc.) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ [10] Deer, elk, moose, ram, and caribou are recurring rounds in this Play Mechanix series of light-gun arcade games launched in 2000 that are popular with the camo-clad dive-bar crowd. ANSWER: Big Buck Hunter (accept ant answer giving the words Big Buck) ​ ​ ​ ​ [10] Mike must decide whether to soothe or to behead a hurt deer he encounters with Jessica in the woods in Chapter 3 of this 2015 Sony survival game, a favorite of many "Let's Play" streamers that features actors Hayden Panettiere and Rami Malek. ANSWER: Until Dawn ​ ​

14. After a man in this play asks what could be more boring than a gay man imitating Judy Garland, his friend replies, "A queen doing a Bette Davis imitation." For 10 points each: [10] Name this 1968 play about six gay New Yorkers who throw a birthday party for their friend Harold. Its 2018 Broadway revival uniquely featured all gay actors. ANSWER: The Boys in the Band ​ [10] In the revival, Harold was played by this actor. This man, who played Chad Warwick and Oliver Thredson in various seasons of American Horror Story, had a breakout role as Sylar, the antagonist of Heroes. ​ ​ ​ ​ ANSWER: Zachary (John) Quinto ​ [10] Larry in The Boys in the Band was played by this Broadway star, who originated the role of Elder Price in ​ ​ The Book of Mormon and starred in the 2016 revival of Falsettos. ​ ​ ​ ANSWER: Andrew (Scott) Rannells ​ ​

15. For 10 points each, answer the following about one of the most important aspects of being a pro basketball player - your rap career: [10] The original and most successful basketball rapper was this 7-footer, whose 1993 debut album went platinum. He also contributed three songs to the soundtrack of his film, Kazaam. ​ ​ ANSWER: Shaquille (Rashaun) O'Neal (or Shaq; accept Shaq Diesel) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ [10] This point guard, who hit a 37-foot game winner to eliminate the Thunder from the 2019 NBA playoffs, released the surprisingly not awful 2017 album Confirmed. His stage name includes the word ​ ​ "Dolla." ANSWER: Damian Lillard (or Damian Lamonte Ollie Lillard Sr.; accept Dame Dolla; prompt on ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ "Dame") [10] The absolute worst NBA rapper is probably this other guard behind the horrendous 2007 song ​ ​ "Balance-toi" [bah-lawnss twah]. That same year, he was named the NBA Finals MVP after averaging over 24 points in his team’s sweep of the Cavs. ANSWER: Tony Parker (or William Anthony Parker Jr.) ​ ​ ​ ​

Super ACRONYM 2 - Round 8

16. Before writing The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins wrote for a bunch of shows on Nickelodeon. For 10 ​ ​ points each: [10] Katniss and Peeta's relationship in The Hunger Games was apparently inspired by the relationship ​ ​ between next door neighbor Sam and this fourth-wall-breaking girl, who "Explains It All" on a sitcom Collins started writing for in 1991. ANSWER: Clarissa Darling (accept Clarissa Explains It All; prompt on "Darling") ​ ​ ​ ​ [10] Collins was the sole credited writer on five episodes of a Nickelodeon detective show starring this Chinese sleuth, who lived with her grandfather Mike, played by Pat Morita. ANSWER: Shelby Woo (accept either; accept The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ [10] Collins also wrote for this animated series, which featured a snake named No Feet and a human girl named Emily and was adapted from a book series illustrated by Maurice Sendak. Due to her involvement on the show, she is sometimes wrongly cited as the book's author. ANSWER: Little Bear (do not prompt on or accept "The Little Bear") ​ ​

17. For 10 points each, answer the following about historical films featuring actor John Slattery: [10] In 2015, Slattery played journalist Ben Bradlee Jr. in this film, which dramatized the Boston Globe's investigation into abuses by the local Catholic diocese. ANSWER: Spotlight ​ [10] On the miniseries From the Earth to the Moon, Slattery had a brief role as this Minnesota senator, who ​ ​ revealed the existence of a report concerning issues over the Apollo program. The miniseries inaccurately portrayed this man as opposed to the space program entirely. ANSWER: Walter (Frederick) Mondale (or Fritz Mondale) ​ ​ ​ ​ [10] The 2017 film Churchill, not to be confused with the similar Darkest Hour, co-starred Slattery as Dwight ​ ​ ​ ​ Eisenhower. In that film, Churchill was played by this Scottish actor, whose role in Manhunter made him the ​ ​ first man to play Hannibal Lecter. ​ ANSWER: Brian (Denis) Cox ​ ​

18. A drum break from a James Brown jam session known as "Funky Drummer" is one of the most frequently sampled songs in music history, appearing in over 1,500 songs. For 10 points each: [10] This group featuring Chuck D and Flavor Flav sampled the song on most of their biggest hits, including "Fight the Power" and "Bring the Noise." ANSWER: Public Enemy ​ [10] A surprising number of songs by DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince sample "Funky Drummer," though it is absent from this hit, in which "I asked her for Adidas and she bought me Zips!" is one of several complaints about the title figures. ANSWER: Parents Just Don't Understand ​ [10] "The Magic Number," the first full track from this seminal album by De La Soul, also uses the "Funky Drummer" break, alongside parts of "Three is a Magic Number" from Schoolhouse Rock. ​ ​ ANSWER: 3 Feet High and Rising ​ ​

Super ACRONYM 2 - Round 8

19. Because there's never a bad time to mention the former Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl, you should know that this school won the 2012 Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl. For 10 points each: [10] Name this school, who more recently lost quarterback McKenzie Milton to a brutal knee injury in a late 2018 rivalry game called the "War on I-4." Milton’s backup, Darriel Mack Jr., broke his ankle in July 2019. ANSWER: University of Central Florida (or UCF; prompt on "Knights") ​ ​ ​ ​ [10] With Milton out, UCF's multi-season win streak ended at this New Year's Six bowl game whose current sponsor is PlayStation. A prior iteration of this game was won in dramatic fashion by Boise State. ANSWER: PlayStation Fiesta Bowl ​ ​ [10] UCF's recent success, which includes a claimed national title in 2017, was aided by a pair of twin brothers with this surname, who now both play for the Seahawks. One of those brothers with this name is missing his left hand. ANSWER: Griffin (accept Shaquem Alphonso Griffin or Shaquill Griffin) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

20. For 10 points each, answer the following about recent TV shows centered on the world of baseball: [10] Mitch Williams was reportedly a key inspiration for the absolutely awful former baseball star Kenny Powers, the protagonist of this 2009 to 2013 HBO sitcom. ANSWER: Eastbound & Down ​ [10] This actor has drawn accolades for playing the title drugged out baseball announcer of the IFC comedy series Brockmire. One of his voice roles is the subject of a 2017 documentary by Hari Kondabalu. ​ ​ ANSWER: Hank Azaria [uh-ZARE-ee-uh] (or Henry Albert Azaria) ​ ​ ​ ​ [10] Kylie Bunbury played Ginny Baker, who becomes the first woman in Major League Baseball, on this short-lived Fox series that was canceled in 2017. ANSWER: Pitch ​ ​