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ACRONYMX-Round1 HSNCT.Pdf ACRONYM X - Round 1 1. A real instance of this type of action inspired the 2016 Zach Galifianakis film ​ Masterminds. Several of these actions are taken by two brothers played by Ben Foster and ​ Chris Pine in the 2016 film Hell or High Water. It's not surfing, but surfers do perform this ​ ​ action in (*) Point Break while wearing masks of U.S. presidents. This type of action begins The ​ ​ ​ ​ Town and occurs at the start of a 2008 film that earned Heath Ledger an Oscar. The Dark Knight ​ ​ features a team of clowns performing, for 10 points, what action central to Bonnie and Clyde? ​ ​ ANSWER: robbing a bank [or equivalents, like bank robberies; prompt on “robberies”] ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ <Nelson> 2. One section of this song discusses who's to blame for the listener's alleged "jocking." The ​ music video for this song, which is the title track of a 2016 album that also features "That's What I Like," depicts its singer in a hat bearing Roman (*) numerals. Shouts of "keep up!" ​ punctuate this song, which Robbie Daw of Idolator described as "pick[ing] up where 'Uptown ​ ​ Funk' left off." For 10 points, name this 2016 hit that invites "players" to "put your pinky rings up to the moon" and declares the title concept is "in the air"; a song by Bruno Mars. ANSWER: 24K Magic ["twenty-four-karat magic"] <Vopava> ​ ​ 3. In one appearance, this character uses a magic helmet to become the star of the TV show ​ The Silver Zephyr. In a soccer-themed series, this character can use a "belly blast" attack. ​ A game subtitled "Six Golden Coins" marked the first appearance of this avid (*) garlic ​ enthusiast, who is the namesake of a series featuring the characters Ashley and 9-Volt and requires the playing of numerous "microgames." A zig-zagging moustache and yellow and purple clothes are sported by, for 10 points, what rival of Mario? ANSWER: Wario <Nelson> ​ ​ 4. In 2007, this NFL team was briefly coached by Emmitt Thomas following the abrupt ​ resignation of current Louisville coach Bobby Petrino. The Broncos' John Elway's final game came against this team in 1999, which was the first of their two Super Bowl appearances. Beginning in 2017, this team will play in the (*) "pinwheel"-roofed ​ Mercedes-Benz Stadium. In a 2016 game, a player for this team recorded 300 receiving yards, all thrown by a former Boston College quarterback. Julio Jones is a receiver with, for 10 points, what team led by Matt Ryan? ANSWER: Atlanta Falcons [accept either] <Nelson> ​ ​ ​ ​ 5. One character with this surname claims to have been naked his entire sophomore year of ​ college and suffers a heart attack while teaching an economics class. That man's granddaughter, who also has this surname, dated Logan Huntzberger while at (*) Yale and ​ was the valedictorian of Chilton Academy. Another character with this surname marries diner-owner Luke Danes at the end of a 2016 TV revival subtitled "A Year in the Life." For 10 points, give this surname of Rory and Lorelai, a mother and daughter who are a TV series' namesake "Girls." ANSWER: Gilmore [accept Gilmore Girls] <Nelson> ​ ​ ​ ​ ACRONYM X - Round 1 6. This word precedes "The Story of Us" in the title of a 2012 History Channel ​ documentary series. An arguably ill-advised 2016 tweet by Jeb Bush depicted a photo of a handgun captioned only with this word, which also names a rock band that recorded "A Horse with (*) No Name." This word describes where "I like to be" in a namesake song from ​ West Side Story. In summer 2016, a St. Louis-based brewer announced a temporary change of ​ the name of Budweiser to, for 10 points, what word derived from an explorer named Vespucci? ANSWER: America [do not accept or prompt on “Murica” or similar] <Nelson> ​ ​ 7. In a song based on a poem dedicated to this person, Bon Iver [bohn ee-VAIR] sings "I'm ​ building a still to slow down the time." The song "Lost in the World" is about this person, who appears in the video for a song which claims "maybe we can make it to Christmas" and "I don't remember where we first met." This subject of "Hit it First" by (*) Ray J is ​ seen on a motorcycle in the music video to "Bound 2." Many songs on the album The Life of ​ Pablo reference this mother of the interestingly named Saint and North. For 10 points, name this ​ reality TV star and wife of Kanye West. ANSWER: Kim Kardashian-West [accept Kimberly Noel Kardashian-West; prompt on ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ "Kardashian"] <Golden> 8. The first six season premieres of this show all featured unconventional projects directed ​ by Mike Ruiz. Courtney Act's shade-throwing on this show prompted the season six winner Bianca del Rio to remark "Not today, Satan, not today." Backstage footage from this series is shown in the web series (*) Untucked. Performers at risk for elimination on this series are ​ ​ ​ given the command "Lip-sync for your life!" For 10 points, name this competition show airing on Logo, which is hosted by RuPaul [roo-"Paul"] and depicts female impersonators. ANSWER: RuPaul's Drag Race <Vopava> ​ ​ 9. After using this object, a young boy becomes trapped in a picture within his own ​ bedroom. A "terribly frightening" dragon created with the help of this object was tasked with guarding an apple tree. While out on a walk, this object was also used to (*) create the ​ moon, which then always accompanied it. Crockett Johnson created this colorful object, whose user goes to bed after using it to tuck himself in. For 10 points, name this child's writing device used to create the world around its wielder, a four-year-old named Harold. ANSWER: Harold's purple crayon [accept Harold and the Purple Crayon; prompt on ​ ​ ​ ​ "crayon"] <Nelson> 10. The friendship between this man and photographer Dennis Stock is recounted in the ​ 2015 film Life, in which Dane DeHaan plays this man. Nick Adams had to partly dub this ​ ​ actor's mumbly dialog as Jett Rink for the film (*) Giant. This actor owned a Porsche 500 ​ ​ ​ Spyder nicknamed "Little Bastard" that he died in while speeding on a California highway at just age 24. This actor wore a red leather jacket and yelled "You're tearing me apart!" as Jim Stark in Rebel Without a Cause. For 10 points, name this eternally cool movie star of the 1950s. ​ ANSWER: James Dean <Vopava> ​ ​ ACRONYM X - Round 1 11. Former IndyCar world champion Dan Wheldon died during a race in this U.S. city. A ​ college football bowl game held in and named for this city was won in 2016 by San Diego State and takes place at Sam Boyd Stadium. This city's Thomas and Mack Center is home to the bulk of the NBA's Summer (*) League. This city is home to a collegiate team known as ​ the Runnin' Rebels, and its T-Mobile Arena will be the home of the Golden Knights, an NHL expansion team in 2017. For 10 points, name this city that hosts championship boxing matches at venues like the MGM Grand. ANSWER: Las Vegas <Nelson> ​ ​ 12. Josh Levison is this kind of non-human in the North American version of Being Human. ​ ​ ​ While working at a restaurant dressed as one of these beings, Titus finds that people treat him better in the first season of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. Tracy Morgan's character on ​ ​ 30 Rock sings a ridiculous song about holding a bar mitzvah for these (*) creatures, ​ ​ examples of which include Scott McCall and Derek Hale on a series currently airing on MTV. For 10 points, name these supernatural creatures who, on that MTV series, are also teens. ANSWER: werewolf or werewolves ["wolf" or "Teen Wolf"] <Vopava> ​ ​ ​ ​ 13. Ron Perranoski led the majors in this statistic in 1969, the first year it was officially ​ recorded. Journalist Bradford Doolittle, a critic of this statistic, claimed it was the only example of a "statistic creating a job." In the 2014 World Series, one of these was achieved by Madison (*) Bumgarner and lasted an unusually long five innings. Having a potential tying ​ run either on deck or on base can lead to a "situation" for one of these statistics. Mariano Rivera is the all-time leader in, for 10 points, what stat recorded by closing pitchers? ANSWER: saves <Nelson> ​ ​ 14. This non-electric instrument harmonizes with Bruce Springsteen in the chorus of "4th ​ of July, Asbury Park - Sandy" and plays the melody in Edward Maya & Vika Jigulina's 2008 dance hit "Stereo Love." The melodies of many songs by Gogol Bordello are played on this (*) keyboard instrument, which joins the banjo on the opening lick of the Dropkick ​ Murphys' "I'm Shipping Up to Boston." The breakdown solo in Kongos' "Come With Me Now" is played on, for 10 points, what instrument central to zydeco and polka music? ANSWER: accordion [accept squeeze box before it is mentioned] <Vopava> ​ ​ ​ ​ 15. In 2013 a British TV network filed suit against this game's publisher over the third ​ word in the game's title; that lawsuit was deemed "secret stupid legal nonsense" by this game's creator, Sean Murray. The Atlas contacts this game's protagonist, who is known only as the (*) Traveler; that character discovers races like the Vy'keen and the Korvax, and ​ gathers materials while trying to reach the center of the galaxy. For 10 points, name this 2016 sci-fi game released to notable disappointment despite its universe of over 18 quintillion planets. ANSWER: No Man's Sky <Vopava> ​ ​ ACRONYM X - Round 1 16.
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