ACRONYM 12 - Round 7

1. A character in this film tells its protagonist that she may use any sauce for the chicken nuggets ​ he has made, as he enjoys all of them equally. Enya's "Orinoco Flow" plays as a girl scrolls through social media in this film, in which that protagonist resents being unable to follow the advice of her own (*) motivational YouTube channel. Elsie Fisher stars in this film as Kayla, who makes a ​ time capsule for when she graduates in four years. Bo Burnham wrote and directed, for 10 points, what 2018 film about a girl's last week of middle school? ANSWER: Eighth Grade ​ ​

2. Due to a carpentry accident, this TV personality was missing part of his left index finger. Hoot ​ the Owl and Peapod the Pocket Squirrel were occasionally seen in a TV show hosted by this man. This man entered television after retiring as an Air Force master sergeant stationed in Alaska. In 2015, Twitch streamed a (*) nine-day marathon of this man's show, in which he sported a light blue shirt ​ and a large, permed hairstyle. Mistakes were often deemed "happy little accidents" by, for 10 points, what host of the long-running PBS show The Joy of Painting? ​ ​ ANSWER: Bob Ross (or Robert Norman Ross) ​ ​ ​ ​

3. A song titled for being "Caught in" this place laments "I can't think of getting old" and appears ​ on Paramore's After Laughter. Bipolar Sunshine promises to "build a world for two" in a DJ ​ ​ Snake song titled for this place. A "little girl" is told (*) "it just takes some time" in a song titled for ​ this figurative place by Jimmy Eat World. A 2018 hit claims "I'm losing my mind just a little" and pleads "why don't you meet me" in this place. Grey, Maren Morris, and Zedd collaborated on a song titled after, for 10 points, what metaphorically central location? ANSWER: the middle (accept Caught in the Middle) ​ ​ ​ ​

4. This college clinched a 2018 Sweet Sixteen birth on an acrobatic buzzer beater by Jordan Poole. ​ Before the 2018-19 season, this team lost stars Duncan Robinson and the German-born Moritz Wagner. The Ed Martin scandal led to this school being stripped of its 1992 Final Four appearance, (*) in which they featured a Chris Webber-led group known as the Fab Five. John Beilein coaches this team, ​ who lost the 2018 championship game to Villanova. Maize and blue are the colors of, for 10 points, what Big 10 school nicknamed the Wolverines? ANSWER: University of Michigan (prompt on "Wolverines" before it's mentioned) ​ ​

5. A young one of these animals made from diamonds is owned by Handsome Jack, the villain of ​ Borderlands 2. The protagonist of the hack-and-slash series Darksiders is accompanied by one of ​ ​ ​ these animals. Another of these animals named Agro is the companion of the giant-slaying protagonist of (*) Shadow of the Colossus. These animals are used by Arthur Morgan and other members of ​ ​ ​ the Van Der Linde gang in a 2018 Rockstar game. The Zelda series' Epona is an example of, for 10 points, ​ ​ what animals also used for transportation in Red Dead Redemption II? ​ ​ ANSWER: horses (accept pony or ponies before "Darksiders") ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

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6. A character on this TV show cheats at the made-up game Ball Ball, leading to a fight on ​ Thanksgiving. Formica King, a rival to the furniture store Ottoman Empire, is owned by a father in this series. Rick Mellor, a gym coach and recurring character on this show, is central to its spinoff (*) Schooled. Patton Oswalt voices the adult version of this show's protagonist, who often uses a VHS ​ ​ ​ camcorder, which in this series is a new technology. A Jewish boy named Adam is part of the title family in, for 10 points, what 80s-centric sitcom? ANSWER: The Goldbergs ​ ​

7. The word for this type of person is claimed to have been first used to name a creature in Dr. ​ Seuss's If I Ran the Zoo. A 1980s film character named Ogre becomes violently angry when ​ ​ encountering people of this type. A group partially named for these people employs the title character of (*) Chuck."Lemon" is a 2017 hit by a hip hop group named for this type of person, which also ​ ​ ​ describes an "angry" web series host that plays and ridicules bad NES games. Nestle sells a fruit flavored candy named after, for 10 points, what awkward people? ANSWER: nerds (accept N.E.R.D. or nerdy or Revenge of the Nerds or Angry Video Game Nerd) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

8. A 2017 Instagram post by this athlete concerned a rude airline passenger who cut him off and ​ then watched Parental Guidance, a movie in which this man appears. In 2018 this man teased a ​ ​ possible reboot of Boom Boom HuckJam, a touring exhibition he established in 2002. This man's son Riley appears in a 2015 release in a long-running (*) video game series named for this man, which ​ also included American Wasteland. The first ever documented 900 on a vert ramp was performed at the 1999 ​ ​ X-Games by, for 10 points, what skateboarder? ANSWER: Tony Hawk (or Anthony Frank Hawk) ​ ​ ​ ​

9. In an Oscar-winning role, this actor played an alcoholic screenwriter who drinks himself to death ​ in Las Vegas. This man's stage name is taken from that of one of his favorite comic book characters. In 2018 this actor played a crossbow-wielding logger in the horror film (*) Mandy. This ​ ​ ​ actor played a guy who has a thing placed on his head and is mercilessly stung by bees in The Wicker Man, ​ ​ and starred in another series as an adventurer who steals the Declaration of Independence. The Coppola family includes, for 10 points, what star of National Treasure? ​ ​ ANSWER: Nicolas Cage (or Nicolas Kim Coppola) ​ ​ ​ ​

10. A horrendous made-for-TV movie sometimes called Attack of the Phantoms stars this rock band. ​ ​ ​ A branded casket is among the extensive merchandise sold by this group, whose concerts open with the somewhat dubious claim, "You wanted the best, you got the best." This band's disco-influenced "I Was (*) Made for Lovin' You" was detested by its former guitarist, Ace Frehley, who ​ used a persona called the "Spaceman." "Detroit Rock City" and "Rock and Roll All Nite" are by, for 10 points, what make-up wearing band fronted by Gene Simmons? ANSWER: Kiss ​ ​

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11. One of these places is the primary setting of the 2016 mini-series The Night Of. The alias Kaniel ​ ​ ​ Outis is used by Michael Scofield in a 2016 Fox revival set in, and named for, one of these places. Joyce Mitchell, an employee of one of these places, was played by Patricia Arquette in a 2018 mini-series created by (*) Ben Stiller. Lori Grimes dies during childbirth while in one of these places on ​ The Walking Dead. The title location of the Showtime series Escape at Dannemora is, for 10 points, what setting ​ ​ ​ of Orange Is The New Black? ​ ​ ANSWER: prisons (or jails or correctional facilities or similar; accept ) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

12. One member of this family asks "We going to Jersey?" while riding to a restaurant in a car with ​ Captain McCluskey in the back seat. Another member of this family savagely beats up Carlo in the street for abusing Connie, another member of this family. Apollonia marries into this family but is (*) killed by a car bomb in Sicily. The patriarch of this family insists he can change Jack Woltz's mind by ​ making him "an offer he can't refuse." Fredo [FRAY-doh], Michael, and Don Vito belong to, for 10 points, what mafia family from The Godfather? ​ ​ ANSWER: Corleone (or the Corleones or Corleone family) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

13. This baseball player earned the nickname "El Ministro de la Defensa" at the 2017 World ​ Baseball Classic, where he was also robbed of a home run by a then teammate. The excellently named Zach Pop was one of five prospects traded for this man in July 2018, who likely deliberately (*) kicked Jesus Aguilar on a play at first in that year's NLCS, where he was criticized for a lack of hustle. ​ Despite being a four-time all star, it took until February 2019 for a team to sign, for 10 points, what former Dodgers and Orioles infielder who now plays with the Padres? ANSWER: Manny Machado [muh-CHAH-doh] (or Manuel Arturo Machado) ​ ​ ​ ​

14. Isom Innis became this band's bassist in 2017 after Cubbie Fink very unamicably quit in 2015. ​ ​ ​ This band asked "Is it wrong to rock the booze?" in their 2017 single "." A single from this band's 2018 album (*) opens by noting, "it's over, it's over, I'm circling ​ ​ these vultures" and promises, "Just say the word and I'll pop a seat." Another hit by this group creepily alludes to a shooting against kids who'd "better run." "" is a recent hit by, for 10 points, what indie pop band behind ""? ANSWER: ​ ​

15. A Sesame Street monster named for having this quality teaches words from behind a brick wall. A ​ ​ ​ boy with this physical property titles multiple songs on Neutral Milk Hotel's In the Aeroplane Over ​ the Sea. The logo of video game studio Double Fine appropriately features a (*) flying being with this ​ ​ property. A multiplayer variant of Magic: The Gathering is titled for a giant with this property. The Pokemon ​ ​ Zweilous and Doduo each have this physical trait. Polycephaly is the scientific name of, for 10 points, what quality exhibited by conjoined twins? ANSWER: having two heads (accept answers describing a second head or being two-headed; accept ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Two-Headed Monster or Two-Headed Boy or Two-Headed Giant; prompt on "multiple heads") ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

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16. In a game in his rookie season, this NFL player celebrated a touchdown by jumping into a ​ Salvation Army kettle. This man rushed for 246 yards in the first ever CFP National Championship, which his team won. This man missed six games in 2017 following a lengthy series of (*) appeals ​ over a domestic violence suspension. Rod Smith backs up this former Ohio State star, who wore a crop top to the NFL Draft. The NFL's leading rusher in 2016 and 2018 was, for 10 points, what Dallas Cowboys running back nicknamed "Zeke"? ANSWER: Ezekiel (Elijah) Elliott ​ ​

17. This man and Ruth Jones created and starred in the sitcom Gavin & Stacey. The reality ​ ​ ​ competition series Drop the Mic is based on a segment from a show hosted by this man. The title ​ ​ character of the film Peter Rabbit was voiced by this man, who has hosted the (*) Grammy Awards ​ ​ ​ twice since 2017. Craig Ferguson was replaced by this man as the host of a show that occasionally features famous musicians being driven around Los Angeles. Carpool Karaoke was popularized by, for 10 points, what British host of CBS's The Late Late Show? ​ ​ ANSWER: James (Kimberley) Corden ​ ​

18. This musician's first major performance was as an instrumentalist on Lauryn Hill's "Everything ​ is Everything." This man lamented "who's gonna kiss you when I'm gone?" on his single "Love Me Now." This man's Tony-winning revival of August Wilson's Jitney put him an Emmy away ​ ​ from an EGOT, which he (*) completed in September 2018. This man praised "your curves and all your ​ edges" in a song dedicated to his wife, Chrissy Teigen. A TV production of Jesus Christ Superstar starred, for ​ ​ 10 points, what singer of "All of Me"? ANSWER: John Legend (or John Roger Stephens) ​ ​ ​ ​

19. In an unfortunately-timed 2010 Veterans Day appearance, this character uses a newspaper to kill ​ a spider whose death is then honored on "National Stupid Day." This character often rips off the pants of the mailman Herman Post and has a tenuous relationship with a gap-toothed pink character named (*) Arlene. In 2008 Dan Walsh created a popular webcomic by simply removing this ​ character from his namesake comic strip. The young Nermal is often shipped to Abu Dhabi by, for 10 points, what Monday-hating, lasagna-loving cat? ANSWER: Garfield ​ ​

20. A man with this profession who has a robot companion voiced by Kevin Spacey is central to a ​ 2009 film starring Sam Rockwell. The characters of the 2018 film The Cloverfield Paradox have this ​ ​ profession. Damien Chazelle's follow-up to La La Land stars Ryan Gosling as (*) one of these ​ ​ ​ people. A 2013 Alfonso Cuarón film depicts a man with this job played by George Clooney who has to be rescued. Matt Damon played the stranded Mark Watney, a man who has, for 10 points, what occupation central to Gravity and The Martian? ​ ​ ​ ​ ANSWER: astronauts ​ ​

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1. The Civic Arena, a one-time home of the Pittsburgh Penguins, was the first professional sports venue to have one of these things. For 10 points each: [10] Name these features, often used in places where bad weather is common. The National Stadium in Warsaw has a cool one of these that unfolds. ANSWER: retractable roofs (prompt on partial answers) ​ ​ [10] Of the six current MLB parks that have retractable roofs, the oldest is this team’s ballpark, the Rogers Centre, which sits near the CN Tower. ANSWER: Toronto Blue Jays (prompt on "Jays") ​ ​ ​ ​ [10] A stadium in this city was meant to have a retractable roof in time for the 1976 Summer Olympics, but due to various issues it remained non-functional until 1988. That stadium also hosted MLB games until 2004. ANSWER: Montreal ​ ​

2. Allowing anyone to edit Wikipedia is a bold idea, but probably also a bad idea. For 10 points each: [10] In one instance of vandalism, an intrepid editor noted that the children's book dog Spot was an alcoholic and was created by this author of For Whom the Bell Tolls. ​ ​ ANSWER: Ernest (Miller) Hemingway ​ [10] This Los Angeles Angels outfielder was jokingly nicknamed the "Millville Meteor" by a Wikipedia vandal, though the nickname ended up sticking. ANSWER: Mike Trout (or Michael Nelson Trout) ​ ​ ​ ​ [10] A mid-2010s edit to the Wikipedia page of this man claimed he was an "actor, film producer, musician, and velociraptor." This man co-starred in Arrival and will appear as "Ronin" in a 2019 blockbuster. ​ ​ ANSWER: Jeremy (Lee) Renner ​ ​

3. One critic used the alternate title The Last Samurai of the Ferngully Who Dances with Wolves to emphasize just ​ ​ how derivative this film is. For 10 points each: [10] Name this 2009 sci-fi mega-blockbuster directed by James Cameron. ANSWER: Avatar ​ [10] The movie most often said to be ripped off by Avatar is Dances with Wolves, a 1990 western directed by ​ ​ ​ ​ and starring this actor. His most popular films include The Untouchables and Field of Dreams. ​ ​ ​ ​ ANSWER: Kevin (Michael) Costner ​ [10] Avatar was often unfavorably contrasted with this other 2009 sci-fi film about aliens who, after ​ ​ becoming stranded on Earth, are forced to live in apartheid-inspired shantytowns in Johannesburg, South Africa. ANSWER: District 9 ​ ​

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4. For 10 points each, name these recent animated TV shows that featured LGBT characters: [10] In the series finale of this Cartoon Network show centering on Finn and his stretchy dog Jake, Marceline [MAR-seh-leen] and Princess Bubblegum share a kiss. ANSWER: Adventure Time ​ [10] Rebecca Sugar worked as a storyboard artist for Adventure Time before creating this show, in which ​ ​ Garnet is formed due to the fusing of the Gems Ruby and Sapphire after their marriage. ANSWER: Steven Universe ​ [10] Harold and Howard McBride are a same-sex couple in this Nickelodeon series centering on Lincoln, the sixth child and only boy in a family with 11 children. ANSWER: The Loud House ​ ​

5. Pitchfork's review of this band's album Anthem of the Peaceful Army claimed they were "too small, too inept ​ ​ to even put forth one meaningful, specific, original idea." For 10 points each: [10] Name this hard rock band featuring the three Kiszka brothers, whose hits include "" and "." ANSWER: ​ [10] Critics of Greta Van Fleet often deride them as a rip-off of this seminal British rock band, whose untitled fourth album includes the songs "Black Dog" and "Stairway to Heaven." ANSWER: ​ [10] A 2018 single by Greta Van Fleet, which describes a woman who was "once a valley doll," is titled for when one of these items "falls." ANSWER: curtain (accept ) ​ ​ ​ ​

6. In week 14 of the 2018 season, a miraculous last-second touchdown by Kenyan Drake clinched a win for this team over the Patriots. For 10 points each: [10] Name this AFC team, whose receivers Kenny Stills and DeVante Parker also handled the ball on the multi-lateral, game-winning play. ANSWER: Miami Dolphins (accept either) ​ ​ ​ ​ [10] This buffoonish Patriots tight end, who was on the field to defend against a Hail Mary and missed a tackle on Drake, later lamented "I did sucky" when discussing the final play. ANSWER: Rob Gronkowski (accept Gronk) ​ ​ ​ ​ [10] The play was modeled on one that this collegiate team, which is now in the Mountain West Conference, used to win the 2007 Fiesta Bowl. Former Dolphins running back Jay Ajayi [uh-JYE-ee] attended this school. ANSWER: Boise State University ​ ​

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7. In an August 2018 editorial in The New York Times, this actress wrote, "My real name is Loan ("low-on"). ​ ​ And I am just getting started." For 10 points each: [10] Name this actress who deleted her Instagram in June 2018 after receiving a ceaseless barrage of harassment--much of it racist--about her character, Rose Tico. ANSWER: Kelly Marie Tran (or Tran Loan) ​ ​ ​ ​ [10] Tran played Rose in this 2017 blockbuster, which also introduced Benicio del Toro as DJ, a codebreaker who betrays Finn and Rose to the First Order. ANSWER: Star Wars: The Last Jedi (or Star Wars: Episode VIII; prompt on "Star Wars") ​ ​ ​ ​ [10] Tran's editorial also proudly mentioned how she was the first Asian woman to appear on the cover of this fashion magazine, which hosts an annual invite-only Oscars afterparty. ANSWER: Vanity Fair ​ ​

8. Portions of this novel depict rehearsals for a production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, as ​ ​ well as practices by the band Emoji. For 10 points each: [10] Name this 2018 novel by Becky Albertalli whose title figure, a bisexual drummer, also appeared in one of Albertalli's prior novels. ANSWER: Leah on the Offbeat ​ [10] Leah of Leah on the Offbeat is the best friend of a boy with this name, who is depicted in a prior novel as ​ ​ being "vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda." ANSWER: Simon (accept Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda) ​ ​ ​ ​ [10] Albertalli's 2017 novel The Upside of Unrequited, whose characters also appear in Leah on the Offbeat, is ​ ​ ​ ​ loosely based on this 1815 novel that depicts the well-to-do George Knightley. ANSWER: Emma ​ ​

9. This sports-related action was featured as the fourth title entity of the blog "Stuff White People Like." For 10 points each: [10] Name this action, which in basketball is generally defined as making a pass that directly leads to a field goal being scored. ANSWER: assists ​ ​ [10] The NBA's all-time leader in career assists is, by an enormous margin, this long-time Utah Jazz point guard. He is also the all-time leader in steals. ANSWER: John (Houston) Stockton ​ [10] The second all-time leader in assists is this man, who went straight from being the Knicks' point guard to coaching the Nets in 2013. As a coach, he once deliberately spilled a drink to force a play stoppage. ANSWER: Jason (Frederick) Kidd ​ ​

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10. Ross Bagdasarian's use of a sped-up voice on the novelty song "Witch Doctor" inspired him to create these characters. For 10 points each: [10] Name this group of rodents, who live with the Dave Seville. Since 2007 they have been the subject of four animated films co-starring Jason Lee. ANSWER: Alvin and the Chipmunks (prompt on "Chipmunks") ​ ​ [10] The second of the recent Alvin and the Chipmunks films had this nauseatingly bad subtitle. It should not ​ ​ be confused with the other sequels, Chipwrecked and The Road Chip. ​ ​ ​ ​ ANSWER: The Squeakquel ​ [10] Later Chipmunks films introduced the female group The Chipettes, whose member Jeanette was voiced by this actress. She also starred in the sitcom Mom and the film The House Bunny. ​ ​ ​ ​ ANSWER: Anna (Kay) Faris ​ ​

11. One version of this ship is seen when fighting in the Lylat Wars in a 1997 N64 game. For 10 points each: [10] Name this spaceship, which is frequently used in battles against Andross. Its primary is a rival of Wolf O'Donnell. ANSWER: Arwing (do not accept, prompt on, or otherwise reveal answers containing "Star Fox") ​ ​ [10] The Arwing is typically piloted by this star of a namesake Nintendo shooter series, whose companions include the bird Falco Lombardi and Slippy, a frog that everyone hates. ANSWER: Fox (accept Star Fox) ​ ​ ​ ​ [10] Per an instruction given by Peppy Hare, pressing Z or R twice while flying the Arwing in Star Fox 64 ​ allows the player to perform this evasive maneuver. ANSWER: barrel roll (accept do a barrel roll or similar) ​ ​ ​ ​

12. Miranda Cosgrove plays a bullied teenager whose dog dies in the video for "Happier," a collaboration between this musician and Bastille. For 10 points each: [10] Name this electronic musician, who performs in a smiling, cylindrical mask. His songs include the collaboration "Wolves" with Selena Gomez. ANSWER: Marshmello (or Christopher Comstock) ​ ​ ​ ​ [10] The 2017 Marshmello single "Silence" features this young singer-songwriter, who recorded "Love Lies" with Normani and released the acclaimed album American Teen. ​ ​ ANSWER: Khalid ​ [10] Marshmello's first charting single was this 2016 song, which repeats the lament "trying to find my way back home to you" while experiencing the title feeling. ANSWER: Alone ​ ​

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13. This character is arrested for public nudity following a drunken performance that detailed her various misfortunes. For 10 points each: [10] Name this New York housewife, played by Rachel Brosnahan [BRAHZ-nuh-han], who pursues a career in stand-up comedy after being left by her husband. ANSWER: Miriam Maisel [MAY-zel] (or Midge Maisel; accept The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ [10] The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel airs on this online platform, which also produced Transparent and The Man in the ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ High Castle. ​ ANSWER: Amazon Video (accept Prime Video or Amazon Studios) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ [10] Mrs. Maisel's estranged husband is also an aspiring comedian, though he just rips off the material of this legendary comic actor, who starred in two namesake sitcoms in the '70s and '80s. He won his first Emmy for playing Professor Proton on The Big Bang Theory. ​ ​ ANSWER: Bob Newhart (or George Robert Newhart) ​ ​ ​ ​

14. For 10 points each, answer the following about athletes from New Zealand: [10] This remarkably mild-mannered center with the Thunder is the only current NBA player to hail from New Zealand. ANSWER: Steven (Funaki) Adams ​ [10] Steven Adams's older sister Valerie is a two-time Olympic champion in this field event, in which a 4-kilogram sphere is thrown as far as possible. ANSWER: shot put ​ [10] New Zealand's rugby union team is often symbolized by a fern frond of this color, which also appears in the team's formal name. ANSWER: black (accept All Blacks) ​ ​ ​ ​

15. This TV character's favorite sensational news series, Sick, Sad World, once ran a story about a candy bar ​ ​ that looks like Jesus. For 10 points each: [10] Name this intelligent and sarcastic teenager who attends Lawndale High on a namesake animated series. ANSWER: Daria (or Daria Morgendorffer) ​ ​ ​ ​ [10] Daria is the title character of a series that was spun off from another MTV show titled for Beavis and this other dimwitted character. ANSWER: Butt-head ​ [10] This creator of Beavis and Butt-Head was not involved in the making of Daria, as he was working on King ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ of the Hill instead. ​ ANSWER: Mike Judge (or Michael Craig Judge) ​ ​ ​ ​

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16. This rapper throws a Yankees cap into the air, which then never comes down, in the to his biggest hit, a song whose censored title is "Hot Boy." For 10 points each: [10] Name this rapper who popularized the "Shmoney Dance." He has been incarcerated since 2014. ANSWER: Bobby Shmurda [SHMER-duh] (or Ackquille Jean Pollard) ​ ​ ​ ​ [10] While in prison, Bobby Shmurda provided a freestyle for this rapper of the 2018 album Championships. A ​ ​ viral 2018 campaign sought to free this ex-boyfriend of Nicki Minaj from what was seen as an inappropriately long incarceration. ANSWER: Meek Mill (or Robert Rihmeek Williams) ​ ​ ​ ​ [10] Also while incarcerated, Shmurda was allegedly involved in a brawl between members of the Bloods and this blue-wearing rival gang, of which Shmurda is a member. ANSWER: Crips ​ ​

17. The protagonists of this series come to be known as "Kira," a notorious serial killer that targets criminals. For 10 points each: [10] Name this manga and anime series, whose protagonist can kill anyone he knows by writing their name in a mysterious book. ANSWER: Death Note ​ [10] The protagonists of Death Note are pursued by a detective known only by this letter. This is also the middle initial of the star of Snakes on a Plane. ​ ​ ANSWER: L ​ [10] A 2017 U.S. version of Death Note co-starred this actor as a demon and original owner of the book. He ​ ​ also played the Green Goblin in the first Spider-Man movie and has made an impressive career out of ​ ​ looking generally creepy. ANSWER: Willem Dafoe (or William James Dafoe) ​ ​ ​ ​

18. For 10 points each, name these people who appeared in the cinematic masterpiece Mars Attacks!: ​ ​ [10] In the film, U.S. President James Dale is played by this Oscar-winning actor, who rose to fame in the 1970s through roles in Chinatown and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. ​ ​ ​ ​ ANSWER: Jack Nicholson (or John Joseph Nicholson) ​ ​ ​ ​ [10] This star of 2018's The Wife appeared in the film as the First Lady, who is crushed by a falling ​ ​ chandelier. ANSWER: Glenn Close ​ [10] One of the few characters to survive the Martian invasion is this British singer, who plays himself and sings his hit "It's Not Unusual" during a casino act in the film. ANSWER: Tom Jones (or Thomas John Woodward) ​ ​ ​ ​

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19. The best TV episodes are often inexpensive, character-study episodes known in the industry as "bottle episodes." For 10 points each: [10] One example is "Mornings," an episode of Master of None that charts the months-long deterioration of ​ ​ the romance between Rachel and this protagonist, played by Aziz Ansari. ANSWER: Dev Shah (accept either underlined portion) ​ ​ ​ ​ [10] "The Suitcase" is a season four episode of this acclaimed drama in which Don Draper and Peggy Olson bond on Peggy's birthday after the rest of the Sterling Cooper office has left to watch a boxing match on TV. ANSWER: Mad Men ​ [10] Donald Glover donned whiteface to play the title creepy, reclusive singer Teddy Perkins in an astounding bottle episode of this show set in the title southern city. ANSWER: Atlanta ​ ​

20. A late 2018 tweet, which was later exposed as a hoax, claimed that this singer's wife thought it was "romantic" that she and this man had head lice at the same time. For 10 points each: [10] Name this singer, the featured artist on songs like "Let Me Love You" and a popular 2017 remix of "Despacito." ANSWER: Justin (Drew) Bieber ​ [10] The fake Bieber lice story was tweeted from the account of a superfan of this other pop singer, who married Liam Hemsworth in December 2018. ANSWER: Miley (Ray) Cyrus (or Destiny Hope Cyrus) ​ ​ ​ ​ [10] Bieber's wife, Hailey Baldwin, served as the 2018 co-host of an annual overtly-commercial music awards show run by this media company. Once called Clear Channel Broadcasting, this company is the U.S.'s largest radio station owner. ANSWER: iHeartMedia (accept iHeartRadio Awards) ​ ​ ​ ​