Fuck This Packet 3: The Final Sequence Packet 4: Characters Not Welcome Edition Packet by: Harris Bunker, Tony Incorvati, Alan Hettinger, Evan Suttell, Briana Magin, Stephen Bennett, Trent Koch

Tossups:

1. This stadium was the host of a Week 15, 2001 football game in which the Eagles were unable to score on 7 ​ straight plays from the 1-yard line before a McNabb interception. In an earlier game, running back Garrison Hearst ran 96 yards to score a touchdown for this stadium's home team to beat the Jets in OT. Before a 2011 Monday Night Football Game at this stadium between the home team and the Pittsburgh Steelers, the power ​ went off because a transformer blew. This stadium was the original home of a (*) baseball team that started ​ playing here in 1960 before that team moved to Pacific Bell Park. In the 1982 NFC Championship Game, this stadium's audience saw Dwight Clark make "The Catch" to beat the Dallas Cowboys. For 10 points, name this football stadium in California where Steve Young and Joe Montana played their home games for the San Francisco 49ers. ANSWER: Candlestick Park ​ ​

2. In the video game Jump Ultimate Stars, this character fights by using his anime's title object, causing an ​ ​ ​ apple to fall on opponents' heads. In a Japanese movie, this character is revealed to have faked his own death and had a secret child. In the dub of this character's anime, he is voiced by Brad Swaile, while in the American movie he is played by (*) Nat Wolff. In one fan sub of this character's anime, he says "just according to ​ keikaku." In another scene, this character takes a potato chip and eats it. This character is sought by the detective L in the anime in which he appears. The shinigami Ryuk gives this character the title object, which he writes people's names in to kill them under the pseudonym "Kira." For 10 points, name this protagonist from the manga, anime, musical, and, unfortunately, American film, Death Note. ​ ​ ANSWER: Light Yagami [Accept either and accept Kira before mentioned. If someone says Yagami Raito call ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ them a fucking weeb but give it to them. Light Turner is a garbage answer, but also acceptable.] ​ ​

3. One easy-to-miss objective in this game is located at the back of a round building in a level that features ​ residential areas with several rooftops and breakable walls in a row. After clearing the level "Noise Reduction" in this game, the character Yo-Yo can be unlocked by winning a race. Hazards in this game include tanks, police dogs, tear gas, and the revolver-wielding Captain Onishima. This game primarily takes place in the fictional wards of (*) Benten-cho, Kogane-cho, and Shibuya-cho, and groups of minor antagonists in ​ this game include the Love Warriors, Noise Tanks, and Poison Jam. Known for its cel-shaded graphics and soundtrack featuring Hideki Naganuma, for 10 points, name this 2000 Sega Dreamcast game featuring the GGs, a gang of roller-skating graffiti artists. ANSWER: Jet Set Radio [accept Jet Grind Radio; do NOT accept Jet Set Radio Future] ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

4. This actor played a district attorney who tried to rid his town of the Klan in a movie with no black ​ characters. In that movie, this actor’s character must elicit the help of dress model Marsha Mitchell. In one of his most notable roles, this actor's character says to a character played by Diana Lynn "A lot of people think they were born better than others; I'm trying to prove it’s the way you're raised that counts." This actor played a running back who leads his team to a championship against Army but is stricken with a fatal illness after the game. In a violent 1964 TV movie based off a Hemingway story, a character portrayed by this actor in his last film role (*) slaps Sheila Farr. In addition to starring in a movie about the All-American football player ​ Knute (“newt”) Rockne, this actor appeared along with the titular monkey in Bedtime for Bonzo. For 10 points, ​ ​ ​ ​ name this former leader of the Screen Actors Guild and 40th President of the United States. ANSWER: Ronald Reagan ​ ​ 1

5. In a sorta music video for a cover of a song originally by this artist, band members just play in front of a ​ ​ ​ Rode microphone and this artist runs in a white dress and stabs a painting. That song by this artist was covered by both Far from Over and I Prevail. A beat follows every word of the lyric "I don't like your little games/Don't like your tilted stage" in One More Slice's cover of a song by this artist. A 2014 song by this artist was supposedly "covered" in a Maestro Ziiko's YouTube vid that pastes together lyrics to get (*) Trump ​ to say something about "haters hate hate hating." I Prevail cover of a song by this artist features a deathcore yell of "I can make the good girls bad for a weekend." The original song "Blank Space" is by, for 10 points, what bad girl and former country artist notable for songs such as "Bad Blood" and "Shake it Off?" ANSWER: Taylor Swift [accept Teezus or TayTay] ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

6. One explanation for the origins of these individuals stems from their goals of achieving ​ authenticity/sufficient masculinity by participating in violent, destructive behavior. Among the first recorded appearances of these individuals dates back to the reign of King Edward III, where their unruly actions caused significant unrest among villages. These malicious individuals are often heavily linked with Neo-Nazi movements and often express support/fervor for these causes while attending matches, such as in Croatia, Greece, Turkey, and other countries with social or racial tensions underlying soccer matches. One of the worst instances of violence committed by these vandals occurred in 1967 in Turkey’s Atatürk Stadium, where supporters of (*) Kayserispor and Sivasspor attacked each other with rocks, knives, and bats. That incident ​ involving these people caused a fleeing crowd to create a stampede near the exits and resulted in over 40 deaths and 600 injuries. For 10 points, name these violent perpetrators of conflict and unrest at soccer matches, typically spotted throwing flares, molotovs, stones, and other objects onto the pitch. ANSWER: football (soccer) hooligans [prompt on “hooligans”; do not accept vague equivalents like “violence, ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ vandalism”, or “criminals”, “vandals”, etc.]

7. [NOTE TO MODERATOR: It may behoove you to read the answerline to this tossup before the reading.] ​ In one episode of NCIS: Los Angeles, several characters do this action before rescuing Hettie but Deeks does ​ ​ not. In one subversion of this action, a character turns in a Blockbuster video card because he is retired. This action is also subverted in the second season of Torchwood when Owen is asked to do this action because his ​ ​ immortality poses a potential danger to himself. Per TVtropes, the entire police force of Robocop 3 does this ​ ​ action as part of a fuck you to OCP. In an episode of Law and Order: SVU, Stabler gives the two items central ​ ​ to this action to someone else before he sees the (*) captain. Commands to perform this action usually follows a ​ phrase like "You're an embarrassment to the whole department." For 10 points, name this heavily cliched action in which a cop is fired and instructed to hand in a piece of identification and their weapon. ANSWER: Turn in Your Badge (please) and Your Gun (And Your Other Gun) [prompt on anything about a police ​ ​ chief dismissing a cop by asking "what does the chief ask them to do?"; do not accept any of" And Your Other ​ ​ ​ ​ Gun", "You were the best cop we had on the force, but you were too reckless", "You Were One Day From Retirement" or "You Are a Loose Cannon"]

8. This man produced a theme song for the WWF wrestler Hulk Hogan that was later used as the theme of ​ the television show Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling. This man wrote the lyrics for the 1996 Andrew Lloyd ​ ​ Webber musical Whistle Down the Wind, which premiered in London after negative reviews cancelled its ​ ​ Broadway opening. For three weeks in 1983, both the #1 and #2 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 were written by this man when "Making Love Out of Nothing At All" by Air Supply peaked in second place. This man is probably most famous for his intermittent collaborations with (*) Meat Loaf, including the albums Bat Out of ​ ​ Hell and Bat Out of Hell II: Back Into Hell. For 10 points, name this songwriter and producer behind hits such as ​ ​ ​ Bonnie Tyler's "Total Eclipse of the Heart", Barry Manilow's "Read 'Em and Weep", and pretty much anything good that Meat Loaf has ever made. ANSWER: Jim Steinman ​ ​

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9. The FBI finished its investigation into this event in early 2017, but one person involved was "livid" that, ​ despite the FBI identifying four people involved, it chose not to prosecute. After one website banned discussion of this event, a similarly named website gained prominence and this event was frequently discussed there by the troll group GNAA. The "baphomet" subforum of (*) 8chan was apparently the origin of many hoax ​ emergency responses called "swatting" during this event. The developer of Depression Quest was the subject of part ​ ​ of this event due to a disparaging blog post from her ex-boyfriend Eron Gjoni. Both Zoe Quinn and Anita Sarkeesian were targeted by trolls because of their role in this event. For 10 points, identify this 2014 event in which controversy arose because of accusations of improper conduct in the name of "ethics in video games journalism." ANSWER: Gamergate controversy [accept answers containing the phrase "ethics in video game journalism" ​ ​ ​ ​ before mention; prompt on stuff like "death threats against Zoe Quinn or Brianna Wu"] ​ ​

10. This person tweeted an image that said "Vegan Foreplay" to rapper Joe Budden after Budden asserted ​ that this person was trying to have a beef with him. This twitter user told Ajit Pai to kill himself in a series of tweets that angered conservative commentator Britt McHenry. In May 2018, this person tried Fortnite and ​ ​ appeared on Sodapoppin's stream but had earlier streamed games like 2K and NHL. According to the noted ​ ​ ​ ​ sleuths at Wikipedia, in 2016 there was a petition to make this person the US ambassador to (*) Saudi Arabia. ​ Gilbert Arenas hosted the daily online sports show Out of Bounds with this person who is probably more famous for ​ ​ criticism from ISIS and some Lebanese newspapers after some less than flattering performances. For 10 points, name this Washington D.C. sports fan and adult film actress probably most notable for her controversial videos where she wore a hijab. ANSWER: Mia Khalifa [accept Mia Callista] ​ ​ ​ ​

11. This character is compared to Deleuze's "nomadic figure" in Lewis Call's Postmodern Anarchism. In ​ ​ ​ recent years, this character has appeared in several prequel comics subtitled Scorched Earth in which this ​ ​ character works during the Iran Contra hearings. This character is notable for his golden cigarette box, golden lighter and was portrayed by different actors during filming. According to myth, this character's wife was raped and one of this children was killed but then he killed his whole family and everyone associated with the (*) Hungarian mob. This character, who is notably not Dean Keaton, supposedly works through his lawyer ​ Kobayashi, who is named after a shattering coffee mug in the film in which he appears. This character is identified through a faxed police sketch in a film where a character says "The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist." For 10 points, name this villain of The Usual Suspects who is continuously ​ ​ referenced by Verbal Kint. ANSWER: Keyser Söze (Editor's Note: This tossup tried to take an agonistic opinion on who is/was Keyser Söze) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

12. This character was supposed to appear in a future spinoff on ABC, but the show was cancelled due to ​ issues with the representatives of the actress who plays this character. In one episode of the TV show this character appears on, she must spend the day handcuffed to her little brother and hide the fact from her crush while they are on a date. While on vacation in Rome, this character implores her newfound friend to "sing to me." She later foils that supposed friend's plan by performing a show-stopping duet with her famous (*) doppelganger. This character's best friend sticks by her through thick and thin even though he is constantly kept ​ in the friend zone; that character is Gordo. For 10 points, name this Disney Channel title character with an animated alter-ego who was played by Hilary Duff. ANSWER: Lizzie McGuire [accept either] ​ ​ ​ ​

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13. An Israeli singer known for "Deliver Us" covered this rock song alongside her single Mata Hari. In ​ ​ ​ addition to that cover by Ofra Haza, the British classical string quartet Escala covered this song with Slash on their 2009 self-titled album. A rapper says "Before we start this next record/I gotta put my shades on/So I can feel cool" while the intro of this song is sampled in the beginning of a song by Schoolly D. This song was also sampled on a track produced by Tom Morello where the original guitarist plays before a rapper says "Break the faith/Fall from grace/Tell me lies/Time flies." That collaboration is (*) Puff Daddy's "Come with Me". This ​ song mentions a "yellow desert stream" and opens with "Oh, let the sun beat down upon my face." This 1975 song from Physical Graffiti is, for 10 points, what oft-sampled Led Zeppelin song that shares its name with a disputed ​ ​ Asian region? ANSWER: "Kashmir" ​ ​

14. One observer of this event remarked that the individual responsible “pimped it”, and that he “stood there ​ and knew it was 15 rows deep.” That individual was Matt Cain. The current owner of a notable memento from this event is Marc Ecko, having purchased it in 2008 for $752,000 dollars. The aforementioned memento traveled around 435 feet during this event, landing in a infrequently-hit spot at (*) AT&T Park. This event was ​ initiated by an 86 mph fastball from Mike Bacsik left hanging over the plate, which was promptly launched into right-center field. For 10 points, name this event where the all-time home run record was broken by a prominent San Francisco Giants outfielder who may have used PEDs. ​ ​ ANSWER: Barry Bonds hitting home run 756 [accept any equivalent mentioning the home run record and Barry ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Bonds; prompt on home run] ​ ​ ​

15. In 2015, a producer of the show that this character appeared on said that he met the real-life inspiration ​ behind this Spike-Feresten written character, but that person did not like his TV portrayal. This character was pissed to learn who his armoire was given to and he says if he knew he would have smashed it to pieces. Due to a confrontation with another character, this TV character threatens to move to Argentina which bothers Newman. Elaine asks this character if something is (*) lima bean and says she has never been a big fan ​ of them. In that appearance, this character says "you're pushing your luck" to George after George leaves a few dollars on the counter. This character, who supposedly looks like Al Pacino, says his catchphrase and then "come back in one year" in that appearance. In his most famous appearance, he demands "two dollars" from George for bread and takes away his meal. For 10 points, name this curmudgeonly chef, portrayed by Larry Thomas, from Seinfeld who yells "no soup for you." ​ ANSWER: Soup Nazi [or Yev Kassem] ​ ​ ​ ​

16. [Note to Moderator: The power in this tossup is worth 20 points.] In response to a child being sprayed in ​ the face with paint, this character remarks that his father always says "what goes around comes around." He isn't from Seven, but this character receives an email from John Doe claiming that he "looks like a dirty ​ ​ dog." Before going to bed, this character frequently shakes his right leg, and does not close his eyes while asleep because he lacks eyelids. This character runs across the street without looking both ways immediately after scolding a child for doing the same thing. Erik Estrada proclaims "dere he is" when this character visits Vivica Fox. This character's creator is "Daddy Derek," who threatened legal action against YourMovieSucks for mocking the film in which this character appears. For (*) 15 points, name this furry star of "The ​ Anti-Bullying Kids Gun Safety Movie" in which he "Saves the Kids." ANSWER: Cool Cat ​ ​

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17. A deleted character from this game, W.D. Gaster, can be found in Waterfall by setting the game's "fun" ​ value to 66. The "genocide" run of this game, in which you're gonna have a bad time, includes the song Megalovania, which was originally used in Homestuck. In one scene in this game, a skeleton in a "cool guy" ​ ​ ​ shirt cooks spaghetti for the player. A catlike creature in this game greets the player with "hOI!!!!!! i'm tEMMIE!!". In the beginning of this game, Flowey the flower shares some "little white friendliness pellets" with the player. The (*) skeletons Sans and Papyrus in this game are named after the fonts they speak in. Other ​ characters in this game include Undyne, Alphys, and Asriel. For 10 points, name this Toby Fox RPG which follows Frisk's journey through the Underground. ANSWER: Undertale ​ ​

18. This crusade was supported by Pierre Bourne who made a song titled after this cause. According to a 2017 ​ TMZ article, the subject of this cause got a job making between 10 and 25 cents an hour but lost his privilege to buy from his place of employment. A notable meme showed Squidward, representing the subject of this cause, looking at Patrick and Spongebob looking out the window as they were Meek Mill. The legalese "strong nexus" heavily related to lyrics that preceded this cause which included "And we keep them 9 (*) millis on my block. " This cause was supposed to be advocated with a nationwide walkout the day before the April 19th School Walkout for gun control. In March 2018, it was announced that this goal may be accomplished in 2020 despite its subjects' involvement with GS9 and crack and weapons trafficking. For 10 points, identify this cause in which fans want the rapper behind the song "Bobby Bitch" to be released from Clinton Correctional Facility. ANSWER: Freeing Bobby Shmurda [accept logical equivalents such as #freeshmurda] ​ ​ ​ ​

19. In 2017, Max Landis published A Scar No One Else Can Heal, a 149-page fan theory arguing that every ​ ​ ​ one of this artist's songs is actually about the exact same story of a failed relationship. The theory includes this artist's earliest release, “Dear You”. This artist's Owl City-collaboration “Good Time” takes place early on in the theorized relationship, potentially at the same time as this singer's (*) “I Really Like You.” The theory ​ references lyrics like "but still you're in my way" as evidence. The theory begins by dissecting how every song on this artist's album Emotion is actually connected. For 10 points, name this pop singer, whose song “Call Me Maybe” ​ ​ is placed early in the first act of the theorized story. ANSWER: Carly Rae Jepsen ​ ​

20. One character in this movie gets mistaken at an airport for Hootie from the band Hootie and the Blowfish. ​ That character also mentions how "some dudes have the coin, but they'll never have the kwan" after complaining about how much other people like Andre Reed are making. The inspiration for this film's protagonist appears in this film as the person who introduces the protagonist to Troy (*) Aikman. An end-zone ​ dance in this film was choreographed by Paula Abdul and occurs at Sun Devil Stadium. Aside from the notable quote "You had me at hello", a football player played by Cuba Gooding Jr. says "show me the money" to his agent, who gets with a woman played by Renee Zellweger. For 10 points, name this 1996 Cameron Crowe movie about a sports agent played by Tom Cruise. ANSWER: Jerry Maguire ​ ​

21 (TB). The first season of this show ends with a shocking surprise ending which results in the entire show being basically reset. Frozen yogurt is very abundant in this show and some of the known flavors include "Clothes Right Out of the Dryer," "Finding Out Your True Bra Size," and "The Softness of a Puppy's Tiny Ears." The villain of this show is only given two tries to prove his plan works, but he keeps failing and ends up running over 800 trials, a particularly disappointing one of which is foiled by Jason. In one episode of this show, the main character is supposed to pick up garbage to demonstrate that she belongs in the title location, but instead ditches so she can learn how to fly. For 10 points, name this NBC TV show that stars Kristen Bell as the deceased Eleanor Shellstrop, who ended up in the wrong afterlife. ANSWER: The Good Place ​ ​

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Boni:

1. In 2017, The CW began an adaptation of the extremely long running comic series Riverdale, so answer some ​ ​ questions about it for 10 points each. [10] This serial killer was the main antagonist of season two of Riverdale. He frequently calls Betty and kills people ​ ​ he decides are sinners. Later, he is revealed to actually be two people. ANSWER: The Black Hood [Accept Joseph Svenson, Joseph Conway, Hal Cooper, or Gerald "Tall Boy" Petite] ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ [10] This pink-haired South Side Serpent was played by Vanessa Morgan. She bartends at the White Wyrm, reopens South Side High's newspaper with Jughead, and later dates Cheryl Blossom. ANSWER: Antoinette "Toni" Topaz [accept any underlined part] ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ [10] Riverdale is based on the characters of this long-running comic publisher which includes the characters of Jughead Jones, Sabrina Spellman and the title redhead boy. ANSWER: Archie Comics ​ ​

2. This character is eventually defeated when he steps onto a piece of paper, and is called a "two-dimensional creature trapped in our three-dimensional world, longing for a purpose." For 10 points each: [10] Name this crudely-drawn character that torments Spongebob after a magic pencil falls into Bikini Bottom. ANSWER: DoodleBob ​ [10] Spongebob requests that Squidward remake Krabby Patties for this character because he is lactose intolerant and can't eat cheese. This character leaves in a taxi after almost being stabbed with a needle, claiming that "things are getting a little weird around here." ANSWER: Bubble Buddy ​ [10] Description acceptable. This character wears a green dress with orange markings on it and wears a hat and sunglasses. He is undisturbed by the fact that Spongebob has terrible breath as he continues playing his instrument. ANSWER: Didgeridoo player ​ ​

3. In honor of notable non-basketball player Lefty Grove, answer the following about left-handed NBA players for 10 points each. [10] This current NBA MVP, perhaps best known for his voluminous facial hair, is left-handed which may help him draw a shit ton of fouls. This Houston Rocket guard also has a great step back 3 pointer.. ANSWER: James Harden ​ [10] The 1970s left-handed GOAT Nate "Tiny" Archibald played from 1970-1976 on teams such as Cincinnati and Kansas City which would later become this current NBA franchise. . As of writing, Zach Randolph currently plays for this team. ANSWER: Sacramento Kings [accept either] ​ ​ ​ ​ [10] This Argentine NBA player is also, unsurprisingly given this bonus, left-handed and has played his entire career with the San Antonio Spurs. Along with Carlos Delfino and Pepe Sanchez, this player led the gold medal squad at the 2004 Olympics. ANSWER: Emanuel "Manu" Ginóbili ​ ​

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4. For 10 points each, answer the following about the disrespectful Melee career of the kid, the GOAT, the buster, Joseph "Mang0" ("mango") Marquez. ​ ​ [10] Down by two stocks vs. Mew2King in EVO 2016 losers quarters, Mang0 performed this action while M2K was offstage. It is often said that performing this action, done with the D-pad, into getting bodied is a true combo, which is exactly what happened. ANSWER: taunting ​ ​ [10] At Pound 4, Mang0 jabbed this player out of a missed rest, prompting the commentator to claim "that's disrespectful to everybody." This fellow member of the Five Gods has a history of beef with Mang0, possibly due to his skill as a Jigglypuff main. ANSWER: Hungrybox [accept Juan Debiedma] ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ [10] At the end of Mang0 vs. Taj at Genesis 2, commentator HomeMadeWaffles tells Taj twice to perform this action, in addition to "forfeit," which Taj does after getting four-stocked and dirty offstage lasered. It's not pausing, but this action raised controversy in the infamous SG vs. Fortune set in Smash at Xanadu losers quarters. ANSWER: unplug your controller, dawg ​ ​ ​ ​

5. A character in this film named Amy is a blogger who is critical of the TV show Duck Dynasty, whose actors ​ ​ bizarrely make an appearance in this 2014 film. For 10 points each: [10] Name this film in which SPOILERS a philosophy professor gets hit by a car because he got into a debate with a student over a Nietzsche quote. ANSWER: God's Not Dead ​ [10] This actor appeared in the rapture-inspired movie Left Behind with Chad Michael Murray but may be better ​ ​ known for appearing in the also apocalyptic, solar-flare-based thriller Knowing. ​ ​ ANSWER: Nicolas Cage ​ [10] In this other religious film from South African director Regardt van den Bergh, a farmer becomes the quote-unquote "South African Billy Graham." In this movie, Angus Buchan rejects his wife’s advice of anxiety medication and says he has a spiritual, not a biochemical, problem. ANSWER: Faith Like Potatoes (Editor's Note: The second sentence of this part was clued from a ​ ​ ​ christianitytoday.com article. No idea if it's true or important. Sorry) ​

6. The speaker of this song "kicks the the living shit" out of himself and bemoans the fact that he is "sleeping with [his] clothes on." For 10 points each: [10] First, name that song by the one-hit-wonder, Lit. ANSWER: "My Own Worst Enemy" ​ ​ [10] This other 90s one-hit-wonder achieved purported acclaim with their hit about "the story of girl who cried a river and drowned the whole world" called "Absolutely". This won't help you, but this band also created the songs "If I am" and "A Girl in California." ANSWER: Nine Days ​ [10] This nostalgic and repetitive song by Semisonic talks about the end of a day at a store and is like their only song. ANSWER: "Closing Time" ​ ​

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7. In one film, this character says "You know, there's a million fine looking women in the world, dude. They don't all bring you lasagna at work. Most of them just cheat on you." For 10 points each: [10] Name this character who gives a speech about the title character in the 1997 movie Chasing Amy. ​ ​ ANSWER: Silent Bob [prompt on Bob] ​ ​ ​ ​ [10] Silent Bob, portrayed by Kevin Smith, first appeared in this black and white dark comedy about the depressed convenience store employee Dante. ANSWER: Clerks! ​ ​ [10] This upcoming Smith film is the last in his horror comedy True North trilogy along with Tusk and Yoga Hosers. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Smith said his character Silent Bob will be eaten by a killer moose in this movie. ANSWER: Moose Jaws ​ ​

8. Continuing this set's trend of asking about things relating to drifting, answer the following about Formula One racing for 10 points each. [10] This circuit is 17.5 miles, or 28.2 km, in its longest event, the Gesamtstrecke. Fans of the Grand Turismo games ​ ​ are of course familiar with this deadly German course that is home to a famous 24 hour race. This course has rarely appeared in F1 since the 1980s but may return to the tour in 2019 according to motorsports.com. ANSWER: Nürburgring ​ [10] This French F1 driver had a long rivalry with Brazilian Ayrton Senna and was notably fired by Ferrari in 1999 after his criticism of the team. Somewhat randomly, this man's Wikipedia page says he has won the championship in ice racing three times. ANSWER: Alain Prost ​ [10] This Nordic country is notable for its success in Formula One with drivers like Valtteri Bottas and Ferrari’s Kimi Räikkönen. Mika Hakkinen is also considered one of the best drivers from this country of the Neste Rally. ANSWER: Finland [or Suomi] ​ ​ ​ ​

9. For 10 plus or minus epsilon points, answer the following academic questions related to FTP writers' original research for 10 points each. [10] In his first two years of undergrad, Trent focused on researching the idea of impartiality in the nineteenth century in this form of media. Today, some notable examples of this kind of media include the New York Times and ​ ​ the Washington Examiner. ​ ​ ANSWER: Newspapers ​ [10] After reading some riveting research form the likes of Robert Barro and Jane Gravelle, Harris and his research partner prepared a historical analysis of the progressivity of the capital type of these instruments of fiscal policy. ANSWER: Taxes [accept specific types of taxes such as the capital gains tax] ​ ​ ​ ​ [10] In the NSCL nuclear theory group, Tony is developing these methods of many-body approximation to be computationally viable for three-nucleon interactions. Similar to coupled-cluster theory, these methods employ unitary transformation of the Hamiltonian rather than the wave function, and are commonly presented in the Magnus formulation. ANSWER: IMSRG methods [accept in-medium similarity renormalization group theory; prompt on partial ​ ​ ​ ​ answers]

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10. I had to write a memorial bonus for the only EDM artist who could sell out and sound good doing it. For 10 points each, press F and name the following Avicii songs. [10] Aloe Blacc provides the vocals for this lead single from True, on which he sings "feeling my way through the ​ ​ darkness / guided by a beating heart." ANSWER: "Wake Me Up" ​ ​ [10] This anthemic 2011 single samples "Something's Got a Hold on Me" by Etta James, while this song was itself sampled in "Good Feeling" by Flo Rida. ANSWER: "Levels" ​ ​ [10] Released under the early alias Tim/Berg, this 2010 deep cut samples Amanda Wilson's vocals from the Samuele Sartini song "Love U Seek." ANSWER: "Seek Bromance" ​ ​

11. In this film, a widowed man decides to interview women to be his new wife at his son's suggestion. For 10 points each: [10] Name this 1999 horror film directed by Takashi Miike. It infamously ends with a woman paralyzing the widowed man, stabbing him with needles, and cutting his foot off. ANSWER: Audition [or Ōdishon] ​ ​ ​ ​ [10] This 2000 film about a group of adolescents being forced to fight to the death on an island predates The Hunger ​ Games. Quentin Tarantino lists this film as his favorite since 1992, and claims that he wishes he made it. ​ ANSWER: Battle Royale [or Batoru Rowaiaru] ​ ​ ​ ​ [10] Audition and Battle Royale are from this Asian nation, home to the horror movement that produced Ju-on and ​ ​ Ringu. ​ ANSWER: Japan [or Nippon] ​ ​ ​ ​

12. Answer the following related to your favorite 6-foot 2 former Victoria's Secret Angel, Karlie Kloss for 10 points ​ ​ each. [10] In 2015, Kloss started an organization to empower young girls to take part in learning this field. Kloss herself learned this skill during a two-week course that taught her how to design web apps with Ruby. ANSWER: Koding [accept Kode with Klossy, computer programming or other logical equivalents; prompt on ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Comp Sci or CS] ​ ​ ​ [10] Kloss appeared as Eve in this fashion-forward film in which Will Ferrell plays the villain Jacobim Mugatu. In this film, Mugatu is apparently organizing a plan to kill people in the Blue Steel look such as Justin Bieber, who dies in this film while taking a selfie. ANSWER: Zoolander 2 [accept 2oolander] ​ ​ ​ ​ [10] Apparently, Kloss has been dating a person with this surname named Joshua since 2012. That man's father, who unsurprisingly also has this surname, served time in federal prison after he tired a prostitute to seduce his sister's brother-in-law and then sent a tape of the encounter to his sister. Great people. ANSWER: Kushner [accept Charles Kushner or Joshua Kushner, and like yeah this is Jared Kushner's immediate ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ family]

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13. Given the sheer lack of difficulty in FTP1's Always Sunny bonus, answer some more harder questions about the ​ ​ comedy for 10 points apiece. [10] This invented item allows The Gang to buy a boat in the aptly named "The Gang Buys a Boat". This item, along with Frank's egg, is mentioned in the shotgun shot ad and one where some dudes awkwardly laugh at Dennis using this cloth item. ANSWER: Dicktowel [prompt on just “towel”] ​ ​ ​ ​ [10] These two inbred brothers have an insatiable lust for milk and frequently fuck with The Gang. Early in life, Charlie foils their plan to sue their school district in a phony molestation case and their brother Doyle is shot by Frank in the leg. ANSWER: McPoyle [accept Liam and Ryan McPoyle] ​ ​ ​ ​ [10] Throughout the show, Dee is often considered to be part of this class of winged animals. Charlie is an expert in the law named after this type of animal. ANSWER: Bird [accept Bird Law or Avians idgaf] ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

14. This bonus is about to get a little bit academic, but at least one FTP writer is enthusiastic about it. So for 10 points each, answer some questions about a certain Italian neorealist film. [10] This 1966 film follows characters through the eponymous anti-colonial conflict in a certain North African capital. It was notable for the use of location shooting and amateur actors, and was banned in France for five years. ANSWER: The Battle of Algiers ​ ​ [10] This Italian director of The Battle of Algiers, who is known for his highly political films, also directed Burn! ​ ​ ​ starring Marlon Brando, and Kapo. ​ ​ ANSWER: Gillo Pontecorvo ​ [10] This actor was the only professional actor in The Battle of Algiers, and played Mathieu. He is also known for ​ ​ originating two Beckett roles on stage, Lucky in Waiting for Godot and Clov in Endgame. ​ ​ ​ ​ ANSWER: Jean Martin ​ ​

15. There exists a custom-made five-hundred-thousand-dollar chain depicting this monstrous murine moniker. For 10 points each: [10] Name this self-given culinary nickname of a member of Migos who claims that he "still be playin' with pots and pans" in "Bad and Boujee." ANSWER: Quavo Ratatouille ​ [10] Another of Quavo's nicknames, Huncho, lends itself to Huncho Jack, a collaboration between him and this rapper behind the albums Rodeo and Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight. ​ ​ ​ ANSWER: Travis Scott [prompt on partial answer] ​ ​ [10] Quavo goes Star Wars with the bar "space coupe, Quavo Yoda" from this song, in which he raps about buying "seventeen-five same color" of the title garment. ANSWER: "T-Shirt" ​ ​

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16. Who doesn't love food and battles? So what could be better than food battles! For this next bonus I say unto you in the words of my uncle, for 10 points each: [10] Name this culinary competition show originally started in Japan that features two chefs competing against each other using a secret ingredient. ANSWER: Iron Chef ​ [10] This famed Iron Chef from Mississippi was also featured on other food network shows like Kitchen ​ Accomplished and she was the first woman to be named an Iron Chef. ​ ANSWER: Iron Chef Cat Cora ​ [10] After a three year hiatus, Iron Chef reappeared as the new competition show Iron Chef Showdown. The first run ​ ​ ​ ​ of the show crowned this newest Iron Chef who impressed the judges with her many unique flavored ice creams. ANSWER: (Iron Chef) Stephanie Izard ​ ​

17. This character, who is notably "not flat", originated in a Tweet from @Trinimmortal about an anime where the Solar System are characters. For 10 points each: [10] Identify this blue and green character who was often depicted with a NASA shirt and was sometimes shown injured to drum up support for climate change. ANSWER: Earth-chan [prompt on descriptive answers] ​ ​ [10] The anime mascot Inori Aizawa was created by the Singapore branch of a company that makes this Operating System to support its shitty Internet Explorer and late Edge browser. ANSWER: Microsoft Windows [prompt on “Microsoft”] (Editor's Note: She's also known as Internet Explorer-Tan ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ lol) ​ [10] Two answers required. Several memes depict characters representing these two websites in a "forbidden relationship." One of those characters is green with no face, and the other is a girl with blue hair. ANSWER: 4chan and Tumblr ​ ​

18. The Baseball Hall of Fame, and its elective body, the BBWAA, are both perfect institutions that have never made any faults in judgement regarding the selection of individuals to the Hall of Fame. With that disclaimer, let's look at some theoretically questionable choices made when selecting players to the HOF. For 10 points each: ​ ​ [10] Enshrined in 2018, this pitcher played the majority of his 1977-1994 career with the Detroit Tigers and racked up 254 total wins. Controversy over this player’s selection stemmed from a lack of nominations during his years of eligibility from 2000-2014 and his lack of advanced statistical acumen compared to other pitchers of his time. ANSWER: Jack Morris ​ [10] This other pitcher, a contemporary of Jack Morris, is one of the most notorious players not accepted into the HOF that perhaps should garner consideration. This 6-time All-Star accumulated 211 wins and an ERA+ of 127 over his career, making him one of three players with 200+ wins and an ERA+ of 120 and over that failed to be nominated for the Baseball Hall of Fame. ANSWER: Kevin Brown [prompt on “Brown”] ​ ​ ​ ​ [10] Goose Goslin is among the most questionable selections to the Hall of Fame via the Veterans Committee, posting several uneven seasons with sub .250 batting averages during his tenure with this team that is now today is the Minnesota Twins. This team briefly changed its name to the Nationals in 1905, but abruptly shifted back to its W logo. ANSWER: Washington Senators [accept either] ​ ​ ​ ​

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19. Lars Von Trier placed a song by this artist over images of the Great Depression and American racism in two films. For 10 points each: [10] Name this musician who provided the song "Magic Dance" for Labyrinth, which he starred in. He also wrote ​ ​ the song "Young Americans." ANSWER: David Bowie [or David Jones] ​ ​ ​ ​ [10] This Bowie song is covered by John C. Reilly in Walk Hard, and is featured in The Martian. In this song, ​ ​ ​ ​ Bowie mentions that the title figure is "afraid he'll blow our minds" should "he come and meet us." ANSWER: "Starman" ​ ​ [10] In It's Kind of a Funny Story, the patients of a hospital's psychiatric floor sing this collaboration between Bowie ​ ​ and Queen. ANSWER: "Under Pressure" ​ ​

20. Answer the following about the music in the Kirby franchise for 10 points each. ​ ​ [10] In Melee, the theme for "Fountain of Dreams" is an orchestral remix of this famous song from Kirby Super Star. ​ ​ ​ ​ The beat to this track, that plays on the only tournament legal Smash 64 stage, is sometimes clapped by annoying ​ ​ Smash fans and used to appear in YTMNDs. ​ ANSWER: "Gourmet Race" [prompt on "Dreamland theme" but do NOT reveal Dreamland] ​ ​ ​ ​ [10] In Smash, this Kirby-themed stage is where one can hear the "Gourmet Race" theme. This peaceful location on ​ ​ Planet Popstar is the main setting of Kirby games. ​ ​ ANSWER: Dreamland ​ [10] This character, who has appeared in every Kirby game except Kirby & The Amazing Mirror, had his theme ​ ​ ​ ​ premier in the OG Kirby's Dream Land. This character's theme is notably absent from Kirby Super Star but does ​ ​ ​ ​ appear alongside "Gourmet Race" as songs for the Halberd stage in Brawl. ​ ​ ANSWER: King Dedede (“De-De-De”) ​ ​ ​ ​

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