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ACRONYM 12 - Round 12 1. In 2018, an Olympic champion in this sport was pelted with Winnie the Pooh bears after a ​ performance. An NBC bio of an American athlete in this sport included the quote "I'm like a witch and you can't kill me." Yuzuru Hanyu and Alina Zagitova (*) won gold in this sport at the 2018 ​ Olympics, at which Canada won the second ever "team" event. The Shibutani siblings compete in a discipline in this sport that does not involve jumps. Johnny Weir and Tara Lipinski are veterans of, for 10 points, what sport whose performers may land a triple axel? ANSWER: figure skating (accept men's figure skating before "Alina"; prompt on "skating" or "ice ​ ​ ​ ​ dancing") <Vopava> 2. A TV series about this figure hosted by Matt Moneymaker is, strangely, one of the most popular ​ shows to air on Animal Planet. A long-standing rumor suggested that Grand Theft Auto: San ​ Andreas contained an instance of this figure. A music festival in rural Washington is named for this ​ figure, which supposedly appears in the (*) "Patterson-Gimlin film," which was made in northern ​ California in 1967. Commercials for Jack Link's beef jerky feature people pulling pranks on, for 10 points, what large creature of the Pacific northwest? ANSWER: Bigfoot (or Sasquatch) <Nelson> ​ ​ ​ ​ 3. This actor played Tad O'Malley, a far-right conspiracy theorist and host of Truth Squad in the ​ ​ ​ revival seasons of The X-Files. An actual show hosted by this man enlisted a live choir to sing a ​ ​ choral version of the Netflix boot-up sound; that show, which is hosted by and doubly-named for this man, dissects (*) reality TV and pop culture in a similar vein as his previous E! series, The Soup. In ​ ​ ​ another TV series, a Greendale College study group is formed by a character played by, for 10 points, what actor who starred as Jeff Winger on Community? ​ ​ ANSWER: Joel (Edward) McHale [That Netflix show is The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale.] <Vopava> ​ ​ ​ ​ 4. This man's desire to not play under Frank Kush led to his trade away from the Baltimore Colts. ​ Despite not being a running back, this man is one of two players to score a rushing touchdown in four Super Bowls, including one in which he dove between two defenders in Super Bowl XXXII ["32"]. This man was the losing quarterback in the (*) "band is on the field" game while at Stanford. ​ ​ ​ This man is currently the GM of his former team, with whom he drafted Von Miller. For 10 points, name this legendary Denver Broncos quarterback. ANSWER: John Elway (or John Albert Elway Jr.) <Nelson> ​ ​ ​ ​ 5. A lookalike of this artist is beaten up in the music video to the 3rd Bass song "Pop Goes the ​ Weasel." A long-running home renovation series on the DIY Network is titled for this rapper's "project." This man covered Wild Cherry's "Play that Funky Music" for his biggest album, (*) To ​ ​ the Extreme. His biggest hit samples the bass line from the Queen and David Bowie collaboration "Under ​ Pressure" and urges the listener to "stop, collaborate, and listen." For 10 points, name this white rapper best known for the 1990 hit "Ice Ice Baby." ANSWER: Vanilla Ice (or Robert Matthew Van Winkle) <Golden> ​ ​ ​ ​ ACRONYM 12 - Round 12 6. One film in this series was unofficially remade in Japan as a quasi-sequel with the subtitle Tokyo ​ ​ Night. Wikipedia claims the first film in this series is the most profitable film in history, based on ​ return on investment. A residence central to this series is explored in its spinoff film (*) The Marked ​ ​ Ones. This series's first film was ostensibly made by the married couple Katie and Micah [MEEK-uh], who ​ set up cameras to determine if their home is haunted. The Ghost Dimension is the last film in, for 10 points, ​ ​ what found-footage horror series? ANSWER: Paranormal Activity <Vopava> ​ ​ 7. A powerful one of these weapons called the Norfleet is among the best weapons in Borderlands 2. ​ ​ ​ In one series, the M41 SSR, also known as the SPNKR, is one of these weapons. In Destiny, the ​ ​ oft-coveted Gjallarhorn is one of these weapons, another of which is wielded by the Soldier in (*) Team Fortress 2. The Quake series popularized a method of achieving higher platforms by aiming one of these ​ ​ ​ weapons at your own feet, jumping, and firing. Pharah in Overwatch also uses, for 10 points, what weapon ​ ​ that deploys fast explosives? ANSWER: rocket launchers (accept bazookas) <Nelson> ​ ​ ​ ​ 8. Dunn Purnsley loses one of these body parts after accosting Chalky White on Boardwalk Empire. ​ ​ ​ These body parts are removed from murder victims reported on by the alcoholic Camille Preaker, played by Amy Adams, in Sharp Objects. The leader of the (*) Electric Mayhem, the band seen in most ​ ​ ​ iterations of The Muppet Show, is named for a "doctor" of these body parts. In 1974, Lucille Ball claimed she ​ ​ began picking up radio transmissions after receiving fillings in, for 10 points, what body parts straightened by braces? ANSWER: teeth (or tooth; accept Dr. Teeth) <Vopava> ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 9. This singer weirdly says that his mother "could make the colors in the sky turn blue" and calls ​ her "a sunshine soldier" in his song "Give Love." This man's podcast The Good Parts shares its ​ ​ name with his 2017 album, whose standout single finds this singer remarking "Well, suddenly, I'm in love with a stranger." (*) This man declines to drink "from that unholy grail" in a poppy 2014 song in ​ which he admits, "I've got somebody at home, and if I stay I might not leave alone." For 10 points, who sings "Fresh Eyes" and "Honey, I'm Good."? ANSWER: Andy Grammer (or Andrew Charles Grammer) <Vopava> ​ ​ ​ ​ 10. In 2018 this baseball player hit for the cycle against the Reds twice in three weeks. A year earlier, ​ this player had a breakout season sharing an outfield that also featured Marcell Ozuna and Ichiro Suzuki. He’s not Giancarlo Stanton, but a group of players including Lewis Brinson was sent to the (*) Miami Marlins in exchange for this player. This man was two RBIs and three home runs short of a triple ​ crown in 2018, though he did earn the National League batting title. For 10 points, name this 2018 NL MVP with the Milwaukee Brewers, nicknamed "Yeli" [YELL-ee]. ANSWER: Christian (Stephen) Yelich <Quinn> ​ ​ ACRONYM 12 - Round 12 11. One of these actions in 2017 incorporated a claim that the people with the most potential are ​ gathered in a graveyard. In 2018, one of these actions was deliberately ended with the words "inclusion rider." In 1973 Sacheen Littlefeather, an Apache woman, took one of these actions on behalf of (*) Marlon Brando. In 2013, Jennifer Lawrence fell down on her way to taking this action. Sally ​ Field excitedly acclaimed "you like me, you really like me" during, for 10 points, what action that taken upon receiving awards like Best Supporting Actor? ANSWER: Oscar acceptance speeches (accept answers describing the speech given after winning an ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Oscar or winning an Academy Award or accepting an Oscar; prompt on "winning an Oscar" or ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ similar) <Nelson> 12. Angelo Badalamenti's soundtrack to this show includes "The Bookhouse Boys" and "Audrey's ​ Dance." One character on this show drinks coffee and eats cherry pie at the Double R Diner. The Trinity test creates an orb in a 2017 continuation of this show subtitled "The Return." A being known as BOB (*) causes Leland to murder his daughter in its prequel film, Fire Walk With Me. Kyle ​ ​ ​ MacLachlan played Agent Dale Cooper, who investigates Laura Palmer's death in the title town of, for 10 points, what surreal show created by David Lynch? ANSWER: Twin Peaks <Golden> ​ ​ 13. In addition to flying and emitting light, the superhero siblings Aurora and Northstar have this ​ ability. Former Teen Titans member Jesse Chambers inherited this ability from her father. Keystone City is home to a hero with this skill, whose real name is Wally (*) West. A former police ​ scientist gained this ability after being doused in chemicals. A mutant with this ability is usually depicted as the sister of Scarlet Witch and son of Magneto. The alter ego of Barry Allen has, for 10 points, what ability possessed by Quicksilver and The Flash? ANSWER: super speed (accept superhuman speed or descriptive answers like being really fast or ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ similar) <Nelson> 14. Gary Larson's first post-The Far Side book is about a family of these animals. An alien species ​ ​ ​ named for these animals are the horrifying source of Slurm, a cola depicted in Futurama. Billy wins ​ ​ a mini-bike after eating 15 of these animals in a Thomas Rockwell (*) children's book. Exploding ​ sheep and grenades are among the weapons wielded by these animals in a Team17 game series. Bikini Bottom is terrorized by an "Alaskan Bull" variety of these animals. A bibliophile is said to be the "book" variety of, for 10 points, what annelids? ANSWER: worms (or earthworms; accept How to Eat Fried Worms or Alaskan bull worm or ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ bookworm) <Nelson> ​ 15. The Travis single "Writing to Reach You" was accused of ripping off this song. While it's ​ unrelated to the album 1989, an acoustic version of this song was recorded by Ryan Adams. In one ​ ​ verse, this song's singer laments "I'm sure you've heard it all before." This track from the 1995 album (*) (What's the Story) Morning Glory? contemplates if "maybe you're gonna be the one that saves me." ​ ​ ​ In a popular meme, an acoustic guitarist suddenly declares "Anyway, here's," for 10 points, what Oasis song that begins "Today is gonna be the day"? ANSWER: Wonderwall <Vopava> ​ ​ ACRONYM 12 - Round 12 16.

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