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ACRONYMX-Round11 HSNCT.Pdf ACRONYM X - Round 11 1. An opera by Eef van Breen called 'u' is the first such work written entirely in this ​ ​ ​ language; that work depicts a man forging a weapon from his hair. Marc Okrand is credited with creating the bulk of this language, a letter of which appeared in Wikipedia's "puzzle globe" until 2010. In this language, the word for "success" is (*) 'Qapla' [kahp-lah]. ​ Characters on The Big Bang Theory play Boggle in this language, which is learned by Jadzia ​ ​ Dax in a show subtitled Deep Space Nine. For 10 points, name this language spoken by ​ ​ characters like Worf in the Star Trek franchise. ​ ​ ANSWER: Klingon language [accept tlhIngan Hol] <Nelson> ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 2. In order to convince his sister to hold a slumber party that will keep his love interest ​ subdued, this character buys her a Porsche. This character's biological father died of spanish flu in 1918, leading to his adoption by a British-born doctor. A perpetually delayed project to re-tell a novel through (*) this character's perspective is titled Midnight Sun. Jasper ​ ​ ​ Hale is an adoptive brother of this father of the "miracle" child Renesmee [ren-EZ-may]. For 10 points, name this rival of Jacob Black for the love of Bella Swan in the Twilight series. ​ ​ ANSWER: Edward Cullen [accept Edward Anthony Masen, Jr.; prompt on "Cullen"] <Nelson> ​ ​ ​ ​ 3. A lengthy and unfair one of these events convinces Gloria to kill herself in the film They ​ ​ Shoot Horses, Don't They?. Competitors in this type of event were the focus of Baz ​ Luhrmann's first feature. In a 2012 film, a bet on the outcome of one of these events wins Pat Solitano, Sr. the money to start a restaurant. Vincent Vega (*) and Tony Manero are two ​ John Travolta characters who win these contests in the films Pulp Fiction and Saturday Night ​ ​ ​ Fever, respectively. For 10 points, what general type of contest is depicted in Strictly Ballroom? ​ ​ ​ ANSWER: dance contest [accept clear equivalents] <Vopava> ​ ​ 4. Led Zeppelin's version of "When the Levee Breaks" features solos on both guitar and ​ this other instrument, which was pioneered in rock music by Lee Oskar. Neil Young's "Heart of Gold" also prominently uses this instrument, which can be played by using "drawing" and (*) "tongue blocking" techniques. John Popper of Blues Traveler prominently ​ plays this instrument which, when played by Bob Dylan, was frequently held in place with a neck rack. For 10 points, name this small free-reed instrument that is blown through. ANSWER: harmonica [accept French harp or mouth organ; prompt on "harp"] <Nelson> ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 5. For some reason, this athlete's website is specifically dedicated to "life & style for today's ​ sophisticated urbanite." This athlete appeared in a TV mini-series titled for his wife's "Full Court Wedding." College coach Jim Boeheim's [BAY-hymez] only national championship came when this player led his team at (*) Syracuse. This player, who is the only man to play ​ for the U.S. Olympic basketball team four times, was traded in 2011 by the team who drafted him, the Denver Nuggets. For 10 points, name this New York Knick known as "Melo." ANSWER: Carmelo [Kyam] Anthony <Nelson> ​ ​ ACRONYM X - Round 11 6. One of these objects is stolen from the home of Jaggle, who specially crafted it for the ​ Royal Family. Like-Likes devour both tunics and these objects, which Gondo will repair for a flat rate of 10 rupees at his stall in the Skyloft Bazaar. Mirrored types of these objects are required to solve (*) puzzles inside the Desert Colossus and later in Windwaker's Earth ​ ​ ​ Temple. The Hylian varieties of these objects are metallic and often depict the Triforce. For 10 points, name these possessions that The Legend of Zelda’s Link uses to defend himself. ​ ​ ANSWER: Link's shields [accept Ordon shields before "Gondo"; accept Hylian shields] ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ <Vopava> 7. A mother on this show says "Your father's spinning in his grave" to her daughter, who is ​ attending aikido classes; that daughter later uses an old film canister to hide a reel of ​ ​ footage named The Grasshopper Lies Heavy. In this series, Frank, who must conceal the ​ ​ fact that his grandfather was a (*) Jew, takes a gun to a San Francisco rally, where he misses ​ his chance to assassinate the Crown Prince of Japan. A Philip K. Dick novel is the basis of, for 10 points, what Amazon alternate-history series about a United States that lost World War II? ​ ​ ANSWER: The Man in the High Castle <Vopava> ​ ​ 8. For the 2016 season, this baseball team wore a black patch reading "Joe" on their ​ jerseys to honor former broadcaster Joe Garagiola. Former Cardinals manager Tony LaRussa joined this team as an advisor in 2014. This team's ballpark, which was once nicknamed "Bob" due to its former partnership with (*) Bank One, has a small swimming ​ pool just past its center field fence. This team, which was added to the National League in 1998, is led by Zack Greinke [GRINK-ee] and Paul Goldschmidt. For 10 points, name this team sometimes nicknamed the "snakes." ANSWER: Arizona Diamondbacks <Nelson> ​ ​ ​ ​ 9. In an interlude on this album, Majid Al Maskati sings about "days in the sun" and ​ describes the end of summer. In October 2016, this album became the first album to reach 1 billion streams on Apple Music. The Throne guests on another track from this album, which boasts "dropped (*) outta school now we dumb rich." The observation deck of the CN ​ Tower appears on the cover of this album, whose performer sings "Got a Hennessy in my hand" in a track featuring WizKid and Kyla. "Pop Style" and "One Dance" appear on, for 10 points, what 2016 album by Drake? ANSWER: Views <Golden> ​ ​ 10. A song whose title begins with this color plays over the end of the 2010 film The ​ ​ Runaways. Edith Cushing, an author played by Mia Wasikowska, writes a book named for ​ an estate partially known by this color in a 2015 Guillermo Del Toro film. Tom Hiddleston plays a mysterious aristocrat in in that film, which is titled for a (*) "Peak" of this color. ​ Gene Hackman starred in a 1995 thriller set on a submarine which is titled for a "Tide" of this color, much like the sports teams of an SEC school. For 10 points, name this deep shade of red. ANSWER: crimson [accept Crimson King or Crimson Peak or Crimson Tide; do not accept ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ or prompt on "red"] <Vopava> ACRONYM X - Round 11 11. In one game by this developer, players discover that the good-hearted assassin ​ Sagacious Zu helped murder Master Li's family. In a 2014 game by this developer of Jade ​ Empire, Halward Pavus [PAW-viss] comes to regret using blood magic in an attempt to ​ turn his son Dorian straight. This subsidiary of EA revived their sci-fi (*) RPG franchise ​ with a 2017 release subtitled Andromeda, which will not feature Commander Shepard. For 10 ​ ​ points, name this developer of the Dragon Age and Mass Effect games, whose name reflects its ​ ​ ​ ​ founders’ med school backgrounds. ANSWER: BioWare [Halward and Dorian appear in Dragon Age: Inquisition.] <Vopava> ​ ​ ​ ​ 12. On the final episode of one show hosted by this man, he implored young viewers, ​ "Please do not be cynical," and sang “Freebird” with Will Ferrell. In 2010 this man embarked on The Legally Prohibited From Being Funny on (*) Television Tour after a ​ ​ ​ high-profile contract dispute with NBC. Currently, this man hosts segments like "Clueless Gamer" and is joined by the Basic Cable Band and sidekick Andy Richter. For 10 points, name this brief host of The Tonight Show, a red-headed comedian who now appears on TBS. ​ ​ ANSWER: Conan [Christopher] O'Brien <Vopava> ​ ​ 13. In 2012, this band playfully feuded with the group Alt-J on Twitter over their mutual ​ use of the same Greek letter in their names. One song by this band name drops Othello's ​ ​ Desdemona, asking her "won't you liberate me?" and later pleads "Won't you exorcise my mind?" The generically named Dan (*) Smith fronts this band, who included "Send Them ​ Off!" and "Good Grief" on their 2016 album Wild World, though they are better known for a ​ ​ song that asks "how am I gonna be an optimist about this?" For 10 points, name this band behind the song "Pompeii." ANSWER: Bastille [bas-TEEL]<Nelson> ​ ​ 14. This company's CEO Greg Glassman angrily called out Nick Jonas after the latter ​ criticized this company's campaign against diabetes. Mayhem Freedom member Rich Froning Jr. is a four-time winner of a competition held by this company that is sponsored by (*) Reebok. Critics of this company claim that the loosely defined structures of its regimens, ​ including the "Tabata This!" and "Bad Karma," often incorporate unsafe intensity levels. A namesake "Games" and a "workout of the day" are offered by, for 10 points, what possibly religious fitness company? ANSWER: CrossFit <Nelson> ​ ​ 15. The early 1990s films Taking Care of Business and Regarding Henry were both written ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ by this man, who also worked on the screenplay to the Michael Bay disaster film Armageddon. Frequent Disney collaborator Michael Giacchino is also a frequent composer ​ for music to this man's works, including the scores for two (*) Mission Impossible films. The ​ ​ ​ TV shows Person of Interest, Alias, and Fringe were produced by this man's production ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ company, Bad Robot. Super 8 was also directed by, for 10 points, what director of Star Wars: ​ ​ ​ The Force Awakens? ​ ANSWER: J.J. Abrams [or Jeffrey Jacob Abrams] <Nelson> ​ ​ ​ ​ ACRONYM X - Round 11 16. In 2009, a limited edition character in this franchise was controversially depicted as ​ homeless.
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