ACRONYM 12 - Round 6 1. The first instance of this specific sports feat was aided by a group of fans called Royal Rooters, ​ who taunted opponents by singing the song "Tessie." A transaction by Bill Frazee allegedly prevented this action from occurring. In the most recent instance of this feat, (*) Steve Pearce was ​ named MVP. This feat was a single strike away from occurring prior to a historic error by Bill Buckner. A supposed curse between 1918 and 2004 allegedly prevented, for 10 points, what baseball feat achieved again in 2018 by a team that plays in Fenway Park? ANSWER: the Boston Red Sox winning the World Series (accept either Boston or Red Sox as long as ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ winning the World Series is given; accept Boston Americans before "Bill"; prompt on partial answers or ​ ​ ​ answers including "reaching the World Series" or just "Sox") <Quinn> 2. After an argument with her son Noah, Diana Sweetwine dies in this manner in Jandy Nelson's ​ novel I'll Give You the Sun. Sam Kingston is forced to relive the day in which she dies in this ​ ​ manner in Lauren Oliver's (*) Before I Fall. In another novel, a girl hanging out with Pudge Halter receives ​ ​ ​ a text that leads to her departure and eventual death in this manner. The cellist Mia Hall is given a choice to live or die after one of these events in If I Stay. The title character of Looking for Alaska dies by drunkenly ​ ​ ​ ​ causing, for 10 points, what kind of accident? ANSWER: car accident (or car crash or similar; prompt on just "accident" or "crash") <Nelson> ​ ​ ​ ​ 3. A mentally-unhinged member of this group is sent to London after his death is faked using ​ sheep's brains, though he is later killed on Black Star Day. Another member of this group "vowed to God to never pick up a weapon again" after World War I. Jeremiah Jesus and Danny (*) Whizz-Bang belong to this group, as does Bonnie Gold, a boxer who fights Goliath, the imposing nephew of a criminal who betrays this group's leader. Cillian Murphy plays the criminal Thomas Shelby in a BBC series about, for 10 points, what "Peaky" Birmingham gang? ANSWER: The Peaky Blinders <Vopava> ​ ​ 4. In a 2018 Instagram story, one of these specific animals is deemed a "spelling champion" for ​ lying on a Scrabble board. These animals claim "his fluff is on your hands" after destroying a toy in ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ a 2018 DirectTV ad, another of which depicts one of them as a unicorn. Characters in (*) Grey's ​ ​ Anatomy and Law & Order SVU inspired the names of these animals, whose owner says "I guess I'll just ​ ​ ​ stumble on home" to them in the song "Gorgeous." Meredith and Olivia are the names of, for 10 points, what pets owned by the singer of "Shake It Off"? ANSWER: Taylor Swift's cats (accept similar answers describing cats or Scottish folds owned by Taylor ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (Alison) Swift; prompt on "cats") <Nelson> ​ ​ 5. In a 2018 film, this actor played non-fiction author David Sheff, who rejects his son's pleas to ​ come home following the son's repeated relapses into drug addiction. A 2018 biopic co-stars this man who works alongside a Wyoming politician during two separate stints as the Secretary of (*) Defense. In a third 2018 film, this man starred as a beating victim who creates and photographs a fictional town populated by dolls. Beautiful Boy and Welcome to Marwen star, for 10 points, what actor who also played ​ ​ ​ ​ the awful boss Michael Scott on The Office? ​ ​ ANSWER: Steve Carell [kuh-RELL] (or Steven John Carell) <Nelson> ​ ​ ​ ​ ACRONYM 12 - Round 6 6. This man suggests a rival can "keep all of Georgia" when discussing his affair with that man's ​ wife, Theodosia Bartow Prevost. This man repeatedly describes things that don't "discriminate between the sinners and the saints," including during "Wait for It." An encouragement to "talk less, (*) smile more" is given by this character, who was played on Broadway by Leslie Odom, Jr. A desire ​ to be in "the room where it happens" leads to a senate run and vice presidency of, for 10 points, what man who shoots the title character of Hamilton? ​ ​ ANSWER: Aaron Burr <Nelson> ​ ​ 7. A holder of this TV role claimed "I hate this country" following an event involving Judith Hill ​ and Sarah Simmons. In 2018, that same holder of this role was accused of screwing over DeAndre Nico. Kelsea Ballerini serves as one of these people in a "Comeback Stage" segment. During (*) Battle Rounds, holders of these positions are given two "steals." The phrase "I Want You" appears below furniture used by these people. Gwen Stefani began dating Blake Shelton while serving in, for 10 points, what TV role whose holders sit in spinning chairs? ANSWER: coaches on The Voice (accept judges on The Voice or mentors on The Voice or other ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ reasonably similar answers; do not accept or prompt on "hosts of The Voice") <Nelson> 8. This NBA franchise fired coach Paul Silas following their strike-shortened 2012 season, in which ​ they finished an abysmal 7-59. The shortest player in NBA history, Muggsy Bogues, spent most of his career with this team. The court at this team's home arena, the Spectrum Center, (*) displays a ​ unique hexagonal pattern. In 2018 Tony Parker signed with this team, which has been co-owned by Michael Jordan since they were known as the Bobcats. Kemba Walker is a star with, for 10 points, what team based in North Carolina? ANSWER: Charlotte Hornets (accept either; accept Charlotte Bobcats before it's mentioned) <Nelson> ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 9. This artist attempted a comeback with the EDM-influenced 2017 song "Get Li.t" He describes ​ "the groove slightly transformed" in a song whose chorus repeats "time to sit back and unwind." In "The Real Slim Shady," Eminem noted this artist "don't gotta (*) cuss in his raps to sell records." ​ This rapper of "Summertime" described his life in "West Philadelphia, born and raised" in a collaboration with DJ Jazzy Jeff. For 10 points, name this rapper of "Gettin' Jiggy Wit' It" and the theme to his TV series, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. ​ ANSWER: Will Smith (or Willard Carroll Smith Jr.; accept The Fresh Prince until mentioned) <Golden> ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 10. In the early 2010s this actor appeared as Jules O'Hara's father on Psych and as the title character ​ ​ ​ of Bleep My Dad Says. A mask of this actor was adapted into the one worn by Michael Myers in the ​ ​ Halloween films. In 1963, this actor played a passenger who sees a monster on an (*) airplane wing in ​ ​ The Twilight Zone. Another character played by this man replaced Christopher Pike as the captain of a vessel ​ helmed by Hikaru Sulu. Leonard Nimoy was a close friend of, for 10 points, what actor who played James T. Kirk on Star Trek? ​ ​ ANSWER: William Shatner <Nelson> ​ ​ ACRONYM 12 - Round 6 11. In a 1999 film, a reporter played by Richard Gere is fired over a story about a woman who fled ​ this type of event three times. One of these events is central to the Katherine Hepburn film The ​ Philadelphia Story. An awkward Brit encounters the same woman at (*) four of these events in a 1994 ​ ​ film starring Hugh Grant. Sophie Sheridan invites three men who may be her father to one of these events. Ben Braddock bangs on a pane of glass to interrupt one of these events at the end of The Graduate. For 10 ​ ​ points, name this ceremony depicted in Mamma Mia. ​ ​ ANSWER: weddings (accept getting married or marriage ceremony or similar) <Nelson> ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 12. Depeche Mode's song "Personal Jesus" was inspired by a book about this non-Jesus figure. A ​ discrepancy on this man's birth certificate has led to debates over the spelling of his middle name. This singer's manager, Colonel (*) Tom Parker, helped in the development of his 1968 comeback ​ special. In his final appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, this man was filmed only from the waist up due to ​ ​ his then-controversial dance moves. An apparent heart attack while on the toilet ended the life of, for 10 points, what rock singer who lived at Graceland? ANSWER: Elvis (Aaron) Presley (accept either underlined portion) <Golden> ​ ​ ​ ​ 13. The unnamed protagonist of Drive kisses Irene in one of these places to distract a man whom ​ ​ ​ he then stomps to death. A bloodied man played by Matt Damon is taken to one of these places, where his captor is then suddenly shot, in The Departed. While trapped in zero gravity, Arthur floats ​ ​ his sleeping team into one of these things at the end of a (*) hallway to create an improvised "kick" in ​ Inception. A horrified Shelley Duvall in The Shining witnesses torrents of blood coming from the doors of, for ​ ​ ​ 10 points, what indoor means of conveyance? ANSWER: elevators (or lifts) <Vopava> ​ ​ ​ ​ 14. One game in this series can be beaten by simply indulging the villain's early request to stay for ​ dinner and try the "crab rangoon," after which the player places his mother's ashes in Lakshmana's shrine. The first game in this series, released in 2004, follows Jack Carver after he is marooned in the South Pacific. New Dawn is a 2019 spin-off of this series's fifth release, whose ​ ​ villain is the (*) fundamentalist preacher Joseph Seed. For 10 points, name this video game series whose ​ first installment was released by the appropriately named Crytek. ANSWER: Far Cry <Vopava> ​ ​ 15. Russia's victory over Spain at the 2018 World Cup effectively opened with one of these actions ​ by Sergei Ignashevich.