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")

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") ​ ​ ​ ​

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 ​ ​

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") ​ ​

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) ​ ​ ​ ​

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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 ​ ​

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")

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) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

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) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

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 ​ ​

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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) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

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) ​ ​ ​ ​

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) ​ ​ ​ ​

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 ​ ​

15. Russia's victory over Spain at the 2018 World Cup effectively opened with one of these actions ​ by Sergei Ignashevich. A 1998 one of these actions by Jamie Pollock led directly to Manchester City's relegation. The 2018 World Cup featured a record 12 of these actions, (*) including the first ​ ever in a final by Mario Mandžukić. After doing this against the U.S. in the 1994 World Cup, Andrés Escobar was murdered in his native Colombia. A bad backwards pass by a defender can lead to, for 10 points, what action in which a player scores for an opponent? ANSWER: own goal (accept description answers like scoring on your own goal or similar) ​ ​ ​ ​

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16. A girl with this name has got "a body just like an hourglass / But I'm taking my time" in a ​ song by Walk the Moon. The first track on the Killers' Hot Fuss argues that "there ain't no ​ ​ motive for this crime" because a girl with this name "was a (*) friend of mine." The cry "I got it! / I ​ got your number on the wall" appears in a a Tommy Tutone ("two-tone") song titled for this girl's phone number, "867-5309." The warning "don't be fooled by the rocks that I got" appears in a song named for a woman with, for 10 points, what name "from the block"? ANSWER: Jenny (accept Jenny Was a Friend of Mine or Jenny from the Block; prompt on "Jennifer") ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

17. An old man in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button recounts surviving seven of these events. An ​ ​ ​ actual one of these natural events occurred to Jim Caviezel [kuh-VEE-zel] while filming The ​ Passion of the Christ. Appropriately, this type of event convinces Phil to abruptly agree to train ​ Hercules in Disney's Hercules. The Evil Queen is (*) thrown from a cliff by one of these events in Snow ​ ​ ​ ​ White and the Seven Dwarfs. The DeLorean in Back to the Future gets the energy to leave 1955 by way of, for 10 ​ ​ ​ points, what weather phenomenon? ANSWER: lightning strike (accept pretty much any answer involving lightning or being struck by ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ lightning; prompt on "storm" or "thunderstorm" or "electrocution") ​

18. An object frequently seen with this man is known as the B.O.U.O., or "ball of unknown origin." ​ In the episode "Simple Explanation," this man attempts to prove a colleague's suicide was actually a murder. An infarction suffered while golfing led to muscle being removed from this man's (*) leg. ​ Despite often denying that a certain diagnosis was possible, this co-worker of Lisa Cuddy eventually finds that a patient does, in one case, have lupus. For 10 points, name this pill-addicted doctor played by Hugh Laurie on a namesake medical drama. ANSWER: Dr. Gregory House (accept House, M. D.) ​ ​ ​ ​

19. A video game character with this job has a name referencing his extra chromosome. Despite its ​ title, the film The Mechanic is actually about a man with this job. In a 2010s film series, people with ​ ​ this job convene at the Continental Hotel and issue "markers" that must be honored. (*) A man ​ with this job chooses to instead pursue acting in a 2018 HBO series. A video game character with this job has a barcode on the back of his head and is codenamed "Agent 47." The TV series Barry concerns, for 10 ​ ​ points, what occupation of John Wick? ANSWER: hitman (or assassin or contract killer or similar; accept hitwoman; prompt on “killer”) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

20. One of these actions by Ken Stabler was ruled legal in a 1978 NFL game now called the "Holy ​ Roller." In a 1964 game against the Chargers, Len Dawson took this action a record 7 times. In Super Bowl XXVII, Don Beebe caused one of those actions against a celebrating (*) Leon Lett. A ​ play from a 2012 Thankgsiving game in which offensive lineman Brandon Moore was run into by his teammate Mark Sanchez is now known as the "butt" variety of this action. A strip sack results in, for 10 points, what act in which a player loses control of a ball? ANSWER: fumbles (accept fumbling or similar; accept forward fumble before "1964") ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

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1. For 10 points each, answer the following about TV costumes enshrined in the Smithsonian's National Treasures of Popular Culture exhibit: [10] The exhibit contains a white t-shirt and leather jacket worn by this character played by Henry Winkler on Happy Days. ​ ​ ANSWER: The Fonz (or Fonzie or Arthur Fonzarelli; accept any underlined portion) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ [10] Also on display is the skintight bodysuit worn by Julie Newmar in her role as this seductive villain from the campy Batman TV series. ​ ​ ANSWER: Catwoman ​ [10] An iconic reddish-orange one-piece swimsuit at the exhibit commemorates one of the stars of this 1970s action-crime series, whose title characters received instructions from an unseen man via a speaker. ANSWER: Charlie's Angels [The swimsuit appears in an iconic Farrah Fawcett pin-up.] ​ ​

2. In a 2018 , this singer portrayed Rose McGowan, Trinity from The Matrix, and all five of the ​ ​ Spice Girls. For 10 points each: [10] Name this British singer behind the 2017 mixtape Pop 2. Her stage name was taken from the screen ​ ​ name she used in MSN Messenger growing up. ANSWER: Charli XCX (or Charlotte Emma Aitchison; prompt on "Charli") ​ ​ ​ ​ [10] In a hit collaboration with Troye Sivan [sih-VAHN], Charli XCX sang about wanting to return to this year. Curiously, she was just seven years old in this year. ANSWER: 1999 ​ [10] In the video for "1999," Charli XCX also briefly portrayed Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes [LOH-pez], a singer of this 90s R&B trio whose hits included "No Scrubs" and "Waterfalls." ANSWER: TLC ​ ​

3. A climactic battle in Argos directly follows the utterance of this phrase. For 10 points each: [10] Give this three-word command from a 2010 film, which is addressed to Hades after he insists "it is time for the mortals to pay." ANSWER: Release the Kraken! ​ ​ [10] The shiny, Liam Neeson-played Zeus shouts "Release the Kraken" in this 2010 film, which co-stars Sam Worthington as Perseus. ANSWER: Clash of the Titans ​ [10] In Clash of the Titans, the Kraken is ultimately killed by this object, which in Greek myth is placed on the ​ ​ Aegis. ANSWER: Medusa's head (or the head of Medusa or similar) ​ ​ ​ ​

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4. The Baltimore Stars were the third and final winners of this league's championship. For 10 points each: [10] Name this short-lived football league, which aimed to play during the months outside of the NFL season. It was shut down in 1986. ANSWER: USFL (or United States Football League) ​ ​ ​ ​ [10] The USFL attempted to move its games to the fall to compete with the NFL directly, which led to an antitrust suit that bankrupted the league. The move was spearheaded by this then-owner of the New Jersey Generals. ANSWER: Donald (John) Trump ​ [10] Many of the USFL's top draft picks spurned the league to play in the NFL instead, including this long-time 49ers wide receiver, who is by far the all-time leader in receptions and receiving touchdowns. ANSWER: Jerry (Lee) Rice ​ ​

5. Since 2012 this man has allowed cameras to capture his utter apathy towards video gaming in the recurring segment "Clueless Gamer." For 10 points each: [10] Name this red-headed TV personality who, since 2010, has hosted a namesake talk show on TBS. ANSWER: Conan (Christopher) O'Brien (accept either underlined name) ​ ​ ​ ​ [10] On Late Night, The Tonight Show, and now on Conan, O'Brien's sidekick has been this portly comedian, ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ who voices Mort in the many Madagascar films and TV series. ​ ​ ANSWER: Andy Richter (or Paul Andrew Richter) ​ ​ ​ ​ [10] A fictional version of Conan O'Brien is an ex-boyfriend of this producer of TGS with Tracy Jordan on the ​ ​ NBC series 30 Rock. ​ ​ ANSWER: Liz Lemon (or Elizabeth Miervaldis Lemon) ​ ​ ​ ​

6. Debates over the appropriateness of this song tend to center on the meaning of the line "say, what's in this drink?". For 10 points each: [10] Name this jazzy duet, in which a woman keeps providing coy, flirtatious excuses, such as "I ought to say no, no, no," to rebuff an insistent male suitor on a winter's night. ANSWER: Baby, It's Cold Outside (do not accept or prompt on "Maybe It’s Cold Outside") ​ ​ [10] In the film Elf, Will Ferrell sings "Baby, It's Cold Outside" with this actress, who performs alongside M. ​ ​ Ward in the group She & Him. ANSWER: Zooey Deschanel (ZOH-ee day-shuh-NELL) ​ ​ [10] Dozens of holiday and pop vocal have featured versions of the song, including a 1951 version by Velma Middleton and this jazz musician, from the latter's album Satchmo at Pasadena. ​ ​ ANSWER: Louis [LOO-ee] (Daniel) Armstrong ​ ​

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7. For 10 points each, answer the following about the 2018 Game Awards, a ceremony that certainly someone cares about: [10] This PS4 exclusive was deemed 2018's Game of the Year. It marked a shift in its series from Greek to Norse mythology. ANSWER: God of War ​ [10] Among the announcements at the show was the inclusion of Joker, the protagonist of the fifth game in this Atlus RPG series, as a DLC character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. ​ ​ ANSWER: Persona (accept Persona 5) ​ ​ ​ ​ [10] The winner of Indie Game of the Year, as well as the "Games for Impact" award, was this platformer in which a girl named Madeline visits the title mountain in hopes of overcoming her depression. ANSWER: Celeste ​ ​

8. Before this movie's long, climactic car chase, one of its central characters remarks, "It's 106 miles to Chicago, we've got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark, and we're wearing sunglasses." For 10 points each: [10] Name this 1980 comedy about two suit-wearing, white R&B musicians trying to save a Catholic orphanage. ANSWER: The Blues Brothers ​ [10] In The Blues Brothers, Elwood was played by Dan Aykroyd [AK-royd], while this other SNL alum played ​ ​ ​ ​ his brother Jake. He also played Bluto in Animal House. ​ ​ ANSWER: John (Adam) Belushi [beh-LOO-shee] (do not accept or prompt on "Jim Belushi" or "James ​ ​ Belushi") [10] Prior to Belushi's death, Akyroyd and Belushi were the original comic team planned for this blockbuster comedy about a team of paranormal exterminators. ANSWER: Ghostbusters ​ ​

9. For 10 points each, answer the following about authors who appear in academic quiz bowl that also wrote about sports: [10] This author of As I Lay Dying wrote multiple pieces for Sports Illustrated, including a write-up of a pro ​ ​ ​ ​ hockey game that made no mention of what teams were playing. ANSWER: William (Cuthbert) Faulkner ​ [10] Hunter S. Thompson's 1970 take on this sporting event, which he called "Decadent and Depraved," is the earliest example of Gonzo journalism. This event is sometimes called the "Run for the Roses." ANSWER: Kentucky Derby (accept The Kentucky Derby Is Decadent and Depraved) ​ ​ ​ ​ [10] David Foster Wallace discussed his experiences in playing this sport in his essay "Derivative Sport in Tornado Alley." This sport is also heavily featured in his novel Infinite Jest. ​ ​ ANSWER: tennis ​ ​

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10. A ubiquitous meme featuring one of these things originated in an episode of the 1990s anime series The ​ Brave Fighter of Sun Fighbird. For 10 points each: ​ [10] Name this flying insect, which is misidentified in that meme by a man in glasses. ANSWER: butterfly ​ [10] During its 2018 resurgence, the "Is This" meme was amusingly used to mock another meme in which large animals are described by this two-word phrase. This phrase was first used to describe the large British businessman David Morgan-Hewitt. ANSWER: absolute unit ​ [10] In the original anime series, the man in the meme bizarrely asks if the butterfly is one of these birds in the family Columbidae. ANSWER: pigeons (accept Is this a pigeon?) ​ ​ ​ ​

11. For 10 points each, answer the following about TV shows whose episode titles follow a specific pattern: [10] Save for its pilot, every episode of this 90s sitcom had a title beginning with "The One," such as "The One with Joey's New Girlfriend" and "The One with Ross's Wedding." ANSWER: Friends ​ [10] Every episode of this CW series had a title mentioning the character Josh until partway through its third season, when its protagonist Rebecca learns to let go of him. ANSWER: Crazy Ex-Girlfriend ​ [10] Due to its protagonist's uses of aliases, and in a nod to the show's original title, each Jessica Jones episode ​ ​ begins with these three letters. ANSWER: AKA ​ ​

12. For 10 points each, answer the following about baseball events known as a "World Series," but which aren't that World Series: ​ ​ [10] This annual event brings U.S. and international teams to South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The female pitcher Mo'ne Davis was a star at this event in 2014. ANSWER: Little League World Series (prompt on "Little League" or "LLWS") ​ ​ [10] The Homestead Grays, a team led by Josh Gibson, won three titles in this group of early 20th-century leagues. These leagues had largely vanished by the mid 1950s. ANSWER: Negro Leagues (accept Negro World Series or Colored World Series) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ [10] The NCAA's "College World Series" is always held in this city. It will be unhelpful but interesting to know that this city is also home to an indoor football team named the "Beef." ANSWER: Omaha, Nebraska ​ ​

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13. DJ Shadow's "," whose video features an epic brawl between old politicians, featured vocals from this group. For 10 points each: [10] Name this group, comprised of rappers El-P ["L P"] and . Their third self-titled album, released in 2016, included the single "Talk to Me." ANSWER: (prompt on "RTJ") ​ ​ [10] The name of Run the Jewels comes from a song by this rapper, who claimed "don't call it a comeback" in his hit "Mama Said Knock You Out." More recently, he has hosted Lip Sync Battle and starred in NCIS: ​ ​ ​ Los Angeles. ​ ANSWER: LL Cool J (or James Todd Smith) ​ ​ ​ ​ [10] In 2016, Run the Jewels released a hilarious remixed version of their album in which all ​ ​ instrumentals were replaced by this general type of sound. ANSWER: meows (or cat noises or similar; accept ) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

14. The title character of this book is made fun of for being battery-operated by his brothers, including the brainy Pinball. For 10 points each: [10] Name this 2018 children's book about a small monster truck who wants to show his larger siblings that he, too, can be tough. Its name comes from an idiom for hard work. ANSWER: Elbow Grease ​ [10] This author of Elbow Grease is better known as a 16-time heavyweight champion wrestler, who is the ​ ​ subject of the book Hustle, Loyalty & Respect. ​ ​ ANSWER: John (Felix Anthony) Cena ​ [10] Elbow Grease topped the New York Times's best-seller list for children's books, dethroning the latest book ​ ​ ​ ​ in an Eric Litwin series about a blue cat with this first name. This cat also appears in the book I Love My ​ White Shoes. ​ ANSWER: Pete the Cat ​ ​

15. Early roles by this actor include Boggs, an aid to Alma Coin in the last two Hunger Games movies. For 10 ​ ​ points each: [10] Name this actor, who played Vector in Alita: Battle Angel and the musician Don Shirley in the 2018 film ​ ​ Green Book. ​ ANSWER: Mahershala Ali (or Mahershalalhashbaz Ali or Mahershalalhashbaz Gilmore) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ [10] In Green Book, Ali's character is driven across the southern U.S. by a former bouncer played by this man, ​ ​ who is probably best known for playing Aragorn in the Lord of the Rings films. ​ ​ ANSWER: Viggo (Peter) Mortensen (Jr.) ​ ​ [10] Ali earned an Oscar in 2017 for his performance as the drug dealer Juan in this film, which eventually won Best Picture after a profound screw-up briefly gave the award to the wrong film. ANSWER: Moonlight (be sure to console any poor player who says "La La Land") ​ ​

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16. After being proposed to and subsequently dumped by Arie Luyendyk ["lion-dyke"] Jr., Becca Kufrin was named the title figure of this TV series. For 10 points each: [10] Name this reality series, whose title woman hands out roses to potential suitors. ANSWER: The Bachelorette (do not accept or prompt on "The Bachelor") ​ ​ [10] Luyendyk, the jerkbag who dumped Kufrin following his season of The Bachelor, previously held this ​ ​ profession, in which he competed in the "Indy Lights" series. ANSWER: IndyCar driver (accept answers like race car driver or similar) ​ ​ ​ ​ [10] The Bachelorette and The Bachelor, as well as its numerous spinoffs, are all presented by this host, who has ​ ​ ​ ​ also hosted ten Miss America pageants. ANSWER: Chris Harrison (or Christopher Bryan Harrison) ​ ​ ​ ​

17. This player's first scholarship offers came when he was in eighth grade, at which point he was already six and a half feet tall. For 10 points each: [10] Name this Sudanese-born basketball player, whose first and last names are identical. His father was one of the two tallest players in NBA history and the only player to have more career blocks than points. ANSWER: Bol Bol ["bowl bowl"] (or Bol Manute Bol; do not accept or prompt on "Manute Bol") ​ ​ ​ ​ [10] As of February 2019, Bol Bol plays collegiately with this Pac-12 school, a 2017 Final Four team nicknamed the Ducks. ANSWER: University of Oregon ​ [10] Bol's cousin Peter Jok currently plays for the Northern Arizona Suns in this minor league system of the NBA, which has announced a program for players who wish to go "pro" out of high school. ANSWER: NBA G-League ​ ​

18. A 2018 study by this company found that over 50 percent of all beginner guitar players are female. For 10 points each: [10] Name this leading guitar manufacturer, who produces models called the Stratocaster and Telecaster. ANSWER: Fender (Musical Instruments Corporation) ​ ​ [10] Among the female guitarists cited as an influence on new players is this classic rock artist, who sang "Bad Reputation" and "I Love Rock and Roll" and fronted the band The Blackhearts. ANSWER: Joan Jett (or Joan Marie Larkin; accept Joan Jett and the Blackhearts) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ [10] Influential women in contemporary rock music include indie artist Annie Clark, who released the songs "Los Ageless" and "Birth in Reverse" under this stage name. ANSWER: St. Vincent ​ ​

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19. In a December 2018 video, this man writhed around hissing, screaming, and punching the jungle floor for about five minutes before he declared that the executioner wasp had unseated the bullet ant as the "King of Sting." For 10 points each: [10] Name this scruffy-faced outdoors enthusiast who regularly lets himself get hurt by a variety of exotic creatures on his YouTube channel, "Brave Wilderness." ANSWER: Coyote Peterson (or Nathaniel Peterson; accept any underlined portion) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ [10] Among Coyote Peterson's self-professed idols is this legendary Australian TV host who died in 2006 after a stingray stung him directly in the heart. ANSWER: Steve Irwin (or Stephen Robert Irwin; accept the Crocodile Hunter; any underlined portion) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ [10] In February 2019, Peterson began hosting a TV series on this network. Steve Irwin's series The Crocodile ​ Hunter also aired on this channel. ​ ANSWER: Animal Planet ​ ​

20. Actor Brendan Fraser blamed his career's decline in the 2000s on the shock of having been sexually assaulted at a gala luncheon in 2003. For 10 points each: [10] Fraser identified his assaulter as Philip Berk, the one-time president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which gives out these annual entertainment industry awards. ANSWER: Golden Globes (or Golden Globe Awards) ​ ​ ​ ​ [10] Fraser's biggest success was as Rick O'Connell in this 1999 adventure movie, in which he battles the resurrected pharaoh Imhotep [EEM-ho-tep]. A heavily panned 2017 reboot of this film starred Tom Cruise. ANSWER: The Mummy ​ [10] Fraser has had a handful of more recent roles, including as the voice of Grayson, a selfish squirrel in this 2014 animated film also starring Will Arnett. ANSWER: The Nut Job ​ ​