DOKTRINE 2010
UPenn
Packet by Ben Frank, Joe Nguyen, Sid Chandrasekhar, and Jason Reyes
Packet edited by CMU
1. One of his parents claims to be a practitioner of capoeira and has a fondness for chimichangas. He lost his virginity to his family’s one time housekeeper and babysitter Isabel Villalobos. Just before Debbie’s wedding, this character gives her a black eye and broken nose due to an accident in a pool. In one incident, he mistakenly thinks that an(*) urn of ashes is really a hidden camera. He spray paints the tail of a stray cat after losing Jinx, a cat that has the ability to use the toilet, and at one time, he points out that it is possible to milk anything that has nipples. His fiancee’s father Jack Byrnes claims to be a retired florist in order to cover up his past as a CIA agent and is played by Robert De Niro. FTP, name this male nurse played by Ben Stiller in two movies, including Meet the Parents.
ANSWER: Gaylord “Greg” Focker [accept any of the three]
2. This song was the lead single off of an album that also included a song in which the singer requests “destiny protect me from the world.” This song appears on the same album as “Anyone Can Play Guitar,” and Prince covered this song in 2008 at Coachella, and sparked controversy when he issued takedown notices for videos of that performance despite the wishes of the band. The singer claims a figure(*)floats “like a feather, in a beautiful world” and tells the addressee “your skin makes me cry.” The singer laments that “I want a perfect body, I want a perfect soul” in this second track off Pablo Honey. The singer asks “What the hell am I doing here?” and tells the addressee “You’re so fucking special.” For 10 points, name this Radiohead song in which the singer is the titular “weirdo.”
ANSWER: “Creep”
3. One character in this game bribes a guard with cookies that he stole from a child described as “a fat, slovenly thing.” Side quests in this game include catching creatures called Nugs and confronting Marjolaine, a figure from a character’s past as a bard in Orlais. The protagonist shuts down a carta active in DustTown, and must decide whether to destroy the(*) Anvil of the Void after traveling through the Deep Roads. Locations in this game include the dwarven city of Orzammar and the capital Denerim, where the protagonist confronts Loghain Mac Tir. Party members in this game include Sten, Leliana, and the Claudia Black-voiced witch of the wilds Morrigan. For 10 points, name this game in which the Grey Warden protagonist battles the Darkspawn, a 2009 RPG from BioWare.
ANSWER: Dragon Age: Origins [prompt on partial title]
4. Mysterious character deaths that have occurred on this show include one character getting killed by a giant squid and one character getting caught in a gust of wind and flying off of a roof to her death. One character on this show is briefly a member of Gladys Knight’s Pips while another character cannot go through with murdering her abusive father, so instead her boss kills him. That boss used to work in the(*) CIA and has one adopted daughter named Nessa and one daughter with his wife Gillian named Delinda, and after this man flees, he is replaced in his position as head of the Montecito by a cattle rancher from Wyoming named A.J. Cooper. For 10 points, identify this show starring James Caan as Ed Deline and Josh Duhamel as Danny McCoy who are the heads of a casino in the titular city.
ANSWER: Las Vegas
5. This actor played a character who has an affair with a receptionist who lives in a burning house and a daughter who covers her body with flower tattoos, and he also played a high school English teacher who kisses a student played by Anna Pacquin. This actor appeared as Jacob Elinsky alongside Edward Norton in(*)25th Hour. He stars as theatre director Caden Cotard in Synecdoche, New York, and he played rock journalist Lester Bangs in Almost Famous. Other characters played by this actor include a maverick CIA agent who opposes the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan, and a priest suspected of molesting an altar boy. For 10 points, name this actor who played Gust Avratokos in Charlie Wilson’s War and Father Flynn in Doubt, as well as the titular author in Capote.
ANSWER: Philip Seymour Hoffman
6. From 2008-2009, this man hosted GSN Live, and for the last few years, he has been the host of a game show based on blackjack in which the players must reach 21 while answering multiple choice questions, a show called Catch-21. In one early TV role, this man played the nephew of Dexter Stuffins, who eventually became(*) Ricky Stratton’s best friend. In a more famous role, he plays a character who once portrayed Macauley Culkin for Halloween and who faints when he meets Donald Trump. That character is the son of a judge and the brother of Ashley and Hilary before he becomes good friends with his cousin who moves to his house from West Philadelphia. For 10 points, identify this actor most famous for portraying Carlton Banks on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
ANSWER: Alfonso Ribeiro
7. This band’s latest album includes a spoken word track featuring Bruce Willis, as well as the song “You, Me and Everything.” This band behind the album North Hollywood Shootout recorded a song which states “it’s about a state of affairs and a state of emotions,” and another of their songs claims that “it doesn’t matter what I say, so long as I sing with inflection” and that the titular musical device(*) “brings you back, I ain’t telling you no lie.” Another song by this band is set “once upon a midnight dearie,” and that song talks of a person who “needs to humor me and tell me lies” and describes a “sure-fire way to speed things up,” and appears on the album four. Headed by harmonica virtuoso John Popper, for 10 points, name this jam band which scored hits with “Hook” and “Run-Around.”
ANSWER: Blues Traveler
8. This actor received his first major television role as a man with no memory who is the last surviving member of an ancient civilization. Besides Man from Atlantis, he has had a recurring role as the head of the Logan family since 2006 on The Bold and the Beautiful. In another more notable role, he makes a guest appearance in the pilot episode of Knot’s Landing, and in the Y2K episode of Family Guy, he reenacts a famous scene regarding that character, when he remarks while showering that the entire last season was a dream. In another role, he was the father of J.T., Al, and Brendan when he married Carol played by Suzanne Somers. For 10 points, identify this actor who played Bobby Ewing on Dallas and Frank Lambert on Step by Step.
ANSWER: Patrick Duffy
9. This band sang that “whisky or gin, that’s alright” in their song “Susannah’s Still Alive,” and they had a comeback with a 1982 song that begins by claiming “they put a parking lot on the piece of land where the supermarket used to stand” and calls the title action “only natural.” This band behind “Tired of Waiting For You” sang that “the only time I feel alright is by your side” and(*) “girl, I want to be with you” during the titular period in their song “All Day and All of the Night.” In one of this band’s songs they recount meeting a transvestite at a club where the champagne tastes just like cherry-cola, and in another, they sing “you got me so I don’t know what I’m doing.” For 10 points, name this British Invasion band led by Roy and Dave Davies which recorded “Lola” and “You Really GotMe.”
ANSWER: The Kinks
10. This quarterback had his breakout college season after Bryson Spinner transferred to the University of Richmond. He was the MVP of the 2005 American Bowl exhibition game in Tokyo against the Colts, and he played most of his college career under coach Al Groh. He first gained note for a three touchdown game against the Patriots in 2005 which he started as a backup, and he was drafted in the third round in 2004 out of the(*) University of Virginia. He led the NFL in passing yards in 2009 while throwing to targets like Jacoby Jones and Owen Daniels. This man received his starting job when he was acquired by a team who released former number one pick David Carr, and previously he spent several years backing up Michael Vick. For 10 points, name this starting quarterback for the Houston Texans.
ANSWER: Matt Schaub
11. The NCAA Final Four was held at this location three times, including in both 1984 and 1989. The first sporting event held here was a contest involving the New York Cosmos on April 25, 1976. An NBA team which called this stadium home won a championship behind Fred Brown and Gus Williams in 1979. Chris Bosio threw a no-hitter here against the Boston Red Sox. In 2000, this stadium was imploded, and it was home to a 1995 Division Series clinching win against the(*) Yankees. This is where Jay Buhner played most of his home games, and Randy Johnson threw his first no-hitter here. The person who hit the most home runs at this stadium was Ken Griffey, Jr. For 10 points, name this stadium, which was the home of the Seattle Mariners until 1999.
ANSWER: Kingdome or KingCounty Domed Stadium
12. The titular figure in this film works at Lamson’s Grocery store, which is threatened by the opening of the new “FoodLand” supermarket. Minor characters include Bobby McBurney and Tucker Van Dyke, played by Crispin Glover and John C. Reilly respectively. The title character has an affair with a married woman named Betty Carver, whom(*)Mary Steenburgen portrays, and prominent figures in this movie include a mentally challenged brother named Arnie and a morbidly obese mother, who dies and is left to burn in the family house. FTP, name this film in which Leonardo DiCaprio turns in an Oscar-nominated performance as a mentally retarded teenager, and which stars Johnny Depp as the title character with an alliterative name.
ANSWER: What’s Eating Gilbert Grape
13. In one novel by this author, a New York real estate mogul plunges to his death on a Manhattan sidewalk, causing the protagonist and magazine journalist Jameson Rook to investigate his murder, while his most famous character was killed off in his last book because he was becoming bored with the character. Besides penning such books as(*)Heat Wave and Storm Fall, this person has been married twice, and with his first wife Meredith, he had his daughter Alexis, who lives him and his mother. His friendship with the mayor has allowed him to perform research for his newest series of books by tagging along with NYPD detective Kate Beckett on several homicide cases. For 10 points, name this protagonist and namesake of an ABC show portrayed by Nathan Fillion.
ANSWER: Richard Castle
14.The antagonist of this video game is voiced by the man who portrays the Gravemind in the Halo series, Dee Bradley Baker. At the start of the game, the main character has just emerged from a four-year prison sentence, and that protagonist is voiced by Futurama’s John DiMaggio. The weapons in this game include an orbital death cannon called the Hammer of Dawn and one character in this game is a former thrashball player known as(*) “Cole Train,” and. The plot focuses on activating the Lightmass Bomb, and the final battle is fought against General RAAM. This game introduced a revolutionary cover system as well as weapons like the Torque Bow and Lancer rifle. FTP, name this Epic Games shooter in which Marcus Fenix can gorily kill the Locust with the Lancer’s chainsaw attachment.
Answer: Gears of War
15. A 1995 commercial for this company featured Shaq and Hakeem Olajuwon being inspired by one of its products to sign a “historic peace accord,” and a song about one of their restaurants combined with a Pizza Hut was a hit for Das Racist. In the movie Demolition Man, this company has entirely taken over the restaurant business after the franchise wars. One ad campaign for this company featured the song(*) “It’s All About the Roosevelts,” and 50 Cent sued this company after they allegedly offered him $10,000 to change his name for a day to 79 Cent, 89 Cent, or 99 Cent. A recent controversial ad campaign for this company featured a woman named Christine Dougherty endorsing its “Drive-Thru Diet”. FTP, name this Mexican fast-food chain, which has in the past used a Chihuahua in its ads.
Answer: Taco Bell
16. This artist sings that “I ride and I ride, tryna survive on 95” in a song that samples the Scarface theme, “Push It.” In one of this man’s songs, he claims “the real Noriega” owes him “a hundred favors,” and on another of his songs Avery Storm sings that “I got a bunch of dollars, I can spend them on her.” In addition to recording “Hustlin’” and “Here I Am,” this artist has been featured on tracks like(*) “Out Here Grindin’” and “I’m So Hood” by DJ Khaled. During an ongoing feud with 50 Cent, it was revealed that this man is a former corrections officer, and in one of his songs John Legend sings “stop dreaming it, I’m living it.” This singer of “Magnificent” has released the albumsPort of Miami, Trilla, and Deeper Than Rap. For 10 points, name this large, bearded rapper known as the Boss.
ANSWER: Rick Ross [or William Leonard Roberts II]
17. One character on this show claims that the only reason honeydew is in a fruit salad is to take up space, and another character scoops up dog poop before putting it in the crib of a newborn. The first season of this show features an Indian girl who went to high school with the five central characters, whose name is Shiva Kamini Soma Kandarkram. People who have made cameos on this show include Antonio Gates, with whom(*) Ruxin is peeved, and Terry Bradshaw, who provides inaccurate information to Pete regarding the status of LaDainian Tomlinson. For the first time in three years, Pete did not win the Shiva Bowl as the title went to Andre. For 10 points, identify this FX show, featuring Mark Duplass and Jon Lajoie, about a group of friends playing fantasy football.
ANSWER: The League
18. This actor starred alongside Brigid Bazlen and Jim Hutton in The Honeymoon Machine, and he portrayed a Devil’s Island inmate alongside Dustin Hoffman in Papillon. This actor played marine Jake Holman on a Yangtze river gunboat in The Sand Pebbles. In one film this actor portrayed a character known as “the cooler king” who jumps a motorcycle over a barbed wire fence in a notable scene. This actor performed his own stunts for a(*) car chase scene for a film in which he plays a San Francisco cop tasked with protecting a mob informant. This star of The Great Escape appeared alongside Charles Bronson and Yul Brynner in The Magnificent Seven and was the star of 1968’s The Thomas Crown Affair. For 10 points, name this “king of cool” who played the title character in Bullitt.
ANSWER: Steve McQueen
19. Ruud Gullitt was a notable player/manager for this squad in the 1990s and led this team to a FA Cup title in 1997. A controversial transfer involving this club involved Peter Kenyon meeting illicitly with a left-back, who they later acquired in exchange for WIlliam Gallas. Their 30.8 million pound acquisition of Andriy Shevchenko set the transfer record at that time. They lost a Champions League final in Moscow under the management of(*) Avram Grant; Grant had taken over after the sacking of a manager who won the 2005 and 2006 Premier League titles. For 10 points, identify this English Premier League team, currently coached by Carlo Ancelloti and formerly coached by Jose Mourinho, whose notable players include Petr Cech, Didier Drogba, and current captain John Terry.
ANSWER: Chelsea
20. In 2006, costumes based on this series were banned in a New York high school The hero of this series gained his superpowers by drinking liquid found on an alien spaceship in the third installment of the series. The two protagonists often break the fourth wall, and the names of chapters in the books often answer a question posed at the end of the previous chapter. Minor characters include school teachers(*) Mr. Meaner and Morty Fyde. The titular hero’s alter ego is Benny Krupp, a high school principal. The eight books in the series are authored by Dav Pilkey, and its two main protagonists are fourth-graders George and Harold. FTP, name this children’s book series about the titular scantily-clad, red polka-dot cape-wearing hero.
ANSWER: Captain Underpants
Tiebreakers
TB1.A song by Honeymoon Suite plays at the close of this film, while the Christmas tune “Jingle Bell Rock” plays during the opening credits. One character in this film tells a prostitute that “The 3 stooges are on in 20 minutes”. In this film, retired general Peter McAllister masterminds an operation known as Shadow Company. At the beginning of this movie, one of the two main figures is depressed about recently celebrating his(*) 50th birthday. Gary Busey has a prominent role in this film as McAllister’s chief enforcer Mr. Joshua, and this is the first film in which the memorable line “I’m too old for this shit!” is said. Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh are the main characters in FTP, what 1987 action film starring Danny Glover and Mel Gibson?