Fuck This Packet 2016
Opus 5: The Final Sequence
Editor’s Note: This is the hardest packet of FTP (at least it should be). This should be the “championship” packet if possible.
Technical Notes: The Powers are just there for fun and are not necessary. There is only one tiebreaker per packet, so read a previously unread bonuses if there is still a tie after tossup 21.
TOSSUPS
1.(TV) In the original version of this person, another person references the 1961 reshuffle nicknamed “Night of the Long Knives”. That enemy of this person was Collingridge. This man once said that “Power is a lot like real estate. It’s all about location, location, location.” In the beginning of one episode, this person visits his father’s grave only to piss on it. This character had issues with an Indian owned casino in one episode because of its connection to Chinese businessman Xander Feng. This Citadel graduate was replaced in one of his former positions by Jackie Sharp. This character and his wife had a surreal threeway with Meachum. Zoe Barnes was pushed in front of a moving locomotive by this man. For 10 points, name this 46th President of the United States who is the anti-hero of House of Cards and is played is Kevin Spacey.
Answer: Frank Underwood (prompt on Frank, accept “Frank Urquhart” until “Power” is read).
2. In the 1998 NBA Draft, this team made the mistake of trading Dirk Nowitzki for Robert “Tractor” Taylor. Some people have argued that the 2001 series between this team and the Philadelphia Sixers was rigged because the NBA wanted Allen Iverson in the Finals. In the 80s, this team experienced great success—making the playoffs every season from 1979 to 89 while coached by Don Nelson and lead by players like Sidney Moncrief. Lew Alcindor, AKA Kareem Abdul Jabbar, started his career for this team and played with Oscar Robertson here. In the 2000s, this team featured players such as Sam Cassell, Michael Redd, and fellow shooting guard Ray Allen. Larry Sanders played for this squad for several seasons before unexpectedly retiring. This team finished a horrid 15-67 in 2013-2014, which allowed this team to draft Jabari Parker out of Duke. FTP, name this Eastern Conference team where the Greek Freak, Giannis Antetokounmpo, and Khris Middleton play.
Answer: The Milwaukee Bucks(accept either)
3. (Music) According to songfacts.com, one music video for a song by this band is based on the 90s Nickelodeon TV show Family Double Dare because guitarist Benji Madden always wanted to be on the show. That song appears on the 2010 album Cardiology, which surprisingly features a heart on the cover. Another music video for another song by this band takes place in a white room with a red stripe that is apparently a hospital with some dancing nurses. In this band’s most famous tune, the singer compares his high school to a prison, and features the refrain “don’t wanna be just like you”.That 2002 song is on their album The Young and the Hopeless which is an album that also features the songs “Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous” and “Girls and Boys”.For 10 points, identify this act responsible for making “The Anthem”.
Answer: Good Charlotte
4. (Movies) Madonna utilizes this twice in the song “Now I’m Following Part 2” from the Dick Tracy soundtrack. In The Pest, this appears at the beginning of the classic “Voodoo Mambo”. This is featured in The Lion King 1½ after Timon’s mom shows Timon the sunset. The Dust Brothers use this technique in Fight Club 3 seconds into one song. In many commercials for movies, this is followed by the James Brown song “I Got You”. Though not the “you’re probably wondering how I got here” cliche, this technique is sometimes a nod to the audience. This is used Malibu’s Most Wanted during the infamous rap battle scene to great effects thanks to the use of vinyls. For 10 points, name this hackneyed action that usually stops the flow of events where the fourth wall is broken by using a musical device.
Answer: A Record Scratch (accept word forms like “a record needle scratches”, prompt on anything mentioning “the fourth wall” before mention)
5. (VG) This term first appeared in the late 1960s, though back then it simply designated whose turn it was on multiplayer pinball games, a meaning much different from its current use. The modern usage of this term came about after its use in a 1985 game, which a 2005 IGN poll named the “greatest game of all time”. In the Popcap game Zuma, the player gets this after every 50,000 points. In the arcade game Galaga, a player will gain this after reaching 20,000 points, while in the Super Mario Bros. series, the player will get this for collecting a green mushroom. For 10 points, name this power-up common in video games that extends a player’s game time.
Answer: 1-UP (accept “getting an extra life” or equivalents)
6. (Sports) This athlete is supposed to star in the upcoming Road House remake. In this athlete’s first appearance, the fight ended in a 25 second submission at KOTC Turning Point. This athlete is famous for winning via the patented armbar technique which was utilized at UFC 157 and UFC 168. UFC 168 also featured the Anderson Silva vs. Chris Weidman fight.Furious 7 and the Expendables 3 featured roles for this fighter. This MMA fighter got famous after defeating Miesha Tate for the championship in 2012. This athlete finally lost in 2015 at UFC 193 to Holly Holm by Knockout. For 10 points name this female MMA fighter who was on a 12 fight unbeaten streak until UFC 193.
Answer: Ronda Rousey
7. (Pop) Thiswas depicted ruining a mink coat in the 1992 semi-autobiographical novel For Love Alone. The artist Illma Gore had her Facebook account suspended in 2016 after posting a painting of this, a suspension which she is now protesting. A June, 2012 Onion piece refers to this thing as “Tiny” and “Aged”, and reports it to be 3 inches long at full length. This thing’s owner recently said “I guarantee you there’s no problem” when talking about this thing, in response to the comment: “You know what they say about men with small hands? You can’t trust them.” That statement was made by Marco Rubio. For ten points, name this reproductive organ of a current presidential candidate, the owner of which has implied that he wants to stick it in his daughter, if she wasn’t his daughter.
Answer: Donald Trump’s penis (do NOT prompt on “penis” or equivalents. The player must mention The Donald. Accept “Donald Drumpf’s penis” #MakeDonaldDrumpfAgain)
8. (Music) On a track from this artist’s first album, Kid Rock appears and sings “Yeah, I'm going off/Ain't got a whole lot but I'mma show it off”. The most famous song from this rapper debuted on an FX TV show and the music video for that song has a man get shot in the chest, after which he slowly falls to the ground—taking 30 seconds to do so. In 2013, this artist released a mixtape called Trunk Muzik Returns. On one song, this artist speaks of never missing a “Sunday service” and ends the song by saying “Fuck you too”. That song is “American You”. Currently signed to Shady Records, this artist recently released his second studio album Love Story. For 10 points, identify this Alabama rapper who produced the tracks “Best Friend” and “Till it’s Gone”.
Answer: Yelawolf
9. (TV) A character in this program bemoans the fact that she can’t have name brand cookies but instead must eat a large cookie named “Cookie”. Another character in this show is a big Wayne Gretzky fan so his father buys him a jersey which unfortunately has “Gritzky” on the back of the jersey. While working at Doc’s, the main character encounters a Vietnam veteran who spouts conspiracy theories and is married to a Korean woman. That crazed character is named Monk. The best friend of the titular character claims he is “so in there” with chicks even though he is a dorky nerd. The mother of the protagonist of this comedy constantly yells “I don’t need this: my man has TWO JOBS!” The father is cheap as shit but knows exactly how much things cost. The main character is the only black kid at his middle school and has siblings named Drew and Tonya. FTP, name this TV show supposedly based on true events, about living in Brooklyn in the 80s narrated by Chris Rock.
Answer: Everybody Hates Chris
10. (Misc.) The grandmother of this character is named Winky and his great grandmother is named Jenny. This dude was last seen in 2012 at a Phillie’s game dancing to Ram Jam’s “Black Betty”. Hello Kitty once dressed up like this character. Though not a clown, this character is often seen smiling. In a cartoon appearance, this character’s whole body is one color. In one ad, this character wears a company baseball cap sideways while he stands next to the more famous company mascot. Many toys of this guy include his outstretched arms and his penchant for mischief. In the past, this person was called “evil” and used to commit larceny by stealing milkshakes. This guy is friends with Birdie the Early Bird, the Hamburglar and Ronald. FTP, identify this purple sleezeball that is also a McDonald’s icon.
Answer: Grimace (do NOT prompt on “purple guy from McDonald’s)
11. (Sports) One owner of this team, Charles Adams, was a grocery store financier who purchased the entire Western Canada Hockey League to provide talented players for this team in 1926. That may sound like collusion, but this team once led by defenseman Eddie Shore won three Stanley Cups in the early 20th century under coach Art Ross. A 1986 trade by GM Harry Sinden with the Vancouver Canucks gave this team power forward Cam Neely. Known for their mantra to never leave anything on the ice, this hockey team was the team of legendary defenseman Bobby Orr in the 60s and 70s. In the 2011 Stanley Cup Playoffs, this team became the first to win a seven game series without scoring a single power play goal when they eliminated the Montreal Canadiens. After that 2011 team won the Cup in Vancouver, there were riots in Vancouver because Canadians are obsessed with hockey. For 10 points, identify this Original Six Eastern Conference Team from Massachusetts.
Answer: Boston Bruins (prompt on “Boston”, accept “Braves” until “provide” is read)
12. (Movies) The soundtrack to this movie had an iTunes bonus track featuring Matthew Broderick, where the protagonist exclaims that “I’m not making a major life decision in the middle of a huge musical production!” The opening scene of this movie has the camera pan across rows of identical clothing, before the main character decides to “shake it up a little”. That character later brings a bear into the courtroom as evidence during a lawsuit. The only rational character in this movie is voiced by Patrick Warburton, who claims that “knocking someone out is also a special skill”. At the end of the movie, Renee Zellweger’s Vanessa nearly kills her love interest with a high five, but luckily she stops herself. This is after they successfully steal “The Princess and the Pea”, a float from the Pasadena tournament of Roses, and smuggle it to New York. For ten points, name this 2007 animated court drama about a florist who wants to fuck a bee.
Answer: The Bee Movie
13. (Music) This album was incorrectly chastised as “ersatz shit” by Robert Christgau. An 11 minute track on this album features a short section of “The Surrey With the Fringe on Top” from Oklahoma!One cryptic song on this album is about how the world has gone mad, and some praise the band that created that song for accurately describing the future. Douchebag and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair praised one song on this album for its guitar solo and, during a live performance, guitarist Robert Fripp of the band that made that song said the song was dedicated to Spiro Agnew. One song on this album references a man who is the “keeper of the city keys” and how “the yellow jester does not play”. The first song on this album was sampled in Kanye West’s “Power”. That song is “21st Century Schizoid Man”. The cover of this album features a red screaming man who is screaming because you have not gotten this tossup yet. FTP, give the name of this influential progressive rock album released in 1969—the most famous album by King Crimson.
Answer: In the Court of the Crimson King
14. (VG) On Amazon.com, this game is listed for an astonishing $249.95, which is strange because this game is fucking disgusting. Some people praise the graphics of this game as its only positive and its 2D gameplay is simplistic and easy to pick up. The company that made this game also created abominations such as Beat ‘Em and Eat ‘Em and Bachelor Party. There is an alternate version of this game where the player controls a woman who must avoid cannonballs instead of arrows like in the male version. This game was created by Mystique and one character who sports an erection in this game rapes the other at the end of this disgraceful game. For 10 points, name this Atari 2600 game that features a US General who lost the Battle of Bighorn.
Answer: Custer’s Revenge (accept Westward Ho, and The White Man Came)
15. (Misc.) Jack M. prefaced his two-star Yelp review of this place by saying “I usually like to be kissed before I get screwed”, while Helene G.’s four-star review described how the food served at this place caused one of her children to vomit. The head chef of this restaurant previously operated the restaurant Alma Nove, named after his mother, who had 9 children. “Donnie’s Choice” at this restaurant is a BBQ Bacon Cheeseburger with a side of Sweet Tots. This restaurant chain recently announced that they will be expanding from their current 4 locations to at least 30 in the near future, including 5 in the Boston area. “Mark’s Choice” is the “Thanksgiving Day”, a turkey burger with stuffing, roasted butternut squash, orange cranberry sauce, and mayo, as well as a side of Sweet Tots. For ten points, name this restaurant, the subject of a reality series starring brothers Mark, Paul, and Donnie.
Answer: Wahlburgers
16. (TV) In this season of a television show, one character tells another that “Four score and seven years ago, I had a funny hat”. The main characters go by many pseudonyms during this season, including as Special Agents Cliff and Marley, Special Agents Page and Plant, and Special Agents Dorfman and Neidermeyer. During this season, the opening credits featured red text and the sound of a rapidly beating heart over a white background. In one episode of this season, one character removed his pants and screamed “Pudding!” to convince another character that he has mental health issues. Episodes in this season include “Sympathy for the Devil”, “The Song Remains the Same”, and “The End”. For ten points, name what should have been final season of Supernatural, which SPOILER ALERT featured the deaths of Gabriel, Jo, Ellen, and a whole lot of others.
Answer: Season 5 of Supernatural (prompt on “Supernatural”)
17. (Sports) On New Year’s Day 2012 this happened in the 1st quarter of the Steelers last regular season game against the Browns. The person involved was Rashard Mendenhall.Stephania Bell often talks about these in the context of fantasy sports. James Andrews works with the Washington Redskins partially due to one of these. Receiver Donnie Avery had this happen to him in preseason 2010, but returned in 2011.One player that had this happen to them rushed for 2,097 yards the season after this happened. The evil Bernard Pollard, then of the Kansas City Chiefs, made this happen to Tom Brady week 1 of the 2008 NFL season. It is often scarier when this happens in a non-contact situation. This was the injury that sidelined Derrick Rose. For 10 points, name this often non-contact injury that does not take place in the MCL.
Answer: ACL Injuries (accept equivalents like “ACL tears”, prompt on “knee injuries”)
18. (Movies) The naming of this sub-genre is credited to critic David Edelstein, though many film-makers who work in this genre dislike the term. In one film in this sub-genre, a character initially avoids capture by passing out in a disco’s storage room, while his friend is kidnapped at the hotel. In a review of one film in this sub-genre, Roger Ebert compared the film to “the guy at the carnival sideshow who bites off chicken heads. No fun for us, no fun for the guy, no fun for the chicken. In the case of this film, it's fun for the guy.” A character in one film in this sub-genre kills a man by thrusting his erection into the other man’s empty eye socket. Defining characteristics of this genre are the mixture of brutal gore with sexually suggestive imagery. For ten points, identify this film sub-genre, pioneered by filmmakers Eli Roth and James Wan, which reached its zenith in 2010 with the releases of The Human Centipede and A Serbian Film.