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This character created a bodyguard that said things like "I PERFORMED VIOLENCE. ROGER-ROGER." That bodyguard was an android named Mister Bones. Born on the planet Akiva, he teamed with his mother to fight gangster SuratNuat. A deleted scene gives him a line about how lightspeed is the only speed. A captain in Blue Squadron and probably its best recon flier, he took part in the attack on Starkiller Base. For 10 points, name this character from The Force Awakens who was played by Greg Grunberg.
ANSWER: Temmin "Snap" Wexley [accept any part] Jerry Vinokurov
This man's wife became the first head of the Art in Embassies Program, the last appointment made by John F. Kennedy before his assassination. His most well-known article of clothing was given him by Drue Smith and was meant to signify his opposition to E.H. Crump. In 1957, he staged a bizarre set of hearings that attacked the sale of switchblade knives. For 10 points, name this coonskin cap wearing politician best known for his 1950 Senate committee attacking organized crime, a Senator from Tennessee.
ANSWER: Carey Estes KefauverCharlie Dees
This person's existence was revealed to most people through a 2013 Internet posting by Slade Sohmer recounting his visit to a "middling high school-esque gym." Sohmer was drawn to this man despite also seeing Jawad Williams, Daniel Ewing, and Aloysius Anagonye. Questions about this man included "Does he get razzed for this constantly?" Hailing from French Guiana, this man plays for Cholet Basket, and has been compared, inaccurately, to He Hate Me. For 10 points, name this awesomely named basketball player that is Joe Nutter's HSQB username.
ANSWER: SteeveHo You FatJoe Nutter
In its third season, this show added Anthony LaPaglia's brother, Jonathan, as a cast member. Wikipedia notes the event that caused this show to "jump the shark" was the death of Eddie Torres at the end of season three. Ice-T had a recurring role on this show as chemistry wiz and drug kingpin "Danny-Up." This FOX show took place in the same universe as producer Dick Wolf's Law and Order franchise. For 10 points, name this cop show starring MalikYoba about Big Apple detectives.
ANSWER: New York UndercoverPulakMittal
This article contains a paragraph describing the fate of the author of the book Lajja. Sub-titles in this article include "Shanbag protests," and two people mentioned it in have been stabbed in Dhaka. Most of this article deals with the attacks on atheist bloggers by fundamentalist religious groups, not on the potential beliefs or activism of those who hold the title ideology. For 10 points, name this Wikipedia article that deals with people who have a lack of faith in a certain Asian country to the east of India.
ANSWER: Irreligion in BangladeshBrad Fischer
The Washington Post labeled this book "180 pages too long" despite it only being 224 pages long, while Rabbi Jason Miller claimed it was clearly written to "coincide with the Jewish High Holy Days." The title character helps an old wealthy man named Victor Delamonte and a cyberbullied teenager named Sarah Lemon. This book's title character, Dor, was sentenced to 6,000 years of solitary confinement in a cave as a punishment for creating a clock. For 10 points, name this presumably awful inspirational novel by Mitch Albom.
ANSWER: The Time KeeperPat Freeburn
It's not a Michigan quizbowl question, but Wilfred Schoff noted that this text is filled with "clumsy and sometimes ungrammatical constructions" and that it is "so vague and uncertain" that is probably just copied from another text altogether. Scholars still have no idea what various words mean, including "lakkoschromantinos," an unknown word referring to a traded good. Despite this text's name, it refers to places in the entire Indian Ocean and Persian Gulf. For 10 points, name this probably 1st century Greco-Roman text describing navigation through Arabia, Africa, and India.
ANSWER: Periplus of the Erythraean SeaWill Alston
This character's great-great-grandfather had come from Leghorn and he resides in Leoville, Sydney Parade. He was married to his wife for 22 years in a happy arrangement until "about two years ago when his wife began to be rather intemperate in her habits." He is never really seen, mostly because he is always away, although he does encourage Mr. Duffy's visits, thinking Duffy is interested in his daughter. This character's wife throws herself in front of a train, some years after ending her relationship with Duffy. For 10 points, name this mariner whose wife Emily is a major character in James Joyce's story "A Painful Case."
ANSWER: Captain SinicoMike Sorice
L. Fletcher Prouty claimed this man orchestrated the JFK assassination and was one of the "Three Tramps." A key participant in both Operation Passage to Freedom and Operation Mongoose, he is frequently, if inaccurately, purported to be the inspiration for the title character in Graham Greene's novel The Quiet American. This man was reportedly fired after refusing to overthrow the Diem regime. For 10 points, name this Air Force officer, an important Cold Warrior in both Vietnam and Cuba.
ANSWER: Edward LansdaleMirza Ahmed
The New York Times claimed the stupidest part of this book featured the author "tripping over his own file cards" to include such historical celebrities as Hans Christian Andersen, the Schillers, and Wagner during a section set at Weimar. While doing research, the author of this book came across the story of a decapitated prince's head that he would eventually discover in reality in 2005. A main character commits suicide after waiting three years at Fort Elmina, while the title character denies his old background in an attempt to assimilate. For 10 points, name this book about an Ashanti prince taken to the Netherlands, the debut novel of Arthur Japin.
ANSWER: The Two Hearts of KwasiBoachiJacob O'Rourke
A SNL sketch references a contest to hit this man "in the mouth with a brick," referencing an incident where he was injured while during a 1970 Mardi Gras parade. A one-time minority owner of the New Orleans Saints, this man, "The Round Mound of Sound," recorded such hit songs as "Sugar Lips" and "Java." His best known recording is played when Beatrix arrives in Japan in Kill Bill and was heavily inspired by Rimsky-Korsakov's Flight of the Bumblebee. For 10 points, name this trumpeter who recorded the theme to "The Green Hornet."
ANSWER: Al HirtShravanBalaji
This story's title character is a "big Mets fan" who has "seen all the Star Wars movies about a dozen times each." The framework of this story is an article by Jacob Conover, who hopes that his "publisher is wrong." The title character of this story, Tim Harrison, and another person look at old newspaper clippings and retractions, but the ending reveals the setting is actually the Slocum Brener Cancer Clinic and the title character will die of leukemia in a few weeks. For 10 points, name this comic story in which a webslinging hero visits one of his biggest fans.
ANSWER: "The Kid Who Collects Spider-Man" Alex Gerten
A book with this name is written by the author of Homebrewed CultureCast ostensibly for "NONES, DONES, and Prodigal Sons." The poster who has this username has an avatar showing Bumblebee being blown apart by G.I. Joe. A documentary with this name explores gay and lesbians' struggle for acceptance in the Episcopal Church. For 10 points, give this username of Hannah Kirsch, which makes a distinction among a certain religion's adherents.
ANSWER: Not That Kind of Christian!!Hannah Kirsch
The theme song to this show is oddly titled "March of the Martians." Almost every part on the show was played by Bobby Van, including Bwana Clyde Batty, the Grammar Slammar, and the Oracle. Despite appearing in around 400 segments, Vincent Price filmed all of his scenes in just four days. The main character on this show lived in Canada and wanted to revive Brucie J. Monster. For 10 points, name this Canadian kids show about the thirteenth son of Count Dracula.
ANSWER: "The Hilarious House of Frightenstein" Kai Smith
This item is described with the line "Shank 'em if ya got 'em, fellas!" and is supposedly a "positively inhumane" knife featured in the game Team Fortress 2. The poster with this name has a signature stating "Make Quizbowl Great Again." I have no idea what the name of this thing means, but its namesake wrote the collection Pictures of the Gone World, runs City Lights Bookstore, and is the author of A Coney Island of the Mind. For 10 points, name this thing which conceivably could be a coordinate line owned by a pilot.
ANSWER: Ferlinghetti's AxisNick Conder
This book's author is a Minnesotan who "teaches classes on the history of food and drink." The man mentioned in its title played Passepartout in the 1956 version of Around the World in 80 Days. This Jeffrey Pilcher book is an analysis of "the life and times of Mario Moreno," who famously played a "fast-talking, nonsensical character." For 10 points, name this book which analyzes a North American country's social history through the lens of the Latin American "Charlie Chaplin."
ANSWER: Cantinflas and the Chaos of Mexican ModernityZach Foster
In 2001, the descendent of the man this character was based on claimed his depiction was the result of "sensationalist and inaccurate reporting." After the protagonist beats this one-eyed man, John Browdie finds it hilarious and gives the protagonist money. He loves to beat up Smike and has a shrewish daughter named Fanny. This guy runs Dotheboys Hall in Yorkshire. For 10 points, name this fiendish schoolmaster in Charles Dickens' book Nicholas Nickleby.
ANSWER: WackfordSqueers [accept either] Ben Chametzky
Wikipedia claims this film's plot "is notable for its lack of originality." It is about Sarah Thomas, who falls in love with a still photographer. After they elope, this film jumps ahead to show them seeking a divorce but being required to stay together another six months. Starring Bhavana and AnoopMenon, this film is a 2014 Malayalam romantic comedy. For 10 points, name this goofily named movie, the username of Raynell Cooper, whose title makes it sound like it is about emotional yet romantic infants.
ANSWER: Angry Babies in LoveRaynell Cooper
One of these things appears on the design of the Wiltshire Coat of Arms. Over 80% of these things die in the first year of life, mostly because they are reluctant to fly. Due to their apparent excellent taste, they were hunted into oblivion in Great Britain by the 1840's. The only member of the genus Otis, they are most commonly found in Portugal and Spain. For 10 points, name this bird, the heaviest living flying animal, and the username of Dave Madden.
ANSWER: Great bustardDave Madden
This character is going to marry his maid "again," which would be his eleventh marriage. He sings a song about wanting to touch Aunt Nina all over before telling Uncle George, "I got to get up in ya, bay-bee!" In another appearance, he has his mouth wide open at all times and uses a fake Monty Python picture-jaw to lip-synch. Molly is very opposed to having this character DJ her wedding to Roast Beef. For 10 points, name this character, a member of the Syndicate with Bensington Butters and Ray Smuckles in Achewood.
ANSWER: AKKOLADEFred Morlan
The title character of this work rapes Florinda, the daughter of an ally, although she later defends him. Originally going to be titled after another character, Pelayo, it closes with the assassination of Count Julian and a defeat of the Moors. This work was almost never begun after the author swore off poetry due to the failure of Thalaba the Destroyer. For 10 points, name this Robert Southey epic poem about a former king of Spain.
ANSWER: Roderick the Last of the GothsDan Goff
The most recent Amazon.com review for this book notes "My grandson will love this!" Wikipedia notes the author was unaware its title references a Greek proverb quoted by Erasmus. The title actually refers to a particular category of nouns in the Dyirbal language. This book's subtitle is "what categories reveal about the mind." For 10 points, name this book about metaphor and semantics, written by George Lakoff.
ANSWER: Women, Fire, and Dangerous ThingsWill Nediger
This location was where such movies as Drop Dead Fred and Grumpy Old Men were shot. The company that managed this location had almost no success producing works other than those from its owner, Tevin Campbell, The Time, and Sheila E. Located in Chanhassen, Minnesota, it closed in 1996 and eventually reopened as a private rehearsal studio for its owner. For 10 points, name this location that takes its name from a song on the album Around the World in a Day, the private studio of Prince.
ANSWER: Paisley Park Studios Paul Kirk-Davidoff
This thing is apparently contrasted with a similar and probably inferior one created by Christopher Starr. Its namesake works at a research center named for Carl Hayden. Cracked claimed its originator volunteered to do the personal research necessary for its creation, although Straight Dope says that's exaggerated and he did the research mostly by having things happen to him in the field. While it can get as high as five points, the only things that even hit 4 are the tarantula hawk, the bullet ant, and the warrior wasp. For 10 points, name this index that measures how much it hurts to get attacked by hymenopterans.
ANSWER: Schmidt sting pain index VarunWadhwa
This man is described as "a bloody navvy" who "never lifted the latch of a school door." This person wrote a work described as "a pome about a thing that's known to all of us." The so-called "Poet of the Pick," he wrote a work called "The Workman's Friend" which continually recites the line "A PINT OF PLAIN IS YOUR ONLY MAN." Shanahan recites one of his poems to Lamont and Furriskey. For 10 points, name this fictional poet created by Flann O'Brien for At Swim-Two-Birds, the username of Jordan Brownstein.
ANSWER: Jem Casey [accept either] Jordan Brownstein
This location inspired a song by Jimmy Jane. A knock-off competitor of this location was actually created only to launder Columbian pesos and advertised it as selling a product "that won't make you sick and kill you." When the person running this place leaves, a Peanuts-esque sign says the employee "is out." Every Christmas, people throw it into the ocean. The idea for this location was stolen from a Korean immigrant that turned out to be Annyong's grandfather. The subject of the song "Big Yellow Joint," there's always money in, for 10 points, what dessert selling location seen on Arrested Development?
ANSWER: Frozen Banana Stand [or Bluth's Original Frozen Banana] Jack Mehr
This thing is the subject of the 2013 Canadian documentary Wavemakers. It was introduced in American film in the movie Lawrence of Arabia, and Jonny Greenwood has utilized it extensively on various Radiohead albums. Named for a French cellist, it can be controlled by sliding a metal ring worn on the right-hand index finger in front of the keyboard. For 10 points, name this musical instrument that is kind of like a theremin.
ANSWER: ondesMartenot [or ondiumMartenot, or ondes musicales, or Martenot] Aaron Cohen
In one appearance, this character uses her mimicry and disguise skills to seek revenge against such people as Colin Sidney and Isabel Field; that crusade occurs after she was placed in a mental institution. In her first appearance, she is the mentally handicapped daughter of a widowed spiritualist and suddenly becomes pregnant. Appearing in the novels Every Day is Mother's Day and Vacant Possession, for 10 points, name this character created by Hilary Mantel, the daughter of Evelyn Axon.
ANSWER: Muriel Axon [need both] Shan Kothari
At one point this character decides to run for public office, but withdraws his candidacy once he realizes the country is in a crisis. This character loses an eye, an arm, the fingers of a hand, and a leg during fighting and at least at the end of the work he appears in is a parody of both Daniel Webster and Zachary Taylor. A Massachusetts wastrel, he befriends the title character, a principled Yankee who opposes the war in Mexico. For 10 points, name this amusingly named character in James Russell Lowell's The Biglow Papers.
ANSWER: BirdofredumSawin [accept either] Andrew Yaphe
This character is the "hidden character" on the Sega 32X version of the game WWF Raw. Even WrestleCrap has nothing to say about him and finishes its entry on him in a paragraph. Played by the Puerto Rican Juan Rivera, who would have infinitely more success as Savio Vega, this character was managed by Harvey Wippleman and defeated people by spitting Asian mist. For 10 points, name this masked WWF wrestler, a "ninja" who appeared from 1994 to 1995.