[REDACTED] – Pack 1
1. Before joining Violent Femmes, Brian Ritchie and Victor DeLorenzo were once members of a musical group named after this theory. This theory has been supported by Robert G.L. Waite, while Franciszek Pawlar recorded one popular version of it from an account by Johan Jambor. Ron Rosenbaum disputes this theory by calling one of its its evidentiary sources into question. This source involves FavstShkaravsky (*). Other sources against the theory include Erwin Giesing and Theodor Morell. However, it regained traction in 2015 after medical examination records by Josef Steiner Brin from Landsberg Prison were discovered that attest to its truth. For 10 points, name this theory which spawned a popular British World War II song sung to the tune of the Colonel Bogey March.
ANSWER: the theory that Adolf Hitler only had one testicle [accept descriptive equivalents such as the terms “undescended” or “stunted,” or the scientific phrases monorchism and right-sided cryptorchidism].
2. The University of New Hampshire added an advanced course focusing on this theory to its course catalog in fall 2015. An investigation by Chris Mortensen appeared to confirm this theory, but the measurements taken were found to be incorrect by the later Wells Report. Though (*)D’Qwell Jackson is commonly considered the source of this theory, Jackson later claimed he “wouldn’t be able to tell” if this theory were true. Troy Aikman suggested that if theory were true, Bill Belichick would be suspended for more than a year; however, the lack of such a suspension must mean this theory is actually false. For 10 points, identify this theory that suggests a New England Patriots quarterback tampered with certain equipment.
ANSWER: Tom Brady deflated footballs in the 2015 AFC Championship game [accept Deflategate or Ballghazi]
3.A video uploaded by purediamond that has 2 million views explains this theory. In that video, the central figure’s pupils look weird when she cries while discussing Lil Wayne’s prison sentence. This theory can best be described as taking the Lizard People theory to the NEXT LEVEL. My own personal interpretation of this conspiracy is that the central star of this event played the title monster in a Jennifer Lopez creature-feature.This theory makes a lot of sense when you consider the (*) “Baby Got Back” sample used in a #2-peaking 2014 hit. That hit song, which can be interpreted as a very public announcement of this conspiracy, includes lyrics like “Fuck you if you skinny bitch”. The lyrics “Boy toy named Troy used to live in Detroit” opens the song in which a rapstar announces she is the title reptile. For 10 points, identify this theory that suggests that the woman behind “Super Bass” is actually a giant snake.
ANSWER: Nicki Minaj is an ACTUAL Anaconda
4.One theory about this event claims that it was deliberately caused with the use of artificial fog. In 2016, a newly appointed Defence Minister in the country of this event’s victims caused controversy by voicing support for conspiracy theories relating to it, and his party made conspiracy theories relating to it, and his party made conspiracy theories about this event a key part of their campaign in the 2015 elections, helping them win. Conspiracy theories relating to this event tend to put the blame on the government of the country in which this event took place, perhaps in part because the victims of this event had been on their way to a commemoration of the (*)Katyn Massacre. This event led to the death of countless military and government officials and of the brother of the current de facto leader of Poland. For ten points, name this event, in which Poland’s government was decimated by 96 simultaneous accidental deaths.
ANSWER: Smolensk [plane] crash [Also accept “2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash” or “The plane crash that killed the Polish President” or “The plane crash that killed Lech Kaczynski”]
5.Gladio, an operation designed to oppose this nation, were identified as responsible for the death of 3 Italian policemen in 1972 and the 1980 Bologna train bombing by Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti. This nation was almost the site of a massive anthrax outbreak when a bioweapons lab released spores of it into the environment, an incident the government claimed was natural. Call of Duty Black Ops suggests Mason was brainwashed by secret agents of this nation into performing an action caught on the (*)Zapruder film. Scientists of this nation supposedly drilled a hole to hell according to a Christian radio broadcast. A completely discredited school of evolution in this nation, rejected natural selection; over 3,000 scientists that opposed this school were imprisoned, fired, or killed. For ten points, identify this nation responsible for Lykosenkoism and possibly assassinating JFK after the Cuban Missile Crisis.
ANSWER: The USSR (or the Soviet Union)
6. Many have theorised that symbols reading “AU AG” throughout this location may not actually be referring to gold and silver, but rather to a recently discovered, highly deadly strain of Hepatitis. Artist Leo Tanguma painted a series of apocalyptic murals for this location, one of which features a terrifying Nazi soldier wearing a gas mask and brandishing a machine gun. Some claim that this location resembles a swastika when viewed from above, and that the official reasons for its construction are dubious because a previous location called Stapleton (*) was still capable of handling traffic. The dedication capstone at this location supposedly features a masonic symbol and the inscription New World Airport Commission. For ten points, name this largest aeroport by land area in the United States, which opened in 1995.
ANSWER: Denver International Airport
7. The originator of this theory had previously created another theory about the origins of Glen Roy’s parallel roads that he stuck to for years, even after Louis Agassiz provided conclusive evidence to the contrary. This theory was central to a court case in which judge John Raulston was highly favourable to the prosecution, which opposed this theory, and did not allow several key defence witnesses to testify in person. A sitting Governor of (*)Wisconsin once refused to declare that he does not believe in this theory, saying that he was “going to punt on” a question about it. The United States regularly register as the only Western country in which a majority of the population does not believe in this theory, which Scott Walker notably refused to state his denial of in 2015. Central to the Scopes Monkey Trial and originally detailed in, the now supposedly debunked book On the Origin of Species, for ten points name this controversial scientific theory which claims that humans came from monkys.
ANSWER: Evolution [Accept “Natural selection”]
8. An arrest made in this family’s house seems to have predicted the FBI’s indictment of 14 people in the FIFA corruption scandal. The school members of this family attend was using horse meat in the cafeteria years before the revelation that British schools actually did use horse meat. A member of this family created a highly addictive hybrid plant species that in 2003 was partially replicated by an Oregon farmer.After discussing a trip to New York, a member of this family held up a magazine that suggests a prediction of (*) 9/11, which some believe was an intentional warning. A member of this family sees a vision of the future where his sibling, Lisa, has succeeded a disastrous President Trump, a joke actually meant as a warning to America. For ten points, identify this family created by Matt Groening that has intentionally or unintentionally foreshadowed actual events in their hometown of Springfield.
ANSWER: The Simpsons
9. Local columnist Lillian Wiggins was the first person to describe this theory in writing, attributing it to a secret council of civic and corporate leaders who were staunchly opposed to a man originally lauded as the first civil rights activist to be elected mayor of a major city. Improvements to local public schools have been taken as evidence supporting this theory, as has more abundant night life and improved business opportunities. Fear of the outcomes associated with this theory appear to have contributed to the defeat of Adrian Fenty (*) in the 2010 mayoral election, especially since by 2013 a certain demographic had decreased to a plurality since the 1940’s. Supporters of an infamous crack-smoking mayor not of the Ford family worry that an ongoing demographic transition, which has been described as turning “Chocolate City” into “Vanilla Village, is evidence for this theory”. FTP, what is this theory which holds that members of a particular race have been scheming to retake control of a city founded by the Residence Act as a result of the Compromise of 1790?
ANSWER: The Plan (accept anything indicating Whites taking back DC)
10. In one incident in 2008, the governing body of this sport was accused of manipulating results by inventing a new rule and retroactively applying it to a perfectly legal move they deemed unfair. After the death of one of this sport’s most prolific competitors, speculation on missing footage included the question of whether he had been killed by radio interference from terrorists.Recent comments by one of its champions have led angry people on Facebook to suggest that his team is sabotaging him in favour of his (*) German teammate, Nico Rosberg. For 10 points, name this sport where a theory about the Renault team ordering their driver to crash at the Singapore Grand Prix turned out to be true.
Answer: Formula One (accept F1, prompt on Grand Prix Racing)