mighty fine trivia by James Callan
Disney princesses are a dime a dozen. Pixar princesses are a rarer thing. In fact, there’s only one Pixar movie that features a princess as a main character — and in fact, it’s got two. What movie is it?
(And once again, sorry for the unplanned hiatus.)
Answer (or guess) below. Prize: public glory.
That question, again: What car manufacturer’s name means “blacksmith†in the language of its home country?
What car manufacturer’s name means “blacksmith” in the language of its home country?
Answer (or guess) below. Prize: public glory.
That question, again: According to Disney, Aladdin says “Scat, good tiger, take off and go.†According to a popular rumor vectored (and later retracted) by Movie Guide, though, he really tells “all good teenagers†to do what?
Round 7 at the Old Pequliar on April 1, 2008
Average score: 6.14/10 (21 teams)
1) Robin Williams impersonates Desi Arnaz, John Wayne, and Bette Davis as a “brain-fried, electrified, infected and injectified” fruit bat in what 1992 children’s film?
2) In what 1989 comedy do Run-D.M.C. cover a song written and originally performed by Ray Parker Jr.?
3) The short John Grisham novel Skipping Christmas was the basis for what 2004 comedy, Roger Ebert’s second-worst film of the year?
4) What 1996 satire starring Samuel L. Jackson was inspired by the highly profitable interracial boxing match between Larry Holmes and Gerry Cooney?
5) Legendary singer Bob Dylan stars as a legendary singer in what 2003 movie, which he also co-wrote and composed the soundtrack for?
6) What 2006 animated film, known as Wheelbarrows in Russia, climaxes at the 2005 Piston Cup races?
7) What 1996 horror film was the first movie George Clooney starred in after he was cast on ER?
8) Kevin Costner’s character declares that “when a defining moment comes along, you define the moment… or the moment defines you” in what 1996 sports comedy?
9) What 1978 cult comedy featuring a van made of marijuana, was banned by South Africa because “it might encourage the impressionable youth of South Africa to take up marijuana smoking”?
10) What actor or actress appeared in all 9 of these films?
I’ll name a car model, you tell me who made it. Example: the answer to Beetle is Volkswagen.
1) Cressida
2) Q45
3) Sonata
4) Crown Victoria
5) Neon (2 possible answers)
6) Swift
7) Town & Country
8) Aztek
9) Millenia
10) Catera
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1) Before Lord of the Rings: Return of the King, what was the first third film in a trilogy to be nominated for a Best Picture Oscar?
2) The plot for the 2006 Pixar movie Cars bears a curious similarity to the plot of what 1991 Michael J. Fox comedy?
3) What 2001 film stars Brendan Fraser as a cartoonist who returns to life in the body of Chris Kattan?
4) Which Quentin Tarantino film is based on the novel Rum Punch by Elmore Leonard?
5) What 1993 film features Keanu Reeves as the founder of a major world religion?
6) Billy Bob Thornton’s first acting-related Oscar nomination was for Sling Blade. His second was for playing Bill Paxton’s brother in what dark 1999 crime drama?
7) In what 1992 film does a fictional Seattle mayor kill the idea of a “supertrain” to solve mass transit issues?
8) What 1993 film is the American remake of the 1990 French thriller Nikita?
9) A character in what 1992 film is killed when the villain stabs him in the eye with her stiletto heel?
10) What actor or actress appears in all of these movies?
Average score among 13 teams: 7.62. (There were 7 perfect scores; a team that scored 1 brought the average way down.)
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