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Trivia Quiz: Movies

7-May-09 / James Callan

Round 7 at the Old Pequliar on March 3, 2009
Average score: 7.07/10 (14 teams)

1) What 1999 riff on Like Water for Chocolate, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, was the final film reviewed by Gene Siskel?

2) George Clooney gained 35 pounds for his role in what 2005 drama based on the CIA memoir See No Evil?

3) His insurers made Woody Allen replace Winona Ryder with Radha Mitchell and Robert Downey, Jr., with Will Ferrell when he directed what 2004 film?

4) What 1996 comedy, named after a hit song by the Chiffons, features an uptight architect and a laid back political columnist falling in love while juggling daycare and careers?

5) Edward Burns’ brother cheats on Jennifer Aniston with Cameron Diaz in what 1996 romantic comedy, Burns’ second film after The Brothers McMullen?

6) Kieran Culkin plays Ryan Phillipe’s brother and Susan Sarandon’s son in what 2002 drama that’s sometimes compared to Catcher in the Rye?

7) What 2003 comedy features Diane Keaton’s most recent Oscar-nominated performance?

8) What 2003 horror film, inspired by And Then There Were None, features a group of people who share the same birthday being terrorized in a remote motel?

9) Bruce Willis donated his pay for appearing on Friends to charity because he lost a bet while filming what 2000 Canadian comedy?

10) What actor or actress appeared in all nine of these films?

Quiz: Busy Bodies

9-February-09 / James Callan

Round 6 at the Old Pequliar on Feb. 3, 2009

For many celebrities, their trail of romantic conquests is as distinctive as a fingerprint. Given a string of romantic partners, either confirmed or frequently rumored, can you name the one person who’s … um … dated them all?

1) Pamela Anderson, Nicole Eggert, Melissa Gilbert, Liza Minelli, and Erin Moran

2) Richard Dean Anderson, Adam Duritz, David Spade, Kyle MacLachlan, and Jack Nicholson

3) Kathy Griffin, Sofia Coppola, Margaret Cho, Shar Jackson, and Mira Sorvino

4) Prince, Fred Durst, David Spade, Dennis Rodman, and Joan Jett

5) Sherilynn Fenn, Jennifer Grey, Kate Moss, Vanessa Paradis, and Winona Ryder

6) Matthew Perry, Liam Neeson, Kiefer Sutherland, Jason Patric, and Lyle Lovett

7) Carly Simon, Diane Keaton, Natalie Wood, Barbra Streisand, and Madonna

8) Eddie Murphy, Prince Albert II of Monaco, Wesley Snipes, David Justice, and Spike Lee

9) Alison Eastwood, Neve Campbell, Rebecca Romijn, Minnie Driver, and Alexandra Kerry

10) Joey Lawrence, Carson Daly, Alec Baldwin, and John Mayer

Quiz: Triangulation

8-July-08 / James Callan

Round 3 at the Old Pequliar on July 1, 2008.
Average score: 6.41/10 (17 teams)

Triangulation is my tip of the hat to Wikipedia’s disambiguation pages and those seldom-used tertiary and sub-tertiary definitions in the dictionary. I’ll give you three definitions, you tell me the word or phrase that fits them all.

Example: A Canadian music award, a Roman goddess, and Roger Ebert’s favorite film of 2007: Juno

1) a kind of wrench, something you can make from socks, and something you spank
2) a novel by Irvine Welsh, a byproduct of horses, and the opposite of rubber
3) a documentary by Diane Keaton, a place where nothing ever happens, and a place on earth
4) the author of The Bonesetter’s Daughter, a key on a calculator, and a George Hamilton accessory
5) the shipboard computer in a science fiction classic, a John Lennon song, and something that turns wine to vinegar
6) one third of a popular hip-hop trio, a product formed by the neutralization of an acid by a base, and what we talked about when we talked about nukes
7) something you’d see on a slot machine, a U2 song, and a name you’ll hear on Must-See Thursday
8) an Edith Wharton novel, a lake in Oregon, and a lifeguard on Baywatch
9) Christopher Martin’s hip-hop alias, the NY Times’ online sports magazine, and “the work of children”
10) a celebritot, a unit of Smurf measurement, and a Newtown Pippin

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