mighty fine trivia by James Callan

Tag: lord of the rings

Quiz: Movies

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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They Come in Threes

Used Jan. 9, 2007, at the Old Pequilar.

  1. Who are Donald Duck’s identical triplet nephews?
  2. The 1940 film You Nazty Spy!, the earliest Hollywood film to mock Hitler, was a vehicle for what comedy group?
  3. What group had a hit in 1963 with the song “Puff the Magic Dragon”?
  4. What 1970s and ’80s American sitcom was adapted from the British series Man About the House?
  5. What superheroes protect the city of Townsville from villains such as Mojo Jojo?
  6. With a $2.92 billion worldwide gross, what’s the highest grossing film trilogy of all time?
  7. DJ Spinderella is the third member of what hip-hop group?
  8. Twenty Years After is the sequel to what adventure novel?
  9. What Christian author wrote Out of the Silent Planet, Perelandra, and That Hideous Strength, known as the Space Trilogy?
  10. What kind of ice cream features vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry in one package?

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