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Trivia quiz: Movies

18-May-09 / James Callan

Round 7 at the Old Pequliar on April 7, 2009

1) Two Seattle detectives swap trivia questions while keeping an eye on a lovely waitress in what 1987 movie?

2) Because of Madonna’s involvement, what 1985 drama filmed in Spokane was renamed Crazy for You in several countries?

3) What 1988 film “Based on true events in the life of Frank Dux” features Jean-Claude Van Damme competing in the Kumite, “the secret contest where the world’s greatest warriors fight in a battle to the death”?

4) “The first casualty of war is innocence” was the tagline for what Oscar-winning 1986 film?

5) Kiefer Sutherland, star of the real-time 24, plays a sinister voice in what 2003 suspense film also told in real time?

6) Following one in 1956 and one in 1978, what 1993 science fiction film starring Gabrielle Anwar was the third adaptation of a novel by Jack Finney?

7) What 1986 sequel won an Oscar for its star 25 years after the original movie, in which he also starred, was released?

8) Because Nicole Kidman injured herself while filming Moulin Rouge, Jodie Foster took over the lead in what 2002 thriller?

9) What 1999 mafia film features a score by The RZA, a copy of Rashomon, and extensive use of homing pigeons? (Half point for the short title, full point for the whole thing)

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

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Trivia quiz: The Duality of Man

15-May-09 / James Callan

Round 6 at the Old Pequliar on April 7, 2009

Theme of the round: All about duos.

1) What Disney movie has a direct-to-video sequel wherein one of the main characters “has a glitch”?

2) What TGIF comedy on ABC featured Kelly Ripa as one of the title characters?

3) What literary detectives cracked the cases of the Tower Treasure, the Mystery of Cabin Island, and the Missing Chums, among many others?

4) “The Mac Dad will make you jump jump” and “the Daddy Mac will make you jump jump” according to the 1992 hit by what group?

5) If last names had been used in the title, what 1986 biopic about a doomed love affair would’ve been called Ritchie and Spungen?

6) Frank Sinatra pulled some strings to reunite what comedy team on a televised benefit for the Muscular Dystrophy Association?

7) What gourmet grocery store first opened in SoHo in 1977, but hasn’t gotten any closer to Seattle than the Napa Valley?

8) Before they become a Saturday Night Live star and a Mystery Man, what comedy duo had their own Nickelodeon sitcom and starred in Good Burger?

9) The 1962 film Send Me No Flowers was the last of three films featuring what popular on-screen couple?

10) “A bad imitation of Peter Lorre” hangs out with “an amped-up Larry Fine” according to the voice actors behind what zany cartoon duo?

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13-May-09 / James Callan

TODAY’S QUESTION:

What unusual distinction do Raging Bull, Goodfellas, Do the Right Thing, Fargo, and Toy Story have in common?

YESTERDAY’S ANSWER:

What song is this?

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: Movies and Music in 2008 (audio round)

20-January-09 / James Callan

Round 5 at the Old Pequliar on Jan. 6, 2009
Average score: 7.71/11 (21 teams)

Each correct answer is a movie or song released (or popularized) in 2008.

1) This is from the preview for what movie?

2) This is from the preview for what movie?

3) This is from the preview for what movie?

4) This is from the preview for what movie?

5) This song appears in what movie?

6) Name the song and the artist. (half point each)

7) Name the song and the artist. (half point each)

8) Name the song and the artist. (half point each)

9) Name the performer.

10) Name the performer.

11) Name the character who’s singing.

Quiz: Pop Culture 2008

20-January-09 / James Callan

Round 3 at the Old Pequliar on Jan. 6, 2009
Average score:6.60/10 (21 teams)

1) In January, David Letterman and Conan O’Brien both got rid of what that they’d cultivated during the writer’s strike?

2) Photographer Annie Liebovitz said, “She loved taking that picture, and she was ready to take that picture. It’s just that her audience wasn’t ready.” Who was she talking about, and what magazine published that photograph? (half point each)

3) In February, HD DVD conceded the high-definition DVD market to Blu-ray Discs. What color is the laser used most often in HD DVD?

4) Martha Sharp Crawford, depected in the movie Reversal of Fortune, was better known by what name when she died in December?

5) Stephen Fry, Britney Spears, the Mars Phoenix Lander, and Shaquille O’Neal are among the celebrities who tweeted using what Internet service?

6) When a TV series goes bad, it’s “jumping the shark.” What similar, 3-word phrase inspired by Kingdom of the Crystal Skull describes the moment when bad things happen to good movie sequels?

7) In episode 6 of the new 90210, Kelly reveals that the father of her child was what character from the original series?

8) To protest China’s policy towards the war in Darfur, what Hollywood director withdrew as an artistic adviser to the 2008 Olympics?

9) After confessing to cheating on her husband, Lauren Cleri lost on The Moment of Truth when she answered yes to the question, “Do you think you’re a” what?

10) NBC announced Tim Russert’s death at 3:39pm. What online resource scooped them, adding a date of death and shifting from present to past tense at 3:01pm?

31-December-08 / James Callan

TODAY’S QUESTION:

Since August 1955, what magazine has been home to jovial little creatures known as femlins?

SUNDAY‘S ANSWER:

23-December-08 / James Callan

TODAY’S QUESTION:

What album in the rock ‘n’ roll canon originally ended with a track sometimes called “Inner Groove”?

FRIDAY‘S ANSWER:

19-December-08 / James Callan

TODAY’S QUESTION:

What 1995 movie is based on the real-life story of Lefty and the Ant?

YESTERDAY’S ANSWER:

9-December-08 / James Callan

TODAY’S QUESTION:

The easier question: What was the first film nominated for a Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar based on a comic book or graphic novel?

The harder question: What was the first film nominated for a Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar based on a comic strip?

YESTERDAY’S ANSWER: