mighty fine trivia by James Callan
As the Punisher discovered in 1994, druglord “Red” Fever bears an uncanny, hijinks-inspiring resemblance to what iconic American teenager?
That question, again: In Pulp Fiction, what kind of burger gets an enthusiastic endorsement (â€That’s a tasty burger!â€) from Jules? (Hint: Annette Funicello could tell you.)
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
1) John Cusack plays finders-keepers with $1.2 million dollars that fell off a truck in what 1993 dramedy?
2) Demi Moore has to choose between the justice system and her son’s life in what 1996 thriller?
3) Ultra-shiksa Melanie Griffith goes undercover as a Hasidic Jew in what 1992 Sidney Lumet crime drama?
4) What 2006 political drama was more faithful to the Robert Penn Warren novel it’s based on than the 1949 version that won an Oscar?
5) Quentin Tarantino did an uncredited script rewrite for what 1995 thriller, adding among other things a discussion about the Silver Surfer?
6) The 2005 film Be Cool was a sequel to what 1995 comedy?
7) Julia Roberts met Danny Moder, her husband-to-be, on the set of what 2001 romantic comedy-slash-road movie-slash-crime drama?
8) The lead in what 2001 neo-noir film wants to get rich by investing in a can’t-miss new technology called “dry cleaning”?
9) What 1993 crime thriller features a famous speech explaining the genetic history of the island of Sicily?
10) Who appeared in all nine of these films?
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1) What 1996 comedy gave Jim Carrey his first $20,000,000 paycheck — but didn’t earn quite that much in its opening weekend?
2) What 1995 film stars Quentin Tarantino as the embodiment of luck, who robs banks, picks up hitchhikers, and swims in electical swimming pools?
3) What 1996 comedy reworks Cyrano de Bergerac to tell the story of a veterinarian and a model in love with the same person?
4) What 2001 film, based on a comic book, used the tagline “accentuate the negative”?
5) What 2006 animated film had a soundtrack album by Jack Johnson called Sing-A-Longs and Lullabyes?
6) What 1997 mockumentary contains the line “I’ll tell you why I can’t put up with you people. Because you’re bastard people, you’re just bastard people, and I’m gonna go home and I’m gonna, I’m gonna bite my pillow is what I’m gonna do!”
7) The cast of The Dirty Dozen hunts for the cast of This Is Spinal Tap in what 1998 action film directed by Joe Dante?
8) Will Smith won a Best Rap Solo Performance Grammy for the theme from what 1997 science fiction film?
9) What 2004 romance takes its name from a poem by Alexander Pope and a major character’s name from one of Huckleberry Hound’s favorite songs?
10) Who appeared in all nine of these movies?
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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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