4.14.2010

Tuesday Night Trivia: Movies and film


In recent months, my roommates, K, and assorted Baltimore friends have begun a daily trivia contest. Each of us creates quizzes for dedicated days of the week (I have Tuesday), and then we e-mail them to each other. It's a great way to kill time at work, or to realize how dumb you are.

The rules:

1.) You must know the knowledge off the top of your head.
2.) Ten questions
3.) As many bonus questions as you want.
4.) New theme every week (i.e. food, sailing terminology, Harry Potter)
5.) No looking up the answers when you're taking the quiz.

So, I decided that every Tuesday night, I'll post my quiz from the day. If you want to participate, leave your answers in the comments. Maybe if this catches on I'll give away a prize or something.



1.) Three movies have won 11 Academy Awards in the same year. Name two
of them. (.5 each, 1 point bonus for the third)


2.) Match the famous quote to the film:

Casablanca
Taxi Driver
Dirty Harry
Gone With The Wind

“Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn.”

“Here’s looking at you, kid.”

“You talkin to me?”

"You've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel lucky?' Well, do
ya, punk?"


3.) What is the name of the shrimp company Forrest opens in the 1994
film “Forrest Gump?”


4.) There are four Indiana Jones films. Name them. (.25 each)


5.) Which of these four films did Martin Scorsese NOT direct?

a. Gangs of New York

b. Casino

c. The Departed

d. The Godfather, Part III


6.) What was the first feature film produced with sound? (One point
bonus: What year was it?)


7.) In the 2007 classic “Hot Rod,” what flavor punch upsets Rico’s stomach?


8.) What speed must Doc Brown’s DeLorean reach to time travel in the
Back to the Future films?


9.) What were the names of the two burglars in Home Alone and Home
Alone 2: Lost in New York? Character names, not actor names.


10.) What is the highest grossing film of all-time, worldwide?


Bonus #1: The movie Fast Times at Ridgemont High featured three future
Academy Award winners for Best Actor. Name them. (1 point each)


Bonus #2: Name as many members of the Ocean’s Eleven crew as possible.
Actor names, not character names. And I mean actual members of Danny
Ocean’s crew, not any other characters. Oh, and from the recent
Ocean’s Eleven film, not the one with Frank Sinatra back in the 60s.
Those are all the stipulations. (.5 each)

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Posted by Bradford Pearson at 3:57 AM

9 comments:

  1. 1. Titanic, Gone with the Wind

    2. Casablanca - “Here’s looking at you, kid.”
    Taxi Driver - “You talkin to me?”
    Dirty Harry - "You've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel lucky?' Well, do ya, punk?"
    Gone With The Wind - “Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn.”

    3. Bubba Gump

    4. Temple of Doom, Last Crusade, ugh.

    5. d.

    6. The Jazz Singer, 1918

    7. No way I would know this. Guess - lemon-lime?

    8. 88 mph

    9. No way.

    10. Inflation adjusted, Gone with the Wind. Non-adjusted, Avatar.

    Bonus 1 - Sean Penn. Don't know the other two, but thank you for reminding me of Phoebe Cates.

    Bonus 2 - Matt Damon, Brad Pitt, crap. I got nothing else.

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  2. 1.) Titanic, Fellowship of the Rings, Godfather II

    2.) “Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn.” – Gone with the wind

    “Here’s looking at you, kid.” Casablanca

    “You talkin to me?” Taxi Driver

    "You've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel lucky?' Well, do
    ya, punk?" Dirty Harry


    3.) Bubba Gump


    4.) Raiders of the lost Ark, Last Crusade, Temple of Doom, Crystal Skull


    5.) D. Godfather

    6.) Metropolis

    7.) …Hawaiian?


    8.) 87


    9.) Harry and Marv

    10.) Aquaman


    Bonus #1: Sean Penn, Forrest Whitaker, Judge Reinhold(?!?!)


    Bonus #2: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Don Chedele, Casey Affleck, Matt Damon…

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  3. Bonus #1: The movie Fast Times at Ridgemont High featured three future
    Academy Award winners for Best Actor. Name them. (1 point each)

    Sean Penn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Forrest Whitaker ... but didn't Ray Walston also get an Oscar for hmmm... South Pacific?

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  4. Ray Walston ... nope, glad I'm anonymous.

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  5. "Hey little girl, I don't like cherry! It upsets my stomach."

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  6. i think this is a great idea! it's tougher than i expected, too.

    1. titanic, lord of the rings, gone with the wind?

    2. a-gone with the wind
    b-casablanca
    c-taxi driver
    d-dirty harry

    3. bubba gump shrimp co.

    4. raiders of the lost ark, indiana jones and the a)temple of doom, b) last crusade, c) crystal skull

    5. godfather III (tricky!)

    6. tempted to say jazz singer, but i thought i heard once that it wasn't the first one. meh. sometime in the 20s.

    7. mango (??)

    8. 88

    9. marv and ?? :( dammit!

    10. avatar

    bonus 1: nicholas cage, sean penn, forest whitaker

    bonus 2: pitt, clooney, cheadle, roberts, gould, c affleck, s caan.

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  7. 1.) Titanic and Ben-Hur


    2.) Match the famous quote to the film:

    Casablanca - “Here’s looking at you, kid.”

    Taxi Driver - “You talkin to me?”

    Dirty Harry - "You've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel lucky?' Well, do
    ya, punk?"

    Gone With The Wind - “Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn.”

    3.) Bubba Gump Shrimp


    4.) There are four Indiana Jones films. Name them. 1) Raiders of the Lost Ark
    2) The Temple of Doom
    3)The Last Crusade
    4) The Crystal Skull


    5.) Gangs of New York?



    6.) Steamboat Willie (i know it's wrong, but i feel like it deserves a shout out... and it had sound)


    7.) Blue Raspberry?


    8.) 88


    9.) Marv and Harry!


    10.) Probably Avatar because James Cameron is a genius(and kind of a douche)


    Bonus #1: Sean Penn, Forrest Whitaker and....


    Bonus #2: George CLooney, Matt Damon, Brad Pitt, Casey Affleck, Bernie Mac, Elliott Gould, Scatt Caan.... that's all i know

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  9. 1.) The Godfather, apollo 13

    2.) Match the famous quote to the film:

    “Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn.” - Gone With The Wind

    “Here’s looking at you, kid.” - Casablanca

    “You talkin to me?” - Taxi Driver

    "You've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel lucky?' Well, do
    ya, punk?" - Dirty Harry

    3.) Bubba Gump Shrimp
    4.) Raiders of the Lost Ark, Temple of Doom, The Last Crusade, Crystal skull
    5.) d. The Godfather, Part III
    6.) 1932 The Jazz Singer
    7.)
    8.) 88mph
    9.) Frank, Marv. (Wet Bandits, Sticky Bandits.)
    10.) You should clarify with or without the adjustment for inflation.
    Without Inflation Adjustment: Avatar
    With Inflation Adjustment: Gone with the WInd
    Bonus #1: Sean Penn
    Bonus #2: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Don Cheadle, Casey Affleck, the asain guy, the old guy, the nervous guy, the brother.

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