Time to learn about arachnids I imagine. Let’s go!
Pop Quiz Hot Shot!
1) In the film Dolph Lundgren is part of the Spetsnaz. Historically, this term was followed by what three letter acronym?
2) The film was produced by Jack Abromoff, who eventually went to prison in the aptly named Jack Abramoff Native American lobbying scandal. His lobbying efforts were dramatized in the film Casino Jack, where he was (appropriately?) played by whom?
3) In the film Lundgren is found by a tribal San, or Saan. These are hunter gatherers that still live in the region, and are more commonly referred to as what? (Although to be clear they appear to not have a collective term for themselves)
4) There are a ton of music by the singer of Jenny, Jenny, Long Tall Sally, and Good Golly Miss Molly. Name that singer.
5) The director Joseph Zito directed a few films, but two of the more famous films are Invasion U.S.A. and Missing in Action. Who stars in these films?
Bonus NYTimes Listing Question: Red Scorpion was a bit touch and go, but Red Scorpion 2? That definitely played on HBO on April 27, 1995. Right before it though:
What is this lead-in film?
Answers
1) GRU. No, not the main character of Despicable Me. The Main Intelligence Directorate. The KGB was a different thing. At least in The Hunt for Red October, it is positioned as basically the CIA versus something like Naval Intelligence.
2) That would be the very not-controversial actor Kevin Spacey. Yeah, I would just say: read the wikipedia page for Abramoff. It is nuts.
3) Bushmen. I think they call them that in the movie, and the wikipedia article seems to indicate that while it can be used pejoratively, it is usually the accepted term when used positively. These tribes have some of the languages with the “click” sound.
4) That is Little Richard. Those three actually are three of the four top 10 Billboard singles. The fourth is Keep A-Knockin’, which was also on the soundtrack for the film Why Do Fools Fall in Love.
5) You know it is Chuck Norris. Who else could star in Invasion U.S.A. … now that I think about it, what could that film even be about? Is this like a Death Wish deal? Oh, holy shit, it is actually about like … an invasion, and Chuck Norris is the only person who can stop it.
Bonus NYTimes Listing Answer: Crude? You don’t bad mouth The Chase.
Have you seen The Chase? It is nuts. I’m going to go watch The Chase right now! Take that!
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