Category: Quiz

Saw IV Quiz

Arrrrghhhhhhhh! ARGGHHHHH! My hands!!!! Let’s go!

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1) At the beginning of the film, information is revealed to a detective using a Microcassette, a technology invented by the company Olympus in 1969. That company got caught up in a Tobashi scheme in 2011 after firing their CEO abruptly. What is a Tobashi scheme?

2) Donnie Wahlberg’s character is named Eric Matthews. That is the same name as the older brother character in Boy Meets World. As Wikipedia points out, the character started as merely a suave older brother, but then in the fourth season transitions fully into a “crazy moron”. Named after a character in an animated sitcom, what is this process typically called when a character becomes more and more defined by a single trait over the course of a television program?

3) What about a question about another 4th installment: Lethal Weapon 4. In that film Murtaugh has to come to terms with Detective Lee Butters becoming his son-in-law. What famous comedian played Butters?

4) One of the surprising bits of Saw lore is that Shawnee Smith’s Amanda character isn’t in very many of the films (only five of the ten films). Another film she was in was what Kurt Vonnegut adaptation starring Bruce Willis (a BMT qualifier surprisingly)?

5) This movie is technically a side-quel, in that it takes place during the events of the fourth film. Another famous sidequel is a point-and-click adventure game called [Blank]: Escape from DeVil Manor. What fills in the blank?

Bonus NYTimes Listing Question: We talking about Phase IV? No, well that played at 6:35PM on Cinemax on January 17, 1995. Later that night this played:

What is this film?

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D3: The Mighty Ducks Quiz

Where does the word “varsity” come from? You better believe it is a shortening of the word “university”! I … actually find that fascinating. Let’s go!

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1) At one point resident Cowboy Robertson sports a Lone Ranger costume to chase down and hog tie varsity athlete Cole. What was the name of the Lone Ranger’s horse and companion?

2) The only notable soundtrack addition is Barenaked Ladies with Grade 9 which peaked at 53 on the Canadian charts. They did have one number one single in the US. What is it?

3) Coach Orion, got to love him. The constellation Orion though? Do you love it? What is the most famous star in Orion?

4) Joshua Jackson is mostly known as a television star, particularly as a main cast member of Dawson’s Creek. He also appeared in 5 seasons of what Fox Science Fiction series often compared to the X-Files?

5) Here’s a final deepcut for you: Where was Goldberg’s family from again?

Bonus NYTimes Listing Question: Premiered on The Disney Channel on September 29, 1997, up against:

This might be impossible, but bear with me … what is this film?

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D2: The Mighty Ducks Quiz

When did the Mighty Ducks win the Stanley Cup? 2006? Was Charlie Conway on the team? Let’s go!

Pop Quiz Hot Shot!

1) The Goodwill Games was a real thing that ran from 1986 to 2001. It was created by what media mogul who pioneered the superstation concept and 24-hour news?

2) Amazing. You can see the VHS for this movie on the bedstand of the character Joey in the season 7 episode of Seinfeld The Wait Out. That character is played by Todd Bosley who you definitely recognize from Little Giants which starred what two actors as opposing coaches?

3) Julie “The Cat” Gaffney is from Bangor, Maine which features a 31 foot statue of which Canadian lumberjack folk hero?

4) Two important Mighty Ducks signature moves are introduced in the film. The first is a team effort. And the second is a move exclusive to late addition Russ Tyler (played by Keenan Thompson). Name both.

5) The movie of course ends with Queen’s We Are the Champions, which amazingly peaked at only number 4 on the US Charts. Queen would only have two US Chart toppers. Name either.

Bonus NYTimes Listing Question: Just in time for Christmas, on December 3, 1995, D2 went up against:

What is this movie with a very long title?

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The Mighty Ducks Quiz

Who won the Stanley Cup in 1999? The Dallas Stars? I am unfamiliar with such a team, although I do know the Minnesota North Stars. Let’s go!

Pop Quiz Hot Shot!

1) Let’s start with an Emilio question. He comes from a somewhat legendary acting family. He (and his uncle Joe) kept their real names, whereas his father (Martin Sheen) and brother (Charlie Sheen) took on stage names. What is Martin Sheen’s birthname?

2) Come on a journey with me. There was an animated series followup involving humanoid ducks playing hockey and fighting evil (for real). The main character in that was Duke L’Orange, a play off the dish duck a l’orange which involves what kind of sauce?

3) You know this film had a bumping soundtrack. Who sang Good Vibrations?

4) Apparently the film was nominated for AFI’s 100 Cheers special list. So I guess it just got beat out by what 1982 Best Picture winner? Also a sports film it told a real life story about British athletes.

5) Might as well keep it going: What did the aforementioned 1982 movie beat out for Best Picture that year?

Bonus NYTimes Listing Question: The Mighty Ducks pretty much only played on Disney. On March 5, 1994 it went up against this equally good film:

What is this film?

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The Back-up Plan Quiz

What was that live action Disney film with the robot and Robert Forster? The Black Hole? Are you sure it wasn’t The Back-up Plan? Let’s go!

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1) Let’s start with one you should know. Jennifer Lopez was a “Fly Girl” on what 90s sketch comedy show?

2) Alex O’Loughlin is the main actor in the reboot of Hawaii Five-O alongside Scott Caan and Taylor Wily (among others). Taylor Wily was a sumo wrestler who has a 0-1 record in what fighting competition when it was started, apparently, to figure out what the best martial arts discipline is?

3) On the soundtrack J-Lo contributed What Is Love? It didn’t chart. The most recent number one single J-Lo had was All I Have featuring which NCIS: Los Angeles star?

4) One of the random times this movie is referenced elsewhere was when Gus mentioned that Shawn watched The Back-up Plan on the plane to Canada. What USA original series was this in?

5) Anthony Anderson is merely credited as “dad” in this film. And indeed, he is a dad who seems to give Stan terrible advice (and hates body pillows for some reason?). Regardless, six years prior he was in another (bad) film as a newly minted dad. What was that film?

Bonus NYTimes Listing Question: To really understand J-Lo I think you have to watch Money Train which premiered on HBO at 8PM on November 9, 1996. Primetime on ABC was this film:

They both were featured movies that day, what is this competing film?

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Staying Alive Quiz

What was the name of that song which was the first single off of the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack by The BeeGees? Stayin’ Alive? No, I was thinking of How Deep Is Your Love. Let’s go!

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1) The BeeGees notably released the Saturday Night Fever Soundtrack which had three number one tracks by the band. As a matter of fact it was the best selling album in history until it was supplanted by what?

2) Honestly, I kind of always thought of Stallone as a director, but he really doesn’t direct that much. His most recent effort was what 2010 action film?

3) Travolta has a number one single. It is of course a duet. What is that song?

4) One song from the album did get some accolades, being nominated for Best Original Song at the Golden Globes. Who wrote and sang the noted song Far From Over?

5) One of the most infamous events in U.S. sports history was Disco Demolition Night in 1979. The event took place at Comiskey Park. Who is the home team that had to forfeit the second leg of the double header that night?

Bonus NYTimes Listing Question: Since the release predates the listings I have they are all over the place. But I did find a date, June 27, 1998, where it played at 7:15PM on TMC up against this bad boy:

What is this movie?

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Stay Alive Quiz

What is the name of that film about the South American rugby team which crashed in the Andes and had to resort to cannibalism? Society of the Snow? Naw, I’m thinking of Alive. Let’s go!

Pop Quiz Hot Shot!

1) In 1993-1994 there was a Congressional hearing on violence in video games which was lead by Joe Lieberman and Herb Kohl. The three films that were the focus of some ire in the hearing was the very weird FMV game Night Trap, Doom, and what other fighting game of note at the time?

 2) Speaking of video games. The main character in this film is played by Jon Foster, who is the brother of Ben Foster. Ben Foster played an eeeeevil wizard in what video game adapted film which we watched Live! for BMT.

3) The film is produced by someone we are very familiar with at BMT HQ. He directed such classics as Terminator Salvation and the Charlie’s Angels series. Who is this mononomous director?

4) Frankie Muniz is obviously most famous as a race car driver (right?). He currently drived for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. This is a “stock car” series. What are stock cars by definition?

5) If there is any video game series the fake one in this movie takes inspiration from it is Silent Hill. In that series there is a main villain (seen in the movies occasionally as well) which has a … hat? Helmet? Whatever, on. What is the name of this character based on this headwear?

Bonus NYTimes Listing Question: This movie premiered too late to get into the television listings. But an earlier video game film, Super Mario Bros., premiered at 8PM on Showtime on August 27, 1994. The lead-in to the film was:

What is this film?

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Under Siege 2: Dark Territory Quiz

What is the term for locations where you can get dazzling views of stars due to low levels of light pollution? Dark sky? I don’t think so, I thought it was dark territories. Let’s go!

Pop Quiz Hot Shot!

1) The director of Under Siege 2 is Geoff Murphy, who is from Wellington, New Zealand. Wellington is the third largest city in New Zealand. Name the two largest cities.

2) The movie was the first feature writing credit for Matt Reeves. He partially broke out as a director on what J.J. Abrams produced creature feature?

3) This is a definitive “Die Hard on a Blank” film. It is Die Hard on the Train. If I were to describe a late 90s comedy starring Brendan Fraser as Die Hard in a Radio Station, what movie would I be talking about?

4) I forgot but Steven Seagal wrote the song which appears at the end. The lyrics are very literal. It was co-written by Gregg Allman of the Allman Brothers, who (among 8 marriages) was married to what Academy Award winning pop icon?

5) The film starts in Denver, Colorado. Between 1858 and 1862 there was a gold rush at what mountain which was named after a man named Zebulon?

Bonus NYTimes Listing Question: Under Siege 2: Dark Territory debuted on HBO on July 20, 1996 in primetime. It went up against this movie on Showtime. What is it?

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Jury Duty Quiz

What’s the name of that famous courtroom drama where a juror tries to change hearts and minds about the guilt of a young man on trial? 12 Angry Men? Naw, I’m pretty sure I’m thinking of Jury Duty starring Pauly Shore. Let’s go!

Pop Quiz Hot Shot!

1) The film is quite explicitly based on the same source material as 12 Angry Men. The 1957 version was nominated for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Screenplay. Who directed the film?

2) At least one more film question is warranted because Pauly Shore actually explicitly watches a bunch of them in order to prep himself on how to extend the trial. One of them, amusingly, is 12 Angry Men. But there are several others, including what 1959 classic starring Jimmy Stewart and directed by Otto Preminger?

3) As seen in this film, the U.S. jury system is based on the English model. Often in this system there is the concept of removing potential jurors without a specific reason, usually limited to a specific number for both defense and prosecution. What is this type of challenge called?

4) The film won a Golden Raspberry for worst actor. It was also nominated for the Most Painfully Unfunny Comedy, but lost to Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls at what competing award body which ended in 2006?

5) Well Peanut looooooved Jeopardy! So do I. We all know the main two hosts of modern Jeopardy! in Alex Trebek and Ken Jennings. But who was the original host from 1964 until is went off the air for five years in 1979?

Bonus NYTimes Listing Question: Jury Duty played primetime on Showtime on May 17, 1996, up against this BMT classic on TNT. What is it?

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Kraven the Hunter Quiz

What’s the name of the famous television show starring Raven-Symoné? That’s so Raven? I don’t think so. I think it is called That’s so Kraven. Agree to disagree. Let’s go!

Pop Quiz Hot Shot!

1) This is the sixth and last of the Sony Spider-Man Universe films. Name the other five.

2) Apparently Kraven gained his power while on a hunting trip in Ghana. Ghana is also home to the largest man-made lake in the world. What is the name of that lake?

3) A song on the soundtrack was Sign of the Times performed by Harry Styles. That didn’t realy number one in the US. He’s had two number one singles though, As it Was, and what other song?

4) Kraven is a rarity: he is the only original Sinister Six villain to have his own film. The other characters in the original Sinister Six are Doc Ock, the Vulture, Sandman, Electro, and what villain played by Jake Gyllenhall in the Sony/Marvel Spider-Man films?

5) In the end we learn that Kraven’s brother has become the supervillain Chameleon. In the comics Chameleon’s most humiliating defeat was by May Parker who defeated him with Zolpidem, the generic name for what brand name medication?

Bonus NYTimes Listing Question: We talking about Benji the Hunted? Regardless, that film played primetime on March 7, 1991 up against:

On HBO. What is this film?

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