Category: Quiz

Joker: Folie à Deux Quiz

Can you name a notable case of Folie à Deux? The murder of Bridget Cleary? Never heard of it, but what about Joker and Harley Quinn? Let’s go!

Pop Quiz Hot Shot!

1) Lady Gaga has had plenty of number one singles. One just came out in late 2024 though called Die with a Smile, a collaboration with which other artist?

2) Harley Quinn is actually a relatively recent addition to Batman comic canon, first appearing in 1992. In the comics (and the HBO animated series) who is Quinn’s primary love interest (it isn’t the Joker)?

3) This film is, somehow, a Jukebox Musical. What 1952 film classic featuring Jean Hagen (who was nominated for an Oscar for this film) is technically a Jukebox Musical (although I would have hard pressed to know that)?

4) One of the many songs in the film, sung multiple times, is Get Happy written by Harold Arlen and Ted Koehler. Which singer is the song most associated with, having been sung in the 1950 film Summer Stock?

5) Now, in this film Joker is housed at Arkham Asylum (well, Arkham State Hospital). In the comics this is the prison that houses Batman villains who are criminally insane (or have, basically, paranormal medical issues like Mr. Freeze possibly). But what is the name of the actual prison in Gotham that houses everyone else?

Bonus NYTimes Listing Question: On July 8th, 1990, Batman premiered on HBO primetime. Going up against it is this BMT classic:

Name this film.

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The Strangers: Chapter 1 Quiz

Chapter 1? Personally, I’m partial to an overly long author introduction where you’re like “should I read all this? Are they going to spoil things?” You know? Let’s go!

Pop Quiz Hot Shot!

1) We’re Not Gonna Take It by Twisted Sister is on the Soundtrack. That and I Wanna Rock both feature Mark Metcalf in the music video, which is probably most notable for playing Doug Neidermeyer in what classic college comedy?

2) The film is directed by Renny Harlin. He also directed BMT classic The Legend of Hercules. Who is the BMT classic star of that film?

3) You know, filming a bunch of films all at once isn’t at all uncommon. To give another example, a series in which the third and fourth entries were filmed back-to-back have the subtitles Offspring and Trail of Blood respectively. What is that series? Want another hint? The second one has the subtitle The Hunt for the Blood Orchid.

4) Froy Gutierrez plays the garbage boyfriend in this flick. His prior film was Hocus Pocus 2. Name the three actresses who play the witches in the Hocus Pocus films.

5) My god, the film is produced by Courtney Solomon. You should know him from BMT work he’s done on what IP which he bought when he was 19 years old?

Bonus NYTimes Listing Question: On December 16, 1993, When a Stranger Calls Back played on Showtime primetime up against:

What is this film?

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The Strangers: Prey at Night Quiz

When do Strangers Prey? At Night, duh! Let’s go!

Pop Quiz Hot Shot!

1) Prey? Good question. How many Predator films have there been? And yes, this would count any film in which the Predator appears as a primary character.

2) On the soundtrack we have the song Total Eclipse of the Heart which was written by Jim Steinman, but who was the Welsh singer who sang it?

3) The brother in the film is played by Lewis Pullman. You guessed it, he’s the son of Bill Pullman. That is fun. One of his first ever roles was in Spaceballs where he played a Han Solo parody. What was his character’s name?

4) Bailee Madison plays the sister. She played Snow White in Once Upon a Time. The Snow White you’ll know was the original animated film released by Disney during their Golden Age. There are four other films in the Golden Age. Name them.

5) The original film referenced one main crime which was the Manson Family Tate murders. The actual inspiration was the book which detailed the killings. Written by Vincent Bugliosi and Curt Gentry, what is the name of the book?

Bonus NYTimes Listing Question: Speaking of home invasions, Patriot Games played primetime on May 15, 1993 on HBO, up against:

What is this film?

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The American Society of Magical Negroes Quiz

What is the oldest Secret Society in America? The Flat Hat Club of the College of William & Mary? Hell naw, it’s the American Society of Magical Negroes! Let’s go!

Pop Quiz Hot Shot!

1) Now, you should be able to get that The Skull and Bones are one of the big three Secret Societies at Yale. Name either of the other two that are considered the Big Three.

2) Played by Will Smith, what is the name of probably the most well known example of the Magical Negro trope in modern films?

3) And not to spoil the ending (but spoilers), but in the end we also learn the love interest is a Manic Pixie Dream Girl for the primary fragile white male character. What movie involves a subversion of this trope by Zooey Deschanel towards Joseph Gorden-Levitt?

4) Besides the answer to Number 2 they also explicitly show another example of the Magical Negro trope, in particular where a death row prisoner fixes a white guard’s dick. This is quite explicitly the storyline for The Green Mile. Who wrote the original novel?

5) Now, the main character loves his yarn art. What does yarn remind me of? Spinning yarn. What does that remind me of? Rumplestilskin. What does Rumplestiltskin remind me of? Shrek obviously. Which Shrek film is Rumplestiltskin the villain?

Bonus NYTimes Listing Question: Someone once claimed Whoopi in Ghost was a Magical Negress. I don’t know if I believe it, but that did play Primetime on HBO on October 6, 1991 up against:

What is this Rewatchables movie?

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Back to Black Quiz

Singing? A tragic story of drug and alcohol abuse? Talk to me people! Let’s go!

Pop Quiz Hot Shot!

1) Let’s start with a super applicable question: Online there are a multitude of videos concerning coating objects or even whole rooms with a super-black coating to see how it absorbs over 99% of visible light. What is the name of the coating invented by Jen Jensen in 2014?

2) Back in Black isn’t the name of this movie or the album being alluded to. It is the 1980 album by AC/DC, which was the first to feature which lead singer (formerly of Geordie) who had replaced Bon Scott who had died in early 1980?

3) The director Sam Taylor-Johnson met and subsequently married her husband Aaron Taylor-Johnson on the set of her directorial debut film from 2009 called what? It is based on the childhood of John Lennon. 

4) The movie stars Marisa Abela, who does quite a good job in mimicking Amy Winehouse in the end. She is currently notable for starring as Yasmin in what HBO series?

5) Amy Winehouse is famously from Camden Town. What large Royal Park is just to the south of Camden Town?

Bonus NYTimes Listing Question: On October 3, 1990, the film Back to School played on Showtime in primetime up against:

What is this film?

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Tarot Quiz

What does the Magician mean in traditional tarot? Potential? Hell naw, you know that all of the tarot cards mean that they are going to come to life and kill you. Let’s go!

Pop Quiz Hot Shot!

1) Jacob Batalon is famous for the Spider-Man films. He has an upcoming film called The Wrecking Crew though which is about a murder conspiracy in Hawaii and stars what two wrestlers-turned-actors as half-brothers?

2) Hermits appear in what compilation by Giovanni Boccaccio? Specifically in one of the most famous stories, the tenth story of the third day, involving the seduction of a young girl by a hermit in the desert near Gafsa.

3) The hanged man plays a role in the movie. Famously the last public guillotining took place in Paris on June 17, 1939. It lead to an outcry by those who witnessed it. That includes what famous English actor known for portraying Count Dracula in seven Hammer Horror films?

4) What Shakespeare play involves a character of the Fool who accompanies the titular character as he seemingly goes insane roaming the countryside?

5) The film is directed by Spenser Cohen who wrote what 2022 science fiction film directed by Roland Emmerich and starring Halle Berry and Patrick Wilson?

Bonus NYTimes Listing Question: Obviously Tarot couldn’t be on in the 90s, but the other huge boardgame horror film, Jumanji, was. On February 1, 1997 it premiered on Showtime prime time up against:

What is this film?

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The Crow (2024) Quiz

What form does purgatory take in the Dante poem Purgatorio? An island-mountain? Hell naw, you know that shit is a rail-yard filled with crows. Let’s go!

Pop Quiz Hot Shot!

1) Brandon Lee and Bill Skarsgård played The Crow on the big screen, but Mark Dacascos played him on television in The Crow: Stairway to Heaven. He’s been in three BMT films, Cradle 2 the Grave, The Island of Dr. Moreau, and what video game adaptation as Jimmy Lee?

2) The film stars UK musician FKA twigs. What does FKA stand for?

3) A song by Enya is on the soundtrack that is named for a queen of the ancient British Iceni tribe who led an uprising against the conquering Romans around AD 60. What is this queen’s name?

4) The crow is (famously, if you are into early Reddit lore) a corvid. Corvids include magpies, rooks, jays, among many others. What corvid shares a name with a type of doll often seen around the Christmas season?

5) The Crow was nominated for two Razzie awards, but the most surprising was that it didn’t win for Worst Remake, Rip-off, or Sequel. Which (future BMT) film ultimately won that crown?

Bonus NYTimes Listing Question: On November 22, 1996 The Crow premiered on primetime on Channel 11. Competing with it on HBO was this film:

What is this film?

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The Garfield Movie Quiz

What was the heaviest cat in history? Himmy? Hell naw, you know it is Garfield. He fucking loooooves Lasagna. Let’s go!

Pop Quiz Hot Shot!

1) Lasagna is possibly the oldest type of pasta. And to make the dish (also called lasagna) you will it with cheese, seasonings, ground meat, tomato sauce and what mother sauce of French cuisine?

2) I mean, Garfield’s least favorite song is probably Monday, Monday. That song was the only number one hit for what quartet?

3) Remember Garfield and Friends? That’s not the question. The question is: that show had two separate 12 minute programs, one being Garfield. The “friends” refers to what other syndicated Jim Davis comic strip?

4) Famously Garifled has been voiced by Lorenzo Music in the original cartoon, and then Bill Murray in the movies (and now Chris Pratt … no comment). Lorenzo Music also played what other animated cartoon character with a connection to Bill Murray?

5) Apparently there is a video game in development, but over the years there have been numerous Garfield computer and video games. One, called Garfield Labyrinth, was only called such in Europe. In North America it was reskinned as The Real Ghostbusters, and in Japan it was the fourth entry of the Crazy Castle series starring what classic character?

Bonus NYTimes Listing Question: Going head to head with Garfield Gets a Life, the last animated special, is this famous film:

What is this film?

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Night Swim Quiz

Who was the last person to bat .400 in a season? Ted Williams?! Hell naw, it was Ray Waller. Let’s go!

Pop Quiz Hot Shot!

1) In the movie the main character has been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, which ends his baseball career. MS is an autoimmune disease where the immune system attacks the insulating covers of nerve cells called what?

2) Wyatt Russell, son of Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn, plays a professional baseball player in the film. He actually was a professional athlete for the Richmond Sockeyes, Langley Hornets, and Brampton Capitals among other amateur and professional teams. What sport do these teams represent?

3) Kerry Condon plays the AI voice F.R.I.D.A.Y. in the MCU. The name doesn’t seem to mean anything, or at least no reputable source claims to have an official reason behind it. In actuality it appears to merely be a reference to what Daniel Dafoe book?

4) The Judas Priest song You’ve Got Another Thing Comin’ is on the soundtrack, and it is the only US charting song for the heavy metal band. It isn’t the highest UK sharting song though, that honor belongs to both Living After Midnight and what three word song (a song title often chanted by Beavis & Butthead)?

5) Produced by Blumhouse, there has been over 100 productions by the company in the 25 years of its existence. The company though really got started with the release of what film which ended up being a hugely lucrative franchise for the company?

Bonus NYTimes Listing Question: Spare yourself from this similarly named horror film:

What is this film?

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Transylvania 6-5000 Quiz

What was the name of the doctor who created the monster in the novel by Mary Shelley? Dr. Frankenstein? Hell naw, that’s Dr. Malavaqua. Let’s go!

Pop Quiz Hot Shot

1) Pennsylvania 6-5000 was made famous by Glenn Miller, but it only hit number 5 on the Your Hit Parade charts. He did have many number one hits over his career including a rendition of what 1939 song which won the Best Original Song Oscar in 1940?

2) Speaking of, the local Transylvanian band butchers the song New York, New York, which naturally was written for the movie New York, New York. Not nominated for any Oscars (including Original Song, absurd), who directed that film?

3) The classic Universal Monsters (many of which are spoofed in this film) were considered to be what five monsters?

4) The film was financed by the Dow Chemical Company as a scheme to repatriate money accumulated in Yugoslav dinar that couldn’t otherwise be freed under Yugoslav law. Yugoslavia would split into Croatia, Slovenia, Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the Republic of Yugoslavia. What three countries did the Republic of Yugoslavia eventually split into?

5) Leonard Maltin is apparently somewhat famous for his one word review for the film which involved him in a video swaying along to Pennsylvania 6-5000 and when that part of the song comes up he says the name of the movie and what one word?

Bonus NYTimes Listing Question: On March 28th, 1997, Transylvania 6-5000 played on Comedy Central. A little earlier on TMC:

What is this film?

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