Pub Quiz Trivia Volume 4: Film Trivia
Copyright © 2011 by Bryan Young
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Printed in the United States of America
First Printing: September 2011
This book is a collection of trivia used in the Big Shiny Geek Show Pub Quiz, hosted weekly by Bryan Young and Shannon Barnson. Pains have been taken to verify the accuracy of answers, but some questions should be double-checked for accuracy before using them in a competitive setting.
This book is dedicated to Josh Stasinos, who writes the Pub Quiz I like to attend (Monday Nights at The Republican, Salt Lake City, Utah) and Shannon Barnson, my co-writer and co-host for the Pub Quiz I put on weekly (Wednesday Nights at Lucky 13, Salt Lake City, Utah).
Pub Quiz Trivia Volume 4:
Film
Trivia
Introduction
I’m told Pub Quizzes have been popular in Europe for decades, and for some reason they’re just now catching on over here in the United States.
I attended my first quiz just a couple of years ago and was immediately hooked. What’s not to like about them? You get to hang out with your friends, drink good beer, and compete in a battle of knowledge against your neighbors. I started going pretty regularly, and my team was winning every now and again. I was having a great time.
Pretty soon, it was apparent to me and my co-host, Shannon Barnson, that we could make some money on the side hosting our very own quiz. We looked into working for some of the giant, corporate (and soulless) Pub Quizzes that run nights at bars across the country, but we thought we could do our own better. And I think we do.
Some of those first nights, figuring out how to write and word questions was a little tough, but we’ve done quizzes for more than 70 weeks in a row now and attract crowds of hundreds to compete in our quiz.
Since we have so many regulars, recycling quizzes and questions is fairly impossible, so I decided to take my old quizzes and publish them so you can use them in your own quizzes. You have in your hands the first of a four part series of pub quiz trivia books. This third volume contains 35 rounds of 10 questions, all having to do with a variety of different topics. (Part 1 is History and Current Events, Part 2 is Wildcard Rounds, and Part 3 is Geek Trivia.) You will also be able to find them all collected in one volume.
We tend to run our quiz (The Big Shiny Geek Show Pub Quiz) with 8 rounds per night. General Trivia, Two Wildcard Rounds, Film, Music, Geeks Vs. Jocks, Lightning Round, and History and Current Events. Each round has 10 questions, and we take two breaks per night, once after the first three rounds, and another after the second three rounds. It gives us time to score and give standings to the teams.
It’s a lot of fun, and I suggest you try it sometime.
As one of my far too many day jobs, I’m a filmmaker and there are few things I love more than the movies. The Film Trivia rounds are my passion and I put all kinds of great stuff in here. More often than not, if a movie keeps coming up, it’s because it’s great and you should give it a shot.
If you’re a trivia buff just looking for another trivia book, I’ve done my best to dig up some really interesting and fascinating trivia for you.
As a trivia buff myself, I’ve learned so much writing this quiz, it’s really hard to quantify. Every pain has been taken to make sure the answers are correct, but sometimes mistakes do happen, and for that we’re sorry.
Happy Quizzing!
--BY 2011
Film Trivia #1
Name the director. I'll give you a film, you tell me who directed it.
There's Something About Mary? The Farrelly Brothers
Malcom X? Spike Lee
The Empire Strikes Back? Irvin Kershner
Mean Streets? Martin Scorsese
Blade Runner? Ridley Scott
Back to the Future? Robert Zemeckis
Willow? Ron Howard
Top Gun? Tony Scott
There Will Be Blood? P.T. Anderson
The Shining? Stanley Kubrick
Film Trivia #2
Each of these films is from the same year. 5 bonus points if you can guess the correct year.
This Coen Brothers gangster picture stars Gabriel Byrne and Albert Finney? Millers Crossing
This film starred Christopher Lloyd as a scientist in the Old West? Back to the Future III
In this film, Bruce Willis takes back an airport from terrorists? Die Hard 2: Die Harder
Johnny Depp starred in this John Waters musical? Cry Baby
Kathy Bates smashed James Caan’s ankles with a sledge hammer in this film? Misery
Danny Glover and Bill Paxton faced off against an alien threat in what film? Predator 2
Warren Beatty donned an iconic yellow trench coat in what film? Dick Tracy
Irvin Kershner directed this science fiction sequel starring Peter Weller? Robocop 2
Disney’s animated sequel starring Bob Newhart and Eva Gabor? The Rescuers Down Under
This film starred Christian Slater as the owner/operator of a pirate radio station? Pump up the Volume
YEAR: 1990
Film Trivia #3
Each of these films is from the same year. 5 bonus points if you can guess the correct year.
Robert Redford and Paul Newman reteamed with George Roy Hill in what classic grifter movie? The Sting
Ron Howard starred in this film that spun off into Happy Days? American Graffiti
Bruce Lee agrees to compete in a tournament with Jim Kelly and John Saxon in what martial arts classic? Enter the Dragon
What was Roger Moore’s first Bond film? Live and Let Die
Sidney Lumet directed Al Pacino in this true story about an honest New York cop trying to clean up corruption? Serpico
Robert Deniro starred as Johnny Boy in this early Scorsese gangster picture? Mean Streets
Disney released their classic version of what folklore story, starring Peter Ustinov, Phil Harris, and Terry Thomas? Robin Hood
Yul Brynner starred as a malfunctioning robot in an amusement park in what classic sci-fi film? Westworld
Christopher Lee and Britt Ekland starred in this classic horror thriller that heavily influenced Edgar Wrights Hot Fuzz? The Wicker Man
What was the first sequel to the original Dirty Harry film? Magnum Force
YEAR: 1973
Film Trivia #4