The HDC Official Trivia Contest - Round 1 - General Movie Trivia

[Despare]

Welcome to the official HDC Trivia Contest! Thanks go to _V_ who provided some great questions and with no further adieu let's begin with the first question...


Q: Name as many of these movie posters as you can.


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http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o16/scscanlan/seans/12316.jpg

[neverending]

Attack of the 50 ft. woman
2010
Once Upon a Time in the west?

I'm not afraid to look stupid!

[Despare]

Neverending did indeed get answers in on time! He won the point with 2 correct answers missing Double Indemnity, The Shawshank Redemption, and The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly !

Question # 2




Q: What was the first movie for which the cost of obtaining rights to the soundtrack outweighed the entire production costs?

[neverending]

And speaking of soundtracks:


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If you should so happen to desire to, just click this link:

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[Despare]

Remember, any member can jump in and out, no need to be here from the start, if you know the answer by all means give it to me!

Wonderful music Neverending, really sets the mood.

[Despare]

Q: What was the first movie for which the cost of obtaining rights to the soundtrack outweighed the entire production costs?

A: Clerks

Let's proceed...

Q: Hazel Scott, Lena Horne, and Ella Fitzgerald were all considered to play

what character in which Hal B. Wallis produced film.

[neverending]

This is a tough one!

[Despare]

Another question come and gone with our resident movie buffs missing another tough question.


Q: Hazel Scott, Lena Horne, and Ella Fitzgerald were all considered to play what character in which Hal B. Wallis produced film.

A: "Sam" in Casablanca

[fortunato]

oh! i know this one.

sam in casablanca

edit: darnit! too late.

[Despare]

oh! i know this one.

sam in casablanca

edit: darnit! too late.

Just a little faster next time! :) Another question coming shortly...

[neverending]

Thanks for joining us fortunato!

[_____V_____]

howdy folks...good evening!

Apologies for my late show...my co-host Despare has already got the ball rolling. So all the best to all you trivia-minded folks out there...and you all stand to win some very cool prizes.

The HDC Official Trivia Contest is brought to you by NEW Radio.

[fortunato]

Thanks for joining us fortunato!

my pleasure! i've been looking forward to this!

welcome, _v_!

[_____V_____]

And the next question is...

from Star Wars!

- Which character did George Lucas once consider making a midget?

[Despare]

_V_ has graced us with question four of four in our first of three "rounds".

[neverending]

NeverEndingWonder Radio ("http://www.neverendingwonder.com)


tune in for soundtrack and comentary!

[neverending]

Darth Vader?

[fortunato]

eep! i don't know much about star wars, unfortunately...

han solo?

[_____V_____]

Nope and nope. Have another shot.;)

[fortunato]

(i'm tuning in by the way, neverending. great stuff!)

[fortunato]

obi-wan....?

[neverending]

Chewbacca....

[_____V_____]

Nope and nope again.

The correct answer is...

[neverending]

No- Must Be Yoda!

[_____V_____]

Nope.


The answer is...


Luke Skywalker!

[fortunato]

argh! i almost guessed him.
oh, well...

that's really weird, though.

[_____V_____]

This completes Round 1.

At the end of it, Despare will announce the points table so far...

[Despare]

At the end of it, Despare will announce the points table so far...


At the end of the first round, we have Neverending with the lone point! He picked up the point at the very last possible second to leave everybody else with a goose egg. Pick it up folks, can't let him get too far ahead.

Get ready for the next question...

[fortunato]

hahaha, awesome! the spider baby song!

[Despare]

Here's a tough one to begin our second "round" of four questions.



Q: What was the first movie sequel ever made?

[fortunato]

fall of a nation?

[Despare]

fall of a nation?

And fortunato gets the point!

The answer is indeed 1916's Fall of a Nation, sequel to 1015's Birth of a Nation. Let's go over to _V_ for our next question...

[_____V_____]

Wtg, J!

**Applause**

[fortunato]

we actually watched those in my high school u.s. history class.

[neverending]

Fall of a Nation

[_____V_____]

The next question is for the 007 fans...:cool:

[Despare]

we actually watched those in my high school u.s. history class.

It obviously pays off to be attentive in school.

[fortunato]

It obviously pays off to be attentive in school.

haha, yes. there's a lesson here!

[_____V_____]

Which was the first James Bond theme to appear in the Billboard Top 10?

[neverending]

Goldfinger!

[_____V_____]

Excellent try but...






...






no.;)

[fortunato]

ahh...i should know this one.

[_____V_____]

ahh...i should know this one.

Think..rackle the brain cells over each theme from the franchise.

[neverending]

The James Bond Theme

[neverending]

From Dr. No

[_____V_____]

:D



Another brilliant try...







...







...yet the answer remains elusive.;)

[fortunato]

oh! duh!

"live and let die"??- the wings

[neverending]

From Russia With Love

[_____V_____]

Ding ding ding!!!!

And in the nick of time...Fortunato gets the answer!!

[Despare]

Nice job Fortunato!

[fortunato]

man, now that song'll be stuck in my head.

[_____V_____]

It is indeed the theme from Live and Let Die.

Paul McCartney and the Wings performed the theme song (1973).

It was the first James Bond theme to appear on the Billboard Top Ten, where it peaked at #2.


Next question comes courtesy of the evil puppy...

[Despare]

Here's another visual question for you...

Q: Following is a picture of a popular actor in six different roles. Name each movie that's pictured. The person with the most correct movies listed at the end of our time limit gets the point... unless that is somebody actually gets them all within the time limit!

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o16/scscanlan/seans/dhm.jpg

[neverending]

Tootsie
Midnight Cowboy
Kramer vs. Kramer
Straw Dogs
The Graduate

[fortunato]

1- straw sogs
2- tootsie
3-kramer vs. kramer
6- midnight cowboy?

[fortunato]

4- family business?

[Despare]

Neverending got one wrong, as did fortunato now... anybody come up with one of the others to break this tie? Two movies remain... one and a half minutes!

[fortunato]

maybe 6 is all the president's men

[neverending]

Marathon Man

[_____V_____]

Time is ticking...:p

[Despare]

And fortunato gets another point!

The last movie was... Sphere.

Alright _V_, give them question #4, make it a hard one!

[_____V_____]

Wtg, Fortunato again!!

Alright Des, let me get a real tough one...;)

[fortunato]

5- runaway jury?

edit- oh, haha. okay.

[_____V_____]

Don Corleone has a very nice Godfather question for you...


- What is the name of the horse whose severed head finds its way into Hollywood producer Jack Woltz's bed when Mr. Woltz refuses to cast Johnny Fontane in his new war film?

[fortunato]

woah. that's a tough one.

[neverending]

Khartoum....

[_____V_____]

Here's a pic to bring back those memories...;)


http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i145/merlin81/godfather_horse.jpg

[_____V_____]

Khartoum....

WHOOPEE!!

Neverending got it right the FIRST time!:D

Way to go...

All yours, Des.

[fortunato]

nicely done, neverending!

[Despare]

Ok, here's our last four questions but first let's check the scores.

Oooo, Neverending is a wee off declaring a tie it seems.

Fortunato has 3 points by answering questions about Bond, sequels, and Hoffman while Neverending is sitting at a mere 2 points with his movie poster knowledge and the memories of a horse's head. Next question up in a second...


Let's keep with the Godfather theme here.


Q: Which Godfather movie won the most Oscars?

[_____V_____]

This is a close contest indeed...

[Despare]

This is a close contest indeed...

And the first night of many, anybody can win! Although our players tonight will have a nice head start indeed...

[_____V_____]

Let's keep with the Godfather theme here.


Q: Which Godfather movie won the most Oscars?

..........

[fortunato]

godfather part 2 i think...i hope...

[Despare]

godfather part 2 i think.

Wow, and fortunato with an answer so quick I hardly had time to submit it first! Good job. Godfather II won 6 Academy Awards (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Art Direction, and Best Score). I believe _V_ has something a little tougher for you coming up though.

[neverending]

yes, you're right

[_____V_____]

And the first night of many, anybody can win! Although our players tonight will have a nice head start indeed...

Thats very true. Anybody can win, this is just the first Round.

Dont forget to check out our sponsor, NEW Radio, for some really great soundtracks while HDC Trivia Contest is on.

Next question is all up and ready...

[_____V_____]

- In which movie will you find Bruce Lee breaking Jackie Chan's neck?



http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w113/mx85/MISC/bruce-lee-jackie-chan.jpg

[neverending]

Enter the Dragon 2

[_____V_____]

ooooooo...nice try, Never.


But nope...;)

[neverending]

Enter the Dragon

[fortunato]

oh, crap. that was a bad time to let the dogs out.

i think you got it, sir.

[neverending]

Who let the dogs out?

[_____V_____]

Enter the Dragon

Ding Ding Ding!! What have we got for the winner? A very precious point!:D

Way to go, Never.


All yours whenever you are ready, Des.:cool:

[fortunato]

Who let the dogs out?

haha, excellent question.

i did. :eek:

[Despare]

And here's my final question of the night, with no further delay.

Q: At the World's Fair in 1958, a panel of experts voted this movie the "best ever".

[_____V_____]

Who let the dogs out?

WOOF! WOOF! WOOF! WOOF! WOOF!


http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k292/jtazzie/S53002921.jpg

[neverending]

Citizen Kane

[Despare]

Citizen Kane

No sir...

[fortunato]

oh geez...

[neverending]

touch of evil!

[neverending]

I had the right director.

[fortunato]

the seventh seal?

[Despare]

Keep guessing... it's a tough one.

[fortunato]

m?
...........

[neverending]

The fair is also remembered for being the place where Orson Welles's Touch of Evil was awarded the top prize by then-critics Jean-Luc Godard and François Truffaut, despite Universal Studios' domestic dumping as a B-picture.

[Despare]

Nope, and touch of evil isn't right Nevending. ;)

two minutes remaining!

Think a little older, this is best ever, not of the year. I'll give a little more time.

[_____V_____]

Don't think so...;)


Tick...tock...tick...tock...

[fortunato]

yeah, i think this one's beyond me.
:confused:

[_____V_____]

The fair is also remembered for being the place where Orson Welles's Touch of Evil was awarded the top prize by then-critics Jean-Luc Godard and François Truffaut, despite Universal Studios' domestic dumping as a B-picture.

Top prize...but not the best ever.:p

[neverending]

Battleship Potemkin!

[Despare]

EDIT

Neverending got it in at the last second! What a tough question too!

The movie The Battleship Potemkin (1925) was named the greatest film of all time at the World's Fair at Brussels, Belgium, in 1958. Let's go to _V_ for our final question of the night!

[fortunato]

tough one.

[_____V_____]

Alright, Des awards it to Never!!:D

[neverending]

Hey I got it right 2 minutes ago!

[_____V_____]

You sure did!

***Applause***


The final question of the night in Round 1 of HDC Trivia coming right up...

[neverending]

I've been siytting here waiting for you to declare my answer correct!

[Despare]

His answer was posted before mine, I guess he gets it in by a hair... again. ;)

Talk about cutting it close, sheesh.

[neverending]

Thank you! ....

[_____V_____]

- Identify the movie character who says this...

"As I was going to St. Ives, I met a man with seven wives. Every wife had seven sacks, every sack had seven cats, every cat had seven kits. Kits, cats, sacks, and wives, how many were going to St. Ives?"

[fortunato]

simon from die hard with a vengeance!

[neverending]

Simon Gruber

[_____V_____]

DING! DING! DING!

Fortunato gets it RIGHTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!:D


Lets go to Des to check the scores for Round 1 of HDC Trivia.:)

[Despare]

At the end end of our first round we have Neverending with 4 points thanks to Bruce Lee and a Battleship while fortunato takes the night with 5 points! His total increased with Simon and Godfather 2. Alright folks, Sunday night at 11 PM EST, an hour earlier, we need more people to try and take the lead from these two!

[fortunato]

wow, guys. great job!
you two are awesome.

that was a blast!

hopefully we can get more people in here for round 2.

[neverending]

Do we both get our points, or does only fortunato, as the winner?

[_____V_____]

Alright!

Round 2 of The Official HDC Trivia Contest (sponsored by NEW Radio) will be on Sunday night at 11 PM EST.

Do make a note of it, and try to dislodge Fortunato and neverending from the leadership boards.:cool:

Goodnight folks! Catch you then!

[neverending]

And indeed- great job! Thanks for all your hard work!

[Despare]

And indeed- great job! Thanks for all your hard work!

Thanks for the wonderful soundtrack!


And thank you _V_ for all the help. :)

[neverending]

Repeat: Do we both get to keep our points, or does only the winner keep points?

[_____V_____]

Your welcome, my evil co-host.:)

Hope you all enjoyed it, as much as we did bringing it to you.

Sunday night, folks...its a date!!

[Despare]

Repeat: Do we both get to keep our points, or does only the winner keep points?

Oh, you both keep your points. Throughout the tournament any points won will be yours until the final tally. That includes the special event nights which bring a prize for winning the round... even those points are added to the final tally.

[neverending]

Thanks! .......

[Despare]

Thanks! .......

You're welcome, and don't worry, nobody would ignore you. :p


:D


This beer just seems to be making me a bit slower to the answer at 1:30...