Monday, December 17, 2012

Answers to Friday Funday Trivia: Christmastime Movies


 
Before getting to the answers, here are the names of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place finishers this week:

1st place-  David L. and Michelle: 50 pts each... superb job you two!
2nd place- Beverley: 37 pts
3rd place- Dane: 34 pts

Congratulations to those who made it to the podium, thanks to everyone who played, and Happy Holidays!


 1-5


1. 2 pts- The Santa Clause
2. 2 pts- Scrooged What is the occupation of this character? 3 bonus pts - Network TV exec
3. 2 pts- The Nightmare Before Christmas
4. 2 pts- The Polar Express
5. 2 pts- Disney's A Christmas Carol (A Christmas Carol was also correct)

6-10

6. 3 pts- This Christmas: This 2007 comedy-drama had an all-star cast including Mekhi Phifer and Sharon Leal (both pictured)
7. 2 pts- Batman Returns
8. 2 pts- Four Christmases What country singer portrayed Dallas, one of the siblings of the character on the left? 3 bonus pts- Tim McGraw
9. 2 pts- Bad Santa
10. 4 pts- Deck the Halls- This week it's a tie for Best Intentionally Funny Answer of the Week. Jon's response for this was "Two Broke Girls Celebrate Hanukkah"
11-15

11. 3 pts- Miracle on 34th Street  This little girl's lack of faith is shaken when she sees the main character conversing in what language to a non-English speaking child? 4 bonus pts- Dutch
12. 4 pts- Friday After Next
13.  2 pts- Muppet Christmas Carol
14.  2 pts- Jingle All the Way
15. 6 pts- Crash: It's easy to forget this 2005 Best Picture Oscar winner was set during the Christmas season.  The other Best Intentionally Funny Answer of the Week goes to Dane who said, "Menace 2 Society 2: O-Dog's Christmas Blues". Although Dane didn't ID the movie, he did recognize the actor in the photo (Larenz Tate, who also played O-Dog in "Menace II Society")

Friday, December 14, 2012

Friday Funday Trivia: Christmastime Movies


 

For the final FFT of 2012, I've included 3 montages containing 15 photos of  movies set during Christmastime. You have to correctly identify the movie. 

To enlarge the montages, click on them.  Below the montages are the point values for each photo (40 pts total). Along with the values for each photo, there are 3 bonus questions as well totaling 10 pts.
 
If you are a Friday Funday Trivia virgin about to be touched for the very first time, please read the following rules before playing:


* The game is pub style so looking up the answers, using friends/family/co-workers, etc. for help,  is not allowed.

If you are the only player to correctly identify a photo/photo set, you earn 5 bonus points. The first player to submit theirfinalanswers to me will earn 2 bonus points.

* Please do not post your answers in the comments section. Instead, send them to ultfan@gmail.com no later than Sunday night (12/16) at 11:59 PM EST. The answers will be posted on Monday, December 17th.

Not an official rule: If you have no clue, feel free to come up with an intentionally funny answer. Although you won't get credit for a correct answer, you'll get a thumbs up from me for originality, execution, and showmanship. What can I say, I love to be entertained and I'll take it any way I can get it!

By the way, if you missed last year's Christmas-related FFT, you can find it here:

http://popculturedish.blogspot.com/2011/12/friday-funday-trivia-christmas.html

Also, the results/answers for it are here:

http://popculturedish.blogspot.com/2011/12/answers-to-friday-funday-trivia.html


Have fun, good luck and Happy Holidays!


 1-5


1. 2 pts
2. 2 pts- What is the occupation of this character? 3 bonus pts 
3. 2 pts
4. 2 pts
5. 2 pts-

6-10

6. 3 pts
7. 2 pts
8. 2 pts- What country singer portrayed Dallas, one of the siblings of the character on the left? 3 bonus pts
9. 2 pts
10. 4 pts-
11-15

11. 3 pts- This little girl's lack of faith is shaken when she sees the main character conversing in what language to a non-English speaking child? 4 bonus pts 
12. 4 pts
13.  2 pts
14.  2 pts
15. 6 pts

Monday, December 10, 2012

Answers to Friday Funday Trivia: Musical Siblings



 
Before getting to the answers, here are the names of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place finishers this week:

1st place-  Becky- 47 pts... fantastic job!
2nd place- Michelle- 40 pts
3rd place- Teresa- 35 pts

Congratulations to those who made it to the podium and thanks to everyone who played.



 1-5


1. 2 pts- The Jackson Five/The Jacksons
2. 2 pts- The Bee Gees (Maurice, Robin, and Barry Gibb)
3. *2 pts- Van Halen
4. * 2 pts- Oasis (Liam and Noel Gallagher)
5. 2 pts- The Pointers Sisters These sisters had a top 10 that was featured on the soundtrack to what Eddie Murphy film? 3 bonus pts - Beverly Hills Cop

6-10

6. 3 pts- The Gap Band (Ronnie, Charlie, and Robert Wilson)
7. 2 pts- Jonas Brothers
8. *2 pts- Gladys Knight & the Pips (Gladys and Merald "Bubba" Knight)
9. *2 pts- The Dixie Chicks (Martie Maguire and Emily Robison)- The Best Intentionally Funny Answer of the Week goes to Rich who said,
"The Sarah Jessica Parker Tribute Band". 
10. * 4 pts- The Black Crowes (Rich and Chris Robinson) From 2000-2007, the brother on the right was married to what Academy Award nominated actress? 3 bonus pts- Kate Hudson
11-15

11. 3 pts- DeBarge
12.* 4 pts- The Kinks (Ray and Dave Davies)
13. *2 pts- Wilson Phillips
14. *2 pts- Heart (Ann and Nancy Wilson) The sister on the right had a role as "Beautiful Girl in Car" in what popular 80s teen flick? 4 bonus pts - Fast Times at Ridgemont High
15. *6 pts- My Chemical Romance (Gerard and Mikey Way)

Friday, December 7, 2012

Friday Funday Trivia: Musical Siblings



 

Below are 3 montages containing 15 photos of  musical siblings who are/were in hitmaking groups together. You have to correctly identify the group. In the cases where the siblings are part of a larger group, I've included an "*" next to the number which corresponds to the photo.

To enlarge the montages, click on them.  Below the montages are the point values for each photo (40 pts total). Along with the values for each photo, there are 3 bonus questions as well totaling 10 pts.
 
If you are a Friday Funday Trivia virgin about to be touched for the very first time, please read the following rules before playing:


* The game is pub style so looking up the answers, using friends/family/co-workers, etc. for help,  is not allowed.

If you are the only player to correctly identify a photo/photo set, you earn 5 bonus points. The first player to submit theirfinalanswers to me will earn 2 bonus points.

* Please do not post your answers in the comments section. Instead, send them to ultfan@gmail.com no later than Sunday night (12/9) at 11:59 PM EST. The answers will be posted on Monday, December 10th.

Not an official rule: If you have no clue, feel free to come up with an intentionally funny answer. Although you won't get credit for a correct answer, you'll get a thumbs up from me for originality, execution, and showmanship. What can I say, I love to be entertained and I'll take it any way I can get it!


Have fun and good luck!


 1-5


1. 2 pts
2. 2 pts 
3. *2 pts
4. * 2 pts
5. 2 pts- These sisters had a top 10 that was featured on the soundtrack to what Eddie Murphy film? 3 bonus pts

6-10

6. 3 pts
7. 2 pts
8. *2 pts
9. *2 pts
10. * 4 pts- From 2000-2007, the brother on the right was married to what Academy Award nominated actress? 3 bonus pts
11-15

11. 3 pts
12.* 4 pts
13. *2 pts
14. *2 pts- The sister on the right had a role as "Beautiful Girl in Car" in what popular 80s teen flick? 4 bonus pts
15. *6 pts

Monday, December 3, 2012

Answers to Friday Funday Trivia: "Spelling" Test



 

Before getting to the answers, here are the names of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place finishers this week:

1st place-  Rich, Michelle, and Teresa 52 pts each... excellent  job!
2nd place-  David: 47 pts
3rd place- Leticia: 37 pts
Congratulations to those who made it to the podium and thanks to everyone who played.

Special recognition goes to Aaron for the Best Intentionally Funny Answers of the Week. He was in a rhyming mood and responded appropriately with 4 humorous responses. See below


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1. 2 pts- Charlie's Angels Who were the only 3 characters to stay with this series for its entire run? 1 bonus pt each- Kelly Garrett (Jaclyn Smith), John Bosley (David Doyle), and Charles "Charlie" Townsend (John Forsythe)
2. 2 pts - The Love Boat
3. 2 pts- Melrose Place (this was the original cast before Heather Locklear joined the show)
4. 2 pts- Starsky & Hutch
5. 2 pts- 7th Heaven

6-10

6. 3 pts- The Mod Squad
7. 2 pts- Fantasy Island The character on the right was famous for what 4 word catchphrase? 3 bonus pts (2 extra pts if you spell it the way he pronounced it)- De plane, de plane! Because it turns out that Tattoo's catchphrase is open to interpretation, I gave the 2 extra pts to everyone who at least made an attempt at spelling it the way he pronounced it.
8. 2 pts- Charmed- Aaron said "The one with the witches"
9. 2 pts- T.J. Hooker
10. 4 pts- Sunset Beach- This daytime soap ran on NBC from 1997 to 1999.  Aaron said "The one with the riches"
11-15

11. 3 pts- Hart to Hart What was the name of this couple's pet dog? 4 bonus pts- Freeway (he was named because he was a stray they had rescued when he was found wandering on the freeway)
12. 4 pts- Models, Inc.-This short-lived spinoff from "Melrose Place" starred Linda Gray as the head of a modeling agency and the mother of Amanda Woodward (Heather Locklear).  Aaron said "The one with the bitches"
15. 6 pts- Dynasty
13. 2 pts- Beverly Hills, 90210
14. 2 pts- B.A.D. Cats- This action/police drama ran for about a month in early 1980.  Along with Vic Morrow,  Jimmie Walker (Good Times) and LaWanda Page ("Aunt Esther" from Sanford & Son), the cast also featured a 21 yr old Michelle Pfeiffer (center in the photo above).  The acronym for the title stood for "Burglary Auto Detail, Commercial Auto Thefts"- Aaron said "The one with the britches"
 
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