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Answers To Friday Funday Trivia: Best Picture Oscar Winners

2012-01-28T08:15:00.002-05:00

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

1st place- Dina: 34 pts
2nd place- Denise: 30 pts
3rd place- Becky: 27 pts

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

1-5

1. 2 pts- Casablanca

2. 2 pts- Chicago
3. 2 pts- The Silence of the Lambs
4. 2 pts- Rocky
5. 2 pts- Forrest Gump

6-10

6. 3 pts- In the Heat of the Night

7. 2 pts- The Sound of Music
8. 2 pts- Dances with Wolves
9. 2 pts- Slumdog Millionaire
10. 4 pts- From Here to Eternity. Because the photo features Ernest Borgnine, this one threw off a lot of players (who thought it was the 1955 Best Picture Oscar winner Marty).

11-15

11. 3 pts- The Greatest Show on Earth (the clown in the photo is none other than Jimmy Stewart!)

There were some good intentionally funny answers for this one. However, I gave the edge to one of them because it was funny and would make a very intriguing movie...

Gacy! The Musical- said by Aaron

12. 4 pts- All About Eve. Pictured in the photo with George Sanders (who deservedly won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar that year for his role as Addison DeWitt) is a young Marilyn Monroe (who had a small part in the film)
13. 2 pts- Crash
14. 2 pts- The Sting
15. 6 pts- The Deer Hunter- Dina was the only player to get this one correct.

The From Here to Eternity clip below features Burt Lancaster, Frank Sinatra, Ernest Borgnine and Montgomery Clift. Appearing at the 2:00 portion of the clip is George Reeves (best known for playing Superman on TV in the 1950s)

Friday Funday Trivia: Best Picture Oscar Winners

2012-01-27T01:29:00.000-05:00

This week's quiz features 3 montages of 15 photos/scenes representing films which have won the Academy Award for Best Picture. 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).

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 for help, etc. is not allowed.

* If you are the only player to correctly identify a photo, you earn 5 bonus points. The first player to submit their final answers 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 Friday night (1/27) at 11:59 PM EST. The answers will be posted on Saturday, Jan. 28th.

Not an official rule: If you have no clue about a photo, 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!

1-5

1. 2 pts

2. 2 pts
3. 2 pts
4. 2 pts
5. 2 pts

6-10

6. 3 pts

7. 2 pts
8. 2 pts
9. 2 pts
10. 4 pts

11-15

11. 3 pts

12. 4 pts
13. 2 pts
14. 2 pts
15. 6 pts

The Retro Mix Playlist For 1/21/12

2012-01-22T18:40:00.000-05:00

Show theme: Warm weather tunes to beat the winter blues

6 pm hour

Saturday in the Park- Chicago
Island of Love- The Rascals
Dancing in the Street- Martha Reeves & the Vandellas
Ridin’ in My Car- NRBQ
Good Day Sunshine- The Beatles
On the Beach (In the Summertime)- The Fifth Dimension
Soak Up the Sun- Sheryl Crow
Heavy Metal Drummer- Wilco
Hot Fun in the Summertime- Sly & the Family Stone
Mississippi- John Phillips
Palisades Park- Freddy Cannon
Here Comes Summer- The Dave Clark Five
Master Blaster (Jammin’)- Stevie Wonder
Summertime Girls- Y&T
Hot Summer Nights- Night
Endless Summer Nights- Richard Marx
Sweet Wounds of Summer- The Shangri Las

7 pm hour

California Sun- The Rivieras
I Live in the Springtime- The Lemon Drops
Summer of ‘69- Bryan Adams
Golden Time of Day- Maze feat. Frankie Beverly
Summer- War
Lookin’ for Boys- The Pin Ups
All Summer Long- The Beach Boys
Rockaway Beach- The Ramones
Wombling Summer Party- The Wombles
Summertime- DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince
Farewell My Summer Love- Michael Jackson
Beach Baby- First Class
Summer Wind- Frank Sinatra
Indian Lake- The Cowsills
Lazy Day- Spanky & Our Gang
Beautiful Sunday- Daniel Boone

8 pm hour

Summer Girls- LFO
Summer Fling- k.d. lang
Green Grass- Gary Lewis & the Playboys
The Boys of Summer- Don Henley
Rain in the Summertime- The Alarm
It’s Summer- The Temptations
Summer Breeze- Seals & Crofts
Sailing- Christopher Cross
Summertime U.S.A.- The Pixies Three
Wildwood Days- Bobby Rydell
Cruel Summer- Bananarama
Chattahoochee- Alan Jackson
Thunder Island- Jay Ferguson
Turn Down Day- The Cyrkle
Under the Boardwalk- The Drifters
Pineapple Princess- Annette Funicello
Summer in the City- The Lovin’ Spoonful

The Retro Mix Video of the Week: Summer Girls by LFO

Answers To Friday Funday Trivia: Initially Speaking

2012-01-21T10:01:00.000-05:00

Before getting to the answers, here are the names of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place finishers this week. It's almost a carbon copy from last week (the same players, the same order, and almost the same exact scores)!

1st place- Teresa: a perfect score of 40 pts... excellent job!
2nd place- Dina: 34 pts
3rd place- Becky: 32 pts

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

1-5

1. 2 pts- J.R. Ewing, from the Dallas franchise (if you just put J.R., that was also acceptable)

2. 2 pts- LL Cool J
3. 2 pts- k.d. lang
4. 2 pts- B.J. Hunnicutt, from the series M*A*S*H
5. 3 pts- A.C. Slater, the Saved by the Bell franchise

6-10

6. 2 pts- J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter series of books

7. 3 pts- actor/comedian Louis C.K.
8. 3 pts- T.C., one of Magnum's buddies on the TV series Magnum, P.I.
9. 3 pts- C.C. Babcock, from the sitcom The Nanny
10. 2 pts- The Notorious B.I.G.

11-15

11. 2 pts- E.T.

12. 4 pts- C.C. DeVille, lead guitarist for Poison
13. 2 pts- T.J. Hooker
14. 2 pts- B.B. King
15. 6 pts- Actress C.C.H. Pounder- Over the last 30 plus years, C.C.H. has appeared in countless movies and TV series. These include All That Jazz (her film debut), The Cosby Show, Benny and Joon, ER, Face/Off, The Shield, and the new hit ABC series Revenge.

I was impressed at the number of you who got #15 correct. Props!

Friday Funday Trivia: Initially Speaking

2012-01-20T00:01:00.000-05:00

This week's quiz features 3 montages of 15 photos of real and fictional people with initials as part of their name. You have to correctly identify the real or fictional person. To enlarge the montages, click on them. Below the montages are the point values for each photo (40 pts total).

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 for help, etc. is not allowed.

* If you are the only player to correctly identify a photo, you earn 5 bonus points. The first player to submit their final answers 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 Friday night (1/20) at 11:59 PM EST. The answers will be posted on Saturday, Jan. 21st.

Not an official rule: If you have no clue about a photo, 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!

1-5

1. 2 pts

2. 2 pts
3. 2 pts
4. 2 pts
5. 3 pts

6-10

6. 2 pts

7. 3 pts
8. 3 pts
9. 3 pts
10. 2 pts

11-15

11. 2 pts

12. 4 pts
13. 2 pts
14. 2 pts
15. 6 pts

The Retro Mix Playlist For 1/14/12

2012-01-15T19:32:00.002-05:00

Show theme: Performers we lost in 2011. For duos/groups, the name of the member who died in 2011 is in parentheses.

6 pm hour

96 Tears- ? & the Mysterians (Eddie Serrato)
Found a Cure- Ashford & Simpson (Nick Ashford)
Solid- Ashford & Simpson
Over the Hills and Far Away- Gary Moore
Poetry Man- Phoebe Snow
Lonely Boy- Andrew Gold
So Into You- Atlanta Rhythm Section (Ronnie Hammond)
Please Mr. Postman- The Marvelettes (Gladys Horton)
Twistin’ Postman- The Marvelettes
Claw- Motorhead (Wurzel)
You Can’t Kill Terror- Gwar (Cory Smoot)
Love Is Strange- Mickey & Sylvia (Sylvia)
Pillow Talk- Sylvia
I Gotta Travel On- Billy Grammer
Running Bear- Johnny Preston

7 pm hour

Rehab- Amy Winehouse
The “In” Crowd- Dobie Gray
Taxi- J. Blackfoot
Talk Talk- The Music Machine (Sean Bonniwell)
Them Bones- Alice in Chains (Mike Starr)
Blanket on the Ground- Billie Joe Spears
Now That We Found Love- Heavy D. & the Boyz
Nuttin’ but Love- Heavy D. & the Boyz
Midnight Confessions- The Grass Roots (Rob Grill and Rick Coonce)
Bella Linda- The Grass Roots
I’m Going Down- Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band (Clarence Clemons)
You’re a Friend of Mine- Clarence Clemons & Jackson Browne
Lonely People- America (Dan Peek)
There’s a Big Wheel- Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper (Wilma Lee Cooper)
Chip Chip- Gene McDaniels
Michael- The Highwaymen (Bob Burnett)
Fortune Teller- Benny Spellman
Drummorello- Joe Morello

8 pm hour

Good Vibrations- Marky Mark & the Funky Bunch feat. Loleatta Holloway (LH)
Once Bitten, Twice Shy- Vesta Williams
Stuck in the Middle with You- Stealers Wheel (Gerry Rafferty)
Baker Street- Gerry Rafferty
The Tracks of My Tears- The Miracles (Marv Tarplin)
Stop- Howard Tate
Wings of a Dove- Ferlin Husky
Down Boys- Warrant (Jani Lane)
Oh Bondage Up Yours- X Ray Spex (Poly Styrene)
More, More, More- Andrea True Connection
Regulate- Warren G & Nate Dogg (ND)
Angel Dust- Gil Scott- Heron
Charlie Brown- The Coasters (Carl Gardner)
Baby’s Got Her Blue Jeans On- Mel McDaniel
Pac-Man Fever- Buckner & Garcia (Gary Garcia)
We Go Together- Cast members from the movie Grease (Jeff Conaway and Annette Charles)

The Retro Mix Video of the Week: Nuttin' but Love by Heavy D. & the Boyz

Answers To Friday Funday Trivia: 80s Teen Flicks

2012-01-14T09:44:00.000-05:00

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

1st place- Teresa: a perfect score of 40 pts... totally awesome job!
2nd place- Dina H. : 36 pts
3rd place- Becky: 32 pts

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

1-5

1. 2 pts- The Breakfast Club

2. 2 pts- Fast Times at Ridgemont High
3. 2 pts- The Karate Kid
4. 2 pts- Risky Business
5. 2 pts- Say Anything

6-10

6. 3 pts- Just One of the Guys- A "Tootsie" for the teen set, this 1985 comedy starred Joyce Hyser as a girl who disguises herself as a boy. The movie also features 80s bad boy William Zabka ("The Karate Kid" and "Back to School") and Sherilyn Fenn.

7. 2 pts- Teen Wolf
8. 2 pts- Can't Buy Me Love
9. 2 pts- Lucas
10. 4 pts- Cutting Class (this 1989 horror flick featured Brad Pitt's first major role)

11-15

11. 3 pts- Some Kind of Wonderful

12. 4 pts- No Small Affair- This 1984 comedy drama stars Jon Cryer as a 16 years old amateur who falls for a 22 year old aspiring singer (Demi Moore). The film also features George Wendt, Jeffrey Tambor, and Tim Robbins.
13. 2 pts- Heathers
14. 2 pts- Fame
15. 6 pts- Tuff Turf- This 1985 drama starred James Spader, Kim Richards (The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills) and Robert Downey, Jr.

Below is the trailer for Tuff Turf. It's just as bad (in a good 80s way) as you'd expect it to be!

Friday Funday Trivia: 80s Teen Flicks

2012-01-13T00:32:00.000-05:00

This week's quiz features 3 montages of 15 photos/scenes from 80s teen movies. 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).

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 for help, etc. is not allowed.

* If you are the only player to correctly identify a photo, you earn 5 bonus points. The first player to submit their final answers 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 Friday night (1/13) at 11:59 PM EST. The answers will be posted on Saturday, Jan. 14th.

Not an official rule: If you have no clue about a photo, 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, good luck and don't get up. Because if you get up, we'll all get up, it'll be ANARCHY!

1-5

1. 2 pts

2. 2 pts
3. 2 pts
4. 2 pts
5. 2 pts

6-10

6. 3 pts

7. 2 pts
8. 2 pts
9. 2 pts
10. 4 pts

11-15

11. 3 pts

12. 4 pts
13. 2 pts
14. 2 pts
15. 6 pts

Answers To Friday Funday Trivia: What's the Name of That Damn Show?!

2012-01-07T14:01:00.000-05:00

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

1st place- Jon: 35 pts
2nd place- Annie: 28 pts
3rd place- Teresa: 26 pts

Congratulations to those who made it to the podium and thanks to everyone who played. Because this quiz turned out to be a bitch, extra props to those of you who still dove into the shark infested waters. I guess the old adage "out of sight, out of mind" is true to a certain extent. I'll try to take it a little easier on you guys next week. :-)

1-5

1. 2 pts- The Pretender
2. 2 pts- Dream On- One of HBO's earliest successes in first-run programming, this sitcom (which starred Brian Benben and Wendie Malick) ran from 1990-1996.
3. 2 pts- Judging Amy
4. 2 pts- Dear John
5. 2 pts- Dave's World

6-10

6. 3 pts- Hart to Hart
7. 2 pts- Major Dad
8. 2 pts- Cosby
9. 2 pts- Profiler
10. 4 pts- Real People- One of NBC's few successes during the late 70s/early 80s, this reality series (which ran from 1979-1984) had segments which featured a news report consisting of visits to people with unique occupations or hobbies, occasionally bringing some of them in-studio to interact with the audience.

11-15

11. 3 pts- The Fall Guy
12. 4 pts- Hang Time- This series, which ran from 1995-2000, was part of NBC's Saturday morning "TNBC" block of shows. The cast, which had many changes during its run, featured such people as former NFL star Dick Butkus and Anthony Anderson (Barbershop, The Departed, and Law & Order)
13. 2 pts- Suddenly Susan
14. 2 pts- Life Goes On
15. 6 pts- The Rookies: This cop drama ran on ABC from 1972-1976 and starred Michael Ontkean (Twin Peaks), Sam Melville, Georg Stanford Brown, and a pre-Charlie's Angels Kate Jackson.

The best intentionally funny answer of the week goes to Celina, who said "Mrs. King: Life Without Scarecrow".

Friday Funday Trivia: What's the Name of That Damn Show?!

2012-01-06T02:51:00.000-05:00

The first quiz of 2012 features 3 montages of 15 photos of TV shows (all of which ran for at least 4 seasons). Although these shows enjoyed a fair amount of popularity during their original runs, they aren't widely seen in reruns these days. As a result, they have possibly faded from memory... or have they? You have to correctly identify the TV show. To enlarge the montages, click on them. Below the montages are the point values for each photo (40 pts total).

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 for help, etc. is not allowed.

* If you are the only player to correctly identify a photo, you earn 5 bonus points. The first player to submit their final answers 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 Friday night (1/6) at 11:59 PM EST. The answers will be posted on Saturday, Jan. 7th.

Not an official rule: If you have no clue about a photo, 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

6-10

6. 3 pts
7. 2 pts
8. 2 pts
9. 2 pts
10. 4 pts

11-15

11. 3 pts
12. 4 pts
13. 2 pts
14. 2 pts
15. 6 pts