Trivia Answers

1. The first hanging (correct answer: Peter)
2. The London Sun
3. Parking meters
4. George VI & Elizabeth (Peter & Vicki)
5. Fire (Peter & Vicki)
6. Tate Modern (Peter ... come on Mommy isn't this your favorite museum ever?)
7. Lots of possible answers. (Vicki)
8. Lots again. Google "london boroughs map" if you care.
9. Eros
10. Madame Tussauds (Peter & Vicki)
11. Christopher Wren (Peter)
12. Hyde Park and Regent's Park (Vicki ... though she said "Regency" -- I ruled it was close enough).
13. 1665, 1666 (Peter). Those must have been two really crappy years for Londoners!
14. 1863.
15. Trafalgar Square (Peter & Vicki)

So that's 8 points for Peter and 6 for mom.

London Trivia for Blogpoints

1 blog point per correct answer. This time I'll be nice and let everyone have a shot, on the honor system of course.


Part 1: Our London

1. In 1830, London's first what occurred?

2. The initial issue of London's first newspaper was published and printed in 1831. What was the name of that paper?

3. These were installed in London in 1948.

4. In 1938, what 2 members of the British royal family paid London a visit?

5. In 1845, what disaster occurred, destroying about 150 buildings, nearly one-fifth of the town?


Part 2: The Real London

6. Which museum has gigantic slides that run from the top floor to the ground level and are available for visitor use?

7. Name 5 tube stops.

8. Name 5 boroughs.

9. What is the name of the statue in the middle of Piccadilly Circus?

10. Where is the Chamber of Horrors located?

11. Who was the architect of St. Paul's Cathedral?

12. In which park is Speaker's Corner located? What about the London Zoo? (must answer both correctly for the point)

13. What years did the Great Plague and the Great Fire take place in? (hint: they're very close to each other!)

14. In what year did the tube open? (you can be within 3 years on either side)

15. Where Nelson's column and the National Gallery meet.

Trivia Answers

1. The Lost Boys - Grandpa says it at the end of the film when he saves the family. Before this everyone believed Grandpa was unaware of pretty much everything.
Correct answer: Kimota, 1 pt.

2. Bull Durham - advice given by Kevin Costner's character.
Correct answer: Kimota, 2 pts.

3. Hook - Peter Pan (Robin Williams) to Tinkerbell (Julia Roberts).
Correct answer: no one!

4. Scream - killer to Sidney Prescott (not Sid Vicious) when she declares that he watched too many movies. PS. Best movie ever.
Correct answer: no one! Come on people this was easy.

5. Lost in Translation - Charlotte's photographer husband says this to Charlotte, commenting on her judgmental nature.
Correct answer: no one! But this was probably the hardest of the bunch.

6. Princess Bride - Inigo Montoya obviously, to the 6 fingered man.
Correct answer: Kimota, 1 pt. CJG got in a bit too late.

7. The Departed - Billy Costigan (Dicaprio) to Costello (Nicholson) about what he'll do to him if he keeps questioning his loyalty.
Correct answer: Kimota, 2 pts.

8. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - Joel, commenting on sand...
Correct answer: Dan, 3 points.

9. Manhattan - one of Woody's most famous lines from any film.
Correct answer: Kimota, 1 pt.

10. American Beauty - Lester, being depressing as usual, on the day that he dies.
Correct answer: Jack, 2 pts.

Good job to everyone, especially Kimota, who picked up 7 blog points.

Movie Quotes for Blog Points

I give you the quote, you tell me the movie. Points are indicated in brackets. First person to answer correctly gets the points for that question, no duplicates. Hint: most (but not all) are from favorite movies of mine.

1. "One thing about living in Santa Carla I never could stomach: all the damn vampires!" [1 point]

2. "Relax, all right? Don't try to strike everybody out. Strikeouts are boring! Besides that, they're fascist. Throw some ground balls - it's more democratic." [2 points]

3. "You're a... you're a complex Freudian hallucination having something to do with my mother and I don't know why you have wings, but you have very lovely legs and you're a very nice tiny person and what am I saying, I don't know who my mother was; I'm an orphan and I've never done drugs because I missed the sixties, I was an accountant." [2 points]

4. "Now Sid, don't you blame the movies, movies don't create psychos, movies make psychos more creative!" [1 point]

5. "Why do you have to point out how stupid everyone is all the time?" [3 points]

6. "Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father prepare to die." [1 point]

7. "You accuse me once, I put up with it. You accuse me twice... I quit. You pressure me to fear for my life and I will put a fucking bullet in your head as if you were anybody else." [2 points]

8. "Sand is overrated. It's just tiny, little rocks." [3 points]

9. "I think people should mate for life, like pigeons or Catholics." [1 point]

10. "Remember those posters that said, "Today is the first day of the rest of your life?" Well, that's true with every day except one: the day that you die." [2 points]

This is fun/stressful

Are you smart or stoopid?

Thanks to Jack for the link! Oh and I got 24.

Beat Me at Oscar Noms

Below are my predictions for what will be nominated in each of the 8 major categories. If, on Tuesday, we find out that you guessed more correct nominees than I did in a particular category, then you get 1 blog point per additionally correct nominee. So if I got 3 of the best picture nominees right, and you got all 5 right, you get 2 blog points. Alrighty.

Sidebar:
- I've decided I might as well just call them blog points.

Best Picture:
Babel
The Departed
Dreamgirls
United 93
The Queen

Best Director:
Clint Eastwood, Letters from Iwo Jima
Stephen Frears, The Queen
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Babel
Paul Greengrass, United 93
Martin Scorsese, The Departed

Best Actor:
Sacha Baron Cohen, Borat
Leonardo Dicaprio, The Departed
Peter O'Toole, Venus
Will Smith, The Pursuit of Happyness
Forest Whitaker, The Last King of Scotland

Best Actress:
Penelope Cruz, Volver
Judi Dench, Notes on a Scandal
Helen Mirren, The Queen
Meryl Streep, The Devil Wears Prada
Kate Winslet, Little Children

Best Supporting Actor:
Alan Arkin, Little Miss Sunshine
Djimon Hounsou, Blood Diamond
Eddie Murphy, Dreamgirls
Jack Nicholson, The Departed
Mark Whalberg, The Departed

Best Supporting Actress:
Cate Blanchett, Notes on a Scandal
Abigail Breslin, Little Miss Sunshine
Emily Blunt, The Devil Wears Prada
Jennifer Hudson, Dreamgirls
Rinko Kukuchi, Babel

Best Original Screenplay:
Babel
Little Miss Sunshine
Pan's Labyrinth
The Queen
Volver

Best Adapted Screenplay:
Children of Men
The Departed
Little Children
Notes on a Scandal
Thank you for Smoking

How well do you know that little thing they call Earth

Play the game (takes 2 minutes) right here.

I scored a fairly hilarious 12. I successfully found Morroco, Portugal, and Austria. Don't ask me where anything in Africa is.

In further efforts of procrastination...

Here's some trivia for Matt and Mom!

Movies:

1) Where was the Lord of the Rings trilogy filmed?

2) Indiana Jones' love interest in Raiders of the Lost Ark.

3) Name the star of The Croupier.

4) What role did Cillian Murphy play in Batman Begins?

5) What classic 80s movie was structured around Peter Falk telling Fred Savage a story?

6) What German movie starred Franka Potente rushing frantically to save her boyfriend's life?

7) Canadian film that won best foreign feature at the oscars in 2003.

8) What was the last name of the actress that delivered the iconic line, "I'll have what she's having" in When Harry Met Sally?


Television:

1) Sheridan's 3 wives on Babylon 5.

2) The name of Jon Stewart's news show.

3) Chris Noth of Law & Order fame played this infamous character on Sex and the City.

4) Currently seen on ER as nurse Sam Taggart, she got her big break in this 2002 live-action cartoon playing the nerdy Velma Dinkley. (Name either the actress or the film for 1 point, or both for 2).

5) He had recent guest spots on Arrested Development and Veronica Mars. On both he could subtely be heard uttering his iconic, "d'oh".

6) He plays Dr. Dorian on Scrubs.

7) The numbers Hurley won the lotto with on Lost.

8) Name everyone that has died on Buffy the Vampire Slayer (pre-finale and even if they came back to life).