...it's perfect for a Friday morning to warm up your brrrrrrrain. Five Fun Trivia Questions. Good luck to all. Please send your answers via email. Or, if you're sending via messenger service, please send to:
Brian Wright
682 Dingo Lane
Walkabout Creek, Australia 9HY 6I
(I live right next to Crocodile Dundee)
And... we're off.
1) Ellen had an affectionate nickname for her husband Clark W. Griswold in the wonderful comedies VACATION, EUROPEAN VACATION, CHRISTMAS VACATION and VEGAS VACATION (and, if they're lucky, I'll write CARIBBEAN VACATION which takes place on a cruise ship. Call me, Chevy.) What is the nickname?
a) Clarky
b) Sparky
c) Jaworsky
d) Corky
e) Mork from Ork
2) In 1999's AMERICAN BEAUTY, Kevin Spacey's character Lester Burnham provides the film's voice-over. !Spoiler Alert! We find out at the end of the film that his character dies/is murdered - Lester is telling this story to us from the grave. What early 1990s Hughes Brothers film used similar voice-over narration from the film's main character who tragically dies/is murdered at the end of the movie, therefore telling us his story from the grave?
a) THE BOOK OF ELI
b) AMERICAN PIMP
c) DEAD PRESIDENTS
d) MENACE II SOCIETY
e) none of the above
3) Marlon Brando's last feature film was the 2001 picture THE SCORE co-starring Bobby DeNiro (I'm his friend - he told me to call him 'Bobby') and Edward Norton. The film's director, Frank Oz, has provided the voice of many famous characters in film history. What unforgettable film character did he provide the voice for?
a) Miss Piggy
b) Yoda
c) Cookie Monster
d) all of the above
e) none of the above
4) Arnold Schwarzenegger acted in 2004's AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS, playing Prince Hapi in an amusing on-screen turn before shipping off to Sacramento as the governor of the great state of California. What was the first film he was in?
a) PUMPING IRON
b) THE LONG GOODBYE
c) HERCULES IN NEW YORK
d) STAY HUNGRY
e) CONAN THE BARBARIAN
5) 1998 brought us the unforgettable picture RAIN MAN starring Tom Cruise as Charlie Babbitt and Dustin Hoffman as his autistic older brother, Raymond Babbitt. There are many memorable quotes from the film. Which of these quotes is an actual quote from the film?
a) "I'm a great driver."
b) "'Course, three minutes to Judge Judy."
c) "Walmart sucks."
d) "'Bout a million dollars."
e) "Are you taking any prescription medication?"
All right. Have fun. And, remember, before kissing your spouse, brush your teeth.
