FCL Match Report: David Jindoian (1-1) vs Andres Gallego (1-1)

David “The Survivor” Jindoian entered the match with a singles record of 1-1. His career accuracy was 77.42%.

Andres “The Ghost” Gallego entered the match with a singles record of 1-1. His career accuracy was 79.31%.

First Round

Jindoian missed four questions, scoring four out of a possible eight points. Gallego missed two questions, scoring six out of a possible eight points. The missed questions were:

Category: Action/Adventure
In 2011’s Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, who portrays Professor James Moriarty?
Gallego’s Answer: No Answer
Jindoian’s Answer: Kenneth Branagh
Correct Answer: Jared Harris

Category: Famous Actors & Actresses
What actor features in: The Italian Job, Death Race, Snatch, and Spy?
Gallego’s Answer: Joan Allen
Correct Answer:  Jason Statham

Category: Family Films
Who co-stars with Amy Adams as love interest and divorce lawyer Robert Phillip in Enchanted?
Jindoian’s Answer: Chris Pine
Correct Answer:  Patrick Dempsey

Category: Dramas
Who plays the defendant Walter McMillian in the 2019 courtroom drama Just Mercy?
Jindoian’s Answer: Michael B. Jordan
Correct Answer: Jamie Foxx

Category: Directors
Who directed the following films: The Hunger, True Romance, and The Last Boy Scout?
Jindoian’s Answer: Ridley Scott
Correct Answer:  Tony Scott 

The score at the end of the first round was 6-4 to Gallego.

Second Round

Gallego deferred so Jindoian spun first.  He got Adam Sandler and kept it.  He answered four out of four questions correctly and earned eight out of a possible eight points.

Gallego spun Disney and kept it.  He went to multiple-choice twice, answered three out of four questions correctly, and earned five out of a possible eight points.

Jindoian stole Gallego’s miss for 1 point.

The missed question was:

You can find the characters Lady Tremaine, Anastasia, and Drizella in what 1950 Disney film?
Multiple Choice: a) Snow White b) Sleeping Beauty c) Cinderella d) Alice in Wonderland
Gallego’s Answer: b) Sleeping Beauty
Jindoian’s Answer: c) Cinderella
Correct Answer: c) Cinderella

The score at the end of the second round was 13-11 to Jindoian.

Third Round

Gallego’s two-point question was in the category of Movie Release Dates and he got it correct.

Star Wars had how many films released in the 1980s?
Gallego’s Answer: 2
Correct Answer: 2

Jindoian’s two-point question was in the category of Oscars and he got it incorrect.

For which film in the Star Wars franchise did John Williams earn an Academy Award for Best Score?
Jindoian’s Answer:  The Force Awakens
Correct Answer: A New Hope

Gallego’s three-point question was in the category of Pixar and he got it correct.

What is the name of the big race that is the focus of Lightning McQueen’s obsession in Cars?
Gallego’s Answer: Piston Cup
Correct Answer: Piston Cup

Jindoian’s three-point question was in the category of Ed Harris and he got it correct.

Ed Harris plays Mitch Wilkinson, a black market dealer and antagonist to Nicolas Cage’s Benjamin Gates, in this action/mystery directed by Jon Turteltaub?
Jindoian’s Answer: National Treasure: Book of Secrets
Correct Answer: National Treasure: Book of Secrets

Gallego’s five-point question was in the category of 1970s and he got correct.

Dustin Hoffman and Meryl Streep both won an Oscar for their roles in what 1979 movie?
Gallego’s Answer: Kramer vs Kramer
Correct Answer: Kramer vs Kramer

Jindoian’s five-point question was in the category of Scores & Soundtracks and he got it incorrect.

Ludwig Goransson composed the score for two films based on Marvel Comics in 2018. One was Black Panther. Name the other film.
Jindoian’s Answer: Avengers: Infinity War
Correct Answer: Venom

Jindoian challenged that Brad Gilmore said MCU film and not Marvel Comics film, but the challenge was ruled that Gilmore had said Marvel Comics film.

The final score was 21-16 to Gallego.

Other Details

Including steal opportunities, Jindoian answered 10 of the 16 questions asked to him correctly for an accuracy of 62.50%.  His record is now 1-2.

Gallego answered 12 of the 15 questions asked to him correctly for an accuracy of 75%.  His record was 2-1.