“The Jackal” Jesse Swift entered the match with an Innergeekdom record of 0-1. His career accuracy was 60%. He represented The Quirky Mercs.
Jacob “The Wonder” Wittneben entered the match with an Innergeekdom record of 0-1. His career accuracy was 53.33%. He represented The Usual Suspects.
First Round
Both competitors missed four questions, each scoring six out of a possible ten points. The missed questions were:
Category: Marvel
The characters Minn-Erva, Bron-Char, and Att-Lass appear in which 2010s MCU films?
Wittneben’s Answer: Infinity War
Correct Answer: Captain MarvelCategory: Dystopian Future/Time Travel
In Back to the Future Part 3, Clara briefly gets on a train headed to what California city when she believes her relationship with Doc is over?
Swift’s Answer: San Jose
Correct Answer: San FranciscoCategory: Batman
Actor Lee Wallace plays the mayor of Gotham City in which Batman film?
Wittneben’s Answer: Batman & Robin
Swift’s Answer: Batman Begins
Correct Answer: Batman ‘89Category: Graphic Novels
In what film will you see characters playing a video game called “Ninja Ninja Revolution”?
Swift’s Answer: Barb Wire
Wittneben’s Answer: Didn’t have it
Correct Answer: Scott Pilgrim vs the WorldCategory: Alien and Predator
Famous screenwriter Damon Lindelof co-wrote which film in the Alien franchise?
Wittneben’s Answer: Alien Ressurection
Swift’s Answer: Alien 3
Correct Answer: Prometheus
The score at the end of the first round was 6-6.
Second Round
Swift went first. He spun Opponent’s Choice and Wittneben gave him Planet of the Apes. He went to multiple-choice three times, answered one out of five questions correctly, and earned two out of a possible ten points.
Wittneben was unable to steal any of Swift’s misses.
The missed questions were:
In Planet of the Apes (1968), due to helping Taylor, Zira and Cornelius are looking at being tried for heresy with a maximum penalty of how many years?
Multiple Choice: a) 5 b) 2 c) 1 d) 6
Swift’s Answer: a) 5
Wittneben’s Answer: d) 6
Ken Napzok did not read out the options when repeating the question for the steal, leaving Wittneben to guess. In fairness, Wittneben was given a different question with multiple-choice options for an opportunity to steal Swift’s missed question.
New steal question: Which actor plays Mendez, the leader of the telepaths, in Beneath the Planet of the Apes?
Multiple Choice: a) Victor Buono b) James Gregory c) Jeff Corey d) Paul Richards
Wittneben’s Answer: a) Victor Buono
Correct Answer: d) Paul Richards
In Escape from the Planet of the Apes, Cornelius, Zira, and Milo are taken to what zoo?
Swift’s Answer: Cincinnati Zoo
Wittneben’s Answer: San Diego Zoo
Correct Answer: Los Angeles Zoo
In Battle for the Planet of the Apes, what is the one word that a human can NEVER say to an ape?
Multiple Choice: a) Monkey b) Primate c) Stop d) No
Swift’s Answer: a) Monkey
Wittneben’s Answer: c) Stop
Correct Answer: d) No
In War for the Planet of the Apes, according to the prologue, how many years ago was the virus created and spread?
Multiple Choice: a) 15 b) 10 c) 5 d) 12
Swift’s Answer: d) 12
Wittneben’s Answer: b) 10
Correct Answer: a) 15
Wittneben spun Middle Earth and kept it. He went to multiple-choice four times, answered four out of five questions correctly, and earned five out of a possible ten points.
Swift was unable to steal Wittneben’s miss.
The missed question was:
In The Fellowship of the Ring, according to Gandalf, how long will it take to travel through the Mines of Moria?
Multiple Choice: a) 2 days b) 4 days c) 6 days d) 1 week
Wittneben’s Answer: c) 6 days
Swift’s Answer: a) 2 days
Correct Answer: b) 4 days
The score at the end of the second round was 11-8 to Wittneben.
Third Round
Swift’s two-point question was in the category of Batman and he got it correct.
You’ll find Ed Begley Jr. and Drew Barrymore in which Batman film?
Swift’s Answer: Batman Forever
Correct Answer: Batman Forever
Swift’s three-point question was in the category of Fantasy/Sci-Fi and he got it correct.
Who plays Tars Tarkas, the Jeddak of Tharks in John Carter?
Swift’s Answer: Willem Dafoe
Correct Answer: Willem Dafoe
Wittneben’s two-point question was in the category of Wizarding World and he got it correct.
In Prisoner of Azkaban, what is the name of the creature that transforms into whatever you fear the most?
Wittneben’s Answer: Boggart
Correct Answer: Boggart
Wittneben’s three-point question was in the category of Alien and Predator and he got it incorrect.
In Predators, who plays Ronald Noland, a United States Army Air Cavalry soldier who has survived on the alien planet for multiple hunting cycles?
Wittneben’s Answer: Boyd Holbrook
Correct Answer: Laurence Fishburne
Swift’s five-point question was in the category of Indiana Jones and he got it incorrect.
In Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Indy says he learned Quechua, the local Incan dialect, from riding with what historical figure?
Swift’s Answer: Mother Theresa
Correct Answer: Poncho Villa
Wittneben’s five-point question was in the category of Heroes and he got it incorrect.
Which superhero character will you hear say “I’ll be there…around every corner…in every empty room…as inevitable as your guilty conscience”?
Wittneben’s Answer: Rorschach
Correct Answer: The Shadow
The score at the end of the third round was 13-13.
Sudden Death
The match ended on the first question of sudden death.
Which actress plays the female lead Roxanne Simpson in Ghost Rider?
Swift’s Answer: Eva Mendes
Wittneben’s Answer: Jessica Alba
Correct Answer: Eva Mendes
Other Details
Including steal opportunities, Wittneben answered 11 out of the 23 questions asked to him correctly for an accuracy of 47.83%. His record is now 0-2.
Including steal opportunities, Swift answered 10 out of the 20 questions asked to him correctly for an accuracy of 50%. His record is now 1-1.
