“King” Kan entered the match with a singles record of 0-0. This was his first Movie Trivia Schmoedown match. He represented The Finstock Exchange.
John “Flick Pick” Flickinger entered the match with a singles record of 0-0. This was his first Movie Trivia Schmoedown match. He represented The Dungeon.
First Round
Kan missed one question, scoring seven out of a possible eight points. Flickinger missed two questions, scoring six out of a possible eight points. The missed questions were:
Category: Romantic Comedies
Which 2010 film stars Jay Baruchel and Alice Eve, and is about an average Joe who struggles with self-confidence when he starts dating the perfect woman?
Flickinger’s Answer: 10/10
Correct Answer: She’s Out of My League
Category: Comedies
What 1983 comedy has characters named Clark, Rusty, Aunt Edna, and Cousin Eddie?
Kan’s Answer: National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
Correct Answer: National Lampoon’s Vacation
Category: Action/Adventure
Which action franchise features characters named Barney Ross, Lee Christmas, Yin Yang, and Gunner Jensen?
Flickinger’s Answer: Tropic Thunder
Correct Answer: The Expendables
The score at the end of the first round was 7-6 to Kan.
Second Round
Kan spun first. He got Matt & Ben and decided to keep it. He went to multiple-choice once, answered four out of four questions correctly, and earned seven out of a possible eight points.
Flickinger spun Biopics, spun again, and got Festival Darlings. He went to multiple-choice four times, answered two out of four questions correctly, and earned two out of a possible eight points.
Kan was able to steal one of Flickinger’s misses for one point.
The missed questions were:
Who directed Robin Williams and Jeff Bridges in The Fisher King?
Multiple Choice: A) Brian De Palma B) Barry Levinson C) Terry Gilliam D) Robert Altman
Flickinger’s Answer: A) Brian De Palma
Kan’s Answer: B) Barry Levinson
Correct Answer: C) Terry GilliamWhich actor plays drifter Graham Dalton, who has a collection of women on videotape, in the film Sex, Lies, and Videotape?
Multiple Choice: A) Christian Slater B) Peter Gallagher C) William H. Macy D) James Spader
Flickinger’s Answer: C) William H. Macy
Kan’s Answer: D) James Spader
Correct Answer: D) James Spader
The score at the end of the second round was 15-8 to Kan.
Third Round
Flickinger went first. His two-point question was in the category of Tom Hanks and he got it correct.
Who stars alongside Tom Hanks as gifted inmate John Coffey in The Green Mile?
Flickinger’s Answer: Michael Clarke Duncan
Correct Answer: Michael Clarke Duncan
Flickinger’s three-point question was in the category of Comedies and he got it incorrect.
In what 2004 comedy featuring Chris Parnell and Fred Willard will you hear the line, “It’s so damn hot…milk was a bad choice”?
Flickinger’s Answer: No Answer
Correct Answer: Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgandy
Flickinger’s five-point question was in the category of Oscars and he got it incorrect.
For which film did Anna Paquin win her Oscar?
Flickinger’s Answer: No Answer
Correct Answer: The Piano
The final score was 15-10 to Kan via TKO.
Other Details
Flickinger answered 9 out of the 15 questions asked to him correctly for an accuracy of 60.00%. His record is now 0-1. The Dungeon lost a point in the faction standings because of the TKO.
Including steal opportunities, Kan answered 12 out of the 14 questions asked to him correctly for an accuracy of 85.71%. His record is now 1-0.
