“The Enigma” Marc Edward Heuck entered the match with a singles record of 0-0. This was his first career singles match. He represented KOrruption.
“Downtown” Griffin Newman entered the match with a singles record of 0-0. This was his first career Movie Trivia Schmoedown match. He represented The Finstock Exchange.
First Round
Heuck missed three questions, scoring five out of a possible eight points. Newman missed two questions, scoring six out of a possible eight points. The missed questions were:
Category: Movie Quotes
In what 1996 comedy will you find the following line? “Why don’t you just go HOME? That’s your HOME! Are you too good for your HOME? ANSWER ME.”
Newman’s Answer: Coming to America
Correct Answer: Happy Gilmore
Category: Fantasy/Sci-Fi
Who plays the lead role of United States Marine Corps Staff Sergeant Michael Nantz in 2011’s Battle: Los Angeles?
Heuck’s Answer: Joel Kinnaman
Correct Answer: Aaron Eckhardt
Category: Animated Movies
Andy Samberg, Jennifer Aniston, and Kelsey Grammer lent their voices to what 2016 animated film from directors Nicholas Stoller and Doug Sweetland?
Heuck’s Answer: Rio
Correct Answer: Storks
Category: 1980s
Michael Crichton directed what 1984 sci-fi action film starring Tom Sellack that is set in the near future?
Newman’s Answer: Coma
Correct Answer: Runaway
Category: Horror/Thriller
Who plays Daniels, the chief of terraforming for the Covenant mission and the wife/widow of the ship’s captain Jacob Branson, in Alien: Covenant?
Heuck’s Answer: Noomi Rapace
Correct Answer: Katherine Waterston
The score at the end of the first round was 6-5 to Newman.
Second Round
Newman spun first and got Black Cinema. He spun again and got Opponent’s Choice, and he was given Black Cinema. He went to multiple-choice one time, got three of four questions correct, and earned six out of a possible eight points.
Heuck was unable to steal Newman’s miss.
The missed question was:
Who plays Starr Carter’s mother, Lisa Carter, in 2018’s The Hate U Give?
Multiple Choice: A) Regina King B) Issa Rae C) Regina Hall D) Taraji P. Henson
Newman’s Answer: D) Taraji P. Henson
Heuck’s Answer: A) Regina King
Correct Answer: C) Regina Hall
Heuck spun Fantasy/Sci-Fi, spun again, and got Disaster Films. He went to multiple-choice one time, got three of four questions correct, and earned five out of a possible eight points.
Newman was able to steal Heuck’s miss for two points.
The missed question was:
Who plays BP manager Donald Vidrine, who orders the well to be flowed, in Deepwater Horizon?
Heuck’s Answer: Mark Wahlberg
Newman’s Answer: John Malkovich
Correct Answer: John Malkovich
The score at the end of the second round was 14-10 to Newman.
Third Round
Heuck’s two-point question was in the category of Spielberg and he got it correct.
Which actor plays the highly advanced robotic boy David in Steven Spielberg’s A.I.: Artificial Intelligence?
Heuck’s Answer: Haley Joel Osment
Correct Answer: Haley Joel Osment
Heuck’s three-point question was in the category of Directors and he got it incorrect.
Steven Spielberg directed two films that were released in 2011. Name one of them.
Heuck’s Answer: Munich
Correct Answer: War Horse or The Adventures of Tintin
Heuck’s five-point question was in the category of Oscars and he got it correct.
Two movies share the record for the most Oscar nominations without a single win at eleven nominations each. Name one of them.
Heuck’s Answer: The Color Purple
Correct Answer: The Turning Point or The Color Purple
Newman’s two-point question was in the category of Crime and he got it correct.
What famous rap artist plays the character Doughboy in Boyz N The Hood?
Newman’s Answer: Ice Cube
Correct Answer: Ice Cube
Newman’s three-point question was in the category of Brad Pitt and he got it correct.
Who directed Brad Pitt in 2011’s Moneyball?
Newman’s Answer: Bennett Miller
Correct Answer: Bennett Miller
The final score was 19-17 to Newman.
Other Details
Including steal opportunities, Heuck answered 10 of the 16 questions asked to him correctly for an accuracy of 62.50%. His record is now 0-1.
Including steal opportunities, Newman answered 12 of 15 questions asked to him correctly for an accuracy of 80.00%. His record is now 1-0.
