Defending champion Mike “The Killer” Kalinowski entered the match with an Innergeekdom record of 14-6. He had a career accuracy of 81%. He represented KOrruption.
Challenger Kevin “The Smasher” Smets entered the match with an Innergeekdom record of 8-2. He had a career accuracy of 91%. He represented The Dungeon.
First Round
Kalinowski missed three questions and earned seven out of a possible ten points. Smets missed two questions and earned eight out of a possible ten points. The missed questions were:
Category: Jurassic Park
Which Jurassic film featured the line, “Monster is a relative term. To a canary, a cat is a monster. We’re just used to being the cat.”?
Kalinowski’s Answer: Fallen Kingdom
Correct Answer: Jurassic WorldCategory: Mixed Bag
Which film in the Alien franchise featured the tagline “We are not alone”?
Smets’ Answer: Alien
Kalinowski’s Answer: AvP: Requiem
Correct Answer: Alien: ResurrectionCategory: Quotes/Who Said It?
What animated film featured the line, “Just remember, there’s a thin line between being a hero and being a memory”?
Kalinowski’s Answer: Lord of the Rings
Smets’ Answer: Spider-Man Into the Spider-Verse
Correct Answer: Transformers: The Movie
The score at the end of the first round was 8-7 to Smets.
Second Round
Smets deferred. Kalinowski spun Star Wars, decided to spin again, and got Dystopian Future & Time Travel. He answered five out of five questions correctly and earned ten out of a possible ten points.
Smets spun Alien & Predator and kept it. He went to multiple-choice once, answered five out of five questions correctly, and earned ten out of a possible ten points.
The score at the end of the second round was 17-17.
Third Round
Kalinowski spun Star Wars, decided to spin again, and got Alien & Predator. He bet 3 points and was correct.
Smets bet 3 points and was correct.
Lance Henriksen appears in how many films in the overall Alien and Predator franchises?
Kalinowski’s Answer: 3
Smets’ Answer: 3
Correct Answer: 3
The score at the end of the third round was 20-20.
Fourth Round
Kalinowski answered two questions correctly and earned two points.
Smets answered three questions correctly and earned three points.
The score at the end of the fourth round was 23-22 to Smets.
Fifth Round
Kalinowski’s two-point question was in the category of Scores & Soundtracks and he got it correct.
Who composed the score for Man of Steel and The Dark Knight Rises?
Kalinowski’s Answer: Hans Zimmer
Correct Answer: Hans Zimmer
Smets’ two-point question was in the category of Villains and he got it correct.
What DC villain has the alter-ego Edward Nygma?
Smets’ Answer: The Riddler
Correct Answer: The Riddler
Kalinowski’s three-point question was in the category of Swashbuckling Adventure/Pulp Films and he got it correct.
In The Curse of the Black Pearl, what is the British ship known as “The fastest ship in the seas”?
Kalinowski’s Answer: The Interceptor
Correct Answer: The Interceptor
Smets’ three-point question was in the category of Spider-Man and he got it correct.
Which actor plays Dr. Curt Connors in Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man trilogy?
Smets’ Answer: Dylan Baker
Correct Answer: Dylan Baker
Kalinowski’s five-point question was in the category of Mixed Bag and he got it incorrect.
In Dredd (2012), judges are assigned to protect various sectors. Which sector is Judge Dredd part of?
Kalinowski’s Answer: Mega City 1
Correct Answer: Sector 13
The final score was 28-27 to Smets.
Other Details
Kalinowski answered 17 of the 21 questions he answered correctly for an accuracy of 80.95%. His record is now 14-7.
Smets answered 19 of the 21 questions he answered correctly for an accuracy of 90.48%. His record is now 9-2. He is the new Innergeekdom champion.
