Rushmore is made up of John “The Outlaw” Rocha and “Little Evil” JTE. This was the team’s first match. They represented The Finstock Exchange.
The Press Room is made up of “The Carpathian” Josh Horowitz and “Scary” Perri Nemiroff. This was the team’s first match. They represented The Quirky Mercs.
First Round
Horowitz missed two questions. Nemiroff missed five questions. The Press Room earned nine of sixteen possible points.
Rocha missed one question. JTE went perfect and hit the bonus question. Rushmore earned sixteen of seventeen possible points.
The missed questions were:
Category: Action/Adventure
Who plays the lead role of Samantha Caine, who has no memory of her past or who she is, in the 1996 film The Long Kiss Goodnight?
Nemiroff’s Answer: Didn’t have it
Correct Answer: Geena Davis
Category: 1990s
What 1998 film from director Terry Gilliam features performances from Tobey Maguire, Ellen Barkin, Gary Busey, and Benicio del Toro?
Horowitz’s Answer: the Hunter Thompson movie
Rocha’s Answer: The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassum
Nemiroff’s Answer: No answer given
Correct Answer: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Category: Directors
Who directed the films Death Becomes Her, Romancing the Stone, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
Nemiroff’s Answer: No answer given
Correct Answer: Robert Zemeckis
Category: Oscars
Leonardo DiCaprio received his first Best Lead actor nomination for what 2004 film?
Horowitz’s Answer: Blood Diamond
Nemiroff’s Answer: The Reader
Correct Answer: The Aviator
Category: Crime
Who plays LAPD Lieutenant Vincent Hanna in 1995’s Heat?
Nemiroff’s Answer: Robert DeNiro
Correct Answer: Al Pacino
The score at the end of the first round was 16-9 to Rushmore.
Second Round
Rushmore decided to spin first. They landed on Action/Adventure and kept it. They went to multiple-choice once, answered six out of six questions correctly, and earned eleven out of a possible twelve points.
The Press Room spun Robert DeNiro, decided to spin again, and got Comic Book Movies. They answered five out of six questions correctly and earned ten out of a possible twelve points.
Rushmore was unable to steal The Press Room’s miss.
The missed question was:
In what entry of the Men in Black franchise will you find a fast-running alien known as a cephlapoid?
The Press Room’s Answer: Men in Black II
Rushmore’s Answer: Men in Black III
Correct Answer: Men in Black
The score at the end of the second round was 27-19 to Rushmore.
Third Round
The Press Room went first. Nemiroff took the two-point question in the category of Action/Adventure and she got it correct.
Who played the role of Evelyn in The Mummy and The Mummy Returns?
Nemiroff’s Answer: Rachel Weisz
Correct Answer: Rachel Weisz
Horowitz took The Press Room’s three-point question in the category of Musicals and he got it correct.
In Mary Poppins Returns, which iconic actor plays the role of Mr. Dawes, Jr, Mr. Wilkins’ uncle?
Horowitz’s Answer: Dick van Dyke
Correct Answer: Dick van Dyke
The Press Room’s five-point question was in the category of Animated and they got it incorrect.
What 1950s Disney film features the supporting characters Jock, Trusty, and Peg?
The Press Room’s Answer: Cinderella
Correct Answer: Lady and the Tramp
The final score was 27-24 to Rushmore via TKO.
Other Details
The Press Room answered 16 of the 25 questions asked to them for an accuracy of 64.00%. Their record is now 0-1.
Including steal opportunities, Rushmore answered 22 of the 24 questions asked to them for an accuracy of 91.67%. Their record is now 1-0. They will next play Lightning Time in the second round of the teams tournament.
