Shazam is made up of Brendan “The Kid” Meyer and William “The Beast” Bibbiani. They entered the match with a record of 8-2 with two knockouts. The team had a career accuracy of 89.79%. They represented the Quirky Mercs.
Final Exam is made up of “Primetime” Paul Oyama and “The Delinquent” Lon Harris. They entered the match with a record of 5-2 with three knockouts. The team had a career accuracy of 89.64%. They represented the SWAG.
First Round
Bibbiani and Meyer both missed one question. Shazam earned 14 of 16 possible points.
Oyama had a perfect round but missed the bonus question. Harris missed five questions. Final Exam earned 11 of 17 points.
The missed questions were:
Category: Romantic Comedies
Which actress co-starred with Justin Timberlake in the rom-com Friends with Benefits, playing the character of Jamie?
Harris’s Answer: Natalie Portman
Correct Answer: Mila Kunis
Category: Movie Release Dates
What year saw the release of the sequels Patriot Games, Lethal Weapon 3, Alien 3, and Pet Sematary Two?
Bibbiani’s Answer: 1994
Harris’s Answer: 1995
Correct Answer: 1992
Category: Comedies
Paul Weitz directed the third film in the Meet the Parents franchise. What was the title of the film?
Harris’s Answer: Didn’t Have It
Correct Answer: Little Fockers
Category: Oscars
Robin Williams has been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for three films. What was the second film to garner him this at the 1990 Oscars?
Harris’s Answer: The Fisher King
Correct Answer: Dead Poet’s Society
Category: Famous Actors & Actresses
Which actress appears in the following films: Mars Attacks!, The Natural, and 2004’s The Stepford Wives?
Meyer’s Answer: Didn’t Have It
Harris’s Answer: Annette Bening
Correct Answer: Glenn Close
Category: Bonus Question
Rawson M. Thurber directed Jason Sudeikis and Jennifer Aniston in what 2014 comedy?
Oyama’s Answer: Horrible Bosses 2
Correct Answer: We’re the Millers
The score at the end of the first round was 14-11 for Shazam.
Second Round
Shazam deferred. Final Exam spun Wrestlers in Film, decided to spin again, and ended up with Video Game Films. They went to multiple-choice once, answered five questions right, and earned 9 out of 12 possible points.
Shazam stole Final Exam’s miss for 2 points.
The missed question was:
Which actor plays the lead Sergeant John “Reaper” Grimm in the 2005 video game adaptation Doom?
Final Exam’s Answer: Dwayne Johnson
Shazam’s Answer: Karl Urban
Correct Answer: Karl Urban
Shazam spun Horror and decided to keep it. They answered all six questions correctly and earned 12 of 12 possible points.
The score at the end of the second round was 28-20 to Shazam.
Third Round
Harris took Final Exam’s two-point question in the category of Denzel Washington and answered correctly.
Who co-starred alongside Denzel Washington as Det. Richie Roberts, the man bent on bringing down Denzel’s Frank Lucas, in 2007’s American Gangster?
Harris’s Answer: Russell Crowe
Correct Answer: Russell Crowe
Oyama took the three-point question in the category of Action/Adventure and he answered incorrectly.
Liam Neesom, Ed Harris, Joel Kinnamen, and Vincent D’Onofrio star in this 2015 action thriller?
Oyama’s Answer: Unknown
Correct Answer: Run All Night
Shazam won the match via TKO by a final score of 28-22.
Other Details
Final Exam answered 17 of 25 questions asked to them for an accuracy of 68.00%. Their record is now 5-3. Because of the TKO, SWAG lost a point and are now seventh in the faction standings with five points.
Including steal opportunities, Shazam answered 21 of 23 questions asked to them for an accuracy of 91.30%. Their record is now 9-2. The Quirky Mercs earned 4 points and moved up to second place with 10 points. They will play The Odd Couple for the championship on April 30th.
