The Press Room is made up of “Scary” Perri Nemiroff and “The Carpathian” Josh Horowitz. They entered the match with a record of 1-1. They represented The Quirky Mercs.
The Old Guard is made up of Mark “Yodi” Reilly and “Mr. Christmas” Alonso Duralde. They entered the match with a record of 0-0. They represented The Den.
First Round
Nemiroff missed two questions. Horowitz had a perfect round and hit the bonus question. The Press Room earned fifteen of a possible seventeen points.
Reilly missed three questions. Duralde missed two questions. The Old Guard earned eleven of a possible sixteen points.
The missed questions were:
Category: New Releases
Who plays the lead role of Hutch Mansell, who fails to defend himself and his family when thieves break into their suburban home, in the film Nobody?
Reilly’s Answer: Didn’t have it
Correct Answer: Bob OdenkirkCategory: Directors
Who directed the following films: The Green Mile, The Majestic, and The Mist?
Nemiroff’s Answer: Didn’t have it
Correct Answer: Frank DarabontCategory: Horror/Thriller
What thriller starring Joel Edgerton and Rebecca Hall has the tagline “the past will be your present”?
Duralde’s Answer: The Visit
Correct Answer: The GiftCategory: Comedies
Which comedic actor appeared in the films Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Adventureland, and Superbad?
Duralde’s Answer: Jason Segal
Reilly’s Answer: Didn’t have it
Correct Answer: Bill HaderCategory: Oscars
Norman Jewison directed Sidney Poitier in this Best Picture-winning film in which a black police detective is asked to investigate a murder in a racially hostile southern town.
Reilly’s Answer: Mississippi Burning
Nemiroff’s Answer: Didn’t have it
Correct Answer: In the Heat of the Night
The score at the end of the first round was 15-11 to The Press Room.
Second Round
The Press Room decided to go first. They spun Frances McDormand and kept it. They went to multiple-choice twice, answered six out of six questions correctly, and earned ten out of a possible twelve points.
The Old Guard spun 1980s and kept it. They answered five out of six questions correctly and earned ten out of a possible twelve points.
The Press Room was unable to steal The Old Guard’s miss.
The missed question was:
In The Lost Boys, what is the name of the coastal town that is infested with vampires?
Old Guard’s Answer: Santa Clara
Press Room’s Answer: Santa Cruz
Correct Answer: Santa Carla
The score at the end of the second round was 25-21 to The Press Room.
Third Round
The Old Guard’s two-point question was in the category of Comedies and Reilly got it correct.
Which actor stars at the character Nick Campbell, opposite Vince Vaughn, in the 2013 comedy The Internship?
Reilly’s Answer: Owen Wilson
Correct Answer: Owen Wilson
The Old Guard’s three-point question was in the category of Leonardo DiCaprio and Duralde got it incorrect.
DiCaprio starred in both The Great Gatsby and The Wolf of Wall Street in the same year. What was the year?
Duralde’s Answer: 2014
Correct Answer: 2013
The Old Guard’s five-point question was in the category of Remakes & Reboots and they got it correct.
Who plays Lila Crane, Marion’s concerned sister, in 1998’s Psycho?
Old Guard’s Answer: Julianne Moore
Correct Answer: Julianne Moore
The Press Room’s two-point question was in the category of Action/Adventure and Nemiroff got it correct.
What film features characters named Furiosa and Immortan Joe?
Nemiroff’s Answer: Mad Max Fury Road
Correct Answer: Mad Max Fury Road
The Press Room’s three-point question was in the category of Thriller and Horowitz got it correct.
Which actor appears in the thrillers A Time to Kill, Phone Booth, and 1990’s Flatliners?
Horowitz’s Answer: Kiefer Sutherland
Correct Answer: Kiefer Sutherland
The final score was 30-28 to Press Room.
Other Details
The Old Guard answered 18 of the 25 questions asked to them correctly for an accuracy of 72%. Their record is now 0-1.
The Press Room answered 23 of the 26 questions asked to them correctly for an accuracy of 88.46%. Their record is now 2-1. They advanced to the semifinals of the tournament where they will play either Danger Zone or The Untouchables.
