Saturday at the movies will resume this weekend.
Everyone back from their end-of-summer trips and ready to watch some movies?
Showing posts with label Movie Trivia contest. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Movie Trivia contest. Show all posts
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
We Have Winners!
First, here are the answers to week # 4 of the Movie Trivia Contest.
1. How did Anne fall out of favor with the King Henry VIII when they first met?
They went on a hunt, with Anne riding her own horse. When the stag went into the ravine, all were agreed to give up the hunt, except Anne, who rode into the ravine. Not to be out done, Henry rides in after her, falls off his horse, and is hurt.
2. What "talent" did Mary Boleyn demonstrate for Queen Katharine, that supposedly justified her addition as a Lady-in-Waiting?
The Queen, knowing that Mary has been brought to the castle to be the King's mistress, states that Mary must be a "gift" and grills her about her "talents". Mary denies that she can sing, but the Queen humiliates her by making her sing anyway.
Bonus Question: Name 2 of the 3 crimes for which Anne Boleyn stood trial.
High treason, incest, and adultery, and possibly, crimes against God, though it might be that the first three were considered to be crimes against God.
There were no last minute entries last night, so the winners are:
Pat of Bell Creek Quilts, with 75 points!
In second place is Libby of A Simple Girl with 25 points!
Nice job, ladies! I hope you all had fun. Pat, if you'll give me your choice and email me your address, I'll let Libby know what her options are.
Since it's the last of summer, and back to school for some, Saturday at the Movies will be on hiatus until September.
1. How did Anne fall out of favor with the King Henry VIII when they first met?
They went on a hunt, with Anne riding her own horse. When the stag went into the ravine, all were agreed to give up the hunt, except Anne, who rode into the ravine. Not to be out done, Henry rides in after her, falls off his horse, and is hurt.
2. What "talent" did Mary Boleyn demonstrate for Queen Katharine, that supposedly justified her addition as a Lady-in-Waiting?
The Queen, knowing that Mary has been brought to the castle to be the King's mistress, states that Mary must be a "gift" and grills her about her "talents". Mary denies that she can sing, but the Queen humiliates her by making her sing anyway.
Bonus Question: Name 2 of the 3 crimes for which Anne Boleyn stood trial.
High treason, incest, and adultery, and possibly, crimes against God, though it might be that the first three were considered to be crimes against God.
There were no last minute entries last night, so the winners are:
Pat of Bell Creek Quilts, with 75 points!
In second place is Libby of A Simple Girl with 25 points!
Nice job, ladies! I hope you all had fun. Pat, if you'll give me your choice and email me your address, I'll let Libby know what her options are.
Since it's the last of summer, and back to school for some, Saturday at the Movies will be on hiatus until September.
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
The Time Draws Near....
It's now 10pm here in the Eastern Time Zone--but only 7pm on the Western shores of the USA. Deadline to email me the answers to this week's movie trivia questions will be at midnight Pacific Time, so there's still time to watch the movie!
It's instant play on Netflix, so if you have a Netflix membership, or even if you want one, you can probably still squeeze it in tonght.
Here are the prize packages:
First, the Coffee-lover's package:
It's not complete yet, but that is a $15.00 Starbucks card, a planning journal, and there will be chocolate-covered coffee beans to go with it. (I'll get those at the last minute so they're as fresh as possible). Plus, I usually tuck in a surprise or two!
Second is the Quilter's package:
The book is "Quilts are Forever", a collection of stories about quilts, as well as some John James quilting needles (awesome) and a quilt pattern. (Shown here is one by Terry Atkinson, but I have a couple of others if the winner would like another option.) And yes, usually another surprise or two.
Last is the Gardener's package:
A book of tips entitled "Trowel and Error", a pair of bamboo gardening gloves, and a "garden angel" who encourages us to "bloom with joy." And the surprise or two.
So that you don't believe all is lost just because Pat is ahead, I'm going to give the person in second place her (or his) choice of the remaining two packages. Ha! Surprised you, didn't I?
I foresee a run on Netflix tonight....
It's instant play on Netflix, so if you have a Netflix membership, or even if you want one, you can probably still squeeze it in tonght.
Here are the prize packages:
First, the Coffee-lover's package:
It's not complete yet, but that is a $15.00 Starbucks card, a planning journal, and there will be chocolate-covered coffee beans to go with it. (I'll get those at the last minute so they're as fresh as possible). Plus, I usually tuck in a surprise or two!
Second is the Quilter's package:
The book is "Quilts are Forever", a collection of stories about quilts, as well as some John James quilting needles (awesome) and a quilt pattern. (Shown here is one by Terry Atkinson, but I have a couple of others if the winner would like another option.) And yes, usually another surprise or two.
Last is the Gardener's package:
A book of tips entitled "Trowel and Error", a pair of bamboo gardening gloves, and a "garden angel" who encourages us to "bloom with joy." And the surprise or two.
So that you don't believe all is lost just because Pat is ahead, I'm going to give the person in second place her (or his) choice of the remaining two packages. Ha! Surprised you, didn't I?
I foresee a run on Netflix tonight....
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Movie Trivia Contest Week #4
Okay, it's the final week of the contest, and the movie is The Other Boleyn Girl. 
Here are the three questions:
1. How did Anne fall out of favor with the King Henry VIII when they first met?
2. What "talent" did Mary Boleyn demonstrate for Queen Katharine, that supposedly justified her addition as a Lady-in-Waiting?
3. Name 2 of the 3 crimes for which Anne Boleyn stood trial.
Edited to add:
As always, it's the honor system! You may watch the movie, or you may ask someone else who's seen the movie, but you can't research the answer on the internet.
So that everyone has a fair chance, please email your answers to me instead of using the comments section to answer the questions. I will post my email address at the end of the post each week.
Prizes
The person with the most points will receive one of three prizes:
1. Coffee-lover's Package
2. Quilter's Package
3. Gardener's Package
Your choice!
Answers on Tuesday!
Here are the three questions:
1. How did Anne fall out of favor with the King Henry VIII when they first met?
2. What "talent" did Mary Boleyn demonstrate for Queen Katharine, that supposedly justified her addition as a Lady-in-Waiting?
3. Name 2 of the 3 crimes for which Anne Boleyn stood trial.
Edited to add:
As always, it's the honor system! You may watch the movie, or you may ask someone else who's seen the movie, but you can't research the answer on the internet.
So that everyone has a fair chance, please email your answers to me instead of using the comments section to answer the questions. I will post my email address at the end of the post each week.
Prizes
The person with the most points will receive one of three prizes:
1. Coffee-lover's Package
2. Quilter's Package
3. Gardener's Package
Your choice!
Answers on Tuesday!
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Movie Trivia Answer -Contest Week 3
Okay, folks, here are this week's answers from the movie, Vertical Limit:
1. Injectable Dexamethasone was the drug carried to combat what potentially lethal condition affecting stranded mountain climbers?
A lot of you said "altitude sickness", which is a side effect of being at high elevations without acclimatization first. And Dexamethasone pills are sometimes taken routinely on high altitude climbs to prevent side effects. But the specific condition they climbers in the movie were dealing with and which required injectable Dexamethasone was "pulmonary edema"--also known as High Altitude Puomonary Edema, and that term was mentioned several times, so that is the answer I was looking for. Pat rented the movie again this week after learning the title, and had the correct answer, so she gets the 10 points. Since the rest of you had the right idea, I'm going to give you 5 points for "altitude sickness."
2. What was Montgomery Wick so obsessed with finding on his multiple trips up the mountain?
His wife's body. She was also a climber, and had gone on a climb with Vaughn (Bill Paxton) several years before, but never returned. Wick kept going back again and again, hoping to find her body.
Of course, he did on this trip.
Bonus question: Dropping the cannister of nitroglycerin was the cause for one explosion on the mountainside, and another was set deliberately. What else caused some nitro to explode?
The heat of the sun.
The first incident was when the extra tanks of nitro, left out of their protective covering at the Pakistani army camp, exploded when the sun moved overhead and shone down through the window. The second explosion occurred when a nitro tank, placed in the shade and snow, leaked the liquid that ran across the snow into the sunlight.
Two of my favorite quotes: Cyril Bench: "One hundred thousand sperm and you were the fastest?"
And, once Peter learned Montgomery Wick was only along to kill Vaughn:
Montgomery Wick: Peter, do you know where you are? Above 24,000, you're at the vertical limit, you're already dying. Look at you. You can hardly stand. If you think you can stop me, go ahead.
We had 3 new players this week--Jacquie, Michele, and Donnie!
Jacquie -- 20 points
Michele -- 15 points
Donnie (who reads blogs but doesn't write them (yet)--20 points
Lori -- 5 points
Jean -- 10 points
Libby --10 points
Sarah -- 10 points
Julie -- 15 points
Pat -- 50 points
For this last week, I'm going to watch 2008's The Other Boleyn Girl. This means you have a week to watch the movie, including the 3 days after I publish the questions. You're going to have to hustle to beat Pat, though!
Are you ready?
1. Injectable Dexamethasone was the drug carried to combat what potentially lethal condition affecting stranded mountain climbers?
A lot of you said "altitude sickness", which is a side effect of being at high elevations without acclimatization first. And Dexamethasone pills are sometimes taken routinely on high altitude climbs to prevent side effects. But the specific condition they climbers in the movie were dealing with and which required injectable Dexamethasone was "pulmonary edema"--also known as High Altitude Puomonary Edema, and that term was mentioned several times, so that is the answer I was looking for. Pat rented the movie again this week after learning the title, and had the correct answer, so she gets the 10 points. Since the rest of you had the right idea, I'm going to give you 5 points for "altitude sickness."
2. What was Montgomery Wick so obsessed with finding on his multiple trips up the mountain?
His wife's body. She was also a climber, and had gone on a climb with Vaughn (Bill Paxton) several years before, but never returned. Wick kept going back again and again, hoping to find her body.
Of course, he did on this trip.
Bonus question: Dropping the cannister of nitroglycerin was the cause for one explosion on the mountainside, and another was set deliberately. What else caused some nitro to explode?
The heat of the sun.
The first incident was when the extra tanks of nitro, left out of their protective covering at the Pakistani army camp, exploded when the sun moved overhead and shone down through the window. The second explosion occurred when a nitro tank, placed in the shade and snow, leaked the liquid that ran across the snow into the sunlight.
Two of my favorite quotes: Cyril Bench: "One hundred thousand sperm and you were the fastest?"
And, once Peter learned Montgomery Wick was only along to kill Vaughn:
Montgomery Wick: Peter, do you know where you are? Above 24,000, you're at the vertical limit, you're already dying. Look at you. You can hardly stand. If you think you can stop me, go ahead.
We had 3 new players this week--Jacquie, Michele, and Donnie!
Jacquie -- 20 points
Michele -- 15 points
Donnie (who reads blogs but doesn't write them (yet)--20 points
Lori -- 5 points
Jean -- 10 points
Libby --10 points
Sarah -- 10 points
Julie -- 15 points
Pat -- 50 points
For this last week, I'm going to watch 2008's The Other Boleyn Girl. This means you have a week to watch the movie, including the 3 days after I publish the questions. You're going to have to hustle to beat Pat, though!
Are you ready?
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Movie Trivia Contest Week #3
This is week 2 of the Movie Trivia Contest, so to recap, here are the rules:
I will ask 2 questions about a movie each Saturday. Correct answers will be worth 10 points each. Then there will be a bonus question worth 5 points. You have the potential for 25 points each week, with a possible 100 points total by the end of July.
One week this month, I will announce in advance the movie I'm going to watch, so those of you who find you're older than or younger than or have different tastes from the movies I watch, will have a chance just like everyone else.
As always, it's the honor system! You may watch the movie, or you may ask someone else who's seen the movie, but you can't research the answer on the internet.
So that everyone has a fair chance, please email your answers to me instead of using the comments section to answer the questions. I will post my email address at the end of the post each week.
Prizes
The person with the most points will receive one of three prizes:
1. Coffee-lover's Package
2. Quilter's Package
3. Gardener's Package
Your choice!
This week's movie is an action thriller from 2000, Vertical Limit, starring Chris O'Donnell (yumm!), Robin Tunney, Scott Glenn and Bill Paxton.
1. Injectable Dexamethasone was the drug carried to combat what potentially lethal condition affecting stranded mountain climbers?
2. What was Montgomery Wick so obsessed with finding on his multiple trips up the mountain?
Bonus question: Dropping the cannister of nitroglycerin was the cause for one explosion on the mountainside, and another was set deliberately. What else caused some nitro to explode?
So that no one has an unfair advantage, please email your answers to me at cloudtoucher1@gmail.com
I will ask 2 questions about a movie each Saturday. Correct answers will be worth 10 points each. Then there will be a bonus question worth 5 points. You have the potential for 25 points each week, with a possible 100 points total by the end of July.
One week this month, I will announce in advance the movie I'm going to watch, so those of you who find you're older than or younger than or have different tastes from the movies I watch, will have a chance just like everyone else.
As always, it's the honor system! You may watch the movie, or you may ask someone else who's seen the movie, but you can't research the answer on the internet.
So that everyone has a fair chance, please email your answers to me instead of using the comments section to answer the questions. I will post my email address at the end of the post each week.
Prizes
The person with the most points will receive one of three prizes:
1. Coffee-lover's Package
2. Quilter's Package
3. Gardener's Package
Your choice!
This week's movie is an action thriller from 2000, Vertical Limit, starring Chris O'Donnell (yumm!), Robin Tunney, Scott Glenn and Bill Paxton.
1. Injectable Dexamethasone was the drug carried to combat what potentially lethal condition affecting stranded mountain climbers?
2. What was Montgomery Wick so obsessed with finding on his multiple trips up the mountain?
Bonus question: Dropping the cannister of nitroglycerin was the cause for one explosion on the mountainside, and another was set deliberately. What else caused some nitro to explode?
So that no one has an unfair advantage, please email your answers to me at cloudtoucher1@gmail.com
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Movie Trivia Answer Contest Week 2
Well, Pat came out the clear winner this week! She figured out the movie was:
so she rented it, played it and searched for the right answers, giving her a total of 25 points.
Question 1: Name the 1985 movie about extraterrestial beings that starred, among others, Wilford Brimley, Brian Dennehy, and Steve Guttenberg. And of course, it was Cocoon.
Question 2: What planetary beings did the aliens claim to be? In other words, what planet did they come from? (yes, I know that's poor grammar, but whatever..) They were Antereans, from the planet Anterea.
Bonus Question: What book did Steve Guttenberg begin reading after he discovered his passengers were aliens?
The Complete Book of Extraterrestrial Encounters.
(Although I loved Mighty Mom's guess: War of the Worlds)
So, here's the tally so far:
Lori: 5 points
Jean: 5 points
Libby: 10 points
Sarah: 10 points
Julie: 15 points
Pat: 25 points
It's still anybody's game!
Questions for week #3 will be this Saturday!
so she rented it, played it and searched for the right answers, giving her a total of 25 points.
Question 1: Name the 1985 movie about extraterrestial beings that starred, among others, Wilford Brimley, Brian Dennehy, and Steve Guttenberg. And of course, it was Cocoon.
Question 2: What planetary beings did the aliens claim to be? In other words, what planet did they come from? (yes, I know that's poor grammar, but whatever..) They were Antereans, from the planet Anterea.
Bonus Question: What book did Steve Guttenberg begin reading after he discovered his passengers were aliens?
The Complete Book of Extraterrestrial Encounters.
(Although I loved Mighty Mom's guess: War of the Worlds)
So, here's the tally so far:
Lori: 5 points
Jean: 5 points
Libby: 10 points
Sarah: 10 points
Julie: 15 points
Pat: 25 points
It's still anybody's game!
Questions for week #3 will be this Saturday!
Saturday, July 11, 2009
Saturday at the Movies Contest--Week 2
This is week 2 of the Movie Trivia Contest, so to recap, here are the rules:
I will ask 2 questions about a movie each Saturday. Correct answers will be worth 10 points each. Then there will be a bonus question worth 5 points. You have the potential for 25 points each week, with a possible 100 points total by the end of July.
One week this month, I will announce in advance the movie I'm going to watch, so those of you who find you're older than or younger than or have different tastes from the movies I watch, will have a chance just like everyone else.
As always, it's the honor system! You may watch the movie, or you may ask someone else who's seen the movie, but you can't research the answer on the internet.
So that everyone has a fair chance, please email your answers to me instead of using the comments section to answer the questions. I will post my email address at the end of the post each week.
Okay, here are the questions for the second week of the Contest:
Question 1: Name the 1985 movie about extraterrestial beings that starred, among others, Wilford Brimley, Brian Dennehy, and Steve Guttenberg.
Question 2: What planetary beings did the aliens claim to be? In other words, what planet did they come from? (yes, I know that's poor grammar, but whatever..)
Bonus Question: What book did Steve Guttenberg begin reading after he discovered his passengers were aliens?
You may email your guesses to me at cloudtoucher1@gmail.com anytime between now and when I post the answers on Tuesday.
Good luck!
I will ask 2 questions about a movie each Saturday. Correct answers will be worth 10 points each. Then there will be a bonus question worth 5 points. You have the potential for 25 points each week, with a possible 100 points total by the end of July.
One week this month, I will announce in advance the movie I'm going to watch, so those of you who find you're older than or younger than or have different tastes from the movies I watch, will have a chance just like everyone else.
As always, it's the honor system! You may watch the movie, or you may ask someone else who's seen the movie, but you can't research the answer on the internet.
So that everyone has a fair chance, please email your answers to me instead of using the comments section to answer the questions. I will post my email address at the end of the post each week.
Okay, here are the questions for the second week of the Contest:
Question 1: Name the 1985 movie about extraterrestial beings that starred, among others, Wilford Brimley, Brian Dennehy, and Steve Guttenberg.
Question 2: What planetary beings did the aliens claim to be? In other words, what planet did they come from? (yes, I know that's poor grammar, but whatever..)
Bonus Question: What book did Steve Guttenberg begin reading after he discovered his passengers were aliens?
You may email your guesses to me at cloudtoucher1@gmail.com anytime between now and when I post the answers on Tuesday.
Good luck!
Tuesday, July 07, 2009
Movie Trivia Contest Week #1
Here are the answers to this week's Movie Trivia Contest, and the movie is Sister Act.
Question 1: What 2 songs did Dolores' girl group, The Ronells, sing at the casino?
My Guy
I Will Follow Him
They also sang Heat Wave, but these are the two songs she revised for the nuns to sing.
Question 2: To what fictitious order did Sister Mary Clarence claim to belong?
The Convent of the Sisters of the Moonlight
Bonus question:
When a young Dolores was asked to write the names of the apostles on the blackboard, what names did she write?
John
Paul
Peter
Elvis
Julie of Pragmatic Compendium is in the lead with 15 points.
Jean of Jean's Page has 5 points.
Nice going, ladies!
Okay, new question on Saturday!
Question 1: What 2 songs did Dolores' girl group, The Ronells, sing at the casino?
My Guy
I Will Follow Him
They also sang Heat Wave, but these are the two songs she revised for the nuns to sing.
Question 2: To what fictitious order did Sister Mary Clarence claim to belong?
The Convent of the Sisters of the Moonlight
Bonus question:
When a young Dolores was asked to write the names of the apostles on the blackboard, what names did she write?
John
Paul
Peter
Elvis
Julie of Pragmatic Compendium is in the lead with 15 points.
Jean of Jean's Page has 5 points.
Nice going, ladies!
Okay, new question on Saturday!
Saturday, July 04, 2009
Saturday at the Movies Contest
Today (July 4) starts the Movie Trivia contest!
Here's how it works:
I will ask 2 questions about a movie each Saturday. Correct answers will be worth 10 points each. Then there will be a bonus question worth 5 points. You have the potential for 25 points each week, with a possible 100 points total by the end of July.
One week this month, I will announce in advance the movie I'm going to watch, so those of you who find you're older than or younger than or have different tastes from the movies I watch, will have a chance just like everyone else.
As always, it's the honor system! You may watch the movie, or you may ask someone else who's seen the movie, but you can't research the answer on the internet.
Edited to add: So that everyone has a fair chance, please email your answers to me instead of using the comments section to answer the questions. I will post my email address at the end of the post each week.
Prizes
The person with the most points will receive one of three prizes:
1. Coffee-lover's Package
2. Quilter's Package
3. Garderner's Package
Your choice!
As I assemble these prize packages, I will post them on the blog.
Ready?
Scroll down for the current week's question.
Here's how it works:
I will ask 2 questions about a movie each Saturday. Correct answers will be worth 10 points each. Then there will be a bonus question worth 5 points. You have the potential for 25 points each week, with a possible 100 points total by the end of July.
One week this month, I will announce in advance the movie I'm going to watch, so those of you who find you're older than or younger than or have different tastes from the movies I watch, will have a chance just like everyone else.
As always, it's the honor system! You may watch the movie, or you may ask someone else who's seen the movie, but you can't research the answer on the internet.
Edited to add: So that everyone has a fair chance, please email your answers to me instead of using the comments section to answer the questions. I will post my email address at the end of the post each week.
Prizes
The person with the most points will receive one of three prizes:
1. Coffee-lover's Package
2. Quilter's Package
3. Garderner's Package
Your choice!
As I assemble these prize packages, I will post them on the blog.
Ready?
Scroll down for the current week's question.
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