Trivia: Sports Movies Part Deux
Last night, I hosted our monthly quizzo at Drinker's. The topic? Sports movies: part 2 (part 1 was in July).
Anyway, if you want to see how you would have done, the questions are after the jump, with the answers at the bottom. Remember, this is for a mainstream bar audience, so some of the questions might be too easy (or hard) for some.
Hop it.
Please excuse any typos, these were my notes from hosting.
- The movie Miracle is about the 1980 US Olympic hockey team. What announcer made the famous call which is the movie’s namesake? Do you believe in miracles?
- Little known fact, when the US team beat the Soviets, they didn’t actually win the gold. They won the gold two days later when they beat what team?
- In the movie Seabiscuit, the horse’s trainers organize a match race for Seabiscuit to go up against whom?
- Who played the role of jockey Red Pollard in the movie?
- In the 1993 pseudo hit, Cool Runnings, the Jamaican bobsled team took part in what Olympics? Two parts. When and where?
- In D II: The Mighty Ducks, which player had trouble stopping and finally stopped on a breakaway in the final game against Iceland? Danny Briere just performed a similar move in a shootout last week.
- In remember the Titans, Bill Yoast says something to referees that forces them to call the game fairly. What do he threaten to do?
- A League of Their Own, what is the name of the kid who kept repeating “you’re gonna lose.”
- Dottie and Kit first tryout for the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in a scene filmed at what current Major League Baseball stadium?
- What actor played Shoeless Joe Jackson in Field of Dreams?
Jerry Maguire round
- Show me the_______.
- Jerry wrote a corporate mission statement about the dishonesty in the sports management business which eventually got him fired. It was called what?
- Jerry’s protege, Bob Sugar, fires him. His character was played by what actor?
- Jerry’s client, Rod, gets drafted by what team?
- Jerry flew back home to rekindle the flame with Renee Zelweger. He tells her, you what?
- Her response is:
- Rod has the news broken to him about his contract on what ESPN show?
- Which current front office member of the Eagles made a cameo in the movie?
- What was the name of the sports agent Jerry was based on?
- What year did the move come out?
- In the original Major League, which player crashed spring training but was asked to stick around because of his speed?
- In Major League III: Back to the Minors, Roger Dorn brings on Gus Cantrell to coach his team. What was the name of the team?
- In The Sandlot, Benny is visited by what Major League legend in a dream?
- What was the name of the one member of the group who made the Major Leagues?
- Wendy Peffercorn held what occupation?
- In We Are Marshall, the team’s first post-crash game was a 15-13 win against what school?
- In Rudy, what happened that almost led to Rudy not getting a chance to play, until his teammates stood up and threatened to strike?
- Ricky Bobby sponsor in Talladega Nights was?
- Ricky Bobby’s sons name were what?
- Which current NHL coach has a cameo in Slap Shot?
- AL MICHAELS
- FINLAND
- WAR ADMIRAL
- TOBEY MAGUIRE
- 1988 CALGARY
- LUIS MENDOZA
- TELL MEDIA ABOUT GAME BEING FIXED
- STILLWELL GARDNER
- WRIGLEY FIELD
- RAY LIOTTA
- MONEY
- THE THINGS WE THINK AND DO NOT SAY.
- JAY MOHR
- ARIZONA CARDINALS
- COMPLETE ME
- YOU HAD ME AT HELLO
- ROY FIRESTONE
- JEFFREY LURIE
- LEIGH STEINBERG
- LEIGH STEINBERG
- WILLIE MAYS HAYES
- SOUTH CAROLINA BUZZ
- BABE RUTH
- BENNY “THE JET” RODRIGUEZ
- LIFEGUARD
- XAVIER
- COACH STEPS DOWN
- WONDER BREAD
- WALKER AND TEXAS RANGER
- BRUCE BOUDREAU