Trivial Pursuit: Silver Screen Edition
So I found this card set at a library annex for 50 cents. It’s from 1983 and the questions are so difficult! I thought it would be fun to share some examples on here and maybe even make it a regular thing. There are questions from movies I’m sure were popular then, but are now somewhat obscure. I’m sure very very savvy film buffs might get some of the questions. I know I made a few lucky guesses but 1958 Cha-Cha Champion of Hong Kong? It’s someone many people know but some may be hard-pressed to guess. Film star that died at 33 on July 3, 1965 who was then promptly stuffed? It has to be some kind of animal, of course.
As you can tell, I’ve had some fun with these. My only criticism is that some of the questions the game writers chose are rude and misogynistic. The underage Brooke Shields card is downright creepy: “What film had Brooke Shields referring to her breasts as ‘boopies’?”, “What actress’s best performances are arguably her designer jean ads?”, “Who portrayed an 11-year-old prostitute in Pretty Baby?”. Yikes! The writers of these questions were extremely tacky. More examples: “What full-figured actress is famed for flogging bras on TV?”, “What 1953 film teamed the quadruple whammy of Jane Russell and Marilyn Monroe?”, “What color were Lois Lane’s panties in Superman?” Sheesh, were they trying to be funny or something, because I’m just shaking my head right now. Compare these to the questions about men where they ask “Who Oscared for...”, “What writer did so-and-so play...”, “Which actor said such-and-such line...”, etc.
There are also a lot of questions where O.J. Simpson is the answer. Always prefaced with “Which former football player,” as if there were many former football players who acted in so many movies. Kind of weird.
My favorite questions are more along the lines of what film featured Richard Dreyfuss as an ichthyologist? What triggered the signal from the obelisk in 2001: A Space Odyssey? How many Alfred Hitchcock films did Jimmy Stewart star in? How many projectors were used in the original Cinerama process?
Other things I noticed: lots of questions about John Wayne, Mae West, Humphrey Bogart, Marlon Brando, and Warren Beatty.
There are the never-in-a-million-years type questions where almost everyone would have to rely solely on Google because they’d never be able to guess on their own. Who played Citizen Kane as a boy? ...??? .... how should I f-ing know?! What British comic bashed his ukelele to screen immortality? ...for crying out loud ask someone who cares.
I stared at a wall and gloated for a bit after geeking out on questions from the Star Wars card. Where was the rebel base located in Star Wars? What film featured the line: “Traveling through hyperspace ain’t like dusting crops, boy”? How many Oscar nominations did Star Wars receive? How many suns set on Tatooine? Heart eyes emoji.
Hmm, well, now I guess you could see what ridiculous things I spend my time on when I can’t sleep. I didn’t mean to write this much either. In any case, I hope to come up with a nice way to post the interesting questions/answers from this card set. I’m finished for now. Thanks for reading.
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