Eight questions.
The answers for A - G are all numbers.
A point for a correct answer or closest to the correct answer.
The final question is worth 3 points. (Find the false trivia)
You will thus receive a score out of ten.
Usual rules; no googling, no spoilers and be nice.
A. Martin Scorsese has been nominated for a Best Director Oscar 9 times. How many has he won?
Trivia: He directed Michael Jackson’s "Bad" video.
B. Meryl Streep has had more Oscar nominations than any other actor. How many?
Trivia: She once got to No. 8 in the Portuguese music charts.
C. The “official” James Bond films are produced by EON. Not including the spoof “Casino Royale” (1967) or the non-EON Connery “Never Say Never Again” (1983) how many Bond films have been made up to and including the soon to be released “No Time To Die”?
Trivia: Ian Fleming took the name “James Bond” from the author of a bird-watching book.
D. In the 1949 classic “Kind Hearts and Coronets” Alec Guiness plays multiple parts. How many?
Trivia: In “Dr Strangelove” Peter Sellers was due to play 4 parts but a broken ankle forced him to play only 3.
E. In the 1960 “Magnificent Seven” movie how many of the seven survive?
Trivia: Steve McQueen staged a car accident so that he could appear in the film.
F. At the 89th Acadamy Awards how many nominations did La La Land receive?
Trivia: In his teens Ryan Gosling competed in national tap-dancing competitions.
G. On his death in 2004, what was the approximate value of Marlon Brando’s estate? (in $millions)
Trivia: Brando had several US Patents for the tensioning of drums.
One of the above pieces of trivia is false!
Which one?
@wolfgang59 saidif I answered any question it would be a guess
Eight questions.
The answers for A - G are all numbers.
A point for a correct answer or closest to the correct answer.
The final question is worth 3 points. (Find the false trivia)
You will thus receive a score out of ten.
Usual rules; no googling, no spoilers and be nice.
A. Martin Scorsese has been nominated for a Best Director Oscar 9 times. How many has he won ...[text shortened]... l US Patents for the tensioning of drums.
One of the above pieces of trivia is false!
Which one?
@lemondrop saidEducated and uneducated guesses are welcome (and expected)
if I answered any question it would be a guess
@wolfgang59 saidmy strategy will be to wait and then go with the herd
Educated and uneducated guesses are welcome (and expected)
@wolfgang59 saidA. 1
Eight questions.
The answers for A - G are all numbers.
A point for a correct answer or closest to the correct answer.
The final question is worth 3 points. (Find the false trivia)
You will thus receive a score out of ten.
Usual rules; no googling, no spoilers and be nice.
A. Martin Scorsese has been nominated for a Best Director Oscar 9 times. How many has he won ...[text shortened]... l US Patents for the tensioning of drums.
One of the above pieces of trivia is false!
Which one?
B. 21
C. 25
D. 5
E. 3
F. 10
G. 25
The false trivia is about Marlon Brando.