Intermission Trivia: The Home Game

We celebrated our 7-year anniversary on Sunday by revisiting one of our very first double features from July 3, 2018. An "Our 'Murican Future" double feature with America 3000 and Idiocracy. This was also the first movie night that we added Intermission Trivia to the mix! Between movies we run 3 rounds of trivia (one round for each movie and one round for the theme of the night) to test knowledge, earn bragging rights, and win some fabulous prizes. If you didn't get a chance to make it out, don't worry because you can still revisit our Intermission Trivia.

“7-Year Anniversary Re-Watch” Movie Night Trivia

Round 1 America 3000 (1986)
1- David Engelbach has AMERICA 3000 as his only directorial credit and rightfully so. He does have several more credits to his name as a writer though. This includes one episode of MacGyver, Deathwish II, and another high-quality Cannon film from 1987 that involves a trucker named Lincoln Hawk navigating a highly competitive sporting event and reconnecting with his estranged son.  What was it?

2-  In this post-apocalyptic future, society has developed new words to describe the world around them including the terms for men and women. Men are referred to as “plugots” and women are referred to by the German word for a married woman. What is it?

3- Prior to actor Chuck Wagner starring in America 3000, he appeared in the 1983-1984 TV series Automan as a super powered crime fighting computer program that could appear in the real world as what?
A. A car
B. A hologram
C. A vending machine
D. A woman

4- Along with film roles, Chuck Wagner is a historian of musical theater, and avid Broadway performer, and since 2005 has performed multiple times as Ringmaster for a touring circus company. Which one was it?

5- Given that this was a Golan-Globus production, the choice of filming locations was fitting but probably uncomfortable for the cast and crew as temperatures hit a high of 130 degrees at one point. Where was America 3000 filmed?

Round 2 Idiocracy (2006)
1-  Director Mike Judge came up with the idea of Idiocracy after watching two mothers with kids in strollers fighting and swearing at each other and wondered how horrible it would be if this was our future. Where did he see this take place?
A. Costco
B. Walmart
C. Disneyland
D. Starbucks

2-  While Idiocracy did poorly upon its theatrical release (mostly because 20th Century Fox didn’t know how to market it and wanted to bury it) it has since become a cult classic with some people suggesting that it has transcended its originally intended comedy genre and should now be re-classified as a genre known to “depict reality, primarily for instruction, education or maintaining a historical record.” What is this genre known as?

3- The costume designer picked out a small startup company to use as their model for Idiocracy’s futuristic looking footwear because they could be obtained cheaply and “Oh, these are never going to become popular. No one would ever wear these things, they're horrible.” What brand of now ubiquitous footwear is used?

4- Which of the following names is not part of President Camacho’s full name?
A. Frito
B. Herbert
C. Mountain Dew
D. Dwayne

5- Luke Wilson’s character Joe Bauers awakes in the future to find that he is the smartest man in the world and becomes tasked with solving why the crops aren’t growing. What does "bauer" mean in German?

Round 3 "'Murican"
1- What US President is in the Wrestling Hall of Fame with 300 recorded matches and only one defeat?

2- A “steamed ham”, also known as a “steamed cheeseburger” or “steamer”, made famous by The Simpsons, is not a regional dish from Albany, New York. It IS however an extremely popular regional dish in an adjacent state where the Huskies college sport teams sell them at games. What state is it?

3- President Lyndon Johnson was known to brandish something to intimidate his colleagues while in office. What was it?

4- Until coffee gained popularity, what was the most common breakfast drink in America?

5- Dow-Corning of Midland, Michigan developed this ‘Merican medical enhancement back in 1961. What was it?


ANSWERS: Round 1: 1. Over the Top 2. Frau 3. B. A hologram 4. Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus 5 Israel Round 2: . 1. C. Disneyland 2. Documentary 3. Crocs 4. A. Frito 5. Farmer Round 3: 1. Abe Lincoln 2. Connecticut  3. His penis, which he nicknamed "Jumbo" 4. Beer 5. Silicone breast implants