Shawshank Redemption, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, The Dark Knight
Morgan Freeman
Jumping barrels and a love of bananas
Donkey Kong
Characters: Winnie, Paul, Kevin, and the narrator
The Wonder Years
“The Drive” refers to this quarterback leading his team 98 yards for a game-tying touchdown against this team in this NFL playoffs round. (Points for each)
John Elway against the Cleveland Browns in the AFC Championship Game
What is the number of books in the New Testament divided by the number of disciples who witnessed Jesus’ transfiguration?
27/3 = 9
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, A Time to Kill, The Blind Side
Sandra Bullock
"Ribbit"
Frogger
John-boy, Mary Ellen, Olivia, and James Robert
The Waltons
The touchdown-scoring completion between these two players on 4th and 10 with 22 seconds left in an NFL 1972 playoff game is called the “Immaculate Reception”. (Points for each)
Terry Bradshaw to Franco Harris
What is the number of the day of creation when God made the sun, moon, and stars raised to the power of the number of Rachel’s sons?
42 = 16
Arachnophobia, Argo, Monster’s Inc
John Goodman
Boy, these dots are tasty.
Pac-Man
Characters: Lily, Eddie, Herman, and Marilyn
The Munsters
This Olympic swimmer cemented his reputation as the greatest swimmer in the history of the sport (and arguably the greatest Olympian) in this year when he won a record this many gold medals. (Points for each)
Michael Phelps in 2008 won 8 gold medals
What is the number of books in the Pentateuch divided by the number of demons cast out of Mary Magdalene? (Answer in decimal form to at least 2 places.)
5/7 = 0.7142857
Cinderella Man, Saving Mr. Banks, Lady in the Water
Paul Giamatti
Shooting that laughing, mocking dog instead was everyone’s favorite part.
Duck Hunt
Characters: Jimmy, Bill, Lisa, Joe, and Dave
NewsRadio
Dubbed “The Ice Bowl” because of a -48 degrees F wind chill, the game was played on New Year’s Eve, 1967, between these two teams. (Points for each)
Green Bay Packers and Dallas Cowboys
What is the ratio of the number of Our Fathers to the number of Hail Marys in a 5-decade rosary? (Answer in decimal form to at least 2 places.)
6/53 = 0.1132
Batman Begins, Inception, Red Eye
Cilian Murphy
Normally I don’t eat things the chef has stepped on, but it seems to be the only way (other than the limited pepper shaker) to kill the bad guys (which are peppers and eggs mostly).
BurgerTime
Characters: Ralph, Ed, Alice, and Trixie
The Honeymooners
In “the Rumble in the Jungle”, this boxer reclaimed the world heavyweight title from this one. (Points for each)
Muhammad Ali from George Foreman
What is the product of the number of months John the Baptist was born prior to Jesus and the number of fish caught during the post-Resurrection appearance of Jesus in John 21 prior to His reinstatement of Peter?
6 x 153 = 918