B-Movies
Aye, aye Captain!
Gee Whiz
Five
Oh!
100
A 1982 low-budget horror film that Aaron, James, and Tadashi saw together in San Francisco during the Spring 1999 semester. The Plot: the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl, a winged, dragon-like, female lizard, decides to take up residence in the art-deco spire of the Chrysler Building, taking frequent jaunts in the midday sun to devour various hapless New Yorkers.
What is Q?
100
This is quite likely Aaron's single-most-favorite movie of all time.
What is Jaws?
100
In 2000 Aaron and James were introduced to the world of collaborative video games like Baldur's Gate and Champions of Norrath. The Sony game platform that made this possible is single handedly responsible for thousands of hours of fun for the two of us!
What is the Play Station 2?
100
This is the Japanese word for five.
What is 五, or "Go"?
100
This 1985 Ready For the World song is commonly misattributed to Prince, due to similarity to his vocal and musical style, as well as the belief that the song's lyrics allude to a frequent Prince collaborator.
What is Oh Sheila?
200
In 2002 Aaron and James went to a viewing of this movie at a public art theater, in Northampton.
We had enjoyed a nice meal and a couple of "tarantula martinis" at Fitzwilly's earlier in the evening and the rest is, as they say, history:
H - I - S - T - O - R - Y. History.
What is Spellbound?
200
In 2015 Aaron and James took a wonderful day trip to this island located just south of Cape Cod. It also happens to be the site where most of the movie Jaws was filmed.
What is Martha's Vineyard?
200
When Aaron started teaching math, this stand-alone technological device emerged as a new and revolutionary classroom tool for visualizing advanced mathematical concepts; today it is overpriced and under-performing as one of myriad options available.
What is the TI Graphing Calculator?
200
There are five specific taste sensations for which the human tongue has receptors. Bitter is generally perceived as unpleasant while salt, sweet, and sour are thought of as enjoyable. Aaron holds this savory fifth sensation, which translates to "delicious," in particular regard!
What is umami?
200
Erasure's Wonderland album from 1986 contained this favorite song.
What is oh l'amour?
300
Scene from one of Aaron's favorite musicals:

In spite of what you think, Monsieur Labisse, there are professions where practice does make perfect.
[she hits a high note, causing Labisse's wine glass to shatter, and leaves angrily]
Labisse: What in hell was that?
Toddy: B flat.
What is Victor, Victoria?
300
Actor who is credited with legendary line, "You're gonna need a bigger boat." Incidentally, this line was ad-libbed and not in the script!
Who is Roy Scheider?
300
Aaron was an extra and had a walk-through on this 1990 TV show about "The Nighthawk", host of an overnight show. Calls from nighttime listeners are solved during the day by this ex-cop turned talk radio host.
What is Midnight Caller?
300
In this fantastic movie saga, the lead character relentlessly pursues and ultimately defeats the villain with this secret weapon she learned from her teacher, master Pai Mei.
What is the five point palm exploding heart technique?
300
This opening number from Oklahoma! is unusual in the world of Broadway in that it was composed as a solo; at the time nearly all musicals opened with a chorus number.
What is Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'?
400
This 1995 Jodie Foster romp and seasonal favorite for Aaron stars Holly Hunter and Robert Downey, Jr., and features the best on-camera hairball scene of any movie!
What is Home for the Holidays?
400
Superior character actor who grabs everyone's attention with a good set of fingernails and a conveniently placed slate chalkboard.
Who is Robert Shaw?
400
Aaron's recent trip to southeast Asia resulted in a spectacular culinary adventure for him. One of the memorable early dishes he tried included this flappy fish, grilled and served with a sambal sauce.
What is stingray?
400
This is a drink that traditionally has five ingredients - spirits, water, sugar, lemon juice and spice. Its name is a derivative of the Hindi word for five, पंज.
What is punch?
400
This Ferris Bueller's Day Off song favorite by Yello hails from the group's Stella album.
What is Oh Yeah?
500
A 1995 camp classic, and probably an embarrassment for co-star Kyle MacLachlan, in which Nomi claws and pushes her way to the top of the Vegas entertainment scene. Aaron and James actually own a DVD of this.
What is Showgirls?
500
This first Olivia Newton-John hit song is heard in the beach scene when the shark eats little Alex Kintner.
What is "I Honestly Love You"?
500
This favorite contemporary SF restaurant, now sadly closed, was the location for Aaron's generous celebratory dinner celebration after a sizable casino win in 1990.
What is Hawthorne Lane?
500
This 1975 movie is one of only five horror films ever to be nominated for an Oscar for Best Picture. The other films are The Exorcist (1973), The Silence of the Lambs (1991), The Sixth Sense (1999), and Black Swan (2010).
What is Jaws?
500
This 1977 Carl Reiner film features George Burns as the all-mighty and John Denver as the hapless supermarket manager who is tasked with passing on the message, despite doubts from wife Teri Garr, that it is going to be okay.
What is Oh, God?
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