Badly Explained Movie Plots
"Of the four..."
Name That Year
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Fright Club
100

A poor guy with an iceberg problem learns to draw.

Titanic

100

Of the four Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, which one wears purple?

Donatello

100

Fidget spinners are everywhere, Despacito dominates the radio, and Fortnite becomes a cultural phenomenon.

2017

100

Two mothers and two daughters go to a diner. They order three meals total and each person gets a full meal. How is that possible?

Grandmother, mother, daughter (three people; two mothers, two daughters).

100

Which Netflix series features a gothic teenage girl obsessed with death and cello solos?

Wednesday

200

Boy ruins multiverse because he can’t get into MIT.

Spider-Man: No Way Home

200

Of the four Toy Story movies, which one features Forky?

Toy Story 4

200

Adele’s “Hello” is everywhere, Justin Bieber apologizes through song, and Hotline Bling memes flood the internet.

2015

200

I have branches, but no fruit, trunk, or leaves.

A bank

200

What was the original purpose of wearing masks on Halloween night?

To disguise oneself from ghosts and wandering spirits

300

Kids beat each other up for likes and government approval.

The Hunger Games

300

Of the four Avengers who survived Infinity War, who chopped off Thanos’s head?

Thor

300

Apple releases the first iPad, Toy Story 3 makes everyone cry, and Instagram launches.

2010

300

A man pushes his car to a hotel and immediately knows he’s going to be bankrupt. How?

He’s playing Monopoly (hotel space → bankrupt).

300

What vegetable was originally used to carve jack-o’-lanterns before pumpkins?

Turnips

400

Woman switches shoes and commits manslaughter. Everyone cheers.

The Wizard of Oz

400

Of the four instruments in a traditional rock band — guitar, bass, drums, vocals — which one does Ringo Starr play?

Drums

400

The Berlin Wall falls, Nintendo releases the Game Boy, and The Simpsons debut.

1989

400

Forward I am heavy, backward I am not. What am I?

A ton (“ton” forward is heavy; backward “not”).

400

Which country is believed to be the birthplace of Halloween?

Ireland

500

Girl beats up her childhood trauma using jazz music and imagination.

Everything Everywhere All at Once

500

Of the four Pixar sequels (Toy Story 2, Cars 2, Finding Dory, Incredibles 2), which came out most recently?

Incredibles 2 (2018)

500

Michael Jackson releases Thriller, Return of the Jedi hits theatres, and McDonald’s introduces the Chicken McNugget.

1983

500

Three friends Ava, Ben, Cole, each ordered a different drink: tea, juice, or cocoa, and each wore a different colour shirt: red, blue, or green.

Clues:

Ava didn’t wear red and didn’t order cocoa.

The person in blue drank tea.

Ben wore green.

The person in red didn't drink juice


Who drank what and who wore which colour?

Ava: blue shirt, tea

Ben: green shirt, juice

Cole: red shirt, cocoa

500

According to legend, what does it mean if you see a spider on Halloween night?

A loved one’s spirit is watching over you