Gunpowder's Gold Star Trivia

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Thu May 14, 2015 11:55 am

AB_skin_test wrote:It's gotta be a mega star with a role without much dialogue. But I can't think of anything that fits the bill.

Has to be an action star - I'm thinking Schwarzenegger or Stallone ("Rambo?")

Post by **Sabo** » Thu May 14, 2015 11:59 am

I know it's not a movie, but didn't Liz Taylor get some huge amount of money for voicing Maggie Simpson's first word?

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Thu May 14, 2015 11:59 am

Pruitt wrote:
AB_skin_test wrote:It's gotta be a mega star with a role without much dialogue. But I can't think of anything that fits the bill.
Has to be an action star - I'm thinking Schwarzenegger or Stallone ("Rambo?")

I've heard there's very minimal dialogue in Mad Max, so that's why I went Hardy.

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Thu May 14, 2015 11:59 am

Sorry...deaf people and silent movies don't count.

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Thu May 14, 2015 12:00 pm

Pruitt wrote:
AB_skin_test wrote:It's gotta be a mega star with a role without much dialogue. But I can't think of anything that fits the bill.
Has to be an action star - I'm thinking Schwarzenegger or Stallone ("Rambo?")

One of these is correct. Now, narrow it down and give me the movie. (Not Rambo)

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Thu May 14, 2015 12:08 pm

Jerloma wrote:
Pruitt wrote:
AB_skin_test wrote:It's gotta be a mega star with a role without much dialogue. But I can't think of anything that fits the bill.
Has to be an action star - I'm thinking Schwarzenegger or Stallone ("Rambo?")
One of these is correct. Now, narrow it down and give me the movie. (Not Rambo)

Terminator

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Thu May 14, 2015 12:10 pm

Considering the fact that Terminator was fairly low budget compared to the sequels, and that it was the movie that first made Arnold a star, I'll go with Terminator 2

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Thu May 14, 2015 12:11 pm

Giff wrote:
Jerloma wrote:
Pruitt wrote:
AB_skin_test wrote:It's gotta be a mega star with a role without much dialogue. But I can't think of anything that fits the bill.
Has to be an action star - I'm thinking Schwarzenegger or Stallone ("Rambo?")
One of these is correct. Now, narrow it down and give me the movie. (Not Rambo)
Terminator

Yup. T2 actually. $15 million for 407 words.

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Thu May 14, 2015 12:11 pm

Pruitt wrote:Considering the fact that Terminator was fairly low budget compared to the sequels, and that it was the movie that first made Arnold a star, I'll go with Terminator 2

P.D.X. · Post by **P.D.X.** » Thu May 14, 2015 12:13 pm

This came up in discussion on another board, and I can't find a definitive answer, but there's certainly an undisputed frontrunner...

What's the most-covered song that was written after 1980?

Post by **brian** » Thu May 14, 2015 12:16 pm

Something by Prince maybe? "1999?"

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Thu May 14, 2015 12:18 pm

P.D.X. wrote:This came up in discussion on another board, and I can't find a definitive answer, but there's certainly an undisputed frontrunner...

What's the most-covered song that was written after 1980?

Recorded, right? I guess it would have to be otherwise there's no way to track it.

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Thu May 14, 2015 12:19 pm

I'll guess Hallelujah.

Post by **brian** » Thu May 14, 2015 12:24 pm

Jerloma wrote:I'll guess Hallelujah.

I wasn't sure the original was recorded after 1980, but I guess it was. That's a good guess.

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Thu May 14, 2015 12:26 pm

Yeah, if it's not that I'd go with something like Memory from Cats.

Post by **brian** » Thu May 14, 2015 12:30 pm

Another one I know of about 5 versions of is When In Rome's "The Promise".

Here's Sturgill Simpson's:

Johnny Carwash · Post by **Johnny Carwash** » Thu May 14, 2015 12:33 pm

Is it one of the newer Christmas songs? Maybe "All I want for Christmas is You?"

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Thu May 14, 2015 12:43 pm

Rex wrote:Yeah, if it's not that I'd go with something like Memory from Cats.

I'll take a piece of that action.

P.D.X. · Post by **P.D.X.** » Thu May 14, 2015 12:55 pm

Jerloma got it, oddly enough.

Newsweek ranks 60

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Thu May 14, 2015 12:57 pm

Why is that odd? And who is Jerome?

Johnny Carwash · Post by **Johnny Carwash** » Thu May 14, 2015 12:57 pm

That song creeps me out because I associate it with the uncomfortably realistic sex scene in Watchmen.

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Thu May 14, 2015 1:07 pm

Here's an incredible live duet. This was before Tim was semi-famous. The contrast in their voices works so well.

Post by **brian** » Thu May 14, 2015 1:12 pm

You'll have a hell of time trying to convince me Buckley's version isn't the best, but Cale's is definitely pretty damn good.

Post by **Shirley** » Thu May 14, 2015 1:16 pm

brian wrote:You'll have a hell of time trying to convince me Buckley's version isn't the best, but Cale's is definitely pretty damn good.

Ditto. Buckley's gives me goosebumps.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu May 14, 2015 1:22 pm

P.D.X. wrote:Jerloma got it, oddly enough.

Newsweek ranks 60

Man, you just knew they weren't going to put Buckley at #1, didn't you?

(Apparently I've been sitting on this page for a bit without a refresh. Me and Brian are locked in these days, huh?)

P.D.X. · Post by **P.D.X.** » Thu May 14, 2015 1:31 pm

Jerloma wrote:Why is that odd? And who is Jerome?

Autocorrect.

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Thu Jun 18, 2015 9:27 am

What song is this referring to?

-'s girlfriend, Swedish actress - -, sings the French part at the end. In the May, 1995 issue of Mojo magazine, - said: "I was going out with -. I'd just moved here. So that's 20 years ago. I remember I got her drunk, pissed as a fart to sing that old French bollocks on the end, because she didn't want to do it." When asked if he paid her a royalty, - replied, "Bollocks! I bought her a nice frock."

rass · Post by **rass** » Thu Jun 18, 2015 9:44 am

Sadeness (Part I)

Kidding. It sounds like it would have been from the mid-70s? Am I reading that right?

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Thu Jun 18, 2015 9:45 am

I know the singer

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Thu Jun 18, 2015 9:50 am

rass wrote:Sadeness (Part I)

Kidding. It sounds like it would have been from the mid-70s? Am I reading that right?

95 minus 20 would be 75, yes.

rass · Post by **rass** » Thu Jun 18, 2015 9:53 am

Jerloma wrote:
rass wrote:Sadeness (Part I)

Kidding. It sounds like it would have been from the mid-70s? Am I reading that right?
95 minus 20 would be 75, yes.

Thanks dick. With the comma, dash and colon I wasn't sure that the quote was from '95.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Jun 18, 2015 9:59 am

"And that's how he became known as The Subtractor."

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Thu Jun 18, 2015 10:11 am

Easy - "Tonight's The Night" - Rod Stewart.

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Thu Jun 18, 2015 10:21 am

Pruitt wrote:Easy - "Tonight's The Night" - Rod Stewart.

It's all a bit rapey, isn't it?

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Thu Jun 18, 2015 10:23 am

When I was 12 that song made me so horny.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Fri Jun 19, 2015 7:57 am

Pruitt wrote:When I was 12 that song made me so horny.

When I was 12 just about everything made me horny.

Johnny Carwash · Post by **Johnny Carwash** » Sun Aug 02, 2015 10:36 am

What is the only national capital whose city limits border two other countries?

howard · Post by **howard** » Sun Aug 02, 2015 10:50 am

Bratislava? just a wild guess.

eta: a pretty good wild guess. But I would've been wrong if asked to name the countries.

Johnny Carwash · Post by **Johnny Carwash** » Sun Aug 02, 2015 10:51 am

howard wrote:Bratislava? just a wild guess.

eta: a pretty good wild guess. But I would've been wrong if asked to name the countries.

Yes.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Sun Aug 02, 2015 11:43 am

Been there. It was a stopover city on a trip I took. They didn't mention this fact during the trip.