Rotating Quiz #191: famous movie quotes

[swp]

This is Rotating Quiz #191.

The winner will be the first choice to set RQ 192, in a manner of their choosing.

Please answer based only on your own knowledge; put all of your answers in a single posting, quoting the question before each one.

Answer slates must be posted by 6pm Philadelphia time (GMT-4) on Sunday, 2015-08-09, which gives you 7 days and some number of hours from the time of this posting.

In case of a tie, the first tiebreaker will be who scored on the hardest questions; and the second tiebreaker will be who posted first.

for each quotation, name the movie in which it originally appeared and the character that said it for 1 point each. no points for the actor or writer this time around. these are all from a list of famous movie quotes compiled by 'the telegraph' in the uk.

have fun!

0. "A boy's best friend is his mother."
1. "Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary."
2. "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn!"
3. "Go ahead, make my day."
4. "I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender. I coulda been somebody."
5. "I see dead people."
6. "I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not gonna to take this anymore!"
7. "To infinity... and beyond."
8. "Well, what if there is no tomorrow? There wasn't one today."
9. "Why so serious?"

swp

[Dan Blum]

swp <Stephen...@gmail.com> wrote:

> 0. "A boy's best friend is his mother."

Psycho, Norman Bates

> 1. "Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary."

Dead Poets Society

> 2. "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn!"

Gone With the Wind, Rhett Butler

> 3. "Go ahead, make my day."

Dirty Harry, Harry Callahan

> 4. "I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender. I coulda been somebody."

On the Waterfront

> 5. "I see dead people."

Sixth Sense

> 6. "I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not gonna to take this anymore!"

Network

> 7. "To infinity... and beyond."

Toy Story, Buzz Lightyear

> 9. "Why so serious?"

The Dark Night, the Joker

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[Mark Brader]

Stephen Perry:
> The winner will be the first choice to set RQ 192...

I won't be around when this quiz ends, so consider me ineligible
for that award.

> 0. "A boy's best friend is his mother."

Norman Bates in "Psycho".*

> 1. "Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary."

"Dead Poets Society".

> 2. "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn!"

Rhett Butler in "Gone with the Wind".*

> 3. "Go ahead, make my day."

Harry Callahan in "Sudden Impact".

> 4. "I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender. I coulda been somebody."

Terry Molloy in "On the Waterfront".*

> 5. "I see dead people."

"The Sixth Sense".

> 6. "I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not gonna to take this anymore!"

Howard Beale in "Network".*

Most of the people who repeat the line after him improve the line
by dropping the first "as", and some of them change "this" to "it",
but you have correctly reproduced Beale's original version -- except
that you need to pick one spelling, "gonna" or "going to".

> 7. "To infinity... and beyond."

Buzz Lightyear in "Toy Story".*

> 8. "Well, what if there is no tomorrow? There wasn't one today."

Phil Connors in "Groundhog Day".*

> 9. "Why so serious?"

Annie Wilkes in "Misery".

*I have seen it, yes.
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[Marc Dashevsky]

In article <2402ea47-4f76-41a5...@googlegroups.com>, Stephen...@gmail.com says...

> 0. "A boy's best friend is his mother."

Psycho -- Norman Bates

> 1. "Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary."

Cider House Rules --

> 2. "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn!"

Gone With The Wind -- Rhett Butler

> 3. "Go ahead, make my day."

Magnum Force -- Harry Callahan

> 4. "I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender. I coulda been somebody."

On The Waterfront --

> 5. "I see dead people."

Sixth Sense --

> 6. "I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not gonna to take this anymore!"

Network --

> 7. "To infinity... and beyond."

Toy Story -- Buzz Lightyear

> 8. "Well, what if there is no tomorrow? There wasn't one today."
> 9. "Why so serious?"
>
> swp

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[Gareth Owen]

swp <Stephen...@gmail.com> writes:

> 0. "A boy's best friend is his mother."

Psycho

> 1. "Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary."

Dead Poets' Society

> 2. "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn!"

Gone With The Wind

> 3. "Go ahead, make my day."

Dirty Harry

> 4. "I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender. I coulda been
> somebody."

On The Waterfront

> 5. "I see dead people."

The Sixth Sense

> 6. "I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not gonna to take this anymore!"

Network

> 7. "To infinity... and beyond."

Toy Story (& sequels)

> 8. "Well, what if there is no tomorrow? There wasn't one today."

?The Day After Tomorrow?

> 9. "Why so serious?"

The Dark Knight

[Pete]

swp <Stephen...@gmail.com> wrote in
news:2402ea47-4f76-41a5...@googlegroups.com:

> This is Rotating Quiz #191.
>
> The winner will be the first choice to set RQ 192, in a manner of
> their choosing.
>
> Please answer based only on your own knowledge; put all of your
> answers in a single posting, quoting the question before each one.
>
> Answer slates must be posted by 6pm Philadelphia time (GMT-4) on
> Sunday, 2015-08-09, which gives you 7 days and some number of hours
> from the time of this posting.
>
> In case of a tie, the first tiebreaker will be who scored on the
> hardest questions; and the second tiebreaker will be who posted first.
>
> for each quotation, name the movie in which it originally appeared and
> the character that said it for 1 point each. no points for the actor
> or writer this time around. these are all from a list of famous movie
> quotes compiled by 'the telegraph' in the uk.
>
> have fun!
>
> 0. "A boy's best friend is his mother."

Psycho, Norman Bates

> 1. "Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary."

Dead Poets Society

> 2. "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn!"

Gone With The Wind, Rhett Butler

> 3. "Go ahead, make my day."

Dirty Harry, Harry

> 4. "I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender. I coulda been
> somebody."

On The Waterfront

> 5. "I see dead people."
> 6. "I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not gonna to take this anymore!"

Network

> 7. "To infinity... and beyond."

Toy Story, Buzz Lightyear

> 8. "Well, what if there is no tomorrow? There wasn't one today."
> 9. "Why so serious?"

Animal House, Otter

>
> swp
>

Pete

[Gareth Owen]

Reading the instructions is over-rated

[Calvin]

On Monday, August 3, 2015 at 3:38:57 AM UTC+10, swp wrote:

> 0. "A boy's best friend is his mother."

Psycho, Norman Bates

> 1. "Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary."

Name just won't come dammit.

> 2. "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn!"

Gone With The Wind, Rhett Butler

> 3. "Go ahead, make my day."

Dirty Harry, Harry Callaghan

> 4. "I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender. I coulda been somebody."

On The Waterfront

> 5. "I see dead people."

Sixth Sense

> 6. "I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not gonna to take this anymore!"

Network, Howard someone???

> 7. "To infinity... and beyond."

Toy Story, Buzz Lightyear

> 8. "Well, what if there is no tomorrow? There wasn't one today."

> 9. "Why so serious?"

cheers,
calvin

[Dan Tilque]

swp wrote:
>
> 0. "A boy's best friend is his mother."
> 1. "Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary."
> 2. "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn!"

Gone with the Wind, Rhett Butler

> 3. "Go ahead, make my day."

Dirty Harry, Harry Callahan

> 4. "I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender. I coulda been somebody."

On the Waterfront

> 5. "I see dead people."

The Sixth Sense

> 6. "I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not gonna to take this anymore!"
> 7. "To infinity... and beyond."

Toy Story, Buzz Lightyear

> 8. "Well, what if there is no tomorrow? There wasn't one today."
> 9. "Why so serious?"

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[swp]

On Sunday, August 2, 2015 at 1:38:57 PM UTC-4, swp wrote:
> This is Rotating Quiz #191.
>
> The winner will be the first choice to set RQ 192, in a manner of their choosing.
>

> Answer slates must be posted by 6pm Philadelphia time (GMT-4) on Sunday, 2015-08-09, which gives you 7 days and some number of hours from the time of this posting.

or perhaps a bit longer. my mileage is varying.

>
> for each quotation, name the movie in which it originally appeared and the character that said it for 1 point each. no points for the actor or writer this time around. these are all from a list of famous movie quotes compiled by 'the telegraph' in the uk.

first up, the expected answers

> 0. "A boy's best friend is his mother."

Psycho (1960), Norman Bates (played by Anthony Perkins)

> 1. "Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary."

Dead Poets Society (1989), John Keating (played by Robin Williams)

> 2. "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn!"

Gone With The Wind (1939), Rhett Butler (played by Clark Gable)

> 3. "Go ahead, make my day."

Sudden Impact (1983), Harry Callaghan (played by Clint Eastwood)

> 4. "I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender. I coulda been somebody."

On the Waterfront (1954), Terry Molloy (played by Marlon Brando)

> 5. "I see dead people."

The Sixth Sense (1999), Cole Sear (played by Haley Joel Osment)

> 6. "I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not gonna to take this anymore!"

Network (1976), Howard Beale (played by Peter Finch)

> 7. "To infinity... and beyond."

Toy Story (1995), Buzz Lightyear (voiced by Tim Allen)

> 8. "Well, what if there is no tomorrow? There wasn't one today."

Groundhog Day (1993), Phil Connors (played by Bill Murray)

> 9. "Why so serious?"

The Dark Knight (2008), The Joker (played by Heath Ledger)


names 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 total
---------- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -----
Dan B 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 0 2 13
Mark B 2 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 0 16
Marc D 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 9
Gareth O 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 8
Pete 2 1 2 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 10
Calvin 2 0 2 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 10
Dan T 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 7
---------- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -----
totals 11 4 13 6 8 6 7 13 2 3 73

interestingly enough, the total of all the scores is 73. 73 is the best number, according to sheldon cooper.

and I was surprised at how many of you didn't know that the Harry Callaghan quote was from the movie "Sudden Impact."

the quote from "Groundhog Day" wasn't meant to be a stumper. it just worked out that way. I actually like the movie, it gets better every time I see it.

the quote from "The Dark Knight" wasn't either. but I can understand why in this case.

so if my calculations are correct and there are no scoring errors,
drum roll please ...

Mark Brader is the winner! but Mark is disqualified from hosting the next RQ, because he is on vacation. serves him right for having a life. I hope he at least takes some nice pictures for us. ;-)

so the honor of hosting the next round goes to Dan Blum! Congratulations Dan!

my condolences to Gareth, who would have done considerably better if he had read the instructions.

I had prepared to accept some answers in Swedish, German, French, Italian, and Spanish. but no one who speaks those languages natively entered. maybe next time.

Thank You all for playing.

swp

[Dan Blum]

swp <Stephen...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Mark Brader is the winner! but Mark is disqualified from hosting the next RQ, because he is on vacation. serves him right for having a life. I hope he at least takes some nice pictures for us. ;-)

> so the honor of hosting the next round goes to Dan Blum! Congratulations Dan!

Thanks. It may take a few days.

[Gareth Owen]

swp <Stephen...@gmail.com> writes:

> my condolences to Gareth, who would have done considerably better if
> he had read the instructions.

Story of my bloody life

[Mark Brader]

Stephen Perry:

> Mark Brader is the winner! but Mark is disqualified from hosting the
> next RQ, because he is on vacation. serves him right for having a life.

It wasn't a vacation, it was a bridge tournament.

> I hope he at least takes some nice pictures for us. ;-)

Oh well.
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