A League of Their Own by RobinJRichards

Champion(s):

bmrafferty
Well... that happened


Runner(s)-Up:

ChrisRosenberg
The odds of me winning a quiz are sufficiently low to not compel me to have something witty here.


Quiz Description

Given it's been in heavy rotation since March, take a swing at this quiz and remember, there's no crying in Alpaca Farm.

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Questions:

FIRST AND LAST NAME REQUIRED: This person directed ALOTO. Another famous member of her family also starred in the film

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Penny Marshall [The other relative being Garry Marshall]

The movie centers around the AAGPBL and their role during the home front of WWII. What does AAGPBL stand for (note: you must write the answer a certain way in order for it to be correct)?

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All-American Girls Professional Baseball League

Walter Harvey, played by the aforementioned family member of the answer to Q1, was the money and idea behind the AAGPBL in the film. He was based on a son in what family, famous for a baseball team that used to have their spring training games on the island of Catalina from 1920-40.

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Wrigley [Harvey was based more on Philip Wrigley than his father, William Jr. who of course owned the Chicago Cubs.]

The two main teams shown in ALOTO were the Rockford Peach and Racine Belles. Name **either city** of the other two teams mentioned in the film, known as the Comets and the Blue Sox, respectively.

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Kenosha or South Bend

Playing for Racine, #7, left field/relief pitcher, Betty Horn (Horn Horn Horn....). What rhyming nickname was she given because of her cooking skills.Near the end of the film, she gets a telegram stating her husband was KIA.

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Spaghetti

Janet Jones has a small role in ALOTO as a pitcher for Racine. She is perhaps better known for being married for 32 great years (and counting) to what athlete, one who would look out of place playing baseball.

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Wayne Gretzy

While not on the ALOTO soundtrack for contractual reasons, what song by Madonna (who played "All the way" Mae Morbadito) is heard playing during the closing credits of the film while the older AAGPBL alums play a game?

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"This Used to Be My Playground"

One of the most famous lines in the film (and referenced in the description), "There's no crying in Baseball!" made it on to AFI's "100 years...100 quotes" list. Within 5 either way, where did that quote land on the list?

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54 [49-59]

In 1993, a short lived TV version of ALOTO aired on CBS, with several cast members reprising their roles. The character of Dottie (played by Geena Davis) was played by Carey Lowell, who also known for being a Bond Girl in which film?

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License to Kill

In August of 2020, it was announced that ALOTO will be coming back to television. Which streaming service gave the greenlight to start production?

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Amazon Prime (Video)

Rotten Tomatoes uses an aggregate rating system to determine how "fresh" or "rotten" a film is. Within 5 points either way and as of Sep 10th, what is the % approval rating of ALOTO?

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78% [73-83]

In one scene, a group of boys run up to Jimmy Dugan and ask him to sign their baseball. He does, but not without first adding what three word piece of advice as well?

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Avoid the Clap