Mystery Theme I by SokolM

Champion(s):

VenguswamyK
Semper Ubi Sub Ubi


Runner(s)-Up:

LorinBurte
Get off my lawn!


Quiz Description

Can you figure out the mystery theme?

Full Results:

Rank Player Total %ile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Money Value (% Incorrect): 30 75 10 55 42 10 68 42 81 23 23 91
1 VenguswamyK 479 98 15
15
75
15
10
15
15
42
15
15
15
15
81
15
15
15
91
2 LorinBurte 433 95 15
30
15
75
15
15
55
15
42
15
15
00
15
81
15
15
00
3 daddariod 386 91 15
30
15
75
15
10
15
55
00
15
00
15
15
81
15
15
00
4 KonkelT 373 88 15
30
15
75
15
00
15
42
15
15
68
15
00
15
23
15
00
5 MattK 343 85 15
30
15
75
15
15
15
42
15
15
15
00
15
23
15
23
00
6 EggCzar 323 82 15
15
75
15
10
00
15
42
15
10
00
00
15
81
15
00
00
7 Matto 321 79 15
15
75
15
10
15
00
15
10
15
68
15
00
15
23
15
00
8 LynchT 313 75 15
00
15
00
15
42
15
10
00
15
42
00
15
23
00
15
91
9 DFisher 299 72 15
30
00
15
15
55
15
42
15
10
00
15
42
00
15
15
00
10 helene 291 69 15
00
00
15
15
15
42
15
15
68
15
00
15
23
15
23
00
11 ecpekkle 269 66 15
30
00
15
10
15
55
15
42
15
00
15
42
00
00
00
00
12 GoldfarbDavidJ 265 62 15
30
00
15
15
55
00
15
10
00
15
42
00
15
23
15
00
13 imogen 263 59 15
00
00
15
10
15
00
15
10
15
15
42
15
81
00
15
00
14 BillPennington 244 56 15
30
00
15
10
00
00
15
10
00
00
15
81
15
15
23
00
15 Tarn 243 53 00
00
15
10
15
55
00
15
00
15
42
00
15
23
15
23
00
16 Jecrwin 242 50 15
30
00
00
15
10
15
55
15
42
15
00
00
00
15
15
00
17 DeeKay 218 46 15
30
00
15
10
00
00
15
00
15
42
00
15
23
15
23
00
18 Colluventus 210 43 00
15
75
00
00
15
42
15
10
00
00
00
15
23
00
00
00
19 groug 202 40 00
00
15
10
00
15
42
15
10
00
15
42
00
00
15
23
00
20 jnowell 192 37 00
00
00
15
10
00
15
42
15
00
15
42
00
15
23
00
00
21 HortonR 188 33 00
00
00
15
10
00
15
42
15
15
00
00
15
23
15
23
00
22 DouglasLovesVixey 186 30 15
30
00
15
10
00
00
15
10
15
00
00
15
23
15
23
00
23 SaraNorcott 184 27 00
00
00
00
00
00
15
10
15
68
00
00
15
23
15
23
00
24 benwick 161 24 15
30
00
00
15
10
00
00
15
00
00
00
15
23
15
23
00
25 BlomE 158 20 00
00
00
15
10
00
15
42
00
00
00
00
15
23
15
23
00
26 DMTsurel 156 17 15
00
00
15
10
00
00
15
10
00
15
00
15
23
15
23
00
27 RobinJRichards 155 14 15
30
00
00
15
10
00
15
15
10
00
00
00
00
15
15
15
28 Nicola 152 11 00
00
00
15
10
15
55
00
00
00
00
15
42
00
00
00
00
29 KPope 150 8 00
00
00
15
10
00
15
15
00
00
15
42
00
00
15
23
00
30 KlionskyG 140 4 15
30
00
00
00
00
15
42
00
00
00
00
00
00
15
23
00
31 melvillean 110 1 15
30
00
15
10
15
00
00
15
10
00
00
00
00
00
00
00

Questions:

Born at sea as his parents were immigrating from France, what New York City businessman and philanthropist designated the vast majority of his estate to be used for the advancement of music in the United States upon his death in 1919?

Click to Reveal Answer
(Augustus D.) Juilliard

What German-American performer won 2 Tony Awards (for The Country Girl in 1951, and for Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? in 1963), but is perhaps better known as the author of Respect for Acting and A Challenge for the Actor? Her students have included Gene Wilder, Robert DeNiro, Matthew Broderick, Whoopi Goldberg, and Jack Lemmon.

Click to Reveal Answer
Uta Hagen

Who took this photograph?

Click for additional information

Click to Reveal Answer
Annie Leibovitz

Loosely inspired by a themepark attraction of the same name, what movie stars Dwayne Johnson as a riverboat captain on the Amazon? It was previously scheduled for release in July 2020 but was delayed to July 2021 due to the pandemic.

Click to Reveal Answer
Jungle Cruise

What Fibonacci number is equal to half of the total number of teams that were in the most recent NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament?

Click to Reveal Answer
34

What actor and director earned 7 out of his 11 individual Academy Award nominations for film adaptations of the Bard's plays? Directing himself in the 1948 version of Hamlet earned him his only individual competitive acting Oscar.

Click to Reveal Answer
(Laurence) Olivier

What one word is included in each of the following 3 names? 1) A small town that is the county seat of Crook County, Wyoming. 2) A ski resort located on the slopes of Mount Timpanogos in the Wasatch Range. 3) A 1969 film featuring the character of Harry Longabaugh.

Click to Reveal Answer
Sundance

What name is shared by each of the following? 1) A 1978 text adventure video game created by Scott Adams. 2) A 2009 comedy-drama starring Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart. 3) A themed area where you would most often find the attraction referenced in Question 4.

Click to Reveal Answer
Adventureland

Taking it's name from the latter half of a saying that starts with "Industry produces wealth," what 1988 David Mamet play features Bobby Gould as the head of production at a major Hollywood studio?

Click to Reveal Answer
Speed-the-Plow

What 1957 movie only eventually reveals the names for 2 of its titular group (Mr. Davis and Mr. McCardle)?

Click to Reveal Answer
12 Angry Men

With prominent ports including Chennai, Chittagong, Colombo, and Paradip, what bay is the largest in the world to be commonly called a bay?

Click to Reveal Answer
(Bay of) Bengal

It's not Jonas Grumby or Lieutenant Taylor, but what other 2-word fictional title character solves the mystery theme?

Click to Reveal Answer
Skipper Dan ("Weird Al" Yankovic) - All Correct Answers are Mentioned in the Song