Movie quote contest: Connections

 Let's have some summer fun.  Here are ten movie quotes.  They have a specific connection.  The name of the movie that the quote comes from will be worth one point, and the name of the actor or actress who spoke the line is worth 1 point.  The connection is worth 5 points.  Please e-mail your answers to losbascoms@mac.com...DO NOT PUT YOUR ANSWERS IN THE COMMENTS, OR OTHERS WILL SEE THEM...I WILL HAVE TO DELETE THEM.

Prize for the winner to be determined.  The contest will run until July 25 at 10PM Central Time.  Good luck!


1. "We're going to need a bigger boat"

2. "The list is life."

3.  "Give us free..."

4.  "I'm keeping him..."

5.  "Bad form!!!'

6.  "It's not the age, it's the mileage."

7.  "He better be worth it.  He better go home and cure a disease, or invent a longer lasting light bulb."

8.  "You know why the Yankees always win?  'Cause the other teams can't stop looking at those damn pinstripes!"

9.  "Your scientists we're so preoccupied with whether or not they could that they didn't stop to think if they should."

10.  "This means something.  This is important."

Movie Quote Contest answers

Thanks for all who participated!!!  I got 11 entries, and I know many more of  you peaked in and gave it a try!  Thanks a lot.  I want to do more of these, because people respond really well, and more people check into my little blog world.  The winner this month was my old buddy Josh from High School youth group days...he got 16 points on the quiz.  He guessed several of the quotes correctly and the actors who spoke them, plus he guessed what all the quotes have in common...I had a couple other people guess the connection as well.

Here are the answers:

CONNECTION:  All of these movies are set in or around the city of Chicago.

1.  "Say it ain't so Joe"- "Eight Men Out"

2.  "Do you have a kiss for Daddy?"-Matthew Broderick, "Ferrie Bueller's Day Off."

3.  "I didn't kill my wife!"-Harrison Ford, "The Fugitive"

4.  "Did I listen to pop music because I was miserable, or was I miserable because I listened to pop music?"-John Cusack, "High Fidelity"

5.  "I'll have a drink."-Kevin Costner, "The Untouchables"

6.  "Could you describe the ruckus?"-Anthony Michael Hall, "The Breakfast Club"

7.  "We're on a mission from God."-Dan Akroyd and John Belushi, "The Blues Brothers"

8.  "I like the mass better in Latin.  It's nicer when you don't know what they're saying."  Glynis Johns, "While You Were Sleeping"

9.  "4 Jacks...you owe me 15 grand pal"-Paul Newman, "The Sting"

10.  "YOU'RE GOING THE WRONG WAY!!!"-"Planes, Trains and Automobiles"











Thanks for playing!

December Quiz Answers

Well, I got a lot of hits on this quiz, but only two responses.  The winner is my sister Faith!  She got 8 points.  Here are the answers...thanks for reading!


"Bright light, bright light!!"-Howie Mandel, "Gremlins"

"You sit on a throne of lies."- Will Ferrel, "Elf"

"A lovely cheese pizza just for me." Macaulay Culkin, "Home Alone"

"Kids: Don't buy drugs...become a pop star and they give them to you for free!" Bill Nighy, "Love Actually"

"You're not a bad mother...just a barking lunatic!!!"-Hugh Grant, "About a Boy"

"Welcome to the party pal!!!"-Bruce Willis, "Die Hard"

"Faith is believing in things when common sense tells you not to..."-Maureen O' Hara, "Miracle on 34th Street"

"It's nothing sir, just a small compound fracture..."-Danny Kaye, "White Christmas"

"You use my own words against me."-George C. Scott, "A Christmas Carol"

"Mr Martini, how about some wine?"-Donna Reed, "It's a Wonderful Life"

December Movie Quiz

Here's another quiz folks.  The theme here is movies that are set at Christmas.  The normal rules apply.  Each quote is worth two points, 1 point for naming the movie from which the quote comes, and 1 point for naming the actor or actress who uttered the line (two different people uttered number 7 so that one is worth 3).  As I continue to post other articles, I will continue to still advertise this one, because I would like to have the deadline for it be December 14 at 9PM, so that gives everyone 2 weeks.  The normal rules apply:  please either e-mail you responses to me (losbascoms@mac.com) or send me a private Facebook or Twitter message.  This will guarantee that no one else sees your answers.  If you put your answers in the comment section of my blog, I will delete them.  Also, PLEASE DO NOT SEARCH FOR YOUR ANSWERS...this is a quiz, not a scavenger hunt.  Since it's Christmas time, I'll sweeten the pot just a bit this month...the winner gets a $15 gift card this time.  Good luck, and have fun!


1.  "Bright light, bright light!!"

2.  "You sit on a throne of lies."

3.  "A lovely cheese pizza just for me."

4.  "Kids: Don't buy drugs...become a pop star and they give them to you for free!"

5.  "You're not a bad mother...just a barking lunatic!!!"

6.  "Welcome to the party pal!!!"

7.  "Faith is believing in things when common sense tells you not to..."

8.  "It's nothing sir, just a small compound fracture..."

9.  "You use my own words against me."

10.  "Mr Martini, how about some wine?"

Movie Quiz Answers

Here are the answers for the October quiz!  The winner was my friend Christian, who got 28 points out of 35...nice work!  


"Life is like a box of chocolates..."-Tom Hanks, Forrest Gump

"La de da, La de da..."-Diane Keaton, Annie Hall

"FREEDOM!!!!!"-Mel Gibson, Braveheart

"Sam, I thought I told you never to play that..."-Humphery Bogart, Casablanca

"For Frodo..."-Viggo Mortenson, The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King

"We keep you alive to serve this ship...row well and live."-Jack Hawkins and Charlton Heston, Ben Hur

"I coulda been a contender..."- Marlon Brando, On the Waterfront

"Fasten your seat belts, it's going to be a bumpy night..."- Bette Davis, All About Eve

"Four jacks!  You owe me 15 grand pal!"-Paul Newman, The Sting

"This is not the stuff of which martyrs are made..."-Paul Scofield, A Man for All Seasons

"Yo Adrian."-Sylvester Stallone, Rocky

"Why didn't you take off all your clothes?  You could have stopped forty cars."-Clark Gable, It Happened One Night

The connection?  All of the movies from which the quotes are taken won the Best Picture Oscar.  Thanks for reading and playing...stay tuned for more quizzes!

Movie Quiz...Connections Update

 Happy Tuesday everyone!  I am re-posting my movie quiz I have gotten two responses so far.  Take a shot!  I thought I would tweak it a little this time.  I am posting 12 quotes from 12 different movies.  The twelve quotes have a specific connection.  So...here's how we'll do this: the winner will win a $10 Trader Joe's gift card as usual.  And, as usual, identifying the movie from which the quote comes is worth one point, and naming the actor who uttered the phrase is also worth one point.  Naming the right connection will be worth 10 points.  This means that the total points possible is 35: 25 points for the quotes (quote number 6 is uttered by two people), and 10 points for naming the connection.  I will take entries until Friday, November 2 at 9PM.  Please e-mail your entries to losbascoms@mac.com.  Any entries posted in the comments section will be deleted, as they will be seen by others.  Finally, please do not look on the internet for the answers!  No cheating :)!!  If there is a tie, I have a question in mind to break the tie.  Good luck!!

1. "Life is like a box of chocolates..."

2. "La de da, La de da..."

3. "FREEDOM!!!!!"

4. "Sam, I thought I told you never to play that..."

5. "For Frodo..."

6. "We keep you alive to serve this ship...row well and live."

7. "I coulda been a contender..."

8. "Fasten your seat belts, it's going to be a bumpy night..."

9. "Four jacks!  You owe me 15 grand pal!"

10. "This is not the stuff of which martyrs are made..."

11. "Yo Adrian."

12. "Why didn't you take off all your clothes?  You could have stopped forty cars."

Movie Quiz...Connections

OK folks, movie quiz is back.  I thought I would tweak it a little this time.  I am posting 12 quotes from 12 different movies.  The twelve quotes have a specific connection.  So...here's how we'll do this: the winner will win a $10 Trader Joe's gift card as usual.  And, as usual, identifying the movie from which the quote comes is worth one point, and naming the actor who uttered the phrase is also worth one point.  Naming the right connection will be worth 10 points.  This means that the total points possible is 35: 25 points for the quotes (quote number 6 is uttered by two people), and 10 points for naming the connection.  I will take entries until Friday, November 2 at 9PM.  Please e-mail your entries to losbascoms@mac.com.  Any entries posted in the comments section will be deleted, as they will be seen by others.  Finally, please do not look on the internet for the answers!  No cheating :)!!  If there is a tie, I have a question in mind to break the tie.  Good luck!!

1. "Life is like a box of chocolates..."

2. "La de da, La de da..."

3. "FREEDOM!!!!!"

4. "Sam, I thought I told you never to play that..."

5. "For Frodo..."

6. "We keep you alive to serve this ship...row well and live."

7. "I coulda been a contender..."

8. "Fasten your seat belts, it's going to be a bumpy night..."

9. "Four jacks!  You owe me 15 grand pal!"

10. "This is not the stuff of which martyrs are made..."

11. "Yo Adrian."

12. "Why didn't you take off all your clothes?  You could have stopped forty cars."

August Movie Quote Quiz: BASEBALL

The baseball season is winding down, so I thought it would be a good time to bring out some quotes from some great baseball movies.  There are 9 quotes here (appropriate)...each respondent gets 1 point for giving me the name of the movie, and 1 point for giving me the name of the performer who uttered the line.  I will take responses for until August 31at 9PM.  The winner will get a $10 Trader Joe's gift card (I always get them out, though more promptly some months than others :)  ).  PLEASE E-MAIL YOUR RESPONSES TO ME at losbascoms@mac.com.  Do not leave answers in the comments section...others will see them  GOOD LUCK!!!

"Today, I consider myself, the luckiest man on the face of the earth."

"How can you not be romantic about baseball?"

"We don't need no middle aged rookies."

"What are you grinnin' at, you ghost?"

"We got ourselves a natural disaster!"

"There's no crying in baseball!!!"

"Um, you know Ben...I didn't realize how big this Red Sox thing is with you."

"Whatever Lola wants..."

"People will come Ray..."

July Movie Quiz Answers

For those of you who didn't just look up the answers after sending them, here are the answers to the trivia quiz...the winner was my friend Susan from Trader Joe's.  I got a total of 12 entries, and in the end, there were a lot of people near the top.  Susan scored 35 out of 40 points.  We'll do it again next month!  Congrats to Susan!!!


1) "Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn." Clark Gable, Gone With the WInd

2) "I'm going to make him an offer he can't refuse"  Marlon Brando, The Godfather

3)  "I coulda had class.  I coulda been a contender."  Marlon Brando, On the Waterfront

4)  "Toto, I have a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore."  Judy Garland, Wizard of Oz

5)  "Here's looking at you kid." Humphrey Bogart, Casablanca

6)  "Go ahead, make my day." Clint Eastwood, Sudden Impact

7)  "All right, Mr. Demille, I'm ready for my close up." Gloria Swanson, Sunset Blvd.

8)  "May the force be with you."  Harrison Ford, Star Wars-Most guessed Alec Guiness, but Harrison Ford uttered it first

9)  "Fasten your seat belts.  It's going to be a bumpy night."  Bette Davis, All About Eve

10)  "You talkin' to me?"  Robert DeNiro, Taxi Driver

11)  "What we have here is failure to communicate."  Strother Martin, Cool Hand Luke

12)  "I love the smell of napalm in the morning."  Robert Duvall, Apocalypse Now

13)  "Love means never having to say your sorry."  Ali McGraw, Love Story

14)  "The stuff dreams are made of." Humphrey Bogart, Maltese Falcon

15)  "ET phone home." Henry Thomas or Patti Walsh (voice of ET), E.T.---I had to be lenient with this one

16)  "They call me Mister Tibbs!"  Sydney Poitier, In the Heat of the Night

17)  "Rosebud" Orson Welles, Citizen Kane

18)  "Made it Ma!  Top of the world!"  James Cagney, White Heat

19)  "I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore."  Peter Finch, Network

20)  "Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship."  Humphrey Bogart, Casablanca

JULY MOVIE QUOTE QUIZ!!!!

One of the things I have heard about my contests is that they are kind of hard.  I do try :)...

I thought I would try to be a little more mainstream this month.  These are the top 20 entries in a list that the American Film Institute did some years back.  These quotes were voted the top 20 American movie quotes of all time.  The usual rules apply...the name of the movie from which the movie comes is worth one point, and the actor or actress who spoke the line (not the character) is also worth 1 point.  This amounts to 40 total points, so there are many opportunities!!  Feel free to team up with others, but only one prize will be awarded for the winner or winning team.  I will take entries until July 28, so that gives everyone two weeks to get entries to me.  PLEASE E-MAIL YOUR ENTRIES TO ME AT losbascoms@mac.com OR SEND ME A PRIVATE FACEBOOK MESSAGE.  I WILL DELETE ANSWERS LEFT IN THE COMMENTS SECTION...ALSO, NO LOOKING THEM UP ON THE INTERNET :)  The winner receives a $10 Trader Joe's card...if there is a tie, I will figure out a tie breaker later.  Good luck, and have fun!!
 

1) "Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn."

2) "I'm going to make him an offer he can't refuse"

3)  "I coulda had class.  I coulda been a contender."

4)  "Toto, I have a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore."

5)  "Here's looking at you kid."

6)  "Go ahead, make my day."

7)  "All right, Mr. Demille, I'm ready for my close up."

8)  "May the force be with you."

9)  "Fasten your seat belts.  It's going to be a bumpy night."

10)  "You talkin' to me?"

11)  "What we have here is failure to communicate."

12)  "I love the smell of napalm in the morning."

13)  "Love means never having to say your sorry."

14)  "The stuff dreams are made of."

15)  "ET phone home."

16)  "They call me Mister Tibbs!"

17)  "Rosebud"

18)  "Made it Ma!  Top of the world!"

19)  "I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore."

20)  "Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship."

80's MOVIE QUOTES ANSWERS

Thanks to everyone who participated.  The winner was my old friend Laura down in Georgia.  She got 15 points!  Here are the answers...stay tuned for another contest soon!


1)  "So that's how it is in that family."-Jeffery Jones, Ferris Bueller's Day Off

2)  "I'll have what she's having."-Rob Reiner's mother, When Harry Met Sally

3)  "Who said life is fair...where is that written?  Life isn't always fair." Peter Falk, Princess Bride

4)  "I think the problem was that we had Stonehenge monument in danger of being crushed by a dwarf." Michael McKean, This is Spinal Tap

5)  "I just want to tell you both...good luck, we're all counting on you." Leslie Nielsen, Airplane!

6)  "Make like a tree, and get out of here." Tom Wilson, Back to the Future

7)  "Welcome to Indiana basketball..." Gene Hackman, Hoosiers   

8)  "Could you...describe the ruckus sir?" Anthony Michael Hall, Breakfast Club

9)  "THOSE AREN'T PILLOWS!!!" Steve Martin, Planes, Trains

10)  "'The needs of the many out way the needs of the few.'  'Or the one'."-Leonard Nimoy and WIlliam Shatner, Wrath of Khan

11)  "I do not see plays, because I can nap at home for free."-Shirley MacLaine, Steel Magnolias

12)  "Laugh it up, fuzzball."-Harrison Ford, The Empire Strikes Back

13)  "Why am I doing this?  Because I'm a villain...pure and simple."  Charles Grodin, The Great Muppet Caper.

MOVIE QUOTE QUIZ: 80'S EDITION

It's time for my monthly Movie Quote Trivia Quiz.   I am a child of the 80's, so this month, it's an 80's edition.  All of these quotes are from movies released between 1980 and 1989.  For those of you who participated last month, the rules are the same.  Each quote is worth 2 points (except number 10-that one is worth 3 points).  You get one point for telling me the name of the movie from which the quote comes, and one point for giving me the name of the performer(s) who spoke the line (s).  I really only have one rule:  No google searches allowed (or any other browsing).  This contest is meant for people's off the cuff knowledge :).  I will take entries for one week.  This will more people a chance to particpate.   I will close the competition on June 11 at 9PM Central time.  PLEASE DO NOT LEAVE ANSWERS IN THE COMMENTS-OTHERS WILL SEE THEM.  Instead, e-mail your responses at losbascoms@mac.com, or you can send me a private facebook message if you are so inclined.  I will reward a $10 gift card to the winner...if there is a tie (like last month), I will think of a tie breaker.  Good luck, and have fun!!!

1.  "So that's how it is in that family."

2.  "I'll have what she's having."

3.  "Who said life is fair...where is that written?  Life isn't always fair."

4.  "I think the problem was that we had a Stonehenge monument in danger of being crushed by a dwarf."

5.  "I just want to tell you both...good luck, we're all counting on you."

6.  "Make like a tree, and get out of here."

7.  "Welcome to Indiana basketball..."

8.  "Could you...describe the ruckus sir?"

9.  "THOSE AREN'T PILLOWS!!!"

10. "'The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.'  'Or the one'."

11.  "I do not see plays, because I can nap at home for free."

12.  "Laugh it up, fuzzball."

13.  "Why am I doing this?  Because I'm a villain...pure and simple."

MOVIE QUOTE ANSWERS

So...two people scored 11 points.  My old friend from high school Josh W. and none other than my mother (appropriate with tomorrow being Mother's Day).  I can't think of a good tie breaker (note to self for next time-think of a tie breaker), so I'll send out a gift card to each of them.  Thanks to everyone who participated-I'll put up another one again soon.  Here are the answers:

1) "Ah, hell no, I did not leave the South Side for this!"-Tim Meadows-Mean Girls

2) "We'll always have Paris"-Humphrey Bogart-Casablanca

3)  "Keep Your friends close, and your enemies closer." -Al Pacino-The Godfather Part 2

4)  "I gave her my heart, and she gave me a pen."-John Cusack-Say Anything

5)  "Look...I'm givin' out wings!!"-Sheldon Leonard-It's A Wonderful Life

6)  "I do enjoy the taste of a good burger!"-Samuel L. Jackson-Pulp Fiction

7)  "Ramming speed..."-Jack Hawkins-Ben Hur

8)  "You idiot, in the Latin alphabet Jehovah begins with an I!"-Harrison Ford-Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

9)  "What do you think I am, dumb or something?"-Jean Hagen-Singin' in the Rain

10)  "Congratulations to you Mickey."-Leopold Stokowski-Fantasia

MOVIE QUOTE QUIZ!!!

Here's another movie quote quiz.  This time, I'm going to do it a little bit differently.  Each quote is worth 2 points.  The correct name of the movie that the quote is from is worth 1 point.  If you give me the name of the performer who spoke the line in the film (the performer, not the character), you will receive 1 point.  Please e-mail me your answers at losbascoms@mac.com.  Don't put them in the comments, since then everyone else will see them.  I will take answers until Saturday night at 9PM central time.  I will throw in a $10 gift card to Trader Joe's to the winner (or to somewhere else if the winner is from a non-TJ's city).  Please do not look up the answers on the internet on anywhere else-these are intended to test what you know. GOOD LUCK!!

1) "Ah, hell no, I did not leave the South Side for this!"

2) "We'll always have Paris"

3)  "Keep Your friends close, and your enemies closer."

4)  "I gave her my heart, and she gave me a pen."

5)  "Look...I'm givin' out wings!!"

6)  "I do enjoy the taste of a good burger!"

7)  "Ramming speed..."

8)  "You idiot, in the Latin alphabet Jehovah begins with an I!"

9)  "What do you think I am, dumb or something?"

10)  "Congratulations to you Mickey."