We had a great time at the Princess Bride Trivia Night last night and there was an amazing crowd, second only to our Whedonverse trivia night in terms of size! A big congratulations to Third Place winners Team ROUS, Second Place winners Team of Unusual Size and First Place winners Strike Force Buttercup who got an impressive 46 out of 47 questions correct!

Next month will be Dr. Who trivia. Right now we’re leaning towards having it be limited to the new series, 2005 – present. Keep an eye on our Trivia Night page for future events.

If you couldn’t make it to Neptune Coffee to compete last night, all the questions are under the fold. How would YOU have done?

Princess Bride Trivia!

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• Round 1
• Round 2
• Round 3
• Round 4
• Name the Actor
• Tie Breaker Questions

Round 1

1. What is the name of the baseball video game that The Grandson is playing in the first scene?
   • Answer: Hardball for the Commodore 64
2. In the movie and the body of the book who is the mentioned as the author of The Princess Bride?
   • Answer: S. Morgenstern
3. What year was the movie of The Princess Bride released?
   • Answer: 1987
4. Who plays The Grandson in the movie?
   • Answer: Fred Savage
5. Finish this Westley quote from early in the movie: “Hear this now…”
   • Answer: I will always come for you
6. How long passes between when Buttercup thinks Wesley is dead to when she is announced to be engaged to Prince Humperdinck?
   • Answer: 5 years
7. What was Inigo too inebriated to buy when Vizzini found him?
   • Answer: brandy
8. What two countries did Vizzini want to start a war between?
   • Answer: Florin and Guilder
9. When being carried up the cliffs of insanity by Fezzik, what color dress is Buttercup wearing?
   • Answer: red
10. Who portrays Inigo Montoya in the movie?
    • Answer: Mandy Pantinkin

Round 2

1. What is Inigo’s father’s first name?
   • Answer: Domingo
2. How many fingers and on which hand did the killer of Inigo’s father have?
   • Answer: six fingers on the right hand
3. In the movie, how old was Inigo when his father died?
   • Answer: 11 years old
4. What 1980s band frontman composed original music for the movie?
   • Answer: Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits
5. What is the name of the poison that The Man in Black puts in the wine for The Battle of Wits?
   • Answer: iocaine powder
6. What are the 2 classic blunders that Vizzini mentions during The Battle of wits?
   • Answer: Never get involved in a land war in Asia and never go against a Sicilian when death is on the line
7. In what country was the principal photography for the movie shot?
   • Answer: England
8. What are the 3 terrors of the fire swamp?
   • Answer: flame spurts, lightning sand and the ROUSs
9. What is the name of the Dread Pirate Roberts’ ship?
   • Answer: Revenge
10. Who are the characters Max and Valerie named for?
    • Answer: Author William Goldman’s parents

Round 3

1. How does Prince Humperdinck say he is going to kill Buttercup on their wedding night?
   • Answer: strangle her
2. The Grandson wears a sports jersey throughout the film, what team is it for?
   • Answer: Chicago Bears
3. Inigo offers Miracle Max how much money to revive The Man in Black?
   • Answer: 65
4. Cary Elwes was cast in the role of Westley due to his resemblance to what swashbuckling actor from the 1930’s?
   • Answer: Errol Flynn
5. What does Inigo say will happen to the gate keeper if he doesn’t give up the key?
   • Answer: Fezzik will rip his arms off
6. What does Buttercup tell the king she is going to do when she gets to the Honeymoon Suite?
   • Answer: kill herself
7. How many wounds does Inigo inflict on Count Rugen before he dies?
   • Answer: 5
8. How many white horses does Fezzick acquire?
   • Answer: 4
9. What year was William Goldman’s book of The Princess Bride published?
   • Answer: 1973
10. In 1988 The Princess Bride was nominated for an Acadamy Award. What category was it nominated for?
    • Answer: Best Music, Original Song for Storybook Love by Willy DeVille

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    Round 4

11. Name two of the four fencing styles mentioned in the movie by Inigo and The Man in Black during their duel at the top of the cliffs of insanity
    • Answer: Bonetti (or Bonetti’s Defense), Capa Ferro, Thibault and Agrippa
12. Finish this quote from The Man in Black “Life is pain, Highness. Anyone who says differently is_______________.”
    • Answer: selling something
13. In the movie, what is Miracle Max’s favorite sandwich?
    • Answer: “a nice MLT – mutton, lettuce and tomato sandwich, where the mutton is nice and lean and the tomato is ripe”
14. What reason did The Man in Black give when Fezzik asked him why he was wearing a mask?
    • Answer: “they’re terribly comfortable”
15. Since the invention of the kiss how many kisses have been rated the most passionate, the most pure?
    • Answer: five
16. What flavor was the miracle pill that Miracle Max gave Fezzik and Inigo to bring Westly back to life?
    • Answer: Chocolate
17. What did The Dread Pirate Roberts say to Westly every day?
    • Answer: “Good night, Westley. Good work. Sleep well. I’ll most likely kill you in the morning.”
18. How do Fezzik and Inigo locate the entrance to The Pit of Despair?
    • Answer: Inigo’s father guides his sword
19. What is the first thing Buttercup commands Westly to do in the movie?
    • Answer: Polish her saddle
20. Which cup was poisoned in The Battle of Wits?
    • Answer: Both

Name the Actor

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Tie Breaker Questions

We always like to be prepared. By request here are the three questions we had ready in case of a tie.

1. In the movie Fezzik was played by André “the Giant” Roussimoff. Who did author William Goldman originally have in mind for the role?
   • Answer: Arnold Schwarzenegger
2. The epilogue to some later editions of the novel make reference to a sequel, Buttercup’s Baby. What reason is given for the sequel never being published?
   • Answer: Legal difficulties with S. Morgenstern’s estate. It should be noted that S. Morgenstern is entirely fictitious and was created by William Goldman as a literary device for the book. It should also be noted that in spite of references in the book to the characters of Max and Valery being named after S. Morgenstern’s parents, being fictitious, he doesn’t really have parents. William Goldman, on the other hand, does have parents who, by sheer coincidence, were named Max and Valery.
3. According to IMDB how many actors are credited in the cast for the movie of The Princess Bride?
   • Answer: 19