Nava fumed that McHugh had pulled a low trick based on a technicality. My friend McHugh posed this question to the distinguished film director Gregory Nava, who lost a $10 bet that to this very day he has refused to make good on. The correct answer would be the child actor who portrayed the son of Lord and Lady Greystoke, the infant who grew up to become Tarzan. Example: 'Who played the first Tarzan in the movies?' Answer: 'Elmo Lincoln.' A surprising number of people know this. The reason a quiz show based on movie trivia has never been successful is that no viewer can be expected to know any of the answers. This was years before the term 'the elites' came into favor. The show's popularity faded as audiences gradually lost their interest in smart people. The University of Minnesota traditionally fielded winning teams. The reason 'Wheel of Fortune' is one of the longest-running shows on TV is that anybody but a dunderhead can sit at home, observe the letters as they fill in the blanks, and usually provide the answer more quickly than the contestants can.įrom 1959 to 1970, there was a TV game titled 'College Bowl,' on which teams from various universities competed to see which could more quickly supply the answers to questions testing general, but not trivial, information. The reason game shows like 'The Price is Right' are popular is because most viewers think they know the approximate answer. Number 4, of course, is gold-plated trivia. I would argue that the answers to all but Question Number 4 are part of the armory of a well-informed cineaste. Therefore, I am smarter than you? No, we just know different things.

(1) What is the name of the film that codified the language of the cinema? (2) Who was the third great silent clown? (3) Is color intrinsically better than black-and-white? (4) What movie set key scenes on board a train going from Chicago to Urbana, Illinois? (5) Name at least five directors of the French New Wave. I know something about the movies, and here is how I really should reply: 'Before I even attempt to answer your question, let me ask you five questions to see if you are qualified to even take up the time of a busy, busy man such as myself.

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