Calling all film nerds: Screen Cinema Table Quiz, June 16th

johnny_ultimate

As detailed by the blog entry here The Screen cinema are holding a film table quiz on Wednesday June 16th to fundraise for exterior renovations. Quiz is being held in the MacTurcaills pub on Townsend Street. Entry is five euro each, with a max team size of five people.

Anyway, there's enough film fans on here to get together a team or two. If anyone's interested, post here and we'll try and get a few tables together. It's for a good cause, supporting one of Dublin's long running independent cinemas. The prize is fantastic too - a private screening in the cinema!

Cheers to monkeyfudge for the heads up about this, and hope to see some of you there

Galvasean

MEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

monkeyfudge

Yep. I'll be there!

marwelie

And me! Got another team lined up too. We must beat them, if no-one else ;o)

johnny_ultimate

Anyone know if we need to book a table or anything for this? I'll be terribly disappointed if we don't do well. I'm just hoping there's no screenshot round, that's my weakpoint.

monkeyfudge

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

Anyone know if we need to book a table or anything for this? I'll be terribly disappointed if we don't do well. I'm just hoping there's no screenshot round, that's my weakpoint.

You should have seen the picture round I did for a boards.ie pub quiz last year. hurt a lot of heads with that one.

I think we should be okay for tables as long as some of us get in early enough.

Here's the facebook page for the quiz:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/event.php?eid=123531014337566

30 people down for attending so far.

johnny_ultimate

monkeyfudge wrote: »

You should have seen the picture round I did for a boards.ie pub quiz last year. hurt a lot of heads with that one.

I think we should be okay for tables as long as some of us get in early enough.

Here's the facebook page for the quiz:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/event.php?eid=123531014337566

30 people down for attending so far.

I have a dream to make a satirical excessively hard table quiz some day where the winner will be whoever loses least. I even have a few trick rounds / subversions of typical table quiz rounds planned out. Hard is what makes it fun, I'm hoping the Screen will have created a pleasantly tricky table quiz. Will be nice to have one that isn't necessarily all general knowledge!

Anyway, I can certainly try to be there relatively early. Have confirmed my attendance on facebook too. By the looks of it, we should have enough boardsies for one table, would be nice to get another one too but we'll see.

monkeyfudge

I should also have the presenter of the film programme from my radio station there and also my housemate who is also on boards...

johnny_ultimate

monkeyfudge wrote: »

I should also have the presenter of the film programme from my radio station there and also my housemate who is also on boards...

Yeah I'm going to try and persuade some friends, but this is serious business so only going to pick those I can trust :P

monkeyfudge

And lets not forget who we're doing it all for!

marwelie

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

Anyone know if we need to book a table or anything for this? I'll be terribly disappointed if we don't do well. I'm just hoping there's no screenshot round, that's my weakpoint.

Ill drop in tomorrow lunchtime and enquire about booking a table. I work across the road from McTs and to be honest I'd prefer to book one so that we can have one close to the wheelchair toilet!

EDIT

Just left McTs, I'm told the entire downstairs is reserved for the quiz if needed so theres no need to book. Planning to be there early anyway. I'm off next week so could drop in to watch the football in the afternoon and stay there for the quiz. See you Wednesday, y'all!

Galvasean

I'm applying for Wenesday evening off from work *fingers crossed*
Doubt I'll get any friends to come with me. Getting them to leave their houses on a weeknight is about as likely as something that is very unlikely (havent had my coffee)

marwelie

I'll definitely be there, providing the weathers any way decent! Count me in on your team Galvesean ;o)

johnny_ultimate

Galvasean wrote: »

Getting them to leave their houses on a weeknight is about as likely as something that is very unlikely

At least I'm not alone in that. I am usually met with polite grumbles of negativity whenever I try to get friends out during the week.

I'm still trying to figure out if I'll bring friends or not. Reserve me a space at the boards table in any case!

Galvasean

"Whats that you want to do something different and/or interesting? Hmmmm sounds like a good idea but I think ill just head to the local pub/club instead."

johnny_ultimate

Galvasean wrote: »

"Whats that you want to do something different and/or interesting? Hmmmm sounds like a good idea but I think ill just head to the local pub/club instead."

That's a better excuse than I'd usually expect :pac: Being a bit tired is probably the most regularly cited.

In fairness, Dublin is a little awkward for some of my friends, but still fun things are fun so it's worth the bus journey.

Skinfull

Do ya gotta book a table? Few of us are just planning on turning up O_o

johnny_ultimate

Skinfull wrote: »

Do ya gotta book a table? Few of us are just planning on turning up O_o

I'd say you'd be fine!

Everyone still up for this anyway?

marwelie

Count me in definitely!

monkeyfudge

Yep. I normally work late on Wednesday too.. but have gotten the evening off.

Galvasean

Looks like I'll be making it alright

johnny_ultimate

MacTurcaills is just down the road from the Screen itself right?

monkeyfudge

Yep. Just on the corner after the Long Stone.

johnny_ultimate

Heading townwards soon, see y'all there.

monkeyfudge

Yep. I should be there by 7 or a little after.

I should have my brown fedora on. I'm easy to spot.

allanb49

Ill be there in my goonies tshirt

johnny_ultimate

Must say I had a really good night, even if we didn't win. It was a moral victory though, because we got the Hudsucker Industries question right :P

Also, Schindler's List is totally black & white.

allanb49

you beat me and my team, was on my own and the two people beside me asked me to join there team, great night, dont think they where expecting that turn out,

See some of you there monday night

Who shouted out back off man i'm a scientist btw?

I lawled

johnny_ultimate

allanb49 wrote: »

you beat me and my team, was on my own and the two people beside me asked me to join there team, great night, dont think they where expecting that turn out,

See some of you there monday night

Who shouted out back off man i'm a scientist btw?

I lawled

Yeah, sorry about that! Didn't know to look for you until monkeyfudge (who I think also shouted the quote above) joined our team and asked about the guy in the Goonies shirt :P We tried our darndest to get a six person team, but damn rules!

monkeyfudge

allanb49 wrote: »

Who shouted out back off man i'm a scientist btw?

I lawled

Oh that was me! Pushed people out of the way to get first pick of the prizes. I got Clash of the Titan's coasters and t-shirt... yeah...

And Schindler's List is totally in colour in bits...

The Apartment is the last black and white film to win an Oscar.

Galvasean

There is some colour in Schindler's LIst. The girl's jacket for example.

Sorry I couldn't make it. Stuff happened.

For the record, who was it that texted me (aside from Marwelie)?

allanb49

I got a night mare on elm st tshirt and a key ring that sings the 1 2 freddies coming for you song, cue freaking out the gf in the dark

Ah i know the other 2 had just said to me not 5 mins before you came over, Monday i shall have another movie t-shirt a shiny penny for anyone who guesses which one on monday :P

roganjosh

had a good time last night even though the questionss were a lot tougher than i expected. anyone know of any more upcoming movie quizzes??

monkeyfudge

Looked like a big success for them, so hopefully they'll do it again.

Did anyone catch what our final score was in the end?

marwelie

As far as I can remember we got 54! Thrashed my mates team (that was The Movie Maniacs at the next table!) so thats all that matters ;o)

And we got the animated film for Best Film nominees totally wrong. How the hell did we forget UP!

And the birds name was Kevin!

D'oh!

Must try harder ;o)

monkeyfudge

marwelie wrote: »

And the birds name was Kevin!

Ah. I knew it was something innocuous