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on February 26, 2010

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Thanks to all who participated in the movie trivia contests this week! Answers from Thursday’s quiz are below. One winner was chosen from among the correct forms, and the winner for the Thursday quiz is . . . . . M’Lyssa Hoops!

Answers from Thursday’s quiz are as follows:

What film starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman won the Oscar for Best Picture for 1943?
Answer: Casablanca

Which Coen Brothers’ film, which starred Tommy Lee Jones, won Best Picture for 2007?
Answer: No Country for Old Men

Which Oscar-winning film for Best Picture (1972) included a scene with a horse head on a pillow?
Answer: The Godfather

Movie Trivia Quiz #4

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on February 25, 2010

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Monday through Thursday of this week, test your movie knowledge by completing a film trivia quiz. Each day, correctly completed quizzes will be entered in a drawing to win a $10 gift certificate from the Cinemas of Whitewater! That’s four lucky winners this week!

Look for entry forms near the library entrance and “Break a leg!” Here are the three questions for Thursday, February 25th. (Answers to yesterday’s quiz are below today’s quiz.)

Today’s Quiz

What film starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman won the Oscar for Best Picture for 1943?
Which Coen Brothers’ film, which starred Tommy Lee Jones, won Best Picture for 2007?
Which Oscar-winning film for Best Picture (1972) included a scene with a horse head on a pillow?

Answers from Wednesday’s quiz are below. Thank you for all the entries! One winner was chosen from among the correct forms, and the winner for the Wednesday quiz is . . . . . Sean Moore!

Which movie, which received the Oscar for Best Picture, does the character Elaine on Seinfeld absolutely despise? (Her boyfriend actually breaks up with her because of her hatred of this movie.)
Answer: The English Patient

Who stars in the 2000 Best Picture winner, Gladiator? He won the Oscar for Best Actor for this film.
Answer: Russell Crowe

Which 1971 Oscar winner for Best Picture tells the story of New York Police Department detectives named “Popeye” Doyle and Buddy Russo?
Answer: The French Connection

Movie Trivia Quiz #3

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on February 24, 2010

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Look for entry forms near the library entrance and “Break a leg!” Here are the three questions for Wednesday, February 24th. (Answers to yesterday’s quiz are below today’s quiz.)

Today’s Quiz

Which movie, which received the Oscar for Best Picture, does the character Elaine on Seinfeld absolutely despise? (Her boyfriend actually breaks up with her because of her hatred of this movie.)
Who stars in the 2000 Best Picture winner, Gladiator? He won the Oscar for Best Actor for this film.
Which 1971 Oscar winner for Best Picture tells the story of New York Police Department detectives named “Popeye” Doyle and Buddy Russo?

Answers from Tuesday’s quiz are below. Thank you for all the entries! One winner was chosen from among the correct forms, and the winner is . . . . Emilie Trimberger!

The movie voted Best Picture in 1977 stars Sylvester Stallone. The character played by Stallone excels at what sport?
Answer: boxing

Who directed the Best Picture in 1940 called Rebecca?
Alfred Hitchcock

Who plays an autistic man in the 1988 Best Picture, Rain Man?
Answer: Dustin Hoffman

Movie Trivia Quiz #2

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on February 23, 2010

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Look for entry forms near the library entrance and “Break a leg!” Here are the three questions for Tuesday, February 23rd. (Answers to yesterday’s quiz are below today’s quiz.)

Today’s Quiz

1. The movie voted Best Picture in 1977 stars Sylvester Stallone. The character played by Stallone excels at what sport?

2. Who directed the Best Picture in 1940 called Rebecca?

3. Who plays an autistic man in the 1988 Best Picture, Rain Man?

Answers from Monday’s quiz are below. Thank you for all the entries! One winner was chosen from among the correct forms, and the winner is. . . . . Hannah Moore!

The movie, It Happened One Night, won five Academy Awards. Who won for best actor and actress?
Answer: Clark Gable / Claudette Colbert

Who directed the movie, Annie Hall, which won best picture in 1977?
Answer: Woody Allen

The film, Slumdog Millionaire won Best Picture for 2008. In which country was the film set?
Answer: India

Movie Trivia Quiz #1

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on February 22, 2010

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During the next few weeks, Andersen Library will be celebrating the 82nd Annual Academy Awards® and films in general! Check out the movie display on the 2nd floor near the DVD’s, and clear your calendars for the showing of four Oscar-winning films next week.

Look for entry forms near the library entrance and “Break a leg!” Here are the three questions for Monday, February 22nd.

The movie, It Happened One Night, won five Academy Awards. Who won for best actor and actress?
Who directed the movie, Annie Hall, which won best picture in 1977?
The film, Slumdog Millionaire won Best Picture for 2008. In which country was the film set?

Library Land Trivia – WINNER!

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on September 12, 2008

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After going through hundreds of answered questions (392 correct ones) and over forty blog comments, we’ve come up with a winner to the trivia challenge.

Drumroll, please…

Joseph Carroll

Joseph maximized his chances of winning by getting all five questions correct and posting a comment to the blog. He will be taking home the Back to School prize made possible by our awesome sponsors – UHCS, the UWW Bookstore, Sweet Spot and Toppers!

Thanks again for all of you that entered the contest! And just in case you’re curious about the answers…

1) What’s a periodical?
A) bathroom reading
B) a species that only survived for a short time (e.g. dinosaurs)
C) a publication issued with regular frequency (daily, weekly, monthly, etc.)
D) a nasty form of tooth decay

Although a periodical generally does qualify as bathroom reading, a regularly-published item is the better answer.

2) If you check out one of our laptops in the library, which floor do you have to be on to use the wireless?
A) the main floor
B) the first, second or third floors
C) all four floors
D) the library doesn’t have wireless, silly.

TRICK QUESTION – a lot of people were thrown off by the all four floors, but we really only have three (I bet that you could get the wireless on the roof though).

3) You notice that we have movies like the Departed and Batman Begins and you’d like to check them out. How long do you get them?
A) two weeks
B) two days, just like Blockbuster new releases
C) seven hours, thirty-eight minutes and sixteen seconds
D) forever and a day

Sorry kids, we’re better than Blockbuster in that you can have the movies for two weeks. With that much time, who cares about late fees?

4) What’s the name of the library’s café?
A) The Coffee Shhh-oppe
B) The Cage in the Corner
C) Starbooks
D) Food For Thought

Yes, our coffee shop does brew Starbucks coffee, but its name isn’t Starbooks.

BONUS QUESTION
Why does the University Library Blog have a place for comments?
A) We want to hear from you, and the blog presents the perfect medium in which to get that feedback.
B) It’s just a front – we don’t care what you think.
C) The comments section looks pretty.
D) Wait… there’s a place for comments?

All in all – the contestants averaged four correct answers. Not too shabby.

Library Land Trivia – Get to it!

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on September 8, 2008

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Alright, it’s the moment you’ve all waited for…

Here’s the deal: you’ve got four questions, a bonus question and a super bonus question. Choose the best answer for each of the questions. You have until Friday (September 12) – 8 AM. Now get to it!

1) What’s a periodical?
A) bathroom reading
B) a species that only survived for a short time (e.g. dinosaurs)
C) a publication issued with regular frequency (daily, weekly, monthly, etc.)
D) a nasty form of tooth decay

2) If you check out one of our laptops in the library, which floor do you have to be on to use the wireless?
A) the main floor
B) the first, second or third floors
C) all four floors
D) the library doesn’t have wireless, silly.

3) You notice that we have movies like the Departed and Batman Begins and you’d like to check them out. How long do you get them?
A) two weeks
B) two days, just like Blockbuster new releases
C) seven hours, thirty-eight minutes and sixteen seconds
D) forever and a day

4) What’s the name of the library’s café?
A) The Coffee Shhh-oppe
B) The Cage in the Corner
C) Starbooks
D) Food For Thought

BONUS QUESTION
Why does the University Library Blog have a place for comments?
A) We want to hear from you, and the blog presents the perfect medium in which to get that feedback.
B) It’s just a front – we don’t care what you think.
C) The comments section looks pretty.
D) Wait… there’s a place for comments?

SUPER BONUS QUESTION
It’s not so much of a question as it is a dare.

We dare you to post a comment to the University Library Blog – make sure to include your name and e-mail address in order to get credit. Just don’t post the answers.

To ENTER: Either A) come into the library and fill out an answer form at one of the library’s friendly desks or B) send an e-mail to Kyle Naff (naffk@uww.edu – subject line trivia contest) with your responses.

The winner will be notified on Friday, September 12.

The Trivia Contest is Back!

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on September 3, 2008

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The Library is sponsoring a trivia contest in which students have a chance to win great weekly prizes or an even better grand prize. All you have to do is come into the library or visit the Library’s website and answer some questions. How hard is that?

Back for More

On Monday, September 8, the trivia contest questions will be posted on the University Library Blog (where you are right now) and on the contest home page. You have until 8 AM on Friday, September 12 to answer as many of the questions as you can. Each correct answer will count towards one chance at winning our Back to School prize. Answer all five questions correctly and you’ll be entered in the drawing five times!

For more information, check out the contest home page or e-mail Kyle at naffk@uww.edu.

Library Land Trivia’s Final Winners

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on October 9, 2007