DAILY TRIVIA CONTEST

Although the theater is temporarily closed, we're offering a daily diversion:
a trivia contest with prizes! 

Everyone that correctly answers all the day's questions wins that day's published prize
​(popcorn or soda, admission, poster, etc.) to be redeemed when the theater reopens!    
scroll down for the daily trivia quiz

Everyday we'll post a series of trivia questions about movies previously screened at the Grand Theater + a question that is unique to the Grand Theater (for instance, how many tickets did we sell to CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR).  
  • Each day's trivia questions will be published here as well as on Facebook and Twitter
  • E-mail your answers to director@grandtheaterknoxville.org, or from Facebook or Twitter just respond with your answers
  • One response per person per day
  • Deadline to submit your answers is 8:00 pm for each day's quiz
  • ​The prior day's correct answers and winner will be posted by noon the following day
  • For answers that involve a number (i.e. - CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR sold 1,182 tickets) the closest guess wins, assuming the remaining questions are correctly answered

scroll down for the daily trivia quiz

Daily trivia for Sunday, 4/5     
prize = large popcorn

#1 August Pullman is a character from what movie?
#2 “Try to make the world a better place. Look inside yourself and recognize that change starts with you. It starts with me. It starts with all of us." - is a line from what movie?
​#3 During Nationals week in 2016 the Grand had special matinees with several car race themed movies – name at least one.
____________________________________________________________
Trivia answers for Sunday, 4/5
#1 August Pullman, or “Auggie” is the lead character in WONDER.
#2 Quote is from the character Judy Hopps in ZOOTOPIA.
#3 The special car race themed movies: RUSH, THE GREAT RACE, and TALLADEGA NIGHTS: THE BALLAD OF RICKY BOBBY.

Congratulations Jenny with all correct answers!

Daily trivia for Saturday, 4/4     
prize = large drink

​#1 What actor played the best-friend to Tom Holland’s Spider-Man?
#2 In ROCKETMAN the lead character performs the song “Crocodile Rock” in what venue?
#3 What WW2 movies has the Grand has shown since 2015?
_____________________________________________________________
Trivia answers for Saturday, 4/4
#1 Jacob Batalon
#2 The Troubadour in Los Angeles
#3 WW2 movies at the Grand: HACKSAW RIDGE, DUNKIRK, DARKEST HOUR, MIDWAY and JOJO RABBIT.
​
Congratulations Mike Connor with all correct answers.

Daily trivia for Friday, 4/3     
prize = small candy

#1  What actor appeared in both 1964’s MARY POPPINS and 2018’s MARY POPPINS RETURNS? 
            [Bonus: name all the characters the actor played in both films.]
#2  The song “How Far I’ll Go” was created for what movie?
#3  In 2019 the live action ALADDIN played at the Grand for two weeks – how many tickets were sold?
___________________________________________________
Trivia answers for Friday, 4/3
#1 Dick Van Dyke in both movies.  1964’s he played Mr. Dawes Sr. and Bert (president of the bank).           In 2018 he played Mr. Dawes Jr.
#2 “How Far I’ll Go” is from the animated feature MOANA
#3 In 2019 ALADDIN sold 1, 128 tickets.
Congratulations Logan on your correct guess – shy just 26!

Picture
Daily trivia for Thursday, 4/2     
prize = small popcorn

#1 What famous actor’s film characters have included a soldier, drug runner, astronaut, cop, thief and photographer?
#2 In the MALEFICENT movies there are three fairies that Aurora calls her “aunties”.  Name the three fairies.
​#3 Knoxville’s Grand Opera House began its life at a different location than it is now. The original theater was located at what intersection in town?

_______________________________________________________
Trivia answers for Thursday, 4/2
#1 Clint Eastwood
#2 The three fairy “aunties” are named Knotgrass, Thistlewit, and Flittle.
#3 Knoxville’s Grand Opera House was located at the intersection of North 1st and Marion Streets – across from the present-day Knoxville Hardware.

Congratulations Dana, Nicholas and Logan on your correct guesses!

Daily trivia for Wednesday, 4/1     
prize = medium popcorn

#1 In TERMINATOR: DARK FATE, in what city is Arnold Schwarzenegger’s character found?
#2 "Visionaries… Psychiatric wards are full of them." - is from what movie?
#3 How many tickets did the Grand sell to FROZEN 2?
_______________________________________________________
Trivia answers for Wednesday, 4/1
#1 Schwarzenegger’s character is found in Laredo, Texas.
#2 "Visionaries… Psychiatric wards are full of them." - is from the 2015 James Bond film, SPECTRE.
#3 FROZEN 2 sold 2,219 tickets during its three-week run at the Grand.

Congratulations Mike Connor – you had the closest ticket guess!

​Daily trivia for Tuesday, 3/31     
prize=large drink

#1 Martin Lawrence and Will Smith are Miami detectives in what movie trilogy?
#2 "Beauty School Dropout” is a song from what famous movie musical (and yes, it played at the Grand in 2018)?
#3 How many tickets did the Grand sell to DEADPOOL in 2016?

FYI - Monday's trivia was not posted - sorry about that.

_____________________________________________________
Trivia answers for Tuesday, 3/31
#1 BAD BOYS
#2 GREASE - the Grand hosted a Sing-A-Long screening of it in 2018.
#3 The original DEADPOOL sold 1,123 tickets at the Grand.

Congratulations Chris Walters – you had the closest guess, just 77 over!

Daily trivia for Sunday,  March 29th     
​prize=large popcorn

#1 The characters Astrid and Hiccup are from what fictional land?
#2 "In the face of overwhelming odds, I'm left with only one option. I'm gonna have to science the s--t outta this." - is from what movie?
#3 As no one correctly guessed this before, so we’ll use it again:
Since the Grand’s re-opening in 2015, a major actress has starred in seven different features shown at the Grand.  Who is the movie star and what are the seven films?  (FYI – it is not Scarlett Johansson).
________________________________________________________________________________
​Trivia answers for Sunday, 3/29
#1 Astrid and Hiccup are from Berk (HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON)
#2 THE MARTIAN – spoken by Matt Damon’s character.
#3 Still no one had the correct answer.  A close guess was Octavia Spencer but she stared in eight movies shown at the Grand! 
The correct answer was Charlize Theron with:
THE ADDAMS FAMILY (2019 – voice)
LONG SHOT (2019)
GRINGO (2018)
TULLY (2018)
FATE OF THE FURIOUS (2017)
ATOMIC BLOND (2017)
KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS (2016 – voice)

​Daily trivia for Saturday,  March 28th     
​prize=large popcorn

#1 In the DIVERGENT SERIES, Beatrice Prior changed her name to what after joining the Dauntless faction?
#2 What recent movie featured The Beatles music?
#3 Since the Grand’s re-opening in 2015, a major actress has starred in seven different features shown at the Grand.  Who is the movie star and what are the seven films?
____________________________________________________________
Trivia answers for Saturday, 3/28
#1 The character changed her name to Tris.
#2 YESTERDAY featured The Beatles music.
#3 No one had the correct answer.  All the guesses named Scarlett Johansson and all included AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON.  That movie premiered May 1, 2015 and was released on DVD October 2, 2015.  The Grand was still under renovation then and never screened that movie.

Also – Johansson has stared in nine different features shown at the Grand since it re-opened in November 2015:
JUNGLE BOOK (2016),  CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR (2016),  SING (2016), ROUGH NIGHT (2017),  ISLE OF DOGS (2018), 
AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR (2018), CAPTAIN MARVEL (2019),  AVENGERS: END GAME (2019), and JOJO RABBIT (2020)

​
Daily trivia for Friday, March 27th     
today's prize = big candy
​
#1 What two movies played at the Grand which featured Mr. Fred Rogers?
#2 “Mazurka” was a plot point in want movie released in 2019?
#3 ALL IS TRUE, a fictionalization of Shakespeare’s final years, was not a big seller at the Grand - how many tickets were sold?

_________________________________________________________
Correct trivia answers for Fri, 3/27
#1 WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR (2018) and A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD (2019)
#2 THE ADDAMS FAMILY (2019 – animated).  Mazurka was  a long time Addams tradition for coming of age that Pugsley was navigating
#3 ALL IS TRUE sold just 26 tickets at the Grand Theater (still a charming, low-key film)

Jenny won - her guess of tickets sold was off by just seven but she was the closest!

Daily trivia for Thursday, March 26th
today's prize = large drink

#1 The music of George Michael was featured in what recent rom-com?
#2 In what 2016 movie are parents of the young hero portrayed as a monkey and a beetle?
#3 In 2019 the Grand sold how many servings of popcorn (all sizes+refills)?

_________________________________________________________
Correct answers for Thur, 3/26:
#1 LAST CHRISTMAS.
#2 KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS
#3 In 2019, total servings of popcorn sold at the Grand Theater were 14,267

One winner with a popcorn guess just 697 over actual, but wins with the closest guess!

​
Daily trivia for Wednesday, March 25th
today's prize = movie ticket
​
#1 Name the rustic hotel featured in both MAMMA MIA movies.
#2 "Separate and equal are two different things. Just ’cause it’s the way doesn’t make it right.” is from what movie?
#3 How many tickets did the Grand sell to FINDING DORY?
________________________________________________________________________
Correct answers for Wednesday, 3/25:
#1 Villa Donna was the hotel
#2 The quote was is from HIDDEN FIGURES
#3 Grand sold 2,736 tickets to FINDING DORY.

Just one winner with the closest ticket guess – and they were under by more than a thousand!
Daily Trivia for Tuesday, March 24th               
​today's prize = small popcorn

#1 In the movie SING, name the two talent show contestants that were pigs.
#2 "Be careful not to choke on your aspirations, Director."  Name the 2016 movie and the character.
#3 For several days in 2019 the Grand showed the same movie in both auditoriums.  Name the movie.
________________________________________________________________________
Correct answers for Tuesday, 3/24:
#1 In SING Rosita and Gunter were the pig characters in the talent show
#2 The movie is ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY, the character Darth Vader
#3 Opening weekend of AVENGERS: END GAME played in both auditoriums of the Grand Theater.
​
Nine people got all three questions correct – small popcorn for each of them!
Monday, March 23rd               
​today's prize = Large Popcorn

#1 Who played the title character in the 2019 hit CAPTAIN MARVEL?
#2 The song "This Is Me" is from what 2017 movie?
​#3 The Disney animated feature COCO played at the Grand in late 2017 - how many tickets were sold?
_________________________________________________________________________
Correct answers for Monday, 3/23:
#1 Brie Larson played CAPTAIN AMERICA
#2 The song was from THE GREATEST SHOWMAN
#3 The Grand sold 687 tickets to COCO

No one guessed #3 correctly but the closest was just 24 off - so they won!