Williams Trivia All Stars

May 15, 2020

Explanation of the Ultra Bonus

Hour 1 (People):

  • Maximus Decimus Meridius in Gladiator, representing Maximus Drott (May, 1979)
  • A scene from the movie Parasite, representing Worker and Parasite (January, 2005)
  • Morgan Freeman in Million Dollar Baby, recalling Morgan (December, 1968)

Hour 2 (Logos):

  • The logo for Tumblr, symbolic of The Free Tumblers (May, 1972)
  • The logo for the Bumble dating app, an homage to General Bumble (December, 1974 and May, 1976)
  • The Mortal Kombat symbol, an homage to Mortal Wombat (May, 2004)

Hour 3 (Food):

Hour 4 (Mouths):

  • A tooth with holes, an homage to We Make Holes in Teeth (December, 1996)
  • A great white shark's teeth, representing Nasty Big Pointed Teeth (May, 1985)
  • A tongue, indicating Gentle Tongue-Tongue, He Weeps For He Has But One Small Tongue With Which to Taste the World (May, 1997)

Hour 5 (Flags):

  • The flag of Ohio, a reference to The Ohio Players (May, 2011)
  • The flag of Minnesota, referring to Minnesota Pigpen (January, 2010)
  • The flag of Belgium, representing Gratuitous Use of the Word "Belgium" (January, 2006)

Hour 6 (People):

  • Leon Trotsky, inspiring Joanie Loves Trotsky (January, 2003)
  • Elvis Presley, an homage to Elvis Needs Boats (December, 1995)
  • Bette Midler, representing Oh No! Bette Midler (May, 1994)

Hour 7 (Holy words):

  • A Grape Nehi, no doubt drunk by Grape Nehi (May, 1981)
  • The Wham-O Logo, a favorite of Wham-O (May, 1973)
  • The line "five is right out" from Monty Python and the Holy Grail, the source for Five is Right Out (May, 1991)

Hour 8 (Winning):

  • Smedley Terrace, Smedley Terrace (May, 1983)
  • Fred Flintstone doing judo chops, A Judo, A Chop-Chop-Chop (May, 1988)
  • The movie Xanadu, Xanadu (February, 1972)
  • A phaser, Phasers on Stun (December, 1981 and December, 1983)
  • The sixth rule of Fight Club, Rule 6 (May, 1984)
  • Reagan's "we begin bombing in five minutes" quote, We Begin Bombing in Five Minutes (May, 1987)
  • Wile E. Coyote's business card, Wile E. Coyote, Super Genius (December, 1985)
  • The diaper-stealing scene from Raising Arizona, Son, You've Got a Panty on Your Head (May, 1990)
  • Your plastic pal who's fun to be with, Your Plastic Pal Who's Fun to be With (May, 1993)
  • The "Thriller" music video, The Funk of 40,000 Years (December, 2000)
  • A scene from The Mouse That Roared, Grand Duchy of Fenwick (May, 1971)
  • Bonomo Turkish Taffy, BOMO (May, 1973 and December, 1976 and December, 1978 and May, 2012)
  • Robert McCloskey's Make Way for Ducklings, Make Way for Ducklings, Motherfucker (May, 2000)
  • Daffy Duck next to a "Duck Season" sign, I Say It's Duck Season and I Say Fire! (December, 2001)
  • The poster for Night of the Day of the Dawn of the Son of the Bride of the Return of the Revenge of the Terror of the Attack of the Evil Mutant Hellbound Zombified Flesh-Eating Subhumanoid Living Dead Part IV, Night of the Day of the Dawn of the Son of the Bride of the Return of the Revenge of the Terror of the Attack of the Evil Mutant Hellbound Zombified Flesh-Eating Subhumanoid Living Dead Part IV (May, 2003)
  • The Large Hadron Collider, Return of the Large Hardon Collider: Harder Better Faster Stronger (January, 2011)
  • Boris and Natasha, Must Capture Moose and Squirrel (January, 2013)
  • The [citation needed] xkcd comic, [citation needed] (January, 2020)