3/11/2011

Tonight's question was: Is there going to be a sequel to the Thankskilling movie? Normally, I would think that this is some kind of typo, but I have actually seen the 2009 movie Thankskilling. It is an independent, ultra low budget film about a homicidal turkey that kills college students over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. It has quite a cult following. My cousin Adam was the one who introduced the movie to me. I don't even pretend to be that hip anymore.

Anyway, their is a website for the film that claims there will be a sequel. However I noticed that this particular news item was posted on April Fool's Day in 2010, so who knows if it is real or a joke at this point.

Difficulty: 2 - Ho Hum

3/06/2011

Another movie question piqued my interest tonight while doing the ChaCha: What is the name of Balian's father in Kingdom of Heaven? Balian of Ibelin was played by Orlando Bloom in the 2005 movie Kingdom of Heaven. His father was named Godfrey of Ibelin and was played by Liam Neeson. This one got my attention since my last name is Godfrey. Perhaps there is some royal blood in the family, woot woot!

Difficulty: 1 - Slam Dunk!

Theme: Worlds are Colliding!

3/05/2011

Tonight's preferred ChaCha question is: When is the Smurfs movie coming out? This is one of those questions where I learned something from answering it. I didn't even know there was a Smurfs movie due out this year, but there is! "The Smurfs" will be released in US theaters on August 3, 2011 and stars my boy Neil Patrick Harris.

I remember watching the original Smurfs cartoon in the early to mid-1980s growing up. I always thought the evil guy who wanted to eat the smurfs was called "Garganel" but it turns out his name is actually "Gargamel", so I actually learned two things by answering it.

Difficulty: 2 - Ho Hum

Theme: Educational

3/03/2011

Quite often one ChaCha inquiry leads to a follow up question by the same user. We normally have a history of the customer's recent questions which can help figure out what they are asking about when it isn't entirely obvious. Otherwise things can get kind of confusing. The recent history saved me from getting stumped tonight: Who plays Glen Davis in the episode School Dance? I was able to deduce that they were asking about an episode of Zoey 101 based on their recent question history. It turns out that Asher Book played the role of Glen Davis in the Zoey 101 episode titled "School Dance". It was his only appearance on the show.

Difficulty: 3 - Fully Engaged

Theme: Feeling Sleuthy