Feb 7- Basketball

Black History Month

Feb 7, 2013

Yesterday's Answer
Actor: Dwayne Johnson
Movie:  Game Plan (2007)

Today's Quiz:

This movie came out in 2000.

This actor plays Zeke McCall, an ex-NBA player in this movie.  "The movie starts "In 1981 in L.A., when  Monica moves in next door to Quincy. They're 11, and both want to play in the NBA, just like Quincy's dad. Their love-hate relationship lasts into high school.  As high school ends, they come together as a couple, but within a year, with both of them playing ball at USC, Quincy and Monica break up. Some years later, with their pro careers at a crossroads, they meet again."*

The basketball players are stand-ins for the actors.

Monica, Zeke, Quincy

*info from IMDB

Feb. 6- Football

Black History Month Quiz

Feb. 6, 2013

Yesterday' Answers:
Actor:  Mr. T & Ernie Hudson
Movie: Penitentiary ll


Today's Quiz:

This actor played  Joe Kingman, a NFL Quarterback in this Disney movie. "He's got women, money, and a good career. Everything is perfect for him. Then one day an 8 year old girl shows up at his door telling him that she's his daughter from a past relationship. Once he has proof that she is for a fact his, he tries but fails miserably at "parenting." From problems such as his super speedy car with no backseat, to leaving her in a bar at 3 am, he's got a lot to deal with. Eventually though, she gets him, (and his football team) wrapped around her finger."*

Joe Kingman, Peyton Kelly

*info from IMDB 

Feb. 5th- Boxing

Black History Month Quiz

Feb. 5, 2013

Yesterday's Answer:
Actress: Whoopi Goldberg
Film:  Eddie (1996)

In this 1982, this main character is Martel "Too Sweet" Cardone played by Leon Issac Kennedy.  One actor plays Half Dead and the other plays himself.   The movie is about "an ex-con, on parole and trying to straighten his life out, decides to resume his boxing career when one of his prison enemies escapes and kills his girlfriend."*  He goes back to prison to get revenge.

Himself , Half Dead

*info inIMDB

Feb. 4th - Basketball

Black History Month Quiz

Feb. 4, 2013

Yesterday's Answers:

Actors:  Wesley Snipes and Dennis Haysbert

Film:  Major League

Today:   This actress played Coach Eddie in this movie.  The movie is about "Eddie, who is a New York limo driver and a fanatical follower of the New York Knicks professional basketball team. The team is struggling with a mediocre record when, in mid-season, "Wild Bill" Burgess, the new owner, as a public relations gimmick, stages an 'honorary coach' contest, which Eddie wins. The fans love it, so "Wild Bill" fires the coach and hires her. "*

Note:  I did not have any New York Knicks players and used random basketball players her team played against.

Edwina "Eddie" Franklin

*info from IMDB

Feb. 3rd- Baseball

Black History Month Quiz

Feb 3, 2013

Yesterday' Answers:

Actor: Billy Dee Williams

Film:   Brian's Song

Today:   These actors played Willie Mays Hayes  ( name after a great Hall of Fame baseball player)  and Pedro Cerrano in this baseball movie for the fictional team the Cleveland Indians.  "The new owner of the Cleveland Indians puts together a purposely horrible team so they'll lose and she can move the team. But when the plot is uncovered, they start winning just to spite her."

Willie, Pedro

*info from IMDB

Feb. 2, 2013

Celebrating Black History Month

Yesterday's Answer:
Actor: Carl Weathers
Film: Semi-Tough

Name the actor and the film

"This actor starred in this story  about two Chicago Bears professional football players Gale Sayers and Brian Piccolo, and how their friendship on and off the field was affected when Piccolo" was diagnosed with cancer.*

* info from IMDB

February is Black History Month

February 1st:

For this Black History Month, I want to celebrate African American Actors and Actresses that have appeared in Sport Films.  Some are based on real athletes and others are fictional.  Can you name the actor and/or actress and film?

This actor  played college and professional football for the Oakland Raiders before acting.  He also played  a football player, Dreamer Tatum in this 1977 movie about "two men named Tiller and Puckett as two football buddies who play  for a team called the Miami Bucks.  The team owner's daughter roommates with both men and the film depicts a subtle love triangle."*

Hint:  His outfit is from a different sport film.

 

*info from Wikipedia and IMDB