By Nerdy Trivia | January 30, 2025
"Dragon's Lair" exploded onto the arcade scene with something nobody had ever seen: movie-quality animation straight out of a Disney film. Which clumsy knight turned spectacular failure into an art form?
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By Nerdy Trivia | January 3, 2025
When Peter Jackson assembled his cast for "The Lord of the Rings," most had only read Tolkien's books. But only one actor could claim they'd actually met the master of Middle-earth himself. Which member of Jackson's cast had this unique connection?
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By Nerdy Trivia | December 27, 2024
Peter Jackson's "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy stands as one of cinema's greatest achievements, with Viggo Mortensen's portrayal of Aragorn becoming iconic. Who was originally meant to lead the forces of good against Sauron?
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By Jesse Lennox | November 27, 2024
In "The Lord of the Rings," Gandalf's master plan for hiding Frodo from Sauron is... having him change his last name. So what alias did Gandalf pick for this questionable attempt at going incognito?
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By Nerdy Trivia | November 26, 2024
Flying monkeys and emerald cities might be everywhere these days, with Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo lighting up screens as Glinda and Elphaba. But this revolutionary retelling started with a book. When did "Wicked" first land in bookstores?
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By Nerdy Trivia | October 22, 2024
Audiences have been flocking to theatres for frights since the start of cinema. Which horror film won over audiences and industry to become the first horror film to win Best Picture at the Oscars?
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By Nerdy Trivia | September 17, 2024
Uncover the fictional setting of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Learn about Joss Whedon's journey from movie to TV series and the iconic town where Buffy's adventures unfold.
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By Nerdy Trivia | August 7, 2024
Discover the magical world of Harry Potter and its cultural impact. Do you remember what house Harry was sorted into? Test your wizarding knowledge!
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By Nerdy Trivia | July 26, 2024
Jim Henson had a restless mind. The Dark Crystal came out in 1982, and it has never received its fair due. What’s the name of the planet where The Dark Crystal takes place?
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By Nerdy Trivia | June 15, 2024
It’s not that J.R.R. Tolkien invented modern fantasy as a genre, but he certainly brought it to the masses in a way that had never been done before. When The Hobbit was first published in 1937, it was not only widely praised by critics, it was a huge commercial success. It has become one of the best-selling books in literary history, with over 100 million copies (and counting) sold. Allegedly, the inspiration for the book came to Tolkien in a bit of a flash. As he looked a blank page one day in
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By Nerdy Trivia | May 17, 2024
Somehow, Game of Thrones made people without swords scarier than those with them. Seriously, I would rather be locked in a room to fight Jamie than have dinner with Cersei. No other family in the show gets the sharp end of the stick worse than the Starks. By the end of the show there are, what, two left? And one’s crippled? But that’s just the show. If George ever decides he feels like writing another book sometime this decade maybe we’ll know what really happens. Arya was never meant to be a
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By Nerdy Trivia | May 8, 2024
Xena was originally supposed to die. As a recurring character on the ‘90s syndicated fantasy TV series, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Xena was originally slated to be killed off during her third appearance on the show. But not only did producers pay attention to her rising popularity and save her, they created an entire spin-off just for the warrior princess. Played by Lucy Lawless, Xena’s story is one of redemption as she seeks to use her incredible fighting skills to protect the defensel
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By Nerdy Trivia | April 3, 2024
I’m a sucker for any time people take a Shakespeare play and put it in a modernized setting. I saw A Midsummer Night's Dream set in the ‘80s recently and nearly cried with joy. So the plot of Steven Spielberg’s 1991 adventure classic, Hook, is an easy one to, er, hook me in. In the movie, Peter Pan decides to leave Neverland and grow up. We find him as an adult who has completely forgotten about his fantastical and extremely long childhood. Plus, in addition to Robin Wiliams brilliantly portr
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By Classic Nerd | March 13, 2024
For some movies, you can say "I'll just watch this next scene" and then inevitably end up watching the entire thing. Scene after scene is not only entertaining, but iconic. The Princess Bride, released in 1987, is definitely one of those movies. It's so good, we're even willing to watch the kissing parts. It blends comedy, adventure, kid sick days, and fantasy seamlessly. Among the many oddities encountered on Wesley's journey to rescue Princess Buttercup is the term R.O.U.S. What the hell doe
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By Nerdy Trivia | February 28, 2024
Before you have kids, your friends that do have them keep telling you about the movies they've watched that were "actually pretty good." Then you watch it, and it's not that good. Not at all. But then there's the tale of menaces turned pets known as How to Train Your Dragon (2010), which whether you have kids or hate kids is objectively a great movie from start to finish. It's so good, there are many who think it's better than the books the film and TV franchise is based on — and we're not here
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