Everyday, there are a gang of websites that I have to check before I get my day going: Allhiphop, vh1, Nah Right, ESPN, CNN to name a few.
But the site that I spend most of my time on (aside from VSB, ya know, when it WASN’T blocked at my job) is The Smoking Section (TSS). I love this site and all of the interesting music news, contests, and interviews they provide. You may or may not know this about me, but I’m a music junkie and a hip-hop head. And despite liking Ray-J (heh heh heh) I’m a serious music snob; ironic given that fact that I love crappy R&B just as much as anything.
Viva la Jagged Edge.
Anyway, you never know what you’ll find at TSS and a couple of weeks ago, they put up something that I think every Black person in America should be forced to complete at some point in their life. It’s a quiz about the bestest (well at least my personal favorite) movie ever, Coming To America. I watch this movie every time it comes on television, edited or unedited. I own it and if I even think I lost it, I’d go buy another copy – much the same way I’d react if I thought I lost ATCQ’s Midnight Maruaders, Jay-Z’s Reasonable Doubt or De La Soul’s de la soul is dead.
Well since it’s Friday and we all need a pre-weekend release, I figured I’d up the Coming To America quiz that they posted on their site and see how good our CTA acumen is around here. Mind you, they never posted the answers (to my knowledge, anyway) so we’ll have to rely on the fact that so many folks come around here that we’ll have all of our bases covered to answer all of the questions.
And there are some definite stumpers.
With that said, are you ready?
Set?
“Sheeeeeeeeee’s your queeeeeeeeeen…”
Sorry, couldn’t resist.
Here you go. Have at it.
Courtesy of The Smoking Section courtesy of Suave
Coming To America Quiz
1. What is Akeem’s full name?
2. “My name is Peaches…” what is her sister’s name?
3. Who is Dottie?
4. Who falls down the stairs and farts?
5. In the Miss Black Awareness Pageant, how many women are wearing a thong bikini?
6. Who directed Coming to America?
7. What year and month did Coming to America hit the theaters?
8. “It’s got one window facing a brick wall. I used to rent it to a blind man” How is this later contradicted?
9. How does the king punish Semmi?
10. What is the name of Randy Watson’s band?
11. What is the big difference between the Big Mic and the Big Mac?
12. What is the address to McDowells?
13. Who plays Mrs. McDowell?
14. How does Akeem really know Mortimer and Randolph?
15. Besides Martin Luther King, who does Mr. Clarence claimed to have met?
16. What is the name of Akeem’s pet elephant?
17. What is the name of the Jackie Wilson song Akeem sings?
18. How many characters do Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall play in the movie?
19. Who does Semmi end up falling in love with?
20. What famous South African chorus sings the opening sequence of the movie?
21. Why can’t Darryl help stop the robbery at Mc Dowells?
22. What airline do Akeem and Semmi fly to America?
23. What university does Akeem claim he attends?
24. James Earl Jones and Madge Sinclair, also play King and Queen in what other famous movie?
25. What famous singer choreographed the African dance leading to Imani’s reveal?
26. In what part of the movie does John Landis make his director’s cameo?
27. What is Imani’s favorite food?
28. Who originally came up with the fictional name Zamunda?
29. How old was Joe Louis when he fought Rocky Marcianno according to Mr. Clarence?
30. How much did Akeem spend on the Ruby earrings for Lisa?
Good luck. Let’s get it.
And by the way, if you don’t know the answer to #10, your Black card is indefinitely revoked and you should go throw yourself in front of a Semi…no pun intended, UNLESS you’re a foreigner.
-VSB P aka TANGLE JIG P aka THE ARSONIST aka GIIIIIIIIIIIIRL HE A 3