Can you name the sports in these films which are not often represented in movies? by rockgolf

Film title	Sport
The Boy In Blue
Men With Brooms
Over The Top
Searching For Bobby Fisher
White Squall
Run Fatboy Run
Naissance des pieuvres (Water Lilies)
National Velvet
Downhill Racer
Cool Runnings
King of Kong
Eddie The Eagle
Murderball
Balls Of Fury (or Forrest Gump)

Film title	Sport
A River Runs Through It
[name of sport]: A True Underdog Story
The 500-lb Jerk
Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India
A Matter Of Size
Ong-Bak
Jim Thorpe - All-American
Harry Potter & The Goblet Of Fire
Snow Dogs / Iron Will
Akeelah and the Bee
This Sporting Life
Whip It
Vision Quest

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Wide World of Sport Films Quiz

by rockgolf

Created Oct 20, 2009 in Movies
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	rockgolf:	Oct 20th, 2009 at 18:45 GMT		-2 points
	Sure, lots of sports can be the subjects of multiple films. But what sports have been covered in only one notable film? Help this quiz out! Can you suggest other unique film-to-sport combinations? Post here and I'll add to the quiz.

	frannymac:	Oct 20th, 2009 at 18:54 GMT		1 point
	The Bib Blue? I think it was called-skin diving is the sport "Jacques is no ordinary man"

	beatrixkiddo:	Oct 20th, 2009 at 18:58 GMT		3 points
	hey - allow bobsleigh for bobsled ... there's a film called iqbal about cricket (think it's a bit bollywood)

	SilverCup:	Oct 20th, 2009 at 19:01 GMT		1 point
	At first I thought I was going to find a flaw with King of Kong since I figured the answer would be video games and I remember a movie called The Wizard about a Super Mario tourney, but I guess you specify the game itself so it still qualifies.

	Etheridge2:	Oct 20th, 2009 at 19:05 GMT		1 point
	surely there must be another movie about chess no???

	schlomonomo:	Oct 20th, 2009 at 19:06 GMT		2 points
	How about tightrope walking: Man on Wire. Ping Pong: Balls of Fury Crossword: Wordplay Fishing: A River Runs Through It

	rockgolf:	Oct 20th, 2009 at 19:08 GMT		-1 points
	@Etheridge: Probably. The list shouldn't be taken too seriously. "Geri's Game", the Pixar short, for example, might be considered another chess film.

	JayHankEdLyon:	Oct 20th, 2009 at 19:12 GMT		-2 points
	Chess isn't a sport. I promise.

	rockgolf:	Oct 20th, 2009 at 19:13 GMT		0 points
	@schlomonomo: I've added two of yours. Not sure you can count crosswords or tightrope walking under even a wide definition of sports. (I also got a bit more specific on the type of fishing and added an alternate film for ping pong.)

JayHankEdLyon:

Oct 20th, 2009 at 19:13 GMT

2 points

Also, actually WATCH Murderball. It's wheelchair rugby, not wheelchair basketball.

	rockgolf:	Oct 20th, 2009 at 19:14 GMT		-2 points
	@jayHankEdLyon: I believe it was recognized as a sport in the Olympics, so I'm going to keep it.

	Jefferoo:	Oct 20th, 2009 at 19:20 GMT		2 points
	Oxford Blues starring Rob Lowe in the 80's was about rowing also.

	rockgolf:	Oct 20th, 2009 at 19:27 GMT		0 points
	@JHEL: Point taken. I've changed that sport. @jefferoo: Boy in Blue is solo. Oxford Blue is a team, either fours or eights. Yeah, that's it!

	trivial:	Oct 20th, 2009 at 19:29 GMT		2 points
	I think you should allow arcade games for King of Kong since they do touch on other games, too. Playing Donkey Kong might be considered an event in the larger 'sport' of arcade gaming.

	katesutton:	Oct 20th, 2009 at 19:39 GMT		2 points
	You might want to change your title to "Sports That Were the Subject of Very Few Films" since you seem to be getting multiple suggestions and even have two films listed for one in the actual quiz. I also suggest using "One Crazy Summer" instead of "White Squall" as it features an actual race instead of just taking place in a certain location. Love the inclusion of "Men With Brooms"!

	MatteSE:	Oct 20th, 2009 at 20:00 GMT		2 points
	I think you should accept table tennis for ping pong. Actually table tennis should be the displayed answer too since this is the official name. One more movie suggestion: The Swimsuit Issue = Synchronized swimming (with men). ;-)

	rockgolf:	Oct 20th, 2009 at 20:26 GMT		-2 points
	@matte: Table tennis added as an alternate, and I found an even better film for Synchronized swimming.

	rockgolf:	Oct 20th, 2009 at 20:29 GMT		-2 points
	Help, fellow Sproclers! Can anyone find a movie about the following sports or quasi-sports? Checkers Darts Fencing Water polo Lacrosse Badminton Keep in mind, to be fair, the movie must be based around the sport, not just appear in a small scene or in an incidental way.

	Figment:	Oct 20th, 2009 at 20:58 GMT		3 points
	In the other quiz with a set of films that had a sport in common, there was a set for professional wrestling. Maybe I'm wrong, but the only film I could come up with for REAL wrestling is a personal favorite: Vision Quest.

	delToro87:	Oct 20th, 2009 at 21:07 GMT		2 points
	Change Rugby to Rugby League for This Sporting Life. The two codes are very similar but there are enough differences to warrant distinction.

	rockgolf:	Oct 20th, 2009 at 21:32 GMT		0 points
	@figment: I've added your film with "Amateur wrestling" as the displayed answer but plain ol' "wrestling" as an alternate. @delToro87: I did not know that! So I've kinda done the same as above. The displayed answer is "Rugby league" while "rugby" is also accepted for us North Americans who can't tell the difference.

	mattfire:	Oct 20th, 2009 at 21:33 GMT		2 points
	Tetherball is featured somewhat prominently in Napoleon Dynamite. I have never seen it in any other movie. If you were able to ignore Jar Jar Binks, Pod racing was important in Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace.

	malonetd:	Oct 20th, 2009 at 21:35 GMT		0 points
	You should accept Olympic Lifting for Weightlifting. That's what it's most commonly called by those who compete in the USA. In America, the term weightlifting has become a generic term.

	golf04330:	Oct 20th, 2009 at 23:11 GMT		1 point
	Chak de India for women's field hockey Muay Thai is a martial art and Ong Bak is not about a muay thai competition; it is about Tony Jaa using muay thai to kick some serious butt. His other films (i.e The Protector, Ong Bak 2, etc.) have also featured muay thai. As others have mentioned, many of these have been featured in more than just the one movie mentioned (i.e. decathlon in The World's Greatest Athlete and the movie about Bruce Jenner; roller derby; sailing; steeplechase, rowing, etc.) One of the posters suggested changing the title to "a few movies" and I concur. IMDB has a keyword search. The events you asked about could be plugged in. There were 14 results for "darts" for instance, although I hadn't seen any of them so I don't know how much of a part darts played in them. Finally - great inclusion of Murderball, King of Kong, Searching for Bobby Fischer, and Water Lilies, all very good films that more people should see.

	Redwing19:	Oct 20th, 2009 at 23:33 GMT		1 point
	Freedom's Fury for Water Polo.

	BlueWingX:	Oct 21st, 2009 at 01:23 GMT		2 points
	I'm not sure Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is the best choice for Quidditch. I know it's the only film that the World Cup appears in, but considering it was barely in the movie, much less the subject of it, it seems a bit weak. Especially since the rest of the movie is about the Tri-Wizard Cup. I spent most of my time trying to figure out variations of "Wizardry" as the answer. Still a cool idea for a quiz though.

	Haunter:	Oct 21st, 2009 at 02:02 GMT		1 point
	Ong-Bak is such a terrific movie, so much bad-assery...

	iceman1731:	Oct 21st, 2009 at 03:34 GMT		3 points
	How is spelling and donkey kong considered sports?

	rockgolf:	Oct 21st, 2009 at 04:14 GMT		0 points
	@iceman: Merriam-Webster defines sports as a source of diversion or physical activity. Spelling bees and Donkey Kong fit into one or the other of those. It also defines it as sexual play, but I think there may be more than one film covering that activity. I'll check. You wait here.

	EmTeeZ:	Oct 21st, 2009 at 08:49 GMT		1 point
	Iron Will was a notable and GREAT dogsledding movie. Much moreso than Snow Dogs.

	rockgolf:	Oct 21st, 2009 at 12:03 GMT		1 point
	@iceman: Ok, I'm back. Yeah, it turn out that the third definition of sport is well-represented in movies. Very, very well represented. Let me confirm those finding...

	RichN95:	Oct 21st, 2009 at 13:30 GMT		3 points
	Lagaan is about cricket too - it even got nominated for an Oscar.

	rockgolf:	Oct 21st, 2009 at 15:39 GMT		-1 points
	@golf04430: I recognize that Ong Bak is not a Muay Thai film, per se, but my son-in-law is a legitimate Muay Thai World Champ in the sport, and if I wrote a sports quiz that didn't include Muay Thai, I might not get to see my grandkids. (Just kidding, Clifton.)

	rockgolf:	Oct 21st, 2009 at 15:44 GMT		-1 points
	@EmTeez: Good point. I was hoping to find titles that supplied a clue to the sport, even if you never heard of the movie. (For example, there's a film on Aussie Rules football but it has the ridiculously generic title "The Game", so I decided to leave it out.) But I think Iron Will is well enough known that I can include it.

	rockgolf:	Oct 21st, 2009 at 15:46 GMT		-1 points
	@rich95: A much better choice! Thank you!

	Jai:	Oct 21st, 2009 at 16:32 GMT		0 points
	How 'bout drinking games? Beerfest is a great movie.

	Jai:	Oct 21st, 2009 at 16:38 GMT		1 point
	Don't know if this qualifies but The Three Musketeers for fencing, or maybe even Zorro.

	rockgolf:	Oct 21st, 2009 at 17:53 GMT		-1 points
	@jai: Saying Zorro is a movie on the art of fencing is like say Braveheart is a film about caber tossing. Sorry, I don't think so.

	djfilms:	Oct 22nd, 2009 at 02:43 GMT		1 point
	there is another sailing movie, Wind

	rockgolf:	Oct 22nd, 2009 at 12:26 GMT		-1 points
	I've given up on that "one-film" idea, as you'll see by the reworded question and title.