Fucking Åmål Trivia Quiz (ANSWERS)

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No, I can only see from the left edge to Agnes in hers, and from the left edge to Elin in hers. No one at all to the right of each of them. Do I get any bonus points for getting that question right?

Huh? you can have a bonus point for the answer

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ORIGINAL QUESTION

The following words were written by

a) Morrissey
b) Moodysson
c) Agnes Ahlberg
d) Rebecka Liljeberg
e) Coco
f) Edith Sodergran
g) Snapsie

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i see the red hole in your thin body
i wish that i was there
i wish i could lift you up
and carry you away from there
i wish i could talk to you
i would tell you that it's not possible
to change the world with hate
one can only change the world with love
but i don't know
i'm not so sure any more
……………

i dont' feel at home
i feel foreign
it feels like i'm 15 years old again
i wake up and the store is
gone and there is a new world
the tv lies
the newspapers lie
i'm at a party
i'm totally alone
the telephone is quiet
nobody is calling


CORRECT ANSWER

b) Moodysson

It is two extracts from his long poem "What Am I Doing Here?" translated from Swedish to English by Johannes Göransson.

[fish]

I'm gobsmacked.
I had it narrowed down to Moodysson, Edith Södergran or Snapsie and in the end I went for Edith Södergran.
That means I was wr***, (ahem), wro**, (cough), errr, slightly askew with my estimation.

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not bad at all. Frankly I knew it was Moodysson from the start so even I wouldnt even have been able to answer my own question, I would have probably gone for Morrissey. Apparently though his work has never been translated from Swedish to English before and this is a relatively recent piece. but there are linkages between them all, like its the kind of thing Agnes or Rebecka might be writing now. Conversley it is close to Edith Sodergran except I took out bits that are refernces to modern day Sweden. so multitudinous points to you

[fish]

.......multitudinous points to you

Is there any kind of trophy for the winner?

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Errr yes. You get to write a poem in the style of Lukas Moodysson I'll post the full translation sometime tomorrow. no comment. Draw your own conclusions. Let's just say I'm glad he went into filmaking as an alternative although, if you liked ''Container'' it will make sense. A good career move.

[fish]

Not quite what I had in mind.

Can you imagine if he hadn't started making films?
We would all be moping around, knowing something was missing in our lives, but not knowing what.
A life without Rebecka or Alexandra? Not somewhere I want to be.

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ORIGINAL QUESTION

Before training to become a film director Lukas Moodysson tried his hand at getting into a couple of different occupations, but wasn’t accepted.

Which two of the following did he try for, but was rejected from?

a) Poet
b) Lawyer
c) Lutheran Priest
d) Schoolteacher
e) Chef
f) Stand Up Comedian
g) Architect
h) Female Impersonator

CORRECT ANSWER(S)

b) Lawyer
e) Chef

[fish]

Strangely enough they were the only two which would accept me.

I failed at poetry because I suffered from LOFT.
The Lutherans said they didn't want an athiest priest. They had enough already.
The Education Board said I could teach, but only somewhere else.
The Comedy Store just laughed at me.
The architects union said I needed to be straight.
And the female impersonators union said I was too straight.

So I seem to be a mirror image of Moodysson.
Scary.
For him.


(in case you don't know LOFT = lack of f*cking talent)

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(A)
(B) :(C)
(D)
(E)

ORIGINAL QUESTION

Daisy Chain: what are the links between (1). A + B, (2) B + C, (3) C + D, (4) D + E, (5) E + A. ???

(There are also extra bonus points for additional connections)

CORRECT ANSWER(S)

A + B: both Swedish films (eeeeasy!)

B + C: ''Show Me Love'' Fucking Åmål film title and song by Robyn (plus there is a link between C and A because Kåre Hedebrant was discovered at music school specialising in singing, bonus point if you knew that).

C + D: tATu featured a song called ''Show Me Love" on the CD "200Km/h in the Wrong Lane/200 Po Vstrechnoi" (although a totally different song, it is a kind of homage to the influence of Fucking Åmål, another bonus point if you knew that).

D + E: On the same CD album tATu did a cover version of the song ''How Soon Is Now'' by Morrissey and Marr (of The Smiths).

E + A: ''Let The Right One In'' is a lyrical lift from a Morrissey and Marr song (plus bonus point for remembering that the script for Fucking Åmål starts with a quote from another Morrissey lyric, plus even further extra bonus pints (this is not a typo fishy ) for knowing that John Ajvide Lindqvist's second novel after ''Låt den rätte komma in'' called ''Hanteringen av odöda'' (Handling the Undead) also starts with a quote from Morrissey).

[fish]

You're right, the first few are easy.
A+B no problem
B+C no problem but missed the bonus point
C+D knew that, got the bonus point. (they even played the clip on one of the music channels yesterday)
D+E slowing down a bit now, suffering repetitive brain injury, thinking too much.
E+A completely stuffed it up. All I got was the first bonus point.

I feel so ashamed.

[Ian]

Well, I got the first one right...

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that's pretty good going guys Well done!

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ORIGINAL QUESTION

Where will Rebecka be on the anniversary of Agnes birthday on 27th April ?

(a) Having an anniversary lunch date with Alexandra.
(b) In a university lecture room at the Karolinska.
(c) Visiting the Trollhättan studios at MEMFIS.
(d) Having a lunch date with the Mayor of Åmål.
(e) Re-visiting the location shoots in Trollhättan.


CORRECT ANSWER

On the 27th April, between 13.00-14.15 CET, Rebecka will be in the St Göran building of the Karolinska Institutet on a practicum.

You mean you didn’t know THAT, and you call youself a fan!

Further information if you don’t believe me (and if I guess right you don’t!), posted today 10/2/2010 : (Number 8 on the list).

http://courses.ki.se/dem_schema_vt-09.doc?node=195906

Can anyone, for extra points, spot a flaw in the date?

I would reckon 27th April to be a Tuesday not a Monday, so maybe this is from last year, but in which case why has it been posted today?

The lengths these institutions go to in order to throw us off the scent.

[Ian]

Aww.

I went with a)