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...this comfortable status shape Argentina's own foreign policy? The Falkland invasion offers some partial answers. Apparently, along with the shadowy forces of the communist monolith, the British presence in the South Atlantic--a menacing 1800 inhabitants of a string of islands not worth the attention of even most trivia buffs--presents a dangerous threat to Argentina' influence in the Southern Hemisphere, a perfect opportunity for muscle flexing. Pretending to be victims of imperialism, the Argentine government ordered a reckless violation of international law, insulting Britain and all her allies. Argentine Foreign Minister Nicanor Costa Mendez managed somehow to keep...
Hartford, Ct., trivia lovers tell us, is the insurance capital of the world. And New York, everyone knows, is the world's fashion capital...
...however, seems to be Eddie (Steve Guttenberg); a smiling, easy-going Baltimore Colts fan. He has decided to tie the knot, but, in a hilarious bit of Americana (which rings amazingly true), agrees to marry the woman in question only if she can pass a mammoth 100-question football trivia quiz, with questions like what the team colors were of teams before the formation of the National Football League. He says the test is to insure that they'll have something to talk about when they're married, but it appears more like a matter of entering a frightening stage...
...whole point of growing up, and by the end of the movie you get the firm impression that there's a lot less getting by the guys. In the final scene, when Eddie and his girlfriend finally do get married, owing to her prodigious performance on the football trivia quiz, the bridal bouquet falls on the table where the guys are sitting. The ending is just the right bit upbeat. These guys are going to grow up; they'll somehow make it out of this world all right. Just look at what happened to Barry Levinson...
...behind home plate. In this Florida jewel box (capacity: 3,800), the Old Boys have developed private territories, holding court in fixed locations where their friends can seek them out, or their enemies-the genial shufflers with a copy of Baseball Digest under one arm and a fiendish trivia question up their sleeve. Eddie Fegan, waggling his cane with the stylishness of Jimmy Cagney, presides over the front row behind third base. Bob Caterino, wearing his jacket with the legend SOMERVILLE BOXING CLUB across the chest, perches on a green utility box way behind first base-the fighter...