Movie buffs flex at the Bowl

Quick, what Canadian-born game show host appeared as himself in the 1992 film White Men Can’t Jump?

If you answered “Who is Alex Trebek?” consider venturing out to the Hollywood Bowl to show off your trivia knowledge at “The Big Picture: AFI’s Great American Movie Quiz,” hosted by Trebek himself.

Twenty multiple-choice questions covering all eras of film history will be posed to the audience, which will raise multicolored glow sticks corresponding to its answer choices. After the audience weighs in, film clips indicating the correct answer will illuminate the screen, and the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra will furnish the appropriate music.

The quiz, hosted by the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association and the American Film Institute, takes place this Sunday, September 4, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets range from $16 to $168, and are available online or by calling (323) 850-2000. The Hollywood Bowl’s own website laments the parking situation there, so plan on taking Metro, or make use of the Park & Ride and Bowl Shuttle to save time and money.

Posted 8/30/11