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How well do you remember the hockey-tastic Disney film?
12.00pm, 22 Dec 2015
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IT’S THE FINEST movie ever made about ice skating, it’s a fixture of the winters of our youth, but it’s not on our screens this Christmas.

To bridge the gap to the moment you find the full movie on YouTube in about 2 minutes’ time, see how much you really need a refresher course in The Mighty Ducks.

In what year did the PeeWee state championship 'rest on the little shoulders of Gordon Bombay'?
1971
1973

1979
1985
What other event happened that year that might, maybe, possibly also have caused Wee Gordon to choke on the big stage?
His parents divorced
His grandmother died

His father died
His mother died
Gordon Bombay wore what number in that game?

What did Gordon Bombay do before he was a PeeWee hockey coach?
He coached in the NHL
He played as a pro

Pharmacist
Lawyer
What was the name of the kindly old skate-maker that set Gordon straight?
Hans
Henry

Herman
Sven
The Mighty Ducks is set in which US city?
PA
Anaheim
PA
Minneapolis

PA
Boston
PA
Chicago
Why was Gordon Bombay fired?
It emerged he had been arrested for driving under the influence (and listening to heavy metal)
For refusing to bow to Mr Ducksworth's request to withdraw his player eligibility protest.

Mr Ducksworth caught him quacking in the communal office toilet
Embezzling company funds to pay for the rebranding to the Ducks
The drawing of town boundaries forced which player to switch between Hawks and Ducks teams?
Fulton Reed
Adam Banks

Charlie Conway
Basil McRae
Complete Gordon Bombay's rousing first team-talk to the kids: 'Here's the long and the short of it...'
"Defence wins championships and we are going to do win."
"Failure is not an option and score goals"

"Be one with the ice, let your skates be your destiny."
"I hate hockey and I don't like kids."
Where is Goldberg originally from?
PA
New York
PA
Baltimore

PA
Chicago
PA
Philadelphia
Which of these was the license plate of Gordon Bombay's car?

Who the hell is this guy?
Nobody knows
He just shows up stalking the kids every now and then

He's an assistant coach or driver of some sort.
Relax, he's Danny's father.
Spoiler alert: The movie ends with Gordie shifting Charlie's ma before getting on a bus. Where is he going?
To the DMV to get his license back
Minor league try-outs

For a job interview at a rival firm of Ducksworth's.
To fulfill the remainder of his community service at some other junior sports team
Why the hell wasn't Fulton Reed playing hockey when Bombay arrived?
He couldn't skate
He couldn't be arsed

He had a football scholarship and wasn't allowed
His parents wouldn't let him
What was notable about Reed's goal in the final?
It took the goal off its moorings
It carried the goalie across the line

It broke the net
It won the game
Answer all the questions to see your result!
You scored out of !
Gordon Bombay
He shoots, HE SCOOORRRRRRRRES! This story is your story, you owned it.
Share your result:
You scored out of !
Charlie Conway
You weren't the most talented kid on the ice, but gosh darn it, you applied yourself and made things happen.
Share your result:
You scored out of !
Averman
Oh right, Averman! The prankster, the comic relief. You don't need to be right to be entertaining.
Share your result:
You scored out of !
Goldberg
You showed up, but the first chance this team gets, you know they're gonna draft a better goalie.
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