Packet 7: Tossup 14

This family’s patriarch collected one dollar in profit from the film Firelight. A member of this family paid 100 million dollars to his ex-wife after a judge (15[1])validated a prenuptial agreement they wrote on a napkin. A member of this family said “thank you for that” when asked about a metaphor regarding his parents’ professions by James Lipton. (15[2])A (15[1])restaurateur (15[1])from this family known for her “Peter Pan” haircut once bought a (*) monkey on a whim. A member of this family got his break (10[2])after pretending to be an apprentice at Universal Studios and grew up in Arizona with his sister, (10[1]-5[1])who co-wrote the screenplay of Big. The (-5[1])divorce of this family’s parents, the pianist Leah and the General Electric (10[1])engineer (10[1])Arnold, was fictionalized by Tony Kushner in a 2022 film by the founder of Amblin Entertainment. (10[3])For 10 points, (10[1])name this Jewish family who inspired (10[1])The Fabelmans. ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: Spielberg family [or the Spielbergs; accept Steven Spielberg, Arnold Spielberg, or Anne Spielberg; prompt on the Fabelmans by asking “which family were they based on?”]
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Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Superpower %Power %Neg %Avg. Buzz
2025 Absolute Cinema - Canada2025-11-082100%0%0%0%111.00
2025 Absolute Cinema - Chicago Open2025-11-085100%0%0%20%124.60
2025 Absolute Cinema - Minnesota2025-11-082100%0%50%0%54.50
2025 Absolute Cinema - Online (1)2025-11-083100%0%67%33%88.00
2025 Absolute Cinema - Online (2)2025-11-165100%0%40%0%106.40