Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Entertainment/2015 December 29

= December 29 =

The Passion of the Christ - Different Language
Why was the bible film The Passion of the Christ spoken in Aramaic, Latin and Hebrew instead of English?31.49.29.125 (talk) 16:17, 29 December 2015 (UTC)
 * To give it a more authentic feel. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 17:42, 29 December 2015 (UTC)


 * This is addressed in the article. Dismas |(talk) 17:54, 29 December 2015 (UTC)

Does this song by "Smith and Dragoman" sound familiar?
Hi, can someone take a look at this song by Baha'i band Smith and Dragoman? I think it sounds familiar, like it might be borrowing from some popular mainstream song. The bit in question is at 2:13, and again at 4:09. It could be because that particular bit is so catchy, it just gives you that feeling, not really sure, thanks in advance, IBE (talk) 16:40, 29 December 2015 (UTC)
 * It feels like adult contemporary music. Can't narrow it down much further than that, though I'd put it in the "soft" pile, rather than "hot", "rhythmic" or "urban". InedibleHulk (talk) 00:10, 30 December 2015 (UTC)

Illegal formation, American football
In all versions of American football, teams are prohibited from using more than eleven players at any given time, but there's no requirement to play eleven; using just ten isn't a rules violation, for example. In all versions, there's also a penalty known as "illegal formation", typically assessed when the offensive team has five or more men in the backfield and six or fewer on the line of scrimmage. According to its entry in the penalty (gridiron football) article, the NFL and most-or-all high school rulebooks assess the penalty if the offense has six or fewer men on the line of scrimmage, consequently requiring the offense to use at least eight players at a time (seven on the line, and one quarterback). Meanwhile, the NCAA assesses it if there are five or more in the backfield; does this mean that there's no technical minimum number of players for an NCAA offense (just the practical minimum of one snapper and one guy to get the snap), or would the penalty still be assessed if a team had four or fewer in the backfield and six or fewer on the line? Nyttend (talk) 21:11, 29 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Here's some discussion of it. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 21:32, 29 December 2015 (UTC)