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| 1. | The Simpsons began as a segment on The Tracey Ullman Show, in what year? |
| 2. | In the Star Wars prequel trilogy, a young Obi-Wan Kenobi is portrayed by who? |
| 3. | Who plays Tom Ripley in the 1999 film The Talented Mr Ripley? |
| 4. | Donald Pleasence, Telly Savalas, Charles Gray, and Max von Sydow have all played which Bond villain? |
| 5. | Name this film and its year of release.
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| 6. | Who play John Steed and Emma Peel in the 1998 film The Avengers? |
| 7. | What is name of the van painted with flower power imagery in the Scooby-Doo franchise? |
| 8. | Which well known American actress was born Frances Ethel Gumm on 10th June 1922? |
| 9. | What 1992 Booker Prize-winning novel by Michael Ondaatje was adapted into an Oscar-winning film starring Ralph Fiennes in 1996? |
| 10. | What British actor was born James Stewart in 1913? |
| 11. | In the 2010 film Gulliver's Travels, who played Gulliver? |
| 12. | Initially, the only one to question the evidence and vote "not guilty", who plays Davis, Juror 8 in the 1957 film 12 Angry Men? |
| 13. | Lasting 14 seasons between 1959 and 1973, name this TV series.
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| 14. | Who plays Detective Demosthenes "Curly" Stavros in the 1970s TV series Kojak? |
| 15. | In Star Wars, what is the name of the spacecraft commanded by Han Solo and his Wookiee first mate, Chewbacca? |
| 16. | What is the full title of the 1982 film sequel Star Trek II? |
| 17. | How many original James Bond theme songs did Shirley Bassey perform? |
| 18. | What is the surname of the character played by Richard Attenborough in The Great Escape? |
| 19. | In Doctor Who, what is the name of this character, creator of the Daleks? |
| 20. | Who stars as Joyce Byers, the mother of Will and Jonathan Byers, in the Netflix TV series Stranger Things? |
| 21. | Originally, what did the 'C' stand for in the name of the American broadcaster CBS? |
| 22. | Who played Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation? |
| 23. | The numbers 4, 8, 15, 16, 23 and 42 frequently recurred in what long-running TV series? |
| 24. | To what 1960s TV series did Mercury Seven astronauts Alan Shephard, Virgil Grissom, John Glenn, Scott Carpenter and Gordon Cooper lend their names? |
| 25. | Who played the Sundance Kid in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid? |
| 26. | What 1967 Beatles TV film features the song I Am the Walrus? |
| 27. | Who played the role of Jack Twist, co-starring with Heath Ledger, in the 2005 film Brokeback Mountain? |
| 28. | Robin Williams plays a character named Alan Parrish in what 1995 film? |
| 29. | In which 1997 film did John Malkovich play the villainous role of Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom? |
| 30. | Who plays the title role in Sir Ridley Scott's 2023 film Napoleon? |
| 31. | Who is the voice of Princess Fiona in the Shrek series of films? |
| 32. | Who directed They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969), Tootsie (1982), and Out of Africa (1985)? |
| 33. | Name the two actors who star as unsuccessful comic Rupert Pupkin and talk show host Jerry Langford in the 1982 film King of Comedy? |
| 34. | Name this TV series.
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| 35. | Who provides the voice of Donkey in the Shrek film series? |
| 36. | Debra Morgan, Angel Batista, María LaGuerta, and Vince Masuka are among the supporting characters in what TV series, first aired between 2006 and 2013? |
| 37. | What was John Cleese's father's surname before he changed it by deed poll in 1923? |
| 38. | The name of what Star Trek character is derived from the Swahili word for freedom? |
| 39. | What celebrity couple have children called Maddox, Pax, Zahara, Shiloh, Knox and Vivienne? |
| 40. | Which science fiction character has been portrayed by both James Doohan and Simon Pegg? |
| 41. | As Long as He Needs Me, Who Will Buy?, and Reviewing the Situation are songs from what 1960s musical? |
| 42. | Who played the title role in the 1960s TV series Danger Man? (titled Secret Agent in the United States, and Destination Danger and John Drake in other non-UK markets) |
| 43. | Monty Norman is a singer and film composer best known for composing what theme tune? |
| 44. | Who played the title role in the 2008 film Slumdog Millionaire? |
| 45. | What, in 1961, was the last complete film to feature Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe? |
| 46. | Ronan Keating's version of When You Say Nothing at All was recorded for the soundtrack of what 1999 film? |
| 47. | A genetically-engineered, extraterrestrial lifeform resembling a blue koala, what is the name of this Disney cartoon character? |
| 48. | Born in 1964, which Academy Award winning actor is the nephew of director Francis Ford Coppola? |
| 49. | What 2008 film tells the story of a small waste collection robot left on an abandoned earth? |
| 50. | Which actress won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her title role in the 2006 film, The Queen? |
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