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| 1. | Who stars in The Dirty Dozen (1967), Kelly's Heroes (1970), and Space Cowboys (2000)? |
| 2. | What 2004 festive film is this? |
| 3. | In the long-running TV series, who plays housekeeper Mrs Hudson to Benedict Cumberbatch's Sherlock? |
| 4. | What did the 'S' stand for in Charlie Chaplin's middle name? |
| 5. | First aired in 2011, what British-French crime comedy drama TV series is set on the fictional Caribbean island of Saint Marie? |
| 6. | What 1996 film stars Wesley Snipes as career criminal Simon Phoenix and Sylvester Stallone as LAPD Sgt. John Spartan? |
| 7. | First broadcast on 25th May 1992, what is the name of the fictional hospital that gives its name to New Zealand's longest-running drama and soap opera? |
| 8. | Which of these six actors was oldest when they first appeared on-screen in the role of Batman? Adam West, Michael Keating, Val Kilmer, George Clooney, Christian Bale, or Ben Affleck? |
| 9. | Who plays Nurse Ratched in the 1975 film One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest? |
| 10. | What American actor and producer was born Thomas Mapother IV on 3rd July 1962? |
| 11. | Who played the title role in the 1995 film The American President? |
| 12. | Famous for the line, "I love the smell of Napalm in the morning," who plays Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore in Apocalypse Now?
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| 13. | First aired between 1972 and 1983, name this TV series.
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| 14. | Quickly corrected to Moonlight, what film was mistakenly announced as Best Picture at the 89th Academy Awards in 2017? |
| 15. | The title of a BBC TV sitcom first aired in three series between 1964 and 1966, by what name were Terry Collier and Bob Ferris collectively known? |
| 16. | Nominated for Emmy Awards for portraying the same character in 3 different shows - Cheers, Frasier, and Wings - who plays Dr. Frasier Crane? |
| 17. | What three words complete the title of the 2017 film |
| 18. | Name this TV series from the 1970s.
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| 19. | Name this film and the actor pictured. (½ point for each) |
| 20. | Name this 1999 film and the actress speaking.
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| 21. | In the vast majority of appearances, what colour is Donald Duck's bow tie? |
| 22. | "Lunch? Aw, you gotta be kidding. Lunch is for wimps" is a quote by leading character Gordon Gekko, in what 1987 film? |
| 23. | In which U.S. city was the TV sitcom Cheers set? |
| 24. | Name this 2009 film and the actor speaking.
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| 25. | In the 2001 Steven Spielberg film A.I. Artificial Intelligence, who plays David, a childlike android uniquely programmed with the ability to love? |
| 26. | First shown on Channel 4 in the UK between 1990 and 1998, what TV series is set in the offices of the fictional "GlobeLink News"? |
| 27. | For what 1986 film did Paul Newman win an Academy Award for Best Actor? |
| 28. | Name this TV series from the early 70s.
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| 29. | The Simpsons began as a segment on The Tracey Ullman Show, in what year? |
| 30. | In the children’s TV series Ivor the Engine, what is the name of the dragon? |
| 31. | Who plays the role of Alan Turing in the 2014 film The Imitation Game? |
| 32. | What 1988 animated film stars an Apatosaurus called Littlefoot? |
| 33. | Released in 2017, what is the title of the second Spider-Man film reboot, starring Tom Holland? |
| 34. | What Cole Porter musical, later adapted into a 1953 film, was inspired by William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew and includes songs such as Wunderbar and I Hate Men? |
| 35. | What singer voices Shira in the films Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012)and Ice Age: Collision Course (2016)? |
| 36. | What Stanley Kubrick film includes the line, "No time for the old in and out, love, I've just come to read the meter."? |
| 37. | In what 1970 film did Dustin Hoffman play 121 year old Jack Crabb? |
| 38. | In September 2015, what TV series set a new record by winning 12 Primetime Emmy Awards in a single season? |
| 39. | Who composed the music for, among others, Star Wars, Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Superman, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, and Indiana Jones? |
| 40. | What 1968 film was loosely based on a 1964 children's novel by James Bond creator Ian Fleming? |
| 41. | Strange New Worlds, a TV series first aired in May 2022, is a prequel in what iconic franchise? |
| 42. | On what British TV show did Charles Ingram gain notoriety in 2001? |
| 43. | What television series is set in the fictional William McKinley High School, Lima, Ohio? |
| 44. | A character created by author Tom Clancy, in what film did Alec Baldwin become the first actor to play Jack Ryan on screen? |
| 45. | Devil's Tower National Monument in Wyoming, USA features prominently in which landmark 1977 science fiction film? |
| 46. | What controversial 1971 film stars Dustin Hoffman as American applied mathematician David Sumner who moves with his young English wife Amy, played by Susan George, to her home village of Wakely in the Cornish countryside? |
| 47. | First aired in 1974, what TV series was set in Walnut Grove, Minnesota toward the end of the 19th century? |
| 48. | What opera features the Habanera in act 1 and the Toreador Song in act 2? |
| 49. | Which Quentin Tarantino film included the characters Mr. White, Mr. Blonde, Mr. Pink, Mr. Blue and Mr. Brown? |
| 50. | Who played Vanessa Kensington in the Austin Powers film series? |
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