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| 1. | Which 1967 Academy Award winning film starred Sidney Poitier as detective Virgil Tibbs? |
| 2. | Name this TV series from the 1970s.
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| 3. | What 1977 Burt Reynolds film features a Bassett Hound named Fred? |
| 4. | What 1962 film featured English translations of actual BBC wartime radio signals to the French Resistance? For example, "The long sobs of the violins of autumn wound my heart with a sombre languor." |
| 5. | Which 1960s Gerry and Sylvia Anderson production features the characters of Troy Tempest and 'Phones' Sheridan? |
| 6. | What is the name of the character voiced by Tom Hanks in the Toy Story film series? |
| 7. | In the long-running TV series, who plays housekeeper Mrs Hudson to Benedict Cumberbatch's Sherlock? |
| 8. | Who plays Cosmo Kramer in the American TV sitcom Seinfeld (1989-1998)? |
| 9. | Who pilots Thunderbird 1? |
| 10. | Who played He-Man in the 1987 film Masters of the Universe? |
| 11. | DCEU is an American media franchise centred on a series of superhero films based on characters that appear in publications by DC Comics. What does the EU in DCEU stand for? |
| 12. | What was the name of the stolen diamond sought by Peter Sellers in the 1963 film, The Pink Panther? |
| 13. | Name this TV series from the late 70s and early 80s.
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| 14. | Known for his catchphrase "I don't get no respect!", he died in 2004 and his headstone reads, "There goes the neighborhood". Name this American comedian and actor. |
| 15. | What long-running British television series, aired since 1997, is set in the fictional town of Causton? |
| 16. | In what 1997 film does Jim Carrey star as successful, but deceptive, Los Angeles attorney Fletcher Reede? |
| 17. | Which TV series from the 1950s is this?
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| 18. | Arrange these Harrison Ford characters in order of first appearance, earliest first: A. Rick Deckard B. Indiana Jones C. Jack Ryan D. Han Solo |
| 19. | In the TV show Teletubbies, what is "Noo-Noo"? |
| 20. | Clark Gable, Marlon Brando and Mel Gibson have all played which sailor on film? |
| 21. | What entertainment brand is represented by this sound?
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| 22. | What television series is set in the fictional William McKinley High School, Lima, Ohio? |
| 23. | In September 2015, what TV series set a new record by winning 12 Primetime Emmy Awards in a single season? |
| 24. | What 1993 film features the characters of Alan Grant, Ellie Sattler, Ian Malcolm, and John Hammond? |
| 25. | Name this 1944 classic film and the actress speaking. You know you don't have to act with me, Steve. You don't have to say anything and you don't have to do anything...not a thing. Oh, maybe just whistle. You know how to whistle, don't you, Steve? You just put your lips together and blow.
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| 26. | Which 1970s science fiction TV series starred Ed Bishop as Commander Edward Straker and Gabrielle Drake as Lt. Gay Ellis? |
| 27. | Who played Sherlock Holmes in a series of fourteen films between 1939 and 1946? |
| 28. | Gary "Eggsy" Unwin is the main protagonist in what series of action-comedy spy films, first screened in 2014? |
| 29. | In what animated film series does Steve Carell play the role of Gru? |
| 30. | What 2001 film stars Julie Andrews as Clarisse Renaldi, and Anne Hathaway as Mia Thermopolis? |
| 31. | Stephen Boyd played Messala, the antagonist, in what 1959 film? |
| 32. | What 1964 film was Julie Andrews' feature film debut? |
| 33. | Sales of chess sets went up several hundredfolds in November after the airing of what 2020 Netflix mini-series? |
| 34. | What 1962 film starring Frank Sinatra was remade in 2004 with Denzel Washington in the same role? |
| 35. | Name this cartoon duo who first appeared on TV in 1959. |
| 36. | Which of Snow White's Seven Dwarfs comes last alphabetically? |
| 37. | What 1993 film is set on the fictional tropical Isla Nublar? |
| 38. | Released in 2013, what is the full title of the fifth instalment in the Die Hard film series? |
| 39. | What English actress plays Eve Moneypenny in the James Bond films Skyfall and Spectre? |
| 40. | Who directed the first two films in the Home Alone series and the first two films in the Harry Potter series? |
| 41. | In television, what spacecraft was commanded by Colonel Steve Zodiac of the World Space Patrol? |
| 42. | The Peach Pit is a fictional retro-styled restaurant, a regular hangout for the characters of what 1990s TV series? |
| 43. | What Bond character was played by Joseph Wiseman in 1962? |
| 44. | Eric Liddell and Harold Abrahams were the starring characters of what 1981 British film classic? |
| 45. | Who plays the title characters, Ted and Joanna, in the 1979 film Kramer vs. Kramer? |
| 46. | What 1980s TV series saw the characters of Dick and Joanna Loudon moving from New York City to rural Vermont to operate the 200-year-old Stratford Inn? |
| 47. | What is the name of the highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival, presented to the director of the best feature film? |
| 48. | According to the title of a 2018 American animated comedy film sequel, what does Ralph do? |
| 49. | In which country is the Gibson Desert? |
| 50. | What star of the 1953 film Roman Holiday was born in Brussels? |
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