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| 1. | Who played the role of Nearly Headless Nick in the Harry Potter films? |
| 2. | First aired between 1985 and 1992, what American sitcom starred Beatrice Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, and Estelle Getty? |
| 3. | Thieves disguised as police officers are ripping off London's biggest criminals, much to the consternation of both the law and the crooks. Name that 1963 film starring Peter Sellers, Bernard Cribbins, Lionel Jeffries, and Nanette Newman. |
| 4. | First aired in 2012, what is the title of the American TV series starring Jonny Lee Miller as Sherlock Holmes and Lucy Liu as Dr. Joan Watson? |
| 5. | Name the character played here by Michael Caine and the year of the film's release?
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| 6. | What cartoon series features Rock and Gravel, the Slag Brothers? |
| 7. | What American actress is probably best known for her starring roles in Calamity Jane and Pillow Talk? |
| 8. | First aired in 1974, what American sitcom included the characters Potsie Weber and Ralph Malph? |
| 9. | What was the last musical to win an Academy Award for Best Picture? |
| 10. | What 1934 Cole Porter musical is set on board the ocean liner SS American? |
| 11. | As portrayed in the 2015 biographical film Spotlight, what newspaper do the Spotlight team work for? |
| 12. | What is name of the van painted with flower power imagery in the Scooby-Doo franchise? |
| 13. | First aired from 1977 to 1984, the enigmatic Mr. Roarke makes the secret dreams of his lucky guests come true in what American TV series? |
| 14. | What 1985 film features Robert de Niro as a terrorist plumber called Archibald "Harry" Tuttle? |
| 15. | Lasting 5 seasons between 1981 and 1986, what TV series starred Lee Majors as Colt Seavers? |
| 16. | What 1980s TV series is set in the fictional Wentworth Detention Centre? |
| 17. | Who play Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein in the 1976 film All the President's Men? |
| 18. | What was the surname of the family the Fonz stayed with in the TV series Happy Days? |
| 19. | What was the first sequel to win Best Picture at the Academy Awards? |
| 20. | What is the name of the elderly moustached operator of The Magic Roundabout? |
| 21. | Originally aired between 1977 and 1982, what TV series stars Ed Asner in the title role as city editor of the fictional Los Angeles Tribune daily newspaper? |
| 22. | Which 1970s science fiction TV series starred Ed Bishop as Commander Edward Straker and Gabrielle Drake as Lt. Gay Ellis? |
| 23. | Who plays the title characters, Ted and Joanna, in the 1979 film Kramer vs. Kramer? |
| 24. | In the 1994 film Speed, what is the minimum speed the bus must travel to avoid exploding? |
| 25. | First aired between 2001 and 2010, name this TV series.
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| 26. | In what TV series, first aired between 2005 and 2007, does Ricky Gervais play aspiring actor Andy Millman? |
| 27. | Name this 1970s TV series.
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| 28. | What are the names of the two chemical elements whose symbols appear on the title screen of the TV series Breaking Bad? |
| 29. | Complete the title of this 2008 comedy film starring Seth Rogan and James Franco: _________ Express. |
| 30. | Which Oscar winning film is this? |
| 31. | Name this animated TV series, originally aired between 1991 and 2004.
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| 32. | Name the 2004 Michael Moore documentary film which took a critical look at the presidency of George W. Bush and the War on Terror? |
| 33. | Who won an Oscar for his role as Professor Henry Higgins in the 1964 film My Fair Lady? |
| 34. | Who played one-armed John J. Macreedy in the 1955 thriller Bad Day at Black Rock? |
| 35. | In both the 1960s TV series and the 2008 film Get Smart, what four letters describe the terrorist organisation that CONTROL agents fight against? |
| 36. | What English actor plays Ivan Korshunov, a Russian Radek loyalist and lead hijacker, in the 1997 film Air Force Once? |
| 37. | Who, in 1963, became the first actress to receive $1 million for a film role? |
| 38. | Based on a true story, what 2000 legal drama film stars Julia Roberts as a single mother who brings down a power company? |
| 39. | Who played the role of real life jockey Bob Champion in the 1983 film Champions? |
| 40. | Who played Dr. Emmett Brown in the Back to the Future film series? |
| 41. | Who played the title role in the Spider-Man film trilogy from 2002 to 2007? |
| 42. | Who played Harry in the 1989 comedy film When Harry Met Sally...? |
| 43. | First streamed in 2021, And Just Like That... is a revival and a sequel of what TV series first aired in 1998? |
| 44. | On what British TV show did Charles Ingram gain notoriety in 2001? |
| 45. | What 1981 comedy film stars Ringo Starr as Atouk, a prehistoric misfit in love with Lana, played by Barbara Bach? |
| 46. | Who played the title role in the 1997 film Hook? |
| 47. | Rebecca Chambers, Albert Wesker, Jill Valentine, and Chris Redfield are among the fictional characters in what video game series and media franchise? |
| 48. | What Stanley Kubrick film includes the line, "No time for the old in and out, love, I've just come to read the meter."? |
| 49. | If you were to put all the people who have won an acting Oscar in alphabetical order by surname, who would appear last on the list? |
| 50. | Which Academy Award winning 2009 film starred Sam Worthington as Jake Sully? |
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