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| 1. | Lasting just eleven episodes from 1977 to 1978, Tabitha was a spin-off of what 1960s TV series? |
| 2. | Which actress won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her title role in the 2006 film, The Queen? |
| 3. | Who holds the record for having won the most Academy Awards? |
| 4. | "That dirty, double-crossin' rat!" is a famous line by James Cagney from which 1931 film? |
| 5. | Who, as an adolescent actress, played the role of Kelly Bundy in the TV series Married... with Children (1987–97)? |
| 6. | Name this 2008 film and the actor in the title role speaking at the end.
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| 7. | A statuette of a winged woman holding an atom; in what awards ceremony are these presented? |
| 8. | In Mel Brooks' 1976 comedy film Silent Movie, who (ironically) was the only cast member to speak an audible word? |
| 9. | Three's Company, an American TV sitcom that aired from 1977 to 1984, is based on what British sitcom? |
| 10. | What 1999 film features computer hackers Neo and Trinity, and Captain of the Nebuchadnezzar, Morpheus? |
| 11. | Nicknamed "The Manufacturer", who plays Australian Flying Officer Louis Sedgwick in the 1963 film The Great Escape? |
| 12. | Which famous TV and film characters drove a 1974 Dodge Monaco Special with an Illinois license plate number BDR 529? |
| 13. | In Doctor Who, what is the name of this character, creator of the Daleks? |
| 14. | Craggy Island is the fictional setting of what British sitcom, first aired between 1995 and 1998? |
| 15. | Who plays the title role in the 1989 film Batman? |
| 16. | Bernie LaPlante (Dustin Hoffman) is a pickpocket and petty criminal who anonymously rescues passengers from a crashed airliner, only to see someone else take credit. Name this 1992 film. |
| 17. | What seasonal song plays at the end of the 1988 film Die Hard? |
| 18. | Name the comedian playing The Devil in this sketch, 'A Warm Welcome'.
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| 19. | Which TV series, set in the late 1800's, starred Timothy Olyphant and Ian McShane, and was named after the South Dakota town in which it was set? |
| 20. | Who played Annie Wilkes in the 1990 film Misery? |
| 21. | In a 1970s British TV sitcom, what character is driven to bizarre behaviour by the pointlessness of his job at Sunshine Desserts? |
| 22. | Complete this list: Dirty Harry (1971), Magnum Force (1973), The Enforcer (1976), Sudden Impact (1983), |
| 23. | What is the title of the 2010 animated film loosely based on the German fairy tale "Rapunzel"? |
| 24. | Name the three films in the 1990s in which Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks star together. |
| 25. | Who played Jason King, a bestselling novelist turned sleuth, in two British television series: Department S (1969–70) and Jason King (1971–72)? |
| 26. | What is the title of the first short film to feature Wallace and Gromit? |
| 27. | First aired in 1965, what is the name of the cow in The Magic Roundabout? |
| 28. | What DC Comics character, introduced in 1941 and adapted for TV since 2012, is the alter-ego of wealthy businessman Oliver Queen? |
| 29. | What is the name of the character played by Michael Douglas in the Wall Street films? |
| 30. | For what 1953 drama film did Frank Sinatra win his only acting Oscar? |
| 31. | What 1967 film and its 2005 remake star the characters of Max Bialystock and Leo Bloom? |
| 32. | A follow-up series to Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) and Star Trek: Nemesis (2002), Star Trek: ____ debuted in 2020. |
| 33. | "Whoever wins ... we lose." is the poster tag line to what 2004 science-fiction action film? |
| 34. | In what U.S. city is the original Law & Order TV series set? |
| 35. | Complete the title of this 1995 film starring Richard Dreyfuss: Mr. Holland's_____ |
| 36. | What film character links Jodie Foster and Julianne Moore? |
| 37. | In what 1973 horror film did Ellen Burstyn play the mother of Linda Blair? |
| 38. | Name this 1980s TV series.
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| 39. | Name this TV series from the 1970s.
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| 40. | Whose acting filmography includes Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), The English Patient (1996), and The Horse Whisperer (1998)? |
| 41. | First aired between 1985 and 1992, what American sitcom starred Beatrice Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, and Estelle Getty? |
| 42. | Name this 1975 film: "Who's that then?" "I dunno, must be a king." "Why?" "He hasn't got shit all over him." |
| 43. | What 2004 stage musical comedy includes the songs Fisch Schlapping Song, Find Your Grail, and His Name Is Lancelot? |
| 44. | Both starring Paul Newman as "Fast Eddie" Felson, name the 1986 sequel to the 1961 film The Hustler. |
| 45. | Despite only being on-screen for eight minutes, who, in 1999, became the first person to win an acting Oscar for playing a monarch? |
| 46. | What is the name of the fictional planet that is the original home world of the Doctor, The Master, and The Rani, as well as other Time Lords in the British TV series Doctor Who? |
| 47. | What Academy Award winning 2001 Ridley Scott film depicts the 1993 Battle of Mogadishu in Somalia? |
| 48. | What were the surnames of "Sonny" and "Rico" in the 1980s TV series Miami Vice? |
| 49. | By what name are English television chefs Dave Myers and Si King collectively known? |
| 50. | What 1960s animated TV series included Sergeant Blast and Private Meekly in the Army Surplus Special? |
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