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| 1. | A prelude to the spin-off Mork and Mindy, in an episode titled My Favorite Orkan, what TV series introduced Robin Williams as "Mork from the planet Ork" in February 1978? |
| 2. | In which 1946 Christmas classic did George Bailey get help from guardian angel Clarence Odbody? |
| 3. | What 1999 film stars Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, and Alan Rickman as cast members of a defunct cult sci-fi TV series? |
| 4. | What is the name of the doctor played by Harrison Ford in the 1993 film The Fugitive? |
| 5. | Who plays the title role in the 1989 film Batman? |
| 6. | Who plays the insane and rogue U.S. Army Special Forces Colonel Walter E. Kurtz in the 1979 film Apocalypse Now? |
| 7. | Starring Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman, what was the last film to be directed by Stanley Kubrick before his death in 1999? |
| 8. | For which 1993 film did Tommy Lee Jones win an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Marshal Samuel Gerard? |
| 9. | Which TV series currently stars Ted Danson as the character D.B. Russell? |
| 10. | What 1983 film coined the catchphrase, "Go ahead, make my day"? |
| 11. | Portrayed by Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels, what are the first names of the lead characters in Dumb and Dumber? |
| 12. | Name the late Natasha Richardson's famous husband and famous mother. |
| 13. | What legendary actor played Superman's biological father in the 1978 film Superman? |
| 14. | First aired in 2013, what British TV crime drama is set in a fictional Dorset town and stars David Tennant as DI Alec Hardy and Olivia Colman as DS Ellie Miller? |
| 15. | Who is the main protagonist of the video game franchise Tomb Raider? |
| 16. | Who played the title role in the 1960s TV western The Virginian? |
| 17. | What TV series ran from 1995 to 2001 with Lucy Lawless in the title role? |
| 18. | What film won 7 awards at the 73rd British Academy Film Awards on Sunday, including Best Film, Best Cinematography, and Best Director? |
| 19. | Airing since 2010, what American TV series is based on a comic book series by Robert Kirkman and stars Andrew Lincoln as police officer Rick Grimes? |
| 20. | Who plays James Bond in the 1969 film On Her Majesty's Secret Service? |
| 21. | What English city is the setting of the 1997 comedy film The Full Monty? |
| 22. | Which 1956 Broadway musical features the song "I Could Have Danced All Night"? |
| 23. | The 1998 film H20: 20 Years Later was the seventh instalment in what film series? |
| 24. | International Man of Mystery (1997), The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999); what comes next (2002)? |
| 25. | Having already won three Golden Globes in January, which film received seven awards, including Best Film, at the 2012 BAFTA awards in London on Sunday? |
| 26. | Following the departure of Farrah Fawcett-Majors in 1977, who played the role of Kris Munroe in the TV series Charlie's Angels? |
| 27. | Who played Harry Lime in the 1949 film The Third Man? |
| 28. | Whose filmography as a director includes Cocoon, Apollo 13, A Beautiful Mind, and The Da Vinci Code ? |
| 29. | Which BBC miniseries has this as its opening theme?
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| 30. | Nancy Cartwright is best known for her long-running role as the voice of what cartoon character? |
| 31. | What does HBO stand for? |
| 32. | Ewan McGregor starred as Mark "Rent Boy" Renton in which 1996 Danny Boyle film? |
| 33. | John 'The Cat' Robie was the debonair central character played by Cary Grant in what 1955 film? |
| 34. | Who plays author Paul Sheldon in the 1990 film adaptation of Stephen King's Misery? |
| 35. | Which well known American actress was born Frances Ethel Gumm on 10th June 1922? |
| 36. | What 1999 film features computer hackers Neo and Trinity, and Captain of the Nebuchadnezzar, Morpheus? |
| 37. | Nicknamed "The Manufacturer", who plays Australian Flying Officer Louis Sedgwick in the 1963 film The Great Escape? |
| 38. | Who played Ilsa Lund, the leading female role in the 1942 classic Casablanca? |
| 39. | What is the name of the character played by Will Ferrell in the Anchorman films? |
| 40. | Who played the title role in the 1969 film Midnight Cowboy? |
| 41. | 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? |
| 42. | What Dutch model and actress is best remembered as the eponymous character in five of the seven Emmanuelle films? |
| 43. | Who played planet designer Slartibartfast in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005), Davy Jones in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (2007), and optimist Douglas Ainslie in The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2012)? |
| 44. | One of the world's highest-grossing actors, who was born Mark Sinclair in Alameda County, California on 18th July 1967? |
| 45. | Name this TV series from the 1980s.
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| 46. | In what 1992 Christmas comedy film does Donald Trump make a cameo appearance? |
| 47. | What was the surname of the leading family in the 1960s TV series Bonanza? |
| 48. | What is the name of the fictional island resort on which the 1975 film Jaws is set? |
| 49. | What 2008 film tells the story of a small waste collection robot left on an abandoned earth? |
| 50. | Ronan Keating's version of When You Say Nothing at All was recorded for the soundtrack of what 1999 film? |
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