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| 1. | What American actor was born Issur Danielovitch in 1916? |
| 2. | Who directed They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969), Tootsie (1982), and Out of Africa (1985)? |
| 3. | In a December 2000 episode of Friends, Ross can't find a Santa outfit in time for Christmas, so instead dresses up as what animal? |
| 4. | Name this 1980 film and the actor speaking at the end.
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| 5. | Made most famous by Abbott and Costello, Who was on First Base. Who was on second? |
| 6. | The American musical West Side Story was inspired by what William Shakespeare play? |
| 7. | First aired between 1989 and 2001, name this TV series.
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| 8. | First aired between 2017 and 2022, what American crime drama TV series focuses on Marty and Wendy Byrde and their children Charlotte and Jonah? |
| 9. | Between 1960 and 1962, who starred in Sink the Bismarck!, Man in the Moon, and The Longest Day? |
| 10. | Who played the title role in the 2011 film Green Lantern? |
| 11. | Introduced in Toy Story 2 (1999), what is the name of Woody's horse? |
| 12. | "Say hello to my little friend!" is a famous line by what actor, and in what 1983 film? |
| 13. | Arrange these Tom Hanks films in order of release, earliest first: A. Catch Me If You Can B. The Da Vinci Code C. Saving Private Ryan D. The Terminal |
| 14. | Wo Fat is a recurring bad guy in what American police procedural drama series, first aired in 1968? |
| 15. | 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)? |
| 16. | Sally Ann Howes played the leading female role in the 1968 musical film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. What unusual name did her character have? |
| 17. | Name this TV series from the 1970s.
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| 18. | Who played the title character in the 1970s television detective drama Barnaby Jones? |
| 19. | What 1965 film tells the story of Eric Stoner, a young Depression-era poker player played by Steve McQueen? |
| 20. | Name this 1960 film and the two actors speaking.
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| 21. | In what 1994 film does Jim Carrey play the role of bank clerk Stanley Ipkiss? |
| 22. | Richard Hatch plays Captain Apollo in what 1978 TV series? |
| 23. | Christine and Mary Beth were the first names of the characters in which 1980s American TV series? |
| 24. | Assault on Precinct 13 (1976), Halloween (1978), The Fog (1980), Escape from New York (1981), and Christine (1983) all feature soundtracks composed by who? |
| 25. | Who played the title role in the 1998 film Stepmom? |
| 26. | In what film does Kevin Costner play former New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison? |
| 27. | Who plays a wax model of Theodore Roosevelt in the Night at the Museum film series? |
| 28. | What was English businessman Eric Morley famous for founding in 1951? |
| 29. | What 1979 film earned Academy Awards for Dustin Hoffman (Best Actor) and Meryl Streep (Best Supporting Actress)? |
| 30. | In the long-running TV series, who plays housekeeper Mrs Hudson to Benedict Cumberbatch's Sherlock? |
| 31. | Who plays Alfred Pennyworth, Bruce Wayne's butler, in the 2012 film The Dark Knight Rises? |
| 32. | What 1965 film featured Sean Connery as Joe Roberts, Harry Andrews as Regimental Sergeant Major Wilson, Ian Bannen as Staff Sergeant Harris, and Michael Redgrave as the Medical Officer? |
| 33. | Mark Labbett features in the British, Australian and U.S. versions of what TV show? |
| 34. | Name this TV series from the late 70s and early 80s.
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| 35. | What rapper and actor was born Cordozar Calvin Broadus, Jr. in Long Beach, California on 20th October 1971? |
| 36. | Who co-stars with Kim Basinger in the 1986 film 9½ Weeks? |
| 37. | What two actors traded places in the 1983 film Trading Places? |
| 38. | Which American family starred in the films A Night at the Opera and A Day at the Races? |
| 39. | What is the title of the 1997 spiritual successor to the 1988 comedy film A Fish Called Wanda? |
| 40. | What is the name of the National Monument in Wyoming that features prominently in the 1977 film Close Encounters of the Third Kind? |
| 41. | Who played Bond girl Solitaire in the 1973 film Live and Let Die? |
| 42. | First aired in 2019, what TV series follows the lives of the students, staff and parents of the fictional Moordale Secondary School? |
| 43. | In 2004, what became the first ever British sitcom to win a Golden Globe award for Best Television Comedy Series? |
| 44. | Olivia Coleman plays Detective Sergeant Ellie Miller in what British crime drama TV series? |
| 45. | Who provides the voice of the dragon in the 1996 film Dragonheart? |
| 46. | In what English seaside town is Fawlty Towers set? |
| 47. | Who played Professor Abraham Van Helsing in the 1992 film Bram Stoker's Dracula? |
| 48. | What film series is set in the fictional town of Hill Valley, California? |
| 49. | 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? |
| 50. | What Dark Horse Comics character was played on film by Ron Perlman in 2004 and 2008? |
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