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| 1. | Name this science-fiction TV series from the late 1960s.
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Joe 90 (1968 to 1969) | |
| 2. | Richard Kiel was an American actor best known for his portrayal of what Bond villain? |
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Jaws | |
| 3. | Who won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her role as Sarah Tobias in the 1988 drama The Accused? |
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Jodie Foster | |
| 4. | What 1982 film featured androids called replicants? |
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Blade Runner | |
| 5. | What fictional character has been played on film by both Rex Harrison and Eddie Murphy? |
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Doctor Dolittle | |
| 6. | Born James Stewart in 1913, which English actor changed his name to avoid being confused with the American actor? |
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Stewart Granger | |
| 7. | Name this TV series from the 1960s.
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Bewitched (1964–1972) | |
| 8. | Between Two Ferns is an online comedy talk show, and 2019 film, produced and hosted by what actor and comedian? |
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Zach Galifianakis | |
| 9. | Described by the New Yorker magazine as revelatory, in what classic 1969 TV documentary series does Sir Kenneth Clark outline the history of Western art, architecture and philosophy since the Dark Ages? |
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Civilisation (in full, Civilisation: A Personal View by Kenneth Clark) | |
| 10. | What 1985 film features Robert de Niro as a terrorist plumber called Archibald "Harry" Tuttle? |
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Brazil | |
| 11. | What actor, comedian, and singer was born Eric Marlon Bishop in Texas on 13th December 1967? |
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Jamie Foxx | |
| 12. | The title of a 1953 film, what is the name of the car driven by John Gregson and Dinah Sheridan? |
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Genevieve | |
| 13. | A three-time winner, who holds the record for the most Academy Award nominations in the acting categories, with a total of 21? |
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Meryl Streep (17 Best Actress, 4 Best Supporting Actress, 3 Wins) | |
| 14. | In what decade did Walt Disney first introduce Mickey Mouse? |
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The 1920s (a test screening of Plane Crazy to a theatre audience on 15th May 1928) | |
| 15. | By what stage name is Ramón Antonio Gerardo Estévez better known? |
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Martin Sheen | |
| 16. | What South American country provides the setting for the climax of the 1969 film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid? |
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Bolivia | |
| 17. | Who starred as Detective Jimmy 'Popeye' Doyle in the Academy Award winning 1971 film The French Connection? |
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Gene Hackman | |
| 18. | Name the actor speaking in this 1944 comedy film.
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Cary Grant (Arsenic and Old Lace) | |
| 19. | What 1985 film features a high school dance themed Enchantment Under the Sea? |
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Back to the Future | |
| 20. | Who plays Billy Costigan in the 2006 film Departed? |
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Leonardo DiCaprio | |
| 21. | Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies are trademarks of what major film studio? |
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Warner Bros. | |
| 22. | Portrayed by Jeremy Renner in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, what Avenger is the alias of Clint Barton? |
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Hawkeye | |
| 23. | Who starred as Ebenezer Scrooge in the 1992 film, The Muppet Christmas Carol? |
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Michael Caine | |
| 24. | Name this 1969 film and the actor speaking.
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Midnight Cowboy - Dustin Hoffman | |
| 25. | Who played the title role in the 1998 film version of The Man in the Iron Mask? |
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Leonardo DiCaprio | |
| 26. | Complete the title of this 1986 film: Star Trek IV: The ___ ___ |
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Voyage Home | |
| 27. | Who plays the title role in the 1960 film Pollyanna? |
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Hayley Mills | |
| 28. | In the classic Disney film, what enchanted object did Dumbo hold in his trunk to enable him to fly? |
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Feather | |
| 29. | In the animated sitcom, The Simpsons, what is Mr. Burns' gay assistant called? |
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Waylon Smithers | |
| 30. | Who played the title role in the 1986 comedy Ferris Bueller's Day Off? |
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Matthew Broderick | |
| 31. | What TV series ran from 1995 to 2001 with Lucy Lawless in the title role? |
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Xena: Warrior Princess | |
| 32. | On TV and film, who is the younger sister of Patricia and Selma Bouvier? |
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Marge Simpson | |
| 33. | Name this long running TV series. |
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NCIS (2003-present) | |
| 34. | What European capital city is the eventual destination of the occupants of a London bus in the 1963 film Summer Holiday? |
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Athens | |
| 35. | Who, in 1962, became the first actress to win an Oscar for a non-English speaking performance? |
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Sophia Loren (Two Women) | |
| 36. | James Dean starred in just three films before his untimely death in 1955. East of Eden and Rebel Without a Cause were two. Posthumously released in 1956, what was the third? |
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Giant | |
| 37. | In the 1986 film musical Little Shop of Horrors, who starred as nerdy florist Seymour Krelborn? |
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Rick Moranis | |
| 38. | First aired in 1977, what TV series stars Gavin MacLeod as Captain Merrill Stubing? |
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The Love Boat | |
| 39. | Of the nine main Star Wars films (Episodes I-IX), what is the longest single word to appear in any of their subtitles? |
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Skywalker (Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker (2019)) | |
| 40. | What is the name of the fictional airline whose flight 815 from Sydney to Los Angeles crashes on a remote island in the first episode of Lost? |
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Oceanic | |
| 41. | "Nobody puts Baby in a corner." is a famous line from what 1987 film? |
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Dirty Dancing (Patrick Swayze as Johnny Castle, Jennifer Grey as Frances "Baby" Houseman) | |
| 42. | What 1981 arcade video game is this?
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Donkey Kong | |
| 43. | In the 2009 American animated film Fantastic Mr. Fox, based on the Roald Dahl children's novel of the same name, who provides the voice of the title character? |
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George Clooney | |
| 44. | Janet Gaynor & Fredric March (1937); Judy Garland & James Mason (1954); Barbra Streisand & Kris Kristofferson (1976); |
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Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper (A Star is Born) | |
| 45. | In the TV series, what pain medication is Dr. Gregory House addicted to? |
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Vicodin (Hydrocodone/paracetamol) | |
| 46. | The title of a 1984 film, by what name are Peter, Ray, and Egon collectively known? |
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Ghostbusters (Bill Murray as Peter Venkman, Dan Aykroyd as Ray Stantz, and Harold Ramis as Egon Spengler) | |
| 47. | Released in June 2015, what is the title of the fourth instalment of the Jurassic Park film series? |
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Jurassic World | |
| 48. | 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." |
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The Longest Day (from the French poem Chanson d'automne. In World War II lines from the poem were used to send messages to the French Resistance about the timing of the forthcoming Invasion of Normandy) | |
| 49. | What is the surname of the fictional family in Sesame Street headed by husband Gordon, a schoolteacher, and his wife Susan, a nurse? |
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Robinson | |
| 50. | Name this TV series.
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Bewitched | |
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