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| 1. | What is the name of the Police Chief of Springfield in the animated TV Series The Simpsons? |
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Chief Wiggum / Clancy Wiggum | |
| 2. | Which 2004 Pixar animation co-stars the characters of Frozone and Edna "E" Mode? |
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The Incredibles (Samuel L. Jackson & Brad Bird) | |
| 3. | Lord Farquaad is the main antagonist of what 2001 animated film? |
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Shrek (voiced by John Lithgow) | |
| 4. | In the name of the 1954 romantic comedy film, how many Coins are in the Fountain? |
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Three | |
| 5. | Who played twin brothers in the 1998 film The Man in the Iron Mask? |
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Leonardo DiCaprio | |
| 6. | What 1983 film coined the catchphrase, "Go ahead, make my day"? |
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Sudden Impact (Clint Eastwood as Inspector Harry Callahan) | |
| 7. | Freddy Kruger's striped sweater comprises what two colours? |
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Red and Green | |
| 8. | Farrah Fawcett passed away on the 25th June 2009. Sadly, news of her death was largely overshadowed by the death of who, just a few hours later? |
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Michael Jackson | |
| 9. | Which actress won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her title role in the 2006 film, The Queen? |
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Helen Mirren | |
| 10. | What 1989 comedy film stars Richard Pryor as a blind man and Gene Wilder as a deaf man? |
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See No Evil, Hear No Evil | |
| 11. | Jodie Foster earned the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role as Sarah Tobias, a gang rape victim in what 1988 film? |
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The Accused | |
| 12. | What is the name of the character played by Elizabeth Montgomery in the 1960s TV series Bewitched? |
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Samantha Stephens | |
| 13. | What 1970s American sitcom began with lead actress Valerie Harper explaining "I was born in the Bronx, New York in December, 1941"? |
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Rhoda (as Rhoda Morgenstern) | |
| 14. | Who voiced the title character in the Stuart Little film series? |
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Michael J. Fox | |
| 15. | Name this science-fiction TV series from the late 1960s.
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Joe 90 (1968 to 1969) | |
| 16. | What 1985 film features Robert de Niro as a terrorist plumber called Archibald "Harry" Tuttle? |
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Brazil | |
| 17. | Which 1960s Gerry and Sylvia Anderson production features the characters of Troy Tempest and 'Phones' Sheridan? |
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Stingray | |
| 18. | "It seems today that all you see is violence in movies and sex on TV" is the opening line of the theme tune to what TV series? |
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Family Guy | |
| 19. | First aired in 2010, what Irish mystery TV drama is set in Galway and stars Iain Glen in the title role as a former Garda who becomes a private investigator? |
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Jack Taylor | |
| 20. | What is "Minnie" Mouse's full first name? |
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Minerva | |
| 21. | Who played James Bond in the 1967 comedy, Casino Royale? |
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David Niven | |
| 22. | Between 1949 and 1973, Edith Head won a record eight Academy Awards in what category? |
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Best Costume Design | |
| 23. | In the 1960s cartoon series Wacky Races, what is the name of car number 00, driven by Dick Dastardly and Muttley? |
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The Mean Machine | |
| 24. | What is the name of the café featured in the 1942 classic Casablanca? |
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Rick's (Rick's Café Américain) | |
| 25. | What 1989 film stars Patrick Swayze as James Dalton, a professional "cooler" hired to take over security at the Double Deuce club in Jasper, Missouri? |
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Road House | |
| 26. | Complete the title of this 2022 film: Jurassic World _____ |
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Dominion | |
| 27. | Name this Academy Award winning film. |
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The Last Emperor (1987) | |
| 28. | What film title links Edmund Gwenn (1947) and Richard Attenborough (1994)? |
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Miracle on 34th Street | |
| 29. | What 1965 film tells the story of Eric Stoner, a young Depression-era poker player played by Steve McQueen? |
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The Cincinnati Kid | |
| 30. | Who stars as High school senior Andie Walsh in the 1986 film Pretty in Pink? |
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Molly Ringwald | |
| 31. | First aired between 2002 and 2008 what crime drama TV series set in Baltimore, Maryland stars Dominic West as Detective Jimmy McNulty and, for its first three seasons, Idris Elba as drug kingpin "Stringer" Bell? |
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The Wire | |
| 32. | What is the first name and surname of Sigourney Weaver's character in the Alien film series? |
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Ellen Ripley (Ellen Louise Ripley) | |
| 33. | Marlon Brando and Maria Schneider play lovers in what 1972 film? |
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Last Tango in Paris | |
| 34. | What 1954 Alfred Hitchcock film stars Ray Milland as a professional tennis player, Grace Kelly as his wife, and Robert Cummings as her lover? |
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Dial M for Murder | |
| 35. | The 1989 comedy film Ghosts Can't Do It won the 1990 Golden Raspberry Awards for Worst Picture, Worst Actress (Bo Derek), and Worst Director (John Derek). Playing himself in the film, who picked up the award for Worst Supporting Actor? |
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Donald Trump | |
| 36. | What were the names of the first two sequels to the 1971 Dirty Harry film? |
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Magnum Force (1973) and The Enforcer (1976) (followed by Sudden Impact in 1983 and The Dead Pool in 1988) | |
| 37. | The 1994 book Lost Moon is the basis of what subsequent year's Hollywood hit film? |
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Apollo 13 | |
| 38. | What television series is set in the fictional William McKinley High School, Lima, Ohio? |
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Glee | |
| 39. | Complete the name of this 1954 Dylan Thomas play: |
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Milk Wood | |
| 40. | What is the name of the character played by Will Ferrell in the Anchorman films? |
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Ron Burgundy | |
| 41. | Running continuously since 1952, what London West End play is the world's longest running stage production? |
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The Mousetrap (Agatha Christie) | |
| 42. | In the 1979 comedy film Monty Python's Life of Brian, what is Brian's surname? |
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Cohen | |
| 43. | Starring Dirk Bogarde and Sylvia Syms, the controversial 1961 British film Victim was the first English-language film to use what 10-letter word? |
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Homosexual | |
| 44. | Who plays the title role in the 1976 horror film Carrie? |
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Sissy Spacek | |
| 45. | What was the make of model of "General Lee", the 1969 car driven by cousins Bo and Luke Duke in the TV series The Dukes of Hazzard? |
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Dodge Charger (B-body) | |
| 46. | 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? |
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Happy Days | |
| 47. | In what U.S. city was Happy Days set? |
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Milwaukee (Wisconsin) | |
| 48. | Name this Academy Award winning 1983 film. |
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Terms of Endearment | |
| 49. | What Canadian television sitcom, first aired between 2015 and 2020, follows the wealthy Rose family who move to a remote town they own after losing their fortune to a fraudulent business manager? |
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Schitt's Creek | |
| 50. | In 1960, what film character infamously said, "Well, a boy's best friend is his mother"? |
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Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins) | |
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