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| 1. | Name the character played here by Michael Caine and the year of the film's release?
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Charlie Croker - 1969 (The Italian Job - with Michael Standing as Arthur ) | |
| 2. | Who play Barbie and Ken in the 2023 film Barbie? |
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Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling | |
| 3. | Complete the title of this HBO political talk show: Real Time with _____ _____. |
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Bill Maher | |
| 4. | Who starred alongside Donald Pleasence in her 1978 feature film début in the role of Laurie Strode, the heroine of the film? |
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Jamie Lee Curtis (Halloween) | |
| 5. | In the 1970s British sitcom Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em, what is the name of Frank and Betty's baby daughter? |
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Jessica | |
| 6. | Monty Norman is a singer and film composer best known for composing what theme tune? |
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James Bond (1962)
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| 7. | Who plays the title role in the 1986 film version of 'The Fly'? |
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Jeff Goldblum | |
| 8. | In what 1985 film was Richard Pryor's character challenged to spend $30 million in 30 days? |
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Brewster's Millions (as Monty Brewster) | |
| 9. | What 1990 film features an animal named "Two Socks"? |
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Dances with Wolves | |
| 10. | The Academy Award winning song When You Wish upon a Star was written for what classic 1940 film? |
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Pinocchio | |
| 11. | Who played cat burglar Harry Dean in the 1966 film Gambit? |
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Michael Caine | |
| 12. | Gloria Stuart was Oscar-nominated at the age of 87 for her role in what 1997 film? |
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Titanic (for her supporting role as the 101-year-old elder Rose Dawson Calvert) | |
| 13. | Regan MacNeil is possessed by an evil demon called Pazuzu, in what 1973 film? |
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The Exorcist | |
| 14. | What was the surname of the wealthy oil family featured in the 1980s TV series Dynasty? |
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Carrington | |
| 15. | Which TV series currently stars Ted Danson as the character D.B. Russell? |
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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation / CSI: Las Vegas (Season 12) | |
| 16. | In what 1979 film does the character Ellen Louise Ripley first appear? |
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Alien (Sigourney Weaver) | |
| 17. | Jack Lemmon plays a Manhattan insurance clerk who tries to rise in his company by letting its executives use his flat for clandestine extramarital affairs, but complications and a romance of his own ensue. Name this 1960 film. |
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The Apartment | |
| 18. | For what city's police force was Raymond Burr's Ironside a consultant? |
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San Francisco | |
| 19. | What warrior king of Sparta, Greece was played by Gerard Butler in the 2006 film 300? |
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Leonidas | |
| 20. | Who plays Phileas Fogg's valet Passepartout in the 2004 version of Around the World in 80 Days? |
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Jackie Chan | |
| 21. | Who played Captain Nemo in Walt Disney's 1954 film adaptation of 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea? |
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James Mason | |
| 22. | What 'G' is used to describe the coloured filters used on stage lighting? |
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Gel (Colour gel) | |
| 23. | What 1989 sci-fi film stars Ed Harris and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio as members of a Caribbean oil platform crew on a search and recovery mission for a lost U.S. Navy submarine? |
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The Abyss | |
| 24. | 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 | |
| 25. | Who played the title role in the 1992 biographical drama film Malcolm X? |
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Denzel Washington | |
| 26. | Who plays the title role in the 2022 film The Batman? |
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Robert Pattinson | |
| 27. | Who play the title roles in the 1970s TV series The Odd Couple? |
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Tony Randall & Jack Klugman | |
| 28. | What three words were written on Joker's helmet, as depicted on promotional posters for Stanley Kubrick's 1987 film, Full Metal Jacket? |
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Born to Kill | |
| 29. | Co-director, with Chris Buck, of Frozen and Frozen II, who is the first female director of a Walt Disney Animation Studios feature film? |
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Jennifer Lee | |
| 30. | In which 2008 film does Amanda Seyfried play Meryl Streep's daughter? |
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Mamma Mia! | |
| 31. | Burkittsville in Maryland, USA gained notoriety in 1999 after the release of what 'fake real' film that was supposed to have taken place there? |
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The Blair Witch Project | |
| 32. | What 2008 film tells the story of a small waste collection robot left on an abandoned earth? |
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WALL·E | |
| 33. | Followed by Olivia Colman in season three, who plays Queen Elizabeth II in the first two seasons of The Crown? |
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Claire Foy | |
| 34. | Before his death in June 2017, who voiced Mayor West in 117 episodes of the animated TV series Family Guy? |
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Adam West | |
| 35. | First aired between 1985 and 1992, what American sitcom starred Beatrice Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, and Estelle Getty? |
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The Golden Girls | |
| 36. | What 2015 Steven Spielberg film starring Tom Hanks is based around the story of Francis Gary Powers and the 1960 U-2 spy plane incident during the Cold War? |
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Bridge of Spies | |
| 37. | What is "Minnie" Mouse's full first name? |
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Minerva | |
| 38. | Sebastian is an anthropomorphic crab featured in what animated film and TV series? |
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The Little Mermaid | |
| 39. | The 1989 film My Left Foot, starring Daniel Day-Lewis, told the true story of what Irish writer and artist? |
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Christy Brown | |
| 40. | What is the title of the 1997 spiritual successor to the 1988 comedy film A Fish Called Wanda? |
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Fierce Creatures | |
| 41. | The resident pianist on the The Muppet Show, what is the name of this character? |
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Rowlf | |
| 42. | Who played Harry in the 1989 comedy film When Harry Met Sally...? |
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Billy Crystal | |
| 43. | What female pop star played a fencing instructor in the James Bond film Die Another Day? |
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Madonna | |
| 44. | Set during Ronald Reagan's presidency, Philip and Elizabeth Jennings are KGB spies, "illegals", posing as an American couple living in suburban Washington, D.C. Airing since 2013, name that TV series.
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The Americans (Matthew Rhys and Keri Russell) | |
| 45. | What TV and film cartoon character had the maiden name Slaghoople? |
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Wilma Flintstone | |
| 46. | In TV and film, who live at 742 Evergreen Terrace? |
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The Simpsons | |
| 47. | What English actor was born Krishna Bhanji in 1943 to a white mother and Kenyan father of Indian descent? |
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Sir Ben Kingsley | |
| 48. | From what 1964 film is this line? "Close your mouth, please, Michael. We are not a codfish." |
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Mary Poppins | |
| 49. | 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) | |
| 50. | In the 1967 Disney film Jungle Book, what type of creatures were Buzzie, Flaps, Ziggy, and Dizzy? |
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Vultures (aka John, Paul, George and Ringo) | |
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