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| 1. | Robert De Niro plays psychopath Max Cady in the 1991 remake of Cape Fear. Who plays the same role in the 1962 original? |
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Robert Mitchum | |
| 2. | 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 | |
| 3. | Who played the title role in the 1995 film Nixon? |
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Anthony Hopkins | |
| 4. | For what 1991 film did Anthony Hopkins win an Academy Award for Best Actor? |
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The Silence of the Lambs | |
| 5. | How many hearts does Doctor Who have? |
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2 | |
| 6. | Which 1956 Alfred Hitchcock film, starring Doris Day and James Stewart, introduced the song Que Sera, Sera? |
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The Man Who Knew Too Much | |
| 7. | In The Lone Ranger, what was Tonto's horse called? |
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Scout | |
| 8. | How were Leonard, Adolph, Julius, Herbert and Milton better known together on film? |
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Marx Brothers (Chico, Harpo, Groucho, Zeppo, Gummo) | |
| 9. | Who played Grace Stamper, the daughter of Bruce Willis' character, in the 1998 film Armageddon? |
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Liv Tyler | |
| 10. | Starring Spencer Tracy (his last film), Sidney Poitier and Katharine Hepburn, what was the title of the 1967 comedy-drama film that made a (then rare) positive representation of interracial marriage? |
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Guess Who's Coming to Dinner | |
| 11. | How is the character of Jaime Sommers better known in television series from both the 1970s and 2007? |
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The Bionic Woman (Lindsay Wagner & Michelle Ryan) | |
| 12. | First aired from 1979 to 1981, who stars as Audrey fforbes-Hamilton in the British television sitcom To the Manor Born? |
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Penelope Keith | |
| 13. | Which actress divorced Jonny Lee Miller in 1999 and Billy Bob Thornton in 2003? |
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Angelina Jolie | |
| 14. | Who played the President of the United States in the 1964 film Dr. Strangelove? |
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Peter Sellers (President Merkin Muffley - also Group Captain Lionel Mandrake and Dr. Strangelove) | |
| 15. | Who narrated the 1970s BBC children's TV series The Wombles? |
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Bernard Cribbins | |
| 16. | Rookie FBI agent Johnny Utah (Keanu Reeves) assists experienced agent Angelo Pappas (Patrick Swayze) in investigating a string of bank robberies by the "Ex-Presidents". Pursuing Pappas's theory that the criminals are surfers, Utah goes undercover to infiltrate the surfing community. Name that 1991 film. |
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Point Break | |
| 17. | First screened between 1998 and 2006, which TV sitcom could have been titled 'Truman and Adler'? |
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Will & Grace (William Truman and Grace Adler) | |
| 18. | The 1980 Martin Scorsese film Raging Bull is a biography of what boxer? |
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Jake LaMotta (played by Robert De Niro) | |
| 19. | The leader of Electric Mayhem, the house band on The Muppet Show, what is the name of this Jim Henson character? |
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Dr Teeth | |
| 20. | Knox Léon and Vivienne Marcheline are twins born to what American actress in July 2008? |
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Angelina Jolie | |
| 21. | In the 2009 film Avatar, what was the name of the Earth-like moon inhabited by the Na'vi people? |
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Pandora | |
| 22. | What well known TV personality was born Lawrence Harvey Zeiger in 1933? |
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Larry King | |
| 23. | Mark Labbett features in the British, Australian and U.S. versions of what TV show? |
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The Chase ("The Beast") | |
| 24. | Complete the title of this 1993 Mel Brooks film: Robin Hood: ____ ____ ____. |
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Men in Tights | |
| 25. | Who starred as Steve Biko in the 1987 drama film Cry Freedom? |
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Denzel Washington | |
| 26. | In the 1994 film Immortal Beloved, actor Gary Oldman plays what famous composer? |
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Ludwig van Beethoven | |
| 27. | Los Pollos Hermanos is a fictional fast food restaurant franchise, first featured in what TV series? |
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Breaking Bad (Spanish for The Chicken Brothers - also later in Better Call Saul) | |
| 28. | In the Pirates of the Caribbean film series, what is the name of Jack Sparrow's ship? |
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Black Pearl | |
| 29. | What was the surname of the police officer in the 1960s cartoon series Top Cat? |
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Dibble (Officer Charlie Dibble, voiced by Allen Jenkins) | |
| 30. | With more than 42 million copies sold worldwide, which 1992 film has the best-selling soundtrack of all time? |
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The Bodyguard | |
| 31. | Which fictional island is home to King Kong? |
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Skull Island | |
| 32. | 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 | |
| 33. | What 1973 comedy-drama film included Madeline Kahn, Randy Quaid and Ryan O'Neal? |
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Paper Moon | |
| 34. | Name this 1979 film and the actor in the title role speaking.
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Life of Brian - Graham Chapman (& Michael Palin) | |
| 35. | Airman Douglas Bader overcame the loss of both legs to become a successful RAF fighter pilot during World War II. In what 1956 film is he portrayed by Kenneth More? |
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Reach for the Sky | |
| 36. | Played by Sally Kellerman on film and Loretta Swit on TV, what is the first and last name of the M*A*S*H character nicknamed "Hot Lips"? |
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Margaret Houlihan | |
| 37. | In the British comedy TV quiz show QI, what does QI stand for? |
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Quite Interesting | |
| 38. | The 1964 film Shot in the Dark is the second film to feature what fictional detective? |
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Inspector Clouseau (Peter Sellers) | |
| 39. | What Oscar winning actress played Stella Bridger in the 2003 remake of The Italian Job? |
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Charlize Theron | |
| 40. | Numbers 2 and 8 in this week's picture round play key roles in what 1983 comedy film? |
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Trading Places (as Randolph and Mortimer Duke) | |
| 41. | What 1988 film, starring Kevin Costner and Susan Sarandon, depicts the players and fans of a minor-league baseball team in North Carolina? |
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Bull Durham | |
| 42. | Who stars as Frank Morris, a hardened con with a history of prison breaks, in the 1979 film Escape from Alcatraz? |
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Clint Eastwood | |
| 43. | Who won a record four Academy Awards for Best Director for the films The Informer (1935), Stagecoach (1939), The Grapes of Wrath (1940), and The Quiet Man (1952)? |
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John Ford | |
| 44. | What 1972 film features the song Dueling Banjos? |
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Deliverance | |
| 45. | Richard O'Brien, Ed Tudor-Pole, Stephen Merchant, and Richard Ayoade have all hosted what British TV game show? |
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The Crystal Maze | |
| 46. | In the vast majority of appearances, what colour is Donald Duck's bow tie? |
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Red | |
| 47. | What 1971 film, directed by and starring Clint Eastwood, introduced Roberta Flack's version of The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face? |
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Play Misty for Me | |
| 48. | Name the movie star brothers who appeared together in the 1997 film Good Will Hunting. |
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Ben and Casey Affleck | |
| 49. | What fictional character has been played on film by both Rex Harrison and Eddie Murphy? |
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Doctor Dolittle | |
| 50. | What was the name of Robert De Niro's character in the 1976 film Taxi Driver? |
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Travis Bickle | |
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