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| 1. | What is the name of the fast food restaurant in which SpongeBob SquarePants works as the fry cook? |
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The Krusty Krab | |
| 2. | Name this 1981 film and the actor speaking at the end of the clip.
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Arthur - John Gielgud | |
| 3. | Between 1957 and 1962, who played the title role in the TV Western Maverick? |
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James Garner | |
| 4. | What was the surname of Clint Eastwood's title character in the Dirty Harry films? |
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Callahan | |
| 5. | Who played the title role in the 1977 Woody Allen film Annie Hall? |
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Diane Keaton | |
| 6. | What 1960s animated TV series included Sergeant Blast and Private Meekly in the Army Surplus Special? |
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Wacky Races | |
| 7. | 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 | |
| 8. | What is the nickname of the ship's computer in the 1979 film Alien? |
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Mother (Model MU/TH/UR 6000) | |
| 9. | Who played the toymaker in the 1968 film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang? |
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Benny Hill | |
| 10. | What is the first name of the boy who owns the toys in Toy Story? |
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Andy | |
| 11. | Who played the title role in the Kill Bill films? |
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David Carradine | |
| 12. | Name this film and its year of release.
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The Terminal - 2004 | |
| 13. | What 1980 film features Bill Murray as Carl Spackler and his famously improvised "Cinderella story" scene? |
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Caddyshack | |
| 14. | Fill in the blanks: Dirty Harry (1971) _____ _____ (1973) The Enforcer (1976) _____ _____ (1983) The Dead Pool (1988) |
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Magnum Force, Sudden Impact | |
| 15. | On 22nd March 2228, Riverside in Iowa will become the birthplace of what sci-fi hero? |
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Captain James T. Kirk | |
| 16. | What 1975 film stars the characters of "R.P." McMurphy, Nurse Ratched, and Dale Harding? |
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, and William Redfield) | |
| 17. | The Countess who marries James Bond; who plays Tracy di Vicenzo in the 1969 film On Her Majesty's Secret Service? |
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Diana Rigg | |
| 18. | Who is the only woman of colour to have won an Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role? |
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Halle Berry (Monster's Ball - 2001) | |
| 19. | Originally aired from 1964 until 1966, name this TV series.
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The Munsters | |
| 20. | What 1980s TV series featured the rather annoying robot, Twiki? |
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Buck Rogers in the 25th Century | |
| 21. | Name this TV series from the 1980s.
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Airwolf (1984-1987) | |
| 22. | What TV series, produced in both British and American versions between 2006 and 2009, stars the character of modern-day police detective Sam Tyler who wakes up in 1973 after being involved in a road accident? |
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Life on Mars (The title is a reference to David Bowie's 1973 single Life on Mars, with its lyrics of 'Take a look at the law man, beating up the wrong guy') | |
| 23. | First aired between 2012 and 2023, what British TV series is a prequel to the long-running Inspector Morse? |
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Endeavour | |
| 24. | Who stars as Detective Mac Taylor in the TV series CSI: New York? |
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Gary Sinise | |
| 25. | Who stars in the title role of the 1992 film Chaplin? |
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Robert Downey Jr. | |
| 26. | In what city is the 1988 film Die Hard set? |
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Los Angeles | |
| 27. | In what Australian soap did Naomi Watts play the handicapped Julie Gibson in 1991? |
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Home and Away | |
| 28. | Thieves disguised as police officers are ripping off London's biggest criminals, much to the consternation of both the law and the crooks. Name that 1963 film starring Peter Sellers, Bernard Cribbins, Lionel Jeffries, and Nanette Newman. |
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The Wrong Arm of the Law | |
| 29. | What 2016 film stars Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner as a linguist and physicist enlisted by the U.S. Army to discover why aliens have landed on Earth? |
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Arrival | |
| 30. | Who plays Phileas Fogg in the 2004 film version of Around the World in 80 Days? |
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Steve Coogan | |
| 31. | What Castilian knight was portrayed by Charlton Heston in a 1961 film of the same name? |
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El Cid (Don Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar) | |
| 32. | Name any four of the eight actors in the title role of the 2018 film Ocean's 8. |
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Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway, Mindy Kaling, Sarah Paulson, Rihanna, Helena Bonham Carter, Awkwafina | |
| 33. | What 1981 drama film stars Mark Lee and Mel Gibson as two Australian sprinters facing the brutal realities of the First World War? |
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Gallipoli | |
| 34. | What was the name of the strip club owned and operated by Silvio Dante (Steven Van Zandt) in the TV series The Sopranos? |
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Bada Bing! | |
| 35. | Ollie Locke, "Binky" Felstead, Mark-Francis Vandelli, Louise Thompson, Jamie Laing, and "Toff" Toffolo are among past and present cast members of what British reality TV series? |
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Made in Chelsea | |
| 36. | What American actor and producer was born Thomas Mapother IV on 3rd July 1962? |
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Tom Cruise | |
| 37. | Originally aired from 1984 to 1992, what sitcom stars Tony Danza as Tony Micelli, a former MLB player turned live-in housekeeper, and introduces Alyssa Milano as his daughter Samantha? |
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Who's the Boss | |
| 38. | Who played Tom Hanks' lover in the 1993 film Philadelphia? |
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Antonio Banderas (as Miguel Álvarez) | |
| 39. | In the 1992 film Wayne's World, to what rock star do Wayne and Garth say, "We're not worthy"? |
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Alice Cooper | |
| 40. | Who plays the title role in the 1998 film The Horse Whisperer? |
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Robert Redford | |
| 41. | First aired between 2005 and 2017, what TV series stars Emily Deschanel as Dr. Temperance Brennan, Ph.D.? |
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Bones | |
| 42. | Season 3, Episode 6: "Christmas Special". Name this TV series. |
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30 Rock | |
| 43. | What English actor plays chief engineer Montgomery "Scotty" Scott in the Star Trek reboot (2009) and its sequels, Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) and Star Trek Beyond (2016)? |
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Simon Pegg | |
| 44. | How many James Bond films did Timothy Dalton star in? |
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2 (The Living Daylights and Licence to Kill) | |
| 45. | Who played the lead role as Commander James Ferraday, USN, in the 1968 film Ice Station Zebra? |
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Rock Hudson | |
| 46. | Complete the name of this 1954 Dylan Thomas play: |
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Milk Wood | |
| 47. | Who plays the title role in the 1966 spy-fi comedy film Our Man Flint? |
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James Coburn | |
| 48. | What seasonal song plays at the end of the 1988 film Die Hard? |
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Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! (Vince Monroe) | |
| 49. | What original 1960s Canadian TV show starred a German shepherd called London? |
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The Littlest Hobo | |
| 50. | 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 | |
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