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| 1. | What breed of dog is Peanuts character Snoopy? |
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Beagle | |
| 2. | What is the name of Scooby Doo's annoying nephew? |
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Scrappy Doo | |
| 3. | The name of what Star Trek character is derived from the Swahili word for freedom? |
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Uhura (Swahili: uhuru) | |
| 4. | Which of these six actors was oldest when they first appeared on-screen in the role of Batman? Adam West, Michael Keating, Val Kilmer, George Clooney, Christian Bale, or Ben Affleck? |
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Ben Affleck (37, 37, 35, 36, 31, 43) | |
| 5. | 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 | |
| 6. | In the 2021 James Bond film No Time To Die, who plays the facially disfigured terrorist and scientist Lyutsifer Safin? |
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Rami Malek | |
| 7. | Who starred as Eliza Doolittle in the 1964 film musical My Fair Lady? |
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Audrey Hepburn | |
| 8. | Who had a golden palomino called Trigger, and a German Shepherd called Bullet? |
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Roy Rogers (his horse and dog) | |
| 9. | In which 1997 film did John Malkovich play the villainous role of Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom? |
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Con Air | |
| 10. | What Hollywood actress, born in February 1917, has been married 9 times? |
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Zsa Zsa Gábor | |
| 11. | What rapper and actor was born Cordozar Calvin Broadus, Jr. in Long Beach, California on 20th October 1971? |
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Snoop Dogg | |
| 12. | What 2001 comedy film was followed by a 2004 sequel subtitled Royal Engagement? |
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The Princess Diaries | |
| 13. | Born Eugene Maurice Orowitz in Forest Hills, New York, on 31st October 1936, he is most remembered for his roles in Bonanza and Little House on the Prairie. By what name was he better known? |
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Michael Landon | |
| 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. | First aired between 1996 and 2001, what American TV sitcom stars the characters Dick, Sally, Harry, and Tommy Solomon? |
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3rd Rock from the Sun (John Lithgow, Kristen Johnston, French Stewart, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt) | |
| 16. | Portrayed by Peter Weller, what is the surname of the Detroit police officer who is transformed into the title character in the 1987 film RoboCop? |
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Murphy (Alexander James "Alex" Murphy) | |
| 17. | In what 1976 film does David Bowie play a humanoid alien called Thomas Jerome Newton? |
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The Man Who Fell to Earth | |
| 18. | What 1999 film features a mouse called Mr. Jingles? |
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The Green Mile | |
| 19. | Who plays Captain Kirk in the films Star Trek and Star Trek: Into Darkness? |
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Chris Pine | |
| 20. | Featuring the Academy Award-winning song Que Será, Será (Whatever Will Be, Will Be), Doris Day co-starred with James Stewart in what 1956 Alfred Hitchcock suspense thriller? |
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The Man Who Knew Too Much | |
| 21. | "I coulda' had class. I coulda' been a contender. I could've been somebody". Name the actor and the 1954 film. |
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Marlon Brando|On the Waterfront | |
| 22. | 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 | |
| 23. | What is the title of the 1968 film starring Peter O'Toole as Henry II and Katharine Hepburn in an Oscar winning role as Eleanor of Aquitaine? |
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The Lion in Winter | |
| 24. | Spanning seven seasons between 1991 and 2006, what British TV series starred the character of DCI Jane Tennyson? |
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Prime Suspect (Helen Mirren) | |
| 25. | What multilingual science fiction TV series, first streamed in November 2022, follows a group of European emigrants travelling from Southampton on a steamship named Kerberos to start new lives in New York City? |
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1899 | |
| 26. | What was the name of the ranch in the long-running TV series Bonanza? |
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Ponderosa (1959-1973) | |
| 27. | In what 1988 Western does Emilio Estevez play Billy the Kid? |
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Young Guns | |
| 28. | What singer voices Shira in the films Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012)and Ice Age: Collision Course (2016)? |
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Jennifer Lopez | |
| 29. | What was English businessman Eric Morley famous for founding in 1951? |
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Miss World | |
| 30. | What is the title of Episode VIII in the Star Wars film series? |
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The Last Jedi | |
| 31. | What 2009 film has this as its title music?
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Sherlock Holmes (Hans Zimmer - Discombobulate) | |
| 32. | What make of vintage car did John Steed nearly always drive in the original 1960s TV series The Avengers? |
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Bentley | |
| 33. | The Andrea Gail is the ill-fated boat in what 2000 Hollywood film? |
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The Perfect Storm | |
| 34. | What 1975 film stars the characters of Martin Brody, Matt Hooper, and Quint? |
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Jaws | |
| 35. | Now a Hollywood superstar, whose humble beginnings included playing Booker Brooks, Roseanne's supervisor, in the sitcom Roseanne between 1988 and 1991? |
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George Clooney | |
| 36. | Who plays Sam Carmichael, the one true love of Donna (Meryl Streep), in the 2008 film Mamma Mia!? |
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Pierce Brosnan | |
| 37. | First aired between 1996 and 2001, what BBC TV series starred the character of Father Frank MacAnally? |
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Ballykissangel (played by Niall Tóibín) | |
| 38. | In what 1996 film does Renée Zellweger say the iconic line "You had me at hello"? |
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Jerry Maguire | |
| 39. | What is the birth name of actor and former professional wrestler "The Rock"? |
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Dwayne Johnson | |
| 40. | Who is the primary commander of the Earth-orbiting space station Thunderbird 5? |
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John Tracy | |
| 41. | What 1993 film features the characters of Alan Grant, Ellie Sattler, Ian Malcolm, and John Hammond? |
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Jurassic Park (Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, and Richard Attenborough) | |
| 42. | First aired in 1974, what American sitcom included the characters Potsie Weber and Ralph Malph? |
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Happy Days | |
| 43. | Originally aired from 2009 to 2013, The Cleveland Show is a spin-off of what other animated TV series? |
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Family Guy | |
| 44. | James Earl Jones performed the voice of Darth Vader. What English actor physically portrayed the character? |
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David Prowse | |
| 45. | What screen detective made Swedish actor Warner Oland famous in the 1930s? |
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Charlie Chan | |
| 46. | Promoted as "The Next Overnight Sensations", Maxwell Caulfield and Michelle Pfeiffer starred in a 1982 film and sequel to a 1978 box office hit. A critical and commercial disaster, what was its title? |
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Grease 2 | |
| 47. | What was the name of George Bernard Shaw's 1912 play, later adapted into film as My Fair Lady? |
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Pygmalion | |
| 48. | Portrayed by Christopher Lloyd in Back to the Future, what is Doc Brown's first name? |
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Emmett | |
| 49. | What TV detective owns a Basset Hound called "Dog"? |
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Columbo | |
| 50. | A satirical comedy programme on the BBC from 1962 to 1963 and on NBC from 1964 to 1965, what TV series was often abbreviated as TW3? |
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That Was The Week That Was | |
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