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| 1. | Complete the 1985 film title Police Academy 2: |
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Their First Assignment | |
| 2. | In The Muppet Show, what is the name of Dr. Bunsen Honeydew's very nervous and long-suffering assistant? |
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Beaker | |
| 3. | Both starring Paul Newman as 'Fast' Eddie Felson, name the 1986 sequel to the 1961 film The Hustler. |
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The Color of Money | |
| 4. | What was the name of the character played by Ted Danson in Cheers? |
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Sam Malone ("Mayday") | |
| 5. | How many siblings are there in the 1970s TV series The Partridge Family? |
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5 (Keith, Laurie, Danny, Chris, Tracy) | |
| 6. | First aired between 1971 and 1972, what British television series stars Peter Wyngarde as the eponymous character? |
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Jason King | |
| 7. | Which 1973 film saw Steve McQueen in the role of prison escapee Henri Charrière? |
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Papillon | |
| 8. | Who directed the 1974 spoof western Blazing Saddles? |
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Mel Brooks | |
| 9. | 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 | |
| 10. | In the 1974 film Blazing Saddles, what is the surname of every resident in the all-white town of Rock Ridge? |
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Johnson | |
| 11. | "Don't mess with the bull, young man. You’ll get the horns" is a memorable line from what 1985 film? |
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The Breakfast Club (Paul Gleason as Richard "Dick" Vernon) | |
| 12. | Which city is the location of the long running TV series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation? |
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Las Vegas | |
| 13. | What silent screen star played an ageing, forgotten silent screen star in Billy Wilder's 1950 classic Sunset Boulevard? |
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Gloria Swanson | |
| 14. | Name this 2008 film and the actor in the title role speaking at the end.
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Hancock - Will Smith (& Jason Bateman) | |
| 15. | In 2005, for what role was Jamie Foxx awarded Best Actor at the Academy Awards? |
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Ray Charles (Ray - 2004) | |
| 16. | Name this 1970s TV series.
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The Streets of San Francisco | |
| 17. | On stage and screen, this character has been given many names, including Eric Matthews, Erik Destler, and Erique Claudin. By what name is this disfigured genius better known? |
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The Phantom of the Opera | |
| 18. | What is the name of the fictitious prison in the 1970s British sitcom Porridge? |
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Slade | |
| 19. | What 1968 film was loosely based on a 1964 children's novel by James Bond creator Ian Fleming? |
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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang | |
| 20. | What is the name of the character voiced by Tom Hanks in the Toy Story film series? |
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Woody (Woody Pride) | |
| 21. | What actor was stuck between Goldie Hawn and Meryl Streep in the 1992 film Death Becomes Her? |
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Bruce Willis | |
| 22. | In 1987, Brad Pitt played a character called Randy in four episodes of what TV soap opera? |
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Dallas | |
| 23. | In a 1970s British TV sitcom, what character is driven to bizarre behaviour by the pointlessness of his job at Sunshine Desserts? |
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Reginald Perrin (The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin - Leonard Rossiter) | |
| 24. | Who played the title role in the 2010 remake of Universal's classic The Wolfman? |
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Benicio del Toro | |
| 25. | First aired from 1979 to 1982, who played the title roles in the British sci-fi TV series Sapphire & Steel? |
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Joanna Lumley and David McCallum | |
| 26. | Who played Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation? |
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Patrick Stewart | |
| 27. | Who play the title roles in the 1989 action comedy film Tango & Cash? |
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Sylvester Stallone & Kurt Russell | |
| 28. | Adjusting for inflation, what 1962 epic is the most expensive film ever made in black-and-white? |
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The Longest Day ($10 million - Schindler's List cost $22 million in 1993) | |
| 29. | Which famous comedy sketch features a "Norwegian Blue"? |
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Dead Parrot Sketch (Monty Python) | |
| 30. | Lasting 5 seasons between 1981 and 1986, what TV series starred Lee Majors as Colt Seavers? |
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The Fall Guy | |
| 31. | What three words complete the title of the 2017 film |
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The Last Jedi | |
| 32. | In which 1997 film did John Malkovich play the villainous role of Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom? |
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Con Air | |
| 33. | Who played planet designer Slartibartfast in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005), Davy Jones in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (2007), and optimist Douglas Ainslie in The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2012)? |
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Bill Nighy | |
| 34. | What is the surname of the character played by Richard Attenborough in The Great Escape? |
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Bartlett (Sqn. Ldr. Roger Bartlett, "Big X") | |
| 35. | What British film was to be Richard Burton's last acting role? |
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Nineteen Eighty-Four / 1984 | |
| 36. | Name the three films in the 1990s in which Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks star together. |
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Joe Versus the Volcano (1990), Sleepless in Seattle (1993) and You've Got Mail (1998) | |
| 37. | What is the name of this Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies character? |
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Foghorn Leghorn | |
| 38. | What were the surnames of "Sonny" and "Rico" in the 1980s TV series Miami Vice? |
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Crockett and Tubbs (played by Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas) | |
| 39. | Name this cartoon duo who first appeared on TV in 1959. |
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Rocky and Bullwinkle | |
| 40. | What Taiwanese film director won Academy Awards for Best Director for Brokeback Mountain (2005), and Life of Pi (2012)? |
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Ang Lee | |
| 41. | Who played a blind ex-serviceman in the 1992 film Scent of a Woman? |
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Al Pacino | |
| 42. | What is the name of the fictional island resort on which the 1975 film Jaws is set? |
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Amity Island (actually filmed in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts) | |
| 43. | Originally aired between 1977 and 1982, what TV series stars Ed Asner in the title role as city editor of the fictional Los Angeles Tribune daily newspaper? |
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Lou Grant | |
| 44. | What 1980s British TV series starred Michael Brandon and Glynis Barber in the roles of the title characters? |
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Dempsey and Makepeace | |
| 45. | Name this TV series from the late 1980s.
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Moonlighting (1985-1989) | |
| 46. | Who played the title role in the 1992 biographical drama film Malcolm X? |
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Denzel Washington | |
| 47. | The numbers 4, 8, 15, 16, 23 and 42 frequently recurred in what long-running TV series? |
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Lost | |
| 48. | Joyce Byers and Jim Hopper are the main adult characters in what Netflix TV series? |
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Stranger Things (Winona Ryder & David Harbour) | |
| 49. | Ted, Robin, Barney, Lily, and Marshall are the lead characters in what American TV sitcom, first aired between 2005 and 2014? |
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How I Met Your Mother | |
| 50. | According to the title of a 2018 American animated comedy film sequel, what does Ralph do? |
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Breaks the Internet | |
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