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| 1. | With over 96 million subscribers, by what name is Swedish YouTuber Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg better known? |
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PewDiePie | |
| 2. | How many EON Productions James Bond films star Sean Connery? |
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6 (Dr. No (1962), From Russia with Love (1963), Goldfinger (1964), Thunderball (1965), You Only Live Twice (1967) and Diamonds are Forever (1971) - plus the non-EON production Never Say Never Again (1983)) | |
| 3. | Who plays Detective Demosthenes "Curly" Stavros in the 1970s TV series Kojak? |
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George Savalas | |
| 4. | In the 1942 Disney film, what is the name of the eager and energetic rabbit who helps Bambi to walk and speak? |
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Thumper | |
| 5. | What American glamour model was born Tara Leigh Patrick on 20th April 1972? |
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Carmen Electra | |
| 6. | First aired in 2019, what TV series follows the lives of the students, staff and parents of the fictional Moordale Secondary School? |
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Sex Education | |
| 7. | Despite only being on-screen for eight minutes, who won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in the 1998 film Shakespeare in Love? |
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Dame Judi Dench (as Elizabeth I of England) | |
| 8. | What animation studio was founded in 1994 by Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg, and David Geffen? |
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DreamWorks | |
| 9. | As portrayed in the 2015 biographical film Spotlight, what newspaper do the Spotlight team work for? |
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The Boston Globe | |
| 10. | 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 | |
| 11. | What two actors starred in the TV documentary series Long Way Round (2004) and Long Way Down (2007)? |
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Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman | |
| 12. | The TV series M*A*S*H is set during what war? |
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Korean War | |
| 13. | Who played the title role in the 1995 film Nixon? |
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Anthony Hopkins | |
| 14. | In which 2008 film does Amanda Seyfried play Meryl Streep's daughter? |
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Mamma Mia! | |
| 15. | Who plays Bond girl Strawberry Fields in the 2008 film Quantum of Solace? |
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Gemma Arterton | |
| 16. | Name this TV series from the 1970s.
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Kung Fu (1972-1975) | |
| 17. | Screenwriter and producer Rod Serling is probably best known for creating and presenting what anthology TV series, first aired between 1959 and 1964? |
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The Twilight Zone | |
| 18. | In TV and film, who worked for the Townsend Agency? |
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Charlie's Angels | |
| 19. | What 1957 American anti-war film directed by Stanley Kubrick stars Kirk Douglas as Colonel Dax, the commanding officer of French soldiers who refuse to continue a suicidal attack? |
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Paths of Glory | |
| 20. | What 2004 stage musical comedy includes the songs Fisch Schlapping Song, Find Your Grail, and His Name Is Lancelot? |
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Spamalot | |
| 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. | The filmography of what actress includes Scarface (1983), Batman Returns (1992), and Murder on the Orient Express (2017)? |
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Michelle Pfeiffer | |
| 23. | Name the Australian comedian whose alter egos are Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson? |
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Barry Humphries | |
| 24. | In what animated Christmas film does Tom Hanks play 6 different characters? |
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The Polar Express (Hero Boy (adult voice), Hero Boy's father, Conductor, Hobo, Santa Claus, and Ebenezer Scrooge puppet ) | |
| 25. | In the BBC motoring television show Top Gear, what is the name of the faceless racing driver who sets the lap times for cars tested in the show? |
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The Stig | |
| 26. | First aired in 1978, what American TV sitcom followed the misadventures of the staff at a struggling radio station in Ohio? |
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WKRP in Cincinnati | |
| 27. | What Academy Award-winning 2017 film is often promoted with this image? |
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The Shape of Water (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Production Design, and Best Original Score) | |
| 28. | Who plays the title role in the 1970 film Patton? |
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George C. Scott | |
| 29. | Between Two Ferns is an online comedy talk show, and 2019 film, produced and hosted by what actor and comedian? |
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Zach Galifianakis | |
| 30. | What 2014 Wes Anderson film stars Ralph Fiennes as Monsieur Gustave H.? |
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The Grand Budapest Hotel | |
| 31. | What Scottish actor, writer and director is the twelfth and current actor to play the title role in the long-running BBC sci-fi series Doctor Who? |
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Peter Capaldi | |
| 32. | Set in Georgia in the 1930s, what 1982 Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Alice Walker was adapted into a 1985 Steven Spielberg film of the same name? |
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The Color Purple | |
| 33. | Who played Captain Georg von Trapp in The Sound of Music? |
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Christopher Plummer | |
| 34. | What is the name of this dim-witted interviewer and commentator played by Diane Morgan, introduced on Charlie Brooker's Weekly Wipe (2013-2015) and followed with a collection of stand-alone mockumentary series? |
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Philomena Cunk | |
| 35. | What 1988 comedy-drama film features an antique fortune-teller machine called Zoltar? |
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Big | |
| 36. | What Cole Porter musical, later adapted into a 1953 film, was inspired by William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew and includes songs such as Wunderbar and I Hate Men? |
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Kiss Me Kate | |
| 37. | Who played He-Man in the 1987 film Masters of the Universe? |
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Dolph Lundgren | |
| 38. | 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 | |
| 39. | What was the Lone Ranger's white stallion called? |
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Silver | |
| 40. | Who plays the title role in the 2018 TV series Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan? |
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John Krasinski | |
| 41. | Who holds the record for having won the most Academy Awards? |
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Walt Disney (26) | |
| 42. | What 1977 Burt Reynolds film features a Bassett Hound named Fred? |
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Smokey and the Bandit (Cledus "Snowman" Snow's dog) | |
| 43. | The 1978 film Midnight Express was loosely based on the real-life story of Billy Hayes, a college student who served time in (and later escaped from) a prison in what country? |
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Turkey | |
| 44. | Who stars as German fighter pilot Leutnant Bruno Stachel in the 1966 World War I film The Blue Max? |
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George Peppard | |
| 45. | Who plays Dr. John Watson in the 2009 film Sherlock Holmes and its 2011 sequel Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows? |
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Jude Law | |
| 46. | Who played the title role in the 1998 film Stepmom? |
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Julia Roberts | |
| 47. | Who played Mikael Blomkvist in the 2011 English language adaptation of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo? |
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Daniel Craig | |
| 48. | Who won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her title role in the 1940 film Kitty Foyle? |
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Ginger Rogers | |
| 49. | In Thunderbirds, what is the vehicle registration ID of Lady Penelope's pink Rolls-Royce? |
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FAB 1 | |
| 50. | What is the full name of the character played by Patrick Duffy in Dallas? |
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Bobby Ewing | |
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