MOVIE QUIZ NO. 70
Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2009 1:29 pm1 Which eponymous duo of a 1991 film had the surnames of Dickenson and Sawyer?
THELMA AND LOUISE
2 Which two real life authors had cameo appearances in Bridget Jones’s Diary?
SALMAN RUSHDIE AND JEFFERY ARCHER
3 Twice filmed, Charlie Croker is the lead character in which heist movie?
THE ITALIAN JOB
4 Which movie villain did film director Wes Craven claim that he named after a boy that bullied him at school?
FREDDY KRUGER
5 Which mathematical term coined in the 19th century by Arthur Cayley is also the title of a film starring Keanu Reeves?
THE MATRIX
6 Who wrote the songs for the film musical Oliver?
LIONEL BART
7 Which character was played by William Boyd in over 60 films?
HOPALONG CASSIDY
8 Which 1972 film witnessed the deaths of Gene Hackman and Shelley Winters?
THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE
9 Which 2006 animated sequel is sub-titled The Meltdown?
ICE AGE 2
10 Which film saw Woody Harrelson and Bill Murray scoring strikes?
KINGPIN
11 Who won an Oscar in 1981 two years after his daughter?
HENRY FONDA
12 Which 1987 film saw Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep playing a pair of vagrants?
IRONWEED
13 Who won a Best Director Oscar for Silence of the Lambs?
JONATHON DEMME
14 Which Oscar winning film of the 1980s was directed by Hugh Hudson?
CHARIOTS OF FIRE
15 When Miles O’Keefe played Tarzan, who played Jane?
BO DEREK
16 Which star of the film How to Make an American Quilt was arrested for shop lifting in 2002?
WINONIA RYDER
17 Which Oscar winning actor married his long time girlfriend Danielle Spencer in 2003?
RUSSELL CROWE
18 Who played the role of Guinevere in the 2004 film King Arthur?
KERIA KNIGHTLY
19 Which 1996 film saw Madonna make 85 costume changes?
EVITA
20 Which mother and daughter connect the films, The Singing Nun and The Empire Strikes Back?
CARRIE FISHER AND DEBBIE REYNOLDS
21 Who married Kate Capshaw in 1991?
STEPHEN SPIELBERG
22 Which film studio produced The Wizard of Oz?
MGM
23 Who did Bridget Fonda play in the film Scandal?
MANDY RICE DAVIS
24 Which movie star has married Patricia, Lisa Marie and Alice?
NICOLAS CAGE
25 Which film earned Michael Douglas his first Best Actor Oscar?
WALL STREET
26 Which film star became Lady Haden Guest upon her marriage?
JAMIE LEE CURTIS
27 Who played the wife of Joaquin Phoenix in Walk the Line?
REECE WITHERSPOON
28 Who was played by Brian Doyle Murray in the film JFK?
JACK RUBY
29 Which 1999 film starring Mel Gibson was a remake of the 1967 thriller Point Blank starring Lee Marvin?
PAYBACK
30 Who played the leading lady of Mel Gibson in the film Bird on a Wire?
GOLDIE HAWN
31 Which famous Harlem nightclub provided the setting of a 1984 film starring Richard Gere?
THE COTTON CLUB
32 In which film did Richard Gere play the role of Ike Graham?
RUNAWAY BRIDE
33 On film which actress delivered the line, “I don’t think we’re in Kansas anymore”?
JUDY GARLAND
34 In which Hitchcock thriller was James Stewart afraid of heights?
VERTIGO
35 In which 1995 film did Sandra Bullock play a computer nerd?
THE NET
36 Which character has been played on film by Sting, Kenneth Branagh and Peter Cushing?
VICTOR FRANKENSTEIN
37 Which films impressive cast list included Dunaway, Newman, Holden, Wagner and McQueen?
THE TOWERING INFERNO
38 In which country was the lead character in the film Midnight Express imprisoned?
TURKEY
39 Which musical features the song, I Love You Samantha?
HIGH SOCIETY
40 Which was the only Carry On film to feature a country in the title?
CARRY ON ENGLAND
THELMA AND LOUISE
2 Which two real life authors had cameo appearances in Bridget Jones’s Diary?
SALMAN RUSHDIE AND JEFFERY ARCHER
3 Twice filmed, Charlie Croker is the lead character in which heist movie?
THE ITALIAN JOB
4 Which movie villain did film director Wes Craven claim that he named after a boy that bullied him at school?
FREDDY KRUGER
5 Which mathematical term coined in the 19th century by Arthur Cayley is also the title of a film starring Keanu Reeves?
THE MATRIX
6 Who wrote the songs for the film musical Oliver?
LIONEL BART
7 Which character was played by William Boyd in over 60 films?
HOPALONG CASSIDY
8 Which 1972 film witnessed the deaths of Gene Hackman and Shelley Winters?
THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE
9 Which 2006 animated sequel is sub-titled The Meltdown?
ICE AGE 2
10 Which film saw Woody Harrelson and Bill Murray scoring strikes?
KINGPIN
11 Who won an Oscar in 1981 two years after his daughter?
HENRY FONDA
12 Which 1987 film saw Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep playing a pair of vagrants?
IRONWEED
13 Who won a Best Director Oscar for Silence of the Lambs?
JONATHON DEMME
14 Which Oscar winning film of the 1980s was directed by Hugh Hudson?
CHARIOTS OF FIRE
15 When Miles O’Keefe played Tarzan, who played Jane?
BO DEREK
16 Which star of the film How to Make an American Quilt was arrested for shop lifting in 2002?
WINONIA RYDER
17 Which Oscar winning actor married his long time girlfriend Danielle Spencer in 2003?
RUSSELL CROWE
18 Who played the role of Guinevere in the 2004 film King Arthur?
KERIA KNIGHTLY
19 Which 1996 film saw Madonna make 85 costume changes?
EVITA
20 Which mother and daughter connect the films, The Singing Nun and The Empire Strikes Back?
CARRIE FISHER AND DEBBIE REYNOLDS
21 Who married Kate Capshaw in 1991?
STEPHEN SPIELBERG
22 Which film studio produced The Wizard of Oz?
MGM
23 Who did Bridget Fonda play in the film Scandal?
MANDY RICE DAVIS
24 Which movie star has married Patricia, Lisa Marie and Alice?
NICOLAS CAGE
25 Which film earned Michael Douglas his first Best Actor Oscar?
WALL STREET
26 Which film star became Lady Haden Guest upon her marriage?
JAMIE LEE CURTIS
27 Who played the wife of Joaquin Phoenix in Walk the Line?
REECE WITHERSPOON
28 Who was played by Brian Doyle Murray in the film JFK?
JACK RUBY
29 Which 1999 film starring Mel Gibson was a remake of the 1967 thriller Point Blank starring Lee Marvin?
PAYBACK
30 Who played the leading lady of Mel Gibson in the film Bird on a Wire?
GOLDIE HAWN
31 Which famous Harlem nightclub provided the setting of a 1984 film starring Richard Gere?
THE COTTON CLUB
32 In which film did Richard Gere play the role of Ike Graham?
RUNAWAY BRIDE
33 On film which actress delivered the line, “I don’t think we’re in Kansas anymore”?
JUDY GARLAND
34 In which Hitchcock thriller was James Stewart afraid of heights?
VERTIGO
35 In which 1995 film did Sandra Bullock play a computer nerd?
THE NET
36 Which character has been played on film by Sting, Kenneth Branagh and Peter Cushing?
VICTOR FRANKENSTEIN
37 Which films impressive cast list included Dunaway, Newman, Holden, Wagner and McQueen?
THE TOWERING INFERNO
38 In which country was the lead character in the film Midnight Express imprisoned?
TURKEY
39 Which musical features the song, I Love You Samantha?
HIGH SOCIETY
40 Which was the only Carry On film to feature a country in the title?
CARRY ON ENGLAND
