HUGE MOVIE AND MOVIESTAR QUIZ (CELEBRATING MY 150TH QUIZ)

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Q2 - Marilyn Monroe
Q28 - Abbott and Costello

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26 QUESTIONS STILL TO ANSWER

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74. Running Brave

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74. Running Brave

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1. Which filmstar's real name is Marion Morrison? JOHN WAYNE
2. Whose figure did Disney use as model for Tinkerbell? MARILYN MONROE
3. In the "Sound of Music", how many Von Trapp children are there? SEVEN
4. A movie written and starring Woddy Allen and a song by Welsh crooner Tom Jones. WHAT'S NEW PUSSYCAT
5. Basil Rathbone played which character of book and film fourteen times between 1936 and 1946? SHERLOCK HOLMES
6. Which pop singer starred in the film The Jazz Singer? NEIL DIAMOND
7. Which actress is the mother of Carrie Fisher? DEBBIE REYNOLDS
8. What make of cigarettes does James Bond smoke? DUNHILL
9. What is the Telly in Telly Savalas short for? ARISTOTLE
10. In the film "Fail Safe", who played the US President? HENRY FONDA
11. What is the name of Inspector Clouseau's manservant? KATO
12. Maurice Micklewhite is which movie legend's real name MICHAEL CAINE
13. What is name of Wilkes plantation in Gone with the Wind? 12 OAKS
14. What famous fountain features in the film Three Coins in the Fountain? TREVI
15. What Bond character has been most consistently played by the same person? MISS MONEYPENNY
16. Who was Ben Hur's rival in the Great Chariot Race? MESSALA
17. What film: Maximilian Schell, Melina Mercouri & Peter Ustinov as jewel thieves? TOPAKAPI
18. What Monty Python film was initially banned in Scotland? LIFE OF BRIAN
19. Which 20th Century dictator was an extra in the film The Eternal City? MUSSOLINI
20. Which tennis player appeared in Bond film Octopussy? VIJAY ARMITAJ
21. What film: Shirley Temple sang "The Good Ship Lollipop"? BRIGHT EYES
22. The first Lassie film was Lassie come home in 1942. On whose novel was the film based? ERIC KNIGHT
23. You've got to pick a pocket or two was a song from which popular British film of 1968? OLIVER TWIST
24. Born in 1928 this actor made his debut in Fighter Squadron (1948) . He later became known by the nickname ‘The baron of Beefcake’. Can you name him? ROCK HUDSON
25. Who was the male star of Blood and Sand, The Eagle and the Son of the Sheik? RUDOLPH VALENTINO
26. Which actor who starred in the films Spartacus and The Great Race published the novel, Kid Andrew Cooly and Julie Sparrow? TONY CURTIS
27. In which 1956 film did Elvis make his film debut? LOVE ME TENDER
28. Which duo's films included Buck Privates, In Society and The time of their Lives? ABBOTT AND COSTELLO
29. Who was known throughout the world as ‘The King of Comedy’? CHARLIE CHAPLIN
30. Name the pizza eating martial arts quartety who collectively cry ‘Cowabunga’ MUTANT NINJA TURTLES
31. Which actor stormed to stardom in the 1964 as the man with no name? CLINT EASTWOOD
32. "What unusual form of transport was used by ET and his friends to elude police in ET the extra terrestrial? A BIKE
33. Vhat was Bob Hoskins trade in Super Mario Bros? A PLUMBER
34. Who is the mother in The Addams Family? MORTICIA
35. Which 1985 film starred a delorean car? BACK TO THE FUTURE
36. Robin Williams starred in a film as an inspirational teacher. What was the name of the secret association set up by some of his pupils? DEAD POETS SOCIETY
37. In which film did Madonna appear as a sultry singer DICK TRACY
38. In which film did Robin Williams have to learn to fly and what was his character? HOOK / PETER PAN
39. What strange creature did the Avon lady discover? EDWARD SCISSORHANDS
40. In which 1990 film was Kevin accidentally abandoned by his parents? HOME ALONE
41. Who is Superman's alter ego and what is his girlfriends name? CLARKE KENT / LOIS LANE
42. Who played the part of James Bond in the original version of "Casino Royale"? DAVID NIVEN
43. Who played Hercule Poirot in the 1974 film "Murder on the Orient Express"? ALBERT FINNEY
44. Which was the last of the series of "Road to" films starring Bob Hope and Bing Crosby? HONG KONG
45. Who played the title role in the 1965 film "Dr Zhivago"? OMAR SHARIF
46. Which Rock group performed the score for the 1980 film "Flash Gorden"? QUEEN
47. Which actor played the part of Doctor Who in two films in the sixties? PETER CUSHING
48. Which actor played the Prime Minister of Freedonia Rufus T. Firefly, in a 1933 film? GROUCO MARX
49. Which famous French film director played the part of a scientist in the film "Close Encounters of the third kind"? FRANCOIS TRUFFAUT
50. Who played the part of Sam Spade in the 1941 film "The Maltese Falcon"? HUMPHREY BOGART
51. Which 1939 film starred a character called Dorothy and her dog, Toto? WIZARD OF OZ
52. Which actress starred in "Anna Christie" in 1930 and "Anna Karenina" in 1935? GRETA GARBO
53. In which Walt Disney classic would you find the three fairies Flora, Fauna and Merryweather? SLEEPING BEAUTY
54. Which English Comedian played the part of a sheriff in the 1985 western "Silverado"? JOHN CLEESE
55. Which actor played the title role in the film "The Absent Minded Professor"? FRED MC MURRAY
56. For which film was Peter Finch awarded an Oscar posthumously? NETWORK
57. Which actress played the part of Sally Bowles in the film "Cabaret"? LIZA MINELLI
58. Who played the part of Captain Queeg in the 1954 film "The Caine Mutiny"? HUMPHREY BOGART
59. Which 1983 film was a remake of "Thunderball"? NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN
60. What was the title of the million selling record first sung in the movie "Holiday Inn"? WHITE CHRISTMAS
61. Which film company boasted that they had 'more stars than there are in the heavens'? MGM
62. Which Walt Disney film was the first attempt to combine visual images with concert music? FANTASIA
63. Which film of 1960 did Arthur Miller write for his wife Marilyn Monroe who was a star of the film? THE MISFITS
64. What did the films Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, The Snake Pit and One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest have in common? THEY WERE ALL CONCERNED WITH INSANITY
65. Badger the Bull-terrier, Tao the Siamese cat and Luath a Labrador retriever were travelling companions in which Disney film? THE INCREDIBLE JOURNEY
66. What was the name of the film for which Henry Fonda achieved an Oscar, which was the final film before his death? ON GOLDEN POND
67. Which secret society was featured in the film The Godfather THE MAFIA
68. In which city did the action of the film The French Connection take place? NEW YORK
69. Whose music was used as the theme tune for the popular film The Sting? SCOTT JOPLIN
70. Which film of 1985 starring Edward Fox, Scott Glen and Barbara Carrera concerns an attempt to spring Rudolf Hess from Spandau Prison? WILD GEESE II
71. What was the title of the last and most terrifying chapter in The Omen trilogy of films with Damien as a grown man of 33? THE FINAL CONFLICT
72. In 1958 the first in what became a prolific series of Carry On Films was released. What was its name? CARRY ON SERGEANT
73. What was the title of Walt Disney's first full-length cartoon? SNOW WHITE AND THE 7 DWARFS
74. The life of Billy Mills, the Sioux Indian runner who won the 10,000 metres for America in the 1964 Olympics, was told in a film of 1984. What was the title of the film? RUNNING BRAVE
75. Where was the first British sound-film studio built in 1931? EALING
76. In television and films what name is given to the small. chunk of wood, hidden from the camera, on which short actors stand to bring them up to the correct height for their role? PANCAKE
77. What do the films Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind and ET: The Extra- Terrestrial have in common? ALL DIRECTED BY STEPHAN SPIELBERG
78. What was the title of John Wayne's final film of 1976? THE SHOOTIST
79. The actress Vivienne Leigh played the leading female role of Scarlett O'Hara in one of the finest films ever made. Name the film. GONE WITH THE WIND
80. In which film of 1984 did Sean Connery return to the role of James Bond? NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN
81. What was the title of the first successful sound picture made in 1927? THE JAZZ SINGER
82. In which film did Dustin Hoffman make his film debut in a leading role? THE GRADUATE
83. The film ‘A Bridge too far’ concerned the which famous battle? ARNHAM
84. Which director directed the film ‘Stagecoach’? JOHN FORD
85. What was Marilyn Monroes real name? NORMA JEAN BAKER
86. What is the connection between 007 and Chitty Chitty bang bang? IAN FLEMING WROTE BOTH
87. Who plays the title role in the recent film ‘Get Shorty’? DANNY DEVITO
88. For what league team does Sean Bean get a trial for in the recent film ‘When Saturday Comes’? SHEFFIELD UNITED
89. Which film, Robert Redford movie had the poster slogan ‘50 million people watched, nut no one saw a thing’? QUIZ SHOW
90. Which famous Victorian poet does Jonathan Pryce play in Emma Thompsons latest film Carrington? LYTTON STRACHY
91. Which musical and film was based on the HG Wells novel ‘Kipps’? HALF A SIXPENCE
92. The 1980 film ‘Coal Miners daughter’ starring Sissy Spacek was based on the life of which country singer? LORETTA LYNN
93. Which single word was written on Citizen Kanes sledge? ROSEBUD
94. Who directed the film ET? STEPHAN SPIELBERG
95. What was the title of the 1987 film by David Attenborough based on the life and death of Steve Biko? CRY FREEDOM
96. Which 1969 film starring Barbara Streisand was based on ‘The Matchmaker’? HELLO DOLLY
97. What make of car was ‘Herbie’? VOLKSWAGON
98. Which actor won an Oscar for his performance as the sheriff in the film ‘High Noon’? GARY COOPER
99. Who played the title role in Cat Balou? JANE FONDA
100. Who is the actress daughter of John Houston? ANGELICA HOUSTON
101. Which movie star was the ‘girl with the million dollar legs’? BETTY GRABLE
102. Susan Sarandon and Gena Davis play which couple in their 1991 film? THELMA AND LOUISE
103. Name the character played by Marlon Brando in the Godfather? DON (VITO) CORLEONE
104. In which film does the character Lola Lola sing falling in love again? THE BLUE ANGEL
105. What is the name of Charlie Sheen’s screen star brother? EMILLIO ESTEVEZ
106. From which film does the following quote come “I love the smell of napalm in the morning. It smells of victory"? APOCOLYPSE NOW
107. Which actress appeared in ‘St. Elmo’s fire’, ‘The Scarlett letter’ and ‘striptease’? DEMI MOORE
108. What is the name of the skunk in the film ‘bambi’? FLOWER
109. What was the title of the Alan Parker film based on the prison memoirs of Billy Hayes? MIDNIGHT EXPRESS
110. Who played Karl Stromberg in the film "The spy who loved me"? CURT JURGENS
111. In which film does Paul Newman eat 50 hard boiled eggs for a bet? COOL HAND LUKE
112. In which Hitchcock film is Martin Balsam stabbed and topples down a flight of stairs PSYCHO
113. In which Kenneth Branagh treatment of a Shakespeare play did Michael Keaton and Denzel Washington appear? MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
114. In which movie did Sean Penn star with Michael Douglas? THE GAME
115. Name the character played by Harrison Ford in Patriot Games and Clear And Present Danger. JACK RYAN
116. What film, starring Albert Finney was set in Nottingham in the 60’s? SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING
117. Which crime film features Gene Hackman as Popeye Doyle? THE FRENCH CONNECTION
118. Which film star's statue stands in London's Leicester Square? CHARLIE CHAPLIN
119. Which film thriller pitched disease specialist Dustin Hoffman against the US Army's top medic, Donald Sutherland? OUTBREAK
120. Which part was played by Frank Morgan in the ‘39 film "The Wizard of Oz"? THE WIZARD
121. Gomez and Morticia were the lead roles in which movie? THE ADDAM'S FAMILY
122. Who played the title role in the movie Alfie? MICHAEL CAINE AND LATER ON JUDE LAW
123. Which two actors played the blues Brothers? JOHN BELUSHI AND DAN ACKROYD
124. In which film did Robin Williams play a teacher called John Keating? DEAD POETS SOCIETY
125. Who played the Bad guy in the magnificent seven? ELI WALLACH
126. What was the one thing the Tin man wanted in The Wizard of Oz? A HEART
127. What role was played by Anthony Daniels in Star Wars? C3PO
128. From what film does the quote ‘Made it ma - top of the world’? WHITE HEAT
129. Which films baddies were the Blue Meanies? THE YELLOW SUBMARINE
130. What was the name of the role played by Bob Hoskins in Who framed Roger Rabbit? EDDIE VALLIANT
131. In which film did Jane Fonda and Michael Douglas play two news reporters who discover an operational flaw in a nuclear plant which the authorities are trying to cover up? THE CHINA SYNDROME
132. In which film did Laurence Olivier play Dr Szell, a nazi war criminal known as ‘The White Angel’? MARATHON MAN
133. Who played Jim in Rebel Without A Cause? JAMES DEAN
134. In which film did Robert de Niro play a boxer called Jake La Motta? RAGING BULL
135. From which film does the song ‘Windmills of your mind’ come? THE THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR
136. In which film did Audrey Hepburn play the part of a princess who on an official visit to Italy, slipped away incognito and fell in love with a journalist? ROMAN HOLLIDAY
137. Who played the cowboy Gay Langland in the film ‘The Misfits’? CLARK GABLE
138. Who played Professor Godbole in A Passage to India? ALEC GUINESS
139. Who won an Oscar for Best Actor for his portrayal of Claus Von Bulow in Reversal of Fortune? JEREMY IRONS
140. In which film did Dustin Hoffman play Mumbles? DICK TRACY

QUESTIONS ANSWERED ARE IN RED.
QUESTIONS UNANASWERED ARE IN BLUE.

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