Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2007 11:19:24 GMT
This one’s on the theme of “The Film of the Book” – but no T shirt … :P
Limits apply – no more than 10 questions can be answered in one span of four hours. This is to give everyone a chance. Anyone who contravenes this will have 2pts taken off for every one by which they exceeded the limit !
1 Who wrote the book on which the movie The African Queen was based ?
2 Which Agatha Christie story gave Ingrid Bergman an Oscar-winning role in 1974 ?
3 Which novel and consequent film made Peter Blatty a multi-millionaire ?
4 Which author has had the most films made of his works – a) Graham Greene; b) Ernest Hemingway or c) William Shakespeare ?
5 Which of Daphne du Maurier’s novels became Alfred Hitchcock’s first Hollywood production ?
6 Which science fiction film was the first to be based on the book The Sentinel ?
7 Which novel by Judith Rossner was made into a film starring Diane Keaton ?
8 Which movie does author Ken Kersey refuse to watch ?
9 Which Stanley Kubrick film, starring Jack Nicholson, was adapted from a Stephen King novel ?
10 Which autobiographical movie of 1977 was based on the book Pentimento by Lillian Hellman ?
11 Which epic, penned by Lew Wallace, has become a classic in both its film versions ?
12 Who is the author of The Three Musketeers and The Count Of Monte Cristo, whose works have been filmed 118 times ?
13 Which fictional detective has become the character most often portrayed on screen ?
14 Who wrote the novel Frankenstein ?
15 Who wrote the novel and screenplay for Love Story ?
16 Which crime writer invented the character of Philip Marlowe ?
17 Whose stories formed the basis of Walt Disney’s The Jungle Book ? (Tart bonus for this one !)
18 Which fishy blockbusters were based on a Peter Benchley novel ?
19 Which Paul Gallico novel about an overturned ship was made into a 1972 movie ?
20 Who wrote Around The World In Eighty Days ?
Good luck !
Limits apply – no more than 10 questions can be answered in one span of four hours. This is to give everyone a chance. Anyone who contravenes this will have 2pts taken off for every one by which they exceeded the limit !
1 Who wrote the book on which the movie The African Queen was based ?
2 Which Agatha Christie story gave Ingrid Bergman an Oscar-winning role in 1974 ?
3 Which novel and consequent film made Peter Blatty a multi-millionaire ?
4 Which author has had the most films made of his works – a) Graham Greene; b) Ernest Hemingway or c) William Shakespeare ?
5 Which of Daphne du Maurier’s novels became Alfred Hitchcock’s first Hollywood production ?
6 Which science fiction film was the first to be based on the book The Sentinel ?
7 Which novel by Judith Rossner was made into a film starring Diane Keaton ?
8 Which movie does author Ken Kersey refuse to watch ?
9 Which Stanley Kubrick film, starring Jack Nicholson, was adapted from a Stephen King novel ?
10 Which autobiographical movie of 1977 was based on the book Pentimento by Lillian Hellman ?
11 Which epic, penned by Lew Wallace, has become a classic in both its film versions ?
12 Who is the author of The Three Musketeers and The Count Of Monte Cristo, whose works have been filmed 118 times ?
13 Which fictional detective has become the character most often portrayed on screen ?
14 Who wrote the novel Frankenstein ?
15 Who wrote the novel and screenplay for Love Story ?
16 Which crime writer invented the character of Philip Marlowe ?
17 Whose stories formed the basis of Walt Disney’s The Jungle Book ? (Tart bonus for this one !)
18 Which fishy blockbusters were based on a Peter Benchley novel ?
19 Which Paul Gallico novel about an overturned ship was made into a 1972 movie ?
20 Who wrote Around The World In Eighty Days ?
Good luck !
