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Entertainments VIII
Here is another themed quiz with two subsections. 1pt for each answer unless stated otherwise.
THE MOVIES
a)
1 Who won both the Oscar and the BAFTA for her portrayal of Sally Bowles in Cabaret ?
2 Which film festival awards a Palme d'Or to that year's 'Best-In-Show' ?
3 Which Disney movie features a cool, jazz-loving tomcat called Thomas O'Malley ?
4 Take My Breath Away was a Number 1 hit for Berlin on both sides of the Atlantic: which film propelled it to success ?
5 Who played the title role in Shekhar Kapur's 1998 film of the life of Queen Elizabeth I, simply called Elizabeth ?
6 Which epic Steven Spielberg family movie was released into cinemas on June 11th, 1982 ?
7 On whose novel (Schindler's Ark) was Steven Spielberg's Schindler's List based ?
8 The 2004 blockbuster I, Robot was loosely based on whose sci-fi story ?
9 What is Harvey in the movie starring James Stewart ?
10 Which two box-office heavyweights teamed up on Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) and The Sting (1973) ?
11 Which film features a mysterious sled called Rosebud ?
12 Who died during the shooting of Something's Got To Give in 1962 ?
13 Who provides the voice of the donkey in Shrek ?
14 Which movie features a weapons think-tank organisation called the BLAND Corporation ?
15 Which Shakespeare play did Baz Luhrman update with exciting results in 1996 ?
b)
16 What connects Michael Caine in 1966 and Jude Law in 2004 ?
17 What kind of car was Herbie in the comic caper, The Love Bug ?
18 Who was the former Olympic swimmer who found a lucrative career as Tarzan on screen ?
19 What is the name of Simba's wicked uncle in The Lion King ?
20 What is odd about Charles Herman, Paul Bettany's character in the Oscar-winning A Beautiful Mind ?
21 The Magnificent Seven is essentially an American-set remake of which Japanese classic ?
22 A Man For All Seasons was an Oscar-winning historical drama starring Paul Schofield as which figure from English history ?
23 What was the London film studio famous for such comedies as The Lavender Hill Mob and The Ladykillers ?
24 Which composer is associated with director Peter Greenaway, having scored all his best movies ?
25 Who played Billy's (Jamie Bell) dance tutor in Billy Elliott ?
26 What was the surprise 1986 box-office smash from Australia starring comic Paul Hogan ?
27 What connects Dustin Hoffman in Tootsie and Robin Williams in Mrs Doubtfire ?
28 Sex, lies and videotape was the thoughtful directional debut of which major US director ?
29 Nicole Kidman won an Oscar in 2003 for her portrayal of which literary figure in The Hours ?
30 And Philip Seymour Hoffman won in 2006 for his performance in a title role as which other famous writer ?
........bonus question.........
31 What are the names of the boy-gang and the girl-gang in Grease ?
No more than 10 answers per person in any one 4-hour period, please. Good luck !
Here is another themed quiz with two subsections. 1pt for each answer unless stated otherwise.
THE MOVIES
a)
1 Who won both the Oscar and the BAFTA for her portrayal of Sally Bowles in Cabaret ?
2 Which film festival awards a Palme d'Or to that year's 'Best-In-Show' ?
3 Which Disney movie features a cool, jazz-loving tomcat called Thomas O'Malley ?
4 Take My Breath Away was a Number 1 hit for Berlin on both sides of the Atlantic: which film propelled it to success ?
5 Who played the title role in Shekhar Kapur's 1998 film of the life of Queen Elizabeth I, simply called Elizabeth ?
6 Which epic Steven Spielberg family movie was released into cinemas on June 11th, 1982 ?
7 On whose novel (Schindler's Ark) was Steven Spielberg's Schindler's List based ?
8 The 2004 blockbuster I, Robot was loosely based on whose sci-fi story ?
9 What is Harvey in the movie starring James Stewart ?
10 Which two box-office heavyweights teamed up on Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) and The Sting (1973) ?
11 Which film features a mysterious sled called Rosebud ?
12 Who died during the shooting of Something's Got To Give in 1962 ?
13 Who provides the voice of the donkey in Shrek ?
14 Which movie features a weapons think-tank organisation called the BLAND Corporation ?
15 Which Shakespeare play did Baz Luhrman update with exciting results in 1996 ?
b)
16 What connects Michael Caine in 1966 and Jude Law in 2004 ?
17 What kind of car was Herbie in the comic caper, The Love Bug ?
18 Who was the former Olympic swimmer who found a lucrative career as Tarzan on screen ?
19 What is the name of Simba's wicked uncle in The Lion King ?
20 What is odd about Charles Herman, Paul Bettany's character in the Oscar-winning A Beautiful Mind ?
21 The Magnificent Seven is essentially an American-set remake of which Japanese classic ?
22 A Man For All Seasons was an Oscar-winning historical drama starring Paul Schofield as which figure from English history ?
23 What was the London film studio famous for such comedies as The Lavender Hill Mob and The Ladykillers ?
24 Which composer is associated with director Peter Greenaway, having scored all his best movies ?
25 Who played Billy's (Jamie Bell) dance tutor in Billy Elliott ?
26 What was the surprise 1986 box-office smash from Australia starring comic Paul Hogan ?
27 What connects Dustin Hoffman in Tootsie and Robin Williams in Mrs Doubtfire ?
28 Sex, lies and videotape was the thoughtful directional debut of which major US director ?
29 Nicole Kidman won an Oscar in 2003 for her portrayal of which literary figure in The Hours ?
30 And Philip Seymour Hoffman won in 2006 for his performance in a title role as which other famous writer ?
........bonus question.........
31 What are the names of the boy-gang and the girl-gang in Grease ?
No more than 10 answers per person in any one 4-hour period, please. Good luck !
