Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2013 13:37:51 GMT
Films Revisited XIX Quiz
Here is another themed quiz, this time with three differing themes...
1pt for each answer unless stated otherwise.
(a) Film Connections....Name the film star who connects each group of three films:
1 Brassed Off / Little Voice / Rogue Trader.
2 Tough Guys / Gunfight at the OK Corral / Lust For Life.
3 Howards End / Junior / The Remains of the Day.
4 Tequila Sunrise / Tombstone / Escape From L.A. (Dorsal bonus)
5 Sense and Sensibility / Hideously Kinky / Titanic.
6 Billy Bathgate / The Fifth Element / The Sixth Sense.
7 Pulp Fiction / Shaft / Deep Blue Sea.
8 Breakfast at Tiffany's / Roman Holiday / My Fair Lady.
9 Steel Magnolias / Terms of Endearment / Two Mules For Sister Sara.
10 Bedazzled / George of the Jungle / The Mummy.
(b) Sport on Film
11 What was the title of the 1969 film in which Robert Redford played a skiing champion ?
12 Which football team did the lead character support in the film Fever Pitch ? (Sav bonus)
13 Which 1975 film starring James Caan featured a futuristic sport and was remade in 2001 with Chris Klein taking the lead role ?
14 Which pop group wrote and performed the song 'Eye of the Tiger'- the theme for Rocky III ?
15 In which classic film did Minnesota Fats meet Fast Eddie Felson ?
16 In which 2001 film did Vinnie Jones play an ex-footballer sentenced to a prison term ? (Wombles bonus)
17 What is the name of the wife of Will Smith who co-stars with him in the 2001 film Ali ?
18 Which horse racing trainer was played by Edward Woodward in the film Champions ?
19 Which sport features in the film documentary Beyond The Mat ?
20 Who plays the title role in the film Mike Basset: England Manager ?
(c) Kings and Queens
21 Which French actress played the English Queen Anne Boleyn in the 1970 film Anne of a Thousand Days ?
22 Which King is portrayed by Sean Connery in Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves ?
23 Which Russian monarch has been played on film by Bette Davis, Marlene Dietrich and Tallulah Bankhead ?
24 Who played the title role in the 1991 film comedy King Ralph ?
25 Which Queen did the actress #dame Anna Neagle play in three separate films ?
26 On whose novel was the film King Solomon's Mines based ?
27 Which King was played by the actor Cedric Hardwicke in the film Nell Gwynne ?
28 Who played the wife of Nigel Hawthorn in The Madness Of King George ?
29 Which 1958 film based on a novel by Harold Robbins, was set in New Orleans and starred Elvis Presley ?
30 In which 1956 film was Deborah Kerr's singing voice dubbed by Marni Nixon ?
No more than 6 answers per person in any one 4-hour period, please. Good luck !
Here is another themed quiz, this time with three differing themes...
1pt for each answer unless stated otherwise.
(a) Film Connections....Name the film star who connects each group of three films:
1 Brassed Off / Little Voice / Rogue Trader.
2 Tough Guys / Gunfight at the OK Corral / Lust For Life.
3 Howards End / Junior / The Remains of the Day.
4 Tequila Sunrise / Tombstone / Escape From L.A. (Dorsal bonus)
5 Sense and Sensibility / Hideously Kinky / Titanic.
6 Billy Bathgate / The Fifth Element / The Sixth Sense.
7 Pulp Fiction / Shaft / Deep Blue Sea.
8 Breakfast at Tiffany's / Roman Holiday / My Fair Lady.
9 Steel Magnolias / Terms of Endearment / Two Mules For Sister Sara.
10 Bedazzled / George of the Jungle / The Mummy.
(b) Sport on Film
11 What was the title of the 1969 film in which Robert Redford played a skiing champion ?
12 Which football team did the lead character support in the film Fever Pitch ? (Sav bonus)
13 Which 1975 film starring James Caan featured a futuristic sport and was remade in 2001 with Chris Klein taking the lead role ?
14 Which pop group wrote and performed the song 'Eye of the Tiger'- the theme for Rocky III ?
15 In which classic film did Minnesota Fats meet Fast Eddie Felson ?
16 In which 2001 film did Vinnie Jones play an ex-footballer sentenced to a prison term ? (Wombles bonus)
17 What is the name of the wife of Will Smith who co-stars with him in the 2001 film Ali ?
18 Which horse racing trainer was played by Edward Woodward in the film Champions ?
19 Which sport features in the film documentary Beyond The Mat ?
20 Who plays the title role in the film Mike Basset: England Manager ?
(c) Kings and Queens
21 Which French actress played the English Queen Anne Boleyn in the 1970 film Anne of a Thousand Days ?
22 Which King is portrayed by Sean Connery in Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves ?
23 Which Russian monarch has been played on film by Bette Davis, Marlene Dietrich and Tallulah Bankhead ?
24 Who played the title role in the 1991 film comedy King Ralph ?
25 Which Queen did the actress #dame Anna Neagle play in three separate films ?
26 On whose novel was the film King Solomon's Mines based ?
27 Which King was played by the actor Cedric Hardwicke in the film Nell Gwynne ?
28 Who played the wife of Nigel Hawthorn in The Madness Of King George ?
29 Which 1958 film based on a novel by Harold Robbins, was set in New Orleans and starred Elvis Presley ?
30 In which 1956 film was Deborah Kerr's singing voice dubbed by Marni Nixon ?
No more than 6 answers per person in any one 4-hour period, please. Good luck !
