Films Revisited XXVIII Quiz

Films Revisited XXVIII Quiz

Here is another themed quiz, this time with three differing themes...
1pt for each answer unless stated otherwise.

(a) "Meet the wife" - Who played the wife of ...
1 Steve Martin in Father Of The Bride ?
2 Michael Douglas in Fatal Attraction ?
3 Michael Douglas in The War Of The Roses ?
4 Kevin Costner in JFK ?
5 Sylvester Stallone in Rocky II ?
6 Craig T Nelson in Poltergeist ?
7 Paul Newman in Mr And Mrs Bridge ?
8 James Brolin in The Amityville Horror ?
9 Kevin Spacey in American Beauty ?
10 Richard Widmark in The Tunnel Of Love ?

(b) "Falling In Love Again"
11 In which film did Marlene Dietrich sing "Falling In Love Again"?
12 In which 2000 film do Ed Norton and Ben Stiller play a priest and a rabbi who fall in love with the same girl ?
13 Which actor battles with Hugh Grant for the love of Bridget Jones ?
14 Who played Romeo alongside the Juliet of Claire Danes ?
15 In the film Captain Corelli's Mandolin who played the Greek beauty that Nicholas Cage falls in love with ?
16 Who played the title role in The English Patient ?
17 What was the title of the 1999 romantic comedy in which Drew Barrymore plays an undercover journalist who falls in love with a teacher ?
18 Which gypsy girl does Quasimodo fall in love with ?
19 Who played Spencer Tracy's leading lady in nine films ?
20 On whose novel was the 1955 film Lady Chatterley's Lover based ?

(c) "City Settings" - In which cities were the following films set ?
21 Crocodile Dundee III
22 The Long Good Friday
23 The Adventures Of Robin Hood
24 A Room With A View
25 Mrs Doubtfire
26 Don't Look Now
27 Frantic
28 The Italian Job
29 The Commitments
30 On The Waterfront


No more than 6 answers per person in any one 4-hour period, please. Good luck !

[milhouse]

5 - Talia Shire - Adriaaaaaaaan
14 - Leonardo Di Caprio
21 - Los Angeles
23 - Nottingham

[neilh]

3. Kathleen Turner
13. Colin Firth
18. Esmerelda
19. Kathryn Hepburn
20. D H Lawrence
28. Turin

[Dunplaying]

1. Diane Keaton.
2. Anne Archer.
4. Sissy Spacek.
6. Jobeth Williams.
9. Annette Bening.
11. The Blue Angel (Der Blaue Engel) in 1930.

[davejones]

15. Penelope Cruz
25. San Francisco

[daveuk1]

7 Joanne Woodward

16 Ralph Fiennes

22 London

26 Venice

29 Dublin

[daveuk1]

10 Doris Day?

12 Keeping the Faith ?



17 Never Been Kissed

[BB Warrior]

8. Margot Kidder.
24. I know that the book is based in both Florence and Rome.... so one (or both) of those I suppose? ;)
27. Paris.
30. New York, primarily Brooklyn and Manhattan.

Feb 24, 2013 1:10:43 GMT milhouse said:

5 - Talia Shire - Adriaaaaaaaan
14 - Leonardo Di Caprio
21 - Los Angeles
23 - Nottingham

5 correct, 1pt, plus a bonus for the Rocky quote after he's just fought Apollo Creed.
14 correct, 1pt
21 correct, 1pt plus a "That's a knife !" bonus (-although I think that's from CD II) ;D
23 correct, 1pt

Leader:
Milhouse  6pts

Feb 24, 2013 11:26:01 GMT neilh said:

3. Kathleen Turner
13. Colin Firth
18. Esmerelda
19. Kathryn Hepburn
20. D H Lawrence
28. Turin

All correct for 6pts, plus for 28) a "you're only supposed to blow the bl**dy doors off !" bonus. :D

Leaderboard:
1 NeilH  7pts
2 Milhouse 6pts

Feb 24, 2013 21:08:28 GMT Dunplaying said:

1. Diane Keaton.
2. Anne Archer.
4. Sissy Spacek.
6. Jobeth Williams.
9. Annette Bening.
11. The Blue Angel (Der Blaue Engel) in 1930.

All correct from Dun, point each for the first two, 2pts for 11) a top answer.


Leaderboard:
1= NeilH  7pts
1=Dunplaying 7pts
3 Milhouse 6pts

Feb 24, 2013 22:04:53 GMT davejones said:

15. Penelope Cruz
25. San Francisco

15 correct, 1pt
25 correct, 1pt
Bonus point for the excellent Cage as Captain Corelli......amusing Cage double used in the advert "Juan Sheet does plenty".


Leaderboard:
1= NeilH  7pts
1=Dunplaying 7pts
3 Milhouse 6pts
4 DaveJones 3pts

Feb 25, 2013 0:40:45 GMT daveuk1 said:

7  Joanne Woodward
16 Ralph Fiennes
22 London
26 Venice
29 Dublin

All correct for a point each. An extra bonus called have been gained for 7) by saying that Newman wife in the film was played by his real-life wife. But I'm feeling generous so I'll give a half-point.

Feb 27, 2013 10:46:56 GMT daveuk1 said:

10 Doris Day?
12 Keeping the Faith ?
17 Never Been Kissed

......and required time lapse observed, so three more points for the above, all correct.


Leaderboard:
1 Daveuk1  8.5pts
2= NeilH  7pts
2=Dunplaying 7pts
4 Milhouse 6pts
5 DaveJones 3pts

Feb 27, 2013 11:48:50 GMT BB Warrior said:

8. Margot Kidder.
24. I know that the book is based in both Florence and Rome.... so one (or both) of those I suppose? ;)
27. Paris.
30. New York, primarily Brooklyn and Manhattan.

Warrior's Dyson working well, as he vacuums up the last few points........

8 correct, 1pt
24 top answer, 2pts (Florence was on my answer sheet)
27 correct, 1pt
30 top answer, 2pts


Final points:
1 Daveuk1  8.5pts
2= NeilH  7pts
2=Dunplaying 7pts
4= Milhouse 6pts
4= BB Warrior 6pts
6 DaveJones 3pts