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Re: Please help with movie trivia.

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From: angels
Date: Sat, 22 Mar 1997 00:00
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> I'm trying to help a friend win a trivia quiz but I'm lousy with movie 
> trivia, I could only get about 3 of these.  Can anyone help with these 
> questions?  Even one answer will help.  Thanks.
> 
> Chris
> cpluton@mail.act.apana.org.au
> 
> 
> CHARACTERS
> ------------
> What movies featured these characters and who played them?
> 
> Ratso Rizzo
Dustin Hoffman, "Midnight Cowboy"

> Aurora Greenway
Shirley MacClaine, "Terms of Endearment" and "The Evening Star"

> Althea Leasure
Courtney Love, "The People vs. Larry Flynt"

> Travis Bickle
Robert De Niro, "Taxi Driver"

> Sherman Klump
Eddie Murphy, "The Nutty Professor"

> Nurse Ratched
Louise Fletcher, "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"

> Lando Calrissian
Billy Dee Williams, "The Empire Strikes Back" and "Return of the Jedi"

> Count Almasy
Ralph Fiennes, "The English Patient"

> Charlie Allnut
Humphrey Bogart, "The African Queen"

> Ethan Hunt
Tom Cruise, "Mission: Impossible"

> 
> LINES
> -----
> Which movies do these lines come from?
> 
> I don't want an outing; I want to tidy up the nursery again
> 
> I'll have what she's having
"When Harry Met Sally..."

> 
> To be or not to be...not to be
"Last Action Hero"

> 
> This is not a horse.  This is a cross between a sheep dog and a 
> kangaroo.
> 
> I remember every detail.  The Germans wore grey, you wore blue.
"Casablanca"

> 
> Well, my little pretty, I can cause accidents too.
"The Wizard of Oz"?

> 
> Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue.
"Airplane!"

> 
> 
> I believe God made me for a purpose, but he also made me fast.  When I 
> run, I feel his pleasure
"Chariots of Fire"?

> 
> Stupid is as stupid does
"Forrest Gump"
> 
> 
> SONGS
> ------
> 
> 
> They call the wind Maria
> 
> Love Is All Around
> 
> When You Wish Upon a Star
"Pinocchio"

> 
> Forbidden Colours
> 
> Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
"White Christmas"?

> 
> Moon River
"Breakfast at Tiffany's"

> 
> Sound of Silence
"The Graduate"

> 
> I Finally Found Someone
"The Mirror Has Two Faces"

> 
> Let's Hear It For The Boy
> 
> Beauty School Drop-out
"Grease"
> 
> ADVERTISEMENTS
> ----------------
> These lines were used to advertise what movies?
> 
> Where were you in '62?
> 
> Brian's about to discover the woman he loves isn't the woman he loves.
"The Crying Game"?

> 
> 
> They're young...they're in love...and they kill people.
"Natural Born Killers"?

> 
> 
> You'll think twice next time you're invited to dinner
"The Last Supper"?

> 
> TRIVIA QUESTIONS
> -----------------
> 
> 
> In what movie did Fred Astaire dance on the ceiling?
> 
> How old was James Dean when he died?
> 
> What creatures ran amok in the kitchen in Annie Hall?
Lobsters.

> 
> Where did the von Trapps escape to?
> 
> What was the name of the television pilot Mia in Pulp Fiction was in?
> 
> Who played the role of Beethoven in "Immortal Beloved"?
Gary Oldman.

> 
> Who played Deputy Samuel Gerard in "The Fugitive" (1993)?
Tommy Lee Jones

> 
> What 1990 movie starred Robin Williams and Robert De Niro?
"Awakenings"

> 
> Who played Tina Turner in "What's Love Got To Do With It?"?
Angela Bassett

> 
> What was Steven Spielberg's first movie?
"The Sugarland Express"

> 
> Which of these was NOT directed by The Coen Brothers?  Fargo, The 
> Brothers McMullen, Barton Fink, Raising Arizona
"The Brothers McMullen"

> 
> ACADEMY AWARDS
> ----------------
> What 1991 move won Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best 
> Actress?
"The Silence of the Lambs"

> 
> 
> What actress won four Best Actress Oscars?
Katharine Hepburn.

> 
> Which of the following movies won the most Academy Awards? One Flew Over 
> The Cuckoo's Nest, Driving Miss Daisy, Schindler's List, Forrest Gump
"One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"

> 
> 
> Name the 5 movies nominated for this year's Best Picture Oscar
The English Patient, Secrets & Lies, Fargo, Jerry Maguire, and Shine. 
> 
> SETTING THE SCENE
> -----------------
> What movies do these scenarios describe?
> 
> Gangster musical where all the parts are played by kids.
Bugsy Malone.

> 
> Bored housewife trails someone she reads about in the Personal Columns 
> and finds adventure
Desperately Seeking Susan.

> 
> Shy girl marries brooding man who is haunted by his mysteriously 
> deceased first wife
Rebecca.

> 
> 
> Flower seller becomes gracious lady
My Fair Lady.

> 
> Lawman has to face outlaws sworn to kill him on his wedding day
> 
> Alien zombies raise the dead
Plan 9 From Outer Space.

> 
> A man, a dog, and a very suspicious penguin
Wallace & Gromit in The Wrong Trousers.

> 
> Man whose wife thinks he is a boring computer salesman is really a top 
> secret agent
True Lies.
> 
> Road movie meets vampire movie
From Dusk 'Til Dawn.

> 
> Four boys abused at a detention centre seek revenge when they grow up
Sleepers.

> 
> Young woman's quest for love and sex in the Italian countryside
Stealing Beauty.
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From: angels@ivnet.com
Subject: Re: Please help with movie trivia.
Date: 1997/03/22
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