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Please help with movie trivia.
#45
Author: cpluton
Date: Fri, 21 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
Aurora Greenway
Althea Leasure
Travis Bickle
Sherman Klump
Nurse Ratched
Lando Calrissian
Count Almasy
Charlie Allnut
Ethan Hunt

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

To be or not to be...not to be

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.

The Irish are the blacks of Europe and the Dublines are the blacks of 
Ireland.

Well, my little pretty, I can cause accidents too.

Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue.

Klaatu barada nikto

I believe God made me for a purpose, but he also made me fast.  When I 
run, I feel his pleasure

Stupid is as stupid does

Wilkommen, bienvenue, welcome

He has given us a sign!  He has given us his shoe!

My mother thanks you, my father thanks you, my sister thanks you, and I 
thank you.

There's no such thing as a sanity clause.

SONGS
------

What movie were they featured in?

They call the wind Maria

Love Is All Around

When You Wish Upon a Star

Forbidden Colours

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

Moon River

Sound of Silence

I Finally Found Someone

Let's Hear It For The Boy

Beauty School Drop-out

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.

Nine men who came too late and stayed too long.

Pathetic Earthlings...who can save you now?

Some things in live just can't be explained

Be afraid.  Be very afraid.

They're young...they're in love...and they kill people.

Everybody wants a kid like P.S.  That's his trouble.

Never let your friends tie you to the tracks

You'll think twice next time you're invited to dinner

TRIVIA QUESTIONS
-----------------

Where did Marion, Miranda and Miss McCraw disappear?

What move featured the Pushmi-Pullu?

Name the Carry On film set in India

What famous Paris restaurant was featured in Gigi?

What screen hero drove a car with the word Interceptor written on the 
back?

What was the first line in the first talkie?

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?

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"?

Who played Deputy Samuel Gerard in "The Fugitive" (1993)?

What 1990 movie starred Robin Williams and Robert De Niro?

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

What was the hotel name stuttering Ken had so much trouble with in "A 
Fish Called Wanda"?

What was the first James Bond movie?

What was Steven Spielberg's first movie?

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

ACADEMY AWARDS
----------------
What 1991 move won Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best 
Actress?

Which two actors have received Best Actor Oscars in two consecutive 
years?

What actress won four Best Actress Oscars?

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

How many times has Martin Scorsese won Best Director?

Name the 5 movies nominated for this year's Best Picture Oscar

SETTING THE SCENE
-----------------
What movies do these scenarios describe?

Gangster musical where all the parts are played by kids.

Bored housewife trails someone she reads about in the Personal Columns 
and finds adventure

Three all singing, all dancing sailors on liberty in New York

Revenge-seeking convict preys on the lawyer who sent him to prison

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

Story of a man's inability to cope with his mutant child

Flower seller becomes gracious lady

Lawman has to face outlaws sworn to kill him on his wedding day

Alien zombies raise the dead

A man, a dog, and a very suspicious penguin

Man whose wife thinks he is a boring computer salesman is really a top 
secret agent

Road movie meets vampire movie

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

Young woman's quest for love and sex in the Italian countryside

Allied Prisoners attempt a daring breakout from a WWII POW camp.
Re: Please help with movie trivia.
#44
Author: 'GRANT'
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 1997 00:00
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cpluton@mail.act.apana.org.au wrote:
> 
> 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
Grease?

'g'
Re: Please help with movie trivia.
#35
Author: mjdev
Date: Sat, 22 Mar 1997 00:00
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cpluton@mail.act.apana.org.au wrote:
> 
> 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
>
>LINES
 
> I believe God made me for a purpose, but he also made me fast.  When I
> run, I feel his pleasure
>
Chariots of Fire
Re: Please help with movie trivia.
#36
Author: Nigel Bridgeman
Date: Sat, 22 Mar 1997 00:00
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On Fri, 21 Mar 1997 17:22:53 +1000, cpluton@mail.act.apana.org.au
wrote:

>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
Midnight Cowboy, Dustin Hoffman
>Aurora Greenway
Terms of Endearment, Shirley MacLaine
>Althea Leasure
The People Vs. Larry Flynt, Courtney Love
>Travis Bickle
Taxi Driver, Robert De Niro
>Sherman Klump
The Nutty Professor, Eddie Murphy
>Nurse Ratched
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Louise Fletcher
>Lando Calrissian
The Empire Strikes Back & Return of the Jedi, Billy Dee Williams
>Count Almasy
The English Patient, Ralph Fiennes


>
>LINES
>-----
>Which movies do these lines come from?
>

>I'll have what she's having
When Harry Met Sally...

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


>I remember every detail.  The Germans wore grey, you wore blue.
Casablanca

>The Irish are the blacks of Europe and the Dublines are the blacks of 
>Ireland.
The Commitments

>Klaatu barada nikto
The Day the Earth Stood Still

>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

>He has given us a sign!  He has given us his shoe!
Life of Brian

>SONGS
>----
>Love Is All Around
Four Weddings & a Funeral

>When You Wish Upon a Star
Pinocchio

>Moon River
Breakfast at Tiffany's

>Sound of Silence
The Graduate

>I Finally Found Someone
The Mirror Has Two Faces

>Beauty School Drop-out
Grease

>ADVERTISEMENTS
>----------------

>Be afraid.  Be very afraid.
The Fly (or The Fly 2)

>Never let your friends tie you to the tracks
Trainspotting

>TRIVIA QUESTIONS
>-----------------

>Where did Marion, Miranda and Miss McCraw disappear?
Picnic at Hanging Rock

>What was the first line in the first talkie?
"Wait a minute, wait a minute, you ain't seen nothin' yet... wait a
minute, I tells ya, you ain't seen nothin'."

>What creatures ran amok in the kitchen in Annie Hall?
Lobsters

>Where did the von Trapps escape to?
Switzerland

>What was the name of the television pilot Mia in Pulp Fiction was in?
Fox Force Five

>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 the hotel name stuttering Ken had so much trouble with in "A 
>Fish Called Wanda"?
Cathcart Towers Hotel

>What was the first James Bond movie?
Dr No

>What was Steven Spielberg's first movie?
Duel or The Sugarland Express.  Duel was originally a tv movie,
although released to cinemas in some countries, so The Sugarland
Express is officially his first feature.

>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?
Silence of the Lambs

>Which two actors have received Best Actor Oscars in two consecutive 
>years?
Spencer Tracy, Tom Hanks

>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
Schindler's List

>How many times has Martin Scorsese won Best Director?
None

>Name the 5 movies nominated for this year's Best Picture Oscar
The English Patient, Fargo, Jerry Maguire, Secrets & Lies, Shine

>SETTING THE SCENE
>-----------------
>What movies do these scenarios describe?
>
>Gangster musical where all the parts are played by kids.
Bugsy Malone

>Three all singing, all dancing sailors on liberty in New York
Anchors Aweigh

>Revenge-seeking convict preys on the lawyer who sent him to prison
Cape Fear

>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
High Noon

>Alien zombies raise the dead
Plan 9 From Outer Space

>A man, a dog, and a very suspicious penguin
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

>Allied Prisoners attempt a daring breakout from a WWII POW camp.
The Great Escape
----
Nigel Bridgeman
http://www.powerup.com.au/~nigelb
nigelb@powerup.com.au
Re: Please help with movie trivia.
#37
Author: 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.
Re: Please help with movie trivia.
#38
Author: Matthew Foster
Date: Sun, 23 Mar 1997 00:00
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cpluton@mail.act.apana.org.au wrote:
> 
> 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
> 

I'm sure you've probably been swamped with answers, so I'll just add
some more.

> CHARACTERS
> ----------
> Ratso Rizzo

Dustin Hoffman in Midnight Cowboy

> Aurora Greenway

Shirley MacLaine in Terms of Endearment

> Althea Leasure

Courtney Love in The People vs. Larry Flynt

> Travis Bickle

Robert De Niro in Taxi Driver

> Sherman Klump

Eddie Murphy in The Nutty Professor

> Nurse Ratched

Louise Fletcher in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

> Count Almasy

Ralph Fiennes in The English Patient

> Ethan Hunt

Tom Cruise in Mission:Impossible

> LINES
> -----
> I'll have what she's having

When Harry Met Sally...

> 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

> Stupid is as stupid does

Forrest Gump 

> He has given us a sign!  He has given us his shoe!

Monty Python's Life of Brian
 
> There's no such thing as a sanity clause.

A Night at the Opera

> SONGS
> ------

> Love Is All Around

Four Weddings and a Funeral

> Moon River

Breakfast at Tiffany's

> I Finally Found Someone

The Mirror has Two Faces

> Beauty School Drop-out

Grease

> ADVERTISEMENTS
> ----------------

> They're young...they're in love...and they kill people.

Natural Born Killers

> TRIVIA QUESTIONS
> -----------------

> What move featured the Pushmi-Pullu?

Dr. Dolittle
 
> What was the first line in the first talkie?

You ain't seen nothing yet.

> 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 the hotel name stuttering Ken had so much trouble with in "A
> Fish Called Wanda"?

Cathcart Towers Hotel 

> 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 

> Which two actors have received Best Actor Oscars in two consecutive
> years?

Spencer Tracy and Tom Hanks
 
> What actress won four Best Actress Oscars?

Katherine 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

Schindler's List with seven.
 
> How many times has Martin Scorsese won Best Director?

None.
 
> Name the 5 movies nominated for this year's Best Picture Oscar

The English Patient, Fargo, Jerry Maguire, Secrets and Lies and Shine.
 
> SETTING THE SCENE
> -----------------

> 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 Till Dawn
 
> Four boys abused at a detention centre seek revenge when they grow up

Sleepers


Hope I answered some that others didn't

Matt
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movies."                 *
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Re: Please help with movie trivia.
#39
Author: Joan McGalliard
Date: Sun, 23 Mar 1997 00:00
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Matthew Foster <mattf@zip.com.au> wrote:

>  
> > What was the first line in the first talkie?
> 
> You ain't seen nothing yet.

According to "We'll Always Have Paris"( ISBN 0-06-272506-8) it's

"Wait a minute, wait a minute, you ain't heard nothin' yet!"

joan
-- 
"Another carbon based lifeform?  It's beginning to look like that's 
all God can do." - Paul McDermott

Joan McGalliard, jem@netspace.net.au, http://netspace.net.au/~jem/
Re: Please help with movie trivia.
#40
Author: Ilsa
Date: Sun, 23 Mar 1997 00:00
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On Fri, 21 Mar 1997 17:22:53 +1000, cpluton@mail.act.apana.org.au
wrote:

>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
>
I'm just guessing so please feel free to correct my answers.
Here goes:
>CHARACTERS
>------------
>What movies featured these characters and who played them?
>
>Ratso Rizzo
Dustin Hoffman in "Hero"?
>Aurora Greenway
Shirley McClaine in "Terms of Endearment"
>Althea Leasure
Courtney Love in "People vs. Larry Flynt"
>Travis Bickle
Robert DeNiro in "Taxi"
>Sherman Klump
Eddie Murphy in "Nutty Professor"
>Nurse Ratched
Louise Fletcher "One Flew Out of the Cuckoo's Nest"
>Lando Calrissian
Billy Dee Williams in  "Empire Strikes Back" and "Return of
Jedi".
>Count Almasy
Ralph Fiennes in "The English Patient"
>Charlie Allnut
??
>Ethan Hunt
Tom Cruise in "Mission Impossible"
>
>LINES
>-----
>Which movies do these lines come from?

>I'll have what she's having

>
>To be or not to be...not to be

Are you kidding??  "Hamlet" (any version)
>
>I remember every detail.  The Germans wore grey, you wore blue.
You're joking right???  "Casablanca"
>
>The Irish are the blacks of Europe and the Dublines are the blacks of 
>Ireland.
>
"The Commitments"
>
>Klaatu barada nikto

"The Day the Earth Stood Still"
>
>I believe God made me for a purpose, but he also made me fast.  When I 
>run, I feel his pleasure
>
"Chariots of Fire"

>My mother thanks you, my father thanks you, my sister thanks you, and I 
>thank you.

"Yankee Doodle Dandy" (James Cagney had this line)
>
>There's no such thing as a sanity clause.

Some Marx Brothers pic, was it "Duck Soup"??
>
>SONGS
>------
>
>What movie were they featured in?
>
>They call the wind Maria
Hmm.. "The Sound of Music"?
>
>Love Is All Around
>
?
>When You Wish Upon a Star

"Pinnochio"  (Disney animated version)
>
>Forbidden Colours
?
>
>Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

"Meet Me in St. Louis"
>
>Moon River
"Breakfast at Tiffany's"
>
>Sound of Silence
?
>
>I Finally Found Someone
?
>
>Let's Hear It For The Boy
?
>
>Beauty School Drop-out
?
>
>ADVERTISEMENTS
>----------------
>These lines were used to advertise what movies?
Snipped, I just don't know.

>TRIVIA QUESTIONS
>-----------------

>What famous Paris restaurant was featured in Gigi?
Maxim's (How can you not know?? Maurice Chevalier
even sang a song about it!)

>
>In what movie did Fred Astaire dance on the ceiling?
"Royal Wedding"
>
>How old was James Dean when he died?
24 years old.

>Where did the von Trapps escape to?
Switzerland

>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?

>Which of these was NOT directed by The Coen Brothers?  Fargo, The 
>Brothers McMullen, Barton Fink, Raising Arizona
Barton Fink (wasn't by by Atom Egoyan?)

>SETTING THE SCENE
>-----------------
>What movies do these scenarios describe?
>
>Gangster musical where all the parts are played by kids.
?
>
>Bored housewife trails someone she reads about in the Personal Columns 
>and finds adventure
"Desperately Seeking Susan"
>Three all singing, all dancing sailors on liberty in New York
"On the Town"
>
>Revenge-seeking convict preys on the lawyer who sent him to prison
"Cape Fear" (both versions)
>
>Shy girl marries brooding man who is haunted by his mysteriously 
>deceased first wife
"Rebecca"
>Story of a man's inability to cope with his mutant child
I know this doesn't really isn't it but how about "Species"? :)
>
>Flower seller becomes gracious lady
"My Fair Lady" (musical)
>
>Lawman has to face outlaws sworn to kill him on his wedding day
"High Noon" (Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly)
>
>Alien zombies raise the dead
"Plan 9 from Outer Space"?
>
>A man, a dog, and a very suspicious penguin
Wallace and 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
Hmm... "Dusk at Dawn"  that movie starring
George Clooney and Tarantino?
>
>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"
>
>Allied Prisoners attempt a daring breakout from a WWII POW camp.
"The Great Escape"?

Oh boy I can't believe I have so much *useless* trivia knowledge in
my head. :>
--Ilsa
Re: Please help with movie trivia.
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Author: Brian
Date: Sun, 23 Mar 1997 00:00
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ERS
> Ratso Rizzo  Dustin hoofman, Midnightcowboy
> Travis Bickle  Deniro, Taxi Driver
> Sherman Klump  Eddy Muphry, Nut
> Nurse Ratched  Loius Fletcher-One Flew over ......

> Three all singing, all dancing sailors on liberty in New York  On The TOWN 1949
Re: Please help with movie trivia.
#42
Author: lsmills
Date: Sun, 23 Mar 1997 00:00
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Ilsa <sumyee@cycor.ca> wrote in article
<3334bf9b.116115570@bignews.cycor.ca>...
> On Fri, 21 Mar 1997 17:22:53 +1000, cpluton@mail.act.apana.org.au
> wrote:
> 
> >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
> >
> I'm just guessing so please feel free to correct my answers.
> Here goes:
> >CHARACTERS
> >------------
> >What movies featured these characters and who played them?
> >
> >Ratso Rizzo
> Dustin Hoffman in Midnight Cowboy

  
> >Charlie Allnut
> Humphrey Bogart in African Queen
> >
> >LINES
> >-----
> >Which movies do these lines come from?
> 
> >I'll have what she's having
> 
> >Meg Ryan in When Sally Met Harry
> >
> >There's no such thing as a sanity clause.
> 
> Some Marx Brothers pic, was it "Duck Soup-- Nope, it was a Night at the
Opera
> >
> >SONGS

> >They call the wind Maria
> Hmm.. "The Sound of Music"? Nope- It was Paint Your Wagon


> >Let's Hear It For The Boy
> Footloose
> >
> >Beauty School Drop-out
> Grease of course.
> >
> >ADVERTISEMENTS
> 
> 
> >
> 
> >SETTING THE SCENE
> >-----------------
> >What movies do these scenarios describe?
> Gangster musical where all the parts are played by kids.
> Bugsy
"
> >
> >Allied Prisoners attempt a daring breakout from a WWII POW camp.
> "The Great Escape"? THIS CAN ALSO BE STALAG 17
> 
> Oh boy I can't believe I have so much *useless* trivia knowledge in
> my head. :>
> --Ilsa
> 
> 
Re: Please help with movie trivia.
#43
Author: Heather
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 1997 00:00
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Ilsa <sumyee@cycor.ca> wrote in article
<3334bf9b.116115570@bignews.cycor.ca>...
> >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
> >
> I'm just guessing so please feel free to correct my answers.
> Here goes:
<snip>
> >LINES
> >-----
> >Which movies do these lines come from?
> 
> >I'll have what she's having
> 
"When Harry Met Sally"

> >SONGS
> >------
> >
> >What movie were they featured in?
> >

> >Love Is All Around

"Four Weddings and a Funeral"

> >Sound of Silence

"The Graduate"??
> >
> >I Finally Found Someone

"The Mirror has two faces"?
 
> >Let's Hear It For The Boy

"Footloose"

> >Beauty School Drop-out

"Grease 2" I believe

<some more snippage>
> >SETTING THE SCENE
> >-----------------
> >What movies do these scenarios describe?
> >
> >Gangster musical where all the parts are played by kids.

"Bugsy Malone"

I'm showing my age.

 
~~\/~~\/~~\/~~\/~~\/~~\/~~\/~~\/~~\/~~\/~~\/~~\/~~\/~~\/~~\/~~
Heather  Ong
heathero@direct.ca

"Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth."
                                                 --Muhammad Ali 

"We all decry prejudice, yet are all prejudiced."
                                                 --Herbert Spencer

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Re: Please help with movie trivia.
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Author: Michael Newton
Date: Thu, 03 Apr 1997 00:00
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sumyee@cycor.ca (Ilsa) wrote:

>On Fri, 21 Mar 1997 17:22:53 +1000, cpluton@mail.act.apana.org.au
>wrote:
>>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
>>
>I'm just guessing so please feel free to correct my answers
[... mostly right - at least as far as I know ...]

>>LINES
>>-----
>>Which movies do these lines come from?

>>I'll have what she's having
When Harry met Sally


>>SONGS
>>------
>>
>>What movie were they featured in?
>>
>>They call the wind Maria
>Hmm.. "The Sound of Music"?

Um This doesn't sound right to me.  
It sounds more Oaklahoma-ish to me.

>>Sound of Silence

The Graduate

>>Let's Hear It For The Boy

? Was this "Who's that Girl"
 
>>
>>Beauty School Drop-out

Hairspray

>>Which of these was NOT directed by The Coen Brothers?  Fargo, The 
>>Brothers McMullen, Barton Fink, Raising Arizona
>Barton Fink (wasn't by by Atom Egoyan?)

I thought it was The Brothers McMullen (which was also made by
two brothers, but not the Coens).


>>SETTING THE SCENE
>>-----------------
>>What movies do these scenarios describe?
>>
>>Gangster musical where all the parts are played by kids.

Bugsy Malone

>Oh boy I can't believe I have so much *useless* trivia knowledge in
>my head. :>
>--Ilsa

I'm impressed.  :-)

Mik

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Michael Newton    
newton@hfrd.dsto.gov.au
Michael.newton@defence.dsto.gov.au     
newtonm@hfrd.srl.dsto.gov.au
                     
Re: Please help with movie trivia.
#28
Author: satterfield
Date: Thu, 03 Apr 1997 00:00
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michael.newton@dsto.defence.gov.au (Michael Newton) wrote:

>sumyee@cycor.ca (Ilsa) wrote:

snip

>>>SONGS
>>>------
>>>
>>>What movie were they featured in?
>>>
>>>They call the wind Maria
>>Hmm.. "The Sound of Music"?

>Um This doesn't sound right to me.  
>It sounds more Oaklahoma-ish to me.

This is from _Paint Your Wagon_.

snip

>>>Beauty School Drop-out

>Hairspray

That's from _Grease_.

snip



Rand
Re: Please help with movie trivia.
#29
Author: Paris Flammonde
Date: Thu, 03 Apr 1997 00:00
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Michael Newton wrote:
> 
> sumyee@cycor.ca (Ilsa) wrote:
> 
> >On Fri, 21 Mar 1997 17:22:53 +1000, cpluton@mail.act.apana.org.au
> >wrote:
> >>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
> >>
> >I'm just guessing so please feel free to correct my answers
> [... mostly right - at least as far as I know ...]
> 
> >>LINES
> >>-----
> >>Which movies do these lines come from?
> 
> >>I'll have what she's having
> When Harry met Sally
> 
> >>SONGS
> >>------
> >>
> >>What movie were they featured in?
> >>
> >>They call the wind Maria


"?'The Call the Wind Maria" is probably from "Oklahoma."
>
Re: Please help with movie trivia.
#30
Author: Vincent G. Macek
Date: Thu, 03 Apr 1997 00:00
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>>>They call the wind Maria
>>Hmm.. "The Sound of Music"?

>Um This doesn't sound right to me.
>It sounds more Oaklahoma-ish to me.

No, and no.  It's from PAINT YOUR WAGON, sung by Clint Eastwood (or 
lipsynched)
...
>>>Let's Hear It For The Boy

FOOTLOOSE - Geez, you couldn't get away from this song for a while.  
Reference this film; you'll need it for Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon.

VMacek
Re: Please help with movie trivia.
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Author: Kaisers
Date: Thu, 03 Apr 1997 00:00
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They're young, they're in love, they kill people, was Bonnie and
Clyde, not Natural Born Killers.

   Paint your Wagon, not Oklahoma, is correct.

         David K
Re: Please help with movie trivia.
#32
Author: Jan Penovich
Date: Fri, 04 Apr 1997 00:00
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Paris Flammonde <tarot@noln.com> writes:

>> >>SONGS
>> >>------
>> >>
>> >>What movie were they featured in?
>> >>
>> >>They call the wind Maria


>"?'The Call the Wind Maria" is probably from "Oklahoma."
>>

  Paint Your Wagon.

  jan
-- 
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Re: Please help with movie trivia.
#33
Author: Sandra Burgess
Date: Fri, 04 Apr 1997 00:00
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Michael Newton wrote:
> 
> sumyee@cycor.ca (Ilsa) wrote:
> 
> >On Fri, 21 Mar 1997 17:22:53 +1000, cpluton@mail.act.apana.org.au
> >wrote:
> >>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
> >>
> >I'm just guessing so please feel free to correct my answers
> [... mostly right - at least as far as I know ...]
> 
> >>LINES
> >>-----
> >>Which movies do these lines come from?
> 
> >>I'll have what she's having
> When Harry met Sally
> 
> >>SONGS
> >>------
> >>
> >>What movie were they featured in?
> >>
> >>They call the wind Maria
> >Hmm.. "The Sound of Music"?
> 
> Um This doesn't sound right to me.
> It sounds more Oaklahoma-ish to me.
> 
> >>Sound of Silence
> 
> The Graduate
> 
> >>Let's Hear It For The Boy
> 
> ? Was this "Who's that Girl"    This was "Footloose"
> >>
> >>Beauty School Drop-out
> 
> Hairspray   This was "Grease"
> >>Which of these was NOT directed by The Coen Brothers?  Fargo, The
> >>Brothers McMullen, Barton Fink, Raising Arizona
> >Barton Fink (wasn't by by Atom Egoyan?)
> 
> I thought it was The Brothers McMullen (which was also made by
> two brothers, but not the Coens).
> 
> >>SETTING THE SCENE
> >>-----------------
> >>What movies do these scenarios describe?
> >>
> >>Gangster musical where all the parts are played by kids.
> 
> Bugsy Malone
> 
> >Oh boy I can't believe I have so much *useless* trivia knowledge in
> >my head. :>
> >--Ilsa
> 
> I'm impressed.  :-)
> 
> Mik
> 
> -------
> Michael Newton
> newton@hfrd.dsto.gov.au
> Michael.newton@defence.dsto.gov.au
> newtonm@hfrd.srl.dsto.gov.au
>
Re: Please help with movie trivia.
#34
Author: Chris G
Date: Sat, 05 Apr 1997 00:00
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> > It sounds more Oaklahoma-ish to me.

Just for the record, it is spelled Oklahoma.  It has nothing to do with
oak or an oak tree.
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