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1. The Estates Theater in Prague, shown here, is a historic opera house, where Mozart himself conducted the premiere of his opera "Don Giovanni". It was therefore quite accurate for which of these Oscar-winning films to film there for its opera scenes?
2. These picturesque cliffs of Ireland are the Cliffs of Moher, and they have been shown in many films, including "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" and "Leap Year". However, they are probably best known for their rendering as the "Cliffs of Insanity" in which well-loved Rob Reiner movie?
3. The Philadelphia Museum of Art, shown here, is famous for its use in a rousing athletic montage in which iconic movie?
4. Devils Tower, this soaring rock formation in Wyoming, is a humbling presence and puts us in awe of the natural world, and it was the first US National Monument. Which movie took advantage of its otherworldly qualities and made it a landing site for UFOs?
5. This staircase in Georgetown was used for a death scene in a classic horror movie about demonic possession - which one?
6. Bourne Wood's mock castle shown here, represented Castle Chalus and its burned-out castle gate in which movie? This movie depicts a historical battle at the Chalus castle where Richard the Lionheart actually did lose his life.
7. This is Lancaster House, a building owned by the British government. Its interior was used to represent an area of Buckingham Palace where a King prepared to address his people - but in which movie?
8. Timberline Lodge, shown here, is a historic landmark on Mount Hood in Oregon. Its exterior also served as the exterior of a very scary movie place. What film did it feature in - as the frightening Overlook Hotel?
9. Blenheim Palace, shown here, is a beautiful English manor owned by the Churchill family. It was also used as the exterior of the Elsinore castle in which Shakespearean adaptation?
10. Magnolia plantation, shown here, was used as one of the several plantation locations in this Oscar-winning film. This plantation is in Louisiana and actually is situated only a few miles from the plantation of the infamous slaveowner Edwin Epps portrayed in the film. Which slavery-themed film takes us to the Edwin Epps plantation via the real-life Magnolia?
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