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1. "The Summer of '42" is a 1971 coming-of-age film about a teenage boy named Hermie who has a brief romance with a war widow while on a summer vacation. There is a comic scene in which Hermie goes into a drug store to buy condoms and is subjected to a series of awkward questions that he is reluctant to answer. When the druggist asks Hermie if he knows what condoms are used for, what is his response?
2. "The Endless Summer," a 1966 documentary filmed in locations around the world including Tahiti, West Africa, and Australia, is about what sport?
3. "I Know What You Did Last Summer" is a 1997 slasher film starring an ensemble cast that included Jennifer Love Hewitt, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe, and Freddie Prinze Jr., who play four young friends being stalked by a hook-wielding killer a year after accidentally killing a pedestrian, which they then attempted to cover up. The film also features what actor in the role of Max Neurick, who would later become one of the highest paid television actors in the world, for his role as Leonard in "The Big Bang Theory"?
4. The 1978 musical film "Grease" is notable for its soundtrack, and one of the featured songs became a number 1 hit in the USA and UK for stars John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John. Which of the following songs was NOT featured in the film?
5. "Midsommar" is a 2019 horror film revolving around a midsummer celebration performed by an enigmatic pagan cult in Sweden. The male lead, Christian, and two of his friends, are invited to this celebration by a Swedish friend. Christian originally wants to go with just his friends, but his girlfriend Dani persuades him to take her along and he reluctantly agrees. Why would this turn out to be an unfortunate decision for him?
6. "American Graffiti" is a 1973 coming-of-age comedy about a group of friends who have recently graduated from high school and focuses on the last evening of their summer vacation. A critical and commercial success for writer and director George Lucas, it features what actor, notable for his later appearances in the "Star Wars" franchise, in the role of Bob Falfa?
7. On a hot summer day, there is nothing like going to the beach to cool off with a refreshing swim. Unless of course, you are attacked by a shark! In the 1975 blockbuster "Jaws," beachgoers at a summer resort are terrorized by a giant man-eating great white shark. A memorable feature of the film is the ominous theme music that is played just before the shark attacks that was composed by what famous conductor?
8. "500 Days of Summer," a 2009 romantic comedy-drama, is not actually about the season but a man's relationship with a woman named Summer, played by what actress, who also appeared in "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"?
9. In the United States, the fourth of July, which falls in the northern summer, is an important holiday known as Independence Day. This is also the name of a 1996 blockbuster starring Will Smith about an alien race attacking the earth, with the human defenders launching a massive counterattack on Independence Day itself. A major plot point of the film is a plan to defeat the aliens using what stratagem?
10. The song "Summer is icumen in" features prominently at the climax of a 1973 cult classic starring Christopher Lee and Edward Woodward, about a policeman who visits a remote Scottish island called Summerisle to investigate a report of a missing child, only to get much more than he bargained for. What is the name of this remarkable film?
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