Drop a Letter on the Screen Trivia Quiz

Answer: Orange

"A Clockwork Orange" was a disturbing 1971 film by Stanley Kubrick, based on the dystopian novel of the same name by Anthony Burgess (1962). Malcolm MacDowell played a young thug named Alex, whose principal interests were rape, violence, and Beethoven's Ninth Symphony.

Answer: Rango

"Rango" was a computer-animated film that mixed both comedy and the classic western. Johnny Depp provided the voice for Rango, a chameleon, who found himself in Dirt, Arizona, a town desperately in need of a new sheriff and a supply of water.

Answer: Argo

"Argo", directed by Ben Affleck, was based on the true story of the six American diplomats who took refuge at the Canadian embassy in Tehran during the Iranian Revolution in 1979 and how they were smuggled out of the country. It won three Oscars, including that for Best Picture.

Answer: Rag

"Ragtime" was based on the novel of that name by E.L. Doctorow (1972) and was directed by Milos Forman. It was set in the early 1900s in New York and Atlantic City, with actual persons presented in fictional guise. Although it was nominated for eight Oscars, it failed to win any. It was also the last film appearance of James Cagney.

Answer: GA

The film, "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia", was very loosely based on a song by Vicki Lawrence (1973) and told the story of a brother and sister who travelled to Nashville to make it in the country music world. Among the cast was Mark Hamill, best known as Luke Skywalker in "Star Wars".

Answer: Age

"The Age of Innocence" (1993) was the latest in a number of film versions of Edith Wharton's novel (1920) which told the story of a triangular relationship involving Archer (played by Day-Lewis), May a respectable woman (Ryder), and her cousin (Pfeiffer). It won one Oscar (Costume Design), and although well reviewed by the critics, was not all that popular at the box office.

Answer: Gate

"The Ninth Gate" was a supernatural thriller directed by Roman Polanski and dealt with the search for a rare book ("The Nine Gates of the Kingdom of Shadows") which contained the secret of how to summon the Devil and through him achieve power and immortality.

Answer: Stage

John Ford's movie "Stagecoach" was one of the classic American westerns and provided John Wayne with his first prominent role (that of The Ringo Kid). It told the story of passengers on a stagecoach ride through Apache territory and the various dangers that they faced on their journey.

Answer: Agents

"Secret Agents" (2004) was a French film dealing with a team of secret agents sent to destroy a ship carrying illegal weapons for the civil war in Angola. Along the way they found that no-one was to be trusted and every aspect of their mission was open to suspicion.

Answer: Strange

This movie, starring Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas, picked on a running theme on SCTV of Canada as "The Great White North" and the stereotypical fondness of Canadians for beer. The plot featured an evil Brewmeister who was attempting to take over the world by slipping into beer a sedative that would render everyone docile and compliant.