TV & Movies Mixture Trivia

1. The 1998 film starring Toni Collette with this title and the Amazon Prime TV show with this same title are unrelated although both deal with powerful, somewhat psychotic adversaries abusing others. What is the title?

From Quiz Unrelated Movies & TV Shows With Same Title [6]

Answer: The Boys

Based on a graphic novel, "The Boys" on Amazon is ostensibly another superhero TV show, but a much darker side than we've ever seen. These seven superheroes are corrupt and downright evil, although a few of them are better-intentioned and sometimes even beneficent. Their public image is scrubbed clean by a corporation called Vought International, that keeps the true nature of the bad superheroes secreted away. In the Australian movie "The Boys" (1998), based on a 1991 stage play, actor David Wenham plays Brett Sprague a criminal on parole who moves back in the family home with his girlfriend (Toni Collette), and his two brothers and their girlfriends, and his mother and stepfather. Brett picks up his drinking habit and becomes abusive as he sets about exerting his alpha-male position on the household.

From Quiz Unrelated Movies & TV Shows With Same Title [3]

Answer: The Neighborhood

"Grand Crew" was on NBC while "Family Guy" was a hit for FOX. "Ghosts" on CBS is just about the funniest comedy ever, but it is "The Neighborhood", which debuted in 2018 and bears the same title as the 2017 crime film starring the late Danny Aiello, whose sons my brother and I grew up with. In the film, a posse of low-level hoods commit their petty crimes, but soon run into serious trouble when their criminal activity crosses the line with a Mafia bigwig. Notably, Maureen McCormick, aka Marcia Marcia Marcia of "The Brady Bunch" fame, plays a major role in the film. On the TV show, Cedric the Entertainer stars, befriending (at first begrudgingly) his new neighbor played by Max Greenfield.

From Quiz Unrelated Movies and TV Shows With Same Title [2]

Answer: Arthur

"Arthur", the animated series, premiered in 1996 and is based on the series of book by author Mc Brown; the title character is a bespectacled eight-year-old aardvark dealing with the same childhood concerns that an audience of human children might also be experiencing: too much homework, school bullies, strict teachers, etc. It is the second longest-running children's animated series behind only "The Simpsons" which began in 1989. The movie "Arthur" (1981) was about a an extremely wealthy playboy played by Dudley Moore, who is also an alcoholic. He is confronted with the choice of marrying for love or for money. His faithful butler (Hobson) was played by the legendary classical actor Sir John Gielgud who nearly steals the movie with his deadpan wry one-liners. Gielgud actually turned down the role several times but eventually relented when the money offered was an offer he couldn't refuse.

From Quiz Characters With Single Names

Answer: Theodopolus & Theo

In this series, Lieutenant Kojak was a New York City police officer who was tough on crime. The character was played by actor Telly Savalas. In this case, the character and the actor shared a Greek heritage, hence the character's first name. He was often seen sucking on lollipops in the show. Savalas developed this habit when he was trying to cut down on smoking cigarettes. It was written into the show in Season One and stayed with the character throughout the series.

From Quiz The Ultimate Film & TV Quiz

Answer: The Sands of Iwo Jima

Wayne lost that year to Broderick Crawford ("All the King's Men"). He received his only other Best Actor nomination twenty years later, winning for "True Grit". He also received a Best Picture nomination as the producer of the 1960 classic (in which he also starred), "The Alamo".

From Quiz Film & TV for Old and Young (2)

Answer: Patsy Kensit

Kensit was 15 years old when she became the vocalist for Eighth Wonder in 1983. Her four former husbands, all musicians, are Jim Kerr of Simple Minds, Dan Donovan of Deadzone, Jeremy Healy of Haysi Fantayzee, and Liam Gallagher of Oasis.

From Quiz Ape About Comedy

Answer: Dave Barry

Syndicated newspaper humor columnist Dave Barry inspired the TV sitcom "Dave's World" (1993-1997) about a father (Harry Anderson) who worked at home while dealing with his wife and kids.

From Quiz Film & TV for Old and Young

Answer: Jack Lemmon

Born John Uhler Lemmon III in Newton, Massachusetts in 1925, Lemmon also won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role in the 1955 John Ford comedy-drama "Mister Roberts".

From Quiz Not Furious, But Furry

Answer: Wile E. Coyote and The Road Runner

This debut introduced us to Wile E. Coyote and the Roadrunner, now a very well-known cartoon with the coyote trying to catch the roadrunner, in numerous ways, using many products and contraptions from the ACME Company.

From Quiz Flexible Talents

Answer: Viola Davis

Viola Davis, an American actress played Aibileen in the Oscar nominated movie 'The Help'. She was nominated for an Oscar for her performance in the movie. She got another nomination in the supporting category for her performance opposite Amy Adams and Meryl Streep in the movie 'Doubt'. She has appeared in other movies such as 'Prisoners', 'State of Play' and 'Knight and Day'. She won an Emmy for playing Annalise Keating in 'How to Get Away With Murder'. She is absolutely fantastic on that show. She has appeared in other TV shows such as 'United States of Tara' and 'The Practice'.

From Quiz All about Hopalong Cassidy

Answer: Clarence E. Mulford

Clarence E. Mulford created an anti-hero in the books. He drank, swore, and was quite dangerous. On screen he was a paragon of virtue and a role model for children.

From Quiz TV and Film Spanning the Atlantic 3

Answer: Mary Pickford

Born Gladys Louise Smith in Toronto, Canada in 1892, Mary Pickford was nicknamed "America's Sweetheart" and "Little Mary". She made her screen debut in a series of more than forty 1909 silent shorts by legendary director D.W. Griffith. By 1912, she had already made more than 150 films. In addition to being one of the world's most recognizable actresses, Pickford was also a pioneer within the movie industry. In 1919, she joined forces with Griffith, Charlie Chaplin and Douglas Fairbanks to found United Artists. In 1927, she was one of the 36 people who combined to found the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The following year, Janet Gaynor was the recipient of the first Best Actress Oscar. Pickford collected the second award, in 1929, for her performance in her first 'talkie'. Pickford retired from acting in 1933. In 1976, the Academy presented the 84-year old Pickford with an honorary award in recognition of her "contribution to cinema". Pickford died aged 87 in 1979.

From Quiz Looney Quiz

Answer: 1930

Contrary to popular belief, "Bosko: The Talk-Ink Kid", starring "Bosko the Doughboy", was not the first official "Looney Tunes" cartoon. Rather, "Sinkin' in the Bathtub" was the first "Looney Tunes" short.

From Quiz TV and Film Spanning the Atlantic 2

Answer: Some Like It Hot

Directed by Billy Wilder and co-starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis and George Raft, "Some Like it Hot" follows the events after two jazz musicians, saxophone player Joe (Curtis) and double-bass player (Lemmon) witness the Saint Valentine's Day Massacre in Chicago. The film earned the 34-year old Lemmon his second Oscar nomination and his first in the Best Actor category. Lemmon also won a BAFTA and a Golden Globe as well as an Oscar nomination in 1960 for "The Apartment", another Billy Wilder film, this time co-starring Shirley MacLaine and Fred MacMurray. He was also nominated for the 1962 Blake Edward film co-starring Lee Remick "Days of Wine and Roses" but not for one of his best-known performances as Neil Simon's Felix Unger in "The Odd Couple" with Walter Matthau in 1968.

From Quiz TV and Film Spanning the Atlantic 1

Answer: The Brolins

James Brolin and his son, Josh Brolin, have both played former U.S. Presidents. Josh played George W Bush in "W" in 2008 and James played Ronald Reagan in the 2003 TV movie "The Reagans". Of the alternatives, Greg Kinnear played J.F. Kennedy in the 2011 TV miniseries "The Kennedys". He does not, though, have a famous acting father or son. Father and son Michael and Charlie Sheen have both played Presidents, but both were fictional holders of the office: Charlie played President Rathcock in the 2013 comedy film "Machete Kills" and Martin Sheen was famously President Josiah Bartlett in the TV series "West Wing" from 1999-2006. Father and son Kirk and Michael Douglas have played plenty of memorable roles between them, but only Michael has played a President, and that a fictional one -- President Andrew Shepherd in the 1995 film "The American President".

From Quiz Breaking The Fourth Wall

Answer: Brad Pitt/Edward Norton

"Fight Club" starred Edward Norton as the unnamed narrator with a dangerous alter ego named Tyler Durden, played by Brad Pitt.

From Quiz I Don't Understand Your Made-Up Language!

Answer: Esperanto

Esperanto was created in the 1800s by Dr. Ludwig Lazarus Zamenhof, in an effort to create a language bridge between different cultures. Esperanto is not genealogically linked to any specific language and elements from French, Spanish, Dutch and a number of other languages make up phrases and words.

From Quiz Sci-Fi Ships All Around

Answer: Millennium Falcon

The Millennium Falcon first appeared in 'Star Wars IV: A New Hope' in 1977. Its captain, Han Solo, won it in a card game called Sabaac against his friend Lando Calrissian. Although Luke Skywalker called the ship a piece of junk, the Falcon was known to be one of the fastest - if not the fastest - spacecrafts around. How else could it have made the Kessel Run in less than twelve parsecs?

From Quiz "Reel" Names Redux

Answer: Will Kane

Gary Cooper played Marshal Will Kane opposite Grace Kelly in the 1952 film "High Noon" about the Marshal having to face a bunch of killers without any help from the townspeople of Hadleyville. One of the things that was most innovative about the film is that it was set "in nearly real time", which enhanced the suspense even more. As for the other choices of marshals: Matt Dillon, played by James Arness, was US Marshall of Dodge City, Kansas in the TV western "Gunsmoke" (1955-1975); Sam Gerard was the Deputy US Marshall played by Tommy Lee Jones in "The Fugitive" (1993) and Rooster Cogburn was John Wayne in "True Grit" in 1969 and in the 1975 sequel "Rooster Cogburn".

From Quiz What's My Line?

Answer: Clint Eastwood

Clint Eastwood has endured for several decades as a box office draw making westerns, police films, and comedies (and even a movie musical).

From Quiz Small Screen Meets Large Screen

Answer: Rawhide

"Rawhide" ran from 1959 to early 1966, making it one of the longest running western series on television. The basic story was a cattle drive from Texas to Missouri, and Eastwood played Rowdy Yates, one of the drovers. It proved to be his career breakthrough role. He went on to find fame and fortune in, among others, "A Fistful of Dollars", "For a Few Dollars More" and "The Good The Bad and The Ugly".

From Quiz One, Two, But Not Three

Answer: Porthos

In the story, D'Artagnan traveled a long way just to join the Musketeers only to find out they had been ordered disbanded by Cardinal Richelieu'. In his disappointment, he joined with the three rebel Musketeers to restore their place as the king's personal bodyguards.

From Quiz Do You Know Your Actors?

Answer: Charles Bronson

Charles Bronson (died 30 Aug 2003 - aged 81) playing Bernardo O'Reilly was shot and killed in "The Magnificent Seven". Bronson, playing Joseph Wladislaw survives the mission in "The Dirty Dozen". Charles Bronson was the only actor to appear in both movies. Charles Bronson, Steve McQueen (died 7 Nov 1980 - aged 50) and James Coburn (died 18 Nov 2002 - aged 74) were all in "The Magnificent Seven". Charles Bronson and Clint Walker (born 30 May 1927) were in "The Dirty Dozen".

From Quiz Keep Your Eyes Peeled!

Answer: John Steed

The character of Mrs. Peel first appeared in the fourth season and was paired with the unflappable and very British, John Steed. Maxwell Smart was from the show "Get Smart" and Napoleon Solo was a character from "The Man From U.N.C.L.E."

From Quiz Sorkin's Company

Answer: Ted McGinley

In "Sports Night", Peter Krause played Casey McCall, who was interested in Dana, Josh Charles was his co-anchor, Dan Rydell, and Robert Guillaume played managing editor, Isaac Jaffey. None of these actors appeared in "The West Wing".

From Quiz "Psycho" Movie Quotes: Which Movie is it From?

Answer: "Psycho" (1960)

This was first heard in Alfred Hitchcock's original "Psycho", and again in Gus Van Sant's remake in 1998. It was said by Norman Bates.

From Quiz Name That TV Show or Movie!

Answer: Hannah Montana

Hannah Montana, aka Miley Stewart, is played by Miley Cyrus. Her real life father and country singer, Billy Ray Cyrus, plays the part of her father in the show as Robbie Stewart. Lilly is played by Emily Osment. Emily is the younger sister of Haley Joel Osment who has been in movies like "Sixth Sense"(1999) and "Secondhand Lions" (2003). As Miley Cyrus got older, she broke away from her "Hannah Montana"(2006-2010) image and began performing more adult themed music and videos.

From Quiz Fictional Musicals

Answer: Prisoners of Love

They expect "Springtime for Hitler" to flop so that they can keep all of the money from their investors. Since it is a hit and they cannot pay 25,000% in profits, they are sent to prison for fraud. Apparently they have not learned their lesson as, in the final scene, they are shown running the same investment scam as before, selling more profits than they can afford to pay for the prisoner-performed musical.

From Quiz Dynamic Duos 1

Answer: Laurel and Hardy

Apparently, when Stan and Ollie were visiting Belfast, Ireland the churches all played "The Cuckoo Song" on their bells as their ship pulled into port. You don't get much more famous, or loved, than that! There are still pictures on display a few miles from where I live in Kent (England) showing them visiting the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch railway which I suspect may be due to the fact that it is near a golf course. Stan had trouble keeping Ollie away from them due to his passion for playing golf.

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