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1. The movie "What Dreams May Come" is based on the novel by Richard Matheson. But what author was the originator of this phrase?
2. The movie "'Till Human Voices Wake Us" takes its title from a poem by whom?
3. To what Shakespeare play does the Mel Brooks film 'To Be or Not to Be' allude?
4. In the movie "Sense and Sensibility", Marianne asks Elinor, "Is love a fancy or a feeling?" Whom is she quoting?
5. The movie "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead" takes its title characters from what Shakespearian play?
6. In "Clueless", Josh's date attributes the quote "to thine own self be true" to Hamlet. Cher corrects her. What Shakespearian "dude" does she say actually spoke the words?
7. What poet and author of "Stopping By the Woods on a Snowy Evening" do Simon and Garfunkel mention in their song, "Dangling Conversations"?
8. 10,000 Maniacs has a song called "Hey, _______" which makes reference to this beat poet and author of "On the Road".
9. The Cure, in their song "Treasure", allude to the poem "Remember" by what Victorian poet?
10. In "Ballad of a Thin Man", to what "Great Gatsby" author does Bob Dylan refer?
11. Iron Maiden has a song called "Rime of the Ancient Mariner". From what poet do they borrow the title?
12. Police's song "Wrapped Around Your Finger" makes allusion to Homer's "Odyssey". Complete this lyric: "You consider me the young apprentice / Caught between the ___ and Charybdis."
13. In the song "Tangled Up in Blue", Bob Dylan refers to "an Italian poet / From the thirteenth century." Which of the following is definitely NOT the source of his allusion?
14. In his song "Too Long in Exile", Van Morrison sings that, just like this "Waiting for Godot" author, he has been "too long in exile."
15. The movie "The League of Extraordinary Gentleman" includes a never-aging character who has a secret portrait. From what author's novel is this character drawn?
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