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Alliterative Titles 3 Trivia Quiz

I provide a year and clue to a film with an alliterative title (two or more syllables with the same initial letter or sound). For example, if the clue was "a coloured equine (1994)", the answer would be "Black Beauty". Just match the film and clue.

A matching quiz by Spontini. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Spontini

Time
3 mins

Type
Match Quiz

Quiz #
398,887

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Easy

Avg Score
10 / 10

Plays
707

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 92 (10/10), Morganw2019 (10/10), Guest 101 (10/10).

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Questions		Choices
1. Keira Knightley stars in this film of a novel by Jane Austen (2005).		Guardians of the Galaxy
2. Robert Downey Jr. plays a pilot who loses his license because he broke several flying regulations (1990).		Bedknobs and Broomsticks
3. A frog comes to Hollywood to make his fortune and meets other friends on route (1979).		Summer of Sam
4. A group of Irish coal miners band together to fight against the oppression of their employer (1970).		Batman Begins
5. A male chauvinist acquires the ability to hear what the fair sex are thinking (2000).		Pride and Prejudice
6. A film about David Berkowitz, a 1970's serial killer in New York (1999).		The Muppet Movie
7. Dustin Hoffman apparently made a film about a Snickers bar by a different name. (1976).		Marathon Man
8. A villainous Scarecrow is one of this film's major characters but Dorothy isn't in it (2005).		The Molly Maguires
9. Three children are evacuated from wartime London to Pepperinge Eye where they meet an apprentice witch (1971).		What Women Want
10. A character called Peter Quill creates a team of super heroes (2014).		Air America

Select each answer

1. Keira Knightley stars in this film of a novel by Jane Austen (2005).

2. Robert Downey Jr. plays a pilot who loses his license because he broke several flying regulations (1990).

3. A frog comes to Hollywood to make his fortune and meets other friends on route (1979).

4. A group of Irish coal miners band together to fight against the oppression of their employer (1970).

5. A male chauvinist acquires the ability to hear what the fair sex are thinking (2000).

6. A film about David Berkowitz, a 1970's serial killer in New York (1999).

7. Dustin Hoffman apparently made a film about a Snickers bar by a different name. (1976).

8. A villainous Scarecrow is one of this film's major characters but Dorothy isn't in it (2005).

9. Three children are evacuated from wartime London to Pepperinge Eye where they meet an apprentice witch (1971).

10. A character called Peter Quill creates a team of super heroes (2014).

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Keira Knightley stars in this film of a novel by Jane Austen (2005).

Answer: Pride and Prejudice

Jane Austen had four novels published before her early death in 1817 aged forty two. They were "Sense and Sensibility" (1811), "Pride and Prejudice" (1813), "Mansfield Park" (1814) and "Emma" (1816). Her final two novels, "Northanger Abbey" and "Persuasion", were both published posthumously in 1818.

2. Robert Downey Jr. plays a pilot who loses his license because he broke several flying regulations (1990).

Answer: Air America

In 1985, it was intended for the film to be a Vietnam comedy but the project became too expensive and was sold. After a new script was written, filming started in October 1989. Its budget soon spiralled again and it wasn't helped by two earthquakes and a typhoon occurring during production.

3. A frog comes to Hollywood to make his fortune and meets other friends on route (1979).

Answer: The Muppet Movie

Jim Henson created the Muppets around 1955 and they made their first appearance in the TV series "Sam and Friends". Kermit the frog is probably the most famous Muppet of all. "The Muppet Movie" was the first Muppet feature film.

4. A group of Irish coal miners band together to fight against the oppression of their employer (1970).

Answer: The Molly Maguires

In 1870's Pennsylvania, mining companies treated the miners very badly indeed and as a result they formed a group known as the Molly Maguires who used sabotage and even murder to protect themselves. Twenty suspects were rounded up, tried and executed.

5. A male chauvinist acquires the ability to hear what the fair sex are thinking (2000).

Answer: What Women Want

Nick Marshall, played by Mel Gibson, gains the power to read women's minds when he falls into his water-filled bath while holding an electric hairdryer, He initially regards his new power as a curse but soon learns how to turn it to his advantage, However, it isn't quite as straight forward as he thinks.

6. A film about David Berkowitz, a 1970's serial killer in New York (1999).

Answer: Summer of Sam

The film was directed by Spike Lee. Berkowitz killed 6 people and wounded seven others between the summer of 1976 and July 1977. Vinny, played by John Leguizamo was originally intended by director Spike Lee to be a more minor character but Leguizamo impressed him with lots of enjoyable improvisations and his part was made bigger as a result.

7. Dustin Hoffman apparently made a film about a Snickers bar by a different name. (1976).

Answer: Marathon Man

In the UK, there was a chocolate bar known as Marathon. In 1990, the manufacturer, (Mars), decided to bring it into line with other countries and renamed it Snickers.
William Goldman wrote the 1974 novel that is the basis of this film.

8. A villainous Scarecrow is one of this film's major characters but Dorothy isn't in it (2005).

Answer: Batman Begins

Per this film, when Bruce Wayne was young, he was attacked by some bats and he now has a fear of them. Bruce was adopted by Alfred Pennyworth, the family butler when his parents were murdered. When he created his crime-fighting persona, Bruce used the bat symbol to scare criminals.

9. Three children are evacuated from wartime London to Pepperinge Eye where they meet an apprentice witch (1971).

Answer: Bedknobs and Broomsticks

This is a Disney film with live action and animated sequences and music/songs by Robert and Richard Sherman. The witch, Eglantine Price, is learning witchcraft by a correspondence course and is played by Angela Lansbury.

10. A character called Peter Quill creates a team of super heroes (2014).

Answer: Guardians of the Galaxy

James Gunn wrote and directed this film. He was fired by Disney in July 2018 because of some messages he had tweeted between 2008-2012. The decision was strongly criticised and Gunn was supported by lots of well known names and media outlets. Disney reinstated Gunn in May 2019.

Source: Author Spontini

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