B Movies Trivia Quiz

Answer: Beetlejuice

Recently deceased couple, Adam and Barbara Maitland, are desperate to rid their house of the new owners, the dysfunctional Deetz family. They resort to seeking the help of the obnoxious "bio-exorcist" Betelgeuse, who proves to be more trouble than the Deetzes.

This movie with the alternative spelling "Betelgeuse", also starred Winona Ryder and Michael Keaton. "Beetlejuice" won one Academy Award in the category of Best Makeup.

Answer: Bring It On

Torrance Shipman must come up with an original new routine for the The Rancho Carne High School cheerleading squad "The Toros" in time for the national championships after discovering their former captain stole all their routines from rival team the East Compton Clovers.

Eliza Dushku (Missy) and Clare Kramer (Courtney) both had recurring roles in the television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". Eliza played the sometimes evil Faith, and Clare starred as the god Glory in season 5. Nicole Bilderback (Whitney) also made a brief appearance in "BTVS", in the season 3 episode "The Wish" as an unnamed friend of Cordelia.

Answer: Beaches

A chance meeting of young performer CC Bloom and rich girl Hillary Whitney leads to a friendship that lasts a lifetime, enduring jealousy, infidelity, divorces, depression and disease.

What can't Bette Midler do? Not only has she acted in movies, on television and on Broadway, but she is also a singer, writer, producer and composer.

Answer: Blazing Saddles

State Attorney General Hedley Lamarr wants to drive the residents of Rock Ridge away so he can build a railway through their town. Sending a gang of thugs to terrorise the town is ineffective, so he appoints Bart, a black railroad worker, as the new sheriff in an effort to so offend the townspeople they will abandon the town. This plan, of course, backfires comically.

Cleavon Little, who portrayed sheriff Bart, died of colon cancer in 1992, he was only 53-years-old. Cancer also took the life of Madeline Kahn, who played Lili Von Shtupp. She died of ovarian cancer aged 57.

Answer: Better Off Dead

With the help of French foreign exchange student Monique, and his snow-sniffing best friend, Lane Myers struggles against his suicidal urges to redeem himself in the eyes of his ex-girlfriend, Beth, by skiing the treacherous "K-12" slope.

John Cusack's first big screen role was in the movie "Class" released in 1983 alongside Rob Lowe, Andrew McCarthy and Jacqueline Bisset.

Answer: Braveheart

William Wallace leads Scottish clans into a battle for their freedom against English ruler Edward the Longshanks while facing treachery from both the English and their fellow Scots in a movie very loosely based on historical facts.

Although he was born in the USA, Mel grew up in Australia. His Australian accent was so broad that for the USA release of his first major movie, "Mad Max", his voice, along with the rest of the cast, were dubbed by American performers.

Answer: Bridget Jones's Diary

A bumbling Bridget Jones tries to find love while also controlling her weight, smoking and drinking habits.

Colin Firth had previously set women's hearts racing playing Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy in the 1995 adaption of Jane Austin's "Pride and Prejudice".

Answer: Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Buffy, a shallow high school cheerleader, tries to maintain her social life while reluctantly fulfilling her duties as "the chosen one" and fighting vampires.

Kristy Swanson, the original Buffy the Vampire Slayer, got her first acting job in a commercial for a doll house at age nine. She was home schooled from age thirteen so she could concentrate on acting.

Answer: Breakfast at Tiffany's

Paul Varjak, a less than prolific author, is drawn into the world of the eccentric, vulnerable Holly Golightly, a girl running from her past.

Audrey Hepburn was living in the Netherlands in 1940 when the Germans invaded the country, and was the same age as Anne Frank. During the war she witnessed the shooting of both her uncle and her mother's cousin for being part of the Resistance. Audrey turned down a role in the movie adaption of "The Diary of Anne Frank" as it would have brought back too many painful memories.

Answer: Blade Runner

Rick Deckard is a Blade runner, a cop who specialises in hunting down replicants - genetically modified humans. He is forced out of retirement after six replicants escape from an offworld colony and head to Earth.

The book "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep" on which the movie "Blade Runner" is based, was originally set in the year 1992, though later revisions of the book are set in 2021. The film, which has been through many revisions itself, is set in the year 2019.