British Films [2000s] Trivia Quiz

Answer: Jamie Bell

Jamie Bell was born in the north of England in 1986. He often went to ballet lessons with his elder sister, which was where his love for dance began. He became a member of the National Youth Theatre and, in 1999, he beat 2000 other young hopefuls to take the lead role in 'Billy Elliot'.

He has since appeared with Ryan Phillippe in 'Land Of My Fathers' (2002), Hayden Christensen in 'Jumper' (2008) and Daniel Craig in 'Defiance' (2008).

Answer: Gosford Park

Sir William McCordle and his wife Lady Sylvia invited friends and relations to a shooting party. There was a flurry of activity below stairs as servants prepared rooms and laboured hard to provide delightful feasts for the guests above. The evening after the shoot, Sir William's body was discovered in the study, with a knife buried in his chest.

The guests were interviewed by the police, along with only three of the servants. The police never discovered that the murderers were Mrs Wilson (Helen Mirren), who was the housekeeper and her son, Parks (Clive Owen) who was the valet.

Answer: Bend It Like Beckham

Jess, played by Parminder Nagra, was an 18 year old who loved football, but was not allowed to participate because of her Muslim parents. Jules saw the potential in her and invited her to have a trial with her local football team. Jess was successful but had to keep it a secret from her parents. Problems started to arise when Jess was asked to play in a tournament final the same day as her sister's wedding.

Her father finally capitulated. The end of the film saw both Jess and Jules flying to America, after they were offered a scholarship to attend Santa Clara University.

Answer: Calendar Girls

The filmed starred a cast of amazing British actresses, including Helen Mirren, Julie Walters and Celia Imrie. Annie Clarke's (Julie Walters) husband died early of Leukaemia and the local Woman's Institute decided to purchase a sofa for hospital visitors to sit on, in remembrance of his death.

It was decided that the women would pose nude for a calendar, discreetly hiding their private parts behind everyday household items. The calendar was a great success, with worldwide media coverage advertising their cause.

Answer: Shaun of the Dead

Shaun (Simon Pegg) spent much of his time at his local pub, 'The Winchester', with his best friend, Ed. His girlfriend had just split up with him and his home life was in tatters, because he had issues with his stepfather (Bill Nighy). He woke up one morning in a drunken stupor, only to realise that zombies had taken over the streets of London.

The only safe haven was 'The Winchester'. He collected his friends, ex-girlfriend, mother and stepfather en route and so followed a hilarious battle with zombies.

Answer: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

The Giant Vegetable Competition was due to be held at Tottington Hall. 'Wallace and Gromit' ran a security business called 'Anti-Pesto' to protect the vegetables from rabbits. The rabbits were captured, but there was no space to keep them all. Wallace invented a machine called 'Mind Manipulation-O-Matic' to brainwash the rabbits, but a switch was triggered accidently which caused them to change into semi-intelligent rabbits.

The town and the vegetables were threatened with a giant 'Were-Rabbit'.

Answer: Notes on a Scandal

Barbara, played by Judi Dench, was a lonely spinster, who was obsessed with finding a friend. The previous friendship had turned demanding and an injunction was threatened against her. She met Sheba, a new teacher at the school where she worked and a friendship developed between the two of them. Barbara did not realise at the time that Sheba had just started an affair with an underage pupil. When Barbara did find out, her jealousy resulted in the truth of the affair coming out. Sheba was suspended from her job with her home life in tatters.

Answer: La Mer

'Mr Bean' won a raffle prize which included a free train journey to Cannes, €2000 and a video camera. Several mishaps happened on his journey and the film ended with a rousing rendition of 'La Mer' (Beyond The Sea) which was mimed by all the cast. 'La Mer' was written by French composer, Charles Trenet, in 1943 and the song has featured in many films.

These included 'Goodfellas' (1990), 'Father of the Bride' (1991), 'Apollo 13' (1995) and 'Saving Private Ryan' (1998).

Answer: Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging

Georgia, played by Georgia Groome, and her friends 'The Ace Gang', noticed that two new boys had just started at the same school. Georgia was instantly smitten by Robbie, who was an ardent cat lover, but he was already dating her arch rival. Her friends persuaded Georgia to practice snogging with another boy called Peter. Once competent at snogging, Georgia set out to entice Robbie by making out that her cat, Angus, was missing.

At a party, Peter tried to kiss Georgia but she stumbled back and landed in some bushes, showing her underwear just as Robbie was walking by.

Answer: John Lennon

John Lennon was born in Liverpool, 1940. His father was a merchant seaman who was away during the war and his mother became pregnant by another man. His Aunt Mimi complained to Social Services and she was given the care of John when he was five years old.

His mother still visited him and she taught him how to play the banjo. She also gave him his first guitar when he was 15. His mother was killed by a car driver when John was 17 years old. In the film, John Lennon was played by newcomer, Aaron Johnson, his mother played by Anne-Marie Duff and his Aunt Mimi played by Kristin Scott Thomas.