Cinematic Limerick Mix Trivia Quiz

Answer: Some Like It Hot

"Some Like it Hot" is a black and white movie directed by Billy Wilder showing a pair of musicians, played by Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon, who witness a mass hit by the mob and go on the run. They disguise themselves as women and join an all-woman band, whose singer is played by Marilyn Monroe.

The cast includes George Raft and Edward G. Robinson Jr., and the script is by Wilder and frequent collaborator I.A.L. Diamond. The final line, delivered by Joe E. Brown, as a millionaire who wants to marry Jack Lemmon's character, when Lemmon says he is a man, is one of the most famous in the movies: "Nobody's perfect".

The movie has stayed popular for fifty years, appearing frequently at or near the top of lists and polls of movie comedies.

Answer: Die Hard

"Die Hard", directed by John McTiernan, is a 1988 movie based on a 1979 book by Roderick Thorp called "Nothing Lasts Forever". A Bruce Willis vehicle, the cast also includes Bonnie Bedelia, Alexander Godunov and Reginald VelJohnson. Willis plays John McClane, a New York cop who visits LA just before Christmas to attempt a reconciliation with his wife (Bedelia), who is a high-powered employee of a Japanese corporation.

The office building where she works is taken by some international thieves posing as terrorists and everyone in it is killed or held hostage. McClane has to take down the thieves singlehanded including Alan Rickman in a standout performance as Hans Gruber, the leader of the gang. McClane tells Gruber he is Roy Rogers - hence the "Yippee-ki-yay" catchphrase.

Answer: Avengers: Infinity War

The nineteenth movie in the grand scheme of movies known as the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the 2018 movie "Avengers: Infinity War" pits the Avengers against Thanos, a villain hell-bent on a Malthusian mission to eliminate half the population of the universe. Directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, its massive cast includes Robert Downey Jr., Josh Brolin and Zoe Saldana.

The bleak ending sets up the series for the climactic "Avengers: Endgame" in 2019.

Answer: Finding Nemo

Aren't the plots of some children's movies bleak? In Pixar's animated movie, "Finding Nemo", Albert Brooks stars as the voice of Marlin, a clownfish whose wife and all but one of his offspring are killed by a barracuda. He becomes over protective of his son, Nemo, played by Alexander Gould.

When Nemo is caught by a scuba diver, Marlin goes on an epic journey to find him, ending up in Sydney. He is aided en route by Dory, a blue tang played by Ellen DeGeneres. Marlin learns that his son is capable and resourceful, and he must let him live his life without coddling.

Answer: Taken

"Taken", a French-made movie directed by Pierre Morel, and written and produced by Luc Besson, is a depiction of American parents' worst nightmare. An over- protective father, Bryan Mills, allows his teenage daughter to go to Europe with a friend against his better judgement.

She is a U2 fan who is planning to follow them round Europe. The daughter, played by Maggie Grace, is kidnapped more or less as soon as she sets foot in France. She manages to phone her father - who is a former CIA operative - and he warns the kidnapper: "If you are looking for ransom I can tell you I don't have money, but what I do have are a very particular set of skills. Skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me a nightmare for people like you. If you let my daughter go now that'll be the end of it. I will not look for you, I will not pursue you, but if you don't, I will look for you, I will find you and I will kill you." The rest of the movie shows that coming to pass, as Mills runs rampage through Europe.

Answer: Shrek

"Shrek" is a 2001 DreamWorks animated movie directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson. It stars Mike Myers as the title character, a solitary and grouchy ogre who is impacted by Lord Farquaad (John Lithgow) clearing fairy tale characters away from his land so they end up in Shrek's swamp. Shrek and Donkey, a lonely and annoying donkey played by Eddie Murphy are tricked into rescuing a princess called Fiona (Cameron Diaz) by Farquaad.

The princess is in a castle guarded by a ferocious dragon.

It turns out the princess has more in common with Shrek than was originally apparent - she turns into an ogre every night. In the happy ending, Shrek and Fiona marry, and Donkey and the Dragon pair up too.

Answer: Twilight

"Twilight" (2008), directed by Catherine Hardwicke, was an enormously successful movie - the first in a series of five movies based on the books of Stephenie Meyer. It stars Kristen Stewart as a girl who moves to the state of Washington to live with her police chief father.

She comes across a beautiful and mysterious pupil at her new school, Edward Cullen, played by Robert Pattinson, who at first seems to want to avoid her. Turns out he's a 108 year old vampire who's crazy about the seventeen year old schoolgirl. Romance and violence ensue.

Answer: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

"Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" is a 1969 Western directed by George Roy Hill, with a screenplay by William Goldman. It features a fictionalised story about some real life outlaws of the American West - Butch Cassidy is played by Paul Newman, while Robert Redford plays the Sundance Kid.

They lead the Hole in the Wall gang, whose base is near the pass of that name in Wyoming. Their companion, a schoolteacher called Etta Place, is played by Katharine Ross. Goldman originated the project, and he won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.

The script is full of zinging lines, that Redford and Newman deliver with aplomb, such as "I don't want to sound like a sore loser, but when it's over, if I'm dead, kill him." The outlaws are hounded out of Wyoming by a super posse, and move to Bolivia, where they are ultimately gunned down.

Answer: The Lego Movie

"The Lego Movie" (2014) is an animated movie and sort of extended advert for Lego, the popular Danish toy. It's actually a lot better than that sounds, with a sharp script and direction by Phil Lord and Christoper Miller. It has a surprisingly pointed message about big business.

The evil Lord Business (Will Ferrell) is thwarted in his plans by Everyman figure Emmet Brickowski (Chris Pratt), aided by "Master Builders" such as Wyldstyle (Elizabeth Banks) and Batman (Will Arnett). The events turn out to be being acted out by a boy called Finn (Jadon Sand), whose father (also Will Ferrell) has some bridges to build with him.

The song "Everything is Awesome" by Shawn Patterson, JoLi, and The Lonely Island, was nominated for an Academy Award.

Answer: The Wizard of Oz

The 1939 classic movie "The Wizard of Oz", directed by Victor Fleming, is based on the book "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" by L. Frank Baum. It concerns a Kansas girl, Dorothy Gale (played by Judy Garland), whose house gets blown by a tornado to a magical land called Oz.

Her house kills The Wicked Witch of the East, and Dorothy gets given her magic ruby slippers by Glinda, the Good Witch of the North (Billie Burke). The Wicked Witch of the West (Margaret Hamilton) vows revenge. Dorothy travels to meet the Wizard of Oz to try to get home, meeting a Scarecrow, Tin Man and Lion, all deficient in some way, who join with her to get help from the Wizard.

The showdown with the Wicked Witch involves a bucket of water which dissolves her.