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1. "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", a much-loved Roald Dahl book, was created for the big screen in 2005 and starred Freddie Highmore as Charlie Bucket, a poor boy who gets a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to visit the largest chocolate factory in the world, owned by the eccentric chocolate maker, Willy Wonka. Which actor stars in the film as the crazy Willy Wonka?
2. "War of the Worlds" was a book originally written by H.G. Wells, about a man on the run from deadly aliens planning to take over the world. In 2005, which director directed this movie?
3. "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" is the second book in a series of seven written by C.S. Lewis. The film is about four children who step through a wardrobe and end up in an extraordinary land, ruled by a terrible white witch whose plans are to make it always winter, but never Christmas. The children must join forces with a talking lion to defeat the White Witch and get rid of the never-ending winter. What is the name of the talking lion that the kids must work with to defeat the witch?
4. "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire", released in November 2005, is the fourth film in the "Harry Potter" series, where Harry is chosen to compete in a dangerous tournament meant for older students. Which English director directed the film?
5. "In Her Shoes", released October 2005, was based on the novel by Jennifer Weiner. Who starred as Maggie in the film?
6. "Memoirs of a Geisha" was released in December, 2005 and was based on the book by Arthur Golden. Sayuri, played by Ziyi Zhang, became the most famous geisha in Japan, but was haunted by a man she met in her youth. Before which war was the young Japanese girl taken from her family and put to work in the geisha house?
7. "Oliver Twist", about a young orphan called Oliver who met Fagin, a thief who invited Oliver to join his crew of pickpockets. But Oliver was caught thieving by Mr. Brownlow, who decided to raise Oliver as an ordinary person. The film was directed by Roman Polanski and was based on the book written by which author?
8. "Jarhead", a book written by Anthony Swofford, was a war drama about a man called Swoff. He sent to serve in Iraq in terrible heat conditions, in a never-ending desert, with thoughts of why they were sent to Iraq in the first place. Which newly-popular actor starred as Swoff?
9. "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" was released in June 2005 and was based on the book by Ann Brashares. Which of the following actresses was not part of the sisterhood?
10. "Pride and Prejudice", released in November 2005, was a 19th-century love story written by Jane Austen. Which actress starred as Elizabeth Bennet, the leading woman who fell in love with the haughty Mr. Darcy?
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