FunTrivia Movies Mix: Vol 2 Quiz | Movies

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1. In the film directed by Stanley Kubrick, "The Shining," to what does "shining" refer?

Answer: mental telepathy

Danny Torrance (Danny Lloyd) has a special connection with Dick Hallorann, who is portrayed by Scatman Crothers. They immediately enjoy a mutual connection through mental telepathy. There are very strange things going on at the Overlook Hotel. Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson) descends into madness and tries to murder his family.

It is well worth viewing if you have not seen the film.

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2. What word best completes the romantic film titles: "Endless ______", "______ in the Afternoon" and "Shakespeare in _______".

Answer: Love

"Endless Love" is a 1981 film directed by Franco Zeffirelli, starring Brooke Shields and Martin Hewitt. "Endless Love", the theme song, received Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Original Song. "Love in the Afternoon" is a 1957 film, produced and directed by Billy Wilder, starring Gary Cooper and Audrey Hepburn. "Love in the Afternoon" received a Writers Guild of America Award for Best Written Comedy in 1958. "Shakespeare in Love" is a 1998 film directed by John Madden, written by Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard and produced by Harvey Weinstein, starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Joseph Fiennes, Geoffrey Rush, Colin Firth, Ben Affleck and Judi Dench. "Shakespeare in Love" received Oscars for Best Picture, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress and Best Original Screenplay.

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3. Carrie Fisher, who plays the role of an obsessed would-be killer in "The Blues Brothers", is more famous for her role in "Star Wars". Who is she in this film?

Answer: Princess Leia Organa

Carrie Fisher is a novelist and screen writer as well as an actress. Her book "Postcards From The Edge" is semi-autobiographical and provides a satirical look at her own drug addiction. It was later made into a film starring Meryl Streep and Shirley MacLaine.

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4. In the 2012/13 release movie 'Lincoln', who plays Abe?

Answer: Daniel Day-Lewis

Hugh Grant played the British PM in 'Love Actually'. Billy Bob Thornton played the visiting US President in the same film. Nicolas Cage had nothing to do with any of them, but he can do a serious role!

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5. Which actor played the role of Harry Tasker in the movie "True Lies"?

Answer: Arnold Schwarzenegger

Arnold Schwarzenegger starred alongside Tom Arnold, Bill Paxton, and Jamie Lee Curtis in "True Lies". Arnold Schwarzenegger played an undercover spy in the movie.

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6. In what 1981 action-comedy film can you spot the talents of Roger Moore, Farrah Fawcett, Dean Martin, Jackie Chan, Adrienne Barbeau and Tara Buckman?

Answer: The Cannonball Run

Based on an actual cross-country race the film was directed by Hal Needham and written by Brock Yates. Burt Reynolds starred as JJ McClure and Dom DeLuise as Victor Prinzi.
Roger Moore was Seymour Goldfarb, Jr., Farrah Fawcett was Pamela Glover, Dean Martin was Jamie Blake, Jackie Chan was one of the Subaru drivers, Adrienne Barbeau was Marcie Thatcher and Tara Buckman was Jill Rivers.
The other three options were also released in 1981.

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7. What movie about the Hess family features crop circles and an alien takeover?

Answer: Signs

In 2002's "Signs", crop circles appear in the corn field in front of the home where former minister Graham Hess lives with his two young children, Morgan and Bo, and his brother, Merrill. Graham thinks the crop circles are a hoax; the rest of the family believe it is an alien invasion.

The news reports a worldwide occurrence of crop circles and strange lights in the sky, but Graham does not become totally convinced until he finds one of the creatures trapped in the pantry of the local veterinarian.

The world is told to take precaution, and the Hess family's bond grows stronger as they team together to survive.

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8. "Here Comes the Bribe" was the tagline of which 2009 romantic comedy movie that featured Sandra Bullock as Margaret Tate and Ryan Reynolds as Andrew Paxton?

Answer: The Proposal

Margaret was a Canadian. She was Andrew's boss in a publishing company. In order to prevent herself from being deported, she forced Andrew to marry her. Betty White also starred in this movie as Andrew's grandmother, Annie.

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9. Which film, directed by Anthony Hemingway, was one of the first war movies that George Lucas executive produced, and was based on the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II?

Answer: Red Tails

George Lucas is obviously known for his success as a director and producer for science fiction films, especially "Star Wars." With the movie "Red Tails," he showed his versatility as a producer, branching out into an entirely new genre.

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10. Camp Crystal Lake is the "hunting" ground for which movie killer?

Answer: Jason Voorhees

Jason Voorhees, the child who drowned at summer camp in "Friday the 13th" has slashed his way into horror movie notoriety, with 12 films being created based around this character. Jason features either as the killer or the motivation for the killings in all movies.
Freddy Krueger is from "The Nightmare on Elm Street" series; Michael Myers is infamous for "Halloween" & Hannibal was, of course, brought to our attention in "The Silence Of The Lambs".

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FunTrivia Movies Mix: Vol 2 Trivia Quiz

A mix of 10 Movies questions, submitted by 10 different FunTrivia players! The first few questions are easy, but the last couple are tough!

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