Man I Feel Like a New Cat! Trivia Quiz

Answer: The Lion King

The crown prince Simba is tricked by his dastardly uncle into believing that it was his, Simba's, fault that his father was killed. In his despair he runs away and exiles himself. As he grows into adulthood, he learns the truth and comes back to claim his title.

In one of the most successful and popular animated features the voices of Matthew Broderick as Simba, Jeremy Irons as the despicable Scar and Rowan Atkinson providing comic relief as Zazu.

Answer: Save the Tiger

Winning the 1973 Academy Award for Best Actor, Jack Lemmon plays Harry Stoner, a World War Two veteran who is down on his luck after he suffers a midlife crisis. Jack Gilford is Stoner's business associate, Phil Greene, who is very concerned about Harry's decline. Stoner has flashbacks to the war throughout the movie and goes off with a female hitch-hiker who is ignorant of Stoner's anguish.

The movie was adapted from a Steve Shagan novel of the same name.

Answer: That Darn Cat

"That Darn Cat" is a mystery comedy based on the book "Undercover Cat" by Gordon and Mildred Gordon (yes, his name is Gordon Gordon). Kidnappers break into the house of the President, but mistakenly kidnap the housekeeper instead of the president's wife.

The FBI (Doug E. Doug as Agent Zeke Kelso) get involved but don't appear as if they're likely to solve the mystery until they get the help of Peter Randall (Michael McKean), his daughter Patti and that darn cat, DC.

Answer: The Lion in Winter

Henry II (Peter O'Toole) has three sons, each of whom wants to get their hands on his throne. Henry, however, doesn't wish to choose who his successor will be. His wife, Eleanor of Aquitaine (Katherine Hepburn), has other plans and conspires to push into a decision to her advantage. Anthony Hopkins received plaudits for his performance as Richard while Peter O'Toole became the second person (Bing Crosby was the first) to receive a Best Actor Oscar nomination a second time, for the same role.

He'd previously played Henry II in "Beckett" (1964)

Answer: Dog Day Afternoon

Sonny's partner needs sex reassignment surgery but Sonny cannot afford it, so he tries to rob a bank. It turns out that the Three Stooges could have done a better job. The entire operation spirals out of control. Pacino is brilliant as Sonny and so is Sarandon as Sonny's transgender wife. Both were recognised with nominations for Academy Awards.

Answer: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Paul Newman plays Brick Pollitt, the no-hoper son of Big Daddy Pollitt, played by Burl Ives. Maggie (Elizabeth Taylor) tries to save both her marriage and her claim to her husband's family fortune. The patriarch of the family, Big Daddy (Burl Ives) is dying, and Brick (Paul Newman) has taken to drinking to forget the pain of a blighted career.

The estranged couple take tentative steps towards reconciliation at the end of the film. Both Newman and Taylor were recognised for their performances with Academy Award nominations.

Answer: The Cat in the Hat

Brother and sister Conrad Walden (Spencer Breslin) and Sally Walden (Dakota Fanning), who have been left at home alone, find themselves visited by the mischievous "Cat in the Hat" (Mike Myers), who causes all sorts of mayhem. Pompous neighbour Quinn, who is played by Alec Baldwin, has designs on the kids' mother and arrives to help... but, the Cat see through him and he doesn't last long.

Answer: The Cat From Outer Space

Mr. Stallwood, played by Roddy McDowall, is intrigued when a spaceship arrives from outer space with a cat on-board. Harry Morgan is General Stilton, who is determined to find out what energy source the vehicle uses. Needing a lot of gold to make his spaceship work, Jake the cat sets out to acquire a stockpile.

The cat decides it would be a good thing to stay on Earth (seeing he's fallen in love with Belle, a female cat belonging to the female scientist, Liz) and the space ship leaves without him.

Answer: Paper Tiger

David Niven as Major Bradbury is hired to give English lessons to the son of the Japanese ambassador (Toshiro Mifune). He makes himself out to be many things but they're all a con. When he and the ambassador's son are kidnapped for apolitical gain, Bradbury needs to reveal the truth about himself and, in the process, grow a backbone. Directed by Ken Annakin, the film also stars Hardy Kruger and Ando.

Answer: The Wind & the Lion

Sean Connery is the leader of a Berber team of insurrectionist who seek to provoke an international incident in a bid to overthrow a corrupt government and kidnap an American woman (Candice Bergen) and her children. On the other side of the world, Theodore Roosevelt (Brian Keith) is looking to get himself re-elected and seeks a way to use this incident to his political advantage.

The film was a financial success, despite some stiff competition from a little Steven Spielberg blockbuster called "Jaws" and was also nominated for two Academy Awards.