Movie Maths 2 Quiz | Movie Mixture

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1. Multiply "____: A Space Odyssey" (1968) by "____ Effect" (1998), starring Bill Pullman, and add "____ Hour Photo" (2002). Clue: A film about a bird's nest.

Answer: 1

The films are "2001: A Space Odyssey", "Zero Effect" and "One Hour Photo". The answer is therefore (2001 x 0) + 1 = 1. The clue refers to "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (1975) which earned Jack Nicholson his first Oscar. Jack's character leads a revolt of the patients in a mental hospital against the evil Nurse Ratched.

2. Multiply "Lock, Stock and ____ Smoking Barrels" (1998) by "The ____ Day" (2000) Clue: "The ____ Tasks of Asterix" (1976)

Answer: 12

The films are:- "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" and "The Sixth Day". The answer is therefore 2 x 6 = 12. The clue refers to "The Twelve Tasks of Asterix" (1976), an animated film based on the comic books created by Rene Goscinny and Albert Uderzo. Asterix is the leader of a small Gaulish village who are sworn enemies of the Roman invaders.

3. Subtract "____ Years in Tibet" (1997) from "How to Lose a Guy in ____ Days" (2003). Clue: A comedy film from 1986 about silent film stars mistakenly identified as heroes in a small village.

Answer: 3

The films are:- "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days" and "Seven Years in Tibet". The answer is therefore 10 - 7 = 3. The clue relates to "Three Amigos" starring Steve Martin, Chevy Chase and Martin Short.

4. Subtract "____ Ronin" (2013) from "____ Hrs" (1982) and then carefully add "The ____ Musketeers" (1974), a sequel to an earlier film. Clue: Look at your right hand to discover a WW2 film starring James Mason (1952)

Answer: 5

The films are "48 Hrs", "47 Ronin" and "The Four Musketeers". The answer needed is therefore 48 - 47 + 4 = 5. The clue relates to the film "5 Fingers", a spy thriller based on a true story of a valet to the British Ambassador to Turkey during WW2, who photographed secret documents and passed them to the Nazis in order to fund a comfortable life when the war ends.

5. Multiply "____ Ft below: The Darkness Descending" (2014) by "The ____ Year Engagement" (2012) and then multiply again by "____ Days of the Condor" (1975). Clue: "The ____ Spartans" (1962)

Answer: 300

The films are "20 Ft below: The Darkness Descending", "The Five Year Engagement" and "Three Days of the Condor". The answer required is 20 x 5 x 3 = 300. The clue relates to the film "The 300 Spartans" which concerns the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 A.D. Three hundred Spartans led by King Leonidas held out against a Persian army of thousands.

6. Divide "____ Degrees Below Zero" (2013) by "____ Shades of Grey" (2015) and add "____ First Dates" (2004). Clue: "____ Pick-Up" (1986).

Answer: 52

The films are "100 Degrees Below Zero", "Fifty Shades of Grey" and "50 First Dates". The maths problem is therefore (100 / 50) + 50 = 52. The clue concerns the film "52 Pick-Up", a blackmail thriller starring Roy Scheider, based on the novel by Elmore Leonard.

7. Multiply "____ Years a Slave" by "____ Weeks" (1986) and then add "The ____ Floor" (1999). Clue: "____ Hours" (2010). A film about a problem in a Utah canyon.

Answer: 127

The films are "12 Years a Slave", "9� Weeks" and "The Thirteenth Floor". The maths problem is therefore (12 x 9�) + 13 = 114 + 13 = 127. The clue concerns the film "127 Hours", a story about a climber who falls into a slot canyon and dislodges a rock which traps him by the arm. He starts a video diary to record his efforts to get free as nobody is around.

8. Subtract "____: The Year Punk Broke" (1992) from "____: A Space Odyssey" (1968). Clue: "____ Items or Less" (2006).

Answer: 10

The films are "1991: The Year Punk Broke" (a documentary) and "2001: A Space Odyssey". The correct answer is therefore 2001 - 1991 = 10. The clue concerns the film "10 Items or Less", in which Morgan Freeman, an actor researching a role, meets a young woman who needs to boost her self confidence to get a new job.

9. Divide "____ Charing Cross Road" (1987) by "The Magnificent ____" (1960) and then carefully add "Ocean's ____" (2007), the final film of a trilogy. Clue: "____ Hour" (2002), a film by Spike Lee, starring Edward Norton.

Answer: 25

The films are "84 Charing Cross Road", "The Magnificent Seven" and "Ocean's 13". If you were careful, you'd have realised which of the 'Ocean's' films was needed. The correct answer is therefore (84/7) + 13 = 25. The clue relates to "25th Hour" which tells the story of a drug dealer's last day of freedom before he goes to jail for seven years.

10. Multiply "____ Coins in the Fountain" (1954) by "____ Dresses" (2008) and subtract "____ Hour Photo" (2002). Clue: The total of "____ Days and ____ Nights" (2002).

Answer: 80

The films are "Three Coins in the Fountain", "27 Dresses" and "One Hour Photo". The correct answer is therefore (3 x 27) - 1 = 80. The clue relates to "40 Days and 40 Nights", which tells the story of a recently divorced man who vows to give up sex throughout Lent and then meets the girl of his dreams.

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Movie Maths 2 Trivia Quiz

Each question has film titles with missing numbers (e.g. 2, Two, Second, 2nd or even deuce). Just perform the maths question asked to find the number in the film title referred to in the clue. Numbers in brackets refer to the year of release of the film.

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