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1. Which of the following movies did the director of 'Somewhere In Time' NOT also direct?
2. Who composed the score for 'Somewhere In Time'?
3. The first scene of the film takes place just after the performance of a play written by Richard Collier (Christopher Reeve). What is the name of that play?
4. Blink and you miss it, but a supporting member of the 'ER' cast appears briefly in the scene described in the last question. Who is it?
5. In the same scene, Richard introduces his girlfriend to someone in the crowd. What is his girlfriend's name?
6. We see a number of different time periods throughout the movie. Which is NOT one of them?
7. When Richard meets Elise McKenna for the first time (from his point of view, while he is still in college), she speaks exactly one sentence to him. What is it?
8. Richard, a Chicago native, winds up at the Grand Hotel (on Mackinac Island, Michigan) quite unintentionally. Where was he actually headed?
9. As Richard is driving out of Chicago, we can hear on his car radio a mention of a baseball game. Which teams are playing?
10. When Richard and Grand Hotel bellhop Arthur first meet (from Richard's point of view), how old is Arthur?
11. In a rather mystical moment, Richard seems to react to the 'presence' of Elise McKenna's framed portrait in the Grand Hotel's Hall of History before he actually sees it. What item is he looking at when this moment occurs?
12. After Richard sees the picture of Elise, he has trouble concentrating on much of anything else, and even has trouble sleeping. When he awakes one night and checks his watch, what words can be seen on the t-shirt he's sleeping in?
13. Tough one: What is the license plate of Richard's convertible?
14. Richard's research into the life of Elise McKenna eventually leads him to Laura Roberts, Elise's assistant at the time of her death. The actress playing Miss Roberts was previously featured in which Alfred Hitchcock film?
15. Another tough one. According to Richard's research, where was Elise McKenna born?
16. On what day was Elise McKenna born?
17. Richard learns that Elise read 'Travels Through Time,' a book by his philosophy teacher in college, over and over. What was that teacher's name?
18. When Richard asks his former teacher if time travel is possible, the teacher tells Richard that he once attempted to employ an autohypnotic technique to transport himself back to a certain year while he was in an old-style hotel in Venice. What year was this teacher's intended destination?
19. Part of Richard's preparation for his trip through time is a haircut. Who cuts his hair?
20. Once properly dressed and coiffed for his trip to the past, Richard practices his intended first words to Elise McKenna in the mirror. What are they?
21. What room does Richard learn, via the dusty guest book he gains access to in the present (from his point of view), is 'supposed' to be his room number in the past?
22. As Richard is trying to hypnotize himself into making the trip through time, he finds that an object in his room is impeding his progress, since it is a part of the modern world. What is it?
23. Our first hint that Richard has in fact succeeded in his journey to the past is a particular sound. What is it?
24. An unforeseen problem with Richard's successful arrival in the past is that the room where he 'lands' is occupied. He is alerted to the presence of the half-dressed woman in the room by her impromptu singing. What song is she singing?
25. My second 'Somewhere In Time' quiz will appear shortly -- we're not even halfway through the movie yet, after all! -- but in the meantime, a final question. As stated above, Richard Collier has arrived in a room that is *occupied* in the past. What are the names of the husband and wife staying in the room in question upon his arrival?
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