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1. A long time ago in a galaxy far far away, a Galactic Republic Senator from the planet Naboo politically schemed to become the Chancellor of the Republic. He secretly devised plans for a Galactic civil war and killed all of the Jedi. He and his henchman, Darth Vader, then converted the Republic into a totalitarian regime called the Galactic Empire. He was eventually betrayed and killed by Darth Vader. Who was this leader who couldn't have it all?
2. In a 1983 film, a Cuban immigrated to Miami, Florida in 1980 to live his American dream. After he saw a blimp with the words "The World Is Yours", he was inspired to become a greedy and powerful cocaine dealer and did business with a Bolivian drug cartel lord named Alejandro Sosa. The Cuban double-crossed Alejandro Sosa and his mansion was then attacked by Sosa's henchmen, who eventually killed the Cuban. Who was this Cuban who wanted the world but was defeated?
3. "Greed, for lack of a better word, is good" was the catchphrase of this ruthless Wall Street corporate raider who became wealthy from insider trading. His protégé, Bud Fox, was arrested for illegal trading for his participation in an illegal scheme involving a fictional Bluestar Airlines. Fox agreed to provide evidence against the corporate raider thus allowing the corporate raider to be convicted of insider trading and multiple securities violations. Who was this corporate raider who couldn't have it all?
4. In a series of eight movies, an evil wizard named Tom Riddle wanted to conquer both the wizarding and non-magical worlds while eliminating wizards and witches born into non-magical families. He made an anagram of his name which would be feared by all people. But Tom Riddle's megalomaniacal plans were thwarted by which young wizard?
5. Both Gene Hackman and Kevin Spacey have starred in movies as the megalomaniacal and real-estate fixated archenemy of the superhero Superman. This character used his scientific and criminal genius ability as well as his vast resources to formulate a devious plan to endanger the world and defeat Superman. But Superman thwarted these evil plans in each movie. Who was this evil genius who couldn't have it all?
6. In a series of three movies, Doctor Evil was an eccentric evil medical school graduate who plotted and schemed to take over the world while inhabiting an elaborate secret hidden lair. Doctor Evil's totalitarian plans were always thwarted by which British spy?
7. Charles Foster Kane became a wealthy, megalomaniacal newspaper publisher. He owned a newspaper, married the niece of a President of the United States and ran for Governor of the state of New York. Kane spent the last years of his life building his vast estate while living alone in his chateau in Florida called Xanadu. Kane died in his Xanadu estate holding a snow globe in his hand and uttering a mysterious word. What was Kane's enigmatic last word?
8. This dark lord forged the One Ring, an artifact which he wanted to use to gain control of all of Middle-Earth. A hobbit named Frodo Baggins gained possession of the One Ring. He brought the ring to the place where it was forged, a volcano in Middle-Earth called Mount Doom, and threw the ring into a fiery chasm of volcano thus destroying the artifact and the dark lord's powers. Who was the dark lord who couldn't use the One Ring to rule Middle-Earth?
9. In a 1984 film, a Sumerian shapeshifting god of destruction entered the human realm to destroy it. Using two faithful dogs, Zuul the Gatekeeper and Vinz the Keymaster, the god entered the human realm in New York City in the form of a giant Stay Puft Marshmallow Man to destroy everything in its path. Four ghostbusting humans used their proton packs to thwart the totalitarian destructive plans of which villain?
10. Hans Gruber was a radical German terrorist. He wanted to rob over 600 million dollars from the Nakotomi Corporation. So Gruber organized a group of mercenaries to help him take over the building that housed the Nakotomi Corporation and collect some hostages while the company was celebrating their Christmas Eve party. Gruber's plan was a ruse to distract the law enforcement so he could complete his heist of the money. But Gruber's plans were thwarted by a cop named John McClane. Which 1988 film was this?
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