Film Quiz Friday: Adams Groove

“Being an actress hasn’t made me insecure. I was insecure long before I declared I was an actress.” Amy Adams is in the spotlight for this week’s film quiz…

Here’s a question even I can’t answer – how the heck has Amy Adams not won an Oscar yet? While Matthew McConaughey indulged in a mixed bag of prestige roles and Leonardo DiCaprio got raddled about by a bear to get “their due”, Adams has been nominated six times with no wins, and criminally overlooked even more times. Well, those daft blokes haven’t had quizzes about them, so she’s winning here. Sorry about the stupid pun in the title. (But not really.)

Once you’ve completed all three rounds, you’ll find a link to a separate post with the correct answers at the bottom of this post. As always, this is just for fun, but please let us know how you did in the comments (scores out of 30 this week!) and give us any other lovely feedback. Cue up your Happy Working Songs and let’s get cracking…

 

ROUND ONE – This Week In Movie History

This round is about new UK cinema releases and general film history from this week in years past – we’ve given you the year at the start of each question to help out!

1. 2019 – Which singer’s music features prominently on the soundtrack of Last Christmas?
2. 1998 – Deacon Frost is the villain in which comic-book movie?
3. 2002 – What is the full title of the second Harry Potter film?
4. 1978 – Born this week, who plays the time traveller’s wife in 2009’s The Time Traveller’s Wife?
5. 1993 – According to Demolition Man, which everyday item will be replaced by three seashells by the year 2032?
6. 1988 – Which Studio Ghibli animated film features a creature known as the Catbus?
7. 2007 – Which English actor plays Beowulf in the performance-capture fantasy Beowulf?
8. 1954 – In which thriller does James Stewart play photographer L.B. Jefferies?
9. 1968 – Also born this week, who co-stars with the answer to Q4 in Wedding Crashers and Midnight In Paris?
10. 1986 – The Three Storms and the Lords of Death are villains in which martial-arts action-comedy?

 

ROUND TWO – The Amy Adams Round

Next, 10 questions on the movies and acting roles of Amy Adams, including Disney, DC, and dramas…

11. In which 1999 cheerleader comedy did Amy Adams make her film acting debut?
12. Who plays Adams’s character’s partner-in-crime in both American Hustle and Vice?
13. Who does Adams play in Julie & Julia – Julie or Julia?
14. In which comic-book movie did Adams first play Lois Lane?
15. Complete the title of the 2021 thriller remake: The Woman In The…
16. What is the name of the princess in Enchanted and Disenchanted?
17. In which sci-fi film does Adams play language expert Louise Banks?
18. Which famous aviator does Adams play in Night At The Museum 2?
19. In which Paul Thomas Anderson-directed film does Adams play Peggy Dodd?
20. “Me Party” is a song from which Disney movie?

 

ROUND THREE – Pot Luck

Let’s finish with a random selection of pot luck movie questions – these could come from any era, any genre, or any level of difficulty. Enjoy!

21. Streaming now! Apple’s Spirited is a modern musical adaptation of which classic festive novel?
22. Who made her film acting debut as Mia Thermopolis in 2001’s The Princess Diaries?
23. In which 1980s action film does Arnold Schwarzenegger holler “Get to the chopper”?
24. Which US government agency connects the films Contact, Hidden Figures, and The Right Stuff?
25. Who plays Egon Spengler in the Ghostbusters films?
26. Who is older – Mary-Kate Olsen or Elizabeth Olsen?
27. Which Best Picture Oscar winner is subtitled Or (The Unexpected Virtue Of Ignorance)?
28. Which acting-and-screenwriting duo connects the films Good Will Hunting and The Last Duel?
29. Andy Stitzer is the title character in which 2005 comedy?
30. And finally, which rapper contributed “Addams Groove” to the soundtrack of 1991’s The Addams Family?

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Ready for the answers?

That’s the end of this week’s quiz – when you’re ready to check your answers, click here to get them (it’ll take you to another page). We’ll have another quiz for you next Friday, but until then, let us know your scores in the comments below.

We’ll be back next Friday with another quiz, but until then, why not catch up with Season 1 of our suitably named film quiz podcast, The Film Quiz Podcast, in which Nick Helm asks intrepid contestants some of our movie questions and only occasionally berates them for getting the answers wrong. If you’ve already listened to the lot, watch this space for new episodes soon!

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