Here are the answers to our quiz from 15th November 2024 – how did you do?
1. Born this week, who plays Tris Prior in The Divergent Series?
Shailene Woodley
2. Which sports drama connects Matt Damon, Christian Bale, and Jon Bernthal?
Le Mans ’66 (a.k.a. Ford V Ferrari)
3. How many Spartans feature in the epic historical war movie of the same name?
300, as in The 300 Spartans
4. Peter Cook plays the Devil in the 1967 comedy Bedazzled, but who plays the same character in the remake?
Elizabeth Hurley
5. David Kessler is the title character in which comedy horror?
An American Werewolf In London
6. “I Wanna Be Like You” is a song from which Disney animated movie?
The Jungle Book
7. Complete the title of the black-comedy adventure: Fear And Loathing In… where?
… Las Vegas
8. Who plays anxious entrepreneur Barry Egan in Punch-Drunk Love?
Adam Sandler
9. In the far-fetched future of Demolition Man, three seashells are used as a replacement for what?
Toilet paper
10. Also born this week, which Oscar-winning actor made his film debut as Josh in Critters 3?
Leonardo DiCaprio
11. Denzel Washington won a Best Actor Oscar for which 2001 crime movie?
Training Day
12. Which director connects Malcolm X, He Got Game, and Inside Man?
Spike Lee
13. Which of these movies is based on a John Grisham novel: The Bone Collector or The Pelican Brief?
The Pelican Brief (The Bone Collector was written by Jeffery Deaver)
14. Who plays Lady Macbeth in 2021’s The Tragedy Of Macbeth?
Frances McDormand
15. What is the title of Washington’s 2002 feature directorial debut, starring Derek Luke as the title character?
Antwone Fisher
16. How many Equalizer films have been released to date?
3
17. What profession connects Washington’s characters in Heart Condition, Philadelphia, and Roman J. Israel Esq?
They’re all lawyers
18. Who plays “Pita” Ramos in Man On Fire?
Dakota Fanning
19. In which Kenneth Branagh-directed Shakespeare comedy does Washington play Don Pedro of Aragon?
Much Ado About Nothing
20. Before Gladiator II, Washington has only worked with Ridley Scott once, on which 2007 drama?
American Gangster
21. What famous building connects the films Sleepless In Seattle, An Affair To Remember, and King Kong?
The Empire State Building
22. Who plays Scott Pilgrim in Scott Pilgrim Vs The World?
Michael Cera
23. In the news! According to the BBFC’s annual report, which video-game adaptation’s 15 certificate was their most-complained-about decision in 2023?
Five Nights At Freddy’s (read more about this here)
24. What article of clothing is also a 1935 screwball comedy musical starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers?
Top hat, as in Top Hat
25. Who connects the 1970s films Bugsy Malone, Freaky Friday, and Taxi Driver?
Jodie Foster
26. Also in the news! What is the full title of the upcoming fourth Bridget Jones movie?
Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy (watch the trailer here)
27. Who directed the 2017 political thriller The Post?
Steven Spielberg
28. In which romantic western does Heath Ledger play Ennis Del Mar?
Brokeback Mountain
29. Who was born earliest: Kate Beckinsale or Kate Winslet?
Kate Beckinsale (by two years)
30. And finally, which Ridley Scott movie is also the name of one of the gladiators on BBC One’s 2024 revival of Gladiators?
Legend (as in Legend, the best new comedy character of the year)
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