Here are the answers to our quiz from 17th November 2023 – how did you do?
1. Born this week, who connects the 2000s movies Mean Girls, Red Eye, and Sherlock Holmes?
Rachel MacAdams
2. In cinemas now! Which North East seaside town shares its name with the latest film from Emerald Fennell?
Saltburn, as in Saltburn (but probably not that one)
3. Raoul Duke and Dr Gonzo are the main characters in which road-trip comedy?
Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas
4. Which British comedy has a sequel subtitled The Edge Of Reason?
Bridget Jones’s Diary
5. The film Quadrophenia is based on a rock opera by which English rock band?
The Who
6. Also born this week, whose movie characters include Sid Hudgens, Harry Wormwood, and Oswald Cobblepot?
Danny DeVito (in L.A. Confidential, Matilda, and Batman Returns, respectively)
7. Who plays Dr Ryan Stone in Gravity: Sandra Bullock or George Clooney?
Sandra Bullock
8. Which Alfred Hitchcock thriller was remade as a 1998 TV movie starring Christopher Reeve in the James Stewart role?
Rear Window
9. Who directed Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone?
Chris Columbus
10. Which title character does Liam Neeson play in Sam Raimi’s superhero movie of the same name?
Darkman, as in Darkman
11. In 1993’s Groundhog Day, what is Bill Murray’s character’s job?
He’s a weatherman
12. … and also in 1993’s Groundhog Day, who plays Rita Hanson?
… and she’s Andie MacDowell
13. What is the name of the abandoned summer camp that features in several Friday The 13th movies?
Camp Crystal Lake
14. Which film won more Oscars: Born On The Fourth Of July or Independence Day?
Born On The Fourth Of July won two Oscars, Independence Day only won Best Visual Effects
15. Who stars opposite Robin Williams as the other potential dad of a missing teenager in the 1997 comedy Father’s Day?
Billy Crystal
16. How many Christmases did Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon endure in a 2008 seasonal comedy of the same name?
Four, as in Four Christmases
17. In which city is the 1980 gangster movie The Long Good Friday primarily set?
London
18. Which family-friendly movie has a 2018 sequel subtitled Haunted Halloween?
Goosebumps
19. Who directed the documentary films Fahrenheit 9/11 and Fahrenheit 11/9?
Michael Moore
20. Which occasion comes next in Garry Marshall’s series of seasonal romantic anthology films – Valentine’s Day > New Year’s Eve > … ?
Mother’s Day
21. Who was born earliest – Robert De Niro or Al Pacino?
Al Pacino, by three years
22. In which Thanksgiving-set comedy does John Candy play a shower curtain ring salesman?
Planes, Trains And Automobiles
23. Also in cinemas now! Complete the title – The Hunger Games: The Ballad Of Songbirds And…
… Snakes
24. Joey is the title character in which Steven Spielberg movie?
He’s the horse in War Horse
25. What word goes before Balls, Chimps, and Jam to make the titles of three different comedy movies?
Space! As in Spaceballs, Space Chimps, and Space Jam
26. In 1994’s Speed, who plays mad bomber Howard Payne?
Dennis Hopper
27. In the news! Not including spin-offs, how many Shrek feature films have been released to date?
Four, but number five is reportedly on the way in 2025
28. Which real-life figure does Emma Mackey play in the 2022 biopic Emily?
Emily Brontë
29. According to a famous quote from 1970’s Love Story: “Love means never having to say…” what?
“… you’re sorry.” (That’s OK, I’m sorry too)
30. And finally, which Arnold Schwarzenegger film connects the actors Robert Downey, Cuba Gooding, and Freddie Prinze?
They all have Junior after their names… (I said sorry, didn’t I?)
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