View Full Version : How about a film quiz?
James Ogilvy
26-07-09, 11:56 AM
I think we had one some years back. But how about a new one and what form should it take?
How about themes? I'll start one off with a Hitchcock theme.
Q1. What was symbolic about the character of Hitchcock and how did it represent itself in all of his films?
(Is that two questions? Sorry. But if you know the answer you'll understand why.) :)
Get your facts right, James! NOT ALL OF HIS FILMS - 39 OUT OF A TOTAL OF 52.
James Ogilvy
26-07-09, 12:53 PM
OK, Ms Clever Clogs....so, what's the answer?
He may have been slightly vain because he liked to make a cameo appearance in them.
Wayne Dwopp
29-07-09, 09:50 AM
Who played the husband in Dial M for Murder?
Ray Milland.
Which film star was the part of Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz originally intended for?
James Ogilvy
04-08-09, 05:21 PM
I thought we were doing a Hitchcock theme!!!
Anyway, the answer is Elizabeth Taylor.
James, you were right about the Hitchcock theme...sorry about that.
But you were wrong with your answer. It was not Elizabeth Taylor, but Shirley Temple.
Okay, another Hitchcock question.. Who was the woman actor starring with James Stewart in Rear Window?
Erica Boulton
07-08-09, 08:05 AM
That's an easy one....Grace Kelly.
[Interesting that Shirley Temple might have played Dorothy. Would she have tapped-danced her way along the Yellow Brick Road? What a relief Judy Garland got the part!!]
Another Hitchcock question. Erm, I'll have to come back on this one.
Erica Boulton
07-08-09, 11:43 AM
http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BNDQ2NzUxNTUyNF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTYwNDIyOTM2._V1._ SX450_SY329_.jpg (http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1315411968/tt0053125)
From which film was this shot taken?
James Ogilvy
15-08-09, 09:10 AM
What shot? I can't see anything!
Erica Boulton
16-08-09, 11:15 AM
Sorry about that. Here it is again... If it doesn't appear, then I can tell you it is of a woman taking a shower. So what's the film?
Wayne Dwopp
22-08-09, 04:14 PM
My mum told me and Tia that it was the scariest film she had ever seen. It was called Psycho.
Have I got to ask a question now?
Erica Boulton
29-08-09, 07:30 PM
Yes, Wayne. It needn't be a Hitchcock film.
Wayne Dwopp
30-08-09, 04:57 PM
Still on Hitchcock films....
The first time the sound of a flushing toilet was heard was in a Hitchock film. What was the name of the film?
James Ogilvy
31-08-09, 08:25 AM
Ha ha!! The answer again is....Psycho.
Q. What was Bob Hoskin's trade in Super Mario Bros?
I've not seen the film, but I would imagine he would play the part of a boxing trainer. Am I right?
James Ogilvy
03-09-09, 01:56 PM
No, you are not right. I'll give you a clue... everyone requires one at some point in their lives and sometimes they are hard to find.
Erica Boulton
04-09-09, 01:25 PM
This could be anything...an electrician, joiner, plumber, NHS dentist. Can you give us another clue, please?
James Ogilvy
07-09-09, 09:01 PM
Erica, you actually answered the question!!! His trade was that of a plumber.
So, the next question is yours!
Terry_Chivers
15-10-10, 04:44 PM
Oh, no! I was enjoying that! Nobody's been on this for over a year .....!
Erica Boulton
16-10-10, 11:34 AM
Thanks for alerting us to this thread and apologies for not having set a question before now.
Here goes...
In which city did Nicolas Cage's film characters crash a plane, lose his fiancee in a poker game, and drink himself to death?
Hans Offah
17-10-10, 10:29 AM
In which city did Nicolas Cage's film characters crash a plane, lose his fiancee in a poker game, and drink himself to death?
I think this is Las Vegas, because I like gambling and remember this scene in Honeymoon in Las Vegas.
There's a movie where Eddie plays Hatchet Harry for high stakes - anyone remember that one? who won? what was the game?
James Ogilvy
17-10-10, 02:00 PM
There's a movie where Eddie plays Hatchet Harry for high stakes - anyone remember that one? who won? what was the game?[/quote]
That's one more than one question, Hans. I don't know the answers to them all, but the film was called Lock, Stock and Two Barrels. I guess the game was poker, but I may be wrong.
Sharon Stone appeared in a movie wearing outfits designed to match Kim Novak's from Vertigo. What was the title of the movie?
There's a movie where Eddie plays Hatchet Harry for high stakes - anyone remember that one? who won? what was the game?
That's one more than one question, Hans. I don't know the answers to them all, but the film was called Lock, Stock and Two Barrels. I guess the game was poker, but I may be wrong.
Sharon Stone appeared in a movie wearing outfits designed to match Kim Novak's from Vertigo. What was the title of the movie?
Basic Instinct.
Q Who said, in which film: "Badges? We ain't got no badges. We don't need no badges!"
Who said, in which film: "Badges? We ain't got no badges. We don't need no badges!"
Was it in Blazing Saddles? If so, I don't know who said it.
What about -
"Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine."
Who said, in which film: "Badges? We ain't got no badges. We don't need no badges!"
Was it in Blazing Saddles? If so, I don't know who said it.Nope.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsdZKCh6RsU&NR=1
What about -
"Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine."Coincidence? Here's old Humphrey again:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o43JHFPefmY
James Ogilvy
20-10-10, 04:45 PM
Badges? Who said we need badges" was said by Humphrey Bogart in the film, Treasure of the Sierra Madre.
The jin joint was Rick's Bar in Casabalanca. Rick was again played by Humphrey Bogart.
Apparently, the "badge" line was spoofed up in Blazing Saddles.
I'm enjoying this, especially the film clips Jacob.
What about this quote? It could be on Wirksworth Market Place!;)
"Stella! Hey, Stella!"
I'm enjoying this, especially the film clips Jacob.
What about this quote? It could be on Wirksworth Market Place!;)
"Stella! Hey, Stella!"
Friday night in Wirksworth:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1A0p0F_iH8
Erica Boulton
21-10-10, 11:25 AM
Are you saying that you've never seen Marlon Brando in Wirksworth Market Place on a Friday night? You must be walking around with your eyes shut!!
James Ogilvy
21-10-10, 01:47 PM
Let's get back to the quiz, eh?
The answer to the last question was, of course, A Streetcar Named Desire.
Which western outlaw does Paul Newman play in The Left-Handed Gun?
Which western outlaw does Paul Newman play in The Left-Handed Gun?
That was Billy the Kid?
Which Paul Newman character said -
“Money won is twice as sweet as money earned” ?
I should be so lucky!!!He was just looking for someone to mend his shirt!
He was just looking for someone to mend his shirt!
I take it this refers to the Marlon Brando clip....
I might have been lucky but he wouldn't have been because I can't sew!!!
James Ogilvy
28-10-10, 02:31 PM
“Money won is twice as sweet as money earned” was said by Fast Eddie Felson in The Colour of Money. There were some great lines in this movie.
What's the name of the town Bill Murray visits every day in Groundhog Day?
What's the name of the town Bill Murray visits every day in Groundhog Day?
It's Punxsutawny (is the spelling right?)
Who said this? And what was the film?
Roses are red, violets are blue, I'm a schizophrenic and so am I. --
It was Oscar Levant...one of many wonderful witty lines.
My question is...
From which American state does Sissy Spacek come in the film, Coal Miner's Daughter?
My question is...
From which American state does Sissy Spacek come in the film, Coal Miner's Daughter?
I liked this film, Stella - it was based on the story of the amazing country singer Loretta Lynn and she came from Butcher Hollow in Kentucky.
I've just been given a DVD starring Bette Midler - made in 1990 (it says here) about "a brassy barmaid who falls pregnant after a brief fling with Dr Stephen Dallis... and refuses to marry him or anyone else...and brings up her daughter alone" Who is she and what's the name of t5he film?
James Ogilvy
04-11-10, 05:20 PM
Kentucky.
I think you will find this is incorrect, Ms Gill. Sorry about that. The state was actually Tennessee. But back to your question....!
I think you'll find you are wrong, James. She moved to Tennessee but came from Butcher Hollow in Kentucky.
She sang -
Well, I was born a coal miner's daughter
In a cabin on a hill in Butcher Holler
-and Butcher Hollow's in Kentucky.
Now you've accepted I'm right, My question is:
I've just been given a DVD starring Bette Midler - made in 1990 (it says here) about "a brassy barmaid who falls pregnant after a brief fling with Dr Stephen Dallis... and refuses to marry him or anyone else...and brings up her daughter alone" Who is she and what's the name of the film?
I think you'll find you are wrong, James. She moved to Tennessee but came from Butcher Hollow in Kentucky.
She sang -
Well, I was born a coal miner's daughter
In a cabin on a hill in Butcher Holler
-and Butcher Hollow's in Kentucky.
Now you've accepted I'm right, My question is:
I've just been given a DVD starring Bette Midler - made in 1990 (it says here) about "a brassy barmaid who falls pregnant after a brief fling with Dr Stephen Dallis... and refuses to marry him or anyone else...and brings up her daughter alone" Who is she and what's the name of the film?
Stella again? She gets about a bit!
Here's an easy one: who coulda been a contender ?
Stella again? She gets about a bit!
Here's an easy one: who coulda been a contender ?
[/quote]
I can't help having a nice name - surprised there aren't more of us around!!
Anyway, the answer is Marlon Brando in Under the Waterfront.
What character does Brad Pitt play in Troy?
Special K
09-11-10, 06:29 PM
yummy...yummy...yummy!;)
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Was he Achilles?
In which film did delicious Brad appear with Robert de Niro and Dustin Hoffman?
yummy...yummy...yummy!;)
http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:8nopCR2euMJ_LM:http://kevinchia.sg/images/bradpitttroy.jpg (http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://kevinchia.sg/images/bradpitttroy.jpg&imgrefurl=http://kevinchia.sg/articles/you-are-what-you-eat.html&usg=__QptOslM_5EDWZgWEuMO9rNJEU4M=&h=348&w=296&sz=18&hl=en&start=18&sig2=-W6M2PsC97l79iBgMpRokQ&zoom=1&itbs=1&tbnid=8nopCR2euMJ_LM:&tbnh=120&tbnw=102&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dbrad%2Bpitt%2Btroy%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG %26gbv%3D2%26tbs%3Disch:1&ei=vYPZTJD6GNCwhAf036TPAg)
In which film did delicious Brad appear with Robert de Niro and Dustin Hoffman?Arghh that's horrific! "Planet of the Chimps" obviously!
Or was it Sleepers? (http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=4xvMA6WPoJ0&vq=medium)
NB it was On the Waterfront (http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=l0waNRaz6wU&vq=small#t=22) not Under ditto (was that a sequel?) "a one way ticket to palookaville" (story of my life!)
One for the girls:
Who, what film?
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Special K
10-11-10, 02:55 PM
Has something gone wrong here, Jacob? I can just see a kiss - and that's very nice but is it a question?
One for the girls:
Who, what film?
http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMTI0MDg2NjY2Ml5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTYwOTAzMzM2._V1._ SX450_SY323_.jpg
Has something gone wrong here, Jacob? I can just see a kiss - and that's very nice but is it a question?
One for the girls:
Who, what film?
http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMTI0MDg2NjY2Ml5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTYwOTAzMzM2._V1._ SX450_SY323_.jpg
Er - I see a picture of James Dean in "East of Eden"!
Browser problem?
It's gone!
I should have downloaded a copy instead of linking direct.
It was from here http://www.ourtrespasses.com/2010/08/james-dean-east-of-eden.html
NB the text has been edited too. Was this a moderator in action? Could have said!
Special K
12-11-10, 11:28 AM
Another dishy bloke. He starred in Clash of the Titans and Avator. Anyone else fancy him - and who is he?
http://blog.zap2it.com/thedishrag/legacyimages/photos/uncategorized/2009/03/10/samworthington.jpg
Erica Boulton
18-11-10, 11:58 AM
Anyone else fancy him - and who is he?
Not my type, I'm afraid. His name is Sam Worthington.
What was the first film to feature characters who attend weekly 'Plastic Corrosion Awareness meetings'?
Was the film Toy Story?
If so -
What Fellini film opened with a helicopter lifting a statue of Christ out of Rome?
Was the film Toy Story?
If so -
What Fellini film opened with a helicopter lifting a statue of Christ out of Rome?
La Dolce Vita. Starring:
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2xfM3GMA80I/S97Ez8_uDYI/AAAAAAAABrE/sJ077B2wo5U/s1600/la%2Bdolce%2Bvita%2BAnita%2Bekberg.jpg
Anita Ekberg!!
In the interests of balance - having had a lot of chap snaps lately!
http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=GKN1T3K1idg&vq=small
Special K
23-11-10, 11:15 AM
Who remembers this passionate kiss on a beach? They've forgotten the tide's coming in!;) Which film? Who are they?
http://www.releasing.net/filmmaker/images/burt_lancaster_and_deborah_kerr.jpg
Erica Boulton
23-11-10, 04:59 PM
[quote=Special K;4224]Who remembers this passionate kiss on a beach? They've forgotten the tide's coming in!;) Which film? Who are they?
Who could possibly forget?!
It was From Here to Eternity with Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr.
In the same film, a man famed for his singing, established himself as an actor. Who was it?
In the same film, a man famed for his singing, established himself as an actor. Who was it?
It was Ol' Blue Eyes himself - Frank Sinatra - and he won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his part.
Which woman won an Oscar for best supporting role in a 1979 film?
Which woman won an Oscar for best supporting role in a 1979 film?[/quote]
It was my favourite actor, Ms Meryl Streep in Kramer vs. Kramer.
Another Oscar question...
What 71 year old actor celebrated his Oscar win by doing a set of one-handed push-ups on stage?
Is this what you mean? Jack Parlance?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGxL5AFzzMY
Who didn't like being called "Shirley"?
Surely, you can't be serious.
Fans of Leslie Nielsen will most certainly be repeating that classic bit of Airplane! dialogue today (as well as its rejoinder:
"I am serious. And don't call me Shirley.").
Nielsen, a journeyman actor who later found fame with comedy roles in Airplane! and The Naked Gun series, died late Sunday afternoon of complications from pneumonia, E! News has confirmed. He was 84.
"We are saddened by the passing of beloved actor Leslie Nielsen, probably best remembered as Lt. Frank Drebin in The Naked Gun series of pictures, but who enjoyed a more than 60 year career in motion pictures and television," a rep for Nielsen's family tells E! News.
James Ogilvy
11-12-10, 02:29 PM
...and your question, Barry??
Erica Boulton
11-01-11, 12:02 PM
Still waiting.....
Thanks for nagging me, Erica!
This doll's for sale (£200) on Ebay. It's modelled on a child star who later became a United Nations ambassador for her country (Oh...and her name is Shirley)
http://i.ebayimg.com/16/!B9yE0)gBWk~$(KGrHqIOKnEEy0W-ZP43BM6wkyGNrQ~~_3.JPG
Temple!
What film:
http://www.mouseplanet.com/usig/psychohouse.jpg
I think this building is Bates Motel, the centre of all the action in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho?
If I'm right - how many guest rooms (cabins) were there in the mansion?
James Ogilvy
20-01-11, 03:31 PM
Answer: Twelve.
Question: Stanley Kaufmann said of this Hitchcock film, "The dialogue is stupid, the characters insufficiently developed to rank as cliches, the story incohesive." Name the film.
Erica Boulton
14-02-11, 04:47 PM
Question: Stanley Kaufmann said of this Hitchcock film, "The dialogue is stupid, the characters insufficiently developed to rank as cliches, the story incohesive." Name the film.[/quote]
The Birds
The Misfits - a film made in 1961 starred Marilyn Monroe, Montgomery Clift and Clark Gable. Who wrote the script?
"The making of The Misfits was difficult, not the least of which were the 108 degree heat of the northern Nevada desert and the breakdown of Monroe's marriage to writer Arthur Miller.
Director Huston gambled and drank, and occasionally fell asleep on the set. The production company had to cover some of his gambling losses. Miller wrote new pages throughout the shoot, revising the script as the concepts of the film developed.
Monroe was sinking further into alcohol and prescription drugs. Huston shut down production in August 1960 to send Monroe to a hospital for detox. Monroe was nearly always late to the set, sometimes not showing up at all. Monroe's confidant and masseur, Ralph Roberts, was cast as an ambulance attendant in the film's rodeo scene."
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Arthur Miller was one of the greatest 20th century dramatists. Which of his stage plays were made into films and could the Film Society show one or all of them?
Erica Boulton
16-02-11, 11:25 AM
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Arthur Miller was one of the greatest 20th century dramatists. Which of his stage plays were made into films and could the Film Society show one or all of them?
All my Sons, Death of a Salesman and A View from the Bridge. There is a new version of A View from the Bridge due to be screened. I agree, Wirksworth Film should consider showing one of them in the future.
Erica Boulton
20-02-11, 08:11 PM
What is the name of a costume designer who made most of the dresses for Hollywood stars?
Shouldn't this be in the Arts Quiz? The answer is Edith Head.
I read recently that for the film, All About Eve, she designed Bette Davies evening dress with pockets on either side of the skirt. This was so that when Bette put her hands in the pockets, it emphasised her shoulders!
Q. Who played the part of the blonde star that Debbie Reynolds dubbed in 'Singing in the Rain'?
Erica Boulton
28-03-11, 05:02 PM
Q. Who played the part of the blonde star that Debbie Reynolds dubbed in 'Singing in the Rain'?[/quote]
A. (Had to look this one up!) She was Jean Hagen. Never seen her in a film since.
Q. In which film was Rick's Cafe featured?
Q. In which film was Rick's Cafe featured?
I believe the film was originally titled Everyone Comes to Rick's until they settled on Casablanca.
Bill Murray and Scarlett Johanson's characters in Lost in Translation met in this bar in Tokyo, but which hotel?
http://c0170351.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/6965_4_m.jpg
...and why hasn't anyone answered my general knowledge and literary quiz questions - are they too hard? Shall I give you the answers?
James Ogilvy
30-03-11, 05:17 PM
The Park Hyatt, Tokyo.
Who played the part of King George V in The King's Speech?
James Ogilvy
30-03-11, 05:18 PM
Yes, give us the answers....!!!
The Park Hyatt, Tokyo.
Who played the part of King George V in The King's Speech?Colin Firth. He was good - we saw it at Quad. Watchable film but no sort of classic I thought.
PS late edit (having read the question) it was Michael Gambon. He was good too!
We just watched The Ghost Writer (http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=The+Ghost+Writer&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a)
Excellent movie - could become a classic. Could Cherie Blair be a CIA agent?
PPS anybody seen "Frozen River" (http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2009/jul/19/frozen-river-philip-french-review)? Very good film I'd definitely recommend it. Could be good for Wirks filmsoc.
Q. Who he, what film?
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Erica Boulton
30-03-11, 10:04 PM
PPS anybody seen "Frozen River" (http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2009/jul/19/frozen-river-philip-french-review)? Very good film I'd definitely recommend it. Could be good for Wirks filmsoc.
Jacob, I think the organisers may be drawing up a list for the next season, so why not let them know about this film.
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