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BFI Film Quiz ʹ October 2012

QUESTIONS

General Knowledge 1 Of the three major superhero films release this year (The Avengers, The Amazing Spiderman and The Dark Knight Rises), which has grossed the most at the box office worldwide? 2 Which Austrian-American director received widespread acclaim for his films From Here to Eternity and A Man for All Seasons? 3 tŚŝĐŚůLJƌŝĐŝƐƚ͕ǁŚŽĚŝĞĚůĂƐƚŵŽŶƚŚ͕ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĚKƐĐĂƌŶŽŵŝŶĂƚŝŽŶƐĨŽƌƐŽŶŐƐŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ͞tŚĂƚ͛ƐEĞǁ WƵƐƐLJĐĂƚ͟ĂŶĚ͞dŚĞ>ŽŽŬŽĨ>ŽǀĞ͍͟ 4 Who, in 1928, became the first ever winner of the Academy Award for Best Actress, recognising her performances in three films ʹ Seventh Heaven, Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans and Street Angel? 5 Which 1955 film, loosely based on a John Steinbeck novel, saw James Dean make his first major screen appearance?

BFI London Film Festival 1 dŚŝƐLJĞĂƌ͛Ɛ&ĞƐƚŝǀĂůƐĞĞƐƚŚĞƉƌĞŵŝĞƌĞŽĨĂŶĞǁǀĞƌƐŝŽŶŽĨ'ƌĞĂƚdžƉĞĐƚĂƚŝŽŶƐ͕ƐƚĂƌƌŝŶŐ,ĞůĞŶĂŽŶŚĂŵ- Carter and directed by which British filmmaker? 2 FRANKENWEENIE, the ŶĞǁĂŶŝŵĂƚĞĚĨŝůŵďLJĚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌdŝŵƵƌƚŽŶ͕ŽƉĞŶĞĚƚŚŝƐLJĞĂƌ͛Ɛ>ŽŶĚŽŶ&ŝůŵ &ĞƐƚŝǀĂů͘/ƚŝƐĂƌĞŵĂŬĞŽĨĂƐŚŽƌƚĨŝůŵŵĂĚĞĞĂƌůŝĞƌŝŶƵƌƚŽŶ͛ƐĐĂƌĞĞƌʹ but what year was it made? 3 Name the documentary, also screening at the Festival, which follows the story of serial killer Ronald ŽŵŝŶŝƋƵĞ͕ǁŚŽƌĂƉĞĚΘŬŝůůĞĚϮϯŵĞŶŝŶ>ŽƵŝƐŝĂŶĂŝŶƚŚĞ͚ϵϬƐĂŶĚ͚ϬϬƐ͘ ϰDŝƌĂEĂŝƌ͛ƐŶĞǁĨŝůŵdŚĞZĞůƵĐƚĂŶƚ&ƵŶĚĂŵĞŶƚĂůŝƐƚ͕ǁŚŝĐŚŝƐƐĐƌĞĞŶŝŶŐĂƚƚŚĞ&ĞƐƚŝǀĂů͕ŝƐĂŶĂĚĂƉƚĂƚŝŽŶŽĨ the 2007 novel by which Pakastani writer? 5 Name ƚŚĞĂǁĂƌĚƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĞĚĂƚƚŚĞ>ŽŶĚŽŶ&ŝůŵ&ĞƐƚŝǀĂůƚŽƚŚĞLJĞĂƌ͛ƐďĞƐƚĚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌŝĂůĚĞďƵƚ͖ĨŝůŵƐ nominated this year include The Comedian, Shell & Eat Sleep Die.

James Bond 1 Which Oscar-winning British director has taken the helm for the latest Bond film, Skyfall, released this month? 2 In which Bond film does 007 come up against the shady British Billionaire Gustav Graves, played by Toby Stephens? 3 Which recurring Bond villain has been portrayed by actors including Telly Savalas, Max von Sydow and Charles Gray?

4 The Bond series is famous for its theme songs, but which of the films featured the song All Time High, by Rita Coolidge? 5 Which actor has played Bond in the most official films, appearing a total of seven times?

Guilty Pleasures 1 Which 19ϵϮƐĞƋƵĞůǁĂƐƉƌŽŵŽƚĞĚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƚĂŐůŝŶĞ͕͞ƚŚĞďŝƚĐŚŝƐďĂĐŬ͍͟ 2 Which American actor has received four Razzie nominations for Worst Supporting Actor, for films including Zookeeper and The Hangover Part 2? 3 Irish director Jim Sheridan, known for films including and In the Name of the Father, also directed which 2005 drama, which starred rapper ? 4 Which actor links the films Indiana Jones & the Temple of Doom, 50 First Dates and Yogi Bear? 5 The comic actor John Candy died of a heart attack during the filming of which 1994 comedy western?

Screenwriters 1 Acclaimed British writer Paula Milne made her first foray into cinema with the screenplay for which 1995 romantic drama, starring Drew Barrymore & CŚƌŝƐK͛ŽŶŶĞůů͍ 2 Which much-praised writer adapted the screenplay for the 1992 Oscar-nominated drama A Few Good Men from his stage play of the same name? ϯdŚĞƐĐƌĞĞŶƉůĂLJĨŽƌZŽďZĞŝŶĞƌ͛ƐĐůĂƐƐŝĐ͚ϴϬƐĨŝůŵdŚĞWƌŝŶĐĞƐƐƌŝĚĞǁĂƐĂĚĂƉƚĞĚďLJǁŚŝĐŚǁƌŝƚĞƌ͕ from his own novel? 4 Which legendary writer, actor and director received both an Oscar and a Golden Globe nomination for his 2011 script, Midnight in Paris? 5 Which trades union went on strike in 2007-08, over a demand for greater financial remuneration for film & TV screen writers, costing the US entertainment industry an estimated $500 million?

ANSWERS

General Knowledge 1 THE AVENGERS 2 FRED ZINNEMANN 3 HAL 4 JANET GAYNOR 5 EAST OF EDEN

BFI London Film Festival 1 2 1984 3 BAYOU BLUE 4 MOHSIN HAMID 5 THE SUTHERLAND AWARD

James Bond 1 2 DIE ANOTHER DAY

3 4 OCTOPUSSY 5 ROGER MOORE

Guilty Pleasures 1 ALIEN 3 2 KEN JEONG ϯ'dZ/,KZ/dZz/E͛ 4 DAN ACKROYD 5 WAGONS EAST!

Screenwriters 1 MAD LOVE 2 3 WILLIAM GOLDMAN 4 ϱd,tZ/dZ͛^'h/>K&DZ/

Picture Round: Presidents 1 Frank Langella - Richard Nixon ʹ Nixon 2 Henry Grace - Dwight D. Eisenhower - The Longest Day 3 James Cromwell - George W.H. Bush ʹ W 4 Bruce Greenwood - John F. Kennedy - Thirteen Days 5 Jon Voight - Franklin D. Roosevelt - Pearl Harbour 6 Kevin Kline - Ulysses S. Grant - Wild Wild West 7 Ben Walker - Abraham Lincoln - Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter 8 David Patrick Kelly - Harry S. Truman - Flags of Our Fathers 9 Robin Williams - Theodore Roosevelt - Night at the Museum 10 - John Adams ʹ Amistad

POSTER ROUND: 1 Breathless / A bout de souffle 2 Et Dieu...Crea La Femme / And God Created Woman 3 4 Ma EƵŝƚŚĞnjDĂƵĚͬDLJEŝŐŚƚĂƚDĂƵĚ͛Ɛ 5 La Jetee / The Jetty / The Pier 6 Les Bonnes Femmes / Good Time Girls 7 Trans-Europ-Express 8 Last Year at Marienbad / L'année dernière à Marienbad 9 Adieu Philippine 10 / Les quatre cents coups