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THE ZOOMINGLY FUN 'N' FESTIVE YULETIDE PHOENIX QUIZ 2020! the Answers THE ZOOMINGLY FUN ’n’ FESTIVE YULETIDE PHOENIX QUIZ 2020! The Answers We hope you enjoyed this year’s quiz, and now is the time you can find out how you got on and who won! Sorry there are no prizes, but do let us know how you fared. Page 1 of 5 A-list Stars /12 First-name terms /30 1. Sean Connery 1. SOPHIA LOREN 2. GEORGE PEPPARD 2. Judi Dench 3. SUSAN SARANDON 4. DANIEL AUTEUIL 3. Charlie Chaplin 5. EMILY BLUNT 6. GARY OLDMAN 4. Elizabeth Taylor 7. BRIGITTE BARDOT 8. PIER PAOLO PASOLINI 5. Alfred Hitchcock 9. CHARLIZE THERON 10. CHRISTIAN BALE 11. CATE BLANCHETT 6. Charlotte Rampling 12. SAMUEL L. JACKSON 13. INGMAR / INGRID BERGMAN 7. George Clooney 14. RYAN GOSLING 15. LAUREN BACALL 8. Meryl Streep 16. JAMES STEWART 17. HALLE BERRY 9. Woody Allen 18. BRUNO GANZ 19. MYRNA LOY 10. Julia Roberts 20. ANTHONY HOPKINS 21. NICOLE KIDMAN 11. Robert Redford 22. KLAUS KINSKI 23. MAGGIE GYLLENHAAL 12. Marilyn Monroe 24. JAKE GYLLENHAAL 25. KRISTIN SCOTT THOMAS 26. MADS MIKKELSON 27. NATALIE / ERIC PORTMAN 28. CLARK GABLE 29. HELEN MIRREN 30. GERARD DEPARDIEU Page 2 of 5 General Knowledge /20 Missing words /30 1. Samuel Beckett 1. The Sound of Music 2. 500 (formerly 480) 2. The Great Escape 3. 22 yards 3. Lorenzo’s Oil 4. The Postman Always Rings Twice 4. Puck 5. Closely Observed Trains 5. Laika 6. I Know What You Did Last Summer 6. a snail 7. The Last King of Scotland 7. 9B 8. Les Parapluies de Cherbourg 8. eleven 9. Passport to Pimlico 10. Apocalypse Now: Redux 9. 18-22 months 11. The Man Who Knew Too Much 10. Portuguese 12. Apollo 13 11. The Byrds 13. No Country for Old Men 12. Jupiter 14. Raiders of the Lost Ark 13. Michael O’Leary 15. It’s A Wonderful Life 14. a sett 16. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 15. Tap-dancing 17. Easy Rider 16. The Danube 18.Lady Sings the Blues 17. T.E. Lawrence 19. Brief Encounter (of Arabia fame) 20. Hang ‘Em High 18. Portsmouth 21. The Hobbit: An Unexpected 19. Qantas Journey 22. Schindler’s List 20. Salisbury 23. Fast Times At Ridgmont High 24. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off 25. Finian’s Rainbow 26. This Is Spinal Tap 27. Dial M for Murder 28. Call Me By Your Name 29. A Nightmare on Elm Street 30. Battleship Potemkin Page 3 of 5 Anagrammed stars /20 Picture quiz /36 1. MAE WEST 1. Marilyn Monroe 2. SEAN CONNERY 2. Donald Duck 3. MERYL STREEP 3. Terry Jones 4. TONY CURTIS 4. Glenda Jackson 5. Daniel Day-Lewis 5. JULIE ANDREWS 6. Thandie Newton 6. ROBERT REDFORD 7. George Chakiris 7. CAMERON DIAZ 8. Angela Lansbury 8. LAURENCE OLIVIER 9. Johnny Depp 9. CATE BLANCHETT 10. Brenda Blethyn 10. DONALD DUCK 11. Courteney Cox 11. HELEN MIRREN 12. Simon Pegg 12. JAMES STEWART 13. Betty Boop 14. Morgan Freeman 13. KATE WINSLET 15. Max Von Sydow 14. PAUL NEWMAN 16. Robert Shaw 15. SIMONE SIGNORET 17. Carey Mulligan 16. BRUCE WILLIS 18. Cillian Murphy 17. MIA FARROW 19. Nemo 18. DANIEL CRAIG 20. Jack Lemmon 19. JENNIFER ANISTON 21. Megan Markle & Prince Harry 20. ARNOLD 22. Bing Crosby & Bob Hope 23. Carla Bruni & Nicolas Sarkozy SCHWARZENEGGER 24. Mickey & Minnie Mouse 25. Joe Biden 26. Nicola Sturgeon 27. Donald Trump 28. Caroline Lucas 29. Mo Farah 30. Serena Williams 31. Mohammad Ali 32. Rachel Heyhoe-Flint 33. Salvador Dali 34. Frida Kahlo 35. Artemisia Gentileschi 36. David Hockney Page 4 of 5 Members’ Meeting Quiz /12 1. THE JAZZ SINGER 2. (Stan) LAUREL & (Oliver) HARDY 3. M 4. BRITISH 5. KEN LOACH 6. RICHARD ATTENBOROUGH 7. MARILYN MONROE 8. RAYMOND CHANDLER 9. CINEWORLD including all PICTUREHOUSES 10. PARIS 11. LEONARD NIMOY 12. ICELAND The GRAND TOTAL is 160 POINTS Page 5 of 5 .
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