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General Knowledge

1. Which supernatural thriller, released in 2000, was supposedly based on the psychic experiences of co-writer ’s mother?

2. Which classic film was originally released in 1937, starring Janet Gaynor, then remade in 1954 with Judy Garland and again in 1976, featuring in the lead role?

3. Which actress’s film credits include appearances in Giant and How the West Was Won, as well as the lead role in ’s 1956 film Baby Doll, for which she received an Oscar nomination?

4. Ron Howard received both Golden Globe and Oscar nominations as Best Director, for which 2008 adaptation of a stage play?

5. In which 1987 Alan Parker film does appear as a demon named Louis Cyphre?

Doris Day

1. Doris Day made her big screen debut in which 1948 musical comedy, directed by ?

2. Who directed the 1953 classic Calamity Jane, perhaps Day’s best-loved screen musical?

3. Day starred alongside Rock Hudson and Tony Randall in three films; Lover Come Back, Send Me No Flowers and which 1959 , which saw her nominated for the Best Actress in a Leading Role Oscar?

4. Who played Day’s husband, Dr Ben McKenna, in Alfred Hitchcock’s 1956 remake of The Man Who Knew Too Much?

5. Name the 1968 comedy in which Day made her final big screen appearance; it also marked the acting debut of comedian George Carlin.

Film 2012

1. Which sequel is the highest-grossing animated film of 2012, worldwide?

2. Which film, directed by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani, won the Golden Bear Award at this year’s Berlin Film Festival?

3. The Artist dominated the Oscars, winning five awards including Best Picture, Best and Best Director. But how many did its closest rival – Hugo – win on the night?

4. The Hunger Games became the first film of 2012 to gross over $500 million worldwide, as well as the first since Avatar to spend four successive weeks at number one at the US box office. But who directed it?

5. Name the latest film from Wes Anderson, which opened the 2012 Cannes Film Festival.

Guilty Pleasures 1. is rumoured to be considering reprising his role as Ted Theodore Logan in an upcoming Bill & Ted sequel; but who would be returning as Bill S. Preston?

2. Which 1994 film was the last to feature Harrison Ford in his role as Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan

3. Which rapper and actor, real name Robert Van Winkle, made his film debut in 1991’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II, also winning that year’s Golden Raspberry Award for Worst New Star?

4. Name the 1982 Australian dystopian film which was opportunistically renamed Blood Camp Thatcher for its UK release.

5. Which American actress’s film roles include Amber Von Tussle in the 2007 adaptation of Hairspray, Donna Keppel in Prom Night and the title character in the 2008 comedy Finding Amanda?

ANSWERS

POSTER ROUND: Best Foreign Language Oscar Winners 1. A Separation 2. All About My Mother 3. The Counterfeiters 4. Life is Beautiful 5. 8 & ½ 6. Black Orpheus 7. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 8. In a Better World 9. Departures 10. The Lives of Others

General Knowledge 1. THE GIFT 2. A STAR IS BORN 3. CARROLL BAKER 4. FROST/NIXON 5. ANGEL HEART

Doris Day 1. ROMANCE ON THE HIGH SEAS (IT’S MAGIC) 2. DAVID BUTLER 3. PILLOW TALK 4. 5. WITH SIX YOU GET EGGROLL

Film 2012 1. ICE AGE: CONTINENTAL DRIFT 2. CAESAR MUST DIE 3. ALSO FIVE 4. GARY ROSS 5. MOONRISE KINGDOM POSTER ROUND: In Memorium 2012

1. Simon Ward

2. Sylvia Kristel

3. Tony Scott

4. Larry Hagman

5. Ernest Borgnine

6. Marvin Hamlisch

7. Herbert Lom

8.

9. Whitney Houston

10. Michael Clarke Duncan

Guilty Pleasures 6. ALEX WINTER 7. CLEAR & PRESENT DANGER 8. VANILLA ICE 9. TURKEY SHOOT 10. BRITTANY SNOW