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| 1. | Who star as Vivian Ward and Edward Lewis in the 1990 film Pretty Woman? |
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Julia Roberts and Richard Gere | |
| 2. | Who is the only actor to appear in every episode of Last of the Summer Wine from 1973 to 2010? |
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Peter Sallis (as Norman "Cleggy" Clegg) | |
| 3. | Jack Ryan is portrayed as a younger character by Ben Affleck in what 2002 American spy thriller film based on Tom Clancy's novel of the same name? |
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The Sum of All Fears | |
| 4. | Who plays gym manager and boxing trainer Mickey Goldmill in the Rocky film series? |
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Burgess Meredith | |
| 5. | Who plays James Bond in the 1969 film On Her Majesty's Secret Service? |
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George Lazenby | |
| 6. | In the 1920s, who directed the silent films Strike, Battleship Potemkin and October? |
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Sergei Eisenstein | |
| 7. | Who plays the title role in the 1986 film version of 'The Fly'? |
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Jeff Goldblum | |
| 8. | What Academy Award-winning 2017 film is often promoted with this image? |
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The Shape of Water (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Production Design, and Best Original Score) | |
| 9. | What was the make and model of KITT, the car featured in the 1980s TV series Knight Rider? |
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Pontiac Trans Am | |
| 10. | What TV series and film title links Edward Woodward, Denzel Washington, and Queen Latifah? |
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The Equalizer | |
| 11. | Played by Charlton Heston in the 1968 original, who plays the lead role of a US Air Force astronaut in the 2001 remake Planet of the Apes? |
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Mark Wahlberg | |
| 12. | In Star Wars, what is the name of the spacecraft commanded by Han Solo and his Wookiee first mate, Chewbacca? |
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Millennium Falcon | |
| 13. | Sales of chess sets went up several hundredfolds in November after the airing of what 2020 Netflix mini-series? |
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The Queen's Gambit | |
| 14. | Which British actor's film credits include 101 Dalmations, Stuart Little, and Maybe Baby? |
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Hugh Laurie | |
| 15. | What film series is set in the fictional town of Hill Valley, California? |
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Back to the Future | |
| 16. | Name this TV series from the 1970s.
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The Persuaders! (1971-1972) | |
| 17. | The 1980 Martin Scorsese film Raging Bull is a biography of what boxer? |
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Jake LaMotta (played by Robert De Niro) | |
| 18. | Who played the character of John Bosley in the 2000 Charlie's Angels film? |
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Bill Murray | |
| 19. | Bluto, Otter, Boon, Pinto, Flounder, and D-Day are the lead characters in what 1978 comedy film? |
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Animal House | |
| 20. | Natalie Portman, Joanne Whalley, Jaclyn Smith, and Katie Holmes have all played biographical roles as who? |
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Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis | |
| 21. | To what 1960s TV series did Mercury Seven astronauts Alan Shephard, Virgil Grissom, John Glenn, Scott Carpenter and Gordon Cooper lend their names? |
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Thunderbirds | |
| 22. | Portrayed by Christopher Lloyd in Back to the Future, what is Doc Brown's first name? |
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Emmett | |
| 23. | Name the two films that earned Jack Nicholson Best Actor Academy Awards for 1975 and 1997. |
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest / As Good as It Gets | |
| 24. | What 1965 film stars Max von Sydow as Jesus, Dorothy McGuire as the Virgin Mary, and Charlton Heston as John the Baptist? |
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The Greatest Story Ever Told | |
| 25. | What Australian actress plays Fat Amy in the 2012 film Pitch Perfect and its 2015 and 2017 sequels? |
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Rebel Wilson | |
| 26. | First appearing in 1961 as a segment on The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show, what is the name of this animated Canadian Mountie? |
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Dudley Do-Right | |
| 27. | Portrayed by Paul Rudd in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films, who is the alter ego of Scott Lang? |
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Ant-Man | |
| 28. | Name this TV series from the early 1970s.
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The Odd Couple (1970-1975) | |
| 29. | First aired between 1988 and 1993, what American TV series stars Fred Savage as teenager Kevin Arnold? |
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The Wonder Years | |
| 30. | Born on this day, 2nd March 1980, what Australian actress' Hollywood career began with the 2011 comedy films Bridesmaids and A Few Best Men? |
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Rebel Wilson | |
| 31. | For which 2008 film did Kate Winslet win an Academy Award for Best Actress? |
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The Reader | |
| 32. | First aired from 1979 to 1981, who stars as Audrey fforbes-Hamilton in the British television sitcom To the Manor Born? |
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Penelope Keith | |
| 33. | What Tom Clancy character has been played on film by Alec Baldwin, Harrison Ford, Ben Affleck, and Chris Pine? |
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Jack Ryan | |
| 34. | Who stars as single mother Christine Collins in the 2008 Clint Eastwood film Changeling? |
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Angelina Jolie | |
| 35. | From what 1964 film is this line? "Close your mouth, please, Michael. We are not a codfish." |
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Mary Poppins | |
| 36. | Born Eugene Maurice Orowitz in Forest Hills, New York, on 31st October 1936, he is most remembered for his roles in Bonanza and Little House on the Prairie. By what name was he better known? |
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Michael Landon | |
| 37. | Originally aired between 1977 and 1983, what American TV series features the characters Jonathan Baker and Francis Poncherello? |
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CHiPs (Larry Wilcox and Erik Estrada) | |
| 38. | Who provided the voice for the title role in the 2011 animated film Puss in Boots as well as in the Shrek films between 2004 and 2010? |
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Antonio Banderas | |
| 39. | First aired between 1980 and 1984, what British TV series stars Jill Gascoine as Detective Inspector Maggie Forbes? |
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The Gentle Touch | |
| 40. | Who played Al Capone in the 1987 film The Untouchables? |
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Robert De Niro | |
| 41. | Name this TV series, first aired between 1976 and 1983.
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Quincy, M.E. | |
| 42. | In what film did James Bond travel underwater in a Lotus Esprit? |
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The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) | |
| 43. | In what fictional holiday camp is the 1980's British sitcom Hi-de-Hi! set? |
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Maplins | |
| 44. | Who plays the title role in the 2022 film The Batman? |
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Robert Pattinson | |
| 45. | What Castilian knight was portrayed by Charlton Heston in a 1961 film of the same name? |
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El Cid (Don Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar) | |
| 46. | Apart from the pilot and the final show, what two words begin the title of each episode of Friends? |
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The one ... | |
| 47. | Who played lead role as the Swan Queen in the 2010 film Black Swan? |
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Natalie Portman | |
| 48. | First aired between 1996 and 2001, what BBC TV series starred the character of Father Frank MacAnally? |
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Ballykissangel (played by Niall Tóibín) | |
| 49. | Who plays author Paul Sheldon in the 1990 film adaptation of Stephen King's Misery? |
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James Caan | |
| 50. | "It seems today that all you see is violence in movies and sex on TV" is the opening line of the theme tune to what TV series? |
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Family Guy | |
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