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Quiz: Movies

Round 7 at the Old Pequliar on July 1, 2008.
Average score: 6.24/10 (17 teams)

1) Speaking of Britney Spears, before the release title was settled on, what 2002 drama was known as Untitled Britney Spears Project and Not a Girl?
2) What 2006 satire features Luke Wilson, the smartest man on earth, pointing out that it may contain electrolytes, but Brawndo isn’t as good for crops as water (not necessarily from the toilet)?
3) What 2006 romantic comedy features one of the stars requesting “the Telly Savales” at a waxing salon?
4) In December 2007, John C. Reilly performed seven concerts in character to promote what movie, produced by Judd Apatow?
5) Lindsay Lohan won a Kid’s Choice Award for her performance in what 2005 film that revived a famous Disney character from the ’70s and ’80s?
6) What 2005 comedy, inspired by Clerks, focuses on several characters working a shift at the fictional fast-casual restaurant Shenaniganz?
7) Jonathan Frakes called Patrick Stewart and told him he “must not miss” what 1999 comedy, insisting that he see it “on a Saturday night in a full theatre”?
8) What 2001 horror film takes its title from a popular song first recorded in 1938 by Louis Armstrong?
9) What 2007 action film, based on an article from Wired magazine, inspired local film critic Vern to say “don’t be Ellis” to the studio executive who required that it get a PG-13 rating?
10) What actor or actress appears in all nine of these movies?



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Quiz: Movies

1) “Just once, I’d like a regular, normal Christmas. A little eggnog… a fuckin’ Christmas tree… a little turkey. But, no. I gotta crawl around in this motherfuckin’ tin can.” So mutters the hero of what 1990 movie?
2) Spoiler alert! Steven Seagal gets killed while boarding an airplane in what 1996 action film?
3) Before he created Lost and Alias, J.J. Abrams wrote the screenplay for what 1991 drama, in which Harrison Ford’s life changes when he attempts to buy some cigarettes?
4) She broke two ribs wearing a corset, but Nicole Kidman won an MTV Movie Award for Best Actress for what 2001 musical?
5) Sean Penn took a role in what 1993 gangster film to earn enough money so that he could direct The Crossing Guard?
6) What 2005 film updated a 50-year-old sitcom, in part by editing out the hilarious threats of slapstick domestic violence?
7) Radiohead composed the song “Exit Music (For a Film)” for what 1996 tragedy based on a well-known play?
8) What 1993 flop was the first major theatrical released based on a video game?
9) The creators of Shaun of the Dead have a cameo in what 2005 zombie movie directed by George Romero?
10) Who appeared in all nine of these movies?
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