From Mental Floss: Name the 10 Most Populous U.S. Cities in 2 Minutes.
I managed 8 out of 10. (Spoilers after the jump.) Good quiz idea, Jenny Brown.
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1) The tagline for what 2006 comedy is “On a family vacation, no one can hear you scream”?
2) What 2002 Best Picture nominee tells three stories connected by the Virginia Woolf novel Mrs. Dalloway?
3) What 1981 film, based on an E.L. Doctorow novel, earned Randy Newman his first Oscar nominations, and was James Cagney’s final film?
4) What 1987 film set in the golden age of wireless is the only Woody Allen movie to feature both Diane Keaton and Mia Farrow?
5) What 1996 crime drama was Charlize Theron’s Hollywood debut, in which she plays a Norwegian assassin who has a cat-fight with Teri Hatcher?
6) Because he was committed to making Stroker Ace, Burt Reynolds turned down the role of a retired astronaut in what 1983 tearjerker?
7) Though the part was written for Ellen DeGeneres, Sandra Bullock ended up as the female lead in what 1994 action film?
8) What 1996 drama, directed by Carroll Ballard, was based on the nonfiction book Father Goose: One Man, a Gaggle of Geese, and Their Real Life Incredible Journey South?
9) What 1993 film, originally intended as a TNT miniseries, was released on VHS in a special collector’s edition that included an authentic Civil War minie ball?
10) What actor or actress do these movies have in common?