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TODAY’S QUESTION

What popular toy line got its start with the 1948 release of the model of a steamroller made by Aveling-Barford?

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That question, again: What do these actresses have in common?

Grace Kelly
Jodie Foster
Jennifer Aniston
Elisha Cuthbert
Deborah Foreman
Sienna Miller
Melanie Griffith

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TODAY’S QUESTION

What do these actresses have in common?

Grace Kelly
Jodie Foster
Jennifer Aniston
Elisha Cuthbert
Deborah Foreman
Sienna Miller
Melanie Griffith

Note: Other actresses qualify for the list; I cherry-picked seven from a larger-but-still-not-all-that-large pool.

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That question, again: A 1984 hit by Queen inspired the name of what contemporary chart-topping artist?

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Trivia Quiz: Movies

Round 7 at the Old Pequliar on March 3, 2009
Average score: 7.07/10 (14 teams)

1) What 1999 riff on Like Water for Chocolate, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, was the final film reviewed by Gene Siskel?

2) George Clooney gained 35 pounds for his role in what 2005 drama based on the CIA memoir See No Evil?

3) His insurers made Woody Allen replace Winona Ryder with Radha Mitchell and Robert Downey, Jr., with Will Ferrell when he directed what 2004 film?

4) What 1996 comedy, named after a hit song by the Chiffons, features an uptight architect and a laid back political columnist falling in love while juggling daycare and careers?

5) Edward Burns’ brother cheats on Jennifer Aniston with Cameron Diaz in what 1996 romantic comedy, Burns’ second film after The Brothers McMullen?

6) Kieran Culkin plays Ryan Phillipe’s brother and Susan Sarandon’s son in what 2002 drama that’s sometimes compared to Catcher in the Rye?

7) What 2003 comedy features Diane Keaton’s most recent Oscar-nominated performance?

8) What 2003 horror film, inspired by And Then There Were None, features a group of people who share the same birthday being terrorized in a remote motel?

9) Bruce Willis donated his pay for appearing on Friends to charity because he lost a bet while filming what 2000 Canadian comedy?

10) What actor or actress appeared in all nine of these films?

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Quiz: Movies

1) What 1980 drama follows a new kid at a Chicago-area high school who hires a fellow student to protect him from bullies?
2) What 1988 comedy centers around a mafia widow being wooed by the man who killed her husband and the FBI agent investigating the killer?
3) What 1984 teen comedy was named after a 1958 hit song by the Crests, rerecorded for the movie by the Stray Cats?
4) Ellen DeGeneres is stalked by an obsessive boyfriend in what 1996 satire of romantic comedies?
5) What 1995 comedy about unexpected fatherhood had scenes of Hugh Grant being arrested cut out because of his real-life arrest for soliciting a prostitute?
6) What 1997 farce was inspired by Tom Hanks’ Oscar speech in which he outed his high school drama coach?
7) A slacker poaches his roommate’s teaching gig in what 2003 comedy?
8) Jennifer Aniston cleans houses but still socializes with rich people in what 2006 film?
9) What 1987 film about a romantic triangle among TV journalists was partly inspired by massive layoffs at CBS?
10) What actor or actress do all 9 of these movies have in common?

Average score, among 16 teams: 7.19.

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