Movie Trivia Quiz - recent movies

[Doreen Peri]

This Movie Trivia Quiz was written by Ben Burgraff.
http://studioeight.tv/artists/benburgraff/artben.html
(We may include some of these in the TV, Video Film section of Studio Eight.... he has written several of them.)

OK... don't cheat! Answer first, then check your answers at the bottom.

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Ten points for each correct answer!

QUESTION 1: Believe it or not, Arnold Schwarzenegger was NOT supposed to play the killer android in "The Terminator", he was cast to play the HERO! (After reading the script, he requested the role that better suited his...talents...) WHO was SUPPOSED to play the Terminator?

a) Sylvester Stallone
b) Rutger Hauer
c) Lance Hendriksen
d) Michael Biehn

QUESTION 2: With Pierce Brosnan hanging up his Walther PPK as James Bond, he leaves four films for posterity...What was his SECOND Bond film? (Thought I'd say FIRST, right? Too easy!)

a) "Goldeneye"
b) "The World is Not Enough"
c) "Die Another Day"
d) "Tomorrow Never Dies"

QUESTION 3: When Mandy Moore is 'caught' stargazing through her telescope in "A Walk to Remember", what highly improbable planet does Shane West want to view?

a) Pluto
b) Krypton
c) Planet Hollywood
d) Neptune

QUESTION 4: In true 'tearjerker' fashion, Kevin Costner dies in "Message in a Bottle". Just how does he expire?

a) He commits suicide
b) He drowns
c) He is struck by a tourist bus
d) He gags on his reviews

QUESTION 5: Where does the early Julia Roberts flick, "Mystic Pizza", take place?

a) Mystic, New Hampshire
b) Mystic, Maine
c) Mystic, Massachusetts
d) Mystic, Connecticut

QUESTION 6: While Jude Law and Gwyneth Paltrow didn't light any fires in "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow", they did, in an earlier teaming...What was the film?

a) "Shakespeare in Love"
b) "The Remarkable Mr. Ripley"
c) "A Perfect Murder"
d) " A.I.: Artificial Intelligence"

QUESTION 7: The BEST recent romantic Christmas flick, "Love, Actually" has a funny sub-subplot of widower Liam Neeson having a 'crush' on what supermodel?

a) Cindy Crawford
b) Rachel Hunter
c) Laetista Casta
d) Claudia Schiffer

QUESTION 8: Here's an easy one...What was Christopher Lee's character in "The Lord of the Rings"?

a) Sauron
b) Saruman
c) Sulieman
c) Smeagal

QUESTION 9: It's true...Hugh Jackman did this to 'get into the mood' for Wolverine's berserk rages in "X-Men"...

a) Took cold showers
b) Did brief, high-impact aerobics
c) Ate massive amounts of high-sugar foods
d) Had sex with Famke Janssen

QUESTION 10: Harrison Ford is gearing up for a 2006 return as Indiana Jones (at 64!). How old was he when he first appeared in the role?

a) 33
b) 35
c) 39
d) 40

BONUS QUESTION (10 points): In what country is Dracula's home, Transylvania, located?

a) Hungary
b) Romania
c) Croatia
d) The Czech Republic
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ANSWERS:
1: c (Hendrickson did play an android in Cameron's "Aliens")
2: d ("Goldeneye' was first, "Die Another Die", last)
3: a (Pluto is nearly impossible to see with even the Hubble Space Telescope!)
4: b (although 'd' is a cool answer!)
5: d (Mystic, CT, is a popular tourist seaport)
6: b (At least until Law gets offed by Matt Damon!)
7: d (and darned if he doesn't 'connect' with her, too!)
8: b (You lose points if you said 'Dracula'!)
9: a (Personally, I'd have needed cold showers, working with Janssen, too!)
10: c (believe it of not, Ford was 41 when he made "Return of the Jedi"!)
BONUS QUESTION: b (this week, at least!)

10-30 pts: Well, you probably had better things to do than watch movies!

40-60 pts: Bet you're the person who gives away all the plot twists in a theatre full of people!

70-90 pts: NBC needs a new film critic!

100-110 pts: Congratulations, Mr. Spielberg!

How'd ya do?

[izeveryboyin]

only 4 right on that one.. sheesh, I need to stop limiting myself to those bohemian hippie freak unknown indy films, lol. though admittedly, i've seen all the movies that this quiz talks about. hmmm.