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| 1. | In the UK, US, and Australian versions of The Chase, how many steps are there on the "Head-to-Head" board? |
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7 | |
| 2. | What 2003 film won all 11 Academy Awards for which it was nominated? |
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | |
| 3. | The 2022 sequel to what 2009 film is subtitled The Way of Water? |
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Avatar | |
| 4. | Name this 1969 film and the actor speaking.
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Midnight Cowboy - Dustin Hoffman | |
| 5. | What is the codename for Uma Thurman's character in the Kill Bill film series? |
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Black Mamba | |
| 6. | The title of what 1995 Arnold Schwarzenegger film is an oxymoron? |
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True Lies | |
| 7. | The Man Trap (1966) is the first aired episode of what TV series? |
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Star Trek | |
| 8. | From the title of a 2007 film starring Al Pacino, how many minutes does forensic psychiatrist Dr. Jack Gramm have to live? |
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88 | |
| 9. | On TV and film, who is the younger sister of Patricia and Selma Bouvier? |
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Marge Simpson | |
| 10. | Who played Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation? |
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Patrick Stewart | |
| 11. | Who played Gretchen Witter on Dawson's Creek, Caitlin Todd for the first two seasons of NCIS, and Maura Isles in Rizzoli & Isles? |
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Sasha Alexander | |
| 12. | Who played the title role in the 1961 Disney comedy The Absent-Minded Professor? |
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Fred MacMurray | |
| 13. | What is the full title of the 1982 film sequel Star Trek II? |
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The Wrath of Khan | |
| 14. | From the words of the title song by Gene Pitney, what 1962 film title describes the bravest of them all? |
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The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (starring James Stewart and John Wayne, with Lee Marvin as the outlaw Liberty Valance) | |
| 15. | What 1981 film starring Mel Gibson was set during World War I? |
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Gallipoli | |
| 16. | Actual events in March 1944 at the Stalag Luft III prisoner-of-war camp in Żagań, Poland were the inspiration for what 1963 film? |
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The Great Escape | |
| 17. | Who plays Marion Ravenwood in Raiders of the Lost Ark and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull? |
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Karen Allen | |
| 18. | Which 1982 film starring Harrison Ford was set in Los Angeles in November 2019? |
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Blade Runner | |
| 19. | What 1995 film was Mel Gibson's first as actor, director and producer? |
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Braveheart | |
| 20. | Maggie Smith won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in the title role of what 1969 film? |
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The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie | |
| 21. | What film title links Edmund Gwenn (1947) and Richard Attenborough (1994)? |
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Miracle on 34th Street | |
| 22. | What 1980s TV series featured the rather annoying robot, Twiki? |
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Buck Rogers in the 25th Century | |
| 23. | What 1993 film features the characters of Alan Grant, Ellie Sattler, Ian Malcolm, and John Hammond? |
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Jurassic Park (Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, and Richard Attenborough) | |
| 24. | Who plays Robert Stroud, the title character in the 1962 film Birdman of Alcatraz? |
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Burt Lancaster | |
| 25. | Which film director is the father of Helena Bonham Carter's children Billy Ray and Nell? |
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Tim Burton | |
| 26. | In the BBC TV sitcom Dad's Army, who plays 'Stupid Boy' Private Frank Pike? |
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Ian Lavender | |
| 27. | In what 1978 film did Gregory Peck play Dr Josef Mengele and Laurence Olivier play ageing Nazi hunter Ezra Lieberman? |
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The Boys from Brazil | |
| 28. | In what 1976 film does Laurence Olivier play a Nazi war criminal named Dr. Christian Szell? |
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Marathon Man | |
| 29. | What 2011 film stars Bradley Cooper as Edward Morra, a struggling writer who is introduced to a nootropic drug called NZT-48, which gives him the ability to fully utilise his brain and vastly improve his lifestyle? |
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Limitless | |
| 30. | 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 | |
| 31. | Stephen Boyd played Messala, the antagonist, in what 1959 film? |
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Ben-Hur | |
| 32. | Name this 1980s TV series.
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Hill Street Blues | |
| 33. | What 1986 film starred Robert Redford as Assistant District Attorney Tom Logan and featured Daryl Hannah as defendant Chelsea Deardon? |
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Legal Eagles | |
| 34. | In the Australian comedy film trilogy, what actor plays the title role of Mick "Crocodile" Dundee? |
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Paul Hogan | |
| 35. | In the children’s TV series Ivor the Engine, what is the name of the dragon? |
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Idris | |
| 36. | Who played the iconic character of "Sam" in the 1942 film Casablanca? |
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Dooley Wilson | |
| 37. | Name this TV series from the 1980s.
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Airwolf (1984-1987) | |
| 38. | Who played Marshal Matt Dillon in the long-running TV series Gunsmoke? |
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James Arness (1955-1975) | |
| 39. | First aired in 2010 and about to begin its sixth season, what TV detective series stars Angie Harmon and Sasha Alexander in the title roles? |
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Rizzoli & Isles (Angie Harmon as police detective Jane Rizzoli and Sasha Alexander as medical examiner Dr. Maura Isles) | |
| 40. | What are the names of the two main female characters in the 1960s TV series Stingray? |
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Atlanta and Marina | |
| 41. | Which 1927 Warner Bros. film is widely regarded as the first ever feature length talking movie? |
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The Jazz Singer (Al Jolson) | |
| 42. | Who played Tom Hanks' lover in the 1993 film Philadelphia? |
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Antonio Banderas (as Miguel Álvarez) | |
| 43. | What 1984 film features a Cyberdyne Systems Series T-800 Model 101? |
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The Terminator | |
| 44. | To date, how many English-born actors have played James Bond in the Eon Productions film series? |
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2 (Roger Moore and Daniel Craig; Connery-Scotland, Dalton-Wales, Lazenby-Australia, Brosnan-Ireland) | |
| 45. | What 1984 film involves a young man (Tom Hanks) who falls in love with a mysterious woman (Daryl Hannah) who is secretly a mermaid? |
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Splash | |
| 46. | Who played Nicky Black in the 1961 musical film The Young Ones? |
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Cliff Richard | |
| 47. | Name this 1990s TV series.
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Beverly Hills, 90210 | |
| 48. | Name this TV series from the 1970s.
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Fawlty Towers (1975-1979) | |
| 49. | Who played the President of the United States in the 1964 film Dr. Strangelove? |
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Peter Sellers (President Merkin Muffley - also Group Captain Lionel Mandrake and Dr. Strangelove) | |
| 50. | Complete the title of this 1993 Mel Brooks film: Robin Hood: ____ ____ ____. |
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Men in Tights | |
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