Ramsdencon September 1999 Film Quiz

Section 10

Miscellany

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  1. What do the following films have in common: "She's the One", "Scream", "The Opposite of Sex", "Lost in Space", "Fools Rush In" and "Six Days, Seven Nights"?

  2. Who is "Alan Smithee"? Following "Burn, Hollywood, Burn, An Alan Smithee Film" I understand Mr. Smithee has been permanently retired. The question should perhaps now be "Who was Alan Smithee?".

  3. Starting a long tradition, the first film to be censored in Britain was withdrawn in 1898. For which of the following reasons: (a) it showed a couple kissing, (b) it showed a girl climbing a tree, (c) it showed a tub in which a girl was undressing, (d) it showed two lions killing an elephant, or (e) it showed the bacteria in a piece of cheese.

  4. Austin Powers and Dr. Evil from "Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery" and Kid Shelleen and Tim Strawn from "Cat Ballou". What is the specific pattern to the connection?

  5. Who plays himself in "Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace"?

  6. Which is the odd one out and why: Francis Coppola, Nicolas Cage, Diane Keaton or Talia Shire?

  7. Why was the line "Wait a minute, wait a minute, you ain't heard nothing yet." spoken by Al Jolson a, no doubt deliberate, prediction that definitely turned out to be an understatement?

  8. What is the Gaffer's number two called?

  9. Who shot Nice Guy Eddie?

  10. What are the names of the seven dwarfs in Walt Disney's "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs"?

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