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1. On what television series did The Simpsons debut as animated shorts?
Answer: The Tracey Ullman Show
a) Saturday Night Live
b) The Tonight Show
c) In Living Color
d) The Tracey Ullman Show
2. What 1960s cartoon duo battled spies named Boris Badenov and Natasha Fatale?
Answer: Rocky & Bullwinkle
a) The Flintstones
b) Scooby-Doo
c) Rocky & Bullwinkle
d) The Jetsons
3. What is the name of Gargamel’s cat in the children’s program The Smurfs?
Answer: Azrael
a) Odie
b) Smurfette
c) Scruffy
d) Azrael
4. What is the number designation of the alien experiment that becomes known as Stitch in the movie Lilo & Stitch?
Answer: Experiment 626
a) Experiment 434
b) Experiment 626
c) Experiment 717
d) Experiment 909
5. Marion Cotillard won an Academy Award for portraying which famous French singer?
Answer: Edith Piaf
a) Francoise Hardy
b) Edith Piaf
c) Dalida
d) Mireille Mathieu
6. Who was the first film critic to ever snag a Pulitzer Prize for his movie reviews?
Answer: Roger Ebert
a) Roger Ebert
b) Pauline Kael
c) Leonard Maltin
d) James Agee
7. Which director has won the most Academy Awards for Best Director, with four?
Answer: John Ford
a) Alfred Hitchcock
b) John Ford
c) Steven Spielberg
d) Martin Scorsese
8. What film was the first foreign-language film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture?
Answer: Parasite
a) Roma
b) Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
c) Life Is Beautiful
d) Parasite
9. Kate Moss became the face of which designer clothing brand when she was 18?
Answer: Calvin Klein
a) Calvin Klein
b) Gucci
c) Chanel
d) Versace
10. Steve Martin, known for his comedy and writing, is also famous for playing which instrument?
Answer: Banjo
a) Guitar
b) Piano
c) Violin
d) Banjo
11. What British comedian and actor did singer Katy Perry marry in 2010?
Answer: Russell Brand
a) Sacha Baron Cohen
b) Russell Brand
c) Ricky Gervais
d) Stephen Fry
12. What actor named Ryan is the ex-husband of Reese Witherspoon?
Answer: Ryan Phillippe
a) Ryan Gosling
b) Ryan Phillippe
c) Ryan Reynolds
d) Ryan Seacrest
13. What country did Angelina Jolie's first adopted child, Maddox, come from?
Answer: Cambodia
a) Ethiopia
b) Cambodia
c) Vietnam
d) Sudan
14. What is the relationship between actor Emma Roberts and Julia Roberts?
Answer: Her Niece
a) Her Niece
b) Her Daughter
c) Her Cousin
d) Her Sister
15. From which film series does the "One Does Not Simply" meme originate?
Answer: The Lord of the Rings
a) The Matrix
b) Harry Potter
c) The Chronicles of Narnia
d) The Lord of the Rings
16. Who directed Slumdog Millionaire?
Answer: Danny Boyle
a) Ridley Scott
b) David Fincher
c) Steven Spielberg
d) Danny Boyle
17. Who writes, directs, produces, and stars in movies that feature the elderly, meddlesome character Madea?
Answer: Tyler Perry
a) Tyler Perry
b) Perry Mason
c) David E. Kelley
d) Martin Lawrence
18. Which director is renowned for his intricate use of visual style and long, unbroken takes in films such as "Birdman" and "The Revenant"?
Answer: Alejandro González Iñárritu
a) Alfonso Cuarón
b) Alejandro González Iñárritu
c) Guillermo del Toro
d) Pedro Almodóvar
19. Who directed "Lost in Translation," a film known for its introspective look at loneliness and its subtle humor?
Answer: Sofia Coppola
a) Greta Gerwig
b) Jane Campion
c) Sofia Coppola
d) Nicole Holofcener
20. How many single squares are there on a chessboard?
Answer: 64
a) 36
b) 49
c) 64
d) 81
21. Which traditional Norwegian board game involves knocking over wooden blocks by throwing wooden batons, and is sometimes called Viking Chess?
Answer: Kubb
a) Kubb
b) Hnefatafl
c) Brändi Dog
d) Halatafl
22. In what film did Daniel Craig make his first appearance as James Bond?
Answer: Casino Royale
a) Quantum of Solace
b) Skyfall
c) Spectre
d) Casino Royale
23. What 1998 film about an unemployed bowler-inspired fan "fests" all over the United States?
Answer: The Big Lebowski
a) Fargo
b) The Big Lebowski
c) Pulp Fiction
d) Office Space
24. What actor played Ariadne in the 2010 film Inception?
Answer: Elliot Page
a) Winona Ryder
b) Marion Cotillard
c) Elliot Page
d) Salma Hayek
25. What fictional mineral was sought by the Sky People in Avatar?
Answer: Unobtainium
a) Vibranium
b) Mithril
c) Unobtainium
d) Adamantium
26. In which 2011 sci-fi film do people stop aging at 25 and have to buy more time to stay alive?
Answer: In Time
a) In Time
b) Back to the Future
c) Terminator
d) Inception
27. Which protagonist battled Nick Nack and Jaws?
Answer: James Bond
a) Jason Bourne
b) Ethan Hunt
c) James Bond
d) Jack Bauer
28. In Monty Python and the Holy Grail, the knights that demanded a shrubbery are known to say what?
Answer: "Ni"
a) "Hail"
b) "Ni"
c) "Aye"
d) "Hoo"
29. In which country did the reality TV show Big Brother originally air?
Answer: Netherlands
a) United States
b) United Kingdom
c) Netherlands
d) Australia
30. What 1990s TV series featured a hang-out named "The Peach Pit"?
Answer: Beverly Hills, 90210
a) Melrose Place
b) Dawson's Creek
c) Beverly Hills, 90210
d) Friends
31. What TV series takes place in the fictional town of Sunnydale, California?
Answer: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
a) Charmed
b) Angel
c) Buffy the Vampire Slayer
d) Supernatural
32. What Law & Order star was a real cop in Chicago for 18 years before he played one on TV?
Answer: Dennis Farina
a) Dennis Farina
b) Jerry Orbach
c) Sam Waterston
d) Chris Noth
33. What is the name of the fictional penitentiary in the Netflix hit series Orange is the New Black?
Answer: Litchfield
a) Litchfield
b) Ryker’s Island
c) Shawshank
d) Alcatraz
34. What two chemical element symbols are in the logo for the TV show Breaking Bad?
Answer: Barium and Bromine
a) Bromine and Boron
b) Boron and Radon
c) Barium and Radon
d) Barium and Bromine
35. Who won the first season of the TV series American Idol?
Answer: Kelly Clarkson
a) Ruben Studdard
b) Carrie Underwood
c) Kelly Clarkson
d) Fantasia Barrino
36. What is the name of the character played by Bryan Cranston in "Malcolm in the Middle"?
Answer: Hal
a) Walter White
b) Hal
c) Tim
d) Dave
37. What is the name of the fictional high school where "Glee" takes place?
Answer: William McKinley High School
a) West Beverly High School
b) William McKinley High School
c) Dillon High School
d) Liberty High School
38. In what film did Russell Crowe play John Nash?
Answer: A Beautiful Mind
a) Proof of Life
b) A Beautiful Mind
c) The Insider
d) A Good Year
39. U2's "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" was released on the soundtrack of what Batman film?
Answer: Batman Forever
a) Batman & Robin
b) Batman Returns
c) Batman Begins
d) Batman Forever
40. In which fictional city do Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup fight crime in the animated series The Powerpuff Girls?
Answer: Townsville
a) Metroville
b) Townsville
c) Jump City
d) Gotham City
41. From which university did Natalie Portman earn a degree in psychology?
Answer: Harvard University
a) Harvard University
b) Yale University
c) Princeton University
d) Columbia University
42. Who was the partner of actor and comedian Seth Rogen before they married in 2011?
Answer: Lauren Miller
a) Rashida Jones
b) Alison Brie
c) Emma Stone
d) Lauren Miller
43. Michelle Williams and Heath Ledger met on the set of which movie?
Answer: Brokeback Mountain
a) The Brothers Grimm
b) Brokeback Mountain
c) A Knight’s Tale
d) Candy
44. Who was the former partner of actress Kate Winslet, known for their high-profile relationship and subsequent divorce in 2010?
Answer: Sam Mendes
a) Sam Mendes
b) Jim Threapleton
c) Leo DiCaprio
d) Michael Sheen
45. Which pop band heartthrob was the subject of Taylor Swift’s song "I Knew You Were Trouble"?
Answer: Harry Styles
a) John Mayer
b) Joe Jonas
c) Harry Styles
d) Jake Gyllenhaal
46. Who was the high-profile partner of British actor Jude Law, known for their tumultuous relationship and public breakup in 2005?
Answer: Sienna Miller
a) Keira Knightley
b) Sienna Miller
c) Natalie Portman
d) Scarlett Johansson
47. Which singer and songwriter was married to actor and director Ethan Hawke from 1998 to 2005?
Answer: Uma Thurman
a) Winona Ryder
b) Jennifer Connelly
c) Uma Thurman
d) Cate Blanchett
48. Which famous actress was married to actor and filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson, with whom she has two children?
Answer: Maya Rudolph
a) Amy Adams
b) Maya Rudolph
c) Jennifer Garner
d) Julia Roberts
49. Which singer and actress was married to actor Nicolas Cage from 2002 to 2004?
Answer: Lisa Marie Presley
a) Nicole Kidman
b) Julianne Moore
c) Demi Moore
d) Lisa Marie Presley
50. Which actor played James Bond and competed in the Mr. Universe contest?
Answer: Sean Connery
a) Daniel Craig
b) Roger Moore
c) Pierce Brosnan
d) Sean Connery