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ENTERTAINMENT TRIVIA Flashcards

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Who began his entertainment career as Silent Sam, The Dancing Midget?

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Sammy Davis Jr.

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Who portrayed Prewett in ‘From Here to Eternity’?

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Montgomery Clift

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What is the name of Popeye’s adopted son?

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Swee’Pea

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Who was the singing trumpet player in the film ‘The Glen Miller Story’?

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Louis Armstrong

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What was the name of Tonto’s horse?

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Scout

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Who said “When I’m good, I’m very good, but when I am bad I’m better”?

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Mae West

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What do actors Reginal Owen, Alistair Sim, and Albert Finney have in common?

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They played Scrooge

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What 1971 film feature the characters Benjie, Oscy, and Hermie?

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Summer of ‘42

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Who played Chester on Gunsmoke?

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Dennis Weaver

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What march did Felix Mendelssohn compose?

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The Wedding March

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Who was known as “The Greatest Showman on Earth”?

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P.T. Barnum

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What track does the Chattanooga Choo Choo leave Pennsylvania Station on?

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Twenty-nine

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What TV series featured Corporal Rocco Barbella?

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The Phil Silvers Show

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What animal was voted most popular film performer of 1926?

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Rin Tin Tin

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What time did the Everly Brothers’ Little Susie wake up?

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Four A.M.

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What couple was married December 17, 1969 on TV’s Tonight Show?

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Tiny Tim and Miss Vicki

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17
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Who were the five Marx Brothers?

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Chico, Harpo, Groucho, Gummo, and Zeppo

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What movie told of Anna Anderson’s claim to be a Russian czar’s daughter?

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Anastasia

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What was Stanley Kubrick’s first film after 2001: A Space Odyssey?

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A Clockwork Orange

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What was the name of Jack Benny’s valet?

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Rochester

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21
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Who portrayed Sherlock Holmes in 14 films between 1939 and 1946?

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Basil Rathbone

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22
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Who sang Johny Angel?

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Shelley Fabares

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Who is the voice of Mr. Magoo?

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Jim Backus

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Who wrote White Christmas?

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Irving Berlin

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What movie had Professor Fate, played by Jack Lemmon, racing a Hannibal Twin 8?

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The Great Race

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What film holds the record for the most Academy Awards won, with 11?

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Ben Hur

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Who won a best supporting actor Oscar for his role as the village idiot in Ryan’s Daughter?

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John Mills

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28
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Who sang the music in Harold and Maude?

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Cat Stevens

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29
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Who played Mr. Peepers?

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Wally Cox

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30
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Who managed The Beatles to superstardom?

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Brian Epstein

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31
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What runs up and down on the Rolling Stones’ Sticky Fingers album cover?

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A zipper

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What were the respective occupations of Ralph Kramden and Ed Norton?

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Bus driver and sewer worker

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What character did Liza Minnelli play in the move Cabaret?

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Sally Bowes

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34
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Who played Cherie in the movie Bus Stop?

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Marilyn Monroe

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35
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Who directed Raiders of the Lost Ark?

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Steven Spielberg

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36
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Who did Frank Sinatra marry at the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, in 1966?

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Mia Farrow

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What actor defended the Caine mutineers?

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Jose Ferrer

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38
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What did Hazel affectionately call her boss?

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Mr. B

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39
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What is the model name and number of the spacecraft’s computer in 2001: A Space Odyssey?

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HAL 9000

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40
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Who grouched “This is another fine mess you’ve gotten me into”?

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Oliver Hardy

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41
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Who was ‘The Waltz King’?

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Johann Strauss Jr.

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42
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Who sang My Gal Sal as Joe the Bartender?

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Jackie Gleason

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43
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What small New York City nightclub saw the origin of the twist?

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The Peppermint Lounge

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44
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What was the first James Bond film?

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Dr. No

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45
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Who starred in Highway Patrol?

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Broderick Crawford

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46
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What film is Warren Beatty’s ‘Heaven Can Wait’ a remake of?

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Here Comes Mr. Jordan

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47
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Where did the kids sit on TV’s Howdy Doody Time?

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The Peanut Gallery

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What was the name of Sergeant Preston of the Yukon’s lead dog?

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Yukon King

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49
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Who was the announcer on The Jack Benny Show?

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Don Wilson

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50
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What city is the setting for the movie Chinatown?

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Los Angeles

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51
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What was the shape of Lolita’s sunglasses in the 1962 film?

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Hearts

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52
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Who is Loretta Lynn’s singing sister?

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Crystal Gale

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53
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What actress debuted in the 1938 film Intermezzo?

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Ingrid Bergman

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54
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What Bally pinball machine appeared in the movie Tommy?

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The Wizard

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55
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Who portrayed the doomed Melanie in Gone with the Wind?

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Olivia De Havilland

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56
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How much was the secret word worth on Groucho Marx’s ‘You Bet Your Life’?

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$100

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57
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What film did Louise Fletcher win the best actress Oscar for?

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One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

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58
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What was Greta Gustafsson’s stage name?

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Greta Garbo

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59
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What police force did Mack Sennett create?

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The Keystone Kops

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60
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Who made his electric debut at Newport on August 24, 1965?

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Bob Dylan

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What was the first X-rated film to win the best picture Oscar?

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Midnight Cowboy

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62
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Who received the only Oscar made of wood?

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Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy

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63
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What Academy Award category was abolished in 1929?

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Title writing

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64
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What pianist always wanted you to meet his brother George?

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Liberace

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65
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What TV series changed the names to protect the innocent?

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Dragnet

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66
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What actress has received the most Oscar nominations?

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Katharine Hepburn

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67
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Who played Cosmo B. Topper on TV’s ‘Topper’?

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Leo G. Carroll

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68
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Who recorded the 1957 hit Tammy?

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Debbie Reynolds

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69
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What Don McLean song laments the day Buddy Holly died?

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American Pie

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70
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Who is “The Fastest Mouse in All of Mexico”?

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Speedy Gonzales

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71
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Who portrayed Dracula in Hammer Studios’ films?

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Christopher Lee

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72
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What Jimmie Rodgers tune was No. 1 on the charts the week Sputnik 1 went up?

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Honeycomb

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73
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What orchestra leader did Doc Severinsen replace on the Tonight Show?

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Skitch Henderson

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74
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What character did McLean Stevenson play on TV’s M.A.S.H.?

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Henry Blake

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75
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What was the name of the old fireman on Leave it to Beaver?

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Gus

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76
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What film resurrected Frank Sinatra’s career?

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From Here to Eternity

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77
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What’s tattooed on Popeye’s arm?

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An anchor

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78
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Who was born in 1894 and died 80 years later at the age of 39?

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Jack Benny

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79
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Who played Helen Keller in the 1962 film “The Miracle Worker”?

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Patty Duke

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80
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Who won the best actor Oscar for his portrayal of Popeye Doyle?

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Gene Hackman

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81
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Who played Kin Rat in the 1965 movie of the same name?

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George Segal

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82
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What folk group was Glenn Yarborough the lead singer for?

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The Limeliters

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83
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What was the first film and only silent movie to win the best picture Oscar?

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Wings

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84
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What 1940 Chaplin film satirized Hitler?

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The Great Dictator

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85
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What Humphrey Bogart film poster is on the wall over Woody Allen’s bed in “Play it Again, Sam”?

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Across the Pacific

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86
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What actress played Peter Pan on Broadway and TV?

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Mary Martin

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87
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What radio show featured Senator Beauregard Claghorn?

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Fred Allen’s “Allen’s Alley”

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What TV show propelled Carol Burnett to stardom?

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The Gary Moore Show

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89
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What British comedy team numbered Harry Secombe, Peter Sellers, Michael Bentine, and Spike Milligan?

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The Goons

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What movie actor was married to Carole Lombard from 1939 to 1942?

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Clark Gable

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91
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Who is Eydie Gorme’s husband?

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Steve Lawrence

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92
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Who portrayed Carl Bernstein in All the President’s Men?

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Dustin Hoffman

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93
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Who portrayed the Corleone family lawyer in “The Godfather”?

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Robert Duvall

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94
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Who was the original host of TV’s Today show?

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Dave Garroway

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95
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Who wrote ‘Johny’s Theme’ for the Tonight Show?

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Paul Anka

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96
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What symbolized justice and law to The Lone Ranger?

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A silver bullet

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97
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Who is Luke Skywalker’s father?

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Darth Vader

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98
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Who portrayed Ugarte in “Casablanca”?

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Peter Lorre

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99
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What Woody Allen film featured an ‘orgasmatron’?

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Sleeper

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100
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What film features Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau trying to pull off an insurance fraud?

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The Fortune Cookie

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101
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What 1920’s cowboy star rode Tony the Wonder Horse?

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Tom Mix

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102
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What actor came to dinner in Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?

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Sidney Poitier

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103
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What organization did Illya Kuryakin work for?

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U.N.C.L.E.

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104
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What kind of car did Bullitt drive?

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A Ford Mustang

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105
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Who won the 1961 best actor Oscar for his role in Judgment at Nuremberg?

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Maximillian Schell

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106
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What did Cool Hand Luke go to jail for?

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Cutting heads off parking meters

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107
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What Orson Welles radio play opened in the Meridian Room of the Hotel Park Plaza?

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War of the Worlds

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108
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Who played the sweetest music this side of heaven?

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Guy Lombardo

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109
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What channel did WJM-TV broadcast on?

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Channel Twelve

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110
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What song is the key to the climax of Alfred Hitchcock’s ‘The Man Who Knew Too Much’?

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Que Sera, Sera

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111
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What performer was the second to die in Psycho?

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Martin Balsam

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112
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Where did Betty meet the leader of the pack?

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At the candy store

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113
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What TV series featured Neal, a martini-drinking St. Bernard?

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Topper

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114
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What was the backup singing group for Roy Rogers?

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The Sons of the Pioneers

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115
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Who was half-man, half-Vulcan?

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Mr. Spock

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116
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What was the name of the Indian maiden in Johny Preston’s hit “Running Bear”?

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Little White Dove

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117
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Who backed up Sam the Sham?

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The Pharoahs

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118
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What was Margaret Houlihan’s nickname?

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Hot Lips Houlihan

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119
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Who portrayed the title character in the film “The Day of the Jackal”?

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Edward Fox

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120
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What singer was known as Mr. C?

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Perry Como

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121
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What film did Art Carney win the 1974 best actor Oscar for?

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Harry and Tonto

122
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What TV series featured the character Rusty B Company?

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Rin Tin Tin

123
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Who played TV’s Superman?

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George Reeves

124
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Who won the best supporting actor Oscar for his portrayal of the Kit Kat Club emcee?

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Joel Grey

125
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Where does Alfred Hitchcock appear in Lifeboat?

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In a newspaper ad

126
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Who asked the musical question “Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio”?

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Simon and Garfunkel

127
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Who was a member of both The Dirty Dozen and The Magnificent Seven?

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Charles Bronson

128
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What was the name of Red Skelton’s lovable hobo character?

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Freddie the Freeloader

129
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Who portrayed Beau Geste in the 1939 film?

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Gary Cooper

130
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What movie ma did Claire Trevor, Blanche Yurka, and Shelley Winters all play?

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Ma Barker

131
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What names precede Yarrow, Stookey, and Travers?

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Peter, Paul, and Mary

132
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Who is C3-PO’s sidekick?

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R2D2

133
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What actor signed Hollywood’s first million-dollar contract?

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Charlie Chaplin

134
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What actor sang ‘As Time Goes By’ in Casablanca?

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Dooley Wilson

135
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What song was popularized by Midnight Cowboy?

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Everybody’s Talkin’

136
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Who won the 1957 best actor Oscar for his role in the portrayal of Lieutenant Colonel L. Nicholson?

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Alec Guinness

137
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What movie theater has sold the most tickets?

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Radio City Music Hall

138
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What is Corporal Klinger’s first name?

A

Maxwell (or Max)

139
Q

What Broadway play propelled Barbara Streisand to fame?

A

Funny Girl

140
Q

Who were the Everly Brothers trying to wake up?

A

Little Susie

141
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What film has Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder trying to mastermind a Broadway flop?

A

The Producers

142
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What 1963 film did Patricia Neal win the best actress Oscar for?

A

Hud

143
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What TV detective did Craig Stevens play?

A

Peter Gunn

144
Q

What song did Patti Page set people dancing to in 1950?

A

The Tennessee Waltz

145
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Who appeared in more than 30 Alfred Hitchcock movies?

A

Alfred Hitchcock

146
Q

What did Frank Sinatra call My Kind of Town?

A

Chicago

147
Q

Who was chief engineer of the Starship Enterprise?

A

Montgomery Scott or Scotty

148
Q

Who was the youngest Beattle?

A

George Harrison

149
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Who are the two sons of Ozzie and Harriet Nelson?

A

David and Ricky

150
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What film featured the search for the perfect wave?

A

The Endless Summer

151
Q

What is the name of the MGM lion?

A

Leo

152
Q

Who was the first host of Person to Person?

A

Edward R. Murrow

153
Q

What is Captain Kangaroo’s real name?

A

Bob Keeshan

154
Q

Who starred in TV’s ‘Adventure in Paradise’?

A

Gardner McKay

155
Q

What is the name of Luke Skywalker’s troll-like advisor in ‘The Empire Strikes Back’?

A

Yoda

156
Q

What TV comedian demanded “Now cut that out!”?

A

Jack Benny

157
Q

What 1979 film pitted the townies against the gownies on bicycles?

A

Breaking Away

158
Q

What was the last Rodgers and Hammerstein musical?

A

The Sound of Music

159
Q

What does Oscar stand on?

A

A reel of film

160
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What singer won the 1943 Alabama-Mississippi State Fair talent contest?

A

Elvis Presley

161
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What actress was the top box-office draw during World War II?

A

Betty Grable

162
Q

Who was the oldest member of the Beatles?

A

Ringo Starr

163
Q

What was the name of Mitch Miller’s singers?

A

The Sing-A-Long Gang

164
Q

Who played Dr. Hugo Z. Hackenbush in the 1937 movie ‘A Day at the Races’?

A

Groucho Marx

165
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Who turned down the lead in Gunsmoke for fear of being stereotyped as a cowboy?

A

John Wayne

166
Q

Who was Arthur Sullivan’s collaborator?

A

William Gilbert

167
Q

Where was a bob-tail nag “runnin’ a race with a shootin’ star”?

A

Camptown Racetrack

168
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What Thornton Wilder play was made into a movie with music by Aaron Copland?

A

Our Town

169
Q

Who was called ‘The King of Ragtime’?

A

Scott Joplin

170
Q

Who said “Give me a couple of pages of the Bible, and I’ll give you a picture”?

A

Cecil B. DeMille

171
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Who created Weird Harold and Fat Albert?

A

Bill Cosby

172
Q

Who portrayed Sonny Corleone in “The Godfather”?

A

James Caan

173
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Who played Gene Krupa in “The Gene Krupa Story”?

A

Sal Mineo

174
Q

Who was ‘The Sarong Girl’?

A

Dorothy Lamour

175
Q

What rock singer named is son Zowie?

A

David Bowie

176
Q

What rags-to-riches film knocked out all competitors to win the 1976 best picture Oscar?

A

Rocky

177
Q

How many years was Paul Bryan given to live on ‘Run For Your Life’?

A

Two

178
Q

Who was Sergeant Bilko’s colonel?

A

J.T. Hall

179
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Who portrayed Maggio in the film ‘From Here to Eternity’?

A

Frank Sinatra

180
Q

What movie featured Mrs. Waters and Tom sucking lobster claws and swallowing raw oysters?

A

Tom Jones

181
Q

Whose figure did Walt Disney Studios use as a model for Tinkerbelle?

A

Marilyn Monroe

182
Q

Who played President Monckton in ‘Washington Behind Closed Doors’?

A

Jason Robards

183
Q

What character sang “When You Wish Upon Aa Star” in Disney’s Pinocchio?

A

Jiminy Cricket

184
Q

Who played Sportin’ Life in the film Porgy and Bess?

A

Sammy Davis Jr.

185
Q

Who replaced Bert Parks as the host of The Miss America Pageant?

A

Ron Ely

186
Q

Who played the title role in ‘I Was a Teenage Werewolf’?

A

Michael Langdon

187
Q

What is the collective name for Italian-made western movies?

A

Spaghetti Westerns

188
Q

What is life like in the 1959 Primrose Lane?

A

A holiday

189
Q

How did My Darling Clementine die?

A

By drowning

190
Q

What TV series did Ronald Reagan, Dale Robertson, and Robert Taylor all host?

A

Death Valley Days

191
Q

What George M. Cohan song was written to boost morale in World War I?

A

Over There

192
Q

What Ziegfeld Follies singer’s career is recounted in Funny Girl?

A

Fanny Brice’s

193
Q

What symbolized justice and law to the Lone Ranger?

A

A silver bullet

194
Q

Who is Luke Skywalker’s father?

A

Darth Vader

195
Q

Who portrayed Ugarte in Casablanca?

A

Peter Lorre

196
Q

What Woody Allen film featured an ‘orgasmatron’?

A

Sleeper

197
Q

What film features Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau trying to pull off an insurance fraud?

A

The Fortune Cookie

198
Q

What 1920’s cowboy star rode Tony the Wonder Horse?

A

Tom Mix

199
Q

What actor cam to dinner in ‘Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner’?

A

Sidney Poitier

200
Q

What organization did Illya Kuryakin work for?

A

U.N.C.L.E.

201
Q

What kind of car did Bullit drive?

A

A Ford Mustang

202
Q

Who did Lurch work for?

A

The Addams family

203
Q

What 19th century midget was exhibited throughout North America by Barnum and Bailey Shows?

A

General Tom Thumb

204
Q

What is the home of the Rockettes?

A

Radio City Music Hall

205
Q

What was the only film starring Mae West and W.C. Fields?

A

My Little Chickadee

206
Q

Who wrote more than 1,000 songs, including “This Land is Your Land”?

A

Woody Guthrie

207
Q

Who was the Cisco Kid’s sidekick?

A

Pancho

208
Q

What company was the original sponsor of TV’s ‘Superman’?

A

Kellogs

209
Q

What id Walt Disney turn Tommy Kirk into in 1959?

A

The Shaggy Dog

210
Q

What director portrayed the commandant of the POW cam in 1953’s Stalag 17?

A

Otto Preminger

211
Q

Who co-starred with Julie Andrews in ‘Mary Poppins’?

A

Dick Van Dyke

212
Q

What TV club did Jimmie Dodd host?

A

The Mickey Mouse Club

213
Q

What actor was known as ‘The Great Stone Face’?

A

Buster Keaton

214
Q

What was the nickname of black dancer Bill Robinson?

A

Mr. Bojangles

215
Q

What singer was ‘The Last of the Red Hot Mamas’?

A

Sophie Tucker

216
Q

What was Glen Campbell’s TV theme song?

A

Gentle on My Mind

217
Q

What was the name of P.T. Barnum’s giant elephant?

A

Jumbo

218
Q

Who were the stars of the film Sleuth?

A

Laurence Olivier and Michael Caine

219
Q

What two performers got away in “The Getaway”?

A

Steve McQueen and Ali McGraw

220
Q

Who co-anchored ABC’s evening newscast with Barbara Walters?

A

Harry Reasoner

221
Q

Who was the first black to star in a TV situation comedy?

A

Diahann Carroll

222
Q

What did TV’s IMF stand for?

A

Impossible Missions Force

223
Q

What Everly Brothers song was banned in Boston?

A

Wake Up, Little Susie

224
Q

What is the most common telephone exchange number on TV?

A

555

225
Q

Who was ‘Laugh-In’s’ sock-it-to-me girl?

A

Judy Carne

226
Q

Who won a best supporting actress Oscar for the 1962 movie “Miracle Worker”?

A

Patty Duke

227
Q

What comedian was Oona O’Neill married to?

A

Charlie Chaplin

228
Q

Who portrayed the doomed school teacher in “The Birds”?

A

Suzanne Pleshette

229
Q

What Sinatra hid did he ‘dooby dooby do’ in?

A

Strangers in the Night

230
Q

Who portrayed the demolitions expert in “The Guns of Navarone”?

A

David Niven

231
Q

Who was the movies’ biggest male box-office attraction in 1980?

A

Burt Reynolds

232
Q

What is the name of Puff the Magic Dragon’s human friend?

A

Jackie Paper

233
Q

What comedian was born Allen Stewart Konigsberg?

A

Woody Allen

234
Q

Who played Hopalong Cassidy?

A

William Boyd

235
Q

What phrase does Dorothy repeat as she clicks her ruby shoes to return to Kansas?

A

There is no place like home.

236
Q

What film has Cary Grant being attacked from a biplane crop duster?

A

North by Northwest

237
Q

Who starred in Roger Vadim’s “And God Created Woman”?

A

Brigitte Bardot

238
Q

What 1959 film did Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon appear in, in drag?

A

Some Like it Hot

239
Q

What movie actors, like Webster’s Dictionary, were Morocco-bound?

A

Bob Hope and Bing Crosby

240
Q

What song was introduced in “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid”?

A

Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head

241
Q

What city did Dick Clark’s ‘American Bandstand’ originate in?

A

Philadelphia

242
Q

Who was Dobie Gillis’ sidekick?

A

Maynard G. Krebs

243
Q

Who was Tasmania’s most famous swashbuckler?

A

Errol Flynn

244
Q

Who shot J.R.?

A

Kristin Shepard

245
Q

Who chased Dr. Richard Kimble for four years?

A

Lieutenant Philip Gerard

246
Q

Who has sisters named Eva and Magda?

A

Zsa Zsa Gabor

247
Q

What were the names of the three tunnels dug by the prisoners of war in the film ‘The Great Escape’?

A

Tom, Dick, & Harry

248
Q

Who portrayed Captain Bligh in the 1962 film ‘Mutiny on the Bounty’?

A

Trevor Howard

249
Q

Who directed ‘The Last Picture Show’?

A

Peter Bogdanovich

250
Q

What was ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ originally called?

A

Toast of the Town

251
Q

Who’s known as Lonesome George?

A

George Gobel

252
Q

Who played the title role in “The War Lover”?

A

Steve McQueen

253
Q

Who gained stardom with his 1955 portrayal of the title character in ‘Marty’?

A

Ernest Borgnine

254
Q

What actor has a tattoo on his right wrist reading ‘Scotland Forever’?

A

Sean Connery

255
Q

What film featured Jack Nicholson as a Los Angeles private eye?

A

Chinatown

256
Q

Who is Fred Flintstone’s best friend?

A

Barney Rubble

257
Q

Who portrayed Casper Gutman in the 1941 film “The Maltese Falcon”?

A

Sidney Greenstreet

258
Q

Who played the title role in ‘Maude’?

A

Bea Arthur

259
Q

Who portrayed Renaud in ‘Casablanca’?

A

Claude Rains

260
Q

How long was the TV mission of ‘Star Trek’s Enterprise’ to be?

A

5 years

261
Q

What film featured Melina Mercouri, Maximilian Schell and Peter Ustinov as jewel thieves?

A

Topkapi

262
Q

Who was the first voice of Mickey Mouse?

A

Walt Disney

263
Q

What comedian opened his routines by saying: “My name is Jose Jimenez”?

A

Bill Dana

264
Q

What town did Andy Taylor and Barney Fife patrol?

A

Mayberry, North Carolina

265
Q

What film marked Robert Redford’s directorial debut?

A

Ordinary People

266
Q

How many times did Bing Crosby and Bob Hope hit the road in films?

A

Seven

267
Q

Who played J.J. Gittles in ‘Chinatown’?

A

Jack Nicholson

268
Q

What were the first words spoken on a film sound track?

A

You ain’t heard nothin’ yet, folks.

269
Q

What can stop the Duke of Earl?

A

Nothing

270
Q

What actor was awarded an Oscar engraved in the name of Dick Tracy?

A

Spencer Tracy

271
Q

What is the more familiar name of ‘The Banana Boat Song’?

A

Day-O

272
Q

How many instruments accompany someone singing ‘a capella’?

A

None

273
Q

How did Will Rogers, Carole Lombard, and Mike Todd all die?

A

In a plane crash

274
Q

Whose acceptance speech of more than 30 minutes prompted a time limit on Academy Award thank-yous?

A

Greer Garson’s

275
Q

What former football star played opposite Raquel Welch in ‘100 Rifles’?

A

Jim Brown

276
Q

What is the name of Dagwood Bumstead’s dog?

A

Daisy

277
Q

What was the star of ‘Leave It To Beaver’?

A

Jerry Mathers

278
Q

Who built ‘Frosty the Snowman’ into a 1952 hit?

A

Gene Autry

279
Q

What comedy team’s movies included ‘Hollywood or Bust’ and ‘Living It Up’?

A

Martin and Lewis

280
Q

What film does Ken Kesey refuse to watch?

A

One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest

281
Q

What British TV series inspired ‘All in the Family’?

A

Till Death Do Us Part

282
Q

Who portrayed Luke McCoy in “The Real McCoys”?

A

Richard Crenna

283
Q

What performers appeared with Burton and Taylor in ‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf’?

A

George Segal and Sandy Dennis

284
Q

What beauty-marked blonde portrayed female TV detective Honey West?

A

Anne Francis

285
Q

What film was the first to feature Sensurround?

A

Earthquake

286
Q

What plane did Shirley Temple sing about in the 1934 film ‘Bright Eyes’?

A

The Good Ship Lollipop

287
Q

Who panicked America with his radio version of ‘War of the Worlds’?

A

Orson Welles

288
Q

What was the number of Gunther Toody’s patrol car?

A

Fifty-four

289
Q

Who co-starred in ‘Pillow Talk’?

A

Rock Hudson and Doris Day

290
Q

Who portrayed Washington Post executive editor Benjamin Bradlee in “All the President’s Men”?

A

Jason Robards

291
Q

What was TV’s No. 1-ranked show from 1952 to 1955?

A

I Love Lucy

292
Q

Who ran through the bushes where the rabbits couldn’t go?

A

The British

293
Q

What singing group felt glad all over?

A

The Dave Clark Five

294
Q

What was Dr. Kildare’s first name?

A

James

295
Q

What game show had Arlene Francis as a permanent panelist?

A

What’s My Line

296
Q

Who played Al Jolson in ‘The Jolson Story’?

A

Larry Parks

297
Q

Who played Bret Maverick?

A

James Garner

298
Q

What Broadway musical was inspired by Cervantes’ ‘Don Quixote’?

A

Man of La Mancha

299
Q

What ship bears the identification number NCC 1701?

A

The Starship Enterprise

300
Q

What was the Oscar-winning theme song of ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’?

A

Moon River

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