Silliness Quiz - Page 1048

drjd · 08-19-2016, 06:06 AM

9 d. Amistad

drjd · 08-19-2016, 06:07 AM

13 c. The Agony and the Ecstasy

Bilbo1967 · 08-19-2016, 06:19 AM

6. Katherine Hepburn
14. Drugs

orlok · 08-19-2016, 06:33 AM

I'm not going to respond to each post individually, as I'm struggling to keep up as it is just recording the answers. Here's where we are so far - I'll tally up points in a while, but suffice to say @drjd is ahead at the moment:

1. Howard Hughes was obsessed with which Rock Hudson film?

2. Which famous 1963 horror film takes place in the sleepy little coastal town Bodega Bay? - The Birds (Bilbo1967)

3. Jack Bauer and Aaron Pierce are the only two characters that have appeared in seven seasons of the TV series 24. What does Aaron Pierce do for a living in the show?

4. With the aid of the following pairs of actors who appeared in the movie, name the films about people living in a post apocalyptic world. One point for each correct answer:
a. Viggo Mortensen and Robert Duvall,
b. Charlton Heston and Anthony Zerbe,
c. Denzil Washington and Gary Oldman,
d. Kevin Costner and Tom Petty, - The Postman (pdurrant)
e. Jan-Michael Vincent and George Peppard,
f. Gregory Peck and Fred Astaire, - On The Beach (drjd)
g. Sean Connery and Charlotte Rampling,
h. Kevin Costner and Dennis Hopper

5. The Academy Award winning song 'When You Wish Upon A Star' was written for which classic 1940 film? - Pinocchio (pdurrant)

6. Who are the only two women to have won the Academy Award for best actress two years in a row? One point for each correct answer. - Katherine Hepburn (Bilbo1967) and (?)

7. Wikus van der Merwe is the reluctant hero in which film?

8. Name the two actresses Frank Sinatra married. - Ava Gardner (Bilbo1967) and Mia Farrow (drjd)

9. Name the film in which each of the following played a US President. One point for each correct answer:
a. Billy Bob Thornton, - Love Actually (Bilbo1967)
b. Ben Kingsley, - Dave (drjd)
c. Robin Williams,
d. Nigel Hawthorne, - Amistad (drjd)
e. Gene Hackman,
f. Danny Glover

10. The 2009 British science fiction film 'Moon' was directed by Duncan Jones. Jones is the son of which famous English musician? - David Bowie - Duncan Jones was once called Zowie Bowie (drjd)

11. The following are the evil antagonists in which Disney films? One point for each correct answer:
a. Maleficent, - Sleeping Beauty (drjd)
b. Frollo,
c. Jafar, - Aladdin (Bilbo1967)
d. Ursula, - The Little Mermaid (pdurrant)
e. Gaston, - Beauty and the Beast (pdurrant)
f. Lady Tremain - Cinderella (drjd)

12. Which Hollywood actress who has been married nine times was probably born in 1917? - Zsa Zsa Gabor (drjd)

13. In which films did Charlton Heston play the following roles? One point for each correct answer:
a. George Taylor,
b. Moses, -The Ten Commandments (pdurrant)
c. Michelangelo, - The Agony and the Ecstasy (drjd)
d. General 'Chinese' Gordon,
e. Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar,
f. John the Baptist

14. What is inside the doll in the 1967 film thriller 'Wait Untll Dark' staring Audrey Hepburn? - Heroin (Bilbo1967)

Bookpossum · 08-19-2016, 07:43 AM

Most of the ones I knew have gone already!

6. Is Meryl Streep the other actress?

13d Khartoum

Luffy · 08-19-2016, 09:11 AM

9c Man of The Year

Kumabjorn · 08-19-2016, 10:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bookpossum

Most of the ones I knew have gone already!

6. Is Meryl Streep the other actress?

13d Khartoum

Meryl Streep has never won an Oscar.
I know :-/ I can't believe it either. Actually met her once but didn't dare to broach that subject

Twitter is to communications as haiku is to literature.

orlok · 08-19-2016, 11:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bookpossum

Most of the ones I knew have gone already!

6. Is Meryl Streep the other actress?

13d Khartoum

Khartoum is correct.

It's not Meryl. The actress is a lot less well known - she got the Oscars in 1936 for 'The Great Ziegfeld' and 1937 for 'The Good Earth'.

orlok · 08-19-2016, 11:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Luffy

9c Man of The Year

No, not that.

Bookpossum · 08-19-2016, 07:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kumabjorn

Meryl Streep has never won an Oscar.
I know :-/ I can't believe it either. Actually met her once but didn't dare to broach that subject

Twitter is to communications as haiku is to literature.

She has won three - I just looked her up as I didn't think that could be right!
Kramer versus Kramer, Sophie's Choice, The Iron Lady. And of course heaps of nominations.

Cinisajoy · 08-19-2016, 07:54 PM

4h. Waterworld.

drjd · 08-20-2016, 06:18 AM

10 b. Isn't that Claude Frollo? From The Hunchback of Notre-Dame?

orlok · 08-20-2016, 07:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bookpossum

She has won three - I just looked her up as I didn't think that could be right!
Kramer versus Kramer, Sophie's Choice, The Iron Lady. And of course heaps of nominations.

You are right. of course. No two in a row though, so not the answer in this particular quiz.

orlok · 08-20-2016, 07:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cinisajoy

4h. Waterworld.

Correct.

orlok · 08-20-2016, 07:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by drjd

10 b. Isn't that Claude Frollo? From The Hunchback of Notre-Dame?

You mean 11b

. And it is.

08-19-2016, 06:19 AM	#15708
Bilbo1967 Not scared! Posts: 13,424 Karma: 81011643 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Midlands, UK Device: Kindle Paperwhite 10, Huawei M5 10	6. Katherine Hepburn 14. Drugs Last edited by Bilbo1967; 08-19-2016 at 06:21 AM.

08-19-2016, 06:33 AM	#15709
orlok Close to the Edit! Posts: 9,797 Karma: 267994408 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis, Amazon Fire 8", Kindle 6"	I'm not going to respond to each post individually, as I'm struggling to keep up as it is just recording the answers. Here's where we are so far - I'll tally up points in a while, but suffice to say @drjd is ahead at the moment: 1. Howard Hughes was obsessed with which Rock Hudson film? 2. Which famous 1963 horror film takes place in the sleepy little coastal town Bodega Bay? - The Birds (Bilbo1967) 3. Jack Bauer and Aaron Pierce are the only two characters that have appeared in seven seasons of the TV series 24. What does Aaron Pierce do for a living in the show? 4. With the aid of the following pairs of actors who appeared in the movie, name the films about people living in a post apocalyptic world. One point for each correct answer: a. Viggo Mortensen and Robert Duvall, b. Charlton Heston and Anthony Zerbe, c. Denzil Washington and Gary Oldman, d. Kevin Costner and Tom Petty, - The Postman (pdurrant) e. Jan-Michael Vincent and George Peppard, f. Gregory Peck and Fred Astaire, - On The Beach (drjd) g. Sean Connery and Charlotte Rampling, h. Kevin Costner and Dennis Hopper 5. The Academy Award winning song 'When You Wish Upon A Star' was written for which classic 1940 film? - Pinocchio (pdurrant) 6. Who are the only two women to have won the Academy Award for best actress two years in a row? One point for each correct answer. - Katherine Hepburn (Bilbo1967) and (?) 7. Wikus van der Merwe is the reluctant hero in which film? 8. Name the two actresses Frank Sinatra married. - Ava Gardner (Bilbo1967) and Mia Farrow (drjd) 9. Name the film in which each of the following played a US President. One point for each correct answer: a. Billy Bob Thornton, - Love Actually (Bilbo1967) b. Ben Kingsley, - Dave (drjd) c. Robin Williams, d. Nigel Hawthorne, - Amistad (drjd) e. Gene Hackman, f. Danny Glover 10. The 2009 British science fiction film 'Moon' was directed by Duncan Jones. Jones is the son of which famous English musician? - David Bowie - Duncan Jones was once called Zowie Bowie (drjd) 11. The following are the evil antagonists in which Disney films? One point for each correct answer: a. Maleficent, - Sleeping Beauty (drjd) b. Frollo, c. Jafar, - Aladdin (Bilbo1967) d. Ursula, - The Little Mermaid (pdurrant) e. Gaston, - Beauty and the Beast (pdurrant) f. Lady Tremain - Cinderella (drjd) 12. Which Hollywood actress who has been married nine times was probably born in 1917? - Zsa Zsa Gabor (drjd) 13. In which films did Charlton Heston play the following roles? One point for each correct answer: a. George Taylor, b. Moses, -The Ten Commandments (pdurrant) c. Michelangelo, - The Agony and the Ecstasy (drjd) d. General 'Chinese' Gordon, e. Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar, f. John the Baptist 14. What is inside the doll in the 1967 film thriller 'Wait Untll Dark' staring Audrey Hepburn? - Heroin (Bilbo1967) Last edited by orlok; 08-19-2016 at 11:20 AM.

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drjd The Couch Potato Posts: 34,509 Karma: 230999999 Join Date: Aug 2015 Device: Kobo Glo, Kobo Touch, Archos 9, Onyx Boox C67ML Carta	10 b. Isn't that Claude Frollo? From The Hunchback of Notre-Dame?

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