Entertainment Trivia

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In the film Quills, which actor plays the role of what notoriously sadistic 18th century French author?

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"The Simpsons" first appeared in the mid-1980's as a short segment on what woman's TV series?

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In 1989, when a Beverly Hills policeman pulled over her Rolls Royce, this 71-year old woman slapped him. Who was she?

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This music superstar had seven consecutive #1 hits on the Billboard charts from 1985-1988. Who was she: Madonna, Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, or Janet Jackson?

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Can you name two animated Disney films, in one of which the title animal's father dies (1994), the other the title animal's mother dies (1942)?

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Which 1996 film starred Michelle Pfeiffer and Robert Redford?

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Which TV show featured Ralph and Alice Kramden, and who played them?

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Which American musician assembled the musicians who had played 50 years ago in Havana, and created the film, the "Buena Vista Social Club"?

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In 1989, Oliver Stone directed a film about real-life Vietam vet Ron Kovic, who enthusiastically joined the Marines and came back from Vietnam as a quadriplegic, only to endure hostility at home. What was the name of the film, and which actor played the r

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1931 horror films: a. Which actor starred in the title role of the original 1931 film, Dracula? b. Who starred as Dr. Frankenstein's monster in the 1931 original of Frankenstein?

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Growing up in Liverpool, young John Lennon played with his friends in these thickly wooded gardens and later named a song after them. The gates to these gardens have become a shrine for Beatles fans from all over the world. What's the name?

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In November, 1991, at his home in London, this lead singer of the music group Queen died of complications from AIDS. Who was he?

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In the early 1980's, Disney Studios' Michael Eisner and Jeffrey Katzenberg created a new division, Touchstone Pictures, to produce more adult-oriented films. Their first effort, in 1984, was a big hit. What was the title of this film with a wet theme?

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Which Disney film, released around Thanksgiving, 1992, passed $200 million in total box office ticket sales within the first six months of its release, and became one of the top money making films of all time?

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This film premiered in December 1977, and the soundtrack album became the biggest selling of all time. Which film?