Entertainment Trivia

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This classic film was written by, directed by, and starred Charlie Chaplin. It was his last totally silent film, from 1930. The plot involved the Chaplin character who falls in love with a blind flower girl and raises money for her to have an operation. W

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This 1984 rock and roll comedy, directed by Rob Reiner, was a satire on rock documentaries, and told the story of an over-the-hill British heavy metal band. Name this film.

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Born in 1903, he became a singer and actor who received an Academy Award in 1944, and recorded 1500 records, including more #1 hits than Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, and the Beatles (39 of them). Who was he?

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Groucho Marx played the role of Prime Minister Rufus T. Firefly in which 1933 comedy with an animal title?

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What were the first two Andrew Lloyd Webber musicals that were translated to the movie screen?

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Name the person who starred in the title role in each of these films from the 1970's: a. 1972 - Lady Sings the Blues b. 1973 - The Exorcist c. 1978 - The Buddy Holly Story

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The Guiness Book reports that the most money anyone ever received for recording commercials was in 1988, when Pepsi Cola paid someone $12 million to do four TV commercials for them. Who was the recipient of this lucrative contract?

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Which Humphrey Bogart film won the Academy Award as best picture of 1943?

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Julia Roberts' won her first Oscar as Best Actress for for her role in which film?

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Which two people played the romantic couple in the 199? film, Green Card?

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What was the title of the 1993 film about a young boy with an incredible fastball pitch, who earns a spot pitching for the Chicago Cubs?

2

The late Groucho Marx quipped that ...what?... was the chief cause of divorce?

15

Which one of the Beatles, in 1968, was first to release a solo album? Was it Ringo, George, John, or Paul?

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In the summer of 1992, Time-Warner, Inc. became the focus of many complaints because of the lyrics of a particular song by a controversial rap music artist in an album called Body Count. What was the name of the song, and the name of the artist?

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In what 1989 Spike Lee film does Danny Aiello play a Brooklyn pizzeria owner involved in a racial conflict?