Entertainment Trivia

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In which 1983 film did Meryl Streep play the role of a worker at a nuclear factory who risks her life to protect workers from safety hazards?

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Since 1962 this musical group from New Jersey amassed 48 entries on the Billboard Hot 100. It has been said that they were to the East Coast what the Beach Boys were to the West. What group is this?

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Beloved actor and director Charlie Chaplin, accused of being a Communist sympathiser, left the USA in 1952 and settled in what country for the remaining 25 years of his life?

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After the stabbing death of two teenagers by another teenager in 1959, some radio stations banned this Bobby Darin hit record from "The Threepenny Opera." What was the song title?

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Before this young man reached his twentieth birthday in 1960, he had more than fifteen musical hits on the Billboard Top 20 charts. Who was he?

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In this 1974 film, a very versatile actor, in one of his earlier roles, played the role of a foul-mouthed, self-destructive and controversial stand-up comedian. What was the film title, and which actor played him?

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Tom Hanks won Best Actor Oscars in 1993 and 1994 for his roles in which films?

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What campy disco group from the late 70's recorded the pop hit YMCA?

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In 1973, this 10-year-old became the youngest performer to win the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, in a film which starred her father. Name the youngster, the father, and the film.

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Early in 2000, the Broadcast Film Critics Association published their list of the top films of the 1990s. The two highest-ranked films were directed by Steven Spielberg. What two films were they?

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The 1985 film, The Jewel of the Nile , was the sequel to what movie, and who were the two main stars?

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The first time Clint Eastwood was nominated for an Oscar, he won - for best director and best picture. For what film?

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BONUS: In 1968, the motion picture rating system debuts with four ratings: G, PG, R and X. One year later, in 1969, an X-rated film won the Academy Award as Best Picture - the first and only time. (today that film would be rated "R." The movie had two str

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This comic strip, created in 1931, is one of the most popular of all time. It was turned into films in the 1930's, 40's, 60's, and 90's. What is this comic strip created by Chester Gould?

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One of Woody Allen's best films is the 1986 movie, Hannah and Her Sisters. Which three actresses played the roles of Hannah and her sisters?