Entertainment Trivia

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Spaghetti Westerns, popularized in the 1960s by film director Sergio Leone, were usually filmed in which two countries?

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Which delightful film from 2000 was based on a dog show in Philadelphia ?

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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?

13

Shortly after the immensely popular TV show, The Cosby Show, ended in 1992, Bill Cosby was back on TV, hosting a remake of which TV quiz show, originally starring Groucho Marx?

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One of Woody Allen's most creative movies was a humorous 1984 film in which he seamlessly made use of black-and-white newsreel footage in a story about a remarkable man who could change his appearance at will in order to hobnob with society's bigwigs. What was its title?

4

In 1987 she won the Academy Award as Best Supporting Actress for her role in a film which starred Cher and Nicholas Cage. One year later her cousin ran for President of the United States. Who is she, and for what film did she win the Oscar?

4

According to the plot of this revolutionary 1927 film, an orthodox cantor wants his rebellious son to follow in his footsteps. Name the title, lead actor, and the significance of this film?

13

Which singing group backed up Elvis Presley?

20

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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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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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?

11

Barbra Streisand directed and starred in this 1991 film in which she plays a psychiatrist dealing with Nick Nolte's demons. Name this film title, based on a novel by Pat Conroy.

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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 role?

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Which American musician assembled veteran Cuban musicians who had played in Havana decades earlier, leading to the 1999 film "Buena Vista Social Club"?

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You know that famous Abbey Road album cover, the one with the beatles crossing Abbey Road from left to right in the photo. Which Beatle is first in line, on the far right, wearing a white suit?

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