DONALD CLARKE' SWeekly Movie Quiz

Questions

1 What comes between A New Hope and Return of the Jedi?

2 Paltrow. Aniston. Jolie. Which good-looking fellow?

3 With what, according to Julie Andrews, were the hills alive?

4 Who’s administering  the bashing in the picture below?

5 “You are not welcome here.” The tagline to which of this week’s releases?

6 Where you might illicitly bury a body. What railway enthusiasts do. An unusual existence. Where the land meets the sea. Whose first four films?

7 “Mein Führer! I can walk.” The last line of which classic?

8 Who’s next: Sheryl Crow, Garbage, Madonna, Chris Cornell?

9 In what location might you meet, among others, Miss Jean Brodie, Withnail, the Queen, Dumbledore 2, Oscar Wilde and the Emperor Claudius?

10 Which is the odd-one-out: Zelig, Best in Show, Surf’s Up, For Your Consideration, This is Spinal Tap?

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Answers:

1. The Empire Strikes Back.

2. Brad Pitt. Some of his wives and girlfriends.

3. The Sound of Music.
 
4. It's James Caan in The Godfather.

5. District 9.

6. Danny Boyle. The question refers to Shallow Grave, Trainspotting, A Life Less Ordinary and The Beach.
 
7. Dr Strangelove.

8. Jack White and Alicia Keys. The question refers to the most recent performers of James Bond themes.

9. Gosford Park. The question alludes to major roles by Maggie Smith, Richard E Grant, Helen Mirren, Michael Gambon, Stephen Fry and Derek Jacobi.

10. For Your Consideration. All the rest are mock-documentaries (though For Your Consideration is often mistaken for one).