The weekly movie quiz

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1. Which scream queen resulted from the union between Janet Leigh and Tony Curtis?

2. In which city are Brendan, Colin and Martin having such a fine time?

3. "He's having the worst day of his life...over, and over..." Which day, exactly?

4. Cate Blanchett, Judi Dench, Bette Davis, Flora Robson. Which leader?

5. Which of this weeks releases takes its name from an ancient capital of the Persian Empire?

6. Which is the odd one out: best boy, dolly grip, rail master, Foley artist?

7. Karen Silkwoods best pal, Fiddler on the Roof, Eva Peron, Elviss most frequent co-star. Whats the connection?

8. His Girl Friday director. Played by Leo DiCaprio. Hero of Goodfellas. Played by Tony Curtis. Which rare blood group?

9. Where can you see a man playing close attention to Lars Thorwald?

10. Three and Out. Confetti. Nights at the Museum. Shaun of the Dead. Which place of work?

Correction: In last weeks quiz we asked which Oscar-winning film was known as Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi in its home territories. The answer was, of course, Spirited Away and not, as the answers had it, Crouching Tiger Hidden
Dragon. Thanks to everyone who wrote in to point out the mistake.


Answers

1. Jamie Lee Curtis.

2. In Bruges.

3. Groundhog Day.

4. Queen Elizabeth I in Elizabeth, Shakespeare in Love, The Virgin Queen and Fire Over England.

5. Persepolis.

6. Rail master. The rest are all genuine jobs in the film industry.

7. Actors who usually go by just one name. The question refers to Cher, Topol, Madonna and Ann-Margret.

8. HH The question refers to Howard Hawks, Howard Hughes, Henry Hill and Harry Houdini?

9. In Rear Window.

10. The Office. Films starring Mackenzie Crook, Martin Freeman, Ricky Gervais and Lucy Davis.

Donald Clarke

Donald Clarke

Donald Clarke, a contributor to The Irish Times, is Chief Film Correspondent and a regular columnist