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1. Which 1986-1990 TV sitcom was about an extra-terrestrial from Melmac? Answer: (One Word - three letters)

2. What controversial 2006 movie was about the title character coming to the U.S. from Kazakhstan? Bruno Moscow Madagascar Borat

3. Which TV show is about a computer geek who works at the "Buy More" and accidentally downloads sensitive government information into his brain? Charles Microchip Geek Chuck

4. What was the name of a 1984 science fiction movie directed by David Lynch and also a 2000 TV mini-series which starred William Hurt? Dune Oz Danger Oswald

5. What is the name of the 2003 Christmas movie starring Will Ferrell as Buddy? Answer: (One Word)

6. Which highly rated 1993 TV show was a spin-off from the comedy "Cheers", with Kelsey Grammer playing the lead role? Family Friends Frasier Wings

7. What 1984 movie starred Zach Galligan as Billy Peltzer who receives a new pet, but breaks the rules regarding its care? Goonies Gorath Godzilla Gremlins

8. What was the 1992 movie starred Dustin Hoffman as a man who rescues passengers from a jet crash? Graduate Hero Sphere Sleepers

9. Which 2002 murder mystery starring Al Pacino takes place in a small Alaskan town? Serpico Insomnia Heat Scarface

10. What 1938 movie, stars Bette Davis in an Academy Award winning performance as a stubborn New Orleans Southern Belle? Answer: (One Word)

11. Which 2001 movie stars Kevin Spacey as Prot, a mental patient who insists he is from another planet? Moon 21 K-PAX Fanboys

12. What TV drama began in 2004 and tells the story of 48 plane crash survivors living on an island? Crash Lost Airport Survivor

13. Which 1974 movie starred Lucille Ball as the wealthy, wacky guardian of her late brother's son? Answer: (One Word)

14. Can you name a 2007 "bomb" starring Eddie Murphy as an orphan who grows up and marries a horrible woman named Raspucia? Bowfinger Pluto Norbit Delirious

15. What movie, about the "Moor of Venice" and his jealousy, has been made any number of times, including a 1995 version starring Laurence Fishburne? Desdemona Othello Cymbeline Puck

16. What is the name of the 1960 Alfred Hitchcock movie starring Anthony Perkins as Norman Bates? Answer: (One Word)

17. What is the name of a 1976 TV show starring Jack Klugman as a medical examiner? Flatliners Quincy Medic Emergency

18. Which 1996 movie was directed by Ron Howard and starred Mel Gibson, with the tagline: "Someone is going to pay."? Braveheart Kidnapped Ransom Payback

19. What is the name of the 2004 horror movie starring Danny Glover as Detective David Tapp, who has been captured by his nemesis? (Hint: The tagline for this movie was "Death is a shortcut".) Saw Hostel Jigsaw Scream

20. Which 2008 movie starred Liam Neeson as a spy who uses his skills to save his estranged daughter? Kidnapped Taken Ransom Captured

21. From 1954, Kirk Douglas stars in which movie adaptation of the Greek writer, Homer's second epic? Aeneid Iliad Ulysses Odyssey

22. What is the name of a 1986 sitcom about a woman whose husband is an airline pilot, so the rearing of her three boys is left primarily to her? Phyllis Valerie Family Rhoda

23. What 2008 delightful Pixar animated film is about a garbage collecting robot who ultimately saves mankind? Up WALL-E Armageddon Robot

24. Which 1983 movie starred Barbra Streisand as a Jewish girl who disguises herself as a boy in order to get an education? Evergreen Dolly Tootsie Yentl

25. What is the name of a 1964 British movie about British soldiers fighting African warriors at Rorke's Drift? Zulu Drift Biko Warriors