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Dying to Be a Star, Part 9

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Fun Trivia : Quizzes : Death in Movies : Dying to Be a Star, Part 9

Introduction:
"All of these deaths are important, although some of them occur outside of the movie. They either set the stage, tie up the ending, or have an effect on the way the movie unfolds. All you have to do is tell me what movie they're from."


1. (2007) I loved being free from prison, even if they were still looking for me, and I was looking forward to a life with my beloved godson, Harry. However when I realized that he was in danger, I couldn’t sit around and do nothing. It was a curse from my dear cousin Bellatrix that killed me. In what movie did I meet my demise?
    Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
    Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
    Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
    Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets


2. (2003) My name was Ed Bloom and I died of natural causes right at the end of the movie. The rest of the movie was the retelling of my life through a series of stories. My son thought that these larger than life tales were no more believable than the stories about 'the one who got away'. Of course when my son started checking things out, he found that a lot of what I said was true. In what movie did I have such a full and rewarding life?
    The Big Bounce
    The Big Easy
    A Perfect Storm
    Big Fish


3. (1981) I was an archeologist who was always in competition with Dr. Jones. I was killed, along with my Nazi co-conspirators, when I opened up a religious artifact to find out what was inside. Which movie was this?
    Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
    Raiders of the Lost Ark
    Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
    Indiana and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull


4. (2006) I died from a drug overdoes, while on a road trip to take my granddaughter to compete in a beauty pageant. Once dead, they tried to take me to a hospital, but the paperwork would have made her miss the competition, so my body was stowed away at the back of the van. What movie showcased me and my dysfunctional family?
    Transamerica
    Miss Congeniality
    Little Miss Sunshine
    Miss Saigon


5. (1958) My name was Madeleine Elster and I was murdered by my husband. Before killing me, he hired a look-alike to lure his friend Scottie Ferguson into thinking I was going crazy. He staged my death to make it look like I committed suicide, right in front of Scottie so he could be a witness. What thrilling film by the master was this?
    Strangers on a Train
    Vertigo
    Psycho
    Rear Window


6. (2007) I was a Lord who owed my loyalties to the East India Trading Company. I controlled the heart of Davy Jones, and sought to purge the world of pirates, so that I could control the seas for the company. I was blown up on my own ship, at the end, when the scurvy pirates that I sought to eliminate outsmarted me. In what movie did I learn the folly of 'just good business'?
    POTC: The Curse of the Black Pearl
    POTC: At World's End
    POTC: Dead Man's Chest
    POTC: The Day the World Stopped


7. (1988) When I gate crashed the Nakatomi Christmas party, with my band of terrorists, I thought that it would be easy to get my hands on the 640 million dollars worth of bonds in the safe. I didn’t count on John McClane being there though and he messed up my plans quite nicely. I suppose I didn’t need the money anymore, when dead. What, not exactly feel good, Christmas movie was this?
    Die Hard 2
    Die Hard
    Die Hard with a Vengeance
    Live Free or Die Hard


8. (2006) My name was Sgt. Colin Sullivan, and I was cop who was working for the Irish mafia. I was tasked by my mafia boss to find out who the police mole was, who was planted in his organization. I succeeded, but a lot of people got killed in the process. I was killed by Dignam, another cop who figured out how dirty I was. What violent flick was this?
    The Departed
    The Recruit
    Dead Man Walking
    Donnie Brasco


9. (2005) I was the one who found Bruce Wayne in a Chinese prison and had him released. I wanted to train him to become a part of the League of Shadows, a vigilante group of assassins that I led, but Wayne had too many scruples. We later went head to head again, after he began his life of crime fighting. In what movie was I defeated by my own protégé?
    Batman Forever
    Batman Begins
    Batman Returns
    The Dark Knight


10. (2005) My brother was a very successful arms dealer. When he started business he took me along with him, but I didn’t have the stomach for the work and baled out. He tried to give it up, but when he was forced into one last deal, he took me along again. I tried to stop the deal from going through, to stop the slaughter, and got shot for my efforts. What movie was this?
    Lord of War
    Lords of Dogtown
    Dogs of War
    Munich


11. (1984) My name was Mikey and my best friend was a Detroit cop. When I was shot, just outside of his apartment, while visiting him, he took some vacation time and headed out to the west coast to figure out who killed me. What action/comedy was this?
    Lethal Weapon
    48 Hours
    Beverly Hills Cop
    The Recruit


12. (2007) I was an amateur actor who was decapitated, along with my on and offstage partner, because we were butchering our roles as Romeo and Juliet, in the local theatre. In truth we were really killed because the Neighbourhood Watch Association wanted to win an award for the town. What funny film was this?
    Hot Fuzz
    Police Academy
    Super Troopers
    Reno 911


13. (2006) A former mercenary, I was a heartless opportunist, caring only about the gems that I could exploit out of those African countries at war with themselves. It was when I got to know Solomon Vandy that I learned to make peace with myself. I died giving him a chance to escape with his son. What powerful movie was this?
    Hotel Rwanda
    Out of Africa
    Blood Diamond
    Blood Simple


14. (2004) My death essentially started and finished this movie, about inter-connected stories of racism and violence in Los Angeles. I was killed by an off-duty cop who gave me a ride. I was reaching into my pocket for my good luck statue, and he thought that I was reaching for a gun, so he shot me. It was my brother, also a cop, who was assigned to my case. What Oscar-winning film was this?
    Crash
    Memento
    Magnolia
    Babel


15. (2007) I was a king, and a human king at that, before the Fairy Godmother hit me with that spell intended for my son-in-law. Once I reverted to my true form I remained king, but my lifespan was shortened and I...I...croaked! In which movie did my family gather together to hear my dying words?
    Sleeping Beauty
    Mulan
    El Dorado
    Shrek the Third


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