Movies: Something in Common Trivia

301. In "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban", which character was once bitten by a werewolf?

From Quiz Once Bitten...

Answer: Professor Lupin

Directed by Alfonso Cuarón and released in 2004, "The Prisoner of Azkaban" is the third film in the "Harry Potter" series. A much darker tale than the first two, "Prisoner of Azkaban" focuses on many different things including Harry's uncovering of his past, the intrusion of the dementors, and the further advances of Lord Voldemort's forces. Remus Lupin, the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher this time around, was an old friend of Harry's father. Of course, at one point, he was bitten by a werewolf, and his curse is acting up every once in a while, but nobody's perfect, right? When the full moon hits on an important event, Lupin has no choice but to transform, and the gang emerges from a subdued Whomping Willow with the intention to run.

From Quiz Our In Flight Space Movie Is...

Answer: Space Camp

A space summer camp allows a group of students to go onboard a space shuttle during test burn experiences. An accident occurs during the burn, forcing NASA to make the decision to lift-off, rather than lose everyone on board. Jinx, the "prototype maintenance droid" is wholly responsible for implausible plot that puts a group of summer camp students into orbit.

From Quiz "That Movie Blows Up Well"

Answer: Transformers

Earning over $700,000,000, "Transformers" constructed itself as a huge box-office success. Directed by the 'explosion-friendly' Michael Bay, "Transformers" rejuvenated the 1980's cartoon series with a much more realistic adaptation. With a huge ensemble cast and a bunch of Autobot/Decepticon battles, the film had its fair share of destruction and chaos. In 2009, a sequel was released. "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" grossed over $825,000,000 in the box office to become one of the highest-grossing films worldwide in its year. Most of the original cast returned for this one though it fared worse from a critical view.

From Quiz And You Think YOUR Name Stinks!

Answer: Stab Master Arson

Deezer D, who plays Malik on "ER", played Stab Master Arson (AKA Otis). Chris Rock played MC Gusto and Allen Payne was Dead Mike. They were ordinary guys who adopted gangster images and became rap stars.

From Quiz Father on Film

Answer: Colin Firth

'Nanny McPhee' is an engaging fantasy with wonderfully over-the-top performances by Firth, Emma Thompson (in the title role), and Angela Lansbury. The supporting cast includes Thomas Sangster (who also appears with Thompson and Firth in 'Love Actually') as the oldest of the seven little demons tamed by Nanny McPhee. This seems to be one of the few films in which Colin Firth does not fall into a body of water, an event which never ceases to set his female fans sighing! Liam Neeson played Thomas Sangster's stepfather in 'Love Actually', Greg Wyse is the husband of Emma Thomson and the father of their daughter Gaia (he played the despicable Willoughby in 'Sense and Sensibility'), and Daniel Craig is the 21st century James Bond, who is hardly a father figure!

From Quiz Characters Named John

Answer: John Merrick

John Hurt plays the role of John Merrick in this movie that was loosely based on the true story of a severely deformed man in 19th century London - although the true life 'elephant man' was actually called Joseph not John. Merrick is living his life as a circus freak until rescued by a doctor who finds that he is an extremely intelligent and sensitive man. The movie was filmed in black and white and received eight Academy Award nominations. Sam Neill plays John Ingram in "Dead Calm". John Clarke is from "Calender Girls", played by John Alderton. Eric Braeden plays John Jacob Astor in "Titanic".

From Quiz Mom At the Movies

Answer: Barbara O'Neil

Barbara O'Neil (or Barbara O'Neill as she was billed in the 'GWTW' credits) was born into a socially-prominent family in St. Louis, Missouri in 1910. After graduating from Sarah Lawrence College she began her stage career with the Cape Cod University Players, a company co-founded in 1928 by Joshua Logan. She was married to Logan in the 1930s but the brief marriage ended in divorce. Other actors who got their start with the company were Henry Fonda, Margaret Sullavan, James Stewart and Mildred Natwick. O'Neil's movie career never made full use of her talent, because she was always cast in supporting roles, usually playing neurotic wives or sophisticated socialites. Her last movie was 'A Nun's Story' in 1959 in which she played Mother Didyma. She died in 1980. When Ms O'Neil played Ellen O'Hara she was 28, just two years older than her screen daughter Scarlett, played by 26-year-old Vivien Leigh. Mary Astor played a whole slew of screen mothers - Marmee in the 1949 version of 'Little Women' and Judy Garland's mother in 'Meet Me in St. Louis' to name two. Bette Davis coveted the role of Scarlett and wouldn't have thanked anyone for the chance to play Mrs. O'Hara, and Tallulah Bankhead was probably too busy being a Broadway star.

From Quiz Who Played the Wife?

Answer: Verna Bloom

Verna Bloom started her acting career on stage. She made the transition to the big screen in 1969 where she appeared in "Medium Cool". Other films to feature the versatile Boston native are "High Plains Drifter" (1973), "The Last Temptation of Christ" in 1988 and "Mean Streets" (1973). In "High Plains Drifter" Verna played the role of the innkeepers wife who becomes Clint Eastwood's romantic interest. To further exhibit her versatility she played Jesus' mother Mary in "The Last Temptation of Christ". Martin Scorsese had also tapped Verna for a role in his 1985 film "After Hours". In "Animal House" she couldn't resist the urge to party with the fraternity boys and ended up being sent away on a long vacation to avoid scandal. Gena Rowlands was nominated for an Academy Award for her role in "Gloria" (1979). Eva Le Gallienne was in "Resurrection" (1980) and the role of Vickie Thailer was played by Cathy Moriarty in the 1980 film "Raging Bull". Interesting fact; After replacing Glenda Jackson in Broadway's "Marat/Sade" in 1967 Verna was offered her first film role.

From Quiz Serial Killers Gone Celluloid: Part III

Answer: The Ken and Barbie Killers

When Karla found out what Paul was doing, she didn't denounce it at all. In fact, she helped him from then on. Laura Prepon, a natural redhead, altered her hair color for the film, causing her character on "That 70s Show" to be a blonde for the final episodes of the series.

From Quiz Schools On The Silver Screen

Answer: St Trinian's

St Trinian's was a fictional English private school for girls, created by the cartoonist Ronald Searle. The movies were: "The Belles of St Trinian's" (1954); "Blue Murder At St Trinian's" (1957); "The Pure Hell of St Trinian's" (1960); "The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery" (1966); "The Wildcats of St Trinian's" (1980) and "St Trinian's" (2007). Throughout the series, the movies told of shady dealings within the school by staff and others. It was often threatened with closure, and the girls conspired with staff to keep it running. They were even not short of a few 'irregular' enterprises themselves. The cream of Britain's comic actors appeared in various St Trinian's movies. Among them were Joyce Grenfell, George Cole, Stephen Fry and Alastair Sim.

From Quiz Putting It All Together

Answer: Se7en

Mills (Brad Pitt) and Somerset (Morgan Freeman) are on a hunt for a serial killer whose crimes are based on the Seven Deadly Sins. The two detectives are desperately trying to stop the killer before he finishes his gruesome task. --CLUES-- John Doe: John Doe is the name the police give to the killer, since the killer's identity remains unknown throughout the film. Decapitation: During the climax of the film we find out that John Doe has decapitated Detective Mills' wife Tracy and has placed her head in a box to be delivered to Detective Mills. Gluttony: Gluttony is one of the seven deadly sins. In the film a man is found dead with his feet bound together and his face in a plate of food. It is said that he was forced to eat until he died. Somerset: Detective Lt. William Somerset is played by Morgan Freeman. Fincher: David Fincher directed this film.

From Quiz Cult Films Part Trois

Answer: A somnambulist

This is probably one the most over-reviewed films of that era. It is supposedly a product of the artistic times, with tones of German expressionism, prominent during the post WW1. It seems to hold up well and some scenes are extremely effective. Madness is a central theme, but who is the mad one? Robert Wiene directed, Hans Janowitz and Carl Mayer wrote the screen play, and Erich Pommer designed the set. They all had the vision that film could be not only a means of entertainment, but an art form. Dr. Caligari releasing the sleep-walker at night creates the direction of the plot and plot twists. Cesare, the somnambulist, appears to be a faithful servant of Dr. Caligari, who is seemingly a murderer, until the true relationship is revealed.

From Quiz A Guilden Movie Marathon

Answer: The Outsiders

"The Outsiders" was the story of Ponyboy Curtis, an orphan who was a member of a lower-class Greasers gang in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The gang had an ongoing rivalry with an upper-class, Soc's gang, which eventually resulted in Johnny, a fellow greaser, killing a Soc to save Ponyboy's life. Johnny and Ponyboy hid out in an abandoned church, during which time Ponyboy read from "Gone With the Wind" and Robert Frost's "Nothing Gold Can Stay", but admitted that he never understood the Frost poem. They left the church with another Greaser for a while, but upon returning, found it on fire, with children trapped inside. They rescued the children, but Johnny had his back broken by a burning beam. While in the hospital, Johnny read and pondered the Frost poem, then wrote a final letter to Ponyboy before dying of his injuries. With his dying breaths, Johnny explained the meaning of the poem - to keep appreciating the things one finds wondrous in youth. He closed with "Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold." eauhomme chose a slightly less main stream movie and many members of the audience were moved to tears in this poignant scene.

From Quiz Dubious Player or Deliberate Foil?

Answer: Michael Corleone

This movie shows us an ageing Michael - played by Al Pacino - trying to step back from his previous gangster existence and illegal dealings, and legitimise his businesses. He also seeks to involve himself in a Vatican investment to enhance his standing in the community. While dealing with the residual violent elements from his past, and trying to secure his and his family's future, Michael is seen struggling with the side effects of diabetes. While the disease is a bit player in this movie, the insulin shots, dizzy spells, failing eyesight and hospitalisation serve to sharpen the urgency of Michael's actions. The final poignant scene features a dying Michael dropping an orange - a rapid source of sugar for hypoglycemia - as he falls from his chair.

From Quiz Out of Africa (Not the Movie)

Answer: Africa Screams

"Africa Screams" (1949) aka "Abbott and Costello in Africa"; in their last film together, Lou Costello plays a meek bookseller who happens to have committed to memory a treasure map showing the whereabouts of a diamond mine. Persuaded to pose as a big game hunter by his shady friend (played by Bud Abbott) they journey to Africa with an adventuress, who is also in search of the mine. Some great comic scenes including the obligatory gorilla, cannibals, and an amorous orangutan (yes, I know that orangutans aren't native to Africa, but Hollywood wasn't noted for its attention to geographical detail in those days). "A Night in Casablanca" (1946) featured the Marx Brothers; "Watusi" (1959) was written by James Clavell of "Shogun" fame, and reworked the story of "King Solomon's Mines"; in "Abbot and Costello in the Foreign Legion" (1950) Bud & Lou inadvertently become heroes.

From Quiz Here There Be Treasure

Answer: Into the Blue

Walker and Alba played a couple named Jared and Sam who lived in the Bahamas. After finding the wreckage of a pirate ship which supposedly contained gold, Jared, Sam and another couple also found the wreckage of a drug smuggling plane nearby. Fearing that reporting the plane would draw attention to the ship wreckage, they wanted to stake their claim on the ship before reporting the plane. Jared's friend thought that selling the drugs from the plane would provide the money they needed for equipment to raise the gold, but he ended up getting the attention of the local drug dealers instead. Scott Caan and Josh Brolin also starred in the movie. Other taglines for "Into the Blue" were "Temptation is bliss" and "Hold your breath".

From Quiz Teen Movies

Answer: Criminal

This is the last line of script in the "Breakfast Club". At first, it is Anthony Michael Hall's character who says this quote but later on, every actor completes it by stating their role. For many the 1985 movie is the ultimate high school film. It is ironic that such an iconic picture was written in only two days.

From Quiz Arrrrgh! It's a Movie Pirate!

Answer: On Dan's head

After escaping, Yellowbeard (Graham Chapman) went to see Betty (Madeline Kahn), with whom he had left his treasure map before he was imprisoned. She told him that before burning the map, she had had it tattooed on Dan's head when he was a baby. Yellowbeard found Dan (who may or may not have been Yellowbeard's son), and along with Lord Lambourn and Dr. Gilpin, went to find the treasure. "Yellowbeard" also starred Martin Hewitt, Peter Boyle, Marty Feldman and Peter Cook.

From Quiz More AFI's Funniest Movies of All Time

Answer: His Girl Friday

Actress Rosalind Russell co-starred with Grant, as his ex-wife Hildy Johnson, who was enticed to remain on the job with a juicy story assignment about a murderer awaiting the hangman. "His Gal Friday" was a 1928 play made into the 1931 film "The Front Page", which was remade in 1976 and again in 1988 as "Switching Channels" with Burt Reynolds and Kathleen Turner.

From Quiz Shirley You Can't Be Serious

Answer: Laurey Williams

The story took place in the Oklahoma territory around the beginning of the 20th century. Our two leads, Laurey and Curly McLain (Gordon McRae), were dealing with outside interference to their budding romance, while singing about waving wheat and surreys with fringes. "Oklahoma!" (1955) starred Gloria Grahame, Rod Steiger and Charlotte Greenwood, and was Shirley Jones' movie debut. She also starred in the musicals "Carousel" (1956) and "The Music Man" (1962), but it was her performance as prostitute Lulu Bains in "Elmer Gantry" (1960) which won her a Best Supporting Actress Oscar. Her movie career aside, Shirley's probably best known for playing Shirley Partridge in the 1970s TV show "The Partridge Family".

From Quiz Who's My Daddy?

Answer: Tom Baker

Steve Martin portrays the prolific Tom Baker along with Bonnie Hunt who plays his wife in the 2003 movie "Cheaper by the Dozen". Tom Welling plays his oldest son Charlie, and eleven other youngsters, including Piper Perabo and Hilary Duff, play the other kids.

From Quiz AFI's Top 10 Funniest Movies of All Time

Answer: The Graduate

Recent college graduate Benjamin Braddock, played by Dustin Hoffman, had a brief affair with an older woman before falling in love with her daughter. "The Graduate" made a star out of Hoffman, and the songs "Sounds of Silence" and "Mrs. Robinson" topped the charts for Simon & Garfunkel.

From Quiz Wrote It, Directed It, and Starred in It

Answer: Woody Allen&Allen

Woody Allen is the man behind 40 great films, which also include the Oscar nominated "Match Point", "Hannah and Her Sisters", "Mighty Aphrodite", "Manhattan", and "Annie Hall".

From Quiz Three Elements, One Comedy Film

Answer: Death to Smoochy

This film is directed by Danny DeVito and features Edward Norton as Sheldon Mopes (Smoochy the Rhino) and Robin Williams as Rainbow Randolph. In "Death to Smoochy," Rainbow Randolph, the star of a popular children's television show, is fired and replaced by Sheldon Mopes, who dresses up in a rhino suit and is catapulted into popularity amongst kids as "Smoochy the Rhino." However, Rainbow remains envious of his replacement, and begins plotting his murder.

From Quiz Going Places

Answer: Titanic

The special effects make this James Cameron movie worth watching, even if it does get a bit tiring hearing Kate Winslet's Rose yelling breathlessly for Leo DiCaprio's Jack. Two young lovers from decidedly different sides of the track meet and fall in love aboard the fated ship. Their brief affair changes one of their lives forever, as the other freezes to death before being rescued.

From Quiz Nick Flicks

Answer: William Hurt

A group of college friends spend a weekend together, after the funeral of their friend Alex, at the home of Sarah and Harold (Glenn Close and Kevin Kline). Tom Berenger plays TV star Sam, and Jeff Goldblum plays a writer named Michael. William Hurt plays Nick, a drug dealer who becomes attracted to Alex's girlfriend, Chloe (Meg Tilly). Lawrence Kasdan wrote and directed 1983's "The Big Chill".

From Quiz Product Placement in the Movies

Answer: Windex

Manufactured by C. Johnson's and Sons, Inc., Windex was originally made as a streak-free glass cleaner, but has expanded its product line to include multi-surface cleaners. 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding' was originally performed by Nia Vardalos, as a one woman show, which was seen by Rita Wilson. She was so impressed with it that she suggested to Tom Hanks that it be made into a movie. Hanks is the film's producer.

From Quiz Dead Dogs and Other Hilarious Movie Moments

Answer: The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad

Prior to his worldwide celebrity as the defendant in a spectacular murder trial, O.J. Simpson portrayed hapless police Detective Nordberg in three "Naked Gun" movies. He was typically the victim of bizarre accidents and injuries, including a wheelchair ride down stairs at Dodger Stadium.

From Quiz I've Fallen, And I Can't Get Up!

Answer: Delbert Grady

"The Shining" was about a married couple who agreed to take care of a hotel while it was closed for the winter. Jack (Jack Nicholson) and Wendy (Shelley Duvall), along with their young son Danny (Danny Lloyd), had to deal with frightening events in a hotel which was haunted as a result of murders which had taken place there years before. It didn't help matters when Jack started losing his mind and decided to go on his own murder spree. He snapped and went after Wendy. She was protecting herself with a baseball bat, which Jack was trying to take from her as they climbed the stairs. After a few swings, she finally connected and Jack went sprawling downward. Delbert Grady (Philip Stone) was the caretaker for the Overlook Hotel many years earlier. He murdered his wife and twin daughters before shooting himself in the head. His ghost came to Jack and influenced him to try and do the same.

From Quiz Ten Shocking Movie Moments

Answer: Henry Fonda

Recognised by many film critics as a western masterpiece, Sergio Leone's 1968 "Once Upon a Time in the West" shocked Fonda fans. Many were unable to accept an actor, who had played "Young Mr. Lincoln" and "Mr. Roberts", as a ruthless, cold-blooded killer.

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