10 Degrees of George Clooney Trivia Game | Degrees of Separation

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1. George Clooney is the captain of a fishing boat which runs into some bad weather, while Diane Lane waits for the crew to return.

Answer: The Perfect Storm

Capt. Billy Tyne (Clooney), and his swordboat crew on the Andrea Gail, run into some disastrous weather on their return home to Gloucester, in 2000's "The Perfect Storm". Based on Sebastian Junger's book, the movie also starred Mark Wahlberg, William Fichtner, John C. Reilly, Allen Payne and John Hawkes.

2. Diane Lane and Liev Schreiber play a husband and wife whose marriage is tested when she has an affair over the summer.

Answer: A Walk on the Moon

Pearl (Lane) is spending the summer of 1969 at a Catskills resort with her kids and her mother-in-law. Her husband, Marty (Schreiber), must work during the week, but tries to see the family on the weekends. A lonely Pearl befriends the travelling blouse salesman (Viggo Mortensen), and the two begin an affair. Anna Paquin and Tovah Feldshuh also starred in 1999's "A Walk on the Moon".

3. Liev Schreiber has to do away with his political opponent, played by Jon Voight, after his secret past is revealed.

Answer: The Manchurian Candidate

While serving during the Gulf War, Raymond Shaw (Schreiber) and the others in his group, including Ben Marco (Denzel Washington), were brainwashed by a large corporation. Shaw and the others had microchips implanted in their brains which make it possible for the corporation to control them with certain code words.

The corporation, Manchurian Global, has positioned Shaw as the new Vice President of the U.S. Meryl Streep played Raymond's creepy mother in this 2004 remake.

4. Jon Voight plays the father of Ben, a man who is convinced he will find hidden riches with the help of a document that Diane Kruger helps him steal.

Answer: National Treasure

Ben Gates (Nicolas Cage) believes that a treasure stash was hidden by the founding fathers, and evidence indicates that clues are on the back of the Declaration of Independence. He convinces a woman who works in the national archives (Kruger) to help him steal the document. Sean Bean, Justin Bartha and Harvey Keitel also starred in the 2004 movie.

5. Diane Kruger's presence in Eric Bana's hometown (thanks to his little brother) brings war and suffering upon his people.

Answer: Troy

While returning to Troy, Hector (Bana) discovers that his brother, Paris (Orlando Bloom), has brought along Helen (Kruger), the wife of Menelaus. Menelaus convinces his brother, Agamemnon to go to war with the Trojans in order to get Helen back. Brad Pitt, Sean Bean and Brian Cox also starred in Wolfgang Petersen's 2004 movie.

6. Eric Bana and Elizabeth Perkins lend their voices to this animated fish tale, which finds a father searching for his lost son with the help of a memory-challenged fish.

Answer: Finding Nemo

After a barracuda attack kills Marlin's wife, Coral (Perkins) and all but one of their eggs, Marlin becomes overprotective of his son, Nemo. Nemo ignores his father's warnings about straying too far, and is caught by a dentist who puts him into an aquarium. Marlin must face his fears to go after Nemo.

He meets Dory, who wants to help him, but suffers from short-term memory loss. Marlin and Dory encounter a group of sharks (Bruce, Anchor (Bana) and Chum) who have a support group to help each other overcome their taste for fish. Dory comes through for Marlin, and he is eventually reunited with Nemo.

7. Lorie (Elizabeth Perkins) and Dan present their opposing views on a TV show, and manage to fall in love despite the fact they are total opposites. When they begin having problems in their relationship, co-workers at the TV station, including Mark (Anthony LaPaglia), are drawn into their battles.

Answer: He Said, She Said

"He Said, She Said" tells the story of Dan and Lorie's relationship twice, from her viewpoint, and from his. When a writer retires, Lorie and Dan both want the position, and each writes a column. The editor runs both columns, and readers enjoy seeing both sides. This eventually leads to a television segment for them.

8. Anthony LaPaglia is Liv Tyler's boss at a music store which is about to be sold to a large chain.

Answer: Empire Records

The eccentric employees of Empire Records band together to raise money, after finding out their store is about to be taken over by a large record store chain. Renee Zellweger, Rory Cochrane, Ethan Embry and Maxwell Caulfield also starred in 1995's "Empire Records".

9. Liv Tyler waits with the rest of the world to see if her daddy (Bruce Willis) and his crew can save the world from destruction.

Answer: Armageddon

When a huge asteroid is detected on a collision course with Earth, NASA plans a mission to place an explosive device which will split the asteroid. For this, NASA calls on oil driller Harry Stamper and his crew, who have little time to prepare. Ben Affleck and Billy Bob Thornton also starred in "Armageddon" (1998).

10. Bruce Willis thinks he is talking to his friend, Julia, but it's actually George Clooney's wife, Tess. Tess has been called in to help because her husband, and most of his cohorts, are in jail.

Answer: Ocean's Twelve

In this sequel to the 2001 remake of "Ocean's Eleven", Terry Benedict, the man who was robbed in the first movie, demands his money back from each participant in the robbery. Since they don't have enough to pay back Terry, Danny Ocean (George Clooney) and his gang must pull off something big. Tess (Julia Roberts) masquerades as actress Julia Roberts, but encounters Bruce Willis, and doesn't know how to respond to his personal questions.

Source: Author polaris101

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