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In What Film? - Part Three Trivia Quiz

Here is the third part of my In What Film quizzes. What you will do is quite simple. Just name the film I ask for. Good Luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by jalobi. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
jalobi

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
233,194

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

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Last 3 plays: Guest 73 (3/10), Guest 24 (0/10), Guest 50 (4/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. In what film does Sandra Bullock play an environmentalist who is trying to solve the murder of a charismatic union leader in Bolivia? Hint

According to Occam's Razor

Dead Man's Bluff

Fire on the Amazon

Ask the Dust

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Question 2 of 10

2. In what film does Kate Winslet essay the role of a beautiful redhead, who is having an affair with an ironworker, who is married to a dutiful dressmaker? Hint

Romance and Cigarettes

Joe the King

The Life of David Gale

Tempo

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Question 3 of 10

3. In what film does Cate Blanchett play a Japanese prison camp prisoner, who becomes a member of a vocal orchestra in spite of the horrors of the camp? Hint

Paradise Road

South Pacific

In the Gloaming

Talk of Angels

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Question 4 of 10

4. In what film does Sharon Stone portray a beautiful but cold wife to a man who is keeping an affair with a journalist? Hint

Intersection

A Different Loyalty

Deceived

Simpatico

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Question 5 of 10

5. In what film does Uma Thurman play a king's mistress, who falls in love with the caterer assigned to set up a feast for the king? Hint

End of Summer

The Golden Bowl

Vatel

A Month by the Lake

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Question 6 of 10

6. In what film is Wesley Snipes a happily married commercial director who spends a passionate night with a woman while he is visiting an AIDS-stricken friend? Hint

The Circle of Passion

The Turn of the Screw

Impromptu

One Night Stand

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Question 7 of 10

7. In what film does Gwyneth Paltrow play a supportive sister of a woman who's coming to terms with the death of her husband? Hint

Moonlight and Valentino

Tennessee Nights

The Pallbearer

Long Time Since

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Question 8 of 10

8. In what film does Joan Allen give life to the role of an Irish reporter who exposes the illegal activities of the Irish underworld? Hint

When the Sky Falls

Beyond Borders

Veronica Guerin

Off the Map

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Question 9 of 10

9. In what film does William Hurt play a pastor who discovers that he has a child he never knows existed?
Hint

Little Boy Blue

A Love Song for Bobby Long

75 Degrees

The King

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Question 10 of 10

10. In what film does Russell Crowe portray a hard-boiled detective, hot on the trail of a gold-digging, apprentice magician who is escaping from her wealthy fiance? Hint

Rough Magic

The Silver Brumby

Heaven's Burning

Love in Limbo

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In what film does Sandra Bullock play an environmentalist who is trying to solve the murder of a charismatic union leader in Bolivia?

Answer: Fire on the Amazon

In this little known film, Sandra Bullock is Alyssa Rothman, a photojournalist who teams up with an inexperienced American photo-journalist (Craig Sheffer) to solve the murder of a charismatic union leader in Bolivia. The unlikely couple end up falling in love as they become more and more embroiled in danger.

2. In what film does Kate Winslet essay the role of a beautiful redhead, who is having an affair with an ironworker, who is married to a dutiful dressmaker?

Answer: Romance and Cigarettes

Actor John Turturro directs this musical love story that centers on an ironworker, Nick (James Gandolfini), who is torn between his loving wife, Kitty (Susan Sarandon) and a beautiful redhead, Tulsa (Winslet). Ultimately Nick finds redemption when he is forced to choose between the two women.

3. In what film does Cate Blanchett play a Japanese prison camp prisoner, who becomes a member of a vocal orchestra in spite of the horrors of the camp?

Answer: Paradise Road

"Paradise Road" follows the ordeals of a group of female prisoners in a Japanese prison camp in Singapore. In spite of the brutality and fear they constantly have to face, the women form a vocal orchestra that keeps their hopes afloat. Directed by Bruce Beresford, Oscar winner Cate Blanchett is joined by Oscar nominees Glenn Close and Pauline Collins, and Oscar winner Frances McDormand.

4. In what film does Sharon Stone portray a beautiful but cold wife to a man who is keeping an affair with a journalist?

Answer: Intersection

A remake of a French film, "Intersection" is an examination of the life of an architect (Richard Gere) who has to choose between his wife of 16 years (Stone) and his mistress (Lolita Davidovich). The film has been ripped apart by many critics and this is no surprise as it is confusing and slow-moving.

5. In what film does Uma Thurman play a king's mistress, who falls in love with the caterer assigned to set up a feast for the king?

Answer: Vatel

Roland Joffe directs "Vatel", a film about a caterer, Vatel (Gerard Depardieu), who is commissioned by a lowly prince to put up a feast in honor of a visiting king (Julian Sands). As he sets up the festivities, he falls in love with the king's beautiful mistress (Thurman).

6. In what film is Wesley Snipes a happily married commercial director who spends a passionate night with a woman while he is visiting an AIDS-stricken friend?

Answer: One Night Stand

"One Night Stand" is Mike Figgis's follow-up to his Oscar nominated "Leaving Las Vegas". The film, which is an interesting study on infidelity, casts Wesley Snipes as Max, a married commercial director whose visit to an AIDS-stricken friend, Charlie (Robert Downey, Jr.), in New York leads him to a one night stand with the beautiful Karen (Nastasja Kinski). Years later, on another visit to Charlie, he once again bumps into Karen, who is now married to Charlie's brother.

7. In what film does Gwyneth Paltrow play a supportive sister of a woman who's coming to terms with the death of her husband?

Answer: Moonlight and Valentino

"Moonlight and Valentino" centers on a woman (Elizabeth Perkins) who is dealing with the death of her husband. Her source of strength is the three women surrounding her - her sister (Paltrow), her best friend (Whoopi Goldberg), and her stepmother (Kathleen Turner). Along the way, she finds comfort in a painter (Jon Bon Jovi).

8. In what film does Joan Allen give life to the role of an Irish reporter who exposes the illegal activities of the Irish underworld?

Answer: When the Sky Falls

In "When the Sky Falls", Joan Allen essays the same role played by Cate Blanchett in "Veronica Guerin". Here Allen is Sinead Hamilton, an Irish crime-investigating reporter who tries to expose the shady dealings of the Irish underworld.

9. In what film does William Hurt play a pastor who discovers that he has a child he never knows existed?

Answer: The King

James Marsh's "The King" focuses on Elvis Valderez (Gael Garcia Bernal), a recently-discharged Navy, who settles in Corpus Christi, Texas in hopes of building a relationship with his father (Hurt). The father, who has never known Elvis existed, however, is adamant to start a relationship with him as he is now married with two children.

10. In what film does Russell Crowe portray a hard-boiled detective, hot on the trail of a gold-digging, apprentice magician who is escaping from her wealthy fiance?

Answer: Rough Magic

Adapted from a James Hadley novel, "Rough Magic" is a charming film that follows the adventure of Myra (Bridget Fonda), a gold-digging, apprentice magician. Escaping from her rich fiance, Myra goes to Mexico only to find out that a detective (Crowe) is hot on her trail.

Source: Author jalobi

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