Merger 1 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Adventure

In 1972 "The Poseidon Adventure" won Academy Awards for the song "The Morning After" and visual effects. This is a star-studded movie, which includes Gene Hackman, Ernest Borgnine and Roddy McDowall. This movie focuses on a luxury liner that is capsized by a tidal wave and a small group of survivors. "Adventure in Baltimore" (1949) is a Shirley Temple movie set in 1905. Robert Young plays her father as well as a minister.

Answer: Walking

"Dead Man Walking" (1995) won Susan Sarandon the Best Actress Oscar in 1995. Sean Penn plays the other starring role. This movie is based upon a true story about a nun in Louisiana who was the spiritual advisor for a murderer on death row. "Walking Dead" (1936) is a Boris Karloff horror movie. Karloff is executed but brought back to life, after which he then goes off to seek revenge.

Answer: Point

"Turning Point" (1977) was nominated eleven times at the Oscars but never won in of the categories. Shirley MacLaine, Anne Bancroft and Mikhail Baryshnikov are some of the actors in it. Audrey Hepburn and Grace Kelly were both offered lead roles but declined.

This movie revolves around two women and their love of ballet and how it has affected their lives. "Point Blank" (1997) tells of a convicted man who engineers a prison break when he is being transferred to a new facility.

Answer: Daisy

"Driving Miss Daisy" was directed by Bruce Beresford in 1989. The main actors are Morgan Freeman, Jessica Tandy and Dan Aykroyd. The story is about the relationship between an elderly Southern woman and her chauffeur. It won Best Picture, Best Actress, Screenplay and Makeup Oscars. "Daisy Miller" was screened in 1974 and the actors appearing are Cybill Shepherd and Barry Brown. Cybill Shepherd plays an American in Europe during the 1800s. "Daisy Miller" was filmed in Italy.

Answer: Young

"Might Joe Young" was made in 1949 and again in 1998. The 1998 version has Bill Paxton and Charlize Theron playing the lead roles. "Mighty Joe Young" revolves around an oversized gorilla that has been brought to LA, America. The original actors of the 1949 were given cameo roles. "Young Einstein" (1988) is an Australian movie. Yahoo Serious (Greg Pead) wrote, produced, directed and acted in it.

It is a comedy about the "Australian" Albert Einstein who discovered the beer atom and invented rock and roll, amongst other things.

Answer: Christmas

"I'll Be Home For Christmas" (1998) stars Jonathan Taylor Thomas and Jessica Biel. It is about a college student who is trying to get home by 6pm on Christmas Eve so he could get a car that his father had promised him. "Christmas Vacation" (1989) was also known as "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation" and in the UK it was "National Lampoon's Winter Holiday".

This was the third movie in the series which stars Chevy Chase and Beverly D'Angelo and revolves around family members on both sides having Christmas together - but unfortunately, or typically, everything turns into chaos.

The street that is used in this film is owned by Warner Bros. and is often seen in their movies. The house next door, where Margo lives, is the same house that the Murtaugh family lives in, in the "Lethal Weapon" movies.

Answer: Run

"Chicken Run" was Britain's top moneymaker film for the year 2000. It is an animated movie about a British barnyard where chickens are trying to escape. It took two days of shooting to acquire four seconds of film and 2,380kg or 5,247lb of plasticine was used in its making. "Run of the Country" (1995) is directed by Peter Yates with Albert Finney as one of the actors.

It is a drama about an Irish family that consisted of a widowed police officer, his son and his son's girlfriend.

Answer: Eve

"All About Eve" (1950) was nominated 14 times at the Academy Awards and won in six of the nominated categories. This is the same amount of nominations that "Titanic" had in 1997 but it won 11 awards. Anne Baxter (one of the main cast) is an inspiring actress who becomes involved with a director and his wife (Bette Davies) to boost her own career. "Eve of Destruction" (1991) revolves around a robot, named Eve, that is also a nuclear bomb which becomes uncontrollable and causes havoc. Gregory Hines is in the main role.

Answer: City

"Tarzan and the Lost City" (1998) is an adventure movie which begins in 1913, London, but then Tarzan decides to return to the jungle to stop an evil explorer. Casper Van Dien is Tarzan and Jane March is Jane. "City Hall" (1996) stars Al Pacino, John Cusack and Bridget Fonda.

The story focuses upon a deputy mayor, police department and a drug dealer. Another movie of the same name was made in 1898. It was a silent black and white movie filmed in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.

Answer: Alone

In 2003, "Home Alone" (1990) was ranked number 12 in the highest grossing (worldwide) list of movies that have ever been made. The story plot focuses on an eight year-old boy (Macaulay Culkin), who is accidentally left behind while his family flies to France for Christmas, and who defends his home against burglars.

The idea for this movie originated from "Uncle Buck" (1989), in which Macaulay Culkin also starred. "Alone in the Dark" (1982) is about a group of psychopaths who break out of a maximum-security mental institute during a power cut. Jack Palance, Donald Pleasence and Martin Landau act in it.

Answer: Night

"Girls' Night" was a British film made in (1998). Brenda Blethyn, Julie Walters and Kris Kristofferson are the actors in this movie. It is set in a northern English town and the story revolves around an electronics assembly line. "Night at the Opera" (1935) is about a group of people (including two opera singers) who humiliate snobs whilst advancing careers.

This is a Marx brothers' movie and is regarded as one of their best productions along side "Duck Soup" (1933). The three Marx brothers that appeared in the movie are Groucho, Chico and Harpo; Zeppo was absent.

Answer: Black

"Meet Joe Black" premiered in 1998 and was adapted from "Death Takes a Holiday" written by Alberto Casella. Brad Pitt plays Joe Black, aka The Grim Reeper, who decides to take a holiday and makes a bargain with Anthony Hopkins, a business mogul. The 1949 movie entitled "Black Magic" is set in the 18th century. Orson Welles plays Cagliostro, who is a charlatan who takes revenge on King Louis XV's court.

In addition to acting, Mr. Welles co-directed this movie but was not given credit for this.

Answer: Looking

Ryan Merriman and Gretchen Mol are in "Just Looking" (2000) which tells the story of a 14 year boy who spies on neighbours hoping to see them making love. "Looking for Richard" (1996) is directed by and stars Al Pacino. Many other great actors also appear including Kevin Spacey, Alec Baldwin and Aidan Quinn. "Looking for Richard" is a documentary film describing how Al Pacino staged his play "Richard III".

Answer: People

"Winter People" (1989) is set in the 1930's in the back woods of America. Kurt Russell, Kelly McGillis and Lloyd Bridges act in it. Kelly McGillis' character becomes pregnant which causes feuds. "People vs Larry Flint" (1996) is directed by Milos Forman, and stars Woody Harrelson, Courtney Love, and Edward Norton. Larry Flint started the magazine "Hustler" in the 1970s, and this movie depicts how Mr Flint had to constantly fight in court and public to retain his right of freedom of speech/print. The real Larry Flint appears as a judge.

Answer: Dynamite

"Dixie Dynamite" (1976) stars Warren Oates and Christopher George. The story revolves around Kathy McHale and Jane Anne Johnstone, who caused havoc in a town after they are taken off their farm and their father is shot by a deputy. "Dynamite Chicken" (1971) stars one notable actor, Richard Pryor.

The other people in this movie are Yoko Ono, John Lennon, Leonard Cohen, Joan Baez, and many others. This movie is a collection of songs and skits relating to the 1960s and 1970s.