Alliterative Titles 1 Trivia Quiz

Answer: The Pink Panther

This film is a comedy starring Peter Sellers, David Niven, Robert Wagner and Claudia Cardinale, No doubt it is a very funny film but it seems (to me anyway) rather unexpected for it to be regarded as "culturally, historically, and aesthetically significant" and therefore preserved in the Library of Congress in 2010 (which it has been).

Answer: Beauty and the Beast

Emma Watson, most famous for playing Hermione Granger in the "Harry Potter" films starred in this film which was previously an animated feature from 1991. That film won two Oscars (Best Original Score and Best Original Song - "Beauty and the Beast").

Answer: Captains Courageous

Harvey has to work with the crew to earn his share of the food available. Manuel, played by Spencer Tracy, befriends the brat and over the course of the next few months teaches he boy about life in the real world. Harvey becomes a much nicer boy before they reach land once again and returns to his family. Spencer Tracy won his first Oscar for Best Actor in this film.

His last Oscar nomination for Best Actor was for "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" (1967). He died in June 1967 which meant he received the nomination posthumously.

Answer: North by Northwest

The film was nominated for three Oscars but didn't get a single one. It was directed by the legendary Alfred Hitchcock. Two of the most famous scenes in cinema history are in this film. The first is where Roger Thornhill (Cary Grant) is pursued by a crop duster and the second takes place on Mount Rushmore.

In June 2008, "North by Northwest" was named as the seventh best film in the mystery genre by the American Film Institute.

Answer: Funny Face

Fred Astaire was born as Frederick Austerlitz in 1899 and is probably the most well known dancer in the history of film. Audrey Hepburn was born in Brussels, Belgium in 1929. Her mother Ella Van Heemstra was a real life Baroness. Towards the end of her life, Hepburn became a special ambassador to the United Nations with reference to helping children in poor countries.

Answer: Married to the Mob

The former child star Dean Stockwell, well known as Admiral Al Callavicci in the TV series "Quantum Leap", was nominated for the Best Actor in a Supporting Role in this film. Michelle Pfeiffer's performance was however acclaimed by the critics and the film has stood the test of time.

Answer: Silver Streak

Gene Wilder plays George, a book editor who thinks he has seen a man thrown from the train known as the Silver Streak. As nobody believes him, he investigates the truth himself and soon attracts the attention of the killer. This film was the first of four films that Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor starred in together.

Answer: Peter Pan

Peter Pan visited the home of Wendy Darling in secret to hear their bedtime stories. One night, he is discovered and makes his escape out of the window. His shadow however gets caught. Wendy saves it and when Peter returns again to retrieve it, Wendy talks to him and sews his shadow back on.

Answer: Seven Samurai

"Seven Samurai" was set in 16th century where seven Samurai warriors join together to help a village of farmers protect themselves against a group of bandits who will attempt to steal their crops. The remake ("The Magnificent Seven") was set in Mexico. In the 1960 version, the villagers recruit seven gunfighters to help defend them but later send them away when the bandit leader threatens the village.
The gunfighters, played by Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen and Charles Bronson among others decide to help anyway and ride back into town...

Answer: Wonder Woman

Wonder Woman is one of the original members of the Justice League, created in 1941 by William Moulton Marston and H. G. Peter. She comes from the land of Themyscira, legendary home of the Amazons. When not being Wonder Woman, she uses the alter ego Diana Prince who has had several different jobs over the years.

She has been a nurse, a secretary and an air force captain among other occupations.