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Quiz about Dying to Be a Star 4
Quiz about Dying to Be a Star 4

Dying to Be a Star 4 Trivia Quiz


All of these death scenes were important. They either set the stage, tied up the ending, or had an effect on the way the movie unfolded. All you have to do is tell me what movie they are from.

A multiple-choice quiz by skunkee. Estimated time: 8 mins.
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Author
skunkee
Time
8 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
162,835
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
12 / 15
Plays
8597
Awards
Top 5% quiz!
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Question 1 of 15
1. (1992) He came to England and turned their friend into one of the living dead. They have called him a monster, and are determined to kill him, pursuing him all the way back to his native Transylvania to accomplish the task.

Answer: (One Word, 7 letters)
Question 2 of 15
2. (1982) A fragile concentration camp survivor finds a soul mate with an obsession about the Holocaust. For a while it looks like their love might sustain them both, but in the end their demons prove too much to bear, and they commit suicide together. Before she dies she tells her story to Stingo, a young writer who has become their new neighbour and friend. Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. (1985) He was just a little Amish boy, traveling with his mother to visit relatives after the death of his father. Alone in the washroom he witnessed the brutal killing of an undercover narcotics officer. The investigating detective is thrilled to have a witness. Only when the boy identifies one of the killers, and someone shoots him, does he realize how serious things really are. Cultures collide as he hides out in the Amish community until he's recovered from his injury.

Answer: (One Word, 7 letters)
Question 4 of 15
4. (2001) Several movies have been made about the Whitechapel killings of Jack the Ripper. This version presents Detective Abberline as an opium-smoking psychic, who uses his visions to protect one of the targeted prostitutes that he has fallen in love with. Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. (1994) If I hadn't fallen off his roof and died, then Scott would never have put on the suit. If he had never put on the suit, he would never have begun the transformation that ended a year later when he assumed the full duties and responsibilities of my former position. Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. (2003) It was the loss of his wife Coral, and their 400 or so eggs that turned Marlin into such an over-protective father. With only one offspring surviving the predator's attack it was difficult for him to let go...which is what caused the problem that the whole movie was based upon.

Answer: (Two Words)
Question 7 of 15
7. (1994) Three flatmates (that's British for roommates - since this is a British film) interview for a fourth to help share the expenses. The one they choose turns out to be a rather unsociable fellow, and they soon discover why when they find that he's died in his room. But it's the suitcase full of cash, which they decide to keep, that really intrigues them. After drawing the short straw, and having to cut up the body, David becomes paranoid in the extreme, a characteristic which soon comes in handy when the bad guys come looking for the money. Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. (1994) A bunch of friends dash around Scotland and England, trying to find love while attending a bunch of weddings. A slightly different perspective on the subject raises its head when one of their number succumbs to a heart attack, and they all attend his funeral. Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. (1982) Just because she has no desire to marry and become a slave to some man, Jenny is considered a 'sexual suspect'. After raising a son all on her own, she writes a book on the subject, which becomes almost a manifesto for women's rights. She is so much of a figure-head that she is killed by an assassin, leaving her son to try and struggle on with her legacy. But then he is also killed - by one of the radical women that his mother tried to help. Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. (1975) Many people never felt safe going swimming in the ocean again, after seeing this film about nature's most perfect feeding machine, and three men's efforts to kill it. The movie was based on a novel by Peter Benchley.

Answer: (One Word - 4 letters)
Question 11 of 15
11. (1963) They might have been prisoners-of-war, but they were also Allied Officers, and it was their sworn duty to try to escape, in this fact-based movie. But the escape they staged went far beyond anything that had been done before, and the Gestapo responded in anger. After being recaptured, and while on their way back to the prison camp, 50 of the escapees were taken out into a field and shot in cold blood. Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. (2001) She was the wife of a man sentenced to be executed - he was one of the prison guards charged with seeing out the execution. Her son died when he was hit by a car - his son died when he shot himself. He was raised a bigot - she was African-American. And yet somehow they managed to find, and draw strength from each other. Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. (2003) The Dark Lord Sauron can only be completely destroyed when the ring of power is also destroyed. It is in this movie that our hobbit friends Sam and Frodo finally accomplish this seemingly impossible task. Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. (1998) A huge asteroid was threatening the very existence of Earth, so a crew of oil drillers went up to try and destroy it before it could strike. The plan was to plant a nuclear bomb deep within the asteroid's core, and then detonate it from far away. But things didn't go as planned, and one man had to stay behind on the asteroid, and make the ultimate sacrifice so that the rest of the world could live. Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. (1999) He was a mountain of a man, sentenced to be executed for the brutal killing of two little girls. But instead of a blood-thirsty killer, he was really one of the few real miracles in the world - a simple man with the healing touch. His jailers learned it, and had to come to terms with the fact that they were killing one of God's greatest gifts on Earth.

Answer: (Three Words)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. (1992) He came to England and turned their friend into one of the living dead. They have called him a monster, and are determined to kill him, pursuing him all the way back to his native Transylvania to accomplish the task.

Answer: Dracula

Francis Ford Coppola directed this version of Bram Stoker's masterpiece, which starred Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder, Anthony Hopkins, Keanu Reeves and Cary Elwes.
2. (1982) A fragile concentration camp survivor finds a soul mate with an obsession about the Holocaust. For a while it looks like their love might sustain them both, but in the end their demons prove too much to bear, and they commit suicide together. Before she dies she tells her story to Stingo, a young writer who has become their new neighbour and friend.

Answer: Sophie's Choice

Meryl Streep won an Oscar for her performance of Sophie, under Alan J. Pakula's direction. Kevin Kline was outstanding as Nathan, her love interest, and Peter MacNicol did a fine job of playing Stingo, the writer who had trouble absorbing the full extent of the horror that she had lived.
3. (1985) He was just a little Amish boy, traveling with his mother to visit relatives after the death of his father. Alone in the washroom he witnessed the brutal killing of an undercover narcotics officer. The investigating detective is thrilled to have a witness. Only when the boy identifies one of the killers, and someone shoots him, does he realize how serious things really are. Cultures collide as he hides out in the Amish community until he's recovered from his injury.

Answer: Witness

Peter Weir directed this powerful film that starred Harrison Ford, Kelly McGillis, Josef Sommer, Lukas Haas, Jan Rubes, and Danny Glover.
4. (2001) Several movies have been made about the Whitechapel killings of Jack the Ripper. This version presents Detective Abberline as an opium-smoking psychic, who uses his visions to protect one of the targeted prostitutes that he has fallen in love with.

Answer: From Hell

The Hughes brothers directed this dark tale that featured Johnny Depp as Abberline, and Robbie Coltrane as his assistant. Ian Holm takes a big step away from his role as the loveable Bilbo Baggins to portray the embodiment of evil.
5. (1994) If I hadn't fallen off his roof and died, then Scott would never have put on the suit. If he had never put on the suit, he would never have begun the transformation that ended a year later when he assumed the full duties and responsibilities of my former position.

Answer: The Santa Clause

John Pasquin directed this very funny movie which starred Tim Allen, Wendy Crewson, Judge Reinhold, Eric Lloyd and David Krumholtz.
6. (2003) It was the loss of his wife Coral, and their 400 or so eggs that turned Marlin into such an over-protective father. With only one offspring surviving the predator's attack it was difficult for him to let go...which is what caused the problem that the whole movie was based upon.

Answer: Finding Nemo

This delightful film has the record for Disney's highest body count ever, if you count the eggs as bodies. The all star voice cast included Albert Brooks, Alexander Gould, Willem Dafoe and Geoffrey Rush, but it was Ellen DeGeneres who absolutely stole the show.
7. (1994) Three flatmates (that's British for roommates - since this is a British film) interview for a fourth to help share the expenses. The one they choose turns out to be a rather unsociable fellow, and they soon discover why when they find that he's died in his room. But it's the suitcase full of cash, which they decide to keep, that really intrigues them. After drawing the short straw, and having to cut up the body, David becomes paranoid in the extreme, a characteristic which soon comes in handy when the bad guys come looking for the money.

Answer: Shallow Grave

Danny Boyle directed this almost surreal study of what new-found, guilty riches can do to people. It starred Kerry Fox, Christopher Ecclestone and Ewan McGregor.
8. (1994) A bunch of friends dash around Scotland and England, trying to find love while attending a bunch of weddings. A slightly different perspective on the subject raises its head when one of their number succumbs to a heart attack, and they all attend his funeral.

Answer: Four Weddings and a Funeral

Mike Newell directed this very funny movie on a very tight budget. In fact it was so tight that the extras in the wedding scenes were asked to supply their own wardrobes. Hugh Grant, James Fleet, Simon Callow, Andie MacDowell and Rowan Atkinson starred.
9. (1982) Just because she has no desire to marry and become a slave to some man, Jenny is considered a 'sexual suspect'. After raising a son all on her own, she writes a book on the subject, which becomes almost a manifesto for women's rights. She is so much of a figure-head that she is killed by an assassin, leaving her son to try and struggle on with her legacy. But then he is also killed - by one of the radical women that his mother tried to help.

Answer: The World According to Garp

George Roy Hill directed this quirky movie (based on a John Irving novel) which managed to be funny in between all that tragedy, including the unfortunate death of Garp's son Walter. Robin Williams was brilliant in the role of Garp, while Glenn Close played his mother. Hume Cronyn, John Lithgow, and Mary Beth Hurt also starred.
10. (1975) Many people never felt safe going swimming in the ocean again, after seeing this film about nature's most perfect feeding machine, and three men's efforts to kill it. The movie was based on a novel by Peter Benchley.

Answer: Jaws

Steven Spielberg directed this terrifying film about a shark that terrorized the coast of a small village in New England. Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw and Richard Dreyfuss were the team that had to put an end to its reign of terror.
11. (1963) They might have been prisoners-of-war, but they were also Allied Officers, and it was their sworn duty to try to escape, in this fact-based movie. But the escape they staged went far beyond anything that had been done before, and the Gestapo responded in anger. After being recaptured, and while on their way back to the prison camp, 50 of the escapees were taken out into a field and shot in cold blood.

Answer: The Great Escape

John Sturges directed this testament to the resourcefulness of human nature that starred Steve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough, James Donald, Charles Bronson, Donald Pleasance, James Coburn and David McCallum. The movie was based on the book written by Paul Brickhill, a man who was there and helped with the escape.
12. (2001) She was the wife of a man sentenced to be executed - he was one of the prison guards charged with seeing out the execution. Her son died when he was hit by a car - his son died when he shot himself. He was raised a bigot - she was African-American. And yet somehow they managed to find, and draw strength from each other.

Answer: Monster's Ball

Halle Berry won an Oscar for her outstanding performance in this incredibly depressing movie directed by Marc Forster. Billy Bob Thorton, Heath Ledger, Sean 'P Diddy' Coombs and Peter Boyle also starred.
13. (2003) The Dark Lord Sauron can only be completely destroyed when the ring of power is also destroyed. It is in this movie that our hobbit friends Sam and Frodo finally accomplish this seemingly impossible task.

Answer: The Return of the King

Peter Jackson directed this amazing conclusion to the trilogy which starred Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Ian McKellen, Dominic Monaghan, Viggo Mortensen, John Rhys-Davies, Elijah Wood, Liv Tyler and Andy Serkis, to name but a few.
14. (1998) A huge asteroid was threatening the very existence of Earth, so a crew of oil drillers went up to try and destroy it before it could strike. The plan was to plant a nuclear bomb deep within the asteroid's core, and then detonate it from far away. But things didn't go as planned, and one man had to stay behind on the asteroid, and make the ultimate sacrifice so that the rest of the world could live.

Answer: Armageddon

Michael Bay directed this action-packed movie that starred Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thorton, Ben Affleck, Liv Tyler, Owen Wilson and Michael Clarke Duncan.
15. (1999) He was a mountain of a man, sentenced to be executed for the brutal killing of two little girls. But instead of a blood-thirsty killer, he was really one of the few real miracles in the world - a simple man with the healing touch. His jailers learned it, and had to come to terms with the fact that they were killing one of God's greatest gifts on Earth.

Answer: The Green Mile

Frank Darabont directed this powerful movie based on a Stephen King book. Tom Hanks, David Morse, Bonnie Hunt, Michael Clarke-Duncan, James Cromwell, Graham Greene and Michael Jeter also starred.
Source: Author skunkee

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