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MEGA MOVIE MIND-BOGGLERS!

Patrick Hill
Saturday 12 August 1995 23:02 BST
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ISN'T holiday time great! The kids are off school and you're determined to sit back and enjoy yourselves.

So while you soak up the sun at home or stretch out on a sandy beach somewhere, keep your brain cells ticking over by having a crack at PATRICK HILL's mega mind-boggling movie quiz.

There's a big emphasis on holiday films plus a chance to test your memory on some of the really great movie moments.

HOLIDAY FUN

In the movie Summer Holiday, what means of transport did Cliff Richard and his gang choose for getting around?

a) Bicycles b) Cars c) A London bus Burt Reynolds, Jon Voight and friends met up with some strange local residents in the backwoods during their annual vacation, in which film ?

a) Help b) Deliverance c) Cruising In which film did Patrick Swayze sweep Jennifer Grey off her feet during their holiday camp vacation?

a) Confessions Of A Holiday Camp Attendant b) Dirty Dancing c) The Sundowners Who is the star of the National Lampoon Vacation movies?

a) Chevy Chase b) Marlon Brando c) David Niven

Tom Cruise juggled his Pina Coladas as a beach barman in which frothy Eighties movie ?

a) Cuba b) Ice Station Zebra c) Cocktail The classic song White Christmas first became a winter holiday hit in which famous film ?

a) Scrooge b) Holiday Inn c) White Christmas Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck were able to soak up the Chianti and pasta while on what kind of holiday in the title of this classic film?

a) Winter Holiday b) Sailing Holiday c) Roman Holiday Reg Varney and Bob Grant were two of the stars of which movie that was a spin-off from a classic Seventies ITV comedy series?

a) Holiday On The Buses b) Born Free c) Rising Damp

Sam Neill and Nicole Kidman played a married couple who got into trouble during a yachting holiday in which film?

a) Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea b) Carry On Cruising c) Dead Calm

Teacher John Alderton learnt some lessons when he took his class on an annual summer camp in another movie based on which cult TV series?

a) Teacher's Pet

b) Please Sir!

c) To Sir With Love.

BEACH BABES

Whose first appearance on a beach in THAT white bikini in Dr. No led to instant stardom?

a) Jane Seymour

b) Diana Rigg

c) Ursula Andress

Bo Derek scored a hit with Dudley Moore as she jogged along the beach in which blockbuster comedy movie?

a) 9 and a half Weeks

b) 10 c) Catch-22

In which monster movie did a beach babe make a tasty morsel for its fishy star in the opening scene?

a) 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea

b) The Little Mermaid

c) Jaws

Which BIG riotous star not only starred in the film Beaches but also sang the theme tune?

a) Esther Williams

b) Bette Midler

c) Ethel Merman

Who was chest terrific in a wet T-shirt playing opposite Nick Nolte as a holidaying couple in search of sunken treasure in The Deep?

a) Jacqueline Bisset

b) Bridget Fonda

Teacher John Alderton learned some lessons when he took his class on an annual summer camp in a movie based on which cult TV series?

a) Teacher's Pet b) Please Sir! c) To Sir With Love

BEACH BABES

Whose first appearance on a beach in THAT white bikini in Dr. No led to instant stardom?

a) Jane Seymour b) Diana Rigg c) Ursula Andress Bo Derek scored a hit with Dudley Moore as she jogged along the beach in which blockbuster comedy movie?

a) 91/2 Weeks b) 10 c) Catch-22 In which monster movie did a beach babe make a tasty morsel for its fishy star in the opening scene?

a) 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea b) The Little Mermaid c) Jaws Which riotous star not only starred in the film Beaches but also sang the theme tune?

a) Esther Williams b) Bette Midler c) Ethel Merman Who was chest terrific in a wet T-shirt playing opposite Nick Nolte as a holidaying couple in search of sunken treasure in The Deep?

a) Jacqueline Bisset b) Bridget Fonda c) Barbra Streisand Deborah Kerr, clad in black swimsuit, and Burt Lancaster enjoyed a sizzling beach romp in which classic Oscar-laden wartime drama?

a) On The Beach b) The Sand Pebbles c) From Here To Eternity Ouch! The movie Sunburn gave which leggy blonde former Charlie's Angel her first movie break?

a) Cheryl Ladd b) Farrah Fawcett c) Lee Remick Which busty comedy star and current Cockney soap favourite gave campers a right eyeful when her bikini top flew off in Carry On Camping?

a) Wendy Richard b) Barbara Bach c) Barbara Windsor Who was the only REAL girl on the beach in Some Like It Hot!?

a) Ava Gardner b) Marilyn Monroe c) Jane Russell Which French sex symbol made an early impression in the 1955 comedy, Doctor At Sea?

a) Sandra Dee b) Francoise Pascal c) Brigitte Bardot

SPOT THE HOT SPOT

What did comedy duo Morecambe and Wise find themselves with a touch of?

a) That Riviera Touch b) A Touch Of Sun c) A Touch Of Class Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman ensured which place a hot spot in movie history?

a) Rio b) Casablanca c) Marbella

Where did Elvis Presley have Fun?

a) New York b) Paris c) Acapulco Which film title location proved an ideal spot for Nicolas Cage's honeymoon?

a) Vegas b) Oklahoma c) Cincinnati Which river provided a link with death for star Peter Ustinov in the Agatha Christie thriller?

a) The Thames b) The Nile c) The Danube

ROMANTIC ROMPS

Donald Sutherland and which beautiful British actress caused a storm with their holiday sex scene in the thriller set in Venice called Don't Look Now?

a) Julie Christie b) Vanessa Redgrave c) Charlotte Rampling Olivia Newton-John enjoyed a quick fling with John Travolta during her vacation in which hit musical?

a) Xanadu b) Saturday Night Fever c) Grease Pauline Collins in the title role found love and herself during a Greek holiday in which award-winning movie?

a) Zorba The Greek b) Educating Rita c) Shirley Valentine Katharine Hepburn fell for the charms of Rossano Brazzi while on holiday in which classic weepie?

a) A Summer Madness b) Love Story c) A Touch Of Class Michael Caine became tangled up in a holiday romance with the daughter of his best friend in which comedy movie?

a) Summer Of 42 b) Blame It On Rio c) Alfie

ISLAND GAMES

Which Queen of Dynasty embarked on a shocking love affair with Harry Belafonte in the classic movie Island In The Sun ?

a) Linda Evans b) Joan Collins c) Stephanie Beacham Not a lot of people may know this, but which Cockney star found himself fighting against modern-day pirates in the film The Island ?

a) Bob Hoskins b) Sting c) Michael Caine Which boozy British actor found himself stranded on a desert island for a year in the film Castaway?

a) Edward Fox b) Richard Harris c) Oliver Reed Heart-throb Mel Gibson sailed into troubled waters as Fletcher Christian when he landed on an island in which film?

a) HMS Pinafore b) The Bounty c) Anchor's Aweigh Robert Redford played a gambler in which tropical paradise best known for a type of cigar in the film of the same name?

a) Hawaii b) Havana c) Hamlet

WILD ABOUT WESTERNS?

Which Hollywood legend shot to fame after starring as The Ringo Kid in the classic Stagecoach?

a) Burt Lancaster b) John Wayne c) Robert Mitchum What was Clint Eastwood's first spaghetti Western?

a) The Outlaw Josey Wales b) Gunfight At The O.K. Corral c) A Fistful Of Dollars Kurt Russell played which legendary gunfighting lawman in Tombstone?

a) The Cisco Kid b) Wyatt Earp c) Matt Dillon Who was the gambling cowboy played by Mel Gibson in the film version of a classic TV series?

a) Cheyenne b) Bronco Lane c) Maverick Which actor starred in and directed the recent epic Dances With Wolves?

a) Burt Reynolds b) Al Pacino c) Kevin Costner Gene Hackman won a Best Supporting Actor award in his role as the ruthless lawman in which Clint Eastwood-directed Western?

a) Hang `Em High b) Unforgiven c) Wyatt Earp Robert Redford played the Sundance Kid while Paul Newman played which Western character?

a) Butch Cassidy b) Geronimo c) George Custer Which diminutive Oscar-winning actor turned redskin in the Seventies epic Little Big Man?

a) Dustin Hoffman b) Mickey Rooney c) Richard Dreyfuss Emilio Esteves went out in a blaze of glory playing Billy The Kid in which recent Western and its sequel?

a) Young Guns b) The Left Handed Gun c) Pat Garrett And Billy The Kid Gary Cooper was the lone lawman fighting the bad guys and the clock in which classic Western?

a) Duel At Diablo b) High Noon c) 3.10 To Yuma

WHAT'S UP DOC?

Michael J. Fox starred as which doctor?

a) Doctor Who b) Doc Hollywood c) Doctor Kildare

Who played Dr Richard Kimble in the recent movie version of The Fugitive?

a) Richard Chamberlain b) Timothy Dalton c) Harrison Ford Who shot to stardom in the title role of Doctor Zhivago ?

a) Dirk Bogarde b) Laurence Harvey c) Omar Sharif Holy Punch-Ups! Which new caped crusader played Doc Holliday in the western Tombstone?

a) Michael Douglas

b) Val Kilmer c) Burt Reynolds Which comic genius played numerous other roles in the movie Dr Strangelove as well as the title roll?

a) Peter Sellers b) Spike Milligan c) Terry-Thomas

SPY'S THE LIMIT

George Lazenby had just one outing as which famous super-smooth screen agent?

a) Bulldog Drummond b) Dick Tracy c) James Bond The spoof spy movie Our Man Flint starred which actor in the title role?

a) James Coburn b) Harrison Ford c) James Garner Richard Burton was The Spy Who Came In From...where?

a) The Pub b) The Rain c) The Cold Soft-porn star Sylvia Kristel played which famous First World War spy?

a) Modesty Blaise b) Mata Hari c) Odette The Spy With My Face starred David McCallum and which actor as the men from U.N.C.L.E.?

a) Robert Vaughn b) Dean Martin c) Timothy Dalton

LEADING LADIES

Which actress made a big impression grunting her way through her first major movie in One Million Years BC?

a) Bo Derek b) Honor Blackman c) Raquel Welch Who gave 007 Roger Moore something to smile about in The Spy Who Loved Me and went on to love a Beatle?

a) Barbara Bach b) Britt Ekland c) Lauren Hutton Who proved just the girl to take out for a quiet meal in a crowded restaurant after her performance in When Harry Met Sally?

a) Meg Ryan b) Julia Ormond c) Shirley Maclaine Who's probably made a few indecent proposals to real hubby Bruce Willis?

a) Sophia Loren b) Carrie Fisher c) Demi Moore Which blonde brings out the Basic Instincts in most men - especially when she crosses her legs!?

a) Winona Ryder b) Sharon Stone c) Debra Winger She was Britain's contender for the sexpot crown, but who was the busty platinum blonde who became larger than life as Queenie?

a) Diana Dors b) Jayne Mansfield c) Kay Kendall Which dizzy blonde musical actress proved to be a turn-on for the boys, yet the kind of girl every woman wanted their daughter to be in movies like Calamity Jane?

a) Rita Hayworth b) Jane Wyman c) Doris Day Which blonde beauty who mixed in High Society and became a Princess had a steamy reputation with her leading men?

a) Merle Oberon b) Ava Gardner c) Grace Kelly Who turned on the Body Heat, romanced the stone and became Prizzi's Honor?

a) Jill St. John b) Kathleen Turner c) Kim Novak Which daughter of a Hollywood stalwart became an actress in her own right and revealed her charms as Barbarella?

a) Liza Minelli b) Geena Davis c) Jane Fonda

As one half of Thelma And Louise, which sexy actress has also had men hot under the collar in movies such as The Client and Bull Durham?

a) Susan Sarandon b) Robyn Givens c) Brigitte Nielsen

TAKE YOUR PARTNERS

Complete the name: Abbot and...

a) Monk b) Costello c) Hardy Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau were The Odd...

a) Balls b) Ones Out c) Couple Kilmer and O'Donnell are...

a) Batman and Robin b) Superman and Lois c) Lone Ranger and Tonto Which Scots-born sex symbol played Harrison Ford's screen father in Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade?

a) Billy Connolly b) Robbie Coltrane c) Sean Connery Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi were the...

a) Magnificent Two b) A Few Good Men c) The Blues Brothers

HOT HUNKS

Which American Gigolo became a First Knight?

a) Bruce Willis b) Jack Nicholson c) Richard Gere

Who is the heart-throb star of Legends Of The Fall who is going to play IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands in a new film?

a)Brad Pitt b)Johnny Depp

c)Matt Dillon

Who got a change of image playing a tough cop in SPEED!?

a) Kenneth Branagh

b) Keanu Reeves

c) Christopher Reeves

Which Irish actor scared Julia Roberts to death in Sleeping With The Enemy?

a) Patrick Bergin. b) Tom Hanks

c) Denzel Washington

Which old smoothie from TV's Remmington Steel was the `other man' in Mrs. Doubtfire and is the latest James Bond?

a Don Johnson b)Liam Neeson

c)Pierce Brosnan

PICK A NUMBER

- - - - - Coins In The Fountain

a) Ten b) Sixteen c) Three

- - Days At Peking.

a) Two b) 55 c) 77

The - Steps

a) 23 b) 66 c) 39

- - - A Space Odyssey

a) 2066 b) 1492 c)2001

The Magnificent ---

a) Seventeen b) Seven c) Eight

- - Rillington Place

a) 10 b) 84 c) 50

- - - Squadron

a) 633 b) 422 c) 777

A Table For ---

a) Five b) Four c) Nine

Sergeants ---

a) Seven b) Three c) Eight

- - - - For Texas

a) Four b)Fourteen c)Forty

RECORD BREAKERS

Who had pounds 35 million in the bank to laugh about following his performance as The Joker in Batman?

a) Tom Berenger

b) Jack Nicholson

c) Kiefer Sutherland

Which fictitious historical detective has most often been portrayed on screen?

a) Charlie Chan

b) Sherlock Holmes c) The Saint

Following his success in the 1990 movie Home Alone, which youngster became the highest-paid child star in history with a million-dollar contract from Columbia?

a) Russ Tamblyn

b) Ty Hardin

c) Macauley Culkin

Which ghoulish British screen star has clocked up more film credits in his career than anyone, with more than 201 feature films behind him, most of which proved something for him to get his teeth into ?

a) Alec Guinness

b) Boris Karloff

c) Christopher Lee

Which Spielberg movie about a loveable alien holds the record for the highest grossing box office hit of all time, earning over pounds 450 million?

a) Gremlins b) E.T. c)Poltergeist

Which fairytale story has been remade the most times - 94 in all?

a) Sleeping Beauty

b) Little Red Riding Hood

C) Cinderella

What was the first hit song from a movie?

a) Sonny Boy b) Danny Boy

c) Oh Boy!

Which real life Western character has been portrayed more than any others...a staggering 53 times?

a) Wyatt Earp b) Buffalo Bill

c) Annie Oakley

Who made just three movies but, for three years after his death in a car crash, continued to receive more fan mail than any of Hollywood's living stars?

4) Richard Green

b) Stewart Grainger

C) James Dean

Frankly he didn't give a damn, but which Hollywood legend was turned down from a screen test because he "looked like an ape"?

a) David Niven b) Clarke Gable

c) Laurence Olivier

CREATURE COMFORTS

Movie terror CUJO was what kind of creature?

a) Cat b) Dog c) Spider

What kind of animal was Elsa?

a) A snake b) A bear c) A lion

Clint Eastwood's chum, Clyde, was which jungle favourite?

a) Mule b) Orang Utang

C) Dolphin

They wanted to Free Willy. But what was Willy?

a) A Gorilla b) A Turtle

c) A Whale

What sort of creature was Digit, Sigourney Weaver's friend in a movie based on the life of the late Diane Fossey?

a) Gorilla b) Elephant c) Horse

ANSWERS

1c, 2b, 3b, 4a, 5c, 6b, 7c, 8a, 9c, 10b, 11c, 12b, 13c, 14b, 15a, 16c, 17b, 18c, 19b, 20c, 21a, 22b, 23c, 24a, 25b, 26a, 27c, 28c, 29a, 30b, 31b, 32c, 33c, 34b, 35b, 36b, 37c, 38b, 39c, 40c, 41b, 42a, 43a, 44a, 45b, 46b, 47c, 48c, 49b, 50a, 51c, 52a, 53c, 54b, 55a, 56c, 57a, 58a, 59c, 60b, 61a, 62c, 63c, 64b, 65c, 66a, 67b, 68c, 69a, 70c, 71c, 72c, 73a, 74b, 75a, 76c, 77c, 78b, 79c, 80c, 81b, 82a, 83a, 84a, 85b, 86a, 87b, 88b, 89c, 90c, 91b, 92c, 93a, 94b, 95c, 96b, 97b, 98c, 99b, 100c, 101a.

ends

Who is the heart-throb star of Legends Of The Fall who is going to play IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands in a new film?

a) Brad Pitt b) Johnny Depp c) Matt Dillon Who got a change of image playing a tough cop in SPEED!?

a) Kenneth Branagh b) Keanu Reeves c) Christopher Reeves Which Irish actor scared Julia Roberts to death in Sleeping With The Enemy?

a) Patrick Bergin b) Tom Hanks c) Denzel Washington Which old smoothie from TV's Remmington Steel was the "other man" in Mrs Doubtfire and is the latest James Bond?

a) Don Johnson b) Liam Neeson c) Pierce Brosnan

PICK A NUMBER

---- Coins In The Fountain?

a) Ten b) Sixteen c) Three ---- Days At Peking?

a) Two b) 55 c) 77 The ---- Steps?

a) 23 b) 66 c) 39

---- A Space Odyssey?

a) 2066 b) 1492 c) 2001

The Magnificent ----?

a) Seventeen b) Seven c) Eight ---- Rillington Place?

a) 10 b) 84 c) 50 ---- Squadron?

a) 633 b) 422 c) 7770 A Table For ----?

a) Five b) Four c) Nine Sergeants ---- ?

a) Seven b) Three c) Eight ---- For Texas?

a) Four b) Fourteen c) Forty

RECORD BREAKERS

Who had pounds 35 million in the bank to laugh about following his performance as The Joker in Batman?

a) Tom Berenger b) Jack Nicholson c) Kiefer Sutherland Which fictitious historical detective has most often been portrayed on screen?

a) Charlie Chan b) Sherlock Holmes c) The Saint Following his success in the 1990 movie Home Alone, which youngster became the highest-paid child star in history with a million-dollar contract from Columbia?

a) Russ Tamblyn b) Ty Hardin c) Macauley Culkin Which ghoulish British screen star has clocked up the most film credits in his career, with more than 201 feature films behind him, many of which were roles he could really get his teeth into?

a) Alec Guinness b) Boris Karloff c) Christopher Lee Which Spielberg movie about a lovable alien holds the record for the highest grossing box office hit of all time, earning over pounds 450 million?

a) Gremlins b) E.T. c) Poltergeist Which fairytale movie has been remade the most - 94 in all?

a) Sleeping Beauty b) Little Red Riding Hood c) Cinderella What was the first hit song from a movie?

a) Sonny Boy b) Danny Boy c) Oh Boy! Which real life Western character has been portrayed more than any others - a staggering 53 times?

a) Wyatt Earp b) Buffalo Bill c) Annie Oakley Who made just three movies but, for three years after his death in a car crash, continued to receive more fan mail than any of Hollywood's living stars?

a) Richard Green b) Stewart Grainger c) James Dean Frankly, he didn't give a damn, but which Hollywood legend was turned down after a screen test because he "looked like an ape"?

a) David Niven b) Clarke Gable c) Laurence Olivier

CREATURE COMFORTS

Movie terror CUJO was what kind of creature?

a) Cat b) Dog c) Spider What kind of animal was Elsa?

a) A snake b) A bear c) A lion Clint Eastwood's chum, Clyde, was which jungle favourite?

a) Mule b) Orang Utang c) Dolphin They wanted to Free Willy. But what was Willy?

a) A gorilla b) A turtle c) A whale What sort of creature was Digit, Sigourney Weaver's friend in a movie based on the life of the late Diane Fossey?

a) Gorilla b) Elephant c) Horse

ANSWERS

1c, 2b, 3b, 4a, 5c, 6b, 7c, 8a, 9c, 10b, 11c, 12b, 13c, 14b, 15a, 16c, 17b, 18c, 19b, 20c, 21a, 22b, 23c, 24a, 25b, 26a, 27c, 28c, 29a, 30b, 31b, 32c, 33c, 34b, 35b, 36b, 37c, 38b, 39c, 40c, 41b, 42a, 43a, 44a, 45b, 46b, 47c, 48c, 49b, 50a, 51c, 52a, 53c, 54b, 55a, 56c, 57a, 58a, 59c, 60b, 61a, 62c, 63c, 64b, 65c, 66a, 67b, 68c, 69a, 70c, 71c, 72c, 73a, 74b, 75a, 76c, 77c, 78b, 79c, 80c, 81b, 82a, 83a, 84a, 85b, 86a, 87b, 88b, 89c, 90c, 91b, 92c, 93a, 94b, 95c, 96b, 97b, 98c, 99b, 100c, 101a.

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