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  1. This concept, developed by Alfred Hitchcock, is described as a plot device that motivates the characters and advances the story.

    The MacGuffin

  2. Which planet featured in Star Wars was renamed Imperial Center?

    Coruscant

  3. Build it, and he will come is a quote from this drama movie.

    Field of Dreams

  4. What distinction does Alan Arkin share with Orson Welles, James Dean, Paul Muni, Montgomery Clift and Lawrence Tibbett?

    He got an Oscar nomination for his first full-length film.

  5. What do Louis, Billy Ray, Coleman and Ophelia do with their new found wealth at the end of the movie Trading Places?

    All four of them retire to a tropical island

  6. In the movie 2001 maniacs, the teens take a detour that leads them to the town of Pleasant Valley, Georgia and are invited to stay for the towns celebration. What is the name of the celebration?

    Guts and Glory Jubilee

  7. What is the first name of Dan Akroyds character in the 1988 movie The Great Outdoors?

    Roman

  8. What pet name were Warner and Elle using for each other in the 2001 American comedy Legally Blonde?

    Pooh Bear

  9. Who played Beau as a 12 -year-old in Beau Geste?

    Donald OConnor

  10. Who stars as Chris Gardner in the movie The Pursuit of Happyness?

    Will Smith

  11. In The Longest Day, Private Steele becomes deaf because his parachute is caught on a church steeple and is very close to the bells. Who portrayed this parachutist?

    Red Buttons

  12. What color was the tape on the arrow that Leroy caught in The Last Dragon?

    blue

  13. Who directed the dramatic movie The Color Purple?

    Steven Spielberg

  14. What Academy Award-winning actress received the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress for the 1981 movie Mommie Dearest?

    Faye Dunaway

  15. What brand of tires were on the DeLorean in the movie Back to the Future?

    Goodyear

  16. What is the name of the artifact that Indiana Jones steals from the tomb raiders in the cave, loses it, and then recovers it 26 years later off the Portuguese Coast?

    The Cross of Coronado

  17. What actor portrayed Count Dracula in the 1992 horror movie Dracula?

    Gary Oldman

  18. In the live action film Casper what was the last name of the family that befriended Casper?

    Harvey

  19. What famous male hip hop artist appears in Romeo Must Die?

    DMX

  20. What villain did Michael Keaton face in his first Batman movie?

    The Joker

  21. Who directed and starred in the comedy movie The Ladies Man?

    Jerry Lewis

  22. Which of these lovely singers plays Darrens mother in the 2003 comedy movie The Fighting Temptations?

    Faith Evans

  23. What was the last name of Shirley MacLaines character in Terms of Endearment?

    Greenway

  24. All of these movies but one, star Wallace Reid, considered to be one of the most attractive actors of the silent era.

    Racing Hearts

  25. Complete the name of Ron Whites first solo one-hour comedy special: They Call Me _____ _____.

    Tater Salad

  26. Which 1997 movie was nominated for 14 Academy Awards?

    Titanic

  27. Name the Star Wars character who said: Search your feelings. You know it to be true.

    Darth Vader

  28. What did Skip say in the movie Dead Presidents when he was told his girlfriend was looking for him?

    Im at where Im at, and I be where I be

  29. What Soviet female agent falls in love with James Bond, instead of killing him, in From Russia With Love?

    Tatiana Romanova

  30. What actress received the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress for her role in the 1989 movie The Return of Swamp Thing?

    Heather Locklear

  31. What terrifying accident happened to the assistant director Jan Michelini, and later to actor James Caviezel, during the filming of the 2004 movie The Passion Of The Christ?

    They were struck by lightning.

  32. What was the name of Liesls boyfriend who was Sixteen Going On Seventeen in the movie The Sound of Music?

    Rolf

  33. What type of character is Anna Sage, played by actress Branka Katic in the Public Enemies movie from 2009?

    Prostitute

  34. What animal did Whoopi Goldberg voice in the 1994 animated movie The Lion King?

    Hyena

  35. What is the name of the gangster who intrudes upon the Fight Club meeting in the movie Fight Club?

    Lou

  36. These 1990 movies were all nominated for the Razzie Award for Worst Picture. Which of them won?

    The Adventures of Ford Fairlane

  37. What 1996 movie received the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture?

    Striptease

  38. In what Georgian town was the movie Facing the Giants filmed?

    Albany

  39. Thomas Lennon starred on the MTV comedy show The State. What year was that show first aired?

    1993

  40. Brian, the hyperactive and irritating waiter in the movie Office Space, worked at which restaurant?

    Chotchkies

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