Evil Sid Posted May 4, 2009 Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 somebody wanted a quiz so one for all the film buffs to get your little grey cells working, or google if you are stuck 50?s and 60?s film quiz 1. In which film does Alec Guinness?s character plan and carry out a theft of gold bullion? (The film also starred Stanley Holloway, Sid James and Audrey Hepburn). 2. A night to remember (1958) was about which disaster? 3. Which Ealing film of 1955 sees a gang of criminals defeated by their little old landlady? 4. Which Hitchcock film has James Stewarts character confined to his room from which he spies on one of his neighbours? 5. Which post world war III film starring Gregory Peck, Ava Gardener and Anthony Perkins, is based on a novel by Neville Chute? 6. Which 1956 film, starring Yul Brynner and Deborah Kerr was a remake of Anna and the king of Siam? 7. Which 1957 British film, starring Aistair sim and Joyce Grenfell, sees a group of unruly schoolgirls going off on a UNESCO prize trip to Rome? 8. Gregory Peck Starred in which film of 1956 based on a Herman Melville novel? 9. Who wrote the music for west side story? 10. Which was the first James Bond film? 11. In which black comedy film did Peter Sellers play an RAF officer, a mad scientist and a US president? 12. Who were the two main stars of midnight cowboy? 13. The sentinel, a short story by Arthur C Clarke, was the basis for which film? 14. What was the title of the 1962 epic about the D-Day landings? 15. The good the bad and the ugly is a typical example of which type of film sub-genre? 16. Which 1956 film is based on a novel by Boris Patternak? will keep and eye on this and post answers either next monday or when all have been answered correctly whichever comes first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted May 4, 2009 Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 1. Lavender Hill Mob Lets do it in numerical order and only one answer each until someone else has had a go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asperity Posted May 4, 2009 Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 2. The Titanic trying to sink an iceberg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted May 4, 2009 Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 3. The Ladykillers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asperity Posted May 4, 2009 Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 4. Rear Window Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted May 4, 2009 Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 5. A Town Like Alice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted May 4, 2009 Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 I don't know any of them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie Posted May 4, 2009 Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 I know them all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kateoflymm Posted May 4, 2009 Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 6. The King and I Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted May 4, 2009 Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 7. One of the St. Trinian films. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asperity Posted May 4, 2009 Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 8. Moby Dick (a whale of a film!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted May 4, 2009 Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 Dr Strangelove? Spagetti Westerns? The Longest Day? John Voight and Fingy (Ratzo)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Posted May 4, 2009 Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 9. Leonhard Bernstein wrote the music to West Side Story Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Posted May 4, 2009 Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 10. Dr. No Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Posted May 6, 2009 Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 11. Dr. Strangelove or ( How I Learned to Love the Bomb) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted May 6, 2009 Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 Voight and Hoffman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Sid Posted May 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2009 as promised the answers. 1. The lavender hill mob 2. The sinking of the titanic 3. The lady killers 4. Rear window 5. On the beach 6. The king and I 7. Blue murder at St Trinians 8. Moby Dick 9. Leonard Bernstein 10. Doctor No 11. Dr Strangelove 12. Dustin Hoffman and John Voight 13. 2001 a space odyssey 14. The longest day 15. The spaghetti western 16. Doctor Zhivago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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