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In Chaplin's The Great Dictator, what was the dictator's name?
A: Adenoid Hynkel.

To which conductor did Vaughan Williams dedicate his 8th Symphony?
A: Barbirolli.

What did critic John Mason Brown describe as "chewing gum for the eyes?"
A: TV.

Who wrote the book on which the musical Whistle Down the Wind was based?
A: Mary Hayley Bell.

In what country was British choreographer Sir Frederick Ashton born?
A: Ecuador.

Which orchestral conductor was married to one of the subjects of the film Hillary and Jackie?
A: Daniel Barenboim.

Which director's autobiography was called The Name Above the Title?
A: Frank Capra.

Where was blues singer Leadbelly when he was 'discovered' musically?
A: Prison.

Most of the Three Tenors come from which country?
A: Spain.

Who is taller, Holly Hunter or Madonna?
A: Madonna.

What is Ryan O'Neal's real first name?
A: Patrick.

Who wrote the song Mad Dogs And Englishmen?
A: Noel Coward.

Who wrote the children's classic The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe?
A: C. S. Lewis.

The first Miss World came from which country?
A: Sweden.

Which writer and politician became Lord Tweedsmuir?
A: John Buchan.

Who directed the 1980 film of Popeye?
A: Robert Altman.

For which movie did Spielberg win his first Oscar?
A: Schindler's List.

Which part did Michael Jackson play in The Wiz?
A: The Scarecrow.

What was advertised by Rod Stewart and Tina Turner's version of It Takes Two?
A: Pepsi.

Which brothers bought Shepperton movie studios in 1994?
A: Scott.

Which studios did the Rank Organization open in 1936?
A: Pinewood.

Who made the film Renaldo and Clara with Bob Dylan?
A: Joan Baez.

Which British composer wrote the theme music for the film Murder on the Orient Express?
A: Richard Rodney Bennett.

The expression Great White Hope was used to describe which black boxer's opponents?
A: Jack Johnson.

Which Dallas actress was born on exactly the same day as singer / songwriter Stephen Stills?
A: Victoria Principal.

Which Bond girl was played by Diana Rigg?
A: Tracy Vincenzo.

Who was the German soldier in Rowan and Martin's Laugh In?
A: Artie Johnson.

In which decade was Kim Basinger born?
A: 50s.

Who had a 1980s No 1 hit with Shakedown?
A: Bob Seger.

What food has sexual overtones in Bertolucci's Last Tango in Paris?
A: Butter.

On whose life was the short-lived musical Winnie based?
A: Winston Churchill.

How many Gilbert & Sullivan operas are there?
A: 13.

Who said, "Middle age is when your age starts to show around your middle?"
A: Bob Hope.

About whom did Kenneth Tynan say, "What one sees in other women drunk, one sees in... sober?"
A: Greta Garbo.

Which pop star went on The Serious Tour?
A: Phil Collins.

In what year was the first Tarzan novel published?
A: 1914.

Michael Jackson's Will You Be There came from which movie?
A: Free Willy.

Who had a 60s No 1 hit with The Theme From a Summer Place?
A: Percy Faith.

What was Blossom's last name in the comedy series?
A: Russo.

Who won the Best Director Oscar for Platoon?
A: Oliver Stone.

In which decade of the 20th century was Jessica Lange born?
A: 1940s.

The first great rock charity show was in aid of the people of which country?
A: Bangladesh.

Which film poster included the line "I told you... you know nothing about wickedness?"
A: The Lady From Shanghai.

Who wrote the very last episode of Seinfeld?
A: Larry David.

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