ROUND 1: Festive favourites
1. What does George Bailey put in his pocket in It’s A Wonderful Life?
a) Flower petals from his daughter Zuzu
b) A beer mat from Martini’s
c) $1,000 from the family bank
d) A ball of string to lasso the moon
2. Buddy the Elf worked in which New York department store?
a) Macy’s
b) Gimbels
c) Bloomingdale’s
d) Bergdorf Goodman
3. Which British actor joined The Muppets for their musical version of A Christmas Carol?
a) Sir Patrick Stewart
b) Sir Ian McKellen
c) Sir Michael Caine
d) Sir Ben Kingsley
4. Which film’s sequels include Danger in the Manger and Dude Where’s My Donkey?
a) The Santa Clause
b) Nativity
c) Home Alone
d) National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
5. Which Hollywood star makes a cameo appearance as a DVD store customer in The Holiday?
a) Tom Cruise
b) Julia Roberts
c) Meryl Streep
d) Dustin Hoffman
James Stewart embracing Donna Reed from the 1946 Frank Capra film ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’
Will Ferrell captured hearts in his role as Buddy the Elf. But what New York department store did he work in?
Answers: 1) a, 2) b, 3) c, 4) b, 5) d.
ROUND 2. ‘Tis the season for a romantic comedy!
1. Which of these films did not star Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks?
a) Joe Vs The Volcano
b) Sleepless In Seattle
c) Prelude To A Kiss
d) You’ve Got Mail
2. Which Golden Girl appeared as Grandma Annie in The Proposal?
a) Betty White
b) Rue McClanahan
c) Estelle Getty
d) Bea Arthur
3. The plot of the teen romcom Clueless was inspired by which Jane Austen novel?
a) Mansfield Park
b) Sense and Sensibility
c) Pride and Prejudice
d) Emma
4. In 13 Going On 30 Jenna Rink works as an editor in which magazine?
a) Vogue
b) More
c) Highlights
d) Poise
5. Shazza, Jude and Tom are best friends of which comedy heroine?
a) Bridget Jones
b) Tamara Drewe
c) Elle Woods
d) Sally Albright
Alicia Silverstone in a scene from the 1995 film Clueless
Answers: 1) c, 2) a, 3) d, 4) d, 5) a
ROUND 3: Match the cast to the film
1. Zendaya, Josh Brolin, Timothee Chalamet
2. Natalie Portman, Gary Oldman, Jean Reno
3. Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Matt Damon
4. Jack Nicholson, Danny DeVito, Christopher Lloyd
5. Emma Stone, Ryan Gosling, John Legend
6. Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni, Kevin McKidd
7. Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Sir Richard Attenborough
8. Julia Roberts, Hugh Grant, Rhys Ifans
9. Timothee Chalamet, Sally Hawkins, Olivia Colman
10. Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson
Timothee Chalamet attends a special screening of his latest film Marty Supreme. But in which move did he star alongside Olivia Coleman and Sally Hawkins?
Answers: 1) Dune, 2) Leon, 3) The Talented Mr Ripley, 4) One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest, 5) La La Land, 6) It Ends With Us, 7) Jurassic Park, 8) Notting Hill, 9) Wonka, 10) Ghostbusters.
ROUND 4: Match the movie star to the title of their autobiography
1. Sonny Boy
2. The Princess Diarist
3. Wildflower
4. Finding Me
5. Greenlights
Answers: 1) Al Pacino, 2) Carrie Fisher, 3) Drew Barrymore, 4) Viola Davis, 5) Matthew McConaughey
ROUND 5: Which films feature these memorable lines?
1. ‘As far back as I remember, I always wanted to be a gangster’
2. ‘Roads? Where we’re going, we don’t need roads’
3. ‘My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die!’
4. ‘A boy’s best friend is his mother’
5. ‘I see dead people’
Answers: 1) Goodfellas, 2) Back To The Future, 3) The Princess Bride, 4) Psycho, 5) The Sixth Sense
ROUND 6: Match the star to their real name
1. Demetria Guynes
2. Betty Joan Perske
3. Caryn Johnson
4.Julia Wells
5.Frances Gumm
6. Marion Morrison
7. Walter Willis
8. Mark Sinclair Vincent
9. Michael Douglas
10. Maurice Micklewhite
Michael Douglas (pictured) shares his name with another celebrity. But what is his more commonly used name?
Answers: 1) Demi Moore, 2) Lauren Bacall, 3) Whoopi Goldberg, 4) Julie Andrews, 5) Judy Garland, 6) John Wayne, 7) Bruce Willis, 8) Vin Diesel, 9) Michael Keaton, 10) Michael Caine
ROUND 7: Animal actors on screen
1. What colour was the cat with no name in Breakfast at Tiffany’s?
a) Ginger tabby
b) Tortoiseshell
c) White long-haired
d) Persian blue
2. Which of these films did acting primate Crystal the capuchin monkey not appear in?
a) George Of The Jungle
b) Night At The Museum
c) Jumanji
d) The Fabelmans
3. Name the Parson Russell Terrier who starred in the Oscar-winning film The Artist?
a) Oggie
b) Uggie
c) Puggie
d) Duggie
4. Which character did Scabbers the rat belong to in the Harry Potter films?
a) Harry Potter
b) Rubeus Hagrid
c) Ron Weasley
d) Draco Malfoy
5. Who owned Sphynx cat Mr Bigglesworth in the Austin Powers film series?
a) Dr Evil
b) Vanessa Kensington
c) Felicity Shagwell
d) Frau Farbissina
Answers: 1) a, 2) c, 3) b, 4) c, 5) a.
