[jmh30]

OK, here goes. This was intended to be a movie quiz, but because movies and TV typically draw from the same pool of talent, some questions will also involve TV as well.

I'll update this as often as possible, but there are a lot of you (I hope) and one of me, and in all likelihood you'll answer these faster than I can ask them, so please just be patient. As Obie did in the music quiz, I'll give you points if you suggest a question to me and I use it.

First correct answer to a question gets credit, obviously. Any reference to a movie winning an award refers to an Oscar, and any reference to a TV show winning an award refers to an Emmy, unless otherwise noted. No searching for these answers online; I'm doing my best to write questions that make that hard to do, but there's so much available that I can't make guarantees. If I catch you looking stuff up online, you'll be disqualified for cheating. If I catch you looking stuff up on IMDB, you'll be disqualified and I'll kick you in the nutz, because not only are you cheating, but you're also being lazy.

We'll start with some "which one of these is not like the other?" questions, because I like them, even though they're probably way easier than I think. I may or may not give partial credit for a correct answer that wasn't the one I was looking for. You need to tell me which of the items on the list doesn't belong, and why. Questions are worth 10 points unless otherwise noted. So, without further ado:

1) Which of the following Best Picture-winners doesn't belong: American Beauty, The Godfather, The Godfather Part II, Rain Man, Schindler’s List, The Silence of the Lambs

2) Which of the following movies doesn't belong (5 points): The Running Man, The Shawshank Redemption, The Shining, The Silence of the Lambs, Stand By Me

3) Which of the following actors doesn't belong: Warren Beatty, Kenneth Branagh, Kevin Costner, Clint Eastwood, Mel Gibson, Robert Redford

4) Which of the following movies doesn't belong: Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, Analyze This, Happy Gilmore, Lost In Space, Office Space, Six Days Seven Nights, Three To Tango

5) Which of the following Frank Capra movies doesn't belong: It Happened One Night, It's a Wonderful Life, Lady For a Day, Lost Horizon, Mr. Deeds Goes To Town, Mr. Smith Goes To Washington

[obie]

Originally posted by jmh30
1) Which of the following Best Picture-winners doesn't belong: American Beauty, The Godfather, The Godfather Part II, Rain Man, Schindler’s List, The Silence of the Lambs

Ummm.... American Beauty was written directly for the screen?

2) Which of the following movies doesn't belong (5 points): The Running Man, The Shawshank Redemption, The Shining, The Silence of the Lambs, Stand By Me

Silence of the Lambs was not a Stephen King story.

3) Which of the following actors doesn't belong: Warren Beatty, Kenneth Branagh, Kevin Costner, Clint Eastwood, Mel Gibson, Robert Redford

Branagh has never won Oscar best actor?

5) Which of the following Frank Capra movies doesn't belong: It Happened One Night, It's a Wonderful Life, Lady For a Day, Lost Horizon, Mr. Deeds Goes To Town, Mr. Smith Goes To Washington

I'll guess that Jimmy Stewart wasn't in Lady For A Day.

[ThreeApples]

Originally posted by jmh30

4) Which of the following movies doesn't belong: Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, Analyze This, Happy Gilmore, Lost In Space, Office Space, Six Days Seven Nights, Three To Tango.

Happy Gilmore had nobody from "Friends" in the cast.

[jmh30]

Originally posted by obie
Ummm.... American Beauty was written directly for the screen?

Silence of the Lambs was not a Stephen King story.

Branagh has never won Oscar best actor?

I'll guess that Jimmy Stewart wasn't in Lady For A Day.

Correct on American Beauty, but not what I was looking for, and I like my answer better, so 5 points to you and 5 points remaining if someone comes up with another.

Correct on Silence of the Lambs. 5 points.

While true that Branagh has never won a best actor Oscar, and that Jimmy Stewart wasn't in Lady For a Day, neither are correct.

10 points for Obie, questions 1, 3, 4 and 5 still open.

[jmh30]

Originally posted by Noah Elliott
Happy Gilmore had nobody from "Friends" in the cast.

Bingo! Noah nails my pet question. (I'm a Friends junkie.)

Obie 10
Noah Elliott 10

1, 3, 5 still open

I knew you'd answer them faster than I could write them

[GringoTex]

1) Which of the following Best Picture-winners doesn't belong: American Beauty, The Godfather, The Godfather Part II, Rain Man, Schindler’s List, The Silence of the Lambs

Schindler's List is based on a true story


3) Which of the following actors doesn't belong: Warren Beatty, Kenneth Branagh, Kevin Costner, Clint Eastwood, Mel Gibson, Robert Redford

Branagh has not won a Best Director Oscar.


5) Which of the following Frank Capra movies doesn't belong: It Happened One Night, It's a Wonderful Life, Lady For a Day, Lost Horizon, Mr. Deeds Goes To Town, Mr. Smith Goes To Washington

It's A Wonderful Life was not a Columbia Picture.

[GringoTex]

Originally posted by jmh30
Correct on American Beauty, but not what I was looking for, and I like my answer better, so 5 points to you and 5 points remaining if someone comes up with another.

Rain Man was also an original screenplay, so I want all ten points.

[obie]

Originally posted by GringoTex


Rain Man was also an original screenplay, so I want all ten points.

I looked it up. GT is correct, so I shouldn't get the extra five.

[obie]

Originally posted by GringoTex
Schindler's List is based on a true story

Are you telling me that Puzo made up "The Godfather"? For shame!

[jmh30]

Originally posted by GringoTex
Schindler's List is based on a true story

Branagh has not won a Best Director Oscar.

It's A Wonderful Life was not a Columbia Picture.

You get no points for Schindler's List being a true story, because that's weak. But I'll give you the 5 points I originally gave Obie for pointing out my error, because you're right that Rain Man was original. (I like being a dictator. A dictator who needs to improve his fact-checking, but a dictator nonetheless.)

Branagh not having won Best Director is correct. 10 points.

It's a Wonderful Life was not Columbia, and the rest were, so 10 points for that as well.

GringoTex 25
Noah Elliott 10
Obie 5

Question 1 is still open, and is now 10 points again.

6a) What's the common thread of these actors (5 points): Alan Alda, Jamie Farr, Mike Farrell, Larry Linville, McLean Stevenson, Loretta Swit
6b) Which one doesn't belong (5 points)?

7) Which of the following Best Picture nominees doesn't belong: Chinatown, ET, The Godfather, Jaws, Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Silence of the Lambs