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The question about football should be specified, as in America, The Longest Yard is about football.
Michichi21 2/14/11 2:37 pm
Answers:
| 1. | The trailer for which film contained the well-intoned line, "Ask me about my weiner!" | ||
| National Lampoon's Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj | |||
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Accepted | ||
| Grandma's Boy | |||
| She's the Man | |||
| 2. | Which of these actors was not a member of the cast of The Departed? | ||
| Matt Damon | |||
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Brad Pitt | ||
| Martin Sheen | |||
| Mark Wahlberg | |||
| 3. | Which 2006 release featured cast members of Saturday Night Live and In Living Color as well as a past contestant from American Idol? | ||
| All the King's Men | |||
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Dreamgirls | ||
| Little Miss Sunshine | |||
| Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest | |||
| 4. | This movie's lead actor went to the extraordinary lengths of offering to call or e-mail your friends and loved ones to get them to watch a movie he called quite possibly the greatest ever. | ||
| Nacho Libre | |||
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Snakes on a Plane | ||
| Superman Returns | |||
| Borat | |||
| 5. | There were two $100 million openers this year. One was obviously Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest. Have you already forgotten that the other was ________________?: | ||
| Cars | |||
| The Da Vinci Code | |||
| Ice Age: The Meltdown | |||
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X-Men: The Last Stand | ||
| 6. | Which horror film received the highest fresh rating at RottenTomatoes? | ||
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The Descent | ||
| Saw 3 | |||
| An American Haunting | |||
| The Return | |||
| 7. | Google hosted a multi-part online game to tie in with the release of what movie? | ||
| Saw III | |||
| The Inside Man | |||
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The Da Vinci Code | ||
| Pan's Labyrinth | |||
| 8. | Which 2006 movie takes place at Mooby's fast foot restaurant and shows more of a donkey than you want to see? | ||
| Beerfest | |||
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Clerks II | ||
| Employee of the Month | |||
| Hoot | |||
| 9. | A famous director returned to his roots when he created a theatrical adaptation of the television show that had made him famous. What was it? | ||
| Bewitched | |||
| The Dukes of Hazzard | |||
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Miami Vice | ||
| The Mod Squad | |||
| 10. | Gore Verbinski, director of The Ring, The Mexican and The Weather Man, directed only one movie this year. Can you name it? | ||
| The Break-Up | |||
| The Omen | |||
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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest | ||
| Silent Hill | |||
| 11. | Which of these is not a 2006 movie with a football theme? | ||
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The Longest Yard | ||
| Invincible | |||
| Gridiron Gang | |||
| Goal! The Dream Begins | |||
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By way of explanation.....
Football has two different meanings in various parts of the world, but what cannot be denied is that The Longest Yard came out in 2005. |
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| 12. | How many words are in the complete title of the film Borat? | ||
| 8 | |||
| 10 | |||
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12 | ||
| 17 | |||
| 13. | Complications from surgery prevented Roger Ebert from appearing on Ebert & Roeper for the better part of 2006. In his absence, all of the following - except for whom? - filled in as guest host: | ||
| Jay Leno | |||
| Aisha Tyler | |||
| Kevin Smith | |||
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Richard Linklater | ||
| 14. | Which of the following did not have a trailer run during the 2006 Superbowl? | ||
| Cars | |||
| V for Vendetta | |||
| Mission Impossible 3 | |||
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|
Over the Hedge | ||
| 15. | This 2006 film featured a star/director combination who had also collaborated on a 2005 release: | ||
| A Scanner Darkly | |||
| Underworld: Evolution | |||
| Click | |||
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Scoop | ||
| 16. | The influence of Asian cinema on American film continued in 2006. Three of the following releases were based on an Asian original. Which was not? | ||
| The Lake House | |||
| Pulse | |||
| The Departed | |||
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Last Holiday | ||
| 17. | Comedy legends Dick Van Dyke and Mickey Rooney made their triumphant returns to the cineplex in which 2006 release? | ||
| The Holiday | |||
| National Lampoon's Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj | |||
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|
Night at the Museum | ||
| Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion | |||
| 18. | Which of these 2006 releases did not feature Luke Wilson? | ||
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Cars | ||
| Hoot | |||
| Idiocracy | |||
| My Super Ex-Girlfriend | |||
| 19. | The Fugees made a surprise reunion performance in which film? | ||
| Clerks II | |||
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Dave Chappelle's Block Party | ||
| High School Musical | |||
| Step Up | |||
| 20. | An unexpected, odd feud developed between classic rock mainstay Steely Dan and the creators of which summer release? | ||
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You, Me and Dupree | ||
| Cars | |||
| Nacho Libre | |||
| Click | |||
| 21. | Three of the following pairs contain a set of place names that were each part of a film name released in 2006. Which is the odd set out? | ||
| London, Tokyo | |||
| Annapolis, Talladega | |||
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Hollywood, Nebraska | ||
| Guantanamo, Khazakstan | |||
| 22. | Which of the following is not based on a comic book? | ||
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Garfield: A Tale of Two Kitties | ||
| Superman Returns | |||
| V for Vendetta | |||
| X-Men: The Last Stand | |||
| 23. | Which of these master thespians did not play a villain in one of the 2006 summer blockbusters? | ||
| Philip Seymour Hoffman | |||
| Bill Nighy | |||
| Kevin Spacey | |||
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Chiwetel Ejiofor | ||
| 24. | Which of the following movies did Regal and Cinemark refuse to exhibit due to its controversial subject matter? | ||
| CSA: Confederate States of America | |||
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Death of a President | ||
| Road to Guantanamo | |||
| United 93 | |||
| 25. | Which of the following is not a 2006 release about dancing? | ||
| Marilyn Hotchkiss Ballroom Dancing & Charm School | |||
| Step Up | |||
| Take the Lead | |||
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Tango de la Muerte | ||
| 26. | Which of these films made the most money at the box office? | ||
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The Devil Wears Prada | ||
| Failure to Launch | |||
| The Holiday | |||
| The Wicker Man | |||
| 27. | Will Ferrell reunited with his Elf co-star, Zooey Deschanel, in which 2006 release? | ||
| Failure to Launch | |||
| Stranger Than Fiction | |||
| Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby | |||
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Winter Passing | ||
| 28. | Which late 2006 release came with the tagline 'WARNING: May Cause Toe-Tapping"? | ||
| Dreamgirls | |||
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Happy Feet | ||
| Idlewild | |||
| Step Up | |||
| 29. | Which of these actresses did not try to kill John Tucker? | ||
| Ashanti | |||
| Arielle Kebbel | |||
| Brittany Snow | |||
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Vanessa Anne Hudgens | ||
| 30. | Romar Releasing, a company whose list of ownership partners includes Billy Zane, wound up being sued by the director of what 2006 release because the distributor failed to exhibit the film in as many theaters as promised? | ||
| Snakes on a Plane | |||
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BloodRayne | ||
| Alone in the Dark | |||
| American Dreamz | |||
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