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Martin Sheen played Greg Stillson in "The Dead Zone". He was shown in flash forward scenes as the POTUS.

rboyle 7/1/10 10:52 am

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1.	In 1984's Red Dawn, the US faced invasion from which country?
		Cuba
		China
		Japan
		U.S.S.R.

2.	Which of these pivotal American figures were visited by Bill and Ted in their Excellent Adventure?
		Ben Franklin
		Billy the Kid
		Daniel Boone
		Zebulon Pike

3.	This pair played Deep Throat (more or less) in a 1999 film:
		Michelle Williams and Kirsten Dunst
		Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Garner
		Parker Posey and Elisha Cuthbert
		Scarlett Johansson and Christina Ricci

4.	You can't get much more American than baseball. Yet which of these baseball movies largely took place outside of the USA?
		The Natural
		Eight Men Out
		Mr. Baseball
		Mr. 3000

5.	"There's no place out there for graft, or greed, or lies, or compromise with human liberties. And, uh, if that's what the grownups have done with this world that was given to them, then we'd better get those boys' camps started fast and see what the kids can do. And it's not too late, because this country is bigger than the Taylors, or you, or me, or anything else. Great principles don't get lost once they come to light. They're right here; you just have to see them again!"This quote is from which political film?
		Dave
		The American President
		Wag the Dog
		Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

6.	Which US government agency officially recognized Kris Kringle to be Santa Claus in the original Miracle on 34th Street?
		The Secret Service
		The War Department
		The Post Office
		The Census

7.	Meeting the elderly Moonlight Graham, taking Terrence Mann to a baseball game, turning a corn field into a baseball stadium....Ray Kinsella did each of these in Field of Dreams in the following states, except for:
		Michigan
		Massachusetts
		Minnesota
		Iowa

8.	The subject of which biopic was born on 7/4/46?
		Johnny Cash
		Jim Morrison
		Ron Kovic
		Harvey Milk

9.	The election in Election (1999) concerned an election for:
		The American presidency
		Student body president
		A seat on the PTA
		The president of the Teamsters

10.	Jon Voight has played each of these noted real-life Americans on film, except for:
		Adolph Rupp
		John Adams
		Howard Cosell
		Franklin Delano Roosevelt

11.	Which villainous world leader figured most prominently in Team America: World Police?
		Muammar Gaddafi
		Fidel Castro
		Saddam Hussein
		Kim Jong Il

12.	The film Miracle recounted one of America's finest hours. If you're familiar with the film or the events with which it deals, you would know that it culminated with a happening in which year?
		1965
		1980
		1944
		1976

13.	Each of the following lists a major US landmark that was destroyed in a film by Something from Outer Space, except for:
		The Statue of Liberty (Cloverfield)
		The White House (Independence Day)
		The Alamo (Mars Attacks!)
		The Golden Gate Bridge (Monsters vs. Aliens)

14.	Of the following, which was released latest (small hint: the three earlier films came out within a year of each other; the other came out a few years later)?
		American Splendor
		American Pie
		American Beauty
		American Psycho
		*By way of explanation.....* Splendor came out in 2003; Pie and Beauty were 1999 releases; Psycho came out the following year

15.	Which state that completes the name of a film listed below is located the farthest north?
		Paris, ___________
		Feeling _________
		Raising __________
		The Prize Winner of Definace, ________
		*By way of explanation.....* Paris, Texas; Feeling Minnesota; Raising Arizona; The Price Winner of Defiance, Ohio

16.	Everyone's favorite man with a 75 IQ, Forrest Gump met all the following U.S. Presidents in the 1994 film, except:
		John F. Kennedy
		Richard Nixon
		Lyndon B. Johnson
		Gerald Ford

17.	The majority of the action in The Patriot took place in which of the original 13 colonies, home to Mel Gibson's Benjamin Martin?
		Massachusetts
		South Carolina
		Maryland
		Pennsylvania

18.	Overly complicated clues led Ben Gates and company to each of the following locations in National Treasure, except for:
		The National Archives in Washington, DC
		Independence Hall in Philadelphia, PA
		Old North Church in Boston, MA
		Trinity Church in New York City

19.	It's NASA time: The 1983 epic The Right Stuff and 1995's Apollo 13 both starred which actor (who actually was nominated for Oscar for one of the films)?
		Gary Sinise
		Scott Glenn
		Ed Harris
		Dennis Quaid

20.	For Reagan-era jingoism, you couldn't do much better than Top Gun. You know that Tom Cruise was Maverick but which of these is not a correct match of actor and character?
		Michael Ironside / Jester
		Tom Skerritt / Viper
		Tim Robbins / Hollywood
		Anthony Edwards / Goose
		*By way of explanation.....* Tim Robbins played Merlin, who was the replacement for Edwards' Goose in the film's climactic dogfight

21.	Which film had a flag-adorned Rocky celebrating thusly:
		Rocky
		Rocky Balboa
		Rocky III
		Rocky IV

22.	Mount Rushmore figured prominently into the climax of which Alfred Hitchcock film?
		North by Northwest
		Vertigo
		Notorious
		To Catch a Thief

23.	Each of these has played a United States president in the movies, except for:
		Pierce Brosnan
		Billy Bob Thornton
		Morgan Freeman
		Peter Sellers
		*By way of explanation.....* Thornton (Love Actually), Freeman (Deep Impact) and Peter Sellers (Dr. Strangelove) have played the POTUS

24.	Which American icon does NOT come to life in Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian?
		Abe Lincoln
		General Custer
		Stonewall Jackson
		Sacajawea

25.	Finally, what silver screen tough guy showed off his song and dance skills in 1942's Yankee Doodle Dandy and took home an Oscar?
		James Cagney
		Humphrey Bogart
		Cary Grant
		Clark Gable