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| 1. | If you were being instructed: "I want you to be nice... until it's time not to be nice." then you would be: | ||
| A customer service center rep | |||
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A bouncer | ||
| A political candidate | |||
| A massage therapist | |||
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By way of explanation.....
In the movie Road House, Dalton is brought in to clean up the Double Deuce and tells the staff: "You are the bouncers, I am the cooler." |
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| 2. | If you were berated with the statement "Coffee is for closers only" you would be: | ||
| A radio ad executive | |||
| A car salesman | |||
| A police detective | |||
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A real estate agent | ||
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By way of explanation.....
This line is part of Blake's (Alec Baldwin) do-or-die motivational speech in the film version of Glengarry Glen Ross. |
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| 3. | An evil boss steals her employee's idea and passes it as her own in: | ||
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Working Girl | ||
| The Devil Wears Prada | |||
| The Proposal | |||
| Disclosure | |||
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By way of explanation.....
Katharine Parker (Sigourney Weaver) takes Tess's (Melanie Griffith) idea that Trask Industries should invest in radio. |
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| 4. | What embarrassing outfit is Brad Hamilton forced to wear in In Fast Times At Ridgemont High? | ||
| A hot dog outfit | |||
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A pirate outfit | ||
| A French mime | |||
| A chicken outfit | |||
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By way of explanation.....
"Hamilton, you're going over there as a representative of Captain Hook Fish and Chips. Part of our image, part of our appeal is that uniform, you know that." |
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| 5. | Robert De Niro, Mel Gibson, Jamie Foxx, and Bruce Willis have all played characters with this job: | ||
| Pilot | |||
| Hitman | |||
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Cab driver | ||
| (professional) Boxer | |||
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By way of explanation.....
in the movies Taxi Driver, Conspiracy Theory, Collateral, and The Fifth Element. |
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| 6. | Complete this exchange from The Bodyguard (starring Kevin Costner): "And you're ready to die for me?" "It's the job." "And you'd do it? Why?" "____" | ||
| You pay better than public service. | |||
| I'd miss you if you were gone. | |||
| I've got nowhere else to go. | |||
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I can't sing. | ||
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By way of explanation.....
Superstar music diva Whitney Houston plays a superstar music diva who hires Costner to protect her from death threats and cold nights. |
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| 7. | In the movie Sneakers, Martin Bishop's comment "It's a living" is met with "Not a very good one." What's his occupation? | ||
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Security consultant | ||
| Owner of Side Kick Shoe Company | |||
| Amateur athlete | |||
| Travelling bible salesman | |||
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By way of explanation.....
This exchange occurs after Bishop's opening bank heist when he collects his meager payment from a bank teller. He's later offered a more tempting $175,000 to steal for the NSA. |
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| 8. | Complete this Heathers quote: "If you were happy every day of your life, you wouldn't be a human being; you'd be ___" | ||
| My stylist | |||
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A game-show host | ||
| Bob Ross | |||
| Miss America | |||
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By way of explanation.....
Spoken by Veronica Sawyer (Winona Ryder). |
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| 9. | During a deposition, Alec Baldwin's character says "I am God." in reference to his job as: | ||
| A Fortune 500 executive | |||
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A medical doctor | ||
| A movie producer | |||
| A US congressman | |||
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By way of explanation.....
Baldwin plays egomanical surgeon Dr. Jed Hill facing a malpractice suit for removing Tracy Safian's (Nicole Kidman) healthy ovaries. |
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| 10. | David Spritz, Harris K. Telemacher, Phil Connors are all names of: | ||
| Postal employees | |||
| Ship captains | |||
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Weather men | ||
| Computer programmers | |||
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By way of explanation.....
in the movies The Weather Man (Nicolas Cage), L.A. Story (Steve Martin), and Groundhog Day (Bill Murray). |
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| 11. | What job do characters played by Matthew Perry, Laurence Olivier, Steve Martin, and Campbell Scott have in common? | ||
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Dentist | ||
| Accountant | |||
| Soldier | |||
| Banker | |||
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By way of explanation.....
In the movies The Whole Nine Yards, Marathon Man, Little Shop of Horrors (and Novocaine), and The Secret Lives of Dentists. |
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| 12. | What job does Michael Keaton's character have before becoming a stay-at-home dad in Mr. Mom? | ||
| Movie producer | |||
| Stock broker | |||
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Automotive engineer | ||
| Chef | |||
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By way of explanation.....
Jack is laid off in Detroit during the early 1980s recession, and his wife (Teri Garr) gets a job at an ad agency. |
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| 13. | What industry employs Bud Fox's father the movie Wall Street? | ||
| Education | |||
| Health care | |||
| Civil engineering | |||
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Airlines | ||
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By way of explanation.....
Bud (Charlie Sheen) uses inside knowledge of his father's (Martin Sheen) Bluestar Airlines to gain an in with Gordon Gekko |
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| 14. | What product are Moses Pray and Addie Loggins (played by father and daughter Ryan and Tatum O'Neal) selling in Paper Moon? | ||
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Bibles | ||
| Stationery | |||
| Newspapers | |||
| Encyclopedias | |||
| 15. | What crime do the secretaries in the movie 9 to 5 spend most of the movie trying to coverup (with a kidnapping)? | ||
| Perjury | |||
| Embezzlement | |||
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Murdering their boss | ||
| Various OSHA violations | |||
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By way of explanation.....
After fantasizing about it, Fonda, Tomlin, and Parton think they've poisoned their boss's (Dabney Coleman) coffee. |
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| 16. | If Ryan Bingham were sitting across a table from you, that would probably mean: | ||
| You're about to play poker | |||
| You're about to go to trial | |||
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You're about to be unemployed | ||
| You're about to seal a huge merger | |||
| 17. | What secret is Michael J. Fox's character keeping in The Secret of My Success? | ||
| He's blackmailing the boss | |||
| His daughter can tell the future with her blanket | |||
| He does as little work as possible | |||
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He masquerades as two employees | ||
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By way of explanation.....
"That's right. Brantley is Whitfield; Whitfield is Brantley." "And Christy is the bimbo!" |
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| 18. | Which does not correctly match the movie doctor to his/her specialty? | ||
| Dr. Michael Hfuhruhurr - brain surgery | |||
| Dr. Peter Venkman - parapsychology | |||
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Dr. Jo Harding - primate behavior | ||
| Dr. Eleanor Arroway - astronomy | |||
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By way of explanation.....
Jo Harding in Twister specialized in meteorology (specifically: tornodo-ology). The others: The Man With Two Brains (Steve Martin), Ghostbusters (Bill Murray), and Contact (Jodie Foster). |
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| 19. | Finish this Mark Wahlberg quote from The Departed. "I'm the guy who does his job. ___ " | ||
| Maybe you should try it some time. | |||
| You're the guy who gets my coffee. | |||
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You must be the other guy. | ||
| Say hi to your mother for me. | |||
| 20. | This is a list: Bill Murray, Clive Owen, Patrick Swayze, George Clooney and Al Pacino. What kind of list is it? | ||
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A list of actors who have played bank robbers | ||
| A list of actors who have played politicians | |||
| A list of actors who have played evangelists | |||
| A list of actors who have played circus performers | |||
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By way of explanation.....
...in the movies Quick Change, Inside Man, Point Break, Out of Sight and Dog Day Afternoon |
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| 21. | If you were face to face with Don Ready, Jerry Lundegaard or Joey O'Brien, you would be about to: | ||
| Take a punch in a boxing ring | |||
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Buy a car | ||
| Take out an insurance policy | |||
| Fly an airplane | |||
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By way of explanation.....
...for the movies The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard (Jeremy Piven); Fargo (Wm. H. Macy); and Cadillac Man (Robin Williams). |
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| 22. | In which movie is a waitress required to wear an embarrassing amount of "flair"?: | ||
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Office Space | ||
| Waiting... | |||
| Diner | |||
| Waitress | |||
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By way of explanation.....
Jennifer Aniston's character has to wear 37 pieces of flair for her job at Chotchkie's. |
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| 23. | In the following list of movie lawyers, which is not, in fact, a cinematic barrister? | ||
| Fred Gailey | |||
| Rusty Sabich | |||
| Tom Hagen | |||
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John Nash | ||
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By way of explanation.....
Nash (Russell Crowe) is the mathematician depicted in A Beautiful Mind. The others: Miracle on 34th Street (John Payne), Presumed Innocent (Harrison Ford), and The Godfather (Robert Duvall). |
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| 24. | Which actress has not played a role in which she's in American law enforcement? | ||
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Uma Thurman | ||
| Jennifer Lopez | |||
| Angelina Jolie | |||
| Sarah Jessica Parker | |||
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By way of explanation.....
Lopez was a Marshal in Out of Sight, Jolie a patrol cop in The Bone Collector, and Parker an internal affairs detective in Striking Distance. |
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| 25. | What product are the young workers in the 1984 comedy KidCo selling? | ||
| Lemonade | |||
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Fertilizer | ||
| Nuclear weapons | |||
| Fireworks | |||
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By way of explanation.....
The kids' fledgling business selling composted horse manure comes up against IRS tax rules and a big business competitor. |
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