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1.	The poster which includes the above graphic mentions which character in its title?
		The Dictator
		Dredd
		Django
		Wreck-It Ralph

2.	2012 was the year of needless sequels. The title of this year's installment in the Resident Evil franchise promised:
		Extraction
		Purification
		Retribution
		Demolition

3.	Things get rather scary, icky and splatty in Barry Levinson's small film with this body of water in its title:
		The River
		The Ocean
		The Bay
		The Brook

4.	If you think that the screen adaptation of Rock of Ages absolutely suuuuuuckkkkkked, 1) you're right and 2) blame this woman's significant other, who wrote the hellacious script:
		Jessica Alba
		Jennifer Aniston
		Scarlett Johansson
		Sarah Michelle Gellar
		*By way of explanation.....* OK, OK, the script really wasn't the problem. We just wanted to know if you know who wrote it

5.	2012's The Avengers brought together characters who had already been featured in a Marvel film. The hero played by this dude had not yet had a film centering around him:
		Jeremy Renner
		Robert Downey, Jr.
		Chris Hemsworth
		Mark Ruffalo

6.	The designer drug featured in this film as side-effects ranging from "Asleepyness" to "Tripping Major Ballsack" to "The Giggs":
		Footloose
		21 Jump Street
		Savages
		Beasts of the Southern Wild

7.	In Argo, what was the fictitious "Argo"?
		A dam-building project
		A science fiction movie
		An international horse race
		A gaming convention

8.	During the fall, HBO aired its original film The Girl, a look at the contentious filming of Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds. Weeks later, "Hitchcock" hit theaters, giving audiences a look at the making of this suspense masterpiece:
		Vertigo
		Psycho
		Rear Window
		again, The Birds....let's just say that Tippi Hendren went through a lot on that set.

9.	This film was directed by Entertainment Weekly's Entertainer of the Year:
		The Avengers
		The Dark Knight Rises
		Argo
		Silver Linings Playbook

10.	This film was - by far - the one most concerned with wolves to be released in 2012:
		Ruby Sparks
		The Grey
		Savages
		The Watch

11.	The audience came dressed in its finery. The house lights dimmed. And by the end of the 2012 MTV Movie Awards, this cinematic offering was named Movie of the Year:
		The Help
		The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn: Part 1
		That's My Boy
		The Artist

12.	These impressive animals are at the heart of Big Miracle:
		Elephants
		Alligators
		Whales
		Sharks

13.	We were all denied the chance to see David Hasselhoff on the big screen when the scheduled release of this horror movie's sequel was shelved and headed straight to video:
		Insidious
		Dylan Dog
		Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
		Piranha 3DD

14.	You were not imagining things. Joseph Gordon-Levitt was omnipresent this year. Which of these 2012 releases did not feature him?
		Django Unchained
		Lincoln
		Looper
		Premium Rush

15.	Kevin James got hit so hard in the brain in Paul Blart: Mall Cop, that he woke up in 2012 and thought he was a:
		Celebrity
		Dietitian
		Cage fighter
		Zookeeper

16.	Temporarily not hung over, Bradley Cooper managed to appear in three films this year. Which of these does not feature him?
		The Guilt Trip
		Hit and Run
		Silver Linings Playbook
		The Words

17.	This film director, seeking to make amends for a highly publicized gay slur, has filmed a PSA for GLAAD:
		Michael Bay
		Paul W.S. Anderson
		Brett Ratner
		Simon West

18.	Lincoln, Schmincoln. This comedian played another real-life US President in a 2012 film:
		Dan Aykroyd
		Lewis Black
		Bill Murray
		Louis CK

19.	This actor, who we're increasingly convinced is a real-life psychopath, played an on-screen psychopath who made life difficult for Alex Cross:
		Matthew Fox
		Edward Norton
		Ethan Hawke
		Dolph Lundgren

20.	Having permanently corrupted our former lil sweetie-pie Kristen Bell, the Dax Shepard Reign of Terror continued unabated in 2012 as he wrote, directed and starred in:
		Safety Not Guaranteed
		The Apparition
		Hope Springs
		Hit and Run

21.	You totally know this, so don't even bother pretending you don't: Who played Magic Mike in Magic Mike?
		Matthew McConaughey
		Joe Manganiello
		Matt Bomer
		Channing Tatum

22.	If a movie named W.E. doesn't exactly ring a bell, don't be surprised. It grossed less than $1 million. It may be notable solely for the fact that it was written and directed by this lady, who is famous for doing other stuff:
		Ellen DeGeneres
		Sarah Palin
		Queen Latifah
		Madonna

23.	Danny DeVito supplied the vocal talent for an animated character based on a creation by:
		Dr. Seuss
		Charles Schulz
		Walt Disney
		John Lasseter

24.	How many of the top 15 movies of all time in terms of domestic (US) box office were released in 2012?
		2
		3
		4
		10
		*By way of explanation.....* The Avengers is #3; Dark Knight Rises comes in at #7 while The Hunger Games stands at #13. As of publication, Skyfall is next highest at #51.

25.	For our final question, here is what should be a softball for you, assuming you've been paying attention to our other quizzes: This film had the worst opening weekend for a movie released in at least 2,000 theaters in box office history:
		Bernie
		The Cold Light of Day
		The Collection
		The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure