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![]() The poster which includes the above graphic mentions which character in its title? |
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The Dictator | |||
Dredd | |||
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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 | |||
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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 | |||
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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 | |||
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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 |
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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: | ||
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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 | |||
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21 Jump Street | ||
Savages | |||
Beasts of the Southern Wild | |||
7. | In Argo, what was the fictitious "Argo"? | ||
A dam-building project | |||
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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 | |||
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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 | |||
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Argo | ||
Silver Linings Playbook | |||
10. | This film was - by far - the one most concerned with wolves to be released in 2012: | ||
Ruby Sparks | |||
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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 | |||
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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 | |||
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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 | |||
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Piranha 3DD | ||
14. | You were not imagining things. Joseph Gordon-Levitt was omnipresent this year. Which of these 2012 releases did not feature him? | ||
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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 | |||
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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? | ||
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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 | |||
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Brett Ratner | ||
Simon West | |||
18. | Lincoln, Schmincoln. This comedian played another real-life US President in a 2012 film: | ||
Dan Aykroyd | |||
Lewis Black | |||
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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: | ||
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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 | |||
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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 | |||
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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 | |||
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Madonna | ||
23. | Danny DeVito supplied the vocal talent for an animated character based on a creation by: | ||
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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 | |||
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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. |
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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: |
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Bernie | |||
The Cold Light of Day | |||
The Collection | |||
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The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure | ||