1. | In 2017, a Baby was not only a __________ but also a _________? | ||
Brother / Boss | |||
Dinosaur / Brother | |||
Boss / Driver | |||
Driver / Dinosaur | |||
2. | Despicable Me 3 introduces the world to reformed super-villain Gru's brother. Say hello to blonde-haired: | ||
Tru | |||
Shru | |||
Dru | |||
Fru | |||
3. | Having gained fame with their Key & Peele TV show, Keegan Michael Key and Jordan Peele continue to make foray into film. The commercially and critically beloved Get Out is the baby of one or more of the team, right? | ||
It was Key but not Peele | |||
It was Peele but not Key | |||
It was both Key and Peele | |||
It was neither Key nor Peele, so forget we said anything about it | |||
4. | This symbol is technically required to complete the title of 2017's Darren Aronofsky/Jennifer Lawrence film: | ||
@ | |||
! | |||
? | |||
& | |||
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Despicable Me 3 | |||
The Fate of the Furious | |||
Beauty and the Beast | |||
Spider-Man: Homecoming | |||
6. | Taking a break from voicing Rapunzel in Disney's Tangled franchise, Mandy Moore found herself this many Meters Down, which apparently is way too many: | ||
99 | |||
35 | |||
78 | |||
47 | |||
7. | Pick - ok, please pick - the film listed below that was not directed by a previous Best Director Oscar winner: | ||
Detroit | |||
Alien: Covenant | |||
The Post | |||
Logan Lucky | |||
8. | Truth in advertising: Kidnap did, in fact, deal with a kidnapping. Who was kidnapped in Kidnap? | ||
The First Lady of the United States | |||
A child | |||
A pro athlete | |||
An heiress | |||
9. | More kidnapping! All the Money in the World deals with the abduction of a member of this very, very famous family: | ||
Rockerfeller | |||
Getty | |||
Lindbergh | |||
Carnegie | |||
10. | Nothing lasts forever. This film franchise delivered, if you believe it, "The Final Chapter" in 2017: | ||
The Amityville Horror | |||
Resident Evil | |||
The Exorcist | |||
Final Destination | |||
11. | A great story of World War II heroism came our way in The Zookeeper's Wife. This was the nationality of the zookeeper's wife (also, of the zookeeper): | ||
German | |||
Dutch | |||
Belgian | |||
Polish | |||
12. | You were told there would be no math. But, there's math. Count up the digits of the year included in October's Blade Runner sequel, and you'll get: | ||
22 | |||
15 | |||
38 | |||
12 | |||
By way of explanation.....
2+0+4+9 = 15 |
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13. | Battle of the Sexes, anyone? This early autumn film recounts events centering around this sport: | ||
Tennis | |||
Golf | |||
Gymnastics | |||
Stock car racing | |||
14. | While movies tell us all about superheroes, we haven't had that many telling us about their creators. 2017 brought a biopic about the man behind this creation: | ||
Batman | |||
Superman | |||
X-Men | |||
Wonder Woman | |||
15. | If you are a film that won an acting award at January's Golden Globes, please step forward. Not so fast there..... | ||
La La Land | |||
Manchester by the Sea | |||
Moonlight | |||
Fences | |||
By way of explanation.....
Globes went acting talent from Manchester by the Sea, Elle, La La Land, Nocturnal Animals (??!?) and Fences |
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16. | You wouldn't think a ____________ would need a Bodyguard, but here we are: | ||
Professor | |||
Hitman | |||
Shepherd | |||
Assassin | |||
17. | You know that Sophia Coppola directed The Beguiled to great acclaim, winning Best Director at Cannes, right? Right?!?!? Well, then, you probably also know that the film is an update of a movie originally directed by: | ||
Clint Eastwood | |||
Martin Scorsese | |||
Dennis Hopper | |||
Stanley Kubrick | |||
18. | You can't spell Roman J. Israel without adding these letters: | ||
Hon | |||
DDS | |||
PhD | |||
Esq | |||
19. | We've been all the poorer for his absence, so we rejoiced when 2017 marked "The Return of" this action character: | ||
John Wick | |||
Bean | |||
Xander Cage | |||
The Transporter | |||
20. | If you were waiting for baited breath for the follow-up to Wolf Warrior, you weren't alone, as Wolf Warrior 2 finishes the year at #5 if world-wide box office. Wolf Warrior 2 is a product of this country, which you may have heard of: | ||
India | |||
China | |||
South Korea | |||
France | |||