Questions from the blood simple to the die hard . . . by Donald Clarke
1. What follows inevitably from Identity and Supremacy?
2. What one word might bind the following to others (or themselves): Alien, Freddy, Kramer, Godzilla?
3. Which was first sequel to win the Oscar for best picture?
4. Who is the only cast member of The Great Escape to receive a peerage?
5. Who is the odd one out: Heath Ledger, Jack Nicholson, Caesar Romero, Frank Gorshin?
6. Hearts of Fire, Renaldo and Clara, Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid: Which musician?
7. How, aurally speaking, are the following linked: The Fog of War, Notes on a Scandal, The Hours, The Illusionist?
8. Which film's first line, arriving 25 minutes and 38 seconds after the picture begins, is: "Here you are, sir. Main Level D."
9. Who is the odd one out: Bette Davis in 1964; Jeremy Irons and Arnold Schwarzenegger, both in 1988; Nicolas Cage in 2002?
10. Patrick McGoohan killed four. Robert Culp and Jack Cassidy both killed three. William Shatner managed just two. On what medium did these actors clock up this grisly record?
Answers
1. Ultimatum. We are talking about the Bourne films here.
2. Versus. These beings have gone up against Predator, Jason, the other Kramer and, in Godzilla's case, to many to name.
3. The Godfather: Part II.
4. Lord Richard Attenborough.
5. Frank Gorshin. The rest have all played The Joker in Batman. Gorshin played The Riddler.
6. Bob Dylan.
7. They all have scores by Philip Glass.
8. 2001: A Space Odyssey.
9. Arnold Schwarzenegger. The others all played opposite themselves as identical twins in those years. Arnie played a fraternal twin opposite Danny DeVito in Twins.
10. On television. These actors played the murderer in Columbo that number of times.
