Pop Culture Trivia Questions IX

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Although he claims his movie debut was as an extra on Woody Allen's Bananas, who had earlier appeared in an adult movie called A Party at Kitty's and Stud's?

       a. Arnold Schwarzenegger
       b. Steven Seagal
       c. Sylvester Stallone
       d. Jean-Claude Van Damme


Which Jedi wields a purple lightsaber?

       a. Luke Skywalker
       b. Obi-Wan Kenobi
       c. Mace Windu
       d. Qui-Gon Jinn


What movie tough guy was rejected for naval service by Annapolis and during WWII got a 3-A draft deferment for family dependency?

       a. John Wayne
       b. Edward G Robinson
       c. Jimmy Cagney
       d. Humphrey Bogart


Staying up past bedtime (we hope!), what seven-year-old became Saturday Night Live's youngest host in 1982?

       a. Drew Barrymore
       b. Macaulay Culkin
       c. Tatum O'Neal
       d. Justin Henry


Who played Britain's bachelor prime minister in Love Actually, who falls for a heavyset staffer, albeit in a totally non-Lewinsky way?

       a. Hugh Grant
       b. Ewan McGregor
       c. Colin Firth
       d. Liam Neeson


In 1996, George and Louise Jefferson "moved on up" when they bought a new property from Philip Banks on what TV series?

       a. The Jeffersons
       b. The Cosby Show
       c. The Fresh Prince of Bel Air
       d. Married ... With Children


Which of the "Friends" graduated with a sociobiology degree from Vassar and did medical research on cluster headaches until Jon Lovitz suggested acting?

       a. Matt LeBlanc
       b. Lisa Kudrow
       c. David Schwimmer
       d. Matthew Perry


Frank Morgan played the title character (and several other roles) in what classic movie?

       a. The Thin Man
       b. The Maltese Falcon
       c. The Wizard of Oz
       d. Dracula


Two very different movies have the same title. One is a weirdo 1996 film. The other is an Oscar winning 2005 film. And both were by Canadians. What shared title is this?

       a. Chicago
       b. The Departed
       c. Crash
       d. A History of Violence


On what series, set in Lanford, did the family win $108 million in the Illinois State Lottery … only for it all to turn out to be a dream?

       a. Roseanne
       b. Family Ties
       c. Home Improvement
       d. Grace Under Fire


That's a joke son … and a catchphrase for both the Sen. Beauregard Chaghorn character on Fred Allen's radio show, and for what Warner Brothers character modeled on Claghorn?

       a. Bugs Bunny
       b. Foghorn Leghorn
       c. Daffy Duck
       d. Yosemite Sam


Before he died in 2002, who appeared in a record 14 TV series, including "Vega$" and "Spenser For Hire"?

       a. McLean Stevenson
       b. Gavin MacLeod
       c. Robert Urich
       d. Avery Brooks


What future Beverly Hillbilly was scheduled to play the Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz, until he had an allergic respiratory reaction to his aluminum makeup?

       a. Bert Lahr
       b. Ray Bolger
       c. Buddy Ebsen
       d. Jack Haley


What Ohio-based TV show featured Courtney Cox and Geena Davis ... as Alex's love interests ... and Tom Hanks, as his alcoholic uncle?

       a. WKRP in Cincinnati
       b. The Drew Carey Show
       c. Family Ties
       d. One Day at a Time


Since 1998, what nostalgic cable network has given its "Future Classic" award to programs that it thinks we'll remember nostalgically?

       a. TV Land
       b. HBO
       c. MTV
       d. CNN




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