Pop Culture Trivia Questions VII

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All of these people were reportedly considered for the role of Michael Corleone. Who actually played him?

       a. Warren Beatty
       b. Robert Redford
       c. Al Pacino
       d. Burt Reynolds


Disneyland and Disney World are both found in counties that happen to be named for what citrus fruit?

       a. Apple
       b. Orange
       c. Lemon
       d. Lime


Kelsey Grammer was Emmy-nominated for playing Frasier Crane on three different TV shows. Which of these was not one of them?

       a. Cheers
       b. The John Larroquette Show
       c. Frasier
       d. Wings


Dr Donald Blake could hardly walk, but in 1962's Journey Into Mystery #83, he became what superhero, after vacationing in Norway?

       a. Thor
       b. Captain America
       c. Green Lantern
       d. Wonder Woman


Terry, a four-year-old Cairn terrier, made $125 a week playing what movie dog?

       a. Toto
       b. Rin Tin Tin
       c. Lassie
       d. Beethoven


Who used to make spectacular entrances through the door of Apartment 5A at 129 West 81st Street in Manhattan?

       a. Rhoda Morgenstern
       b. Kramer
       c. Ed Norton
       d. Joey Tribbiani


They were ready for their close-ups. In what movie do Cecil B DeMille, Hedda Hopper and Buster Keaton all play themselves?

       a. Sunset Boulevard
       b. All About Eve
       c. Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?
       d. That's Entertainment


Legally speaking, what theme park is actually a fully legal Florida municipality called the Reedy Creek Improvement Area?

       a. MGM Universal
       b. Disney World
       c. Disneyland
       d. Knott's Berry Farm


Featuring Akbar and Jeff's fractured relationship, what Matt Groening comic strip also poked fun at "wuvbunnies" named Binky and Sheba?

       a. Life in Hell
       b. Red Meat
       c. This Modern World
       d. Tom the Dancing Bug


Ricardo Montalban once did ads extolling which car's "rich Corinthian leather"?

       a. Acura Integra
       b. Chrysler Cordoba
       c. Chevrolet Camaro
       d. Cadillac Eldorado


Invented by Dr. Emmett L. Brown, what would you use a flux capacitor for?

       a. To turn an AC current into a DC current
       b. To measure solar power generation
       c. To travel through time
       d. To play compact discs


As of 2008, three men have been nominated for Oscars twice for playing the same role in different movies. Which of these is not one of them?

       a. Peter O'Toole
       b. Anthony Hopkins
       c. Bing Crosby
       d. Al Pacino


Robert Redford won a Best Director Oscar for "Ordinary People", and 10 years later, Kevin Costner won for "Dances With Wolves." Both actors beat what acclaimed director?

       a. Woody Allen ("Manhattan" and "Hannah and Her Sisters")
       b. Francis Ford Coppola ("Apocalypse Now" and "The Godfather, Part III")
       c. Martin Scorsese ("Raging Bull" and "Goodfellas")
       d. Steven Spielberg ("ET" and "Schindler's List")


What comic legend ran for president in 1940 as the candidate for the Surprise Party?

       a. Gracie Allen
       b. Jack Benny
       c. Bob Hope
       d. Lucille Ball


With 300,000 extras appearing in a funeral scene, what movie is believed to have the largest cast in Hollywood history?

       a. Gandhi
       b. Ben-Hur
       c. Spartacus
       d. JFK




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