Film Buff's Quiz Book

Joe Varley

Description

Everyone enjoys a good film. Many of us have seen our favourites over and again, can quote all the best lines and have a personal list of memorable movie moments. If your idea of a perfect evening is settling down to watch a movie the 500 questions in The Film Buff's Quiz Book have been compiled with you in mind. Which legendary actor played Sir Edmund Burton in the 2017 film Transformers: The Last Knight? The character Leo Getz is associated with which film franchise? In The Lion King, what was the name of Mufasa's jealous younger brother? These are just some of the brain-teasers inside this fun new quiz book. Covering a range of genres with a mix of easy and challenging questions, there is something for everyone from the casual moviegoer to the film aficionado. With sections on Action/Thrillers; Comedy; Superheroes; Horror; Musicals; Sports; War, History and Epics; Science Fiction and Fantasy, Acting Greats and Famous Films along with general movie trivia, this book will appeal to anyone who has ever loved a film.

Informations

• Publié par: Andrews UK
• Date de parution: 07 février 2019
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781911476566
• Langue: English

Extrait

THE FILM BUFF’S QUIZ BOOK
500 questions on film favourites
Compiled by Joe Varley
Foreword by Tom Myers




Published as an ebook in 2019 by Apex Publishing Ltd
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Andrews UK Limited
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Copyright © 2019 Joe Varley
The author has asserted his moral rights
Cover design: Hannah Blamires
All rights reserved. This book is sold subject to the condition that no part of this book is to be reproduced, in any shape or form. Or by way of trade, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, be lent, re-sold, hired out or otherwise circulated in any form of binding or cover other than that in which it is published and without a similar condition, including this condition being imposed on the subsequent purchaser, without prior permission of the copyright holder.




“Fiendish film fun and tip-of-the-tongue trivia for every movie fan, from beginner to buff.”
Jason Solomons, UK film critic, journalist and broadcaster
“A fun, detailed, and immersive challenge for the most in-the-know film fans.”
John Kenneth Muir, US literary critic and author
“A good and varied set of questions. I learnt a lot from them.”
Gavin Fuller, Mastermind winner and President of The Mastermind Club



Foreword
When Joe asked me to write the foreword to his latest quiz book, I was honoured for a couple of reasons: 1) I would have my name on the front of a book; and 2) the quality of his first book was a wonderful guide for me as a fellow quizmaster.
The Film Buff’s Quiz Book is the sequel to Joe’s first book, The Ultimate Quiz Book Guide , and I’m certain the ‘difficult second book’ will delight many. As a film aficionado (a film degree from the University of Wolverhampton will testify to this) I love a film quiz book. Doubtless it shall captivate many, much like The Godfather: Part II , rather than Speed 2: Cruise Control .
Everyone likes a good film. Films breathe life into stories and create characters which are never forgotten. It’s a favourite quiz round to many, and this book covers everything from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre to Toy Story , The Sound of Music to Reservoir Dogs ... and much more.
The one frustration about Joe’s books is that he attends The Crescent Inn quiz on Monday nights, so I’m unable to use any of his taxing questions against him. However, after many beers at Ilkley Bowling Club , he may not recall ever writing them!
Read, enjoy, and share the knowledge.
Tom Myers,
Quizmaster, The Crescent Inn, Ilkley, West Yorkshire
September 2018



About the author
Joe Varley is a quiz writer and quizmaster, having written more than 10,000 questions in his illustrious career (yes...from scratch). He was born in 1977 in Keighley, West Yorkshire, and has a BSc Hons degree in zoology from The University of Wales, Aberystwyth; his specialist subject is venomous snakes.
After spending a year working in New Zealand at the age of 23 (the subject of his debut novel, Hard Up Down Under ), Joe worked in Leeds in various roles, notably as editor and writer of the trade magazine for the fish and chip industry, The Fish Friers Review . He has written for websites and small publications, including contributing bar reviews for the Leeds edition of The Itchy Guide .
He spends his summer weekends playing for Ilkley Cricket Club (numerous years as wicketkeeper), and improving his batting average. Joe’s first book, The Ultimate Quiz Book Guide , was published by Apex Publishing in 2016.



Introduction
Why are films so popular?
Films - like an exceptional TV series - provide an escape. They have the power to provoke feelings, and to rouse emotions through ambience, dialogue and settings. Take the final scene in The Shawshank Redemption ; it’s a perfect ending with no dialogue, the sun-drenched beach giving the viewer new hope in opposition to the drab, hostile environment of prison life. We sympathise with Andy Dufresne, and with the contrasting setting it’s all the more effective with the lack of discourse.
We like to be entertained. Musicals are rousing and infectious; action films are thrilling. And humour can be found in most films. Die Hard is a wonderful example of a genuine action film with frequent doses of humour. When John McClane steals a terrorist’s shoes, he wisecracks, “Nine million terrorists in the world and I gotta kill one with feet smaller than my sister.” And when he crawls through a narrow ventilation shaft he remarks to himself, “Now I know what a TV dinner feels like.”
And we like to be scared (a form of entertainment in itself) - the reason why rollercoasters are so popular. Scary films pump adrenaline and trigger the senses. Though you’d never wish to be in a position of the young girl in The Exorcist or be stalked by a deranged madman with a carving knife, watching the events in the safety of a cinema somehow makes seeing the images enjoyable.
People have different tastes. Comedies often involve a romantic twist - which appeals to the masses - but other films rely heavily on special effects to keep audiences interested. Similarly, a superb comedy needs no effects, violence or anything else to detract the viewer from a faultless script (1996’s Swingers is a perfect example).
This quiz book intends to appeal to film lovers. Though many questions will interest a wider audience, several will be known only to the connoisseur; some should even stump them. No matter how many times certain films are watched, there will be details that an eagle-eyed fan will overlook ( Pulp Fiction and The Shining are good examples - indeed, you could watch these over 50 times and remain surprised with unheard of facts).
The chapter categories are purposely broad for ease of reference. Whilst no one can deny, for example, that Oliver! and The Wizard of Oz are musicals, some might argue that Halloween is more suspense than horror. Certainly the jumpy camera angles, effective lighting, and creepy music crank up the suspense (and there is minimal blood), but Halloween is generally accepted to be a classic in the horror genre.
The Film Buff’s Quiz Book , like so many of your favourite films, aims to entertain. So crack open the popcorn, keep watching, and keep quizzing. If you like films, this book will be right up your street.
Joe Varley,
September 2018



Questions
Quiz 1: Action / thrillers Which comedian teamed up with Jackie Chan to play Detective James Carter in the first three Rush Hour films? In which 1968 Steve McQueen film did Robert Vaughan play Walter Chalmers? In the Die Hard films, what was the name of John McClane’s wife? What was the name of Steven Seagal’s character in the Under Siege films? Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom was mainly set in which country? Which 1972 novel by David Morrell was made into a 1982 film starring Sylvester Stallone? The character Leo Getz is associated with which film franchise? In which 1979 film did Mel Gibson play a character with the surname Rockatansky? Who played the main character in the 1968 film Coogan’s Bluff ? In the 1995 film Seven , which “deadly sin” was committed by policeman David Mills? How many seconds are there in the title of a 2000 film starring Nicolas Cage, Angelina Jolie and Vinny Jones? Who directed the 1984 film The Terminator ? Natalie Portman played a young girl who befriended a hit-man in which 1994 film? Which Leonardo DiCaprio film held its premiere in London on 8th July 2010? The film’s box office gross is over $800 million worldwide. In Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill films, the assassination squad had nicknames based on which type of animals? Jason Bourne was found in the opening scenes of The Bourne Identity floating adrift in which sea? Which 1995 film starred these actors: Ashley Judd, Tom Sizemore, Val Kilmer, Jon Voight, and Natalie Portman? The Warriors was a 1979 film featuring gang violence in which city? The 1998 film Run Lola Run was filmed and set in which country? The poster of which 1990 Sean Connery film depicted the words: “The hunt is on”? A bus would blow up in the 1994 film Speed if its speed decreased to below how many miles per hour? Which Scottish actor played Sean Ambrose in the 2000 film Mission: Impossible 2 ? Taken 2 was chiefly set in which large city? The Rock , a 1996 Michael Bay film, referred to which type of institution? Bruce Willis saved the day - again - in Die Hard 2 , but at which airport did he thwart terrorists? Who played the daughter of Jacob Fuller (played by Harvey Keitel) in From Dusk Till Dawn ? In Collateral , starring Tom Cruise, which profession was Jamie Foxx’s character? Which Italian actress played Lucia Sciarra in the James Bond film Spectre ? Eddie Murphy played which character in the 1982 film 48 hrs ? In which 1991 film did a gang of bank robbers label themselves the “Ex-Presidents”? Michael Madsen’s character was killed in a trailer by a black mamba in which 2004 film? In The Bourne Supremacy , Jason Bourne travelled to England to track down journalist Simon Ross - at which train station was Ross shot dead by an assassin? In the Coen brothers’ 1996 film Fargo , who played the desperate car salesman who hires two criminals to kidnap his wife? Anthony Edwards played Nick Bradshaw in the classic film Top Gun - what was his nickname in the film?