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To: Elroy who wrote (6404)7/20/2008 3:58:49 PM
From: Elroy  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 20435
 
In this group, questions 1,2 and 3 have two variations, I need to know which seems better, a or b. Also, the questions need to be narrowed down to 10, so which four should be removed?

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1. In the film The Good, The Bad and the Ugly
a. What are the names of the characters in the film that represent the Good, Bad and Ugly?
b. What are the names of the actors that played the Good, Bad and Ugly?

2a. For which year did Lawrence of Arabia win the Oscar for Best Picture? 1962
2b. For which year did Doctor Zhivago win the Oscar for Best Picture? It didn’t.

3a. Which actress holds the record for the most academy award acting nominations at 14? Meryl Streep

3b. How many times has Meryl Streep been nominated for an acting-related academy award (Best Actress or Best Supporting Actress)? 14

4. Who played drums on the Beatles song ‘The Ballad and John and Yoko’?

5. This actor often plays freakishly eccentric outcasts whose oddities are misunderstood by society, and usually have a flamboyant appearance and mannerisms. He made his screen debut in the Nightmare on Elm Street?

6. Which Month Python regular left the series before the others, and only made a brief appearance in the 4th and final season of the show?

7. Which British singer was born Reginald Dwight, and his first album was the highly unsuccessful “Empty Sky”?

8. Which Alfred Hitchcock film was the first to feature Jimmy Stewart in the lead, and is known for the length of its scenes. The film only has 10 cuts, and many of the scenes last as long as 10 minutes in length with the average length of a cut being 7 minutes, 45 seconds.

9. Of the following list of 9 comedians which 2 were NOT members of the first season cast of Saturday Night Live? John Belushi, Jane Curtain, Steve Martin, Gilda Radner, Bill Murray, Chevy Chase, Dan Akroyd, Garret Morris

10. Which actor was nominated for four Oscars in 1982?

11. Sharon Stone is a member of Mensa, True or False?

12. What is the title of the 1962 film that features Clark Gable and Marylin Monroe, and was the final regular release for both stars?

13. What is Dirty Harry’s last name?

14. Clint Eastwood was once the mayor of which California City?



To: Elroy who wrote (6404)7/20/2008 7:56:32 PM
From: Sr K  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 20435
 
12. Alben Barkley was Vice President under which post WW2 US President?

is too easy. If you know "Nixon" and "LBJ", then it's either Truman or None.

I chose Truman and I'm right.