Q: Did
Jon Voight win an Academy Award for Best Actor in the film: (a) "Runaway Train;"
(b) "Midnight Cowboy;" or (c) "Coming Home?"
A: "Coming Home" in 1978. He was nominated
for the other two.
Q: Did
actor Denzel Washington graduate from Fordham University with a BA in: (a) drama; (b)
English; or (c) journalism?
A: Journalism.
Q: Was
British actress Jenny Agutter trained in: (a) classical piano; (b) ballet; or (c) karate?
A: Ballet.
Q:
Instead of acting, has Don Johnson been involved in four feature movies as: (a) director;
(b) music director; or (c) casting director?
A: Music Director.
Q: Did
Kim Basinger once throw her modeling portfolio: (a) off the Empire State Building; (b) off
the Statue of Liberty; or (c) off the Brooklyn Bridge?
A: Off the Brooklyn Bridge.
Q: Was C.
Thomas Howell's first movie role in the film: (a) Tank; (b) Outsiders; or (c) ET:The
Extra-Terrrestrial.
A: At age 16 he played the secondary role of Tyler in
ET: The Extra-Terrestrial. Before that, he had roles in three TV series, including Little
People at age four.
Q: Was comedian Steven
Wright a pilot in the 1993 film: (a) "So I Married An Axe Murderer;" (b)
"Swan Princess;" or (c) "Reservoir Dogs?"
A: "So I Married An Axe Murderer." Steven
played Speed in "Swan Princess" and was the voice of K-Billy DJ in
"Reservoir Dogs."
Q: Woody Allen's
original name was Allen Stewart Konigsberg. Is his legal name: (a) Stewart Allen; (b)
Heywood Allen; or (c) Woodrow Allen?
A: Heywood Allen.
Wisdom: Be courteous to everyone. You never know who
might show up on the jury.
Q: In Meg Ryan's 1981
film debut in Rich and Famous, who played her mother: (a) Jaqueline Bisset; (b) Candice
Bergen; or (c) Nina Foch?
A: Candice Bergen.
Q: Was Danny DeVito born in: (a) Neptune, New Jersey;
(b) Saturn, New York; or (c) Pluto, Delaware?
A: Neptune, New Jersey.
Q: Is Whoopi Goldberg's real name: (a) Caryn
Johnson; (b) Carolyn Jones; or (c) Kathy Jenson?
A: Caryn Johnson.
Q: Before he became an actor, was Sam Shepard:
(a) a bull rider; (b) blackjack dealer; or (c) a playwright?
A: He wrote more than 40 plays, winning 10 Obies
and a Pulitzer Prize.
Q: Actress Alfre
Woodard, best-known for TV's St. Elsewhere, received an Oscar nomination for her 1983
supporting role in Cross Creek. Did she play: (a) Geechee; (b) Popeye Jackson; or (c)
Chantelle?
A: Geechee. She was Popeye Jackson in Miss Firecracker
and Chantelle in Gun In Betty Lou's Handbag.
Q: What was unusual about Winona Ryder's childhood
home in Elk, California: (a) it was underground; (b) it had only one room; or (c) it had
no electricity?
A: No electricity (People Almanac).
Q: Was actor Dylan
McDermott's first movie: (a) Steel Magnolias; (b) Twister; or (c) Hamburger Hill?
A: In 1987 he was Sergeant Frantz in Hamburger
Hill, then Blue Iguana in 1988, followed in '89 by Twister and Steel Magnolias.
Q: Actress Julia
Roberts is a Georgia girl. Was she born in: (a) Waycross; (b) Smyrna; or (c) Swainsboro?
A: Smyrna.
Q: Actress
Jennifer Jason Leigh’s father was killed in a helicopter crash. Was he: (a) an actor;
(b) a Marine pilot; or (c) a TV weather reporter?
A: Actor Vic Morrow died in a helicopter accident while
filming Twilight Zone: The Movie.
