Q: Before allowing actress Annette Funicello to appear
in all those beach party movies, did the Walt Disney company insist that: (a) she wear
only one-piece swimsuits; (b) she never show her belly button; or (c) she never try to
sing harmony? A: She could not be involved in any
"suggestive" scenes, nor uncover her navel.
Q: Actress Carrie Fisher became internationally
famous as Princess Leia in the 1977 blockbuster film Star Wars. Was Princess Leia's last
name: (a) Orcus; (b) Organa; or (c) Oradya? A: Princess Leia Organa. In Empire Strikes
Back and Return of the Jedi, she was billed simply as Princess Leia.
Q: As a teenager, did actor-writer
Matt Damon earn extra money as a sidewalk: (a) break-dancer; (b) mime; or (c) folk singer? A: Break-dancer.
Q: Was Elisabeth Shoe
nominated for a Best Actress Academy Award for her role in: (a) Adventures in
Babysitting; (b) Leaving Las Vegas; or (c) Back to the Future, Part 2? A:Leaving Las Vegas in 1995.
Q: Did actress Kate
Winslet, at age 11, appear in a TV cereal commercial frolicking with: (a) a honey monster;
(b) a tiger; or (c) a pirate? A: A honey monster.
Q: Did actor Charleton
Heston win an Oscar for his role in: (a) Ben-Hur; (b) Ten Commandments; or
(c) Planet of the Apes? A:Ben-Hur in 1959.
Q: Was actor Randy Quaid
once a regular on the TV show: (a) Dallas; (b) Saturday Night Live; or (c) Gunsmoke? A:Saturday Night Live, where in the mid-1980s he
impersonated President Ronald Reagan. He started in show business as the straight man in a
comedy team.
Q: In his first starring
video role, was movie stuntman Wilford Brimley: (a) a Niagara Falls daredevil; (b) a Grand
Canyon mule rider; or (c) an airborne helicopter painter? A: He was the only cast member in a video called Grand
Canyon Mule Ride, explaining the dos and don’ts of riding a mule into the Grand
Canyon.
Q: Did Italian producer
Carlo Ponti meet Sophia Loren when she was: (a) 15; (b) 20; or (c) 25? A: Sophia was a contestant in a beauty contest when she
was 15; Carlo was a judge. She starred in one of his films five years later, and they
married in 1957 when Sophia was 23.
Q: Was Woody
Woodpecker’s niece named: (a) Splinter; (b) Knothead; or (c) Little Beak? A: Knothead. Woody’s nephew was Splinter.
Fun Fact: In the original 101 Dalmatians movie,
Pongo has 72 spots, Perdita has 68 and each of the puppies has 32.
Q: Did Amy Irving receive
a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination for her 1983 performance in: (a) Far
Pavilions; (b) Micki and Maude; or (c) Yentl? A: As Hadass in Yentl.
Q: Before breaking into
films, did actor Hugh Grant have his own: (a) rock band; (b) comedy group; or (c) puppet
theater? A: He headed a comedy group called the Jockeys of Norfolk.
Q: Did actress Valerie
Perrine receive a 1974 Oscar nomination for her role in: (a) Lenny; (b) W.C.
Fields and Me; or (c) Last American Hero? A: For her role as Honey Bruce in Lenny.
Q: Did actor Richard Gere
attend the University of Massachusetts on a scholarship in: (a) gymnastics; (b) drama; or
(c) fencing? A: Gymnastics.
Q: Was actress Cameron
Diaz’s childhood nickname: (a) Mau Mau; (b) Skeletor; or (c) Bonesie? A: Skeletor. She was always skinny.
Q: Is actor Edward Norton
fluent in both English and: (a) French; (b) Japanese; or (c) Russian? A: Japanese.
Q: Was Robert
DeNiro’s Best Actor Oscar for the film: (a) Taxi Driver; (b) Raging Bull;
or (c) Deer Hunter? A:Raging Bull. He also won a Best Supporting Oscar
for Godfather, Part 2.
Q: Before suceeding in the
movie industry, was director James Cameron: (a) a school bus driver; (b) an appliance
salesman; or (c) an insurance agent? A: A school bus driver.
Q: At age 12, was actress Quinn
Cummings nominated for an Oscar as Best Supporting Actress in: (a) Night Terror;
(b) Goodbye Girl; or (c) Intimate Strangers? A:Goodbye Girl in 1977.
Q: Was actor Billy Bob
Thornton’s mother, Virginia: (a) a psychic; (b) a moonshiner; or (c) an evangelist? A: A psychic.
Q: Does actress Lisa
Kudrow have a degree. in: (a) pool sharking; (b) drama; or (c) sociobiology? A: Sociobiology. She planned originally to be a doctor.
Yes, she’s also a pool shark.
Q: Is actress Sandra Bullock’s mother: (a) a
singer; (b) a comedienne; or (c) a TV news anchor? A: Helga Bullock is a European opera singer.
Q: Was actor Woody Harrelson born in: (a) Hot Springs,
Arkansas; (b) Alamogordo, New Mexico; or (c) Midland, Texas? A: Midland, Texas.
Q: Is actor Danny
Glover’s most famous movie catch line: (a) "Whatever you say, boss;" (b)
"What a revoltin’ development this is;" or (c) "I’m gettin’
too old for this!" A: "I’m gettin’ too old for this!"
From the Lethal Weapon films, and also during a cameo appearance in Maverick.
