Take the Groovy Movies of the 1960's Trivia!
1.
The 1968 movie musical "Oliver!" is based on a novel by which author?
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Charles Dickens
2.
What monument does Taylor see at the end of the 1968 movie "Planet of the Apes"?
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The Statue Of Liberty
3.
What occupation is Maria training for at the start of the 1965 movie "The Sound of Music"?
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Nun
4.
What character does Dick Van Dyke play in the 1964 film "Mary Poppins"?
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Chimney Sweep
5.
What is the name of Goldfinger's female assistant in "Goldfinger"?
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Pussy Galore
6.
The title characters in the 1967 film "Bonnie and Clyde" were members of which notorious gang?
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Barrow Gang
7.
"Fast Eddie" Felson specializes in which game in the 1961 film "The Hustler"?
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Pool
8.
"The Magnificent Seven" is based on what classic Japanese film?
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Seven Samurai
9.
Leo Bloom and Max Bialystock put on a musical about which tyrannical ruler in "The Producers"?
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Hitler
10.
The 1969 movie "Medium Cool" depicts protests against which war?
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Vietnam War
11.
The 1968 film "Funny Girl" is the story of which legendary Broadway performer?
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Fanny Brice
12.
According to Virgil in 1967's "In the Heat of the Night", what do they call him in Philadelphia?
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Mister Tibbs
13.
1964's "A Shot in the Dark" is the second film to feature which legendary detective?
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Inspector Clouseau
14.
The main characters in "Born Free" raise which type of wild animal?
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Lion
15.
Annie Sullivan is dubbed "The Miracle Worker" for her efforts with which child?
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Helen Keller
16.
"What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?" deals with the later life of whom?
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A Child Actress
17.
In the 1962 film "Cape Fear", a psycho stalks what sort of person who helped send him to jail?
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Lawyer
18.
The 1964 movie "My Fair Lady" is based on which George Bernard Shaw play?
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Pygmalion
19.
"Doctor Zhivago" takes place during a revolutionary period in which country?
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Russia
20.
"Viva Las Vegas" stars which rock icon?
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Elvis Presley
21.
1969's "A Boy Named Charlie Brown" was the first film based on which comic strip?
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Peanuts
22.
The Boys maintain order by passing what natural object in "Lord of the Flies"?
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A Conch Shell
23.
How is the title character paralyzed in "Pollyanna"?
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Falls From A Tree
24.
In the 1966 movie "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?", both Nick and George hold what profession?
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Professor
25.
What is the occupation of the three girls in the 1965 movie "Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!"?
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Go-Go Dancers
26.
"House of Usher" is based on a story by which author?
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Edgar Allan Poe
27.
Who had her first prominent film role in "Cactus Flower"?
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Goldie Hawn
28.
The release of "The Devil Rides Out" was delayed for years due to censorship worries over what?
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Satanism
29.
What does Jack Lemmon use as a colander in "The Apartment"?
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Tennis Racket
30.
From where are the men recruited in "The Dirty Dozen"?
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Prison
31.
"Yellow Submarine" features cartoon versions of which rock band?
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The Beatles
32.
The 1962 movie "Lawrence of Arabia" is set during which war?
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World War I
33.
Much of the violence in "The Wild Bunch" was edited out to avoid which rating?
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X
34.
How does Hilts attempt to break through the German-Swiss border in the 1963 film "The Great Escape"?
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Jumping His Motorcycle
35.
What do the crew in "The Guns of Navarone" disguise themselves as when crossing the sea?
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Fishermen
36.
Which basic activity is Sundance unable to perform in "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid"?
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Swimming
37.
"Army of Shadows" deals with the French people's resistance to whom?
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Hitler
38.
Which horror legend did the voiceover for "Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas"?
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Boris Karloff
39.
1963's "Charade" was filmed on location in which European city?
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Paris
40.
Steve McQueen drives which sports car in "Bullitt"?
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Ford Mustang
41.
1965's "Repulsion" is the first English-language movie by which legendary director?
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Roman Polanski
42.
The 1963 film "Jason and the Argonauts" primarily employs what type of animation?
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Stop-Motion
43.
What does the main character do with his victims in the 1960 movie "Peeping Tom"?
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Films Them
44.
The finale of the 1967 film "Wait Until Dark" features the shattering of what objects?
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Light Bulbs
45.
The 1969 movie "The Italian Job" features which legendary playwright as a criminal overlord?
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Noel Coward
46.
"Breakfast at Tiffany's" features the original performance of which song?
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Moon River
47.
"The Music Man" is set in which Midwestern town?
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River City, Iowa
48.
The title character in "Becket" holds which title?
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Archbishop of Canterbury
49.
The title character of "The World of Henry Orient" is loosely named after which actor?
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Oscar Levant
50.
"Khartoum" tells of the Battle between Britain and which country for the titular territory?
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Sudan
51.
"The Longest Day" tells the story of which World War II battle?
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D-Day
52.
What is the name of the evil creatures in the 1960 movie "The Time Machine"?
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Morlocks
53.
Of what ethnicity is Peter Sellers' character in "The Party"?
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Indian
54.
"The Thomas Crown Affair" won an Oscar for which song?
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The Windmills of Your Mind
55.
The 1961 movie "The Innocents" is based on which Henry James novel?
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The Turn Of The Screw
56.
What is the name of the business that offers people a second chance at life in "Seconds"?
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The Company
57.
The 1960 movie "The Virgin Spring" is set in which Scandinavian country?
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Sweden
58.
"Will Penny" is based on an episode of which TV series?
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The Westerner
59.
Who directed the 1966 film "Blowup"?
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Michelangelo Antonioni
60.
Who directed the movie "Hatari" starring John Wayne?
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Howard Hawks
61.
What plan authorizes the nuclear attack in the 1964 Stanley Kubrick film "Dr. Strangelove"?
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Plan R
62.
For his role in "Spartacus", who was the only actor to win an Oscar in a Stanley Kubrick film?
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Peter Ustinov
63.
Which playing card is used to brainwash Raymond Shaw in 1962's "The Manchurian Candidate"?
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Queen Of Diamonds
64.
How does James Bond finally subdue Red Grant in "From Russia With Love"?
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Strangulation
65.
The 1968 movie "Night of the Living Dead" was filmed outside which American city?
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Pittsburgh
66.
What song do the British soldiers sing after being defeated in the 1964 movie "Zulu"?
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Men Of Harlech
67.
Where do Joey and Dr. Prentice meet in "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner"?
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Hawaii
68.
What is the name of the corporate crime operation in the 1967 movie "Point Blank"?
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The Organization
69.
Charles Bronson's character has what musical name in the 1969 film "Once Upon a Time in the West"?
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Harmonica
70.
The title character in "Dr. No" resides on a small island off which nation?
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Jamaica
71.
In the 1968 film "The Swimmer", what does Ned Merrill swim in?
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Swimming Pools
72.
The murdered family of "In Cold Blood" lives in which town?
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Holcomb
73.
In the 1964 film "Seven Days in May", the signing of a treaty with whom precipitates a coup attempt?
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The Soviet Union
74.
The 1964 movie "A Fistful of Dollars" was primarily filmed in which country?
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Spain
75.
"The Lion in Winter" tells the story of which English king?
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Henry II
76.
The Robinson family is headed for which colony in "Swiss Family Robinson"?
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New Guinea
77.
Sir Thomas More defies which King in "A Man For All Seasons"?
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Henry VIII
78.
Mary Henry in the 1962 film "Carnival of Souls" is the only survivor of what calamity?
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Car Crash
79.
How is the main character first discovered by his father in "Tom Jones"?
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He's Left In His Bed
80.
What color is the main character's Cadillac in "Hud"?
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Pink
81.
Ransom Stoddard in the 1962 film "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" rises to what position?
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Senator
82.
"Targets" features the final film role of which horror legend?
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Boris Karloff
83.
How does an escaping fugitive trick the title character in "Madigan"?
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His Girlfriend Distracts Him
84.
The main character in "Hawaii" is a student at which Ivy League university?
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Yale
85.
"Faces" deals with what subject?
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Divorce
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