Score Big in the Movies of the 1970's Trivia
1.
Besides Diane Keaton, what other well-known actress appeared in the film "Manhattan"?
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Meryl Streep
2.
What blues artist is Johnny Hooker named after in "The Sting"?
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John Lee Hooker
3.
What star of "Harold and Maude" didn't know how to drive a car?
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Ruth Gordon
4.
The 1970 film "M*A*S*H" is set against the backdrop of what major war?
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Korean War
5.
The 1970 film "Patton" depicts the events leading up to the fall of what?
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The Third Reich
6.
What sort of boat do the main characters in the 1972 film "Deliverance" ride down a river?
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Canoe
7.
In what year was the 1971 film "Shaft" remade?
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2000
8.
In the 1976 movie "All the President's Men", reporters uncover details surrounding what event?
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Watergate Scandal
9.
What industry lies at the center of the film "Harlan County U.S.A."?
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Coal Mining
10.
What industry drives the plot of the 1975 film "Nashville"?
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Music Industry
11.
Which war is the 1977 film "A Bridge Too Far" based around?
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World War II
12.
What is the name of the famous criminal that H.G. Wells stalks in the film "Time After Time"?
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Jack The Ripper
13.
Though Bill and Abbey are a couple in the film "Days of Heaven", what do they pretend to be?
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Brother And Sister
14.
Which of these natural forces upsets a ship in the film "The Poseidon Adventure"?
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A Tidal Wave
15.
How old is Holly Sargis when Kit Carruthers begins dating her in the 1973 film "Badlands"?
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1500%
16.
In the film version of "MASH", where do Hawkeye and Trapper go to play golf?
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Japan
17.
What actor from the film "Patton" famously refused to accept his Academy Award for the role?
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George C. Scott
18.
What was the name of the monster in "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre"?
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Leatherface
19.
What newspaper do the lead characters of "All the President's Men" work for?
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Washington Post
20.
What causes injury and confusion in the 1973 film "Westworld"?
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A Computer Breakdown
21.
The tagline for the 1971 film "The French Connection" stated that "the time is just right for" what?
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A Thriller
22.
Who directed the 1979 film "Manhattan"?
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Woody Allen
23.
Who plays Frank Serpico in the 1973 movie "Serpico"?
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Al Pacino
24.
Who are "The Warriors" in the 1979 film of the same name?
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A Gang
25.
What war was at the center of the plot in the film "The Deer Hunter"?
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Vietnam War
26.
What is the name of the sports team that Joe Pendleton plays with in "Heaven Can Wait"?
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Los Angeles Rams
27.
The film "Lenny" is a bio-pic, starring Dustin Hoffman who plays what controversial comedian?
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Lenny Bruce
28.
What has H.G. Wells just invented at the beginning of the film "Time After Time"?
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A Time Machine
29.
Who co-wrote the screenplay for the 1970 movie "Patton" with Edmund H. North?
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Francis Ford Coppola
30.
Which actress played the role of Evelyn Cross Mulwray in the film "Chinatown"?
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Faye Dunaway
31.
Which character asks a boy what he wants for Christmas at the beginning of "The French Connection"?
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Jimmy Doyle
32.
The tagline for the 1973 film "Amarcord" was "The fantastic world of" whom?
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Fellini
33.
Who does Harry Caul confess his sins to in the film "The Conversation"?
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A Priest
34.
Who plays Jacy Farrow in the film "The Last Picture Show"?
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Cybill Shepherd
35.
What game is played by the central characters in "The Deer Hunter" while they are in a prison camp?
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Russian Roulette
36.
Which of these characters is shunned in the film "Mean Streets" for being unreliable?
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Johnny Boy
37.
What is the name of Bruce Lee's character in the 1973 martial-arts classic "Enter the Dragon"?
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Lee
38.
In the 1973 film "The Wicker Man", where does the anonymous letter come from?
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Summerside, Scotland
39.
What did a tagline for the film "The Candidate" refer to Bill McKay as?
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Too Handsome
40.
The Ventana Nuclear Plant is outside of what city in the film "The China Syndrome"?
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Los Angeles
41.
What is the name of Robert Redford's character in the 1973 film "The Way We Were"?
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Hubbell Gardner
42.
What is "Westworld" in the film of the same name?
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An Amusement Park
43.
Which movie won the 1979 Academy Award for Best Art Direction?
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Heaven Can Wait
44.
What musician was offered the starring role in the film "Lenny", but declined?
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Neil Diamond
45.
What man is Jake Gittes hired to follow in the 1974 film "Chinatown"?
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Hollis Mulwray
46.
In 1973, "The Sting" was released in theaters as a double-feature with what other film?
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American Graffiti
47.
What band lifted a bass line from "Assault on Precinct 13" for a song called "New Years Day"?
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U2
48.
What actor badly injured himself during the filming of "Deliverance" while going over a waterfall?
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Burt Reynolds
49.
In the film "Dark Star", how long is the mission that the crew is on supposed to take?
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20 Years
50.
Why is Roper on the run from the mafia in the 1973 film "Enter the Dragon"?
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Gambling Debts
51.
What is the religion of the people of Summerside in the film "The Wicker Man"?
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Pagan
52.
What music plays as the end credits roll for the 1978 film "Invasion of the Body Snatchers"?
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There Is No Music
53.
In 1972, Jane Fonda won an Academy Award for her role in "Klute"; what other award did she win?
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Golden Globe Award
54.
What procedure reveals a major problem with a nuclear reactor in 1979's "The China Syndrome"?
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SCRAM
55.
What music does Vulnavia play when Longstreet is being killed in 1971's "The Abominable Dr. Phibes"?
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Close Your Eyes
56.
What American state does the 1976 film "Harlan County U.S.A." take place in?
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Kentucky
57.
What does Hubbell Gardiner do after abandoning his novel in the 1973 film "The Way We Were"?
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Writes Hollywood Scripts
58.
What character in the 1975 film "Nashville" is loosely based on Loretta Lynn?
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Barbara Jean
59.
What character does Jeff Bridges play in the 1971 film "The Last Picture Show"?
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Duane Jackson
60.
Who directed the 1977 film "Eraserhead"?
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David Lynch
61.
According to the tagline for "Mean Streets", where should you not go to make up for your sins?
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Church
62.
In what category did the 1979 film "Breaking Away" win an Academy Award?
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Best Writing
63.
In "The Candidate", what political party does Bill McKay represent as he runs for the Senate?
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Democratic
64.
What band is most heavily associated with the film "The Last Waltz"?
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The Band
65.
Who directed the Warren Beatty film "Shampoo"?
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Hal Ashby
66.
What is featured in the first image of the film "Straw Dogs"?
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Children Playing
67.
In "Serpico", where does Frank Serpico joke about being transferred as a result of his behavior?
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China
68.
Who played Mary X in the 1977 film "Eraserhead"?
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Charlotte Stewart
69.
What is Kit Carruthers' original job in the film "Badlands"?
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Garbage Collector
70.
In what city does the film "Assault on Precinct 13" take place?
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Los Angeles
71.
At the beginning of "McCabe & Mrs. Miller", what does McCabe do before crossing the bridge?
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Lights A Cigarette
72.
From what state do the Morgans hail in the 1972 drama "Sounder"?
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Louisiana
73.
Where are John and Laura Baxter living at the outset of the 1973 film "Don't Look Now"?
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Venice, Italy
74.
Who played Mike in the film "Breaking Away"?
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Dennis Quaid
75.
Who is stored in a deep freeze in the 1974 film "Dark Star"?
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Commander Powell
76.
What is Chance's original occupation in the 1979 film "Being There"?
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Gardener
77.
Where does the invasion take place in the 1978 version of "Invasion of the Body Snatchers"?
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San Francisco
78.
In what city was the 1971 movie "Klute" filmed?
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New York
79.
What is the name of the woman who falls in love with Jerome Newton in "The Man Who Fell to Earth"?
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Mary-Lou
80.
In what year is the 1971 film "The Abominable Dr. Phibes" set?
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1925
81.
What is Mildred Lammoreaux' nickname in the film "3 Women"?
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Millie
82.
When Barry Lyndon's horse is stolen in the film "Barry Lyndon", he is on a road to what city?
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Dublin
83.
What is the name of an all-girl band in "Beyond the Valley of the Dolls"?
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The Kelly Affair
84.
The 1973 film "Amarcord" takes place in a small coastal town in what country?
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Italy
85.
How much money is Harry Caul given for his risky work in the 1974 film "The Conversation"?
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$15,000
86.
What is the name of the one-armed magistrate in the 1971 film "Straw Dogs"?
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John Scott
87.
Where was the 1972 film "Frenzy" shot?
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London
88.
What institution gave Cicely Tyson a Best Actress Award for her role in "Sounder"?
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National Board Of Review
89.
Who is the leader of the black crime mob in the film "Shaft"?
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Bumpy
90.
In the 1979 film "Being There", Chance is cast out onto the streets of what city?
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Washington, D.C.
91.
What military operation is carried out in the 1977 film "A Bridge Too Far"?
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Market Garden
92.
What is Mike Rogo's profession in the 1972 film "The Poseidon Adventure"?
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Detective
93.
In the 1970 film "Beyond the Valley of the Dolls", who tries to run over Emerson Thorne in a car?
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Randy Black
94.
What band insisted that their set not appear in the film "Woodstock" due to a subpar performance?
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Grateful Dead
95.
In "The Man Who Fell to Earth", Thomas Jerome comes to earth to acquire what for his planet?
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Water
96.
In the movie "3 women", where does Pinky Rose work?
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A Solarium
97.
What flag is displayed upside-down in the film "Days of Heaven"?
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Texas Flag
98.
In the film "Barry Lyndon", who does Barry challenge to a duel?
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John Quin
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