Quiz: Katherine Heigl

Posted on January 23, 2012 at 3:52 pm

This week Katherine Heigl stars as detective Stephanie Plum in her new movie, “One for the Money.” How many questions about her previous roles can you answer?

1. Heigl appeared in a film that reportedly only sold 30 tickets, making it officially the biggest money-loser of all time. What is its title?

2. One of the best-remembered love stories on “Grey’s Anatomy” involved Heigl’s character Izzie? What was the name of the man she loved?

3. Heigl was a teenager when she co-starred with Gerard Depardieu in what film?

4. Name another character Heigl had a romantic relationship with in “Grey’s Anatomy.”

5. Which Heigl movie had her married to a spy?

6. Which Heigl movie had her attending many weddings?

7. Her most famous role had her as a television producer who had what life-changing experience?

8. She appeared in a horror movie series — which one?

9. What is the name of the author who created Stephanie Plum?

10. Where are the Stephanie Plum movies set?

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January Quiz Answers

Posted on January 8, 2012 at 12:27 am

Thanks to all who participated!

The answers to all of these questions relate in some way to the first month of the year.

1. Kevin Kline starred in a film about a serial killer with what timely title? The January Man

2. What Australian actor with a January birthday appeared in films where he went back in time, accepted a loan from Richard Burton, and romanced Jane Fonda? Rod Taylor (“The Time Machine,” “The VIPs,” and “Sunday in New York”)

3. What blonde star appeared in “Mad Men” and “X-Men First Class?” January Jones

4. What handsome actor born on New Year’s Day has co-starred with John Travolta, Gabrielle Union, and Cuba Gooding, Jr.? Morris Chestnut (“Ladder 49,” “The Perfect Holiday,” “Boyz n the Hood”)

5. Shirley Temple lived in a lighthouse and danced with Buddy Ebsen in what movie? Captain January

6. This child star with a January birthday appeared in classic films as the sister of Judy Garland and Elizabeth Taylor. Margaret O’Brien (“Meet Me in St. Louis” and “Little Women”)

7. One of the biggest January openings was what action comedy about a security guard on a Segway? Paul Blart: Mall Cop

8. Jeffrey Wright gave a brilliant performance in a television movie as what historical figure whose birthday we celebrate in January each year? The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King (Boycott)

9. This debonair movie star with a January birthday began as an acrobat and went on to co-star with Katherine Hepburn, Mae West, and Ingrid Bergman. Cary Grant

10. Which “Star Wars” performer shares a birthday with Betty White and Jim Carrey? James Earl Jones

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Quiz to Greet the New Year

Posted on January 1, 2012 at 3:59 pm

The answers to all of these questions relate in some way to the first month of the year.

1. Kevin Kline starred in a film about a serial killer with what timely title?

2. What Australian actor with a January birthday appeared in films where he went back in time, accepted a loan from Richard Burton, and romanced Jane Fonda?

3. What blonde star appeared in “Mad Men” and “X-Men First Class?

4. What handsome actor born on New Year’s Day has co-starred with John Travolta, Gabrielle Union, and Cuba Gooding, Jr.?

5. Shirley Temple lived in a lighthouse and danced with Buddy Ebsen in what movie?

6. This child star with a January birthday appeared in classic films as the sister of Judy Garland and Elizabeth Taylor.

7. One of the biggest January openings was what action comedy about a security guard on a Segway?

8. Jeffrey Wright gave a brilliant performance in a television movie as what historical figure whose birthday we celebrate in January each year?

9. This debonair movie star with a January birthday began as an acrobat and went on to co-star with Katherine Hepburn, Mae West, and Ingrid Bergman.

10. Which “Star Wars” performer shares a birthday with Betty White and Jim Carrey?

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Quiz: How Well Do You Know Halloween Movies?

Posted on October 23, 2011 at 8:00 am

Get into the spooky spirit of Halloween with this quiz that covers movies with ghosts, goblins, and witches. How many do you know?

1. High school witches get revenge on a mean girl by making her hair fall out but then their spells become more deadly.

2. When attendees at a witch convention discover that a boy knows who they are, they turn him into a mouse.

3. A brother and sister move into a haunted house and unravel a mystery about what happened to the mother of their beautiful but troubled neighbor.

4. A suburban mother thinks the ghosts in her home are kind of fun until they kidnap her daughter.

5. A young widow is befriended by the ghost of a sea captain.

6. 300 years after they were hung, three witches return to Salem, Massachusetts to suck the life from children.

7. A witch needs the heart of a star to keep her looking forever young.

8. A witch kidnaps a princess to keep her looking forever young.

9. A beautiful witch casts a spell on a publisher to make him fall in love with her with the help of her cat, Pyewacket.

10. One of America’s most acclaimed novelists wrote a book that became a movie about three witches in New England who summon a newcomer who just might be the devil.

11. The ghosts are the good guys in this story about a loving couple who retain the services of a people exterminator when a wealthy but crass couple move into their home.

12. The ghost of a departed spouse creates complications (at least three possible answers!).

Bonus question: What actress played witches in two of the movies listed above?

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Movie Quiz

Posted on April 9, 2011 at 3:42 pm

Can you name the 50 movies in this clever quiz from Veer? There are three picture clues and you have 60 seconds to guess the title.

Thanks to my friend Ryan Fujitani of Rotten Tomatoes for sharing!

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