Scorpio
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THE GREAT TYNESIDE QUIZJUNE 30TH 20008
This monthly event starts next monday and yours truly has been invited to join a team (nothing special seen as it is only a notch or 2 aboove a pub quiz). So our team now has the required 5 and i am getting excited - i have started memorising stuff from the oscars - mine is best picture from 28 upwards and i have managed to memorise up to 1939 (yes crap, but not as easy as it sounds; especially since i have never been interested in the oscars)
i think if the quiz goes on i shall memorise all 80 for actor, actress, director and picture, as well as palm d'or etc etc
anyone close enough to give it a shot?
so....................does anyone have any obscure trivia for a bit of fun!!!!!!????
heres one - Q. Tarrantino appeared as an Elvis impersonator in an episode of the Golden Girls
just for fun but any tips etc will help
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Lucifer_666
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Who lived and died at 1634 Racine?
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Scorpio
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sean's malone
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Lucifer_666
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 I think I need to go harder 
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Scorpio
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who received a special award for starring, writing, directing and producing the circus at the 1st oscars?
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Lucifer_666
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Charles Spencer Chaplin ...aka...Charlie Chaplin
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Scorpio
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well done - if it was'nt for my revision i never would have gotten that.
How many people have refused oscars for best actor and who are they?
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Catnapper
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George C Scott and Marlon Brando?
Or did Brando take the award but sent a native American to accept it for him?
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Scorpio
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thats correct 1970 and 72
come on - someone must have some good ones to ask!!
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Catnapper
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What was the name of the studio where Looney Tunes cartoons were made 1935 - 1937?
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Lucifer_666
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Erm Acme Acres?  Acme Towers well it was in the Animaniacs and Tiny Toons 
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Lucifer_666
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Harman-Ising Pictures....Tadaaaaaaaaaaa
During World War 2 James Stewart was initially rejected by the United States Army Air Corps ....For what reason?
He did later get in though and after many years of fine service earned which rank?
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Catnapper
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Nice try Luc....but both answers are wrong I'll see if Scorps knows before I give the answer 
I'm guessing James Stewart was a Lieutenant Colonel and he was turned down cause of ear trouble?
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Scorpio
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no, i'm stumped - sorry for the delay, but work was hectic
reveal all quiz master
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Scorpio
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homosexuality!!!
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Lucifer_666
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He wasn't gay!! 
Your wrong too Cat ....
Will I give the answers??
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Catnapper
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The answer to the Looney Tunes question was Termite Terrace
Warner Bros bought the Leon Schlesinger Productions Company, that originally produced the cartoons, in 1944. They renamed it Warner Bros Cartoons Inc and the Termite Terrace studio was torn down, but they kept the Termite Terrace name as a nickname for the animation facility!
Yeah give us the answers Luc!
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Lucifer_666
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Termite Terrace? What a name
As for James Stewart..... he was rejected due to his weight (the Air Corps had very strict height and weight restrictions) he was 5 pounds under the regulated weight requirement
He later achieved the rank however of Brigader General
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Scorpio
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nice one
james spader appeared as a skate boarder in which movie?
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Catnapper
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Yeah I should imagine he was underweight....he always had that lean look to him!
I'm sure I know that James Spader one 
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Lucifer_666
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Erm....'Team Mates' Scorpio
And yeah he was pretty slim Cat alright....though still thought he's have no problem getting in
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Scorpio
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not what i was looking for - but still may be true
any other ideas on it?
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Lucifer_666
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Oh yeah that famous old film....'Sex Lies and skateboarding Tricks'
All messing aside it rings a bell...is it the one where he's in a gang and I think Robert Downey Jr is in it too?...can't think of the name...it was an 80's movie though...I can see the picture on the videocover
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Scorpio
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well what i was thinking of was a bit part in Police Acadamy 4: Citizens on Patrol
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Lucifer_666
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Oh then I'm a tad off base then? 
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Catnapper
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We'll have to look out for him when the film's on again!
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Scorpio
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definitely
without checking - who knows what won best film oscar in 1937
i do lol
of course i checked and then memorised......but still
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Lucifer_666
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I know I'm wrong but ...Mutiny on the Bounty????
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Scorpio
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not a bad guess - mutiny on the bounty was 1935
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Catnapper
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The Philadelphia Story, It Happened One Night or Flying Down to Rio?
All total guesses.....and probably wrong too
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Scorpio
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the life of emile zola
it happened one night was 34 - the others never won best picture
any Qs for me (anybody)?????
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Lucifer_666
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Who was the first African-American to win an Oscar?
and while your at it...who was the first latino to win an Oscar?
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Scorpio
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hattie something or other
not sure of the latino one though
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Lucifer_666
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Yep Hattie McDaniel for Gone with the wind
do you want the other answer?
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Scorpio
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yes please mate
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Lucifer_666
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Jose Ferrar for Cyrano de Bergerac (1947)
How about the first female Latino to win one bud?
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Catnapper
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Carmen Miranda?!! A complete guess!
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Lucifer_666
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Afraid not babe nice try though
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Scorpio
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rita moreno for west side story
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Lucifer_666
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thats it ...well done bud 
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Scorpio
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one of the lads got it - not me
here's a good one - how does jack bauer go 24 hours with needing a toilet break in 24??????
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Lucifer_666
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that has to be a trick question ...or more than likely a joke
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Scorpio
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a wee problem!!
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Lucifer_666
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Scorpio
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LOL
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