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Cinema and Film Awards
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Cinema and Film Awards Questions
Which film is known for its iconic line, "You're gonna need a bigger boat"?
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Jaws
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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
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Back to the Future
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The Terminator
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The line "You're gonna need a bigger boat" is spoken by Police Chief Martin Brody (Roy Scheider) in Jaws.
Which film is known for its iconic line, "I'll be back"?
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The Terminator
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RoboCop
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Predator
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Alien
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The line "I'll be back" is spoken by the Terminator (Arnold Schwarzenegger) in The Terminator.
Which comedy film features a character named "Napoleon Dynamite", known for his unique and quirky fashion choices?
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Napoleon Dynamite
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The Big Lebowski
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Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
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Bridesmaids
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The film "Napoleon Dynamite" features the character Napoleon Dynamite, a high school student known for his unique and quirky fashion choices, including a Vote for Pedro t-shirt and moon boots.
Which comedy film features a character named "The Dude", known for his laid-back and unconventional fashion sense?
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The Big Lebowski
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Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
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Zoolander
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The Hangover
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The film "The Big Lebowski" features the character The Dude, played by Jeff Bridges, who is known for his laid-back and unconventional fashion sense, including a bathrobe and bowling shoes.
Which invention brought sound to the silver screen?
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Talkie
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Silent Film
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Color Film
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3D Film
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The invention of the talkie in the late 1920s introduced synchronized sound to motion pictures, transforming the film industry.
Which film won the first Golden Hanoman Award for Best Film at the Asia-Pacific Film Festival?
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Rashomon
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Pather Panchali
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Tokyo Story
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Bicycle Thieves
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Akira Kurosawa's classic film 'Rashomon' won the first Golden Hanoman Award for Best Film at the Asia-Pacific Film Festival in 1954.
Which South Korean film won the Golden Hanoman Award for Best Film at the Asia-Pacific Film Festival in 2003?
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Oldboy
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Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring
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JSA: Joint Security Area
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Shiri
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Park Chan-wook's 'Oldboy' won the Golden Hanoman Award for Best Film at the Asia-Pacific Film Festival in 2003.
Which Chinese film won the Golden Hanoman Award for Best Film at the Asia-Pacific Film Festival in 2008?
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Still Life
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Assembly
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The Warlords
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Curse of the Golden Flower
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Jia Zhangke's 'Still Life' won the Golden Hanoman Award for Best Film at the Asia-Pacific Film Festival in 2008.
Which Japanese film won the Golden Hanoman Award for Best Film at the Asia-Pacific Film Festival in 2013?
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Like Father, Like Son
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The Great Passage
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Our Little Sister
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Tokyo Family
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Hirokazu Kore-eda's 'Like Father, Like Son' won the Golden Hanoman Award for Best Film at the Asia-Pacific Film Festival in 2013.
Which Australian film won the Golden Hanoman Award for Best Film at the Asia-Pacific Film Festival in 2016?
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Tanna
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The Daughter
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Sherpa
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Mad Max: Fury Road
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Martin Butler and Bentley Dean's 'Tanna' won the Golden Hanoman Award for Best Film at the Asia-Pacific Film Festival in 2016.
Which South Korean film won the NETPAC Award at the Asia-Pacific Film Festival in 2005?
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Oldboy
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Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring
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JSA: Joint Security Area
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Shiri
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Kim Ki-duk's 'Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring' won the NETPAC Award at the Asia-Pacific Film Festival in 2005.
Which film won the first Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film?
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2001: A Space Odyssey
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Planet of the Apes
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The Andromeda Strain
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Silent Running
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2001: A Space Odyssey won the first Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film.
Which film won the first Saturn Award for Best Fantasy Film?
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Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
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Bedknobs and Broomsticks
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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
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The Aristocats
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Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory won the first Saturn Award for Best Fantasy Film.
Which film won the first Saturn Award for Best Horror Film?
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Night of the Living Dead
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Rosemary's Baby
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The Exorcist
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Jaws
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Night of the Living Dead won the first Saturn Award for Best Horror Film.
Which film won the first Saturn Award for Best International Film?
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Solaris
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Stalker
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Andrei Rublev
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The Mirror
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Solaris won the first Saturn Award for Best International Film.