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E: 25/05 Win A Clapperboard singed by Spielberg (much help needed)

This comp is from Empire magazine - usually text entry, but this is to enter online.

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1. Name the society that aims to keep the grail secret in Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade.

2. Which actor plays the policeman investigating the abduction of the Banning children in Hook?

3. Name the first DreamWorks feature film release
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4. What song do Dorinda Durston (Holly Hunter) and Ted Baker (Brad Johnson) dance to as Pete Sandich (Richard Dreyfuss) looks on in Always?

5. How many Oscars have Spielberg-directed films won since May 1989?

6. Who is missing from this chronological series: Douglas Slocombe, ?????????, Dean Cundey, Janusz Kaminski?

7. Who, or what, is InGen in relation to a Spielberg film?

8. How does Private Vecchio leave his mark on his fellow soldiers in Saving Private Ryan?

9. Steven Spielberg has cameoed in two films in the Noughties. Austin Powers in Goldmember is one. Name the other.

10. Name the Mexican, non-union Spielberg equivalent who made Raiders Of The Overcrowded Cargo Truck and A.I. Artificial Immigrant in The Simpsons.

11. Who, or what, in A.I. Artificial Intelligence shares a link with a James Bond villain?

12. And which James Bond villain shares a link with Munich [we need a character name]?

13. How does a guitar string play a pivotal role in a classic Jurassic Park moment?

14. Which famous E.T. deleted scene was reinstated for the film's 20th Anniversary Special Edition?

15. Minority Report. What film is playing in the background when Anderton (Tom Cruise) visits Dr. Solomon Eddie (Peter Stormare)?

16. Catch Me If You Can. Which two comic book characters provide Frank Abagnale Jr. (Leonardo DiCaprio) with an alias?

17. In The Terminal, Amelia Warren (Catherine Zeta-Jones) buys a biography of which historical figure?

18. Who links Amistad with X-Men?

19. In War Of The Worlds, what modern entertainment gizmo does Rachel Ferrier (Dakota Fanning) complain that dad Ray (Tom Cruise) doesn't have?

20. How many Spielberg-directed films released during Empire's lifetime (so no Jaws or Raiders) have received five-star ratings on release?


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  • Melli
    Melli Posts: 4,602 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    edited 25 April 2009 at 6:33PM
    A few to go on with:

    1. The Brotherhood of the Cruciform sword (from HERE)
    2. Phil Collins (from HERE)
    3. The Peacemaker (from HERE)
    4. Smoke gets in your Eyes (from HERE)

    7. The fictional genetic engineering company in Jurassic Park (from HERE)
    8. He peed a '"V" on everyone's jacket (HERE)

    9. Vanilla Sky (from HERE)
    10. Señor Spielbergo (from HERE)


    13. A guitar string was plucked under a glass of water to simulate the water ripples as the T Rex approaches (from HERE)

    15. House of Bamboo (from HERE)

    19. TiVo (from HERE)
  • stelly
    stelly Posts: 402 Forumite
    16. Barry Allen (the alter ego of DC's The Flash)
    Dr.Connors (the alter ego of The Lizard from Spiderman)

    17. Napoleon Bonaparte by Alan Schom
    18. Anna Paquin
    "Opportunity only knocks once.
    It doesnt knock, knock again, then leave a note asking you to give it a call back when you've got your s*** together".
    John Connolly
  • Melli
    Melli Posts: 4,602 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    :confused: I get 12 as being Dominic Greene?

    The actor, Mathieu Amalric was in Speilberg's 2005 film MUNICH too (HERE)
  • Cheeky_Chicken
    Cheeky_Chicken Posts: 5,336 Forumite
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    14 - The bath scene (here)
    15 House of Bamboo (here)
    Al Mac Appreciation Society (AMAS) member # 6½
    This Will Be Mine 2009 Member #5 I just want to win a new iPod please
    Member of the missing kipper club
  • Melli
    Melli Posts: 4,602 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    edited 25 April 2009 at 6:34PM
    8. He peed a '"V" on everyone's jacket (HERE)

    Now added to my post above - Sorry :o
  • Cheeky_Chicken
    Cheeky_Chicken Posts: 5,336 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Melli wrote: »
    8. He peed a '"V" on everyone's jacket (HERE)
    :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: Do you mind keeping your post updated with the answers as it's the second one down? Am logging off now, or I'd add them to the top post (plus you've done most of the ones we have!) :)
    Al Mac Appreciation Society (AMAS) member # 6½
    This Will Be Mine 2009 Member #5 I just want to win a new iPod please
    Member of the missing kipper club
  • stelly
    stelly Posts: 402 Forumite
    "Opportunity only knocks once.
    It doesnt knock, knock again, then leave a note asking you to give it a call back when you've got your s*** together".
    John Connolly
  • stelly
    stelly Posts: 402 Forumite
    edited 25 April 2009 at 6:36PM
    "Opportunity only knocks once.
    It doesnt knock, knock again, then leave a note asking you to give it a call back when you've got your s*** together".
    John Connolly
  • stelly
    stelly Posts: 402 Forumite
    11. In A.I there is a DR. Know and in James Bond its DR. NO
    "Opportunity only knocks once.
    It doesnt knock, knock again, then leave a note asking you to give it a call back when you've got your s*** together".
    John Connolly
  • 5. From what I can gather, it is 16
    * indy and last crusade got 1
    * jurassic park got 3
    * schindlers list got 7
    * saving private ryan got 5
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