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Now and again, I enjoy testing Match-Flickers' knowledge of motion picture trivia. Now is one of those times. In the future, we'll do it again.
This trivia challenge relates exclusively to motion pictures made or released in the 1990s.
It isn't fair to Internet-search the answers; nor is it good sportsmanship. For better or worse, please rely on your personal knowledge of flicks.
There are 15 Questions. 1-3 correct answers: You probably slept through the 90s. 4-7 correct answers: You are a Match-Flicker in good standing. 8-12 correct answers: Friend, you are a Match-Flicker Extraordinaire. A score of 13-15 correct answers: Dude or Dudette, you should be writing a motion picture column of your own.
1. This legendary star's feature film career spanned six decades. Her last motion picture appearance was in a 1990s' box-office comedy success.
A. Bette Davis
B. Elizabeth Taylor
C. Julie Christie
D. Joan Fontaine
2. In 1994, this athletic movie 
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star played an ageing millionaire with a greedy family. Eight years later, in a hugely acclaimed flick, his real-life daughter-in-law promised to tell "the truth – the whole truth – and then some."
A. James Stewart
B. Russ Tamblyn
C. Kirk Douglas
D. Paul Newman
3. This blockbuster jump-started the 90s' box-office, launching careers and spawning sequels.
A. GHOST
B. PRETTY WOMAN
C. DICK TRACY
D. HOME ALONE
4. Who was the sponsor for the TV show WAYNE'S WORLD?
A. The Dork Whisperers
B. Geeks R Us
C. Noah's Arcade
D. The Young & the Brainless
5. His star has risen steadily, if slowly, since, in 1999, he filmed his role as the boyfriend of the title-star in this awarded box-office giant.
A. Jack Black
B. Michael Cera
C. Chris Noth
D. Aaron Eckhart
6. A dozen years after its release, TITANIC is still the all-time Box-office Champ. Director James Cameron insisted upon Leonardo DiCaprio in the male lead. The studio wanted this star.
A. 
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Owen Wilson
B. Richard Gere
C. Tom Cruise
D. Matthew Mc Conaughey
7. The year after TITANIC made box-office history; this historical, hysterical flick won Oscar's heart and had some Match-Flickers singing, "There Is Nothing like a Dame."
A. THE ENGLISH PATIENT
B. SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE
C. BRAVEHEART
D. LEGENDS OF THE FALL
8. The star of this 1990s' Oscar-winning box-office sensation went on to become the highest paid actor in the history of motion pictures.
A. Tom Hanks
B. Jim Carrey
C. Johnny Depp
D. Geoffrey Rush
9. Oscar and the box-office smiled upon this early 1990s' motion picture with a city's name in its title.
A. CHICAGO
B. NEW YORK, NEW YORK
C. LEAVING LAS VEGAS
D PHILADELPHIA
10. If the director of this 1960s' classic hadn't already been 'six feet under,' then seeing the mess they made of his masterpiece in a 1990s' remake would have killed him.
A. GODZILLA
B. THE GODFATHER III
C. PSYCHO
D. THE FLY
11. In 1990, he starred in 
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two of the country's ten highest-grossing flicks. Right now, he's more focused on balanced budgets than on the box-office.
A. Kevin Costner
B. Arnold Schwarzenegger
C. Warren Beatty
D. Bruce Willis
12. The world-famous William Randolph Hearst estate in San Simeon, CA, doubled for the home of this singing diva in an early 90s' box-office mega-hit.
A. Whitney Houston
B. Diana Ross
C. Bette Midler
D. Olivia Newton-John
13. He played an Archangel in this less than boffo 1996 box-office curiosity.
A. Jack Nicholson
B. John Travolta
C. Tom Cruise
D. Richard Gere
14. This 1990s' animated feature received a Best Picture Oscar nomination.
A. TOY STORY
B. THE LITTLE MERMAID
C. BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
D. ANTS
15. Match-Flickers who saw this movie partied as if it were 1996.
A. HOUSE PARTY
B. CLUELESS
C. ELECTION
D. IT'S MY PARTY!
ANSWERS: 1. B, 2. C, 3. D, 4. C, 5. D, 6. D, 7. B, 8. A, 9. D, 10. C, 11. B, 12. A, 13. B, 14. C, 15. C. How did you fare?
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