The weekly movie quiz

Questions and answers to this week's movie quiz

Questions:

1. Who is the odd one out: Val Kilmer, George Clooney, Christopher Reeve, Adam West?

2. Which current release carries the following (very comprehensive) comments from the censor: "Pregnancy theme, references and situations. Offbeat, sassy, comic sexual dialogue (moderate). Brief abortion theme/references"?

3. Which of these is the only film not to be nominated for best Irish film in Sunday's Ifta awards: Becoming Jane, Closing the Ring, Shrooms, Once (above, left to right)?

4. Which actress is the first female seen in the video for Yes, We Can, a song supporting the candidacy of Barack Obama?

5. Who was "temporarily" in charge of The Overlook Hotel?

6. A death last week leaves Richard Dreyfuss as the only surviving crew member of which vessel?

7. According to Mick Jagger, which Rolling Stones song has featured in every Martin Scorsese film apart from Shine a Light, the director's record of a recent Rolling Stones concert?

8. A recent Star Wars-themed special of the animated comedy series Family Guy was titled Family Guy: Blue Harvest. Why?

9. Sonny in Norma Rae (1979). Duane in The Last Picture Show (1971). Harvey in High Noon (1950). What's the connection?

10. Versions of which song feature in Shrek, Deliver Us from Evil, The Edukators and Basquiat?

Answers:

1. Christopher Reeve. The rest played Batman. He played Superman.

2. Juno

3. Once (it was submitted last year, but still failed to get a best film
nod)

4. Scarlett Johansson

5. Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson) in The Shining

6. Orca, the boat in Jaws.

7. Gimme Shelter

8. Blue Harvest was the working title of Star Wars

9. Members of the Bridges family. Those parts were played by,
respectively, Beau, Jeff and Lloyd Bridges

10. Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen