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POP CULTURE QUIZ ANSWERS

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A number of films such as POLTERGEIST, CHILD'S PLAY as well as NEEDFUL THINGS and BREAKDOWN came from plots in stories by one writer. Name the writer.
RICHARD MATHESON

Little Girl Lost (1953) / POLTERGEIST
Dying Room Only (1953) / BREAKDOWN and JOY RIDE
The Distributor (1958) / NEEDFUL THINGS
Prey (1969) / CHILD'S PLAY
SEVEN STEPS TO MIDNIGHT (1993) / THE GAME

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An episode of the original STAR TREK was titled THE CITY ON THE EDGE OF FOREVER. Name the scriptwriter OR name the writer of the original unchanged draft.
D.C. (Dorothy) FONTANA (original script was HARLAN ELLISON)

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ANATOMY OF A MURDER was directed by Otto Preminger. Name the filmmaker that influenced the look and style of this movie.
ALFRED HITCHCOCK

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Edmond Dantes scripted the film BEETHOVEN about a St. Bernard dog. Give the writer's real name.
JOHN HUGHES

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Former wife of actor Harrison Ford scripted a movie for Steven Spielberg. Give the name of the film.
E.T. - THE EXTRA TERRESTRIAL (screenplay MELISSA MATHESON)

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Prior to the EMPIRE STRIKES BACK script (with Lawrence Kasdan), Leigh Brackett co-scripted a Raymond Chandler novel for the screen. Name the book.
THE BIG SLEEP

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Mike Moran was the alter-ego of the character in the Miracleman (Marvelman) comic. Name the alter-ego of Captain Marvel, which was the original character the comic was based on.
BILLY BATSON

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Name the man who created the NIGHT GALLERY television show.
ROD SERLING

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Name the man who scripted the initial issues of THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN in the sixties.
STAN LEE (STANLEY LIEBER)

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Name the science fiction novel that features a character called Wintermute.
NEUROMANCER (William Gibson)

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New Orleans native Walker Percy helped bring to publication a book from a writer who had committed suicide (the manuscript was presented by the writers mother). Name the book.
A CONFEDERACY OF DUNCES (John Kennedy Toole)

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One segment of the original V FOR VENDETTA had a plot similar to a Stephen King short story (later adapted for the film CAT'S EYE). Name the story.
"THE LEDGE" (1976)

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Sam Raimi (director of THE EVIL DEAD and SPIDER-MAN) scripted THE HUDSUCKER PROXY with Joel and Ethan Coen. Name the prior film they completed together.
CRIME WAVE

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Stanley Kubrick scripted PATHS OF GLORY with another writer, though the film does not give the writer full credit. Name the writer.
JIM THOMPSON

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The movies MILLER'S CROSSING as well as A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS and YOJIMBO (Akira Kurosawa) share a plot from a novel by one writer. Name the writer.
DASHIELL HAMMETT

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The movie CONSPIRACY THEORY involves a character obsessed with buying copies of THE CATCHER IN THE RYE any time he spots a used bookstore. What is the known cultural event that related to the Salinger book?

Any time the character purchased a copy of CATCHER IN THE RYE it gave away his location.
The book was FOUND ON MARK DAVID CHAPMAN'S PERSON when he was apprehended for the murder of performer John Lennon.

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Tim Burton produced an episode AMAZING STORIES for filmmaker Brad Bird (who later worked on THE INCREDIBLES, THE IRON GIANT, and RATATOUILLE). Give the name of the episode of AMAZING STORIES.
FAMILY DOG

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Producer Brian Eno (who worked with numerous artists including Robert Fripp and U2), produced the first album from a band who called themselves the de-evolution band. Name the album.
Q: ARE WE NOT MEN? A: WE ARE DEVO

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V FOR VENDETTA as a film was based on a work from comics writer Alan Moore. Name the magazine in which installments of the strip initially appeared.
WARRIOR Magazine

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Writer Stephen King originally scripted POLTERGEIST for Steven Spielberg but his work was not used. He later worked on another film for Spielberg, and the project fell through and was later completed for television. Name the film.
ROSE RED

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The HUGO award for writers in speculative fiction was named after one man. Give his name.
HUGO GERNSBACK

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Name the author of the book 101 DALMATIONS.
DODIE SMITH

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Name the author of the PIPPI LONGSTOCKING books.
ASTRID LINDGREN.

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A short story, from Arthur C. Clarke, was later expanded for the book and film 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY. Name the original story.
THE SENTINAL

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Tracy Reed starred in the movie DR. STRANGELOVE. Her father was a film director. Give his name.
CAROL REED

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Name the man wrote the script to STAR TREK THE MOTION PICTURE.
HAROLD LIVINGSTON (screen story was by ALAN DEAN FOSTER)

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What term became synonymous with the Communist scare, senator Joe McCarthy and his part in the House Un-American Activities Committee.
WITCH HUNT

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The writer Truman Capote had a different last name before his mother re-married. What was his given name at birth?
TRUMAN PERSONS

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The film A CLOCKWORK ORANGE by Stanley Kubrick was based on a publication of the novel (A CLOCKWORK ORANGE by Anthony Burgess) with only 20 chapters. How many chapters were there in the original UK publication of the novel?
21 CHAPTERS

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A scientist and author is credited with creating the communications satellite. Name the author.
ARTHUR C. CLARKE

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What are the first two television movies director Steven Spielberg worked on?
NIGHT GALLERY; DUEL

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Name the original novel that was basis for the film DR. STRANGELOVE.
RED ALERT

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Name the author who wrote the stories which were basis for a movie and later animated film THE JUNGLE BOOK.
RUDYARD KIPLING

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Name the writer that contributed to the screenplay for the films MOBY DICK and IT CAME FROM OUTER SPACE.
RAY BRADBURY

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Name the writer who contributed to the screenplay for the films THE LAST MAN ON EARTH and FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER.
RICHARD MATHESON