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Motion Picture trivia questions and answers like, Who won an Oscar, Who were they, What was the name, What is the only, Who was the only, and more.

What was the name of the white mongrel with a brown spot over one eye that appeared with Charlie Chaplin in It's a Dog's Life and scores of other films?
A: Scraps.

What does actor Keanu Reeve's first name mean in Hawaiian?
A: "Cool breeze over the mountains." Reeve's father, who is of Chinese-Hawaiian ancestry, named his son after his own father.

Who won an Oscar for Best Actor for portraying George M. Cohan, the composer of many patriotic tunes, including "You're a Grand Old Flag"?
A: James Cagney, for Yankee Doodle Dandy, in 1942.

Which daughter of  a U.S. President appeared with Elvis Presley in the 1964 film, Kissin' Cousins?
A: Maureen Reagan.

Within five years of the 1961 release of the film The Misfits, three of its stars were dead. Who were they?
A: Clark Gable, Marilyn Monroe, and Montgomery Clift.

From what monolithic building did the giant ape fall in the 1976 remake of the movie, King Kong?
A: From one of the twin towers of the World Trade Center.

Who dubbed the speaking voices of the late actors Peter Sellers and David Niven in the 1983 movie, The Curse of the Pink Panther?
A: Rich Little.

Who narrated the 1943 World War II film, Gung Ho?
A: Newsman Chet Huntley.

Whose body was used as the model for tinker Bell in Walt Disney's film, Peter Pan?
A: Marilyn Monroe's.

In what 1931 film id James Cagney push half a grapefruit into the face of Mae Clarke?
A: The Public Enemy.

What was the name of Luke Skywalker's home planet in the 1977 film, Star Wars?
A: Tatooine.

Who ws the only performer in the sound era to win an Oscar for Best Actress without having uttered a word in the film for which she was nominated?
A: Jane Wyman as the deaf-mute in Johnny Belinda, on 1978.

Who was the first actor to appear on the cover of Time magazine?
A: Charlie Chaplin, on July 6, 1925.

What was actor Stewart Granger's real name?
A: James Stewart.

What is the only X-rated film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture?
A: Midnight Cowboy, in 1969(the rating was later reduced to R).

Who was the only woman James Bond ever married?
A: Teresa Draco in On Her Majesty's Secret Service. Miss Draco was killed soon after their marriage.