The hot summer 2016 film quiz

Which film won this year’s Palme d’Or? Did anyone not have a cameo in Absolutely Fabulous? Tackle these celluloid conundrums and more

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  1. Which action movie star said of the Rio Games: “It’s a sore point I never got to the Olympics. They got seven million for the diving per year. They deserve it. The divers now are just terrific. I started too late. I should have done a different sport”?

    1. Jason Statham

    2. Arnold Schwarzenegger

    3. Dolph Lundgren

    4. Jean-Claude Van Damme

  2. This image released by Twentieth Century Fox shows Ryan Reyonlds in a scene from "Deadpool." (Joe Lederer/Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp. via AP)

    Which footballing icon did Twentieth Century Fox use to promote its movies Independence Day: Resurgence, X-Men Apocalypse Now and Deadpool?

    1. Wayne Rooney

    2. Geoff Hurst

    3. Ryan Giggs

    4. Alan Mullery

  3. Who of the following did not have a cameo in Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie?

    1. Christopher Biggins

    2. Judith Chalmers

    3. Sophie Raworth

    4. Ruth Langsford

  4. Emiliano Zapata (1879 - 1919) leader of the agrarian rebels in South Mexico.   (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
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    Which director responded to poor reviews by quoting Emiliano Zapata: “Prefiero morir de pie que vivir siempre arrodillado” (“I’d rather die on my feet than live on my knees”)?

    1. Steven Spielberg

    2. David Ayer

    3. Werner Herzog

    4. Ken Loach

  5. Which film came top of the BBC’s critics poll of the best 100 films released this century?

    1. Wong Kar-wai’s In The Mood For Love

    2. Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives

    3. Ben Kellett’s Mrs Brown’s Boys D’ Movie

    4. David Lynch’s Mulholland Drive

  6. Picture taken 19 May 2005 at the Majestic Hotel in Cannes shows the official Palme d'Or designed by Jeweller Chopard for the 58th edition of the Cannes International Film Festival. The Palme d'Or will be awarded 22 May to one of the 20 films in competition. The Cannes film festival, the world's top showcase of cinema, started 11 May with a slew of veteran auteurs lining up for the prestigious Palme d'Or prize, and Hollywood muscling in to promote this year's blockbusters.                  AFP PHOTO  PASCAL GUYOT
(Photo credit should read PASCAL GUYOT/AFP/Getty Images)

    Which film won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes film festival?

    1. Maren Ade’s Toni Erdmann

    2. Andrea Arnold’s American Honey

    3. Ken Loach’s I, Daniel Blake

    4. Mrs Brown’s Boys D’Movie

  7. British Prime Minister Theresa May reshuffles her cabinet<br>epa05424466 Andrea Leadsom after being appointed new Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, leaves Downing Street following a meeting with Prime Minister Theresa May, in London, Britain, 14 July 2016. Theresa May is expected to continue the reshuffle of her cabinet after taking over from David Cameron as British Prime Minister.  EPA/WILL OLIVER

    Which film did Tory leadership contender Andrea Leadsom declare to be her all-time favourite?

    1. Four Weddings and a Funeral

    2. Funeral in Berlin

    3. The Funeral

    4. Death at a Funeral

  8. Tom Raider, Angel of Darkness.
Lara Croft, computer game character, PR handout

    Which star landed the lead role in the Lara Croft movie reboot?

    1. Mia Wasikowska

    2. Alicia Vikander

    3. Mila Kunis

    4. Rebel Wilson

  9. THE COLONY - PRESS FILM STILLS - Lena (EMMA WATSON) in “Colonia”.

    How much money did the Emma Watson movie The Colony take in its first week at the UK box office?

    1. £47bn

    2. £47m

    3. £47

    4. 47p

  10. 1979, ALIEN<br>ALIEN
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    Which veteran of the Alien movies had a cameo in the new animation Finding Dory?

    1. Sigourney Weaver

    2. Ian Holm

    3. Bill Paxton

    4. Harry Dean Stanton

Solutions

1:A, 2:A, 3:D, 4:B, 5:D, 6:C, 7:A, 8:B, 9:C, 10:A

Scores

    0-4 correct answers: Razzie

    5-7 correct answers: Golden Globe

    8-10 correct answers: Oscar

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