Question: Strange, love. Who became the first man to be put on the cover of Playboy when he appeared on the April, 1964 issue?
Answer: Peter Sellers

Question: What 2004 sci-fi film starring Vin Diesel that was a sequel to Pitch Black received poor reviews from critics who called it 'riddickulous'?
Answer: The Chronicles of Riddick

Question: In the 1984 adventure film Romancing the Stone set in Columbia, what type of precious mineral is the stone?
Answer: Emerald

Question: While shooting a movie in 1981, Warren Beatty lectured his extras on the capitalist exploitation of labour, attempting to inspire them. A magazine called it the 4th dumbest decision in movie history because the extras went on strike, demanding higher wages! What film was Beatty making?
Answer: Reds

Question: Which 1975 cult movie has taken in over $139 million since its release making it the highest grossing movie to have never played in more than 1,000 theatres at the same time?
Answer: The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Question: On which 1953 film poster are Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr sharing a passionate kiss on a beach?
Answer: From Here to Eternity

Question: Before being made famous by Scorsese in The Aviator, Howard Hughes was also the idea behind the character of Willard Whyte in which James Bond movie with a 'precious' title?
Answer: Diamonds Are Forever (1971)

Question: Referring to a character in which film did Malcolm X say "When Butterfly McQueen went into her act, I felt like crawling under the rug"?
Answer: Gone with the Wind

Question: The title of what 1966 film comes from a dialog which expresses that if one had enough time and money, it would be possible to follow a season around the world, making it everlasting?
Answer: The Endless Summer

Question: Which 1972 movie musical has the distinction of winning the most Oscars (eight) without winning the Best Picture award?
Answer: Cabaret

Question: In 1966, which scientist was asked to contribute an interview to a proposed introduction to the film 2001: A Space Odyssey? He wasn't offered billions and billions though!
Answer: Carl Sagan

Question: What military doctrine is central to the plot of the 1964 Stanley Kubrick film Dr. Strangelove?
Answer: MAD or Mutually Assured Destruction

Question: In 2003, the American Film Institute came out with a list of 100 Heroes and Villains and a lawyer and a doctor topped the list in each respective category. Can you name the characters and/or actors?
Answer: Atticus Finch (To Kill a Mocking Bird) and Hannibal Lecter (The Silence of the Lambs)

Question: In the movie Rain Man, what airline does Raymond insist on flying as it has a perfect safety record?
Answer: Qantas

Question: Which 1985 film starring Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson, and John Candy has a cult following among many generations of Peace Corps personnel?
Answer: Volunteers

Question: When he won an Oscar for Philadelphia, Tom Hanks gave a speech thanking two people and inspired the 1997 comedy In and Out. What is the missing word in the following excerpt from the speech? "... two of the finest ___ Americans, two wonderful men that I had the good fortune to be associated with ..."
Answer: """gay"""

Question: Burkittsville in Maryland, USA gained notoriety in 1999 after the release of which 'fake real' film that supposedly took place there?
Answer: The Blair Witch Project

Question: Tataouine in Tunisia was the setting for many scenes in the movies of which blockbuster franchise?
Answer: Star Wars franchise

Question: Anna Wintour, the editor of Vogue was the inspiration for the character of Miranda Priestly in which surprise hit of 2006 set in the world of fashion?
Answer: The Devil Wears Prada (the character of Miranda Priestly was played by Meryl Streep)

Question: Which epic 1960s film is unique in the sense that the only female featured in the entire film is a camel named Gladys?
Answer: Lawrence of Arabia

Question: Devil's Tower National Monument in Wyoming, USA features prominently in which landmark 1977 science fiction film?
Answer: Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Question: During her state visit to Beijing in the 1980s, Queen Elizabeth II was unable to visit the Forbidden City because of a specific reason. Why?
Answer: The Last Emperor was being shot there and the production was given priority over the queen by the Chinese authorities.

Question: A beer called "The End of History" made by Scottish firm BrewDog in 2010 became known not only for its $765 tag but also for it being served in what?
Answer: Stuffed animals!

Question: The traditional recipe of what sea-food dish strongly associated with Marseilles calls for the use of rascase (scorpion fish) and at least two other types of Mediterranean fish?
Answer: Bouillabaisse, what else?

Question: In 1998, a university president in the United States was derided for comparing an official to what food item saying the person was "black on the outside and white on the inside"?
Answer: Oreo

Question: In the fruit with the scientific name Citrus Sinensis, the protuberance at the blossom end is compared to what human body part?
Answer: Navel (hence navel orange)

Question: A flatbread called injera that is traditionally eaten in Ethiopia is made from the flour of what grain that is now being called as the new quinoa?
Answer: Teff

Question: What is the last name of the British P.M. of the 1800s who received a gift of tea flavored with bergamot oil and the variety of which is now named after him?
Answer: (Lord) Grey

Question: Ararat Agakhanyan who owned a chain of stores in California saw an upsurge of sales due to a March 2, 2014 event connected to filmdom. What did Ararat's chain specialize in?
Answer: Pizza (Ellen DeGeneres' Oscar party)

Question: The consumption of Touareg tea which is tea flavored with which herb is widely prevalent in several Arab countries?
Answer: Mint

Question: Sir Walter Raleigh amused Elizabeth's court by telling them that the raccoon variety of what edibles grew on trees?
Answer: Oysters

Question: Talking against the new Healthcare Bill, Judge Antonin Scalia said in 2012 that it is akin to forcing people to buy what food item? (hint: George H. W. Bush wouldn't approve)
Answer: Broccoli

Question: A 2002 book subtitled The Much Lamented Death of Madam Geneva is a detailed account of the craze for what libation that overtook 18th century England?
Answer: Gin

Question: What concept of the food industry involves cooking sealed food at lower temperatures but for a long time?
Answer: Sous-vide

Question: Englishman Albert Howard who had publications like Manufacture of Humus by the Indore Process among others is considered a pioneer of what?
Answer: Organic agriculture

Question: Just like Americans like to call a full-course meal 'from soup to nuts', citizens of the Roman empire used the expression 'from the egg to the ___' what?
Answer: Apple

Question: A favorite measure of dieters in the present times, what index indicates how quickly blood sugar levels rise after eating a particular type of food?
Answer: Glycemic index

Question: The Roundtable is the buffet restaurant at what Las Vegas casino?
Answer: Excalibur

Question: Water-bath and pressure are two types of techniques for food preservation in what process?
Answer: Canning

Question: What fast-food ubiquity that chef Bourdain once called "the most disgusting thing he ever ate" comes in bone, ball, bell, and boot shapes?
Answer: McDonald's Chicken McNugget

Question: The Cypriot dish ambelopoulia that is the subject of much controversy in the country is made from what?
Answer: Songbirds

Question: In 2011, the Trinidad Moruga Scorpion upended the Naga Bhut Jolokia for what culinary distinction?
Answer: World's hottest chili pepper

Question: The 18th century English nobleman John Montagu who was so fond of gambling that he played even while eating was the earl of what town in Kent?
Answer: Sandwich