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16 January 2012

KATHERINE LIVINGSTONE WINS SAFFRON SCREEN’S CHRISTMAS QUIZ

Saffron Walden resident Katherine Livingstone recently won Saffron Screen’s Christmas film related quiz.  Katherine was presented with the DVD of The Tree of Life and two cinema vouchers by Cinema Director, Julie Kendall.

2011 Christmas Quiz questions and answers:

Films of the Saffron Screen Year

1. Who played Gerri in the Mike Leigh film Another Year? Ruth Sheen  

2. Which playwright who died aged 29 is depicted in the film The Arbor, which was shown at Saffron Screen in February? Andrea Dunbar

3. Who directed Black Swan, our digital premiere? Darren Aronofsky

4. Name the two female stars of Never Let Me Go? Carey Mulligan and Keira Knightley

5. Which 1973 film directed by Francois Truffaut about the movie-making process was screened at Saffron Screen in July? Day for Night (La nuit américaine)

6. Who played the title role in the remake of Arthur and who played the role in the 1980’s original? Remake: Russell Brand - Original: Dudley Moore

7. Name the 1924 film about Scott’s race to the South Pole, shown at Saffron Screen in July? The Great White Silence

8. What crime is Mary Surratt accused of in The Conspirator, shown in August?  Abraham Lincoln's assassination

9. Where do the 3 Grand Prix races take place in the film Cars 2?  Japan, Italy's Riviera and England

10. Who wrote the script for the latest version of Jane Eyre? Moira Buffini

‘Tis the Season

1. Who directed The Nightmare Before Christmas? Henry Selick

2. Which 1947 film features a Santa Claus in Macy’s store in New York who declares he is Santa and his name is Kris Kringle? Miracle on 34th Street

3. Who played Scrooge in the 1992 film The Muppet Christmas Carol? Michael Caine

4. Who directed the 2004 film The Polar Express? Robert Zemeckis

5. Who plays the White Witch in The Chronicles of Narnia who decrees it shall always be winter but never Christmas? Tilda Swinton

6. What is the name of the character played by James Stewart in It’s a Wonderful Life? George Bailey

7. In which 1990 film do terrorists seize control of air traffic control at Washington DC airport on Christmas Eve? Die Hard 2

8. In which 1944 film was “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” first sung? Meet Me In St Louis

9. Which 1974 political thriller is set around Christmas and has “Christmas Dream” as its theme song? The Odessa File

10. Which 2003 film follows the love lives of 8 couples during a frantic month before Christmas in London? Love Actually 

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