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QUIZ<br />
CULTURE CLUB<br />
Think you know pop culture? Take the test.<br />
Answers are at the bottom of the page. (No peeking!)<br />
By Ffi on Hughes<br />
1. A scene in Super 8 shows an advertisement for the<br />
fi ctional drink Slusho. The drink was also featured as part<br />
of a viral marketing campaign for which movie?<br />
A. District 9<br />
B. Cloverfi eld<br />
C. Men In Black<br />
D. Battle: Los Angeles<br />
2. Which other actors were up for Mel Gibson’s role in<br />
The Beaver?<br />
A. George Clooney<br />
B. Jim Carrey<br />
C. Steve Carell<br />
D. Russell Crowe<br />
3. Which Twilight actor tried out for the role of Dex in<br />
Something Borrowed?<br />
A. Kellan Lutz<br />
B. Jackson Rathbone<br />
C. Robert Pattinson<br />
D. Peter Facinelli<br />
4. Where is the 65,000-pound live oak tree featured in<br />
The Tree of Life?<br />
A. Smithville, Texas<br />
B. Redwood City, Calif.<br />
C. Amherst, Mass.<br />
D. Portland, Ore.<br />
5. Reese Witherspoon and Robert Pattinson play lovers in<br />
Water for Elephants, but in a deleted scene from another<br />
movie they played mother and son. What was the movie?<br />
A. Pleasantville<br />
B. Walk the Line<br />
C. Vanity Fair<br />
D. Legally Blonde<br />
6. What did the cast of Bridesmaids do for two weeks prior<br />
to fi lming, to help prepare for their roles?<br />
A. Crashed bachelorette parties<br />
B. Practiced improvisation<br />
C. Went on a group vacation<br />
D. Lived together<br />
7. Kevin Bacon was chosen for the role of Sebastian Shaw in<br />
X-Men: First Class because he seemed more menacing than<br />
which British actor who was also up for the part?<br />
A. Colin Firth<br />
B. Alan Rickman<br />
C. Matthew McFayden<br />
D. Gerard Butler<br />
8. In Ratatouille, when Remy climbs out of the sewers for<br />
the fi rst time, he is barked at by the dog from which other<br />
Pixar fi lm?<br />
A. Toy Story<br />
B. Monsters, Inc<br />
C. The Incredibles<br />
D. Up<br />
9. How long did it take to plan and compose the songs in<br />
Mary Poppins?<br />
A. Two and a half years<br />
B. One year<br />
C. Fourteen weeks<br />
D. Six months<br />
10. The front of the alien’s head in sci-fi horror classic Alien<br />
is made from a cast of what?<br />
A. A bear skull<br />
B. A human skull<br />
C. An ostrich egg<br />
D. A football<br />
11. In Rio, what is the username on Linda’s computer?<br />
A. BirdieBye<br />
B. Bluebeard<br />
C. Bluebird<br />
D. Birdbrain<br />
12. Who was off ered the role of Jade (played by Heather<br />
Graham) in The Hangover, but turned it down because she<br />
didn’t like the script?<br />
A. Kate Hudson<br />
B. Cameron Diaz<br />
C. Anne Hathaway<br />
D. Lindsay Lohan<br />
1. B; 2. B & C; 3. D; 4. A; 5. C; 6. B; 7. A; 8. D; 9. A; 10. B; 11. C; 12. D