Irvine Welsh
In 'Trainspotting', what is Begbie's first name?
Franco/Francis
'All happy families are ________; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way' (Anna Karenina, Tolstoy)
alike
In WW1, what was the colloquial term for close combat between enemy aircraft?
A dogfight
What was the full name of the final installment in the latest Star Wars films?
Rise of Skywalker
What is the buggered sheep called in the story 'Ecstasy'?
Flossie
'I don't know half of you as well as I should like, and I like less than half of you half as well as you ________' (The Fellowship of the Ring, J.J.R. Tolkien)
deserve
'Put the ______, back in the box, I said, put the ______ back in the box... WHY COULDN'T YOU PUT THE __________ BACK IN THE BOX?!' (Nic Cage in Con Air)
bunny
What is the name of the ritual suicide undertaken by Samurai?
Sepukku
What is The Joker's real full name?
Arthur Fleck
What football team does Irvine Welsh and many of his characters support?
Hibs/Hibernian
'My pain is constant and sharp... this __________ has meant nothing' (American Psycho, Brett Easton Ellis)
confession
Which famous Hollywood director is Nic Cage's uncle?
Francis Ford Coppola
What fabled river did Julius Caesar cross to initiate the Great Roman Civil War?
The Rubicon
Which American TV host did Tom Hanks depict in the film 'A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood'?
Fred Rogers
How do you say 'child' in Scottish dialect?
'So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the ________' (The Great Gatsy, F. Scott Fitzgerald)
past
Which 1996 film did Nic Cage win the Academy Award for Best Actor for?
Leaving Las Vegas
Which native volunteer organisation came to international prominence in the Syrian Civil War for rescuing and evacuating civilians in bombed areas?
The White Helmets
Who played 'the two popes' in the film of the same name?
Jonathon Pryce and Anthony Hopkins
In the novel 'Filth', what kind of organism interrupts the narration in parts of the story?
A tapeworm
'Shoot all the ___________ you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember, it's a sin to kill a mockingbird' (To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee)
bluejays
Which famous singer's daughter was Nicolas Cage once married to?
Elvis (Lisa Marie Presley)
What is the most heavily bombed country in the world, relative to its population size? (Hint: it's in Asia)
Which film did Avengers:Endgame surpass to become the highest grossing film of all time?
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