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100

A giant stone circle (not Stonehenge)

Avebury Stone Circle (England)

100
  • I am a character.
  • I wear a fedora.
  • I carry a whip.
  • I teach archaeology.
  • I've searched for the Ark of the Covenant.

Indiana Jones

100
  • Released in 2000
  • By a Detroit rapper
  • The song uses dark humour and a fictional obsessed fan
  • It built its story through letters

Stan — Eminem ft. Dido

100
  • Released in the 1990s.
  • The story unfolds largely through interviews.
  • The title character is never actually shown in the present day.
  • The film ends with a famous reveal involving a coffee mug.

The Usual Suspects

100

A bat and a ball cost $1.10 total.

The bat costs $1.00 more than the ball.

How much does the ball cost?

5 cents

200

Colourful hillside buildings overlooking a harbour in Italy.

Manarola (Cinque Terre, Italy)

200
  • I am a silent screen icon, but my most famous character rarely speaks.
  • My look included a bowler hat, cane and toothbrush moustache.
  • I co-founded United Artists.
  • I directed, wrote and starred in many of my films.

Charlie Chaplin

200
  • Released in 1985. 
  • Features a famous saxophone riff. 
  • By a Scottish band 
  • Lyrics include walking a long distance.

I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) - The Proclaimers

200
  • The lead character suffers from insomnia.
  • Much of the film explores masculinity and consumer culture.
  • The protagonist creates an alter ego.
  • Based on a novel by Chuck Palahniuk.

Fight Club

200

You enter a room containing:

  • A match
  • A candle
  • A kerosene lamp
  • A fireplace

You only have one match.

What do you light first?

The match

300

Massive temple complex hidden in Cambodian jungle.

Angkor Wat (Cambodia)

300
  • I am a film character driven by ambition, isolation and resentment.
  • I build an oil empire.
  • My relationship with a preacher becomes increasingly hostile.
  • I am played by Daniel Day-Lewis.

Daniel Plainview — There Will Be Blood

300
  • Released in 1990. 
  • Performed by an English pop duo.
  • Appeared on the Pretty Woman soundtrack
  • The lyrics centre on optimism despite obvious heartbreak.

King of Wishful Thinking – Go West

300
  • The story is told largely in reverse chronological order.
  • The protagonist relies on tattoos.
  • Memory is central to the plot.
  • Directed by Christopher Nolan.

Memento

300

A man lives on the 20th floor of a building.

Every day he takes the lift to the ground floor.

When he returns home, he takes the lift to the 15th floor and walks the remaining five flights.

Why?

He's short and can only reach the button for the 15th floor.

400

Stone-carved ancient city visible through a narrow canyon.

Petra (Jordan)

400
  • I appeared in films by directors including Wim Wenders, Ridley Scott and John Carpenter.
  • I was often cast as quiet, weary or emotionally guarded men.
  • One of my best-known roles is in Paris, Texas.
  • I was also the father of an actor who appeared in The Avengers.

Harry Dean Stanton

400
  • Released in 2002
  • British garage and spoken-word style
  • The Artist is Mike Skinner
  • Contains the lyrics: "A new day, another morning after"

Don't Mug Yourself - The Streets

400
  • Set largely in Vienna after World War II.
  • Features one of cinema's most famous entrances.
  • Includes a speech about cuckoo clocks.
  • Shot in black and white.

The Third Man

400

A woman shoots her husband.

She then holds him underwater for five minutes.

Finally, she hangs him.

A few minutes later they sit down and enjoy dinner together.

How?

She photographed him ("shot" him), developed the photo in a bath ("held him underwater"), and hung the photograph to dry.

500

Ancient rock-hewn churches carved into the ground rather than built upward.

Lalibela (Ethiopia)

500
  • I am a character in a surreal 1977 film.
  • I lives in an industrial, dreamlike world.
  • I am anxious about fatherhood and surrounded by strange sounds and imagery.
  • I was played by Jack Nance.

Henry Spencer — Eraserhead

500
  • Released in 1986.
  • Frequently appears on lists of the greatest metal songs ever recorded.
  • The subject matter focuses on addiction and loss of control.
  • The title track appears on the band's third studio album.
  • The song gained renewed popularity after featuring in Stranger Things.

Mast Of Puppets - Metallica

500
  • Released in 1973.
  • Much of the film takes place on a Scottish island.
  • Folk traditions play a major role.
  • Christopher Lee considered it one of his finest performances.

The Wicker Man

500

Three light switches downstairs control three light bulbs upstairs.

You may go upstairs only once.

How do you determine which switch controls which bulb?

  • Turn on Switch A for several minutes, Turn it off, then turn on Switch B.
  • Go upstairs.
  • Lit bulb = Switch B.
  • Warm but unlit bulb = Switch A.
  • Cold unlit bulb = Switch C.