Australian Competitions Club

http://www.stack.net.au/comp.php?goto=169

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1. Who invited Denry Machin to the Countess of Chell's Grand Ball?*

Countess of Chell
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Card_%28film%29
Thanks blondie1973!  :D

2. What is the name of Rachel 1's personal psychiatrist on Shutter Island, and which actor plays the role?*

Dr Sheehan, Mark Ruffalo
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shutter_Island_%28film%29
Thanks marcoz!  :D

3. Who wins the hand of Princess Aleta by jousting at a royal tournament?*

Prince Valiant - Confirmation required
Thanks deejay!  :D

4. A cop close to retirement; a cop needing money to move house, and an undercover cop who can't bring himself to sell out his gangster friend. Three intertwining stories in what movie?*

Brooklyn's Finest
Thanks deejay!  :D

5. In 1934, which soon to be famous actor opened a burger and malt shop that he named 'Tiny’s Patio'?*

Alan Ladd
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000042/bio
Thanks Boxsey!  :D

6. What finally led the Ghost - in The Ghost Writer (2010) - to Paul Emmet?*

A GPS used by his predecessor
Thanks deejay!  :D

7. If it's post-war Vienna, and Harry Lime is amongst the night-time shadows, what musical instrument might you likely hear?*

Zither
Thanks calpot and wattle! :D

8. 'Cell...prison cell....how did I get here?' Who said it and in what 1967 movie?*

Point Blank
http://www.kleph.com/blog.php?b=1&e=1185&pg=Point+Blank
Thanks blondie1973!  :D

9. Who are Tatooine's rag and bone men?*

Jawas
http://www.starwars.com/databank/species/jawa/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rag_and_bone_man
Thanks Jonas for the confirmation!  :D

10. Final Scene: Man exits a hotel in Washington DC circa 1923, looks up to watch a four bi-plane fly past, dissolves into a squadron of jet fighters,THE END. Name the movie:*

The Court Marshall of Billy Mitchell (1955)
http://books.google.com.au/books?id=9QGcTlIyDkQC&pg=PA1&lpg=PA1&dq=%22the+court+martial+of+billy+mitchell%22+movie+biplanes&source=bl&ots=njuwPIJ5Tq&sig=Yxp5QxzaXbhNJI6LkGgZSozs6BE&hl=en&ei=fseETOO2NIvevQOFnYWfBQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CCoQ6AEwBDgK#v=onepage&q=%22the%20court%20martial%20of%20billy%20mitchell%22%20movie%20biplanes&f=false
Thanks boxsey!  :D

5. Alan Ladd
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000042/bio

8. 'Cell...prison cell....how did I get here?' Who said it and in what 1967 movie?*

Point Blank

http://www.kleph.com/blog.php?b=1&e=1185&pg=Point+Blank

1. Who invited Denry Machin to the Countess of Chell's Grand Ball?*

Countess of Chell

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Card_%28film%29

6. What finally led the Ghost - in The Ghost Writer (2010) - to Paul Emmet?*

A GPS used by his predecessor

3. Who wins the hand of Princess Aleta by jousting at a royal tournament?*

Prince Valiant (I think)

4. A cop close to retirement; a cop needing money to move house, and an undercover cop who can't bring himself to sell out his gangster friend. Three intertwining stories in what movie?*

Brooklyn's Finest

7.  Zither?

http://www.filmsite.org/thir.html

The director knew that the film's musical score could not be reflective of the traditional Old Vienna - waltz music by Strauss. Instead, it would be provided by a solo instrument -- a zither. The jaunty but haunting musical score by Viennese composer/performer Anton Karas lingers long after the film's viewing with its twangy, mermerizing, lamenting, disconcerting (and sometimes irritating) hurdy-gurdy tones. In fact, Karas' musical instrument was a leading film character and advertised as such: "He'll have you in a dither with his zither (a laptop string instrument)."

9. Who are Tatooine's rag and bone men?*

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watto

Watto, Shmi Skywalker & Anakin (pls confirm)

No. The rag-and-bone men were the Jawas.

What is the name of Rachel 1's personal psychiatrist on Shutter Island, and which actor plays the role?*


Dr Sheehan ... Mark Ruffalo

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shutter_Island_%28film%29 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shutter_Island_%28film%29)

I just can't figure out number 10 but i feel like i (should...) know it!

9. Who are Tatooine's rag and bone men?
definitely the Jawas

http://www.starwars.com/databank/species/jawa/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rag_and_bone_man

Am I losing it or are we looking at time travel movies for q 10?

Or prehaps an aviation movie like the scene is what the future of aviation held?

Confirming calpots number 7 answer... zither

 1950 1950 - Anton Karas wrote the score, which used only the zither; its title cut topped the international music charts in 1950. Vienna, devastated and recovering from World War II, is divided into four separate zones, each governed by one of the victorious Allies, and a ...Anton Karas wrote the score, which used only the zither; its title cut topped the international music charts in 1950. Vienna, devastated and recovering from World War II, is divided into four separate zones, each governed by one of the victorious Allies, and a jointly-administered international zone. American pulp Western writer Holly Martins (Joseph Cotten) arrives seeking an old friend, Harry Lime (Orson Welles), who has offered him the opportunity to work with him ... 
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Q10/  google not helping.  Google mentions the original king kong movie having 4 biplanes.  Its not "those magnificent men and thierflying machines." 
Damn, should pay more attention to the endings..

I swear, i never knew there were so many aviation movies.  I'm leaning towards one called "the court marshall of billy mitchell" (1955)  Gary Cooper plays billy mitchell.  It's set in Washington DC, a courtroom drama, set in 1925.  Billy Mitchell was a army bloke, who pushed for planes being seen as valuable fighting resources, when most people still thought they were good for only surveillence etc.  He predicted the use of planes in pearl harbour....so the final shot...of biplanes turning into jets, sortof fits with it showing he was vindicated for his radical ideas.   Seems he was courtmarshalled for ignoring orders, and using a plane in WW1 as a bomber...or something.
Either that...or some sort of time-warping king kong movie. 

woot!
http://books.google.com.au/books?id=9QGcTlIyDkQC&pg=PA1&lpg=PA1&dq=%22the+court+martial+of+billy+mitchell%22+movie+biplanes&source=bl&ots=njuwPIJ5Tq&sig=Yxp5QxzaXbhNJI6LkGgZSozs6BE&hl=en&ei=fseETOO2NIvevQOFnYWfBQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CCoQ6AEwBDgK#v=onepage&q=%22the%20court%20martial%20of%20billy%20mitchell%22%20movie%20biplanes&f=false

Whoo hoo!  Thanks Boxsey you're a legend!

Brilliant work Boxsey, you were determined to get there!

So apart from confirming Prince Valiant, are we done?

that took, i swear, 6 hours of googling, on and off, all day.  I deserve a MaG (master of google) for that!

(note...as a kid, dad dragged us to every aviation movie going, talked about planes forever....I really was on a mission!  I even tried to pick his brains...but he was no use at all!)

Boxsey, we are humbled in the face of your magnificence and persistence.

As for Prince Valiant, according to http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title.jsp?stid=87144 there's a full synopsis (have to click to open it) which says Gawain actually won the joust - just don't know whether it should be PV because I think he got the girl in the end.

That last q was a really hard one. I spent ages trying to find it too. Nice work on that one boxsey!! much appreciated by many im sure :)

There's always 1 tricky question to these Stack quizes.

Brilliant effort boxsey!

doh!  I hope it is prince valient...cos i entered with him.....

trust me to spend all that time,a nd not wait for confirmation on another q!

I think it should probably be Gawain.  He won the joust and the hand....just lost it later.

Aw, Boxsey - you have to let it go!  Should we wait for anyone else's opinion? 

I presume your other half/young child/parent will now be entering the competition and if they/you win this I really will be celebrating - you really deserve this one!

I've only ever entered once...i think i might have to enter my hubby, just to get a correct entry in!