Questions from the blood simple to the die hard . . . by Donald Clarke

Questions:

1. Which hysterically acclaimed Ian McEwan novel has just become a hysterically acclaimed film?

2. In which quarter of west London did Hugh Grant once fling coffee over Julia Roberts?

3. Which elegant big cat returned, struck again, had his revenge and then laid a trail?

4. What comes between "I believe in America" and a closing door?

5. Where would you see Jason Miller covered in pea soup?

6. What unites the actors Warwick Davis, David Rappaport, Peter Dinklage and Verne Troyer?

7. Which public office links Bedtime for Bonzo and Hercules in New York?

8. Whose last (uncompleted) film was, rather appropriately, titled Something's Got to Give?

9. Which Clint Eastwood film might the following remind you of: Tony Wilson, Phileas Fogg, Tristram Shandy?

10. Pam Grier, Béatrice Dalle, Steve Buscemi, Brad Pitt. What indoor pastime might end with these actors in this precise order?

Answers:

1. Atonement

2. Notting Hill

3. The Pink Panther

4. The Godfather. This is the first line and the last image of that film.

5. The Exorcist. Regan's vomit was played by that foodstuff.

6. They are all little people.

7. Governor of California. Ronald Reagan and Arnold Schwarzenegger were the stars.

8. Marilyn Monroe

9. Coogan's Bluff. Those roles were all played by Steve Coogan.

10. Snooker. The actors played, respectively, Jackie Brown, Betty Blue, Mr Pink in Reservoir Dogs and Joe Black in Meet Joe Black.