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Quiz: Can you finish the titles of these obscure action films?

Fancy your chances at tonight’s quiz?
9.30pm, 14 Sep 2020
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THERE’S NO ESCAPISM quite like a good (or even a laughably terrible) action movie. 

For every classic Schwarzenegger or Stallone film, there were a dozen more made in Hollywood trying to capitalise on their success.

This quiz is on some of the more obscure action films that have hit our screens in recent decades.

Best of luck.

Carl Weathers is the star of a 1988 movie called _____ Jackson.
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Lieutenant
General

No Shit
Action
In the same year, Sidney Poitier and Tom Berenger starred in ______ To Kill
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View
Shoot

Conspire
Time
In 2006, Bruce Willis tried to deliver a key witness played by Mos Def to court. How far did they have to go? (Hint: It's also the name of the film)
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8mm
Three Miles Down

16 Blocks
25 Kilometres
In 1991, Willis and Damon Wayans co-starred in The Last ______ ______
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Boy Scout
Of The Mohicans

Good Man
Two Bullets
A quite enjoyable Korean film from 2016 is called Train To _______
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Seoul
Daegu

Ulsan
Busan
Less obscure but more of a cult classic. Finish the title of this 1981 film starring Kurt Russell: Escape From ______
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LA
Miami

New York
The Island
Sean Penn led an ensemble cast in 1998 in The Thin ____ Line
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Blue
Red

White
Black
When terrorists take over a plane, Wesley Snipes steps up to the plate in the 1992 film Passenger _____
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1
14

57
79
Kate Hudson and Matthew McConnaughy try to rekindle the romance by searching for lost treasure in 2008 film _____ Gold.
Movieclips/Youtube
Fool's
Prizzi's

Lost
Lion's
And lastly, true or false? Christopher Walken starred in a truly ludicrous action film in 1991 simply called McBain.
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True
False
Answer all the questions to see your result!
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Top Dog
Full marks, well done!
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Clever cat
Almost purrfect
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Fintastic
A decent job
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What are ewe doing?
Baaaaas
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Turtely awful
A shell of a bad effort
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