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Can You Answer These Real 'Jeopardy!' Questions About Movies?

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Watching movies and playing trivia games are two of the most popular American pastime activities. Combining the two, then, is surely among the best forms of entertainment. 

It can only get better if those trivia questions come from the most famous trivia game of them all — “Jeopardy!”

24/7 Tempo went through J! Archives — a site created by fans of the show that lists clues going back to 1984, when the show first aired in its current format — to identify more than 30 challenging clues about Hollywood movies.

Wonder whether you know enough to make it on the show? Take the following pop quiz and see how you stack up.

 And, in honor of the upcoming St. Patrick’s Day, you can also test your knowledge in another area — Irish heritage. Here are 40 real “Jeopardy!” clues about Irish culture you can try to solve.

Click here to see if you can answer these real “Jeopardy!” questions about movies.

MOVIES $1200:

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Sharon Tate

WHAT’S THE GOSSIP? $2000:

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Hedda Hopper

BEFORE & AFTER AT THE MOVIES $1600:

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La La Land of the Lost

ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD $800:

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Wings

A BIRD $1600:

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Big Bird

THE “BIG” PICTURE $1600:

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Big Fat Liar

DON’T KNOW MUCH $400:

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To dumb down

HOLLYWOOD LEGENDS $500 (Daily Double):

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Natalie Wood, James Dean, and Sal Mineo

FRIEND LIKE ME $600:

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Ella Fitzgerald

THESE AREN’T BIBLE BOOKS $1000:

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F. Scott Fitzgerald

TWO OF A KIND $2000:

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Twin beds

MOVIES $600:

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Hollywoodland

I GUESTED ON LAW & ORDER $1600:

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William H. Macy

HOLLYWOOD FAMILIES $1000:

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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

HOLLYWOOD HODGEPODGE $1200:

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Last Tango in Paris

ONE FOR THE HISTORY BOOKS $1200:

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Argo

HOLLYWOOD FAMILY VALUES $2000:

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John Travolta

HOLLYWOOD HISTORY $1,000 (Daily Double):

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The founder of Hollywood

LATINOS IN HOLLYWOOD $2000:

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Rita Hayworth

LUCILLE BALL’S 100th BIRTHDAY $200:

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Scarlett O’Hara

HOLLYWOOD UGLY $1000:

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She’s All That

“F” TRUE HOLLYWOOD STORY $1600:

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Colin Farrel

HOLLYWOOD TO BROADWAY $1600:

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Hugh Jackman

O’HOLLYWOOD $300:

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Donald O’Connor

LET’S ALL GO TO THE LOBBY $400:

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Marilyn Monroe

HOLLYWOOD REMAKES $2,600 (Daily Double):

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3:10 to Yuma

MOVIE STARS:

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Grace Kelly

HOORAY FOR HOLLYWOOD $600:

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The first Academy Awards ceremony

HOLLYWOOD QUOTES $400:

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Fred Astaire

SILENT MOVIE DIRECTORS $1000:

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Cecil B. DeMille

THE CHINESE THEATRE $300:

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Shirley Temple

MOVIE DEBUTS $200:

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Tom Cruise

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HOLLYWOOD HEARTTHROBS $100:

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Keanu Reeves

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