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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.
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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
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You scored out of !
Top Dog
Full marks, well done!
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You scored out of !
Clever cat
Almost purrfect
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You scored out of !
Fintastic
A decent job
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You scored out of !
What are ewe doing?
Baaaaas
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You scored out of !
Turtely awful
A shell of a bad effort
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