publication date: Thursday, June 1, 2017 (part of Summer 2017)

category: Movies

clue: She has had much more screen time in successful franchises based on a British superspy and a run-down Indian hotel, but she won an Oscar for an eight-minute performance as a queen meeting Shakespeare.

explanation: Dench has starred in the James Bond films, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and its sequel, and Shakespeare in Love. more…

intended difficulty: easy

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Matthew Preston, Joanna Woods, and Jesse King


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