Ever sat in the cinema and thought �what have I seen him in before�? How frustrating is a rented DVD box with no production notes? What was the Oscar winning 1960s film that had no speaking female parts?

Now imagine you�re not at your desk to search IMDB, and your eyesight is blurred from scouring the ever decreasing print in Halliwell�s.

Help is at hand � literally. Your most obscure and most genuinely interested film questions can now all be answered without you having to lift a finger. Well, just your texting finger.

Mobile phone question answering service AQA (Any Question Answered) gets asked over 12,000 questions a day, many of which are film related. The beauty of the service is that you can receive an answer to literally any question in a matter of minutes, wherever you are.

Whilst the service appeals to film quiz audiences and trivia freaks, it also has a relevance to students needing help with research (less time in the library), or even for those wanting to set up their own film quiz and are stuck for questions. Texting �give me a difficult film related question�, could yield:

�Which film star played a female in all his films?� AQA answer: Lassie is a female character, but all 9 of the dogs who portrayed her have been male. Pal, born on 20 June 1940, was the first dog to play Lassie.

Some are also interested in subjects that have made news headlines:

�How much did oddjobs hat sell for at auction?� AQA answer: In an auction in 1998 at Christie's of London, the steel-rimmed bowler hat famously used by Oddjob in the 1964 Bond film 'Goldfinger' sold for �62,000.

Others are interested in the mechanics of filmmaking:

�What does 'wrap' mean in 'its a wrap'?� AQA answer: "It's a wrap" comes from an acronym used in the early days of cinema. At the end of filming the cameraman would have to 'Wind, Reel And Print' or WRAP.

In addition to general film-related questions, the service is also used by a large number of people looking for film showing times at their local cinemas.

AQA was launched in April 2004 and is about to hit its 5 millionth question asked, with over 650 researchers working from home to answer your questions. It was set up by a group of friends who were doing a crossword puzzle at a cricket match. They texted a friend for help with one of the clues, and he texted back the answer.  They thought it was a good idea � and set about developing the AQA concept.

To use the service, UK phone users should text their question to 63336 (calls cost �1). Republic of Ireland phone users should text 57275 (calls cost �2). New customers can ask their first question free on http://www.63336.com � see if you know more about film than they do.

Here�s a list of the Top 10 film questions AQA have been asked to get you thinking (answers are at the bottom of the page).

What film in the last decade won all the Oscars it was nominated for?

What�s the most featured song in films of all time?

What was the first ever film sequel?

Which film used 60 thousand pair of false feet?

What film was directed in one shot?

Did Robert de Niro play the lion in any Wizard of Oz play or film?

Why did the word 'cheesy' start getting used to describe over the top films and programs?

Why do telephone numbers in American films invariably contain the sequence 555?

Which James Bond film has the same name as a variety of bananas?

Where does the film term 'martini' come from when referring to the last shot on a shooting day?

Which Oscar-winning film had no female speaking parts?

If you�d like to win a copy of AQA�s book, �The End of the Question Mark�, a collection of the best Q&As received by AQA, we�ve got 5 copies to give away.

Send 6 Degrees Film the answer to this question:

What fair-weather film has Oscar-nominations for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Best Picture, and best Original Screenplay?

The answer is on the 6 Degrees website, or feel free to text AQA for the answer.

Answers to top ten questions above are:

What film in the last decade won all the Oscars it was nominated for?
The 2004 film 'The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King' was nominated for 11 Oscars and won all 11 without having a single nomination for its cast.

What�s the most featured song in films of all time?
The song most featured in films is thought to be 'Happy Birthday to You'. It was written as a classroom greeting in 1893 by two Louisville teachers.

What was the first ever film sequel?
The first film sequel ever made was 'Fall of a Nation' in 1916. It was a follow up to D.W. Griffith's film called 'Birth of a Nation', released in 1915.

Which film used 60 thousand pair of false feet?
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) used 60,000 false feet. 5,000 cu m of vegetables & flowers were grown for the Hobbit's village.

What film was directed in one shot?
The longest single shot in movie history is the 2002 movie Russian Ark, which is 96 minutes long with no cuts. Hitchcock's Rope is also all 1 shot.

Did Robert de Niro play the lion in any Wizard of Oz play or film?
When Robert De Niro was ten years old he portrayed The Cowardly Lion in a local production of The Wizard of Oz. He has starred in over fifty films.

Why did the word 'cheesy' start getting used to describe over the top films and programs?
Cheesy was first used in 1818 by the British in India, and it meant cheap and inferior. By 1858 it meant showy. It derives from the Urdu word chiz.

Why do telephone numbers in American films invariably contain the sequence 555?
In the 1970s, US phone companies asked films and TV to use the prefix 555 to avoid confusion with real numbers. The Simpsons' phone number is 555-0113.

Which James Bond film has the same name as a variety of bananas?
'Goldfinger' is both the name of a Bond film & a variety of banana. It is the world's first dessert banana specially bred to resist pests & diseases.

Where does the film term 'martini' come from when referring to the last shot on a shooting day?
The final film shot is a Martini because the next 'shot' is in a Martini glass. Abby Singer is the penultimate shot, named after a production manager.

Which Oscar-winning film had no female speaking parts?
The Dirty Dozen � you knew that all the time right? 

AQA Answer: 'The Dirty Dozen' (1967) had no female speaking parts, & was nominated for 4 Oscars, winning 1 for sound. 1958 nominee '12 Angry Men' was also all-male.