Reel Quiz #5

It’s time to test your knowledge of obscure cinema trivia one more time by answering the following ten multiple choice questions.

Score one point for each correct response. The answers will be posted at the bottom.

For those who deem it necessary to validate your self-worth, feel free to base it on the following scale:

Reel Quiz Ratings Scale

9-10 Correct (Ph.D. in Film)
You are so talented that you could write a script for a movie called Inanimate Nosehair on spec.

7-8 Correct (M.A. in Film)
You are an under-appreciated genius, like Keanu Reeve's band Dogstar.

5-6 Correct (B.A. in Film)
You are an avid film lover, but you don’t know the difference between a trailer and a teaser.

3-4 Correct (A.A. in Film)
You really should try to see more films that don't have "Part 14" in the title.

1-2 Correct (Film School Dropout)
It's like I don't even know who you are anymore.

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1) Which of the following films IS the only one that grossed over $100 million in domestic box office?

A) Last Action Hero
B) Moonstruck
C) A League of Their Own
D) The Crying Game


2) Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A) Kevin Costner majored in Marine Biology in college
B) Michael Keaton worked as a TV cameraman
C) Bruce Willis played harmonica in a band called Loose Goose
D) Steve Martin was born in Waco, Texas


3) Which of the following titles is NOT the actual name of a movie?

A) Stop, You're Killing Me
B) Revenge of the Virgins
C) A Pyromaniac's Love Story
D) Hell is Full of Poets


4) Which of the following titles IS the actual name of a movie?

A) I Am... a Taxidermist
B) Vampire Trailer Park
C) Race of the Garbage Men
D) Mutant Cheerleaders from Texas

5) Elora Danan, Queen Bavmorda and Mad Martigan are all characters from what movie?

A) Legend
B) Willow
C) Labyrinth
D) Dragonheart

6) Which of the following movies (from the summer of 1998) did NOT surpass $100 million in domestic box office ticket sales?

A) The Truman Show
B) Deep Impact
C) Dr. Dolittle
D) The X-Files Movie

7) What movie contained the following quote: "You might be a king or a little street sweeper, but sooner or later you dance with the Reaper"?

A) Death Becomes Her
B) Death Row Diner
C) Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey
D) Night Shift


8) Which of the following sequels was NOT released in theaters as a 3-D flick?

A) A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
B) Jaws 3
C) Amityville 3: The Demon
D) Friday the 13th, Part 3




9) What movie is ranked #1 on the American Film Institute's list of the 100 Greatest American Films?

A) Casablanca
B) Gone With the Wind
C) Citizen Kane
D) The Godfather

10) Which of the following films received a special Golden Raspberry award in 1996 for being the Worst Written Film Grossing Over $100 Million?

A) The Rock
B) Mission Impossible
C) Independence Day
D) Twister


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Answers:

(1) C; A League of Their Own earned over $107 million.

(2) A. Kevin Costner actually earned a B.A. degrees in business from California State University, Fullerton. Then, he proceeded to ignore his studies when he decided that Waterworld would be a big moneymaker.

(3) D; Hell is Full of Poets. Although, Hell really is full of poets.

(4) B; Vampire Trailer Park sounds like an awesome film. But then, I’d pay to see the other three, as well.

(5) B; Willow.

(6) D; The X-Files Movie. The truth may be out there, but it stayed home during that summer, apparently.

(7) C; Bill and Ted’s Bogus Journey. If you got this right, you should probably seek professional help.

(8) A; A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors was not released in 3-D and I have been very angry ever since.

(9) C; Citizen Kane. God knows why.

(10) D; Twister. Quick Trivia Fact: The movie Twister is not actually about the board game of the same name. In its real plot, a couple on the verge of divorce (played by Bill Paxton and Helen Hunt) fall in love all over again due to the timely assistance of a friendly, but massively misunderstood Category 5 Tornado named “Holy Shit!”


"Holy Shit! What do we do?"