Reel Quiz #6

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 screenplay on a table napkin about the life of a table napkin and sell it to Disney for $4 million.

7-8 Correct (M.A. in Film)
You are an under-appreciated genius, like the guy who invented guacamole.

5-6 Correct (B.A. in Film)
You are an avid film lover, but you don’t know the difference between craft services and Kraft Mac n' Cheese.

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

1-2 Correct (Film School Dropout)
Can I be honest here? You probably cannot even read this right now.

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1) Which of the following Alfred Hitchcock films has the best ranking in the American Film Institute's list of Top 100 American Films of all time?

A) Vertigo
B) Psycho
C) Rear Window
D) North by Northwest




2) Which of the following on-screen movie couples were actually born in the same year?

A) Meg Ryan & Tom Hanks
B) Matt Damon & Minnie Driver
C) George Clooney & Michelle Pfeiffer
D) Julia Roberts & Hugh Grant


3) What was the name of the Devil (played by Jack Nicholson) in The Witches of Eastwick?

A) Johnathan Brimstone
B) Seth Sizzle
C) Daryl Van Horne
D) Max Devlin


4) What comic actor won the MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance every year from 1995-1998?

A) Mike Myers
B) Robin Williams
C) Jim Carrey
D) Ben Stiller


5) Which of the following Bruce Willis or Demi Moore movies did NOT win a Golden Raspberry award for the Worst Screenplay of the Year?

A) Indecent Proposal
B) Striptease
C) Hudson Hawk
D) Bonfire of the Vanities


6) Which of the following stars have never received a Golden Raspberry for Worst Actor?

A) Sean Connery
B) Sylvester Stallone
C) Kevin Costner
D) Burt Reynolds


7) Which of the following Disney animated films was NOT the highest domestic grossing film the year it was released?

A) Toy Story (1995)
B) The Lion King (1994)
C) Aladdin (1992)
D) 101 Dalmations (1961)


8) What was the most-rented movie of 1991?

A) Pretty Woman
B) Ghost
C) Total Recall
D) Hudson Hawk

9) Which of the following movies in the Batman series raked in the most bat cash in domestic box office sales?

A) Batman
B) Batman Returns
C) Batman Forever
D) Batman & Robin




10) Which of the following movies in the Superman series swept up the most super cash in domestic box office sales?

A) Superman
B) Superman II
C) Superman III
D) Superman IV: The Quest for Peace


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Answers:

(1) B; Psycho is ranked 18th, North by Northwest is ranked 40th, Rear Window is ranked 42nd and Vertigo is ranked 61st.

(2) B; Matt Damon and Minnie Driver, 1970, co-stars in Good Will Hunting.

(3) C; Daryl Van Horne.

(4) C; Jim Carrey. It was a dark period in the history of American pop culture.

(5) D; Bonfire of the Vanities. Most entertainment experts speculated that the couple split up largely due to their ongoing competition to see who could pick the worst script for each given year.

(6) A; Sean Connery.

(7) B; The Lion King in 1994. Forrest Gump was the biggest film at the box office that year.

(8) B; Ghost. However, if you answered D (Hudson Hawk) for this question, deduct five points from your overall score.

(9) A; Batman. It grossed over $251 million. Batman Returns made over $162 million; Batman Forever tallied over $184 million and Batman & Robin robbed audiences of over $107 million.

(10) A; Superman. The original wins again with over $134 million. In this series, the box office gross in the US plummeted with each subsequent sequel: Superman II, $108 million; Superman III, $59 million; and Superman IV, only $11 million.