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Quiz about I Love Being in Sports Movies
Quiz about I Love Being in Sports Movies

I Love Being in Sports Movies Trivia Quiz


Match the actors to the multiple sports movies that they have appeared in.

A matching quiz by bigjohnsludge. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Time
4 mins
Type
Match Quiz
Quiz #
404,218
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
264
Last 3 plays: Guest 134 (10/10), Guest 72 (0/10), paulsebastian (3/10).
(a) Drag-and-drop from the right to the left, or (b) click on a right side answer box and then on a left side box to move it.
QuestionsChoices
1. "The Sandlot", "Field of Dreams"  
  Dennis Quaid
2. "Any Given Sunday", "Breaking Away"  
  David Strathairn
3. "White Men Can't Jump", "Wildcats"   
  Woody Harrelson
4. "Rudy", "Hoosiers", "Major League"  
  G.D. Spradlin
5. "Field of Dreams", "American Flyers"  
  Kevin Costner
6. "White Men Can't Jump", "Major League"  
  Chelcie Ross
7. "North Dallas Forty", "One On One"  
  Art LaFleur
8. "Brian's Song" the TV movie, "The Replacements"  
  James Earl Jones
9. "Field of Dreams", "The Sandlot", "The Replacements"  
  Wesley Snipes
10. "A League of Their Own", "Eight Men Out"  
  Jack Warden





Select each answer

1. "The Sandlot", "Field of Dreams"
2. "Any Given Sunday", "Breaking Away"
3. "White Men Can't Jump", "Wildcats"
4. "Rudy", "Hoosiers", "Major League"
5. "Field of Dreams", "American Flyers"
6. "White Men Can't Jump", "Major League"
7. "North Dallas Forty", "One On One"
8. "Brian's Song" the TV movie, "The Replacements"
9. "Field of Dreams", "The Sandlot", "The Replacements"
10. "A League of Their Own", "Eight Men Out"

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. "The Sandlot", "Field of Dreams"

Answer: James Earl Jones

In the 1993 film "The Sandlot", James Earl Jones plays Mr. Mertle, a blind, ex baseball player and owner of a monster dog that keeps baseballs that are hit over his backyard fence. In the 1989 film "Field of Dreams", Jones plays novelist Terence Mann who gets somewhat kidnapped by Ray Kinsella (Kevin Costner) and goes with him to see Ray's baseball field being used by the ghost players of baseball's past.
2. "Any Given Sunday", "Breaking Away"

Answer: Dennis Quaid

In the 1999 film "Any Given Sunday" Quaid plays an aged football quarterback of a pro team who gets replaced by a younger upstart who has to drop his attitude in order to earn his teammates' respect. In the 1979 film "Breaking Away", Quaid plays a teen who has graduated high school and hangs out with his buddies in a college town where he has run-ins with some of the privileged college students.

He and three of his friends get invited to compete in a college bike race and end up beating the snooty college kids.
3. "White Men Can't Jump", "Wildcats"

Answer: Woody Harrelson

In the 1992 movie "White Men Can't Jump", Woody plays an ex college basketball player turned hustler who teams up with another hustler and goes on to win a two on two basketball competition. In the 1986 movie "Wildcats", Woody plays a high school football player whose team is being coached by a new female coach.
4. "Rudy", "Hoosiers", "Major League"

Answer: Chelcie Ross

In the 1993 movie "Rudy", Ross plays coach Dan Devine who replaced Notre Dame coach Ara Parseghian. In the 1986 movie "Hoosiers", Ross played temporary assistant coach George before coach Norman Dale arrives. In the 1989 movie "Major League", Ross plays starting pitcher Eddie Harris.
5. "Field of Dreams", "American Flyers"

Answer: Kevin Costner

In the 1989 movie "Field of Dreams", Costner plays Ray Kinsella, an Iowa farmer who turns most of his corn field into a baseball field for ghost baseball players of the past to play in. In the 1985 movie "American Flyers", Costner plays terminally ill bike racer Marcus Sommers who persuades his brother to ride with him in a prestigious bike rally.
6. "White Men Can't Jump", "Major League"

Answer: Wesley Snipes

In the 1992 movie "White Men Can't Jump", Snipes plays Sidney Deane, a black inner city basketball hustler who teams up with a white hustler to win a two on two basketball tournament. In the 1989 movie "Major League", Snipes plays center fielder and speedster Willy 'Mays' Hayes.
7. "North Dallas Forty", "One On One"

Answer: G.D. Spradlin

In the 1979 movie "North Dallas Forty", Spradlin plays mean and uncaring football coach B. A. Strothers. In the 1977 movie "One On One", Spradlin plays the mean coach of a college basketball team who believes that he has made a mistake in recruiting a young basketball player and tries to force the player to renounce his scholarship.
8. "Brian's Song" the TV movie, "The Replacements"

Answer: Jack Warden

In the 1971 TV movie "Brian's Song", Warden plays legendary coach George Halas of the Chicago Bears during the time that Gale Sayers and Brian Piccolo played together. In the 2000 movie "The Replacements", Warden plays Edward O'Neil, the owner of a professional football team who has to hire an entire new team, and coach when the regular players go on strike.
9. "Field of Dreams", "The Sandlot", "The Replacements"

Answer: Art LaFleur

In the 1989 movie "Field of Dreams", Art plays ghost first baseman from the past Chick Gandil from the Chicago White Sox. In the 1993 movie "The Sandlot", Art plays Babe Ruth who visits Benny Rodriguez in a dream in order to help him decide what to do about retrieving an autographed baseball from a monster dog.

In the 2000 movie "The Replacements" Art plays assistant coach Banes on a team of replacement football players who are recruited to fill in when the regular players go on strike.
10. "A League of Their Own", "Eight Men Out"

Answer: David Strathairn

In the 1992 movie "A League of Their Own", Strathaim plays Ira Lowenstein, an assistant to a Major League Baseball team owner. When baseball is halted by the war (WWII), Ira Lowenstein gets the task of putting together teams of female players to keep the sport going.

In the 1988 movie "Eight Men Out", Strathairn plays White Sox pitcher Eddie Cicotte, who gets caught up in the 1919 Chicago Black Sox scandal.
Source: Author bigjohnsludge

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