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Quiz about Movies and Sports
Quiz about Movies and Sports

Movies and Sports Trivia Quiz


All multiple choice questions. Most are about movies about sports.

A multiple-choice quiz by bluenose. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
bluenose
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
44,083
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
6758
Last 3 plays: Guest 134 (9/10), Guest 136 (9/10), Guest 73 (6/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Forrest Gump excelled at what sport? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. In the movie "Eight Men Out", a movie about the Black Sox Scandal in 1919, who played the third baseman for Chicago? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. "Chariots of Fire" was a movie about which sport? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Which football Hall of Famer was Brian's friend and teammate in "Brian's Song"? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. In the movie "61*" Roger Maris and this Yankee great help Mickey Mantle in Mickey's apartment after a party. Who is the Yankee great? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Who played the football coach that fired his water boy in the movie "The Waterboy"? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Nick Nolte played which position in "North Dallas Forty"? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Dr. Hugo Z. Hackenbush gambled on a _______ ? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Who was the coach of Notre Dame when "Rudy" played his only football game for Notre Dame? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. What was the number of the character that Burt Reynolds played in "The Longest Yard"? Hint



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Most Recent Scores
Today : Guest 134: 9/10
Oct 26 2024 : Guest 136: 9/10
Oct 26 2024 : Guest 73: 6/10
Oct 25 2024 : Guest 73: 8/10
Oct 25 2024 : paulsebastian: 6/10
Oct 25 2024 : Guest 72: 10/10
Oct 02 2024 : Guest 24: 9/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Forrest Gump excelled at what sport?

Answer: ping pong

1994 winner of best picture. A Paramount production.
2. In the movie "Eight Men Out", a movie about the Black Sox Scandal in 1919, who played the third baseman for Chicago?

Answer: John Cusack

Not many people involved talked much about the scandal, even many years after the fact.
3. "Chariots of Fire" was a movie about which sport?

Answer: running

Some say it was just as boring as "Titanic", the best picture in 1997. "Chariots" won best picture in 1981.
4. Which football Hall of Famer was Brian's friend and teammate in "Brian's Song"?

Answer: Gale Sayers

It was about Brian Piccolo's fight against cancer and his 'Heart' to play football. Sad and yet inspirational movie. Sayers' philosophy was God first, others second, me third!
5. In the movie "61*" Roger Maris and this Yankee great help Mickey Mantle in Mickey's apartment after a party. Who is the Yankee great?

Answer: Whitey Ford

Well, I thought Whitey was pretty good. The Tigers always had trouble beating him! Whitey had 10 World Series victories, 146 innings pitched, 33 and two thirds consecutive scoreless innings, and 94 stikeouts, all World Series records.
6. Who played the football coach that fired his water boy in the movie "The Waterboy"?

Answer: Jerry Reed

Reed was the partner of Burt Reynolds in "Smokey and The Bandit".
7. Nick Nolte played which position in "North Dallas Forty"?

Answer: wide receiver

Realist movie about sports and ending a career. "Grumpy Old Men" played in 2001 with the Dallas Stars.
8. Dr. Hugo Z. Hackenbush gambled on a _______ ?

Answer: race horse

The Marx Brothers were a laugh in "A Day At The Races".
9. Who was the coach of Notre Dame when "Rudy" played his only football game for Notre Dame?

Answer: Dan Devine

Rudy never gave up! Don't ever give up trying!
10. What was the number of the character that Burt Reynolds played in "The Longest Yard"?

Answer: 22

Burt played the quarterback of the convict team.
Source: Author bluenose

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