Airplane! Trivia Questions & Answers

Answer: It explodes

David and Jerry Zucker (two of the directors) said that this was one of their favorite jokes in the entire movie. But they also said that they were the only ones who laughed at it at the debut screening in 1980.

Answer: Lloyd Bridges

All the other choices were in the movie.

Answer: Ham

This quote is stated when Captain Oveur is on the white courtesy phone.

Answer: Boy's Life

The nun on the flight reads an issue of "Boy's Life" magazine. The magazine is primarily geared towards young boys who are members of the Boy Scouts. On the same flight we also see young Joey reading an issue of "Nun's Life". The cover of "Nun's Life" featured a nun in full garb riding a surfboard. The nun owned the guitar that Randy used to play for Lisa. She and the rest of the passengers also tried to help calm down Joey's mother by slapping her when she started panicking.

Answer: Lt. Hurwitz

Ethel Merman actually played this part in a cameo role, though she couldn't be on the set until after noon; it took all morning to do her hair.

Answer: 2

When he walks in, it only looks like he's wearing one pair of sunglasses, but when he takes those off, you see he had another pair underneath.

Answer: Jim Abrahams

Two small cameos by one of the directors, Jim Abrahams.

Answer: Ted

The third guy covers himself with gasoline and is about to blow himself up, but then Ted has to go to the cockpit. The guy blows out his lighted match with relief, then drops it. It's still hot so he blows up. He didn't ACTUALLY commit suicide, you see.

Answer: Lasagna

When Dr. Rumack was perfoming his examination of the passengers and pilots affected by the virus, he asked the flight attendant what the food choices were for dinner. She told him the choices were steak and fish. At that point, Dr. Rumack finally remembered what he had for dinner. "He had lasagna."

Answer: Lots of times

"Nervous?" "Yes." "First time?" "No, I've been nervous lots of times before." Ted's fellow passenger asks him this question just before the plane takes off. I hope you enjoyed the quiz!

Answer: Leslie Nielsen

Leslie Nielsen also plays roles in other satirical movies such as "Scary Movie 3", "Wrongfully Accused", "Spy Hard", and the "Naked Gun Trilogy".

Answer: Pterodactyl

This exchange occurs when a worker at the airport shows Johnny, another worker, the newspaper. Johnny is one of the funniest characters.

Answer: At a bar during the war

In that scene, Ted (Robert Hayes) pays homage to 'Saturday Night Fever'.