24 Far And Away Trivia Questions & Answers

Question 1

1 What is a recurring symbol of Shannon's proximity?

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Answer

Answer: a horseshoe

A horseshoe lands on Joseph's foot before he meets Shannon for the first time, and before he's reunited with her in Oklahoma.

Question 2

2 In the very beginning of the movie, a paragraph proceeds the film explaining the oppression of the tennant farmers of Western Ireland. Above the paragraph, the year the film is supposed to take place is shown. What year is it?

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Answer

Answer: 1892

The paragraph is titled 'Western Ireland, 1892' which is the beginning of Joseph and Shannon's adventure!

Question 3

3 What does Joseph do with his necktie on the ship?

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Answer

Answer: throws it overboard

'I flung it into the sea - it was gagging my throat.'

Question 4

4 When Joseph is burying his father, he meets Shannon's mega-jerk fiance, Steven, when he burns down their house because the rent wasn't paid. What popular television comedy did he go on to star in?

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Answer

Answer: Dharma and Greg

Steven is played by Thomas Gibson, who later starred in ABC's hit comedy "Dharma and Greg" as Greg, the handsome and practical lawyer married to the goofy and loveable, hippie Dharma. Let's just say we liked him much better as Greg!

Question 5

5 Why is Shannon's pay docked at the chicken factory?

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Answer

Answer: she insults the manager

She calls him a pig, among other things.

Question 6

6 When Shannon first meets Joseph, she gives him a serious injury. What does she do?

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Answer

Answer: Stabs him with a pitchfork

Shannon is so cool! She wasn't going to let any man get the better of her!

Question 7

7 Why does Joseph ride the wild, fast horse in the Oklahoma Land Race?

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Answer

Answer: his first horse dies

The 'broke' horse, his first choice, just keels over, still tied to the hitching post.

Question 8

8 What possession did Shannon steal from home to exchange in America for money?

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Answer

Answer: Her Mother's Spoons

Shannon says to Mr. Maguire on the boat 'I do have money, but it's in the form of spoons. Ancient spoons, made of silver.'

Question 9

9 What does Stephen rescue from the burning parlor at the last minute?

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Answer

Answer: a picture of Shannon

He uses it to search for her in Boston.

Question 10

10 What is the name of the Ward Boss who helps Shannon and Joseph find a room (first and last name)?

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Answer

Answer: Mike Kelly

Mike Kelly helped Joseph and Shannon get a job and find a place to live. Another guy named Mike Kelly was a really talented senior on the Wisconsin Badger's basketball team last year.

Question 11

11 How much money does Joseph stand to win from his last fight?

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Answer

Answer: $200

A small fortune for an immigrant in 1892.

Question 12

12 How many months are Shannon and Joseph separated?

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Answer

Answer: nine

From December 1892 to September 1893.

Question 13

13 When Joseph is boxing the Italian who beats him, how much money did Darcy Burke and the Ward Boss each have bet on him?

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Answer

Answer: $200

Darcy Burke says he has $200 bet on Joseph and will split the winnings with him. Mike Kelly then says he'll match that offer.

Question 14

14 After they are thrown out on the street, why are Shannon and Joseph denied employment by the man with the cart?

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Answer

they're Irish

Question 15

15 Where is Shannon shot?

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Answer

Answer: Shoulder

Shannon is shot while running out of the house that she and Joseph broke into.

Question 16

16 Who is the dancer interested in Joseph?

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Answer

Answer: Grace

She's only interested as long as he's winning, though.

Question 17

17 What falls on Joseph's shoe in Oklahoma that reminds him of Shannon, when he in fact, looks up and sees her?

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Answer

Answer: A horseshoe

This episode reminds Joseph of Shannon because a horseshoe fell on his foot when they first met.

Question 18

18 What does Mike Kelly get in exchange for finding employment and lodging for Irish immigrants?

Answer: votes

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Question 19

19 After Joseph dies and comes back to life and Shannon exclaims, 'You died!', what does Joseph tell her he WON'T DO in response?

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Answer

Answer: Die Twice

This ending is only semi-plausible because Joseph's father died twice in the beginning of the movie.

Question 20

20 After Joseph tries to kill Daniel, why do Nora and Shannon nurse him back to health?

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Answer

Answer: it's their duty

'It's our duty to restore him to full health - so he can hear his own neck crack when he dangles from the hangman's noose.'

Question 21

21 Shannon and her working-class friends admire a fashionable dress in a store window. Where is the dress from?

Answer: Paris

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Question 22

22 What color is Joseph's land race flag?

Answer: green

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Question 23

23 What time of day does the land race start?

Answer: 12 p.m.

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Question 24

24 What does Stephen call Joseph?

Answer: Boy

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