Food and Drink in Movies Trivia Questions

Question 1

26 Another gorgeous film that features food as a theme is the wonderful 'Like Water for Chocolate'. In which country is this romantic drama set?

Reference: Quiz: Movies with Food as a Theme.

Answer

Answer: Mexico

The 1982 film 'Like Water for Chocolate' is called 'Como Agua Para Chocolate' in its native Spanish. The film, directed by veteran Mexican actor Alfonso Arau, revolves around love and the magical attributes of fine Mexican cooking. It's really a kick to watch!

Question 2

27 In "The Seven Year Itch", Tom Ewell's finger is stuck in a bottle of what?

Reference: Quiz: Drinking in Classic Movies.

Answer

Answer: Champagne

Marilyn Monroe explains it once happened to her with her toe while she was in her bath. She had to call the plumber!

Question 3

28 Which Mel Brooks comedy western contains the famous beans & farting scene?

Reference: Quiz: Films To Digest.

Answer

Answer: Blazing Saddles

All comedy westerns - "Cat Ballou" starred Jane Fonda, James Garner was in "Support Your Local Gunfighter", and "Texas Across the River" was a Dean Martin vehicle.

Question 4

29 In "The Wedding Planner" (2001), why does Matthew McConaughey's character tells Jennifer Lopez' character that he eats only the brown M&Ms candies?

Reference: Quiz: Candy in the Movies.

Answer

Answer: they have less artificial colouring

McConaughey plays Steve Edison, a medical doctor, who saves the life of wedding planner Mary Fiore, played by Jennifer Lopez. They go to a movie screening in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. He begins to sort through a bag of M&Ms and eat only the brown ones. When asked why, he explains that, because they are already brown, there must be less artificial food colouring in them. Caveat: this is not a medical fact; don't get your medical advice from romantic comedies.

Question 5

30 A bewildered Sigourney Weaver has her fried eggs ruined by a pesky poltergeist in 1984 film, 'Ghostbusters'. What instrument does her character, Dana Barrett, play?

Reference: Quiz: The Agony and the Eggstasy.

Answer

Answer: Cello

Though she is never seen playing it in the film, we learn that Dana has played cello 'in a major symphony orchestra', as she tries to tell a distracted Bill Murray that she has just been given a promotion.

Question 6

31 In which 2004 movie starring Paul Giamatti and Thomas Haden Church did a main protagonist, Miles, state categorically that "if anyone orders Merlot I'm leaving"?

Reference: Quiz: Of All the Gin Joints....

Answer

Answer: Sideways

"Sideways" (2004) follows two unsuccessful men in their mid-forties who take a week-long wine tasting tour before one of them gets married. It is based on a 2004 novel of the same name by Rex Pickett.

The film has been controversial in wine-lover circles as it frequently praises Pinot Noir and denigrates Merlot. Miles' refusal to drink Merlot in this famous quote comes as Jack tries to tempt his depressed, wine-snob friend to be more sociable and join him for a glass of wine. Unfortunately, Miles' condition is that no Merlot be served.

Question 7

32 In the movie, "Meet the Robinsons", Lewis's invention to make which sandwich perfect scares off potential adoptive parents?

Reference: Quiz: Food in Animated Movies.

Answer

Answer: Peanut butter and jelly sandwich

Lewis is an aspiring inventor whose inventions often turn into accidents. One such invention is where he tries to fix the number-one problem one faces when he makes a peanut butter and jelly sandwich - portion control. Sadly, it fails to get him adopted as the prospective adoptive father is allergic to peanuts and has an accident with the invention. The PB&J, which includes a layer of peanut butter along with jam or jelly between slices of bread, is a popular choice of sandwich in America.

Question 8

33 The film "Whisky Galore!" is based on the novel of the same name by which author?

Reference: Quiz: Pubs and Alcohol on the Big Screen.

Answer

Answer: Compton Mackenzie

The novel is based upon a true story of how, during World War II, the population of a small Scottish island group raised the wreckage of a ship that had sunk off its coast, after discovering that the ship's cargo was whisky, which was being rationed at the time.

Question 9

34 In 1999's "The Green Mile" John Coffey (Micheal Clarke Duncan)'s last meal consisted of meatloaf, mashed potatoes with gravy, okra and some _________ specially made by Paul (Tom Hanks)'s wife.

Reference: Quiz: Another Well Rounded Meal of Movies.

Answer

Answer: cornbread

Cornbread as we know it today was invented by the earliest European settlers in America. Due to its simplicity, it may have been consumed by ancient people, who grew corn as a staple.

Question 10

35 What was Kevin's favorite type of pizza in 1990's "Home Alone"?

Reference: Quiz: A Well Rounded Meal of Movies.

Answer

Answer: Cheese

Kevin (Macaulay Culkin) loved cheese pizza but had a hard time getting it. If it wasn't his brother eating it all on purpose, it was a testy pizza delivery guy giving him attitude.

Question 11

36 In "Notorious", Cary Grant breaks a 1934 wine bottle and replaces it with another. What year is it?

Reference: Quiz: Drinking in Classic Movies.

Answer

Answer: 1940

The bottles on this shelf are only 1934 Burgundy wine except the one which was replaced. That is how Claude Rains finds out about Ingrid Bergman being an American agent.

Question 12

37 Jack Lemmon and Lee Remick were alcoholics trying to kick the habit in Blake Edwards' 1962 film "Days of _______________."

Reference: Quiz: Films To Digest.

Answer

Answer: Wine and Roses

Lemmon and Remick were nominated for Oscars, but the film's only winners were Mancini/Mercer (Original Song).

Question 13

38 In "The Goonies" (1985), Chunk, one of the kids in the gang, is tied up with Sloth, thought by the kids to be a monster. Chunk gives Sloth what sort of candy bar to make friends?

Reference: Quiz: Candy in the Movies.

Answer

Answer: Baby Ruth

Chunk says "Hey, mister. Are you hungry? I got a Baby Ruth." Sloth responds "Ruth! Ruth! Baby! Ruth!" and so their alliance begins. Baby Ruth is an American candy bar made by the Ferrara Candy Company. It is a center of peanuts, caramel and nougat surrounded by compound chocolate. Baby Ruth also figures in "Caddyshack" (1980), "Hellboy" (2004) and "Four Brothers" (2005).

Question 14

39 In Ridley Scott's 1979 film, 'Alien', a creature on an unknown planet breaks out of an egg and attaches itself to the face of crew member Kane. Out of which British actor's chest did the creature later emerge?

Reference: Quiz: The Agony and the Eggstasy.

Answer

Answer: John Hurt

The actor was nominated for a Bafta for his explosive performance, one which none of his costars had been warned about beforehand. His costar Veronica Cartwright was on the receiving end of a jet of blood from Hurt's chest and her reaction of genuine shock helped to earn her an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress.

Question 15

40 In the 1980 movie "The Shining", what did the main character, Jack Torrance, say he would give his soul for a glass of?

Reference: Quiz: Of All the Gin Joints....

Answer

Answer: Beer

Based on Stephen King's 1977 novel of the same name, horror-movie "The Shining" (1980) is a story of an aspiring writer, who accepts a position as caretaker of a hotel during the off-season and takes his wife and psychically gifted son with him.

As main protagonist Jack Torrance starts to go slowly mad throughout his time in the hotel, he is pictured stating "God, I'd give anything for a drink. I'd give my goddamned soul for just a glass of beer", before opening his eyes and seeing a ghostly bartender appear right before him.

Question 16

41 In the 1965 comedy 'The Great Race' we see possibly the most expensive pie fight ever filmed, at a cost of $200,000. There are a number of Hollywood stars involved in it, but which one is in it twice over?

Reference: Quiz: Fun with Food.

Answer

Answer: Jack Lemmon

Jack Lemmon plays the roles of both Crown Prince Friederich of Pottsdorf and his double, the devious Professor Fate. Despite the use of more than 4,000 pies in this scene it does not defeat the record set by Laurel and Hardy's 'The Battle of the Century'. Their film used up 3,000 pies in one day but 'The Great Race' scene was filmed over five days, and many of the pies used were not thrown but used to recreate the mess from earlier filming.

Question 17

42 Who won a best actor Oscar for his portrayal of alcoholic Don Birnam in "The Lost Weekend"?

Reference: Quiz: Pubs and Alcohol on the Big Screen.

Answer

Answer: Ray Milland

Milland was cast in the role of Birnam, despite the fact that the studio had demanded a star got the part, due to the controversial nature of the film's subject (Milland was a well-regarded actor but had not yet attained star status).

Cary Grant was rumoured to have been amongst several high profile names who turned the film down and director Billy Wilder's first choice for the role, Jose Ferrer, was rejected by the studio.

Milland's Oscar was one of four that the film won in total including Best Director and Best Screenplay for Billy Wilder.

Question 18

43 In "Pink Floyd The Wall" (1982) Pink (as a boy) came home from school one day and fixed himself a sandwich. What kind of sandwich did he prepare?

Reference: Quiz: Another Well Rounded Meal of Movies.

Answer

Answer: Peanut butter and jelly

The pairing of bread and jelly have been around since the two were invented hundreds, if not thousands, of years ago. Peanut butter was invented in 1890. Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches didn't become trendy until after the second World War. American soldiers' rations included peanut butter and jelly.

Question 19

44 In the Coen brothers' 1997 "The Big Lebowski" what was The Dude's favorite cocktail?

Reference: Quiz: A Well Rounded Meal of Movies.

Answer

Answer: White Russian

Jeff Bridges (The Dude) called his beverage of choice a "Caucasian".

Question 20

45 The 2001 film 'Tortilla Soup' is essentially a Mexican-American version of which other food-themed film?

Reference: Quiz: Movies with Food as a Theme.

Answer

Answer: Eat Drink Man Woman

Featuring Paul Rodriguez, Raquel Welch and Hector Elizondo, 'Tortilla Soup' retells the story told in 'Eat Drink Man Woman', but with a Mexican-American twist. This Mar�a Ripoll-directed film is an okay copy of its predecessor, but I would strongly recommend watching the original!

Question 21

46 In "Irma la Douce", Jack Lemmon drugs Irma's poodle with what?

Reference: Quiz: Drinking in Classic Movies.

Answer

Answer: Champagne

When he first meets Irma, she mentions that her poodle Coquette has kidney stones. When he finds out the dog has been drinking champagne at the caf�, he understands why!

Question 22

47 Which song appears in the Rick Moranis version of "Little Shop of Horrors"?

Reference: Quiz: Films To Digest.

Answer

Answer: Suppertime

Sung by Audrey II.

Question 23

48 In the "Harry Potter" series, Professor Albus Dumbledore has a favourite sweet which has one name in the U.K. and another in the U.S. What is his favourite candy?

Reference: Quiz: Candy in the Movies.

Answer

Answer: sherbet lemon/lemon drops

Professor Dumbledore has a favourite candy. In the British editions of the "Harry Potter" books, it is called "sherbet lemon" and in the American editions it is called "lemon drops." He brought some with him on the night in 1981 when he and Professor Minerva McGonagall left baby Harry with the Dursleys. His offer of some to her was declined. He used the name of the candy as a password to his office in 1992. They are a lemon-shaped hard candy with either a fizzy lemon powder in the center or sour lemon sugar on the outside or both.

Question 24

49 Another legend of British cinema, Alfred Hitchcock once claimed to be terrified of eggs. In his 1963 film 'The Birds' the director overcomes his fears to make a brief cameo. What kind of shop is he seen leaving?

Reference: Quiz: The Agony and the Eggstasy.

Answer

Answer: A pet shop

Early in the film Hitchcock is seen leaving a pet shop, flanked by his Stealyham Terriers, Geoffrey and Stanley. The director also starred in the trailer, advertising his film as a lecture on birds and at one point holding up an egg to camera, making an ominous reference to man's farming and caging of the creatures.

Question 25

50 In which 1964 movie musical did Colonel Pickering inform Professor Higgins that "at a time like this, it's positively indecent that you don't need a glass of port" just before their prot�g� is presented at the embassy ball?

Reference: Quiz: Of All the Gin Joints....

Answer

Answer: My Fair Lady

Based on George Bernard Shaw's 1913 stage play "Pygmalion", "My Fair Lady" is the story of a cockney flower girl who is educated in etiquette and speech by a linguistics professor for a challenge.

Although the musical was first performed on the stage in 1956 and starred Julie Andrews and Rex Harrison in its opening cast, Audrey Hepburn was cast as Eliza Dolittle in the movie version, alongside Rex Harrison who reprised his role as Professor Higgins. Wilfred Hyde-White played Colonel Pickering, an acquaintance staying with Professor Higgins and watching his attempts with interest.

Just before the embassy ball, where Eliza is to be presented for the first time with her new manners and accent, Colonel Pickering is noticeably nervous and berates Professor Higgins for not also needing a glass of port to steady his nerves.