FunTrivia Movies Mix: Vol 11 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Arnold Schwarzenegger

Henry Thomas played 10-year old Elliott who found E.T. and became friends with the alien. Drew Barrymore starred as Gertie, Elliott's little sister, and Robert MacNaughton played Michael, Elliott's big brother.

Question by player froggyx

Answer: Chariots of Fire

"Chariots of Fire" is based on historical events, but takes some liberties with characters and situations. It tells the story of a group of young British runners who "ran for king and country" in the Paris Olympic games of 1924. The story focuses on Harold Abrahams, an English Cambridge University student who had felt discrimination due to his Jewish heritage, a sprinter who sought to make a place for himself in the Establishment through his running; and on Eric Liddell, a Scottish rugby player and fledgling missionary to China, who concentrated on running to glorify God.

The movie was classified as a prime example of "Masterpiece Theater" filmmaking and was as famous for its 1920s' costumes by Milena Canonero and legendary theme and music score by Vangelis as it was for its story and acting.

It was a commercial hit and won four of the seven Academy Awards for which it was nominated, including Best Picture.

Question by player shorthumbz

Answer: Sundance Film Festival

The Sundance Film Festival was founded in 1978 by Robert Redford and named for his character from the classic 1969 film 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'. It is held in Utah and draws around 50,000 people each year. Of the incorrect answers, South by Southwest is held in Austin, Texas, the Tribeca Festival is held in New York City, New York, and the Locarno Festival is held in Switzerland.

Question by player pagea

Answer: Flash Gordon

Flash Gordon was introduced as a comic book space hero, following the successful launch of Buck Rogers in similar guise several years earlier. There then followed numerous appearances of the character in film and television series, and his popularity has endured the test of time.

Question by player moonraker2

Answer: Dr. Strangelove

Stanley Kubrick and Peter George and Terry Southern were the screenwriters for this film. They wrote that ironic line of dialogue for the character President Merkin Muffley played by the actor Peter Sellers in the film "Dr. Strangelove: Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb" (1964).

The crux of the plot revolves around US Brigadier General Ripper's (Sterling Hayden) decision to order his aircraft to attack the Soviet Union. Executive Officer Lionel Mandrake (Peter Sellers) tries to talk him out of it while President Murkin Muffley (also Peter Sellers) tries working with the Russians to avert disaster.

Question by player Billkozy

Answer: Rene Russo

Rene Russo was born in 1954 and she made her film debut in the 1989 comedy "Major League" as Lynn, the ex-girlfriend to the main character Jake. Some of her other prominent film roles include Dr. Robby Keough in "Outbreak", Kate Mullen in "Ransom" and Frigga in "Thor".

Question by player Triviaballer

Answer: Jeff Bridges

Directed by the Coen Brothers, they were determined to make their version true to source material by the original author Charles Portis. As such they directed Jeff Bridges to forget about the John Wayne version. Mr Bridges did a credible job earning an Oscar nomination but not a win.

In fact the movie received ten Oscar nominations but won none, making it as one of the most ever nominated films not to win an Oscar.

Question by player 1nn1

Answer: Joe's dog

Brinkley is Joe Fox's beautiful Golden Retriever dog, in the delightfully whimsical movie "You've Got Mail". As Joe Fox and Kathleen Kelly communicate anonymously via email, they unwittingly cross paths in their real lives. Inevitably both worlds collide.
Brinkley provides the vital link between them, as he is the only aspect of Joe's world referred to by name in their email communications.
As Kathleen waits in Central Park to finally see who her online love is, she hears the name "Brinkley" called as the dog runs ahead of Joe. She realises that the man she has fought against, and then come to know, is actually her email love.
Brinkley seals their meeting as he jumps up and joins in the long anticipated embrace between the two.

Question by player Nannanut

Answer: The Quiet Man

John Wayne's character died in eight films. The three listed in the question and also "Central Airport", "Reap the Wild Wind", "The Fighting Seabees", "Wake of the Red Witch" and "The Alamo". In "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" his character was dead at the beginning of the movie.

Question by player steelman86

Answer: O Brother, Where Art Thou?

In the searing heat of the Mississippi sun, in the 30s, three inmates made a break and escaped from prison. Everett Ulysses McGill, and his chained cohorts, Delmar and Pete were told by a blind prophet they would see 'thangs' too wonderful to tell, like a cow on the roof of a cotton house.

At the end of "O, Brother Where Art Thou?" (2000), the unlikely prediction came true.

Question by player Lilady