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Quiz about My Favorite Movies of 1984 Part I
Quiz about My Favorite Movies of 1984 Part I

My Favorite Movies of 1984 Part I Quiz


We come now to the year 1984, which had some great (and not so great ) films released. See how many of my favorites that you know!

A matching quiz by Reamar42. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
Reamar42
Time
4 mins
Type
Match Quiz
Quiz #
411,336
Updated
Dec 27 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Very Easy
Avg Score
10 / 10
Plays
1440
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
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1. In this film, an Arctic research team discovers a frozen 40,000 year old man.  
  The Razor's Edge
2. In this spoof of spy films, an American rock and roll singer is invited to perform at an East German cultural festival as a cover for espionage.  
  1984
3. This film is a faithful version of George Orwell's dystopian novel about life in a totalitarian future state.  
  The Terminator
4. In this science fiction thriller, a cyborg assassin goes back in time to eliminate the future leader of the human resistance fighters.  
  Moscow on the Hudson
5. A comedy in which a dying rich woman seeks to transfer her soul into that of a younger woman she hires.  
  The Brother from Another Planet
6. A disillusioned American ambulance driver tries to find meaning in his life in post World War I Paris.  
  The Killing Fields
7. An alien lands in New York City and tries to blend in, but is pursued by two men who wish to return him to his home planet.  
  Top Secret!
8. A saxophone player in a Russian circus band defects during the troupe's tour of New York City.  
  All of Me
9. A trio of parapsychologists, fired from their university, start a business catching and trapping ghosts in New York City.  
  Ghostbusters
10. This powerful film tells the story of a Cambodian man's escape from the Khmer Rouge regime in the late 1970s.  
  Iceman





Select each answer

1. In this film, an Arctic research team discovers a frozen 40,000 year old man.
2. In this spoof of spy films, an American rock and roll singer is invited to perform at an East German cultural festival as a cover for espionage.
3. This film is a faithful version of George Orwell's dystopian novel about life in a totalitarian future state.
4. In this science fiction thriller, a cyborg assassin goes back in time to eliminate the future leader of the human resistance fighters.
5. A comedy in which a dying rich woman seeks to transfer her soul into that of a younger woman she hires.
6. A disillusioned American ambulance driver tries to find meaning in his life in post World War I Paris.
7. An alien lands in New York City and tries to blend in, but is pursued by two men who wish to return him to his home planet.
8. A saxophone player in a Russian circus band defects during the troupe's tour of New York City.
9. A trio of parapsychologists, fired from their university, start a business catching and trapping ghosts in New York City.
10. This powerful film tells the story of a Cambodian man's escape from the Khmer Rouge regime in the late 1970s.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. In this film, an Arctic research team discovers a frozen 40,000 year old man.

Answer: Iceman

An anthropologist is called to an Arctic research station when a frozen human male is discovered. The scientists manage to thaw the man out, but the team is divided over whether the man is a human, with rights, or merely a specimen to be experimented on. The film stars Timothy Hutton, Lindsay Crouse, and John Lone.
2. In this spoof of spy films, an American rock and roll singer is invited to perform at an East German cultural festival as a cover for espionage.

Answer: Top Secret!

Elvis Presley-like American singer Nick Rivers is invited to perform at a cultural festival in East Germany. The festival is a cover for a plot to disable the NATO sub fleet and reunify Germany under Communist rule. Rivers meets a girl, rescues her scientist father, and thwarts the plot with the help of stereotypical "French Resistance" operatives from World War II films.
3. This film is a faithful version of George Orwell's dystopian novel about life in a totalitarian future state.

Answer: 1984

Winston Smith is a member of the Outer Party of the state of Oceania, one of three warring super-states in the year 1984. Smith's job is to rectify printed material to conform to the Party's ever-changing version of history. Smith meets and begins a love affair with his co-worker Julia, which is forbidden and leads to their arrests and torture.

The film stars John Hurt, Susanna Hamilton, and Richard Burton, in his final role.
4. In this science fiction thriller, a cyborg assassin goes back in time to eliminate the future leader of the human resistance fighters.

Answer: The Terminator

A cybernetic organism is sent back in time to kill Los Angeles waitress Sarah Connor, whose future son will lead the human rebels in the year 2029. A human soldier is also sent back to protect her from the assassin. The film stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, and Michael Biehn.
5. A comedy in which a dying rich woman seeks to transfer her soul into that of a younger woman she hires.

Answer: All of Me

Dying millionairess Edwina Cutwater, sickly and bedridden all her life, hires beautiful young Terry Hoskins to receive Edwina's soul. An accident sends Edwina into the body of her lawyer, who tries to finish the transfer, but meets with resistance from Terry, who only wanted to inherit Edwina's money and didn't believe the transfer could really work.
6. A disillusioned American ambulance driver tries to find meaning in his life in post World War I Paris.

Answer: The Razor's Edge

Larry Darrel serves as a volunteer ambulance driver in World War I. Traumatized by his experiences, he decides that marriage to his girlfriend Isabel and a stockbroker's job is not for him. Larry moves to Paris, takes menial jobs, and reads philosophy as he tries to find himself and his purpose. This is a remake of a 1946 film.
7. An alien lands in New York City and tries to blend in, but is pursued by two men who wish to return him to his home planet.

Answer: The Brother from Another Planet

A mute, three toed alien, who resembles a black human male, lands in New York City. He manages to fit in with residents of Harlem, and becomes an electronics technician as he can repair machines by holding his hand over them. He is pursued by two mysterious "men in black", who are trying to return him to his home world.
8. A saxophone player in a Russian circus band defects during the troupe's tour of New York City.

Answer: Moscow on the Hudson

Vladimir Ivanoff plays saxophone in a band attached to a Russian circus. He lives in an overcrowded apartment, must wait in line for food, and listens to his friend Anatoly plot to defect to America. During a tour of New York, Vladimir defects, while Anatoly gets cold feet. Even though life in America is rough, Vladimir soon realizes after meeting with other immigrants how good life in America is compared to Russia.
9. A trio of parapsychologists, fired from their university, start a business catching and trapping ghosts in New York City.

Answer: Ghostbusters

Three parapsychologists devise a way to catch and trap ghosts, and find themselves in demand during a wave of hauntings in New York City. The boys fight and defeat an ancient god bent on destroying the world. The film stars Bill Murray, Dan Akroyd, Harold Ramos, Sigourney Weaver, and Rick Moranis.
10. This powerful film tells the story of a Cambodian man's escape from the Khmer Rouge regime in the late 1970s.

Answer: The Killing Fields

Dith Pran is a Cambodian journalist covering the civil war with American reporter Sidney Schanberg. When the Khmer Rouge take over the country, Pran is put into a labor camp. He escapes and encounters another faction of the Khmer Rouge. Pran becomes a servant for the camp leader, and manages to escape when the leader is killed in factional fighting. Pran survives great danger and unspeakable horror to make it to Thailand and freedom.
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