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Quiz about My Favorite Movies of 1988 Part I
Quiz about My Favorite Movies of 1988 Part I

My Favorite Movies of 1988 Part I Quiz


The year was 1988. The world was changing. I had a wife, a daughter, and a mortgage, and movies were our favorite source of entertainment. Here are ten of my favorites from that year.

A matching quiz by Reamar42. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
Reamar42
Time
4 mins
Type
Match Quiz
Quiz #
411,516
Updated
Jan 14 23
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Easy
Avg Score
9 / 10
Plays
721
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
Last 3 plays: AJCB (10/10), Guest 50 (8/10), Guest 50 (7/10).
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1. During the siege of an 18th century European city by the Ottoman Turks, an elderly man relates tales of his adventures.  
  Beetlejuice
2. An actor impersonates a South American dictator in order to overthrow the dictator's main advisor, the real power in the country.  
  To Kill a Priest
3. 1940's private detective Eddie Valiant investigates a Hollywood murder case involving cartoon characters and humans.  
  Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
4. A deceased New England couple hires a "bio-exorcist" to rid their home of the obnoxious family who bought it after their deaths.  
  Moon over Parador
5. In 1984 Poland, a secret policeman and his men murder a Catholic priest who is involved in the Solidarity trade union movement.  
  Miracle Mile
6. A man who inadvertently learns of an impending nuclear war joins a group of people trying to reach Antarctica, but he won't leave without his girlfriend.  
  The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
7. A pair of con men on the French Riviera make a wager on which one can take fifty thousand dollars from an American heiress first.  
  I'm Gonna Git You, Sucka
8. A veteran Los Angeles police officer and his newly assigned partner patrol streets controlled by warring gangs.  
  Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
9. A black Army veteran sets out to rid his neighborhood of the scourge that killed his brother: gold chains.  
  A Fish Called Wanda
10. A mixed gang of English and American jewel thieves double cross each other to possess the loot.  
  Colors





Select each answer

1. During the siege of an 18th century European city by the Ottoman Turks, an elderly man relates tales of his adventures.
2. An actor impersonates a South American dictator in order to overthrow the dictator's main advisor, the real power in the country.
3. 1940's private detective Eddie Valiant investigates a Hollywood murder case involving cartoon characters and humans.
4. A deceased New England couple hires a "bio-exorcist" to rid their home of the obnoxious family who bought it after their deaths.
5. In 1984 Poland, a secret policeman and his men murder a Catholic priest who is involved in the Solidarity trade union movement.
6. A man who inadvertently learns of an impending nuclear war joins a group of people trying to reach Antarctica, but he won't leave without his girlfriend.
7. A pair of con men on the French Riviera make a wager on which one can take fifty thousand dollars from an American heiress first.
8. A veteran Los Angeles police officer and his newly assigned partner patrol streets controlled by warring gangs.
9. A black Army veteran sets out to rid his neighborhood of the scourge that killed his brother: gold chains.
10. A mixed gang of English and American jewel thieves double cross each other to possess the loot.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. During the siege of an 18th century European city by the Ottoman Turks, an elderly man relates tales of his adventures.

Answer: The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

While watching a play about his adventures in a besieged city, an elderly man claims to be the real Baron Munchausen, and relates his tales of traveling to the moon, meeting the gods Venus and Vulcan, and outwitting the Turkish sultan with the help of his gifted servants.
2. An actor impersonates a South American dictator in order to overthrow the dictator's main advisor, the real power in the country.

Answer: Moon over Parador

While filming a movie in the fictional South American country of Parador, actor Jack Noah is coerced into masquerading as the country's dead president to prevent a revolt. The ex-president's mistress shows Jack how the people are oppressed, so Jack fakes the "president's" death in order to get rid of his right-hand man, the real villain.
3. 1940's private detective Eddie Valiant investigates a Hollywood murder case involving cartoon characters and humans.

Answer: Who Framed Roger Rabbit?

In 1947 Hollywood, cartoons exist alongside humans in a place called "Toon Town". When a studio executive and owner of Toon Town is murdered, Roger Rabbit is the prime suspect. Private detective Eddie Valiant, no lover of "toons", is hired to find the truth.
4. A deceased New England couple hires a "bio-exorcist" to rid their home of the obnoxious family who bought it after their deaths.

Answer: Beetlejuice

After dying in a car accident, a Connecticut couple, confused by the afterlife, hire a rogue ghost to help them rid their home of its new owners, a burned-out real estate developer, his artist wife, and his morbid daughter.
5. In 1984 Poland, a secret policeman and his men murder a Catholic priest who is involved in the Solidarity trade union movement.

Answer: To Kill a Priest

In 1984 Communist Poland, a secret police captain and his men kidnap and murder a Catholic priest with strong ties to the Solidarity trade union. Even though they believed that their actions were sanctioned by the government, the men are convicted for the crime after an international outcry. The film is based on a true story.
6. A man who inadvertently learns of an impending nuclear war joins a group of people trying to reach Antarctica, but he won't leave without his girlfriend.

Answer: Miracle Mile

A Los Angeles man looking for his girlfriend at the coffee shop where she works takes a call on a pay phone which warns of an impending nuclear war. He and other patrons attempt to escape, but he leaves the group to find her amid chaos in the streets.
7. A pair of con men on the French Riviera make a wager on which one can take fifty thousand dollars from an American heiress first.

Answer: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

Suave British swindler Lawrence Jamieson (Michael Caine) acts as an exiled prince to con wealthy women on the French Riviera. He meets small time American hustler Freddie Benson (Steve Martin) and the two make a bet on which one can successfully con an American heiress out of fifty thousand dollars first. No trick is too low as the men compete for the lady's wealth.
8. A veteran Los Angeles police officer and his newly assigned partner patrol streets controlled by warring gangs.

Answer: Colors

Veteran gang squad officer Bob Hodges (Robert Duvall) uses a low-key approach to policing the gang-filled Los Angeles streets. His new partner Danny McGavin (Sean Penn) is the complete opposite, antagonizing the gang members and treating them with brutality.

When Hodges is killed by a gang member trying to kill McGavin, the younger officer finally learns the lessons his mentor was trying to teach him.
9. A black Army veteran sets out to rid his neighborhood of the scourge that killed his brother: gold chains.

Answer: I'm Gonna Git You, Sucka

Returning home to his old neighborhood, Army veteran Jack Spade sees the devastation that overdosing on gold chains has done, including the death of his own brother. Jack puts together a group of avengers to take down the local gold chain distributor, "Mr. Big".
10. A mixed gang of English and American jewel thieves double cross each other to possess the loot.

Answer: A Fish Called Wanda

In London, Englishmen George and Ken, along with Wanda, George's American lover and Otto, a stupid ex-CIA agent who reads, but doesn't understand, philosophy, pull off a jewel heist. Not knowing what George hid the loot, Otto turns him in to the police. Wanda cozies up to George's lawyer, Archie, to find the jewels, and together they escape to South America.
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