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My Favorite Movies of 1990 Trivia Quiz

Hello again, movie lovers. This is a quiz about my personal favorite films from the year 1990. These are not necessarily the most honored nor the most critically acclaimed films of the year, just the ones that I liked the most.

A matching quiz by Reamar42. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Reamar42

Time
4 mins

Type
Match Quiz

Quiz #
413,288

Updated
Jun 23 24

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Easy

Avg Score
10 / 10

Plays
1419

Awards
Top 10% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 174 (10/10), Guest 70 (10/10), Guest 38 (10/10).

(a) Drag-and-drop from the right to the left, or (b) click on a right side answer box and then on a left side box to move it.

Questions		Choices
1. This film, set mostly in the Old West, is the third of a popular time-travel franchise.		Quick Change
2. This film stars Steve Martin as a gangster who enters witness protection in a small California town.		Goodfellas
3. During the Cold War, members of a Soviet submarine crew attempt to defect to the United States.		The Hunt for Red October
4. This film, based on true events, tells the story of a U.S. bomber crew's 25th and last mission to bomb Germany during World War II.		My Blue Heaven
5. A San Francisco doctor and his family move to a California country town, just as the place is overrun with killer spiders.		Memphis Belle
6. This film tells the story of a New York gangster's initiation into organized crime as a teenager, his life in the mob, and his eventual arrest and entry into the Witness Protection Program.		Arachnophobia
7. A man disguised as a clown and his two accomplices rob a New York City bank, but the fun begins when they try to get out of the city with their loot.		Back to the Future Part III
8. At a private New York mental hospital, a shy, bookish neurologist begins working with a a group of virtually unresponsive patients who have been ignored by the rest of the staff.		Awakenings
9. A Civil War Union soldier is assigned to a deserted Western frontier fort, where he befriends and eventually joins a band of Native Americans.		Dances With Wolves
10. The wife of the owner of a pizza parlor, upon learning that her husband is cheating on her, hires two inept hit men to kill him.		I Love You to Death

Select each answer

1. This film, set mostly in the Old West, is the third of a popular time-travel franchise.

2. This film stars Steve Martin as a gangster who enters witness protection in a small California town.

3. During the Cold War, members of a Soviet submarine crew attempt to defect to the United States.

4. This film, based on true events, tells the story of a U.S. bomber crew's 25th and last mission to bomb Germany during World War II.

5. A San Francisco doctor and his family move to a California country town, just as the place is overrun with killer spiders.

6. This film tells the story of a New York gangster's initiation into organized crime as a teenager, his life in the mob, and his eventual arrest and entry into the Witness Protection Program.

7. A man disguised as a clown and his two accomplices rob a New York City bank, but the fun begins when they try to get out of the city with their loot.

8. At a private New York mental hospital, a shy, bookish neurologist begins working with a a group of virtually unresponsive patients who have been ignored by the rest of the staff.

9. A Civil War Union soldier is assigned to a deserted Western frontier fort, where he befriends and eventually joins a band of Native Americans.

10. The wife of the owner of a pizza parlor, upon learning that her husband is cheating on her, hires two inept hit men to kill him.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. This film, set mostly in the Old West, is the third of a popular time-travel franchise.

Answer: Back to the Future Part III

Filmed concurrently with "Back to the Future Part II", this film has Marty McFly going from 1955 to 1885 to save Doc Brown from Biff Tannen's ancestor. Matters are complicated by a lack of gasoline for the DeLorean, and by Doc's falling in love with the new schoolteacher. The film starred Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, and Mary Steenburgen.

2. This film stars Steve Martin as a gangster who enters witness protection in a small California town.

Answer: My Blue Heaven

Loosely based on the true story of mobster Henry Hill, "My Blue Heaven" stars Steve Martin as a New York gangster who enters the Witness Protection Program and is placed in a California suburb, where he frustrates his FBI handler (Rick Moranis) by not following the rules and by associating with other criminal types.

3. During the Cold War, members of a Soviet submarine crew attempt to defect to the United States.

Answer: The Hunt for Red October

Based on the novel by Tom Clancy and starring Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin, and James Earl Jones, this film details the Soviet attempts to sink a new submarine, which has secret technology, when the captain and his officers try to defect to the United States.

4. This film, based on true events, tells the story of a U.S. bomber crew's 25th and last mission to bomb Germany during World War II.

Answer: Memphis Belle

Based on a 1944 documentary, "Memphis Belle" is a dramatization of a World War II U.S. B-17 bomber crew as they complete their 25th bombing mission over Germany, which will qualify them to go home. The film stars Matthew Modine, Eric Stoltz, and Sean Astin.

5. A San Francisco doctor and his family move to a California country town, just as the place is overrun with killer spiders.

Answer: Arachnophobia

A poisonous South American spider arrives in a small California town in a coffin and proceeds to create an army of aggressive, deadly offspring, just as the town's new doctor and his family set up home in an old farmhouse. The film stars Jeff Daniels, Harley Jane Kozak, and John Goodman.

6. This film tells the story of a New York gangster's initiation into organized crime as a teenager, his life in the mob, and his eventual arrest and entry into the Witness Protection Program.

Answer: Goodfellas

Martin Scorsese's epic film tells the story of Henry Hill, an Irish-Italian gangster who began his career as a teenager and ended up testifying against other mob members after a narcotics arrest. The film stars Robert DeNiro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci. and Paul Sorvino.

7. A man disguised as a clown and his two accomplices rob a New York City bank, but the fun begins when they try to get out of the city with their loot.

Answer: Quick Change

This film stars Bill Murray, Geena Davis, and Randy Quaid as bank robbers who use disguises and trickery to rob a New York bank. While the actual robbery went off perfectly, it seems as if the entire city is conspiring to keep the trio from reaching the airport and escaping.

8. At a private New York mental hospital, a shy, bookish neurologist begins working with a a group of virtually unresponsive patients who have been ignored by the rest of the staff.

Answer: Awakenings

Robin Williams stars as Dr. Oliver Sacks, a newly hired neurologist at a private New York mental hospital. He discovers many non-verbal patients, labeled as "statues" by Sacks' colleagues, and tries a newly developed drug on them with amazing results. The film, based on true events, also stars Robert DeNiro and Julie Kavner.

9. A Civil War Union soldier is assigned to a deserted Western frontier fort, where he befriends and eventually joins a band of Native Americans.

Answer: Dances With Wolves

Kevin Costner directed and stars in this epic Western as Lt. John Dunbar, a Civil War Union soldier who is rewarded for bravery by being assigned to a frontier post. Finding the fort abandoned, he makes contact with a local band of Lakota. Dunbar eventually earns the tribe's respect and is accepted by them, only to be regarded as a traitor by his former fellow soldiers.

10. The wife of the owner of a pizza parlor, upon learning that her husband is cheating on her, hires two inept hit men to kill him.

Answer: I Love You to Death

Joey Boca (Kevin Kline) and his wife Rosalie (Tracy Ullman) own a pizza parlor and work together every day. When Rosalie learns that Joey has been cheating on her, she and her teenaged employee hire two perpetually stoned hit men to kill Joey, but he survives all attempts to kill him by sheer luck. When Rosalie is arrested, Joey feels guilty and refuses to press charges.

Source: Author Reamar42

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