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My Favorite Movies of 1998 Trivia Quiz

I remember 1998 as another good year for movies. These are my ten favorites from that year, see how many of them that you can recall.

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

Author
Reamar42

Time
4 mins

Type
Match Quiz

Quiz #
413,387

Updated
Aug 08 23

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Easy

Avg Score
9 / 10

Plays
1733

Awards
Top 10% Quiz

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Questions		Choices
1. A medical student gets in trouble when he tries to treat patients with humor and understanding, rather than cold logic.		Patch Adams
2. A journalist is assigned to cover a motorcycle race in Las Vegas, which he and his attorney friend turn into a drug-fueled weekend of excess.		American History X
3. A company of U.S. soldiers tries to take a hill from the Japanese during the World War II Battle of Guadalcanal.		Small Soldiers
4. An American high school student follows in the footsteps of his older brother, an avowed white supremacist.		Pleasantville
5. A high school nerd and his sister are transported into the perfect world of a 1950's television show.		Saving Private Ryan
6. A labor lawyer finds himself pursued by government agents looking for a disc that contains vital evidence.		Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
7. A worker ant falls in love with the colony's princess and seeks out a land of paradise with her.		The Big Lebowski
8. Two factions of toys, designed to be enemies, become dangerous due to the military grade computer chips they contain.		Enemy of the State
9. In a case of mistaken identity, an unemployed slacker is mistaken for a wealthy philanthropist.		Antz
10. During the World War II invasion of Normandy, a squad of U.S. soldiers must find a paratrooper whose brothers have all been killed in action.		The Thin Red Line

Select each answer

1. A medical student gets in trouble when he tries to treat patients with humor and understanding, rather than cold logic.

2. A journalist is assigned to cover a motorcycle race in Las Vegas, which he and his attorney friend turn into a drug-fueled weekend of excess.

3. A company of U.S. soldiers tries to take a hill from the Japanese during the World War II Battle of Guadalcanal.

4. An American high school student follows in the footsteps of his older brother, an avowed white supremacist.

5. A high school nerd and his sister are transported into the perfect world of a 1950's television show.

6. A labor lawyer finds himself pursued by government agents looking for a disc that contains vital evidence.

7. A worker ant falls in love with the colony's princess and seeks out a land of paradise with her.

8. Two factions of toys, designed to be enemies, become dangerous due to the military grade computer chips they contain.

9. In a case of mistaken identity, an unemployed slacker is mistaken for a wealthy philanthropist.

10. During the World War II invasion of Normandy, a squad of U.S. soldiers must find a paratrooper whose brothers have all been killed in action.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. A medical student gets in trouble when he tries to treat patients with humor and understanding, rather than cold logic.

Answer: Patch Adams

Robin Williams stars as first-year medical student Hunter "Patch" Adams, who clashes with the staff of his medical college when he suggests a different approach to medicine. Adam's methods get him expelled, but he is later reinstated. He goes on to found a clinic using humor as a tool in treatment.

2. A journalist is assigned to cover a motorcycle race in Las Vegas, which he and his attorney friend turn into a drug-fueled weekend of excess.

Answer: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Based on the book by Hunter S. Thompson, Johnny Depp stars as Raoul Duke, a writer covering a motorcycle race in Las Vegas. Along for the ride is his friend and attorney Dr. Gonzo (Benicio Del Toro). The men do an exorbitant amount of drugs, trash their hotel room, and crash a convention of narcotics officers, but Duke manages to get the story written.

3. A company of U.S. soldiers tries to take a hill from the Japanese during the World War II Battle of Guadalcanal.

Answer: The Thin Red Line

The men of C Company, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, are tasked with taking a Japanese-held hill on the island of Guadalcanal. The regimental commander cares little about casualties, accusing one of his captains of cowardice for not sacrificing his men, but the unit eventually takes the position and fends off a Japanese counterattack.

4. An American high school student follows in the footsteps of his older brother, an avowed white supremacist.

Answer: American History X

High school student Danny Vinyard (Edward Furlong) is assigned to write a paper on his older brother Derek (Edward Norton), a white supremacist imprisoned for manslaughter. Derek has become disillusioned with the white power movement, and upon his release tries to steer Danny away from it and the consequences that come with it.

5. A high school nerd and his sister are transported into the perfect world of a 1950's television show.

Answer: Pleasantville

Siblings David (Tobey Maguire) and Jennifer (Reese Witherspoon) are transported into the TV show "Pleasantville" by a magic remote control. The people in the show know nothing of sex, fires, or the world outside of their perfect little town. David tries to conform to the show's rules, while Jennifer disrupts things, leading to wrenching changes, which some people welcome and some do not.

6. A labor lawyer finds himself pursued by government agents looking for a disc that contains vital evidence.

Answer: Enemy of the State

Labor lawyer Robert Dean (Will Smith) has a disc, which contains evidence of the murder of a congressman, slipped into his shopping bag by an old friend who is then murdered by rogue government agents. Believing that Dean knows the contents of the disc and is concealing it, the agents proceed to destroy Dean's life. An honest, intelligence agent helps Dean expose the truth and clear his name.

7. A worker ant falls in love with the colony's princess and seeks out a land of paradise with her.

Answer: Antz

In this animated film, worker ant Z (Woody Allen), tired of conformity, switches places with a soldier ant and survives a battle with termites. Now a hero, Z falls in love with Princess Bala and pretends to kidnap her, searching for "Insectopia", a mythical place of peace and plenty. Bala and Z return to the colony and must overthrow a mad general who wants to drown everyone and start his own colony with Bala as his Queen.

8. Two factions of toys, designed to be enemies, become dangerous due to the military grade computer chips they contain.

Answer: Small Soldiers

Desiring to create toys that are interactive, two designers equip the units, the "Commando Elite" soldier toys and their enemies, the alien "Gorgonites", with military grade microchips. The toys, which can think and learn, fight their war with two suburban families in the middle of the chaos.

9. In a case of mistaken identity, an unemployed slacker is mistaken for a wealthy philanthropist.

Answer: The Big Lebowski

Jeffrey Lebowski, known as "The Dude", has no purpose but partying and bowling. Mistaken by thugs for a wealthy man with the same name, "The Dude" and one of his bowling buddies become mixed up in a bizarre plot involving kidnapping, blackmail, and embezzlement.

10. During the World War II invasion of Normandy, a squad of U.S. soldiers must find a paratrooper whose brothers have all been killed in action.

Answer: Saving Private Ryan

When it is discovered that his three brothers have all been killed in combat, a squad of soldiers is sent to find Private James Ryan, a paratrooper dropped behind German lines in the early hours of the D-Day invasion. Losing two men in skirmishes while looking for him, the squad locates Ryan in a strategic town that the Germans are preparing to counterattack, leaving the men no choice but to stay and fight.

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