Rocket Man Quiz Challenge - How Much Do You Know? | Movies

Answer: "It wasn't me!"

He said this all through the movie. Whenever he caused an accident, he said it. As Commander Overbeck was about to be the first to walk on Mars, Fred slipped and touched the ground before him. The newspaper headlines read "It wasn't me!", the first words said on Mars!

Answer: "Nine actually, but who's counting?"

Randall- "Eight shuttle missions. Eight of them!"
Overbeck- "Nine actually, but who's counting?"
Randall- "Well, apparently you are my friend."
He compared his meeting William Overbeck to a paleontologist hunting dinosaurs his whole life and finally meeting one. Classic line!

Answer: A sun

His Mom kept referring to Fred running away. Fred told his Mom he wasn't, it was just a temporary trip to Mars. His Mom reminded him the last time he ran away it was just to the garage. For the record, he grabbed a rocket shaped sandwich.

Answer: Liverwurst and headcheese sandwich

This was kind of gross, but still funny. Overbeck commented on how Gordon seemed to have beaten his problem with motion sickness. That was before Fred's comment, of course. The centrifuge tested the amount of G force a body could withstand by spinning the subject at extreme speeds. Fred reached 7 G's, beating Overbeck's record of 6!

Answer: 8 months

The crew used sleep chambers which allowed them to hibernate for the journey. Ulysses had gotten into Fred's chamber and shut the door, leaving Fred to attempt to fit into the smallest chamber which belonged to the chimp. It didn't work, so Fred was left to entertain himself for the entire eight-month trip to Mars. This also happened at the end of the movie for the trip home.

Answer: Monkey Fruitcake

This was another great scene! Fred couldn't understand what anyone was saying because their mouths were full. The laxative kicked in and he rushed to the lavatory. He fell into the shuttle's chemical toilet and his skin turned blue. The President saw him during a live transmission to the world and asked why he looked like a Smurf! This lead to Fred's rendition of "I've got the Whole World in My Hands". We never did see Ulysses eat the fruitcake in the movie.

Answer: A Baker

Randall- "When I was a kid at night I used to think that there was a baker under my bed. Did you ever have anything under your bed?"
Overbeck- "No."
Randall- "Well did you ever bend down and look?"
Overbeck- "No."
Randall- "Well how do you know there wasn't a baker under your bed?"
Overbeck- "Randall, shut up."

This was just a weird and crazy conversation.

Answer: It fell into the canyon.

Fred pulled too hard and the flag drifted down into the canyon below. Luckily, Fred had worn his flag-print boxers. He managed to pull them out of his spacesuit and placed them on the flag stand. This prompted a call to NASA from the President of the United States, who watched the flag ceremony live via satellite.

Answer: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

Fred called Ulysses Dr. Zaius, from "Planet of the Apes". He also called him an Ewok from "Return of the Jedi". When Julie's mouth was full of toothpaste, he thought she was doing her "Old Yeller" impression. There were also references to "Pinocchio", "The Wizard of Oz" and "Poltergeist", to name a few. Can you find the others?

Answer: True

Beau Bridges' character, Bud Nesbitt, was appointed in 1968 by President Johnson as Chief of Operations on the Apollo missions. Bud was given three commemorative coins. He gave astronaut Neil Armstrong one for Honor, astronaut Jim Lovell one for Freedom, and the last was for Bravery.

It hadn't done Bud much good, so he gave it to Fred, who used it to close the circuit and help them get home. Fred then sang a verse from a song the Cowardly Lion sang in "The Wizard of Oz". Too funny. Hope you enjoyed my quiz!