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1. "Gentleman, I have been examining this aeroplane. We have everything here that we need to build a new one and fly it out." Dorfmann says this to the Pilot (Towns) and Co-Pilot (Moran). What is Towns' response?

From Quiz Flight of the Phoenix (1965) - Part 2

Answer: "Are you trying to be funny?"

This scene highlights a number of recurring themes throughout the film. Towns is an aged, weary pilot who is rather resistant to change. On the one hand he holds out hopes of being rescued, but on the other knows that the chances are slim. Further to that, Dorfmann is German and this is set not long after the end of World War II, suspicions and tensions still ran high. On yet another hand, Dorfmann prides himself on his practicality and self-belief and does not suffer fools gladly. Whilst the others have been doing nothing much over the 5 days since the crash, Dorfmann has been examining the plane and making detailed notes. Dorfmann's response to the "funny" comment is "That is precisely the reaction I would have expected from a man of your obvious limitations." Uh oh! Trouble in paradise, the children aren't playing well together! Author's note: The alternative answer: "I don't know, this whole idea sounds pretty half-baked to me." is taken directly from "The Graduate", in the scene where Ben (Dustin Hoffman) tells his father that he is going to marry Elaine. After pressing Ben for further information, it transpires that Elaine is unaware of Ben's plans. The "half-baked" observation follows from the father. So - if you got this question wrong using the "half-baked" alternative, congratulations, you may well be the first person in history to have mixed up "The Graduate" with "Flight of the Phoenix"!

From Quiz Flight of the Phoenix (1965) - Part 1

Answer: Sandstorm

To say that the plane in which the cast were originally flying was a bucket of bolts would be an understatement. Less than 2 minutes into the movie we see Captain Towns making notes in his log: "Radio out of service - Voltage regulators inoperative". Co-pilot Moran is heard saying to the passengers: "I've never yet taken off in one of the company's tubs without something being wrong". A huge sandstorm appears when co-pilot Moran is flying the plane. The crew attempts to climb out of it, but the right engine ingests too much sand and conks out, quickly followed by the left engine. They have no choice but to ditch in the desert. Of the other three optional answers, a rainstorm would be unlikely in that part of the world, but not impossible. Bird strikes or locusts are also possible. I included these because on the IMDB reviews of the movie, two people had erroneously stated this was why the plane went down! Don't know which movie they were watching...

From Quiz Finch (2021)

Answer: Sandstorm

The titular character Finch Weinberg is played by Tom Hanks who is a survivor without any human companionship. The film begins with Finch searching buildings for supplies with his robot Dewey. While going back to his base Finch nearly gets swept away by a massive sandstorm.

From Quiz Family

Answer: Baby shower

Kate is an SVP who doesn't seem to care about anyone but herself. She is incredibly driven, very blunt and works a lot. She doesn't treat the people she works with very well at all and she has no empathy for people who prioritize family over work. She learns that there is a baby shower happening where there is cake and joins the event only so she can grab a slice. It is made very clear that her co-workers do not appreciate her abrasive manner and her pregnant co-worker turns her back on her.

From Quiz The Father

Answer: His watch

Anne arrives at the third-floor flat of her father, Anthony, in a fluster. She had gotten a call from Angela, the third in a series of caregivers she had hired for her father. Angela was in tears and claimed that Anthony had verbally abused her and threatened her physically, so she quit. Anthony denies Angela's account and accuses her of stealing his watch, but Anne doesn't believe it. "Isn't it more likely you just lost it?" she asks. "No. I already had my suspicions, so I set a trap for her. I left my watch somewhere in the open, to see if she'd pinch it," Anthony says. When Anne asks where he left the watch, Anthony can't remember. Anne sits down with a sigh and says that she doesn't know what to do. "I'm telling you I don't need her or anyone else. I can manage very well on my own," he says. "That girl stole my watch. I'm not going to live with a thief. Do you understand?" Anne looks up at her father. "Have you looked under the bath?" she asks. "By the pipes where you hide your valuables?" Anthony is taken aback. "How do you know that?" he asks. "Have you been looking in my hiding place?" Anne says that she found it by accident, but Anthony is already hurrying off to his bathroom to check, re-appearing a minute later with his watch. He puts it on and goes into his office to watch TV. "You found it, then?" Anne asks, standing in the doorway. Anthony looks down at the watch on his wrist. "Oh, yes." he says, pleased with himself. "So you realize Angela had nothing to do with it," Anne points out. Anthony is confused for a moment, but quickly recovers. "Only because I hid it, luckily, just in time. Otherwise, I'd be sitting here talking to you with no means of knowing what time it was," he declares.

From Quiz Welcome to "Ferngully"

Answer: Blue

No explanation is given for why her color is different. My guess is that, as she is Magi's apprentice and future guardian of the forest, her blue color comes from access to certain magic that other fairies don't have. Magi doesn't glow when flying, but her magic appears blue. Also, when Magi disintegrates, she becomes blue energy, and the dispersing specks of light briefly turn all the fairies blue. Crysta is voiced by Samantha Mathis.

From Quiz Flightplan (2005)

Answer: Julia

Played by Marlene Lawston, Julia is Kyle's only child and the movie is based around her disappearance on the plane. Julia is 6 years old in the movie. She is innocent and doesn't understand much of what is going on around her.

From Quiz Fireproof

Answer: Kirk Cameron

In the movie Kirk Cameron plays a Christian. In real life he is also a Christian and travels to witness to people.

From Quiz The Favourite

Answer: Greet rabbits

The film opens with Queen Anne in her bedroom as servants undo and fold her regal cape and remove her crown. "How was my speech?" she asks Sarah Churchill, the Duchess of Marlborough. "You were brilliant," Sarah replies. Anne asks if she lisped, and Sarah points out that she doesn't lisp. "I know that's what was so troubling about it. The thought that I suddenly did," Anne remarks. When Anne implores Sarah to "say hello to the little ones", referring to her 17 caged rabbits that represent each of the children that Anne had lost, Sarah is emphatic. "No. It is macabre," she says. "Please," Anne pleads. "No. I love you, but that I will not do," Sarah replies. "If you love me..." Anne begins, but is interrupted by Sarah saying that "love has limits". "It should not," Anne observes. Anne blindfolds Sarah and takes her to her rooms, where she unveils a model of Blenheim Palace. "You do not lisp but you are mad. Giving me a palace?" Sarah enquires. "Well, I've been wanting to get you something for quite some time now. Seemed like the perfect opportunity with Marlborough winning," Anne explains. "It is a monstrous extravagance Mrs Morley," Sarah says, invoking her pet name for Anne. "We are at war." Anne points out that they have won. "Oh, it is not over. We must continue," Sarah responds. "Oh," Anne says, clearly oblivious to the situation. "Oh, I did not know that."

From Quiz Finding Dory

Answer: Destiny

Dory's story began one year after "Finding Nemo". As a young fish, Dory used to speak to a friend through the pipes in the Open Ocean exhibit. This is how she learned to speak whale. When she went to the Marine Life Center, she met Destiny, who identified herself as Dory's "pipe friend". Destiny was voiced by Kaitlin Olsen.

From Quiz Fahrenheit 11/9

Answer: Philadelphia

The film opens with "Was it all just a dream?", which echoes Moore's 2004 documentary "Fahrenheit 9/11". The earlier film opens discussing how the electoral college resulted in a candidate who lost the popular vote winning the election. Clinton is campaigning in Philadelphia on the night before the 2016 election. There is a a caption "Election Eve, Philadelphia" at the very start of the film. Moore contrasts the hope of Election Day 2016 with the despair of Election Night 2016, as results grew worse and worse for Clinton supporters until Trump won at 2:17 the morning of November 9. There are scenes of Clinton's party in New York City on election night. Moore notes that crucial victories by Trump in Ohio, Florida and North Carolina, but especially Wisconsin and Michigan, were critical to Trump's electoral college victory.

From Quiz The Final Girls

Answer: Auto accident

Actress Amanda Cartwright, known for being a scream queen in movies like "Camp Bloodbath" and "Co-Ed Massacre", was out at auditions on the day she was killed. With her daughter, Max, in the passenger seat, the two of them headed out from yet another failed attempt to get a non-horror role. While Max worried about their mounting bills, Amanda turned up the radio to listen to "Bette Davis Eyes" and the two looked optimistically ahead. That was when they were struck by an oncoming car. Amanda was killed in the accident.

From Quiz First Monday in October

Answer: The date on which the US Supreme Court convenes annually

The plot of the movie centres around the appointment to the US Supreme Court of the first female Associate Justice. The title of the movie refers to the day on which the US Supreme Court starts a new session following the traditional summer break. After having been moved around over the years, this date was first introduced in 1917 and is mandated by law. Each court is known by the name of its Chief Justice. In the movie it is the Crawford Court named after Chief Justice James Jefferson Crawford played by Barnard Hughes.

From Quiz "The Fall" of Alexandria

Answer: Oranges

Thieves burned her house in Romania and killed her father, so now Alexandria and her family travel around picking fruit. The priest at the hospital knows that she throws oranges at him and gives her one when she claims that she doesn't do it. Tarsem allowed Catinca Untaru (Alexandria) to improvise much of her dialogue. In one extra, he tells the writers that the actors will essentially be writing the dialogue because a six-year-old is "not going to buy a word you've written."

From Quiz Fatal Beauty

Answer: Cheech Marin

Cheech Marin played this small role as a shifty bartender of a sleazy bar. When Rizzoli ventures in as an undercover drug buyer, she and the bartender exchange words.

From Quiz The Final Girls

Answer: Blue Finch

Camp Blue Finch was in an isolated campground in the woods. It was centered around a lake. The staff of the camp all arrived early to help get the camp ready for the incoming children. The promo for the film also introduced us to the cast of the 1986 film. There are several clichéd characters, for example the over sexed jock, the quiet shy girl, and the survivor or in this case the final girl. The film within the film "Camp Bloodbath" had so many similarities to the original "Friday the 13th" film from 1980. It too was set in an isolated camp in the woods. The film even used the same eerie sound from the "Friday the 13th" film series. The killer in "Camp Bloodbath" however was not a woman, but he was a man bent on getting revenge.

From Quiz Flight Of The Intruder

Answer: A-6 Intruder

The full name is the A-6 Intruder and its name is mentioned several times in the film. The A-7 Corsair II is briefly shown towards the end of the film when the daylight raid is launched, and the F-4 Phantom II is also briefly shown as the fighter aircraft that intercepted the MiG that attacks an A-6 crew. The A-4 Skyhawk is shown briefly in the background only.

From Quiz Fish Hawk

Answer: Will Sampson

Will Sampson stood 6'5" tall and had significant movie roles in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (1975), "Poltergeist II: The Other Side" (1986) and "The Outlaw Josey Wales" (1976). He passed away in 1987 at age 53 from complications of surgery.

From Quiz Fat Man and Little Boy

Answer: the Pentagon

General Leslie R. Groves (Paul Newman) is working for the Army Corps of Engineers and was instrumental in the building of the Pentagon. As he slices the cake, he comments, "I built this place, so I'll be glad to eat it!" He is eagerly awaiting an almost assured overseas combat assignment in World War II. However, is assigned to supervise the stateside project of developing the world's first WMD to use in the war. He is so enraged that he knocks the leftover cake out of his aide's arms as he brushes past him after receiving his new commission.

From Quiz Far From the Madding Crowd

Answer: Thomas Hardy

The novel was Hardy's fourth, published in 1874, and his first success. Its popularity enabled him to give up work and concentrate on his writing, which included poetry. The book was adapted for the screen by Frederic Raphael, who also wrote the screenplay for 'Daisy Miller' (1974) which was based on a book by Henry James. Other screenplays by Raphael include 'Eyes Wide Shut' (1999) and 'Coast to Coast' (2003), which was an adaptation of his own novel.

From Quiz Fail-Safe

Answer: Bull fighting ring

Gen. Black comes to understand his true role in the dream and in reality is different than he first believes. He awakes from the nightmare as if he were the loser: tired, bloodied, taunted. He later learns that his fate is to be the "victor" in a rigged match.

From Quiz The F.B.I. Story

Answer: James Stewart

Stewart portrayed an F.B.I. agent trying to balance his career with family life. His job caused so much stress on his wife, Lucy (Vera Miles), she left him at one time, but eventually came back.

From Quiz The Family That Preys

Answer: Andrea

Andrea (played by Sanaa Lathan)is marrying Chris Bennett (Rockmond Dunbar of "Soul Food: The Series" fame). Andrea meets William at her wedding, and William offers Andrea and Chris jobs (since she's about to graduate with a Masters degree in Finance, and Chris has construction experience due to his time in the military). Sanaa Lathan has been featured in movies such as "The Best Man" with Taye Diggs, and Morris Chestnut, "Blade" with Wesley Snipes, and "Out Of Time" with Denzel Washington. "The Family That Preys" is also the 3rd movie where Sanaa Lathan and co-star Alfre Woodard portray mother and daughter. The other two movies are "Something New", and "Love & Basketball".

From Quiz Fever Pitch

Answer: School teacher

Jimmy Fallon plays a school teacher who takes a select group of students on a field trip to places of business that use math in their profession. Ben visits Lindsey's place of work and shows the kids how they work with numbers. Fallon is also known for his appearances on "Saturday Night Live" and "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon". Ben was first taken to a Red Sox game as a little boy by his uncle. The seats were left to him after his uncle died.

From Quiz Fandango

Answer: University of Texas

The movie started out with five guys celebrating their graduation from UT with a bunch of other classmates. Four of them were drafted to go to Vietnam. The majority of the movie took place in Texas.

From Quiz Fierce Creatures

Answer: John Cleese

He wrote "A Fish Called Wanda" as well, which was a bigger hit at the box office. He starred in both films, playing Rollo Lee, the new curator of the zoo in this one. Rollo introduced a "fierce creatures" policy to the zoo, stating that only fierce animals would be kept at the zoo because violence is what draws people's attention, and thusly, the zoo would have more customers and make more money.

From Quiz Father Goose

Answer: Walter Eckland

Cary Grant later claimed that Eckland was one of his favorite roles. He enjoyed playing a "scruffy filthy beast". Eckland was quite a departure from Grant's usual debonair roles.

From Quiz "Fat Albert" the Movie

Answer: Philadelphia, Pa.

The cartoon is based on Bill Cosby's childhood. Fat Albert and the gang were based on real life people that Bill grew up with in Philadelphia. Doris' classmates laugh when Fat Albert says he is from Philly (not realizing he is already there).

From Quiz Jet Li's "Fearless"

Answer: Huo Yuanjia

Huo Yuanjia has heroic status and is a legend. He has had many myths made of his life, making it hard to tell what's true. For this, even Jet Li's portrayal of Huo Yuanjia in the movie is loosely based on his life. Even though Jet Li plays Wong Fei Hung and Fong Sai Yuk in several movies, he doesn't play him this time around. In the movie, Nong Jinsun is Huo Yuanjia's childhood friend.

From Quiz "The Flight of Dragons" Facts

Answer: Peter Dickinson and Gordon Dickson

The original novels that the film is based upon are "The Flight of the Dragons" written by Peter Dickinson, and "The Dragon and the George" written by Gordon Dickson. Peter Dickinson is an English writer who curently lives in Hampshire UK. He is a prolific childrens writer, with over 50 titles to his name, having won two Carnegie Medals and Whitbread Children's Awards. Gordon Dickson, a Canadian, who wrote mostly fantasy and science fiction books, lived from 1923-2001. He was most famous for penning the "Dorsai" series.

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