Big Trivia

1. After Josh's wish is granted by Zoltar, what does he notice about the machine?

From Quiz It's So "Big"!

Answer: It is unplugged.

After Josh is told that he can't ride a roller coaster because he is too short, he wishes to be big. He finds a wishing machine and makes his wish. After he receives the card that says his wish has been granted, he notices that the machine is unplugged. He looks on the ground and sees the cord lying next to Zoltar. He knows that it is unusual, but runs away to find that he wished for more than he thought.

From Quiz Tom Hanks in "Big"

Answer: Cynthia

Cynthia Benson was the prettiest girl in Josh's class. She went for an older guy with a car. This was one of the reasons why Josh wanted to be 'big'.

From Quiz 'Big' Questions

Answer: Tom Hanks

Josh makes a wish on a magic wish granter machine, and next day he wakes up to find himself a full grown man.

From Quiz I Wish I Was 'Big'

Answer: Penny Marshall & Marshall

She also directed 'A League of Their Own'. Penny Marshall became the first female director to ever direct a movie that grossed more than $100 million at the box office with this movie.

From Quiz It's So "Big"!

Answer: Rachel

Josh wakes up to find that his wish has come true and he is big. He runs to the bathroom and closes the door. His mother says something to him and he answers, not thinking about the change of his voice. She hears his voice and thinks he has a cold. She asks if he has a cold then worries that she will get one and so will Rachel, Josh's baby sister.

From Quiz Tom Hanks in "Big"

Answer: He was too small

Josh was under the height limit for that ride. After this and after Cynthia dumped him for the older guy, he went to the wishing machine and made a wish that he was 'big'.

From Quiz 'Big' Questions

Answer: Billy

Josh convinces Billy that he is Josh by singing the song only two of them knew.

From Quiz I Wish I Was 'Big'

Answer: Joshua Baskin & Josh Baskin & Joshua & Josh

Did you know that Steven Spielberg was originally set to direct this movie and he wanted Harrison Ford to play Josh. Robert De Niro and Jeff Bridges were also offered the part.

From Quiz It's So "Big"!

Answer: Giants

We see Josh's sweatshirt when he runs out of the house. He jumps on his bike to go to school to tell his best friend, Billy, about what has happened.

From Quiz Tom Hanks in "Big"

Answer: I stole my mama's credit

Josh and his best friend Billy said this to each other a few times during the movie.

From Quiz 'Big' Questions

Answer: Toys

Josh is very good at his work because he thinks as a kid and comes up with ingenious ideas adults would not think of.

From Quiz I Wish I Was 'Big'

Answer: Have you ever had a really big secret

From Quiz It's So "Big"!

Answer: behind his left knee

Josh comes home from telling Billy what happened. His mother asks who he is because she doesn't recognize him. He says some things that might make her realize that it is really him, like his birthmark behind his left knee, but she continues to tell him to get out.

From Quiz Tom Hanks in "Big"

Answer: History

Overnight, 12-year-old Josh grew into a 30-year-old man. This was one of the things he said to his mother to prove he was Josh and not an intruder.

From Quiz 'Big' Questions

Answer: White

He wears a white tuxedo with glittering patterns on it, very unlike the professional jackets of other men.

From Quiz I Wish I Was 'Big'

Answer: Zoltar

It is shown on the machine, and it is said several times throughout the movie.

From Quiz It's So "Big"!

Answer: St. James

We see the name when he and Billy are walking down the street, trying to find somewhere to stay. They walk in to find a dirty, run-down place with a not-so-formal attendant at the front desk. Josh and Billy go to the room and find that it is not sound-proof. Josh gets worried when Billy says that he is not staying with him.

From Quiz Tom Hanks in "Big"

Answer: $187.00

Josh got a job at a company that sells toys. He was overly excited when he got this much. To his age, that was a lot of money. The guy at the desk next to him, however, thought they were getting ripped off.

From Quiz 'Big' Questions

Answer: Elizabeth Perkins

Elizabeth Perkins also appeared in 'Cats & Dogs', '28 Days', 'Crazy in Alabama', and 'The Flintstones'.

From Quiz I Wish I Was 'Big'

Answer: Susan

Susan was played by Elizabeth Perkins.

From Quiz It's So "Big"!

Answer: clicking his pen

We see this when Josh goes in for his interview for his job. The person who interviews him asks him questions, and begins to click his pen very many times. Josh has no reaction and also doesn't notice, but I did.

From Quiz Tom Hanks in "Big"

Answer: A pool table

Josh got himself an apartment after getting that job. He also got himself a pinball machine.

From Quiz 'Big' Questions

Answer: Girlfriend

She becomes Joshua's girlfriend, not knowing that he is only 13 years old.

From Quiz It's So "Big"!

Answer: fringe benefits

We hear the person working next to Josh's cubicle say this on Josh's first day of work. He is explaining about how it is to work there. Josh has no real reaction, because being his age, he doesn't know what "fringe benefits" mean.

From Quiz Tom Hanks in "Big"

Answer: He was afraid of him

Susan was a co-worker of Josh's and later became his girlfriend. Paul, another co-worker who resented Josh, because he became Vice-President in one week after rubbing elbows with the company President at the mall one day. Paul was particularly upset when his proposal to turn a skyscraper into a robot was ignored by Josh's idea to turn a robot into a bug. The fight actually happened during a racquetball game.

From Quiz 'Big' Questions

Answer: Josh & Joshua

Susan stays to sleep over at Josh's apartment and before going to sleep, he gives her the ring.

From Quiz I Wish I Was 'Big'

Answer: David Moscow & Moscow

To give Tom Hanks an idea of how a 12 year-old would behave, director Penny Marshall filmed each 'grown-up' scene with David Moscow playing Hanks' part. Hanks then copied Moscow's behavior.

From Quiz It's So "Big"!

Answer: he has a cold

Josh's mother thinks he has a cold because he answers her in his manly voice. She, of course doesn't know the reason that his voice sounds weird.

From Quiz Tom Hanks in "Big"

Answer: 3 months

After Josh was becoming content with being an adult, and dedicating himself to his career, Billy tried to remind that he was still a kid.

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