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1.
  Hope Floats Test   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
What do you remember about this 1998 romantic comedy starring Sandra Bullock & Harry Connick Jr.?
Easier, 10 Qns, DMBfaninSD, Oct 29 03
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  "Hope Floats" Havoc   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
A quiz on one of the most moving movies I have ever seen.
Average, 20 Qns, snizzle36, Aug 31 08
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  Hope Floats Quiz for Experts   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
This is a sweet movie.
Easier, 20 Qns, Ophelia78, Feb 18 12
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Ophelia78
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  "Hope Floats" Tricky Trivia    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
"Hope Floats" is one of my all time favourite movies! This is a quiz to see just how much you were paying attention to details.
Average, 10 Qns, prescilla, Oct 27 15
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prescilla
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trivia question Quick Question
Bernice's cousin lived with their grandmother, what was his name?

From Quiz "Hope Floats"





Hope Floats Trivia Questions
1. The main character is Birdee Pruitt, played by Sandra Bullock. What was Birdee's maiden name?

From Quiz "Hope Floats" Tricky Trivia

Answer: Calvert

A few people in the movie call her Birdee Calvert and she always corrects them and says, it's Pruitt!

2. What happens to Birdee when she appears on a talk show at the beginning of the movie?

From Quiz Hope Floats

Answer: She finds out that her husband and best friend have been having an affair.

Birdee's friend Connie tells the audience that Birdee thinks she's actually coming on the show for a free makover.

3. Who directed this movie?

From Quiz "Hope Floats" Havoc

Answer: Forest Whitaker

He also appeared in "Panic Room", "Phone Booth", and hosted "The Twilight Zone".

4. The main character, Birdee Pruitt, is played by which actress?

From Quiz Hope Floats

Answer: Sandra Bullock

5. Justin Matasse is played by the lovely Harry Connick Jr. At the end of the movie, why doesn't Bernice want her Mum and Justin to get married?

From Quiz "Hope Floats" Tricky Trivia

Answer: Doesn't want to be called Bernice Matisse

It takes Bernice a long time to accept Justin but in the end she does. Her mum cuddles her at the parade and Bernice says what her Grandma used to say, "My cup runneth over".

6. What is the name of the talk show host, of the show Birdee appears on?

From Quiz Hope Floats

Answer: Toni Post

Kathy Najimy plays the cheeky talk show host.

7. What did Birdee think she was going on TV for?

From Quiz "Hope Floats" Havoc

Answer: makeover

Birdee: "I just wanted a free makeover." Ramona: "Well, you got one, just a different kind, that's all."

8. Who does Birdee's husband leave her for?

From Quiz Hope Floats

Answer: her best friend

9. When Birdee and Bernice first drive into town, Bernice says, "is this where you were the ________ of corn?"

From Quiz "Hope Floats" Tricky Trivia

Answer: cream

Bernice says cream of corn as a bit of a joke and her mum corrects her by saying, "queen honey, queen of corn".

10. What is the name of Birdee's daughter?

From Quiz Hope Floats

Answer: Bernice

Bernice, an only child, is a bit quirky but stole my heart from the first scene. She is played by a talented young actress, Mae Whitman.

11. Ramona: "I like all of God's creatures. I just like some of them better _____." What word(s) complete(s) the quote?

From Quiz "Hope Floats" Havoc

Answer: stuffed

Ramona was utterly fascinated with taxidermy.

12. How does Birdee find out about the affair?

From Quiz Hope Floats

Answer: they all go on a tv talk-show

13. What does Birdee's dad say when he is looking at the photo of Bernice that she had given him.

From Quiz "Hope Floats" Tricky Trivia

Answer: "She is marked for happiness"

Birdee's dad has Alzheimers but her mum calls it old timers. He is in a nursing home and Birdee visits him a few times and he dances with her when she crying.

14. Birdee and her daughter move to Birdee's hometown of Smithville, which is in what state?

From Quiz Hope Floats

Answer: Texas

Bernice is NOT happy to be leaving Chicago, and has a difficult time adjusting to life in Smithville. Hmmm.... come to think of it, Birdee feels the same way!

15. Who played the part of Justin Matisse?

From Quiz "Hope Floats" Havoc

Answer: Harry Connick, Jr.

Surprisingly, he did not have any songs on the soundtrack.

16. What colour cardigan is Bernice wearing when she has the fight with Big Dolores after school?

From Quiz "Hope Floats" Tricky Trivia

Answer: Yellow

The fight between Bernice and Big Dolores starts when Bernice accidently hits a volley ball into her face at school.

17. What title did Birdee hold as a young woman when she lived in Smithville?

From Quiz Hope Floats

Answer: Queen of Corn

As they drive into town, Bernice asks Birdee, "Is this where you were cream of corn?" Birdee corrects her, saying "Queen of Corn, honey. Three years running... a feat unsurpassed in the history of Smithville!" This is one of my favorite lines in the movie!

18. Who do Birdee and her daughter Bernice move in with?

From Quiz Hope Floats

Answer: her mother

19. When Travis and Bernice arrive home after the fight with Big Dolores, Birdee asks them what happened. What does Travis say?

From Quiz "Hope Floats" Tricky Trivia

Answer: she lived

After Bernice hit Big Dolores in the face with the volley ball, Big Dolores threatens Bernice. When Bernice arrives home, Birdee wants to know what is happening and she says she will ring Dolores's mum and have a talk with her but Bernice begs her not to, she knows it will just make it worse.

20. Birdee and her daughter move in with Birdee's mother in Smithville. How is her mother regarded in the town?

From Quiz Hope Floats

Answer: Sweet, but eccentric

She is a kind woman with some interesting "quirks" that continue to annoy Birdee after she has moved back home. For one thing, she has several stuffed cats around the house that meow when their tails are pulled. She calls them "Scaredy Cats" and tells Bernice she and her husband made a fortune selling them.

21. Where does the movie take place?

From Quiz "Hope Floats" Havoc

Answer: Smithville, Texas

I don't know if Smithville is a real town or not, but I'd like to live there.

22. Birdee's mother had a crazy hobby, what was it?

From Quiz Hope Floats

Answer: taxidermy

23. Where does Birdee get a job?

From Quiz Hope Floats

Answer: The photo developing shop

She goes to the employment agency in town looking for work, and the woman working there turns out to be a former classmate who Birdee and her other popular friends made fun of. At first, she is not willing to help Birdee, but then realizes that she has changed over time and finds her a job at the photo store.

24. What is the name of the bully at Bernice's school?

From Quiz "Hope Floats" Havoc

Answer: Big Dolores

Travis: "She has her own gang. It's called 'Big Dolores'."

25. Bernice's cousin lived with their grandmother, what was his name?

From Quiz Hope Floats

Answer: Travis

26. When Justin and Birdee are out in the boat fishing, what is the one thing he tells her to do?

From Quiz "Hope Floats" Tricky Trivia

Answer: "just breathe"

He takes her out for a nice relaxing day and she starts out very tense. In the end she enjoys herself, she starts taking photos of him and the fish he caught. He tells her not to smile and she says, I'm not through gritted teeth and lips.

27. Harry Connick Jr. plays Justin Matisse, a guy who has had a crush on Birdee since high school. What is Justin's occupation?

From Quiz Hope Floats

Answer: Carpenter/handyman

Birdee's mother "conveniently" hires Justin to work around her house during the time that Birdee is staying there.

28. "My cup __________ over."

From Quiz "Hope Floats" Havoc

Answer: runneth

I thought this was sweet.

29. What is the colour of the dress Birdee wears to the employment agency.

From Quiz "Hope Floats" Tricky Trivia

Answer: pale blue

Thsi is where Birdee meets Dot, whom she doesn't remember until she thinks, Polka dot! And Dot says, "nobody has called me that in years."

30. What do Birdee and her father do when she goes to visit him at the retirement home for the first time?

From Quiz Hope Floats

Answer: They dance

Although Birdee's father has had a stroke, he dances with Birdee when she comes to see him. This is a very touching scene.

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