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1.
  A "Playing by Heart" Quiz    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This movie is one of my favorites of all time! Even though the story lines are unique they all mold into one when it comes to finding love! Good luck on this quiz... it will cover most of my favorite moments in the movie.
Average, 10 Qns, starryskygazer, Apr 25 04
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starryskygazer
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  Rockin' "Playing By Heart" Quiz    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This Rockin' quiz is for all those who just loved the movie "Playing By Heart" the first time they saw it, and since then have watched it over, and over, and over again. "Talking about love is like dancing about architecture."
Tough, 10 Qns, IHeartYou, Jul 03 06
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IHeartYou
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  10 Questions: Playing By Heart Multiple Choice Quiz    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a really cute movie. Everything is all different stories that come together in the end. I hope you enjoy this quiz as much as I enjoyed this movie!
Tough, 10 Qns, Mandah529, May 09 04
Tough
Mandah529
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4.
  What do you know about Playing By Heart?    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Questions about the movie 'Playing by Heart', directed by Willard Carroll.
Average, 10 Qns, sequoyagirl, Apr 25 04
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sequoyagirl
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trivia question Quick Question
Who said, "Don't look at me with that tone of voice"?

From Quiz "Rockin' "Playing By Heart" Quiz"





Playing by Heart Trivia Questions
1. What is the name of Joan's one-eyed cat?

From Quiz Rockin' "Playing By Heart" Quiz

Answer: Blanche

Joan introduces the cat to Keenan: "That's Blanche, my better half." "She only has one eye!" "Yeah, but it's her good one." As a side note, Cat is the name of Audrey Hepburn's cat in "Breakfast at Tiffany's."

2. Joan has a one-eyed cat. What is her name?

From Quiz Playing By Heart

Answer: Blanche

"That's the ugliest cat I've ever seen." "She's an angel." "She only has one eye." "Yeah, but it's her good one." This is a hilarious addition to this movie. Blanche, in my opinion, is so cute! Keenan gives Blanche a chance towards the end of the movie.

3. In the introduction to the movie, Joan (Angelina Jolie) refers to a conversation with a jazz trumpeter who claimed that "Talking about love is like dancing about ________?"

From Quiz A "Playing by Heart" Quiz

Answer: architecture

An interesting line which is played again during one of Joan and Keenan's dates. Joan replies with "Maybe so.... but it ain't gonna keep me from trying!".

4. Who is the first character you see when the film begins?

From Quiz Playing By Heart

Answer: Joan

'Talking about love is like dancing about architecture.' Joan is played by Angelina Jolie, and Keenan is played by Ryan Philippe.

5. Which floor would Joan never be caught dead on? This is when her car gets "stolen".

From Quiz Playing By Heart

Answer: Madonna Level

"I wouldn't be caught dead on the Madonna Level!" Joan didn't really have her car stolen. She faked it so that Keenan would take her home. Meredith really "stole" it. Joan confesses this to Keenan, but it turns out he already knew! How embarrising for Joan!

6. What is wrong with Paul (Sean Connery) in the movie?

From Quiz A "Playing by Heart" Quiz

Answer: He has a brain tumor

He is adamant about attending the party on Saturday, regardless of the fact that he has a brain tumor. He wants to continue with his life as if nothing has changed.

7. Paul is facing a health crisis - what medical condition does he have?

From Quiz Playing By Heart

Answer: brain tumor

'I have a brain tumor, but I'm going to that party, with or without you.' Sean Connery plays Paul and Gena Rowlands plays Hannah.

8. Finish this quote: "No, Pottery Barn does 'not' include ____."

From Quiz Rockin' "Playing By Heart" Quiz

Answer: Williams Sonoma & William's Sonoma

Joan and her ex, Harry, have a long fight over the pay phone concerning who will keep all the junk they bought from various catalogs now that they've broken up. Joan ends up with her cat while Harry ends up with everything else.

9. When Joan and Keenan go to the movies what movie do they go see?

From Quiz Playing By Heart

Answer: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

This isn't really a date because Keenan doesn't date. Keenan meets Joan there.

10. When taping her show "Hannah's Country Kitchen Cooking" in her home, what does Hannah (Gena Rowlands) say after she drops the fish on the floor?

From Quiz A "Playing by Heart" Quiz

Answer: "Only YOU know what goes on in the kitchen"

She says this to cover up her mistake. She feels fustrated and distant from her work due to Paul's disease, and later thinks about taking a hiatus from the show.

11. Where does Meredith meet Trent?

From Quiz Playing By Heart

Answer: bookstore

Meredith is played by Gillian Anderson and Trent is played by Jon Stewart.

12. Who said, "Don't look at me with that tone of voice"?

From Quiz Rockin' "Playing By Heart" Quiz

Answer: Paul

Paul says this to Hannah to try to make her start talking to him again after they have a fight about an affair he had 15 years ago.

13. What TV show is Hannah on?

From Quiz Playing By Heart

Answer: Hannah's Country Kitchen Cooking

Hannah is on TV as a chef. She shows people how to make certain meals.

14. During Meredith (Gillian Anderson) and Trent's (Jon Stewart) first date on the Santa Monica Pier, when Meredith says "You're a nice guy" to brush Trent off, what does Trent pretend to do?

From Quiz A "Playing by Heart" Quiz

Answer: Jump over the pier and plan to swim to shore

Trent becomes very disappointed at his unsuccessful attempts to court Meredith. She tells him that she has a hard time trusting men after having married a gay man and then dating a "parade of losers".

15. What deadly disease is Mark suffering from?

From Quiz Playing By Heart

Answer: AIDS & HIV

Mark is played by Jay Mohr and Mildred is Ellen Burstyn.

16. What was the working title for "Playing By Heart"?

From Quiz Rockin' "Playing By Heart" Quiz

Answer: Dancing About Architecture

It makes sense, given that the first thing we hear is the conversation between Joan and Keenan in which Joan tells him, "Talking about love is like dancing about architecture." This runs during the opening credits and is repeated later in the film when we actually see the conversation.

17. What book did Mark want his mom to read to him, right before he died?

From Quiz Playing By Heart

Answer: Goodnight Moon

Mark wanted to hear the ending, so his mother told it to him as he died.

18. What is unique about Joan's cat, Blanche?

From Quiz A "Playing by Heart" Quiz

Answer: She has only one eye

She claims her cat is an angel. Even though she is missing an eye, Joan claims she still has her "good" one.

19. Meredith stole Joan's car so that Joan would have an excuse to spend more time with Keenan. What kind of car was it?

From Quiz Rockin' "Playing By Heart" Quiz

Answer: VW Beetle & VW & Volkswagon & Beetle & VW Bug & Bug & V W & Volkswagen

Later in the film, when Meredith finally meets Keenan, she references this event.

20. Finish this quote. "The lad doesn't say much and when he does he finds the perfect words to ________."

From Quiz Playing By Heart

Answer: crush my soul

Joan says this over the phone, after Keenan leaves.

21. What is the name of Meredith's 'better half'?

From Quiz Playing By Heart

Answer: Barley

22. From what play is Joan's acting class monologue, about which she tells Keenan, "They devour him! In short, he's lunch"?

From Quiz Rockin' "Playing By Heart" Quiz

Answer: Suddenly Last Summer

She continues with, "And Katherine witnesses every course from soup to nuts." If you're interested in seeing the actual monologue, "Suddenly Last Summer," by Tennessee Williams, was made into a movie starring Elizabeth Taylor, Katherine Hepburn, and Montgomery Clift.

23. Which character has a hard time trusting men?

From Quiz Playing By Heart

Answer: Meredith

"I have a hard time trusting men." "I'm not men. I'm not a group. I'm just me." This is Meredith's problem and the problem for this one story of the whole movie. Trent is really a nice guy just trying to help.

24. When Joan suggests a (first) date to Keenan (Ryan Phillippe), how does he brush her off?

From Quiz A "Playing by Heart" Quiz

Answer: "I don't date"

Joan, upon hearing this, is taken off guard and has no quick comeback for this brush off. She later suggests to Keenan that he should write a book featuring brush offs under 10 words.

25. What Tennessee Williams play does Joan take her monologue from for her acting class?

From Quiz Playing By Heart

Answer: Suddenly Last Summer

'If one more person does the 'Native boys ate my cousin Sebastian' speech from 'Suddenly Last Summer,' I am going to puke.'

26. How does Joan respond to Keenan's, "You're terrific, sensational really, but I'm not right for you."?

From Quiz Rockin' "Playing By Heart" Quiz

Answer: She calls it "How to pierce a girl's heart in exactly ten words."

She even counts the words out on her fingers. Thankfully, they work everything out and the scene ends with a kiss.

27. After their movie date, Joan and Keenan walk to Joan's car in the parking structure on what level?

From Quiz A "Playing by Heart" Quiz

Answer: "Artist formerly known as Prince " level

When Keenan suggests the possiblity of mistaking the Madonna level, Joan yells "I wouldn't be caught dead on the Madonna level!".

28. What children's book does Mildred quote as her son, Mark, is dying?

From Quiz Playing By Heart

Answer: Goodnight Moon

'Goodnight stars, goodnight air. Goodnight noises everywhere.'

29. Who says, "But if you're fishing, Mr. is my gender of choice."?

From Quiz Rockin' "Playing By Heart" Quiz

Answer: Meredith & Gillian Anderson & Anderson

And she chooses Trent, a.k.a. Jon Stewart of "The Daily Show" fame.

30. How many years ago did Paul have the affair?

From Quiz Playing By Heart

Answer: 25 &Twenty Five

Hannah and Paul speak of the affair for most of the movie. At one point they say that it was 25 years ago.

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