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Quiz about Before They Made It Big
Quiz about Before They Made It Big

Before They Made It Big Trivia Quiz


These are some big stars that have played some little parts in movies you may not know about, or maybe just forgot about.

A multiple-choice quiz by bigjohnsludge. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
378,814
Updated
Nov 29 23
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
1100
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
Last 3 plays: parrotman2006 (10/10), Guest 174 (10/10), Guest 71 (10/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. This famous guy had a tiny non-speaking part in the 1982 movie "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" playing one of Brad Hamilton's buddies. In 1997, he would have a serious "Face Off" with another famous actor. Who is this guy? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Before she made it big, this woman had a 30-second speaking part in the 2007 movie "Ghost Rider". She was the punk girl in the alley being interviewed by Eva Mendez after the Ghost Rider tore up the streets. She played her role "Pitch Perfect"-ly. Who is this woman? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Before this guy made it big, he played a high school football player named Charles Jefferson in the 1982 movie "Fast Times at Ridgemont High". He's done many movies since and won an Oscar in 2007 for Best Actor. Who is this guy? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Before this guy made it big, he played a small part as a gang member in the 1981 movie "Ragtime", starring James Cagney. He also had a small part as a restaurant robber in the 1988 movie "Coming to America" starring Eddie Murphy. Later, no one could "Shield" him from getting swallowed by a genetically altered shark in "Deep Blue Sea". Who is this guy? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Before this guy made it big, he had a small non-speaking part in the 1988 movie "Coming to America" starring Eddie Murphy. He just sat in a barber's chair getting a haircut. In 1997, he won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. After that, he wasn't just some "Boy From the Hood" anymore. Who is this guy? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Before this man made it big, he played a small part in the first "Death Wish" movie in 1974 as member of a hoodlum freak gang. In 1986 he starred in a remake of a sci-fi classic about matter teleportation. Don't "be afraid, be very afraid" to answer this question. Who is this guy? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Before this guy made it big, he had the role of Michael McBride in the 1959 Disney movie "Darby O?Gill and the Little People". In 1988 he won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor portraying an Irish cop in Chicago during Prohibition. Who is this guy? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Before this guy made it big, he had a small part in the 1973 movie "American Graffiti" as Bob Falfa. A few years later, he and his furry buddy made the "Kessel Run" in less than 12 parsecs. Who is this guy? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Before she made it big, this woman played a small role as a hitchhiker robber in the 1977 movie "One on One" with Robbie Benson. Later she gave up her wild ways and figured out that life as a "Working Girl" would be more promising. Who is this woman? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Before this man made it big, he had a small part as Chip Diller in the 1978 movie "Animal House". Then as Jack in the 1980 movie "Friday the 13th", he showed why smoking in bed is very bad for the throat. In "Apollo 13" (1995), he and two friends had a problem. Who is this guy? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. This famous guy had a tiny non-speaking part in the 1982 movie "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" playing one of Brad Hamilton's buddies. In 1997, he would have a serious "Face Off" with another famous actor. Who is this guy?

Answer: Nicolas Cage

It was a non-speaking part and you only see Cage for a few seconds standing with Brad in the school parking lot, just before Arnold walks up and asks Brad if he could work at All American Burger. In the credits, he is listed as Nicolas Coppola. He is the nephew of Francis Ford Coppola.
2. Before she made it big, this woman had a 30-second speaking part in the 2007 movie "Ghost Rider". She was the punk girl in the alley being interviewed by Eva Mendez after the Ghost Rider tore up the streets. She played her role "Pitch Perfect"-ly. Who is this woman?

Answer: Rebel Wilson

Rebel Wilson got her big breaks in the movies "Bridesmaids" (2011) and "Pitch Perfect" (2012). In her roles, she usually plays brash but likable characters with a sarcastic sense of humor.
3. Before this guy made it big, he played a high school football player named Charles Jefferson in the 1982 movie "Fast Times at Ridgemont High". He's done many movies since and won an Oscar in 2007 for Best Actor. Who is this guy?

Answer: Forest Whitaker

Forest Whitaker won the Oscar for his portrayal of Idi Amin in the 2006 movie "The Last King of Scotland". He also had a small part as a pool hustler in the 1986 movie "The Color of Money" with Paul Newman.
4. Before this guy made it big, he played a small part as a gang member in the 1981 movie "Ragtime", starring James Cagney. He also had a small part as a restaurant robber in the 1988 movie "Coming to America" starring Eddie Murphy. Later, no one could "Shield" him from getting swallowed by a genetically altered shark in "Deep Blue Sea". Who is this guy?

Answer: Samuel L. Jackson

In 1995 Samuel Jackson was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Jules Winnfield in the 1994 movie "Pulp Fiction". He has also played Nick Fury in "The Avengers" movies.
5. Before this guy made it big, he had a small non-speaking part in the 1988 movie "Coming to America" starring Eddie Murphy. He just sat in a barber's chair getting a haircut. In 1997, he won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. After that, he wasn't just some "Boy From the Hood" anymore. Who is this guy?

Answer: Cuba Gooding Jr.

Cuba Gooding Jr. received a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his portrayal of football player Rod Tidwell in the 1996 movie "Jerry Maguire" with Tom Cruise. In 1992 he played a role as a marine in the movie "A Few Good Men", also with Tom Cruise.
6. Before this man made it big, he played a small part in the first "Death Wish" movie in 1974 as member of a hoodlum freak gang. In 1986 he starred in a remake of a sci-fi classic about matter teleportation. Don't "be afraid, be very afraid" to answer this question. Who is this guy?

Answer: Jeff Goldblum

In 1987, Jeff Goldblum won the Saturn Award from the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films, USA for his role as Seth Brundle in the movie re-make of "The Fly". One of the taglines for this movie was spoken by his co-star Geena Davis, which was "No! Be afraid. Be very afraid."
7. Before this guy made it big, he had the role of Michael McBride in the 1959 Disney movie "Darby O?Gill and the Little People". In 1988 he won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor portraying an Irish cop in Chicago during Prohibition. Who is this guy?

Answer: Sean Connery

Sean Connery received the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role as Jim Malone in the 1987 movie "The Untouchables", starring Kevin Costner. His real claim to fame came with his role as agent 007 James Bond.
8. Before this guy made it big, he had a small part in the 1973 movie "American Graffiti" as Bob Falfa. A few years later, he and his furry buddy made the "Kessel Run" in less than 12 parsecs. Who is this guy?

Answer: Harrison Ford

As Bob Falfa in the movie "American Graffiti" Harrison tooled around in a hot-rod looking for a race with the local drag race champ played by Paul Le Mat. Harrison really made it big when he landed the roles of Han Solo in the "Star Wars" (1977) movie and Indiana Jones in "Raiders of the Lost Ark" (1981).
9. Before she made it big, this woman played a small role as a hitchhiker robber in the 1977 movie "One on One" with Robbie Benson. Later she gave up her wild ways and figured out that life as a "Working Girl" would be more promising. Who is this woman?

Answer: Melanie Griffith

In the movie "One on One" (1977), Robbie Benson picks up a hitchhiker on the way to his first day at college. The hitchhiker, played by Melanie Griffith, robs Benson and gets out of the car, leaving Robbie penniless.
10. Before this man made it big, he had a small part as Chip Diller in the 1978 movie "Animal House". Then as Jack in the 1980 movie "Friday the 13th", he showed why smoking in bed is very bad for the throat. In "Apollo 13" (1995), he and two friends had a problem. Who is this guy?

Answer: Kevin Bacon

In "Animal House" Bacon plays Chip Diller, a snobby freshman pledge to the Omega Theta Pi fraternity. His most remembered line from the movie is "Thank you sir, may I have another" while he is getting swatted in the butt during his initiation.
Source: Author bigjohnsludge

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