15 Degrees of Kevin Spacey Trivia Quiz

Answer: The Usual Suspects

Kevin Spacey won an Academy Award for his performance in "The Usual Suspects" in 1995. They were also both in the 1995 movie "Swimming With Sharks". "The Usual Suspects" is a crime thriller, where a bunch of criminals get together to do one big job that goes terribly wrong. Kevin Spacey playes Roger "Verbal" Kint and Del Toro plays Fred Fenster.

Answer: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

"Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" was based on the book by Dr. Hunter S. Thompson, about a crazy trip to Las Vegas and the dying American dream. Johnny Depp played Raoul Duke (Hunter S. Thompson) in the movie. The writer is best known for 'gonzo' journalism, and Del Toro played Dr. Gonzo, his Samoan lawyer. Del Toro had to gain almost 40 pounds to play this role.

Answer: Edward Scissorhands

Depp and Ryder actually dated for some time. "Edward Scissorhands" was filmed just north of Tampa, Florida and was directed by Tim Burton. Depp played the title character in this modern day Frankenstein tale about a crazy scientist who created life.

Answer: Mr. Deeds

In "Mr. Deeds" Adam Sandler plays a regular guy who owns a pizza shop and inherits a large sum of money from a deceased relative. Sandler plays Longfellow Deeds and Ryder plays Babe Bennett, a journalist who poses as the innocent Pam Dawson to get the story, but ends up falling in love with Deeds.

Answer: The Waterboy

Adam Sandler plays Bobby Boucher in "The Waterboy" and Kathy Bates plays Sandler's mom. In this movie, the Waterboy becomes a football player.

Answer: Fried Green Tomatoes

"Fried Green Tomatoes" is a movie about women in the south and some of the hardships that they faced. Jessica Tandy earned a Academy Award nomination for the role of Ninny Threadgoode, and Bates plays Evelyn Couch.

Answer: Driving Miss Daisy

"Driving Miss Daisy" won the Academy Award for Best Picture and Jessica Tandy won for Best Actress in 1989. Morgan Freeman was nominated for Best Actor, but lost to Daniel Day-Lewis. "Driving Miss Daisy" was based on a Pulitzer Prize winning play by Alfred Uhry about aging and southern culture in the late 1940's.

Answer: Seven

"Se7en" is about a serial killer who is using the seven deadly sins as his pattern. David Fincher made a name for himself by directing this dark thriller. Freeman plays Somerset, the detective that is getting ready to retire; Brad Pitt plays Mills, the new young detective and Spacey plays John Doe.

Answer: Fight Club

Brad Pitt plays Tyler Durden and Ed Norton narrates. The trailers for "Fight Club" didn't give you any idea about the real plot of the movie, which was about a man's backlash against society. Meat Loaf is also in "Fight Club".

Answer: Primal Fear

Edward Norton had his breakthrough performance in "Primal Fear", a thriller about an altar boy accused of killing a Priest. Richard Gere portrays Martin Vale, a lawyer and Ed Norton plays the altar boy, Aaron.

Answer: The Cotton Club

Francis Ford Coppola directed this musical mobster film about a nightclub. It encompasses the racial problems of the 1920's. Gere plays Dixie Dawyer, who saves the life of a crime boss and Lane plays Vera Cicero, the girlfriend of the crime boss.

Answer: Both of these

S. E. Hinton wrote both of these young adult novels and Francis Ford Coppola turned them both into movies.

Answer: There's Something About Mary

"There's Something About Mary" is a hilarious film about what can happen when multiple men are after the same girl. Brett Favre makes a cameo in this 1998 comedy.

Answer: Being John Malkovich

In "Being John Malkovich" a struggling puppeteer finds a door in his office building that literally takes people into the mind of John Malkovich.

Answer: Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

Based on a book by John Berendt, "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil" tells a tale of murder and the Savannah, Georgia society. Clint Eastwood directed the 1997 film.