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Quiz about Airplane   Who Said It

"Airplane!" - Who Said It? Trivia Quiz


The following quiz will test your skill at remembering quotes from the movie. I will give you the quote and you will choose the character who said it.

A multiple-choice quiz by aerogurl72. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
aerogurl72
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
286,791
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Easy
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
4694
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
Last 3 plays: knethen222 (10/10), Guest 172 (10/10), Guest 86 (10/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. While eight year old Joey was getting a tour of the plane, who said, "Joey, do you like movies about gladiators?" and "Joey, have you ever been to a Turkish prison?" Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. After the food poisoning has caused Captain Oveur to pass out on the floor, who speaks over the PA system to the entire plane saying, "There's no reason to become alarmed, and we hope you'll enjoy the rest of your flight. By the way, is there anyone on board who knows how to fly a plane?" Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. After food poisoning breaks out amongst the passengers, while examining a woman who has fallen sick, who says, "You'd better tell the Captain we've got to land as soon as we can. This woman has to be gotten to a hospital." (Elaine: "A hospital? What is it?") "It's a big building with patients, but that's not important right now." Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. The plane is in trouble with no pilot and a passenger is trying to land the plane. During all the panic that is happening in the Chicago International Flight Control Room, which character grabs the microphone and says, "It's a twister! It's a twister! Toto! Auntie Em!" Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Throughout the movie this character makes off-hand remarks about quitting his vices then continued to abuse them. One of his memorable quotes is, "Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit smoking", then he lights up. Name this character. Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. While asking Ted Striker about his flying experience, who responds to Striker's comment, "Surely you can't be serious?", by saying, "I am serious... and don't call me Shirley!" Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. There is a young girl on board who is ill. This character asks Sister Angelina, "Could I borrow your guitar? I thought I might be able to cheer her up." Then proceeds to walk up and down the aisle clonking people on the heads and unhooking the IV from the sick girl with the guitar. Name the character. Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. After the plane has landed, this character is alone in the Chicago International Flight Control Room, talking into the microphone to nobody, saying, "Loneliness, that's the bottom line. I was never happy as a child... Do you know what it's like to fall in the mud and get kicked... in the head... with an iron boot? Of course you don't, no one does. It never happens. It's a dumb question... skip it." Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. When the stewardess asks two black men if they would like a beverage and they answer in another language, who tells the stewardess they will translate? The translator then says one of my favorite lines in the movie, "Cut me some slack, Jack! Chump don' want no help, chump don't get no help!" Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. During the plane landing scene, when Rex Kramer said, "Don't be a fool, you know what a landing like this means, you more than anybody. I'm ordering you to stay up there.", who replied, "No dice, Chicago. I'm giving the orders and we're coming in. I guess the foot's on the other hand now, isn't it Kramer?" Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. While eight year old Joey was getting a tour of the plane, who said, "Joey, do you like movies about gladiators?" and "Joey, have you ever been to a Turkish prison?"

Answer: Captain Clarence Oveur

Peter Graves from the television series "Mission: Impossible" stars as Captain Oveur, the pilot. Oveur is also a pedophile and is interested in young Joey when he tours the cockpit. Ross Harris played young Joey.
2. After the food poisoning has caused Captain Oveur to pass out on the floor, who speaks over the PA system to the entire plane saying, "There's no reason to become alarmed, and we hope you'll enjoy the rest of your flight. By the way, is there anyone on board who knows how to fly a plane?"

Answer: Elaine Dickinson

Elaine Dickinson is the stewardess who needed to find a pilot after the captain and co-pilot pass out from food poisoning and the auto-pilot turns out to be a blow up doll. Elaine was involved with Ted Striker, an ex-pilot, who took her flight to try to win her back. They end up landing the plane together. Julie Hagerty stars as Elaine Dickinson, this was her first film role.
3. After food poisoning breaks out amongst the passengers, while examining a woman who has fallen sick, who says, "You'd better tell the Captain we've got to land as soon as we can. This woman has to be gotten to a hospital." (Elaine: "A hospital? What is it?") "It's a big building with patients, but that's not important right now."

Answer: Dr. Rumack

Dr. Rumack is the inept doctor onboard the flight. He discovers that the passengers are suffering from fatal food poisoning from the fish and tries to care for them until the plane can land and get them to a hospital. Leslie Nielsen is best known for his roles as Dr. Rumack in "Airplane!" and Frank Drebin in "The Naked Gun".
4. The plane is in trouble with no pilot and a passenger is trying to land the plane. During all the panic that is happening in the Chicago International Flight Control Room, which character grabs the microphone and says, "It's a twister! It's a twister! Toto! Auntie Em!"

Answer: Johnny Henshaw

Johnny Henshaw is the wacky control room worker who answers all questions with insane replies. The quote above has no meaning and is said for comedy value alone. Stephen Stucker was known for his larger-than-life characters, most notably for Johnny Henshaw in the "Airplane!" movies. He died of AIDS in 1986 at age 38.
5. Throughout the movie this character makes off-hand remarks about quitting his vices then continued to abuse them. One of his memorable quotes is, "Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit smoking", then he lights up. Name this character.

Answer: Steve McCroskey

Steve McCroskey is the head of Chicago International Flight Control. He is an addict who had planned to quit his vices but due to the hectic situation is unable to do so. He is played by Lloyd Bridges, who was cast to spoof his many adventurous, no-nonsense, tough-guy characters.
6. While asking Ted Striker about his flying experience, who responds to Striker's comment, "Surely you can't be serious?", by saying, "I am serious... and don't call me Shirley!"

Answer: Dr. Rumack

No one knows why Dr. Rumack doesn't like to be called Shirley, but he tells Striker several times throughout the movie to stop calling him that, when Striker has never said that name once. "Don't call me Shirley" has became a very famous quote, prompting a "Don't call me Shirley" Special Edition DVD of the movie. Leslie Nielsen plays Dr. Rumack.
7. There is a young girl on board who is ill. This character asks Sister Angelina, "Could I borrow your guitar? I thought I might be able to cheer her up." Then proceeds to walk up and down the aisle clonking people on the heads and unhooking the IV from the sick girl with the guitar. Name the character.

Answer: Randy

Randy, the ditsy blonde stewardess wants to help all her passengers but ends up causing more pain and suffering. She wants to cheer up the little girl with a song but instead tangles the guitar into the IV and knocks out the lady helping her. Randy is played by Lorna Patterson. She is also known for playing the lead role in the television version of the film "Private Benjamin".
8. After the plane has landed, this character is alone in the Chicago International Flight Control Room, talking into the microphone to nobody, saying, "Loneliness, that's the bottom line. I was never happy as a child... Do you know what it's like to fall in the mud and get kicked... in the head... with an iron boot? Of course you don't, no one does. It never happens. It's a dumb question... skip it."

Answer: Captain Rex Kramer

Captain Rex Kramer is a veteran pilot who comes to the Chicago International Flight Control Room to help Ted Striker land the plane. At the end of the movie, as the characters start to wrap up the movie, he continues to sit in the control room droning on into the microphone. No one hears him, no one cares. Robert Stack plays Captain Rex Kramer and is best known for being as host of "Unsolved Mysteries".
9. When the stewardess asks two black men if they would like a beverage and they answer in another language, who tells the stewardess they will translate? The translator then says one of my favorite lines in the movie, "Cut me some slack, Jack! Chump don' want no help, chump don't get no help!"

Answer: Jive Lady

Jive Lady speaks jive to the two black men. She helps the stewardess to understand that the black man is in great pain and needs a doctor. Barbara Billingsley, who is best known for playing June Cleaver on "Leave it to Beaver", plays Mrs. Shiff aka Jive Lady.
10. During the plane landing scene, when Rex Kramer said, "Don't be a fool, you know what a landing like this means, you more than anybody. I'm ordering you to stay up there.", who replied, "No dice, Chicago. I'm giving the orders and we're coming in. I guess the foot's on the other hand now, isn't it Kramer?"

Answer: Ted Striker

Striker and Kramer know each other from the past - they were pilots together in the military. He tells Kramer that the "foot is on the other hand", meaning that he is the one giving the orders now. Striker lands the plane with Elaine and they live happily ever after. Robert Hays plays Ted Striker.
Source: Author aerogurl72

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