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Average Movie Trivia: Airplane! | 10 Questions

A fun quiz for lovers of the movie "Airplane!"

A multiple-choice quiz by general_gk. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
general_gk

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
133,687

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
9969

Last 3 plays: Guest 104 (6/10), Guest 31 (6/10), thebmann (8/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who played the man who wiped down the windshield of the airplane? Hint

Henry Winkler

Eddie Murphy

Jimmy Walker

Merv Griffin

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Question 2 of 10

2. What does the "translation" under the "buckle your seatbelt" sign say? Hint

Putana da seatbeltz

Sittayo butta down

Buckle uppa youz

Cheekz to seet

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Question 3 of 10

3. What kind of car does Paul Carey take to pick up Captain Kramer? Hint

Jaguar

Vista Cruiser

Mustang

BMW

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Question 4 of 10

4. In the army hospital, what celebrity does Hurwitz think he is? Hint

Greta Garbo

Ethel Merman

William Shatner

Moe Howard

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Question 5 of 10

5. What was the name of the African tribe that Ted and Elaine were assigned to in the Peace Corps? Hint

The Mumboodoos

The Matrimbas

The Baccardis

The Molombos

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Question 6 of 10

6. What magazine was the young boy, Joey, reading? Hint

Nun's Life

Pilot's Life

Boy's Life

Bishop's Life

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who was credited with the role of the auto-pilot? Hint

Otto Pilot

Blow Dup

In Flatable

Bob

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Question 8 of 10

8. What happens to the cigarette that Kramer tosses out the window? Hint

Someone throws it back

It explodes

Fireworks go off

Nothing

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who played the man Kramer hit with his car and one of the religious zealots that approached Kramer in the airport? Hint

David Zucker

Robert Stack

Jerry Zucker

Jim Abrahams

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Question 10 of 10

10. Joyce Bulifant appears in this film.

True

False

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Most Recent Scores

Nov 12 2024 : Guest 104: 6/10
Nov 05 2024 : Guest 31: 6/10
Oct 31 2024 : thebmann: 8/10
Oct 13 2024 : Guest 166: 8/10
Oct 10 2024 : Guest 172: 3/10
Oct 09 2024 : Guest 76: 10/10
Sep 27 2024 : boon99: 9/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who played the man who wiped down the windshield of the airplane?

Answer: Jimmy Walker

A small cameo by the star of "Good Times".

2. What does the "translation" under the "buckle your seatbelt" sign say?

Answer: Putana da seatbeltz

At first I didn't even notice this joke. I had to see it a couple of times before I noticed it's not a different language.

3. What kind of car does Paul Carey take to pick up Captain Kramer?

Answer: Mustang

The budget for the movie was so low, Carey's Mustang must have been one of the most expensive things in the film.

4. In the army hospital, what celebrity does Hurwitz think he is?

Answer: Ethel Merman

Ethel Merman actually played him and got her name in the credits.

5. What was the name of the African tribe that Ted and Elaine were assigned to in the Peace Corps?

Answer: The Molombos

They should start their own NBA franchise.

6. What magazine was the young boy, Joey, reading?

Answer: Nun's Life

The nun was reading "Boy's Life".

7. Who was credited with the role of the auto-pilot?

Answer: Otto Pilot

This was the first love scene between a beautiful woman and an inanimate object in a parody film.

8. What happens to the cigarette that Kramer tosses out the window?

Answer: It explodes

David and Jerry Zucker (two of the directors) said that this was one of their favorite jokes in the entire movie. But they also said that they were the only ones who laughed at it at the debut screening in 1980.

9. Who played the man Kramer hit with his car and one of the religious zealots that approached Kramer in the airport?

Answer: Jim Abrahams

Two small cameos by one of the directors, Jim Abrahams.

10. Joyce Bulifant appears in this film.

Answer: True

She played the mother of the sick child aboard the plane, Mrs. Davis.

Source: Author general_gk

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