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All About Mel Gibson Trivia Quiz

Here's a somewhat tough quiz regarding Mel Gibson's filmography, both as an actor and director...good luck!

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

Author
oldmanbacon

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
345,235

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
427

Last 3 plays: Guest 192 (7/10), Guest 174 (6/10), Guest 62 (7/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Mel played a wealthy entrepreneur named Tom Mullen who must deal with his son's kidnappers in "Ransom", released in 1996. What kind of business did he run? Hint

Restaurant chain

Advertising agency

Airline

Investment firm

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Question 2 of 10

2. In Mel's "Mad Max" film series, what was Mad Max's last name? Hint

Dundee

He had no last name

Rockatansky

Maxwell

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Question 3 of 10

3. Mel directed this 2006 film starring Rudy Youngblood. All dialogue was displayed in subtitles, as not a word of English was spoken. Hint

Apocalypso

The Land Before Time

Powaqquatsi

Apocalypto

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Question 4 of 10

4. Goldie Hawn and David Carradine starred with Mel in this 1990 feature. Hint

Tequila Sunrise

Bird On A Wire

The Man Without A Face

Air America

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Question 5 of 10

5. Perhaps Mel's greatest accomplishment, "Braveheart" won him both Best Director and Best Picture at the 1996 Academy Awards.

True

False

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Question 6 of 10

6. In the "Lethal Weapon" series of films, Mel played a cop named Riggs. What was Riggs' first name? Hint

Martin

Marvin

Mark

Matt

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Question 7 of 10

7. In which animated film did Mel perform voice work? Hint

Pocahontas

Hercules

The Lion King

Aladdin

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Question 8 of 10

8. Jodie Foster directed Mel in this 2011 feature. Hint

The Rabbit

The Beaver

The Gopher

The Weasel

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Question 9 of 10

9. Mel played English seaman "Fletcher Christian" in this 1984 film, it also starred Anthony Hopkins and Liam Neeson. Hint

Master and Commander: The Far Side of The World

The Bounty

The Boat

The Caine Mutiny

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which film does Mel NOT appear in? Hint

Mrs. Soffel

Tender Mercies

Attack Force Z

The River

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Mel played a wealthy entrepreneur named Tom Mullen who must deal with his son's kidnappers in "Ransom", released in 1996. What kind of business did he run?

Answer: Airline

Mullen ran a successful independent airline. The hook of the story is how Mullen turns the tables on his son's kidnappers, going on national television and offering their demanded two million dollar ransom to anyone who can identify and turn them in.

2. In Mel's "Mad Max" film series, what was Mad Max's last name?

Answer: Rockatansky

In director George Miller's post-apocalyptic series of films, Mel played a highway cop who becomes a "road warrior" after the brutal death of his wife and child. You have to go back to 1979's "Mad Max" to hear him addressed as Rockatansky, it isn't mentioned in any of the later films.

3. Mel directed this 2006 film starring Rudy Youngblood. All dialogue was displayed in subtitles, as not a word of English was spoken.

Answer: Apocalypto

The critically acclaimed film told of a life-and-death struggle during the decline of the Mayan empire. "Powaqqatsi" was a 1988 documentary produced by George Lucas, and "The Land Before Time" was an animated feature about dinosaurs, also released in 1988.

4. Goldie Hawn and David Carradine starred with Mel in this 1990 feature.

Answer: Bird On A Wire

Goldie played Mel's old flame love interest, and Carradine the bad guy out to get them. "Tequila Sunrise" costarred Kurt Russell and Michelle Pfeiffer, "The Man Without A Face" costarred Jamie Lee Curtis and "Air America" costarred Robert Downey, Jr.

5. Perhaps Mel's greatest accomplishment, "Braveheart" won him both Best Director and Best Picture at the 1996 Academy Awards.

Answer: True

"Braveheart" also picked up Best Cinematography, Best Makeup and Best Effects: Sound Effects Editing at the 1996 awards ceremony, and received a total of ten nominations that year.

6. In the "Lethal Weapon" series of films, Mel played a cop named Riggs. What was Riggs' first name?

Answer: Martin

Detective Martin Riggs was a Vietnam Vet with psychological issues and serious combat skills. He was partnered up with veteran cop Roger Murtaugh, played by Danny Glover.

7. In which animated film did Mel perform voice work?

Answer: Pocahontas

Mel voiced English settler and Pocahontas' love interest John Smith in the 1995 Disney release.

8. Jodie Foster directed Mel in this 2011 feature.

Answer: The Beaver

Mel played a troubled husband. He resorted to using a beaver hand-puppet as his sole means of communication with others in his life.

9. Mel played English seaman "Fletcher Christian" in this 1984 film, it also starred Anthony Hopkins and Liam Neeson.

Answer: The Bounty

"The Bounty" was based on the history of events that occurred on the HMS Bounty in 1789. "Master and Commander" starred Russell Crowe as another Englishman at sea, "The Boat" aka "Das Boot" told the tale of a German U-boat during WW2, and the "Caine Mutiny" featured Humphrey Bogart as a US naval captain.

10. Which film does Mel NOT appear in?

Answer: Tender Mercies

"Tender Mercies" was released in 1983 and starred Robert Duvall as a broken-down country singer trying to reassemble his life. Mel played an Australian WW2 commando in "Attack Force Z", released in 1982. 1984's "The River" had him facing hard times as a man trying to raise his family and protect his farm from the banks and a series of vicious storms. "Mrs. Soffel" was also released in 1984 and featured Diane Keaton as a warden's wife who falls in love with prisoner Ed Biddle, played by Mel.

Source: Author oldmanbacon

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