Breakfast at Hilary's Trivia Quiz

Answer: Boys Don't Cry

"Boys Don't Cry" is a 1999 film based on a true story. Hilary Swank plays Brandon Teena (who was born Teena Brandon), a transgender young man. Brandon suffers several hardships because of his gender identity, including acts of physical violence against him. Brandon relocates to Nebraska where no one knows him and his secret. Brandon initially hides his identity from his girlfriend Lana (Chloe Sevigny).

However, his new friends, John and Tom (Peter Sarsgaard and Brendan Sexton) find out and they rape him before beating him and trying to kill him.

Answer: The Black Dahlia

"The Black Dahlia" is a 2006 crime film starring Josh Hartnett as Bucky Bleichert and Aaron Eckhart as Lee Blanchard, two detectives investigating the murder of Elizabeth Short (Mia Kirshner). Elizabeth was an adult film actress who spent her free time in a lesbian nightclub. Hilary Swank plays Madeleine Linscott, Short's lesbian lover who is a major suspect in her murder.

The film is based on the real life murder of Elizabeth Short but some scenes and plot points are entirely fictitious. Short's 1947 murder remains unsolved.

Answer: Conviction

In this 2010 film based on a true story, Swank plays Betty Anne Waters. Betty Anne is a wife and mother of two. However, her life revolves around her imprisoned brother Kenny (Sam Rockwell). Kenny is in jail for a murder he did not commit. Most of the evidence against him was circumstantial, fabricated and exaggerated.

After Kenny tries to commit suicide, Betty Anne goes back to law school to try and figure out a way to clear him. This puts a strain on her marriage as Betty Anne struggles to balance her life of work, school, mother and wife.

Answer: Red Dust

"Red Dust" is a 2004 film starring Hilary Swank as Sarah Barcant and Chiwetel Ejiofor as Alex Mpondo. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Gillian Slovo.

Sarah is an American lawyer who travels to South Africa to defend Alex in court for an amnesty hearing. Alex was previously convicted of supplying arms to rebels against apartheid South Africa but he is now a politician in the post-apartheid era. Alex has been hiding some secrets and a guilty conscience and Sarah works to straighten things out with him.

Answer: P.S. I Love You

"P.S. I Love You" is a 2007 film starring Hilary Swank as Holly Kennedy. Holly recently lost her husband Gerry (Gerard Butler) to a brain tumor. She remembers him fondly despite their many arguments about petty things. Initially, Holly has trouble coping with her loss until her 30th birthday arrives and she discovers that Gerry had planned a few surprises for her before he died.

Answer: The Next Karate Kid

"The Next Karate Kid" is the fourth film the "Karate Kid" film franchise. Swank stars as Julie Pierce, a teenaged girl who channels her anger issues into karate. Her mentor is Mr. Miyagi (Pat Norita). Julie's parents died in a car accident, which is the cause of her anger issues. She is the granddaughter of one of Mr. Miyagi's former squadron members during World War II.

Answer: Freedom Writers

"Freedom Writers" is a 2007 film based on the book "The Freedom Writers Diary", a true story written by Erin Gruwell. In the film, Swank portrays Gruwell, a teacher in a poor neighborhood and school district. She gets no assistance from anyone, even the administration, and everyone believes the kids are a lost cause. Gradually, Gruwell begins to relate to her students and they begin to trust her after she gives them diaries to write in.

She also relates her class topics to her students' personal experiences.

Answer: Million Dollar Baby

"Million Dollar Baby" is a 2004 film starring Swank as Maggie Fitzgerald. Maggie is a waitress by day but boxer by night. Her reluctant trainer is Frankie Dunn (Clint Eastwood) who believes Maggie is too old to start boxing. Morgan Freeman plays Eddie "Scrap Iron", a friend of Frankie's who encourages him to train Maggie. Maggie is severely injured during a prizefight and becomes quadriplegic, something that Frankie struggles to deal with.

Hilary Swank won the Best Actress Oscar at the 77th Academy Awards for her role in this film. Morgan Freeman won Best Supporting Actor. Clint Eastwood won for Best Director and the film won Best Picture.

Answer: Quiet Days in Hollywood

In this 1997 film, Hilary Swank plays Lolita, a prostitute who works on the streets of Los Angeles. During the course of her work, she is kidnapped by a client named Angel (Daryl Mitchell). The film is actually a series of vignettes about the lives of several people who are connected to each other in some way. Peter Dobson plays Peter Blaine, a movie star whom Lolita likes, and Meta Golding plays Julie, a friend of Lolita's.

Answer: The Reaping

"The Reaping" is a 2007 horror film starring Hilary Swank as Katherine Winter and Idris Elba as Ben. Katherine and Ben are colleagues who investigate supernatural happenings. They go to the town of Haven where a number of strange occurrences are happening that resemble the biblical plagues. For instance, a river in the town has turned totally red.

The towns people blame a girl named Loren (AnnaSophia Robb) for the instances but they have no proof.