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Cinema Links II Trivia Quiz

Welcome to Cinema Links! In this series of quiz's, I'll ask a question about a film, actor or director and the following question will have a link to the one before it. See if you know the link while taking the quiz as a bonus. Hope you have fun!

A multiple-choice quiz by ChaosSonErebus. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
ChaosSonErebus

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
145,618

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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1009

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Question 1 of 10

1. The last quiz ended with a question about "The Godfather".

What was the name of Mr. T's character in "Rocky III"? Hint

Clubber Lang

Thuderlips

Apollo Creed

Kacey "KO" King

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was the narrator for "Twilight Zone: The Movie" (1983)? Hint

Stephen King

Burgess Meredith

Rod Serling

James Earl Jones

3. In "National Lampoon's Animal House" who said, "Ladies and gentlemen, I'll be brief. The issue here is not whether we broke a few rules, or took a few liberties with our female party guests, we did."
Hint

Boon

Hoover

Bluto

Otter

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Question 4 of 10

4. Name the movie that has the tagline, "In every mind there is a door that has never been opened, in every mind there is a door that should never be opened."

Hint

The Sixth Sense

The Ring

Unbreakable

Stir of Echoes

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Question 5 of 10

5. What President did Anthony Hopkins portray in a 1995 film directed by Oliver Stone? Hint

Clinton

Washington

Ford

Nixon

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who directed the film "Contact"? Hint

Clark Johnson

Robert Zemeckis

George Lucas

Steven Spielberg

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Question 7 of 10

7. In the movie "Dazed and Confused" name the person that said, "The older you get the more rules they are going to try and get you to follow. You just gotta keep on livin man! L-I-V-I-N!"
Hint

Wooderson

Pink

Slater

Dawson

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Question 8 of 10

8. In the movie "Saving Private Ryan", Ben Affleck plays the part of Private James Ryan.

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

9. Name the movie that is about a retired car thief that has to come out of retirement to steal 50 cars or his brother will be killed. Hint

Car Jacked

Fast and the Furious

Gone in 60 Seconds

Bullit

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Question 10 of 10

10. In "Days of Thunder", what soda drink sponsored Cole Trickle? Hint

Mountain Dew

Mello Yellow

Sprite

A&W Root Beer

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The last quiz ended with a question about "The Godfather".
What was the name of Mr. T's character in "Rocky III"?

Answer: Clubber Lang

Talia Shire is the link for her role as Connie Corleone in "The Godfather" trilogy and of course Adrian in the "Rocky" series.

2. Who was the narrator for "Twilight Zone: The Movie" (1983)?

Answer: Burgess Meredith

Burgess also played Rocky's trainer Mickey in the "Rocky" movie series. He also starred in a few "Twilight Zone" television episodes including "Time Enough at Last" and "Mr. Dingle, The Strong".

Answer: Otter

Cottage cheese? Mashed potatoes? Rice? Ever wonder what comes out of John's Belushi's mouth in the now famous "What am I?" scene in the school cafeteria? The answer is mashed potatoes.
At the time of its release, "Animal House" was the highest grossing comedy ever made, and the second highest grossing film of 1978.
The link is John Landis who wrote the prologue and directed segment one in "Twilight Zone: The Movie" and directed "Animal House".

4. Name the movie that has the tagline, "In every mind there is a door that has never been opened, in every mind there is a door that should never be opened."

Answer: Stir of Echoes

There's a scene where the babysitter is on the couch reading "The Shrinking Man", by Richard Matheson. He is the author of the book this movie's based on.

The link is Kevin Bacon who played Tom Witzkey in "Stir of Echoes" and Chip Diller in "Animal House".

5. What President did Anthony Hopkins portray in a 1995 film directed by Oliver Stone?

Answer: Nixon

This movie was given a title in Hong Kong that translated into "The Big Liar".

The link is Kevin Dunn who played Frank McCarthy, Tom's neighbor with a murdering son, in "Stir of Echoes" and Charles Colson in "Nixon".

6. Who directed the film "Contact"?

Answer: Robert Zemeckis

The spilled popcorn in the shape of a crescent that first appears near the beginning of the film and reappears throughout the movie reportedly represents the constellation Corona Borealis, the Northern Crown, Carl Sagan's favorite constellation.
The link is James Woods who played the National Security Advisor and also played H.R. Haldeman in "Nixon".

7. In the movie "Dazed and Confused" name the person that said, "The older you get the more rules they are going to try and get you to follow. You just gotta keep on livin man! L-I-V-I-N!"

Answer: Wooderson

Wooderson's life motto "Just keep livin'" gave name to Matt McConaughey's production company, "JKL Productions". Matt also played Father Palmer Joss in "Contact".

8. In the movie "Saving Private Ryan", Ben Affleck plays the part of Private James Ryan.

Answer: False

Matt Damon played the part of Private Ryan.
With the exception of Matt Damon, all the main actors underwent several days of grueling army training. The purpose of this was that they would resent him, and convey their resentment in their performances.
The link is Adam Goldberg who was in "Dazed and Confused" and played Stanley Mellish in "Saving Private Ryan".

9. Name the movie that is about a retired car thief that has to come out of retirement to steal 50 cars or his brother will be killed.

Answer: Gone in 60 Seconds

The only real Shelby GT500 in the movie was the one given to Nicolas Cage's character by Giovanni Ribisi's character at the end of the movie. Seven Eleanor replicas were made for use in the movie. Five were totalled during various stunt sequences. Jerry Bruckheimer and Nicholas Cage kept the remaining two.
The link was Giovanni Ribisi who was the brother that was going to get killed in "Gone in 60 Seconds" and the medic in "Saving Private Ryan".

10. In "Days of Thunder", what soda drink sponsored Cole Trickle?

Answer: Mello Yellow

A total of 35 cars were wrecked during filming. Due to insurance reasons, Tom Cruise wasn't allowed to do most of his stunts. NASCAR driver Greg Sacks did most of them.
The link is Robert Duvall who played mechanic's in these last two films and seems to have a thing for car movies.
I hope you enjoyed the quiz and scored a perfect ten!

Source: Author ChaosSonErebus

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