Entertaining Nurses Trivia Quiz

Answer: Nurse Ratched

Nurse Ratched was the antagonist to Jack Nicholson's Randle McMurphy in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (1975). McMurphy was a criminal serving a short sentence who was transferred to a mental institution for evaluation. He decided he would rather spend time in the hospital environment than in prison so he planned to stay.

The only problem was that the ward he was transferred to was controlled by the steely and sadistic Nurse Ratched.

Answer: Ben Stiller

Ben Stiller portrayed male nurse Gaylord Focker in "Meet the Parents" and in its sequels "Meet the Fockers" (2004) and "Little Fockers" (2010). Focker's nemesis in the original movie was Jack Byrnes (Robert De Niro), an ex-CIA counterintelligence officer who disapproved of Focker's profession as a male nurse.

The movie focused on Focker's attempts to gain Jack's approval and blessing so he could marry his daughter Pam Byrnes (Teri Polo).

Answer: A Farewell to Arms

Ernest Hemingway published the semi-autobiographical "A Farewell to Arms" in 1929. The first movie adaption occurred in 1932, starring Gary Cooper and Helen Hayes. The 1957 version was the last movie produced by legendary producer David O. Selznick. The movie followed the love affair between Red Cross nurse Catherine Barkley and ambulance driver Frederick Henry during WWI.

Hemingway's Barkley was noted as a strong female lead in a time before such characters were more commonplace.

Answer: Sally Kellerman

Sally Kellerman was nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for playing 'Hot Lips' Houlihan in "M*A*S*H". The movie also starred Donald Sutherland, Elliott Gould and Robert Duvall. It followed the antics of Army surgeons in a MASH (Mobile Army Surgical Hospital) unit during the Korean War. Nurse Houlihan was the target of many pranks pulled by the surgeons.

Loretta Swit took over the role of Major Houlihan on the TV series "M*A*S*H". During the run of the show, Major Houlihan became much more than just a foil for the antics of the surgeons.

Answer: Pearl Harbor

The 2001 movie "Pearl Harbor" followed the story of a love triangle between Nurse Evelyn Johnson and two best friends Rafe McCawley (Ben Affleck) and Danny Walker (Josh Harnett). The love triangle played out with the attack on Pearl Harbor and the Doolittle Raid as backdrops.

Answer: Philip Seymour Hoffman

Although Tom Cruise and William H. Macy both appeared in "Magnolia", it was Philip Seymour Hoffman who played Phil Parma. Parma was a male nurse who took care of the terminally ill and very rich Earl Partridge. Parma not only cared for Partridge but also protected him from manipulative and meddlesome relatives.

Answer: Lenny Kravitz

Lenny Kravitz portrayed Nurse John McFadden in the Academy Award winning movie "Precious". In the movie, McFadden was the first man to ever show kindness to the title character, played by Oscar nominee Gabourey Sidibe. He treated her with respect and dignity with no ulterior motives while she was having her second baby, as a result of rape.

Answer: Eastern Promises

Naomi Watts played midwife Anna Khitrova. Anna found a diary on the body of 14 year old Tatiana who died while giving birth to a baby girl. Anna took the diary and sought out the family of the baby to return her to her kin. In the process she came into contact with the Russian mafia.

Answer: Atonement

Kiera Knightley played Cecilia Tallis and James McAvoy played Robbie Turner. The two fell in love but their love was destroyed by Cecelia's younger sister, Briony, who accused Robbie of raping Cecelia. Years later, Briony realized the error of what she had done and attempted to make amends. During her journey towards atonement, she ended up as a nurse who must care for a dying soldier.

Answer: Juliette Binoche

Juliette Binoche won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1996 for playing Hana. The movie won eight other Academy Awards including Best Picture. The movie followed the story of Hana as she cared for the unknown wounded man and had a love affair with an Indian Sikh sapper in the British Army, Kip (Naveen Andrews).

The movie revolved around her story and the story of the mystery man as it was revealed in flashbacks.