Great Movie Quotes V Trivia Quiz

Answer: A Few Good Men

"A Few Good Men" was nominated for Best Picture in the 1993 Academy Awards but lost to "Unforgiven." Jack Nicholson was nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role but lost to Gene Hackman in "Unforgiven."

Answer: Dirty Dancing

"Dirty Dancing" won an Oscar in the 1988 Academy Awards for Best Original Song for "(I've Had) The Time of My Life".

Answer: A Streetcar Named Desire

"A Streetcar Named Desire" was nominated for Best Picture in the 1952 Academy Awards but was beaten out by "An American in Paris." Marlon Brando was nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role but lost to Humphrey Bogart in "The African Queen." Karl Malden, Vivien Leigh and Kim Hunter all won Oscars for their acting in "A Streetcar Named Desire."

Answer: Wag the Dog

Dustin Hoffman was nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role in the 1998 Academy Awards for playing a Hollywood movie producer who teams up with a Washington presidential advisor (played by Robert De Niro) to "fabricate" a war in order to cover up a presidential sex scandal. However, the Best Actor award went to Jack Nicholson in "As Good As It Gets."

Answer: Apocalypse Now

"Apocalypse Now" was nominated for Best Picture in the 1980 Academy Awards, but lost out to "Kramer vs. Kramer."

Answer: Grand Hotel

One of Greta Garbo's most famous lines. "Grand Hotel" won Best Picture in the 1932 Academy Awards.

Answer: Meet the Parents

"Meet the Parents" was nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Song in the 2001 Academy Awards for the song "A Fool In Love," but lost to the song "Things Have Changed" in the movie "Wonder Boys."

Answer: Risky Business

In "Risky Business" Tom Cruise played Chicago teenager Joel Goodson, who turned his home into a brothel while his parents were on vacation. Since then he has appeared in such hits as "Top Gun" (1986), "The Color of Money" (1986), "Rain Man" (1988), "Born on the Fourth of July" (1989), "A Few Good Men" (1992), "Mission: Impossible" (1996), "Jerry Maguire" (1996), "Eyes Wide Shut" (1999), "Minority Report" (2002), and "The Last Samurai" (2003).

In this scene Joel's friend Miles (played by Curtis Armstrong) speaks this line from the backseat as Joel and call girl Lana (played by Rebecca De Mornay) speed along in Joel's father's Porsche while being followed by Lana's pimp Guido (played by Joe Pantoliano).

Answer: Romancing the Stone

The sequel to "Romancing the Stone" ("The Jewel of the Nile") featured three of the original stars -- Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner and Danny DeVito -- but like many sequels, it paled in comparison to the original.

Answer: The Wizard of Oz

"The Wizard of Oz" was nominated for Best Picture in the 1940 Academy Awards, but lost out to "Gone with the Wind." The song "Over the Rainbow" did win the Oscar for Best Original Song.

Answer: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

"The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" was nominated for Best Picture in the 2002 Academy Awards, but lost out to "A Beautiful Mind."

Answer: Apollo 13

"Apollo 13" was nominated for Best Picture in the 1996 Academy Awards, but lost out to "Braveheart."

Answer: Sunset Blvd.

Gloria Swanson was nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role in the 1951 Academy Awards for her portrayal of aging silent screen star Norma Desmond, but lost to Judy Holliday in "Born Yesterday." In real life, Swanson really was a silent screen star. Her first movie was released in 1915.

Answer: She Done Him Wrong

"She Done Him Wrong" was nominated for Best Picture in the 1934 Academy Awards, but lost to "Cavalcade."

Answer: The Patriot

"The Patriot" was nominated for Oscars in three categories in the 2001 Academy Awards, but did not win any.

Answer: Chariots of Fire

This movie is the true story of two British track athletes competing in the 1924 summer Olympics. The original Olympics were held from 776BC to 393AD. The games were revived in 1896 and are referred to as the modern Olympics. "Chariots of Fire" won seven Oscars in the 1982 Academy Awards, including Best Picture.

Answer: The Man who Shot Liberty Valance

This movie was directed by John Ford, who had previously won or been nominated for Academy Awards in "The Quiet Man" (1952), "How Green Was My Valley" (1941), "The Grapes of Wrath" (1940), "The Long Voyage Home" (1940), "Stagecoach" (1939) and "The Informer" (1935), but did not win for this movie. John Wayne's birth name was Marion Michael Morrison.

Answer: Saturday Night Fever

John Travolta was nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role in the 1978 Academy Awards for his portrayal of Brooklyn teenager Tony Manero, but lost out to Richard Dreyfuss in "The Goodbye Girl." The white polyester suit worn by John Travolta in the disco scenes in the movie sold at auction in June 1995 for $145,000.

Answer: American Pie

It took four tries for this film to get an R rating instead of an NC-17. It was such a hit that two sequels were made: "American Pie 2" (2001) and "American Wedding" (2003). In the third film in the American Pie series, Jim (played by Jason Biggs) and Michelle (played by Alyson Hannigan) get married.

Answer: Five Easy Pieces

'Five Easy Pieces' was nominated for Best Picture in the 1971 Academy Awards but was beaten out by 'Patton.'

Answer: Amadeus

"Amadeus" won eight Oscars in the 1985 Academy Awards, including Best Picture.

Answer: A Beautiful Mind

The true story of math prodigy John Nash, Jr. (played by Russell Crowe) and how he overcame years of suffering from schizophrenia to win the Nobel Prize. "A Beautiful Mind" won four Oscars in the 2002 Academy Awards, including Best Picture.

Answer: Moonstruck

In this scene Italian-American baker Ronny Cammareri (played by Nicolas Cage) has admitted his love for Loretta Castorini (played by Cher). However, she is engaged at the time to Ronny's brother Johnny (played by Danny Aiello). She slaps him and tells him to "Snap out of it!" "Moonstruck" was nominated for Best Picture in the 1988 Academy Awards but lost out to "The Last Emperor." Cher won an Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her portrayal of Loretta Castorini and Olympia Dukakis won one for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her portrayal of Loretta 's mother Rose. Vincent Gardenia was nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his role as Loretta's father Cosmo, but lost to Sean Connery in "The Untouchables." "Moonstruck" is one of my all-time favorites.

Answer: Jerry Maguire

"Jerry Maguire" was nominated for Best Picture in the 1997 Academy Awards but was beaten out by "The English Patient."

Answer: Animal House

"Animal House" was set to be filmed at the University of Missouri until the president of the school read the script and refused permission. Instead, it was filmed at and around the University of Oregon in Eugene, OR.