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Just "Good Will Hunting" Trivia Quiz

While looking at some quizzes for this movie, I noticed that they are all rather involved. I thought a quiz on the bare basics would be fitting. Here goes!

A multiple-choice quiz by dragonfly3544. Estimated time: 2 mins.

Author
dragonfly3544

Time
2 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
201,736

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Easy

Avg Score
9 / 10

Plays
3614

Last 3 plays: Guest 76 (10/10), StellanBaby (9/10), Guest 119 (7/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What is the main character's first name? Hint

Will

Brian

Chuckie

Sean

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who plays Will Hunting? Hint

Ben Affleck

Matt Damon

Brad Pitt

Robin Williams

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Question 3 of 10

3. In what educational subject does Will specialize? Hint

Psychology

English

Math

Science

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Question 4 of 10

4. What job does Will have at the college? Hint

Librarian

Teacher

Janitor

Valet

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who is Will's best friend? Hint

Chuckie

Brad

Sean

Charlie

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Question 6 of 10

6. Will has a police record.

True

False

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Question 7 of 10

7. Will is from a two parent family.

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. What happens at the end of the movie? Hint

Will moves in with Sean.

Will takes a job with the NSA.

Will continues his construction job.

Will goes to find Skylar.

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Question 9 of 10

9. What caused Will's scars? Hint

The scars are fake.

He got into a fight.

His foster father stabbed him.

They are from surgery.

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who wrote the movie "Good Will Hunting"? Hint

Matt Damon & Robin Williams

Ben Affleck & Minnie Driver

Matt Damon & Ben Affleck

Ben Affleck & Robin Williams

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the main character's first name?

Answer: Will

The character's full name is Will Hunting. Will is man in his early twenties who lives in a bad neighborhood, associates with the "wrong crowd", but seems to be a genius. Chuckie is Will's best friend, and Sean is Will's therapist.

2. Who plays Will Hunting?

Answer: Matt Damon

Matt Damon also starred in the movies "The Bourne Identity" and "The Bourne Supremacy".

3. In what educational subject does Will specialize?

Answer: Math

Will taught himself an entire college education via books from the library. He studied all of the academic areas, but Mathematics is his specialty.

4. What job does Will have at the college?

Answer: Janitor

When Will is working his shift, he sees a math problem on a chalkboard outside of a classroom. A professor sees him writing on the board and yells at him. It is only after the professor checks Will's work that he sees Will's genius. After Will is discovered at the college, he quits his job as a janitor and begins helping the math professors with proofs.

5. Who is Will's best friend?

Answer: Chuckie

Chuckie is played by Ben Affleck. Matt Damon and Ben Affleck are best friends in real life and have starred in several movies together, such as "Jersey Girl", "Dogma", and "Chasing Amy".

6. Will has a police record.

Answer: True

Will's record is shown in the scene where he is in court defending himself against aggravated assault charges. The judge explains that Will has gotten out of Battery, Assault, and even Grand Theft Auto charges by using loopholes from laws in the 1700s.

7. Will is from a two parent family.

Answer: False

Will's birth family is never revealed, but he did go through several abusive foster homes. When talking to Skylar, Will tries to mask his background by telling her he has 12 brothers.

8. What happens at the end of the movie?

Answer: Will goes to find Skylar.

When Will and Skylar have a fight, he tells her that he doesn't love her. She goes away to medical school on the west coast, leaving him behind. After listening to Sean talk about how he met his dead wife in a bar, Will goes after Skylar. Sean's story was that he had tickets to a soon to be famous baseball game, but didn't go because he saw a girl in a bar.

9. What caused Will's scars?

Answer: His foster father stabbed him.

Will originally tells Skylar that his scars are from surgery because he doesn't want her to know about his real life. He tells her the truth about the scars, and his past, right before they break up.

10. Who wrote the movie "Good Will Hunting"?

Answer: Matt Damon & Ben Affleck

The movie was nominated for nine Academy Awards including Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Picture. Robin Williams received an Oscar for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. Matt Damon and Ben Affleck won an Oscar for Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen.

Source: Author dragonfly3544

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