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Lesser Seen Movies in 2005 Trivia Quiz

2005 was a down year at the box office. This is a quiz about all the movies that were a huge disappointment in 2005.

A multiple-choice quiz by san13623. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
san13623

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
224,405

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Question 1 of 10

1. With Hollywood apparently running out of good ideas, 2005 was a big year for remakes. This horror remake started out strong but fizzled quickly. Maybe they should have gotten Jamie Lee Curtis to reprise her original role. Hint

House of Wax

The Amityville Horror

Saw II

The Fog

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Question 2 of 10

2. Sequels were big in 2005 as well. Unlike its predecessor, this action sequel, starring a former rapper, didn't perform at the box office. I guess they needed a "diesel" engine to run it. Hint

The Legend of Zorro

The Pacifier

XXX: State of the Union

Transporter 2

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Question 3 of 10

3. Animation movies hit it big in 2005 with hits like "Madagascar" and "Chicken Little". However not all animation movies were a smash. This animated dud, featuring the voice talents of the new Obi Wan Kenobi, was for the birds. Hint

Robots

Valiant

Tim Burton's Corpse Bride

Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were Rabbit

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Question 4 of 10

4. Sports movies have been a staple at the cinema forever. Unfortunately that does not always guarantee box office gold. It only guaranteed this movie, starring a former Disney Channel star, a quick exit from the theater. That seems appropriate since it obviously wasn't the greatest movie ever made. Hint

Fever Pitch

Bad News Bears

The Greatest Game ever Played

Coach Carter

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Question 5 of 10

5. It seems like Samuel Jackson was in every movie at the theater. In 2005 alone he starred in 5 films. With the exception of "Star Wars: Episode III," all of his movies disappointed at the box office. This stinker, about a Federal Agent forced to recruit a dental supply salesman for an undercover sting operation, teamed him up with Eugene Levy of "American Pie" fame. Hint

Coach Carter

In My Country

XXX: State of the Union

The Man

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Question 6 of 10

6. After "The Lord of the Rings" and "Pirates of the Caribbean", Orlando Bloom looked like Hollywood's next golden boy. Then came 2005 and a duo of movies that were less than impressive at the box office. This one in particular was billed as a romantic comedy about a guy who found himself after he lost his job and his father died. Hint

Just Like Heaven

Kingdom of Heaven

Elizabethtown

North Country

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Question 7 of 10

7. In 2005, a sci-fi film set 500 years in the future and based on a failed FOX network television show made it to theaters. Normally failed TV shows aren't made into major motion pictures, but due to an extreme fan following, Universal pictures decided to give this movie a chance. Unfortunately the failed TV show became a failed major motion picture. What movie am I describing? Hint

Serenity

Bewitched

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

The Island

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Question 8 of 10

8. Not even Jessica Alba in a bikini could rescue this movie from being a box office failure. This sunken treasure movie drowned at the box office. Hint

Fantastic Four

The Island

Sin City

Into the Blue

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Question 9 of 10

9. With the 2005 People magazine's sexiest man alive starring in this sports related movie, you would think it would have been a huge success. I'm glad I didn't bet on it. Hint

Sahara

Kicking and Screaming

Hustle and Flow

Two for the Money

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Question 10 of 10

10. This Martin Lawrence feature, where he played a basketball coach with a short temper, "dribbled" its way to a low box office result. Hint

Rebound

Coach Carter

Roll Bounce

Hustle and Flow

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Answer: The Fog

"The Fog" was about a terrifying force hidden in a deadly fog that terrorized a small coastal town. The original was released in 1980 and featured Jamie Lee Curtis. The more recent version featured Tom Welling of "Smallville" fame.

2. Sequels were big in 2005 as well. Unlike its predecessor, this action sequel, starring a former rapper, didn't perform at the box office. I guess they needed a "diesel" engine to run it.

Answer: XXX: State of the Union

Vin Diesel starred in the first "XXX," which was very successful. Rapper turned actor, Ice Cube, starred in the sequel about an assassination plot against the President of the United States. He, of course, was the one man who could save the president.

Answer: Valiant

"Valiant" was about a brave but undersized pigeon who dreamt of joining the elite Royal Homing Pigeon Service. Ewan McGregor was the voice talent for two animated features in 2005 - "Robots" and "Valiant". He also starred in the highest grossing film of the year, "Star Wars: Episode III", as Obi Wan Kenobi.

Answer: The Greatest Game ever Played

Shia LeBeouf played the lead character, Francis Ouimet, who was famous for breaking the social barriers of professional golf in the early 1900's. He also played Lewis Stevens in the Disney channel show "Even Stevens".

Answer: The Man

Jackson also starred in another big disappointment in 2005, "XXX: State of the Union."

Answer: Elizabethtown

Kirsten Dunst starred alongside Bloom in this depressing romance.

Answer: Serenity

Writer/Director Joss Whedon never quit believing in his pet project, "Firefly". After the Fox network canceled his beloved show in 2002, Whedon found undying fan support for "Firefly" through DVD sales of the box set and on internet sites devoted to the short-lived show.

The fans caused so much of a fuss that Universal Pictures decided to give the movie a shot. Sadly, not even the die hard fans could make "Serenity" a box office success.

8. Not even Jessica Alba in a bikini could rescue this movie from being a box office failure. This sunken treasure movie drowned at the box office.

Answer: Into the Blue

Paul Walker, of "The Fast and the Furious", starred in this action movie about a diver who was searching for an unspeakable treasure buried in the ocean and accidently uncovered a sunken plane full of illegal cargo.

9. With the 2005 People magazine's sexiest man alive starring in this sports related movie, you would think it would have been a huge success. I'm glad I didn't bet on it.

Answer: Two for the Money

Matthew McConaughey was voted People magazine's sexiest man alive in 2005. He starred alongside Al Pacino in this movie about a man with a knack for picking the outcomes of sports games, who was seduced by the darker side of sports gambling.

10. This Martin Lawrence feature, where he played a basketball coach with a short temper, "dribbled" its way to a low box office result.

Answer: Rebound

Lawrence played a high profile college coach who lost his job after blowing up on national television. To prove he was capable of controlling his temper, he took a job as a junior high basketball coach.

Source: Author san13623

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