Picture It Trivia Quiz

Answer: Air Force One

Harrison Ford played the President of the United States in this action packed film aboard Air Force One. On his way home from Russia with his wife and daughter, his plane was hijacked by terrorists, led by Gary Oldman, who wanted the release of rogue terrorist who had been captured by American and Russian forces.

Answer: Dante's Peak

Doctor Harry Dalton (Pierce Brosnan) was sent to Dante's Peak to carry out a geological survey on the volcano that stood above the town. After meeting the town mayor, played by Hamilton, the results of various tests showed that there was a terrifying amount of activity in the normally dormant volcano. Trying to persuade the townspeople that a disaster was imminent proved difficult until it was nearly too late.

Answer: Van Helsing

Van Helsing (Hugh Jackman) and Anna Valerious (Kate Beckinsale) joined forces in Transylvania to fight off werewolves, Frankenstein's monster, Count Dracula and his three terrifying wives. The action packed film was directed by Stephen Sommers who also directed "The Mummy" (1999) and "The Mummy Returns" (2001).

Answer: Eragon

Eragon (Ed Speelers) was hunting in the woods when he came across a stone which magically appeared before him. Taking it back home, he discovered the stone was in fact an egg, and out hatched a dragon. After raising the dragon, and with the help of Brom (Jeremy Irons), Eragon managed to break a magic spell that had been cast by the evil king.

Answer: National Treasure

Historian Benjamin Franklin Gates was played by Nicolas Cage. With the assistance of a computer geek, he managed to steal the Declaration of Independence from the National Archives as he believed there was a hidden treasure map on the back. Hot on his trail was Sean Bean who wanted to get to the treasure first.

Answer: Thor

All of the answers were characters from Marvel comics, but it was Chris Hemsworth who took on the role of the mighty Thor, Prince of Asgard. Cast out into the real world without any special powers, he discovered his brother had betrayed him and tried to find a way back into his fathers' favour. He was aided by a beautiful scientist, played by Natalie Portman.

Answer: Up

"Up" was a Disney/Pixar collaboration which had Ed Asner voicing the newly widowed Carl Fredricksen. Reluctant to move into a retirement home, he instead tied a multitude of coloured helium filled balloons to his house and took off in flight to locate a beautiful location on a cliff called Paradise Falls. Aided by a young boy and a large multi-coloured bird, Fredricksen flew towards his destination but was soon captured by Muntz (voiced by Plummer), an explorer who he once idolised.

Answer: Raiders of the Lost Ark

"Raiders of the Lost Ark" was the start of a lucrative franchise which starred Harrison Ford in the lead role, and had Steven Spielberg as director. Indiana Jones set off on an adventure, eventually arriving in Egypt where pre-World War II Nazis were trying to locate the Ark of the Covenant.

Answer: Eraser

John Kruger (Schwarzenegger) worked for the Witness Protection Program and his latest job was to protect a lady who worked for a company that made top secret weapons. She discovered a plot that involved selling weapons to terrorists and became the hunted when a group of assassins were hired to kill her. James Caan played the role of a corrupt US Marshal.

Answer: Adventure

All of the answers were ADVENTURE films.

"Air Force One" (thriller/adventure)
"Dante's Peak" (action/adventure)
"Van Helsing" (horror/adventure)
"Eragon" (fantasy/adventure)
"National Treasure" (action/adventure)
"Thor" (superhero/adventure)
"Up" (animated/adventure)
"Raiders of the Lost Ark" (fantasy/adventure)
"Eraser" (action/adventure)