The Movies of Sandra Bullock Trivia Quiz

Answer: Speed

"Speed" starred Sandra Bullock as Annie Porter and Keanu Reeves as Officer Jack Traven. Dennis Hopper was the bomber Howard Payne, who, because one of his terrorist plans going awry, plants a bomb under an LA city bus. Officer Traven has to try to get the people off the bus, which has to be driven above 50 mph to keep the bomb from exploding. Because of an injury to the driver of the bus, a young female passenger, Annie Porter (Sandra Bullock), takes over for the driver.

"Speed" was nominated for three Academy Awards and won two: Best Effects, Sound Effects Editing and Best Sound. It was nominated for three BAFTAs and won two, again for Best Editing and Best Sound. It was also nominated for nine MTV Movie Awards and won five.

Originally the film was written with Jeff Bridges and Ellen DeGeneres in mind for the two lead rolls. George Clooney, Stephen Baldwin, William Baldwin, Johnny Depp, Bruce Willis, Arnold Schwarznegger, Michael Keaton, Tom Cruise and Tom Hanks all turned the role down. Several actresses, including Glenn Close, Meryl Streep, Jane Seymour, Halle Berry, Carrie Fisher, Melanie Griffith, Meg Ryan, Demi Moore and Cameron Diaz rejected the role of Annie.

The film had an estimated budget of $25 million and the worldwide gross box office takings were an estimated $350 million.

Answer: While You Were Sleeping

"While You Were Sleeping" also featured Peter Boyle, Jack Warden, Glynis Johns and Michael Rispoli. The film had an estimated budget of $17 million and grossed approximately $182 million worldwide. Sandra Bullock was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture.

The writers had Demi Moore in mind for the role of Lucy and it was also turned down by Julia Roberts before it ultimately went to Sandra Bullock. This film made her a star.

Answer: A Time To Kill

"A Time to Kill" starred Matthew McConaughey, Samuel L Jackson, Kevin Spacey, Oliver Platt, Donald Sutherland, Keifer Sutherland, and Sandra Bullock. Samuel L Jackson was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Performance by a Actor in a Supporting Role.

In this movie Sandra Bullock played the character Ellen Roark, a young, passionate law student who is a member of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). She approaches the Matthew McConaughey character, Jake Brigance, to let her work on the case and help him defend the accused man.

With an estimated budget of $40 million it had a box office return worldwide of $145 million. Kevin Costner and Woody Harrelson were both considered for the lead role, but the author, John Grisham, objected to their casting. Val Kilmer, Alex Baldwin, Brad Pitt, Bill Paxton, Ralph Fiennes and Aidan Quinn were all considered for the lead role.

Answer: Practical Magic

"Practical Magic" was based on a book of the same name written by Alice Hoffman. Sandra Bullock plays the role of Sally Owens, who is a more gifted witch than her sister, Gillian (Nicole Kidman). Sally's husband is killed because of a spell cast hundreds of years ago by an ancestor so that her descendants can never fall in love.

Because the house itself played a big part in the movie, the director took a year to build a house that would depict the culture of the Owens family, and then took nearly another year to perfect the image of the house and interior. After the movie was released the house was torn down.

The film had an estimated budget of $75 million but only grossed an estimated $68 million worldwide.

Some of the other actors featured in this film are Goran Visnjic, Aidan Quinn, and Evan Rachel Wood.

Answer: 28 Days

"28 Days" tells the story of newspaper columnist Gwen Cummings (Sandra Bullock) who gets drunk at her sister's wedding, causes havoc and then "borrows" a limousine which she crashes. A judge gives her the choice of going to prison or going to rehab for 28 days. She chooses rehab.

The movie had an estimated Budget of $43 million and the gross worldwide takings were $62 million. Sandra Bullock actually spent time in a rehab clinic to add more authenticity to her role.

Answer: Miss Congeniality

"Miss Congeniality" was nominated for two Golden Globes, one being for Sandra Bullock for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical, and the other for Best Original Song - Motion Picture for the song "One in a Million".

The movie also stars Michael Caine, Benjamin Bratt, Candice Bergen, William Shatner, Ernie Hudson and Heather Burns.

It had an estimated budget of $45 million and grossed, worldwide, approximately $212 million.

A sequel "Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous" was released a few years later, with Sandra Bullock reprising the role of Gracie Hart.

Answer: Murder by Numbers

"Murder by Numbers" tells the story of two rich high school students who team up and execute elaborately perfect murders, just because they can, and of the two detectives who try to catch them. The film is very loosely based on a pair of real murderers.

The movie also stars Ben Chaplin, Ryan Gosling, Michael Pitt, Agnes Bruckner and Chris Penn. The estimated budget was $50 million and the estimated gross takings were $31.8 million.

This dramatic film was quite a departure for Bullock, as in it she portrays a tough single cop with a secret in her past that drives her in the present. Not a whiff of comedy.

Answer: Hugh Grant

Sandra Bullock's co-star in "Two Weeks Notice" was Hugh Grant as the very wealthy George Wade, chairman of a large real estate company, the Wade Corporation. Also featured in the movie were Alicia Witt, Dana Ivey, Robert Klein, and Heather Burns. It was directed by Marc Lawrence.

The movie had an estimated budget of $60 million with an estimated gross box office return of $199 million.

Answer: The Proposal

"The Proposal" stars Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds, Mary Steenburgen, Craig T Nelson, and Betty White. It is set in Sitka, Alaska.

Sandra Bullock was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical. The movie had an estimated budget of $40 million and the gross box office return was more than $317 million and was the highest grossing romantic comedy of 2009.

Julia Roberts turned down the role that ultimately went to Sandra Bullock. Betty White almost did not take her role because it would have meant spending many weeks away from her dog.

When "The Proposal" was released on DVD and Blu-ray in October 2009 it sold over 2.4 million copies the first week, and by January 2010 it had sold over 4.8 million copies, which equates to approximately $78 million in sales.

Answer: Quinton Aaron

"The Blind Side", based on a true story, was directed by John Lee Hancock. The movie starred Sandra Bullock and Tim McGraw as Leigh Ann and Sean Tuohy and Quinton Aaron as Michael Oher.

The movie was nominated for two Academy Awards and won one, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (Sandra Bullock). She also won a Golden Globe.

The movie had an estimated budget of $29 million and the worldwide box office gross was $309.2 million. On its release in 2009, it was the highest grossing sports movie ever.

Julia Roberts turned down the role of Leigh Anne Tuohy, and Sandra Bullock rejected it three times before ultimately accepting the role.

Quinton Aaron was working as a security guard when he auditioned for the role of Michael Oher and upon winning the role he trained with the Georgia Tech football team.