Tom Hanks - A Movie Story Trivia Quiz

Answer: Professor Dumbledore

Professor Dumbledore is a character created by J. K. Rowling for the "Harry Potter" books. In the "Harry Potter" movies, he is played by Richard Harris and then Michael Gambon after Harris' death. Dumbledore is the headmaster of Hogwarts, the school of wizardry Harry and the others attend.

In "Road to Perdition", Hanks plays Michael Sullivan, the anti-hero hitman on the run from the mob.

In "The Man With One Red Shoe", Hanks plays Richard Drew, the hapless pawn in a duel between two top CIA agents.

"The Da Vinci Code" is a movie based on Dan Brown's book of the same name. In it, Hanks is Professor Robert Langdon, the symbologist wrapped up in the mysteries of the Holy Grail.

Answer: Rescue Dawn

"Rescue Dawn" is a Christian Bale movie based on the true story of Dieter Dengler, a US pilot in Vietnam who escapes after being shot down.

In "Saving Private Ryan", Hanks plays Captain John Miller, a US Army Ranger tasked with the mission of going behind enemy lines right after D-Day to rescue Private Ryan.

In "Cast Away" Hanks plays Chuck Noland, a modern-day Robinson Crusoe.

In "Volunteers", Hanks plays Lawrence Bourne III and John Candy plays Tom Tuttle. The film is a spoof of the classic "Bridge on the River Kwai" with Hanks and Candy being Peace Corps volunteers building a bridge in Southeast Asia.

Answer: Jack Swigert

Jack Swigert is a character in "Apollo 13" played by Kevin Bacon. Hanks plays Jim Lovell in the movie. "Apollo 13" tells the story of the only mission to the moon to not succeed in landing on the moon and the harrowing ordeal it was to get the crew safely back to Earth after a mishap on the way to the moon.

"Charlie Wilson's War" tells the true story of a US Congressman, Charlie Wilson (played by Hanks), and his struggle to fund the Mujaheddin fighting the Soviets in Afghanistan in the 1980s.

Captain John Miller is the role Hanks took on in "Saving Private Ryan". The movie is a fictional account of D-Day and the days following. It is noted for the realism with which the D-Day landings are portrayed.

Richard Drew is the name of Tom's character in "The Man With One Red Shoe". Drew is singled out at the airport as a spy by CIA agents because he is wearing one red shoe as the result of a practical joke. Throughout the movie he is oblivious to the danger he is in.

Answer: Frank Abagnale, Jr.

Frank Abagnale, Jr. is a character based on the exploits of a real criminal with the same name from "Catch Me If You Can". He is portrayed by Leonardo DiCaprio, not Hanks. In the movie, Hanks plays fictional Special Agent Carl Hanratty, the dogged pursuer of Abagnale. Abagnale is a consummate con man who Hanratty finally captures.

"Nothing In Common" stars Hanks as David Basner and Jackie Gleason as his father, Max. The film focuses on the tumultuous father/son relationship between the main characters. It was the last role for Gleason.

In "A League of Their Own", Hanks plays Jimmy Dugan, manager of an all-girl baseball team during WWII. The movie features Madonna, Rosie O'Donnell, Geena Davis, and Lori Petty.

"The Ladykillers" is about a gang of robbers using an old widow's basement to try to dig their way into a casino vault. Hanks plays Professor G. H. Dorr.

Answer: Chicago

Hanks is not in "Chicago". The movie features Richard Gere, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Renee Zellweger and is a film version of the Broadway musical.

In "The Green Mile", Hanks plays Paul Edgecomb, a guard on Death Row at Cold Mountain Penitentiary. The movie takes place in 1935 and tells the story of a prisoner with supernatural powers. It is based on the Stephen King novel of the same name.

"The 'Burbs" features Hanks as Ray Peterson, Bruce Dern as Mark Rumsfield, Rick Ducommun as Art Weingartner, and Corey Feldman as Ricky Butler. They all live in the same cul-de-sac in the suburbs and have very mysterious neighbors. Hijinks ensue.

"Dragnet" is an update of the 1950s TV police series with Hanks and Dan Aykroyd playing the leads. Aykroyd is Joe Friday, nephew of the TV Joe Friday and Hanks is Pep Streebek, his partner. Harry Morgan reprises his role as Bill Gannon, the partner of the original Friday.

Answer: A River Runs Through It

Hanks is not in "A River Runs Through It". Brad Pitt and Tom Skerritt star in this Robert Redford movie based on the semi-autobiographical novella of the same name by Norman Maclean. It tells the story of Maclean's childhood and life in Montana for the first part of the 1900s.

"Catch Me If You Can" features Hanks as fictional Special Agent Carl Hanratty, the dogged pursuer of true-life Frank Abagnale, Jr. Among the cons Abagnale runs are impersonating an airline pilot, a doctor, and a prosecutor. Hanks' character is based on real-life FBI agent Sean O'Riley.

"The Great Buck Howard" is a movie that stars Colin Hanks, Tom's son, and John Malkovich. It tells the story of an aging mentalist (Malkovich) and his road manager (Colin). Tom plays Colin's father in the movie.

"Splash" is a Ron Howard directed film, one of his earliest, that stars Hanks as Allen Bauer, a man rescued from drowning by a young mermaid (Daryl Hannah). The movie was a hit for both Howard and Hanks, helping to launch both of their careers.

Answer: Lieutenant Dan

Lieutenant Dan is a character from "Forrest Gump" and is played by Gary Sinise, not Hanks. In the movie, Lt. Dan loses both of his legs in combat but Gump (Hanks) rescues him, an act about which Lt. Dan is not happy. It is the tradition of Lt. Dan's family to die in combat and Gump robbed him of that. Hanks won his second Oscar for this role.

"You've Got Mail" is a rom-com featuring Hanks and Meg Ryan, who also co-starred with Hanks in "Sleepless in Seattle". In "You've Got Mail", they play rival bookstore owners who fall in love anonymously over the internet.

In "The Polar Express", Hanks plays or voices five characters - Santa, the Conductor, Hobo, Hero Boy, and Father. Hanks also executive produced the movie based on the children's book of the same name.

"Big" is a Penny Marshall movie and another early role for Hanks, who plays the adult Josh Baskin. The story revolves around a 13-year-old boy who wishes to be an adult, big, and has his wish come true overnight when he wakes up as a 30-year-old man.

Answer: Guy Patterson

Guy Patterson is a character from "That Thing You Do" played by Tom Everett Scott, not Hanks. Hanks plays Mr. White, the record executive. Patterson is the lead singer for the group that becomes a one-hit wonder with the song of the same name as the movie. Liv Tyler, Steve Zahn, and Giovanni Ribisi also star in the movie.

Professor G. H. Dorr is Hanks' character in "The Ladykillers". He is a Southern dandy and con man who leads a team of robbers in robbing a casino.

"The Bonfire of the Vanities" features an all-star cast including Hanks as Sherman McCoy, Bruce Willis as Peter Fallow, Melanie Griffith as Maria Ruskin, and Kim Catrall as Sherman's wife. The movie is based on the book of the same name by Tom Wolfe and is about a Wall Street investor who gets caught up in a hit-and-run case.

"Angels and Demons" is the second movie in which Hanks plays Professor Langdon in the movie version of one of Dan Brown's novels. The movie is the sequel to the film version of "The Da Vinci Code" but in reality the book "Angels and Demons" came first before the book "The Da Vinci Code". In the movie, Prof. Langdon gets dragged into Vatican intrigue.

Answer: Where the Wild Things Are

Although Hanks is a producer on "Where the Wild Things Are", he had no on-camera work in the movie. The movie is a film adaptation of the Maurice Sendak children's book of the same name. It centers around Max, a boy who sails to an island where creatures (wild things) make him king.

"Philadelphia" won Tom his first Oscar for Best Actor. It tells the story of a lawyer, Andrew Beckett (Hanks), who contracts AIDS and has to fight against discrimination. Denzel Washington plays the lawyer representing Beckett.

In "The Terminal", Hanks plays Viktor Navorski, a man stranded at JFK airport when his country falls into civil war and he is not granted permission to enter the US and cannot return home because of the war.

"Turner and Hooch" is a buddy movie but in this case it is a man and dog who are buddies. Hanks plays Scott Turner, a detective for the local police department, and Hooch is the only witness to the murder of Turner's friend and Hooch's owner. Hilarity ensues when Hooch moves in with Turner.

Answer: Fred Haise

Fred Haise is a character from "Apollo 13" played by Bill Paxton, not Hanks. Haise is one of a small group of men to ever fly to the moon. He was scheduled to command Apollo 19 but the Apollo missions ended with Apollo 16.

"That Thing You Do" tells the fictional story of a one-hit wonder during the heyday of early rock and roll. Hanks plays Mr White, a record company executive. Hanks wrote and directed the movie.

Jimmy Dugan is the character Hanks plays in "A League of Their Own". One of his famous quotes from that movie is: "Are you crying? Are you crying? ARE YOU CRYING? There's no crying! THERE'S NO CRYING IN BASEBALL!"

Special Agent Carl Hanratty is Hanks' character in "Catch Me If You Can". Although a fictional character, he is based on real-life FBI agent Sean O'Riley who hunted the master con man Frank Abagnale, Jr. The movie is based on Abagnale's true story of crime.