Toys & Games at the Movies! Trivia Quiz

Answer: Searching for Bobby Fischer

"Searching for Bobby Fischer" is a 1993 drama that explores the world of chess through the eyes of child prodigy Joshua Waitzkin. The film is directed by Steve Zaillian and stars Ben Kingsley, Max Pomeranc, Joe Mantegna, Joan Allen, and Laurence Fishburne.

In the film, young Josh Waitzkin is discovered to be a prodigy chess player. His family hires Bruce Pandolfini who is very strict and attempts to train Josh in the model of Bobby Fischer. Josh is drawn to a speed chess player he meets in Washington park. Vinnie teaches Josh to love the game and helps him to go on to win the U.S. Primary Championship.

Answer: Transformers

"Transformers" is a 2007 science fiction film directed by Michael Bay and starring Megan Fox and Shia LaBeouf. The idea of the film is based upon the "Transformers" action figures highly popular in the 1980s. "Transformers" introduces Megatron and the Decepticons and Optimus Prime and the Autobots. Both sides are hunting for the AllSpark, the former to take over the universe, the latter to save their dying world. Sam Witwicky is drawn unwittingly into the battle when he inherits Captain Witwicky's spectacles that contain directions to the location of the AllSpark. Ultimately, Sam saves the world and the life of Optimus Prime by inserting the Allspark into Megatron, destroying the AllSpark and Megatron in the process.

Answer: Jumanji

"Jumanji" is a 1981 book by Chris Van Allsburg that was adapted into a 1995 science fiction adventure movie starring Robin Williams and Kirsten Dunst. The film is based on the adventures of two children who play the game Jumanji which seemingly comes to life.

In 1969, Alan Parrish is trapped within the game. Twenty-six years later, Judy and Peter find the game and unwittingly release the now adult Alan and chaos in the form of rhinos, elephants, monkeys, and other animals. The children must finish the game in order to restore everything back to normal.

After the movie, "Jumanji" became a real dice-playing game created by Milton Bradley.

Answer: Tomb Raider

"Lara Croft: Tomb Raider" is a 2001 science-fiction action movie directed by Simon West and starring Angelina Jolie. The film was based upon the "Tomb Raider" franchise of video games. In "Lara Croft: Tomb Raider", Angelina Jolie plays a treasure seeker who is thrust into a battle with the Illuminati Society who plan to control time using an ancient talisman called the triangle of light.

The movie was a great success and led to a sequel in 2003 entitled "Lara Croft: The Cradle of Life".

Answer: Radio Flyer

Radio Flyer is an American toy company founded in 1917 in Chicago Illinois. It is also the name of a 1992 drama directed by Richard Donner and starring Elijah Wood, Tom Hanks, Lorraine Bracco, Adam Baldwin, and Joseph Mazzello. The film follows the life of Mike and Bobby as their mother Mary and dog Shane move to another town.

Their stepfather, who they are forced to call "The King", is physically and mentally abusive to young Bobby. The boys devise a plan to build an airplane out of an old radio flyer. Ultimately, Bobby flies away and escapes the abuse.

Answer: G.I. Joe

Hasbro G.I. Joe figures first started appearing in the United States marketplace in 1964. In 2009 Paramount Pictures released the science fiction action film "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra". The story-line introduces Ripcord (Marlon Wayans) and Duke (Channing Tatum), two American soldiers who join the G.I. Joe team to fight against the Cobra organization.

The G.I. Joe team prevents nano-warheads from blowing up Beijing, London, and Moscow.

Answer: Battleship

"Battleship" is a game that was released by Milton Bradley in 1967 and was a plastic guessing game based upon a pen-and-paper game developed in the 1930s. In 2012, Universal Pictures released the movie "Battleship" based upon the board game. The film was directed by Peter Berg and stars Liam Neeson, John Tui, Taylor Kitsch, and Brooklyn Decker.

In the movie "Battleship", renegade lieutenant Alex Hopper is thrown into a conflict to save the world from alien spacecraft drawn to Earth by a NASA signal sent out six years earlier.

Answer: Clue

"Clue" is a 1985 mystery film directed by Jonathan Lynn and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film was based upon the board game of the same name and introduces the world to characters such as Professor Plum, Miss Scarlet, Colonel Mustard, Mrs. White, Mrs. Peacock, and Mr. Green.

The story for the movie is set around six strangers being invited to a mansion in New England. The host is murdered and the movie follows the butler Wadsworth as he attempts to identify the culprit.

Answer: The Lego Movie

"The Lego Movie" was co-written by Chris Miller and Phil Lord. The film was released in early 2014 and distributed by Warner Brothers. The voice-over cast includes the amazing talents of Chris Pratt, Will Ferrell, Will Arnett, Liam Neeson, Morgan Freeman, Alison Brie, and Elizabeth Banks. Based upon the famous construction toys invented in Denmark, the film follows the everyman ordinary Lego figure of Emmet.

The wise Vitruvius predicts that Emmet is the chosen one that will save the world from the evil Lord Business.

Answer: Toy Story

No quiz on toys in movies would be complete without mentioning the Pixar classic "Toy Story". Directed by John Lasseter, "Toy Story" follows the adventures of the cowboy toy, Woody, and his friends. For his birthday, Andy receives the space ranger, Buzz Lightyear.

The family is about to move houses and Woody and Buzz go on an adventure to Pizza Planet and Sid's house before being reunited with the other toys. Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, and Don Rickles (Mr. Potato Head) are just three of the celebrities that voice the dynamic characters in "Toy Story".