When Opposites Attract Trivia Quiz

Answer: Knight and Day

Knight (antonym) Peasant
Day (antonym) Night

"Knight and Day" was a 2010 film which starred Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz. Diaz played a character called June Havens who accidently got embroiled with a spy (Cruise) who was on the run from villains.

Answer: Home Alone

Home (antonym) Away
Alone (antonym) Together

"Home Alone" (1990) spawned three sequels: "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York" (1992), "Home Alone 3" (1997) and "Home Alone 4: Taking Back the House" (2004). Each film told of young Kevin McCallister. For some reason or another, he was separated from his family and left behind to beat off bad girls and guys by setting booby traps with hilarious results.

Answer: True Lies

True (antonym) False
Lies (antonym) Truths

"True Lies" was a 1994 film which starred Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jamie Lee Curtis. Harry Tasker and his wife Helen were unhappily married, that is until she found out that he was a spy. The film, and their marriage, soon spiced up when their daughter was kidnapped.

Answer: National Treasure

National (antonym) International
Treasure (antonym) Detest

"National Treasure" (2004) and "National Treasure: Book of Secrets" (2007) were adventure films which starred Nicolas Cage and Diane Kruger. Each told of a historian and amateur cryptologist who was looking for secret treasure with the aid of a specialist doctor from the National Archives.

Answer: Little Women

Little (antonym) Big
Women (antonym) Men

"Little Women" was a timeless story which told of the March sisters and their mother, Marmee. One of the best loved film versions was made in 1949 and starred Elizabeth Taylor, June Allyson, Janet Leigh and Margaret O'Brien.

Answer: Ordinary People

Ordinary (antonym) Extraordinary
People (antonym) Animals

"Ordinary People" was a 1980 tearjerker which starred Donald Sutherland and Mary Tyler Moore. It was the first film directed by Robert Redford, and told of two parents who had to deal with the death of one son, and attempted suicide of another.

Answer: Happy Feet

Happy (antonym) Sad
Feet (antonym) Hands

"Happy Feet" was a 2006 computer animated film. It told of Mumble, a tap dancing penguin who was in love with Gloria. The voice artists included Elijah Wood, Brittany Murphy, Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman and Robin Williams.

Answer: Little Miss Sunshine

Little (antonym) Big
Miss (antonym) Hit
Sunshine (antonym) Rain

"Little Miss Sunshine" was a feel good film from 2006 about a family who took a road trip to get their little girl to a beauty contest the other side of America. It starred Steve Carell, Toni Collette and Greg Kinnear, with Academy Award nominee Abigail Breslin playing the seven year old contender of the "Little Miss Sunshine" beauty pageant.

Answer: The Artist

The Artist (antonym) A Scientist

"The Artist" (2011) was a French silent movie made in black and white. It told of George Valentin, a silent film star and his demise with the introduction of "talkies". Actor Jean Dujardin deservedly won the Best Actor award at the Golden Globes, BAFTA, Cannes Film Festival and Academy Awards for his portrayal of Valentin.

Answer: The Help

The Help (antonym) A Hindrance

"The Help" was a 2001 film based in Mississippi, and told of a white woman and her relationship with two black maids in the early 1960s. It starred Emma Stone, Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer. The latter won Best Supporting Actress at the 2012 Academy Awards.