X Marky Marks the Spot Trivia Quiz

Answer: The Departed

"The Departed" is a 2006 crime film starring Mark Wahlberg as Sean Dignam who works for the Boston Police. The film's main star is Leonardo di Caprio who plays Billy Costigan, an undercover officer who infiltrates Boston's Irish Mob led by Frank Costello (Jack Nicholson). Meanwhile, Costello has Colin Sullivan (Matt Damon) infiltrate the Boston Police and Sullivan is assigned to the department that investigates the mob.

The film is loosely based on the lives of gangster Whitey Bulger and FBI agent John Connolly, an associate of Bulger's who helped him evade justice for years.

Answer: Three Kings

"Three Kings" is a 1999 film starring Mark Wahlberg as Sgt. Troy Barlow, George Clooney as Major Gates and Spike Jonze and Private Vig, three soldiers serving in Iraq. The soldiers find a treasure map that supposedly leads to a hidden cache of Saddam Hussein's gold stolen from Kuwait.

The three men, along with their staff sergeant (Ice Cube) set out to try and find the cache and claim it for themselves.

Answer: Ted

"Ted" is a 2012 comedy film starring Mark Wahlberg as John Bennett, a man whose best friend is a talking teddy bear named Ted (voiced by Seth MacFarlane). As a child, John wished upon a star that his teddy bear were real. The next morning, John woke up to find that his wish came true.

As an adult, John has not matured and leads a carefree lifestyle with Ted. The two are always drinking and finding themselves in trouble much to the chagrin of John's girlfriend Lori (Mila Kunis). Lori's criticism of Ted caused tension between her and John and between John and Ted. Meanwhile, a man named Donny (Giovanni Ribisi) kidnaps Ted. Donny was a huge fan of Ted (specifically the brand of teddy bear Ted is) as a child and never got over his obsession.

Answer: Invincible

"Invincible" is a 2006 biographical film starring Mark Wahlberg as Vince Papale, a substitute teacher turned Philadelphia Eagle. Vince was laid off from his job and tried out, on a whim, for the Philadelphia Eagles, the local professional football team.

The Eagles were experiencing a series of losses and the new coach Dirk Vermeil (Greg Kinnear) decided to look for new players. Vermeil reluctantly signs Vince whose poor performance in his first game puts Vermeil in a difficult position.

Answer: Deepwater Horizon

"Deepwater Horizon" is a 2016 film based on the true life BP Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. Mark Wahlberg plays Mike Williams, an oil rig technician. Kurt Russell plays Jimmy Harrell, another technician. Both men are aware the oil rig (called Deepwater Horizon) has not undergone the necessary tests but are ordered to begin drilling by Donald Vidrine (John Malkovich), a manager for BP. One day, a series of disasters occur on the rig and it explodes, killing several crew members and leaking oil uncontrollably into the Gulf of Mexico.

Answer: The Fighter

"The Fighter" is a 2010 film based on a true story starring Mark Wahlberg as Micky Ward, an aspiring boxer. Christian Bale plays Dicky Ecklund, Micky's half-brother and trainer. Melissa Leo plays Micky's mother and manager Alice. Initially, Micky is not a success and several amateur boxers manage to defeat him and move on in their careers. Dicky is a former cocaine addict and is sent to jail when one of his money-making schemes failed. From prison, Dicky continues to train Micky whose heart is no longer in the sport.

However, Micky continues to box and eventually wins a match using the skills Dicky taught him. Micky continues to box and eventually wins his way to the welterweight championship match.

Answer: Boogie Nights

"Boogie Nights" is a 1997 film starring Mark Wahlberg as Eddie Adams who is a 1970s adult film star under the name Dirk Diggler. Julianne Moore plays Maggie another adult film star under the name Amber Waves. The film tells Dirk's story and life as he navigates the adult film industry and his relationships with those in the industry. Dirk's constant drug use and other vices cause him to become a shadow of the man he once was.

Answer: Daddy's Home

"Daddy's Home" is a 2015 comedy film starring Mark Wahlberg as Dusty Mayron and Will Ferrell as Brad Whitaker. Brad is married to Sara (Linda Cardellini) who has children from her previous marriage. Brad cannot connect with his stepchildren and this is made even more difficult when Dusty, Sara's first husband, returns and proves himself to be the cool dad whom the kids love to spend time with and confide their secrets to. Meanwhile, Dusty wants Sara back and schemes to split her and Brad up.

Answer: Pain & Gain

"Pain & Gain" is a 2013 film starring Mark Wahlberg as Daniel Lugo and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson as Paul Doyle. Daniel was once in prison for fraud and upon his release manages a gym. Daniel befriends a bodybuilder named Adrian (Anthony Mackie) and the two decide to kidnap a wealth client named Victor Kershaw (Tony Shalhoub) to extort money from him.

They enlist the help of an ex-con named Paul Doyle. They are able to get money from Kershaw but he recognizes them. Paul and Daniel continue their scheme, extorting money from person after person until fate catches up with them.

Answer: Fear

"Fear" is a 1996 thriller starring Mark Wahlberg as David McCall and Reese Witherspoon as Nicole. Nicole is 16 years old but begins a relationship with the older David. Nicole comes from the stereotypical perfect family who likes David. David meanwhile is not the perfect boyfriend.

He becomes possessive of Nicole and jealous whenever another man goes near her. Nicole breaks up with David after witnessing his violent behavior but they soon reconcile. But David's behavior does not change and when Nicole breaks up with him again, David does not take no for an answer.