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Quiz about Yin to My Yang
Quiz about Yin to My Yang

Yin to My Yang Trivia Quiz


This quiz is about movies with unlikely, yet successful acting partnerships in them. I hope you enjoy it!

A multiple-choice quiz by colavengers. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
colavengers
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
393,053
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Easy
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
441
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Question 1 of 10
1. Nick Nolte and Eddie Murphy starred as a police detective and prisoner respectively in the film "48 Hours". Who directed the film? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Jack Nicholson and Helen Hunt won the Best Actor and Best Actress awards respectively for which film that they starred in together? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels starred together in the film "Dumb and Dumber" and the sequel "Dumb and Dumber To". What was the name of Jim Carrey's character? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Mel Gibson and Danny Glover starred together as mismatched cops in the four film "Lethal Weapon" films. Who was the director for all four films? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito starred together as brothers separated at birth in which film? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Chris Tucker played a detective named James Carter in the series of "Rush Hour" films, who teamed up with Jackie Chan's Asian detective Yang Naing Lee. Where is Jackie Chan's character from? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Robert De Niro played bounty hunter Jack Walsh, who was trying to get accountant Jonathan Mardukas (played by Charles Grodin) back to Los Angeles, in which film? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones played James Darrell Edwards III and Kevin Brown respectively, working for the MIB Agency in the film series "Men in Black". What were their agent code-names? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Dustin Hoffman played an autistic man in the film "Rain Man", with Tom Cruise also starring as his brother. What was the name of Tom Cruise's character? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Tony Curtis and Sidney Poitier played two prisoners handcuffed together, who go on the run in the film "The Defiant Ones". What was the nickname of Tony Curtis's character, John Jackson? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Nick Nolte and Eddie Murphy starred as a police detective and prisoner respectively in the film "48 Hours". Who directed the film?

Answer: Walter Hill

Nolte and Murphy also starred in a follow-up, called "Another 48 Hours". The "48 Hours" in the title referred to the two days leave from prison that Reggie Hammond (Murphy) had in order to work with Jack Cates (Nolte) and solve a murder.

In a lengthy film career, Walter Hill has also directed "The Long Riders", "Southern Comfort" and "Brewster's Millions", amongst others.
2. Jack Nicholson and Helen Hunt won the Best Actor and Best Actress awards respectively for which film that they starred in together?

Answer: As Good As It Gets

In "As Good As It Gets", Nicholson plays a writer with obsessive-compulsive disorder, who starts an unlikely friendship with the waitress played by Hunt.

This was the first film to win both Best Actor and Best Actress since "The Silence of the Lambs".

The film also stars Greg Kinnear, Skeet Ulrich and Cuba Gooding Jr.
3. Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels starred together in the film "Dumb and Dumber" and the sequel "Dumb and Dumber To". What was the name of Jim Carrey's character?

Answer: Lloyd Christmas

In "Dumb and Dumber", best friends Lloyd Christmas (Carrey) and Harry Dunne (Daniels) go on a road trip to Aspen to return a missing briefcase. In "Dumb and Dumber To", the pair go on another road trip, this time to find Harry's daughter.

A prequel film "Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry met Lloyd" was also made, but Carrey and Daniels did not appear in this.
4. Mel Gibson and Danny Glover starred together as mismatched cops in the four film "Lethal Weapon" films. Who was the director for all four films?

Answer: Richard Donner

In the "Lethal Weapon" film series, Mel Gibson starred as Martin Riggs, a maverick cop who teams up to form an unlikely partnership with Roger Murtaugh, played by Danny Glove, a cop close to retirement.

The series has also featured Rene Russo, Joe Pesci, Jet Li and Chris Rock.

Amongst other films, Richard Donner has directed "The Omen", "Superman" and "Superman II".
5. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito starred together as brothers separated at birth in which film?

Answer: Twins

In "Twins", Arnold Schwarzenegger plays a character called Julius Benedict, who finds out on his 35th birthday that he has a long-lost brother and goes to the United States to find him. Danny DeVito plays his brother, down-on-his-luck Vincent Benedict.

Schwarzenegger and DeVito also starred together in the film "Junior", where Schwarzenegger plays a pregnant man! Ivan Reitman directed both "Twins" and "Junior".
6. Chris Tucker played a detective named James Carter in the series of "Rush Hour" films, who teamed up with Jackie Chan's Asian detective Yang Naing Lee. Where is Jackie Chan's character from?

Answer: Hong Kong

In "Rush Hour", Yang Naing Lee (Chan) travels to Los Angeles to try and find a Chinese consul's kidnapped daughter, and teams up with James Carter (Tucker). In "Rush Hour 2", the pair take on a murder case in Hong Kong, whilst in "Rush Hour 3", they reunite once again, this time to face the Triads in Paris.

The success of the three "Rush Hour" films led to a short-lived television series, although neither Tucker or Chan appeared in this.
7. Robert De Niro played bounty hunter Jack Walsh, who was trying to get accountant Jonathan Mardukas (played by Charles Grodin) back to Los Angeles, in which film?

Answer: Midnight Run

In "Midnight Run", Jonathan "The Duke" Mardukas (Grodin) embezzled millions of dollars from a crime boss, and skipped bail. Jack Walsh (De Niro) has five days to bring him back to Los Angeles, before a fellow bounty hunter, the FBI or the mob can get to him first.

"Midnight Run" also featured Dennis Farina, Yaphet Kotto and John Ashton. It spawned three television sequel movies, which starred Christopher McDonald as Jack Walsh.
8. Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones played James Darrell Edwards III and Kevin Brown respectively, working for the MIB Agency in the film series "Men in Black". What were their agent code-names?

Answer: Agent J and Agent K

In "Men in Black", the MIB Agency keep an eye on all of the aliens living on Earth, and also protect the planet from any intergalactic threats.

Smith (Agent J) and Jones (Agent K) appeared in all three "Men in Black" films. Josh Brolin played a young Agent K, appearing in flashback in "Men in Black 3"

"Men in Black" was originally a comic released by Marvel/Malibu Comics.
9. Dustin Hoffman played an autistic man in the film "Rain Man", with Tom Cruise also starring as his brother. What was the name of Tom Cruise's character?

Answer: Charlie Babbitt

In "Rain Man", Charlie Babbitt (Cruise) finds out that his deceased father has left all of his money to Raymond Babbitt (Hoffman), an autistic brother that he never knew of. Charlie breaks Raymond out of the institution he is living in, and the film is about the relationship that the brothers form.

Brian Flanagan was the name of Tom Cruise's character in the film "Cocktail". Cruise played Daniel Kaffee in "A Few Good Men" and Pete Mitchell in "Top Gun".

Dustin Hoffman won the Best Actor award at the 1989 Oscars for "Rain Man". The film also won Best Picture.
10. Tony Curtis and Sidney Poitier played two prisoners handcuffed together, who go on the run in the film "The Defiant Ones". What was the nickname of Tony Curtis's character, John Jackson?

Answer: Joker

In "The Defiant Ones", black prisoner Noah Cullen (Poitier) and white prisoner John "Joker" Jackson are forced to work together in the deep American South of the 1950s, after escaping from prison truck that crashed. They overcome their mutual hatred to gain respect for each other as they try to survive.

"The Defiant Ones" was remade as a TV Movie in the 1980s, starring Robert Urich and Carl Weathers.
Source: Author colavengers

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