Zone of Movies Trivia Quiz

Answer: Freeway

The movie began with references to the children's story "Little Red Riding Hood". A teenage girl's mother and stepfather were arrested for possessing drugs, and other crimes. The girl was told that she would go to a foster home, but she wanted to go to her grandmother's house.

She took off with a car, which broke down on the freeway. She was picked up by a man who turned out to be the I-5 Killer. When he attacked the girl, she shot him in the face. The girl was arrested for attempted murder because the I-5 Killer was a respected child counselor.

After the man recovered, he found out where the girl's grandmother lived. Meanwhile, the girl escaped from juvenile prison and finally got to her grandmother's house, where the man (Kiefer Sutherland) was hiding under the covers.

Answer: Rat Race

The movie "Rat Race" involved several people in Las Vegas who were given keys to a locker in another town and told that the locker held money. Whoever got there first could keep the money. Several wealthy people made bets to see who would get there first. One of the people racing was stranded in the desert by an angry cab driver.

The man replaced a bus driver who was taking a bus load of Lucille Ball impersonators to a convention.

Answer: Revenge of the Pink Panther

In "Revenge of the Pink Panther" someone referred to as "The French Connection" wanted to prove to "The Godfather" that he was still in control of organized crime in France. He decided to have Chief Inspector Clouseau killed. He called Clouseau and told him he would tell him who the French Connection was if Clouseau met him somewhere. On the way to the meeting, Clouseau picked up Russo, a transvestite criminal, thinking Russo was a woman. Russo pulled out a gun and forced Clouseau to pull over and trade clothes. Russo drove Clouseau's car until it was shot by criminals.

The car crashed and exploded, killing Russo. The world thought Clouseau was dead while Clouseau was arrested, because the police thought he was Russo.

Answer: The Pink Panther Strikes Again

Dreyfus, the former boss of Chief Inspector Clouseau, escaped from the mental institution and captured a scientist who worked on Operation Looking Glass. Professor Fassbender built a Doomsday Device which could send anything to another dimension by zapping it with a large laser beam.

This was explained in the paperback novel of the movie. Dreyfus appeared on televisions all over the world and threatened to make the United Nations building disappear. When the U.N. disappeared, he told everyone to kill Clouseau.

The TV news erroneously reported that Clouseau was dead, but when Dreyfus discovered Clouseau was disguised as a dentist, the machine was set to make England disappear.

Answer: The Mouse That Roared

"The Mouse That Roared" involved a tiny European country, the Duchy of Grand Fenwick, which was going bankrupt. Count Rupert Mountjoy (Peter Sellers), the Prime Minister, suggested to Duchess Gloriana XII (Peter Sellers) that they send the game warden (Peter Sellers) to attack the United States with a small army.

The plan was to lose the war so they could sue the United States government for war reparations the way other nations did after losing various wars to the United States. However, the Grand Fenwick army ended up finding the Q Bomb, a small bomb capable of destroying a continent, which made the nations of the world frightened of Grand Fenwick.

Answer: They Went That-a-Way and That-A-Way

Tim Conway and Chuck McCann played a pair of clumsy cops who were sent undercover to a work prison to find out where stolen money was hidden. The governor was the only one who knew who they were and where they were, but he died. They tried to explain their situation to the prison warden, who did not believe them.

They happened to find out where the money was just as prisoners were planning to escape with the money. Dewey (Tim Conway) and his partner, Wallace, grabbed some guns, held everybody at gunpoint and escaped with the money.

After a lot of trouble, Dewey and Wallace ended up at the governor's mansion where the new governor was giving a party.

Answer: The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again

Robberies of supply wagons to the fort were blamed on Native Americans. An undercover officer was investigating. Meanwhile, Amos and Theo (Don Knotts and Tim Conway), tried to go straight, but were blamed for a recent bank robbery. They ended up as new recruits at the fort while a lawman searched for them.

The lawman shot up the fort while the pair, who called themselves "The Apple Dumpling Gang", accidentally burned down the fort. Amos and Theo were sent to a military prison where the gang who robbed the supply wagons was hiding.

When the gang allowed Amos and Theo to leave the prison to help them with the next robbery, Amos and Theo try to escape.

Answer: The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West

This big screen movie was put together from episodes of a syndicated first run series called "Dusty's Trail". This involved a short wagon train travelling in the old West. The characters resembled the characters from "Gilligan's Island". There was a wealthy old couple, two young women, a smart man, etc.

In part of the movie some cattle rustlers tried to run off with the two young women travelling with them. Dusty (Bob Denver) and Wagon Master Callahan (Forrest Tucker) tried to fool the cattle rustlers.

Answer: The Shakiest Gun in the West

"The Shakiest Gun in the West" was a remake of "The Paleface" (which starred Bob Hope). This time it was Don Knotts who played a dentist who went to the old West to teach people about oral care. He ended up married to a young woman who had been an outlaw but was working undercover for the government to find out who was supplying weapons to the Native Americans.

He eventually found out what was going on after his wife was taken to the local Native American tribe.

Answer: Jack and Jill

Jack (Adam Sandler) wanted his sister, Jill (Adam Sandler), to date Al Pacino (playing himself). Jill didn't want to, so Jack dressed up like Jill and went on a date with Al Pacino. This movie won every Razzie award possible for Worst Actor (Adam Sandler), Worst Actress (Adam Sandler), Worst Film, etc.