movie Trivia Quiz # 18
This is Movie Quiz # 18; the link to the answers is at the bottom of this page, hope you enjoy! You can return to the main Movie Trivia Quiz index, or try your luck at a random Movie Trivia Quiz.Movie Trivia Question 1
Crimson Tide - What was the U.S. Submarine's name?
The correct answer is 'U.S.S. Alabama'
If you listen carefully, during random scenes in the movie, you can hear 'Sweet Home Alabama' by Lynard Skynard playing in the background.
Movie Trivia Question 2
Movie Titles with Precious Stones and Metals - Who plays Sherlock Holmes in the movie entitled "The Pearl of Death" which is loosely based on Conan Doyle's story of "The Six Napoleons"?
The correct answer is 'Basil Rathbone'
This is a story about the theft of a valuable pearl, but the introduction of a sinister character called "The Creeper" gives the movie an unexpected horror element. Nigel Bruce is once again the faithful Dr. Watson and Dennis Hoey plays his usual part of the bumbling Inspector Lestrade.
Movie Trivia Question 3
'Star Wars' Part 2 of 2 - What year was 'The Empire Strikes Back' first released into theaters?
The correct answer is '1980'
'A New Hope'(1977), 'The Empire Strikes Back' (1980), 'Return of the Jedi' (1983), 'The Phantom Menace' (1999), and "Attack of the Clones" (2002).
Movie Trivia Question 4
Can You Pass This "Pleasantville" Quiz? - And here's for the real nitpickers - What year was shown on the calendar when Jennifer and David first arrived in Pleasantville?
The correct answer is '1958'
It IS shown, but I'm sure that most of you already knew that!
Movie Trivia Question 5
Stars in Movies by the Numbers - In "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea", Kirk Douglas plays a man who joins an ocean expedition to investigate a series of mysterious ship sinkings. Who played Captain Nemo?
The correct answer is 'James Mason'
It was based on Jules Verne's classic novel, which had been published eighty-four years prior to the film's release. Five years later, Mason starred in the film version of another Verne novel, "Journey to the Center of the Earth". The other three men listed were all popular actors at that time, and all appeared on "I Love Lucy." Mason did not. His next movie after "Leagues" was "Forever Darling". The stars of that film? Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz!
Movie Trivia Question 6
"Auntie Mame" Mania! - At the end of "Auntie Mame", who is Mame married to?
The correct answer is 'Lindsey Woolsey'
Mame is married to "Uncle Lindsey" as she refers to him in her telegram to Patrick and Pegeen, just prior to her brief return from India, where Lindsey is studying yoga. Mame's only other marriage in the film was to Beauregard Jackson Pickett Burnside, or "Uncle Beau".
Movie Trivia Question 7
'Reality Bites'-Who Said It? - 'She breaks my heart again and again, but I love her.'
The correct answer is 'Troy'
Movie Trivia Question 8
"Little Mermaid 2" Quiz - What is Ariel's daughter's name?
The correct answer is 'Melody'
It says her name on the golden locket that her grandfather threw in the water and everyone else calls her Melody.
Movie Trivia Question 9
Easy 'Now And Then' Quiz - Thora Birch played 'Teeny' as a kid, but who played her as an adult?
The correct answer is 'Melanie Griffith'
Movie Trivia Question 10
The Philadelphia Story - Who was the author of the original play, which Hepburn also starred in?
The correct answer is 'Philip Barry'
Barry also wrote "Holiday" (1938), which starred Grant and Hepburn, among other plays, some of which were also made into films.