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Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. He was born in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, in 1843.
Tristana and Narazin. Nazarin is considered one of the 100 best films in the history of Mexican Cinema.
Trafalgar. Published in 1873.
Jacinta. The title of one of the most famous works from D. Benito.
46. There are five series of 10 titles each, except the last one, that only has six.
Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest. Forrest's mother named him after her ancestor Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest. He was the infamous founder of the KLu Klux Klan after the Civil War ended.
He was crushed by a load of bananas. Forrest's father was killed shortly after Forrest was born. He worked as a longshoreman. One day, he was accidently crushed to death by a net of bananas. Consequently, Forrest doesn't care much for bananas, except for banana pudding.
Jenny . Jenny Curran was the only one who was nice to Forrest.
| After the first grade, Forrest had to leave the public school because of his low I.Q. He was sent to a school for the mentally challenged. Forrest referred to this school as...? | 'Forrest Gump' The Novel
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| Forrest left the special school after Coach Fellers recruited him to play what sport for the local high school? | 'Forrest Gump' The Novel
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football. Coach Fellers saw Forrest walking down the street one day and was impressed with his size (6'6' and 242 lbs.). He talked Forrest's mother and the school principal into letting him attend the school to play football. The only thing Forrest was really good at was running when being chased, so he became 'the largest highschool halfback in the entire world.'
| After high school, Forrest earns an athletic scholarship to The University of Alabama. What is the only class that he does well in? | 'Forrest Gump' The Novel
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Intermediate Light. Forrest fails both English and Phys. Ed. but gets an A in 'Intermediate Light' which was a class for physics majors. Forrest had a natural ability for solving complex math equations.
at the University of Alabama. He first meets Bubba at college when he is drawn to the sound of Bubba's harmonica playing. Bubba teaches Forrest to play and they become good friends.
Sgt. Kranz. Sgt. Kranz was Forrest's commanding officer in the book. Col. Gooch was Forrest's 'chaperone' when he went on his 'Congressional Medal of Honor' tour. Lt. Hooper was another officer in Forrest's unit.
| Forrest heroically saves the lives of many of the men in his unit during a surprise attack. Unfortunately, he isn't able to save Bubba. What song does Bubba ask Forrest to play on his harmonica during his last moments? | 'Forrest Gump' The Novel
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'Way Down Upon the Swanee River'.
| After Bubba dies, a wounded Forrest is sent to the hospital. He passes the time there by playing...? | 'Forrest Gump' The Novel
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ping-pong . Forrest becomes quite a good ping-pong player. He also meets Lt. Dan for the first time. Forrest never tells us Dan's last name.
| Forrest is awarded The Congressional Medal of Honor by President Johnson. What do Forrest and President Johnson not do together? | 'Forrest Gump' The Novel
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play ping-pong. Forrest is hungry so Johnson suggests that they have breakfast together. As they eat they watch 'The Beverly Hillbillies'. Johnson remarks that Forrest reminds him of Jethro. Later, they compare war wounds in the Rose Garden.
| After Forrest was released from the army, he went to find Jenny in Boston. He became the harmonica player for Jenny's band . What was the band's name? | 'Forrest Gump' The Novel
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The Cracked Eggs. This is when Forrest and Jenny's relationship first took a romantic turn.
for hitting the Clerk of the U.S. Senate in the head with his medal. Forrest attended an anti-Vietnam War demonstration with Jenny. A group of Vietnam vets throw their medals at the steps of the Capitol building. Forrest throws his too hard and hits the Clerk of the U.S. Senate in the head.
| Forest's exceptional math ability earns him a position at NASA. He is sent on a mission to Mars with Major Janet Fritch and Sue a...? | 'Forrest Gump' The Novel
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male orangutan. NASA was supposed to launch a docile female orangutan named Sue. The lauch was delayed and in the confusion an agressive male orangutan was put in her place. Forrest called him Sue also.
| Forrest and his crew crash land in New Guinea among cannibals. What does Forrest do to prevent being killed? | 'Forrest Gump' The Novel
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plant cotton and play chess. Forrest, Major Fritch and Sue are initially spared because the leader of the cannibals, 'Big Sam', wants them to help plant cotton. Big Sam teaches Forrest to play chess. Forrest realizes that Big Sam will kill him as soon as Forrest loses a chess match to him. Forrest is very careful not to lose as all their lives depend on his winning.
almost four years. After almost four years in the jungle they are finally rescued. Surprisingly, both Sue and Major Fritch (she has fallen in love with a man named Grurck) choose to remain in New Guinea.
| After meeting up again with Lt. Dan, Forrest begins arm wrestling to earn money. A professional wrestling promoter discovers Forrest and signs him to wrestle under what name? | 'Forrest Gump' The Novel
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The Dunce. Jenny was humiliated by his name and costume, but Forrest liked hearing the fans chant his name and seeing all the pointy caps in the crowd.
The Pygmie Threat. All of these were strategies that were used. Forrest was {disqualified;} however, for 'breaking wind' before Ivan's last move. The rulebook stated: 'No player shall behave in a manner that is rude or offensive to his opponent.' The tournament director ruled that Forrest had even though it was unintentional.
Raquel Welch. It is a remake of 'The Creature from the Black Lagoon'.While Forrest met Elvis in the movie version, he never did in the book.
| Forrest goes to Bayou La Batre to start up his shrimping business. Who is not among his employees? | 'Forrest Gump' The Novel
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Lt. Dan. Forrest employed just about everyone he ever met, except for Jenny and Lt. Dan.
I Got To Pee . Forrest said,'I got to pee',when asked what was the most pressing issue of the moment. The crowd started chanting 'We got to pee'.This became Forrest's campaign slogan as 'a symbol of the riddance of the yoke of government opression-of evacuation of all that is wrong with this country.'
in Louisiana with Lt. Dan and Sue. Forrest ends up in New Orleans with Lt. Dan and Sue after he discovers that Jenny has had his son, Little Forrest, and has married another man. I saw the movie before I read the book and was very surprised at how little the two have in common. Thanks for playing!
Earl of Asherton. Havers is sometimes terribly annoyed by Lynley's titles, and so is the secretary at Scotland Yard's - 'Inspector Asherton - it's you, isn't it?'
Doris. Doris Havers suffers from Alzheimer's Disease. She often talks to her sister Pearl who died during World War 2.
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