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Defending Your Life Trivia Quiz

From the genius of Albert Brooks, a look at what might happen if there's no heaven after death, but rather Judgment City. A must-rent for anyone who wants an intelligent comedy to watch (and there's some romance too).

A multiple-choice quiz by E.K.. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
E.K.

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
43,088

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
12 / 20

Plays
562

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 20

1. When Daniel (Albert Brooks) asks Diamond (Rip Torn) if he has entered Hell, Diamond says, 'No. Actually there is no Hell.' What city, however, does Diamond believe is coming close to Hell?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 2 of 20

2. How many pies does the waiter insist upon bringing Daniel in the restaurant? Hint

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Question 3 of 20

3. What phrase did the man sitting next to Daniel at the Judgment City sushi bar claim to have invented? Hint

Saturday Night Live

Baby On Board

All Nude

Civil War

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Question 4 of 20

4. What heroic act does Julia (Meryl Streep) perform in one of the court's video segments of her life? Hint

Knocks a boy away from a speeding train

Rescues a cat from a housefire

Catches a girl who falls from a tree

Dives into a cold lake to save a fawn

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Question 5 of 20

5. What song is Daniel listening to in the car when he rams head-on into the bus? Hint

'Aquarius'

'Something's Coming'

'When You Wish Upon A Star'

'Do You Know The Way To San Jose?'

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Question 6 of 20

6. How did Julia die? Hint

Hang-gliding accident

Drowned in a pool

Cancer

Shot during a robbery

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Question 7 of 20

7. What company did Daniel refuse to invest in, despite insider advice from a friend? Hint

Apple Computers

Sony

Starbucks

Casio

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Question 8 of 20

8. What did Daniel wind up actually investing in?

Answer: (One word)

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Question 9 of 20

9. The night before taking a new job at his company, Daniel told his wife that he would not accept any offer under $65,000. How much did he wind up accepting? Hint

$42,000

$36,000

$49,000

$55,000

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Question 10 of 20

10. Which actor played the part of Dick Stanley, Daniel's 'very quiet' replacement defender for one day?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 11 of 20

11. Which two 'Defending Your Life' cast members had won acting Oscars by the time they made this movie? Hint

Lee Grant and Meryl Streep

Meryl Streep and Rip Torn

Albert Brooks and Meryl Streep

Albert Brooks and Buck Henry

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Question 12 of 20

12. Complete this quote: 'Well, he wasn't a real butcher. He was just a good friend who had the equipment and he liked to ___________.'

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 13 of 20

13. At what company's banquet was Daniel supposed to give a speech, before he came down with severe stage fright? Hint

Ford

Firestone

Wilson Sporting Goods

Kellogg's

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Question 14 of 20

14. Where do Daniel and Julia meet for the first time in Judgment City? Hint

Planetarium show

Miniature golf course

Horseback riding

Comedy club

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Question 15 of 20

15. While at the Past Lives Pavilion, which legendary person does Julia discover she once was? Hint

Prince Valiant

Abraham Lincoln

Christopher Columbus

Moses

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Question 16 of 20

16. What is the one issue in your life that your trial focuses on in 'Defending Your Life'? Hint

Fear

Success

Love

Personality

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Question 17 of 20

17. Which actress makes a cameo appearance in the film? Hint

Raquel Welch

Shirley MacLaine

Rita Moreno

Diane Keaton

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Question 18 of 20

18. What film won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay the year 'Defending Your Life' was released? Hint

'Boyz N The Hood'

'The Crying Game'

'GoodFellas'

'Thelma and Louise'

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Question 19 of 20

19. Who directed 'Defending Your Life'? Hint

Albert Brooks and Monica Johnson

Albert Brooks

Albert Brooks and Buck Henry

Buck Henry

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Question 20 of 20

20. What is Daniel doing when 'Defending Your Life' begins? Hint

Buying a new car

Making a speech at a birthday party

Jogging on a football field

Eating lunch with his wife

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. When Daniel (Albert Brooks) asks Diamond (Rip Torn) if he has entered Hell, Diamond says, 'No. Actually there is no Hell.' What city, however, does Diamond believe is coming close to Hell?

Answer: Los Angeles

This movie came out in 1991, right around the time of the Rodney King riots.

2. How many pies does the waiter insist upon bringing Daniel in the restaurant?

Answer: 9

The waiter wanted to bring him nine pies for each of the nine days of Daniel's life that they were examining in 'court.'

3. What phrase did the man sitting next to Daniel at the Judgment City sushi bar claim to have invented?

Answer: All Nude

The man was in the strip club business, and claims that adding the word 'All' to the word 'Nude' helped business skyrocket.

4. What heroic act does Julia (Meryl Streep) perform in one of the court's video segments of her life?

Answer: Rescues a cat from a housefire

5. What song is Daniel listening to in the car when he rams head-on into the bus?

Answer: 'Something's Coming'

Something was indeed coming...a bus. Daniel drifted head-on into the bus's path while trying to retrieve some CDs that had slipped off the car seat.

6. How did Julia die?

Answer: Drowned in a pool

She tripped, knocked herself out and rolled into the pool. 'I was pissed,' Julia says. 'You died pissed?' Daniel says. Julia replies: 'I was a good swimmer.'

7. What company did Daniel refuse to invest in, despite insider advice from a friend?

Answer: Casio

Daniel's prosecutor reveals that his refusal to invest in Casio at its inception wound up costing him over {$37} million by the time he died.

8. What did Daniel wind up actually investing in?

Answer: Cattle

The investment went {sour;} Daniel never found out what happened to the cattle. 'All I know is, their teeth fell out.'

9. The night before taking a new job at his company, Daniel told his wife that he would not accept any offer under {$65,000.} How much did he wind up accepting?

Answer: $49,000

Although Daniel did receive his own parking space as well.

10. Which actor played the part of Dick Stanley, Daniel's 'very quiet' replacement defender for one day?

Answer: Buck Henry

11. Which two 'Defending Your Life' cast members had won acting Oscars by the time they made this movie?

Answer: Lee Grant and Meryl Streep

All had been nominated for Oscars before, but only Grant ('Shampoo', 1975) and Streep ('Kramer vs. Kramer', 1979 and 'Sophie's Choice', 1982) had won. Brooks was nominated for 'Broadcast News' in 1987, Torn was nominated for 'Cross Creek' in 1983, and Henry was nominated for screenplay for 'The Graduate' in 1967. 'Defending Your Life', alas, was not nominated for any Academy Awards.

12. Complete this quote: 'Well, he wasn't a real butcher. He was just a good friend who had the equipment and he liked to ___________.'

Answer: cut meat

Some Albert Brooks quotes can stand alone.

13. At what company's banquet was Daniel supposed to give a speech, before he came down with severe stage fright?

Answer: Ford

Ford was also the company that Brooks' character was supposed to create advertisements for in 'Lost In America' before he went berserk and lost his job.

14. Where do Daniel and Julia meet for the first time in Judgment City?

Answer: Comedy club

15. While at the Past Lives Pavilion, which legendary person does Julia discover she once was?

Answer: Prince Valiant

Daniel, on the other hand, discovers he was once a tribesman who was eaten by a lion.

16. What is the one issue in your life that your trial focuses on in 'Defending Your Life'?

Answer: Fear

17. Which actress makes a cameo appearance in the film?

Answer: Shirley MacLaine

Shirley MacLaine is the woman who welcomes all the guests to the Past Lives Pavilion.

18. What film won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay the year 'Defending Your Life' was released?

Answer: 'Thelma and Louise'

This quiz writer thinks 'Defending Your Life' should have at least gotten a nomination. Especially when you consider 'Grand Canyon' and 'The Fisher King' got nominated, for Pete's sake.

19. Who directed 'Defending Your Life'?

Answer: Albert Brooks

20. What is Daniel doing when 'Defending Your Life' begins?

Answer: Making a speech at a birthday party

Among his birthday gifts are the CDs that would, alas, play a part in ending his life later that day.

Source: Author E.K.

This quiz was reviewed by FunTrivia editor spanishliz before going online.
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