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It Was a Dark and Stormy Quiz...

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Introduction:
"See if you can weather these questions about movies which included various types of storms. Oh, and fasten your seatbelts, it's going to be a bumpy quiz."


1. This story took place in a sleepy little town in the 1950s. The intertwined lives of several families were shown, as the town's inhabitants braced themselves for an approaching category 4 hurricane named Charlene. What is wrong with this plot description of "Places in the Heart" (1984)?
    "Places in the Heart" had a snowstorm, not a hurricane.
    "Places in the Heart" had a hurricane named Barry.
    "Places in the Heart" took place in the 1930s, and had a tornado.
    "Places in the Heart" took place in the 1980s.


2. In the movie "Commandments" (which included a tornado, an intense thunderstorm, and a hurricane), Seth (Aidan Quinn) began questioning God after the loss of his wife. Which actress from TV's "Friends" appeared in the movie as the sister of Seth's wife?
    Lisa Kudrow
    Courteney Cox
    Jennifer Aniston
    None of them


3. Abandoned by her boyfriend, a pregnant teenager met a nice woman who later took her in after the baby was born. Unfortunately, the woman was killed when a tornado later hit their town. Which movie was this?
    Twister
    Dr. T and the Women
    The Day After Tomorrow
    Where the Heart Is


4. In "The English Patient" (1996), Count Almasy and Katharine were forced to seek refuge from a storm together. As the storm raged, the Count regaled Katharine with stories of various types of wind, while they tried to fight their growing attraction for each other. From what kind of storm were they forced to seek shelter?
    Ice storm
    Sand storm
    Thunder storm
    Tropical storm


5. In 1997's "The Ice Storm", the storm referred to in the title took place shortly after Thanksgiving.
    True
    False


6. Which one of these movies did NOT include a storm which took place at sea (the storm wasn't necessarily a large part of the story)?
    The Perfect Storm
    The Truman Show
    Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
    Courage Under Fire


7. All Ben (Ben Affleck) had to do was fly to Savannah for his wedding. Instead, he was in a plane crash, got arrested, saved a life, and had to strip for cash, all in the company of an odd woman he found himself falling for. To top things off, a hurricane was headed for Savannah on his wedding day. Which movie was this?
    Clash of the Titans
    Forces of Nature
    Marooned
    The Day After Tomorrow


8. Shortly after Evie left with Imhotep in "The Mummy" (1999), Rick and the others found a pilot to fly them to Hamunaptra. Seeing the plane, Imhotep conjured up a sand storm (featuring his likeness) which swallowed the plane. As the plane was being tumbled about, the sand storm began subsiding. What broke Imhotep's concentration on the storm?
    Beni asked when lunch was.
    Evie kissed him.
    Anck Su Namun called out to him.
    Winston made an obscene gesture.


9. When Phil, Rita and Larry attempted to return to Pittsburgh after covering the Groundhog Day celebration in Punxsutawney, they were prevented from continuing by a storm. In "Groundhog Day" (1993), what kind of storm was it that forced them to return to Punxsutawney?
    Snow storm
    Wind storm
    Sand storm
    Rain storm


10. In "Forrest Gump", what was the result of the hurricane which hit Bayou La Batre's shrimping fleet?
    Forrest's boat was destroyed and he went out of business.
    Forrest decided that shrimping wasn't for him.
    Forrest didn't own a boat, and wasn't near Bayou La Batre when the hurricane hit.
    Forrest's boat was the only one undamaged.


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