"B" Movies That Get an A Trivia Quiz

Answer: William Wallace

William Wallace was the 13th century warrior who led the Scots in the First War of Scottish Independence against King Edward I of England. Gibson not only starred in but also directed and co-produced the film. The film was highly successful, winning five Oscars, including Best Picture and Director. It also inspired a substantial increase in tourism and interest in Scottish history.

Robert the Bruce was a contemporary of Wallace, who participated in the war and became King of the Scots from 1306 until his death in 1329.

William the Hardy, Lord of Douglas was the first noble to support Wallace in 1297.

Rob Roy McGregor lived from 1671-1734 and was a Scottish outlaw, who later became a folk hero.

Answer: Katharine Ross

The film was the top grossing film of 1969 and remains popular and acclaimed. It was ranked as a top 100 movie of all time by the American Film Institute (AFI) on both their 1998 and 2007 surveys and was rated the seventh best western in 2008.

Katharine Ross had her breakout role in "The Graduate" (1967) for which she was nominated for the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. She continued her successful career in the 70s with several lead roles, including award winning roles in "The Stepford Wives" (1975) and "Voyage of the Damned" (1976).

Answer: Bicycling race

The Little 500, based on the Indianapolis 500 auto race, is the largest collegiate bicycling race in the United States. It was founded in 1951 and takes place every April. Teams of four compete relay-style with a single bicycle. Individuals take turns cycling and then handing the bike off to a team member until 200 laps are completed.

The movie follows a group of four local boys who have just graduated high school and are trying to decide on paths for their futures. One of them is very interested in cycling and has done extensive training, so they enter the race. The film was nominated for five Oscars, including Best Picture, and won the award for Best Original Screenplay. The AFI rated it eighth on their list of America's 100 Most Inspiring Movies in 2006.

Answer: Mongo

Karras was a four-time Pro Bowl player with the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL), where he played from 1958 to 1970. He made his acting debut in 1968, playing himself in the film version of George Plimpton's book "Paper Lion". He continued acting on television and in numerous movies, as well as doing football analysis and commentating. "Blazing Saddles" was nominated for three Academy Awards and is ranked number six on the AFI's year 2000 "100 Years...100 Laughs" list of the funniest movies of all time.

Answer: Rami Malek

Mercury had moved to England with his family in 1964 and had studied and written music for years. He formed Queen in 1970, with guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor, and came to be regarded as one of the greatest singers in the history of rock music, renowned for his flamboyant stage persona and four-octave vocal range.

Malek became known for his role as computer hacker Elliot Alderson in the USA Network television series "Mr. Robot" (2015-2019). Although "Bohemian Rhapsody" received mixed reviews, Malek's performance was highly praised and he won the Oscar for Best Actor. The film was very commercially successful, becoming the sixth-highest-grossing film of 2018 worldwide and setting the all-time box office records for the biographical and drama genres. It was nominated for five Oscars including Best Picture and won four.

Answer: The nickname of the baseball team

The Durham Bulls are an actual minor league baseball team. Costner stars as veteran catcher "Crash" Davis who is assigned to prepare the young, hard-throwing rookie pitcher "Nuke" LaLoosh ( also nicknamed "Meat"), played by Robbins, for his promotion to the major leagues.

The movie is highly entertaining and was a commercial success, grossing over $50 million in North America. "Sports Illustrated" ranked it the #1 Greatest Sports Movie of all time and it is also ranked #1 on Rotten Tomatoes' list of the 53 best-reviewed sports movies.

Answer: Running for President

In addition to Sellers, the film stars Melvyn Douglas as the rich and politically connected gentleman and Shirley MacLaine as his wife who take Chance in. Since Douglas's character is one of the closest advisors to the President, events unfold such that Chance becomes the favorite of the cadre for nomination for the next presidential race.

The film was highly critically acclaimed holding a score of 95% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 62 reviews. Douglas won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and Sellers was nominated for Best Actor.

Answer: Treadstone

"The Bourne Identity" is the first installment of Robert Ludlum's "Bourne Trilogy". Bourne is initially one of the best products of the Treadstone program, but of course not everything goes as planned. Blackbriar is the operation which is at the heart of "The Bourne Ultimatum" (2007) which is the third movie and final installment of the original trilogy.

After the original trilogy, two more Bourne movies were made. There is a subplot involving Operation Iron Hand in the fifth installment titled "Jason Bourne" (2016). Matt Damon starred as Bourne in all but the fourth installment, "The Bourne Legacy" (2012), in which the lead role (not Bourne) was played by Jeremy Renner.

The Bourne franchise has been highly successful grossing over $1.6 billion worldwide.

Answer: Christopher Guest

The film was critically acclaimed with a 93% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 115 reviews. Guest has directed a series of mockumentaries beginning with "Waiting for Guffman" (1996). Shearer, McKean and Reiner all starred alongside Guest in "This Is Spinal Tap" which was directed by Reiner. Guest played Count Tyrone Rugen, one of the bad guys, in "The Princess Bride" which was also directed by Reiner.

Answer: Kathleen Turner

Kathleen Turner made her acting debut on Broadway in 1977 and on television in 1978. She starred in some of the most popular movies of the 80s including "Romancing the Stone" (1984) and "Prizzi's Honor" (1985). For both films she earned the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. She was also the lead in "Peggy Sue Got Married" (1986) for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress.

"Body Heat" was inspired by the classic film "Double Indemnity" (1944). It has made two of AFI's top 100 rankings: "100 Years...100 Thrills" - No. 92 in 2001 and "100 Years...100 Passions" - No. 94 in 2002.