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Quiz about 9 Degrees of Name the Movie 6
Quiz about 9 Degrees of Name the Movie 6

9 Degrees of 'Name the Movie' 6 Quiz


Connect the actors by movies they've been in, and then guess which movie they all have in common.

A multiple-choice quiz by polaris101. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
polaris101
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
205,030
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Easy
Avg Score
9 / 10
Plays
7147
Awards
Top 5% quiz!
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Question 1 of 10
1. Kate Beckinsale and Alec Baldwin starred in this film about the life of Howard Hughes. Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Alec Baldwin and Ping Wu were on opposing sides in this 1990 cold war action thriller, about a Russian sub captain who may or may not be defecting. Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Ping Wu and Tom Sizemore appear in this movie about an FBI agent who goes undercover as a surfer, in order to catch a group of bank robbers. Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Tom Sizemore and Leland Orser appeared in this WWII drama. A squad goes on a dangerous mission behind enemy lines to find a soldier whose brothers have been killed. Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Leland Orser and Ben Affleck are in this action movie about a young man who becomes a crime fighter by night, and attorney by day, after losing his sight in a toxic waste accident. Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Ben Affleck and William Fichtner are on two different teams working together to try to save the Earth from an asteroid, in this 1998 sci-fi thriller. Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. William Fichtner, part of Delta Force, and Josh Hartnett, an Army Ranger, must battle their way out of Mogadishu, after a simple mission to capture several people deteriorates into a mission of survival. Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Josh Hartnett and Jaime King are part of an all-star cast in this 2005 movie based on Frank Miller's comics. The three separate stories which make up the movie feature characters named Marv, Hartigan and Dwight. Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Jaime King and Jesse James are in this 2001 movie about the rise and fall of a drug dealer named George Jung, who was responsible for much of the cocaine traffic in America in the 1970s. Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. After a pilot is presumed dead, his best friend and his girlfriend are shattered at the loss of their friend. The pilot eventually returns, months later, just before their base is bombed. He is crushed to find that his friend and his sweetheart have fallen in love. What is the name of the movie? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Kate Beckinsale and Alec Baldwin starred in this film about the life of Howard Hughes.

Answer: The Aviator

Leonardo DiCaprio was nominated for both an Oscar and a Golden Globe award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Howard Hughes. Kate Beckinsale played Ava Gardner, and Alec Baldwin played Juan Trippe, in Martin Scorsese's 2004 drama.
2. Alec Baldwin and Ping Wu were on opposing sides in this 1990 cold war action thriller, about a Russian sub captain who may or may not be defecting.

Answer: The Hunt for Red October

Alec Baldwin played Tom Clancy's CIA analyst Jack Ryan, with Sean Connery, James Earl Jones and Sam Neill also starring. Ping Wu played one of the seamen on the Red October.
3. Ping Wu and Tom Sizemore appear in this movie about an FBI agent who goes undercover as a surfer, in order to catch a group of bank robbers.

Answer: Point Break

Keanu Reeves and Gary Busey played FBI partners Johnny Utah and Angelo Pappas. They are trying to catch a group of bank robbers nicknamed the ex-presidents because of the rubber masks they wear during their robberies. Johnny and Angelo's investigations lead them to a group of surfers, led by Bodhi (Patrick Swayze).

As Pappas, Gary Busey lets his partner do the surfing in "Point Break", but in 1978's "Big Wednesday", Busey played surfer Leroy.
4. Tom Sizemore and Leland Orser appeared in this WWII drama. A squad goes on a dangerous mission behind enemy lines to find a soldier whose brothers have been killed.

Answer: Saving Private Ryan

Capt. Miller (Tom Hanks) leads his group of men to find Pvt. Ryan (Matt Damon), whose three brothers have been killed fighting in the war. The movie was directed by Steven Spielberg, and also starred Edward Burns, Barry Pepper, Jeremy Davies and Vin Diesel. Tom Sizemore played Sgt. Horvath, and Leland Orser played Lt. DeWindt, the pilot who was telling Capt. Miller and the others about a plane he was flying which had had steel plates put on the deck to protect a General, but ending up going down and killing a bunch of men.
5. Leland Orser and Ben Affleck are in this action movie about a young man who becomes a crime fighter by night, and attorney by day, after losing his sight in a toxic waste accident.

Answer: Daredevil

Ben Affleck played the lead role of Daredevil/Matt Murdock in the 2003 movie which also starred Jennifer Garner, Colin Farrell and Michael Clarke Duncan. Leland Orser played the role of Wesley Owen Welch.
6. Ben Affleck and William Fichtner are on two different teams working together to try to save the Earth from an asteroid, in this 1998 sci-fi thriller.

Answer: Armageddon

When a huge asteroid is detected heading straight for Earth, NASA approaches a group of oil drillers about a mission to deflect the asteroid. The group, led by Harry Stamper (Bruce Willis), includes A.J. (Ben Affleck), the fiance of Harry's daughter Grace.

The mission involves two teams, one in the Space Shuttle 'Independence', and one in the 'Freedom', piloted by Col. Sharp (William Fichtner).
7. William Fichtner, part of Delta Force, and Josh Hartnett, an Army Ranger, must battle their way out of Mogadishu, after a simple mission to capture several people deteriorates into a mission of survival.

Answer: Black Hawk Down

Ewan McGregor, Tom Sizemore, Sam Sheppard, Jason Isaacs and Eric Bana also starred in Ridley Scott's 2001 movie based on Mark Bowden's book.
8. Josh Hartnett and Jaime King are part of an all-star cast in this 2005 movie based on Frank Miller's comics. The three separate stories which make up the movie feature characters named Marv, Hartigan and Dwight.

Answer: Sin City

Marv, Hartigan and Dwight are played by Mickey Rourke, Bruce Willis and Clive Owen, respectively. The movie also starred Elijah Wood, Powers Boothe, Jessica Alba, Carla Gugino, Benicio Del Toro and Michael Clarke Duncan. Jaime King played the role of Goldie, the woman whose death Marv is framed for, and Josh Hartnett played a brief role as The Man.
9. Jaime King and Jesse James are in this 2001 movie about the rise and fall of a drug dealer named George Jung, who was responsible for much of the cocaine traffic in America in the 1970s.

Answer: Blow

Johnny Depp played the role of George Jung, with Penelope Cruz as his wife, Mirtha, in this biopic directed by Ted Demme. Jaime King played Jung's daughter, Kristina, while Jesse James played George as a young boy.
10. After a pilot is presumed dead, his best friend and his girlfriend are shattered at the loss of their friend. The pilot eventually returns, months later, just before their base is bombed. He is crushed to find that his friend and his sweetheart have fallen in love. What is the name of the movie?

Answer: Pearl Harbor

Michael Bay directed this lengthy movie which also starred Cuba Gooding, Jr., Jon Voight, Dan Aykroyd, William Lee Scott and Scott Wilson. Ben Affleck played Rafe, the presumed-dead pilot who is shocked to find that his best friend, Danny (Josh Hartnett), has grown close to Rafe's former girlfriend, Evelyn (Kate Beckinsale). All of this takes place just before the bombing of Pearl Harbor. The movie was nominated for four Academy awards, winning one for Best Sound Effects Editing.
All of the actors and actresses in questions 1-9 starred in a 2001 war movie.
Source: Author polaris101

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