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"Airplane!" The Movie Trivia Quiz

This is the quiz I made on one of the greatest movies ever made. Have fun!

A multiple-choice quiz by hstarr. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
hstarr

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
230,215

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
11346

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 50 (10/10), Guest 51 (9/10), Guest 108 (10/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What airline was the fateful flight a part of? Hint

Pan Am

Delta

Piedmont

Trans American

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Question 2 of 10

2. What song did everyone dance to in the bar where Ted first met Elaine? Hint

"Burn Baby Burn"

"Love Shack"

"Stayin' Alive"

"Funkytown"

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Question 3 of 10

3. Three people killed themselves because of Ted's boring war stories. Which was not one of the ways which they died? Hint

Poisoning

Stabbing

Hanging

Burning

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which famous sports legend played Roger Murdock, co-pilot? Hint

Pete Rose

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Crazy-Legs Hirsch

Bill Walton

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Question 5 of 10

5. Finish the slogan: "WZAZ in Chicago, where..." Hint

"...nobody's favorites are left out."

"...we play your song."

"...polka is king."

"...disco lives forever."

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Question 6 of 10

6. Johnny's lines were all ad-libbed; the actor was given the previous line and was told to make his own line. Who played Johnny the airline worker? Hint

Leslie Nielsen

Lloyd Bridges

Stephen Stucker

Robert Stack

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Question 7 of 10

7. When Ted was trying to concentrate on flying, who was Manny Mota pinch-hitting for? Hint

Dave Concepcion

Pedro Borbon

Pedro Astacio

Cesar Cedeno

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Question 8 of 10

8. What were the exact words used by McCroskey to describe the location of the manual inflation nozzle on the automatic pilot? Hint

On the leg

On the beltline

At the crotch area

At the waist

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Question 9 of 10

9. What was the name of the lieutenant in the military hospital who thought he was Ethel Merman? Hint

Lt. Howard

Lt. Haxen

Lt. Hemmerman

Lt. Hurwitz

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Question 10 of 10

10. According to Ted, how many times had he been nervous before? Hint

Not many times

Never

Lots of times

A few times

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What airline was the fateful flight a part of?

Answer: Trans American

This can be heard several times in the movie. One of these is at the end when the flight attendant says, "Thank you for flying Trans American Airlines," while the sick (from the food poisoning) and well passengers are leaving the plane.

2. What song did everyone dance to in the bar where Ted first met Elaine?

Answer: "Stayin' Alive"

The producers of the film received permission from The Bee Gees, writers of this song, to speed it up 10%. Ted first met Elaine when her dancing partner was stabbed.

3. Three people killed themselves because of Ted's boring war stories. Which was not one of the ways which they died?

Answer: Poisoning

First, a woman hanged herself, then a man stabbed himself, and finally another man died by burning himself in an explosion.

4. Which famous sports legend played Roger Murdock, co-pilot?

Answer: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

The part was originally written for Pete Rose, but was rewritten for Abdul-Jabbar when it was found that Rose was unavailable. "Flight 209, you're cleared for takeoff." "Roger." "Huh?"

5. Finish the slogan: "WZAZ in Chicago, where..."

Answer: "...disco lives forever."

This is heard right before the low-flying plane knocks the station's antenna off. Also, note the name of the station, WZAZ. This comes from the names of the producers, Zucker, Abrahams, and Zucker.

6. Johnny's lines were all ad-libbed; the actor was given the previous line and was told to make his own line. Who played Johnny the airline worker?

Answer: Stephen Stucker

The others were all also in the movie, though only Stucker got to ad-lib his lines. Bridges played Steve McCroskey, Stack played Rex Cramer, and Nielsen was Dr. Rumack.

7. When Ted was trying to concentrate on flying, who was Manny Mota pinch-hitting for?

Answer: Pedro Borbon

Interestingly, Manny Mota and Pedro Borbon were both professional major league players, but were never on the same team together.

8. What were the exact words used by McCroskey to describe the location of the manual inflation nozzle on the automatic pilot?

Answer: On the beltline

This was revealed when Otto, the automatic pilot, started to deflate, thus lowering the altitude of the plane. This scene had several takes, each succeeding one with the nozzle slightly higher up. The take with it in the lowest position was used.

9. What was the name of the lieutenant in the military hospital who thought he was Ethel Merman?

Answer: Lt. Hurwitz

Ethel Merman actually played this part in a cameo role, though she couldn't be on the set until after noon; it took all morning to do her hair.

10. According to Ted, how many times had he been nervous before?

Answer: Lots of times

"Nervous?" "Yes." "First time?" "No, I've been nervous lots of times before." Ted's fellow passenger asks him this question just before the plane takes off. I hope you enjoyed the quiz!

Source: Author hstarr

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