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Apollo 13 | 20 Question Movie Multiple Choice Quiz

This quiz is all about the great movie 'Apollo 13' starring the great Tom Hanks. Have fun and enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by gumnutgirl16. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
gumnutgirl16

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
52,657

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
14 / 20

Plays
8402

Last 3 plays: Guest 172 (14/20), Guest 140 (16/20), Guest 140 (16/20).

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Question 1 of 20

1. Who plays Gene Kranz?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 2 of 20

2. Ed Harris won an Oscar for his role in 'Apollo 13'.

True

False

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Question 3 of 20

3. Was the threesome who went up in Apollo 13 originally set to fly that mission?

Yes

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Question 4 of 20

4. What did Jack Swigert die of? Hint

Bad case of the measles

Lung disease

Cancer

Heart failure

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Question 5 of 20

5. Who says the famous line 'Houston, we have a problem'? Hint

Jim Lovell

Fred Haise

Ken Mattingly

Gene Kranz

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Question 6 of 20

6. What was the original name of the book the movie is based on? Hint

Apollo 13

Lost Moon

The Lost Voyage

The Odyssey

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Question 7 of 20

7. How many Academy Awards did this movie win?

Answer: (One Word, a number)

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Question 8 of 20

8. Who directed this movie?

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Question 9 of 20

9. Who wrote the book, on which the movie was based on?

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Question 10 of 20

10. How many children does Jim Lovell and Marilyn Lovell have?

Answer: (a number)

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Question 11 of 20

11. Who played the astronaut Ken Mattingly?

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Question 12 of 20

12. Why wasn't Ken Mattingly allowed to go in to space? Hint

He had high blood pressure.

He was going to get chicken pox.

He was going to get the measles.

He had AIDS.

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Question 13 of 20

13. Did Jim Lovell ever go into space again, after his terrifying experience?

Yes

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Question 14 of 20

14. Who plays Jim's wife, Marilyn?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 15 of 20

15. Which band did Jim's oldest daughter love? Hint

The Monkees

The Beatles

ABBA

The Little River Band

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Question 16 of 20

16. What did Jack Swigert stir, that caused the explosion? Hint

Helium Discs

Oxygen Tanks

Carbon Dioxide Tanks

Heat Tanks

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Question 17 of 20

17. Who vomited up in space? Hint

Fred Haise

Jack Swigert

Jim Lovell

No one

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Question 18 of 20

18. What was Fred Haise's nickname? Hint

Freddy

Freddo Frog

Freddo

Freddie Spaghetti

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Question 19 of 20

19. Did Tom Hanks win an Oscar for his role?

Yes

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Question 20 of 20

20. What year was this movie released in the US?

Answer: (One Word - four digits)

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Apr 16 2024 : Guest 172: 14/20
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who plays Gene Kranz?

Answer: Ed Harris

This man did not want to fail.

2. Ed Harris won an Oscar for his role in 'Apollo 13'.

Answer: False

Ed Harris was nominated for Best Supporting Actor, but did not win.

3. Was the threesome who went up in Apollo 13 originally set to fly that mission?

Answer: No

Actually, they were set to fly Apollo 14, but were moved up.

4. What did Jack Swigert die of?

Answer: Cancer

He died of cancer, it is said at the end of the movie.

5. Who says the famous line 'Houston, we have a problem'?

Answer: Jim Lovell

Tom Hanks says it.

6. What was the original name of the book the movie is based on?

Answer: Lost Moon

Co-authored by Jim Lovell and Jeffery Kluger.

7. How many Academy Awards did this movie win?

Answer: 2

It was nominated for nine, but only won two.

8. Who directed this movie?

Answer: Ron Howard

That was approximately 10 years after he directed 'Splash', another Tom Hanks film.

9. Who wrote the book, on which the movie was based on?

Answer: Jim Lovell

The book has more information than the movie. In the book it includes: the moon walk, when the space ship caught on fire, in which the men inside died, and about when Jim Lovell was a naval aviator. Fred Haise was also a Marine Corps pilot and Jack Swigert was in the Air Force.

10. How many children does Jim Lovell and Marilyn Lovell have?

Answer: 4

Barbara, Susan, Jeffrey and Jay.

11. Who played the astronaut Ken Mattingly?

Answer: Gary Sinise

He was so upset. He didn't hear of the explosion until guys had to come to his house and wake him up.

12. Why wasn't Ken Mattingly allowed to go in to space?

Answer: He was going to get the measles.

The doctors said he would get the measles since one of the back up crew got them and he had not yet had the measles, so he wasn't allowed to go. However, he never got the measles.

13. Did Jim Lovell ever go into space again, after his terrifying experience?

Answer: no

It was said at the end of the movie.

14. Who plays Jim's wife, Marilyn?

Answer: Kathleen Quinlan

She was great in this movie, she was also nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress.

15. Which band did Jim's oldest daughter love?

Answer: The Beatles

The Beatles. She was so upset when they broke up.

16. What did Jack Swigert stir, that caused the explosion?

Answer: Oxygen Tanks

During the mission, a helium disc did burst, it was a bit of a problem, but was not made a big deal in the movie.

17. Who vomited up in space?

Answer: Fred Haise

He was unable fly in the mission because of budget cuts.

18. What was Fred Haise's nickname?

Answer: Freddo

Freddo, it was said a number of times throughout the film.

19. Did Tom Hanks win an Oscar for his role?

Answer: no

Tom wasn't even nominated.

20. What year was this movie released in the US?

Answer: 1995

Source: Author gumnutgirl16

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