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Author, Movie Trivia Quiz

I'll give you a clue about a movie based on a book or play. You give me the name of the author who wrote the original work, followed by the title of the movie.

A multiple-choice quiz by skylarb. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
skylarb

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
121,482

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
4477

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 184 (5/10), Guest 72 (9/10), PurpleComet (7/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. In the book, the heroine prides herself in having made a match for her governess. In the movie, she fixes up two of her high school teachers, saying, "Old people can be so sweet." Hint

Bronte, "The Professor"

Austen, "Clueless"

Shakespeare, "Ten Things I Hate About You"

Shaw, "My Fair Lady"

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Question 2 of 10

2. The original play was set in 15th century England, but the movie takes place in 1930's Britain. The language, however, is not modernized for the film. Hint

Shakespeare, "Richard III"

Shaw, "My Fair Lady"

Miller, "Death of a Salesman"

Shakespeare, "West Side Story"

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Question 3 of 10

3. In the original play, unlike in the movie, there's no hot air balloon ride, and certainly no tattooing. Hint

Shakespeare, "Romeo and Juliet"

Shaw, "My Fair Lady"

Wilde, "The Importance of Being Earnest"

Shakespeare, "Kiss Me Kate"

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Question 4 of 10

4. The original play did not have the same happy ending for Higgins that this musical enjoys.
Hint

Miller, "Death of a Salesman"

Shakespeare, "Kiss Me Kate"

Shaw, "My Fair Lady"

Hugo, "Les Mis�rables"

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Question 5 of 10

5. Yes, moviemakers love a happy ending. But sometimes, they miss the point. What 1995 movie made from an American classic enabled the heroine to elope with her lover? Hint

Melville, "Moby Dick"

Hawthorne, "The Scarlet Letter"

Miller, "The Crucible"

Mitchell, "Gone with the Wind"

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Question 6 of 10

6. Would you believe "Romeo and Juliet" could be turned into a musical? Well it was, in this movie. Hint

Shakespeare, "West Side Story"

Shakespeare, "Kiss Me Kate"

Shaw, "My Fair Lady"

Shakespeare, "Romeo, Romeo"

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Question 7 of 10

7. The movies form a trilogy, just like the books. Hint

Tolkien, "Lord of the Rings"

Haggard, "King Solomon's Mines"

Lucas, "Star Wars"

Lewis, "The Chronicles of Narnia"

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Question 8 of 10

8. The book was called, "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" The movie, however, was called: Hint

Foundation and Empire

A.I.

Blade Runner

I, Robot

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Question 9 of 10

9. In the book, Rochester is described as being unattractive. In two movie versions, one with Ciar�n Hinds and one with Timothy Dalton, Rochester's physical appearance is much improved. Hint

Austen "Persuasion"

Bront�, "Wuthering Heights"

Bront�, "Jane Eyre"

Austen "Mansfield Park"

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Question 10 of 10

10. In the book, he says, "Being a idiot is no box of chocolates." But the movie turns this into a different proverb. Hint

Groom, "Forrest Gump"

Brown, "My Left Foot"

Sacks, "Awakenings"

Wolfe, "Bonfire of the Vanities"

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In the book, the heroine prides herself in having made a match for her governess. In the movie, she fixes up two of her high school teachers, saying, "Old people can be so sweet."

Answer: Austen, "Clueless"

The movie "Clueless" is a modernization of Jane Austen's novel "Emma." This clever update makes the heroine's love interest her step brother, rather than her brother-in-law.

2. The original play was set in 15th century England, but the movie takes place in 1930's Britain. The language, however, is not modernized for the film.

Answer: Shakespeare, "Richard III"

Sir Ian McKellen delivers a powerful performance as Richard III in this 1995 production. Romeo and Juliet is another Shakespeare play that was updated to the 20th century while retaining the original language.

3. In the original play, unlike in the movie, there's no hot air balloon ride, and certainly no tattooing.

Answer: Wilde, "The Importance of Being Earnest"

This 21st century version of Wilde's hilarious play stars Reese Witherspoon, Colin Firth, and Rupert Evertt. The movie takes a few liberties with its source, but not a great many.

4. The original play did not have the same happy ending for Higgins that this musical enjoys.

Answer: Shaw, "My Fair Lady"

In Shaw's play "Pygmalion," it is doubtful whether Higgins will end up with Eliza. But in the musical "My Fair Lady," it is certain that Higgins gets his girl.

5. Yes, moviemakers love a happy ending. But sometimes, they miss the point. What 1995 movie made from an American classic enabled the heroine to elope with her lover?

Answer: Hawthorne, "The Scarlet Letter"

In the movie, Hester Pryne (Demi Moore) and Arthur Dimmesdale escape Puritan New England and run off together, only to live happily ever after. In the book, there is no indication that Pryne desires to elope with Dimmesdale, and she endures her ostracization with courage.

The book is all about repentance and redemption. Dimmesdale, rather than running off with Hester Pryne, at long last admits his complicity in their mutual sin, and he dies a redeemed man.

6. Would you believe "Romeo and Juliet" could be turned into a musical? Well it was, in this movie.

Answer: Shakespeare, "West Side Story"

"Kiss Me Kate" is based on Shakespeare's "Taming of the Shrew." "West Side Story" is updated for the 20th century, telling the love story of a teenage boy and girl from two different feuding gangs.

7. The movies form a trilogy, just like the books.

Answer: Tolkien, "Lord of the Rings"

The "Lord of the Rings" trilogy was originally slated for production in just two films, but a far thinking producer reasoned that three would be necessary.

8. The book was called, "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" The movie, however, was called:

Answer: Blade Runner

The movie, which stars Harrison Ford, is only loosely based on the novel by Philip K. Dick.

9. In the book, Rochester is described as being unattractive. In two movie versions, one with Ciar�n Hinds and one with Timothy Dalton, Rochester's physical appearance is much improved.

Answer: Bront�, "Jane Eyre"

Dalton also stars as Heathcliff in a movie made from Emily Bront�'s "Wuthering Heights."

10. In the book, he says, "Being a idiot is no box of chocolates." But the movie turns this into a different proverb.

Answer: Groom, "Forrest Gump"

In the movie, this becomes the more positive proverb, "Life is like a box of chocolates: you never know what you're gonna get."

Source: Author skylarb

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