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Cool Runnings Multiple Choice Quiz | Movies

Here is a quiz on the movie "Cool Runnings", it is an amazing movie! So sit back and enjoy this quiz! Ya man!

A multiple-choice quiz by buffychick. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
buffychick

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
122,309

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
6722

Last 3 plays: Guest 137 (5/10), Guest 82 (9/10), Guest 172 (9/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What does the term "Cool Runnings" actually mean? Hint

Peace be the journey.

Running is cool---after all, three of the men were sprinters.

Nothing! It's just a term they used to name the sled.

May you stay nice and cool as you run.

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Question 2 of 10

2. When the team is deciding a name for the bobsled, Junior suggests a name right off the bat. What is this name? Hint

Tenana

Tallulah

Tilly

Towanda

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Question 3 of 10

3. Apparently, if the Swiss (Schweiz) see a pretty girl, what will they do? Hint

Wink, smile, and bat their pretty-boy eyes at her, then call her a hooker behind her back.

Ask her to buy one of those little pocket knives they like to make.

Act like jerks and try to make her cry.

"Yell eins, zwei, drei, and try to push her down some ice."

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who plays Derice Bannock? Hint

Leon

Malik Yoba

Doug E. Doug

John Candy

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Question 5 of 10

5. In the movie, what is Junior's last name?

Answer: ((One Word))

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Question 6 of 10

6. When Sanka shows up at the hotel room and makes fun of Yul Brenner's dream to live in Buckingham Palace, what is he pretending to be? Hint

A maid

The King of England

The Queen of England

Madonna

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Question 7 of 10

7. What was Derice's number in the 100-meter dash at the beginning of the movie? Hint

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Question 8 of 10

8. When Derice and Sanka first met Irv, what was the horse's name that Irv had bet on?

Answer: ((One or two words, depending on how you spell it--remember to capitalize first letters!!))

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Question 9 of 10

9. The year that Derice, Sanka, Junior, and Yul Brenner go to the Olympics in the movie is 1987.

True

False

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Question 10 of 10

10. What job did Sanka have in the team? Hint

second middle man

driver

first middle man

brake man

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Apr 15 2024 : Guest 137: 5/10
Apr 09 2024 : Guest 82: 9/10
Apr 09 2024 : Guest 172: 9/10
Mar 21 2024 : Guest 24: 6/10
Mar 17 2024 : MrNobody97: 10/10
Mar 07 2024 : Guest 172: 6/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What does the term "Cool Runnings" actually mean?

Answer: Peace be the journey.

After getting a qualifying time under 1 minute flat, the team celebrates by drinking Cokes, painting the bobsled, and then naming it. They decide to name it "Cool Runnings," meaning "peace be the journey."

2. When the team is deciding a name for the bobsled, Junior suggests a name right off the bat. What is this name?

Answer: Tallulah

Junior immediately suggests the name Tallulah. Everyone bursts out into laughter, and even a comment is made about Tallulah being the name of a "two-dollar hooker." Junior responds, saying "Hey you idiot, that's my mother's name." Following was a silence, then a chorus of "That's a pretty name!"

3. Apparently, if the Swiss (Schweiz) see a pretty girl, what will they do?

Answer: "Yell eins, zwei, drei, and try to push her down some ice."

After getting into the bar fight, Yul Brenner, Sanka, and Junior are being lectured by Derice before Irv gets there. Derice makes a comment about the Swiss and how they would never pull a stunt like that. Sanka comments, laughing, "And you don't see the Swiss smiling, neither." He goes on to say that if they saw a pretty girl they'd try to "Yell eins, zwei, drei, and try to push her down some ice."

4. Who plays Derice Bannock?

Answer: Leon

Suprisingly, I have not seen him in anything else, although I think he is very talented.

5. In the movie, what is Junior's last name?

Answer: Bevil

Junior Bevil, played by Rawle D. Lewis, is actually called that many times by his friends in the movie.

6. When Sanka shows up at the hotel room and makes fun of Yul Brenner's dream to live in Buckingham Palace, what is he pretending to be?

Answer: A maid

When Yul Brenner opens the door, Sanka is standing there, with a French maid's hat and is carrying a feather duster. He offers to turn the bed down, and then says to Yul "Or perhaps I can dust your head!"

7. What was Derice's number in the 100-meter dash at the beginning of the movie?

Answer: 8

Derice's number was 8. Yul Brenner's number was 6, and Junior's number was 12.

8. When Derice and Sanka first met Irv, what was the horse's name that Irv had bet on?

Answer: Tumbleweed

Irv bet on Tumbleweed, a horse that lost badly. Getting very angry, Irv beats the radio he is listening to with a pool cue.

9. The year that Derice, Sanka, Junior, and Yul Brenner go to the Olympics in the movie is 1987.

Answer: False

The Calgary Winter Olympics took place in 1988.

10. What job did Sanka have in the team?

Answer: brake man

Sanka wanted to be the driver when he said this, "Do you dig where I'm coming from?" Irv convinced him that Derice should take the role, since it requires the most amount of stress and work.

Source: Author buffychick

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