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Finding Forrester Trivia Quiz

This quiz is on the movie, 'Finding Forrester', directed by Gus Van Sant and starring Sean Connery and Rob Brown. Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by rj211. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
rj211

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
78,182

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
14 / 20

Plays
1542

Last 3 plays: Guest 120 (18/20), Guest 120 (0/20), Guest 106 (20/20).

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Question 1 of 20

1. After being dared by his friends to go into The Window's apartment, Jamal does something secretively in his locker. What is it? Hint

He braids the hair of a Barbie doll.

He writes in a notebook.

He measures marijuana into small bags.

He pours bourbon into a tinted water bottle.

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Question 2 of 20

2. When Jamal and his friend, Fly, go to see Jamal's brother, Terrell, at the baseball stadium, what teams are playing? Hint

Seattle Mariners and Chicago Cubs

NY Mets and Atlanta Braves

NY Yankees and Boston Red Sox

Texas Rangers and Oakland Athletics

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Question 3 of 20

3. What did Jamal put in his bag, intending to take it as proof to his friends that he'd been there, when he was in Forrester's apartment? Hint

a remote control

a pair of binoculars

a grocery list

a letter opener

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Question 4 of 20

4. Jamal gets into a discussion with the man who delivers things to Forrester about the man's car. What kind of car was it? Hint

Audi

BMW

Jaguar

Mercedes Benz

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Question 5 of 20

5. What is the name of the prep school that pulls Jamal in? Hint

The Dalton School

Manhattan Prep

The Beekman School

Mailor-Callow

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Question 6 of 20

6. What bird does Forrester film? Hint

Scarlet Tanager

Orchard Oriole

Connecticut Warbler

Green Heron

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Question 7 of 20

7. What is the name of Forrester's novel? Hint

Sunday Brunch

To Be or Not

Avalon Landing

All in Once

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Question 8 of 20

8. By what name does the delivery guy call Forrester? Hint

Mr. Johannsen

Mr. Wallace

Mr. Massey

Mr. Forrester

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Question 9 of 20

9. What does Forrester wear inside out? Hint

his underwear

his socks

his pants

his shirts

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Question 10 of 20

10. When Jamal and the other guy on the basketball team have to shoot fouls to see who runs, how many baskets do they each make in a row? Hint

11. Claire told Jamal she was studying for an exam that asks silly questions, and gave some examples. After their 'basketball lesson' when Claire's dad interrupted them, Jamal told Claire the answer to one of the questions she gave as an example. What did he tell her? Hint

Donwell Abbey is Mr. Knightly's estate

Starbuck was the first mate

Victor was in Ireland when he was accused of Henry Clerval's murder

Stanford introduced Watson to Holmes

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Question 12 of 20

12. What did Forrester win in the writing contest he entered? Hint

the Mayberry Award

$100

$3000

the Pulitzer Prize

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Question 13 of 20

13. What was the surprise gift Jamal gave Claire? Hint

certificate for a massage at a 5th Avenue spa

floor-side tickets to the basketball game

copy of Miles Davis' 'Kind of Blue' record

signed copy of William Forrester's novel

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Question 14 of 20

14. Where do Jamal and Forrester go on Forrester's birthday? Hint

Madison Square Garden and Yankee Stadium

Penn Station and the Empire State Building

New York Public Library and the New York Stock Exchange

Times Square and Grand Central Station

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Question 15 of 20

15. When Professor Crawford singled out the student in class, trying to get him to identify the author of a passage, why did the teacher single out Coleridge? Hint

because Coleridge was the teacher's favorite student

because the teacher knew Coleridge hadn't done the reading

because the teacher had seen Coleridge doing the reading

because the passage was written by Coleridge

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Question 16 of 20

16. When Jamal 'challenges' Professor Crawford and Crawford starts reciting passages, trying to find one for which Jamal can't cite the author, which author was NOT cited? Hint

Dickens

Twain

Sartre

Shaw

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Question 17 of 20

17. In what magazine was the article ('A Season of Faith's Perfection') published that Jamal used as a jumping off point for his writing piece? Hint

Vanity Fair

The New Yorker

Ellery Queen

Playboy

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Question 18 of 20

18. At the championship game in Madison Square Garden, what was the result of the two foul throws Jamal got at the end of the game? Hint

He got them both.

He got the first one and missed the second one.

He missed them both.

He missed the first one and got the second one.

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Question 19 of 20

19. Who delivers the letter Jamal had written to Forrester? Hint

Fly

Jamal's brother

Jamal

Jamal's mother

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Question 20 of 20

20. What is Jamal's involvement going to be with Forrester's second book? Hint

he's being credited with writing the first paragraph

he's writing the foreward to it

he's publishing it

he's editing it

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. After being dared by his friends to go into The Window's apartment, Jamal does something secretively in his locker. What is it?

Answer: He writes in a notebook.

This is our introduction into Jamal's duality of basketball player - writer.

2. When Jamal and his friend, Fly, go to see Jamal's brother, Terrell, at the baseball stadium, what teams are playing?

Answer: NY Yankees and Boston Red Sox

The guys had hoped for tickets, but Terrell informed them that it had been sold out for a long time.

3. What did Jamal put in his bag, intending to take it as proof to his friends that he'd been there, when he was in Forrester's apartment?

Answer: a letter opener

He later uses the letter opener to open the letter sent him by Forrester posthumously.

4. Jamal gets into a discussion with the man who delivers things to Forrester about the man's car. What kind of car was it?

Answer: BMW

Jamal informed the nervous man that BMW had started as plane engine manufacturing company, but after the war turned to car engines. The blue and white emblem of the company represented the propellers in the sky.

5. What is the name of the prep school that pulls Jamal in?

Answer: Mailor-Callow

It's in Manhattan and promises both a good education and good basketball opportunities.

6. What bird does Forrester film?

Answer: Connecticut Warbler

The way he was talking about it, Jamal had thought he was filming a man.

7. What is the name of Forrester's novel?

Answer: Avalon Landing

Apparently it was some sort of seminal American novel, along the lines of 'Catcher in the Rye'.

8. By what name does the delivery guy call Forrester?

Answer: Mr. Johannsen

Who knows where he got that name from, but it certainly accomodates Forrester's hermitic lifestyle.

9. What does Forrester wear inside out?

Answer: his socks

He points out the ill-conceived design of socks that puts the seams on the inside, much to the discomfort of the toes.

10. When Jamal and the other guy on the basketball team have to shoot fouls to see who runs, how many baskets do they each make in a row?

Answer: 50

The coach said it was the most impressive thing he'd ever seen on a court. As a side note, the coach is among the most wooden actors I've ever seen in film. Where on earth did Van Sant find that guy?

Answer: Stanford introduced Watson to Holmes

I hate school tests like that, which ask the most idiotic detailed questions for the sole purpose of figuring out whether or not you've read the book. The problem is, you usually can't answer the questions even if you have read the book!

12. What did Forrester win in the writing contest he entered?

Answer: the Pulitzer Prize

This is a particularly funny exchange. Perhaps that's why they used it in every trailor...

13. What was the surprise gift Jamal gave Claire?

Answer: signed copy of William Forrester's novel

She seemed infatuated with the book, proud of her first edition with Forrester's picture, so Jamal got a copy of the book signed for her.

14. Where do Jamal and Forrester go on Forrester's birthday?

Answer: Madison Square Garden and Yankee Stadium

They got separated in Madison Square Garden, which caused Forrester much distress. Then they went to Yankee stadium, where they stood out on the pitcher's mound.

15. When Professor Crawford singled out the student in class, trying to get him to identify the author of a passage, why did the teacher single out Coleridge?

Answer: because the passage was written by Coleridge

When Crawford kept pressuring Coleridge, Jamal told him to just say his name.

16. When Jamal 'challenges' Professor Crawford and Crawford starts reciting passages, trying to find one for which Jamal can't cite the author, which author was NOT cited?

Answer: Sartre

He also gave a Kipling passage. Crawford was pretty pissed at being beaten at his own game.

17. In what magazine was the article ('A Season of Faith's Perfection') published that Jamal used as a jumping off point for his writing piece?

Answer: The New Yorker

That's how Professor Crawford found the source - it had been published. The piece was titled 'Baseball's Best Year', but the subtitle was 'A Season...'

18. At the championship game in Madison Square Garden, what was the result of the two foul throws Jamal got at the end of the game?

Answer: He missed them both.

This was after the board member basically told him that if he won the game, the problems with the competition submission piece would essentially go away.

19. Who delivers the letter Jamal had written to Forrester?

Answer: Jamal's brother

This was Busta Rhymes' big dramatic moment. Too bad he's a musician and not an actor. Forrester took the letter and read it at the writing competition to help Jamal out.

20. What is Jamal's involvement going to be with Forrester's second book?

Answer: he's writing the foreward to it

The manuscript was delivered to him after Forrester's death, and the title page said 'Foreward to be written by Jamal Wallace'.

Source: Author rj211

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