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Give That Movie a Hand! Trivia Quiz

I'm going to ask you a few questions about movies where a hand (or some fingers) play a bit of a role. Good luck!

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

Author
laughinggirl

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
122,197

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
5332

Last 3 plays: Guest 108 (9/10), Guest 31 (8/10), Nlc56 (8/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. You might learn to do the hand jive in this musical. Hint

Grease

Bye Bye Birdie

Xanadu

Grease II

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who played "Cool Hand" Luke Jackson? Hint

Paul Newman

Steve McQueen

Robert Redford

Robert Mitchum

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Question 3 of 10

3. What movie had a character named Thing, which was in fact a hand?

Answer: (three words: The first one, Angelica Huston and Raul Julia)

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Question 4 of 10

4. In "The Mask of Zorro", Alejandro Murrieta (Zorro) was partnered with his brother Joaquin and whom at the beginning of the movie? Hint

Two-Fingered John

The Six-Fingered Man

Three-Fingered Jack

Five-Fisted Larry

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Question 5 of 10

5. "The Hand that Rocks the Cradle" was the story of a nanny with murderous intent. Who played that nanny? Hint

Rebecca De Mornay

Julianne Moore

Annabella Sciorra

Ashley Judd

6. In this movie, Dennis Hopper played a former bomb squad cop who lost his thumb because of a bomb. Now, he's out to make Keanu Reeves' life miserable until he gets the money he wants. What is this movie?

Answer: (One Word: Be careful or you may get a ticket!)

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Question 7 of 10

7. While Rose and Jack run away from Cal's right-hand man in "Titanic", did she use an inappropriate hand gesture?

Yes

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Question 8 of 10

8. In "The Princess Bride", Inigo Montoya spent most of his life searching for the Six-Fingered Man who killed his father. Who played the Six-Fingered Man? Hint

Christopher Guest

Cary Elwes

Chris Sarandon

Andre the Giant

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Question 9 of 10

9. In which of these movies would you find a pirate captain with an unusual "hand"? Hint

Treasure Island

Treasure Planet

Cuttthroat Island

Peter Pan

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Question 10 of 10

10. In what Tom Cruise movie does the villain cut the tip of his henchman's finger off? Hint

Mission: Impossible 2

Minority Report

Mission: Impossible

Vanilla Sky

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. You might learn to do the hand jive in this musical.

Answer: Grease

This 1980 musical starred John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John. Olivia Newton-John also starred in "Xanadu" with Gene Kelly.

2. Who played "Cool Hand" Luke Jackson?

Answer: Paul Newman

In 1967, Paul Newman played the prisoner that wouldn't conform to his rural prison in "Cool Hand Luke".

3. What movie had a character named Thing, which was in fact a hand?

Answer: The Addams Family

Thing also made an appearance in "Addams Family Values" as well as the television series "The Addams Family".

4. In "The Mask of Zorro", Alejandro Murrieta (Zorro) was partnered with his brother Joaquin and whom at the beginning of the movie?

Answer: Three-Fingered Jack

L.Q. Jones portrayed Three-Fingered Jack in this 1998 movie. As a sidenote, there supposedly was a real-life bandit by the name of Three-Fingered Jack in early California history. He also, supposedly, had a partner by the name of Joaquin Murrieta.

5. "The Hand that Rocks the Cradle" was the story of a nanny with murderous intent. Who played that nanny?

Answer: Rebecca De Mornay

Annabella Sciorra played the mother, and Julianne Moore was a friend who met with an unfortunate "accident" in the greenhouse. Ashley Judd was not in this movie.

Answer: Speed

Sandra Bullock also starred in this 1994 movie. One of the best lines ever is "But, I already saw the airport." This was said by Stephens on the bus. Stephens was played by Alan Ruck.

7. While Rose and Jack run away from Cal's right-hand man in "Titanic", did she use an inappropriate hand gesture?

Answer: Yes

Using your fingers to offend someone has a long history. In Shakespeare's day it was offensive to bite your thumb at someone!

8. In "The Princess Bride", Inigo Montoya spent most of his life searching for the Six-Fingered Man who killed his father. Who played the Six-Fingered Man?

Answer: Christopher Guest

This 1987 movie is a classic! Christopher Guest, by the way, is a member of the House of Lords in England and is married to Jamie Lee Curtis. Chris Sarandon played Prince Humperdinck, Cary Elwes played Westley, and Andre the Giant portrayed Fezzik.

9. In which of these movies would you find a pirate captain with an unusual "hand"?

Answer: Peter Pan

Captain Hook has his name for a reason.

10. In what Tom Cruise movie does the villain cut the tip of his henchman's finger off?

Answer: Mission: Impossible 2

Dougray Scott plays that villain, and that injury led him to discover Ethan Hunt disguised as that henchman.

Source: Author laughinggirl

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