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Quiz about It Was a Dark and Stormy Quiz

It Was a Dark and Stormy Quiz...


See if you can weather these questions about movies which included various types of storms. Oh, and fasten your seatbelts, it's going to be a bumpy quiz.

A multiple-choice quiz by Polaris101. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
Polaris101
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
271,042
Updated
Jul 23 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
1660
Awards
Top 10% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. This story took place in a sleepy little town in the 1950s. The intertwined lives of several families were shown, as the town's inhabitants braced themselves for an approaching category 4 hurricane named Charlene. What is wrong with this plot description of "Places in the Heart" (1984)? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. In the movie "Commandments" (which included a tornado, an intense thunderstorm, and a hurricane), Seth (Aidan Quinn) began questioning God after the loss of his wife. Which actress from TV's "Friends" appeared in the movie as the sister of Seth's wife?
Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Abandoned by her boyfriend, a pregnant teenager met a nice woman who later took her in after the baby was born. Unfortunately, the woman was killed when a tornado later hit their town. Which movie was this? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. In "The English Patient" (1996), Count Almasy and Katharine were forced to seek refuge from a storm together. As the storm raged, the Count regaled Katharine with stories of various types of wind, while they tried to fight their growing attraction for each other. From what kind of storm were they forced to seek shelter? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. In 1997's "The Ice Storm", the storm referred to in the title took place shortly after Thanksgiving.


Question 6 of 10
6. Which one of these movies did NOT include a storm which took place at sea (the storm wasn't necessarily a large part of the story)? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. All Ben (Ben Affleck) had to do was fly to Savannah for his wedding. Instead, he was in a plane crash, got arrested, saved a life, and had to strip for cash, all in the company of an odd woman he found himself falling for. To top things off, a hurricane was headed for Savannah on his wedding day. Which movie was this? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Shortly after Evie left with Imhotep in "The Mummy" (1999), Rick and the others found a pilot to fly them to Hamunaptra. Seeing the plane, Imhotep conjured up a sand storm (featuring his likeness) which swallowed the plane. As the plane was being tumbled about, the sand storm began subsiding. What broke Imhotep's concentration on the storm? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. When Phil, Rita and Larry attempted to return to Pittsburgh after covering the Groundhog Day celebration in Punxsutawney, they were prevented from continuing by a storm. In "Groundhog Day" (1993), what kind of storm was it that forced them to return to Punxsutawney? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. In "Forrest Gump", what was the result of the hurricane which hit Bayou La Batre's shrimping fleet? Hint



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1. This story took place in a sleepy little town in the 1950s. The intertwined lives of several families were shown, as the town's inhabitants braced themselves for an approaching category 4 hurricane named Charlene. What is wrong with this plot description of "Places in the Heart" (1984)?

Answer: "Places in the Heart" took place in the 1930s, and had a tornado.

"Places in the Heart" was the story of a widow named Edna Spalding (Sally Field in an Oscar-winning performance) who fought to keep her farm by bringing in a crop of cotton with the help of two boarders. Edna and Moze, who were plowing when Moze first noticed the wind picking up, tried to get the animals in the barn while Mr. Will went in search of Possum. Frank, who was at school, barely made it home and into the storm cellar before the tornado hit.

After the tornado had passed, they all ventured out to look at the damage.

In response to Mr. Will's query about how bad it was, Moze said, "Well, everything's a little bent, but it's still here". Danny Glover, John Malkovich, Lindsay Crouse and Ed Harris also starred in "Places in the Heart".
2. In the movie "Commandments" (which included a tornado, an intense thunderstorm, and a hurricane), Seth (Aidan Quinn) began questioning God after the loss of his wife. Which actress from TV's "Friends" appeared in the movie as the sister of Seth's wife?

Answer: Courteney Cox

Some time after losing his wife, a distraught Seth was in his home when it was destroyed by a tornado. He survived, but a short time later found out he was being fired from his job. Seth was on the roof of his apartment building, demanding an answer from God about why he was being made to suffer, when lightning struck. Rachel and her husband, Harry, (Courteney Cox and Anthony LaPaglia) took in Seth, who decided that he was going to break all ten commandments in order to get God's attention. With 'Thou shalt not kill' left to go, Seth decided to kill himself by going to where the approaching Hurricane Abe was scheduled to come ashore. Seth made an attempt, but the results were quite different from what he expected. Alice Drummond and Joanna Going also starred in this 1997 movie.
3. Abandoned by her boyfriend, a pregnant teenager met a nice woman who later took her in after the baby was born. Unfortunately, the woman was killed when a tornado later hit their town. Which movie was this?

Answer: Where the Heart Is

As a despondent Novalee (Natalie Portman) waited outside of Wal-Mart after Willy Jack had left her, Sister Husband (Stockard Channing) offered her a welcome to town and a buckeye tree. Sister later offered Novalee a place to live when she was once again abandoned, this time at the hospital after having her baby.

The tornado, which came a few years later, killed Sister, who didn't make it home in time to get in the shelter. "Where the Heart Is" (2000) also starred James Frain, Ashley Judd and Dylan Bruno.
4. In "The English Patient" (1996), Count Almasy and Katharine were forced to seek refuge from a storm together. As the storm raged, the Count regaled Katharine with stories of various types of wind, while they tried to fight their growing attraction for each other. From what kind of storm were they forced to seek shelter?

Answer: Sand storm

On a mapping expedition in North Africa, most of the "Sand Club" was forced to wait for help when all but one of their vehicles were damaged in an accident. During the wait, the Count and Katharine took shelter in one of the vehicles when a dangerous sand storm came up.

Despite their best efforts, their attraction for each other grew during the storm, and afterwards while they waited for Madox to return with help. Ralph Fiennes and Kristin Scott Thomas both earned Oscar nominations for their portrayal of the ill-fated couple.
5. In 1997's "The Ice Storm", the storm referred to in the title took place shortly after Thanksgiving.

Answer: True

"The Ice Storm" was set in the early 1970s and centered on two affluent families, the Carvers and the Hoods. The parents were, for the most part, poor role models for their children, which led to a tragedy the night of the ice storm. The story began just prior to Thanksgiving, with the storm occurring just after the holiday, the night the parents all attended a party. Kevin Kline, Joan Allen, Jamey Sheridan and Sigourney Weaver played the parents, with Tobey Maguire, Christina Ricci, Elijah Wood and Adam Hann-Byrd playing their children.
6. Which one of these movies did NOT include a storm which took place at sea (the storm wasn't necessarily a large part of the story)?

Answer: Courage Under Fire

When Truman was trying to escape his fake world by boat, in "The Truman Show" (1998), Christof ordered a storm to try to deter him. The storm nearly did him in, but Truman managed to survive, and then found a way out when his boat reached the edge of the "stage".

At the beginning of "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" (1989), we were shown how a young Indy tried to make sure the Cross of Coronado was put in a museum where it belonged. He took it from looters, but was forced to return it, earning him a fedora for his trouble. With the fedora being pushed down onto his head, the scene transitioned to an adult Indy who was on a boat in the middle of a storm, trying once again to retrieve the Cross and put it in a museum. Various people at sea were endangered by the convergence of a low pressure system, a cold front and a hurricane, in "The Perfect Storm" (2000), which was based on true events. "Courage Under Fire" (1996) was about a man investigating what really happened when a woman helicopter pilot died during the 1991 Gulf War.
7. All Ben (Ben Affleck) had to do was fly to Savannah for his wedding. Instead, he was in a plane crash, got arrested, saved a life, and had to strip for cash, all in the company of an odd woman he found himself falling for. To top things off, a hurricane was headed for Savannah on his wedding day. Which movie was this?

Answer: Forces of Nature

Ben ended up sitting beside Sarah (Sandra Bullock) on the plane, and then inadvertently hit her in the head with his laptop when the plane veered off the runway. Circumstances led to the two of them sharing a rental car with someone else, beginning their wild journey together. "Forces of Nature" (1999) also starred Maura Tierney and Steve Zahn.
8. Shortly after Evie left with Imhotep in "The Mummy" (1999), Rick and the others found a pilot to fly them to Hamunaptra. Seeing the plane, Imhotep conjured up a sand storm (featuring his likeness) which swallowed the plane. As the plane was being tumbled about, the sand storm began subsiding. What broke Imhotep's concentration on the storm?

Answer: Evie kissed him.

The pilot, Winston, commented on a really large dust devil, which was actually Imhotep, along with Evie and Beni. While Imhotep was concentrating on the sand storm, Evie said to stop or he would kill them, prompting Beni to say that was the idea. Evie went over to Imhotep, hesitated, and then kissed him.

This caused his concentration to be broken, allowing the plane to come out of the rapidly diminishing cloud of sand. The plane ended up crashing because it had already sustained damage, but Rick, Ardeth Bay and Jonathan managed to escape before it disappeared into quicksand. Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, Arnold Vosloo and John Hannah starred in "The Mummy".
9. When Phil, Rita and Larry attempted to return to Pittsburgh after covering the Groundhog Day celebration in Punxsutawney, they were prevented from continuing by a storm. In "Groundhog Day" (1993), what kind of storm was it that forced them to return to Punxsutawney?

Answer: Snow storm

A blizzard, which Phil had assured his viewers would not affect the area, stopped the trio when they were on the highway getting ready to head back home. Forced to go back to Punxsutawney, Phil woke up the next morning with no sign of the snow from the night before.

He soon found himself trapped in the same day over and over, first squandering his time, and then deciding to put it to good use. Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell and Chris Elliott starred in the movie as Phil, Rita and Larry.
10. In "Forrest Gump", what was the result of the hurricane which hit Bayou La Batre's shrimping fleet?

Answer: Forrest's boat was the only one undamaged.

Forrest used his ping pong paddle endorsement money to start the shrimping business he and Bubba had planned. After Lt. Dan found out that Forrest was a shrimp boat captain, he joined him as his first mate. They weren't having much success catching shrimp, until after Hurricane Carmen hit.

The Jenny was the only shrimp boat to survive the hurricane unscathed, so Forrest and Lt. Dan had no competition catching shrimp, and subsequently became wealthy men. "Forrest Gump" (1994) starred Tom Hanks as Forrest and Gary Sinise as Lt. Dan.
Source: Author Polaris101

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