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Quiz about More AFIs Funniest Movies of All Time
Quiz about More AFIs Funniest Movies of All Time

More AFI's Funniest Movies of All Time Quiz


The movies ranked 11 through 20 in the American Film Institute's 2000 list will be a bit more difficult than the 'Top 10'. Good luck.

A multiple-choice quiz by rblayer. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
rblayer
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
259,692
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Easy
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
4497
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 24 (10/10), dellastreet (9/10), Guest 12 (10/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. What 1960 film, ranked 20th on the AFI list, was about an insurance company clerk that rose through the organization by assisting his superiors in their adulterous affairs? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. In AFI's number 19 ranked film, a newspaper editor used trickery in an attempt to prevent his ex-wife and star reporter from remarrying and quitting her job. What is the name of this 1940 comedy starring Cary Grant? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Set during the American Civil War, the classic 1927 silent film "The General" ranked number 18. Who played the hero in the move? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. In which 1968 film ranked number 17 on the AFI list, did a loveable but sloppy sports writer invite his friend, a neurotic neat-freak, to stay in his bachelor pad, after being thrown out of the house by his wife? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. In which 1952 number 16 ranked movie did Gene Kelly dance with an umbrella? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. AFI's number 15 ranked film was about an ex-husband and a tabloid reporter interrupting a snobby socialite's wedding. What was the name of this 1940 movie starring Katharine Hepburn? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. In an uproarious film ranked number 14, a stuffy paleontologist is pursued by an heiress whose dog buried a priceless brontosaurus bone belonging to a museum. What was the name of this 1938 comedy starring Cary Grant? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Gene Wilder starred in a 1974 film about a young surgeon discovering his horrific ancestry. What was the name of the number 13 AFI ranked movie? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. The number 12 film on AFI's list was a 1935 Marx Brothers comedy where they took on high society. The first Marx Brothers movie without brother Zeppo was " A Night at the __________." Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. What 1968 film, ranked number 11, was about two men who wanted to put on a Broadway play that was so bad that it would be sure to flop? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What 1960 film, ranked 20th on the AFI list, was about an insurance company clerk that rose through the organization by assisting his superiors in their adulterous affairs?

Answer: The Apartment

"The Apartment" won the Best Picture Oscar and an Academy Award for director Billy Wilder. Jack Lemmon played the role of Bud Baxter, who advanced his career by lending his Manhattan apartment to company executives engaged in extra-marital affairs. The movie, co-starring Shirley MacLaine, won a total of five Academy Awards.
2. In AFI's number 19 ranked film, a newspaper editor used trickery in an attempt to prevent his ex-wife and star reporter from remarrying and quitting her job. What is the name of this 1940 comedy starring Cary Grant?

Answer: His Girl Friday

Actress Rosalind Russell co-starred with Grant, as his ex-wife Hildy Johnson, who was enticed to remain on the job with a juicy story assignment about a murderer awaiting the hangman. "His Gal Friday" was a 1928 play made into the 1931 film "The Front Page", which was remade in 1976 and again in 1988 as "Switching Channels" with Burt Reynolds and Kathleen Turner.
3. Set during the American Civil War, the classic 1927 silent film "The General" ranked number 18. Who played the hero in the move?

Answer: Buster Keaton

Keeton portrayed Johnny Gray, a southern train engineer during the American Civil War. His locomotive, "The General", was stolen by Union spies with the love of his life Annabelle Lee on board. Keeton claimed that this was his favorite film.
4. In which 1968 film ranked number 17 on the AFI list, did a loveable but sloppy sports writer invite his friend, a neurotic neat-freak, to stay in his bachelor pad, after being thrown out of the house by his wife?

Answer: The Odd Couple

Neil Simon received an Oscar nomination for Best Writing for the film version of his Broadway play about unlikely roommates Oscar and Felix played by Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon. A television series with Tony Randall and Jack Klugman ran for five seasons.
5. In which 1952 number 16 ranked movie did Gene Kelly dance with an umbrella?

Answer: Singin' in the Rain

Kelly starred with Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds and Jean Hagen in this Golden Age of Hollywood classic. Kelly and Hagan played a famous silent screen couple who were attempting to make the change to talking pictures for a musical. Unfortunately, Hagen had a terrible singing voice, and Debbie Reynolds was brought in to dub her singing voice. Kelly fell in love with Reynolds and the fireworks began.
6. AFI's number 15 ranked film was about an ex-husband and a tabloid reporter interrupting a snobby socialite's wedding. What was the name of this 1940 movie starring Katharine Hepburn?

Answer: The Philadelphia Story

James Stewart won a Best Actor Academy Award for his portrayal of "Spy Magazine" reporter Macaulay Connor. Stewart explained his somewhat surprising Oscar win as "deferred payment for my work on Mr. Smith Goes to Washington".
7. In an uproarious film ranked number 14, a stuffy paleontologist is pursued by an heiress whose dog buried a priceless brontosaurus bone belonging to a museum. What was the name of this 1938 comedy starring Cary Grant?

Answer: Bringing Up Baby

"Baby" is actually a tame pet leopard which got confused with a wild animal that had escaped from a circus. Katharine Hepburn co-starred in the Howard Hawks directed classic.
8. Gene Wilder starred in a 1974 film about a young surgeon discovering his horrific ancestry. What was the name of the number 13 AFI ranked movie?

Answer: Young Frankenstein

Brooks and Wilder received Academy Award nominations for their writing efforts. The multi-talented Mr. Brooks also provided the sound for a howling wolf and a screeching cat.
9. The number 12 film on AFI's list was a 1935 Marx Brothers comedy where they took on high society. The first Marx Brothers movie without brother Zeppo was " A Night at the __________."

Answer: Opera

The Brothers helped a young singing couple to get together while wreaking havoc on the opera world. Future game show stalwart Kitty Carlisle co-starred along with the ever-present Marx Brothers straight woman Margaret Dumont.
10. What 1968 film, ranked number 11, was about two men who wanted to put on a Broadway play that was so bad that it would be sure to flop?

Answer: The Producers

"The Producers" won writer/director Mel Brooks the Best Writing Academy Award. In 2001 Brooks adapted his film for the stage and the play won a record 12 Tony awards.
Source: Author rblayer

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