Why Read When You Can Watch? Trivia Quiz

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1. Which Walt Disney movie, based on the Conrad Richter book, told the story of a kidnapped child raised by Mohawks who, at age 14, had to return to his birth family?

Answer: The Light in the Forest

The movie starred a very young James MacArthur, Carol Lynley, Jessica Tandy and Fess Parker. MacArthur, son of famed actress Helen Hayes, later became better known for his role in "Hawaii Five-O" - "Book 'em Danno".

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2. Painfully awkward and insecure, Quoyle's life is seemingly demolished by the death of his beloved but unstable wife. An opportunity to begin a new life, with an aunt he didn't know existed, presents itself. Quoyle and his two young daughters head for the rugged Newfoundland coast in the hope of rebuilding. Can you name this 2001 film?

Answer: The Shipping News

Based on the book by the same name, "The Shipping News" was written by Annie Proulx. Proulx won the 1994 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, the 1993 National Book Award for Fiction, and the Irish Times International Fiction Prize for "The Shipping News". Kevin Spacey, Cate Blanchett, Judi Dench and Julianne Moore star in this 2001 film directed by Lasse Hallstrom.

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3. Starring Joanne Woodward and directed by Paul Newman, what movie was based on Margaret Laurence's Novel, "A Jest of God"?

Answer: Rachel, Rachel

The movie moved the location from a small prairie town in Manitoba to a small new England town. The story tells of spinster Rachel Cameron, a 34-year-old elementary school teacher, and what happens one summer. Author Margaret Laurence is considered one of Canada's pre-eminent novelists, alongside Margaret Atwood and Timothy Findley.

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4. Which of these films is based on author Ken Kesey's novel and reflects the time that he spent working as an orderly in a mental health facility?

Answer: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

The film involves a criminal who is being evaluated for mental illness in a mental health facility. He befriends the residents of the facility and tries to teach them to stand up for themselves, against the nurse in charge of their ward.

In the movie version, criminal/mental patient Randle Patrick McMurphy is brought to life by Jack Nicholson. Nurse Ratched, who is in charge of the hospital ward, is portrayed by Louise Fletcher. Other actors of note in the movie are Danny DeVito, Christopher Lloyd, Brad Dourif and Scatman Crothers. Brad Dourif would later gain a measure of infamy as the voice of "Chucky" the killer doll in the "Child's Play" movies.
The movie version of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" went on to win Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director for Milos Forman, Best Actor for Jack Nicholson, Best Actress for Louise Fletcher and Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay.)

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5. Can you name this movie based on the following dialogue between the male and female leads? "And so the lion fell in love with the lamb." "What a stupid lamb." "What a sick, masochistic lion."

Answer: Twilight

"Twilight", based on the book by the same name, is the story of not just forbidden, but deadly love between Edward Cullen, the vampire, and Bella Swan, the human he "doesn't have the strength to stay away from anymore." Stephenie Meyer says the plot of the four-part book series came to her in a dream, and was rejected by 14 agents before being picked up Writers House. The film, released in November, 2008, directed by Catherine Hardwick, and based upon this very popular Young Adult Fiction book, had a relatively unknown cast and a minuscule budget. But that certainly didn't stop it from becoming an immediate runaway success. Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner, and Billy Burke star in the film.

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6. This book has been filmed or made into an animated feature a number of times. The latest version, directed by Tim Burton in 2010, takes a 19-year-old girl, played by Mia Wasikowska, back to a place she had visited as a child. What book is this based on?

Answer: Alice in Wonderland

Johnny Depp's Mad Hatter and Helena Bonham Carter's Red Queen may be just a wee bit frightening for young children, but Tim Burton's vision of Wonderland is quite amazing. Crispin Glover plays The Knave of Hearts, and Michael Sheen plays the White Rabbit.

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7. Can you name this romantic, period film from the following quote? "If Miss Honeychurch ever takes to live as she plays, it will be very exciting both for us and for her."

Answer: A Room With A View

Based on the book by the same name, "A Room With A View" was written by E.M. Forster in 1908 and released as an award-winning Merchant-Ivory film in 1985.
Lucy Honeychurch travels to Florence, Italy with her cousin Charlotte, where they meet Mr. Emerson and his son, George. Lucy returns home very confused about her feelings for George Emerson and her pending marriage to Cecil Vyse. Starring Helena Bonham Carter, Daniel Day-Lewis, Julian Sands, Judi Dench, and Maggie Smith, "A Room With A View" is set in the very sexually-repressed early 20th Century Edwardian England, as well as Florence, Italy.

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8. In which movie do we see a man named Red get released from prison and make his way to Zihuatanejo, Mexico to spend the rest of his life with his best friend?

Answer: The Shawshank Redemption

Red's best friend Andy, played by Tim Robbins, was framed for a pair of murders he did not commit. After spending many years behind bars, Andy escapes from Shawshank in the middle of a thunderstorm. Some time after that, Red gets released on parole. Red makes his way across the American/Mexican border and meets up with Andy, who is more than ecstatic to see his best friend again. Red is played by the amazingly talented Morgan Freeman. The movie is based on the Stephen King short story, "Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption".

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9. Which movie, based on a John Grisham novel, features Gene Hackman, Dustin Hoffman, John Cusack, and centers around a courtroom trial involving gun laws?

Answer: Runaway Jury

Jacob Wood is a family man and stock trader. One day, a disgruntled worker returns to his office, shoots the place up and kills Jacob, among others. In response, Jacob's wife, Celeste, retains a lawyer (Dustin Hoffman) and sues the gun company who made the gun used in the shooting. Cusack plays Nicholas Easter and, along with his girlfriend Marlee, played by Rachel Weisz, tries to sway the jury. Hackman, a consultant to the defense, pays for the verdict, not knowing that he was the one being played the whole time. The jury sides with the plaintiff and deals a vital blow to the gun manufacturers.

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10. In a post-Apocalyptic America, a man and his young son begin walking toward a southern coast, where they hope it will be warmer and their chances of surviving the winter will be better. Can you name this film, released in 2009?

Answer: The Road

Based on the book by the same name, "The Road" was written by Cormac McCarthy. The film stars Viggo Mortenson, Robert DuVall, Molly Parker, and Charlize Theron.

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