108 Pearl Harbor Trivia Questions & Answers

Question 1

1 Who got top billing in this movie?

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Answer

Answer: Ben Affleck

Should have been Josh but we can't always get what we want.

Question 2

2 Why did the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor?

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Answer

Answer: Because the US stopped trading with Japan

People also say that the Japanese wanted sole control over the Pacific Ocean.

Question 3

3 Rafe McCawley was portrayed by which actor?

Reference: Quiz: The Cast of 'Pearl Harbor'.

Answer

Answer: Ben Affleck

You probably recognised Ben from other films such as 'Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back,' 'Dogma,' 'Changing Lanes,' 'Bounce,' and many, many more.

Question 4

4 What colour is the plane that little Rafe and Danny are flying at the start of the movie?

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Answer

Answer: Red

They're flying a red plane. It is the same plane that can be seen at the end of the movie when Rafe takes his son Danny flying.

Question 5

5 What is the name of the Faith Hill song featured in "Pearl Harbor"?

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Answer

Answer: There You'll Be

This song is on the soundtrack album for the film.

Question 6

6 In the movie Pearl Harbor, who said, 'Does anyone in this room think that victory is possible without facing danger?'

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Answer

Answer: President Roosevelt

This was during the first speech by FDR in the movie.

Question 7

7 Which actor portrays the character Rafe?

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Answer

Answer: Ben Affleck

Also seen in 'Armageddon', another Jerry Bruckheimer production.

Question 8

8 What is the 'date which will live in infamy'?

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Answer

Answer: December 7, 1941

2001 marks the 60th anniversary.

Question 9

9 What did Rafe say after seeing Evelyn at the train station?

Reference: Quiz: "Pearl Harbor"... The Saddest Movie Ever!.

Answer

Answer: 'She loves me.'

Although Evelyn didn't see Rafe, Rafe saw her, which was all he needed to know that she loved him.

Question 10

10 Danny Walker was portrayed by which young actor?

Reference: Quiz: The Cast of 'Pearl Harbor'.

Answer

Answer: Josh Hartnett

Josh was also the star of hit films such as 'Halloween: H20,' 'The Faculty,' '40 Days and 40 Nights,' 'Black Hawk Down' and 'The Virgin Suicides.'

Question 11

11 Betty was a young nurse who lied about her age to get into the Navy. Which actress portrayed her?

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Answer

Answer: Jaime King

Jaime King portrayed the young nurse who ran away from home to join the Army.

Question 12

12 Who composed the incidental music for "Pearl Harbor"?

Reference: Quiz: War at Pearl Harbor.

Answer

Answer: Hans Zimmer

The soundtrack also features all of the incidental music for the film.

Question 13

13 'Not anxious to die, Sir. Just anxious to matter.'

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Answer

Answer: Rafe McCawley

This was when Rafe volunteered to join the Eagle Squadron, before he was taken to his plane.

Question 14

14 Which actor portrays the character Danny?

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Answer

Josh Hartnett

Question 15

15 Where were Rafe and Danny originally from?

Answer: Tennessee

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Question 16

16 What island is Pearl Harbor located on?

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Answer

Answer: Oahu

How scenic! On that tropical isle with Josh Hartnett, I would die.

Question 17

17 What was the name of Kate Beckinsale's character?

Reference: Quiz: The Cast of 'Pearl Harbor'.

Answer

Answer: Evelyn Johnson

British actress Kate Beckinsale is also very well known. She played Hero in the 1993 film version of Shakespeare's 'Much Ado About Nothing,' and has also starred in films such as 'Shooting Fish,' 'Brokedown Palace,' and 'Serendipity.'

Question 18

18 Faith Hill sings the soundtrack to the movie. What is the song called?

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Answer

'There You'll Be'

Question 19

19 What is the name of the game that Rafe and Danny play in the planes during drills near the beginning of the film?

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Answer

Answer: chicken

Danny and Rafe repeat this stunt for real during the fighting in the latter half of the film.

Question 20

20 'Every night I look at the sunset and try to draw its last ounce of heat from its long day, and send it from my heart to yours.'

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Answer

Answer: Evelyn Johnson

This was said when Rafe and Evelyn were writing back and forth while he was fighting over the English Channel.

Question 21

21 Which actor portrays the character Evelyn?

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Answer

Answer: Kate Beckinsale

Is she good-looking or what?!

Question 22

22 Who was the President of the United States at the time of the attack?

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Answer

Answer: Franklin Roosevelt

Played in the movie by Jon Voight.

Question 23

23 Who is Betty engaged to?

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Answer

Answer: Red

What if it was Danny? The movie would turn out kind of weird.

Question 24

24 What unfortunate event happens to Red?

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Answer

Answer: His fiancee Betty dies.

She was only 17! On a bomb that he sent to the Japanese, he wrote, "This one's for Betty!"

Question 25

25 Which character was portrayed by William Lee Scott?

Reference: Quiz: The Cast of 'Pearl Harbor'.

Answer

Answer: Billy

William Lee Scott played Lt. Billy Thompson. You may recognise him from American TV show 'Cracker,' in which Josh Hartnett also starred or from the film 'Gone in Sixty Seconds,' starring Nicolas Cage and Angelina Jolie.