FunTrivia Movies Mix: Vol 23 Trivia Quiz

Answer: First Blood

The first movie in which he played this iconic character was released in 1982. In this movie he is a Vietnam veteran who goes in search of a former comrade in a small town. Upon finding that the friend has died, he travels to another small town where he is treated as a nuisance, and has trouble with the local Sheriff. That was followed up by "Rambo:First Blood Part II" in 1985, "Rambo III" in 1988 and finally "Rambo" in 2008.

The other movies on the list are one-word Burt Reynolds movies.

Question by player Urlord

Answer: Dead Poets Society

"Dead Poets Society" (1989) was nominated for four Academy Awards, winning one for writing. Williams was nominated for his role as teacher John Keating who had his own unique way of inspiring his students, but lost that year to Daniel Day-Lewis. The incorrect choices are all set at boys' schools in the UK, with "To Serve Them All My Days" being a television mini-series. None featured Robin Williams.

Question by player spanishliz

Answer: Grape

The 1993 film, "What's Eating Gilbert Grape", revolves around Gilbert Grape, played by Johnny Depp, a young man who spends most of his time looking after his mentally handicapped brother, Arnie, who is played by Leonardo DiCaprio. The film proved to be a critical success, and garnered DiCaprio his first Oscar nomination, for Best Supporting Actor.

Question by player poshprice

Answer: They were all about mice.

"An American Tail" was an animated movie distributed by Universal Pictures. It included the voices of Dom DeLuise, Madeline Kahn, Nehemiah Persoff, and Christopher Plummer. "The Rescuers" was an animated film distributed by Walt Disney. The voices of Bob Newhart, Eva Gabor, Joe Flynn and Geraldine Page starred. "Stuart Little" was a live-action and computer-animated motion picture distributed by Columbia Pictures.

The film features Hugh Laurie, Geena Davis and the voice of Michael J. Fox. The principal characters in "The Rescuers" are mice who belong to the Rescue Aid Society, an international organization of mice. "An American Tail" is about Fievel Mousekewitz, a mouse, and his family of mice. "Stuart Little" is about a mouse adopted by a human family.

Question by player FatherSteve

Answer: Hancock

Tony Hancock was an extremely popular British comedian who is perhaps best remembered for his long-running radio and TV sitcom 'Hancock's Half Hour' in which he played a caricature of himself. The cast also featured other comedy stars of the era such as Sid James, Kenneth Williams and Hattie Jacques. Unlike many other comedy series of a similar vintage, 'Hancock's Half Hour' still sounds fresh and funny and it has had a profound influence on the development of the British sitcom as we know it today.

Question by player candy-pop

Answer: Yours, Mine and Ours

The 2005 remake wasn't well received, to say the least, holding a critic approval rating of about 6 percent, and being ranked 63rd in the 100 worst reviewed films of the 2000s by Rotten Tomatoes. Nonetheless, it managed to earn over $72 million USD with its domestic and international box office sales.

Question by player MacaroniPants

Answer: Kirk Douglas

The movie was nominated for four Oscars, including one for Douglas as Best Actor, but ultimately he lost out to Yul Brynner for his role in "The King And I", although his co star in "Lust For Life", Anthony Quinn, did win Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Paul Gauguin. Douglas starred in many classic movies during his career, including "Champion" in 1949, "Gunfight At The O.K. Corral" (1957) in which he played Doc Holliday and of course "Spartacus" in 1960, where he played the title role of Spartacus. "No, I am Spartacus"

Question by player 480154st

Answer: Gargoyles

The gargoyles are architectural elements on Gothic buildings, mainly cathedrals. They are spouts which direct the rainwater away from the building. In "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" the gargoyles come to life and befriend Quasimodo at his isolation in the bell tower of Notre Dame.
The characters do not exist in Victor Hugo's book "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" but are a major part in the animated movie.

Question by player tiye

Answer: The Towering Inferno

O.J. Simpson played a security guard who yelled at Paul Newman in a burning skyscraper in the movie "The Towering Inferno", which was based on the books "The Tower" and "The Glass Inferno". A bunch of people were having a party high up in a skyscraper when the faulty wiring caused a massive fire.

They were so high up that helicopters couldn't fly there because the wind was too rough. Steve McQueen played a fireman who climbed up inside the building to try to save people. Richard Chamberlain got yelled at for buying the faulty wiring to save money on the construction of the building.

Question by player zorlock7

Answer: Dr. Peter Venkman (Bill Murray)

This was probably one of Bill Murray's most classic lines. The line occurs early in the movie during their first ghost hunt. The ghost was described by Dr. Stantz as a "disgusting green blob". Whenever it went through something, such as a wall, it left behind a residue of green slime. Later it charged at Dr. Venkman leaving him on the floor covered in slime.

The line is spoken when Dr. Stantz finds him.

Question by player redcardrandy