FunTrivia Movies Mix: Vol 28 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Return of the Jedi

During the battle of Endor, Wicket Warrick teamed with other Ewoks to align with Princess Leia in the battle against the Empire. This was in the movie "Return of the Jedi" in the "Star Wars" movie series. Ewoks were small furry fictional mammals who walked on two feet from the moon of Endor in the science fiction classic movie.

Question by player GBfan

Answer: skiing

Based on the true story of British ski jumper Michael "Eddie" Edwards, "Eddie the Eagle" (his nickname) relates his unlikely pursuit of Olympic gold. For him, success is reaching the point where he was allowed to represent Great Britain at the Calgary Olympics in 1988.

In "Hot Dog ... the Movie," a young freestyle skier attempts to compete in Squaw Valley. The film is raucous, teen-oriented, politically incorrect (it features a race called the "Chinese Downhill"), and stars "Playboy" magazine's Playmate of the Year for 1982, Shannon Tweed.

The Glenn Miller Orchestra sponsors a European orphan who turns out to be a very grown-up Sonja Henie in "Sun Valley Serenade." John Payne and Milton Berle star, at a hotel and on the slopes of Sun Valley. Dorothy Dandridge's recording of "Chattanooga Choo Choo" was nominated for an Oscar for Best Song.

Question by player FatherSteve

Answer: Olivia Newton-John

"Grease" (1978) is a romantic musical that tells the story of two lovers who fall in love during vacation. The story is set in the '50s. Olivia Newton-John has also starred in other productions, such as "Xanadu" (1980) and "Two of a Kind" (1983).

Question by player hashtag

Answer: Wonder Woman

Hooray for Girl Power! "Wonder Woman" (2017) seemed to exceed all expectations about its success - in no small consideration due to the work of director, Patty Jenkins, and the performance of actress, Gal Gadot. During its first weekend it became the biggest single-day gross for a woman-directed film to that date (02 June 2017). Gadot and her co-star, Chris Pine who portrayed Capt. Steve Trevor, were given positive reviews universally for their work in the film, as was Jenkins (as director). Additional positive feedback was given to the musical score and the action scenes. Based on its success there was a sequel scheduled to be released in the summer 2020.

Question by player cowboybluedog

Answer: Gary Cooper

"Sergeant York" was made when World War II was raging in Europe. The movie was based on a World War I memoir by Alvin York who had always said his uniform wasn't for sale. He finally agreed to the movie based on the condition that Gary Cooper play him.

At first Cooper turned down the role but later agreed when York himself appealed to the actor. Cooper won his first of two Academy Awards for his portrayal of York. Due to his age and a hip injury, Cooper was too old and unfit to serve in WWII. He said that the film was his way of contributing to the cause. Cooper won his second Oscar for his role as Marshal Will Kane in "High Noon." He died in 1961, age 60.

Question by player WhiskeyZulu

Answer: Blue Thunder

In this 1983 John Badham action thriller Murphy (Roy Scheider) gets to test a new helicopter called "Blue Thunder", that is seen as a brilliant surveillance tool and the ultimate weapon against large scale disobedience. In the process he uncovers a plot to convert the helicopter for war time purposes that is seeing the murder of politicians opposed to this application. "Black Sunday" (1977) employs the Goodyear blimp as the main support to its plot line, the "Silver Streak" (1976) is a train and the "Yellow Rolls Royce" (1964) is a luxury motor car.

Question by player pollucci19

Answer: Love Actually

"Love Actually" is a film that follows eight different couples, five weeks before Christmas. In the film Hugh Grant plays David, the Prime Minister and Colin Firth plays Jamie. Colin Firth has starred in "The Accidental Husband" and "St. Trinian's", while Hugh Grant has starred in "Did You Hear About the Morgans"? They both starred "Bridget Jones" and "Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason".

Question by player Ardicrocks

Answer: Charles Chaplin

The film tells the story of a tramp who falls in love with a young blind girl. He saves the life of a drunken millionaire who gives him enough money to pay for her to have an operation to regain her sight. She of course believes her benefactor must be the millionaire. But we know better.

Question by player Spontini

Answer: Ethan Hawke

Ethan Hawke, born 6 November 1970 in Austin, Texas has over 90 acting credits on IMDB, including the TV series "Moon Knight" (2022) and "The Good Lord Bird" (2020) and the films "The Northman" (2022), "Tesla" (2020), "Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets" (2017), "Boyhood" (2014), "Sinister" (2012), "Before Sunset" (2004) and "Gattaca" (1997).

The other three names starred alongside Ethan in the film "The Black Phone".

Question by player GoodwinPD

Answer: Leonard Nimoy

Leonard Nimoy has directed eight feature films and a number of TV series episodes, including "TJ Hooker" and "Night Gallery".

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