Movie Tag Lines from 1990s Oscar Winners Quiz

This is a match quiz about the taglines for 1990s Best Picture Oscar winners. Just match the tagline on the left with the film on the right. Have fun!

A matching quiz by workisboring. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. "Inside everyone is a frontier waiting to be discovered"

Answer: Dances With Wolves

The 1990 film "Dances With Wolves" was the directorial debut of actor Kevin Costner. Costner starred in the film alongside Mary McDonnell, Graham Greene and Rodney Grant. The film was adapted from a 1988 novel written by Michael Blake. The movie won seven Academy Awards.

2. "To enter the mind of a killer she must challenge the mind of a madman"

Answer: The Silence of the Lambs

"The Silence of the Lambs" was a 1991 horror thriller film starring Jodie Foster as a young FBI agent named Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster). Starling was assigned to track down a serial killer known as "Buffalo Bill". To help with the case, Starling asked for advice from an imprisoned psychiatrist and cannibalistic serial murderer named Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins).

The movie won five Academy Awards.

3. "It's a hell of a thing, killing a man"

Answer: Unforgiven

"Unforgiven" was a 1992 film directed by Clint Eastwood. The film starred Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman, Clint Eastwood and Richard Harris. Eastwood's William Munny was an aging outlaw who took up one last job after spending time working on a farm. The film won four Academy Awards.

4. "Whoever saves one life, saves the world entire"

Answer: Schindler's List

The 1993 historical film "Schindler's List" was based on the 1982 novel "Schindler's Ark" by Thomas Keneally. The movie was about a German industrialist named Oskar Schindler (Liam Neeson) who saved thousands of Jewish refugees from the Holocaust. The movie won seven Academy Awards, seven BAFTAs and three Golden Globes.

5. "Life is like a box of chocolates...you never know what you're gonna get"

Answer: Forrest Gump

The 1994 movie "Forrest Gump" was based on a 1986 Winston Groom novel. The movie followed the life and experiences of the Alabaman titular character played by Tom Hanks. The movie won six Oscars as well as multiple Golden Globe and Saturn Awards.

6. "Every man dies, not every man really lives"

Answer: Braveheart

The 1995 film "Braveheart" told the story of Mel Gibson's William Wallace and the First War of Scottish Independence. The movie was inspired by Blind Harry's poem "The Actes and Deidis of the Illustre and Vallyeant Campioun Schir William Wallace". The 2019 movie "Robert the Bruce" was a sequel to the movie. The movie won several Golden Globes and Academy Awards.

7. "In love, there are no boundaries"

Answer: The English Patient

The 1996 romantic war movie "The English Patient" was based on a 1992 novel written by Michael Ondaatje. This story is about a badly burned man who tells the story of his life. The film was nominated for twelve Academy Awards.

8. "Nothing on earth could come between them. Collide with destiny"

Answer: Titanic

The 1997 movie "Titanic" was a fictional story based on the 1912 sinking of the RMS Titanic. The plot revolved around the romance of the fictional RMS Titanic passengers Jack Dawson (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Rose DeWitt Bukater (Kate Winslet). The story was narrated by the modern-day Rose.

The movie won eleven Academy Awards. The movie became the first film to gross over one billion in sales.

9. "A comedy about the greatest love story almost never told"

Answer: Shakespeare in Love

The 1998 film "Shakespeare in Love" was about a fictional love affair between a William Shakespeare (Joseph Fiennes) and Viola de Lesseps (Gwyneth Paltrow). This romance allegedly inspired Shakespeare to write his tragedy "Romeo and Juliet". The movie won multiple Golden Globe Awards, Screen Actors Guild Awards, British Academy Film Awards and Academy Awards.

10. ".... Look closer"

Answer: American Beauty

The 1999 film "American Beauty" was about a suburban middle-aged advertising executive who was experiencing a midlife crisis. The movie was directed by Sam Mendes and starred Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Thora Birch, Wes Bentley, and Mena Suvari. The movie won five Academy Awards.

Source: Author workisboring

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Questions		Choices
1. "Inside everyone is a frontier waiting to be discovered"		The Silence of the Lambs
2. "To enter the mind of a killer she must challenge the mind of a madman"		Dances With Wolves
3. "It's a hell of a thing, killing a man"		Braveheart
4. "Whoever saves one life, saves the world entire"		Forrest Gump
5. "Life is like a box of chocolates...you never know what you're gonna get"		Shakespeare in Love
6. "Every man dies, not every man really lives"		Titanic
7. "In love, there are no boundaries"		Unforgiven
8. "Nothing on earth could come between them. Collide with destiny"		The English Patient
9. "A comedy about the greatest love story almost never told"		Schindler's List
10. ".... Look closer"		American Beauty