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Quiz about My Favorite Movies of 1993
Quiz about My Favorite Movies of 1993

My Favorite Movies of 1993 Trivia Quiz


The year 1993 saw some good movies released, as well as a couple of truly great films. See how many of my favorites you remember.

A matching quiz by Reamar42. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
Reamar42
Time
4 mins
Type
Match Quiz
Quiz #
413,312
Updated
Jul 31 23
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Very Easy
Avg Score
14 / 15
Plays
840
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
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1. A former Navy pilot heads a team of commandos sent to rescue hostages in a Middle Eastern country.  
  Tombstone
2. The last days of summer vacation, 1976. In a suburb of Austin, Texas, students hang out and party hearty.  
  Gettysburg
3. In 1930s Germany, a group of teenagers listens to forbidden music while under pressure from the government to join the Hitler Youth.  
  Schindler's List
4. A Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania weatherman reluctantly goes on assignment to cover the Groundhog Day festivities in a small town.  
  Robin Hood: Men in Tights
5. A stranger opens a curiosity shop in a small Maine town that always has whatever the customer wants...for a price.  
  Hot Shots! Part Deux
6. In the 1960s, a boy comes of age under the influence of both his honest father and a local gangster.  
  Swing Kids
7. Newly arrived in a lawless Western town, a retired lawman and his brothers run afoul of the local gang of cattle rustlers and cutthroats.  
  Grumpy Old Men
8. A cavalry officer is tasked with tracking down and persuading a Native American chief to surrender and live on a reservation.  
  A Bronx Tale
9. In World War II Poland, a German industrialist and Nazi Party member saves his employees, all Jewish, from death at the hands of the S.S.  
  Geronimo: An American Legend
10. A divorced, unemployed man goes on a rampage through Los Angeles as a detective about to retire tries to stop him.  
  Needful Things
11. In this retelling of an old legend, an English knight returns from the Crusades and finds an evil new king in control.  
  In the Name of the Father
12. A pair of retired men try to sabotage each other's efforts to woo a younger woman who moves into their neighborhood.  
  A Perfect World
13. Four people are wrongly convicted of a 1974 bombing in an English pub in which five people were killed.   
  Falling Down
14. In 1963 Texas, a convict kidnaps an eight year old boy and tries to escape with a Texas Ranger on his trail.  
  Groundhog Day
15. This film is a lavish recreation of a pivotal battle from the American Civil War.  
  Dazed and Confused





Select each answer

1. A former Navy pilot heads a team of commandos sent to rescue hostages in a Middle Eastern country.
2. The last days of summer vacation, 1976. In a suburb of Austin, Texas, students hang out and party hearty.
3. In 1930s Germany, a group of teenagers listens to forbidden music while under pressure from the government to join the Hitler Youth.
4. A Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania weatherman reluctantly goes on assignment to cover the Groundhog Day festivities in a small town.
5. A stranger opens a curiosity shop in a small Maine town that always has whatever the customer wants...for a price.
6. In the 1960s, a boy comes of age under the influence of both his honest father and a local gangster.
7. Newly arrived in a lawless Western town, a retired lawman and his brothers run afoul of the local gang of cattle rustlers and cutthroats.
8. A cavalry officer is tasked with tracking down and persuading a Native American chief to surrender and live on a reservation.
9. In World War II Poland, a German industrialist and Nazi Party member saves his employees, all Jewish, from death at the hands of the S.S.
10. A divorced, unemployed man goes on a rampage through Los Angeles as a detective about to retire tries to stop him.
11. In this retelling of an old legend, an English knight returns from the Crusades and finds an evil new king in control.
12. A pair of retired men try to sabotage each other's efforts to woo a younger woman who moves into their neighborhood.
13. Four people are wrongly convicted of a 1974 bombing in an English pub in which five people were killed.
14. In 1963 Texas, a convict kidnaps an eight year old boy and tries to escape with a Texas Ranger on his trail.
15. This film is a lavish recreation of a pivotal battle from the American Civil War.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. A former Navy pilot heads a team of commandos sent to rescue hostages in a Middle Eastern country.

Answer: Hot Shots! Part Deux

In this sequel to "Hot Shots!", Topper Harley (Charlie Sheen) and his men are sent to Iraq to rescue hostages, but the mission is almost sabotaged by a jealous CIA agent.
2. The last days of summer vacation, 1976. In a suburb of Austin, Texas, students hang out and party hearty.

Answer: Dazed and Confused

As summer vacation is coming to an end, students at a suburban Texas high school party, while the seniors humiliate the new freshmen, and the football quarterback decides whether he wants to play anymore or not.
3. In 1930s Germany, a group of teenagers listens to forbidden music while under pressure from the government to join the Hitler Youth.

Answer: Swing Kids

Friends Peter, Arvid, Thomas, and Otto are German youths in 1938 Hamburg. They love American jazz music and dance in underground clubs, until Peter is forced to join the Hitler Youth after a prank. Thomas also joins and becomes a Nazi, while Arvid, who is crippled, kills himself after a severe beating by the Hitler Youth. Peter, however, remains a "swing kid" to the end.
4. A Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania weatherman reluctantly goes on assignment to cover the Groundhog Day festivities in a small town.

Answer: Groundhog Day

Pittsburgh weatherman Phil Connors (Bill Murray) is trapped in a time warp which forces him to relive February 2 over and over. Connors takes advantage of the situation and manipulates people in the small town where he is stuck. His only escape is to better himself and become sincere.
5. A stranger opens a curiosity shop in a small Maine town that always has whatever the customer wants...for a price.

Answer: Needful Things

A sleepy town in Maine erupts with violence, murder, and mayhem after a new store opens, until the local police chief learns who the shop's owner really is. Based on the story by Stephen King.
6. In the 1960s, a boy comes of age under the influence of both his honest father and a local gangster.

Answer: A Bronx Tale

A young boy in New York City's Bronx section becomes close with the neighborhood mob boss, despite the efforts of his bus driver father to teach him that being an honest working man is preferable to a gangster's life.
7. Newly arrived in a lawless Western town, a retired lawman and his brothers run afoul of the local gang of cattle rustlers and cutthroats.

Answer: Tombstone

This film is based on the true events of the 1880s feud in Tombstone, Arizona between the Earp brothers and "Doc" Holliday on one side, and the "Cowboy" faction which included the Clanton and McLaury brothers on the other. The dispute led to the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral and the Earp Vendetta Ride.
8. A cavalry officer is tasked with tracking down and persuading a Native American chief to surrender and live on a reservation.

Answer: Geronimo: An American Legend

Cavalry Lt. Charles Gatewood (Jason Patric) and three others track down Apache chief Geronimo (Wes Studi) after he leaves the reservation, convincing him to stop raiding and surrender to the U.S. government.
9. In World War II Poland, a German industrialist and Nazi Party member saves his employees, all Jewish, from death at the hands of the S.S.

Answer: Schindler's List

Oskar Schindler, a German and Nazi Party member, bribes S.S. officers who help him open a factory in occupied Poland. Schindler employs Jewish workers, who cost less, and makes a lot of money with the help of his Jewish accountant. Seeing firsthand the brutality of the S.S., Schindler saves over 1,000 of his workers from certain death by bribing a camp commandant.
10. A divorced, unemployed man goes on a rampage through Los Angeles as a detective about to retire tries to stop him.

Answer: Falling Down

On a hot Los Angeles day, former defense worker William Foster (Michael Douglas) abandons his malfunctioning car and attempts to walk to his ex-wife's house. He has several increasingly violent encounters with various people. Detective Prendergast (Robert Duvall), who is ready to retire, goes after Foster, who forces Prendergast to shoot him.
11. In this retelling of an old legend, an English knight returns from the Crusades and finds an evil new king in control.

Answer: Robin Hood: Men in Tights

In Mel Brooks' take on the story, Robin Hood (Carey Elwes) sees his castle literally taken away. He then trains the peasants to fight King John and the Sheriff of Nottingham, winning an archery contest and dodging a medieval hitman armed with a crossbow.
12. A pair of retired men try to sabotage each other's efforts to woo a younger woman who moves into their neighborhood.

Answer: Grumpy Old Men

Senior Minnesota neighbors John Gustafson (Jack Lemmon) and Max Goldman (Walter Matthau) renew their childhood feud when a they get a new neighbor, a younger woman from California. Both men vie for her attentions while playing pranks on each other.
13. Four people are wrongly convicted of a 1974 bombing in an English pub in which five people were killed.

Answer: In the Name of the Father

Four men from Northern Ireland are arrested and charged with bombing a pub, which resulted in five deaths. While all are innocent, the police and prosecutors conspire to send them to prison, where they continue to proclaim their innocence and fight for justice.
14. In 1963 Texas, a convict kidnaps an eight year old boy and tries to escape with a Texas Ranger on his trail.

Answer: A Perfect World

Two escaped convicts kidnap a young boy, but one is killed by his partner for trying to molest the child. The child, from a Jehovah's Witness family, is encouraged by his captor to experience things he has been denied, and a bond grows between them as a Texas Ranger leads the hunt to find them. The film stars Clint Eastwood and Kevin Costner.
15. This film is a lavish recreation of a pivotal battle from the American Civil War.

Answer: Gettysburg

The July, 1863 Battle of Gettysburg comes to life in this epic film, containing some of the largest re-enactments of period combat ever filmed. The movie moves between the major participants on both sides and explains the triumphs, blunders, and turns of luck that ended in a Union victory.
Source: Author Reamar42

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