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This is quiz about movies including central characters who are friends.

A multiple-choice quiz by workisboring. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
workisboring
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
361,119
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Very Easy
Avg Score
9 / 10
Plays
779
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
Last 3 plays: ellevenus57 (10/10), Guest 82 (9/10), kayd (10/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. The plot of a 1991 movie revolved around two friendships. One storyline was set in the 1930s and was about a friendship between two women, named Ruth and Idgie, who ran a café in Whistle Stop, Alabama. The other storyline was set in the 1980s and was about a friendship between a housewife named Evelyn and an elderly woman named Ninny, who knew Ruth and Idgie years ago. What friendship movie was this? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Four teenage boys from Castle Rock, Oregon decided to spend their Labor Day weekend in 1959 searching for the dead body of a missing local boy named Ray Brower. These four boys had several adventures and became close friends that weekend. Which 1986 movie was this? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. A group of baby boomer friends from college reunited for a weekend for the first time in fifteen years, due to the suicide of a friend mutual named Alex Marshall. The group spent the weekend after the funeral together and rekindled their old friendships. Which 1983 film was this? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Five very different students spent a Saturday in detention together at Shermer High School. Each of the students had their own label: a criminal; an athlete; a brain; a basket case and a princess. These students developed friendships that Saturday while in detention. What 1985 movie was this? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. A group of aliens traveled to Earth and accidentally left behind one of their own as they were forced to flee the planet. This stranded alien was befriended by a young boy named Elliot. Elliot and his siblings helped this alien phone his home planet so the alien could be reunited with loved ones. Which 1982 film was this? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. The title character in this movie, a man from Greenbow, Alabama, enlisted in the United States Army. He became friends with another soldier named Bubba and they fought in the Vietnam War together. After Bubba died in Vietnam, the title character fulfilled his promise to Bubba by becoming a shrimping boat captain with another friend from his platoon named Dan. What 1994 film was this? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. A banker was wrongfully convicted of murder and was sentenced to serve two life sentences in a jail in Maine. While in jail, he became close friends with another inmate who was serving a life sentence for murder. Twenty years later, the banker escaped from jail and his friend received parole. The friends eventually reunited in Zihuatanejo, Mexico. What 1994 movie was this? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. This 1988 movie revolved around the lifelong friendship of a New York actress and singer named C.C. Bloom and a San Francisco heiress and lawyer named Hillary Whitney. Hillary was diagnosed with terminal viral cardiomyopathy and C.C. took her dying friend to a beach house for Hillary's final days of life. C.C. agreed to adopt Hillary's daughter after Hillary's funeral. What movie was this? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. This 1995 movie was about the relationship of two toys belonging to a boy named Andy. An astronaut action figure named Buzz Lightyear became Andy's favorite toy replacing a cowboy doll named Woody. At first Woody was resentful of Buzz and accidentally knocked Buzz out the house's window. Woody then redeemed himself by saving Buzz from Andy's evil neighbor, Sid. Buzz and Woody became good friends after this adventure. What movie was this? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. In 1966 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, a gang of low-income teenage friends called the Greasers had a rivalry with a gang of wealthier teenage friends called the Socs. Two Greasers were attacked by members of the Socs in the park. The two Greasers fought back and a member of the Socs was killed by stabbing from a switchblade. This fight in the park caused a rumble between the two groups so each group could avenge their friends's attack. Which 1983 film was this? Hint



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1. The plot of a 1991 movie revolved around two friendships. One storyline was set in the 1930s and was about a friendship between two women, named Ruth and Idgie, who ran a café in Whistle Stop, Alabama. The other storyline was set in the 1980s and was about a friendship between a housewife named Evelyn and an elderly woman named Ninny, who knew Ruth and Idgie years ago. What friendship movie was this?

Answer: Fried Green Tomatoes

"Fried Green Tomatoes" was a 1991 film based on the 1987 novel "Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe" written by Fannie Flagg. A middle-aged housewife named Evelyn Couch met an elderly woman named Ninny while visiting the nursing home of Evelyn's husband's aunt. Ninny told Evelyn stories about two friends she knew, named Ruth and Idgie, who lived during the Depression-era in a small town called Whistle Stop, Alabama. During their visits, Ninny and Evelyn became friends as well.
2. Four teenage boys from Castle Rock, Oregon decided to spend their Labor Day weekend in 1959 searching for the dead body of a missing local boy named Ray Brower. These four boys had several adventures and became close friends that weekend. Which 1986 movie was this?

Answer: Stand by Me

"Stand by Me" was a 1986 film starring Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman and Jerry O'Connell as four teenage boys from Castle Rock, Oregon who spent a weekend looking for the dead body of a missing boy. These for boys became good friends during this weekend. The movie was based on Stephen King's 1982 novel "The Body".
3. A group of baby boomer friends from college reunited for a weekend for the first time in fifteen years, due to the suicide of a friend mutual named Alex Marshall. The group spent the weekend after the funeral together and rekindled their old friendships. Which 1983 film was this?

Answer: The Big Chill

"The Big Chill" was a 1983 film starring Tom Berenger, Glenn Close, Jeff Goldblum, William Hurt, Kevin Kline, Mary Kay Place, Meg Tilly and Jo Beth Williams. Kevin Costner played Alex Marshall, a baby boomer who committed suicide, but Costner's face was not shown in the movie.
4. Five very different students spent a Saturday in detention together at Shermer High School. Each of the students had their own label: a criminal; an athlete; a brain; a basket case and a princess. These students developed friendships that Saturday while in detention. What 1985 movie was this?

Answer: The Breakfast Club

"The Breakfast Club" was a 1985 film which was written and directed by John Hughes. The movie starred Emilio Estevez, Anthony Michael Hall, Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald and Ally Sheedy as the five students in Saturday detention. These five students bonded in friendship that one day, even though they belonged to different social cliques at the school and realized that, after that day, they would return to their different cliques and might never speak to each other again.
5. A group of aliens traveled to Earth and accidentally left behind one of their own as they were forced to flee the planet. This stranded alien was befriended by a young boy named Elliot. Elliot and his siblings helped this alien phone his home planet so the alien could be reunited with loved ones. Which 1982 film was this?

Answer: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

"E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" was a 1982 blockbuster film directed by Steven Spielberg. This movie told the story of the friendship between a young boy and a stranded extraterrestrial alien, dubbed "E.T.". Elliot, with help from his siblings and friends, helped E.T. reunite with his alien ship and return to his home planet.
6. The title character in this movie, a man from Greenbow, Alabama, enlisted in the United States Army. He became friends with another soldier named Bubba and they fought in the Vietnam War together. After Bubba died in Vietnam, the title character fulfilled his promise to Bubba by becoming a shrimping boat captain with another friend from his platoon named Dan. What 1994 film was this?

Answer: Forrest Gump

"Forrest Gump" was a 1994 blockbuster movie starring Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise, Mykelti Williamson and Sally Field. Forrest Gump, a simpleton from from Greenbow, Alabama who was played by Tom Hanks, used his talents to become an All American football player at the University of Alabama, a Vietnam War hero, a ping pong champion and a shrimping boat captain.
7. A banker was wrongfully convicted of murder and was sentenced to serve two life sentences in a jail in Maine. While in jail, he became close friends with another inmate who was serving a life sentence for murder. Twenty years later, the banker escaped from jail and his friend received parole. The friends eventually reunited in Zihuatanejo, Mexico. What 1994 movie was this?

Answer: The Shawshank Redemption

"The Shawshank Redemption" was a 1994 drama film starring Tim Robbins as Andy Dufresne and Morgan Freeman as Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding. The film was nominated for Best Picture at the 67th Academy Awards. The movie was based on Stephen King's 1982 novel "Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption".
8. This 1988 movie revolved around the lifelong friendship of a New York actress and singer named C.C. Bloom and a San Francisco heiress and lawyer named Hillary Whitney. Hillary was diagnosed with terminal viral cardiomyopathy and C.C. took her dying friend to a beach house for Hillary's final days of life. C.C. agreed to adopt Hillary's daughter after Hillary's funeral. What movie was this?

Answer: Beaches

"Beaches" was a 1988 film directed by Garry Marshall and starring Bette Midler and Barbara Hershey. The movie was adapted from the 1985 novel of the same name written by Iris Rainer Dart. The film "Beaches" revolved around two girls from different backgrounds who became lifelong friends after a coincidental meeting under a boardwalk on the beach in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
9. This 1995 movie was about the relationship of two toys belonging to a boy named Andy. An astronaut action figure named Buzz Lightyear became Andy's favorite toy replacing a cowboy doll named Woody. At first Woody was resentful of Buzz and accidentally knocked Buzz out the house's window. Woody then redeemed himself by saving Buzz from Andy's evil neighbor, Sid. Buzz and Woody became good friends after this adventure. What movie was this?

Answer: Toy Story

The 1995 film "Toy Story" was the first movie to be produced by Pixar Animation Studios. Woody was voiced by Tom Hanks while Buzz Lightyear was voiced by Tim Allen. The movie had two sequels including the 1999 film "Toy Story 2" and the 2010 film "Toy Story 3".
10. In 1966 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, a gang of low-income teenage friends called the Greasers had a rivalry with a gang of wealthier teenage friends called the Socs. Two Greasers were attacked by members of the Socs in the park. The two Greasers fought back and a member of the Socs was killed by stabbing from a switchblade. This fight in the park caused a rumble between the two groups so each group could avenge their friends's attack. Which 1983 film was this?

Answer: The Outsiders

"The Outsiders" was a 1983 film adaptation of the 1967 novel of the same name written by S. E. Hinton. The film was directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starred C. Thomas Howell, Rob Lowe, Emilio Estevez, Matt Dillon, Tom Cruise, Patrick Swayze, Ralph Macchio and Diane Lane.
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