"Field of Dreams": Not Heaven, Just Iowa Quiz

Answer: Shoeless Joe

Originally titled "Dream Field" by the author, the publisher changed it to "Shoeless Joe" to give a more 'personal' touch. If you enjoyed the film you will most likely enjoy the book as well.

Answer: Sitar music

During the psychedelic era of the late 1960s, this Indian stringed instrument had a brief run of popularity in Western music. Speaking as a 'child of the '60s myself, I'm with Ray on this; just never GOT the sitar.

I couldn't resist the opportunity to use "the writings of Susan Sontag" as a choice. Do you know what other baseball movie this line pays homage to?

Answer: Three-In-One

Not as common as it once was, just about every house in America used to have a little can of 'Three-in-One' oil stashed somewhere. A great touch in the background of this scene; the radio is playing Pasty Cline singing "Crazy". (Of course you all know Willie Nelson wrote that country classic.) It won't be long now before most everyone in the county thinks Ray is crazy.

Answer: John Deere

Even if you didn't know that John Deere tractors are always green and yellow, the name and model number are plainly visible. I decided it was way too obscure to ask anybody the model number.

Answer: Babe Ruth

Annie is trying to sleep when Ray asks her "Did you know that Babe Ruth copied his swing?" Annie's quiet response is "If I DID know, I'd forgotten." Ruth was a young pitcher with the Boston Red Sox when Joe was in his prime, and is said to have used Jackson's swing as a model when he made the transition to an 'every-day' player.

Answer: He masturbates.

If you've only seen the film on network TV, you might have missed this shocking statement. Some broadcast versions edit out this exchange.

Answer: Smoking cigarettes

Chick explains that he died in 1970, so he hasn't had a cigarette 18 years (the film is based in 1988). I suppose he hasn't done any of the others things for 18 years either, but he only mentions the cigarettes; and then he asks Ray for a smoke.

Answer: Jessica

Composed by Dickey Betts and Les Dudek, the song is from the Allman's 1973 album "Brothers and Sisters". Break out the vinyl, folks, it's worth a listen. Whoever selected the music for this film must have had a 'brother' fixation. When Ray and Terry travel from Boston to Minnesota, we get an earful of the Doobie Brothers' "China Grove".

Answer: Crowbar

Mann tells Ray he is "going to beat you with this crowbar 'till you go away"; but relents after Ray reminds Mann that he is a pacifist.

Answer: Richard Nixon

The other clues include a cinema marquee advertising "The Godfather" and the date on an automobile's license plate. Richard Nixon trounced George McGovern in the 1972 presidential election; but as we found out later, he cheated.

Answer: John McGraw

John McGraw managed the New York Giants from 1902-1932. He would have been Moonlight's manager in 1905 (when Graham REALLY played) or in 1921 (when the movie SAYS he played). I don't know if McGraw really had 'bony' fingers, but that's how Doc Graham describes them.

Answer: The Easter Bunny

Mark (looking at Terry) says to Ray, "Who's this, Elvis?" then introduces himself as the Easter Bunny. Mel Ott is one of the players Archie recognizes on the field. In the book version, Terry Mann's character is J. D. Salinger, the reclusive author of "Catcher in the Rye". The movie producers took Salinger's name out of the script over fear of legal action.

Answer: First and Third

The previous batter tries to move a runner from second to third with a sacrifice bunt. Rather than taking the sure out at first, the pitcher tries to get the lead man at third, but the runner is called "safe". This brings Archie to the plate with runners on the corners.

Answer: (to Archie) "Watch out you don't get killed."

The umpire's warning is classic baseball, as is Joe's advice: "He's not gonna want to walk ya and load the bases, so look for 'low and away' (pause) but watch out for 'in your ear'."

Interesting side note, since Archie's turn at the plate results in a sacrifice fly, his stats would still not reflect an official time 'at bat'.

Answer: Ray

Ray doesn't understand this until Joe tells him near the end of the film: "No, Ray... it was you." Throughout the story, Ray risks EVERYTHING to help others achieve or re-discover THEIR dream. At the end of the day, it was HIS pain (the result of a fractured relationship between Ray and his father) that needed easing.