It's A Wedding Quiz, And You're Invited

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1. How many weddings are in the title of the 1994 Hugh Grant movie, "______ Weddings and a Funeral"?

Answer: Four

A cute romantic comedy, "Four Weddings and a Funeral" revolves around Hugh Grant's character, commitment-shy Charles, and his close-knit group of friends. At a friend's wedding, Charles is smitten with an American named Carrie (Andie MacDowell), and the two spend the night together. Carrie becomes engaged to someone else and her wedding is one of those attended by Charles and his friends.

When Charles finally finds himself standing at the altar for his own wedding, he learns that Carrie is no longer with her husband. Will Charles go through with his wedding, or follow his heart? The movie also starred Kristin Scott Thomas, John Hannah and Simon Callow.

2. A 12-year-old girl named Frankie laments being shunned by the neighborhood girls, and the lack of anything happening in her life, to her family's understanding housekeeper. Frankie decides that she will start her life anew by leaving with the wedding couple in "The Member of the Wedding". What relation is she to the wedding couple?

Answer: sister of the groom

Julie Harris was nominated for a Best Actress Oscar for portraying Frankie Adams in "The Member of the Wedding" (1952). Bernice, the housekeeper, was played by Ethel Waters. The story was remade as a TV movie twice. Once in 1982 with Dana Hill and Pearl Bailey playing Frankie and Bernice, and in 1997 with Anna Paquin and Alfre Woodard playing the roles.

The story is based on the novel by the same name by Carson McCullers.

3. Which actress played the role of Betsy in 1990's "Betsy's Wedding"?

Answer: Molly Ringwald

Betsy and her fiance, Jake (Dylan Walsh), just want a small intimate wedding, but her father (Alan Alda), intimidated by Jake's wealthy, high-brow parents, wants to go all out with the wedding. Unfortunately the majority of his funds are tied up in home construction, so he's forced to borrow from questionable businessmen in order to fund Betsy's wedding. Alan Alda also wrote and directed the movie. Also starring were Madeline Kahn, Anthony LaPaglia, Joe Pesci, Catherine O'Hara and Ally Sheedy.

4. In "My Big Fat Greek Wedding", Toula's father has a cure for all ailments. What is it?

Answer: Windex

A surprise hit in 2002, "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" was nominated for an Oscar for Nia Vardalos's original screenplay. Vardalos also starred as Toula, a Greek woman who begins to blossom after changing a few things about herself. She meets a nice man who she falls in love with, but will he and her family accept each other? The movie also starred John Corbett, Lainie Kazan and Michael Constantine.

5. In "The Wedding Date" (2005), Kat Ellis hires a male escort to pose as her date at the wedding of her sister. Who played Kat?

Answer: Debra Messing

Because her ex-fiance will be in attendance, and so she won't have to endure questions about why she's still single, Kat decides to hire a male escort (Dermot Mulroney) and pass him off as her boyfriend at the wedding of her sister.

6. Why does David Van Arckle marry Muriel in "Muriel's Wedding"?

Answer: for citizenship

Muriel thinks that all her dreams will come true if she could just be married. After she leaves her small hometown and dysfunctional family, she and a friend move to Sydney where Muriel agrees to marry David (Daniel Lapaine), a South African swimmer who wants to represent Australia in the Olympics. Muriel soon realizes that happiness needs to come from within herself. Toni Collette, Rachel Griffiths and Bill Hunter starred in "Muriel's Wedding", from 1994.

7. The working title of this movie was "American Pie 3: Piece of Pie". By what title was it released?

Answer: American Wedding

The third movie in the "American Pie" series finds Jim and Michelle planning a wedding, while Jim's buddy, Stifler, plans a bachelor party to remember. Jason Biggs, Alyson Hannigan, Seann William Scott and Eugene Levy starred in this 2003 movie.

8. Mary Fiore arranges the details of other people's weddings, but her own love life is nonexistent. Hope for romance arrives in the form of a charming man who saves Mary from a runaway dumpster. But as they begin to fall in love, Mary finds out that he's half of the couple whose wedding she's currently working on. Which movie is this?

Answer: The Wedding Planner

Jennifer Lopez and Matthew McConaughy play Mary and Steve, aka Eddie, in this cute romance from 2001. Also starring are Bridgette Wilson-Sampras, Alex Rocco and Kathy Najimy.

9. While working as a singer at a wedding, Robbie meets Julia, who also works at weddings, and the two of them are attracted to each other. After meeting Julia's sleazy boyfriend, Robbie hopes she'll realize that he himself is the better guy for her before it's too late, in "The Wedding Singer". Julia works as a waitress at the weddings.

Answer: True

Set in 1985, "The Wedding Singer" starred Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore as Robbie and Julia. The movie was written by Tim Herlihy, who was a "Saturday Night Live" writer, and also wrote other Adam Sandler movies such as "Big Daddy", "The Waterboy" and "Billy Madison".

10. In "My Best Friend's Wedding", Julianne (Julia Roberts) realizes that she really loves her friend Michael after he tells her he's getting married in three days. Who played Michael?

Answer: Dermot Mulroney

Julianne and Michael were former lovers who made a pact that they would marry each other if they weren't married by the time they were 28. Once Julianne finds out about Michael's impending wedding and meets his fiancee, Kimberly, she attempts to break them up. The movie also starred Rupert Everett, Cameron Diaz and Rachel Griffiths.

Source: Author Polaris101

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