Tom Hanks...In Other Words Trivia Quiz

Answer: The Da Vinci Code

Tom Hanks plays Dr. Robert Langdon in this 2006 drama/thriller. The movie is based on a book by Dan Brown, and tells the story of a symbolist who must assist the French police with the murder of a museum director. But, unknown to him, the police think that he is the assailant! With the help of a cryptologist, he must escape the police and track down the real killer, all the while caught in a web of puzzles and ciphers.

Answer: Saving Private Ryan

Hanks plays Capt. John H. Miller in this profound 1998 war drama. Three of the eponymous Private Ryan's brothers are killed in the war, and a unit is sent on an extremely dangerous mission (led by Miller) to find him, even though chances are slim that he's even alive.

This WWII tale follows this crew, who all feel differently about being sent on a suicide mission to save a man they don't know.

Answer: Toy Story

Woody, a cowboy toy voiced by Hanks, stars in this 1995 animated family film. When brand-new spacetoy Buzz Lightyear shows up in Andy's toy collection, old favorite Woody feels left out and unloved. But the two must join together and battle a perilous toy killer in order to ensure that Andy doesn't move without them.

Answer: Joe Versus The Volcano

In this 1990 comedy, Tom Hanks plays Joe Banks, a hypochondriac, fed up with his job. He is convinced, by a well-off buisnessman, to jump into a live volcano. En route, he meets an interesting cast of characters that shape his eventual decision.

Answer: The Polar Express

Tom Hanks voices multiple characters in this film, a 2004 "journey beyond your imagination". A boy who think he is too old for Santa Claus is shuttled to the North Pole on a holiday steam engine.

Answer: Sleepless in Seattle

Tom Hanks plays Sam Baldwin in this 1993 romantic comedy. Baldwin, a widower with a young son, moves to Seattle to have a fresh start at life. Baldwin ends up speaking on the radio about the loss of his wife. After this, he receives letters from women across the country; one of these is from a woman named Annie Reed. Sam refuses to meet her, but has no choice after his son boards a flight to New York City by himself.

The rest, as they say, is history.

Answer: The Money Pit

Tom Hanks plays Walter Fielding, Jr., a man looking for a new home, in this 1986 comedy. Walter and his girlfriend, Anna, purchase a new house. As soon as they move in, however, the house begins to fall apart. Egged on by Anna's ex-husband, the two become more and more hostile towards each other. But, as we all know, it turns out happily ever after...after a while.

Answer: A League Of Their Own

This 1992 sports flick about a women's baseball league stars Madonna alongside Hanks' rough-around-the-edges baseball manager Jimmy Dugan. It is a fictionalized version of a true story, and takes place during World War II. A baseball mogul, faced with the threat of money loss during the war, decides to form a women's baseball league. Though slow at first, interest eventually picks up.

The story is pushed along by sibling rivalry, inferiority complexes, and drunken ex-baseballers.

Answer: Bachelor Party

Tom Hanks plays a party animal who finally decides to marry his girlfriend, Debbie. His friends throw him a bachelor party before his wedding, but Debbie is convinced that he cheated on her at the party. With the help of her friends, Debbie forms a plan to catch her fiance in the act.

Answer: Forrest Gump

Tom Hanks holds the title role in this iconic 1994 comedy, playing a "stupid" man named Forrest Gump who participates in some of the most historically important events of the late 20th century. Throughout the entire film, however, he still cherishes feelings for Jenny, his childhood love.