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Tough Movie Posers Trivia Quiz

This quiz concentrates on movies from the latter decades of the 20th century. Are you a film buff? Score 10/10 in less than 60 seconds and prove it!

A multiple-choice quiz by oldmanbacon. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
oldmanbacon

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
344,662

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
1195

Last 3 plays: Guest 2 (7/10), Hayes1953 (3/10), Guest 66 (4/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which movie does NOT have John Cusack in the film's credits? Hint

Class

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

Sixteen Candles

Stand By Me

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Question 2 of 10

2. Quentin Tarantino penned two scripts that were made into popular films in the 1990s, but which he not direct himself. Which pair of films did he write but NOT direct? Hint

"Se7en" and "Get Shorty"

"Suicide Kings" and "Jackie Brown"

"The Usual Suspects" and "Reservoir Dogs"

"Natural Born Killers" and "True Romance"

3. Burt Reynolds famously destroyed his career in the early 1980s with films like "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" and "Stroker Ace". He had a late-1990's resurrection with a starring role in "Boogie Nights" but failed to capitalize on it. Who directed "Boogie Nights"? Hint

Paul W.S. Anderson

Wesley Scott Anderson

Thomas Paul Anderson

Paul Thomas Anderson

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who played Anthony Michael Hall's girlfriend in the 1988 movie "Johnny Be Good"? Hint

Uma Thurman

Ami Dolenz

Elisabeth Shue

Molly Ringwald

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Question 5 of 10

5. What was the name of Robert Redford's homemade baseball bat in the 1984 movie "The Natural"? Hint

Lightningboy

Savoy Special

Wonderboy

The Whammer

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Question 6 of 10

6. Richard Harris played a fisherman named Nolan who hunted a killer whale in the movie "Orca, The Killer Whale", released in 1977. Who played his daughter Annie, who had her leg bitten off by the vengeful title character? Hint

Bo Derek

Raquel Welch

Charlotte Rampling

Ali McGraw

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Question 7 of 10

7. In "Return of the Jedi", which character shouted the line "It's a trap!" when the attacking rebel fleet came out of hyperspace, making him realize that the second Death Star's forcefield was still operational? Hint

Lando Calrissian

Han Solo

Captain Eisley

Admiral Ackbar

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which car-racing duo did NOT appear in the 1981 film "The Cannonball Run"? Hint

Burt Reynolds and Dom DeLuise

Terry Bradshaw and Mel Tillis

Dean Martin and Sammy Davis, Jr.

Catherine Bach and Susan Anton

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Question 9 of 10

9. What was the title of Steven Seagal's first theatrically-released film? Hint

Out for Justice

Above the Law

Hard to Kill

Marked for Death

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Question 10 of 10

10. In what movie did Harrison Ford play a law-enforcement officer named Deckard? Hint

Blade Runner

Presumed Innocent

Witness

The Devil's Own

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which movie does NOT have John Cusack in the film's credits?

Answer: Fast Times at Ridgemont High

Cusack played Schoolmate "Roscoe" in 1983's "Class", nerdy "Bryce" in 1984's "Sixteen Candles" and Wil Wheaton's older brother "Gordie LaChance" in "Stand By Me" from 1986.

2. Quentin Tarantino penned two scripts that were made into popular films in the 1990s, but which he not direct himself. Which pair of films did he write but NOT direct?

Answer: "Natural Born Killers" and "True Romance"

"Natural Born Killers" was reworked extensively by Oliver Stone, but writing credits go to Tarantino. "True Romance" was directed by Tony Scott, brother of Ridley. Tarantino directed both "Reservoir Dogs" and "Jackie Brown".

Answer: Paul Thomas Anderson

Paul Thomas "P.T." Anderson also directed "Magnolia" and "There Will Be Blood". Paul W.S. Anderson directed "Resident Evil" and the recent "Death Race" remake. The two Andersons are not related.

4. Who played Anthony Michael Hall's girlfriend in the 1988 movie "Johnny Be Good"?

Answer: Uma Thurman

It was Uma's first big role, although she would appear later in the year in "Dangerous Liasons".

5. What was the name of Robert Redford's homemade baseball bat in the 1984 movie "The Natural"?

Answer: Wonderboy

Early in the film, Redford's character, Roy Hobbs, made the bat from a tree split in half by lightning on his family's farm.

Answer: Bo Derek

This was perhaps the best acting performance of Derek's career; she really sold the leg incident. Two years later she would ignite the screen in Blake Edward's "10".

Answer: Admiral Ackbar

Ackbar was a member of the squid-resembling alien race Mon Calamari, supporters of the rebel alliance, and was in command of the largest attacking starship at the time he shouted the line.

8. Which car-racing duo did NOT appear in the 1981 film "The Cannonball Run"?

Answer: Catherine Bach and Susan Anton

Reynolds and DeLuise drove an ambulance, Martin and Davis Jr. shared a red Ferrari, and Bradshaw and Tillis were stock-car driving good old boys in the 1981 original. Bach and Anton were the Lamborghini-driving hotties in the 1984 sequel, "Cannonball Run II".

9. What was the title of Steven Seagal's first theatrically-released film?

Answer: Above the Law

"Above the Law" (1988) was the first of Seagal's movie; he played a cop intent on bringing down corruption in his police force. It was followed by "Hard to Kill" and "Marked for Death" (both released in 1990) and "Out for Justice" (1991). There were several more to follow...

10. In what movie did Harrison Ford play a law-enforcement officer named Deckard?

Answer: Blade Runner

Harrison Ford played a futuristic cop trained to hunt manufactured human "replicants" in the 1982 movie "Blade Runner", a sci-fi classic directed by Ridley Scott.

Source: Author oldmanbacon

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