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Quiz about US Coast Guard in the Movies
Quiz about US Coast Guard in the Movies

U.S. Coast Guard in the Movies Quiz


The smallest U.S. Armed Service has a signficant Hollywood presence, some movies better than others, but all the better for featuring the U.S. Coast Guard!

A multiple-choice quiz by wjames. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
wjames
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
360,446
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
370
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
Last 3 plays: angostura (10/10), matthewpokemon (8/10), Guest 51 (8/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. One of the few modern movies entirely about the Coast Guard, which 2006 movie features Kevin Costner as a legendary rescuer? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. A Coast Guard helicopter meets a tragic end, along with the hero's family, in what post-apocalyptic thriller starring Will Smith? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Dennis Quaid plays a youngish, uptight CG Admiral blending his family with that of a free-spirit played by Rene Russo in what movie, a remake of a 1968 Henry Fonda/Lucille Ball movie? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. This movie from 2000, based on actual events, features a star-studded cast including George Clooney and Mark Wahlberg. Which movie is this, that shares a title with the bestselling book? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Which 1994 movie, based on a Tom Clancy thriller, opens with a Coast Guard Cutter interdicting a vessel on the high seas? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. The Coast Guard appears at the end of which romantic comedy starring Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell, attempting to rescue both from the sea? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. In which very Navy-centric box office smash of 1986 does a CG helicopter steal a beautiful sunset scene rescuing one of the heroes? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Which 1985 comedy/drama features a group of Florida senior citizens that steal a true "fountain of youth" and are chased by the Coast Guard? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. One of the more embarrassing treatments of the Coast Guard on film occurred in which 1980 movie where modern pirates take over a CG Cutter? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. "Onionhead" is a 1958 movie about a naive country boy who becomes a ship's cook and grows up just in time for Pearl Harbor. Which actor, known for other country boy roles, starred in "Onionhead"? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. One of the few modern movies entirely about the Coast Guard, which 2006 movie features Kevin Costner as a legendary rescuer?

Answer: The Guardian

"The Guardian" has old salt rescue swimmer played by Kevin Costner testing, training and then passing the baton on to a new hero played by Ashton Kutcher. For a few years after release of this movie, the Coast Guard used "Guardians" to refer to members of the service before reverting to the traditional "Coastguardsmen" or "Coasties".
2. A Coast Guard helicopter meets a tragic end, along with the hero's family, in what post-apocalyptic thriller starring Will Smith?

Answer: I Am Legend

"I Am Legend" shows the struggles of a sole survivor after a man-made pathogen has mutated everyone else to feral subhumans. At the beginning of the plague, Dr. Neville (Will Smith) loads his family into a CG helicpoter for evacuation from Manhattan, only to watch them die as the helo crashes during a bombing raid to destroy the bridges and isolate the island.
3. Dennis Quaid plays a youngish, uptight CG Admiral blending his family with that of a free-spirit played by Rene Russo in what movie, a remake of a 1968 Henry Fonda/Lucille Ball movie?

Answer: Yours, Mine and Ours

"Yours, Mine and Ours" follows the comic turmoil caused by blending two large families headed by very different single parents. The 2005 version received extensive cooperation from the Coast Guard, with filming taking place on various ships and stations throughout the country.
4. This movie from 2000, based on actual events, features a star-studded cast including George Clooney and Mark Wahlberg. Which movie is this, that shares a title with the bestselling book?

Answer: The Perfect Storm

"The Perfect Storm" dramatizes a major storm known as the "Halloween Storm" of 1991 that ravaged New England and the offshore fishing fleet. In the film, the Coast Guard Cutter "Tamaroa", a 205' WW2-era ex-Navy tug, braved mountainous seas to rescue the crew of a ditched Air Force rescue helicopter.
5. Which 1994 movie, based on a Tom Clancy thriller, opens with a Coast Guard Cutter interdicting a vessel on the high seas?

Answer: Clear and Present Danger

The story of "Clear and Present Danger" grows from a routine CG at-sea boarding that discovers evidence of a drug-related murder. This event causes the President to take a strong, and illegal, response against the Colombian drug lord responsible for the killing. The CG has a much larger role in the book.
6. The Coast Guard appears at the end of which romantic comedy starring Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell, attempting to rescue both from the sea?

Answer: Overboard

"Overboard" is the story of an amnesiac heiress that is duped into thinking she is matriarch to a backwoods Oregon family. She recovers and flees back to her yacht, giving the Coast Guard the chance to chase her down. As Goldie and Kurt go "Overboard" and reunite, the comical CG crew is called away to chase salmon poachers.
7. In which very Navy-centric box office smash of 1986 does a CG helicopter steal a beautiful sunset scene rescuing one of the heroes?

Answer: Top Gun

When Goose ejects after Maverick's aggressive mistake, he hits the canopy of the F-14 and enters the water limp and unresponsive. In a red-tinted sky, a dazzling white and orange CG H-3 helicopter hovers low over Goose in water dyed bright green by his rescue marker.
8. Which 1985 comedy/drama features a group of Florida senior citizens that steal a true "fountain of youth" and are chased by the Coast Guard?

Answer: Cocoon

The CG doesn't come off well when chasing a group of seniors trying to make off with the extraterrestrial cocoon that makes them young and promises eternal life. But, that does fit well with the growing law enforcement role of the CG in Florida in the 1980s.
9. One of the more embarrassing treatments of the Coast Guard on film occurred in which 1980 movie where modern pirates take over a CG Cutter?

Answer: The Island

Peter Benchley wrote the novel and screenplay for "The Island". A handful of farcically-scary pirates kidnap Michael Caine and adopt his son, prey on others and culminate by taking over a CG Cutter with an armed crew of 75! Michael Caine comes through in the end and gets the upper hand on the saucy pirates.
10. "Onionhead" is a 1958 movie about a naive country boy who becomes a ship's cook and grows up just in time for Pearl Harbor. Which actor, known for other country boy roles, starred in "Onionhead"?

Answer: Andy Griffith

Andy Griffith plays Al Wood who, like many, escapes a bad situation at home by enlisting. He has some comedic adventures adjusting to shipboard life and even more romantic entanglements in his ship, USCGC Periwinkle.
Source: Author wjames

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