Forrest Gump: The Soundtrack - Quiz
  • 1. What is the release year of the film Forrest Gump?
A) 1989
B) 1997
C) 1994
D) 1991
  • 2. Who composed the score for Forrest Gump?
A) Alan Silvestri
B) Jackson Browne
C) Robert Zemeckis
D) Joel Sill
  • 3. In what year was the soundtrack album reissued with two additional tracks?
A) 1999
B) 1996
C) 2001
D) 2005
  • 4. Which artist performed the additional track 'Running on Empty' added in 2001?
A) Fleetwood Mac
B) Jackson Browne
C) Pete Seeger
D) Hank Williams
  • 5. Which artist performed the additional track 'Go Your Own Way' added in 2001?
A) Jackson Browne
B) Canned Heat
C) The Doors
D) Fleetwood Mac
  • 6. Who served as the film's music producer?
A) Tom Hanks
B) Alan Silvestri
C) Joel Sill
D) Robert Zemeckis
  • 7. Who directed the film Forrest Gump?
A) Alan Silvestri
B) Tom Hanks
C) Robert Zemeckis
D) Joel Sill
  • 8. According to Robert Zemeckis, all music in the film had to be from which nationality?
A) Australian
B) Canadian
C) British
D) American
  • 9. Why did Robert Zemeckis want only American music in the film?
A) Foreign music was banned in the 1990s
B) It was cheaper to license
C) The studio forced him to do it
D) He felt Forrest wouldn't buy anything but American
  • 10. What was the peak position of the soundtrack on the Billboard 200 albums chart?
A) 7
B) 3
C) 2
D) 1
  • 11. On what date did the soundtrack reach its peak position on the Billboard 200 chart?
A) July 30, 1994
B) September 17, 1994
C) October 15, 1994
D) August 13, 1994
  • 12. Which soundtrack displaced the Forrest Gump soundtrack from its peak chart position on September 17, 1994?
A) The Bodyguard
B) Pulp Fiction
C) Titanic
D) The Lion King
  • 13. On what date did the Forrest Gump soundtrack drop completely from the charts?
A) July 30, 1994
B) October 15, 1994
C) September 17, 1994
D) August 13, 1994
  • 14. In which country did the soundtrack reach number one for one week in September 1994?
A) United Kingdom
B) Germany
C) Australia
D) Canada
  • 15. Which of the following songs appeared in the movie but was NOT on the soundtrack album?
A) All the material on the score
B) Lovesick Blues
C) Go Your Own Way
D) Running on Empty
  • 16. Who performed the song 'Lovesick Blues' which was in the movie but not the soundtrack?
A) Pete Seeger
B) Lynyrd Skynyrd
C) The Doors
D) Hank Williams
  • 17. Who performed the movie song 'Sugar Shack'?
A) Tommy James and the Shondells
B) Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs
C) Tony Orlando & Dawn
D) KC & the Sunshine Band
  • 18. Who performed the movie song 'Hanky Panky'?
A) Canned Heat
B) Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs
C) Tommy James and the Shondells
D) The Jimi Hendrix Experience
  • 19. Which Jimi Hendrix Experience song was in the movie but excluded from the soundtrack?
A) Sugar Shack
B) Soul Kitchen
C) Free Bird
D) All Along the Watchtower
  • 20. How many songs by The Doors are listed as being in the movie but not on the soundtrack?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
  • 21. Which of the following is a song by The Doors that was in the movie but not the soundtrack?
A) Soul Kitchen
B) Get Down Tonight
C) Where Have All the Flowers Gone?
D) Let's Work Together
  • 22. Who performed the movie song 'Where Have All the Flowers Gone?'?
A) John Lennon
B) Pete Seeger
C) Jackson Browne
D) Hank Williams
  • 23. Who performed the movie song 'Let's Work Together'?
A) The Doors
B) Fleetwood Mac
C) Lynyrd Skynyrd
D) Canned Heat
  • 24. Who performed the movie song 'Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree'?
A) Tony Orlando & Dawn
B) Tommy James and the Shondells
C) KC & the Sunshine Band
D) Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs
  • 25. Who performed the movie song 'Get Down Tonight'?
A) The Doors
B) KC & the Sunshine Band
C) Canned Heat
D) Tony Orlando & Dawn
  • 26. Which band performed 'Free Bird', which was in the movie but not on the soundtrack?
A) The Jimi Hendrix Experience
B) Fleetwood Mac
C) Lynyrd Skynyrd
D) Canned Heat
  • 27. Whose song 'Imagine' is mentioned and has its lyrics quoted, but was not used in the film?
A) Hank Williams
B) Jimi Hendrix
C) John Lennon
D) Pete Seeger
  • 28. What is the name of the separately released album containing Alan Silvestri's score?
A) Forrest Gump Collector's Edition
B) Forrest Gump – Original Motion Picture Score
C) The Music of Forrest Gump
D) Forrest Gump: The Soundtrack
  • 29. Which chart did the Forrest Gump soundtrack jump from number 34 to number 7 on July 30, 1994?
A) Billboard Hot 100
B) Canadian Hot 100
C) UK Albums Chart
D) Billboard 200
  • 30. How many weeks did the soundtrack stay at number 3 on the Billboard 200?
A) Four weeks
B) Two weeks
C) Seven weeks
D) One week
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