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  • 1. Who is the author of the novel 'Forrest Gump' on which the movie is based?
A) Stephen King
B) Nicholas Sparks
C) John Grisham
D) Winston Groom
  • 2. Which actor plays the lead role of Forrest Gump in the movie?
A) Tom Hanks
B) Leonardo DiCaprio
C) Will Smith
D) Brad Pitt
  • 3. What is the name of Forrest Gump's childhood friend and love interest?
A) Karen Smith
B) Sally Field
C) Amy Johnson
D) Jenny Curran
  • 4. What famous historical event does Forrest unwittingly find himself involved in?
A) Cold War
B) Korean War
C) Vietnam War
D) World War II
  • 5. What does Forrest's mother always say life is like?
A) A puzzle
B) A marathon
C) A box of chocolates
D) A treasure hunt
  • 6. Who is Forrest's commanding officer in the Vietnam War?
A) Lieutenant Dan
B) Captain Dan
C) Sergeant Dan
D) Major Dan
  • 7. What is the iconic phrase Forrest uses to describe his running?
A) Fast like the wind!
B) Sprint to victory!
C) Run, Forrest, Run!
D) Race to the finish!
  • 8. Which famous leader does Forrest meet on The Dick Cavett Show?
A) Richard Nixon
B) Martin Luther King Jr.
C) John Lennon
D) Elvis Presley
  • 9. Who narrates the majority of the story in the movie?
A) Lieutenant Dan
B) Forrest Gump
C) Jenny Curran
D) Mrs. Gump
  • 10. Who directed the film 'Forrest Gump'?
A) Robert Zemeckis
B) Winston Groom
C) Tom Hanks
D) Eric Roth
  • 11. In which year was the novel that 'Forrest Gump' is based on published?
A) 1975
B) 1986
C) 1994
D) 2000
  • 12. Who wrote the screenplay for 'Forrest Gump'?
A) Eric Roth
B) Winston Groom
C) Tom Hanks
D) Robert Zemeckis
  • 13. Where did principal photography for 'Forrest Gump' primarily take place?
A) Alabama, Texas, and Florida
B) California, Nevada, and Arizona
C) Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina
D) New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania
  • 14. What significant event does Forrest Gump witness at the University of Alabama?
A) Governor George Wallace's Stand in the Schoolhouse Door
B) President Kennedy's visit to the university
C) The signing of the Civil Rights Act
D) A student protest against segregation
  • 15. Who does Forrest Gump meet at the anti-war March on the Pentagon rally?
A) Ralph Abernathy
B) Martin Luther King Jr.
C) Abbie Hoffman
D) Malcolm X
  • 16. What sport does Forrest become a celebrity in during his service?
A) Ping-pong
B) Basketball
C) Baseball
D) Soccer
  • 17. Which U.S. President grants Forrest Gump a room at the Watergate Hotel?
A) Ronald Reagan
B) Lyndon B. Johnson
C) John F. Kennedy
D) Richard Nixon
  • 18. What does Forrest invest in that makes him and Dan millionaires?
A) Microsoft
B) Apple Computer
C) Google
D) IBM
  • 19. How does Jenny Curran describe her relationship with Forrest when she returns to Alabama in 1976?
A) She asks him for money
B) She says they should never see each other again
C) She proposes a business partnership
D) She tells him she loves him
  • 20. Which award did 'Forrest Gump' NOT win?
A) Best Adapted Screenplay
B) Best Director
C) Best Supporting Actor
D) Best Picture
  • 21. What was Forrest Gump's IQ level at an early age?
A) 75
B) 90
C) 100
D) 85
  • 22. Who played young Forrest Gump in the film?
A) Gary Sinise
B) Michael Conner Humphreys
C) Haley Joel Osment
D) Tom Hanks
  • 23. What unique characteristic did Tom Hanks incorporate into Forrest's accent?
A) Michael Conner Humphreys' Southern accented drawl
B) A British accent
C) An Irish brogue
D) A New York accent
  • 24. What movement did Jenny Curran become part of in the 1960s?
A) The hippie movement
B) The feminist movement
C) The civil rights movement
D) The environmental movement
  • 25. Which disease did Jenny Curran die from complications of?
A) HIV/AIDS
B) An unnamed disease intended to be Hepatitis C
C) Diabetes
D) Cancer
  • 26. Who played Lieutenant Dan Taylor in the film?
A) Robin Wright
B) Michael Conner Humphreys
C) Tom Hanks
D) Gary Sinise
  • 27. What type of prosthetics did Lieutenant Dan use at the end of the film?
A) Carbon fiber prosthetics
B) Wooden prosthetics
C) Titanium alloy prosthetics called 'magic legs'
D) Plastic prosthetics
  • 28. Who was supposed to be the senior partner in the Bubba Gump Shrimp Company?
A) Lieutenant Dan Taylor
B) Mrs. Gump
C) Bubba Blue
D) Forrest Gump
  • 29. Who provided the voice for Elvis Presley in the film?
A) Tom Hanks
B) Robin Wright
C) Kurt Russell (uncredited)
D) Gary Sinise
  • 30. Who played Forrest Gump's mother?
A) Gary Sinise
B) Sally Field
C) Robin Wright
D) Haley Joel Osment
  • 31. Who played Principal Hancock at Forrest's elementary school?
A) Gary Sinise
B) Sam Anderson
C) Tom Hanks
D) Robin Wright
  • 32. Which studio initially acquired the rights to adapt 'Forrest Gump'?
A) Paramount Pictures
B) 20th Century Fox
C) Warner Bros.
D) Columbia Pictures
  • 33. What was Forrest Gump's worldwide box office gross after reissues?
A) $600 million
B) $750 million
C) $677,945,399
D) $700 million
  • 34. Which film did Forrest Gump narrowly beat in its opening weekend at the U.S. box office?
A) The Lion King
B) Home Alone
C) Jurassic Park
D) E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
  • 35. When was the widescreen VHS release of 'Forrest Gump' released?
A) September 10, 1996
B) November 2009
C) June 2018
D) August 28, 2001
  • 36. What did Vivian Sobchack say about the humor and irony in 'Forrest Gump'?
A) They lack any form of irony.
B) They emphasize countercultural values.
C) They are based on political activism.
D) They rely on the audience's historical knowledge.
  • 37. Which actor played a character with a disability in the film 'I Am Sam'?
A) Robin Williams
B) Tom Hanks
C) Sean Penn
D) Dustin Hoffman
  • 38. Which critic described Forrest Gump as a 'hollow man'?
A) Roger Ebert
B) Anthony Lane
C) Janet Maslin
D) Todd McCarthy
  • 39. On what date did Forrest Gump open in theaters in the United States and Canada?
A) Saturday, September 10, 1994
B) Monday, August 15, 1994
C) Wednesday, July 6, 1994
D) Friday, June 24, 1994
  • 40. Which location was used for filming additional scenes in Monument Valley?
A) Arizona's Grand Canyon
B) New Mexico's White Sands National Park
C) California's Death Valley
D) Utah's Monument Valley
  • 41. What was the budget for producing Forrest Gump?
A) $75 million
B) $45 million
C) $55 million
D) $100 million
  • 42. What percentage of the film's net profits was Winston Groom contracted for?
A) 5 percent
B) 7 percent
C) 3 percent
D) 10 percent
  • 43. What did Sally Field compare the feather to in 'Forrest Gump'?
A) Fate.
B) The Vietnam War.
C) Intelligence.
D) Political ideology.
  • 44. Who directed the Indian remake Laal Singh Chaddha?
A) Advait Chandan
B) Robert Zemeckis
C) Tom Hanks
D) Eric Roth
  • 45. Which film overtook Forrest Gump as the highest-grossing Paramount film three years later in 1997?
A) The Lost World: Jurassic Park
B) Titanic
C) Forrest Gump II
D) Jurassic Park
  • 46. What was done to enhance the Vietnam scenes visually?
A) Filming in a studio set
B) Over 20 palmetto trees were planted
C) Using green screen technology
D) Creating digital landscapes
  • 47. Who was considered for the role of Lieutenant Dan Taylor before Gary Sinise?
A) Bill Murray
B) Chevy Chase
C) Kevin Bacon
D) Joe Pesci
  • 48. When was 'Forrest Gump' first released on VHS?
A) May 1, 1995
B) July 10, 1995
C) April 27, 1995
D) June 15, 1995
  • 49. How much was Winston Groom paid initially for the screenplay rights to his novel?
A) $400,000
B) $350,000
C) $500,000
D) $250,000
  • 50. Which visual effects company was responsible for Forrest Gump's CGI?
A) Pixar Animation Studios
B) Industrial Light & Magic
C) Blue Sky Studios
D) DreamWorks Animation
  • 51. What was the Metacritic rating for Forrest Gump out of 100?
A) 75
B) 65
C) 82
D) 90
  • 52. How much did Forrest Gump gross in its first two days?
A) $12 million
B) More than $8 million
C) $15 million
D) $5 million
  • 53. What peak position did the Forrest Gump soundtrack reach on the Billboard album chart?
A) Number 2
B) Number 1
C) Number 4
D) Number 3
  • 54. Which rapper auditioned for a role in 'Forrest Gump'?
A) Dr. Dre
B) Snoop Dogg
C) Tupac Shakur
D) Eminem
  • 55. How many times did Forrest Gump top the U.S. box office list in its first twelve weeks?
A) Ten times
B) Seven times
C) Three times
D) Five times
  • 56. Which character did some critics compare Forrest Gump to?
A) Huckleberry Finn
B) Holden Caulfield
C) Jay Gatsby
D) Tom Sawyer
  • 57. Which actress played Forrest Gump's love interest, Jenny Curran?
A) Julia Roberts
B) Robin Wright
C) Reese Witherspoon
D) Meg Ryan
  • 58. What was Forrest Gump's ranking on AFI's 100 Years...100 Cheers list?
A) #40
B) #71
C) #37
D) #76
  • 59. In the Writers Guild of America West's list, what position did Forrest Gump's screenplay hold?
A) 71st
B) 89th
C) 40th
D) 61st
  • 60. When was 'Forrest Gump' released on Blu-ray?
A) November 2009
B) April 27, 1995
C) June 2018
D) May 7, 2019
  • 61. What was Joel Sill's role in the Forrest Gump soundtrack?
A) Composer
B) Music producer
C) Actor
D) Director
  • 62. In which week of release did Forrest Gump surpass Raiders of the Lost Ark as Paramount's highest-grossing film?
A) Tenth week
B) Eighth week
C) Fifth week
D) Twelfth week
  • 63. What was the total box office gross for Forrest Gump in its initial U.S. and Canadian run?
A) $400 million
B) $329.7 million
C) $300 million
D) $350 million
  • 64. What ranking did Forrest Gump achieve on Empire's list of the 100 Greatest Movies of All Time?
A) #61
B) #71
C) #76
D) #37
  • 65. Until which year did Forrest Gump remain the highest-grossing film solely distributed by Paramount?
A) 1999
B) 2005
C) 2007
D) 2010
  • 66. Which location was used for filming scenes in Glacier National Park?
A) Montana's Glacier National Park
B) Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
C) Zion National Park, Utah
D) Yosemite National Park, California
  • 67. Which movie did academy members prefer over 'Forrest Gump' in a 2015 re-vote for Best Picture?
A) The Lion King
B) Schindler's List
C) The Shawshank Redemption
D) Pulp Fiction
  • 68. In which year was Forrest Gump selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress?
A) 2011
B) 1989
C) 2006
D) 1994
  • 69. Which location was used for filming Forrest's running scene on the Blue Ridge Parkway?
A) In Asheville, North Carolina
B) On the Appalachian Trail
C) In Virginia near Shenandoah National Park
D) Near Grandfather Mountain
  • 70. What ranking did Forrest Gump achieve on AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies list?
A) #61
B) #76
C) #37
D) #71
  • 71. How long did 'Gump & Co.' remain in development hell?
A) At least twelve years
B) Eight years
C) Five years
D) Twenty years
  • 72. What did Bob Dole say about 'Forrest Gump's' message?
A) It criticizes family values.
B) The American Dream is within everybody's reach, no matter the adversity.
C) It promotes political activism.
D) It supports countercultural movements.
  • 73. What grade did audiences polled by CinemaScore give Forrest Gump?
A) B
B) B+
C) A+
D) A-
  • 74. Which critic called Forrest Gump 'everything we admire in the American character'?
A) Roger Ebert
B) Peter Travers
C) Todd McCarthy
D) Anthony Lane
  • 75. Which format was 'Forrest Gump' first released on the day after its VHS release?
A) Blu-ray
B) DVD
C) Ultra HD Blu-ray
D) Laserdisc
  • 76. Who was initially considered for the role of Benjamin Buford Blue?
A) Joe Pesci
B) David Alan Grier
C) Gary Sinise
D) Kevin Bacon
  • 77. What was the total amount of Paramount's losses due to high fees from distributors and exhibitors?
A) $50 million
B) $62 million
C) $80 million
D) $70 million
  • 78. What did Bruce Kawin and Gerald Mast suggest Forrest Gump's dimness represented?
A) Glamorized nostalgia as a blank slate for Baby Boomer memories
B) The simplicity of rural life
C) A critique of modern education
D) An idealistic view of American politics
  • 79. Which film surpassed Forrest Gump as the highest-grossing film starring Tom Hanks in 2006?
A) Apollo 13
B) Cast Away
C) The Da Vinci Code
D) Saving Private Ryan
  • 80. How many days did it take Forrest Gump to gross $200 million in box office receipts?
A) 60 days
B) 46 days
C) 30 days
D) 75 days
  • 81. Where were additional scenes filmed in Arizona?
A) Arizona
B) New Mexico
C) Nevada
D) California
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