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