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