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