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