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  • 1. Who is the author of the novel 'Forrest Gump' on which the movie is based?
A) Nicholas Sparks
B) Winston Groom
C) John Grisham
D) Stephen King
  • 2. Which actor plays the lead role of Forrest Gump in the movie?
A) Will Smith
B) Leonardo DiCaprio
C) Tom Hanks
D) Brad Pitt
  • 3. What is the name of Forrest Gump's childhood friend and love interest?
A) Amy Johnson
B) Sally Field
C) Jenny Curran
D) Karen Smith
  • 4. What famous historical event does Forrest unwittingly find himself involved in?
A) Vietnam War
B) World War II
C) Korean War
D) Cold War
  • 5. What does Forrest's mother always say life is like?
A) A treasure hunt
B) A puzzle
C) A box of chocolates
D) A marathon
  • 6. Who is Forrest's commanding officer in the Vietnam War?
A) Captain Dan
B) Major Dan
C) Sergeant Dan
D) Lieutenant Dan
  • 7. What is the iconic phrase Forrest uses to describe his running?
A) Run, Forrest, Run!
B) Sprint to victory!
C) Fast like the wind!
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) Elvis Presley
D) John Lennon
  • 9. Who narrates the majority of the story in the movie?
A) Jenny Curran
B) Lieutenant Dan
C) Mrs. Gump
D) Forrest Gump
  • 10. Who directed the film 'Forrest Gump'?
A) Winston Groom
B) Eric Roth
C) Robert Zemeckis
D) Tom Hanks
  • 11. In which year was the novel that 'Forrest Gump' is based on published?
A) 1994
B) 1986
C) 1975
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) Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina
C) California, Nevada, and Arizona
D) New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania
  • 14. What significant event does Forrest Gump witness at the University of Alabama?
A) A student protest against segregation
B) President Kennedy's visit to the university
C) Governor George Wallace's Stand in the Schoolhouse Door
D) The signing of the Civil Rights Act
  • 15. Who does Forrest Gump meet at the anti-war March on the Pentagon rally?
A) Abbie Hoffman
B) Ralph Abernathy
C) Malcolm X
D) Martin Luther King Jr.
  • 16. What sport does Forrest become a celebrity in during his service?
A) Baseball
B) Basketball
C) Ping-pong
D) Soccer
  • 17. Which U.S. President grants Forrest Gump a room at the Watergate Hotel?
A) John F. Kennedy
B) Ronald Reagan
C) Richard Nixon
D) Lyndon B. Johnson
  • 18. What does Forrest invest in that makes him and Dan millionaires?
A) IBM
B) Google
C) Apple Computer
D) Microsoft
  • 19. How does Jenny Curran describe her relationship with Forrest when she returns to Alabama in 1976?
A) She tells him she loves him
B) She asks him for money
C) She proposes a business partnership
D) She says they should never see each other again
  • 20. Which award did 'Forrest Gump' NOT win?
A) Best Picture
B) Best Director
C) Best Supporting Actor
D) Best Adapted Screenplay
  • 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) Gary Sinise
C) Michael Conner Humphreys
D) Haley Joel Osment
  • 23. What unique characteristic did Tom Hanks incorporate into Forrest's accent?
A) An Irish brogue
B) A British accent
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 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) 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) Gary Sinise
C) Michael Conner Humphreys
D) Tom Hanks
  • 27. What type of prosthetics did Lieutenant Dan use at the end of the film?
A) Carbon fiber prosthetics
B) Plastic prosthetics
C) Titanium alloy prosthetics called 'magic legs'
D) Wooden prosthetics
  • 28. Who was supposed to be the senior partner in the Bubba Gump Shrimp Company?
A) Mrs. Gump
B) Lieutenant Dan Taylor
C) Bubba Blue
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) Haley Joel Osment
B) Sally Field
C) Robin Wright
D) Gary Sinise
  • 31. Who played Principal Hancock at Forrest's elementary school?
A) Tom Hanks
B) Sam Anderson
C) Gary Sinise
D) Robin Wright
  • 32. Which studio initially acquired the rights to adapt 'Forrest Gump'?
A) Warner Bros.
B) 20th Century Fox
C) Columbia Pictures
D) Paramount Pictures
  • 33. Who was initially considered for the role of Benjamin Buford Blue?
A) Gary Sinise
B) Joe Pesci
C) David Alan Grier
D) Kevin Bacon
  • 34. Which rapper auditioned for a role in 'Forrest Gump'?
A) Tupac Shakur
B) Eminem
C) Dr. Dre
D) Snoop Dogg
  • 35. Who was considered for the role of Lieutenant Dan Taylor before Gary Sinise?
A) Chevy Chase
B) Kevin Bacon
C) Bill Murray
D) Joe Pesci
  • 36. Which actress played Forrest Gump's love interest, Jenny Curran?
A) Robin Wright
B) Meg Ryan
C) Julia Roberts
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) Tom Hanks
D) Sean Penn
  • 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) California's Death Valley
B) New Mexico's White Sands National Park
C) Arizona's Grand Canyon
D) Utah's Monument Valley
  • 40. What was done to enhance the Vietnam scenes visually?
A) Using green screen technology
B) Creating digital landscapes
C) Filming in a studio set
D) Over 20 palmetto trees were planted
  • 41. Which location was used for filming Forrest's running scene on the Blue Ridge Parkway?
A) On the Appalachian Trail
B) In Asheville, North Carolina
C) Near Grandfather Mountain
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) Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
C) Montana's Glacier National Park
D) Zion National Park, Utah
  • 43. Where were additional scenes filmed in Arizona?
A) New Mexico
B) Arizona
C) Nevada
D) California
  • 44. What was the budget for producing Forrest Gump?
A) $100 million
B) $45 million
C) $55 million
D) $75 million
  • 45. On what date did Forrest Gump open in theaters in the United States and Canada?
A) Friday, June 24, 1994
B) Monday, August 15, 1994
C) Wednesday, July 6, 1994
D) Saturday, September 10, 1994
  • 46. How much did Forrest Gump gross in its first two days?
A) $12 million
B) $15 million
C) More than $8 million
D) $5 million
  • 47. What was the total box office gross for Forrest Gump in its initial U.S. and Canadian run?
A) $300 million
B) $400 million
C) $329.7 million
D) $350 million
  • 48. 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) Home Alone
D) E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
  • 49. 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
  • 50. 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) Twelfth week
D) Eighth week
  • 51. What was Forrest Gump's worldwide box office gross after reissues?
A) $700 million
B) $600 million
C) $677,945,399
D) $750 million
  • 52. How many days did it take Forrest Gump to gross $200 million in box office receipts?
A) 46 days
B) 75 days
C) 30 days
D) 60 days
  • 53. Which film overtook Forrest Gump as the highest-grossing Paramount film three years later in 1997?
A) Jurassic Park
B) The Lost World: Jurassic Park
C) Titanic
D) Forrest Gump II
  • 54. Until which year did Forrest Gump remain the highest-grossing film solely distributed by Paramount?
A) 2010
B) 2007
C) 1999
D) 2005
  • 55. Which film surpassed Forrest Gump as the highest-grossing film starring Tom Hanks in 2006?
A) Cast Away
B) Saving Private Ryan
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) $62 million
B) $70 million
C) $50 million
D) $80 million
  • 57. What grade did audiences polled by CinemaScore give Forrest Gump?
A) B
B) B+
C) A-
D) A+
  • 58. Which critic described Forrest Gump as a 'hollow man'?
A) Janet Maslin
B) Anthony Lane
C) Roger Ebert
D) Todd McCarthy
  • 59. Which character did some critics compare Forrest Gump to?
A) Jay Gatsby
B) Holden Caulfield
C) Tom Sawyer
D) Huckleberry Finn
  • 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) Anthony Lane
C) Todd McCarthy
D) Peter Travers
  • 62. 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) A critique of modern education
C) An idealistic view of American politics
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) The Lion King
B) Schindler's List
C) The Shawshank Redemption
D) Pulp Fiction
  • 64. How much was Winston Groom paid initially for the screenplay rights to his novel?
A) $500,000
B) $400,000
C) $250,000
D) $350,000
  • 65. What percentage of the film's net profits was Winston Groom contracted for?
A) 5 percent
B) 7 percent
C) 10 percent
D) 3 percent
  • 66. When was 'Forrest Gump' first released on VHS?
A) June 15, 1995
B) May 1, 1995
C) July 10, 1995
D) April 27, 1995
  • 67. Which format was 'Forrest Gump' first released on the day after its VHS release?
A) Laserdisc
B) DVD
C) Blu-ray
D) Ultra HD Blu-ray
  • 68. When was the widescreen VHS release of 'Forrest Gump' released?
A) August 28, 2001
B) June 2018
C) September 10, 1996
D) November 2009
  • 69. When was 'Forrest Gump' released on Blu-ray?
A) May 7, 2019
B) April 27, 1995
C) June 2018
D) November 2009
  • 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) 1994
B) 2006
C) 1989
D) 2011
  • 72. What ranking did Forrest Gump achieve on AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies list?
A) #71
B) #76
C) #61
D) #37
  • 73. 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
  • 74. What was Forrest Gump's ranking on AFI's 100 Years...100 Cheers list?
A) #71
B) #37
C) #40
D) #76
  • 75. In the Writers Guild of America West's list, what position did Forrest Gump's screenplay hold?
A) 61st
B) 71st
C) 89th
D) 40th
  • 76. What did Sally Field compare the feather to in 'Forrest Gump'?
A) Political ideology.
B) Fate.
C) The Vietnam War.
D) Intelligence.
  • 77. What did Bob Dole say about 'Forrest Gump's' message?
A) It supports countercultural movements.
B) It promotes political activism.
C) It criticizes family values.
D) The American Dream is within everybody's reach, no matter the adversity.
  • 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 lack any form of irony.
C) They are based on political activism.
D) They emphasize countercultural values.
  • 79. What peak position did the Forrest Gump soundtrack reach on the Billboard album chart?
A) Number 3
B) Number 2
C) Number 1
D) Number 4
  • 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) Advait Chandan
B) Tom Hanks
C) Eric Roth
D) Robert Zemeckis
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