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E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
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  • 1. Who directed the movie E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial?
A) Tim Burton
B) George Lucas
C) James Cameron
D) Steven Spielberg
  • 2. What year was E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial released?
A) 1990
B) 1982
C) 1985
D) 1979
  • 3. What is the name of the young boy who befriends E.T.?
A) Elliott
B) Kevin
C) Alex
D) Michael
  • 4. What is the famous line E.T. says when trying to phone home?
A) E.T. calling home
B) E.T. phone home
C) Phone home, E.T.
D) Calling home, E.T.
  • 5. What bicycle accessory helps E.T. and the kids fly?
A) A bell
B) A mirror
C) A basket
D) A horn
  • 6. What is the name of Elliott's mother in the movie?
A) Karen
B) Susan
C) Mary
D) Jennifer
  • 7. What does E.T. enjoy eating throughout the movie?
A) Pizza
B) Hot dogs
C) Reese's Pieces
D) Popcorn
  • 8. What is the name of the young girl who befriends E.T.?
A) Lucy
B) Molly
C) Gertie
D) Sally
  • 9. Who composed the iconic music score for E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial?
A) John Williams
B) Ennio Morricone
C) Hans Zimmer
D) Alan Silvestri
  • 10. What is the name of Elliott's older brother in the movie?
A) Michael
B) David
C) John
D) Chris
  • 11. Which film festival premiered 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial' as its closing film?
A) Venice Film Festival
B) Toronto International Film Festival
C) Cannes Film Festival
D) Berlin International Film Festival
  • 12. What was the budget for 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'?
A) $15 million
B) $8 million
C) $10.5 million
D) $20 million
  • 13. Who designed the animatronics for 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'?
A) Carlo Rambaldi
B) Melissa Mathison
C) Henry Thomas
D) Steven Spielberg
  • 14. Which actor played Elliott in 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'?
A) Henry Thomas
B) Drew Barrymore
C) Peter Coyote
D) Robert MacNaughton
  • 15. Which studio eventually purchased the script for 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'?
A) Warner Bros.
B) Universal Pictures
C) Columbia Pictures
D) Paramount Pictures
  • 16. How long did 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial' hold the record as the highest-grossing film?
A) Five years
B) Twelve years
C) Eight years
D) Eleven years
  • 17. What did E.T. use to communicate with his home planet in 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'?
A) A makeshift communication device
B) A walkie-talkie
C) A telephone
D) A radio
  • 18. Which character in 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial' asks Elliott to help save E.T.?
A) Agent Keys
B) Mary Taylor
C) Gertie Taylor
D) Michael Taylor
  • 19. What does E.T.'s heart do when Elliott tells him he loves him?
A) It stops beating
B) It beats faster
C) It begins to glow
D) It changes color
  • 20. What happens as E.T.'s ship blasts off in 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'?
A) Stars fall from the sky
B) A rainbow appears in the sky
C) The sun sets
D) It rains
  • 21. What does E.T. tell Elliott before leaving Earth?
A) He loves Mary
B) He will always be there
C) He misses his home planet
D) He will return soon
  • 22. What was Steven Spielberg's initial film project that he planned to shoot in four weeks?
A) Night Skies
B) Growing Up
C) Raiders of the Lost Ark
D) Close Encounters of the Third Kind
  • 23. Who was the screenwriter that developed the subplot involving Buddy and an autistic child?
A) John Sayles
B) Melissa Mathison
C) Matthew Robbins
D) Steven Spielberg
  • 24. Who acquired the E.T. script from Columbia Pictures for $1 million?
A) Sid Sheinberg
B) John Veitch
C) Marvin Atonowsky
D) Frank Price
  • 25. Which actor played Gertie Taylor, Elliott's younger sister?
A) Dee Wallace
B) K. C. Martel
C) Drew Barrymore
D) Erika Eleniak
  • 26. Who provided the uncredited voice for E.T.?
A) Steven Spielberg
B) Melissa Mathison
C) Matthew Robbins
D) Pat Welsh
  • 27. What was one of the reasons Columbia Pictures considered 'E.T.' not financially viable?
A) The script was not scary enough.
B) It was too long.
C) It had too many special effects.
D) It featured too many actors.
  • 28. Who suggested the scene where E.T. got drunk?
A) Melissa Mathison
B) Matthew Robbins
C) John Sayles
D) Steven Spielberg
  • 29. What was the name of Elliott Taylor's classmate whom he kissed in 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'?
A) Mary Taylor
B) A classmate played by Erika Eleniak
C) Michael Taylor
D) Gertie Taylor
  • 30. Who was Elliott's friend named Lance in the original script?
A) A government agent
B) A classmate
C) E.T.'s alien companion
D) An 'Eddie Haskell'–esque character deleted by Matthew Robbins.
  • 31. What was the name of the subplot developed from Night Skies?
A) A government agent finds E.T.
B) Buddy befriends an autistic child.
C) Malevolent aliens terrorize a family.
D) E.T. captures Elliott's brother.
  • 32. Who was the head of Columbia Pictures' marketing and research development?
A) Frank Price
B) Marvin Atonowsky
C) Sid Sheinberg
D) John Veitch
  • 33. What inspired Carlo Rambaldi's design for E.T.'s face?
A) Faces of aliens from other movies
B) Faces of children
C) Faces of movie stars
D) Faces of Carl Sandburg, Albert Einstein, and Ernest Hemingway
  • 34. Who visited the Jules Stein Eye Institute to study eyes for E.T.?
A) Carlo Rambaldi
B) Steven Spielberg
C) Henry Feinberg
D) Producer Kathleen Kennedy
  • 35. How many heads were created for filming E.T.'s face?
A) Two
B) Three
C) One
D) Four
  • 36. Which company agreed to use their candy as a replacement for M&M's?
A) Nestlé
B) Hershey Company
C) Mars, Incorporated
D) Cadbury
  • 37. Under what cover name was 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial' filmed?
A) Space Adventure
B) A Boy's Life
C) Galactic Journey
D) The Alien Kid
  • 38. Which critic described 'E.T.' as a spiritual autobiography?
A) A. O. Scott
B) Gary Arnold
C) Pauline Kael
D) Andrew Nigels
  • 39. In which year did Madame Tussauds unveil wax likenesses of E.T.?
A) 1985
B) 2012
C) 1994
D) 2003
  • 40. Which musical mode did John Williams use in a polytonal way for the 'E.T.' score?
A) Lydian mode
B) Mixolydian mode
C) Phrygian mode
D) Dorian mode
  • 41. Which Netflix series referenced 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'?
A) The Crown
B) Ozark
C) House of Cards
D) Stranger Things
  • 42. Which retailer exclusively sold E.T. videocassettes as part of a holiday promotion in 1991?
A) Sears
B) Walmart
C) Kmart
D) Target
  • 43. What was the original Bengali story that inspired 'The Alien' called?
A) Bonkubabur Bandhu
B) E.T. Chronicles
C) Close Encounters
D) Alien Encounter
  • 44. Which award did 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial' win at the 26th Annual Grammy Awards?
A) Album of the Year
B) Record of the Year
C) Best Recording for Children
D) Song of the Year
  • 45. Which critic noted that Elliott's name begins with 'E' and ends with 'T'?
A) Pauline Kael
B) Henry Sheehan
C) Andrew Nigels
D) A. O. Scott
  • 46. Which film adaptation by Steven Spielberg was mentioned alongside 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial' by Rita Moreno?
A) Jaws
B) Close Encounters of the Third Kind
C) West Side Story
D) Saving Private Ryan
  • 47. What was the average rating of E.T. on Metacritic?
A) 90/100
B) 92/100
C) 85/100
D) 78/100
  • 48. What was the initial recommended retail price for E.T. on VHS?
A) $49.95
B) $24.95
C) $89.95
D) $34.99
  • 49. What award did Steven Spielberg receive after E.T. was screened at the United Nations?
A) An Oscar
B) A BAFTA
C) A UN Peace Medal
D) A Golden Globe
  • 50. Who directed the 'A Holiday Reunion' commercial?
A) James Cameron
B) Peter Jackson
C) Steven Spielberg
D) Lance Acord
  • 51. Which film was scheduled for a RealD 3D reissue alongside E.T.'s IMAX release in 2022?
A) Raiders of the Lost Ark
B) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
C) Jaws
D) Close Encounters of the Third Kind
  • 52. In which year did Spielberg reveal his thoughts on adapting E.T.: The Book of the Green Planet?
A) 2025
B) 2019
C) 1982
D) 2030
  • 53. Who directed 'Gandhi', which won Best Picture over 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'?
A) Martin Scorsese
B) Steven Spielberg
C) Richard Attenborough
D) George Lucas
  • 54. How many weekends did E.T. have a gross of over $10 million?
A) Eight
B) Twelve
C) Ten
D) Six
  • 55. When was E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial released on VHS and LaserDisc?
A) December 25, 1987
B) October 27, 1988
C) September 10, 1988
D) November 15, 1989
  • 56. Which film held the record for most pre-orders before E.T. doubled it?
A) The Last Temptation of Christ
B) Raiders of the Lost Ark
C) Star Wars
D) Cinderella
  • 57. Which video game features E.T. as a playable character?
A) Super Mario Bros.
B) The Legend of Zelda
C) Minecraft
D) Lego Dimensions
  • 58. In which country did E.T. set an all-time record for most daily admissions in Paris?
A) France
B) Germany
C) Spain
D) Italy
  • 59. What was the theme of mutual understanding in 'E.T.' an analogy for?
A) The benefits of space exploration
B) The need for educational reform
C) How real-world adversaries can overcome their differences
D) The importance of family dinners
  • 60. In what year did Satyajit Ray write the screenplay 'The Alien'?
A) 1992
B) 1982
C) 1967
D) 1975
  • 61. Who wrote a screenplay titled 'The Alien' that influenced Spielberg's E.T.?
A) Steven Spielberg
B) Arthur C. Clarke
C) George Lucas
D) Satyajit Ray
  • 62. Which award did 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial' win at the 55th Academy Awards?
A) Best Screenplay
B) Best Director
C) Best Original Score
D) Best Picture
  • 63. What was the gross of E.T.'s IMAX release on its first day?
A) $700,000
B) $600,000
C) $490,000
D) $300,000
  • 64. When did E.T. Adventure debut at Universal Studios Florida?
A) December 25, 1992
B) July 4, 1989
C) June 7, 1990
D) May 15, 1988
  • 65. Which company produced television public service announcements featuring E.T. in 1998?
A) General Motors
B) Ford Motor Company
C) The Progressive Corporation
D) Toyota
  • 66. What inspired Henry Thomas's convincing tears during his audition for Elliott?
A) A script he read beforehand
B) Thoughts of his dead dog
C) Advice from a friend
D) His own childhood experiences
  • 67. When was E.T. re-released in IMAX to commemorate its 40th anniversary?
A) September 2, 2022
B) June 11, 2022
C) July 4, 2022
D) August 12, 2022
  • 68. Who misappropriated rights and funds, leading to the collapse of Ray's project with Columbia Pictures?
A) George Lucas
B) Steven Spielberg
C) Mike Wilson
D) Arthur C. Clarke
  • 69. Who else alleged that ET was influenced by Ray's script?
A) James Cameron
B) Ridley Scott
C) Martin Scorsese
D) John Williams
  • 70. Which director suggested the scene where E.T. disguises himself as a stuffed toy?
A) George Lucas
B) James Cameron
C) Francis Ford Coppola
D) Robert Zemeckis
  • 71. Who programmed the E.T. video game for Atari?
A) Steven Spielberg
B) George Lucas
C) William Kotzwinkle
D) Howard Scott Warshaw
  • 72. How much did E.T. gross in its first 10 days from nine theatres in Australia?
A) $500,000
B) $1 million
C) $700,000
D) $839,992
  • 73. Which company provided CGI for the 20th anniversary edition of E.T.?
A) Pixar Animation Studios
B) Blue Sky Studios
C) DreamWorks Animation
D) Industrial Light & Magic (ILM)
  • 74. Where is E.T. sent after being demoted in The Book of the Green Planet?
A) To space prison
B) To a different planet
C) Back to Earth
D) Into exile
  • 75. At which awards did 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial' win Best Picture in the Drama category?
A) 55th Academy Awards
B) 40th Golden Globe Awards
C) BAFTA
D) Saturn Awards
  • 76. Which film's record for the highest-grossing second weekend did E.T. surpass in its second weekend?
A) Rocky III
B) Jaws
C) Superman II
D) Star Wars
  • 77. What approval rating does E.T. hold on Rotten Tomatoes?
A) 99%
B) 65%
C) 85%
D) 75%
  • 78. Which film surpassed E.T. as the highest-grossing film worldwide in 1993?
A) Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace
B) Jurassic Park
C) Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
D) Back to the Future Part III
  • 79. What unique quality did Pat Welsh's smoking habit give to her voice recording for E.T.?
A) A distinctive sound that Ben Burtt liked
B) A monotone delivery
C) A high-pitched childlike quality
D) A deep, authoritative tone
  • 80. How many people and animals did Ben Burtt record to create E.T.'s voice?
A) 16 other people and various animals
B) 20 animals
C) 5 people
D) 10 people
  • 81. Which year did 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial' top a Channel 4 poll as one of the greatest family films?
A) 1984
B) 1994
C) 2005
D) 2011
  • 82. Which magazine criticized the changes to the escape scene as political correctness?
A) The Hollywood Reporter
B) Time Magazine
C) Rolling Stone
D) Variety
  • 83. Who suggested Henry Thomas for the role of Elliott?
A) Cary Guffey
B) Jack Fisk
C) Kathleen Kennedy
D) Steven Spielberg
  • 84. What was used to replace the guns in the 20th anniversary version?
A) Walkie-talkies
B) Rifles
C) Binoculars
D) Flashlights
  • 85. Who played Elliott's wife, Grace, in the commercial?
A) Emma Stone
B) Scarlett Johansson
C) Julianne Hough
D) Anne Hathaway
  • 86. What was 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial' ranked on AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes list?
A) 48th
B) 1st
C) 30th
D) 15th
  • 87. What virtual pinball game includes a pinball adaptation of E.T.?
A) Pinball FX 3
B) Flipper!
C) Zen Pinball
D) Virtual Pinball
  • 88. Which actor's scene was cut during post-production, featuring his character reprimanding Elliott?
A) Harrison Ford
B) Drew Barrymore
C) Henry Thomas
D) C. Thomas Howell
  • 89. What technology was used to modify certain shots of E.T. in the 20th anniversary version?
A) Computer-generated imagery (CGI)
B) Practical effects
C) Stop-motion animation
D) Hand-drawn animation
  • 90. In which Star Wars film did members of E.T.'s species appear?
A) Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith
B) Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace
C) Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope
D) Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones
  • 91. Which actress named 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial' as one of her top five favorite films in 2023?
A) Rita Moreno
B) Meryl Streep
C) Helen Mirren
D) Drew Barrymore
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