Q 01/05

Which disaster movie about a threat from space was the top-grossing film of 1998 at the worldwide box office?

A) Deep Impact

B) Armageddon

C) Lost in Space

D) Godzilla

Answer · why

B) Armageddon

Armageddon took $553.7 million worldwide, more than any other 1998 release. In US cinemas it finished second for the year, about $15 million behind a ...

Q 02/05

Which country's beach stood in for Normandy in the D-Day landing that opens Saving Private Ryan?

A) France

B) England

C) Ireland

D) Portugal

Answer · why

C) Ireland

Ireland supplied the sands of Curracloe in County Wexford, picked because they resemble Omaha Beach. About 1,000 Irish army and reserve soldiers took ...

Q 03/05

Which film's 15-week run at number one in US cinemas was ended by Lost in Space in April 1998?

A) Titanic

B) Men in Black

C) Liar Liar

D) Air Force One

Answer · why

A) Titanic

Titanic had led the chart every week since its release in December 1997. On March 1, 1998 it also became the first film to gross over $1 billion world...

Q 04/05

Which romantic comedy controversially beat Saving Private Ryan to the Best Picture Oscar for 1998?

A) You've Got Mail

B) There's Something About Mary

C) Life Is Beautiful

D) Shakespeare in Love

Answer · why

D) Shakespeare in Love

Shakespeare in Love was the first comedy to win Best Picture since Annie Hall in 1977. It took seven Oscars from thirteen nominations, the most of any...

Q 05/05

Which cocktail is the drink of choice for The Dude, the slacker hero of The Big Lebowski?

A) Tequila Sunrise

B) Whiskey Sour

C) White Russian

D) Old Fashioned

Answer · why

C) White Russian

White Russian orders surged after the 1998 release, as fans copied the hero's mix of vodka, coffee liqueur and cream. He drinks them throughout the Co...