Q 01/05

Which 2000 film won Best Picture and Best Actor for Russell Crowe as the general-turned-slave Maximus?

A) Braveheart

B) Troy

C) Kingdom of Heaven

D) Gladiator

Answer · why

D) Gladiator

Oliver Reed, who played the trainer Proximo, died of a heart attack before all his scenes were shot, so the rest were completed with a body double and...

Q 02/05

In Ridley Scott's 2000 Roman epic, which actor played the emperor Commodus opposite Russell Crowe?

A) Jared Leto

B) Ralph Fiennes

C) Ewan McGregor

D) Joaquin Phoenix

Answer · why

D) Joaquin Phoenix

Phoenix would win his own Best Actor Oscar two decades later for Joker.

Q 03/05

What condition does Guy Pearce's Leonard suffer from in Christopher Nolan's Memento (2000)?

A) Prosopagnosia

B) Anterograde amnesia

C) Narcolepsy

D) Retrograde amnesia

Answer · why

B) Anterograde amnesia

The story was based on 'Memento Mori', a short story by Nolan's brother Jonathan.

Q 04/05

In Cast Away (2000), Tom Hanks's character Chuck Noland works as a systems analyst for which company?

A) UPS

B) DHL

C) FedEx

D) USPS

Answer · why

C) FedEx

Production paused for a year so Hanks could lose the 50 pounds he had gained and grow out his hair and beard.

Q 05/05

Which company made the volleyball that is Chuck Noland's companion in Cast Away, giving it its name?

A) Spalding

B) Rawlings

C) Mikasa

D) Wilson

Answer · why

D) Wilson

Screenwriter William Broyles Jr. invented the character after deliberately stranding himself for research.