Q 01/05

Who directed A League of Their Own (1992)?

A) Penny Marshall

B) Nora Ephron

C) Barry Levinson

D) Ron Shelton

Answer · why

A) Penny Marshall

She had directed Big in 1988; the film was inspired by a 1987 television documentary of the same name.

Q 02/05

Which real wartime women's sports organisation does the film fictionalise?

A) The National Girls Baseball League of Chicago

B) The Women's Professional Baseball Association

C) The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League

D) The Bloomer Girls barnstorming circuit

Answer · why

C) The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League

The AAGPBL ran from 1943 to 1954 and more than 600 women played in it.

Q 03/05

Geena Davis plays which character, the star catcher of the film's Rockford team?

A) Kit Keller

B) Dottie Hinson

C) Mae Mordabito

D) Doris Murphy

Answer · why

B) Dottie Hinson

She wore number 8; Lori Petty plays her pitcher sister Kit, number 23.

Q 04/05

Tom Hanks plays Jimmy Dugan, the Peaches' manager. What is Dugan's back-story?

A) A disgraced Yankees pitcher banned for gambling

B) A former star Cubs slugger turned cynical alcoholic

C) A washed-up boxing trainer from Chicago's South Side

D) A minor-league umpire fired for drinking on the job

Answer · why

B) A former star Cubs slugger turned cynical alcoholic

His 'There's no crying in baseball!' ranks 54th on the AFI's list of 100 movie quotes.

Q 05/05

What is the nickname of Madonna's character, Mae Mordabito?

A) 'Home Run' Mae

B) 'Fast' Mae

C) 'Manhattan' Mae

D) 'All the Way' Mae

Answer · why

D) 'All the Way' Mae

She played centre field in the number 5 shirt; Rosie O'Donnell's Doris Murphy played third base.