Q 01/05

Which Lakers star plays co-pilot Roger Murdock in Airplane!, a part meant for baseball's Pete Rose?

A) Earvin 'Magic' Johnson

B) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

C) Wilt Chamberlain

D) Elgin Baylor

Answer · why

B) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar drops the pilot act when a boy says his dad thinks he doesn't work hard enough on defence. Casting an athlete copied the 1957 orig...

Q 02/05

In Airplane!, Leslie Nielsen's doctor says he is serious, then adds "and don't call me" which name?

A) Shelley

B) Sherlock

C) Shirley

D) Sheila

Answer · why

C) Shirley

Shirley is his comeback to "Surely you can't be serious", an exchange ranked 79th on the AFI's list of the 100 greatest movie quotes. Nielsen never ex...

Q 03/05

Which future late-night host screen-tested for the lead role of Ted Striker in Airplane!?

A) Jay Leno

B) Garry Shandling

C) David Letterman

D) Arsenio Hall

Answer · why

C) David Letterman

David Letterman kept telling the directors he couldn't act, and after the screen test one of them agreed. They later pranked him by playing the auditi...

Q 04/05

In Airplane!, which in-flight dinner choice gives both pilots and many passengers food poisoning?

A) Steak

B) Chicken

C) Lasagna

D) Fish

Answer · why

D) Fish

Fish is the dish that fells everyone who picks it over the steak. The idea was lifted from the 1957 thriller the film copies, where grilled halibut do...

Q 05/05

In Airplane!, what name does the inflatable dummy autopilot go by when it takes the controls?

A) Otto

B) George

C) Hal

D) Max

Answer · why

A) Otto

Otto is even billed in the cast list as playing himself. He can keep the jet in the air but cannot land it, which is why a terrified passenger has to.