Q 01/05

In Cast Away, which holiday dinner is Chuck Noland called away from to catch his doomed flight?

A) Thanksgiving

B) Christmas

C) New Year's Eve

D) Easter

Answer · why

B) Christmas

Christmas: Chuck leaves the family table for a work emergency, hands Kelly a small box to open on New Year's Eve and calls 'I'll be right back', a pro...

Q 02/05

When Chuck's friends hold a funeral for him in Cast Away, Stan puts CDs by which singer in the coffin?

A) Johnny Cash

B) Frank Sinatra

C) Elvis Presley

D) Bruce Springsteen

Answer · why

C) Elvis Presley

Elvis Presley: Chuck is a devoted fan, and with no body to bury, his friends filled the coffin with a cell phone, a beeper, some photos and the CDs.

Q 03/05

At the 2001 Critics' Choice Awards, Cast Away's Wilson was named Best what?

A) Supporting Prop

B) Silent Performance

C) Screen Debut

D) Inanimate Object

Answer · why

D) Inanimate Object

Inanimate Object: the critics gave the ball its own prize, and it earns its place in the script too, since it gives a man alone on an island a reason ...

Q 04/05

Where does Chuck live with his girlfriend Kelly?

A) Atlanta, Georgia

B) Memphis, Tennessee

C) Nashville, Tennessee

D) Dallas, Texas

Answer · why

B) Memphis, Tennessee

Memphis, Tennessee: the city is FedEx's real home base, and the company lent the crew its own facilities there for the scenes of Chuck's return.

Q 05/05

Who plays Kelly Frears in Cast Away?

A) Helen Hunt

B) Holly Hunter

C) Laura Linney

D) Meg Ryan

Answer · why

A) Helen Hunt

Helen Hunt: she had two hits in cinemas at once in December 2000, and Cast Away opened by knocking the other, What Women Want, off the top of the US b...