Q 01/05

At 13, Charlie Wilson first campaigned against a neighboring city official who had killed which of his pets?

A) His cat

B) His pony

C) His dog

D) His rabbit

Answer · why

C) His dog

His dog was fed crushed glass by the man next door, so the boy drove 96 voters to the polls. The official lost by 16 votes, and Wilson tells the story...

Q 02/05

Which two-time Best Actor winner plays the hard-partying Texas congressman of the title in Charlie Wilson's War?

A) Tom Hanks

B) Sean Penn

C) Dustin Hoffman

D) Jack Nicholson

Answer · why

A) Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks also produced the film, having bought the rights to the book that revealed the congressman's secret Afghan campaign.

Q 03/05

In Charlie Wilson's War, which shoulder-fired American missile lets Afghan fighters bring down Soviet helicopters?

A) Javelin

B) Stinger

C) Patriot

D) Sidewinder

Answer · why

B) Stinger

Stinger missiles proved so deadly that in the 1990s the United States ran a buy-back program to keep unused ones away from terrorists.

Q 04/05

Which actress plays Joanne Herring, the socialite who draws Charlie Wilson into the Afghan cause?

A) Sandra Bullock

B) Meg Ryan

C) Nicole Kidman

D) Julia Roberts

Answer · why

D) Julia Roberts

Julia Roberts earned a Golden Globe nomination for the role. The real Herring, a former television talk show host, later founded a charity to rebuild ...

Q 05/05

Which future New York mayor investigates Charlie Wilson's alleged drug use in Charlie Wilson's War?

A) Michael Bloomberg

B) David Dinkins

C) Bill de Blasio

D) Rudy Giuliani

Answer · why

D) Rudy Giuliani

Rudy Giuliani ran the Justice Department inquiry, which was dropped for lack of evidence. In the film the congressman takes the good news by phone dur...