Q 01/05

Which studio turned the project down before Spielberg struck his deal with Columbia in late 1973?

A) 20th Century Fox

B) Universal

C) Warner Bros.

D) Paramount

Answer · why

A) 20th Century Fox

Fox passed on it a few years before it released Star Wars; Columbia's finished film became the studio's most successful release up to that time.

Q 02/05

Which actor plays Roy Neary, the Indiana everyman whose life is upended by a UFO?

A) Roy Scheider

B) Richard Dreyfuss

C) Dustin Hoffman

D) Gene Hackman

Answer · why

B) Richard Dreyfuss

Dreyfuss lobbied for the part while shooting his previous film for Spielberg, telling Spielberg things like 'Al Pacino has no sense of humor' to talk ...

Q 03/05

What is Roy Neary's job when the film begins?

A) Air-traffic controller

B) Postal carrier

C) Electric-utility lineman

D) High-school science teacher

Answer · why

C) Electric-utility lineman

He is sent out to investigate widespread power outages, which is how he ends up parked at a railroad crossing when the UFO passes over his truck.

Q 04/05

Near which Indiana city does three-year-old Barry Guiler live when he is abducted?

A) Fort Wayne

B) Evansville

C) Terre Haute

D) Muncie

Answer · why

D) Muncie

The abduction house itself was actually a location outside Fairhope, Alabama, near where the film's giant hangar sets were built.

Q 05/05

The film's climax takes place at Devils Tower, a real monument in which state?

A) Wyoming

B) Montana

C) Utah

D) Colorado

Answer · why

A) Wyoming

The film's popularity produced a lasting jump in visitors and climbers at the monument.