Q 01/05

Who directed Coming to America, reuniting with Eddie Murphy five years after their first film together?

A) John Landis

B) Ivan Reitman

C) Martin Brest

D) Walter Hill

Answer · why

A) John Landis

The two fell out badly on set, yet worked together again six years later on Beverly Hills Cop III.

Q 02/05

Prince Akeem decides to find his own bride on which birthday?

A) His 18th

B) His 21st

C) His 25th

D) His 30th

Answer · why

B) His 21st

The trigger is meeting Imani, the arranged bride who has been trained since birth to obey his every word.

Q 03/05

How many days does King Jaffe give Akeem to 'sow his wild oats' before the wedding?

A) 40

B) 30

C) 60

D) 90

Answer · why

A) 40

The compromise comes only after Akeem has made Imani bark like a dog and hop on one foot to prove she has no will of her own.

Q 04/05

In which New York borough do Akeem and Semmi go looking for a queen?

A) Brooklyn

B) The Bronx

C) Queens

D) Staten Island

Answer · why

C) Queens

The logic is impeccable: where else would you find a queen? They rent a squalid tenement in Jackson Heights.

Q 05/05

Lisa's boyfriend Darryl Jenks is heir to which hair-care fortune?

A) Soul Glo

B) Jheri Redding

C) Afro Sheen

D) Ultra Wave

Answer · why

A) Soul Glo

The greasy product leaves a stain on every sofa in the film, and its jingle was written by Chic's Nile Rodgers, who calls it his proudest moment.

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