Q 01/05

In Twister, a tornado tears apart a drive-in cinema while which classic horror film is playing?

A) Psycho

B) The Shining

C) The Exorcist

D) Halloween

Answer · why

B) The Shining

The Shining was on screen, and life soon copied the scene: in May 1996 a real tornado wrecked a drive-in in Thorold, Ontario, hours before it was due ...

Q 02/05

Titanic tied the record of 11 Oscar wins first set by which 1959 Charlton Heston epic?

A) Ben-Hur

B) Spartacus

C) El Cid

D) Cleopatra

Answer · why

A) Ben-Hur

Ben-Hur had held the record alone for 38 years. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King later made it a three-way tie by winning all 11 of its n...

Q 03/05

In The Day After Tomorrow, students ride out the superstorm inside which Manhattan landmark?

A) Grand Central Terminal

B) Empire State Building

C) New York Public Library

D) Metropolitan Museum of Art

Answer · why

C) New York Public Library

New York Public Library is only half a refuge: when the students go out for medicine, they have to dodge wolves that have escaped from the Central Par...

Q 04/05

In The Poseidon Adventure, what strikes the luxury liner and leaves it floating upside down at sea?

A) An iceberg

B) A torpedo

C) A waterspout

D) A giant wave

Answer · why

D) A giant wave

A giant wave, raised by an undersea earthquake, rolls the ship over seconds after midnight, trapping the New Year's partygoers in an upside-down dinin...

Q 05/05

Which rock band recorded the ballad for Armageddon, a 1998 film co-starring the frontman's daughter?

A) Bon Jovi

B) Aerosmith

C) Van Halen

D) Guns N' Roses

Answer · why

B) Aerosmith

Aerosmith got the job only after Liv Tyler, daughter of singer Steven Tyler, was cast; U2 had been asked first. The song became the band's only US num...