Q 01/05

Which star of Top Gun plays the hot-tempered Irish immigrant Joseph Donnelly in the epic Far and Away?

A) Tom Cruise

B) Val Kilmer

C) Anthony Edwards

D) Tim Robbins

Answer · why

A) Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise worked with a dialogue coach on the Irish accent and studied Smithsonian material to learn the body language of the period.

Q 02/05

Which Australian-raised actress plays Shannon Christie, the landlord's headstrong daughter, in Far and Away?

A) Naomi Watts

B) Nicole Kidman

C) Cate Blanchett

D) Judy Davis

Answer · why

B) Nicole Kidman

Nicole Kidman was born in Honolulu to Australian parents and had broken through three years earlier in the thriller Dead Calm.

Q 03/05

Which former Happy Days star directed Far and Away and shares the credit for its story?

A) Henry Winkler

B) Penny Marshall

C) Rob Reiner

D) Ron Howard

Answer · why

D) Ron Howard

Ron Howard gave small roles to his father Rance and his brother Clint, a regular face in the films he directs.

Q 04/05

Which future Harry Potter star has a small early role as a policeman in Far and Away?

A) Michael Gambon

B) Kenneth Branagh

C) Brendan Gleeson

D) Ciarán Hinds

Answer · why

C) Brendan Gleeson

Brendan Gleeson went on to play Mad-Eye Moody in the wizard saga and to earn an Oscar nomination for The Banshees of Inisherin.

Q 05/05

Which American state stood in for Oklahoma when Far and Away's land rush climax was filmed?

A) Montana

B) Wyoming

C) Kansas

D) Nebraska

Answer · why

A) Montana

Montana was picked for business reasons, and the race was staged on a 12,000-acre ranch outside the city of Billings.