Q 01/05

Why did the NCAA suspend five Hoosiers cast members from their real college basketball teams?

A) They skipped team practices

B) They were paid to play

C) They signed with agents

D) They missed too many classes

Answer · why

B) They were paid to play

They were paid to play basketball on screen, which the NCAA ruled made them ineligible. Each of the five sat out three games of his college season.

Q 02/05

What did the lead actor of Hoosiers call the film during the shoot, convinced it would flop?

A) A career killer

B) A home movie

C) A student film

D) A tax write-off

Answer · why

A) A career killer

A career killer was his verdict on the low-budget shoot. The film went on to gross $28.6 million against a $6 million budget and earn two Oscar nomina...

Q 03/05

What happened whenever Maris Valainis, the star shooter in Hoosiers, tried out for his high school team?

A) He made captain

B) He broke a bone

C) He was cut

D) He quit early

Answer · why

C) He was cut

He was cut every time he tried out, yet the film's casting director spotted him sinking shots at an open-gym night. He was one of only two team actors...

Q 04/05

Which Oscar winner wanted to play Norman Dale in Hoosiers until his schedule ruled it out?

A) Robert Duvall

B) Richard Dreyfuss

C) Jon Voight

D) Jack Nicholson

Answer · why

D) Jack Nicholson

Jack Nicholson was given the script for feedback and fundraising advice, then asked for the lead himself. His brief attachment gave the unfunded proje...

Q 05/05

Which recorded sound did the composer of the Hoosiers score work into the music as extra percussion?

A) A cheering school crowd

B) A referee's whistle

C) Bouncing basketballs

D) A scoreboard buzzer

Answer · why

C) Bouncing basketballs

Bouncing basketballs, recorded hitting a gym floor, were mixed with orchestra and synthesizers. The modern sound was a deliberate contrast with the st...