Q 01/05

Who plays both twins, Hallie Parker and Annie James, in the 1998 Parent Trap?

A) Lindsay Lohan

B) Mara Wilson

C) Scarlett Johansson

D) Michelle Trachtenberg

Answer · why

A) Lindsay Lohan

It was her film debut; the other three all auditioned or were considered, and Jena Malone turned the roles down more than once.

Q 02/05

The 1998 film was the directorial debut of which filmmaker?

A) Nora Ephron

B) Nancy Meyers

C) Penny Marshall

D) Amy Heckerling

Answer · why

B) Nancy Meyers

Her then-husband Charles Shyer produced and co-wrote it, shortly before their divorce; the twins are named after their daughters.

Q 03/05

Who play the divorced parents, Nick Parker and Elizabeth James?

A) Kevin Costner and Emma Thompson

B) Harrison Ford and Kristin Scott Thomas

C) Dennis Quaid and Meg Ryan

D) Dennis Quaid and Natasha Richardson

Answer · why

D) Dennis Quaid and Natasha Richardson

Quaid said in 2025 that sequel talk ended with Richardson's death in 2009: 'I don't think we'd have the heart for it.'

Q 04/05

What are the parents' professions in the 1998 film?

A) A rancher and a lawyer

B) A chef and a fashion photographer

C) A wine grower and a wedding-gown designer

D) A vet and a novelist

Answer · why

C) A wine grower and a wedding-gown designer

They married aboard the QE2 in 1986 and remarry on the same ship at the end.

Q 05/05

Where do Hallie and Annie meet?

A) A boarding school in Vermont

B) Camp Walden, a summer camp in Maine

C) A ski resort in the Colorado Rockies

D) A cruise ship crossing the Atlantic

Answer · why

B) Camp Walden, a summer camp in Maine

They first come face to face at the end of a fencing match, then escalate from poker to a prank war and the isolation cabin.