Q 01/05

Who wrote and directed Planes, Trains and Automobiles?

A) Ivan Reitman

B) Ron Howard

C) John Hughes

D) Harold Ramis

Answer · why

C) John Hughes

He also produced it, and critics treated it as a departure from his teen comedies.

Q 02/05

What is Steve Martin's character's job?

A) Insurance underwriter

B) Practising architect

C) Corporate accountant

D) Advertising executive

Answer · why

D) Advertising executive

Neal Page is uptight and desperate to get home; his travelling companion is the opposite.

Q 03/05

What does John Candy's character sell for a living?

A) Office furniture

B) Farm equipment

C) Encyclopedias

D) Shower curtain rings

Answer · why

D) Shower curtain rings

Del Griffith is a travelling salesman who unknowingly stole Neal's taxi.

Q 04/05

Which holiday is the pair trying to get home for?

A) Independence Day

B) Easter

C) Thanksgiving

D) Christmas

Answer · why

C) Thanksgiving

The film has since become permanently attached to that week in American viewing habits.

Q 05/05

Which city is Neal trying to reach?

A) Cleveland

B) Detroit

C) Milwaukee

D) Chicago

Answer · why

D) Chicago

He starts in New York two days before the holiday and gets nowhere fast.

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