Q 01/05

Which NBA legend said Rudy motivated him to work harder and that he had seen it a hundred times?

A) Kevin Garnett

B) Kobe Bryant

C) Allen Iverson

D) Tim Duncan

Answer · why

B) Kobe Bryant

Kobe Bryant first saw the film in theaters in 1993, then kept rewatching it on tape. He credited it with pushing him to train harder than he ever had ...

Q 02/05

Who played George Gipp in Knute Rockne, All American, the last film shot at Notre Dame before Rudy?

A) James Stewart

B) Humphrey Bogart

C) Ronald Reagan

D) John Wayne

Answer · why

C) Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan played the dying halfback, and reporters later nicknamed the future president the Gipper. Notre Dame then kept film crews off its campus...

Q 03/05

Which future Marvel director had his first major film role in Rudy as D-Bob, Rudy's tutor and friend?

A) Jon Favreau

B) Taika Waititi

C) Kenneth Branagh

D) Joss Whedon

Answer · why

A) Jon Favreau

Jon Favreau was working in Chicago improv when he landed the part, his first major film role. He went on to direct Iron Man and create The Mandalorian...

Q 04/05

Which actor plays the title role in Rudy, years before playing a loyal hobbit in The Lord of the Rings?

A) Elijah Wood

B) Dominic Monaghan

C) Billy Boyd

D) Sean Astin

Answer · why

D) Sean Astin

Sean Astin finished the shoot covered in head-to-toe bruises from the football scenes. His stuntman fared worse and needed knee surgery by the end of ...

Q 05/05

In Rudy, a test arranged by Rudy's tutor D-Bob reveals that Rudy has which learning difficulty?

A) Dyscalculia

B) Aphasia

C) Dyslexia

D) Dyspraxia

Answer · why

C) Dyslexia

Dyslexia also held back the real Rudy, who only discovered he had it during his junior-college studies. Notre Dame accepted him after many tries.