Q 01/05

What does Sam Baldwin do for a living?

A) Attorney

B) Architect

C) Physician

D) Restaurateur

Answer · why

B) Architect

Sam has moved to a new city to start over after his wife's death, and his profession gives him a plausible reason to design his own new life from scra...

Q 02/05

Annie Reed is a reporter for which newspaper?

A) The Baltimore Sun

B) The Boston Globe

C) The Washington Post

D) The Philadelphia Inquirer

Answer · why

A) The Baltimore Sun

Her job gives her the pretext for a work trip west once she becomes curious about the widower she heard on the radio.

Q 03/05

On which night does Jonah first call the radio talk show about his father?

A) New Year's Eve

B) Thanksgiving

C) Halloween

D) Christmas Eve

Answer · why

D) Christmas Eve

Although the film is now a Valentine's Day staple, it also passes through Christmas and New Year's Eve along the way.

Q 04/05

What is the name of the radio host who takes Jonah's call?

A) Dr. Marcia Fieldstone

B) Dr. Lorraine Whitfield

C) Dr. Nancy Kesselring

D) Dr. Ruth Feldman

Answer · why

A) Dr. Marcia Fieldstone

The host is voiced by Caroline Aaron; the film's writer-director gave herself a cameo as another late-night caller.

Q 05/05

What was the name of Sam's late wife?

A) Laura

B) Rachel

C) Maggie

D) Diane

Answer · why

C) Maggie

She is played in flashback by Carey Lowell, and Sam tells the radio audience he knew she was the one the first time he took her hand.

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