Q 01/05

Which American actor was first cast as Bryan Mills in Taken (2008) before dropping out of the project?

A) Harrison Ford

B) Jeff Bridges

C) Kevin Costner

D) Mel Gibson

Answer · why

B) Jeff Bridges

Jeff Bridges left the role, and Liam Neeson took it because he wanted a more physically demanding part than he was used to.

Q 02/05

What did Liam Neeson expect to happen to Taken (2008), a film he saw as a minor detour in his career?

A) Win him an Oscar

B) Be shelved unreleased

C) Go straight to video

D) Be banned in France

Answer · why

C) Go straight to video

Go straight to video was Liam Neeson's forecast for the thriller, which instead became the hit that defined the rest of his career.

Q 03/05

Which rock band are Kim and Amanda secretly planning to follow on tour in Taken (2008)?

A) Muse

B) Blur

C) U2

D) INXS

Answer · why

C) U2

U2 are on tour in the story, and Bryan Mills only learns the girls' real plan as they leave, after agreeing to a simple Paris visit.

Q 04/05

Robert Mark Kamen, co-writer of all three Taken films, created which martial-arts film franchise?

A) Bloodsport

B) Enter the Dragon

C) The Karate Kid

D) Mortal Kombat

Answer · why

C) The Karate Kid

The Karate Kid is a semi-autobiographical story based on Kamen's own life, written decades before he scripted Bryan Mills's rescues.

Q 05/05

Which animated sitcom parodied Taken by sending a daughter to Paris and giving her dad no useful skills?

A) The Simpsons

B) Family Guy

C) South Park

D) American Dad

Answer · why

B) Family Guy

Family Guy spoofed the film in the episode Leggo My Meg-O, where Meg is kidnapped in Paris and Brian and Stewie fly out to save her.