Q 01/05

Which comedian plays disgraced quarterback Paul Crewe in the 2005 remake of The Longest Yard?

A) Ben Stiller

B) Adam Sandler

C) Will Ferrell

D) Owen Wilson

Answer · why

B) Adam Sandler

Adam Sandler scored what was then the biggest opening of his career with the film, which took $47.6 million in its first weekend.

Q 02/05

Which star of the 1974 original returns in the 2005 remake of The Longest Yard as coach Nate Scarborough?

A) James Caan

B) Nick Nolte

C) Burt Reynolds

D) Clint Eastwood

Answer · why

C) Burt Reynolds

Burt Reynolds led the inmates as Paul Crewe in 1974, then came back three decades later to coach the man who inherited his role.

Q 03/05

Which stand-up star plays the inmate who helps Paul Crewe recruit his team in the 2005 Longest Yard?

A) Chris Rock

B) Eddie Murphy

C) Dave Chappelle

D) Martin Lawrence

Answer · why

A) Chris Rock

Chris Rock won a BET Comedy Award for the part, a well-connected inmate who befriends Crewe and rounds up players for him.

Q 04/05

What name do the inmates give their football team in The Longest Yard, also the title of the 2001 British remake?

A) Chain Gang

B) Yard Dogs

C) Wrecking Crew

D) Mean Machine

Answer · why

D) Mean Machine

Mean Machine was also the title the 1974 film itself carried in British cinemas, decades before a remake set in an English prison borrowed it.

Q 05/05

Which Friends star makes an uncredited appearance as Paul Crewe's girlfriend Lena in the 2005 Longest Yard?

A) Lisa Kudrow

B) Jennifer Aniston

C) Courteney Cox

D) Christina Applegate

Answer · why

C) Courteney Cox

Courteney Cox took the cameo the year after Friends ended, and her character's car is the one Crewe wrecks on his way to a prison sentence.