Q 01/05

How does Roy Hobbs's last at-bat end in the 1952 novel The Natural, an ending the 1984 film changed?

A) He strikes out

B) He hits a home run

C) He is hit by a pitch

D) He grounds out

Answer · why

A) He strikes out

He strikes out against a brilliant young pitcher, having earlier agreed to lose on purpose. The 1984 film swapped that bleak finish for a game-winning...

Q 02/05

In The Natural, what name does Roy Hobbs give the bat he carves from a tree split by lightning?

A) Big Bertha

B) Wonderboy

C) Thunderclap

D) Old Hickory

Answer · why

B) Wonderboy

Wonderboy is branded with a lightning bolt in the film, and it finally splits in two on a foul ball during the deciding game.

Q 03/05

The Whammer, the swaggering slugger whom young Roy Hobbs humbles in The Natural, is modeled on which real star?

A) Ty Cobb

B) Lou Gehrig

C) Babe Ruth

D) Honus Wagner

Answer · why

C) Babe Ruth

Babe Ruth is the model for the Whammer, a three-time Most Valuable Player whom the unknown 19-year-old beats on three pitches to win a bet.

Q 04/05

Which star, returning to acting after three years away, played the aging rookie Roy Hobbs in The Natural?

A) Warren Beatty

B) Christopher Reeve

C) Kevin Costner

D) Robert Redford

Answer · why

D) Robert Redford

Robert Redford had not acted on screen since the 1980 prison drama Brubaker, and he came back as a 35-year-old rookie with a hidden past.

Q 05/05

In the 1984 film The Natural, Roy Hobbs's final home run smashes into what, raining sparks over the field?

A) The scoreboard clock

B) The stadium lights

C) The press box

D) The owner's office

Answer · why

B) The stadium lights

The stadium lights explode in a chain of sparks as Hobbs, bleeding through his uniform from an old wound, rounds the bases.