This ain’t no ham on rye – it’s your weekly film quiz, featuring famous Samuel L Jackson quotes from movies…
Of all the mad words of tongue or pen, the maddest are these: “Samuel L Jackson voices Garfield’s estranged dad in The Garfield Movie”. (He does; read Maria’s review here!) We hardly need an excuse to theme a film quiz around the wit and wisdom of one of the biggest movie stars of all time, but we’ve waited for the scantest to do his long-deserved quotes round. And somehow, we’ve managed to keep it family-friendly, or mostly profanity-free, anyway!
Once you’ve completed all three rounds, you’ll find a link to a separate post with the correct answers at the bottom of this post. As always, this is all just for fun, but please let us know how you did in the comments (scores out of 30 this week!) and give us any other lovely feedback. Enough is enough – I’ve had it with this melon-farming intro on this Friday morning quiz! I’m opening some flipping windows…
ROUND ONE – This Week In Movie History
This round is about UK cinema releases and general film history from this week in years past – we’ve given you the year at the start of each question to help out!
1. 1979 – Which classic family film opens with the song “Rainbow Connection”?
2. 2021 – The Enfield Haunting and The Devil Made Me Do It are sequels to which 2013 horror film?
3. 1996 – In which horror comedy do George Clooney and Quentin Tarantino play brothers?
4. 1969 – Who plays holidaymaker Babs in Carry On Camping?
5. 2017 – Armando Salazar is the villain and title character of which franchise’s fifth instalment?
6. 1976 – Born this week, who plays Alexander the Great in 2004’s Alexander?
7. 1962 – Which western connects James Stewart, John Wayne, and Lee Marvin?
8. 2004 – Who directed The Day After Tomorrow?
9. 2012 – In which film does Bruce Willis play New Penzance police captain Duffy Sharp?
10. 1968 – Also born this week, which singer and actor connects Moulin Rouge!, San Andreas, and Street Fighter?
ROUND TWO – Things Samuel L Jackson Says
Next, can you name the Samuel L Jackson movie from one of his lines of dialogue and the year the movie was released?
11. “Hold on to your butts.” (1993)
12. “You tell me where my super-suit is, woman!” (2004)
13. “We’re all gonna be like three little Fonzies here.” (1994)
14. “Hey! Who was the 21st President?” (1995)
15. “You know all those goddamn security scenarios we ran? Well, I’m stuck in the middle of one we didn’t think of.” (2006)
16. “It’s time for you to meet the real Agent Argylle.” (2024)
17. “In a comic, you know how you can tell who the arch-villain’s going to be? He’s the exact opposite of the hero.” (2000)
18. “I never did one thing right in my life, you know that? Not one. That takes skill.” (1996)
19. “The last on your dial, but the first in ya hearts, and that’s the truth Ruth!” (1989)
20. “We’re going to pull together and we’re gonna find a way to get out of here! First, we’re gonna seal off this pool—” (1999)
ROUND THREE – Pot Luck
Let’s finish with a random selection of pot luck movie questions – these could come from any era, any genre, or any level of difficulty. Enjoy!
21. In the news! The Palm Dog is an award at which annual film festival?
22. Which 1990s comedy connects Ben Stiller, Matt Dillon, and Lee Evans, among others?
23. 1987’s The Last Emperor is about the last emperor of which country?
24. In The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring, how many members are in the Fellowship?
25. Also in the news! Following Knives Out and Glass Onion, the next Benoit Blanc mystery is named after which 1986 U2 song?
26. Which Toy Story star was born earliest: Tom Hanks or Tim Allen?
27. According to the tagline of a 2000 drama, who “brought a small town to its feet and a huge corporation to its knees”?
28. Who connects the 1980s films Blade Runner, Roxanne, and Splash?
29. Martin Q. Blank is the title character in which 1990s comedy?
30. And finally, Samuel L Jackson is the only actor in Star Wars to have which lightsaber colour?
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Ready for the answers?
That’s the end of this week’s film quiz – when you’re ready to check your answers, click here to get them (it’ll take you to another page) and let us know your scores in the comments below.
We’ll be back next Friday with another film quiz, but until then, check out Issue 50 of Film Stories Magazine, which features 50 all-new questions on movie songs, the films of 1974, and the number 50! You can also listen to our suitably named film quiz podcast, The Film Quiz Podcast, which features Nick Helm asking movie questions and occasionally berating contestants for getting them wrong.
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