Quiz on Forrest Gump

Forrest's mother says life is like what?

• A box of chocolates ✓ (Correct answer)
• A bag of candy
• A jar of cookies
• A tin of biscuits

Source: "You never know what you're gonna get" became one of cinema's most quoted lines.

In which sport did Forrest become a college star?

• Basketball
• Football ✓ (Correct answer)
• Baseball
• Track

Source: His braces flew off as he ran, turning him into an unstoppable football running back.

Who repeatedly shouts "Run, Forrest, run!"?

• His mother
• Bubba
• Jenny ✓ (Correct answer)
• Lieutenant Dan

Source: Jenny's childhood encouragement set Forrest running for the rest of the film.

In which war did Forrest serve as a soldier?

• The Vietnam War ✓ (Correct answer)
• The Korean War
• The Gulf War
• World War II

Source: His Vietnam tour cost Bubba his life and Lieutenant Dan his legs.

Who was Forrest's closest friend during the Vietnam War?

• Lieutenant Dan
• Sergeant Sims
• Bubba ✓ (Correct answer)
• Private Earl

Source: Bubba's endless shrimp knowledge later made Forrest rich beyond his wildest dreams.

What kind of business did Forrest build after the war?

• A fishing fleet
• A crab company
• A seafood restaurant
• A shrimping company ✓ (Correct answer)

Source: He kept a promise to Bubba and accidentally became a shrimp millionaire.

Which sport made Forrest a champion and sent him to China?

• Tennis
• Table tennis ✓ (Correct answer)
• Badminton
• Volleyball

Source: His ping-pong skill landed him on a real diplomatic tour during the Cold War thaw.

What honor did the President award Forrest for his bravery?

• The Medal of Honor ✓ (Correct answer)
• The Purple Heart
• The Silver Star
• The Bronze Star

Source: He earned America's highest military decoration by carrying wounded men out of an ambush.

Forrest's hometown of Greenbow is in which state?

• Mississippi
• Alabama ✓ (Correct answer)
• Georgia
• Louisiana

Source: Greenbow is fictional, but Forrest proudly calls himself an Alabama boy throughout.

As a boy, what did Forrest wear to straighten his back?

• A cast
• Crutches
• A back brace
• Leg braces ✓ (Correct answer)

Source: Doctors said his spine was "crooked as a politician," so he wore heavy leg braces.

What did Lieutenant Dan lose in the Vietnam War?

• Both his legs ✓ (Correct answer)
• One of his arms
• His eyesight
• His hearing

Source: Gary Sinise's legs were wrapped in special blue fabric so they could be erased digitally.

Forrest accidentally helped expose which political scandal?

• Iran-Contra
• The Pentagon Papers
• Watergate ✓ (Correct answer)
• Whitewater

Source: He reported the flashlights across the street, unknowingly triggering Nixon's downfall.

Jenny tells Forrest she is sick with what?

• Cancer
• Tuberculosis
• Leukemia
• An unknown virus ✓ (Correct answer)

Source: The film never names it, but the 1980s setting strongly hints at AIDS.

Who directed Forrest Gump?

• Steven Spielberg
• Ron Howard
• Robert Zemeckis ✓ (Correct answer)
• Rob Reiner

Source: Zemeckis, fresh off Back to the Future, used early CGI to drop Forrest into history.

Roughly how long did Forrest run back and forth across America?

• About one year
• About three years ✓ (Correct answer)
• About five years
• About seven years

Source: He ran for three years, two months and fourteen days before simply deciding to stop.

How many Academy Awards did Forrest Gump win?

• Three
• Eight
• Eleven
• Six ✓ (Correct answer)

Source: It swept six Oscars, including Best Picture, Director and Actor for Tom Hanks.

Instead of a salary, what did Tom Hanks accept for the role?

• A share of the profits ✓ (Correct answer)
• A producer credit
• A sequel guarantee
• Full creative control

Source: That gamble reportedly earned Hanks around forty million dollars from the blockbuster.

To make real presidents "speak" to Forrest, editors digitally altered their what?

• Eye color
• Skin tone
• Lip movements ✓ (Correct answer)
• Hand gestures

Source: Archival footage was reshaped frame by frame so Kennedy and Johnson seemed to reply.

In the ping-pong scenes, which element was added digitally?

• The paddles
• The opponents
• The table
• The ball ✓ (Correct answer)

Source: Hanks mimed against nothing; every blistering rally ball was painted in afterward.

Forrest Gump was adapted from a 1986 novel by whom?

• Pat Conroy
• Winston Groom ✓ (Correct answer)
• John Grisham
• Nicholas Sparks

Source: Groom's novel is far stranger, sending Forrest into space and wrestling rings.