Who said what?

MANILA, Philippines - Throughout the years, movies have influenced us in many ways. One indication of this is when we start uttering lines from them. Somehow, certain dialogues or statements get stuck in our minds, and instantly become part of our expressions when conversing; thus making certain movie lines famous for a time or, if it’s truly unique and catchy, for a very long time. Let’s try to see how well we know famous movie lines by taking this challenging quiz. Who said it? What did that character say? From what movie was that line from?

1. The movie Casablanca had brought a lot of memorable lines. Aside from the famous “We’ll always have Paris,” this is also one of the popular lines from the movie:

a. “Frankly my dear, I don’t give a damn.”

b. “Here’s looking at you kid.”

c. “It’s never too late.”

d. “Goodbye, my love.”

 

2. The Terminator (from Terminator) is famous for saying this farewell line:

a. “I’ll be back.”        

b. “You’re dead.”      

c. “See you in the future.”

3. In the 1989 Batman movie, who said “Have you ever dance with the devil in a pale moonlight?”

a. Two face   

b. Commissioner Gordon

c. Joker

d. Cat Woman

4. In the 1997 Batman movie (titled Batman and Robin), who said the line “So many people to kill… so little time.”

a. Bat Girl

b. Poison Ivy 

c. Dr. Meridian Chase         

d. The Riddler

5. British spy James Bond has a request to every bartender, with a heavy voice, he says, ________.

a. “On the rocks.”

b. “Boiling hot.”         

c. “Shaken, not stirred.”

6. Complete this romantic line said by Jerry McGuire: “I love you, you ________ me.”

a. got

b. trapped

c. touched

d. complete

7. What was the tagline that Ghostbusters used?

a. Who you gonna (going to) call?

b. Got Ghost?

c. Be not afraid.

8. Complete this famous line uttered by Dirty Harry (Clint Eastwood): “Go ahead, ______.”

a. make my day

b. take it to the bank

c. die

d. kill me

9. Star Wars is famous for using this tagline.

a. “May the force be with you.”              b. “The power is you.”

c. “The force rules.”

10. In the 1995 movie Apollo 13, Jim Lovell (Tom Hanks) called the control room, saying (clue: It is also the movie’s tagline)...

a. “We are crashing.”

b. “Houston, we have a problem.”

c. “We need assistance.”

11. In the movie Lord of the Rings, Gollum often mentioned the word

a. Precious               

b. Master       

c. Magic

d. The ring

12. In Sixth Sense, Coal (Haley Joel Osment), whispering with a trembling voice, confessed something to Dr. Malcolm (Bruce Willis) by saying...

a. “I see you in my dreams.”

b. “I think you’re dead.”

c. “I see dead people.”

13. Complete the line said by Michael (Dermot Mulroney) to Julianne (Julia Roberts), from My Best Friend’s Wedding: “When you love someone, you say it ___________… or the moment just passes you by.”

a. “…again and again.”       

b. “…right there out loud.”

c. “ …with a kiss.”

14. “Nobody puts baby in the corner” is from this 1987 dance movie (starred Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey)

a. Lambada  

b. Flash Dance        

c. Breakdance

d. Dirty Dancing

15. “…there’s no place like home” is said by which character in the movie Wizard of Oz.

a. Dorothy     

b. Scarecrow

c. Tin Man

d. Lion

           

16. The line, “I’m gonna (going to) make him an offer he can’t refuse,” originally used by which movie?

a. The Godfather

b. Gangsters in New York

c. Double Jeopardy

17. In Titanic, Jack (Leonardo DiCaprio) shouted this line when he was on the Titanic.

a. “I’m flying!”

b. “America, here I come.”

c. “I’m the king of the world.”

18. Complete this famous line from Superman: “Look up in the sky, it’s a ______, it’s a ______, it’s Superman!”

a. bird, kite

b. bird, man

c. bird, plane

d. bird, robin

19. In the 1982 movie ET (Extra Terrestrial), ET said this famous line.

a. “ET phone home”

b. “enemy, enemy.”

c. “home sweet home”         

20. In the Hitchcock film Psycho, Norman explains that, “A boy’s best friend is his_______”

a. girlfriend

b. dog

c. father

d. mother

Test Results:

1-5 points. Come on! Have an ear when watching movies — you’ll surely gather a lot of lines to share with your friends.

6-10 points. You do like watching movies, but you get distracted easily — usually, this happens to you when a catchy line is being said; ergo, you tend to miss some of them.

11-15 points. You sure do have a thing for catchy movie lines. Take time to review and use some of them; then, you’re on your way to becoming a pro!

16-20 points. Wow! Were you the scriptwriter or what? You don’t just watch movies, you absorbed them. Hats off to you!

 

 

Answer Key:

1.) b 2.) a 3.) c 4.) b 5.) c 6.) d 7.) a 8.) a 9.) a 10.) b 11.) a 12.) c 13.) b 14.) d 15.) a 16.) a 17.) c 18.)c 19.) a 20.) d

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