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Posted September 04, 2008 on TheDean1's Blog:
Quiz: Football Movies & Players
This a quiz on movies involving football or football players... This is an easy one for anyone that has seen the movies...Give it a shot & have fun.

You are the 294th Yardbarker to take this quiz
1

This 1986 Robin Williams and Kurt Russell effort tells the story of a small town loser who is determined to have one more shot at the big time by winning a football game. What is the film called?

All the Right Moves

The Best of Times

Number One

Horse Feathers

2

Who starred as an ex-football player in 1984's 'Against All Odds'?

Paul Newman

Beau Bridges

Burt Reynolds

Jeff Bridges

3

What is the title of the 1978 film in which a wrongfully-killed Los Angeles Rams quarterback, comes back to life in the body of a recently murdered millionaire?

Fighting Back

Footsteps

Semi-Tough

Heaven Can Wait

4

Who starred in the 1974 prison-football movie, 'The Longest Yard'?

Burt Reynolds and Eddie Albert

James Caan and Cary Grant

Robert Redford and John Wayne

Clint Eastwood and James Stewart

5

Which club did the subjects of the classic 1971 film 'Brian's Song' play for?

Chicago Bears

New York Jets

Miami Dolphins

Pittsburgh Steelers

6

Which 1968 film described Alan Alda's attempts to write an article for 'Sports Illustrated' by posing as a quarterback?

Paper Lion

Navy Blue and Gold

The All-American

Huddle

7

John Derek starred in the 1951 film 'Saturday's Hero'. Who played his girlfriend?

Donna Reed

Natalie Wood

Jayne Mansfield

Jean Harlow

8

The 1940 film 'Knute Rockne-All American' portrayed the life of one of the most famous and most loved football coaches. Which team did he coach?

Virginia Tech

Princeton

Notre Dame

UCLA

9

'Pigskin Parade', a 1936 musical comedy about a football team, marked the feature film debut of which Hollywood great?

Katharine Hepburn

Gary Cooper

Clark Gable

Judy Garland

10

Which comedic great starred in the 1925 classic 'The Freshman'?

Charlie Chaplin

Buster Keaton

Oliver Hardy

Harold Lloyd

11

Which actor starred in 'Rudy'?

Sean Astin

Corey Haim

Joshua Jackson

Seth Green

12

Where was the movie 'The Program' filmed?

Charlotte, NC

Charleston, SC

Columbia, SC

Raleigh, NC

13

Who starred in 'Any Given Sunday'?

Denzel Washington

Keanu Reeves

Cuba Gooding

Jamie Foxx

14

Which actor appeared in 'North Dallas Forty'?

Warren Beatty

James Caan

Nick Nolte

Burt Reynolds

15

Which actor appeared in the classic 'Brian's Song'?

Nick Nolte

Sean Astin

James Caan

Warren Beatty

16

In the 1970 movie 'MASH', what is the nickname of Captain Oliver Jones, the 'ringer' that the 4077th brings in to play on their football team?

Spearchucker

Painless Pole

Dago Red

Duke

17

In which movie does Sean Penn crash the car of his high school's star football player, angering the latter so greatly that he nearly puts the entire opposing team in the hospital during their next game?

Bad Boys

Crackers

Racing with the Moon

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

18

This former Los Angeles Ram got his first taste of acting as an extra in the 1976 Disney movie "Gus". Years later, he would star in his own television series as well as a few forgettable feature films. Who was this football player?

Nolan Cromwell

Pat Haden

Billy Waddy

Fred Dryer

19

An entertainer at heart, this former football player may never have broke into acting if not for an impressive performance in an Alan Alda movie. What football player was this?

Merlin Olsen

Dick Butkus

Jack Carter

Alex Karras

20

After a cameo in the 1996 movie "Jerry Maguire", this sports star went on to guest voice on both "King of the Hill" and "The Simpsons". What California born sports star was this?

Jim Brown

Joe Montana

Marcus Allen

Troy Aikman

21

In 'Paper Lion', Alan Alda portrays a writer who learns about life in a pro football training camp. Who was the writer who actually had the experience?

George Plimpton

Leon Uris

Evan Hunter

Irving Wallace

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Comments (16)
  • Annt74

    Annt74 Placard_complete_small said September 04, 2008

    another tough TD1 quiz...
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  • Annt74

    Annt74 Placard_complete_small said September 04, 2008

    11/21 whats that a big fat F?
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  • TheDean1

    TheDean1 Placard_complete_small said September 04, 2008

    Sorry Annt, I thought that if people say the movies that this would be a rather easy quiz. My Bad....
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    • Annt74

      Annt74 Placard_complete_small replied September 05, 2008

      nah, i goofed on a few and hadnt seen most of the movies.

      in reference to #17........who played the HS football star? characters name was Jefferson, great scene


      Jefferson's Brother: My brother's gonna kill us! He's gonna kill us! He's gonna kill you and he's gonna kill me, he's gonna kill us!
      Jeff Spicoli: Hey man, just be glad I had fast reflexes!
      Jefferson's Brother: My brother's gonna shit!
      Jeff Spicoli: Make up your mind, dude, is he gonna shit or is he gonna kill us?
      Jefferson's Brother: First he's gonna shit, then he's gonna kill us!
      Jeff Spicoli: Relax, all right? My old man is a television repairman, he's got this ultimate set of tools. I can fix it.

      • Annt74

        Annt74 Placard_complete_small replied September 05, 2008

        ya jeff sure you can fix it

      • TheDean1

        TheDean1 Placard_complete_small replied September 05, 2008

        Loved that scene
        • Punisher453

          Punisher453 Placard_complete_small replied March 11, 2009

          great scene. great movie

  • CoachK83 said September 05, 2008

    15/21...thats just sad i know that much about sports movies!
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  • filly4ever

    filly4ever Placard_complete_small said September 05, 2008

    16 out of 21...getting better at this....
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  • TheDean1

    TheDean1 Placard_complete_small said September 05, 2008

    see, we have faith in you, you can do it...
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  • bzr034

    bzr034 said September 08, 2008

    Fred Dryer... 2 safeties in one game, that is impressive. Hunter, however... not so much. Maybe it's just me.
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    • Punisher453

      Punisher453 Placard_complete_small replied March 11, 2009

      he was good in the movie death before dishonor
  • BlueWorkhorse

    BlueWorkhorse said September 08, 2008

    17 but on a lot of guesses. Never saw any of those older movies. Where's Little Giants, The Replacements, Remember the Titans, Varsity Blues, or The Program...that's my football movie knowledge.
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  • Astroal

    Astroal said September 28, 2008

    My score came up as 14 correct. I count 15 I got right.
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  • Dennab

    Dennab said January 14, 2009

    I missed the oldies stuff.
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  • Harry_Callahan

    Harry_Callahan said February 03, 2009

    19 out of 21..had to guess on a few..never heard of the Alan Alda movie or the John Derek one..good quiz.
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