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Movie Knowledge

Total questions: 74

Worksheet time: 6hrs 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the setting of the movie?
a)
Richmond, Virginia 
b)
Coalwood, West Virginia 
c)
Tampa, Flordia
d)
Houston, Texas
2.
What was the name of the main character in the movie?
a)
Chris Owen
b)
Homer Hickam Jr
c)
Quentin Davis
d)
Charlie Conway
3.

What happened to the first rocket Homer and his friends launched?

a)

It blew up and wrecked the fence

b)

It traveled 5 miles

c)

It disappeared into the sky

4.
What was Homer's science teacher's name?
a)
Miss Riley
b)
Miss Elise
c)
Miss Turner
5.
What was the event that inspired Homer and his friends to build rockets?
a)
He learned about space in science 
b)
President Kennedy was assinated
c)
Sputnik, the first satellite was launched into space
d)
They wanted to blow up stuff
6.

What did Homer and his friend do to try to earn money to buy metal for the rocket?

a)

Ask their parents for money

b)

Have a bake sale

c)

Steal the metal from store

d)

Took apart the railroad tracks

7.
Homer had to drop out of school and had to go work where?
a)
The grocery store 
b)
The coal mines
c)
On the family farm
d)
At a law office
8.

What do science fair winners get?

a)

Trophies

b)

Homework Pass

c)

College Scholarship

d)

Just the Recognition of Winning

9.

What was the nickname given to the group of friends?

a)

The Geeks

b)

The 4 Coal Miners

c)

The Mad Scientists

d)

The Rocket Boys

10.

At the end of the movie who did Homer asked to push the button to launch the rocket?

a)

His mom

b)

Miss Riley

c)

His dad

d)

Each of the boys took a turn

11.
After Homer graduated from college he went to work where? 
a)
As a teacher at his old high school
b)
NASA
c)
The coal mines
12.

People still coal mine today?

a)

True

b)

False

13.
Coal mining is a dangerous job because 
a)
You have to work underground
b)
You can get lung disease 
c)
The mine can collapse or explode
d)
All of the above
14.

The rocket boys have to incorporate math into their findings on the rocket.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

After the launch of one of the test rockets, the boys were accused of _______ and were arrested.

a)

starting a riot

b)

cheating at the national science fair

c)

causing a forest fire

d)

causing a train accident

16.

Homer went to work in the coal mines when _______.

a)

he failed his math class

b)

graduated high school

c)

he became interested in the mineral of coal

d)

his father got hurt in a coal mining accident

17.

The day before the national science fair, __________.

a)

the rocket was stolen.

b)

Homer got in a car acciedent.

c)

the rocket exploded.

d)

the boys went out.

18.

Homer's brother ____________.

a)

dropped out to work in the coal mine.

b)

had a football scholarship.

c)

helped build the rockets

d)

Homer doesn't have a brother.

19.
Akeelah's first word at school level meant "to be uncertain of."
a)
dout
b)
doubt
c)
hesitait
d)
hesitate
20.
Akeelah's winning word at school meant "imaginative or whimsical."
a)
fanciful
b)
fancyful
c)
bazaar
d)
bizarre
21.
This word was given to Akeelah at district, and is a kind of figure of speech.
a)
sinecdokey
b)
synecdoche
c)
synechdochy
d)
sinecdochey
22.
One student was caught cheating on this word that means a kind of dance.
a)
carmaniole
b)
masqueraid
c)
masquerade
d)
carmagnole
23.
Akeelah's winning word at district, a type of masterpiece in art or literature.
a)
burlesk
b)
burlesque
c)
pastiche
d)
pastishe
24.
Dr. Larabee accuses Akeelah of being rude and disrespectful.
a)
insolant
b)
inselent
c)
insolent
d)
insalant
25.
Akeelah tells Dr. Larabee that he is a tyrant and overbearing towards others. 
a)
dictatorial
b)
dictatoriel
c)
didactic
d)
didactick
26.
Akeelah improves her tendency to be fiercely defiant and quick to argue and fight.
a)
truckulant
b)
truculent
c)
truculant
d)
truculint
27.
One of Dylan’s words meant excessive talking, usually nonsense. 
a)
loggorrea
b)
logoreah
c)
logorreah
d)
logorrhea
28.
Dr. Larabee comes across as snobby and conceited.
a)
supercilious
b)
supersillious
c)
supercillious
d)
supersillyious
29.
While Akeelah was having a talk with her mother during the regional bee (which she attended with her father's "permission"), Javier was given this word, and tried to stall as much time as possible to give Akeelah time to get back on stage. Given that it is a type of stew, what was it?
a)
ratatoowie
b)
ratatouille
c)
rattattouille
d)
ratattouille
30.
At nationals, Akeelah had some trouble with this word that means clay-like. What is the correct spelling?
a)
argellacious
b)
argillatious
c)
argillaceous
d)
argillacious
31.
Both Akeelah and Dylan were given this word, and both of them missed it deliberately. It means a yellow discoloration of the skin. What is the correct spelling?
a)
zanthoses
b)
zanthosis
c)
xanthosis
d)
xanthoses
32.
Akeelah correctly spelled this word that means physical beauty, tying Dylan for first place at nationals. 
a)
pulcritude
b)
pulchritude
c)
pulkritude
d)
pulchretude
33.
Javier wished that Dylan would jump off a very steep, tall cliff.
a)
precipiece
b)
precipice
c)
presipise
d)
presipice
34.

Where is the setting of the movie "The Pursuit of Happyness" ?

a)

California

b)

Mississippi

c)

San Francisco

d)

Chicago

35.

What year is it ("The Pursuit of Happyness")?

a)

1981

b)

2020

c)

1700

d)

1989

36.

What is the main character's name ("The Pursuit of Happyness")?

a)

Chris Gardener

b)

Howard Savage

c)

Darien Spann

d)

Chris Smith

37.

What is Chris' son's name?

a)

Jacob

b)

Henry

c)

Christopher

d)

Aiden

38.
The item that Chris was continuously trying to sell for most of the film was called a what?
a)
Computer
b)
TV
c)
Bone Density Scanner 
d)
Type machine
39.

How many portable bone density scanners does he need to sell per month to pay for rent and daycare?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

40.

What career does Chris decide he is going to try for?

a)

Stockbroker

b)

Painter

c)

Doctor

d)

Seller

41.

What does Chris see that makes him discover the career of a stockbroker and decide he wants it?

a)

An office

b)

A nice car

c)

The new suit

d)

A big house

42.

What happens to the bone density scanner?

a)

he sells it for $100

b)

he leaves it with his son who loses it

c)

he leaves it with a singer who steals it

43.

Who does Chris share a taxi with?

a)

Ronald Reagan

b)

10 gallon head

c)

Mr. Twistle

d)

Walter Ribbon

44.

Chris solved the Rubick's cube for Jay Twistle.

a)

True

b)

False

45.
What is Chris wearing for the internship interview?
a)
Clean shirt
b)
Painting clothes
c)
New suit
d)
Jeans
46.
What does he find out about the job that makes him hesitate to take it?
a)
The unfriendly stuff.
b)
Too big salary.
c)
Long distance from home.
d)
There is no salary.
47.

Why was Chris in Jail?

a)

for getting his scanner back

b)

for not paying his tickets

c)

taking Christopher from Linda

d)

not paying rent

48.

What is the one place Chris did NOT stay?

a)

A Friend's House

b)

A Public Bathroom

c)

A Motel

d)

A Homeless Shelter

49.

What message does Chris leave Jay Twistle?

a)

He declines the invitation to be an intern.

b)

He accepts the invitation to be an intern.

c)

He will solve the Rubik's Cube for him one more time.

d)

He will only be an intern if he will pay him a salary.

50.

What does Chris tell Christopher to protect?

a)

His Captain America Toy

b)

His Rubik's Cube

c)

His dream

d)

His mother

51.

On September 25, how much money was left in Chris's bank account?

a)

$50

b)

$21

c)

$11

d)

$250

52.

After selling his blood, what does Chris buy for $8?

a)

a new Captain America toy for Christopher

b)

a new Bone Density Scanner

c)

a bulb for the Bone Density Scanner

d)

a new pair of pants

53.

In 1987, Chris founded the investment firm Gardner Rich.

a)

true

b)

false

54.

In 2006, Chris sold a minority stake in his brokerage firm in a multi-million dollar deal.

a)

true

b)

false

55.

How does Richard Parker end up on the lifeboat (life of pi)?

a)
Pi helped him swim to the boat by throwing him a life buoy.
b)
Pi doesn't know how he got there.
c)
He jumped into the boat from the sinking ship.
d)
He was there before Pi.
56.
When Pi returned to the lifeboat, what did he see look out from under the tarp?
a)
A zebra
b)
A tiger
c)
A hyena
d)
A chimp
57.
The weather becomes beautiful.  Symbolically, what does this seem to mean to Pi?
a)
There will be no more rain.
b)
The worst is over.
c)
Bad things can happen to good people.
d)
Good always follows bad.
58.
As Pi was in the lifeboat, which animal floated by and joined him?
a)
A dog
b)
An orangutan
c)
Another hyena
d)
A guinea pig
59.
What was with the animal that Pi regretted losing?
a)
Fishing nets
b)
A container of water
c)
Animal sedatiaves
d)
Cluster of bananas
60.
On the first day, which animals did Pi believe were on the lifeboat?
a)
hyena, zebra, orangutan
b)
two hyenas, dog, zebra
c)
zebra, orangutan, dog, hyena
d)
tiger, hyena, dog, guinea pig
61.
What caused Pi to reevaluate his position on the boat?
a)
He thought he saw an island on the horizon.
b)
The tiger is on the boat.
c)
He saw an image of his mother.
d)
He saw a rescue ship.
62.
Why did Pi think the Tiger was gone?
a)
He did not see him
b)
Hyenas and Tigers can't be together
c)
The zebra would have been eaten
d)
All of the other choices are correct
63.
When the hyena began acting strangely, what did Pi do?
a)
Jumped back into the water
b)
Hid under the tarp
c)
Sat still and thought about the predatory power of hyenas
d)
Tried to distract it
64.
As night fell on the first day, why did Pi become upset?
a)
He was afraid of the hyena.
b)
Rescue boats could not see him.
c)
It's scary in the middle of the Pacific Ocean all alone at night
d)
All of the choices are correct
65.
During the first night, what did the hyena do?
a)
chewed off the leg of the zebra
b)
slept on the tarp
c)
paced around the boat
d)
howled and barked
66.
What was strange about the ecosystem of the boat?
a)
The hyena was there
b)
There were wild animals there
c)
The orangutan and hyena ignored one another
d)
A human was there with wild animals
67.
How did Pi spend the second night?
a)
Swimming and sleeping
b)
Keeping the animals apart
c)
Crying and grieving the loss of his family
d)
Pacing about the boat
68.
When Pi saw a turtle, what did he do?
a)
tried to catch it for food
b)
jumped in and swam with it
c)
cried
d)
asked the turtle to go for help
69.
Along with being seasick, what did Orange Juice do that surprised Pi?
a)
missed her children
b)
knocked the hyena on the head
c)
all of the choices are correct
d)
attempted to protect herself from the hyena
70.
Pi was feeling hopeless after the zebra was killed, so he decided to___________
a)
throw himself at the hyena for a fight to the death
b)
sit and do nothing
c)
jump overboard to the sharks
d)
pray to many gods for deliverance
71.
After 3 days on the boat, which feeling was strongest for Pi?
a)
Thirst
b)
Hunger
c)
Lonliness
d)
Fear
72.
The tiger got its name from____________
a)
a zookeeper
b)
an author
c)
a hunter
d)
a clerk
73.
What is chapter 52?
a)
a list
b)
a diary entry
c)
words from the author
d)
Pi's survival guide
74.
How did Pi's persistence pay off?
a)
He was able to signal a ship.
b)
He was able to contain the tiger.
c)
He was able to beat the hyena.
d)
He found food and water.

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