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Iconic movie quotes and misquotes

Twelve questions on iconic movie quotes and misquotes. Look closely: the most familiar answer is not always the right one.

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Question sheet

1. Which wording does Darth Vader actually use in The Empire Strikes Back?
- A. Luke, I am your father.
- B. Luke, I was your father.
- C. No, I am your father.
- D. Yes, I am your father.
2. Which wording is actually heard in Jaws?
- A. We're gonna need a bigger boat.
- B. We need a much bigger boat.
- C. You're gonna need a bigger boat.
- D. You'll need a bigger boat.
3. In Casablanca, who says 'Play it, Sam'?
- A. Victor Laszlo
- B. Captain Renault
- C. Rick Blaine
- D. Ilsa Lund
4. Which film features 'Fasten your seatbelts' followed by a warning about a 'bumpy night'?
- A. Sweet Smell of Success
- B. All About Eve
- C. Sunset Boulevard
- D. The Philadelphia Story
5. In Taxi Driver, Travis Bickle rehearses 'You talking to me?' while looking at what?
- A. A shop window
- B. A mirror
- C. A photograph
- D. A television
6. Who says 'Here's looking at you, kid' in Casablanca?
- A. Captain Renault
- B. Victor Laszlo
- C. Rick Blaine
- D. Sam
7. Which film features the word 'plastics' as memorable career advice?
- A. The Graduate
- B. The Apartment
- C. Wall Street
- D. Working Girl
8. Who says 'I'm walking here!' in Midnight Cowboy?
- A. Ratso Rizzo
- B. Mr O'Daniel
- C. Shirley
- D. Joe Buck
9. Which film features 'Nobody's perfect' as its closing spoken line?
- A. Bringing Up Baby
- B. His Girl Friday
- C. The Apartment
- D. Some Like It Hot
10. Which film contains 'If you build it, he will come', often misquoted with 'they'?
- A. A League of Their Own
- B. The Natural
- C. Field of Dreams
- D. Bull Durham
11. Which actor delivers 'You can't handle the truth!' in A Few Good Men?
- A. Kevin Bacon
- B. Jack Nicholson
- C. Kiefer Sutherland
- D. Tom Cruise
12. Which film features 'All right, Mr. DeMille' before a request for a close-up?
- A. Sunset Boulevard
- B. All About Eve
- C. Singin' in the Rain
- D. A Star Is Born

Answer sheet (for the quizmaster)

1. C - No, I am your father.
The line begins with 'No', not Luke's name, as Vader contradicts Luke's account.
2. C - You're gonna need a bigger boat.
Brody addresses Quint with 'You're', rather than the frequently remembered 'We're'.
3. D - Ilsa Lund
Ilsa asks Sam to play the song. Neither she nor Rick says 'Play it again, Sam'.
4. B - All About Eve
Bette Davis's Margo Channing delivers the warning in All About Eve; the final word is 'night', not 'ride'.
5. B - A mirror
Travis practises his confrontation in front of a mirror in his apartment.
6. C - Rick Blaine
Humphrey Bogart's Rick says the line to Ilsa, played by Ingrid Bergman.
7. A - The Graduate
Mr McGuire recommends plastics to the recently graduated Benjamin Braddock.
8. A - Ratso Rizzo
Dustin Hoffman's Ratso Rizzo shouts the line during a confrontation with a taxi.
9. D - Some Like It Hot
Osgood delivers the famously unflappable response at the end of Some Like It Hot.
10. C - Field of Dreams
The mysterious voice in Field of Dreams says 'he', not 'they'.
11. B - Jack Nicholson
Nicholson's Colonel Jessup delivers the outburst while being questioned by Cruise's Lieutenant Kaffee.
12. A - Sunset Boulevard
Gloria Swanson's Norma Desmond delivers the closing speech in Sunset Boulevard.