Answers for Tuesday Trivia

1. His suitcase contains (among other things) a baseball cap, a copy of Fortune magazine, and an old copy of the book Curious George.
Forest Gump. (Solved by Daven)

2. Her pickpocketing is aided by a pair of false arms attached to her dress.
HINT: This 2002 movie had a controversial shot of the Twin Towers.
Gangs of New York (unsolved—the pickpocket is Cameron Diaz)

3. A Russian agent sleeps with his contact, then decodes a note reading “Kill her.”
HINT: The Russian agent is played by a future James Bond, and his contact is perhaps best known for her role as a snake-charming stripper.
The Fourth Protocol (unsolved—the Russian agent is Pierce Brosnan and his contact is Joanna Cassidy; the snake-clad stripper from Blade Runner)

4. He is angry that his wife doesn’t want to go out in public wearing her own hair.
HINT: The primary location makes up the title of this movie about immigrants.
Hester Street (solved by Melville)

5. He returns a stolen motorcycle by telling the owner it needs gas.
The X-Men (solved by Ken)

6. He spends most of the movie unsuccessfully trying to give his beloved roses, and finally hits on a unique solution.
The American President (solved by Ken and Daven)

7. A ghost enlists the aid of his friends to annoy his wife with late-night movie watching.
Truly, Madly, Deeply (solved by Ken, and Roberta knew it too)

4 comments

  1. Roberta says:

    (I knew American President too, but whatever.)

  2. deblipp says:

    Of course you did. How could you not?

  3. Roberta says:

    Cause I’ve never really seen it from beginning to end. But clearly, I’ve seen the end.

  4. deblipp says:

    Well, you’ve totally got to see it. It’ll make you happy and tingly inside.