Quiz – Air disaster movies by Sergio Ortega | published in April 1998

1. From which movie does this quote come from: 6. Who played the stressed manager who “The 747 is the best aircraft ever made! It can took the wrong day to stop drinking, smoking, almost fly by itself... Dad calls it the ‘big taking amphetamines and sniffing glue pussycat’”? in Airplane!? A. Airport A. Stephen Stucker B. Airport 1975 B. Lloyd Bridges C. Airport ‘77 C. Robert Hays D. Airport ‘79 D. Leslie Nielsen

2. Who played Ada Quonsett in the movie Airport 7. True or false: The Delta Force is based on the and earned the Oscar for Best Supporting true story of the hijack of TWA flight 847. Actress in 1970? A. True A. Helen Hayes B. False B. Gloria Swanson C. Jacqueline Bisset 8. From which movie does this quote come from: D. Jessica Tandy “Remind me to send a thank you note to Mr. Boeing”? 3. Which made-for-TV movie stars Robert Urich and A. Airport Annette O’Toole in control (no longer) of a B. Airport 1975 crippled jetplane that had a mid-air collision? C. Airport ‘77 A. Blackout Effect D. Airport ‘79 B. Medusa’s Child C. Miracle Landing 9. A lot of made-for-TV air disaster movie titles bear D. Final Descent a flight number. Which one of these movies is NOT based on a true story? 4. Which actor starred in Airport 1975, Skyjacked A. Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac and Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232? B. Falling from the sky: Flight 174 A. C. Crash: The Mystery of Flight 1501 B. Alain Delon D. Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232 C. D. Efrem Zimbalist Jr. 10. Which movie depicts a brand-new plane experiencing fuel starvation at 33,000 feet and 5. Which actor stars in Passenger 57, Drop Zone stars William Devane, Scott Hylands and and U.S. Marshals? Shelley Hack? A. Hugh Grant A. Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac B. Wesley Snipes B. Falling from the Sky: Flight 174 C. Jackie Chan C. Crash: The Mystery of Flight 1501 D. Bruce Willis D. Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232

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