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Quiz: How well do you know these deserted island films?
From Cast Away to Robinson Crusoe…
ONE OF TOM Hanks’ greatest-known films Cast Away joined the ranks on Netflix earlier this month.
Take some time to test your knowledge of this and other films centred around deserted islands.
What type of ball is Wilson, Tom Hanks’ only companion on the island in Cast Away?
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Football
Basketball
Volleyball
Rugby ball
How long is Hanks’ character Chuck stranded on the island?
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Two months
Four years
Two years
Six months
Which film did director Robert Zemeckis and actor Tom Hanks also work on together before Cast Away?
The Green Mile
Toy Story
Sleepless in Seattle
Forrest Gump
When was Six Days, Seven Nights, starring Harrison Ford, released?
Buena Vista Pictures
1998
2004
1980
2000
Which Friends actor also stars in Six Days, Seven Nights?
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Matthew Perry
Matt LeBlanc
David Schwimmer
Tom Selleck
Swept Away is a 2002 rom-com starring which US popstar?
Screen Gems
Madonna
Mariah Carey
Britney Spears
Cher
In Robinson Crusoe (1997), what name is given to the man whom the title character saves from captivity?
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Will
Cariba
John
Friday
Who wrote the 1700s novel the film is based on?
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Jonathan Swift
Daniel Defoe
William Godwin
Laurence Sterne
Although it might not technically be deserted, where is Shutter Island located in the 2010 film?
Paramount Pictures
Chicago
Seattle
Boston
Philadelphia
Which actor who plays a Marvel superhero also stars in Shutter Island?
Mark Ruffalo
Robert Downey Jr
Paul Rudd
Chris Evans
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