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Let's Get Quizzical

Quiz: How well do you know these deserted island films?

From Cast Away to Robinson Crusoe…
10.00pm, 9 Apr 2021
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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?
20th Century Fox/YouTube
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?
Shutterstock
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?
Buena Vista Pictures
Will
Cariba

John
Friday
Who wrote the 1700s novel the film is based on?
Google Books
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
Answer all the questions to see your result!
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Top Dog
Woof! Well done
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Clever Cat
Almost purr-fect
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Fintastic
Well done
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What Are Ewe Doing?
You did your best
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Turtle-y Awful
Better luck next time
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