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Quiz: How well do you know Field of Dreams?

Can you get a home run…?

KEVIN COSTNER CLASSIC Field of Dreams made its way onto Netflix this week.

The sports fantasy movie was nominated for three Academy Awards and is still a favourite today.

Let’s see how much you remember…

What year did Field of Dreams hit the cinemas?
1987
1988

1989
1990
Name Kevin Costner's character...
Ray Kinsella
Ray Kavanagh

Ray Kennedy
Ray Killoran
Where is the family's corn farm?
Utah
Iowa

Illinois
Kansas
What's the first phrase Ray hears from the whispering voice?
"If you build it, he will come..."
"If you build it, they will come..."

"Ease his pain..."
"He's behind you..."
What's the name of the first ghostly baseball player to visit the field?
Terence Mann
'Moonlight' Graham

Shoeless Joe Jackson
Roger 'Rocket' Clemens
James Earl Jones plays Terence Mann - what's his profession in the movie?
Doctor
Drug dealer

Writer
Sports commentator
During shooting filmmakers dammed a stream near the field - why?
To prevent flooding
To keep the grass nice and green

To make the corn grow
To create a swimming pool
What heroic act does 'Moonlight' Graham perform during the movie?
He gets Ray the loan he needs to save his farm
He hits a home run

He harvests lots of corn
He saves Ray's daughter
How will Ray manage to make money from his baseball field in the end?
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He'll sell tickets to the baseball games
He managed to get pro-sponsorship

He found oil in the field
He's going to sell the farm to his brother
The baseball field built for the movie still exists - true or false
True
False
Answer all the questions to see your result!
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You scored out of !
Home run!
You knocked it out of the park
Share your result:
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You scored out of !
Third base
You were so close!
Share your result:
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You scored out of !
Second base
Hey batter batter!
Share your result:
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You scored out of !
You built it...
...they didn't come
Share your result:

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    Mute Rory Murphy
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    Jul 30th 2020, 9:44 PM

    One of my favourite movies of all times.. a very poignant point being made to people who lost their Dad.. must have seen it over 100 times at this stage. A timeless classic.

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    Jul 31st 2020, 12:19 PM

    @Rory Murphy: would have been much better with Zombies init.. Feilds full of zombie’s dreams… lol

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    Jul 30th 2020, 9:35 PM

    10/10… what a movie!

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    Jul 30th 2020, 9:45 PM

    Outstanding feel good movie

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    Jul 30th 2020, 9:45 PM

    One of my all time favourites.

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    Jul 30th 2020, 9:38 PM

    A guilty pleasure movie

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    Jul 30th 2020, 10:31 PM

    I really got 10/10 this time, I must have watched that movie a dozen times just love it ( it’s on Netflix for those that haven’t seen it or might want to watch it again) x

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    Jul 30th 2020, 9:32 PM

    Yea don’t really need to take the test the answer is not at all

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    Jul 30th 2020, 9:35 PM

    @european liberal: the answer was 4. Considering I didn’t even know it was about baseball ill take that

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    Jul 31st 2020, 12:25 AM

    Never seen it.. got 5/10 :)

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    Jul 30th 2020, 10:17 PM

    I thought it was up at goats cross, loads of mushies…

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    Jul 31st 2020, 12:46 AM

    Does YouTube really believe that putting ads in the middle of Beautiful songs It’s Going to make people Rush out and buy that product………

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    Jul 31st 2020, 2:03 AM

    The Terence Mann question is wrong. “In the movie” his job is a software developer.

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    Jul 31st 2020, 1:45 PM

    @Lad_The: Hes a writer!

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    Jul 31st 2020, 10:18 AM

    9/10 I thought the first whisper was ” ease his pain”. Would I be right? Have to look at it again. If I’m right I want an apology and my point back

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    Jul 31st 2020, 2:19 AM

    Way better American sports movies from that era like Hoosiers or Slap shot.

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    Jul 31st 2020, 1:44 PM

    @That Ray Browers Kid: its not really a sports film though, is it.

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    Jul 31st 2020, 1:45 PM

    @That Ray Browers Kid: and never heard of those films

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    Jul 31st 2020, 1:44 PM

    9 out of ten knocked it out of the park :d and i havent seen that film in years but its one of those films that sticks in your memory

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