The Baseball Movie Quiz: Field of Dreams
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What university did Ray Kinsella attend?
UCLA
UC Berkeley
Stanford
ANSWER: Ray is sporting a "Berkeley" shirt in one scene (after researching Terrence Mann at the library), and claims in the initial voiceover during the film's opening sequence that he chose Berkeley because it was the school farthest away from his father. Ray studied English at Berkeley, but his major was really "the 60s." Ray is sporting a "Berkeley" shirt in one scene (after researching Terrence Mann at the library), and claims in the initial voiceover during the film's opening sequence that he chose Berkeley because it was the school farthest away from his father. Ray studied English at Berkeley, but his major was really "the 60s."
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What does Ray say he "never forgave" his father for?
Playing for the Yankees
Getting old
Forcing him to play catch
ANSWER: Ray admits as much to Annie. He'd only known his father when he was older, and "worn down by life." The "awful thing' he said to his father before he left for good was- "I can never respect a man whose hero is a criminal." "Shoeless" Joe Jackson was his father's hero. Ray admits as much to Annie. He'd only known his father when he was older, and "worn down by life." The "awful thing' he said to his father before he left for good was- "I can never respect a man whose hero is a criminal." "Shoeless" Joe Jackson was his father's hero.
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When Ray finishes building the field, he declares with slight surprise that he's just created something...
Completely ridiculous
Completely asinine
Totally illogical
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Terrence Mann gave an interview about baseball that charged Ray up, and sent him off in search of the author. Which baseball team was the interview about?
Boston Red Sox
New York Giants
Brooklyn Dodgers
ANSWER: Mann said in the interview that one of his earliest recurring dreams was to play at Ebbett's Field with Jackie Robinson and the Brooklyn Dodgers. They tore the field down and moved the team to Los Angeles before Mann had the chance. Mann said in the interview that one of his earliest recurring dreams was to play at Ebbett's Field with Jackie Robinson and the Brooklyn Dodgers. They tore the field down and moved the team to Los Angeles before Mann had the chance.
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What pseudonym does Terrence Mann employ on his mailbox and apartment door in an attempt to maintain anonymity?
M.L. King
Jack E. Robinson
Tie Dyed
ANSWER: The reference to the 60s is obvious. Annie claims at the PTA meeting that Mann "coined the phrase 'Make Love, Not War.'" The reference to the 60s is obvious. Annie claims at the PTA meeting that Mann "coined the phrase 'Make Love, Not War.'"
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What midwestern town does Archibald "Moonlight" Graham hail from?
Oak Park, Illinois
Hailey, Idaho
Chisholm, Minnesota
ANSWER: Graham was an actual baseball player who played one game for the New York Giants in 1905. He quit five days later to become a doctor. Ernest Hemingway is from Oak Park, Illinois, Ezra Pound was born in Hailey, Idaho Territory. Graham was an actual baseball player who played one game for the New York Giants in 1905. He quit five days later to become a doctor. Ernest Hemingway is from Oak Park, Illinois, Ezra Pound was born in Hailey, Idaho Territory.
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When Ray is magically transported back to 1972, which movie is advertised on the old-school matinee?
Lawrence of Arabia
The Poseidon Adventure
The Godfather
ANSWER: The matinee read "One Of The Year's Ten Best." The film won the Best Picture Oscar that year. The matinee read "One Of The Year's Ten Best." The film won the Best Picture Oscar that year.
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When Ray and Terrence return to the farm from their trip, "Shoeless" Joe has invited new players so the boys can play an actual game. Which player was denied an invitation?
Lou Gehrig
Ty Cobb
Walter Johnson
ANSWER: Joe claims that Ty wanted to play, but "None of us could stand the son-of-a-bitch when he was alive so we told him to stick it!!!!!" Joe claims that Ty wanted to play, but "None of us could stand the son-of-a-bitch when he was alive so we told him to stick it!!!!!"
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Which of the following inaccuracies is represented as truth in the movie?
The baseball field is actually located in Canton, Illinois, not Iowa.
Joe Jackson batted lefty, but Ray Liotta bats righty in the film.
None of the 1919 White Sox were ever officially banned from the game.
ANSWER: Joe Jackson batted lefty, but Ray Liotta bats righty in the film. Oddly, Liotta spent months learning to bat lefty even though he is a natural right-hander. In the end, the producers told him to bat righty because he was playing a ghost and "it didn't matter" about the historical accuracy of his performance. Liotta reportedly said that he regretted not demanding to bat lefty when baseball historians and purists cried foul after the film's release. The field was built on a farm in Dyersville, Iowa, and remains a tourist attraction to this day. Joe Jackson batted lefty, but Ray Liotta bats righty in the film. Oddly, Liotta spent months learning to bat lefty even though he is a natural right-hander. In the end, the producers told him to bat righty because he was playing a ghost and "it didn't matter" about the historical accuracy of his performance. Liotta reportedly said that he regretted not demanding to bat lefty when baseball historians and purists cried foul after the film's release. The field was built on a farm in Dyersville, Iowa, and remains a tourist attraction to this day.
