A night in Hollywood

Date published

11 May 2020

Movie buffs from Sydney to Switzerland took on the Flying Doctor’s inaugural online quiz fundraiser this month. Now it’s time to test yourself!

In lieu of the annual 'Wings For Life' Gala Ball this year (cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions), RFDS Central Operations hosted its inaugural online fundraising event to great success.

"A Night In Hollywood" movie trivia night brought together film buffs from around Australia and the world, with quizzers participating as far away as Austria and Switzerland.

More than 700 RFDS supporters took part in the evening, which was hosted by Channel 7 newsreader and RFDS ambassador Jessica Adamson.

Congratulations to the three teams who topped the leaderboard at the end of six rounds.

1. Nellies Angels

2. The Ingrams

3. Lady and the Tramp

The winners will receive prizes generously donated by Edible Blooms and IGA Supermarkets.

Missed out on the fun of the trivia night but still want to test your skills? Test yourself with this sample of movie brainteasers!

What was the first feature length animated movie ever released?

A) Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

B) Pinocchio

C) Fantasia

The iconic restaurant dance scene in Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction featured John Travolta and Uma Thurman in a dance competition to a song by which artist?

A) Urge Overkill

B) Chuck Berry

C) Al Green

    In the 1996 film ‘Jerry McGuire’, Tom Cruise portrays Jerry as a sports agent in a moral dilemma. How many clients did he have after being fired?

    A) 1

    B) 2

    C) 3

    From which U.S city did Rocky Balboa hail?

    A) Philadelphia

    B) New York

    C) Boston

    (The answers in order are A, B, A, A.)