Jim Abrahams Quiz Questions and Answers
1. What is Jim Abrahams’ full name?
A) James Steven Abrahams
B) John Samuel Abrahams
C) Jeffrey Scott Abrahams
D) Jonathan Simon Abrahams
Answer: A) James Steven Abrahams
2. In which city was Jim Abrahams born?
A) Milwaukee, Wisconsin
B) Shorewood, Wisconsin
C) Madison, Wisconsin
D) Chicago, Illinois
Answer: B) Shorewood, Wisconsin
3. What was the profession of Jim Abrahams’ father?
A) Doctor
B) Lawyer
C) Teacher
D) Engineer
Answer: B) Lawyer
4. What was the name of Jim Abrahams’ mother?
A) Nancy Cocuzzo
B) Alice Gruenberg
C) Louise Ogens
D) Jane Butenhoff
Answer: C) Louise Ogens
5. Which university did Jim Abrahams attend?
A) University of Michigan
B) University of Wisconsin-Madison
C) Harvard University
D) Yale University
Answer: B) University of Wisconsin-Madison
6. What was the name of the theater group Jim Abrahams co-founded with the Zucker brothers?
A) Kentucky Fried Theater
B) Wisconsin Comedy Troupe
C) Milwaukee Laugh Factory
D) ZAZ Comedy Club
Answer: A) Kentucky Fried Theater
7. In which year was the Kentucky Fried Theater founded in Madison, Wisconsin?
A) 1969
B) 1971
C) 1973
D) 1975
Answer: B) 1971
8. What was the first feature film produced by Jim Abrahams and the Zucker brothers?
A) Airplane!
B) The Naked Gun
C) The Kentucky Fried Movie
D) Top Secret!
Answer: C) The Kentucky Fried Movie
9. Who directed The Kentucky Fried Movie?
A) Jim Abrahams
B) Jerry Zucker
C) David Zucker
D) John Landis
Answer: D) John Landis
10. What was the budget of The Kentucky Fried Movie?
A) $350,000
B) $650,000
C) $1,000,000
D) $2,500,000
Answer: B) $650,000
11. How much did The Kentucky Fried Movie make in domestic rentals?
A) $3.5 million
B) $5.2 million
C) $7.1 million
D) $10.8 million
Answer: C) $7.1 million
12. Which film was a major influence on Jim Abrahams and the Zucker brothers’ comedic style?
A) The Godfather
B) Jaws
C) Zero Hour!
D) Star Wars
Answer: C) Zero Hour!
13. Which film did Jim Abrahams co-direct that was a spoof of disaster movies?
A) Top Secret!
B) Airplane!
C) The Naked Gun
D) Hot Shots!
Answer: B) Airplane!
14. What was the budget of Airplane!?
A) $1.5 million
B) $3.5 million
C) $5.5 million
D) $7.5 million
Answer: B) $3.5 million
15. How much did Airplane! gross worldwide?
A) $83 million
B) $112 million
C) $171 million
D) $200 million
Answer: C) $171 million
16. Which award did Airplane! win in 1981?
A) Academy Award
B) Writer’s Guild of America Award
C) Golden Globe
D) Emmy Award
Answer: B) Writer’s Guild of America Award
17. Which famous line is from Airplane!?
A) “I am serious. And don’t call me Shirley.”
B) “We’re gonna need a bigger boat.”
C) “Here’s looking at you, kid.”
D) “May the Force be with you.”
Answer: A) “I am serious. And don’t call me Shirley.”
18. Which film series did Jim Abrahams co-write that spoofed police procedurals?
A) Hot Shots!
B) The Naked Gun
C) Police Squad!
D) Top Secret!
Answer: B) The Naked Gun
19. What was the name of the TV series created by ZAZ that led to The Naked Gun films?
A) Police Squad!
B) Crime Busters
C) Cop Comedy
D) Detective Diaries
Answer: A) Police Squad!
20. Which film did Jim Abrahams direct on his own in 1988?
A) Hot Shots!
B) Big Business
C) Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
D) Cry Baby
Answer: B) Big Business
21. Which actors starred as twins in Big Business?
A) Bette Midler and Lily Tomlin
B) Goldie Hawn and Meryl Streep
C) Winona Ryder and Sigourney Weaver
D) Shelley Long and Jamie Lee Curtis
Answer: A) Bette Midler and Lily Tomlin
22. Which film did Jim Abrahams direct that spoofed Top Gun?
A) The Naked Gun
B) Hot Shots!
C) Top Secret!
D) Ruthless People
Answer: B) Hot Shots!
23. What was the name of the sequel to Hot Shots!?
A) Hot Shots! Again
B) Hot Shots! Reloaded
C) Hot Shots! Part Deux
D) Hot Shots! Encore
Answer: C) Hot Shots! Part Deux
24. Which film did Jim Abrahams serve as executive producer for in 1990?
A) The Godfather Part III
B) Cry Baby
C) Night on Earth
D) Top Secret!
Answer: B) Cry Baby
25. What was the name of the foundation co-founded by Jim Abrahams and his wife?
A) The Charlie Foundation
B) The Epilepsy Cure Fund
C) The Pediatric Health Trust
D) The Abrahams Foundation
Answer: A) The Charlie Foundation