Ghostbusters Quizzes

Ghostbusters Quiz 1

1 When was the film released?
1987

1984

1990

1982
2 Who directed the film?
Harold Ramis

Ivan Reitman

Dan Aykroyd

Paul Feig
3 Who produced the film?
Tim Bevan

Ivan Reitman

Harvey Weinstein

Dan Aykroyd
4 Where does the first scene of the film take place?
St John the Divine

A Broadway theater

Columbia University

The New York Public Library
5 Where do Peter, Ray and Egon work at the beginning of the film?
NYU

Columbia

The Museum of Science

The Museum of Natural History
6 What is Peter testing on the two students in the lab?
Ghost immunity

Positive reinforcement

Telekinesis

Memory
7 What is Peter's attitude towards the female student?
He is needlessly mean

He is indifferent and thinks she's somewhat dumb

He is very complimentary and flirtatious

He thinks she is brilliant and wants to make her his assistant
8 Who plays Peter Venkman?
Dan Aykroyd

John Belushi

Bill Murray

Steve Martin
9 What is Peter's personality like?
Depressive and romantic

Dry and sarcastic

Resentful and vengeful

Happy-go-lucky and enthusiastic
10 Who plays Ray?
Dan Aykroyd

Harold Ramis

Chevy Chase

Rick Moranis
11 Who wrote the screenplay?
Nora Ephron

Ivan Reitman

Jerry Zucker and Dave Zucker

Harold Ramis and Dan Aykroyd
12 Where does the film take place?
New York City

Los Angeles

San Francisco

Chicago
13 Who did the librarian's aunt think he was?
St. Jerome

Louis XIV

Joan of Arc

Ethel Merman
14 What is the librarian's name?
Joan

Jeanette

Carol

Alice
15 What do the men find on the card catalogue at the library?
Ectoplasmic Residue

A note from Gozer

A strange smoke that will not dissipate

Spilled purple ink
16 Who wrote the theme song?
Huey Lewis

Lionel Richie

Chaka Khan

Ray Parker Jr.
17 What television show were Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd both on?
Cheers

M.A.S.H.

Mad TV

Saturday Night Live
18 Which of the following movies is not a Bill Murray/Ivan Reitman collaboration?
Stripes

Meatballs

Ghostbusters II

Tootsie
19 What does the university administrator tell the trio when he shows up at their lab?
Columbia has gone bankrupt

The campus has been taken over by ghosts

They are being given more money to start the Ghostbusters

They are being fired and their grant has been terminated
20 Who plays Egon?
Rob Reiner

Harold Ramis

Bill Murray

Rick Moranis
21 How do the men get enough money to start the Ghostbusters?
Ray takes out a third mortgage on his family home

They steal money from a large bank

Peter's grandmother dies and leaves him a bunch of money

They use the money they saved from their grant
22 Where does Dana live?
Central Park West

Murray Hill

Queens

The West Village
23 Who plays Dana?
Frances McDormand

Jessica Lange

Sigourney Weaver

Annette Bening
24 What instrument does Dana play?
Cello

Guitar

Violin

Piano
25 Who plays Louis?
Rick Moranis

John Candy

Steve Martin

John Belushi

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