100+ Forrest Gump Trivia Questions & Answers

Question: Which 1994 film directed by Robert Zemeckis stars Tom Hanks as Forrest Gump?

Answer: Forrest Gump

Question: Who wrote the screenplay for the Forrest Gump film?

Answer: Eric Roth

Question: The movie is based on a 1986 novel by which author?

Answer: Winston Groom

Question: What was the budget of Forrest Gump?

Answer: $55 million

Question: How much did the film gross worldwide?

Answer: $678.2 million

Question: What is the running time of Forrest Gump?

Answer: 142 minutes

Question: When was Forrest Gump first released in Los Angeles?

Answer: June 23, 1994

Question: On what date did the movie open across the United States?

Answer: July 6, 1994

Question: Which studio distributed the film?

Answer: Paramount Pictures

Question: Which production company backed Forrest Gump?

Answer: The Tisch Company

Question: In which country was Forrest Gump produced?

Answer: United States

Question: What language is spoken in the Forrest Gump movie?

Answer: English

Question: Who composed the original score for Forrest Gump?

Answer: Alan Silvestri

Question: Who handled the cinematography on Forrest Gump?

Answer: Don Burgess

Question: Who was responsible for editing the film?

Answer: Arthur Schmidt

Question: How many tracks appear on the Forrest Gump soundtrack album?

Answer: 32

Question: On what date did the Forrest Gump soundtrack drop?

Answer: July 6, 1994

Question: How many copies did the soundtrack sell?

Answer: Over 12 million

Question: Which studio record did Forrest Gump break upon its opening weekend?

Answer: Paramount’s biggest non-holiday opening

Question: Which Tom Hanks character meets President John F. Kennedy at the White House?

Answer: Forrest Gump

Question: Where does Forrest Gump wait on a bench to tell his life story?

Answer: Savannah, Georgia

Question: As a child, what device did young Forrest wear to correct his curved spine?

Answer: Leg braces

Question: Who is Forrest's mama and runs a boarding house?

Answer: Mrs. Gump (Sally Field)

Question: Which famous musician visits Forrest’s home and adapts his dance moves?

Answer: Elvis Presley

Question: Who is Forrest’s best friend and lifelong love interest?

Answer: Jenny Curran

Question: Which university coach gives Forrest a football scholarship in 1963?

Answer: Bear Bryant

Question: Which segregationist governor’s “Stand in the Schoolhouse Door” does Forrest witness?

Answer: George Wallace

Question: To whom does Forrest return a dropped book at the University of Alabama?

Answer: Vivian Malone Jones

Question: Forrest becomes an All-American in which college sport?

Answer: Football (kick returns)

Question: In what year did Forrest graduate from college?

Answer: 1966

Question: Which branch of the U.S. military does Forrest join after college?

Answer: U.S. Army

Question: Who convinces Forrest to start a shrimping business with him?

Answer: Benjamin Buford Blue

Question: Where do Forrest and Bubba serve during the Vietnam War?

Answer: Mekong Delta, Vietnam

Question: Which platoon leader, nicknamed LT Dan, loses his legs in an ambush?

Answer: Lieutenant Dan Taylor

Question: At what anti-war rally does Forrest briefly reunite with Jenny?

Answer: March on the Pentagon

Question: Which sport turns Forrest into a celebrity during ping-pong diplomacy?

Answer: Ping-pong

Question: On which talk show does Forrest appear alongside John Lennon?

Answer: The Dick Cavett Show

Question: Which president grants Forrest a room at the Watergate Hotel?

Answer: Richard Nixon

Question: After his discharge, what product does Forrest endorse?

Answer: Ping-pong paddles

Question: Who invests in Apple Inc., making Forrest a millionaire?

Answer: Lieutenant Dan Taylor

Question: Which Academy Award–winning actor portrays Forrest Gump?

Answer: Tom Hanks

Question: Who played young Forrest in the film?

Answer: Michael Conner Humphreys

Question: Which actress portrays Jenny Curran?

Answer: Robin Wright

Question: Who brings LT Dan to life on screen?

Answer: Gary Sinise

Question: Which Oscar winner plays Forrest’s mama?

Answer: Sally Field

Question: Who debuts as Forrest Gump Jr.?

Answer: Haley Joel Osment

Question: How were LT Dan’s amputated legs digitally removed?

Answer: Wrapped in blue fabric for CGI removal

Question: Which visual-effects house created the archival footage integration?

Answer: Industrial Light & Magic

Question: In which three states did principal photography occur?

Answer: Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina

Question: On which square did Forrest sit on a bench to tell his story?

Answer: Chippewa Square

Question: Which Maine landmark did Forrest run to in the East Coast scene?

Answer: Marshall Point Lighthouse

Question: How were hurricane winds simulated in the shrimp boat scenes?

Answer: A jet engine

Question: Which real-life security guard was heard on Forrest’s Watergate call?

Answer: Frank Wills

Question: Who doubled for Tom Hanks in many of the running scenes?

Answer: Jim Hanks

Question: What festival’s performers were used as hippie extras?

Answer: Maryland Renaissance Festival

Question: Where were the Vietnam-jungle scenes filmed?

Answer: Hunting Island State Park & Fripp Island, SC

Question: Which fictional Alabama town is Forrest from?

Answer: Greenbow

Question: Which coastal state doubled for Bayou La Batre?

Answer: South Carolina

Question: Which U.S. route appears when Forrest ends his cross-country run?

Answer: U.S. Route 163

Question: Approximately how many extras were used at the Lincoln Memorial rally?

Answer: 1,500

Question: How many Academy Awards did Forrest Gump win in 1995?

Answer: Six

Question: Which Oscar did Tom Hanks win for his role?

Answer: Best Actor

Question: Which Academy Awards ceremony did Forrest Gump sweep?

Answer: 67th Academy Awards

Question: Which Golden Globes did Forrest Gump walk away with?

Answer: Best Actor – Drama, Best Director, Best Motion Picture – Drama

Question: Into which prestigious registry was the film selected in 2011?

Answer: U.S. National Film Registry

Question: Which institution praised its cultural, historical, or aesthetic significance?

Answer: Library of Congress

Question: On AFI’s 100 Years…100 Cheers list, what rank did it earn?

Answer: #37

Question: On AFI’s 100 Years…100 Movies list, what spot did it take?

Answer: #71

Question: Which quote from the film ranks #40 on AFI’s movie quotes list?

Answer: “Mama always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.”

Question: Which animated blockbuster outgrossed Forrest Gump in 1994?

Answer: The Lion King

Question: Which 1997 film overtook it as Paramount’s highest-grossing release?

Answer: Titanic

Question: Which 2006 Tom Hanks–starring film eventually surpassed it?

Answer: The Da Vinci Code

Question: What CinemaScore grade did audiences give the movie?

Answer: A+

Question: Which themed restaurant chain spun off from the film?

Answer: Bubba Gump Shrimp Company

Question: How many Bubba Gump Shrimp Company locations exist today?

Answer: 33

Question: Which sequel novel did Winston Groom write in 1995?

Answer: Gump and Co.

Question: Who won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay?

Answer: Eric Roth

Question: Who earned the Oscar for Best Visual Effects?

Answer: Ken Ralston and ILM team

Question: Which Tom Hanks line was ad-libbed on set?

Answer: “My name is Forrest Gump. People call me Forrest Gump.”

Question: Which actor’s legs were wrapped in blue fabric for CGI removal?

Answer: Gary Sinise

Question: Which rock-painting artist inspired the look of Greenbow, Alabama?

Answer: Norman Rockwell

Question: Which wartime charity did Gary Sinise later found, inspired by LT Dan?

Answer: The Gary Sinise Foundation

Question: Which famous actor turned down the lead before Tom Hanks?

Answer: John Travolta (also Bill Murray, Chevy Chase)

Question: Which actor in the cast was later passed over for bubble buddy Bubba?

Answer: Ice Cube (also Dave Chappelle, David Alan Grier)

Question: Which actor considered but not cast as Bubba was a famous rapper?

Answer: Ice Cube

Question: How many years did Forrest run across America?

Answer: Three

Question: Who sends the letter that brings Forrest back to Savannah in 1981?

Answer: Jenny Curran

Question: What is the name of Forrest's son?

Answer: Forrest Gump Jr.

Question: Which unnamed virus kills Jenny after she marries Forrest?

Answer: Unspecified (implied HIV/AIDS/Hepatitis C)

Question: Who helps raise Forrest’s son after Jenny’s death?

Answer: Forrest Gump

Question: What prestigious award does Forrest receive for his heroism in the Vietnam War?

Answer: Medal of Honor

Question: Which president awards Forrest Gump the Medal of Honor?

Answer: Lyndon B. Johnson

Question: What seafood business does Forrest found using Benjamin Buford Blue’s name?

Answer: Bubba Gump Shrimp Company

Question: What is Forrest's iq said to have?

Answer: 75

Question: What “unknown virus” is Jenny's stage illness intended to represent?

Answer: Hepatitis C

Question: Who is the school bus driver that ferries Forrest (and later his son) to school?

Answer: Dorothy Harris

Question: Which actor did Winston Groom originally envision playing Forrest Gump in the novel?

Answer: John Goodman

Question: Which soft-drink brand is notably not featured in the film?

Answer: Dr Peppers

Question: In which scene does Robin Wright sing despite being ill?

Answer: the nightclub scene

Question: Who wrote the original novel on which the film is based?

Answer: Winston Groom