E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Quiz: Flying Bikes and Elliott
This E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial quiz rides with Elliott through the forest and up into the night sky in Steven Spielberg's 1982 classic. Play 10 interactive questions on the flying bicycle silhouetted against the moon, the shot that became Amblin's logo, Carlo Rambaldi's alien puppet, Reese's Pieces, phone home, John Williams' score and the film's box office record.
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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds
Director
Who directed E.T.?
Boy
What is the name of the boy who befriends E.T.?
Moon
What famous image shows the bike in flight?
Logo
Which company uses that image as its logo?
Bike
What style of bike does Elliott ride?
Puppet
Who designed the E.T. creature?
Candy
Which candy does Elliott use to lure E.T.?
Line
Which phrase does E.T. famously say?
Music
Who composed the Oscar-winning score?
Record
Which record did E.T. hold for over a decade?
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Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions
- Q1: Who directed E.T.?
Answer: Steven Spielberg
It was released in 1982.
- Q2: What is the name of the boy who befriends E.T.?
Answer: Elliott
Henry Thomas played him.
- Q3: What famous image shows the bike in flight?
Answer: A silhouette crossing the full moon
It is one of film's best-known shots.
- Q4: Which company uses that image as its logo?
Answer: Amblin Entertainment
Spielberg co-founded it.
- Q5: What style of bike does Elliott ride?
Answer: A BMX bike
BMX was booming then.
- Q6: Who designed the E.T. creature?
Answer: Carlo Rambaldi
He also worked on Alien.
- Q7: Which candy does Elliott use to lure E.T.?
Answer: Reese's Pieces
Sales jumped after the film.
- Q8: Which phrase does E.T. famously say?
Answer: Phone home
He builds a communicator.
- Q9: Who composed the Oscar-winning score?
Answer: John Williams
The flying theme soars.
- Q10: Which record did E.T. hold for over a decade?
Answer: Highest-grossing film
Jurassic Park passed it in 1993.
A Bike, a Moon and a Lost Alien
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, directed by Steven Spielberg in 1982, tells of a lonely boy, Elliott, who hides a stranded alien. Elliott lures E.T. with Reese's Pieces, and the alien builds a device to phone home. Henry Thomas played Elliott and Drew Barrymore played his sister Gertie.
In the most famous scene, Elliott rides his BMX bike with E.T. in the basket, and the bike lifts into the sky, silhouetted against a huge full moon. The shot became the logo of Amblin Entertainment, the company Spielberg co-founded. Later, all the kids' bikes fly to escape the authorities.
Italian effects artist Carlo Rambaldi designed the E.T. puppet, operated by puppeteers and sometimes worn by performers. John Williams won an Oscar for the soaring score. E.T. became the highest-grossing film of its time, a record it held until Jurassic Park in 1993.
What This Quiz Teaches
Classic movie fans will enjoy these questions.
- Who made the film
- How the flight scene looks
- Who designed E.T.
- What famous lines appear
- Which records it set
Did You Know?
- The film was re-released in 1985 and 2002.
- E.T.'s heart glows red.
- Peter Coyote played Keys.
- Halloween scenes hide E.T. in costume.
- A theme park ride opened in 1990.
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