Forrest Gump Quiz: Running Across America and Iconic Places

This Forrest Gump quiz sits down on the bench beside Tom Hanks's kind-hearted runner. Play 10 interactive questions on the Savannah bench, the run across America, Monument Valley, Jenny, Bubba's shrimp dream, Lieutenant Dan, ping-pong in China, the Reflecting Pool, Robert Zemeckis and six Oscars.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Star
Who plays Forrest Gump?
Director
Who directed the film?
Year
In which year was Forrest Gump released?
Bench
In which city does Forrest tell his story on a bench?
Stop
Where does Forrest stop running?
Run
About how long does Forrest run back and forth across America?
Shrimp
Whose dream inspires Forrest's shrimp business?
Dan
Who becomes Forrest's partner on the shrimp boat?
Sport
Which sport does Forrest play for the US team in China?
Book
Who wrote the novel the film is based on?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Who plays Forrest Gump?
Answer: Tom Hanks
He won Best Actor.
Q2: Who directed the film?
Answer: Robert Zemeckis
He won Best Director.
Q3: In which year was Forrest Gump released?
Answer: 1994
It won Best Picture.
Q4: In which city does Forrest tell his story on a bench?
Answer: Savannah, Georgia
The bench scene is in Chippewa Square.
Q5: Where does Forrest stop running?
Answer: Monument Valley
The spot is a popular photo stop.
Q6: About how long does Forrest run back and forth across America?
Answer: More than three years
Followers join him.
Q7: Whose dream inspires Forrest's shrimp business?
Answer: Bubba's
He names the company Bubba Gump.
Q8: Who becomes Forrest's partner on the shrimp boat?
Answer: Lieutenant Dan
He lost his legs in Vietnam.
Q9: Which sport does Forrest play for the US team in China?
Answer: Ping-pong
It is called ping-pong diplomacy.
Q10: Who wrote the novel the film is based on?
Answer: Winston Groom
It was published in 1986.

Forrest Gump Quiz – Running Across America and Iconic Places

Forrest Gump, released in 1994 and directed by Robert Zemeckis, stars Tom Hanks as a kind man from Alabama. Sitting on a bench in Savannah, Georgia, he tells strangers about his remarkable life.

Forrest plays college football, serves in Vietnam with Bubba and Lieutenant Dan, wins at ping-pong in China and starts the Bubba Gump shrimp company. Through it all he loves Jenny, whom he meets again at the Reflecting Pool in Washington.

He later runs back and forth across America for more than three years, finally stopping in Monument Valley. The film won six Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor.

What This Quiz Teaches

Movie fans will enjoy these questions.

Who made the film
Where Forrest sits
Where he runs
Who his friends are
Which awards it won

Did You Know?

Gary Sinise played Lieutenant Dan.
The bench is now in a Savannah museum.
Robin Wright played Jenny.
Digital effects placed Forrest beside real presidents.
Bubba Gump restaurants opened after the film.