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Romance on the silver screen

Valentine's Day is almost here, and a young man's fancy turns to...trivia quizzes. If you are a fan of great romantic films, try this test. If you wouldn't be caught dead in a chick flick, maybe we'll do a "Rambo" quiz some day. For now, pucker up.

1. In "An Affair to Remember" where do Deborah Kerr and Cary Grant agree to meet in six months? "Sleepless in Seattle" pays homage to this classic love story.

A. Central Park

B. Niagara Falls

C. St. Louis

D. Empire State Building

2. In "When Harry Met Sally," Harry (Billy Crystal) is a political consultant. What does Sally (Meg Ryan) do for a living?

A. Pediatrician

B. Lawyer

C. Real estate agent

D. Journalist

3. In the classic "Casablanca," what is the name of the bar owned by Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart) where Sam (Dooley Wilson) plays the piano to entertain customers?

A. Rick's Café Americain

B. American Bar

C. The Watering Hole

D. El Morocco

4. Woody Allen won his only directing Oscar for "Annie Hall." What is Allen's character name in the film?

A. Leonard Barr

B. Alvy Singer

C. Alan Stewart

D. Joey Nickels

5. Clark Gable starred in two of the greatest romance films of all time: "Gone With the Wind" and "It Happened One Night." Who were his leading women in these movies?

A. Greer Garson and Ingrid Bergman

B. Joan Crawford and Carole Lombard

C. Vivien Leigh and Claudette Colbert

D. Olivia de Havilland and Vivien Leigh

6. In "West Side Story," Richard Beymer and Natalie Wood played a doomed young couple. What were their names?

A. Tony and Maria

B. Bernardo and Velma

C. Riff and Anita

D. Franny and Zooey

7. Which of these classic love stories, all on the American Film Institute's list of 100 greatest romance films, features the characters Katie Morosky and Hubbell Gardner?

A. "Last Tango in Paris"

B. "City Lights"

C. "Wuthering Heights"

D. "The Way We Were"

8. In a scene that prompted an explosion of enrollment at pottery classes, Patrick Swayze sculpted with Demi Moore while what Righteous Brothers' hit played in "Ghost"?

A. "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling"

B. "Up Where We Belong"

C. "Unchain My Heart"

D. "Unchained Melody"

9. In "Roman Holiday," Audrey Hepburn plays a princess who goes incognito to see Rome like a regular person with Gregory Peck as her escort. What is her royal name?

A. Josephine

B. Margaret

C. Ann

D. Grace

10. Cher won a best actress Oscar for her performance in "Moonstruck" opposite Nicolas Cage. What is Cage's profession in the film?

A. Police officer

B. Singer

C. Mobster

D. Baker


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