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Movies are so popular today whether streaming them on TV or at the movie theatre. It might be surprising to know that in the 1930s and 40s, formally known as the ‘Golden Age of Hollywood’, people went to movie cinemas two and three times a week! In Britain, the highest attendance recorded was in 1946, with over 31 million visits each week. This was the time when servicemen were returning from World War II. Movies are the reflection of historical events, cultural attitudes, and the human experience. For many people, watching movies is what causes them to recall different stages and moments in their lives. It allows them to go back to a time and mark it with a movie line, a song, or a feeling.

How Playing Movie Trivia is Beneficial for Moderate Dementia

Games such as Trivia help improve memory. The exercise stimulates the brain’s frontal cortex where memory is stored.

Trivia challenges your memory about facts, dates, and details.
It helps reduce stress and anxiety. If you are playing a game and distracted, rumination can lessen. Rumination is a negative thought pattern that involves repeatedly focusing on negative feelings, distress, and their causes and consequences. It can be a symptom of anxiety disorders, depression, and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). 1
Social Bonding is important to people with dementia. Playing Movie Trivia is one way to create connections with other people and have fun remembering what great movies you shared.

Movie Trivia is a Great Place to Unlock Memories

Movie Trivia is a great place to unlock the door to remembering and celebrating different stages for people with moderate dementia. Reminiscence therapy involves helping people with memory loss to recapture past events, people, and places. As a Caretaker, helping unlock and introduce movies that define a person’s timeline can be refreshing, bring comfort, and create a laugh and a giggle. Activity Uplift has categories in Movie Trivia that serve as introductions and an exploration of the past for people affected by dementia and Alzheimer’s. Caregivers can use Movie Trivia as a jumping-off point to engage their carers.

Romance Movie Trivia for Moderate Dementia

The categories of movies are endless. Movies about romance and romance comedy are perfect for the month of romance: February. One of the great things about playing Movie Trivia is it gives you as a caretaker the chance to reminisce and discuss more about the movie on the quiz. On the printable Trivia form for Romantic Classic Movies, several questions exist about actors and actresses from familiar movies. Listed below are additional facts you can use to ask more questions or use as talking points.

Audrey Hepburn - One of the most iconic actresses of the 20th century, Audrey Hepburn wooed the hearts of many Americans. You may want to share some interesting facts about Audrey with your carer(s). *2

1. 1. In Roman Holiday (1953), Gregory Peck was the leading man. It was Audrey’s first official movie role. The producers would give Gregory top billing while his costar would be mentioned in smaller type on the big screen. Gregory Peck, ever the gentleman, insisted Audrey had a large billing as well.
  2. Interesting fact about Roman Holiday - Audrey was nominated for an Academy Award and won Best Actress.
  3. Audrey lived during World War II. She was so thin because she had little to eat during the war. She is Belgian-born and raised in Great Britain. She joined the Dutch Resistance.
  4. Truman Capote wrote the novella Breakfast at Tiffany’s and never liked the idea that Audrey Hepburn was cast as Holly Golightly in the movie version. It has become one of the most iconic movies of Audrey Hepburn’s movie career.
  5. Audrey Hepburn’s experience in WWII influenced her later in life to become the ambassador for UNICEF and travel all over the world promoting aid for children in need.

Casablanca is a classic movie most known for the most quotable lines in a film. Starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, It’s a tale of intrigue, romance, and danger. The five most quotable lines are: *3

1. 1. “Here’s looking at you kid.”
  2. “Play it again Sam.”
  3. “Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful relationship.”
  4. “Of all the gin joints, in all the towns, in all the world, she walks into mine.”
  5. “We’ll always have Paris.”
2. Ryan O’Neal and Ali MacGraw played college sweethearts. A Romeo and Juliette type regarding two people of different classes falling in love- Love Story.
  1. Ali’s character dies of cancer at 25
  2. It was a book written by Eric Segal and later became a screenplay
  3. Ali MacGraw retired and lives in Santa Fe, NM.
3. Love stories come and go in Hollywood, but Dirty Dancing is one the best dancing movies of the late 20th century.
  1. The two stars Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze did not like each other. Jennifer had filmed with him in Red Dawn.
  2. The screentest they did together was full of magic and chemistry, they used the same dance routine in the movie.
  3. The iconic line “No one puts Baby in a corner.” was a line Patrick Swayze hated. *4

As the fourth-grossing box office winner (17.8 million dollars) for a romantic comedy, Pretty Woman is a film considered a modern-day classic.

1. Julie Roberts was launched as a film star by this movie
2. The original movie was supposed to be dark and serious
3. The bathtub scene has Julie singing to Prince’s song Kiss though you never hear his voice. *5
Once on a rare occasion, a film is produced with breathtaking scenery and a great story. Based on the real life of Karen Blixen who lived in Africa during the British colonial reign. She falls in love with the Kenyan people, the land, and a certain bush pilot who is hard to hold onto.
1. The scenes for the film were shot in Nairobi, Kenya at Karen Blixen’s home and in the Great Rift Valley.
2. The movie was based on Blixen’s book Out of Africa.
Though it seems like a typical movie plot where the awkward teenage girl has a crush on the popular boy at school, Pretty in Pink explores the differences in social cliques and the inner lives of teenagers - the popular ‘in’ crowd and the outliers.
1. The original ending did not have Andie (played by Molly Ringwald) pairing up with the rich and popular boy (played by Andrew McCarthy) but with Andie’s best friend Duckie (Played by Jon Cryer). The test audience did not agree and the ending was changed.
2. The musical score reflects the late 80s. Part of the inspiration the writer of the film John Hughes uses for Pretty in Pink is inspired by Molly Ringwald suggesting the group Psychedelic Furs. *6

Questions Caretakers can ask Dementia Carers

Do you remember how old you were when you saw this movie? What stage of life you were in?
What struck you the most about the movie? The storyline? The actors?
What actor/actress did you have a crush on when you were a teenager?
Do you remember other romantic movies you like?

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Activity Uplift will be uploading more Movie Trivia games in the future. Meanwhile, enjoy playing other forms of our online trivia on our website: https://activityuplift.com/activities

The online version has dozens of subgenres with levels you can adjust from easy to difficult. The online version also allows you to adjust the time between each question and how many questions you desire in one session.

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