Test your inner Top Gun knowledge (27 Questions)

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On Mar 29, 2017
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Let's begin with an interesting "gimme putt".
What was the highest-grossing movie in 1986?

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The role of "Maverick" was written for Tom Cruise after his performance in what movie?

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Which song won an Academy Award?

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The original name of Top Gun was?

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Director (and a loss to movie awesomeness) Tony Scott was credited for how many films prior to Top Gun?

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The actors' pilot look was based on a picture book by photographer Bruce Weber. What did his picture book feature?

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TG helped launch which actor's career?

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Goose's death was originally written to be caused by?

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What was Val Kilmer's first reaction to playing "Iceman"

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Studio voices (the executive board) didn't want Kelly McGillis as lead babe, because?

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After TG, "Cougar" played by John Stockwell went on to do what?

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Which brand of sunglasses had a spike in sales both in 1983 from "Risky Business" and again in '86 from Top Gun?

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What did Tony Scott pay to turn an aircraft carrier around to re-shoot the opening scene?

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Filmmakers encouraged what while filming in San Diego?

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In the real U.S. Navy, what is the name of the award given to the best pilot to go through the "Top Gun" program?

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Which line did Val Kilmer ad-lib?

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Paramount's executives Jeffery Katzenberg and Michael Eisner did not like the script of Top Gun. It was shelved until a new CEO, Ned Tanen, took control. What line in the movie convinced him to give it the green light?

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Rick Rossovich "Slider" got the nickname "Rock" while filming, how did he earn this title?

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How much did it cost to make TG?

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To keep a rivalry between "Maverick" and "Iceman" they did what?

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When was "Maverick" and "Charlie's" love scene shot?

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The term TOPGUN falls into the "popularly know as" category. In the Military the program has an official name, what is the acronym?
(You either know this one or you're using google to cheat on this quiz…or you took a good 1 in 4 shot in the dark)

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Which two actors attended the prestigious art school named Julliard?

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It's now 2016, while attending the TOPGUN school you have many near by attractions.
Which one of these activities is NOT easy to do during a pilot's spare time?

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Which actors dated in real life?

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Tom Cruise was paid some big bucks for his premier role as "Maverick", how much was he paid on the front end of Top Gun?

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What was the worst incident while filming?

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Following the success of Top Gun, what was the percentage increase of applicants for Naval Aviation programs?

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What's Goose's best line?

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