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"Are you ready to test your rom-com knowledge and find out if you are a hopeless romantic at heart? Dive into 'You Complete Me: The Rom-com Quiz' by Elizabeth Beasley and see if you can tell the difference between a meet-cute and a match made in heaven. This 3-minute quiz will have you swooning over your favorite on-screen couples!
From classic love stories to modern romantic comedies, this rom com trivia quiz will take you on a journey through the world of romance in film. Put your knowledge to the test and see if you can match the iconic love quotes to the right movie or identify the famous on-screen couples that stole our hearts. Get ready for a fun and challenging experience that will leave you feeling warm and fuzzy inside!
So, grab your popcorn, cozy up on the couch, and get ready to prove your rom-com expertise. Whether you're a die-hard fan of romantic movies or just looking for a fun way to pass the time, this quiz is perfect for anyone who believes in the power of love. Play now and see if you can complete the ultimate rom-com challenge!
"Anyone who’s seen a movie starring Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks probably knows that Rom-Com is short for romantic comedy. The Rom-Com genre isn’t just limited to films -- it covers books, TV shows, plays and maybe even the events of a Friday night out (assuming you have clever dialogue and a romantic interest or two).
These were all fun romantic romps that starred either Tom ("Splash") or Meg ("Kate & Leopold," pictured here on set with Hugh Jackman), but "Joe Versus the Volcano" was the very first Rom-Com they starred in together. "Joe Versus the Volcano" was released in 1990, followed by "Sleepless in Seattle" in 1993 and "You’ve Got Mail" in 1998.
Meg played the wife of Andy Garcia in "When a Man Loves a Woman" and starred opposite Alec Baldwin in "Prelude to a Kiss," but she battled it out with her on-screen best friend, played by Billy Crystal, in "When Harry Met Sally." Rom-Com spoiler alert: They finally fell for each other, flaws and all, in the end.
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The meet-cute is a phrase popularized by Roger Ebert and other movie critics in their descriptions of that key Rom-Com moment when the potential romantic partners first meet. This is typically an awkward or embarrassing moment that highlights their different personalities or values and sets up their challenge of falling in love.
Though all of these TV shows fit the Rom-Com category, this happened to characters Paul and Jamie Buchman in "Mad About You." This award-winning show got lots of laughs for its portrayal of the ins and outs of life as a newly married couple in New York City. Though the characters' romance was already formed when the show premiered, the series does flashback to the meet-cute moment when Jamie and Paul met at a news stand in 1989.
"My Big Fat Greek Wedding" takes the cake with a lifetime gross of $241,438,208. "Pretty Woman" steps in with a No. 4 ranking and "Sleepless in Seattle" settles for No. 15.
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"10 Things I Hate About You" parallels "The Taming of the Shrew" with high school feminist Kat Straford falling for bad boy Patrick Verona. Other Shakespearian Rom-Coms include "A Midsummer Night’s Dream" and "Twelfth Night."
"Bringing Up Baby" is a romantic comedy great starring the dynamic duo of Grant and Hepburn. This film also falls into the 1930s Rom-Com subgenre of screwball comedy, which uses many Rom-Com devices but stands out for its quick, witty dialogue and fantastically farcical situations ("Intolerable Cruelty" is a modern example). In this movie, Grant plays a paleontologist who is pursued by an heiress and her pet leopard, Baby.
Rob Reiner, who played Michael Stivic on the hit TV show "All in the Family," went on to direct Rom-Com favorites like "The Princess Bride," "When Harry Met Sally," "The American President" and "Alex & Emma."
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In "Pretty Woman" you’ll see Richard Gere playing the piano. The tune that he’s tickling the ivories to is a little ditty he composed himself. Who could help falling for that?
Sparks flew when Kurt and Goldie met while shooting "Swing Shift" in 1983, and they continued their on- and off-screen romance in "Overboard" in 1987. As of early 2012, they’re still together.
The diner scene in "When Harry Met Sally" in which Sally takes forever explaining exactly how she wants her food prepared is credited to Nora Ephron, and was added by director Rob Reiner after he saw Nora ordering lunch one day.
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The magic number is 72. Richard was reading some of his old diaries and was astonished by how many nuptials he had been a part of, so he decided to make a film based on the idea -- with a funeral thrown in for good measure.
In "The Princess Bride," Buttercup fell head over heels (literally) upon realizing that when Westley said "As you wish," he actually meant "I love you." The pair, having been separated for years, tumbled back into love with that simple phrase.
"Living Single" featured rap artist Queen Latifah as one of four ladies living together and looking for love in Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Bumbling Bridget Jones has good intentions, but they often run awry. In "Bridget Jones's Diary," she dresses in a busty bunny outfit for what she's been told is a tarts and vicars costume party, where she runs into her darling Mark Darcy. The only problem is no one else got tarted up for the party -- making for another highly relatable diary entry.
Joey Tribbiani, a character on "Friends," was the founder of this phrase. It was ranked No. 4 in TV Guide's list of "TV's 20 Top Catchphrases" in August 2005.
Years before Michael Cera became a love interest on the big screen, his breakout role on the TV comedy "Arrested Development" had a romantic bent. And Ari Graynor has gone on to star in more romantic films (with a spot on "Fringe," which doesn't quite fit the Rom-Com bill). Kat Dennings, however, has a costar spot in TV's "2 Broke Girls."
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Sophie Kinsella wrote several novels about shopaholic Rebecca Bloomwood, and the first book of the series was adapted into the film "Confessions of a Shopaholic."
In "Jerry Maguire," Jerry tells Dorothy "I love you. You complete me." She responds with another familiar phrase from the film: "You had me at hello."