{"id":924300,"date":"2023-03-14T05:18:17","date_gmt":"2023-03-14T09:18:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/twinfinite.net\/?p=924300"},"modified":"2023-03-14T05:33:11","modified_gmt":"2023-03-14T09:33:11","slug":"think-you-know-top-gun-take-this-trivia-quiz-to-find-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/twinfinite.net\/quiz\/think-you-know-top-gun-take-this-trivia-quiz-to-find-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Think You Know Top Gun? Take This Trivia Quiz to Find Out"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In 2022, Tom Cruise<\/a> reprised one of his most iconic roles decades after first playing the character. In fact, his portrayal of U.S. fighter pilot Maverick brought Ray-Ban aviator sunglasses into American mainstream pop culture. It’s hard to name another actor who has done more for branding and styling Ray-Ban sunglasses than him, even sporting a pair in 1983’s Risky Business. Over 30 years later, the sequel Top Gun: Maverick<\/a> was nominated for several Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Original Song, Best Visual Effects, Best Sound, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Film Editing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director Joseph Kosinski is no stranger to reviving classic movies for today’s audiences, having directed Tron: Legacy (2010), which is the follow-up to the sci-fi classic Tron<\/a> (1982). Top Gun: Maverick sees Val Kilmer’s Iceman return and also introduces Miles Teller’s Bradley “Rooster” Bradshaw. Nostalgic Top Gun fans will remember a young Bradley Bradshaw sitting atop a piano as his father Nick “Goose” Bradshaw loudly sings in duet with Maverick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although Tom Cruise was not nominated for best actor, his return to the character introduced a whole new generation of fans to the eighties blockbuster. For original Top Gun fans, callbacks and nods to the eighties classic reignited a love for the film and, really, a love for eighties music and cinema well remembered. How well do you remember the original Top Gun? Take the quiz below to find out!<\/p>\n\n\n