"Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" opens nationwide on January 20. Alongside Oscar-winners Tom Hanks and Sandra Bullock, the film features newcomer Thomas Horn. How much do you know about this rising star? Test your knowledge of Thomas Horn by taking this quiz below.
Trivia Questions:
1. Where and when was Thomas Horn born?
2. What was Horn's first and only other acting gig besides "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close"?
3. How may languages does Horn speak?
4. Who does Horn claim is his favorite movie?
5. Name the game show on which Horn was discovered by producer Scott Rudin in 2010.
6. What did Horn win when he appeared on the game show?
7. Horn confesses he is not up on his pop culture. Which question did Horn miss on his game show appearance that many kids his age would know?
8. How many other boys did director Stephen Daldry audition for the part of Oskar in "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" before settling on Horn?
9. Horn acts alongside Sandra Bullock in "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close." Who does the young talent say he'd like to co-star with next?
10. What award did Horn win in January of 2012?
Trivia Answers:
1. Although he is extremely private and gives out very little personal information, Horn was born in 1997 in the San Francisco bay area.
2. Horn played the grasshopper in a fifth-grade production of "James and the Giant Peach." This was his only acting experience before being cast in the lead role for the film "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close."
3. Besides English, Horn is fluent in Croatian because that is where his mother's ancestors hail from. He also is learning to speak Mandarin.
4. Horn told the LA Times that his favorite movie is Clint Eastwood's "Invictus," which was released in 2009.
5. In 2010 Horn was a contestant on the "Jeopardy! Teen Tournament." Scott Rudin, the producer of "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close," saw him on the game show and thought he would be perfect for his movie.
6. Horn walked away with $31,800 and a trip to Alaska for himself and his family when he won "Jeopardy."
7. On "Jeopardy" Horn missed the $200 question asking for the name of the show starring Miranda Cosgrove. While he did not know "iCarly," he was able to identify where one could find the La Giralda minaret. The answer was Seville.
8. Stephen Daldry auditioned more than 3,000 boys before settling on Horn for the role of Oskar in "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close."
9. Horn told Parade magazine that he hopes his next leading lady is Meryl Streep.
10. On January 12, 2012, Horn was given the Best Young Actor Award at the 17th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards.
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