Question 1

True or false: John Goodman once played a live-action version of the cartoon character Fred Flintstone in a 1994 film.

Accepted Answer

True. Goodman starred as Fred Flintstone in 'The Flintstones' (1994), a live-action adaptation of the classic Hanna-Barbera cartoon.

Question 2

True or false: John Goodman voiced the character of Sulley in Disney-Pixar's 'Monsters, Inc.'

Accepted Answer

True. Goodman provided the voice for the big blue monster James P. Sullivan, a role he reprised in the prequel 'Monsters University.'

Question 3

True or false: John Goodman was a college football player at Missouri State University.

Accepted Answer

False. He attended Southwest Missouri State University (now Missouri State) but studied drama, not football, though he played in high school.

Question 4

True or false: Goodman played a fictional U.S. President on the TV show 'The West Wing.'

Accepted Answer

False. John Goodman never appeared on 'The West Wing.' The U.S. President in that series was played by Martin Sheen.

Question 5

True or false: John Goodman has been sober from alcohol since 2007.

Accepted Answer

True. Goodman sought treatment for alcoholism in 2007 and has publicly maintained his sobriety ever since, often crediting his recovery for improved health and career.

Question 6

True or false: John Goodman played a character in the Lord of the Rings film trilogy.

Accepted Answer

False. John Goodman did not appear in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy; the cast primarily consisted of British and New Zealand actors, with Gimli played by John Rhys-Davies.

Question 7

True or false: John Goodman provided the voice of Sulley in the 2001 film Monsters, Inc.

Accepted Answer

True. John Goodman voiced the character James P. 'Sulley' Sullivan in the Disney/Pixar animated film Monsters, Inc. (2001), a role he later reprised in Monsters University (2013).

Question 8

True or false: John Goodman is a trained opera singer who performed at Carnegie Hall before acting.

Accepted Answer

False. Goodman studied drama at Southwest Missouri State University, not opera, and never performed at Carnegie Hall before his acting career began.

John Goodman Trivia Questions