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1. In this "Titanic" adventure on the high seas, which two characters fall in love only to see an iceberg steal away their future?

Answer: Jack & RoseSeventeen-year old Rose DeWitt Bukater boards the ship Titanic on its maiden voyage in Southampton. She is traveling with her mother and her fiance. Cal is the son of a well connected steel tycoon but Rose does not love him. Rose considers ending her life by throwing herself over the side but is rescued by a 3rd class passenger, Jack Dawson.

The two fall in love and secretly spend time in one another's arms. They are together when the ship strikes the iceberg. Jack saves the life of Rose by lifting her onto floating debris before he himself succumbs to an icy grave beneath the waves.

2. In the Dark Ages, Lord Marke of Cornwall attempts to unite Britain. Who is his adopted son and eventual wife who cause him a good deal of grief with their illicit love story?

Answer: Tristan & Isolde"Tristan & Isolde" (2006) is a complicated love story that begins when Tristan washes up on the shores of Ireland and is discovered by the Princess Isolde. She nurses him back to health and they fall in love. Tristan eventually flees back to England to be reunited with his adoptive father Lord Marke. Donnchadh, King of the Irish, proposes a treaty with England and promises his daughter Isolde in marriage to the winner of a tournament. Tristan participates on behalf of King Marke unaware that the prize is his precious Isolde. Tristan wins the tournament and Isolde becomes the wife of King Marke.

Unfortunately, Isolde and Tristan cannot deny their feelings and their affair ultimately threatens to destroy King Marke and his kingdom. Tristan fights bravely for his king and Marke carries his dying son to meet Isolde. Tristan dies in the arms of Isolde uttering the following: "You were right. I don't know if life is greater than death.

But love was more than either."

3. Letters from the grave extend the marriage of which cute couple in the movie "P.S. I Love You?" (2007).

Answer: Gerry & HollyHolly falls in love with cute Irish singer Gerry Kennedy. They live in New York City and have a passionate marriage with the typical ups and downs. Out of the blue, Gerry dies from a brain tumor and leaves behind a desperately grieving wife in Holly. Thinking ahead, Gerry has left behind a series of letters and tasks for Holly. One letter sends her to Gerry's home country of Ireland where she becomes acquainted with Gerry's childhood friend and once again finds love.

4. Love can sometimes be such a "ghostly" emotion which incidentally provides the setting for a tear-jerking love story for what two characters, played by Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore?

Answer: Sam & Molly"Ghost" (1990) introduces the world to New York City sweethearts Sam Wheat and Molly Jensen. Sam is killed by a mugger and becomes a ghost. He discovers that his partner Carl Bruner has been embezzling money from their company and that now his beloved Molly may be in danger. Sam enlists the reluctant alliance of psychic Oda Mae Brown in order to get his revenge on both his murderer and his scheming partner.

The story concludes with one last ethereal moment where Sam is able to say his goodbyes to Molly.

5. Even the best love stories sometimes deal with "termination". What are the names of the two lovers who literally experienced the "Terminator" back in 1984?

Answer: Kyle & SarahThe cult classic "Terminator" (1984) saw freedom fighter Kyle Reese go back in time to protect Sarah Connor. Arnold Schwarzenegger's indestructible cyborg character is sent back in time to assassinate Sarah Connor. Kyle volunteers for the assignment to protect Sarah when he sees a picture of her held by her future son, John.

Although Kyle dies in the struggle with the cyborg, it is not before Sarah and he experience a night of passion. At the conclusion of the movie, a pregnant Sarah Connor rides off into the storm and single parenthood.

6. Love is sometimes like a box of chocolates, "you never know what you are going to get." Which two characters experienced a special love and a child named Forrest Junior?

Answer: Forrest & Jenny"Forrest Gump" (1994) won six Oscars in 1995 for a unique love story of one man's remarkable life through some of the most defining events of the 20th Century. Entwined within the drama is a love story for the ages involving childhood friends Forrest Gump and Jenny Curran. Forrest is a slow-witted but altruistic young man who takes advantage of all that life presents to him. Jenny is beautiful and dynamic but makes several bad decisions throughout her life following a history of sexual abuse at the hands of an alcoholic father. Ultimately, the two end up together and Forrest discovers he has a son who is like him in many ways. Sadly Jenny succumbs to an early death abandoning Forrest #1 and Forrest #2.

7. What "phenomenonal" love story characters are introduced in a story featuring John Travolta and Kyra Sedgwick?

Answer: George & LaceGeorge Malley and Lace Pennamin are the star characters in "Phenomenon" (1996). On his 37th birthday, small-town mechanic George Malley experiences an explosion of light. Suddenly, he finds he has obtained the ability to learn at an incomprehensible rate.

His brain power has accelerated exponentially and he attracts the attention of the U.S. government. Many in the town come to fear him and he finds refuge with Lace and her two children. Sadly, George is diagnosed with an astrocytoma brain tumor.

The tumor is aggressive and stimulated brain function at the same time it is killing him. At the end, George experiences one last moment of tenderness in the arms of his sweetheart.

8. Which two characters become aware of a "City of Angels" in the journey to discover a love for one another?

Answer: Seth & Maggie"City of Angels" (1998) introduces the world to Seth, an angel whose responsibility it is to meet the dying and be their escort to the afterlife. During this mission, Seth first meets talented surgeon Maggie Rice. He makes himself known to her and the two of them forge a close friendship. Seth becomes human by throwing himself off a skyscraper.

He then hitches a ride to Lake Tahoe where he arrives on Maggie's doorstep, cold, penniless, beaten, and completely mortal. The two of them consummate their relationship that night.

In the morning, Maggie goes shopping into the village on her bicycle. On the return journaey she is killed in a head-on collision with a truck. She dies in the arms of her beloved Seth. Later, Seth is visited by a former angel colleague. Cassiel asks him whether he would still have chosen mortality had he known he would lose Maggie so quickly. Seth's answer, "I would rather have had one breath of her hair, one kiss of her mouth, one touch of her hand, than eternity without it."

9. Which two characters, similar to a story in "My Life", do battle with terminal cancer in the months leading up to the birth of their first child?

Answer: Bob & Gail"My Life" (1993) is the extraordinary story of Bob Ivanovich and his wife Gail. Bob is diagnosed with terminal cancer of the kidney and is told that he will likely not live to see the birth of his unborn child. He sets about filming video messages to his future son in which he reads stories, teaches him how to shave, jump start a car, and countless other important life lessons. Bob has lived estranged from his extended family but before he dies he is reunited with his father.

10. On the West Side of New York City in the 1950s, which two lovers, with rival gang affiliations, experience a fateful love for the ages?

Answer: Tony & Maria"West Side Story" (1961) is a musical film set in New York City in the late 1950s and based loosely on the all-time classic love story penned by William Shakespeare. The Jets, a White gang is at war with the Sharks, largely a Puerto Rican group led by Bernardo Nunez. Bernardo's sister, Maria, falls in love with Tony, an inactive but former founder of the Jets.

They meet for the first time at a dance and immediately fall in love. The film traces their tragic love story to the climax where a jealous Shark member, Chino, shoots Tony and he dies in the arms of his true love Maria.

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