Ben Beaumont-Thomas 

Match the statement about Scientology to the star – quiz

Alex Gibney's Scientology documentary Going Clear is weathering another attack from the church, which has now argued it contains one mistake every two minutes. But others in Hollywood are far more enthusiastic about the religion – can you work out who said the following?
  
  


  1. "I have never ever heard of aliens in Scientology, and I’ve been a Scientologist all my life." Who said this?

    1. John Travolta

    2. Jeffrey Tambor

    3. Naomi Watts

    4. Giovanna Ribisi

  2. Who said of his first experience of the religion: "I wasn’t well and she gave me what’s called ‘an assist’. I got well very quickly after that, but I mean 30 minutes later."

    1. Robert Redford

    2. Steven Seagal

    3. John Travolta

    4. Ryan Reynolds

  3. "Everybody is trying to figure out a way to deal with their issues and things that are unresolved. I mean, some things just don't resolve. But whatever's going to get you through. That's my feeling about it." Who said this of their faith?

    1. Beck

    2. Andie McDowell

    3. Kylie Jenner

    4. Woody Harrelson

  4. Who went after a Scientology critic on Twitter by saying: "Way to publicly demonstrate your ignorance. I'm the same person I've always been, idiot. Know before you judge."

    1. Jason Lee

    2. Tom Sizemore

    3. Gene Hackman

    4. Parker Posey

  5. "It has nothing to do with all this funny folklore that surrounds it. You could be a Jewish Scientologist or a Buddhist Scientologist or a Christian Scientologist or anything else." Who said this?

    1. Gina Gershon

    2. Oliver Platt

    3. Juliette Lewis

    4. Anna Kendrick

  6. "Some people, well, if they don't like Scientology, well, then, fuck you." Who had this brusque response to Scientology's critics?

    1. Bruce Willis

    2. Tom Cruise

    3. Jared Leto

    4. Tom Hardy

  7. Which Mad Men star argued of Scientology: "Many of my church’s stances and concepts are grossly misunderstood by the media. It’s a long list."

    1. Jon Hamm

    2. John Slattery

    3. Elisabeth Moss

    4. January Jones

  8. "When you decide to blanket statement that Scientology is evil, you are my enemy." Who went on the warpath against the church's critics in 2013?

    1. Mike Myers

    2. Ron Howard

    3. Alicia Silverstone

    4. Kirstie Alley

  9. "There's a positive force and a negative force / And a spiritual being has the freedom of choice." These are lyrics from which old-school rapper's Scientology-themed track The Joy of Creating?

    1. Doug E Fresh

    2. Rakim

    3. Kurtis Blow

    4. Coolio

  10. "I could not, in good conscience, be a member of an organisation where gay-bashing was tolerated." Who left the church with these parting words?

    1. Alan Cumming

    2. Paul Schrader

    3. Paul Haggis

    4. Sharon Stone

Solutions

1:D, 2:C, 3:A, 4:A, 5:C, 6:B, 7:C, 8:D, 9:A, 10:C

Scores

  1. 3 and above.

    Poor. Please proceed to the nearest Scientology centre for some much-needed auditing.

  2. 5 and above.

    OK. If you invest a bit more of your wealth back into the organisation you might improve.

  3. 8 and above.

    Congratulations! You're at Cleared Thetan level, whatever that means.

 

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