Comedy Movies Quiz

Question 1

In Groundhog Day (1993), how does Phil Connors (Bill Murray) find himself trapped reliving the same day?

Accepted Answer

No explanation is given — he simply wakes up on February 2nd again and again

Answer

A scientific experiment goes wrong

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A fortune teller places a curse on him

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He travels through a time loop in a blizzard

Question 2

In Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975), why do King Arthur's knights not ride horses?

Accepted Answer

The budget was too low — squires clap coconut shells together instead

Answer

Horses were too expensive to hire

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The horses refused to cooperate during filming

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Horses could not be used in the shooting locations

Question 3

In Mean Girls (2004), who wrote the screenplay based on the self-help book 'Queen Bees and Wannabes'?

Accepted Answer

Tina Fey

Answer

Amy Poehler

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Rachel McAdams

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Lindsay Lohan

Question 4

In Dumb and Dumber (1994), what do Harry and Lloyd do with the briefcase full of ransom money?

Accepted Answer

They spend almost all of it on luxuries, replacing it with IOUs

Answer

They accidentally leave it at a gas station

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They try to return it and get kidnapped

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They invest it in a failed business

Question 5

In The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), who plays M. Gustave, the legendary concierge?

Accepted Answer

Ralph Fiennes

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Jeff Goldblum

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Bill Murray

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Edward Norton

Question 6

In Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), how many weddings and funerals does Charles (Hugh Grant) attend?

Accepted Answer

Exactly four weddings and one funeral

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Three weddings and two funerals

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Five weddings and one funeral

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Four weddings and two funerals

Question 7

In Bridesmaids (2011), which outrageous scene involving food poisoning became one of the film's most talked-about moments?

Accepted Answer

In a high-end wedding dress shop after Brazilian food

Answer

At a bridal shower

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At the bachelorette party in Las Vegas

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At the rehearsal dinner

Question 8

In The Hangover (2009), what do the four friends find in their hotel room when they wake up with no memory of the previous night?

Accepted Answer

A tiger in the bathroom, a baby in the wardrobe, and a missing groom

Answer

A stolen police car on the roof

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Their friend married to a stranger

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An empty wedding chapel receipt

Question 9

In Legally Blonde (2001), why does Elle Woods initially apply to Harvard Law School?

Accepted Answer

To win back her ex-boyfriend Warner who broke up with her

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She genuinely wants to be a lawyer

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To prove to her parents she can succeed academically

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She accidentally applies and gets in

Question 10

In Home Alone (1990), what is the name Kevin McCallister gives to the elaborate trap system he sets for the burglars?

Accepted Answer

He doesn't give it a name

Answer

Operation Wetsuit

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Operation Urban Assault

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Kevin's Trap House

Question 11

In Borat (2006), what is Borat Sagdiyev's stated purpose for traveling from Kazakhstan to the USA?

Accepted Answer

Both B and C — he starts filming a documentary but becomes obsessed with Pamela Anderson

Answer

To study American democracy

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To make a documentary about the great nation of Kazakhstan's big brother, America

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To find and marry Pamela Anderson

Question 12

In Shaun of the Dead (2004), where do Shaun and his friends decide to wait out the zombie apocalypse?

Accepted Answer

The Winchester pub

Answer

A supermarket

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A police station

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Shaun's mother's house

Question 13

In The Big Lebowski (1998), what does 'The Dude' (Jeff Bridges) prefer to drink?

Accepted Answer

White Russians

Answer

Beer

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Margaritas

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Bourbon

Question 14

In Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987), what is the name of the cheerful shower curtain ring salesman played by John Candy?

Accepted Answer

Del Griffith

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Neal Page

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Owen Lacey

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Gus Mooney

Question 15

In Superbad (2007), Seth and Evan promise to buy alcohol for a party. What fake ID name does McLovin use?

Accepted Answer

McLovin — just McLovin, no first name

Answer

McLovin O'Donnell

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Fogell McLovin

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Darren McLovin

Question 16

In What We Do in the Shadows (2014), what type of documentary is it parody of?

Accepted Answer

A fly-on-the-wall flatmates reality show following vampire flatmates in Wellington, New Zealand

Answer

A nature documentary

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A crime documentary

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A sports documentary

Question 17

In Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004), what city does Ron Burgundy anchor the news in?

Accepted Answer

San Diego

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Los Angeles

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New York

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Chicago

Question 18

In It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), what are dozens of strangers all racing to find?

Accepted Answer

$350,000 in buried money under The Big W

Answer

A hidden lottery ticket

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A priceless stolen painting

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The last copy of a famous document

Question 19

In Tropic Thunder (2008), what is 'going full retard' a satirical comment about?

Accepted Answer

All of the above — it satirises all these things simultaneously

Answer

Method acting taken to an extreme

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Hollywood's problematic approach to making films about disability for Oscar bait

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An in-universe film the characters are making

Question 20

In The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005), who directs the film and also plays the title character?

Accepted Answer

Judd Apatow — who directs, and Steve Carell who plays Andy

Answer

Seth Rogen

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Paul Rudd

Answer

Jonah Hill