90 My Big Fat Greek Wedding Trivia Questions & Answers

Question 1

1 Where do Toula and her family live?

Reference: Quiz: My Big Fat Greek Wedding.

Answer

Answer: Chicago, IL

If you live in the mid-west, you'll be able to recognize where they live. If not, Toula mentions it in the opening scene.

Question 2

2 What is the name of the Greek restaurant that the Portokalos family own and work at?

Reference: Quiz: My Big Fat Greek Wedding.

Answer

Answer: Dancing Zorba's

At the beginning of the movie, Toula starts working at the restaurant, but later works at her aunt's travel agency.

Question 3

3 What is the name of the restaurant Toula's family owns?

Reference: Quiz: My Big, Fat, Greek Quiz!.

Answer

Answer: Dancing Zorbas'

Dancing Zorbas' is the restaurant owned by the Portokalos family. Toula works there at the beginning of the movie but then goes on to work for her Aunt Voula.

Question 4

4 "Are you saying Toula will get involved in drugs?" ("Head vs. Neck".)

Reference: Quiz: "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" Quotes 2.

Answer

Answer: Maria

Maria says this to Gus when they are discussing Toula going to school.

Question 5

5 "What do you mean he don't eat no meat?!" ("Meet the Family".)

Reference: Quiz: "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" Quotes.

Answer

Answer: Thia Voula

"I'll make lamb."

Question 6

6 Who is the delightful actress who plays Toula Portokalos?

Reference: Quiz: My Big Fat Greek Wedding.

Answer

Answer: Nia Vardalos

The screenplay for this movie was written by Ms. Vardalos. She was paid only $100.00 for rights to the screenplay, but was offered the starring role as well.

Question 7

7 What was the name of the Greek restaurant Toula's family owned?

Reference: Quiz: My Big Fat Greek Wedding.

Answer

Answer: Dancing Zorba's

Toula spent most of her adult life working in the family restaurant.

Question 8

8 When Toula was six, what kind of learning institution did she have to go to?

Reference: Quiz: My Big Fat Greek Wedding.

Answer

Answer: Greek school

In the end of the movie, Toula's daughter ends up going to Greek school.

Question 9

9 What is the name of the restaurant owned by Toula's family?

Reference: Quiz: My Big Fat Greek Wedding.

Answer

Answer: Dancing Zorba's

This is where Toula worked until she decided to go back to school.

Question 10

10 What special kind of lessons does Toula go to as a child?

Reference: Quiz: My Big Fat Greek Wedding.

Answer

Answer: Greek language

At the end of the movie, Toula sends her daughter to Greek school too.

Question 11

11 "I could snap you like a chicken." ("Meet the Family".)

Reference: Quiz: "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" Quotes 2.

Answer

Answer: Thia Voula

Thia Voula is played by Andrea Martin, who was born in Portland, Maine.

Question 12

12 "I was kind of going through a phase up until now." ("Romantic Interludes".)

Reference: Quiz: "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" Quotes.

Answer

Answer: Toula

This is when Toula and Ian are on the bridge before he meets the family.

Question 13

13 What Hollywood supercouple were the main producers of "My Big Fat Greek Wedding"?

Reference: Quiz: My Big Fat Greek Wedding.

Answer

Answer: Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson

Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson saw Ms. Vardalos performing a one-woman show based on the same theme. There are various other producers involved in a lesser capacity.

Question 14

14 In which city was the movie set?

Reference: Quiz: My Big Fat Greek Wedding.

Answer

Answer: Chicago

Although the movie was set in Chicago, the majority of the film was shot in Toronto.

Question 15

15 Toula's father believed that one household cleaner could fix everything and anything. What was it?

Reference: Quiz: My Big Fat Greek Wedding.

Answer

Answer: Windex

He uses it on his car, on his windows, on his hands, and everything else.

Question 16

16 According to Toula's mother, Greek women are lambs in the kitchen and __________ in the bedroom?

Reference: Quiz: My Big Fat Greek Wedding.

Answer

Answer: tigers

Toula's mother is played by Lainie Kazan.

Question 17

17 What is the name of the character, who becomes Toula's husband?

Reference: Quiz: My Big Fat Greek Wedding.

Answer

Answer: Ian Miller

Toula in real life is married to Ian Miller's teacher friend.

Question 18

18 What does Toula's brother Nick keep making for his father's restaurant?

Reference: Quiz: My Big, Fat, Greek Quiz!.

Answer

Answer: menus

Nick keeps drawing a new menu for Dancing Zorbas', but Gus just pushes it aside. Finally, at the end of the movie Nick decides to take some art classes.

Question 19

19 "Didn't I say it was a mistake to educate women?" ("The Family Knows!")

Reference: Quiz: "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" Quotes 2.

Answer

Answer: Gus

Gus says this when he meets Ian for the first time.

Question 20

20 "Right, you're so not worth this." ("Becoming Greek".)

Reference: Quiz: "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" Quotes.

Answer

Answer: Toula

She says this to herself when Ian is getting baptisized into the Greek Orthodox Church.

Question 21

21 At the beginning of the movie, Toula works at her family's restaurant. Where does Toula work after taking a computer seminar?

Reference: Quiz: My Big Fat Greek Wedding.

Answer

Answer: Olympus Travel

The name of the travel agency is never mentioned, but you see the sign above the agency more than once during the course of the movie.

Question 22

22 What did Toula's dad put on sores and ailments to cure them?

Reference: Quiz: My Big Fat Greek Wedding.

Answer

Answer: Windex

Her father used to spray Windex on everything. Even Ian, Toula's husband sprayed it on his pimple on the day of the wedding.

Question 23

23 What does Toula's fiancee, Ian, do for a living?

Reference: Quiz: My Big Fat Greek Wedding.

Answer

Answer: School teacher

He teaches school and Toula goes to visit him when he's teaching class to discuss their wedding plans.

Question 24

24 According to Toula's father, Ian's last name comes from a Greek word that means _________ ?

Reference: Quiz: My Big Fat Greek Wedding.

Answer

Answer: apple

Toula's dad said that Miller comes from "meilo" and that means apple.

Question 25

25 The character who becomes Toula's husband: what is his occupation?

Reference: Quiz: My Big Fat Greek Wedding.

Answer

Answer: teacher

You first learn that Ian Miller is a teacher when he is talking with his friend at Dancing Zorba's.