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'The Sure Thing' (1985)
This Rob Reiner comedy stars John Cusack and Daphne Zuniga.

3 quizzes and 35 trivia questions.

Stuff from 'The Sure Thing'

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Truly a classic in the college-movie genre! And one of my favorite John Cusack movies. A mix of quotes and general stuff from the film.

Average, 10 Qns, lindakay, Jun 28 02

Average
lindakay
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Are You Sure That It's a Sure Thing?

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

This is one of my favorite all time movies so I hope that you will like this quiz. This quiz will be about parts of the story and quotes.

Average, 10 Qns, gimpy11, Mar 23 10

Average
gimpy11
456 plays

'The Sure Thing': A Classic

Multiple Choice

15 Qns

One of the true movie classics -- John Cusack at his best.

Difficult, 15 Qns, griffdecker, Feb 10 07

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griffdecker
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Quick Question

What did Jason, Allison's boyfriend, say that he bought for Allison because she liked them so much?

From Quiz "Are You Sure That It's a Sure Thing?"

The Sure Thing Trivia Questions

1. What is John Cusack's character's real first name?

From Quiz Are You Sure That It's a Sure Thing?

Answer: Walter

Walter "Gib" Gibson. He is never called Walter in the entire movie so he probably prefers Gib. But, the audience knows that this is his name because it says so in the credits.

2. In the beginning of the movie, as Gib and Lance are talking about their respective colleges, what instrument does Lance mention will cause the girls to have sores on their knees?

From Quiz 'The Sure Thing': A Classic

Answer: Cello

'No way -- the Ivy League sucks...'

3. Who says 'Private Gibson.... INCOMING' (name the actor)?

From Quiz Stuff from 'The Sure Thing'

Answer: Anthony Edwards

WAY before he got famous for either 'Top Gun' or 'ER'.

4. What type of stain was on the first draft of Gib's first paper that he wrote in the beginning of the movie?

From Quiz Are You Sure That It's a Sure Thing?

Answer: Pepperoni pizza

His teacher says that it is sausage pizza Gib corrects her and says that it is pepperoni.

5. As Gib tells Allison what will happen if he flunks English, how much money will he make driving a van back from Mexico?

From Quiz 'The Sure Thing': A Classic

Answer: $300

When he gets out of jail, he's 36 years old... living in a flophouse.

6. What were the first words of the pickup line John Cusack's character used on all the girls at the outdoor night dance at the beginning of the movie?

From Quiz Stuff from 'The Sure Thing'

Answer: consider outer space & Consider outer space

Easily one of the worst pickup lines ever. But funny.

7. According to Gib, what's the most important part in his essay about pizza?

From Quiz 'The Sure Thing': A Classic

Answer: Cheese-to-Sauce Ratio

Alison: 'You never mention that it's a paper about pizza!' Gib: 'But that's completely inferred.' Alison: 'Implied'. Gib: 'Whatever'.

8. Who played Alison, John Cusack's love interest (and sometimes nemesis) in this movie?

From Quiz Stuff from 'The Sure Thing'

Answer: Daphne Zuniga

Pre-Melrose Place - and I think even pre-Spaceballs.

9. What does Allison want to name the fake baby that they are going to have if it's a boy?

From Quiz Are You Sure That It's a Sure Thing?

Answer: Elliot & Eliott & Elliott & Eliot

Gib says that Elliot is the fat kid who eats paste and she has to give the kid a real name! He suggests Nick.

10. What snack food does Gib offer Gary in the car, commenting 'They're good'?

From Quiz 'The Sure Thing': A Classic

Answer: Cheese Balls & cheez balls

Needless to say, Gary declines Gib's offer.

11. What name does Alison say she will give to the 'baby' if it is a boy?

From Quiz Stuff from 'The Sure Thing'

Answer: Elliot

'Elliot's a fat kid with glasses who eats PASTE! You can't name the kid ELLIOT.'

12. What did Jason, Allison's boyfriend, say that he bought for Allison because she liked them so much?

From Quiz Are You Sure That It's a Sure Thing?

Answer: Hangers

The plaid sheets he got were also very nice because "the longer we use them, the softer they get." Allison herself said, "Those sheets are great!"

13. Gib has to get to California before January because the 'Sure Thing' will be leaving. Where is she going?

From Quiz 'The Sure Thing': A Classic

Answer: A Semester at Sea

14. What did Gib call the guy with the cowboy hat who was in the bar with him?

From Quiz Are You Sure That It's a Sure Thing?

Answer: cowboy guy

Cowboy guy said that he went to Paris with his wife and "thank God she's dead!" Gib also offered to buy him a drink and he chose a beer.

15. When Gib's in the bar, what does the 'good looking guy' who 'lacks self-discipline' order to drink?

From Quiz 'The Sure Thing': A Classic

Answer: Spritzer

'Barkeep -- A trough of spritzer!'

16. Who plays Gary Cooper (but not the Gary Cooper that's dead), the show tunes-singing driver of the vehicle in which they begin their journey?

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Answer: Tim Robbins

And what a singing voice he has.

17. Who plays Lance, Gib's friend from high school?

From Quiz Are You Sure That It's a Sure Thing?

Answer: Anthony Edwards & Edwards

The first scene of the movie is Gib with his friend Lance at their high school. Gib was trying to convince Lance to go with him to New England with him. He responded with, "The Ivy League stinks! The only girls there have Band-Aids on their knees from playing the cello! No thank you!"

18. How does Alison describe 'hanging your butt out of a car window'?

From Quiz 'The Sure Thing': A Classic

Answer: Stupid

Alison decides to show Gib she can be spontaneous... which results in Gary's ticket for 'driving with a load not properly tied down'.

19. 'My whole life I never had a sure thing.' Who says this?

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Answer: truck driver

Right before he floors it to get Gib to UCLA in time to meet the girl.

20. When Gib is on the roof with Allison what does he announce that he wanted to be when he was a kid?

From Quiz Are You Sure That It's a Sure Thing?

Answer: astronaut & an astronaut

Gib says "All the Tang you can drink!" So that is probably the reason why he wanted to be an astronaut.

21. Pork Rinds have what percent of the USRDA ('that's recommended daily allowance') of riboflavin?

From Quiz 'The Sure Thing': A Classic

Answer: 1 percent

'Did you ever notice that junk food comes in 3 classes? There's your starchy, fried, greasy type...'

22. Who directed 'The Sure Thing'?

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Answer: Rob Reiner

One of the great comic directors of our time.

23. What did Allison want to be when she was little?

From Quiz Are You Sure That It's a Sure Thing?

Answer: a princess

Allison wanted to be a princess. After she says this, Gib then starts the speech that his roommate told him to say. The speech that Gib was supposed to say started with "I've never met anyone like you before. Usually when I meet new people I feel awkward and shy. But with you it's different..."

24. The first time Gib visits Alison's room to study, whom does he poke between the eyes?

From Quiz 'The Sure Thing': A Classic

Answer: Paul Newman

'Think you used enough dynamite there, Butch?'

25. Who sings the song that plays over the opening credits of the film?

From Quiz Stuff from 'The Sure Thing'

Answer: Rod Stewart

Classic 80's song.

26. What is the first thing that Allison says to Gib?

From Quiz Are You Sure That It's a Sure Thing?

Answer: "Nice swim suit"

Allison is around Gib when she could have said "I don't want to sit there." But she never actually says anything. The distant acquaintances and the sentence structure lines are just later in the movie.

27. When Gib and the 'Sure Thing' go up to Lance's room, what do they notice Lance has a lot of?

From Quiz 'The Sure Thing': A Classic

Answer: Beer

'A lot of it's imported...'

28. When she was a little girl, what did Alison want to be when she grew up?

From Quiz Stuff from 'The Sure Thing'

Answer: princess

She later played Princess Vespa in 'Spaceballs'

29. What showtune does Gib sing to try and convince Gary to let them stay in his car?

From Quiz 'The Sure Thing': A Classic

Answer: Feelings

'Gary -- I'll do anything! Gary! I'll sing showtunes!'

30. What is the name of the moving company truck that picks up Gib and Allison and takes them the rest of the way to California?

From Quiz 'The Sure Thing': A Classic

Answer: Grande Concourse & Grand Concourse

Gib agrees to pay any tickets encountered along the way.

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