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Quiz about How to Get Home for Thanksgiving

How to Get Home for Thanksgiving Quiz

Questions about the very funny John Hughes film.

A multiple-choice quiz by clp1701. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
clp1701

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
147,831

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
10 / 15

Plays
2014

Last 3 plays: Guest 172 (14/15), Guest 12 (14/15), Guest 51 (14/15).

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Question 1 of 15

1. What is Neil Page doing in the movie's opening scenes? Hint

Presenting an advertising campaign

Waiting for a cab

Eating in a New York diner

Waiting at the airport

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Question 2 of 15

2. What does Del Griffith sell for a living? Hint

Tape dispensers

Extension cords

Shower curtain rings

Pencil sharpeners

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Question 3 of 15

3. What is the name of the cab that Neil and Del take to the motel in Wichita? Hint

Bubba's Taxi

Darryl's Love Machine

Doobby's Taxiola

Dean's Fab Cab

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Question 4 of 15

4. Who operated the Braidwood Inn? Hint

Gus Mooney

Carl Whitaker

Sy Tanner

Herb McDonald

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Question 5 of 15

5. What town does the "people train" go through? Hint

Andover

Stubbville

Hutchinson

Hesston

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Question 6 of 15

6. What is the only credit card that Del carries? Hint

Sinclair Oil

Kim Chee's Dry Cleaning

Chalmers' Big and Tall Men's Shop

Diner's Club

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Question 7 of 15

7. What video games can one play in the St. Louis bus station? Hint

Space Invaders and Defender

Galaga and Centipede

Asteroids and Pac-Man

Time Pilot and Pole Position

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Question 8 of 15

8. What is the name of the rental car company from which Neil tries to rent a car?

Answer: (a race (one word))

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Question 9 of 15

9. What is the car rental agent taking to her Thanksgiving dinner? Hint

Crescent Rolls

Dressing

Ambrosia

Cranberry Salad

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Question 10 of 15

10. What is the license number of the car Del rents? Hint

TWR 4839

N32 593

D5N 378

JDP3 HW

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Question 11 of 15

11. What does Del turn into while the car runs between two semi-trailer trucks? Hint

A Ghost

A Vampire

The Devil

A Pirate

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Question 12 of 15

12. What is the name of the motel in Illinois where the boys stop for the night? Hint

Coral Court

Boots

Palomino

El Rancho

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Question 13 of 15

13. With what does Del try to rent a room? Hint

Three dollars and a set of shower curtain rings

Two dollars and a Casio

Fifty-six cents and a coupon for a free haircut

Two dollars, eight cents and a hunting hat

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Question 14 of 15

14. What is written on the side of the truck in which Neil and Del hitch a ride to Chicago? Hint

Oh My Gosh, It's Oshkonoggin

Wausau Freightways

Oshkosh B'Gosh

Prairie Farms Milk

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Question 15 of 15

15. At what "El" station do Neil and Del think they're parting company? Hint

Michigan/Wells

State/Adams

La Salle/Van Buren

Rush/Ontario

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Most Recent Scores

Apr 16 2024 : Guest 172: 14/15
Apr 16 2024 : Guest 12: 14/15
Apr 14 2024 : Guest 51: 14/15
Mar 07 2024 : Guest 97: 12/15
Mar 05 2024 : Guest 96: 10/15
Mar 04 2024 : Guest 174: 9/15
Mar 02 2024 : Guest 174: 13/15
Feb 24 2024 : Guest 49: 10/15

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is Neil Page doing in the movie's opening scenes?

Answer: Presenting an advertising campaign

The executive was played by William Windom. He can be seen still trying to decide which ad he likes best after the movie's credits finish rolling.

2. What does Del Griffith sell for a living?

Answer: Shower curtain rings

In a very funny scene, Del sells his samples to passersby in the St. Louis bus station by passing them off as earrings.

3. What is the name of the cab that Neil and Del take to the motel in Wichita?

Answer: Doobby's Taxiola

Just how far from the airport is the hotel, anyway?

4. Who operated the Braidwood Inn?

Answer: Gus Mooney

Neil and Del spend the night in room 114. Charles Tyner, the actor who portrayed Gus, was Uncle Victor in the cult classic, "Harold and Maude".

5. What town does the "people train" go through?

Answer: Stubbville

Andover, Hutchinson, and Hesston are all real towns in Kansas. I can guarantee that hicks like Gus' son Owen, are rare there.

6. What is the only credit card that Del carries?

Answer: Chalmers' Big and Tall Men's Shop

Neil carries Visa, a gasoline card, and a card for Niemann-Marcus.

7. What video games can one play in the St. Louis bus station?

Answer: Galaga and Centipede

As their bus enters St. Louis, there is an obvious blooper. The bus is seen traveling west across the Mississippi into downtown, the opposite direction of Neil and Del's travels.

8. What is the name of the rental car company from which Neil tries to rent a car?

Answer: Marathon

Edie McClurg, who plays the rental agent, is also seen as Mr. Rooney's secretary in "Ferris Bueller's Day Off".

9. What is the car rental agent taking to her Thanksgiving dinner?

Answer: Crescent Rolls

Her dad likes those little marshmallows. In the scene in which Neil confronts her character, he says a certain four-letter word seventeen times.

10. What is the license number of the car Del rents?

Answer: D5N 378

Now that's trivial. It can be seen best after Neil and Del have their accident on I-55.

11. What does Del turn into while the car runs between two semi-trailer trucks?

Answer: The Devil

And the truckers didn't even stop after that close call. However, Neil and Del's fingers were stuck right into the dashboard of the car, which soon after catches fire.

12. What is the name of the motel in Illinois where the boys stop for the night?

Answer: El Rancho

These are all actual names of motels and hotels on the famous Route 66. The Coral Court, now demolished, was near St. Louis; the Boots, which just closed its doors, was in Carthage, Missouri; the Palomino is in Tucumcari, NM; and the El Rancho is actually a famous hotel in Gallup, NM.

13. With what does Del try to rent a room?

Answer: Two dollars and a Casio

Neil eventually lets Del sleep in his room (#6), where they manage to get completely snookered on miniature bottles of alcohol.

14. What is written on the side of the truck in which Neil and Del hitch a ride to Chicago?

Answer: Oh My Gosh, It's Oshkonoggin

Funny thing, the truck enters Chicago from the north, but our boys have been traveling from the southwest.

15. At what "El" station do Neil and Del think they're parting company?

Answer: La Salle/Van Buren

Of course, Neil figures out that Del really has nowhere to go, so he goes back and invites him to his house for Thanksgiving. A touching ending to a terrific film.

Source: Author clp1701

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