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The Critic's Top Ten List Trivia Quiz

Jay Sherman is "The Critic"! He has to watch some pretty awful movies, that's for sure. Let's see how much attention you were paying.

A multiple-choice quiz by outsyder. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
outsyder

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
228,936

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
211

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Who is the lead actress in "The Slide Whistle"? Hint

Holly Hunter

Annette Bening

Jodie Foster

Meryl Streep

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Question 2 of 10

2. Another parody was that of the Tina Turner biopic "What's Love Got To Do With It?"...except the parody was from husband Ike Turner's point of view. It actually went by two names: in the clip show episode it was called "What's Truth Got To Do With It?". What was it called in the series' run? Hint

"I-Story"

"Private Parts"

"My Side of Things"

"Going Solo"

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Question 3 of 10

3. Why did Sir Roger Twice-Nightly accept his role in "Howard Stern's End"? Hint

He really thought he would win an Oscar

The studio made him

He needed the money

He was in love with the lead actress

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Question 4 of 10

4. In the film "Ghostchasers III", who or what terrorizes New York? Hint

A gigantic Ed Koch

The ghost of Godzilla

The ghosts of the 1933 New York Yankees

A robotic Adam Sandler

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which of the following WASN'T one of the things other critics said about Jeremy Hawke's "Crocodile Gandhi"? Hint

"illogical"

"ultra-violent"

"blasphemous"

"just pointless"

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which one of these is supposedly the sequel to "The Silence of the Lambs"? Hint

"The Silence of the Lambs 2: Hannibal Jr."

"Honey, I Ate The Kids"

"Boo!"

"The Life and Times of Hannibal Lecter"

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Question 7 of 10

7. Keanu Reeves was made fun of more than a few times during the series' run. In which movie did he NOT "appear"? Hint

"Bill & Ted's Slightly Average Adventure"

"Star Trek: Generation X"

"The Merchant of Venice Beach"

"Speed Reading"

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Question 8 of 10

8. Man, those raptors from "Jurassic Park 2" ("The Critic"'s version, not the real movie) sure are smart. Which of the following things does the raptor NOT say? Hint

"I have already been accepted to MENSA."

"I will lie low and assume odd jobs under the name 'Mr. Pilkington.'"

"The other raptors and I have constructed a crude suspension bridge to Venezuela."

"I beg to differ."

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which parody am I just making up? Hint

"Roboclapper"

"The Shawshank Redemption II: Back To Jail"

"Rabbi P.I."

"The Cockroach King"

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Question 10 of 10

10. Much like Tom Hanks in "Philadelphia", Jerry Lewis tries his hand at drama with which movie? Hint

"Kalamazoo"

"Cucamonga"

"Walla Walla"

"Schenectady"

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who is the lead actress in "The Slide Whistle"?

Answer: Holly Hunter

Holly Hunter is the fictitious lead in the fictitious "Slide Whistle", the story of a woman who loses her voice and is only able to communicate through a slide whistle.

Answer: "I-Story"

In "I-Story"/"What's Truth Got To Do With It?", Ike Turner is a kind, caring, respectful husband who is more than willing to let Tina go solo. In "What's Love Got To Do With It?", Ike Turner is an abusive, domineering, disrespectful husband who isn't willing to let Tina go solo.

3. Why did Sir Roger Twice-Nightly accept his role in "Howard Stern's End"?

Answer: He needed the money

From the episode "Every Doris Has Her Day". Sir Roger Twice-Nightly's predicament reminds me of that of Sir Alec Guinness. A great actor by all means, he was wary of big movies. When he took his role in "Star Wars", he received more money than he had his entire career. An interesting parallel, though I doubt "Howard Stern's End" would be as big as "Star Wars".

4. In the film "Ghostchasers III", who or what terrorizes New York?

Answer: A gigantic Ed Koch

Making fun of Ed Koch was a staple of the show. Whenever he appeared, he'd always say "how'm I doin?".

5. Which of the following WASN'T one of the things other critics said about Jeremy Hawke's "Crocodile Gandhi"?

Answer: "just pointless"

Jeremy Hawke is Jay Sherman's best friend. The suave actor is good friends with the critic because he gave his first film its only positive review.

6. Which one of these is supposedly the sequel to "The Silence of the Lambs"?

Answer: "Honey, I Ate The Kids"

"Honey, I Ate the Kids" was a parody of "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids". In it, Hannibal Lecter and Clarice Starling are married, and Hannibal has apparently eaten the children. He plans to eat Clarice, too.

7. Keanu Reeves was made fun of more than a few times during the series' run. In which movie did he NOT "appear"?

Answer: "Bill & Ted's Slightly Average Adventure"

All three of those movies are ones that appear on "The Critic". I made up "Bill & Ted's Slightly Average Adventure".

8. Man, those raptors from "Jurassic Park 2" ("The Critic"'s version, not the real movie) sure are smart. Which of the following things does the raptor NOT say?

Answer: "I have already been accepted to MENSA."

Those raptors WERE smart. "Jurassic Park II" was one of the better parodies of the show.

9. Which parody am I just making up?

Answer: "The Shawshank Redemption II: Back To Jail"

"Roboclapper" was (obviously) a parody of RoboCop. In the hilarious parody, the 'Clapper investigates a convenience store holdup. The bullets fired by the robber bounce off him, and then he tells the robber "Freeze...". Next, the robber claps (you know, the Clapper?), turning the cop off. Looking around, confused, the robber claps again, in which the cop says "...Punk! ...Please don't do that."

"Rabbi P.I." is a movie "starring" Arnold Schwarzenegger in which he goes undercover as a Hasidic Jew.

"The Cockroach King" is a parody of "The Lion King" "starring" Howard Stern.

10. Much like Tom Hanks in "Philadelphia", Jerry Lewis tries his hand at drama with which movie?

Answer: "Schenectady"

The movie was quite obviously a parody of "Philadelphia".

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Source: Author outsyder

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