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51 What was the number of the space Neal's rental car should have been in?
Answer: V-5

The space was empty and the shuttle bus that took him to the lot had already left. Neal has to walk down a highway and across a runway to get back to the rental agency where another hilarious scene takes place. The car rental agent was played by Edie McClurg who also appeared as the school secretary in "Ferris Bueller's Day Off".
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52 What does Del spill on the bed that he and Neal share at the Braidwood Inn?
Answer: beer

After Neal finally gets fed up with Del's bedtime ritual, he jumps up out of the bed in rage. He and Del exchange words to which Neal replies, "You spill beer all over the bed. You smoke. You mess up the bathroom..."
53 When Neal confronts the receptionist at Marathon, who is she talking to?
Answer: Jean Marie

Neal, who is now on his own, rents a car from Marathon but when he goes to the row and space where the car is supposed to be parked, the car is not there. When Neal goes to speak to the Marathon receptionist, she is on the phone discussing Thanksgiving dinner with someone named Jean Marie.
54 What is the last name of the actor who played Neal's son?
Answer: Lawrence

Matthew Lawrence played Neal's son, seen at the end of the movie. This may seem like an obscure question, but if you are familiar with the Lawrence brothers, you know that they all look a lot alike. Matthew's older brother, Joey, acted on "Blossom" during the '90s. His other brother, Andrew, is also an actor. You may remember Matthew as Robin William's son in "Mrs. Doubtfire."
55 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.
56 On their second night on the road, what room does Neal rent at the El Rancho motel?
Answer: 6

Of course Neal has compassion for Del and invites him into the room where they party down on the honor bar and Doritos. Del imitates a Jamaican with "Iree, iree, mon."
57 What city are they bound for on the bus?
Answer: St. Louis

Neal offers his rendition of "Three Coins in a Fountain", briefly.
58 Del is a salesman for what company?
Answer: American Light & Fixture

Shower ring curtain division.
59 What happens to Neal's credit cards?
Answer: They are burned to a crisp when their car catches fire

Neal's wallet was in the glove compartment when the car Del rented caught on fire.
60 How many times in the movie does Neal trip over Del's trunk?
Answer: Two

Once when racing for the cab, and another after he suckerpunches Del on the highway.
61 What is Neal's daughter's name?
Answer: Marti

During his daughter's Thanksgiving pageant she says, "I'm Marti Page and I'm thankful that my dad's coming home for Thanksgiving."
62 What does Neal dry off with after his shower?
Answer: Wash cloth

When Neal is taking a shower, not only does the water run out before he is finished rinsing, but he steps out of the shower and realizes the only towel Del left for him to dry off with is a small wash cloth.
63 What is the one thing in Neal and Del's rental car that still works after it catches fire (besides the engine).
Answer: the radio

Del is pulled over for speeding while driving the car after the fire. He didn't know he was speeding because the speedometer no longer worked. Del told the officer that none of the gauges worked, but that, amazingly, the radio still did!
64 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".
65 After smashing the car into their room at the El Rancho motel the next morning, the boys hightail it down the highway. What song do we hear them sing as they cruise along?
Answer: "Blue Moon of Kentucky"

At 78 mph they are soon pulled over by an incredulous state trooper, played by Michael McKean. Even though the radio plays "clear as a bell", the trooper impounds the rolling wreck.
66 How does Del raise some cash at the next bus station?
Answer: sells shower curtain rings as jewelry

I have to get some of those Daryl Strawberry autographed models!
67 What does Del say after he pulls his shoes off on the plane?
Answer: "My dogs are barkin' today"

And then he removes his socks and starts waving them around!
68 Complete this line: "Please, have mercy. I've been wearing the same underwear since __________".
Answer: Tuesday

Neal, with nothing but a few dollars and some charred remains of his credit cards, says this as he begs a motel clerk for a room. He eventually gets the room for "17 dollars and a hell of a nice watch".
69 Who loads up Del and Neal's luggage into Owen's truck?
Answer: Del and Neal

Owen arrives to the Braidwood Inn to pick up Del and Neal and give them a ride to Stubbville. When they go to load Del's trunk in the truck, Owen tells them to "leave it be". He then tells his wife to get her "lazy behind out here and put that trunk up in the back". Del and Neal insist that they can do it. "She don't mind. She's short and skinny, but she's strong. Her first baby come out sideways. She didn't scream or nothin'," says Owen. Del says, "Isn't that something. You're a real trooper. We've got it! We've got it already! It's done!"
70 What city does Neal live in?
Answer: Chicago

Neal is from Chicago. We see this at the beginning of the movie, when Neal states that he has a plane to catch, and it is printed on his airplane ticket. We also see this at the end of the movie, when Neal returns home.
71 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.
72 Again, Del calls in a favor and gets them a ride all the way to Chicago in a semi! What is the brand name on the side of the truck?
Answer: Oshkonoggin Brand

The driver has issues with passengers in his cab, so the guys get to ride in the back, with the cheese.
73 When Neal tried to call home from St. Louis, where was his family?
Answer: at his daughter's Thanksgiving Pageant

This is where Del says he hasn't been home in years.
74 To what city was their flight diverted?
Answer: Wichita

Neal is just delighted when he learns that there are no flights out.
75 How fast does the state trooper say Del was going when they get pulled over in what is left of the rental car?
Answer: 78

Del didn't know how fast he was going because the speedometer, along with all the other gauges, had melted in the fire. The state trooper was played by Michael McKeon, best known as Lenny on the television show "Laverne and Shirley".