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1 In the movie, what is Gordie's mother called?
Answer: Dorothy

It's mentioned in Gordie's flashback, of the dinner table, when Denny says that Gordie had written a story and his mother asked him what it was about.
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2 In what town does the story take place?
Answer: Castle Rock

At the beginning of "Stand By Me", an adult Gordie talks of Castle Rock, the small town in Oregon where he was raised. Gordie says Castle Rock consisted of 1,281 people, but as a kid it felt like the whole world.
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3 What is the name of the university on the flag they show on Denny's wall?
Answer: Michigan State

They show it in the flashback when Gordie is looking for his canteen.
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4 What song is playing as the boys are walking the tracks and eating their breakfast?
Answer: Hush-A-Bye

This scene is with Chris, Gordie, Teddy and Vern.
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5 What is the name of the newspaper which Gordie is reading in the beginning of the movie?
Answer: The Oregonian

The whole date on the paper reads Wednesday, September 4, 1985. I would have been 3 months and 3 days old.
    Your options: [ The Oregonian ] [ The Castle Rock Journal ] [ The Post ] [ The Daily News ]
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6 Who plays Chris Chambers?
Answer: River Phoenix

This was the movie that gave River Phoenix his big noticing. He had appeared in one other film before this, called "Explorers." Chris Chambers is a boy that doesn't get a lot of attention from his father. He has a deep caring for his friends. People of the town have labeled him a "bad kid."
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7 What actor plays Ace in the movie?
Answer: Kiefer Sutherland

Kiefer who is one of my favourite actors for years now stars in the hit programme '24'.
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8 In what state do the events of 'Stand By Me' take place?
Answer: Oregon

Most of Stephen King's numerous fictional references to the town of Castle Rock place it in Maine, but the narrator (Richard Dreyfuss) clearly states at the beginning of 'Stand By Me' -- based on the King novella 'The Body' -- that *this* Castle Rock is located in Oregon. A glitch in the adaptation process, perhaps?
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9 What song begins to play as Gordie is leaving the grocery store at the very beginning of the film?
Answer: 'Rockin' Robin' by Bobbie Day

This song is playing as Gordie leaves the grocery store -- he's on his way to hang out with Chris and Teddy in the treehouse.
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10 'The train had knocked Ray Brower out of his Keds just like it had knocked the life out of his body.'
Answer: Narrator

It was said after they found the dead body.
    Your options: [ Teddy ] [ Vern ] [ Chris ] [ Narrator ]
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11 Who wrote the 'The Body', the novella on which this film is based?
Answer: Stephen King

Stephen King wrote the novella 'The Body', which was the basis for the film Stand By Me. King is a prolific author known for his horror and supernatural fiction, but 'The Body' is a departure from his usual genre. The story follows four young boys on a journey to find the body of a missing boy, and explores themes of friendship, coming-of-age, and mortality. Stand By Me, directed by Rob Reiner, was a critical and commercial success upon its release in 1986, and has since become a beloved classic.
    Your options: [ Tom Clancy ] [ Stephen King ] [ Michael Crichton ] [ John Saul ]
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12 'What am I supposed to do? Think of everything? I brought the comb!'
Answer: Vern
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13 What were the names of the four main boys in the movie?
Answer: Gordie, Chris, Teddy, and Vern
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14 'You guys wanna go see a dead body?'
Answer: Vern

Vern, the biggest wimp in the movie, comes up with the idea to begin with!
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15 What did Vern say that if he had to live off one food for the rest of his life what would it be?
Answer: Cherry Pez
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16 What song do all the boys sing as they walk along the tracks?
Answer: The Ballad of Paladin

They all sing it together at the beginning of their journey, then later on Vern sings it himself to try and cheer Teddy up and then Teddy sings it as he is leaving near the end.
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17 What should one know to enter the tree house?
Answer: Secret knock

Gordie, Chris and Teddy are in the tree house when Vern comes to the door. One is supposed to do the secret knock before one can enter the tree house; Vern can never remember the secret knock, but they let him in anyway.
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18 What color outfit is the waitress from the Blue Point Diner wearing?
Answer: yellow

She comes out after she hears the gun fired by Gordie.
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19 What song is playing when Charlie and Billy are telling their secret to Ace and Eyeball?
Answer: Get A Job

The song starts as Ace hits the balls on the pool table.
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20 What color shirt is Chris wearing during the movie?
Answer: white

Chris, Gordie, Vern and Teddy do not change their clothes at all during the movie. The older gang does.
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21 What is the population of Castle Rock?
Answer: 1,281

In the original story, "The Body", Castle Rock was in Maine, not Oregon.
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22 What are the boys in search of?
Answer: a dead body

The boys had heard about the missing body of Ray Brower and set out on an adventure to find him. They wanted to be heroes, and wanted to be on TV or be in the paper.
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23 What type of cigarettes did Chris bring with him on the journey?
Answer: Winstons

He took them from his 'old man'.
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24 How long has Vern (Jerry O'Connell) been looking for the jar of pennies under his porch?
Answer: nine months

Narrator: 'Nine months, man. You didn't know whether to laugh or cry.'
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25 What nationality does Teddy claim to be?
Answer: French

Chris: 'Hey, how do you know a Frenchman's been in your backyard?' Teddy: 'Hey, I'm French, okay?'
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26 'I was twelve going on thirteen, the first time I saw a dead human being.'
Answer: Older Gordie

Gordie was the only character shown as a kid and an adult.
    Your options: [ Older Chris ] [ Older Teddy ] [ Older Vern ] [ Older Gordie ]
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27 Who narrates the movie?
Answer: Richard Dreyfuss

Richard Dreyfuss narrates the movie Stand By Me. He provides the voiceover as the adult version of the main character, Gordie, reflecting on his childhood memories. Interestingly, Dreyfuss was not originally intended to be the narrator. Director Rob Reiner had initially recorded himself reading the script, but later decided that his voice was not suitable for the role. Dreyfuss was then brought in to provide the narration, which added an extra layer of emotion and nostalgia to the film.
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28 'And then your mother goes around the corner and she licks it up!'
Answer: Gordie

Gordie's reply to: 'I don't shut up, I grow up, and when I look at you I throw up!'
    Your options: [ Chris ] [ Vern ] [ Gordie ] [ Ace ]
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29 Who was the leader of their group?
Answer: Chris
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30 'Superman is a real guy.'
Answer: Teddy

Teddy insists that Superman would whip Mighty Mouse in a fight, because Mighty Mouse is a cartoon, and Superman is a real guy.
    Your options: [ Vern ] [ Teddy ] [ Gordie ] [ Chris ]
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31 What happened to Teddy's ear?
Answer: His dad burnt it
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32 How do you know if a Frenchman has been in you backyard (according to Chris)?
Answer: Your garbage cans are empty and your dog's pregnant

Teddy then tells the boys that he is French, but they still carry on laughing!
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33 In the tree house, which boy informs the others about the body of Ray Brower?
Answer: Vern

After overhearing his brother Billy, and Billy's friend, Charlie, say they saw the dead body of Ray Brower near the train tracks on Back Harlow road, Vern goes to the tree house to inform Gordie, Chris and Teddy, and asks them if they want to go see the body.
    Your options: [ Chris ] [ Vern ] [ Gordie ] [ Teddy ]
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34 Who calls Ace a "cheap dime store hood"?
Answer: Gordie

Gordie says this to Ace because he doesn't want Ace and his gang to take the body.
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35 What is the song playing in the beginning of the tattoo scene?
Answer: Book of Love

Eyeball and Vince are giving two other boys tattoos in this scene.
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36 Who is Chris' brother?
Answer: Eyeball

Eyeball and Chris are brothers. Eyeball isn't his real name, it's just a nickname. To learn more, read the novella "The Body" by Stephen King, it's awesome!
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37 What was the name of the radio station whose broadcasts were heard throughout the movie?
Answer: KLAM

The DJ, Bob Cormair, announces that it's "90 KLAM degrees and rising!"
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38 How does Chris Chambers die in the story?
Answer: stabbed

When the boys were all grown-up, Chris Chambers, who was now a lawyer, went in to a restaurant one day. Soon a fight broke out. Chris got in the middle and was stabbed in the throat. He died almost instantly.
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39 Who said 'You shouldn't have gone for a wooden one'?
Answer: Eyeball

They were playing 'mailbox baseball' at the time.
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40 Why do the boys follow the Ray Brower case so closely?
Answer: He was a kid about their age.

The boys were fascinated and horrified by the fact that a kid their age could be dead.
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