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A Dirty Shame Trivia Quiz

What do you know about this 2004 cult sex comedy?

A multiple-choice quiz by filmmaker03. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
filmmaker03

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
211,441

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
10 / 15

Plays
199

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 15

1. What is Sylvia's last name? Hint

Stickles

Rickles

Pickles

Nickels

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Question 2 of 15

2. What song is Caprice dancing to at the beginning of the film? Hint

Juvenille Delinquent

The Green Bogie

Red Hot

Shake It, Baby

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Question 3 of 15

3. What name is given to the group of people who want to rid the area of the sex addicts? Hint

Spayers

Prudes

Eunichs

Neuters

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Question 4 of 15

4. Who wrote and directed the film? Hint

Cameron Crowe

Spike Jonze

John Waters

Johnny Knoxville

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Question 5 of 15

5. Where is the film set? Hint

Baltimore

Hartford

Springfield

Raleigh

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Question 6 of 15

6. According to one of the perverts, when you are aroused, you have what type of headache? Hint

Dingy headache

Goofy headache

Swedish headache

Dutch headache

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Question 7 of 15

7. What is Ursula Udders' real name? Hint

Christa

Candace

Caprice

Cassie

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Question 8 of 15

8. What type of pills are slipped into Ray Ray's coffee? Hint

Vicodin

Prozac

Paxil

Valium

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Question 9 of 15

9. What is the name of the convenience store featured in the film? Hint

Quick Stop

Hartford Spot and Grab

Pinewood Pick and Pay

Maplewood See and Snatch

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Question 10 of 15

10. What is the new sexual act that is discovered at the end of the film? Hint

banging heads together

kicking shins

cracking knuckles

biting ankles

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Question 11 of 15

11. What type of animal is featured prominently throughout the film? Hint

beaver

monkey

squirrel

clam

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Question 12 of 15

12. Which one of the director's old gang (The Dreamlanders) did not appear in the film? Hint

Jean Hill

Mink Stole

David Lochary

Mary Vivien Pierce

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Question 13 of 15

13. What happens to the characters when they reach full sexual gratification? Hint

they cry

they laugh

they pass out

they levitate

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Question 14 of 15

14. What famous actor makes a special cameo appearance near the end of the film? Hint

Johnny Depp

Tab Hunter

Harvey Fierstein

David Hasselhoff

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Question 15 of 15

15. Which character says, "perverts are taking over this neighborhood" near the beginning of the film? Hint

Marge

Big Ethel

Vaughn

Paige

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is Sylvia's last name?

Answer: Stickles

Sylvia is played by the wonderfully talented Tracey Ullman. NOTE: Many John Waters characters have first and last names that begin with the same letter. (Dawn Davenport, Tracy Turnblad, Francine Fishpaw, etc.)

2. What song is Caprice dancing to at the beginning of the film?

Answer: Red Hot

She is dancing to "My Gal is Red Hot" (one of the director's favorite old novelty songs) to annoy her parents. The song is performed by Billy Lee Riley.

3. What name is given to the group of people who want to rid the area of the sex addicts?

Answer: Neuters

The Neuters say that the perverted sex addicts are taking over the neighborhood and making it an unfit area for families. They want the sex addicts gone.

4. Who wrote and directed the film?

Answer: John Waters

John Waters also wrote this movie. He has been writing and directing sex-related comedies since the 1960s. He has a huge cult following throughout North America and Europe.

5. Where is the film set?

Answer: Baltimore

All John Waters films take place in his hometown of Baltimore, Maryland. Hartford Road is the location for much of the film, and it (as well as Baltimore) is mentioned several times in the film.

6. According to one of the perverts, when you are aroused, you have what type of headache?

Answer: Swedish headache

The sex addict, played by Jackie Hoffman, mentions this in the sex-addicts anonymous meeting. No one is quite sure why it is called Swedish.

7. What is Ursula Udders' real name?

Answer: Caprice

Caprice Stickles used the name Ursula Udders when she was an exotic dancer. It references her rather large, well, you know.

8. What type of pills are slipped into Ray Ray's coffee?

Answer: Prozac

Caprice slips him the Prozac that she had been taking to control her sexual addiction, in order to make him pass out and not be able to continue causing trouble at the meeting.

9. What is the name of the convenience store featured in the film?

Answer: Pinewood Pick and Pay

The Pinewood Pick and Pay was the setting for the rallies held by the Neuters. It is the real name of that convenience store in Baltimore.

10. What is the new sexual act that is discovered at the end of the film?

Answer: banging heads together

The sexual addicts of Hartford Road start banging their heads together to achieve a new sexual high. It is something they are searching for throughout the film. Even the squirrels get in on the action.

11. What type of animal is featured prominently throughout the film?

Answer: squirrel

Most John Waters films feature rats, but this time, he used sex-addicted squirrels. He has never featured monkeys, clams, or beavers.

12. Which one of the director's old gang (The Dreamlanders) did not appear in the film?

Answer: David Lochary

David Lochary died in 1977 of a PCP overdose, his last film with Waters being "Female Trouble". Mink Stole, Mary Vivien Pierce, and Jean Hill have all appeared in multiple John Waters films before "A Dirty Shame".

13. What happens to the characters when they reach full sexual gratification?

Answer: they levitate

Ray Ray is the first one to levitate, followed by many other characters in the final scene. It is seen as the newest in sexual highs, which they have been searching for throughout the film.

14. What famous actor makes a special cameo appearance near the end of the film?

Answer: David Hasselhoff

Hasselhoff appears as himself, signing an autograph on an airplane. Johnny Depp appeared in Waters' "Cry-Baby". Harvey Fierstein appeared in the Broadway musical version of Waters' "Hairspray". Tab Hunter appeared in Waters' "Polyester".

15. Which character says, "perverts are taking over this neighborhood" near the beginning of the film?

Answer: Big Ethel

Big Ethel is played by actress Suzanne Shepherd, who appeared as Lorraine Bracco's mother in "GoodFellas". This quote is featured prominently in the film's theatrical trailer, and pretty much sums up the entire film. In the film, Ethel says it to herself after she has heard of some of the new perversions threatening Hartford Road.

Source: Author filmmaker03

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