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Not a well known movie, but one of my favorites. Written and directed by John Hughes, starring Frank Whaley and Jennifer Connelly. Good Luck

A multiple-choice quiz by holysheep. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
holysheep

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
74,572

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
9 / 15

Plays
257

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 15

1. In the opening scene, what job is Jim fired from? Hint

Animal Shelter

Target

Gas Station

Garden Shop

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Question 2 of 15

2. How old is Jim's older sister?

Answer: (Number)

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Question 3 of 15

3. What does Jim enjoy after a fine meal? Hint

Television

Dessert

A Nap

A Cigar

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Question 4 of 15

4. Who played C.B., the manager who hired Jim to work at Target?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 5 of 15

5. Complete this quote. 'You look like a lady in need of a ________.'

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 6 of 15

6. What was the name of the guy who was night cleanup boy before Jim? Hint

John

Andrew

Darnell

Brian

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Question 7 of 15

7. Where do Josie and Jim move to at the end of the movie? Hint

Paris

Spain

Hollywood

New Orleans

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Question 8 of 15

8. According to Jim, the Princess of Austria has really big... Hint

Hair

Bones

Shoes

Unmentionables

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Question 9 of 15

9. What aspect of Jim's appearance was Frank Whaley's idea, but the filmmakers hated it so much, they added a line to the movie to have it removed? Hint

Eyeglasses

A blackend tooth

His hair curl

Really ugly suspenders

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Question 10 of 15

10. When Jim is being interviewed, and C.B. believes he is someone else, what does Jim negotiate his salary up to? Hint

50,000

60,000

55,000

45,000

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Question 11 of 15

11. Where does Jim's sister work? Hint

Library

Bank

Target

Pet Store

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Question 12 of 15

12. True or False. Josie's dad introduces her to the men from the governor's office, and she gives them each a very passionate kiss to embarrass her father.

Answer: (One Word - True or False, T or F)

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Question 13 of 15

13. According to Josie, what do the town people call Jim? Hint

The Weird One

The Deadbeat

The Town Liar

The Trouble Maker

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Question 14 of 15

14. According to Jim, what do the town people call Josie? Hint

Tease

Brat

Tramp

Freak

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Question 15 of 15

15. Where does Jim say he is taking the private plane to (in his speech at the begining of the movie)?

Answer: (One Word)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In the opening scene, what job is Jim fired from?

Answer: Animal Shelter

He is caught sitting around giving his 'That wasn't a store robbery' speech.

2. How old is Jim's older sister?

Answer: 24

When she is arguing with Jim at the dinner table, she reveals this. 'I'm 24, and I pay rent.'

3. What does Jim enjoy after a fine meal?

Answer: A Cigar

'I enjoy a good one after a fine meal - helps settle the stomach' was his reply when Josie asked if he always smokes cigars.

4. Who played C.B., the manager who hired Jim to work at Target?

Answer: John Candy

He was a well known actor, I'd imagine that was pretty easy.

5. Complete this quote. 'You look like a lady in need of a ________.'

Answer: quarter

The robber told this to Josie while she was riding the mechanical horse.

6. What was the name of the guy who was night cleanup boy before Jim?

Answer: Darnell

'This uniform smells a bit like Darnell.' The other choices were the names of the guys from 'The Breakfast Club', another great Hughes movie.

7. Where do Josie and Jim move to at the end of the movie?

Answer: Hollywood

When they are lying by the poolside, Jim imagines the sign says 'Jimwood'.

8. According to Jim, the Princess of Austria has really big...

Answer: Bones

He yells this to the kids as he's riding in the limo.

9. What aspect of Jim's appearance was Frank Whaley's idea, but the filmmakers hated it so much, they added a line to the movie to have it removed?

Answer: His hair curl

He had that one lock of hair in the front that curled in a little circle. John Candy tells him after he hires him 'Oh, by the way, loose the curl.'

10. When Jim is being interviewed, and C.B. believes he is someone else, what does Jim negotiate his salary up to?

Answer: 45,000

'Well, C.B., I came in here with the number 45 in my mind and...'

11. Where does Jim's sister work?

Answer: Bank

She mentions it at the dinner table, and Jim also mentions it while talking to Josie.

12. True or False. Josie's dad introduces her to the men from the governor's office, and she gives them each a very passionate kiss to embarrass her father.

Answer: False

She gives the first guy a kiss, and when the second puckers up, she sticks her hand out to shake.

13. According to Josie, what do the town people call Jim?

Answer: The Town Liar

She slips up and says it in front of him.

14. According to Jim, what do the town people call Josie?

Answer: Tease

This was Jim's reply to being called the town liar.

15. Where does Jim say he is taking the private plane to (in his speech at the begining of the movie)?

Answer: Spain

Source: Author holysheep

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