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Quiz about Little Miss Sunshine
Quiz about Little Miss Sunshine

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This is a wonderful story that follows an eccentric family as they travel across the American southwest in their old Volkswagen bus to a beauty pageant.

A multiple-choice quiz by davidsietsma. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
davidsietsma
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
251,238
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Easy
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
3732
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 31 (10/10), tearose90 (10/10), Guest 106 (7/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. As the film begins we are introduced to the Hoover family. What state do the Hoovers call home? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Sheryl's brother, Frank, comes to live with the Hoovers during the opening sequence. Why has he been hospitalized? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Until being surpassed by his rival, Frank is considered the foremost American scholar of which author? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Dwayne has taken a vow of silence until he achieves a certain goal. His goal is to be admitted into which institution? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Grandpa has recently been evicted from his retirement home. What is the primary reason for his eviction? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. How does the family end up getting Grandpa out of the hospital? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. When they finally reach the pageant of whom does Olive ask, "Do you eat ice cream?" Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Frank and Dwayne go to the beach. While they're there Dwayne complains that he'd like to just "sleep until [he] was eighteen". If he were to do this what does Frank argue that he would miss out on? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. At the end of the film, while performing her dance routine, what song does Olive dance to on stage? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. "Little Miss Sunshine" was well received by critics and the Academy. One of the top performances was that of Olive. Who played Olive? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. As the film begins we are introduced to the Hoover family. What state do the Hoovers call home?

Answer: New Mexico

Richard and Sheryl's home is in Albuquerque. Throughout most of the movie they are traveling from Albuquerque to Redondo Beach, California.
2. Sheryl's brother, Frank, comes to live with the Hoovers during the opening sequence. Why has he been hospitalized?

Answer: He slit his wrists.

Frank attempted suicide as a result of losing both his lover and his "genius grant" to his rival.
3. Until being surpassed by his rival, Frank is considered the foremost American scholar of which author?

Answer: Marcel Proust

Dwayne appears to be a fan of Friedrich Nietzsche, but his uncle Frank teaches Proust. Towards the end of the movie, Frank sees an advertisement for a book written by his rival, Larry Sugarman, where Larry claims to be the nation's foremost Proust authority.
4. Dwayne has taken a vow of silence until he achieves a certain goal. His goal is to be admitted into which institution?

Answer: US Air Force Academy

It's Dwayne's dream to be a fighter pilot. However, after Olive gives him a sample test in the bus, we learn that he is color-blind and therefore won't be allowed to be an Air Force pilot.
5. Grandpa has recently been evicted from his retirement home. What is the primary reason for his eviction?

Answer: He used illegal drugs.

Grandpa was evicted for using heroin. Despite his drug abuse, he is extremely close to Olive and even choreographs the dance routine that she performs at the pageant. Grandpa also offers advice to Dwayne, and although it appears he may not fully embrace Frank's gay lifestyle they seem to share some degree of friendship.
6. How does the family end up getting Grandpa out of the hospital?

Answer: They shove him through the window.

They do in fact shove him through the window and place his body in the back of the van. This leads Olive to declare on stage that her grandfather is "...in the trunk of our car". The pageant officials don't think much of it, but Richard and Sheryl can't believe she says it.
7. When they finally reach the pageant of whom does Olive ask, "Do you eat ice cream?"

Answer: Miss California

Earlier at the diner, Richard makes Olive self conscious about eating ice cream. Miss California tells Olive that she enjoys ice cream (at least frozen yogurt). This is just one example of how the film exposes some of the flaws in the child beauty pageant system.
8. Frank and Dwayne go to the beach. While they're there Dwayne complains that he'd like to just "sleep until [he] was eighteen". If he were to do this what does Frank argue that he would miss out on?

Answer: suffering

Frank says that Proust looked back on his years of suffering and realized that they made him who he was. Frank then says, "So, if you sleep until you're 18... Ah, think of the suffering you're gonna miss. I mean high school? High school - those are your prime suffering years. You don't get better suffering than that." After this, the two decide to head back and watch Olive at the pageant.
9. At the end of the film, while performing her dance routine, what song does Olive dance to on stage?

Answer: Super Freak

Olive dances in a striptease-like fashion to Rick James' classic. The audience and the pageant co-ordinators are clearly appalled by the dance, so as a sign of solidarity and to protect Olive from embarrassment, the other members of the family join her on stage and dance as well.
10. "Little Miss Sunshine" was well received by critics and the Academy. One of the top performances was that of Olive. Who played Olive?

Answer: Abigail Breslin

Abigail Breslin received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. In addition the film was nominated for Best Picture. Alan Arkin was nominated for Best Supporting Actor, and the film's screenplay was nominated for Best Original Screenplay.
Source: Author davidsietsma

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