Queens Logic Trivia Quiz

Answer: Hell Gate Bridge

In the prologue of "Queens Logic" we see a young Al climbing a rope attached to the bridge in the photograph with several of his friends looking on. During the pool scene later on it is identified as being the Hell Gate Bridge. The Hell Gate Bridge is a rail bridge in New York City that crosses the East River and connects the borough of Queens to Randall's Island.

It was opened on March 9, 1917. The design of the famous Sydney Harbour Bridge in Australia, which was completed in 1932 was based off the Hell Gate Bridge.

The bridge makes several appearances in the film along with its neighbor, the suspension bridge portion of the Robert F. Kennedy (Triborough) Bridge.

Answer: "I can work with that!"

During the opening scene of "Queens Logic", Al was driving through the streets of Queens in his Cadillac convertible. He passed by one woman with a fancy hairdo, which Al thought was a wig, but he flirted with her anyway and told her "I can work with that!" Later on he passed by another woman who drove a Pontiac Firebird and attempted to flirt with her as well.

She gave him the finger, leaving Al dumbfounded. Al shouted out at her, "I can work with that!" as she drove off.

Answer: art

Ray was Al's cousin and was a semi-professional artist. He frequently sold his work to neighborhood businesses; for example he sold one piece to a local bartender early in the film. Ray had been planning a wedding, but was beginning to have doubts about whether to go through with it or not.

The building in the photograph is the Queens Museum, an art gallery located in the Flushing Meadows area of Queens, New York.

Answer: He stood her up on their anniversary.

Carla and Al were supposed to go out to dinner for their anniversary, however Al was hanging out with friends and did not get home until late. Al did manage to buy his wife a "discounted" sapphire ring as an anniversary present. Unfortunately, the damage was already done as Carla had already canceled dinner reservations by the time Al got home. Al tried to cheer Carla up, but instead she punched him in the face, pulled down the china cabinet and then left for her mother's house with their two daughters.

Answer: Kevin Bacon

Kevin Bacon played the role of Dennis, one of Al's neighborhood friends that had left Queens to pursue an acting career in Los Angeles. When Al and his friends picked up Dennis at the airport, Dennis leapt into Al's arms like a little kid. It was later revealed by Dennis that he had not been as successful in California as he initially led people to believe.

While Kevin Bacon was born in Philadelphia, he attempted to speak in a New York accent while playing Dennis.

Answer: hair salon

Patricia was a hairdresser who owned a store in the neighborhood named Patricia's House of Beauty. The reason for the reunion in the first place was that Ray and Patricia were scheduled to be married that weekend. However, Ray was having second thoughts, which Patricia had picked up on.

She tried to talk to Ray while he showered, but he avoided the topic. This led to Patricia angrily flushing the toilet, which wasn't pleasant for Ray. As for the photograph, Drybar is a chain of hair salons that has opened shops across the nation.

Answer: Monte

Monte was portrayed by Tom Waits. He looked to be a hustler as he was the one who sold Al the "discounted" sapphire ring for his wife. Monte later showed up at the bar that Carla and Patricia go to during Ray's bachelor party. Patricia mentioned that Monte bought a Chevrolet Monte Carlo (the car in the photograph) every year since it has had name on it.

Answer: Clams

Joey Clams was played by J.J. Johnston. He was sharply dressed and acted like a mobster. Joey Clams had a history with Al, though it was not explained what that history was. However, Al did not want anything to do with him and nearly got into a fight with him at the bar. Later in the film, Joey's nephew showed up several times, once at Al's fish business and again at the bachelor party.

When Al saw Joey's nephew at the bachelor party, he snapped and pulled a gun on him, though Joey's nephew claimed he just wanted to film Ray's wedding.

Answer: Benny Goodman

Al met Grace at a local convenience store, where he invited her to attend Ray's bachelor party. She took him up on the offer and showed up to the party with a cassette featuring the jazz musician Benny Goodman. Grace, Al and the other guests dance along to the song "Sing, Sing, Sing". Benny Goodman was known to play the clarinet, hence the photograph.

Answer: Carla

The last two main male characters were Vinny (Tony Spiridakis) and Eliot (John Malkovich), the latter of which was portrayed as a homosexual. In the middle of the film, the five men decided to go skinny dipping at a public pool, which looked to be Astoria Park, which is a real life park located in the neighborhood of Astoria, Queens in between the Hell Gate Bridge and the Triborough Bridge. Carla managed to track the guys down and stole all their clothes as a prank (most likely to get back at Al), which caused them to all go streaking out in public in order to get to Al's car.