The Ultimate Sideways Quiz | Movies

Answer: English teacher

Miles mentions to Jack that he is not a writer, merely a middle school English teacher. Also, a student is shown reading aloud from John Knowles' novel "A Separate Peace" towards the end of the film.

Answer: Buellton

Maya is a waitress in a restaurant in Buellton called The Hitching Post. Buellton serves as the setting for much of the action: Jack and Miles stay in the Windmill Inn near the bar, and Jack tells Stephanie that they're over in Buellton, in the scene where the audience first meets her.

Answer: Gary

Ron is the name of Miles' brother-in-law, Chris works at the Sanford, the first winery the men visit, and Ken is the new husband of Miles' ex-wife, Victoria. Gary is a heavyset Samoan man and he and his business partners make their own wine. Although his part is not very big, Gary is later mentioned when Miles blames him for letting it slip that Jack is getting married, although Miles is covering up his own guilt.

Answer: Cabernet Franc

In the scene where the audience meets Stephanie at Los Olivos, he tells her he has always had low expectations of Cabernet Franc. In the same scene, the gentlemen then move on to the Syrah. Miles also mentions to Jack that he likes the taste of Chardonnay, but not how they manipulate it. Ironically, his prized bottle, a 1961 Cheval Blanc, is a mixture of Cabernet Franc and Merlot, another wine he dislikes.

Answer: Horticulture

In a discussion about Miles' novel, at Stephanie's house, Maya says that she is going for a Master's degree in horticulture. She explains that she commutes from Buellton to San Luis Obispo twice a week.

Answer: San Diego State

Miles reveals this fact to Maya, after he accidentally reveals that Jack is getting married. Needless to say, Maya is furious and passes the word on to Stephanie, especially since Miles has courted her and they had been together the previous night. All of Miles attempts to apologize are shot down by Maya.

Answer: Cammi

Jack flirts with Cammi in a scene that takes place in a restaurant on the drive back. Cammi remembers him from the show "One Life to Live".

Answer: Golf

Once, when Miles and Jack are playing golf, Miles hits in in the air, but it goes behind the tee, after which Miles gets morose and frustrated about his novel. To take out his frustration, he shoots a golf ball back at a group trying to play through. He is also shown hitting the ball about only five yards off the tee at a driving range.

Answer: Stephanie's motorcycle helmet

Stephanie finds out that Jack is engaged to be married. To take out her sadness and anger, she smacks him repeatedly in the face with her motorcycle helmet.

Answer: Dolphins

Jack states that his ring is incredibly rare - it has a design of dolphins on it, with his and Christine's names inscribed in Sanskrit.