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Steve Martin in 'The Jerk' Trivia Quiz

'I'm not a bum... I'm a jerk!' This quiz is about Steve Martin's first 'big movie'.

A multiple-choice quiz by lordbehemoth. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
lordbehemoth

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
60,093

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
10 / 15

Plays
2759

Last 3 plays: Guest 50 (13/15), Guest 64 (4/15), Guest 35 (0/15).

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Question 1 of 15

1. What is Steve Martin's character's name? Hint

Navin R. Johnson

Navin L. Johnson

Navin P. Johnson

Navin Q. Johnson

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Question 2 of 15

2. What is the name of the crazy guy who tries to kill Navin? Hint

I. M. Syko

Not revealed

Bob Ferguson

Stan Fox

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Question 3 of 15

3. Navin invents a 'handle' for eyeglasses, so that pressure is not put on the frames. This invention later makes him rich... but what does it come to be called?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 4 of 15

4. How much does Navin get paid per hour at the gas station? Hint

He doesn't get paid

$5.00

$1.10

$6.25

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Question 5 of 15

5. Where does Navin get his first 'spontaneous publicity' ('The new ______
_______'s here!')?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 6 of 15

6. What is NOT one of the only things Navin needs as he leaves the house near the end of the film? Hint

A chair

An ashtray

A blanket

A book of matches

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Question 7 of 15

7. What skill does Marie take up, having learned it from a Mexican guy? Hint

Cat juggling

Archery

Juggling flaming torches

Knife throwing

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Question 8 of 15

8. What job does Navin get at the carnival? Hint

The guy at the booth where you throw darts at balloons

The guy at the booth who guesses your weight

The guy at the booth where you throw a baseball at milk bottles

He doesn't get a job with the carnival

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Question 9 of 15

9. Why does Navin stop at the gas station? Hint

To go to the bathroom

Because he got kicked out of the car he was hitchhiking in

To get gas for his car

He wanted to get a job

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Question 10 of 15

10. Fill in the blank: 'It's a small blue Chevy, a two-door...I can't make out the license plate from here, but it's dragging a small ________ behind it.'

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 11 of 15

11. Who reads Navin's letters to the whole family at home? Hint

Mama

Grandma

Dad

No one

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Question 12 of 15

12. What instrument does Marie play?

Answer: (One Word)

13. Navin: 'You look so beautiful and peaceful, you almost look dead. And I'm glad, because there's something I want to say that's always been very difficult for me to say.' What does he say? Hint

Will you marry me?

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked. If Peter

I love you.

I slit the sheet, the sheet I slit, and on the slitted sheet I sit.

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Question 14 of 15

14. After the crazy killer corners Navin, what does the killer say? Hint

Die, Navin R. Johnson!

You need to sign for this.

Hello. Would you be willing to make a small donation to the Red Cross?

Now I've got you!

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Question 15 of 15

15. And our last question: What song does Marie hear on the radio that 'reminded (her) of the way we were'?

Answer: (Four Words)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is Steve Martin's character's name?

Answer: Navin R. Johnson

2. What is the name of the crazy guy who tries to kill Navin?

Answer: Not revealed

'Die, Navin R. Johnson, die!'

3. Navin invents a 'handle' for eyeglasses, so that pressure is not put on the frames. This invention later makes him rich... but what does it come to be called?

Answer: Opti Grab

He made it first for Stan Fox, a guy he met at the gas station whose glasses kept slipping.

4. How much does Navin get paid per hour at the gas station?

Answer: $1.10

'Sorry, I don't work here.' 'Not even for $1.10 an hour?' 'Uh...'

5. Where does Navin get his first 'spontaneous publicity' ('The new ______ _______'s here!')?

Answer: phone book

'I'm somebody now!'

6. What is NOT one of the only things Navin needs as he leaves the house near the end of the film?

Answer: A blanket

He then trades it all for a thermos.

7. What skill does Marie take up, having learned it from a Mexican guy?

Answer: Knife throwing

She tries to throw a knife at a balloon in Navin's mouth.

8. What job does Navin get at the carnival?

Answer: The guy at the booth who guesses your weight

'For one dollar, I'll guess your weight, height, or sex!'

9. Why does Navin stop at the gas station?

Answer: To go to the bathroom

10. Fill in the blank: 'It's a small blue Chevy, a two-door...I can't make out the license plate from here, but it's dragging a small ________ behind it.'

Answer: church

He calls the police to apprehend some {thieves;} he had run a rope from the back bumper of their car to a water spigot on a nearby church. As the car left, it dragged the church along. (Yeah, right.)

11. Who reads Navin's letters to the whole family at home?

Answer: Grandma

12. What instrument does Marie play?

Answer: Cornet

13. Navin: 'You look so beautiful and peaceful, you almost look dead. And I'm glad, because there's something I want to say that's always been very difficult for me to say.' What does he say?

Answer: I slit the sheet, the sheet I slit, and on the slitted sheet I sit.

14. After the crazy killer corners Navin, what does the killer say?

Answer: You need to sign for this.

15. And our last question: What song does Marie hear on the radio that 'reminded (her) of the way we were'?

Answer: The Way We Were

I hope you enjoyed this quiz.

Source: Author lordbehemoth

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