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Quiz about The Outsiders Book Movie and TV Series

'The Outsiders' Book, Movie, and TV Series Quiz

This quiz is in addition to the original 'Outsiders' one I put in Quizzyland. It is a bit more in depth on the part of the actors and the TV series. I hope you enjoy and please drop me a line to let me know what you think. I'd love to hear from you!

A multiple-choice quiz by 80sMovieFan. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
80sMovieFan

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
5,598

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
15 / 25

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3709

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Question 1 of 25

1. What technique did Francis Ford Coppola employ on the movie set to encourage conflict between the Soc actors and the Greaser actors? Hint

Paid the Soc actors much more than what they paid the Greaser actors for making the film

Spread rumors between the two groups about the actors

Gave the Soc actors fancy copies of the script and nice hotel rooms, ect. while he gave the Greaser actors lousy copies of the script and poor hotel rooms

Had the various actors interacting with each others girlfriends and wives

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Question 2 of 25

2. What is Ponyboy's middle name? Hint

Michael

Patrick

Douglas

Andrew

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Question 3 of 25

3. What actors from the movie also star in two other movie adaptions of S.E. Hinton novels? Hint

C. Thomas Howell and Ralph Macchio

Ralph Macchio and Rob Lowe

Tom Cruise and Patrick Swayze

Matt Dillon and Emilio Estevez

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Question 4 of 25

4. When was one of the few times anyone ever saw Johnny cry? Hint

When he got beaten up by the Socs

When his mother yelled at him

When he took a beating from his father

When Ponyboy yelled at him while walking home from the movies

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Question 5 of 25

5. How old was Ralph Macchio during the filming of 'The Outsiders' and how did he play the part of Johnny so believably? Hint

He was 21 and looked very young and was small for his age

He was 27 and looked really young

He was 18 and acted very immature

He was 16 and just acted like every other 16 year old out there

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Question 6 of 25

6. How old was Tom Howell during the filming of The Outsiders and was this his first feature film? Hint

He was 13 and yes; it was his first film

He was 19 and no; he appeared in a film in 1981

He was 21 and yes

He was 15 and no; he played a role of one of the boys on bikes in' E.T.' in 1982

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Question 7 of 25

7. In the novel, Ponyboy remembers Soda's old pet horse. What was the horse's name? Hint

Night Flier

Rowdy

Mickey Mouse

Dusty

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Question 8 of 25

8. What actor is Ponyboy thinking of when he exits the movie theater in the opening chapter of the book? Hint

Dustin Hoffman

Paul Newman

James Dean

Clint Eastwood

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Question 9 of 25

9. What is the name of Soda's girlfriend in the book? Why did they break up? Hint

Elizabeth; her family was moving to Florida

Angela; she was too rough for his taste

Dawn; they just kept fighting all the time

Sandy; she was pregnant and had to move away

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Question 10 of 25

10. What is the name of the character in the T.V. series that Ponyboy struck up a friendship with whom he thought reminded him of Johnny? Hint

Dawn

Beth

Sandy

Scout

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Question 11 of 25

11. What is Tim Shepard's kid brother's name? What other S.E. Hinton book and movie is he a part of? Hint

Ben; 'Tex'

Curly; 'That Was Then, This is Now'

Rusty James; 'Rumble Fish'

Bob; 'Tex'

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Question 12 of 25

12. What color is Dally's hair supposed to be in the book? Hint

Brown

Very blonde

Black

Red

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Question 13 of 25

13. What gas station do Soda and Steve work at? What are their specialties? Hint

A Marathon station; painting cars and selling parts

A DX station; attracting girls and fixing cars

A Shell station; None, they just skidded by in the service area

A Clark station; selling parts to people that they really didn't have to have

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Question 14 of 25

14. About how old was Patrick Swayze when 'The Outsiders' was filmed and was this his first feature film? Hint

21 and yes

30 and no; he had done 'SkateTown USA' prior

29 and no; he had done 'Fatherhood' prior

35 and yes

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Question 15 of 25

15. What was one event that partly inspired S.E. Hinton to write 'The Outsiders'? Hint

Her friend getting beaten up for no reason.

She just sat down and started writing. The result was this phenomenal novel.

The lives of her parents.

Her cousin's lifestyle.

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Question 16 of 25

16. Define 'tuff' and 'tough' according to Ponyboy? Hint

'tuff' means no good; 'tough' means cool or neat

'tuff' means cool or sharp; while 'tough' means rough or mean

'tuff' means no deal; 'tough' means rough or cruel

'tuff' means rough and mean; 'tough' means cool or sharp

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Question 17 of 25

17. What is Two Bit's real name? Hint

Keith

Danny

Bob

Edwin

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Question 18 of 25

18. What does Darry do for a living? Hint

Works at the gas station

Roofs houses

Works at the pool hall

Works at a bar

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Question 19 of 25

19. What two things is Two Bit famous for? Hint

Shoplifting and his black handled switchblade

Drinking all the time and always getting his girl of choice

Stealing cars and shoplifting

His temper and hard fists

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Question 20 of 25

20. As of the year 2002, what has Ralph Macchio (Johnny) been working on? Hint

Television Show Guest Appearances

A movie 'Forever Together'

Nothing, he hasn't performed for a while

Writing and Directing

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Question 21 of 25

21. How did the Curtis' parents die? Hint

A shooting while being mugged

A car accident

An airline crash

They drowned when their boat capsized

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Question 22 of 25

22. What was usually for breakfast at the Curtis house? Hint

Chocolate cake

Boloney

Cold pizza

Eggs

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Question 23 of 25

23. How many episodes of the T.V. series aired and in what year? Hint

12 episodes 1985

25 episodes 1996

8 episodes 1984

14 episodes 1990

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Question 24 of 25

24. As of 2001, what Drama T.V. series does Rob Lowe (Sodapop in the movie) appear on now and what is the character name? Hint

West Wing; Sam Seaborn

Providence; Sam Bowers

NYPD Blue; Nick Corelli

Seventh Heaven; Carl Malone

25. Which two actors from the movie were best friends on set, although their characters had little to do with one another in the movie? Hint: These two starred in later movies 'The Breakfast Club' and 'Top Gun' respectively. Hint

Tom Cruise (Steve) and Ralph Macchio (Johnny)

Emilio Estevez (Two-Bit) and Tom Cruise (Steve)

Patrick Swayze (Darry) and Leif Garrett (Bob)

Darren Dalton (Randy) and Rob Lowe (Sodapop)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What technique did Francis Ford Coppola employ on the movie set to encourage conflict between the Soc actors and the Greaser actors?

Answer: Gave the Soc actors fancy copies of the script and nice hotel rooms, ect. while he gave the Greaser actors lousy copies of the script and poor hotel rooms

Coppola gave the actors who played Greasers crappy, bad copies of the script and poor dressing rooms, hotel rooms, etc. and he gave the Soc actors nice copies of the script, as well as nice rooms and such to create real tension between them.

2. What is Ponyboy's middle name?

Answer: Michael

Michael. Ponyboy Michael Curtis. At least he had a normal middle name!

3. What actors from the movie also star in two other movie adaptions of S.E. Hinton novels?

Answer: Matt Dillon and Emilio Estevez

Matt Dillon not only starred in 'The Outsiders', he had also starred in the adaptation of S.E. Hinton's 'Tex' and went on to star in the adaptation of 'Rumble Fish'. So he starred in all three of them. Emilio Estevez did also appear in 'Tex' and 'That was Then, This is Now'. Diane Lane starred alongside Matt Dillon in 'Rumble Fish'.

4. When was one of the few times anyone ever saw Johnny cry?

Answer: When he got beaten up by the Socs

According to the book, Johnny had 'bawled like a baby' the day they all found him in the lot beaten to a bloody pulp after the Socs got a hold of him. Ponyboy reflects that 'they'd seen him take a beatin' with a 2 x 4 from his old man and never let out a wimper'.

The only other time a reference is made to Johnny crying was when they were in the church and were discussing having killed Bob, the Soc.

5. How old was Ralph Macchio during the filming of 'The Outsiders' and how did he play the part of Johnny so believably?

Answer: He was 21 and looked very young and was small for his age

Ralph Macchio was 21 when he made 'The Outsiders', portraying the character of 16 year old Johnny who is mentioned as being small for his age.

6. How old was Tom Howell during the filming of The Outsiders and was this his first feature film?

Answer: He was 15 and no; he played a role of one of the boys on bikes in' E.T.' in 1982

Tom Howell was 15 when he made 'The Outsiders' (filmed in the fall of 1982). He was born December 7,1966 (see IMDb.com). He also had a small roll as one of the boys on bikes towards the end of the movie 'E.T.'

7. In the novel, Ponyboy remembers Soda's old pet horse. What was the horse's name?

Answer: Mickey Mouse

Mickey Mouse. Yeah, a horse named Mickey Mouse... and they tied it into the movie I guess by making Two-Bit a big Mickey Mouse fan...?

8. What actor is Ponyboy thinking of when he exits the movie theater in the opening chapter of the book?

Answer: Paul Newman

9. What is the name of Soda's girlfriend in the book? Why did they break up?

Answer: Sandy; she was pregnant and had to move away

Sandy had left to go live with her grandmother due to the pregnancy and wrote Soda a letter telling him it wasn't his baby anyway.

10. What is the name of the character in the T.V. series that Ponyboy struck up a friendship with whom he thought reminded him of Johnny?

Answer: Scout

A young girl named Belinda who becomes Ponyboy's best friend. Scout's real name is Belinda Jenkins, but when she meets Ponyboy, he tells her that she reminds him of Scout from To Kill a Mockingbird. When Two-Bit asks her what her name is, she replies 'Scout'.

11. What is Tim Shepard's kid brother's name? What other S.E. Hinton book and movie is he a part of?

Answer: Curly; 'That Was Then, This is Now'

Curly Shepherd was a constant adversary of Brian and Mark's in 'That Was Then, This is Now' and a friend of Ponyboy's in 'The Outsiders'.

12. What color is Dally's hair supposed to be in the book?

Answer: Very blonde

'So blond it was almost white.' - A far cry from Matt Dillon's nicely dark brown hair but he fit the personality profile perfectly for the part.

13. What gas station do Soda and Steve work at? What are their specialties?

Answer: A DX station; attracting girls and fixing cars

The boys work at a DX. Soda does gas (attracting girls) and Steve does car repairs (to attract people with broken cars).

14. About how old was Patrick Swayze when 'The Outsiders' was filmed and was this his first feature film?

Answer: 30 and no; he had done 'SkateTown USA' prior

Patrick Swayze was about 30 when he made 'The Outsiders', portraying the character of Darry. He had done 'SkateTown, USA' prior to this.

15. What was one event that partly inspired S.E. Hinton to write 'The Outsiders'?

Answer: Her friend getting beaten up for no reason.

Her friend getting beaten up for no reason was one event that started her thinking about the social situations in her school.

16. Define 'tuff' and 'tough' according to Ponyboy?

Answer: 'tuff' means cool or sharp; while 'tough' means rough or mean

'tuff' means cool, sharp, like a tuff looking Mustang or a tuff record. 'tough' means the same as rough. Both are compliments among the greasers.

17. What is Two Bit's real name?

Answer: Keith

Two-Bit's real name is Keith but not even his teachers can remember to call him that.

18. What does Darry do for a living?

Answer: Roofs houses

Darry roofs houses for a living. The other boys always give him a hard time about his pulled muscles from trying to carry two bundles of roofing at a time.

19. What two things is Two Bit famous for?

Answer: Shoplifting and his black handled switchblade

Two-Bit is famous (among the greasers anyway) for shoplifting, and for his black handled switch blade (which he couldn't have acquired with out his first talent.)

20. As of the year 2002, what has Ralph Macchio (Johnny) been working on?

Answer: Writing and Directing

21. How did the Curtis' parents die?

Answer: A car accident

In a car accident. Apparently the car was hit by a train, but this is only the movie's version of it, all that's really known is that they were killed in some form of car accident.

22. What was usually for breakfast at the Curtis house?

Answer: Chocolate cake

Chocolate cake, Darry and Soda always made sure there was chocolate cake around.

23. How many episodes of the T.V. series aired and in what year?

Answer: 14 episodes 1990

14 episodes of the T.V. Show aired on the Fox Network in the fall of 1990.

24. As of 2001, what Drama T.V. series does Rob Lowe (Sodapop in the movie) appear on now and what is the character name?

Answer: West Wing; Sam Seaborn

His newest series, 'West Wing' on NBC is a hit! He portrays Sam Seaborn, writer for the President's speeches and things.

Answer: Emilio Estevez (Two-Bit) and Tom Cruise (Steve)

Emilio Estevez (Two-Bit) and Tom Cruise (Steve) were good pals off screen. They hung out together a lot. You can find pictures of this in "Superteen" Special Issue No. 6, November 1983.

Source: Author 80sMovieFan

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