Comedy Movies Quiz

1. In Groundhog Day (1993), how does Phil Connors (Bill Murray) find himself trapped reliving the same day?

1. A fortune teller places a curse on him
2. A scientific experiment goes wrong
3. He travels through a time loop in a blizzard
4. No explanation is given — he simply wakes up on February 2nd again and again

2. In Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975), why do King Arthur's knights not ride horses?

1. Horses could not be used in the shooting locations
2. Horses were too expensive to hire
3. The budget was too low — squires clap coconut shells together instead
4. The horses refused to cooperate during filming

3. In Mean Girls (2004), who wrote the screenplay based on the self-help book 'Queen Bees and Wannabes'?

1. Amy Poehler
2. Lindsay Lohan
3. Rachel McAdams
4. Tina Fey

4. In Dumb and Dumber (1994), what do Harry and Lloyd do with the briefcase full of ransom money?

1. They accidentally leave it at a gas station
2. They invest it in a failed business
3. They spend almost all of it on luxuries, replacing it with IOUs
4. They try to return it and get kidnapped

5. In The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), who plays M. Gustave, the legendary concierge?

1. Bill Murray
2. Edward Norton
3. Jeff Goldblum
4. Ralph Fiennes

6. In Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), how many weddings and funerals does Charles (Hugh Grant) attend?

1. Exactly four weddings and one funeral
2. Five weddings and one funeral
3. Four weddings and two funerals
4. Three weddings and two funerals

7. In Bridesmaids (2011), which outrageous scene involving food poisoning became one of the film's most talked-about moments?

1. At a bridal shower
2. At the bachelorette party in Las Vegas
3. At the rehearsal dinner
4. In a high-end wedding dress shop after Brazilian food

8. In The Hangover (2009), what do the four friends find in their hotel room when they wake up with no memory of the previous night?

1. A stolen police car on the roof
2. A tiger in the bathroom, a baby in the wardrobe, and a missing groom
3. An empty wedding chapel receipt
4. Their friend married to a stranger

9. In Legally Blonde (2001), why does Elle Woods initially apply to Harvard Law School?

1. She accidentally applies and gets in
2. She genuinely wants to be a lawyer
3. To prove to her parents she can succeed academically
4. To win back her ex-boyfriend Warner who broke up with her

10. In Home Alone (1990), what is the name Kevin McCallister gives to the elaborate trap system he sets for the burglars?

1. He doesn't give it a name
2. Kevin's Trap House
3. Operation Urban Assault
4. Operation Wetsuit

11. In Borat (2006), what is Borat Sagdiyev's stated purpose for traveling from Kazakhstan to the USA?

1. Both B and C — he starts filming a documentary but becomes obsessed with Pamela Anderson
2. To find and marry Pamela Anderson
3. To make a documentary about the great nation of Kazakhstan's big brother, America
4. To study American democracy

12. In Shaun of the Dead (2004), where do Shaun and his friends decide to wait out the zombie apocalypse?

1. A police station
2. A supermarket
3. Shaun's mother's house
4. The Winchester pub

13. In The Big Lebowski (1998), what does 'The Dude' (Jeff Bridges) prefer to drink?

1. Beer
2. Bourbon
3. Margaritas
4. White Russians

14. In Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987), what is the name of the cheerful shower curtain ring salesman played by John Candy?

1. Del Griffith
2. Gus Mooney
3. Neal Page
4. Owen Lacey

15. In Superbad (2007), Seth and Evan promise to buy alcohol for a party. What fake ID name does McLovin use?

1. Darren McLovin
2. Fogell McLovin
3. McLovin — just McLovin, no first name
4. McLovin O'Donnell

16. In What We Do in the Shadows (2014), what type of documentary is it parody of?

1. A crime documentary
2. A fly-on-the-wall flatmates reality show following vampire flatmates in Wellington, New Zealand
3. A nature documentary
4. A sports documentary

17. In Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004), what city does Ron Burgundy anchor the news in?

1. Chicago
2. Los Angeles
3. New York
4. San Diego

18. In It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), what are dozens of strangers all racing to find?

1. $350,000 in buried money under The Big W
2. A hidden lottery ticket
3. A priceless stolen painting
4. The last copy of a famous document

19. In Tropic Thunder (2008), what is 'going full retard' a satirical comment about?

1. All of the above — it satirises all these things simultaneously
2. An in-universe film the characters are making
3. Hollywood's problematic approach to making films about disability for Oscar bait
4. Method acting taken to an extreme

20. In The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005), who directs the film and also plays the title character?

1. Jonah Hill
2. Judd Apatow — who directs, and Steve Carell who plays Andy
3. Paul Rudd
4. Seth Rogen