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1 What famous cavatina is sung over the opening credits?
Answer: Rossini's "Largo al factotum"

Daniel Hillard, played by Robin Williams is first shown recording the vocal track for a cartoon character known as Pudgy the Parrot. His first task is to make the bird sing the iconic operatic piece from "The Barber of Seville". However, he quits his job after finding out that the character is going to be shown having a smoke.
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How does Chris find out that Mrs. Doubtfire is really a man?




2 Who plays Daniel Hillard?
Answer: Robin Williams

He also starred in "Night at the Museum" as Teddy Roosevelt and in "Jumanji" as Alan Parrish, as well as a lot more movies. When Robin Williams was born he was called Robin McLaurim Williams.
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3 When Mrs. Doubtfire walks into the living room to make the children do their homework and they insist that they must finish their television program first, what program are they watching?
Answer: Dick Van Dyke

"But we always watch Dick Van Dyke..." argues Daniel's daughter. This precedes all three children doing manual labor around the house while Mrs. Doubtfire enjoys iced tea on the sofa. The kids then surrender and agree to do homework. A scene from "Dick Van Dyke" about wigs is seen on the television first, then they tell what the show is.
4 How old does Chris turn at the beginning of the movie?
Answer: 12

After Daniel picks the kids up at school, he says to Chris, "Hey dude, congratulations on your 12th birthday".
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5 In the restaurant Bridges, what table number did Miranda and her family sit at?
Answer: 39

Mrs Doubtfire replied '39, my age!'.
6 Daniel and Miranda Hillard have how many children?
Answer: 3

Daniel and Miranda have three children: Lydia, Chris and Natalie.
7 What is the name of the petting zoo that Daniel brings home for his son's birthday?
Answer: Bob's Mobile Petting Zoo

You can see this written on the side of the petting zoo's van when they first show the Hillard's house. What a zoo it is with ponies, lambs, geese and even a rabbit! Unfortunately for Daniel, he didn't know that it was illegal to have barnyard animals in a residential area. This prompts his neighbor to call his wife, Miranda who is furious when she gets home.
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8 Who are Daniel and Miranda's three children?
Answer: Lydia, Chris and Natalie

Lydia is the oldest, Chris is 12 and Natalie is 5. Natalie's favorite book is "Stuart Little" and Chris likes football. Lydia hated Mrs Doubtfire being their nanny the most at the beginning of the movie.
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9 After Mrs. Doubtfire catches her breasts on fire, what does she declare: "Ugh, my first day as a woman, and I'm getting..."?
Answer: hot flashes

This is in the scene where Daniel must make a home-cooked meal for the family on the first day on the job. He burns the meal badly (along with his body suit) and ends up ordering take-out from a fancy restaurant, putting it on a plate to make it look as if he'd made it himself.
10 What kind of animal is seen eating the cake that Miranda brought home for Chris's birthday?
Answer: Pony

After Miranda sets the cake down on the table, a pony comes over and starts eating it.
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11 What did Mrs Doubtfire say she was, when she dipped her face in the cake?
Answer: Melting like a snowcone in Phoenix

The cream was dripping in the tea!
12 Which actress plays Natalie?
Answer: Mara Wilson

Mara Wilson also starred in the movies, "Matilda", "A Simple Wish" and "Miracle on 34th Street."
13 Finish this quote by Daniel: "Oh it's just party streamers, not ____."
Answer: toxic waste

He says this while Miranda is yelling at him for messing up the house. She then tells Daniel that she is tired of putting up with his negligence and wants a divorce.
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14 What happens after Miranda gets home and sees Chris's birthday party?
Answer: She tells Daniel that she wants a divorce.

Miranda says that she wants a divorce after she sees the party that Daniel throws for Chris. She has wanted one for a while but this is the last straw, because Daniel always wants to do things bigger and better than her.
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15 Where does Daniel get the name "Doubtfire"?
Answer: Newspaper headline

Daniel sits on his bed, phone in hand, playing his wife like a fiddle with his flawless acting and accent...then his wife asks for his name. Oops! Lucky there is a newspaper on the bedside table, headline quoting "...Doubt fire was accident.."
16 Where was Stu from?
Answer: London

When Mrs Doubtfire first met Stu, he said that he had a home in London. By the way Dover, London and Bristol are in England and Edinburgh is in Scotland.
17 What city does "Mrs. Doubtfire" take place in?
Answer: San Francisco

The Golden Gate Bridge can be seen throughout the movie and www.imdb.com suggests San Francisco as the setting.
18 What book were Daniel and Natalie in the middle of when he left?
Answer: Charlotte's Web

Natalie: "You can't leave now; we're right in the middle of 'Charlotte's Web'!"
Daniel: "Grandma will finish it for you".
Natalie: "She's not as good; she always skips parts, doesn't do the voices and she smells kinda funny!"

"Charlotte's Web" was written in 1952 by E.B. White who also wrote "Trumpet of the Swan" and "Stuart Little".
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19 What is Daniel doing the first time we see him in the the movie?
Answer: Doing the voices for a TV show

He walks out because he didn't think that it was right for children to see smoking on TV. He then gets a job as a shipping clerk and also becomes Mrs Doubtfire.
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20 At the family outing to the pool, what does Mrs. Doubtfire joke that "they've outlawed"?
Answer: "Whaling"

"I'd be reenacting the Titanic"... is among the funny lines Mrs. Doubtfire delivers while Stu tries to get her to join them for a swim, but is not what is mentioned to be "outlawed". "Isn't there enough flesh to feast your eyes on..." is the other defense she makes. The family finally lets Mrs. Doubtfire alone and she takes to the bar for a beer.
21 What was the name of Mrs. Doubtfire's husband?
Answer: Winston

When she is in the kitchen helping Miranda put groceries away, Mrs. Doubtfire tells her that holding the cold meat reminded her of Winston, her husband who had died 8 years earlier.
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22 What is the address of the Hillard house?
Answer: 2640 Steiner St.

They live at 2640 Steiner St. Miranda tells Mrs. Doubtfire this when they set up an interview to meet.
23 While being transformed into Mrs. Doubtfire, who does Daniel say that she should look like?
Answer: Joan Collins

After being told that Miranda will be hiring a housekeeper to look after their children after school, Daniel decides that he will have his gay brother who is a makeup artist transform him into an old woman so that he may have the position. After some failed attempts at finding the right look, Daniel decides that he should resemble Joan Collins who is famous for her role as Alexis Colby on the soap opera "Dynasty".
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24 Who gets custody of the children?
Answer: Miranda

Daniel can see his children every Saturday; he has three months to get a job and somewhere to live. Miranda gets custody because Daniel has no place to live and no job.
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25 When Daniel must play both roles (Mrs. Doubtfire and himself) at the restaurant, Bridges, what drink does Daniel order repeatedly with Mr. Lundi?
Answer: Scotch

Wearing that bright red blazer, which he changes in and out of in exchange for a dress suitable for an elderly woman, Daniel fakes liking Scotch to impress Lundi. This leads to drunkeness and his self-destructive unveiling later.