1Where did Dewey tell Freddy to keep an extra pair of drumsticks in "School of Rock"?
Answer: The back of his shirt.
Freddy went to go spin his drumsticks like a pro player, and he ended up dropping them. When he went to reach for them, Dewey stopped him, and told him to pull out his extra pair. Freddy grabbed them from his shirt and started drumming again, just like a professional would.
2What is the name of the band Jack Black is in at the beginning of the movie?
Answer: No Vacancy
Jack Black started the movie in the band but is replaced by Spider. No Vacancy won Battle of the Bands, even though the crowd loved School of Rock. Tenacious D is the band that Jack Black performs for in real life, with Kyle Gass and Dave Grohl (Nirvana, Foo Fighters). Mudhoney is a Seattle grunge band. Candlestick was just made up.
3Finish this quote from the movie. "Don't talk to me about style. You can't even dress yourself! Look at that ______!"
Answer: bowtie
This was said to Dewey by Billy, the kid in charge of style for the band, after he revealed what he thought should be their costume. Dewey said it was the wrong style, then Billy came up with this!
4What was the name of the band Dewey was in at the beginning of the movie?
Answer: No Vacancy
Dewey is played by the very funny Jack Black. The band gets mad at Dewey because at their last gig, Dewey played his solos for too long, and did a stage dive.
Jack Black plays the very garish Dewey Finn, guitarist for the band, No Vacancy. Jack Black was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Comedy for this role.
7What is the name of the band that Dewey Finn got kicked out of in the beginning?
Answer: No Vacancy
The band kicked Dewey Finn out after he took a stage dive at a concert, and no one caught him. This band ended up winning the battle of the bands at the end of the movie.
9What CD was Tomika assigned to listen to for her homework in "School of Rock", after she showed Dewey that she could sing?
Answer: Pink Floyd
Tomika was too scared to sing in front of the class when he was assigning the part for singers, but she knew that she wanted to be one. She sang "Chain of Fools" for Dewey after school, and she got the part of a singer. He assigned her Pink Floyd, "Dark Side of the Moon".
"You already owe me enough money as it is." - Ned "Yeah, try $2200." - Ned's Girlfriend Ned's girlfriend says this when she wakes up Dewey and is mad because he won't pay his rent.
11Which actor wrote the script for 'The School of Rock'?
Answer: Mike White (Ned Shneebly)
Yep that's right, Mike White, the actor who played Ned Shneebly, also wrote the script! Right from the beginning, he wrote it thinking that Jack Black would play the part of Dewey.
Dewey: "Those who cannot do, teach. And those who cannot teach, teach gym!" Dewey says this when he is speaking to all the teachers at Horace Green school. This is the point in the film when the other teachers are starting to warm to Dewey.
14In the music room, what instrument was Marco playing?
Answer: Trumpet
Along with Marco, Michelle and Eleni where also playing trumpet. Katie was playing the cello, Billy was playing the xylophone, and Summer was playing the clarinet.
16What was NOT one of the questions that Dewey Finn asked Roz, the principal, on the first day?
Answer: "Where's the bathroom?"
Roz does not seem very impressed at Ned Schneebly's professional attitude. What she doesn't know is that it really isn't Ned Schneebly, but Dewey Finn pretending he's Ned.
17How many professional bands are heard through the duration of the movie?
Answer: 11
These are some of the professional bands that are heard in the movie: "The Who", "The Doors", "Cream", "Led Zeppelin", "The Black Keys", "Stevie Nicks", "T-Rex", "The Ramones", and "Wylde Ratttz".
Zack was the lead guitarist and was played by Joey Gaydos Jr, Freddy was the drummer and was played by Kevin Alexander Clark, Katie was the bass guitarist and was played by Rebecca Brown and Laurence was the keyboard player and was played by Robert Tsai.
Tomika eventually became a back-up singer, but Gordon and Marco remained roadies until the end. Frankie and Leonard were on security detail, Billy was the band stylist, and Eleni and Michelle were the "groupies".
24What is the name of the band that Jack Black is in, towards the beginning of the movie?
Answer: No Vacancy
Jack Black is originally a member of the band "No Vacancy". This band ends up kicking Jack Black out and, in turn, he takes the job at the school as a teacher. The group of kids he teaches ends up being the members of the "School of Rock".
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