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Quiz about About a Boy
Quiz about About a Boy

About a Boy Trivia Quiz


I recently saw this movie and really enjoyed it. 9/10 questions can be answered directly from having watched the movie.

A multiple-choice quiz by kynli. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
kynli
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
114,230
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
9141
Last 3 plays: Guest 24 (6/10), Guest 203 (8/10), Guest 172 (2/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Who plays Will, the lead character, in 'About a Boy'? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. With what item does Marcus accidentally kill a duck? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. What song does Marcus sing at the 'Kidz Rock' talent show? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Marcus' original accompanist for the talent show bails out at the last minute. What instrument was that boy going to play? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. What is Marcus' mother's first name?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 6 of 10
6. What is the name of Will's pretend son? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. On what Marcus calls the 'dead duck day', what does he come home to find about his mother? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Will's eventual girlfriend, Rachel, is played by Rachel Weisz. Which of these other movies did she star in? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. How many units does Will allot for "exercise"? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. What is the song Will's father wrote, which allows Will to live off the royalties and never work? Hint



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Most Recent Scores
Oct 23 2024 : Guest 24: 6/10
Oct 20 2024 : Guest 203: 8/10
Oct 08 2024 : Guest 172: 2/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Who plays Will, the lead character, in 'About a Boy'?

Answer: Hugh Grant

Like Hugh, nearly all the actors in the movie are English, and the movie takes place in jolly olde England.
2. With what item does Marcus accidentally kill a duck?

Answer: bread loaf

It's 'healthy' bread his mom had baked that was hard as a rock.
3. What song does Marcus sing at the 'Kidz Rock' talent show?

Answer: Killing Me Softly

He sings the original Roberta Flack version to try to make his mother happy - Will joins in halfway through on the guitar to help him out.
4. Marcus' original accompanist for the talent show bails out at the last minute. What instrument was that boy going to play?

Answer: recorder

The boy backs out so the school kids won't laugh at him. Marcus holds a tambourine the whole time, but never actually plays it.
5. What is Marcus' mother's first name?

Answer: Fiona

Will meets Fiona and Marcus through Susie, a friend from SPAT - Single Parents Alone Together. Will pretends to have a son to try to meet single women.
6. What is the name of Will's pretend son?

Answer: Ned

Will even buys a zebra-striped car seat and crushes potato chips and other items into it, to make it look like he has a child.
7. On what Marcus calls the 'dead duck day', what does he come home to find about his mother?

Answer: She has attempted suicide

The movie never really explains why Fiona is so upset, and attempts suicide. It is obviously very traumatic for Marcus though, especially as he is the one to see her first.
8. Will's eventual girlfriend, Rachel, is played by Rachel Weisz. Which of these other movies did she star in?

Answer: The Mummy

She plays Evie, the librarian, who falls in love with Rick O'Connell(Brendan Frasier) during their excursion to Egypt. Rachel's breakout movie role was in "Chain Reaction", with Keanu Reeves and Morgan Freeman.
9. How many units does Will allot for "exercise"?

Answer: three

Will divides his day into "units" - each consisting of 30 minutes. His "exercise", playing billiards, takes three units.
10. What is the song Will's father wrote, which allows Will to live off the royalties and never work?

Answer: Santa's Super Sleigh

I'm not sure if this is actually a real song - if it is, I have never heard it. But it is played/sung quite often during the movie, and seems kinda catchy.
Source: Author kynli

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