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1 Who shouted off the rooftop, "I am a Golden God!"?
Answer: Russell Hammond

This line was written into the movie as a reference to Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin, who was said to have said the same words.
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2 Who is the LAST character mentioned when William and his mom are talking about "To Kill a Mockingbird" in the beginning of the film?
Answer: Arthur "Boo" Radley

William and his mother enjoy a nice little conversation after watching the movie.
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3 What is the last name of Jason's character in 'Almost Famous'?
Answer: Bebe

Jason plays Jeff Bebe, the lead singer of Stillwater.
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4 Early in the film, Lester Bangs (played by Philip Seymour Hoffman) is shown bad-mouthing The Doors during a radio interview. What band -- whose logo adorns the t-shirt he is wearing -- does he offer up as being 'better' than The Doors?
Answer: The Guess Who

As a Doors fan, I took some exception with this scene...but I'll let it go, since I also like The Guess Who. =)
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5 When and where does the movie open?
Answer: San Diego, 1969

Being a native San Diegan myself, I can verify how awesome it is. Let me tell you that I was absolutely blown away to see shots of Oceanside and Balboa Park in the opening!
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6 In what year does the movie begin?
Answer: 1969

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7 Which actress is on the cover of the most familiar 'Almost Famous' poster?
Answer: Kate Hudson

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8 Anita is complaining that they can't celebrate Christmas on a day in what month, when her mother knew it wouldn't be commercialized?
Answer: September

"I hate you! Even William hates you!" "I don't hate her." "Yes you do, you don't even know the truth!"
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9 What does Jeff put in his hair while William is interviewing him before Stillwater goes on stage in San Diego?
Answer: shaving cream

No idea why, it doesn't seem to do anything.
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10 Anita Miller leaves home at age eighteen to become a stewardess. In lieu of a verbal explanation for this departure, she plays a Simon and Garfunkel song as a way of expressing to her mother why she is leaving. What song is it?
Answer: 'America'

The lyrics of the song detail the travels of an aimlessly wandering couple.
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11 What book are William and his mother discussing in the opening scene?
Answer: To Kill a Mockingbird

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12 What record is William's sister hiding in her jacket when she comes home?
Answer: Simon and Garfunkel

The mother says it is a poetry of drugs and promiscuous sex.
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13 What is the name of the fictional band that William Miller travels with?
Answer: Stillwater

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14 This character had some of the best lines in the movie such as, "Adolescence is a marketing ploy." and "Look at this, an entire generation of Cinderellas and no glass slipper." Who was this wise woman?
Answer: Elaine Miller

I think Frances McDormand made this movie great.
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15 What does Vic, the Zeppelin fan, have written on the back of his jersey at the Hyatt House?
Answer: Have you seen the bridge

"He touched this pen! He touched this pen!"
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16 With which Band Aid is Jeff romantically involved?
Answer: Polexia

I'm jealous.
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17 Anita leaves a stack of albums for her younger brother William under his bed. What is the FIRST one that he sees upon discovering the stash?
Answer: 'Pet Sounds,' by The Beach Boys

A highly influential album of the times...and yet we never hear a single track from it in the movie.
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18 When do the Millers celebrate Christmas?
Answer: September

'...when you knew it wouldn't be commercialized!'
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19 What rock critic does William go to see?
Answer: Lester Bangs

Lester Bangs is a real person.
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20 Alice Marie Crowe makes a cameo as a teacher handing out diplomas at the graduation. What relation is she to Cameron Crowe (the director)?
Answer: his mother

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21 "Oh man, you made friends with 'em. See, friendship is the booze they feed you. They want you to get drunk on feeling like you belong." Who told William this?
Answer: Lester Bangs

Lester told William that he was not cool, but I think deep down he was a bitter rockstar wannabe.
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22 At the END of the film, what does the band label their bus?
Answer: "No More Airplanes"

This was right after the hilarious incident when they thought they were all about to die on their jet.
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23 When William calls Russell's guitar sound 'incendiary,' what is Jeff's response?
Answer: 'I'm incendiary too, man!'

I love that line!
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24 William Miller manages to persuade the members of Stillwater to give him a backstage pass by complimenting their work, and showing them that he is truly a fan of the band. What word does he use to describe Russell Hammond's guitar work?
Answer: incendiary

Jeff Bebe is quick to add, 'Hey, I'm incendiary, too!'
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25 How much younger than his classmates is William?
Answer: 2 years

He was put into kindergarten early and skipped a grade. So while his classmates are 13, he is only 11!
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