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1 As the movie starts, what time and day does the radio DJ announce that it is in Chicago, Illinois, home to the Griswolds?
Answer: 4:22, Thursday

We hear these elements while Chevy Chase is driving his SUV coming home from work.
Question Reference: Quiz: "Vegas Vacation" Part 3.
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When Clark went looking for Ellen at Wayne Newton's house, how did he get there?




2 When Rusty Griswold wins his white sports car in front of O'Shea's Casino, what singer's voice is providing the soundtrack?
Answer: Dean Martin

In this sequence, Dean Martin is singing 'Ain't That A Kick In The Head?'.
Question Reference: Quiz: 'Vegas Vacation' Part 2.
3 What is the name of the hotel that the Griswolds are registered at just after they arrive in Las Vegas?
Answer: The Mirage

When the limo driver opens the door for Clark Griswold, he tells him, 'Welcome to the Mirage'. The name of the hotel is referenced after that more than once.
Question Reference: Quiz: 'Vegas Vacation' Part 1.
4 Wayne Newton invites Ellen to eat at his place. What kind of food does he prepare?
Answer: Pasta

Lots of pasta, with a lot of cheese.
Question Reference: Quiz: 'Vegas Vacation' Movie 2.
5 When the Griswolds flew to Vegas for their next vacation, what happened on the airplane?
Answer: Restroom accident

Clark wanted Ellen to have a special moment in the small bathroom. It didn't quite work out.
Question Reference: Quiz: 'Vegas Vacation' Movie.
6 Which actor or actress receives 3rd billing in the opening credits?
Answer: Randy Quaid

Randy Quaid recreates his Cousin Eddie role for the third time in the series, and he arguably steals the spotlight from all of the other players in this movie. Probably because Cousin Eddie has a plate in his head.
Question Reference: Quiz: "Vegas Vacation" Part 3.
7 What opinion does Wayne Newton offer about Clark Griswold's food preservative occupation?
Answer: 'What a gas?'

This is said just after Wayne Newton and Ellen Griswold share a drink at a lounge inside the Mirage hotel.
Question Reference: Quiz: 'Vegas Vacation' Part 2.
8 What is the name of the legendary singer that develops a quick crush on Beverly D'Angelo's character?
Answer: Wayne Newton

Wayne Newton first spots Ellen from a distance across a crowded casino floor...and he is apparently smitten from that instant.
Question Reference: Quiz: 'Vegas Vacation' Part 1.
9 What was the present that Wayne Newton gave Ellen at his house?
Answer: Lock of his hair

Wayne is a little stuck on himself.
Question Reference: Quiz: 'Vegas Vacation' Movie 2.
10 What entertainer did Ellen have a crush on?
Answer: Wayne Newton

Wayne Newton bought Ellen a beautiful dress to wear when they saw him perform.
Question Reference: Quiz: 'Vegas Vacation' Movie.
11 As Clark Griswold is absent-mindedly driving through his neighborhood, leafing through his Vegas brochure, what hotel is featured on the front cover of the brochure?
Answer: The Mirage

This is appropriate as The Mirage is the hotel/casino where the Griswolds begin their stay in Las Vegas.
Question Reference: Quiz: "Vegas Vacation" Part 3.
12 In the sequence where the Griswolds are initially driving down the Vegas strip in a limo, Ellen sees a sign that displays what hotel is host to Wayne Newton's show?
Answer: MGM Grand

You can't miss the big green and white lights and the words MGM Grand next to Wayne Newton's name. However, Wayne Newton did break with his contract and sign with Stardust a few years after this film was released.
Question Reference: Quiz: 'Vegas Vacation' Part 2.
13 When Rusty Griswold gets his new and improved fake ID, where does the driver's license say he is from?
Answer: Yuma, Arizona

His fake driver's license is checked repeatedly throughout the movie and is never questioned.
Question Reference: Quiz: 'Vegas Vacation' Part 1.
14 Cousin Eddie cooked lunch for the Griswolds when they came to visit. What kind of food was it?
Answer: Chicken

Eddie cooked chicken on a hot radiation rock. It made Rusty sick.
Question Reference: Quiz: 'Vegas Vacation' Movie 2.
15 What famous duo did Clark help out during their show?
Answer: Siegfried and Roy

Clark helped them out, and missed the entire show.
Question Reference: Quiz: 'Vegas Vacation' Movie.
16 What is the opening music for "Vegas Vacation"---it is the song that Clark excitedly, if not poorly, sings while swerving around in his SUV?
Answer: "Good Vibrations" by The Beach Boys

Chevy Chase's quick version of this feel-good 60s song is hardly classic, but it is funny.
Question Reference: Quiz: "Vegas Vacation" Part 3.
17 What is the name on Rusty's successful fake driver's license?
Answer: Nick Pappagorgio

Great name. 'Embry' is the last name of the actor (Ethan Embry) who played Rusty Griswold.
Question Reference: Quiz: 'Vegas Vacation' Part 1.
18 When the Griswold's went broke, they ran into a old man at the Keno stand. Who played that character?
Answer: Sid Caesar

Sid Caesar's character dies a few times, and tells Clark, 'Take the ticket!'
Question Reference: Quiz: 'Vegas Vacation' Movie 2.
19 What is Ellen's nickname for Clark?
Answer: Sparky

When Ellen is feeling romantic she calls Clark 'Sparky'.
Question Reference: Quiz: 'Vegas Vacation' Movie.
20 Clark's job revolves around food preservatives. How old then are the cookies that Clark gleefully distributes to his family?
Answer: 4 years old

They are not only 4 years old, they are chocolate chip, as Clark's son exclaims.
Question Reference: Quiz: "Vegas Vacation" Part 3.
21 What landmark do the Griswolds visit with cousin Eddie?
Answer: Hoover Dam

And after taking the Hoover Dam tour, Eddie remarks that the fishing has been better (on previous tours).
Question Reference: Quiz: 'Vegas Vacation' Part 2.
22 While pretending to be Nick, Rusty runs into a high stakes gambler at the Craps table. How does the gambler introduce himself?
Answer: 'Gilley from Philly'

And then Rusty introduces nervously himself as 'Nick from Yuma.'
Question Reference: Quiz: 'Vegas Vacation' Part 1.
23 The Griswolds had a specific reason to choose Vegas for their vacation. What was the reason?
Answer: Renew their vows

Clark almost didn't get to renew his vows when he lost all the family's money.
Question Reference: Quiz: 'Vegas Vacation' Movie 2.
24 What game at the casino tables does Clark constantly lose at, plus he had a really snotty dealer?
Answer: Black Jack

Clark loses the family nest egg trying to beat this dealer that gives him a hard time.
Question Reference: Quiz: 'Vegas Vacation' Movie.
25 What is the number on Clark's daughter's grey jersey as she eats, and then subsequently spits out her old cookie?
Answer: 66

The daughter, Audrey, is played by newcomer Marisol Nichols.
Question Reference: Quiz: "Vegas Vacation" Part 3.
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