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Stranger Than Fiction Test | Movies

The questions in this quiz all relate to the surreally funny Will Ferrell movie "Stranger Than Fiction".

A multiple-choice quiz by jc1873. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
jc1873

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
257,279

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
1112

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. What is the name of Will Ferrell's character in this movie? Hint

Harold Cruickshank

Harold Hilbert

Harold Crick

Harold Martin

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Question 2 of 10

2. What does Harold do for a living? Hint

Author

Professor of Literature

IRS auditor

School bus driver

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is the name of the female author who is writing Harold's story? Hint

Ana Pascal

Karen Eiffel

Penny Escher

Jane Cromwell

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is the original ending for Karen's book (and thus ultimately Harold's life) going to be? Hint

To get Harold married

To have Harold become a baker

To let Harold become a famous guitarist

To kill Harold

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is the name of the book Karen is writing that has Harold as the main character? Hint

Death in Texas

Death and Taxes

The Taxman Cometh

Hello, Goodbye

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Question 6 of 10

6. What exactly is Harold doing when he first hears Karen's voice? Hint

Brushing his teeth

Tying his necktie

Walking to the bus

Typing at his desk

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Question 7 of 10

7. On what day of the week does Harold first hear Karen's voice? Hint

Friday

Monday

Wednesday

Tuesday

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Question 8 of 10

8. What phrase does Harold tell Professor Hilbert he heard from Karen's voice, which convinces Professor Hilbert that Harold isn't crazy? Hint

"Little did he know..."

"Untimely death..."

"It was a dark and stormy night...."

"Seemingly ordinary..."

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Question 9 of 10

9. What gift does Harold give to Ana that gets him an invitation to Ana's house? Hint

A variety of flours

An assortment of cookies

A box of chocolates

A basket of apples

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Question 10 of 10

10. What event is supposed to cause Harold's untimely death? Hint

Getting hit by a bus

Jumping off of a building

Driving off of a bridge

Getting shot while saving a kid

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the name of Will Ferrell's character in this movie?

Answer: Harold Crick

The character of Harold Crick is a very plain man with an unexciting job, a kind of dull and unexciting life that most of us can sympathize with in our humdrum day to day existence. However, the events of the movie are about to turn his life completely upside down.

2. What does Harold do for a living?

Answer: IRS auditor

Auditing exemplifies having to deal with a life of numbers. However, Harold will be finding that there is a lot more to life than the safe world of his numbers.

3. What is the name of the female author who is writing Harold's story?

Answer: Karen Eiffel

Karen Eiffel is an award-winning author who is writing her masterpiece. But even she doesn't know her writing is so good it's narrating someone's real life.

4. What is the original ending for Karen's book (and thus ultimately Harold's life) going to be?

Answer: To kill Harold

All of Karen's books ultimately end with her main characters being killed. But can she go through with her plans when she finds out Harold is quite real?

5. What is the name of the book Karen is writing that has Harold as the main character?

Answer: Death and Taxes

"Death and Taxes" is to be her masterpiece. When Karen appears on a book talk show, the ditsy host swears the name of the book is "Death in Texas".

6. What exactly is Harold doing when he first hears Karen's voice?

Answer: Brushing his teeth

Karen's narration of what she writes in her book, a narration that would normally be reserved for us in the audience, is heard by her main character, Harold. The expression on Harold's face as he looks at the toothbrush, convinced it is talking to him, is priceless! Little does he know that this voice will drastically change his whole existence.

7. On what day of the week does Harold first hear Karen's voice?

Answer: Wednesday

Continuing with the theme of the extraordinary happening in the ordinary world, Harold's story starts in the middle of the week, when usually nothing special happens. Nothing will be ordinary for Harold after this, though.

8. What phrase does Harold tell Professor Hilbert he heard from Karen's voice, which convinces Professor Hilbert that Harold isn't crazy?

Answer: "Little did he know..."

Professor Hilbert gets interested because he has done papers and seminars based on the phrase "Little did he know...". He is convinced a professional author is talking about Harold because of this simple phrase.

9. What gift does Harold give to Ana that gets him an invitation to Ana's house?

Answer: A variety of flours

As part of Harold's breakout from his mundane existence, he woos a bakery owner named Ana Pascal. In a cute pun, he brings her flours for baking.

10. What event is supposed to cause Harold's untimely death?

Answer: Getting hit by a bus

He is supposed to die while saving a child from being run over by a bus, but thankfully Karen has a last minute change of heart. Harold only gets seriously injured and gets his happy ending after all!

Source: Author jc1873

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