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  The Best of "Best in Show"   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a fun quiz for fans of the Christopher Guest movie, "Best in Show".
Easier, 10 Qns, teash, Jul 26 06
Easier
teash
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  15 Best In Show Questions   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
Owning a show dog myself, I had to see this movie. I found it interesting. It was kind of accurate but generally a spoof on 'those dog people.' If you love dogs, you MIGHT have enjoyed this.
Average, 15 Qns, TemptressToo, Feb 21 04
Average
TemptressToo
4336 plays
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  Best In Show Test    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
If you liked the movie, 'Best in Show,' you'll love this quiz. If you have never seen the movie, I advise you to not take this quiz as it might be a spoiler.
Very Easy, 10 Qns, JsusFreak, May 08 06
Very Easy
JsusFreak
3712 plays
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  Best in Show    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a hilarious movie that, amazingly, is mostly improv. If you've seen it a few times, you should be fine.
Average, 10 Qns, crazycurlz31, Feb 20 04
Average
crazycurlz31
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trivia question Quick Question
What is the name of the song that Gerry and Cookie Fleck sing before they depart for the dog show in Philadelphia?

From Quiz "The Best of "Best in Show""





Best In Show Trivia Questions
1. What is the name of the character played by Christopher Guest?

From Quiz The Best of "Best in Show"

Answer: Harlan Pepper

Harlan Pepper owns a fishing tackle store, when he is not going to dog shows. Christopher Guest is a US born actor who is best known for his "mocumentaries" which poke fun at various topics. Christopher Guest married Jamie Lee Curtis in 1984. He became the 5th Baron Haden-Guest, of Saling in the County of Essex, when his father died in 1996.

2. In the beginning of the movie, 'Best In Show', what breed of dog is sung about?

From Quiz Best In Show

Answer: Terriers

The infamous terrier song. Winky is just marvelous and eventually goes Best in Show (BIS).

3. What was the name of the dog show in the movie?

From Quiz Best In Show

Answer: Mayflower

It was called the Mayflower (same name as the pilgrim's ship).

4. When Harlan Pepper used to name nuts, which nut name used to drive his mother crazy?

From Quiz The Best of "Best in Show"

Answer: Macadamia nut

Harlan Pepper gives this monologue while he is driving from his home in Pine Nut, NC to the dog show in Philadelphia. "I used to be able to name every nut that there was, and it used to drive my mother crazy, because she used to say, "Harlan Pepper, if you don't stop naming nuts." I'd say, "Peanut, Hazelnut, Cashew nut, Macadamia nut," That was the one that would send her into going crazy." He doesn't explain why that particular nut drove his mother crazy which made the segment even funnier.

5. What was the name of the recording studio Cookie and Gerry went to at the end of the movie?

From Quiz Best in Show

Answer: 3 Star

The couple recorded an album of terrier songs after they got back from the Mayflower.

6. What is the name of the show's sponsoring kennel club?

From Quiz Best In Show

Answer: Mayflower

A fictious bench show based on the famed Westminster Kennel Club.

7. What is the name of the dog show?

From Quiz The Best of "Best in Show"

Answer: Mayflower

It is the Mayflower Kennel Club Dog Show in Philadelphia. The sponsor shown in the opening dog show credit is Eukanuba. Actor Fred Willard is the character Buck Laughlin. He plays an announcer at the dog show who does not seem to know a thing about dog shows, or anything in general. During an interview, he asks, "Mayflower, combined with Philadelphia - a no-brainer, right? Cause this is where the Mayflower landed." Buck continues to show his ignorance by incorrectly identifying the Mayflower as one of the Columbus ships.

8. Harlan Pepper has an obsession for a type of food, of which he knows all the names of. What is it?

From Quiz Best In Show

Answer: nut

This particular knowledge drove his mother crazy.

9. What was the name of the toy that the couple's Weimaraner liked so much?

From Quiz Best In Show

Answer: Busy bee

It was a stuffed, squeaky bee toy named 'busy bee.'

10. What dog toy does the character Meg Swan misplace?

From Quiz The Best of "Best in Show"

Answer: Busy Bee

Meg and Hamilton Swan are the uptight couple in the movie. The scene where Meg Swan goes to the pet store to get another bumble bee toy for their Weimaraner is phenomenal. Her controlled anger is superb. The clerk also does a great job with his part. "The dog will respond to the stripes and it is reminiscent of a bumble bee".

11. What was the name of the new dog Meg and Hamilton got at the end of the movie?

From Quiz Best in Show

Answer: Kipper

Meg and Hamilton were dressed in brighter clothes at the end as opposed to the black and gray they wore a lot when they still had Beatrice.

12. What kind of dog does Harlan Pepper show?

From Quiz Best In Show

Answer: Bloodhound

Actually, the dog would be a Bloodhound that would be shown in the Hound Group.

13. What breed of dog has won the Mayflower dog show two years in a row?

From Quiz Best In Show

Answer: A standard poodle

It was a standard poodle that was predicted to win the show.

14. What breed dog does Harlan Pepper show?

From Quiz The Best of "Best in Show"

Answer: Bloodhound

The Bloodhound's name is Hubert and he is Harlan's best friend. Christopher Guest had to train with a dog handler to learn how to show the dog in the ring.

15. What was Christy's last name (she was the handler for Rhapsody in White)?

From Quiz Best in Show

Answer: Cummings

She had a kennel that Sherri Ann and Leslie helped fix up with their money.

16. What kind of dog do Meg and Hamilton Swan show?

From Quiz Best In Show

Answer: Weimaraner

Beautiful dog, bad disposition. She's also known as the 'Gray Ghost.'

17. Where did the couple with the Norwich terrier end up staying after they had no money to pay for their hotel room?

From Quiz Best In Show

Answer: Janitor's closet

They stayed in the janitor's closet.

18. What is one thing that Leslie Ward Cabot and Sherri Ann Cabot do NOT have in common?

From Quiz The Best of "Best in Show"

Answer: oatmeal

Leslie Ward Cabot is 50 years older than his wife, Sherri. Sherri lists these items in common to show what a great relationship they have. Leslie and Sherri own the Standard Poodle "Rhapsody in White". Sherri is actually having an affair with Rhapsody's handler, Christy Cummings. Leslie Ward Cabot does not speak any lines in the movie. Christopher Guest eliminated his lines when he thought the character was funnier by not saying anything.

19. What did one of Harlan's friends give him for the drive to Philadelphia when he was leaving?

From Quiz Best in Show

Answer: A tape

One of Harlan's fishing friends gave him a tape to listen to of a guy who did funny songs on his guitar.

20. Beatrice, the Swans' dog, has a favorite squeeky toy. What is it?

From Quiz Best In Show

Answer: bee

The bee is eventually lost and a replacement is desperately sought for it.

21. What was the breed that the two gay guys had?

From Quiz Best In Show

Answer: Shih-Tzu

It was a Shih-Tzu.

22. What is the name of the song that Gerry and Cookie Fleck sing before they depart for the dog show in Philadelphia?

From Quiz The Best of "Best in Show"

Answer: God Loves a Terrier

Gerry and Cookie sing this song at the going away party that their neighbors give them, as the are getting ready to depart for the dog show in Philadelphia. Gerry and Cookie are the owners of the spunky little Norwich Terrier, Winky.

23. Who did one of the announcers at the Mayflower suggest Hubert the bloodhound could be dressed up as?

From Quiz Best in Show

Answer: Sherlock Holmes

His suggestion was to put a little hat on Hubert and give him a pipe and make it look like smoke was coming out.

24. Beatrice is also in canine therapy. Why is Beatrice in therapy?

From Quiz Best In Show

Answer: saw owners practicing Kama Sutra

Later, they get another dog that has no problem 'showing affection.'

25. What breed of dog did the hunter guy bring to the show?

From Quiz Best In Show

Answer: Bloodhound

He was the guy with the bloodhound.

26. What famous factory are Gerry and Cookie Fleck going to visit on their trip to Philadelphia?

From Quiz The Best of "Best in Show"

Answer: Philadelphia Cream Cheese

At the going away party at the neighbors' house, before they leave for Philadelphia, Gerry and Cookie explain about all the sights they will see. "We're really excited to go to Philly. We're gonna see the Liberty Bell and the place where they make the cream cheese." All the neighbors at the party seem the most excited about the fact that they are going to see where they make the cream cheese.

27. Who is the male 'professional' handler?

From Quiz Best In Show

Answer: Scott Donlan

He also happens to be a flamboyantly gay hairdresser.

28. After Eugene Levy's character's wife had a minor injury, who walked their Norwich terrier out on the stage?

From Quiz Best In Show

Answer: Eugene's character

Eugene's character walked their Norwich terrier on the stage.

29. What is the name of Hamilton and Meg Swan's Weimaraner?

From Quiz The Best of "Best in Show"

Answer: Beatrice

Beatrice, is owned by two lawyers, Meg and Hamilton Swan. They are both obsessed with ordering from upscale catalogs and having coffee at Starbucks. The Swan's are always worried that Beatrice is going to freak out, but it is Hamilton and Meg who are always freaking out. They think the busy bee toy is the only thing that will calm Beatrice down.

30. What did Harlan take up at the end of the movie?

From Quiz Best in Show

Answer: ventriloquism

The end of the movie shows him doing a ventriloquist act for retired veterans.

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