FREE! Click here to Join FunTrivia. Thousands of games, quizzes, and lots more!
Bringing Down the House Quizzes, Trivia and Puzzles
Bringing Down the House Quizzes, Trivia

Bringing Down the House Trivia

Bringing Down the House Movie Trivia Quizzes

  1. Home
  2. »
  3. Quizzes
  4. »
  5. Movie Trivia
  6. »
  7. Movies A-C

Fun Trivia
3 quizzes and 35 trivia questions.
1.
  15 Questions: Bringing Down the House Multiple Choice Quiz   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
This quiz is on a hilarious movie that I love to watch over and over again. Enjoy!
Average, 15 Qns, Galaxyfan, Oct 31 08
Average
Galaxyfan
1398 plays
2.
  10 Questions on Bringing Down The House   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Steve Martin in this movie reminded me so much of my husband, I didn't laugh, I cried! This quiz could contain spoilers!
Average, 10 Qns, claudiaferguson, Oct 31 08
Average
claudiaferguson
2155 plays
3.
  Bringing Down the House    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a quiz on "Bringing Down The House". There weren't many others so I decided I should make one.
Average, 10 Qns, carlyp, May 07 16
Average
carlyp gold member
146 plays
trivia question Quick Question
Why was Charlene in jail?

From Quiz "Bringing Down the House"





Bringing Down the House Trivia Questions
1. What was the name of the character Queen Latifah portrayed?

From Quiz Bringing Down the House

Answer: Charlene

Charlene is wrongly convicted of bank robbery. She goes on a blind date with Peter, but ends up with Howie. She is a strong woman with a great sense of humor.

2. Where did Peter first meet Charlene?

From Quiz Bringing Down the House

Answer: chat room

Peter (played by the hilarious Steve Martin) was recently divorced from his wife, Kate, and he was very lonely. He went to a legal chat room and talked with Charlene, whom he set up a date with at his house. However, the picture he received of her was misleading and Peter was expecting a blonde.

3. What kind of attorney was Peter Sanderson?

From Quiz Bringing Down The House

Answer: Tax attorney

Peter Sanderson, played by Steve Martin, was a tax attorney. He tried to impress his "on-line" ladyfriend by claiming to be a criminal attorney.

4. What crime was Charlene found guilty of?

From Quiz Bringing Down the House

Answer: Armed Robbery

Charlene was found guilty of armed robbery after a doctored tape was shown of her committing the crime. Her boyfriend set her up for the crime, so he wouldn't get fingered for it.

5. Why was Charlene in jail?

From Quiz Bringing Down the House

Answer: armed robbery

Charlene's boyfriend, Widow, set her up by dressing up in a wig and dress and leaving the clothes at the site where he robbed the bank. Charlene was arrested and thrown in jail for 4 years before she was broken out. She wanted Peter to help her prove her innocence.

6. Why was Charlene in prison?

From Quiz Bringing Down The House

Answer: Armed robbery

Charlene met Peter in an on-line chat room for attorneys. She was in prison, serving time for robbing a bank.

7. What was the name of Peter's neighbor, who lived across the street?

From Quiz Bringing Down the House

Answer: Mrs. Kline

Mrs. Kline, played by the talented Betty White, was the older woman who lived across the street from Peter. She was very racist and also happened to be the sister of Peter's boss. She always invited Peter's son, George, over to play bridge with her girlfriends on Wednesdays.

8. What actress played Charlene?

From Quiz Bringing Down The House

Answer: Queen Latifah

Queen Latifah also sang on the soundtrack for "Bringing Down The House".

9. Which "Golden Girl" plays the neighbor Mrs. Kline?

From Quiz Bringing Down the House

Answer: Betty White

Betty White was born January 17, 1922. She starred in "The Golden Girls", and "The Mary Tyler Moore Show". She has also been an advocate for animals.

10. What was the name of the guy Kate Sanderson went away with for the weekend?

From Quiz Bringing Down the House

Answer: Glen & Glenn

Obviously lonely after her divorce from Peter, Kate (played by one of my favorite actresses, Jean Smart) went on a weekend trip with Glen, a golf instructor. Kate also mentioned that Glen caddied for Peter when Glen was 14 years old. Peter was obviously a little upset about this, but his phone rang, interrupting their conversation. Kate walked away in a huff.

11. One of Peter's straight-laced lawyer partners, Howie, fell hard for Charlene. What nickname did Charlene call him?

From Quiz Bringing Down The House

Answer: Freak Boy

Eugene Levy played Howie Rottman, who was hilarious as Charlene's "Freak Boy." At the end of the movie, he ended up starting up a small law firm with Peter and we are led to believe he ended up with Charlene.

12. What is the name of Charlene's ex-boyfriend who framed her?

From Quiz Bringing Down the House

Answer: Widow

Widow was the ring leader in the bank robbery that got Charlene sent away. He is a gangster. He has a bad attitude, and has no concern for the welfare of others.

13. One of TV's "Golden Girls" played Peter Sanderson's across-the-street neighbor, and the sister of one of his partners. Which "Golden Girl" was it?

From Quiz Bringing Down The House

Answer: Betty White

Betty White played Rose on "Golden Girls". In this movie, she played the part of Mrs. Kline, Peter Sanderson's nosy and eccentric neighbor. She often invited Peter's young son to her ladies poker night.

14. Where does Sarah sneak out to?

From Quiz Bringing Down the House

Answer: Party

Sarah sneaks out after pretending to have a geeky guy pose as her boyfriend. Afterwards, we find out that she is dating a bad boy that she goes to the party with. The party is unsupervised, and has underage drinking. It also has very loud music. She sneaks out because she knows her father wouldn't approve of her boyfriend.

15. Who said, "And I don't ever want to have this conversation, again!"

From Quiz Bringing Down the House

Answer: Charlene

Ashley, Kate's nasty sister (played by Missi Pyle), kept calling Charlene derogatory names like "Jemima". Charlene dealt with it for a while and then lost it. She followed Ashley into the bathroom and the two women fought. At the end, Charlene won and hung Ashley by her bathingsuit on the door before she said this line. Ashley was later seen with a black eye and explained that she was hit by a car but wouldn't go to the police because she was jaywalking.

16. One of TV's "Designing Women" played Peter Sanderson's ex-wife. Who played Kate Sanderson?

From Quiz Bringing Down The House

Answer: Jean Smart

Jean Smart played Charlene on "Designing Women".

17. What kind of attorney is Peter?

From Quiz Bringing Down the House

Answer: Tax

Peter states in the movie that he is a tax attorney, therefore he cannot really be of any help to Charlene, who needs a criminal attorney.

18. What was Charlene's nickname for Howie, Peter's assistant?

From Quiz Bringing Down the House

Answer: Freakboy

When Howie first saw Charlene, he instantly fell for her. He acted stange around her and Charlene told him "Boy, you are some kind of freaky." Then, the name kind of stuck and she called him that for the rest of the movie. Howie, in turn, called Charlene "Cocoa goddess."

19. Where was Peter supposed to take his kids for their two-week visit?

From Quiz Bringing Down The House

Answer: Hawaii

Kimberly J. Brown played the part of Sarah Sanderson and Angus T. Jones played Georgey Sanderson. I found it interesting that Kimberly was 18 at the time and pulled off playing the part of a 15-year-old girl.

20. What is the name of the boy that Sarah is dating?

From Quiz Bringing Down the House

Answer: Mike

Mike is a boy that Sarah is not allowed to date. Her father would not approve of him, so she instead pretends to be dating his "do-gooder" friend.

21. How much did Peter tell his daughter, Sarah, his brand new titanium cell phone cost?

From Quiz Bringing Down The House

Answer: $600

Peter couldn't believe that Sarah loaned his brand new $600 titanium cell phone to Charlene. They had just discovered that Charlene was a prison escapee. The cell phone ended up saving Charlene's life when she was shot in the chest by her ex-boyfriend, Widow.

22. Who does Charlene end up dating at the end of the movie?

From Quiz Bringing Down the House

Answer: Howie

Howie is an attorney who works with Peter. He falls in love with Charlene, and they are still together at the end of the movie.

23. Where did Charlene have to pick up Peter's daughter, Sarah?

From Quiz Bringing Down the House

Answer: a party

Sarah had been hanging out with the wrong kids at school and went to a party where kids were drinking and doing drugs. After a guy got rough with her, she got scared and called Charlene. Charlene came and hung the guy upside down by his feet and forced him to apologize.

24. What was the name of Mrs. Arness' dog that Charlene and Howie held hostage?

From Quiz Bringing Down The House

Answer: William

Joan Plowright played Mrs. Arness, one of Peter Sanderson's biggest and hardest-to-please clients.

25. Who set-up Charlene so that she'd go to jail?

From Quiz Bringing Down the House

Answer: her boyfriend

Charlene's boyfriend, Widow, tried to get Peter to drop the case with Charlene by holding a gun to him. Peter realized that Widow had to be involved or else he wouldn't have done that, so the two made plans to get Charlene free of charges.

26. What was the name of the club that Charlene said a lot of people in her neighborhood hung out at?

From Quiz Bringing Down the House

Answer: the Downlow

Charlene mentioned that the club was in a bad area of town and that a white man at this club was either "a cop, a corpse, or a crackhead." But Peter still decided to go there and pretended to be a gangster. He ended up getting a confession out of Widow by recording it on a tape without Widow suspecting.

27. What did Sarah give Charlene when she left the house?

From Quiz Bringing Down the House

Answer: Peter's cellphone

After Mrs. Arness saw Charlene on the news for breaking out of jail, Charlene left the house so Arness couldn't get her arrested again. After Peter found out Charlene was innocent, he wanted to get in touch but he didn't know how. Sarah mentioned that she gave Charlene his cellphone and Peter freaked out for a second before he said "Good idea."

28. Where did Peter start his own law firm?

From Quiz Bringing Down the House

Answer: in a rented house

At the end, Peter was sick of his old office and wanted to get a fresh start. After the whole fiasco at the Downlow, Mrs. Arness would only work for Peter so he had a good start to his business. Howie also left to be Peter's assistant.

This is category 18509
play trivia = Top 5% Rated Quiz, take trivia quiz Top 10% Rated Quiz, test trivia quiz Top 20% Rated Quiz, popular trivia A Well Rated Quiz
new quizzes = added recently, editor pick = Editor's Pick editor = FunTrivia Editor gold = Gold Member

Teachers / educators: FunTrivia welcomes the use of our website and quizzes in the classroom as a teaching aid or for preparing and testing students. See our education section. Our quizzes are printable and may be used as question sheets by k-12 teachers, parents, and home schoolers.

 ·  All questions, answers, and quiz content on this website is copyright FunTrivia, Inc and may not be reproduced without permission. Any images from TV shows and movies are copyright their studios, and are being used under "fair use" for commentary and education.