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2 Meatballs quizzes and 25 Meatballs trivia questions.
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  What do you know about Meatballs?   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Are you ready for the summer? Take a trip down Memory Lane with Tripper, Rudy and the gang in this "Meatballs" quiz!
Average, 10 Qns, CarolinaBill, Jul 16 06
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CarolinaBill
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  The Ultimate Meatballs Quiz    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
Fifteen questions about this hilarious Bill Murray comedy from 1979. If you're like me, you could watch this movie over and over and never tire of it!
Average, 15 Qns, GeddyRulz, Oct 18 19
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GeddyRulz
Oct 18 19
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Meatballs Trivia Questions
1. Which actor portrays Tripper, the head counselor at Camp Northstar?

From Quiz Meatballs

Answer: Bill Murray

This is the "Saturday Night Live" alum's first big screen starring role. When you watch the movie, note how much of the film seems to be a vehicle for Murray's antics (in particular the Bus Station scene with Rudy where he describes what he will do with his Swiss Army Knife). Bill Murray is also an alum of the Second City Comedy Troupe in Chicago and a gifted improvisational comic. Later notable roles for Murray include "Stripes", "Caddyshack", "Rushmore", "Lost in Translation", "Ghostbusters I & II", and "Groundhog Day".

2. What is the name of the camp where most of the movie takes place?

From Quiz Meatballs

Answer: Northstar

Camp Mohawk was the name of Camp Northstar's chief rival, both for potential campers and in sporting events. Elite campers go to Camp Mohawk and Meatballs go to Camp Northstar.

3. Early on in the film, we learn that there is a more exclusive camp across the lake. What is the name of this rival camp?

From Quiz Meatballs

Answer: Camp Mohawk

In the opening scene we are introduced to Camp Mohawk as an exclusive camp for wealthy campers. Tripper ventures across the parking lot to pose as Mohawk's activities director and give a phony interview to a television news crew. Camp Mohawk is the competition during the C.I.T. basketball game as well as the two day inter-camp Olympiad.

4. Camp Director Morty wears a button reading "Hi, my name is Morty", but that's not what the other staff members and visiting parents call him. By what alternate name is Morty greeted repeatedly during the film?

From Quiz Meatballs

Answer: Mickey

When Morty meets the staff, he says "Hello, my name is Morty" to which the staff respond (as coached ahead of time by Tripper), "Hiya Mickey!" The parents arriving for Parents' Day also greet Morty with "Hi Mickey!"

5. What child actor portrayed Rudy in the movie?

From Quiz Meatballs

Answer: Chris Makepeace

Chris Makepeace later starred in the movie "My Bodyguard." He also appeared in the made-for-TV movie "Mazes and Monsters" opposite Tom Hanks. The other choices all appeared in the film "Breaking Away".

6. During the movie, we learn that the real name of one of the C.I.T.s is Bobby. Which C.I.T.'s real name is Bobby?

From Quiz Meatballs

Answer: Crocket

On the C.I.T. overnighter, Candace calls Crocket by his real name. Crocket responds "Oh, don't call me that. Only my grandmother calls me that."

7. What was Rudy's last name?

From Quiz Meatballs

Answer: Gerner

Rudy's last name is mentioned a few times in the film, by Tripper, Morty, and Rudy himself.

8. Tripper befreinds a lonely camper named Rudy. Early on, we see Rudy playing a sport with the other campers his age. When he scores points for the other team, his peers reject him and he walks away. What sport is Rudy playing?

From Quiz Meatballs

Answer: Soccer

If you recall, Rudy had never played soccer before. When Rudy inadvertantly scores an own goal, one of the other kids says "Gurner's useless," to which the jerk counselor responds "I know." The next time we see Rudy, he's got his bags packed and he's waiting on a bus to go home.

9. What is the nickname of the counselor-in-training who is handy with tools?

From Quiz Meatballs

Answer: Hardware

Wheels and Crocket were two other counselors-in-training in the film.

10. What is Rudy's last name?

From Quiz Meatballs

Answer: Gurner

We hear his name mentioned several times throughout the movie. Rudy Gurner is played by Chris Makepeace in what is also his first feature film role.

11. Tripper (Bill Murray) introduces himself by what name when he pretends to be the program director of Camp Mohawk?

From Quiz Meatballs

Answer: Jerry Aldini

In a very funny early scene before the buses leave for camp, Tripper gives an interview to a television reporter. He pretends to be Jerry Aldini, a gung-ho program director for Camp Mohawk.

12. Name the female head counselor who is the object of Tripper's affections.

From Quiz Meatballs

Answer: Roxanne

Played by Kate Lynch, Roxanne is such a good foil for Murray's Tripper. One of her great lines occurs at the dance. After shooting down Tripper's attempt to get her to "go outside for some air" Tripper says "I was just trying" to which Roxanne replies, "well, keep trying." In other words, she isn't easy, but she's interested.

13. Who does Tripper announce as the winner of the Mystery Meat Contest, with the most valid answer "some kind of beef"?

From Quiz Meatballs

Answer: Jeffrey Corbin

Tripper makes a public address announcement shortly after lunch one day. In the announcement, he proclaims Jeffrey Corbin as the winner of this fictional contest.

14. The Inter-Camp Olympiad is a two day affair. On the night after the first day of events, we see Tripper give a wildly inspiring pep talk. What refrain is repeated throughout Tripper's speech?

From Quiz Meatballs

Answer: "It just doesn't matter!"

Tripper wildly rants and bangs a log from the fireplace on the floor, while the campers and staff clap and chant along. Mohawk now has no chance. Poor Mohawk. Little do they know that Northstar has what money can't buy - heart and courage.

15. What was actually for lunch on the day of the so-called "Mystery Meat Contest"?

From Quiz Meatballs

Answer: Veal

"Attention campers! Today's lunch was VEAL. Veal! The winner of the Mystery Meat Contest is Jeffrey Corbin, who guessed 'some kind of beef.'"

16. On day two of the Olympiad, Larry Finkelstein brings glory to Camp Northstar by winning the hotdog eating contest. Can you name his opponent?

From Quiz Meatballs

Answer: The Stomach

Right before the contest, Tripper offers encouragement to Fink in what is one of the funniest exchanges in the whole movie. Tripper: "Mmmmm. Look at all those steaming wieners. Do you know what they're saying? They're saying, "This is the year that Fink beats 'The Stomach'." [Fink picks up a hot dog and holds it to his ear] Tripper: "No, it's a couple of them over here, but they're saying it. "The Stomach" arrives at the competition in a chauffeured sedan.

17. What name does everyone insist on calling Morty, the head counselor?

From Quiz Meatballs

Answer: Mickey & Micky & Mickie

MORTY: "Hello everyone, my name's Morty." ALL: "Hi Mickey!" MORTY: "The name's Morty."

18. In the inspirational finale, Rudy wins the Marathon in an amazing upset. Prior to the race, Tripper gives Rudy a pep talk in which he encourages him to think of himself as who?

From Quiz Meatballs

Answer: Wudy the Wabbit (Rudy the Rabbit)

Against all odds, Rudy shows great heart and wins the race. A tired old Hollywood formula? maybe, but still a dang good story. Yay Wudy! Thanks for taking this stroll down memory lane with me. Thanks also to IMDB for the Tripper/Hotdog quote and some of the movie facts. Peace. Love God! Love Your Neighbor!

19. After playing blackjack against Rudy for peanuts, what bigger stakes does Tripper suggest they play for next time?

From Quiz Meatballs

Answer: Zucchini

"Next time we play for bigger stakes... zucchini!" Bill Murray delivers this very funny line after the blackjack game. He continues, "People are starving, and you're going home with a sombrero full of peanuts. I hope you sleep well!"

20. Tripper tries to seduce Roxanne with his Travolta-like disco moves, performed to what song?

From Quiz Meatballs

Answer: "Making It"

Tripper dances in a comical send-up of John Travolta in "Saturday Night Fever". But he also adds a few moves, like putting a 'Lone Ranger' mask over his eyes with his fingers.

21. What happens when Spaz and Larry try to sneak a peek at the girls in their cabin?

From Quiz Meatballs

Answer: The girls pull off Larry's shorts and hang them on the flagpole

Overweight Larry becomes stuck underneath the cabin, and the girls pull off his shorts. The next morning, it's announced on the P.A. system that there's a pair of shorts hanging from the flagpole.

22. When the counselors-in-training are paddling canoes to the location of their overnight stay, which CIT intentionally drops his paddle into the water because he's distracted by a pretty girl?

From Quiz Meatballs

Answer: Spaz

As the counselors-in-training are shown paddling down the river, we see Spaz drop his paddle into the water and move his hands in a paddling motion, not aware that he's dropped his paddle.

23. What advice does Tripper give to the camp's high jump competitor?

From Quiz Meatballs

Answer: "Try to jump very very high."

"It just doesn't matter" becomes a defeatist rallying cry at the camp meeting, but Tripper's rather obvious advice to the high jumper is, "Try to jump very, very high."

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