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Quiz about Flowers For Algernon in Pop Culture

"Flowers For Algernon" in Pop Culture Quiz

You might know the popular novel "Flowers for Algernon", but do you know that the concept of this novel was often spoofed or mentioned in other books, television shows, and music. Go ahead, give this quiz a try! Good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by AlchemyGirl. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
AlchemyGirl

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
267,718

Updated
Dec 03 21

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10

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Question 1 of 10

1. A Japanese rock singer named Kyosuke Himuro had an album named "Flowers for Algernon". How many albums did Himuro have before the release of the 'Algernon' album? Hint

One

None

Three

Two

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Question 2 of 10

2. The title of "Flowers for Algernon" was mentioned in what Nujabes song? Hint

Feather

The Sign

Thank you

Horizen

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Question 3 of 10

3. In what episode of the television show "Angel", which ran from 1999 to 2004, was character Charles Gunn diagnosed with "Acute 'Flowers for Algernon' syndrome"? Hint

Shells

Unleashed

Smile Time

Life of the Party

4. In Marvel Comics' "Spider-Man's Tangled Web: Flowers for Rhino", released in 2001, Rhino undergoes a surgery much like the one Charlie has. While he is smart, what play does he see and then make notes on how to improve it? Hint

Romeo and Juliet

Hamlet

The Taming of the Shrew

The Phantom of the Opera

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Question 5 of 10

5. On the television show "Newsradio", the episode "Flowers for Matthew", aired on October 28, 1998, and is loosely based on the novel "Flowers for Algernon". Which character invents the "smart drink" that makes Matthew believe he is smart, while his becoming smart is really a product of his own gullibility?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is the title of the comic strip in which there is an episode titled "Flowers for Trinitron", in which a man becomes smarter then he was before the loss of television, then reverses to his former state when he gets his cable back?

Answer: (Four Words)

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Question 7 of 10

7. In an episode of "Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex", which aired on January 7, 2003, Motoko reads "Flowers for Algernon".

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. In the 2002 movie "Adaption", Donald Kaufman, suggests that "Flowers for Algernon" is a movie about what?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 9 of 10

9. In what 2005 video game was a possible thought of a Majestic Psi-Mutant is "Algernon... smarter... than.. Charlie...".

Answer: (Three Words. (No punctuation is used in the answer.))

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Question 10 of 10

10. Aesop Rock's song "Citronella", released in 2007, contains what phrase that may be a referance to "Flowers for Algernon"?

Answer: (Three Words)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. A Japanese rock singer named Kyosuke Himuro had an album named "Flowers for Algernon". How many albums did Himuro have before the release of the 'Algernon' album?

Answer: None

The album, released on September 1, 1988, had tracks called "Angel", "Love", and "Dear Algernon". "Dear Algernon" made it to number two on music charts in 1988.

2. The title of "Flowers for Algernon" was mentioned in what Nujabes song?

Answer: Feather

Nujabes is a Japanese hip-hop artsit. The song "Feather" is on his 2005 album "Modal Soul."

3. In what episode of the television show "Angel", which ran from 1999 to 2004, was character Charles Gunn diagnosed with "Acute 'Flowers for Algernon' syndrome"?

Answer: Smile Time

This episode was the fourteenth episode in season five of "Angel". The plot of this episode was very similar to the Daniel Keyes novel.

Answer: Hamlet

In this issue of "Spider-Man's Tangled Web", Rhino wants to impress the girlfriend of his boss. After he has the surgerey to increase his intelligence, he becomes bored with his boss' girlfriend and everything else. He is ready to commit suicide when he devises a way to reverse the surgery.

Answer: Joe

"Flowers for Algernon" has also been referenced in another episode of this show, "Arcade", which aired on October 23, 1996. In that episode, Lisa believes that she is getting dumber. Dave jokes, saying "We knew this day would come, Algernon." Lisa responds by saying "Flowers for Algernon" written by Daniel Keyes inspired the 1968 film, "Charly" for which Cliff Robertson won an Oscar for best actor. I should have known that faster."

Answer: Tom the Dancing Bug

"Tom the Dancing Bug", which was first printed in 1997, is a weekly comic strip by Ruben Bolling which presents critical commentary on modern life, current events, and conventional wisdom and clich�s. There are no characters named Tom, no bugs, and no dancing.

7. In an episode of "Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex", which aired on January 7, 2003, Motoko reads "Flowers for Algernon".

Answer: False

A Tachikoma, after gaining self-awareness, says that it has an interest in reading and begins with "Flowers for Algernon."

8. In the 2002 movie "Adaption", Donald Kaufman, suggests that "Flowers for Algernon" is a movie about what?

Answer: Flowers

After Donald Kaufman suggests that "Flowers for Algernon" is a movie about flowers, Charlie Kaufman replies that it is not about flowers, and it is not a movie, which completely ignores the fact that it was filmed twice, once as "Charly" in 1968, and as a TV movie in 2000 under the same title.

9. In what 2005 video game was a possible thought of a Majestic Psi-Mutant is "Algernon... smarter... than.. Charlie...".

Answer: Destroy All Humans

Destroy All Humans! is a video game developed by Pandemic Studios and published by THQ. It was released for the Xbox and PlayStation II computer entertainment systems on June 21, 2005.

10. Aesop Rock's song "Citronella", released in 2007, contains what phrase that may be a referance to "Flowers for Algernon"?

Answer: Citronella for Algernon

Aesop Rock's song "Citronella", is feature on hs album, "None Shall Pass", which was released in the early part of July 2007.

Source: Author AlchemyGirl

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