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10 Questions: A Mighty Wind Multiple Choice Quiz | Movies

This is a quiz about a very entertaining mockumentary by Christopher Guest. If you enjoyed the movie, then you should do well!

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

Author
jaredrrt

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
183,376

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
752

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which one of the following is an actual band in the movie? Hint

The Folks

The Folksmen

The Banjo Boys

The Sweet Sound

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Question 2 of 10

2. What was the name of the television station that aired the concert live? Hint

PBN

PBC

PBS

MTV

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Question 3 of 10

3. What did the entire group do (except for one person) in honor of Irving during the toast? Hint

Sang

Observed a moment of silence

Danced

Hummed

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Question 4 of 10

4. What did two members of The New Mainstreet Singers worship? Hint

Wind

Color

Fire

Sound

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Question 5 of 10

5. Mitch was late for his performance at the tribute. What was he looking for that made him late? Hint

His guitar

A rose

His glasses

The words to his songs

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Question 6 of 10

6. What was the title of the TV show that the owner of High Class Management (Mike LaFontaine, played by Fred Willard) was able to put The New Main Street Singers into? Hint

Supreme Folk

Folk Stars

These Folk Are Having Fun

The Rich and the Folk

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is the missing word in the lyrics to one of Mitch and Mickey's songs? "There's a ____ at the end of the rainbow that's more precious than a pot of gold."

Answer: (What did they do?)

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Question 8 of 10

8. What did Mickey's husband sell? Hint

Encyclopedias

Gutters

Cars

Bladder catheters

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Question 9 of 10

9. Christopher Guest's character, Alan Barrows, is balding. Was Christopher Guest naturally bald at the time of filming?

Yes

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Question 10 of 10

10. What was the name of the TV show that Mike LaFontaine of High Class Management had for a short period of time? Hint

The Folk Stops Here

Folk? What Folk?

Where's the Beef?

Wha' Happened?

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which one of the following is an actual band in the movie?

Answer: The Folksmen

Christopher Guest played the the part of Alan Barrows, the banjo player and tenor. Harry Shearer played Mark Shubb, the bass. Michael McKean played Jerry Palter, the main voice of The Folksmen.

2. What was the name of the television station that aired the concert live?

Answer: PBN

PBN stands for People's Broadcast Network.

3. What did the entire group do (except for one person) in honor of Irving during the toast?

Answer: Hummed

Everyone hummed because the son said that everywhere Irving went, he hummed.

4. What did two members of The New Mainstreet Singers worship?

Answer: Color

"You won't find it in any book, it exists only in my mind." During one of the "interviews", this is what Lori Bohner, one of The New Main Street Singers, says.

5. Mitch was late for his performance at the tribute. What was he looking for that made him late?

Answer: A rose

When he and Mickey first met face to face (when Mitch was in the hospital), she brought him a rose. So for the performance in "A Tribute to Irving" at Carnegie Hall, he went out to look for a rose, and was late for his performance with Mickey.

6. What was the title of the TV show that the owner of High Class Management (Mike LaFontaine, played by Fred Willard) was able to put The New Main Street Singers into?

Answer: Supreme Folk

By day, they listened to intense cases being argued in the nation's highest court. By night, they argued over who was going to wash the dishes, then sang and played music together.

7. What is the missing word in the lyrics to one of Mitch and Mickey's songs? "There's a ____ at the end of the rainbow that's more precious than a pot of gold."

Answer: kiss

"It was one of the most memorable kisses in folk music, perhaps in all of humanity." An actor appearing in a brief cameo made this statement about the kiss that Mitch and Mickey shared in the show.

8. What did Mickey's husband sell?

Answer: Bladder catheters

Sur-Flo. Mickey ended up singing at a vendor show where her husband was selling his wares.

9. Christopher Guest's character, Alan Barrows, is balding. Was Christopher Guest naturally bald at the time of filming?

Answer: No

He shaved the top of his head for the movie.

10. What was the name of the TV show that Mike LaFontaine of High Class Management had for a short period of time?

Answer: Wha' Happened?

Mike LaFontaine kept saying it throughout the movie, but every time he mentioned it, he wouldn't say when it was on TV. He would always put his hand in front of his mouth to muffle out the year. Also, he tried to get his group, The New Main Street Singers, to say it in their shows.

Source: Author jaredrrt

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