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A Quiz on the Movie "Mr. Holland's Opus"

"Mr. Holland's Opus" is a movie that spans about 30 years. It is about a teacher's career.

A multiple-choice quiz by quotidiantrivia. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
quotidiantrivia

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
88,372

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
11 / 15

Plays
2825

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 73 (10/15), Guest 50 (13/15), Guest 24 (11/15).

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Question 1 of 15

1. In the movie, Mr. Holland was a teacher. Which of these is a subject that he teaches? Hint

P.E.

Latin

Music Appreciation

Math

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Question 2 of 15

2. What song is playing when Mr. Holland drives into the parking lot on the first day of school? Hint

'Piano Man", by Billy Joel

"That's the Way I Like It", by KC and the Sunshine Band

"One, Two, Three", by Len Barry

"YMCA", by the Village People

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Question 3 of 15

3. What is the name of the school at which Mr. Holland teaches? Hint

Franklin D. Roosevelt High

John F. Kennedy High

Theodore Roosevelt High

Thomas Edison High

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Question 4 of 15

4. What does Mr. Holland say after he and Vice Principal Walters introduce themselves to each other? Hint

"Geesh!"

"I don't believe it!"

"Man alive!"

"Holy cow!"

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Question 5 of 15

5. What is the name of Mr. Holland's wife? Hint

Iris

Carla

Glenne

Patricia

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Question 6 of 15

6. What subject does Mr. Holland teach over the summer? Hint

Driver's Education

Music Appreciation

Band

Physical Education

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Question 7 of 15

7. What is the name of Mr. Holland's son? Hint

Samuel

Glen, Jr.

Coltrane

Jonathan

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Question 8 of 15

8. What is wrong with Mr. Holland's son? Hint

Blind

Deaf

Mute

Can't walk

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Question 9 of 15

9. When the principal of the school leaves, what does she give Mr. Holland? Hint

A globe

A compass

A gold watch

A book

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Question 10 of 15

10. What is the title of the musical that Mr. Holland and the football coach help organize? Hint

Hair

Grease

An Evening with Gershwin

A Night with the Beatles

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Question 11 of 15

11. What was the name of the girl who starred in Mr. Holland's musical?

Answer: (First name only)

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Question 12 of 15

12. What was the name of the girl who could not play clarinet very well until Mr. Holland told her to "play the sunset?"

Answer: (First name only)

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Question 13 of 15

13. What was the name of the boy who Mr. Holland threatened to suspend after he complained about having to write a paper as punishment?

Answer: (First name only)

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Question 14 of 15

14. What two sports did the student who eventually died in the Vietnam War play? Hint

Football and Baseball

Basketball and Football

Football and Wrestling

Baseball and Wrestling

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Question 15 of 15

15. Finally, what was the title of the piece, composed by Mr. Holland, that was performed by his former students at the end of the movie? Hint

American Symphony

American Prelude

American Overture

American Concerto

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In the movie, Mr. Holland was a teacher. Which of these is a subject that he teaches?

Answer: Music Appreciation

He tells the viewer that he teaches Music Appreciation when he tells a student that the class is Music Appreciation but he doesn't see much appreciation.

2. What song is playing when Mr. Holland drives into the parking lot on the first day of school?

Answer: "One, Two, Three", by Len Barry

"C'mon, let's fall in love,
It's easy,
Like taking candy
From a baby."

3. What is the name of the school at which Mr. Holland teaches?

Answer: John F. Kennedy High

On Mr. Holland's first day, there is a shot of people changing the name in the front of the school to John F. Kennedy.

4. What does Mr. Holland say after he and Vice Principal Walters introduce themselves to each other?

Answer: "Holy cow!"

Mr. Holland: "Glen Holland, I'm the new music teacher here."
Walters: "Vice Principal Gene Walters."
Mr. Holland (under his breath): "Holy cow!"

5. What is the name of Mr. Holland's wife?

Answer: Iris

Iris is played by Glenne Headly.

6. What subject does Mr. Holland teach over the summer?

Answer: Driver's Education

He teaches Driver's Ed. so that he can make extra money to get a bigger place to live because his wife had just become pregnant.

7. What is the name of Mr. Holland's son?

Answer: Coltrane

In the scene when Coltrane (or Cole, as they call him) is being born, Mr. Holland is in a car teaching driver's education to some students. He speeds the car to the hospital, doing things with a car that a driver's ed. teacher would not want to teach his students.

8. What is wrong with Mr. Holland's son?

Answer: Deaf

Iris finds out that Cole is deaf when they are at a parade in which Mr. Holland is leading the marching band. A fire truck sounds its horn very loudly, and everyone winces, except for Cole, who remained asleep in his stroller.

9. When the principal of the school leaves, what does she give Mr. Holland?

Answer: A compass

Earlier, when she noticed that Mr. Holland didn't seem like he wanted to be there, she had said that a teacher should be able to give direction to a student's life, so she gave Mr. Holland a compass as a meaningful gift before she left.

10. What is the title of the musical that Mr. Holland and the football coach help organize?

Answer: An Evening with Gershwin

The musical was put on so that the school could make the money that they lacked at the time.

11. What was the name of the girl who starred in Mr. Holland's musical?

Answer: Rowena

Mr. Holland encouraged Rowena to do whatever she wanted after she graduated, so Rowena decided not to work in the restaurant that her family owned, but instead to go New York and sing there.

12. What was the name of the girl who could not play clarinet very well until Mr. Holland told her to "play the sunset?"

Answer: Gertrude

Mr. Holland asked Gertrude which attribute of herself she was proudest of. Gertrude said that it was her hair, because her father always said that it reminded him of the sunset, so Mr. Holland told her to "play the sunset."

In the movie, Gertrude went on to become the governor of Oregon.

13. What was the name of the boy who Mr. Holland threatened to suspend after he complained about having to write a paper as punishment?

Answer: Michael

Michael Stadler (I think that's how you spell the last name) thought that he knew everything there was to know about music. He said that he didn't have to put any effort into the class because he knew the material, so Mr. Holland told him to prove it by writing the paper.

Mr. Holland: ...

14. What two sports did the student who eventually died in the Vietnam War play?

Answer: Football and Wrestling

He was taken off the football team because he didn't have the grades, so Mr. Holland taught him to play the drums, giving the student, Louis Russ, the credit that he needed to wrestle.

15. Finally, what was the title of the piece, composed by Mr. Holland, that was performed by his former students at the end of the movie?

Answer: American Symphony

Mr. Holland worked most of his career on this piece.

Source: Author quotidiantrivia

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