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About a Boy Trivia Quiz

I recently saw this movie and really enjoyed it. 9/10 questions can be answered directly from having watched the movie.

A multiple-choice quiz by kynli. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
kynli

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
114,230

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
9148

Last 3 plays: Guest 100 (9/10), Guest 147 (1/10), Johnmcmanners (10/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who plays Will, the lead character, in 'About a Boy'? Hint

Dylan McDermott

Josh Hartnett

Hugh Grant

Nicolas Cage

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Question 2 of 10

2. With what item does Marcus accidentally kill a duck? Hint

shoe

skipping stone

baseball

bread loaf

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Question 3 of 10

3. What song does Marcus sing at the 'Kidz Rock' talent show? Hint

Yellow Submarine

Killing Me Softly

Tomorrow

Blue Suede Shoes

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Question 4 of 10

4. Marcus' original accompanist for the talent show bails out at the last minute. What instrument was that boy going to play? Hint

tuba

tambourine

recorder

triangle

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is Marcus' mother's first name?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is the name of Will's pretend son? Hint

Nathan

Nicholas

Ned

Nolan

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Question 7 of 10

7. On what Marcus calls the 'dead duck day', what does he come home to find about his mother? Hint

She has a new boyfriend

She has attempted suicide

She has decided to move out

She has been in a car accident

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Question 8 of 10

8. Will's eventual girlfriend, Rachel, is played by Rachel Weisz. Which of these other movies did she star in? Hint

Catch Me if You Can

Titanic

The Mummy

The Matrix

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Question 9 of 10

9. How many units does Will allot for "exercise"? Hint

one

two

three

four

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is the song Will's father wrote, which allows Will to live off the royalties and never work? Hint

Sledding With Santa

Santa's Super Sleigh

Here Comes Santa Claus

Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

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Most Recent Scores

Dec 11 2024 : Guest 100: 9/10
Dec 11 2024 : Guest 147: 1/10
Dec 07 2024 : Johnmcmanners: 10/10
Dec 05 2024 : Guest 108: 9/10
Nov 22 2024 : Guest 1: 5/10
Nov 15 2024 : GoodwinPD: 10/10
Nov 03 2024 : Guest 76: 9/10
Oct 23 2024 : Guest 24: 6/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who plays Will, the lead character, in 'About a Boy'?

Answer: Hugh Grant

Like Hugh, nearly all the actors in the movie are English, and the movie takes place in jolly olde England.

2. With what item does Marcus accidentally kill a duck?

Answer: bread loaf

It's 'healthy' bread his mom had baked that was hard as a rock.

3. What song does Marcus sing at the 'Kidz Rock' talent show?

Answer: Killing Me Softly

He sings the original Roberta Flack version to try to make his mother happy - Will joins in halfway through on the guitar to help him out.

4. Marcus' original accompanist for the talent show bails out at the last minute. What instrument was that boy going to play?

Answer: recorder

The boy backs out so the school kids won't laugh at him. Marcus holds a tambourine the whole time, but never actually plays it.

5. What is Marcus' mother's first name?

Answer: Fiona

Will meets Fiona and Marcus through Susie, a friend from SPAT - Single Parents Alone Together. Will pretends to have a son to try to meet single women.

6. What is the name of Will's pretend son?

Answer: Ned

Will even buys a zebra-striped car seat and crushes potato chips and other items into it, to make it look like he has a child.

7. On what Marcus calls the 'dead duck day', what does he come home to find about his mother?

Answer: She has attempted suicide

The movie never really explains why Fiona is so upset, and attempts suicide. It is obviously very traumatic for Marcus though, especially as he is the one to see her first.

8. Will's eventual girlfriend, Rachel, is played by Rachel Weisz. Which of these other movies did she star in?

Answer: The Mummy

She plays Evie, the librarian, who falls in love with Rick O'Connell(Brendan Frasier) during their excursion to Egypt. Rachel's breakout movie role was in "Chain Reaction", with Keanu Reeves and Morgan Freeman.

9. How many units does Will allot for "exercise"?

Answer: three

Will divides his day into "units" - each consisting of 30 minutes. His "exercise", playing billiards, takes three units.

10. What is the song Will's father wrote, which allows Will to live off the royalties and never work?

Answer: Santa's Super Sleigh

I'm not sure if this is actually a real song - if it is, I have never heard it. But it is played/sung quite often during the movie, and seems kinda catchy.

Source: Author kynli

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