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Are You "Waiting for Guffman"? Quiz

This is one of my top five favorite movies! Let's see how well you know it!

A multiple-choice quiz by fife4. Estimated time: 2 mins.

Author
fife4

Time
2 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
210,514

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
781

Last 3 plays: Guest 216 (7/10), Guest 100 (9/10), Guest 208 (7/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Name the director of "Waiting for Guffman". Hint

Don Lake

Eugene Levy

Christopher Guest

Michael McKean

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Question 2 of 10

2. Name the title of the show that is being made throughout the movie. Hint

Oh Blaine, How I Love Thee

Red, White and Blaine

Blaine's 150th Anniversary

Corky St. Clair Presents...Blaine

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which is NOT a song from the show? Hint

Blaine Fabin Arrives

Stool Boom

Penny For Your Thoughts

Nothing Ever Happens on Mars

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Question 4 of 10

4. Why does Johnny Savage drop out of the show? Hint

He gets sick.

He has to work

He loses his voice

He breaks his arm

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Question 5 of 10

5. What does Corky do for his alleged wife, Bonnie? Hint

Sings showtunes

Buys most of her clothes

Gives her foot massages

Cooks dinner every night

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Question 6 of 10

6. What do Ron and Sheila Albertson do for a living? Hint

Dentists

Actors

Travel agents

Restaurant owners

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Question 7 of 10

7. Where do Ron and Shelia end up at the end of the movie? Hint

Miami

New York

Hollywood

Stay in Blaine

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Question 8 of 10

8. What movie does Corky St. Clair make into a stage production that stars Ron and Sheila? Hint

Titanic

The Towering Inferno

Silence of the Lambs

Backdraft

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Question 9 of 10

9. Where does Libby Mae Brown work? Hint

Taco Bell

She doesn't work

Pool Hall

Dairy Queen

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Question 10 of 10

10. What movie's lunch box does Corky show the audience at the end of the movie? Hint

Howard's End

Das Boot

Pretty in Pink

Remains of the Day

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Most Recent Scores

Nov 02 2024 : Guest 216: 7/10
Sep 30 2024 : Guest 100: 9/10
Sep 19 2024 : Guest 208: 7/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Name the director of "Waiting for Guffman".

Answer: Christopher Guest

In addtion to directing and writing this comedy, he also plays the flamboyant director Corky St. Clair.
Christopher Guest's directing credits also include "A Mighty Wind", "Best in Show" and "Almost Heroes".

2. Name the title of the show that is being made throughout the movie.

Answer: Red, White and Blaine

'Red White and Blaine' details the historic events of Blaine, MO including a visit from President McKinley, an alien landing and the founding of Blaine by Blaine Fabin.
All songs in 'Red White and Blaine' are written by the three Spinal Tap members, Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer.

3. Which is NOT a song from the show?

Answer: Blaine Fabin Arrives

'Stool Boom' details the rush of stool production, 'Nothing Ever Happens on Mars' details the alien landing, and 'Penny For Your Thoughts' is the romantic ballad between a boy going to war and his girl.

4. Why does Johnny Savage drop out of the show?

Answer: He has to work

Johnny is supposed to be the leading heartthrob of the play, but when his father says he has to work, Corky takes over the part.
Matt Kessler plays Johnny Savage, while Brian Doyle-Murray plays his father. Brian Doyle-Murray is the brother of the great Bill Murray.

5. What does Corky do for his alleged wife, Bonnie?

Answer: Buys most of her clothes

Corky's wife is never seen by the town or the audience. It seems that "Bonnie" does not actually exist!
Corky actually meets Dr. Pearl's wife while buying a pants suit for "Bonnie".

6. What do Ron and Sheila Albertson do for a living?

Answer: Travel agents

The irony is that Ron and Sheila (played by Fred Willard and Catherine O'Hara) have never been outside of Blaine...except once for Ron's surgery. They are also a part of Corky's Blaine Community Players.

7. Where do Ron and Shelia end up at the end of the movie?

Answer: Hollywood

In Hollywood, they work as extras in a TV commercial.
Ron says they think of themselves as "bi-coastal - if you consider the Mississippi River one of the coasts."

8. What movie does Corky St. Clair make into a stage production that stars Ron and Sheila?

Answer: Backdraft

To give the show more dimensions, Corky burns newspapers and sends them through the vents in the theatre, causing the fire department to shut them down.
Corky's other show before 'Backdraft' was 'Barefoot in the Park', also starring Ron and Sheila.

9. Where does Libby Mae Brown work?

Answer: Dairy Queen

Libby (played by Parker Posey) quits Dairy Queen once she gets a part in the show, but they tell her she can always go back. She says "I always have a place at the Dairy Queen".

10. What movie's lunch box does Corky show the audience at the end of the movie?

Answer: Remains of the Day

In the end, Corky goes back to New York and opens a movie memorabilia store where he sells such things as Anthony Michael Hall and Andrew McCarthy "big heads", and old movie costumes.

Source: Author fife4

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