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The Ultimate Back to the Future Quiz | Movies

This quiz is about 'Back to the Future', specifically the first film.

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

Author
amyvsmith

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
313,268

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
9038

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 67 (10/10), Guest 73 (9/10), Guest 174 (9/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What was the name of the school principal who was at the school during both Marty and his parents' school days? Hint

Smith

Strickland

Seymour

Stephens

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Question 2 of 10

2. Where did Doc Brown get the plutonium which he uses to power the time machine? Hint

Libyans

Chinese

Iranians

Russians

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Question 3 of 10

3. What street does Doc Brown live on? Hint

Riversdale Avenue

River Creek Drive

Riverside Drive

Rivers Edge Lane

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Question 4 of 10

4. Lorraine Baines/McFly is played by Elizabeth Shue.

True

False

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which of these does Marty NOT order in Lou's cafe? Hint

Black Coffee

Pepsi Free

Tab

Something without any sugar

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is the middle initial in Doc Brown's name? Hint

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Question 7 of 10

7. Marty watches "The Honeymooners" with Lorraine and her family in 1955.

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. What does George say that his favourite television programme is that he cannot possibly miss to go to the dance? Hint

I Love Lucy

Science Fiction Theatre

The Lone Ranger

The Ed Sullivan Show

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Question 9 of 10

9. What colour underwear is Marty wearing when he wakes up in Lorraine's bed after he was hit by her father's car? Hint

Purple

Green

Red

Blue

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is the surname of the bully Biff? Hint

Taylor

Tannen

Turner

Thompson

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Most Recent Scores

Dec 24 2024 : Guest 67: 10/10
Dec 24 2024 : Guest 73: 9/10
Dec 23 2024 : Guest 174: 9/10
Dec 23 2024 : ramses22: 9/10
Dec 20 2024 : Guest 192: 7/10
Dec 19 2024 : rubberneck1: 10/10
Dec 19 2024 : Guest 198: 8/10
Dec 19 2024 : Guest 99: 5/10
Dec 19 2024 : Guest 3: 10/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was the name of the school principal who was at the school during both Marty and his parents' school days?

Answer: Strickland

Marty sees Strickland in the school when he goes with Doc Brown in search of his parents. He comments that Strickland doesn't have hair even back in 1955.

2. Where did Doc Brown get the plutonium which he uses to power the time machine?

Answer: Libyans

The Libyans want a bomb in exchange for their plutonium but Doc gives them "a shoddy bomb casing full of used pinball machine parts". This causes them to come and find him at the mall when he is there demonstrating the time machine to Marty.

3. What street does Doc Brown live on?

Answer: Riverside Drive

Doc Brown used to have a large house with an estate attached, however, over the course of his experiments he has had to sell bits off for financial reasons. By 1985, he lives in what used to be the garage. Marty does not know where to find Doc in 1955 as street names have been changed.

4. Lorraine Baines/McFly is played by Elizabeth Shue.

Answer: False

Lorraine was played by Lea Thompson. Elizabeth Shue took over from Claudia Wells to play Jennifer in the second film in the trilogy.
When Lorraine is young in 1955, she drinks, smokes and is somewhat promiscuous much to Marty's surprise. At the beginning of the film, she says that she never led a boy on when she was a teenager.

5. Which of these does Marty NOT order in Lou's cafe?

Answer: Black Coffee

Although he ends up with a black coffee, Marty does not actually specifically order this. He asks for a Tab and a Pepsi Free which causes confusion for Lou as these drinks were not around in 1955. Finally after ordering "something without any sugar" Lou gives him a coffee.

6. What is the middle initial in Doc Brown's name?

Answer: L

On the side of Doc Brown's lorry, it says that his name is Doc Emmett L. Brown. No middle name was ever given to Doc Brown.

7. Marty watches "The Honeymooners" with Lorraine and her family in 1955.

Answer: True

The family have just bought their first television and are watching it as they eat their dinner. Marty remarks that he has seen the episode that they are watching before in a rerun, but the Baines family have no idea what a rerun actually is!

8. What does George say that his favourite television programme is that he cannot possibly miss to go to the dance?

Answer: Science Fiction Theatre

This inspires Marty to dress up as an alien to persuade George to ask Lorraine out to the dance. Marty claims to be Darth Vader from the planet Vulcan.
George is a big fan of science fiction and even writes some of his own stories. This shocks Marty as he does not see his father in a creative light.

9. What colour underwear is Marty wearing when he wakes up in Lorraine's bed after he was hit by her father's car?

Answer: Purple

Lorraine remarks that she has never seen purple underwear before. She also believes that he is called Calvin Klein as this is what is written on his underwear. Throughout the film, she refers to him as Calvin or Cal on many occasions.

10. What is the surname of the bully Biff?

Answer: Tannen

Biff Tannen is played by Thomas F. Wilson and is eventually knocked out by George at the dance after he gets a little too close to Lorraine. When Marty goes back to 1985, he is working cleaning George's car, a total transformation to the mean character he was before George taught him a lesson.

Source: Author amyvsmith

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