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Quiz about Dead Dogs and Other Hilarious Movie Moments

Dead Dogs and Other Hilarious Movie Moments Quiz

This quiz is dedicated to all of those who have ever giggled at an inappropriate moment during a movie. It asks about scenes from films where we were expected to laugh at life's little misfortunes.

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

Author
rblayer

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
227,564

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
925

Last 3 plays: Guest 172 (9/10), Guest 75 (3/10), Guest 90 (8/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. In what film did an animal-loving armed robber, who attempted to murder a witness to a diamond heist, succeed only in accidentally killing an old lady's dogs? Hint

A Fish Called Wanda

The Game

Bustin' Out

One Out of Three

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Question 2 of 10

2. In what 1988 comedy did audiences roar when a man in a wheelchair rolled down several flights of stairs at a baseball stadium, before being thrown high in air and landing flat on his back? Hint

Major League

National Lampoon's Dorm Daze

Major League II

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad

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Question 3 of 10

3. After being assured by a man that his dog did not bite, a police detective was viciously bitten by a small dog in what 1978 comedy? Hint

Fletch

Police Squad

Armed and Dangerous

The Pink Panther Strikes Again

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Question 4 of 10

4. Although it was not a classic fair fight, in what film did a pistol-packing hero shoot a bad guy who was armed only with a sword? Hint

Blazing Saddles

Around the World in 80 Days

Romancing the Stone

Raiders of the Lost Ark

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Question 5 of 10

5. Stuttering is a serious problem for many people, but not typically for a trial lawyer. In what movie did this speech impediment have comical results in a murder trial? Hint

My Cousin Vinnie

Me, Myself and Irene

Liar, Liar

So I Married an Ax Murderer

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Question 6 of 10

6. Ordinarily, hitting someone in the back of the head with a shovel is not considered comedy material, but in "Blazing Saddles", a future sheriff did just that. What character actor was the recipient of the headshot? Hint

Chill Wills

Slim Pickens

Harvey Korman

Dom DeLuise

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Question 7 of 10

7. The 1963 film "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" ended in a hilarious scene when actress Ethel Merman's character fell in a hospital ward. What caused her to fall? Hint

She tripped over a bed pan

She tripped over a man's leg cast

She was run over by a runaway wheelchair

She slipped on a banana peel

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Question 8 of 10

8. The 1991 film "Defending Your Life" began with the star's comical death in a head-on collision with a bus. What actor played the unlucky new BMW owner? Hint

Bruce Willis

John Denver

Woody Allen

Albert Brooks

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Question 9 of 10

9. Not many men were laughing when a character in "There's Something About Mary" got a part of his body stuck in his pants zipper. Which actor played the unfortunate guy? Hint

Chris Farley

Rob Schneider

Jeff Daniels

Ben Stiller

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Question 10 of 10

10. Most normal people would find little humor in someone drop-kicking a small dog off of a bridge. This happened to Ron Burgundy's pet in "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy." What was the dog's name? Hint

Baxter

Rex

Ajax

Alex

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In what film did an animal-loving armed robber, who attempted to murder a witness to a diamond heist, succeed only in accidentally killing an old lady's dogs?

Answer: A Fish Called Wanda

Monty Python comic actor Michael Palin played the stuttering thief Ken Pile in "A Fish Called Wanda". The witness finally died of a heart attack when she saw her last dog crushed by a falling safe intended for her. Kevin Kline won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his portrayal of gang member Otto.

2. In what 1988 comedy did audiences roar when a man in a wheelchair rolled down several flights of stairs at a baseball stadium, before being thrown high in air and landing flat on his back?

Answer: The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad

Prior to his worldwide celebrity as the defendant in a spectacular murder trial, O.J. Simpson portrayed hapless police Detective Nordberg in three "Naked Gun" movies. He was typically the victim of bizarre accidents and injuries, including a wheelchair ride down stairs at Dodger Stadium.

3. After being assured by a man that his dog did not bite, a police detective was viciously bitten by a small dog in what 1978 comedy?

Answer: The Pink Panther Strikes Again

Inspector Jacques Clouseau, played by Peter Sellers, reached down to pet a small dog and was bitten. He asked the man, "I thought you said your dog did not bite." He replied, "Oui monsieur, but that is not my dog."

4. Although it was not a classic fair fight, in what film did a pistol-packing hero shoot a bad guy who was armed only with a sword?

Answer: Raiders of the Lost Ark

As Indiana Jones frantically searched for his missing lady friend Marion Ravenworth, a sword wielding Arab confronted him. After patiently watching the man twirl his weapon for several seconds, Indy nonchalantly pulled his pistol and shot him.

5. Stuttering is a serious problem for many people, but not typically for a trial lawyer. In what movie did this speech impediment have comical results in a murder trial?

Answer: My Cousin Vinnie

Character actor Austin Pendleton played public defender John Gibbons appointed to represent murder defendant Stan Rothenstein in the 1992 comedy. His bumbling cross-examination of an eyewitness was hilarious.

Answer: Slim Pickens

Bart, played by actor Cleavon Little and a co-worker got stuck in quicksand while working on the railroad. Pickens' character, Taggert, was only concerned with saving the rail car and offered no help to the workmen. Bart repaid Taggert with a shovel to the head.

7. The 1963 film "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" ended in a hilarious scene when actress Ethel Merman's character fell in a hospital ward. What caused her to fall?

Answer: She slipped on a banana peel

All of the main male cast members were seriously, yet hilariously injured in their quest for a hidden fortune. As they lay moaning and groaning in a hospital ward, big-mouthed Merman as Mrs Marcus, entered and slipped on a banana peel, causing the poor suffering patients to break out in uproarious laughter.

8. The 1991 film "Defending Your Life" began with the star's comical death in a head-on collision with a bus. What actor played the unlucky new BMW owner?

Answer: Albert Brooks

Brooks also wrote and directed the film about Daniel Miller, a young man who was attempting to justify his life's achievements in an afterlife courtroom setting. Meryl Streep and Rip Torn co-starred.

9. Not many men were laughing when a character in "There's Something About Mary" got a part of his body stuck in his pants zipper. Which actor played the unfortunate guy?

Answer: Ben Stiller

Ted, played by Stiller, was a high school geek who had a date for the prom with Mary, one of the most popular girls in school. Unfortunately, Ted had an accident in the bathroom and missed his big chance with Mary. Thirteen years later, Ted realized that he was still in love with Mary and hired a private investigator to find her.

The PI also fell in love with Mary. All-pro quarterback Brett Favre played another one of many men infatuated with Mary Jensen, played by Cameron Diaz in this 1998 comedy.

Answer: Baxter

Actor Will Ferrell played Burgundy, a 1970s male chauvinist newscaster whose best friend and confident was his bilingual dog, Baxter. One day while the two of them were driving, Burgundy carelessly threw a burrito out of his car window causing the man in traffic next to him to crash and total his pride and joy motorcycle.

The big, bad biker got even by drop-kicking Baxter dog off a bridge.

Source: Author rblayer

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