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'Donnie Darko' Nitty-Gritty I Trivia Quiz

'Donnie Darko' is an interesting and layered film with some really fantastic actors. This is the first quiz in my series on the film. Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by rj211. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
rj211

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
100,786

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
11 / 15

Plays
7229

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

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Question 1 of 15

1. The opening shot takes place on a hillside. The camera moves up the road to find Donnie (Jake Gyllenhaal) lying on the street. He wakes up, stands to look at the view, turns and does something before stepping off-camera. What does he do? Hint

smiles

screams

scratches his forehead

cries

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Question 2 of 15

2. What kind of festival is being advertised on the sign Donnie passes on his bike ride home in the first sequence? Hint

Halloween

Arts and Crafts

Dance

Christmas

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Question 3 of 15

3. Who in his car passes Donnie biking home? Hint

Prof. Monnitoff

Jim Cunningham

Principal Cole

Frank

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Question 4 of 15

4. What is Eddie (Holmes Osborne), Donnie's dad, doing when we first see him? Hint

cleaning the roof gutters

blowing leaves

painting the garage door

raking

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Question 5 of 15

5. When we first see Rose (Mary McDonnell), what is she reading? Hint

Michael Crichton's 'Sphere'

Virgil's 'Aeneid'

John Berendt's 'Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil'

Stephen King's 'IT'

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Question 6 of 15

6. What is written on the fridge when Donnie returns home in the first sequence? Hint

Buy milk.

Go to school.

Where is Donnie?

Do your homework.

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Question 7 of 15

7. For whom is Elizabeth (Maggie Gyllenhaal) going to vote? Hint

Clinton

Dukakis

Perot

Bush

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Question 8 of 15

8. Where does Elizabeth presumably work? Hint

The Yarn Barn

Chuckie Cheese's

The Gap

K-Mart

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Question 9 of 15

9. In what grade does Donnie tell Samantha (Daveigh Chase) she'll need to be before she can 'squeeze one out'? Hint

8th

6th

4th

11th

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Question 10 of 15

10. What does Rose wonder if Donnie did at night?
Hint

toilet papered the Johnson's house

stole electronics

went to a girl's house

took drugs

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Question 11 of 15

11. What kind of cologne is visible in the cabinet next to Donnie's pills? Hint

Old Spice

Polo Sport

Brut

Eternity

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Question 12 of 15

12. What is Eddie watching on TV after he gets up that fateful night? Hint

cooking show

football game

golf tournament

political debate

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Question 13 of 15

13. What does Donnie take from the fridge on his way sleepwalking to the golf course? Hint

photograph

beer

orange juice

pen

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Question 14 of 15

14. Which family member do we NOT see when the engine lands? Hint

Samantha

Eddie

Rose

Elizabeth

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Question 15 of 15

15. In what hotel are they placed? Hint

Embassy Suites

Motel 6

Holiday Inn

The Ritz

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: smiles

This is a beautiful opening shot. According to the commentary track, Jake had some difficulty finding motivation for that reaction until the director reminded him that he had just awoken on a mountain road.

2. What kind of festival is being advertised on the sign Donnie passes on his bike ride home in the first sequence?

Answer: Halloween

It's the Middlesex Halloween Festival.

3. Who in his car passes Donnie biking home?

Answer: Frank

Frank's red car passes Donnie in the street.

4. What is Eddie (Holmes Osborne), Donnie's dad, doing when we first see him?

Answer: blowing leaves

Then when Elizabeth comes out to ask him something, he turns the leaf-blower on her.

5. When we first see Rose (Mary McDonnell), what is she reading?

Answer: Stephen King's 'IT'

Later, in bed, Eddie is reading 'The Tommyknockers', but it's hardcover and someone on set stole the dust jacket, so you can't tell.

6. What is written on the fridge when Donnie returns home in the first sequence?

Answer: Where is Donnie?

Apparently, McDonnell actually wrote that message herself. Nothing like an actor with good penmanship...

7. For whom is Elizabeth (Maggie Gyllenhaal) going to vote?

Answer: Dukakis

This was 1988, remember. From that first dinner scene, the Darko family is set up as a group in which friendly debate and disagreement can exist in a healthy way.

8. Where does Elizabeth presumably work?

Answer: The Yarn Barn

At dinner, Donnie asks if she'll still be working there when she has a kid.

9. In what grade does Donnie tell Samantha (Daveigh Chase) she'll need to be before she can 'squeeze one out'?

Answer: 8th

Then the dinner conversation turns sour.

10. What does Rose wonder if Donnie did at night?

Answer: toilet papered the Johnson's house

He says that he 'stopped rolling houses in the sixth grade'.

11. What kind of cologne is visible in the cabinet next to Donnie's pills?

Answer: Old Spice

There's also some Secret deodorant. Must be a shared bathroom.

12. What is Eddie watching on TV after he gets up that fateful night?

Answer: political debate

Some sort of debate between Dukakis and Bush. This also sets up the sleep disorders suffered by multiple members of the family (insomnia, sleepwalking).

13. What does Donnie take from the fridge on his way sleepwalking to the golf course?

Answer: pen

He uses the pen to write on his arm the time until things fall apart and the world 'ends'.

14. Which family member do we NOT see when the engine lands?

Answer: Samantha

Samantha was sort of marginal in the film. Elizabeth is cowering at the front door. Eddie and Rose are both awoken, Eddie in front of the TV, Rose in their bed.

15. In what hotel are they placed?

Answer: Holiday Inn

It looks like one of those lonely airport hotels.

Source: Author rj211

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