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'Donnie Darko' Nitty-Gritty II Quiz

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

A multiple-choice quiz by rj211. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
rj211

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
100,787

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
13 / 15

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Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 15

1. What 'bad' thing does Donnie do at the bus stop?
Hint

makes out with a strange girl

marks a stop sign with graffiti

smokes a cigarette

beats up a little kid

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Question 2 of 15

2. To keep his sister quiet about the 'bad' thing he does at the bus stop, Donnie threatens to put something in the garbage disposal if she tells. What is it? Hint

Skipper

Ariel

her makeup

her goldfish

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Question 3 of 15

3. Where does Donnie's friend Sean (Gary Lundy) tell Cherita Chen (Jolene Purdy) to go? Hint

home

someplace where people will understand her

back to China

away

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Question 4 of 15

4. What is Kitty (Beth Grant) holding when we first see her? Hint

motivational pins

Jim's book

dance costumes

a Bible

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Question 5 of 15

5. What short story is being discussed in Karen Pomeroy (Drew Barrymore)'s class? Hint

Kurt Vonnegut's 'Harrison Bergeron'

E. M. Forster's 'The Machine Stops'

Jamaica Kincaid's 'Girl'

Graham Greene's 'The Destructors'

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Question 6 of 15

6. Where does Miss Pomeroy tell Gretchen (Jena Malone) to sit? Hint

In the back.

On the windowsill.

Next to the boy she thinks is the cutest.

In the hall - the class is full.

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Question 7 of 15

7. Where does Gretchen end up sitting? Hint

Nowhere - the class is full.

At the teacher's desk

In Joanie's seat.

On the floor.

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Question 8 of 15

8. What does the little boy in the infomercial profess? Hint

I'm not afraid anymore!

My friends respect me!

I know what love is!

I've stopped wetting the bed!

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Question 9 of 15

9. In what way had the school mascot been desecrated? Hint

Drilled through the chest.

Spray-painted.

Toilet-papered.

Axe through the head.

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Question 10 of 15

10. According to the schoolgirl, what are feces? Hint

flowers

pizza toppings

baby mice

French appetizers

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Question 11 of 15

11. What crime did Donnie tell Gretchen he had committed? Hint

ran a car into his neighbor's garage

burned down a house

stole some candy

drowned a baby

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Question 12 of 15

12. What does Donnie say is the invention most beneficial to mankind? Hint

antiseptics

irrigation systems

printing press

knives

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Question 13 of 15

13. In therapy, which TV actress does Donnie profess fantasizing about? Hint

Tiffani-Amber Thiessen from 'Saved by the Bell'

Christina Applegate from 'Married with Children'

Jennie Garth from '90210'

Alyssa Milano from 'Who's the Boss?'

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Question 14 of 15

14. When Donnie undoes his pants in the therapy session, what kind of closure do they have? Hint

zip fly

elastic waist

button fly

drawstring waist

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Question 15 of 15

15. What is Donnie doing at the beginning of the Smurf talk?
Hint

star gazing

smoking a joint

urinating in the grass

shooting glass bottles

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What 'bad' thing does Donnie do at the bus stop?

Answer: smokes a cigarette

His friends tell him he should, now that he's famous for escaping the jet engine's path.

2. To keep his sister quiet about the 'bad' thing he does at the bus stop, Donnie threatens to put something in the garbage disposal if she tells. What is it?

Answer: Ariel

Samantha already knew the threat, making this sort of exchange seem habitual.

3. Where does Donnie's friend Sean (Gary Lundy) tell Cherita Chen (Jolene Purdy) to go?

Answer: back to China

One of the early examples of how kids can be cruel to one another.

4. What is Kitty (Beth Grant) holding when we first see her?

Answer: Jim's book

She's in the hallway and the bully Seth sneers at her, prompting the camera to swing around and give us our first glimpse of her.

5. What short story is being discussed in Karen Pomeroy (Drew Barrymore)'s class?

Answer: Graham Greene's 'The Destructors'

The story becomes an issue for the school later.

6. Where does Miss Pomeroy tell Gretchen (Jena Malone) to sit?

Answer: Next to the boy she thinks is the cutest.

Seems a bit cruel to me. Not the best way to introduce a young girl to a socially vicious group of teens.

7. Where does Gretchen end up sitting?

Answer: In Joanie's seat.

Which is more or less next to Donnie Darko. From Miss Pomeroy's look, I have to wonder if he's the guy she thinks is the cutest, too.

8. What does the little boy in the infomercial profess?

Answer: I'm not afraid anymore!

The whole thing was about controlling fear and allowing love to be a dominant force in life.

9. In what way had the school mascot been desecrated?

Answer: Axe through the head.

The school officials were amazed because the statue was solid bronze.

10. According to the schoolgirl, what are feces?

Answer: baby mice

Not exactly accurate, but it made for a very funny moment.

11. What crime did Donnie tell Gretchen he had committed?

Answer: burned down a house

He got held back in school because of it, and now he can't drive until he's 21.

12. What does Donnie say is the invention most beneficial to mankind?

Answer: antiseptics

Gretchen didn't seem overly impressed by the explanation Donnie gave for this.

13. In therapy, which TV actress does Donnie profess fantasizing about?

Answer: Christina Applegate from 'Married with Children'

Apparently they wanted to use Alyssa Milano but couldn't afford the rights. Christina Applegate must have been more generous (perhaps because she has less of a career now?).

14. When Donnie undoes his pants in the therapy session, what kind of closure do they have?

Answer: button fly

It's clearest when he's doing them up again. The therapist had to cut the hypnosis session short because it was becoming inappropriate very quickly.

15. What is Donnie doing at the beginning of the Smurf talk?

Answer: shooting glass bottles

He has very good aim, which pays off later when he shoots Frank in the eye.

Source: Author rj211

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