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Fluke Trivia Quiz

"Fluke" is an endearing story of man who is killed in a car crash and is reincarnated as a dog. It was penned by James Herbert, who is best known for his horror stories.

A multiple-choice quiz by TheRambler. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
TheRambler

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
219,786

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
190

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Who played the lead part of Thomas P. Johnson? Hint

Matthew Modine

Ron Perlman

Eric Stoltz

Jon Polito

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Question 2 of 10

2. The part of Jeff Newman was played by Eric Stoltz.

True

False

3. At the time of Thomas' death, a litter of puppies was born in a back street alley and one of them was Fluke. He was no ordinary dog, as he remembered that he had been a man and that he had been married with a son. Who played the part of his wife Carol? Hint

Nancy Travis

Nancy Sinatra

Nancy Bell

Nancy Spungen

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Question 4 of 10

4. As Fluke tried to get back to his wife and child, he encountered a big old hound called Rumbo. The voice of Rumbo was provided by the normally mean and moody Mr. Samuel L. Jackson.

True

False

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Question 5 of 10

5. The bad guy in this movie had one of those faces that didn't need any makeup to look mean. Who was he? Hint

Ron Perlman

Christopher Walken

Mickey Rourke

Boris Karlof

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Question 6 of 10

6. Fluke went along with Rumbo to meet Boss, who was Rumbo's owner. Boss owned a breaker's yard. One day Fluke was in the office and spied the phone, he dialed his home number and his wife answered and she said "Hello, Hello". Just then, Boss came back and he picked up the phone and said "________________". Hint

"Sorry lady, there's nobody else here but the dog."

"Sorry lady, the dog must have stood on the phone."

"Sorry lady, you called the wrong number."

"What do you want?"

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Question 7 of 10

7. One day, Fluke and Rumbo were visiting their usual burger stall. The kindly owner occasionally threw them a burger or two. The dreaded Sylvester was sitting at the counter and Fluke took an instant dislike to him and growled. Fluke then saw Sylvester helping himself to some of the stall owner's gherkins and pretzels. When Sylvester left the counter, he deliberately stood on Rumbo's tail and Rumbo let out a yelp. Fluke went for Sylvester and bit his ankle. Sylvester knew who owned Rumbo and Fluke and told Boss that he wanted money or he would get the dogs taken away, as they were dangerous. Boss had to give Sylvester some of his hard earned cash and he was mad at Fluke. He had to be punished, what did Boss do to Fluke? Hint

He kicked him out

He beat him

He tied him up outside overnight in the rain

He starved him

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Question 8 of 10

8. The evil Sylvester eventually captured Fluke and sold him to a laboratory. The technician had Fluke all wired up to different machines and had put drops in his eyes. He was a sorry sight but
Rumbo saved him.

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

9. Fluke eventually found his wife and son by tailing their car. He stalked them until they adopted him, then one night, an old friend of Thomas' turned up at the house and looked to be taking over from where Thomas had left off. It was Jeff Newman, his old colleague.

True

False

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Question 10 of 10

10. Carol's son Brian loved Fluke and ran away to find him. He was a sickly child and it was snowing outside. Where did he run away to? Hint

The Cemetery

The Shops

The Park

The Church

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who played the lead part of Thomas P. Johnson?

Answer: Matthew Modine

Thomas P. Johnson was a workaholic. As he and his colleague, Jeff Newman, raced their cars along a dark stretch of road, a huge truck came hurtling towards them. Thomas swerved, drove off the road, down an embankment and sadly died. Matthew Modine has been in lots of films, which include "Full Metal Jacket" and "Pacific Heights".

2. The part of Jeff Newman was played by Eric Stoltz.

Answer: True

Eric Stoltz played the part of Jeff Newman, Thomas' colleague and very competitive friend.
Eric has starred in "Mask" and "The Prophecy".

Answer: Nancy Travis

Nancy Travis played the part of Carol, Thomas' wife. Fluke had some muddled memories of his time as a man and he was convinced that his colleague, Jeff, had killed Thomas and was after his wife.
Nancy Travis has also been in "Three Men and a Baby" and "Internal Affairs".

4. As Fluke tried to get back to his wife and child, he encountered a big old hound called Rumbo. The voice of Rumbo was provided by the normally mean and moody Mr. Samuel L. Jackson.

Answer: True

Even as the voice of a dog, Samuel L. Jackson was coolness, personified. There were lots of laughs as he taught young Fluke the ropes and where to hang out for a good feed. Samuel L. Jackson was in "Pulp Fiction" and "The Negotiator" to name but a few.

5. The bad guy in this movie had one of those faces that didn't need any makeup to look mean. Who was he?

Answer: Ron Perlman

Ron Perlman was his usual beastly self in this film. He kidnapped dogs for cash then gave them to a laboratory that experimented on animals. He was also in "Alien Resurrection" and, believe it or not, he was The Beast in "Beauty and the Beast", the series with Linda Hamilton.

Answer: "Sorry lady, there's nobody else here but the dog."

Boss was puzzled that a call had gone out from his office and looked quizzically at Fluke but shook his head in disbelief. Fluke had a real pang of love, when he heard his wife's voice and he was even more determined to get back to her. Boss was played by John Polito.

Answer: He tied him up outside overnight in the rain

Poor old Fluke, the rain was pelting down and he looked so bedraggled and miserable. All the time though, all he could think about, was getting home to his wife and son.

Answer: True

Rumbo made a dramatic entrance and helped Fluke out of his bindings and freed all the other animals in the laboratory. As they were running away, Rumbo was shot by Sylvester but Fluke didn't know that. They eventually stopped at the river and poor old Rumbo died from his wounds. Fluke was bereft but he had to push on to find his wife and son.

Answer: True

Yes, Jeff was very fond of Thomas' wife but Fluke didn't take too kindly to this and growled at him. Carol got annoyed and said that they would have to get rid of Fluke if he was going to be aggressive. She put him out in the cold and Fluke ran off.

10. Carol's son Brian loved Fluke and ran away to find him. He was a sickly child and it was snowing outside. Where did he run away to?

Answer: The Cemetery

Fluke lay in wait in Jeff's car and caused Jeff to have an accident. Fluke and Jeff both got badly hurt. This brought back some other memories to Fluke and he remembered that Jeff was the one who had actually been a good guy and it was himself who hadn't been a very good husband, or father. Fluke licked Jeff's face to bring him round and Jeff told Fluke that Brian had run away and to go and find him. Fluke limped off and found Brian by Thomas' grave. Fluke kept Brian warm until his mum found them. Fluke rubbed the snow from the headstone with his paw, which revealed Thomas' name and it was then that Carol realised that Fluke was Thomas reincarnated. Fluke went on his way after that, as he couldn't possibly stay around.

He was totally unhappy and was sitting by a tree. An acorn hit him on the head and a little squirrel appeared.

It was old Rumbo, reincarnated again. It was a lovely story, but I wept buckets!

Source: Author TheRambler

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