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'Girl, Interrupted' Tough Trivia Quiz

Tough trivia about the movie 'Girl, Interrupted'. This also contains questions that cannot be directly answered by watching the movie.

A multiple-choice quiz by itzkoolaid. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
itzkoolaid

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
30,130

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
9 / 20

Plays
3997

Last 3 plays: Guest 202 (11/20), Guest 64 (11/20), Guest 98 (6/20).

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Question 1 of 20

1. What is Susanna's last name? Hint

Kaysen

Rowe

Crowley

Webber

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Question 2 of 20

2. How does Daisy eat her chicken? Hint

Strip by strip

Very hot

Cold

Sliced in half

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Question 3 of 20

3. What date does Toby not want to be picked? Hint

December 33

December 30

June 25

June 4

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Question 4 of 20

4. What does the poster above the television say during the scene where Toby visits Susanna? Hint

Smile

Come Together

Peace

Stay Happy

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Question 5 of 20

5. What is Lisa's pet name for Dr. Wick? Hint

The wicked witch from the west

Dr. Witch

Dr. Dyke

Professor Lick

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Question 6 of 20

6. At the beginning of the movie, Daisy asks for a certain drug. Later on she switches to another kind altogether. In chronological order, what were the drugs Daisy asked for? Hint

Valium, Colace

Lithium, Colace

Colace, Lithium

Colace, Valium

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Question 7 of 20

7. Who was the second person to be put in the padded room during the duration of the film? Hint

Lisa

Cynthia

Polly

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Question 8 of 20

8. Lisa carried a puppet around. What design was on the puppet? Hint

neither

Dots

Stripes

Dots and Stripes

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Question 9 of 20

9. How many years had Lisa already spent in the hospital when Susanna came to stay there? Hint

7 years

9 years

8 years

6 years

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Question 10 of 20

10. What movie did the director of 'Girl, Interrupted' look to mainly for inspiration? Hint

'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'

'Madwoman of Chaillot'

'The Bell Jar'

'Wizard of Oz'

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Question 11 of 20

11. Who directed 'Girl, Interrupted'?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 12 of 20

12. Why was Ruby the cat so significant in the story? Hint

It was Daisy's partner in crime

It wasn't

Lisa had a tattoo of a cat named Ruby

It helped move the story on

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Question 13 of 20

13. What prestigious award did Girl, Interrupted win that placed two siblings on the front of almost every newspaper in America?

Answer: (One Word (event nickname, non plural))

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Question 14 of 20

14. Which rising actress from 'Girl, Interrupted' first appeared on a teen comedy about not-so-deep adolescent problems?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 15 of 20

15. Did MG ever smoke in the movie?

Yes

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Question 16 of 20

16. What year was Susanna Kaysen put into 'Claymoore'? Hint

1971

1968

1967

1970

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Question 17 of 20

17. What does MG's name stand for? Hint

Martin's Girlfriend

Mother's Babygirl

Momma's Girl

Martian's Girlfriend

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Question 18 of 20

18. Which famous star had a short stint at McLean Hospital(the real hospital Susanna stayed in)? Hint

Vivian Leigh (actress)

Winona Ryder

James Taylor (singer)

George Michael (singer)

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Question 19 of 20

19. Who is the actor that plays John the attendant?

Answer: (Two Words or last name only.)

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Question 20 of 20

20. While Lisa was looking at MG and playing with her puppet what word or words did she happen to say? Hint

'Are we gonna have a problem?'

'Don't be sad'

'Surrender'

'Meow'

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is Susanna's last name?

Answer: Kaysen

There were many characters in the movie, among them {are;} Cynthia Crowley, Lisa Rowe, and Janet Webber. Susanna Kaysen was the name of the main character.

2. How does Daisy eat her chicken?

Answer: Strip by strip

When Susanna enters Daisy's room you can see Daisy preparing strips from her chicken.

3. What date does Toby not want to be picked?

Answer: December 30

December 30 is Toby's birthday. He doesn't want it picked by an army recruiting officer.

4. What does the poster above the television say during the scene where Toby visits Susanna?

Answer: Come Together

'Come Together', a title for one of The Beatles' songs, was written on yellow construction paper.

5. What is Lisa's pet name for Dr. Wick?

Answer: Dr. Dyke

While Lisa was talking to Susanna she asked her if she had seen 'the great wonderful Dr. Dyke' to which a nurse explained that Lisa really meant Dr. Wick.

6. At the beginning of the movie, Daisy asks for a certain drug. Later on she switches to another kind altogether. In chronological order, what were the drugs Daisy asked for?

Answer: Colace, Valium

During the scene where Susanna talks to her mother on the phone Daisy asks for Colace. Later, when Susanna and Lisa go to Daisy's house, Daisy asks for Valium.

7. Who was the second person to be put in the padded room during the duration of the film?

Answer: Polly

Lisa was first, then Polly. MG was later on.

8. Lisa carried a puppet around. What design was on the puppet?

Answer: Stripes

The puppet was a grey cat with black stripes.

9. How many years had Lisa already spent in the hospital when Susanna came to stay there?

Answer: 7 years

7 years- it was only AFTER Susanna had spent a year in the hospital that Val told her Lisa had been there for 8 years.

10. What movie did the director of 'Girl, Interrupted' look to mainly for inspiration?

Answer: 'Wizard of Oz'

The 'Wizard of Oz' was incorporated into the film and ultimately became the inspiration for many of it's parts. James Mangold saw similarities in the story line- little depressed girl goes away to find home again- and decided to use it as a guiding light.

11. Who directed 'Girl, Interrupted'?

Answer: James Mangold

He directed as well as helped write the screenplay for the movie.

12. Why was Ruby the cat so significant in the story?

Answer: Lisa had a tattoo of a cat named Ruby

In one of the director's cut there was a scene where Lisa showed Susanna a 'tattoo' she had made on her arm by extinguishing cigarettes on her skin. She proudly proclaimed it's name to be Ruby. When Daisy named her cat Ruby it help push Lisa into a rage which would ultimately result in Daisy's death.

13. What prestigious award did Girl, Interrupted win that placed two siblings on the front of almost every newspaper in America?

Answer: Oscar

Angelina Jolie's acceptance speech when she won the only Oscar 'Girl,Interrupted' received turned a few heads for weeks after the event was over.

14. Which rising actress from 'Girl, Interrupted' first appeared on a teen comedy about not-so-deep adolescent problems?

Answer: Brittany Murphy

Brittany Murphy played Daisy. She can also be seen in the teen comedy 'Clueless'.

15. Did MG ever smoke in the movie?

Answer: No

During Susanna's tour of the South Belle, Margie was scolded by Val for not watching Polly.

16. What year was Susanna Kaysen put into 'Claymoore'?

Answer: 1967

In was in late 1967, when Susanna was only 18 years old. She was put in a taxi by a friend of the family's and brought to McLean Hospital where she would stay for roughly 2 years.

17. What does MG's name stand for?

Answer: Martian's Girlfriend

In a cut scene (and in both the screenplay and book written by Susanna Kaysen) MG's name is revealed to mean Martian's Girlfriend. I have no earthly idea how and why she got that name.

18. Which famous star had a short stint at McLean Hospital(the real hospital Susanna stayed in)?

Answer: James Taylor (singer)

James Taylor was one of many- from Sylvia Plath to Ray Charles- who famously stayed at McLean Hospital.

19. Who is the actor that plays John the attendant?

Answer: Travis Fine

Easy question actually. All you have to do is look it up on the movie database... :)

20. While Lisa was looking at MG and playing with her puppet what word or words did she happen to say?

Answer: 'Don't be sad'

Her exact words were 'MG look at me! Play with me. Don't be sad. Don't be sad.' The rest she didn't say until after she had stopped looking at MG.

Source: Author itzkoolaid

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