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Here's To You, Mrs. Robinson Trivia Quiz

This is a quiz about one of my favourite movies, "The Graduate". I can't believe no one has made one yet!

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

Author
erinkimak

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
175,895

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
1915

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Which musical group sang the songs to the soundtrack for "The Graduate"? Hint

The Beatles

The Cars

Sonny and Cher

Simon & Garfunkel

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Question 2 of 10

2. In the "Elaine! Elaine!" scene, what words does Elaine scream when her mother, Mrs. Robinson, yells "It's too late!"? Hint

"Not for me!"

"No it's not!"

"I don't care!"

"I'll get a divorce!"

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Question 3 of 10

3. Where does Ben take Elaine on their first date? Hint

bar

deli

cafe

strip club

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Question 4 of 10

4. What song is played at the beginning, middle and end of the movie? Hint

Mrs. Robinson

The Sounds of Silence

Hello, Goodbye

Day Tripper

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Question 5 of 10

5. What was the name of the hotel that Ben and Mrs. Robinson frequently visited? Hint

The Taft Hotel

Lilac Inn

The Indiana Club

Corningwall Inn

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Question 6 of 10

6. What university did Elaine attend? Hint

Harvard

Berkeley

Stanford

Yale

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Question 7 of 10

7. When Ben and Elaine were at the zoo waiting for Elaine's "friend", what attraction were they looking at? Hint

reptile house

penguins

elephants

monkey house

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Question 8 of 10

8. What is the excuse Mrs. Robinson gives Ben for coming up to her bedroom? Hint

to unzip her dress

to make her a drink

to check for burgulars

to look at Elaine's portrait

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Question 9 of 10

9. Ben always asked Mr. Robinson for ______, but Mr. Robinson always gave him ______. Hint

whisky, bourbon

sherry, bourbon

scotch, whisky

bourbon, scotch

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Question 10 of 10

10. Even though Ben was 20 years old in the movie, how old was Dustin Hoffman? Hint

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which musical group sang the songs to the soundtrack for "The Graduate"?

Answer: Simon & Garfunkel

Simon & Garfunkel composed and sang the songs recorded in the movie soundtrack.

2. In the "Elaine! Elaine!" scene, what words does Elaine scream when her mother, Mrs. Robinson, yells "It's too late!"?

Answer: "Not for me!"

Elaine literally screams this in her mother's face, right before she runs off with Ben.

3. Where does Ben take Elaine on their first date?

Answer: strip club

Ben takes Elaine there so she will not want to date him anymore. The strip club upsets Elaine and she runs out crying.

4. What song is played at the beginning, middle and end of the movie?

Answer: The Sounds of Silence

This song symbolizes Ben's life - his not knowing what to do with his life in the beginning of the movie, his physical but silent relationship with Mrs. Robinson in the middle of the movie, and his happiness at the end, when he is finally with Elaine.

5. What was the name of the hotel that Ben and Mrs. Robinson frequently visited?

Answer: The Taft Hotel

All the staff at the Taft Hotel knew Ben's name, which made Elaine very suspicious.

6. What university did Elaine attend?

Answer: Berkeley

Elaine attended Berkeley University. This is said many times in the movie, and Ben even drives to Berkeley to find Elaine!

7. When Ben and Elaine were at the zoo waiting for Elaine's "friend", what attraction were they looking at?

Answer: monkey house

They were waiting near the monkey house for Elaine's new boyfriend. Elaine did not want Ben to know that they were more than friends.

8. What is the excuse Mrs. Robinson gives Ben for coming up to her bedroom?

Answer: to look at Elaine's portrait

Mrs. Robinson asked Ben to come upstairs to "look at Elaine's portrait". Soon after they arrive in her bedroom, Mrs. Robinson strips down naked in front of Ben.

9. Ben always asked Mr. Robinson for ______, but Mr. Robinson always gave him ______.

Answer: bourbon, scotch

This scene happens twice in the movie, first at the beginning when Ben drove Mrs. Robinson home, and at the end when Mr. Robinson finds out about the affair.

10. Even though Ben was 20 years old in the movie, how old was Dustin Hoffman?

Answer: 30

Dustin Hoffman was born in 1937, and "The Graduate" was made in 1967!

Source: Author erinkimak

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