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I'm Bleedin' Quadrophenic! Trivia Quiz

This is a great movie based on the original concept album by The Who.

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

Author
cityrocker

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
128,852

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
1245

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Question 1 of 10

1. What inspired Pete Townshend to begin writing "Quadrophenia"? Hint

A newspaper article about a young mod who killed himself

A party he attended that was filled with mods

A conversation he had with John Entwistle

A diary entry of his which said, "Sometimes I feel schizophrenic."

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who is Ferdy? Hint

A rocker

Steph's ex boyfriend

Jimmy's brother-in-law

A drug dealer

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Question 3 of 10

3. When the camera pans around to Jimmy lying on his bed, who does he have a picture of hanging by his head? Hint

Keith Moon

Roger Daltrey

Pete Townshend

John Entwistle

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Question 4 of 10

4. What kind of sandwich does Dave want? Hint

Turkey

Egg

Spam

Salami

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Question 5 of 10

5. Why are Jimmy's pants wet? Hint

Because he's trying to make himself sick so he doesn't have to go to work

Because he slipped in a mud puddle on his way home from work

Because he has to shrink them while they're on him so they fit right

Because he was lying in the wet sand in Brighton

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Question 6 of 10

6. How does Steph describe the trip to Brighton? Hint

"It was the best day of my life"

"It was dull"

"It was the worst day of my life"

"It was a giggle"

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Question 7 of 10

7. What does Dave say that makes Jimmy furious? Hint

"Steph and I are going together, and there's not a thing you can do about it."

"You're crazy!"

"She says you're good at going up and down in alleyways."

"The Who aren't artists, they're just noisemakers!"

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Question 8 of 10

8. What does Jimmy do after leaving the posh party? Hint

Buys some new records

Rides his scooter all over the flowerbeds

Tries to kiss Steph

Buys an entire bag of blues

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who plays the Ace Face? Hint

Phil Daniels

Keith Moon

Roger Daltrey

Sting

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Question 10 of 10

10. What line from "Helpless Dancer" is played in the final shot, when we see the smashed bike? Hint

"Something in us is going wrong"

"Your very right to die's denied"

"You stop dancing"

"If you complain, you disappear"

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What inspired Pete Townshend to begin writing "Quadrophenia"?

Answer: A newspaper article about a young mod who killed himself

It is uncertain in the movie whether Jimmy lives or dies at the end, but Pete Townshend originally planned the story to tell how a young man can be driven to such a rash and desperate act as suicide.

2. Who is Ferdy?

Answer: A drug dealer

Ferdy keeps the boys supplied with their pills, keeping bags of them in his hat. Jimmy usually requests blues. The mod movement was big on amphetamines.

3. When the camera pans around to Jimmy lying on his bed, who does he have a picture of hanging by his head?

Answer: Pete Townshend

Part of the reason Phil Daniels was cast as the lead was because he somewhat resembled a young Pete Townshend, skinny with dark hair and pale skin. Pete was always very thin and had a large nose.

4. What kind of sandwich does Dave want?

Answer: Egg

Dave is Jimmy's friend who later ends up with Steph, in a saddening turn of events. When he takes a large bite out of his egg sandwich, something comes oozing out of the bottom, prompting a disgusted response from Jimmy.

5. Why are Jimmy's pants wet?

Answer: Because he has to shrink them while they're on him so they fit right

Jimmy's father is stunned to find him wearing sopping wet Levi's, while his mother just warns him not to drip all over her carpets.

6. How does Steph describe the trip to Brighton?

Answer: "It was a giggle"

Jimmy is outraged that Steph seems to feel so little about their relationship. While in Brighton, he felt like everything was wonderful, while she saw it as just getting kicks.

7. What does Dave say that makes Jimmy furious?

Answer: "She says you're good at going up and down in alleyways."

This comment is preceeded by Dave talking about how he can get Jimmy a new job as a garbage collector. Jimmy physically attacks Dave after this nasty little remark.

8. What does Jimmy do after leaving the posh party?

Answer: Rides his scooter all over the flowerbeds

When you see the parents coming home in the next scene, the mother can be heard saying, "Look at my flowers!"

9. Who plays the Ace Face?

Answer: Sting

This was one of Sting's first roles, before the Police were famous. However, while the movie was in production the band began to make it, and by the time of the premiere there were hundreds of screaming fans waiting to see Sting.

10. What line from "Helpless Dancer" is played in the final shot, when we see the smashed bike?

Answer: "You stop dancing"

This is the only segment of the song that appears in the entire movie. Many of the songs were shortened, and several did not appear at all, but unlike "Tommy," this film used the music from the original album, which sounds much better in my opinion.

Source: Author cityrocker

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