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John Hughes Mania! Trivia Quiz

All hail the king of 80s teen angst movies! These questions are all related to the John Hughes movies that I grew up loving. Have fun!

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

Author
xanadubaby

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
158,813

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

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1251

Last 3 plays: Guest 216 (10/10), Guest 24 (9/10), Guest 166 (10/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. "You don't spell it son, you eat it" is from what John Hughes movie starring Molly Ringwald? Hint

Pretty in Pink

For Keeps

The Breakfast Club

Sixteen Candles

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which actor played Wyatt's obnoxious older brother in the sci-fi comedy "Weird Science"? Hint

Bill Paxton

Robert Downey Jr.

Anthony Michael Hall

Robert Rustler

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Question 3 of 10

3. Watts loves Keith, Keith loves Amanda and Amanda loves being popular. Which John Hughes movie has this love triangle in it? Hint

Some Kind of Wonderful

Sixteen Candles

The Breakfast Club

She's Having A Baby

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Question 4 of 10

4. "Does Barry Manilow know that you raid his wardrobe?", is said by which character in "The Breakfast Club"? Hint

Carl the Janitor

Andrew Clark

John Bender

Brian Johnson

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which female member of "The Brat Pack" starred in the most John Hughes films? Hint

Demi Moore

Mary Stuart Masterson

Ally Sheedy

Molly Ringwald

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which male member of "The Brat Pack" starred in the most John Hughes films? Hint

Judd Nelson

Anthony Michael Hall

Emilio Estevez

Eric Stoltz

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Question 7 of 10

7. In the John Hughes comedy, "Ferris Bueller's Day Off", what did Ferris get for his birthday, instead of a car? Hint

Flute

Computer

Keyboard

Television

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Question 8 of 10

8. "Blane! That's a major appliance that's not a name", is from what John Hughes film starring Andrew McCarthy? Hint

St. Elmo's Fire

Fresh Horses

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

Pretty in Pink

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who is the actress who told the Economics teacher (brilliantly played by Ben Stein) that Ferris was sick, in "Ferris Bueller's Day Off"? Hint

Mia Sara

Kristy Swanson

Jennifer Grey

Edie McClurg

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Question 10 of 10

10. John Candy starred in which John Hughes movie about a family vacation gone wrong when uninvited relatives show up? Hint

Vacation

Uncle Buck

European Vacation

The Great Outdoors

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. "You don't spell it son, you eat it" is from what John Hughes movie starring Molly Ringwald?

Answer: Sixteen Candles

Grandpa Baker said this to Long Duck Dong during dinner. It was also during this dinner that Grandpa Fred suggested that Samantha take Long Duck Dong to the dance. This made an uncomfortable situation in the movie even worse for Molly Ringwald's character Samantha.

2. Which actor played Wyatt's obnoxious older brother in the sci-fi comedy "Weird Science"?

Answer: Bill Paxton

This is one of many roles in which Bill Paxton has played someone in the military: "Stripes", "Commando" and "Aliens" to name a few.

3. Watts loves Keith, Keith loves Amanda and Amanda loves being popular. Which John Hughes movie has this love triangle in it?

Answer: Some Kind of Wonderful

"Before they could stand together, they had to stand alone", was the tagline for this awesome movie, written by John Hughes.

4. "Does Barry Manilow know that you raid his wardrobe?", is said by which character in "The Breakfast Club"?

Answer: John Bender

John Hughes took a chance on an unknown actor named Judd Nelson to play the part of John Bender. This movie helped Judd Nelson become an official member of "The Brat Pack".

5. Which female member of "The Brat Pack" starred in the most John Hughes films?

Answer: Molly Ringwald

Molly Ringwald starred in "Sixteen Candles", "The Breakfast Club" and "Pretty in Pink".

6. Which male member of "The Brat Pack" starred in the most John Hughes films?

Answer: Anthony Michael Hall

Anthony Michael Hall starred in "Sixteen Candles", "The Breakfast Club" and "Weird Science".

7. In the John Hughes comedy, "Ferris Bueller's Day Off", what did Ferris get for his birthday, instead of a car?

Answer: Computer

"Ferris Bueller's Day Off" is one of the first movies in which the characters in the film look directly into the camera, making the audience really feel like part of the movie. This also happens to be my favorite John Hughes movie of all time.

8. "Blane! That's a major appliance that's not a name", is from what John Hughes film starring Andrew McCarthy?

Answer: Pretty in Pink

Duckie said this to his best friend Andie after finding out she had a date with the ever so popular Blane. He was very jealous because he had a huge crush on her.

9. Who is the actress who told the Economics teacher (brilliantly played by Ben Stein) that Ferris was sick, in "Ferris Bueller's Day Off"?

Answer: Kristy Swanson

Kristy Swanson's monologue is one of the most recognized movie quotes in history (in my opinion). Almost everyone knows about "the girl that saw Ferris pass out at 31 Flavors last night," thanks to Kristy's long explanation.

10. John Candy starred in which John Hughes movie about a family vacation gone wrong when uninvited relatives show up?

Answer: The Great Outdoors

John Candy also starred in three other movies written by John Hughes: "Vacation", "Uncle Buck" and "Planes, Trains and Automobiles".

Source: Author xanadubaby

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