Rat, Brat, or Frat Pack Trivia Quiz

Answer: True

The Breakfast Club (1985) was a John Hughes movie about five high school students, all with different backgrounds, getting to know each other during a Saturday detention. It starred Anthony Michael Hall as Brian Johnson (the brain), Emilio Estevez as Andy Clark (the athlete), Ally Sheedy as Allison Reynolds (the basket case), Molly Ringwald as Claire Standish (the princess), and Judd Nelson as John Bender (the criminal).

Answer: False

"Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy" (2004) starred Will Ferrell as Ron Burgundy and had Steve Carell as Brick Tamland in a supporting roll. This movie marked Carell's initiation into the Frat Pack. Vince Vaughn, Jack Black, Ben Stiller, and Luke Wilson all had smaller roles in the movie.

Answer: The Brat Pack

Emilio Estevez was Kirby Keger, Rob Lowe was Billy Hicks, Andrew McCarthy was Kevin Dolenz, Demi Moore was Jules, Judd Nelson was Alec Newbary, and Ally Sheedy was Leslie Hunter in "St. Elmo's Fire" (1985), a movie about recent college graduates attempting to adjust to adulthood.

Answer: The Rat Pack

This was the original "Ocean's Eleven" from 1960. Frank Sinatra starred as Danny Ocean, Dean Martin played Sam Harmon, Sammy Davis Jr. was Josh Howard, Peter Lawford was Jimmy Foster, and Joey Bishop appeared as 'Mushy' O'Connors. These five, along with six other guys they knew from WWII, planned to rob the five biggest casinos in Las Vegas all in one night.

Answer: The Brat Pack

"Class" (1983) starred Rob Lowe as Skip, and Andrew McCarthy as Jonathan Onger. McCarthy's character, Jonathan, was a naive country boy who gained Skip as a roommate when he earned a scholarship to a classy prep school. Skip tried to help Jonathan have his first love affair, but neither of them could have guessed who Jonathan would unknowingly end up with, Skip's own mother!

Answer: The Frat Pack

"The Royal Tenenbaums" (2001) starred brothers Luke (Richie Tenenbaum) and Owen Wilson (Eli Cash) along with Ben Stiller (Chas Tenenbaum). Owen Wilson and Wes Anderson co-wrote this comedy about an estranged family coming back together after learning of their father's terminal illness.

Answer: The Rat Pack

Frank Sinatra played Robbo, Dean Martin played Little John, and Sammy Davis Jr. played Will in "Robin and the Seven Hoods" (1964), a modern day version of the classic "Robin Hood", which takes place in prohibition-era Chicago and where machine guns were used instead of bows and arrows.

Answer: The Frat Pack

Luke Wilson starred as Wendell Baker, while Owen Wilson, and Will Ferrell each had supporting roles in "The Wendell Baker Story" (2005), which was written by brothers Luke and Andrew Wilson. Luke Wilson played an ex-con turned good as he tried to help out the residents of the retirement hotel that he worked at.

Answer: The Rat Pack

Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford, and Joey Bishop were all in "Sergeants 3" (1962), a comedy about the cavalry trying to hold down an Indian uprising in the Old West. These five actors made up the entirety of the Rat Pack.

Answer: The Frat Pack

Luke Wilson, Vince Vaughn, and Will Ferrell all had lead rolls in "Old School" (2003) in which their characters started an adult fraternity. Wilson played Mitch, Ferrell played Frank "The Tank", and Vaughn played Bernard. All three were founders of the fraternity and were able to make the pledges do whatever they wanted. This movie provided the inspiration for the name Frat Pack.