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1. The remarkable stylings of which vocalist can be heard under the opening credits of this film?
2. The movie opens with a promotional film illustrating the benefits of a particularly creative military initiative. Finish its name: "Operation ____________."
3. Finish the name of the corporation slated to provide the U.S. military with the equipment required to make its secret weapon possible: _____________ Electronic Instruments.
4. During the briefing at the opening of the film, Major Carnagle (Louis Giambalvo) requires clarification after the use of a specific word by David Decker (Ed Lauter). What is the word?
5. At the local science fair where we first see Dr. Jerry Hathaway (William Atherton), he is asked by an autograph-seeking fan, "What's Mr. Einstein really like?" What is Jerry's one-word response?
6. When we first see Mitch Taylor (Gabe Jarrett), he's trying to explain the particulars of his science project to his father (Paul Tulley). What word does Mitch's dad clearly not understand?
7. At the science fair, Hathaway specifically mentions the name of the college that Mitch will soon be attending. What is it?
8. True or False: At age fifteen, Mitch Taylor is the youngest student ever accepted into the college featured in this film.
9. Mitch's mother (Joanne Baron) asks Hathaway a question that occurred to her while watching a particular episode of his science-related television show. What was the topic of the episode?
10. Finish Hathaway's quote: "Mitch, compared to you, most people have the IQ of ___________________."
11. When we first see Chris Knight, he is wearing toy "antennae" on his head, and a t-shirt emblazoned with an amusing sentence. What does the shirt say?
12. Chris Knight is touted as being one of the top ten minds in America, and DEI employee Sherry Nugil (Patty D'Arbanville) claims to have been intimate with several people (presumably men) on that list. Before she meets Chris Knight, how many of the "top ten minds in America" has Sherry been with?
13. Mitch meets Dr. Gene Meredith (Severn Darden) at a freshman mixer on his first day at school. What advice does Meredith give Mitch?
14. Which of the following people does Mitch encounter *first* upon his arrival at college?
15. When Mitch first meets his roommate, Chris Knight, Chris is wearing a t-shirt sporting a particular corporate logo. What's the corporation?
16. Chris demonstrates his creative engineering skills by flying a remote-controlled gyroscope the size of a medicine ball around his and Mitch's room. Chris explains that the chaotic appearance of their room actually has a system to it, and that the gyroscope would normally be "filed" under a certain letter, as it is a "Toy." The letter is not, however, "T." What is it?
17. Chris informs Mitch that he "had a little trouble" with one of Mitch's belongings, so he threw it out. What was the item?
18. Major Carnagle (Louis Giambalvo), Jerry Hathaway's primary government contact, presents Hathaway with a veiled threat during one of their characteristically unfriendly conversations. Carnagle strongly suggests that, if the top secret project does not go off as planned, Hathaway will be charged with a felony. Which one?
19. As Hathaway approaches his new house, he is forced to chase a neighborhood dog off of his property, berating it verbally. Of what breed is the dog?
20. When Mitch enters the laser lab for the first time, his youthful appearance leads the students working there to mistake him for a delivery boy. What kind of food were the students apparently waiting for?
21. In one scene, student "Ick" Ikagami (Mark Kamiyama) turns the dormitory into an ice rink. Chris Knight, ever in the spirit, has donned ice skates and a scarf. He is also wearing stylized earmuffs. What animal's head decorates each of Chris' ears?
22. Chris makes a (possibly sarcastic) reference to the fact that the college -- or perhaps just Chris' dorm -- had recently held a look-alike contest. Whom were contestants supposed to resemble?
23. Again, during the "ice rink" scene, Ick offers an oversized piece of fruit to Mitch. What is it?
24. Jordan asks Mitch a fairly unusual question during the ice rink scene. Finish it: "Do you have a _____________?"
25. When Kent shows up during the ice rink scene, Chris embarrasses him by revealing to the crowd that he once caught Kent naked with a particular type of food. What was the food?
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