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"Reality Bites" the Big One! Trivia Quiz

A few relatively easy questions on Troy, Lelaina, Vickie and Sammy, from a movie that defined the 90's!

A multiple-choice quiz by leasey_lou. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
leasey_lou

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
119,824

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
15 / 20

Plays
1862

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 20

1. What is the most profound invention of Lelaina's lifetime? Hint

Cheese Rings

Domino's Pizza

Marky Mark

The Big Gulp

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Question 2 of 20

2. Who is the actor who plays Sammy? Hint

Steve Zahn

Ben Stiller

Ethan Hawke

Troy McLure

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Question 3 of 20

3. What number is the only thing that Vickie really learned in college? Hint

Her Social Security number

Her locker combination

Her phone number

Her ZIP code

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Question 4 of 20

4. What song do the gang dance to at the service station?

Answer: (Two words - Sung by The Knack (big hint!!))

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Question 5 of 20

5. What does Lelaina forget to do with her microwave brownies? Hint

microwave them

refrigerate them

eat them

give them to Troy

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Question 6 of 20

6. What daytime talk show does Lelaina work for? Hint

The Today Show

Wake Up With Grant

The Morning Show With Grant

Good Morning, Grant

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Question 7 of 20

7. Vickie's HIV test comes out negative.

True

False

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Question 8 of 20

8. How many jobs do we see Lelaina (unsuccessfully) apply for after she loses her job on the daytime talk show? Hint

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Question 9 of 20

9. What kind of car does Lelaina's stepfather suggest she buy? Hint

BMW

Ford

Dodge

Nissan

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Question 10 of 20

10. What album do Lelaina and Michael discuss on their first date?

Answer: (three words - Think "Baby, I Love Your Way")

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Question 11 of 20

11. Where does Troy go when he disappears without telling Lelaina where he is? Hint

Rome

San Francisco

Chicago

New York

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Question 12 of 20

12. Name the two characters in Michael's fictional version of Lelaina's documentary. Hint

Lelaina and Troy

Elaina and Roy

Willana and Roy

Amanda and Toby

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Question 13 of 20

13. Which actress from the movie "Chicago" (2002) had a bit part in "Reality Bites"? Hint

Renee Zellweger

Queen Latifah

Mya

Catheirne Zeta-Jones

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Question 14 of 20

14. According to Troy, what does Lelaina look like in the dress she wears to her "In Your Face" documentary premiere?

Answer: (One Word - "a _____")

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Question 15 of 20

15. What is Vickie looking forward to after graduation? Hint

"Like, a career, or something"

Making a documentary

Going to show her friends back home that she made it

Dodging her student loan officer for the rest of her life

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Question 16 of 20

16. What religion is Michael? Hint

Catholic

Jewish

Protestant

Muslim

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Question 17 of 20

17. What old TV show do we see the gang playing a drinking game to?

Answer: (Two Words - "Dy-No-Mite!")

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Question 18 of 20

18. What is the name of Lelaina's documentary?

Answer: (Two Words - Think hard; it's actually really easy!)

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Question 19 of 20

19. Which of these things is NOT something Troy tells Lelaina he takes pleasure in (in the documentary)? Hint

the sky ten minutes before it rains

quarter pounder with cheese

the sound of your fingers sliding up the guitar strings

the moment your laugh becomes a cackle

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Question 20 of 20

20. How many points is Troy away from a degree in Philosophy? Hint

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the most profound invention of Lelaina's lifetime?

Answer: The Big Gulp

She prefers the big 64-ouncer.

2. Who is the actor who plays Sammy?

Answer: Steve Zahn

Steve Zahn can also be found in "Happy, Texas", "Saving Silverman" (or "Evil Women" if you're in Oz), "That Thing You Do!", and "Suburbia".

3. What number is the only thing that Vickie really learned in college?

Answer: Her Social Security number

Despite being "toasted", Vickie can confidently reel off her SSN without a second thought.

4. What song do the gang dance to at the service station?

Answer: My Sharona

"My Sharona", sung by The Knack, went to number one on the US charts in August, 1979. In 1994, the song re-entered the US Top 100, thanks to its inclusion on the "Reality Bites" soundtrack. At the time it was one of only 12 songs to do so (thanks to www.knack.com).

5. What does Lelaina forget to do with her microwave brownies?

Answer: microwave them

"Lainey, next time you make microwave brownies, I'd highly recommend microwaving them".

6. What daytime talk show does Lelaina work for?

Answer: Good Morning, Grant

Lelaina gets fired after switching Grant's questions with rude messages, making him look ridiculous on air.

7. Vickie's HIV test comes out negative.

Answer: True

One of her friends tested positive, so she thought it's better to be safe than sorry.

8. How many jobs do we see Lelaina (unsuccessfully) apply for after she loses her job on the daytime talk show?

Answer: 4

She applied for one at a newspaper("Define irony"), one at a radio station ("My gut's telling me that you're over qualified for this job"), one as a production assistant ("Do I look like a pirate?"), and one as a hot dog vendor ("There's a reason I've been here six months").

9. What kind of car does Lelaina's stepfather suggest she buy?

Answer: Ford

Lelaina's biological dad gives her his wife's old BMW, and offers to pay her gas bill for one year, as a graduation present.

10. What album do Lelaina and Michael discuss on their first date?

Answer: Frampton Comes Alive

This album changed Michael's life, and he can't beleive Lelaina doesn't know the album.

11. Where does Troy go when he disappears without telling Lelaina where he is?

Answer: Chicago

He goes to Chicago to be with his dad, and while he is there, his dad dies of cancer.

12. Name the two characters in Michael's fictional version of Lelaina's documentary.

Answer: Elaina and Roy

Michael produces a cheesy "In Your Face" fictional version of Lelaina's documentary, and in fact, of her life.

13. Which actress from the movie "Chicago" (2002) had a bit part in "Reality Bites"?

Answer: Renee Zellweger

Renee Zellweger played Tami, who we see giving Troy her number as he leaves her house one the morning (Troy immediately throws the number away).

14. According to Troy, what does Lelaina look like in the dress she wears to her "In Your Face" documentary premiere?

Answer: doily

This sparks an argument between Michael and Troy, where Michael tells Troy that he knows what Lelaina needs in a way Troy never will. Intense!

15. What is Vickie looking forward to after graduation?

Answer: Dodging her student loan officer for the rest of her life

Sammy's goal is "Like a career, or something", Troy sarcastically comments that he wants to show the folks back home that he graduated, and Lelaina's dream to become a documentarian.

16. What religion is Michael?

Answer: Jewish

He tells Lelaina on their first date that he's a "non-practicing Jew".

17. What old TV show do we see the gang playing a drinking game to?

Answer: Good Times

This is when Lelaina is getting ready for her first date with Michael. When he comes to the door, Troy thinks Michael is a collection agent.

18. What is the name of Lelaina's documentary?

Answer: Reality Bites

We see this spelled out in cereal in the title sequence of her "In Your Face" documentary.

19. Which of these things is NOT something Troy tells Lelaina he takes pleasure in (in the documentary)?

Answer: the sound of your fingers sliding up the guitar strings

When told of his father's illness (cancer), Troy realized you have to take pleasure in the little things.

20. How many points is Troy away from a degree in Philosophy?

Answer: 10

He has a 180 IQ, 10 points away from degree in Philosophy, but suffers from the "philosopher groupie" syndrome.

Source: Author leasey_lou

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