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Simon Birch Trivia Quiz

This is about the 1998 movie, starring Ashley Judd, Joseph Mazzello and Ian Michael Smith.

A multiple-choice quiz by tybird78. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
tybird78

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
348,500

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
178

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Where does the movie take place? Hint

Albany, New York

Gravestown, Maine

Springfield, Massachusetts

Hartford, Connecticutt

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who does Rebecca meet on the Boston & Maine? Hint

John Harper

She doesn't meet anybody

Jerry Johnson

Ben Goodrich

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Question 3 of 10

3. What are the names of Simon's parents? Hint

Their names aren't mentioned

Jeff and Helen

John and Shelley

Rob and Sandy

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is Simon's best friend's name? Hint

Joe

Kenny

Johnny

Derek

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is Joe's primary goal in life? Hint

To find out who his father is

To start a foundation

To find treatment for Simon

He doesn't have a goal

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who is the Sunday school teacher Simon and Joe have? Hint

Miss Waltz

Miss Leavy

Mrs. Richards

Mrs. Adams

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who plays the adult Joe Wenteworth? Hint

Matt Damon

Patrick Swayze

Jim Carrey

Val Kilmer

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who is the baseball coach? Hint

Mr. Baker

Mr. Higgins

Mr. Milton

Mr. Prescott

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Question 9 of 10

9. What does Simon always practice at the lake? Hint

Playing leap frog

Holding his breath

Collecting baseball cards

Swimming

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who turns out to be Joe's father? Hint

Mr. Baker

Joe never finds out

Ben Goodrich

Reverend Russell

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Where does the movie take place?

Answer: Gravestown, Maine

It takes place around the coast of Maine. Gravestown is a fictional town, where granite is mined. Simon's dad owns a granite company.

2. Who does Rebecca meet on the Boston & Maine?

Answer: Ben Goodrich

Ben is a drama teacher. During his first visit with the Wenteworths, he gets distracted while scooping some peas and talking. He ends up filling most of his dinner plate with peas, and after realizing how much he has, he scoops some of them back into the bowl full of peas.

He also brings a present for Joe, which turns out to be a stuffed armadillo. Joe says that he doesn't want it, so Simon asks if he could have it.

3. What are the names of Simon's parents?

Answer: Their names aren't mentioned

People call them Mr. and Mrs. Birch. Simon is recorded as the smallest delivery in the history of Gravestown Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Birch never feels any pain and she sneezes Simon out. They ignore Simon, so Simon stays with the Wenteworths most of the time.

4. What is Simon's best friend's name?

Answer: Joe

They play for the tiger little league baseball team. After some games, they go to a lake for a swim.

5. What is Joe's primary goal in life?

Answer: To find out who his father is

Joe doesn't know who his father is because his mom, Rebecca won't tell him. She never even told anyone, not even her mother.

6. Who is the Sunday school teacher Simon and Joe have?

Answer: Miss Leavy

Joe states that her name suits her perfectly because she is always leaving class to smoke a cigarette. Nobody likes Miss Leavy, and she doesn't seem to like the students.

7. Who plays the adult Joe Wenteworth?

Answer: Jim Carrey

This is probably Jim's shortest role, but likely the most memorable. Adult Joe narrates the movie, since it is a flashback of Joe's childhood.

8. Who is the baseball coach?

Answer: Mr. Higgins

Whenever Simon goes up to bat, Mr. Higgins always tells Simon not to swing the bat because Simon's strike zone is minuscule. The only time he tells Simon to swing is on October 30, 1964, which leads to Rebecca's death.

9. What does Simon always practice at the lake?

Answer: Holding his breath

Simon already knows how to swim. Although his baseball cards are his prized possession, he never takes them to the lake with him. Simon practices holding his breath because he believes it's his destiny. Toward the end of the movie, there turns out to be a good reason why Simon practiced holding his breath.

10. Who turns out to be Joe's father?

Answer: Reverend Russell

After Rev. Russell throws a set of keys to Joe, he catches them with his left hand, and Rev. Russell tells Joe about meeting his mother 13 years ago. Joe then regrets finding out.

Source: Author tybird78

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