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"Sling Blade" - A Slice of Trivia Quiz

Some people say that "Sling Blade" is a very predictable movie. It probably is, but it is also a moving and touching story.

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

Author
dmbfanatic

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
111,016

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
9 / 10

Plays
2669

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 208 (10/10), Guest 50 (8/10), Guest 71 (10/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What actor wrote, directed, and starred in "Sling Blade"?

Answer: (Three names - or last name)

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Question 2 of 10

2. What was the name of the main character in the movie? Hint

Karl Chalmers

Karl Childers

Karl Malden

Karl Krasny

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Question 3 of 10

3. For what crime was the main character institutionalized? Hint

Kidnapping

Bank Robbery

Murder

Arson

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Question 4 of 10

4. What country music star played the role of Doyle Hargraves? Hint

Alan Jackson

Garth Brooks

Clint Black

Dwight Yoakam

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Question 5 of 10

5. The main character had what type of affliction? Hint

He was autistic.

He was mentally challenged.

He had Parkinson's disease.

He had epilepsy.

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Question 6 of 10

6. What star from the TV series "Three's Company" also appears in this movie?

Answer: (Whole name - or last name)

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Question 7 of 10

7. "Sling Blade" won an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay.

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. The main character in this movie had a unique ability to repair what type of equipment? Hint

Televisions

Radios

Lawn Mowers

Cars

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Question 9 of 10

9. What condiment did the main character in "Sling Blade" like to eat on his french fries?

Answer: (French's)

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Question 10 of 10

10. Why does the main character of the movie end up being returned to the institution? Hint

He murdered again.

He kidnapped Frank.

He robbed a bank.

He burned down the shop where he worked.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What actor wrote, directed, and starred in "Sling Blade"?

Answer: Billy Bob Thornton

"Sling Blade" is actually an expansion of the short film Billy Bob Thornton created entitled "Some Folks Call It A Sling Blade".

2. What was the name of the main character in the movie?

Answer: Karl Childers

Karl was abused and neglected as a child. He was forced to live in a hole in his family's garage.

3. For what crime was the main character institutionalized?

Answer: Murder

When Karl was 12, he murdered his mother and her lover in a fit of rage. At the time of his release, Karl had been institutionalized for 25 years.

4. What country music star played the role of Doyle Hargraves?

Answer: Dwight Yoakam

Dwight Yoakam stars as the abusive boyfriend of the mother of Frank, the young boy Karl befriends.

5. The main character had what type of affliction?

Answer: He was mentally challenged.

Karl was mentally challenged, but he was very highly functioning. He read lots of books. Actually, Karl could have had autism, but most information in the story indicates that he was mentally challenged.

6. What star from the TV series "Three's Company" also appears in this movie?

Answer: John Ritter

John Ritter stars as Vaughn Cunningham, the gay manager of a dollar store in town.

7. "Sling Blade" won an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay.

Answer: True

The movie received another Oscar nomination for Billy Bob Thornton as Best Actor. However, he did not win.

8. The main character in this movie had a unique ability to repair what type of equipment?

Answer: Lawn Mowers

Karl was very good at repairing lawn mowers. In one humorous scene, his coworker cannot figure out why a mower won't start even though nothing appears to be wrong. Karl walks over to the mower, looks in the gas tank, and discovers it is out of gas. Funny!

9. What condiment did the main character in "Sling Blade" like to eat on his french fries?

Answer: Mustard

Actually, Karl liked mustard on biscuits, as well as on "french fried potaters".

10. Why does the main character of the movie end up being returned to the institution?

Answer: He murdered again.

To protect Frank and his mother from Doyle's abuse, Karl murders Doyle with a lawn mower blade.

Source: Author dmbfanatic

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