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Quiz about Steve Martin in The Jerk
Quiz about Steve Martin in The Jerk

Steve Martin in 'The Jerk' Trivia Quiz


'I'm not a bum... I'm a jerk!' This quiz is about Steve Martin's first 'big movie'.

A multiple-choice quiz by lordbehemoth. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
lordbehemoth
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
60,093
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
10 / 15
Plays
2775
Last 3 plays: Guest 159 (9/15), Guest 96 (13/15), Guest 168 (0/15).
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Question 1 of 15
1. What is Steve Martin's character's name? Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. What is the name of the crazy guy who tries to kill Navin? Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. Navin invents a 'handle' for eyeglasses, so that pressure is not put on the frames. This invention later makes him rich... but what does it come to be called?

Answer: (Two Words)
Question 4 of 15
4. How much does Navin get paid per hour at the gas station? Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. Where does Navin get his first 'spontaneous publicity' ('The new ______
_______'s here!')?

Answer: (Two Words)
Question 6 of 15
6. What is NOT one of the only things Navin needs as he leaves the house near the end of the film? Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. What skill does Marie take up, having learned it from a Mexican guy? Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. What job does Navin get at the carnival? Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. Why does Navin stop at the gas station? Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. Fill in the blank: 'It's a small blue Chevy, a two-door...I can't make out the license plate from here, but it's dragging a small ________ behind it.'

Answer: (One Word)
Question 11 of 15
11. Who reads Navin's letters to the whole family at home? Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. What instrument does Marie play?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 13 of 15
13. Navin: 'You look so beautiful and peaceful, you almost look dead. And I'm glad, because there's something I want to say that's always been very difficult for me to say.' What does he say? Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. After the crazy killer corners Navin, what does the killer say? Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. And our last question: What song does Marie hear on the radio that 'reminded (her) of the way we were'?

Answer: (Four Words)

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Most Recent Scores
Nov 15 2024 : Guest 159: 9/15
Nov 07 2024 : Guest 96: 13/15
Oct 22 2024 : Guest 168: 0/15
Oct 11 2024 : Guest 108: 6/15
Sep 26 2024 : Guest 199: 15/15
Sep 25 2024 : Guest 136: 8/15

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What is Steve Martin's character's name?

Answer: Navin R. Johnson

2. What is the name of the crazy guy who tries to kill Navin?

Answer: Not revealed

'Die, Navin R. Johnson, die!'
3. Navin invents a 'handle' for eyeglasses, so that pressure is not put on the frames. This invention later makes him rich... but what does it come to be called?

Answer: Opti Grab

He made it first for Stan Fox, a guy he met at the gas station whose glasses kept slipping.
4. How much does Navin get paid per hour at the gas station?

Answer: $1.10

'Sorry, I don't work here.' 'Not even for $1.10 an hour?' 'Uh...'
5. Where does Navin get his first 'spontaneous publicity' ('The new ______ _______'s here!')?

Answer: phone book

'I'm somebody now!'
6. What is NOT one of the only things Navin needs as he leaves the house near the end of the film?

Answer: A blanket

He then trades it all for a thermos.
7. What skill does Marie take up, having learned it from a Mexican guy?

Answer: Knife throwing

She tries to throw a knife at a balloon in Navin's mouth.
8. What job does Navin get at the carnival?

Answer: The guy at the booth who guesses your weight

'For one dollar, I'll guess your weight, height, or sex!'
9. Why does Navin stop at the gas station?

Answer: To go to the bathroom

10. Fill in the blank: 'It's a small blue Chevy, a two-door...I can't make out the license plate from here, but it's dragging a small ________ behind it.'

Answer: church

He calls the police to apprehend some {thieves;} he had run a rope from the back bumper of their car to a water spigot on a nearby church. As the car left, it dragged the church along. (Yeah, right.)
11. Who reads Navin's letters to the whole family at home?

Answer: Grandma

12. What instrument does Marie play?

Answer: Cornet

13. Navin: 'You look so beautiful and peaceful, you almost look dead. And I'm glad, because there's something I want to say that's always been very difficult for me to say.' What does he say?

Answer: I slit the sheet, the sheet I slit, and on the slitted sheet I sit.

14. After the crazy killer corners Navin, what does the killer say?

Answer: You need to sign for this.

15. And our last question: What song does Marie hear on the radio that 'reminded (her) of the way we were'?

Answer: The Way We Were

I hope you enjoyed this quiz.
Source: Author lordbehemoth

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