"The Holiday", Part I Trivia Quiz

Answer: Iris and Amanda

Kate Winslet plays Iris Simpkins, a young single woman from England who has just had devastating news about her boyfriend. Cameron Diaz is Amanda Woods, a California blond whose boyfriend has just admitted to cheating on her. Neither can bear the thought of being at home for the holidays, so they decide to go somewhere completely foreign to them.

Answer: They meet online.

Iris and Amanda meet online. Amanda does a Google search for vacations and a home exchange site comes up. Iris has her quaint English cottage listed on this site. When Amanda inquires about the cottage, Iris answers at once, and the two begin the conversation that will change their lives.

Answer: Arthur and Miles

Miles is a friend and business associate of Amanda's ex-boyfriend, Ethan. He meets Iris when he comes to the house to pick up Ethan's laptop. Arthur is Amanda's elderly neighbor. I rather doubt that Amanda has ever met him, but Iris befriends almost everyone she meets. She meets Arthur when she finds him looking lost and confused a short distance from his house and offers him a lift.

Answer: Raises and lowers the black-out shades

Iris discovers, to her complete amazement and utter joy, that Amanda has the best of everything in her house. The blinds shut out all the daylight, allowing Iris to sleep during her first day there.

Answer: Because they speak English there.

"Where do they speak English? England!" Amanda says to herself, in the scene where she goes online to search for vacation rentals. Iris' house is the second one she sees on the website, and she loves it!

Answer: "Are there any men in your town?"

Amanda is just getting over her ex-boyfriend and does not want any romantic complications. "Zero," Iris answers. "When can I come?" Amanda replies.

Answer: He doesn't want to be embarrassed with his walker in a room of eleven schnooks.

The letters have been coming for some time, informing him of an impending tribute to his life, at which the organization would like him to be the guest of honor. In the scene where Iris comes to Arthur's house and brings in the mail, she opens (with his reluctant permission) the latest such letter, and begins questioning him on why he doesn't want to be a part of the tribute.

He simply does not believe there will be more than eleven people who care enough to attend, and he will not be embarrassed in front of those few.

Answer: A corsage

As Iris starts to put the corsage on her wrist, Arthur tells her that she doesn't have to wear it if it won't match her outfit, or if it's corny. She tells him that she likes corny. She's looking for corny in her life. He compliments her on the nice line.

Answer: He had to meet his girlfriend.

Miles comes in at the last minute, just as Arthur is ascending the stage. Iris has been sure he wasn't going to be there and is overjoyed when, not only does he make it, but he lets her know things are over between himself and Maggie.

Answer: Film writer

Arthur is a retired film writer. He recommends quite a few old movies, with what he considers great lines, to Iris. He is a fascinating conversationalist and he and Amanda become close friends.