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1. Our movie opens during a reception at the White House, and President George Bush (John Roarke, in a dead-on performance) opens the dinner by making a statement. In that statement, he is marking what occasion?
2. Why was Frank Drebin (Leslie Nielsen) at the White House reception?
3. Which of the following is not an acronym for the energy coalition representatives present at the dinner?
4. Who was to give a speech regarding the future of energy consumption?
5. At the end of the title sequence, the Police Squad car pulls over a celebrity. Who?
6. When we first see Jane (Priscilla Presley), what is she holding in her hands?
7. What did the security guards at the Institute do with the bomb?
8. Frank and Jane meet up at the crime scene and catch up on things. What did they not discuss?
9. Which of the following is not true of Albert Mainheimer (Richard Griffiths)?
10. Which of the following is true of Quentin Hapsburg (Robert Goulet)?
11. When Frank stops at The Blue Note for a drink, we see pictures of various disasters along the walls of the lounge. Which of these is the first one shown?
12. Ted, the Police Squad lab supervisor, was booked on "Geraldo" because he had find timbers that he believed were once part of Noah's Ark.
13. The thug in this film was an ex-boxer named Hector Savage (Anthony James). Which of these boxing nicknames was his?
14. Frank, Ed, and Nordberg go to an adult novelty shop to check out a lead on Hector Savage, when Frank sees a red van that matched one seen by Jane a few nights before. Frank then calls to Nordberg, who says "No problem." What was Nordberg's task?
15. See if you can follow along here: Nordberg is on a mechanic's creeper, stuck underneath the van as it drives trough town. He manages to free himself, only to get stuck under the front of Frank and Ed's car. Then, Frank and Ed stop at a house, where Savage is surrounded by police, but Nordberg keeps going, only to find himself under a bus! Where is the bus going?
16. During the reception at Hapsburg's house, Frank confronts him, but not before enjoying a dance with Jane. As he spins her off the floor, a gentleman at the party pops a piece of food into her mouth. What was it?
17. After the reception, Jane takes a shower. In walks Savage, who was hired to shoot her. But she starts singing a Barbra Streisand song and Savage joins in. What was the title of the song?
18. Frank is tied up at Hapsburg's warehouse; with him, also tied up, is the man who was to give the energy lecture. After Hapsburg & Co. leave, Frank tries rubbing his ropes on the shelving to free himself. Unfortunately, the rubbing shakes the shelving, causing the lecturer to be hit on the head with (among other things) horseshoes, softballs, and a rack a pool balls. What was the first pool ball to hit his head?
19. At the Press Club dinner, where the energy speech was to be given, Frank & Co. were unable to get in through the back door, as planned. So, they disguised themselves as a mariachi band and suddenly found themselves on the stage for the press dinner. What song did they perform?
20. During the big shootout, what was Nordberg doing?
21. Hapsburg had a back-up plan, in case the imposter failed to give the falsified energy speech. Plan B called for the detonation of a nuclear device at the hotel where the speech was taking place. Who told Drebin about Plan B?
22. How did Hapsburg die?
23. Back at the Press Club dinner, the speech became so boring, everyone fell asleep! Ed and Nordberg had to think of a way to wake them up, and quickly! What did they use?
24. How did Frank disable the bomb?
25. At the end of the movie, the President offers Frank a shot at being head of a new federal bureau of Police Squad. Does Frank accept the offer?
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