Who Said It? Quiz | Movies

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1. "I'd been saving this money for a divorce if ever I was to get a husband!"

Answer: Annie

Annie, the Baileys' housekeeper, said the quote above at the end of the movie when she contributes her cash to help George fill the deficit at the Building and Loan.

2. "He's making violent love to me, Mother!"

Answer: Mary

When George visited Mary shortly after she returned home from college, Mary thought George had romantic intentions. However, George was depressed because he knew his brother Harry would not be able to take over the Building and Loan and allow George to attend college. Mary, frustrated at George, shouted the quote above to her mother upstairs to make George mad.

3. "Excuse me! Excuse me! I burped."

Answer: Tommy

When George comes home from work after Uncle Billy lost $8,000, the youngest Bailey child, Tommy, tugs on his coat and repeats "excuse me" until someone acknowledges him.

4. "This is a very interesting situation!"

Answer: George

George said this quote after the high school dance when he walked Mary home. He stepped on Mary's robe, which fell off her body. Mary quickly hid in the hydrangea bushes, but before tossing her robe back to her, George decided to have a little fun with her.

5. "What? This old thing? Why I only wear it when I don't care how I look."

Answer: Violet

Near the beginning of the film, George is talking to Bert and Ernie on a street corner. When Violet walks up and George compliments her dress, Violet responds with this quote.

6. "Oh yes, oh yes, oh yes, it's the Charleston contest!"

Answer: Harry

At the high school dance, Harry Bailey announces the beginning of the Charleston contest. The other characters listed are George and Harry's friends who also attend the dance.

7. "Get me-- I'm giving out wings!"

Answer: Nick

After George and Clarence get thrown out of Nick's bar, Nick repeatedly rings the cash register bell as a joke to "give out wings."

8. "After all, Potter, some people like George had to stay at home. Not every heel was in Germany and Japan."

Answer: Uncle Billy

When Uncle Billy is at the bank preparing to deposit $8,000, he sees Mr. Potter come in with his newspaper. Deciding to irritate the greedy old man, Uncle Billy grabs Mr. Potter's newspaper with the headlines about Harry's war decoration and brags on his nephew a bit, ending with the lines above.

9. "Teacher says every time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings."

Answer: Zuzu

At the end of the film when the friends and neighbors are singing "Auld Lang Syne" in the Baileys' living room, Zuzu delivers this quote as she points to a bell ornament that is jingling on the Christmas tree.

10. "You see, George, you've really had a wonderful life."

Answer: Clarence

Clarence gives this title-capturing quote near the end of the film after George finally realizes that he's visiting a world in which he'd never been born... and after he sees the difference his life made in Bedford Falls.

11. "George Bailey! What does he want?"

Answer: Mrs. Hatch

When George comes to visit Mary after she returns home from college, Mary's mother, Mrs. Hatch, calls to Mary down the stairs and asks who is she talking to downstairs. Mary replies, "It's George Bailey, Mother." Mrs. Hatch, with disgust in her voice, responds with this quote.

12. "A toast to Mama Dollar and Papa Dollar, and if you want the old Building and Loan to stay in business, you better have a family real quick."

Answer: George

Just after George and Mary are wed, George notices that the Building and Loan is closed because a crowd of people want to get their money out. To appease them, Mary graciously offers to let the Building and Loan use their $2,000 worth of honeymoon money to tide the people over.

At the end of the day, George says the quote above when he, Uncle Billy, Eustace, and Tilly put the last two dollars into the safe.

13. "Where's my hat? Where's my-- oh, thank you, George. Which one is mine?"

Answer: Uncle Billy

After Harry and Ruth get married, George talks to a very drunk Uncle Billy outside the house. Uncle Billy can't find his hat, which is on his head, so George whips the hat off of Uncle Billy's head and offers it to him. However, the intoxicated uncle sees more than one hat in front of him!

14. "You're worth more dead than alive."

Answer: Mr. Potter

After Uncle Billy loses the $8,000 he was supposed to deposit in the bank and George can't find it, as a last resort George asks Mr. Potter for a loan. Mr. Potter asks for collateral, but all George has to offer is $500 equity in his life insurance policy. In response, the heartless Mr. Potter lashes out at George with this stinging quote.

15. "Hee-haw!"

Answer: Sam

George and Mary's friend from childhood, Sam Wainwright, delivers this catchphrase several times in the film. Sam grew up and made a fortune from plastics. His success often made George feel like a failure.

Source: Author littlewoman2

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Who Said It? Trivia Quiz

All of these quotes come from Frank Capra's classic, "It's a Wonderful Life." From the characters listed, see if you can remember who said each quote. Enjoy!

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