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1.3 "My Father's Office" Trivia Quiz

Welcome back! Here is a quiz about the third episode of "The Wonder Years." The show had 115 episodes total. Sit back and enjoy the ride through a young boy's mind.

A multiple-choice quiz by Angela8969. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Angela8969

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
150,087

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
11 / 20

Plays
669

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 20

1. What nature documentary was on TV?

Hint

Tigers

Gorillas

Elephants

Alligators

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Question 2 of 20

2. Norma: "Hi Hon, how's work?"

What was Jack's response? Hint

Work was fine

Well, I have to go back tomorrow

Work went really good today

Work's work

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Question 3 of 20

3. What was Jack doing in the back yard? Hint

Grilling hamburgers

Mowing

Washing the car

Looking through his telescope

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Question 4 of 20

4. What did Kevin leave in the driveway? Hint

Bicycle

Basketball

Lawnmower

Trash can

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Question 5 of 20

5. What did Steve want his profession to be? Hint

Professional baseball player

Professional football player

Professional basketball player

Professional tennis player

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Question 6 of 20

6. Where was the tv located in the kitchen? Hint

On a shelf

On a dresser

On a television stand

Jack didn't believe in eating and watching television

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Question 7 of 20

7. What did Jack do for a living? Hint

Manager of Nortex

Owner of Nortex

Owner of Norcom

Manager of Norcom

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Question 8 of 20

8. How did Jack respond when Kevin asked him, what he did all day?

Hint

"I just work all day"

"I sit around hoping that a pay check will come and find me"

"I go to work, drive through traffic, eat, and go to bed"

"I shovel other people's crap so you kids can eat"

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Question 9 of 20

9. What commercial played on television? Hint

An ad to buy the local newspaper

An ad for "Hawaii Five-O"

Buckle Up for Safety

McDonald's new drive-through service

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Question 10 of 20

10. What was Karen doing at the table the morning Kevin went to work with Jack? Hint

Reading her text books

Karen wasn't in this episode

Reading recipes

Reading the newspaper

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Question 11 of 20

11. Norma asked Karen if her brother looked nice, what was her reply? Hint

She didn't say anything, just rolled her eyes

"He looks like a capitalist pig"

"He looks like a little running dog, capitalist pig"

"He looks like a dog or pig"

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Question 12 of 20

12. When Wayne saw Kevin's outfit, who did he ask about "kicking the bucket"? Hint

Uncle Sal

Brian Cooper

Uncle Sid

Aunt Erma

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Question 13 of 20

13. What was Kevin sitting on his bed doing when his dad came into the room? Hint

Tossing a baseball into his glove

Sleeping

Reading a magazine

Homework

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Question 14 of 20

14. What did Stan say to Kevin when they met? Hint

"Oh my goodness, he's adorable"

"What an angel. Look at those cheeks"

"Hi there"

"You look just like your old man"

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Question 15 of 20

15. Kevin fantasized about being the boss like his dad.

True

False

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Question 16 of 20

16. According to Jack, what was the "most important part of the working day"? Hint

Lunch time

The end of the day

Smoke break

Coffee break

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Question 17 of 20

17. What did Jack tell Kevin about being a manager at NORCOM? Hint

He loved the pressure

It's not what he thought he'd be doing with his life

It's not all it's cracked up to be

It'll do

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Question 18 of 20

18. When Jack had been Kevin's age, what had he wanted to be when he grew up? Hint

Super hero

Dairy farmer

Ship captain

Newspaper reporter

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Question 19 of 20

19. What/where was Jack's first job at NORCOM? Hint

Mail room

Loading dock

File clerk

Delivery boy

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Question 20 of 20

20. At the end of the episode, Kevin and his dad were looking at stars.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What nature documentary was on TV?

Answer: Gorillas

Kevin was really getting into the documentary.

2. Norma: "Hi Hon, how's work?" What was Jack's response?

Answer: Work's work

Jack was angry. He came in and dropped his briefcase on the table. Norma always asked him this.

3. What was Jack doing in the back yard?

Answer: Looking through his telescope

Jack would look through his telescope on extremely bad days.

4. What did Kevin leave in the driveway?

Answer: Bicycle

His dad was upset. "Do you think they grow on trees?" Kevin left it out because he was going to Paul's house.

5. What did Steve want his profession to be?

Answer: Professional baseball player

Steve, Paul, and Kevin were talking about this on the bus. Steve's fallback was a professional football player.

6. Where was the tv located in the kitchen?

Answer: On a shelf

As much as Jack grumbled, television was allowed while eating. The family was watching the news.

7. What did Jack do for a living?

Answer: Manager of Norcom

Jack was over the distribution and product support services.

8. How did Jack respond when Kevin asked him, what he did all day?

Answer: "I shovel other people's crap so you kids can eat"

"No need to press the issue." Poor little Kevin was just trying to find some information.

9. What commercial played on television?

Answer: Buckle Up for Safety

Having to wear seat belts didn't go to law for the first time until 1984. The year in this episode was 1968. The first McDonald's drive through was in 1975.

10. What was Karen doing at the table the morning Kevin went to work with Jack?

Answer: Reading the newspaper

She was reading the daily news. She was a flower child.

11. Norma asked Karen if her brother looked nice, what was her reply?

Answer: "He looks like a little running dog, capitalist pig"

Kevin was going to spend a day with his dad at work. He was dressed in a suit and tie.

12. When Wayne saw Kevin's outfit, who did he ask about "kicking the bucket"?

Answer: Uncle Sid

He insinuated Kevin was dressed for a funeral.

13. What was Kevin sitting on his bed doing when his dad came into the room?

Answer: Tossing a baseball into his glove

"I guess we didn't understand why he was so hard on us sometimes." Jack had sent Kevin to his room.

14. What did Stan say to Kevin when they met?

Answer: "You look just like your old man"

I never thought Kevin look like his dad. Maybe he did.

15. Kevin fantasized about being the boss like his dad.

Answer: True

His dad seemed even more important at work than at home, and this really impressed Kevin.

16. According to Jack, what was the "most important part of the working day"?

Answer: Coffee break

Jack's job was hard. And, by the level of incompetence around him, Jack was not a very good manager.

17. What did Jack tell Kevin about being a manager at NORCOM?

Answer: It's not what he thought he'd be doing with his life

Jack laughed when Kevin asked when he decided to become a manager. He said it was a good job, but not what he expected to be doing with his life.

18. When Jack had been Kevin's age, what had he wanted to be when he grew up?

Answer: Ship captain

It was his fall back choice, in case he did not become a professional baseball player. I guess back then a lot of kids really thought they could just "be" professional athletes, despite their talent level.

19. What/where was Jack's first job at NORCOM?

Answer: Loading dock

He said he'd gone to college, met Norma, got a job on the loading dock at NORCOM and "the rest was history". He seemed very full of regret.

20. At the end of the episode, Kevin and his dad were looking at stars.

Answer: True

Kevin had witnessed his dad's boss shouting at him, and it made Kevin sad. At least now Kevin knew why his dad looked through a telescope at the end of really bad days. On this bad day, Kevin joined Jack in that respite from real life.

Source: Author Angela8969

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