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"Empire Falls" - Part I Trivia Quiz

This is a quiz on the HBO mini-series, "Empire Falls". This is on the first episode of the two part series.

A multiple-choice quiz by Sarah606. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Sarah606

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
209,753

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
10 / 15

Plays
221

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 15

1. What does Tick (Christine) draw in Art class that upsets her teacher? Hint

an egg

a snake

the devil

the crucifixion

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Question 2 of 15

2. How did Cindy become crippled? Hint

she was run over by a car

she was beaten severely

polio

muscular dystrophy

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Question 3 of 15

3. What does Janine call her mother? Hint

Beatrice

Mrs. Whiting

Mommy

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Question 4 of 15

4. What position does Zack Minty play on the football team? Hint

running back

quarterback

linebacker

kicker

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Question 5 of 15

5. Why was Miles having such a hard time painting the church? Hint

It kept raining.

His dad kept stealing the paint.

His dad kept stealing his ladder.

He was afraid of heights.

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Question 6 of 15

6. What was John doing near the old mill when the other boys started picking on him? Hint

He was trying to sleep.

He was looking for food in the kitchen.

He was looking for clothes in the dumpster.

He was painting.

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Question 7 of 15

7. Max is continually trying to steal money from Miles. Where does he keep looking? Hint

under his mattress

in his underwear drawer

in his cookie jar

in his glove compartment

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Question 8 of 15

8. When we first see Horace, what does he insist that he does NOT eat? Hint

onions

meat

blue foods

pickles

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Question 9 of 15

9. Who did Max take with him when he went to Florida? Hint

David

Father Tom

Tick

Horace

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Question 10 of 15

10. Bea tells Miles she owes him one. What is her reason? Hint

he painted her house

he married her daughter

he saved her life

he made her a beautiful granddaughter

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Question 11 of 15

11. Where is the bookstore that Mile and Tick want to buy? Hint

New Brunswick

Augusta

Martha's Vineyard

Cape Cod

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Question 12 of 15

12. Jimmy wants Miles to warn David about something. What is is? Hint

look out for the loose stair

be careful growing pot

his tire looks like it is going to fall off

to leave his wife alone

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Question 13 of 15

13. In a flashback, what does Charlie suggest that young Miles order, when there are no steamers on the menu? Hint

oysters rockefeller

lobster tail

clams casino

steak oscar

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Question 14 of 15

14. Which of the following is NOT one of the chapters that we are shown? Hint

In Which We Learn That Anything Is Possible

Ties That Bind

The Surprise

In The Beginning

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Question 15 of 15

15. Tick wants Miles to get something for their house. What is it? Hint

cable

a television

a pool

e-mail

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What does Tick (Christine) draw in Art class that upsets her teacher?

Answer: a snake

The assignment was to draw your most vivid dream. John drew an egg. Candace cut herself and had to go to the nurse.

2. How did Cindy become crippled?

Answer: she was run over by a car

Cindy was run over by a car as a young girl. Her bones became twisted.

3. What does Janine call her mother?

Answer: Beatrice

Janine always calls her mother Beatrice. Helen Hunt plays Janine Roby.

4. What position does Zack Minty play on the football team?

Answer: linebacker

Zack plays linebacker. We get to see him making an unethical hit at a football game. Zack's father is Jimmy Minty.

5. Why was Miles having such a hard time painting the church?

Answer: He was afraid of heights.

When Miles got too high on the ladder, he would shake and Father Mark would have to talk him down. Miles was painting the church for free.

6. What was John doing near the old mill when the other boys started picking on him?

Answer: He was looking for clothes in the dumpster.

John was looking for clothes in the dumpster. Zack and the other boys were starting to start trouble when a police officer came by. John's parents were abusive drug dealers.

7. Max is continually trying to steal money from Miles. Where does he keep looking?

Answer: in his glove compartment

Max is constantly trying to get into the glove compartment in his son's car. Miles keeps $20 in there.

8. When we first see Horace, what does he insist that he does NOT eat?

Answer: onions

Miles is making him a hamburger, and Horace says he does not eat onions. Horace is a writer for the newspaper.

9. Who did Max take with him when he went to Florida?

Answer: Father Tom

Max and Father Tom steal the money from the safe at the church and go to the Florida Keys.

10. Bea tells Miles she owes him one. What is her reason?

Answer: he married her daughter

Bea is Janine's mother. She knows that being married to Janine was difficult. Bea tells him she owes him one when they are discussing going into business together.

11. Where is the bookstore that Mile and Tick want to buy?

Answer: Martha's Vineyard

Miles and Tick had recently vacationed in Martha's Vineyard, where they saw a great bookstore for sale. Miles wanted to buy it and move there with his daughter.

12. Jimmy wants Miles to warn David about something. What is is?

Answer: be careful growing pot

Jimmy is a policeman and he says that the police know that David is growing marijuana.

13. In a flashback, what does Charlie suggest that young Miles order, when there are no steamers on the menu?

Answer: clams casino

Charlie suggests that young Miles order the clams casino. Miles eats five entrees. Charlie pays for them all.

14. Which of the following is NOT one of the chapters that we are shown?

Answer: In The Beginning

Chapter One is "In Which We Learn That Anything Is Possible", chapter two is "The Surprise" and Chapter three is "Ties That Bind".
Cindy Whiting is the surprise.

15. Tick wants Miles to get something for their house. What is it?

Answer: e-mail

Tick is upset that they still don't have e-mail. She thinks that it is why she has not heard from the boy from Martha's Vineyard.

Source: Author Sarah606

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