"Much Apu About Nothing" Trivia Quiz

Answer: Bear

Even though it is the town's first and only bear attack in documented history, a "Bear Patrol" is instituted to give piece of mind to the townspeople.

The scream that Ned Flanders gives off in fear of the bear is taken directly from the 1960 film "Psycho".

Answer: Germania

Despite being in the country legally, the entire student population picks on Uter. The only one who is not laughing is Groundskeeper Willie.

Willie: "You want to pick on immigrants? Then pick on Willie!"
Skinner: "Willie, please. The students want to pick on someone their own size."

Answer: 7,000,000

This is a not-so-subtle jab at India's large population, which greatly exceeds one billion. Apu's story also features a young Manjula, who would go on to become his wife in the season 9 episode "The Two Mrs. Nahasapeemapetilons".

Answer: Statue of Liberty

Abe: "We had to move out once we filled the entire head with garbage."

Some lines from Abe's story are taken directly from the 1942 film "Casablanca".

Answer: Kearney

Despite a fake name and birth date appearing on the ID, Apu clearly identifies him as Kearney because he shops at the Kwik-E-Mart often. In exchange for allowing him to purchase the items underage, Kearney must tell Apu from whom he got the fake ID.

Answer: 47

Homer: "Now we all know the 13 stripes are for good luck. But why does the American flag have precisely 47 stars?"
Apu: "Because this particular flag is ridiculously out of date. The library must have purchased it during the brief period in 1912 after New Mexico became a state but before Arizona did."
Homer: "Uhhh... partial credit."

For the record, only 39 days passed between when New Mexico and Arizona joined the Union.

Answer: Groundskeeper Willie

The five known Springfieldians shown writing the exam are Apu, Nick Riviera, Bumblebee Man, Moe Szyslak, and Luigi. Moe is wearing a fake mustache, not wanting anyone to know he is an illegal immigrant. Groundskeeper Willie is shown at the end of the episode, being deported.

Answer: Homer Simpson

This prompts Bart to crack up in laughter, and is a lead-in for Homer's speech to oppose Proposition 24.

Much of the "Proposition 24" concept is borrowed from California Proposition 187, a ballot from 1994.

Answer: True

Homer: "When are people going to learn? Democracy doesn't work!"

Shortly after this line, Apu receives his first jury duty summons... which he subsequently throws away.

Answer: Helen Lovejoy

In response to the Bear threat, Helen is seen saying a variant of this line 3 times in a matter of two minutes.

At the 4:00 mark of the episode, she says "Think of the children!"
At the 5:27 mark, she says "Won't you think of the children!"
At the 5:58 mark, she says "Ohhh! Won't somebody PLEASE think of the children?"

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