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"The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes" Quiz

This is a really funny made-for-tv movie! Hope I'm not the only one who thinks so. :)

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

Author
LadyCaitriona

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
55,526

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
8 / 15

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335

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Question 1 of 15

1. What's the name of the title character? Hint

Will Rafferty

Dexter Riley

Norwood Gills

Gozin

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Question 2 of 15

2. What school does the title character attend? Hint

Harvard

Hale University

Medfield College

UCLA

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Question 3 of 15

3. Where do Dexter, Will, and Gozin live? Hint

With Dexter's parents

The "House of the Future"

The "Rat House"

In residence

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Question 4 of 15

4. Who is the dean of Medfield College? Hint

Dean Higgins

Dean Carlson

Dean Quigley

Dean Valentine

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Question 5 of 15

5. Dexter meets Sarah studying for which subject's midterm exam? Hint

Calculus

English

Chemistry

Physics

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Question 6 of 15

6. How old is Norwood Gills? Hint

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Question 7 of 15

7. Who is the only member of the Medfield team not to score any points while playing during the College Knowledge Bowl finals? Hint

Penelope

Gozin

Sarah

Will

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Question 8 of 15

8. What did Dexter and Dean Valentine have that were a matched set? Hint

Shoes

Cousins

Shirts

Towels

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Question 9 of 15

9. Who did Agents Reese and Tucker work for? Hint

IRS

FBI

It's not revealed

CIA

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Question 10 of 15

10. What is the alias of the hacker that Agents Reese and Tucker are looking for? Hint

Goose

Jester

Viper

Maverick

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Question 11 of 15

11. Actor Kirk Cameron (who plays Dexter Riley) is probably best known for his role on the TV show "Growing Pains". What was his character on said show? Hint

Luke Brower

Jason Seaver

Michael Seaver

Ben Seaver

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Question 12 of 15

12. What type of device do Will and Gozin hide in a plant to record the Reagents' meeting? Hint

A walkie-talkie

A video recorder

A tape recorder

A stereo

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Question 13 of 15

13. Why does Dexter ask Dean Carlson to leave the limousine? Hint

He's tired of being harrassed

Carlson has bad breath

He's tired of being blackmailed

He wants to play with the gadgets

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Question 14 of 15

14. Does this movie have a happy ending? Hint

Not for Medfield

Not for Hale

Not for Dean Valentine

Not for Dexter Riley

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Question 15 of 15

15. What is the first question in the College Knowledge Bowl that Dexter gets wrong? Hint

The Emily Dickenson quote

The order of the largest bodies of water in the world

The year that Rome burned

The assassination of President William McKinley

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What's the name of the title character?

Answer: Dexter Riley

Dexter Riley is the name of "the world's smartest guy". Will and Gozin are his two best friends, and Norwood is his rival at Hale Universtiy.

2. What school does the title character attend?

Answer: Medfield College

All the movies about Dexter take place at Medfield. (There are three, not including remakes.)

3. Where do Dexter, Will, and Gozin live?

Answer: The "Rat House"

It wasn't the neatest place to live.

4. Who is the dean of Medfield College?

Answer: Dean Valentine

Dean Higgins is the dean in the originals. Professor Quigley is Dexter's physics teacher, and Dean Carlson (played by Dean Jones LOL!) is the dean of Hale University.

5. Dexter meets Sarah studying for which subject's midterm exam?

Answer: Physics

He aces it, much to everyone's surprise.

6. How old is Norwood Gills?

Answer: 12

At the College Knowledge Bowl finals, he is introduced as the 12-year-old captain of the Hale University team.

7. Who is the only member of the Medfield team not to score any points while playing during the College Knowledge Bowl finals?

Answer: Will

Penelope doesn't score any points, either, but she doesn't play in the finals.

8. What did Dexter and Dean Valentine have that were a matched set?

Answer: Towels

Dean Valentine surprised him (and everyone in the room) with it.

9. Who did Agents Reese and Tucker work for?

Answer: It's not revealed

Agent Reese says that they work "for the government - your government"... but that is not elaborated on.

10. What is the alias of the hacker that Agents Reese and Tucker are looking for?

Answer: Viper

It's Viper! Give yourself bonus points if you recognized all the answers as the callsigns from another of my favourite movies, "Top Gun".

11. Actor Kirk Cameron (who plays Dexter Riley) is probably best known for his role on the TV show "Growing Pains". What was his character on said show?

Answer: Michael Seaver

Jason, Ben, and Luke were played by Alan Thicke, Jeremy Miller, and Leonardo DiCaprio, respectively.

12. What type of device do Will and Gozin hide in a plant to record the Reagents' meeting?

Answer: A video recorder

"What is that noise!?" - Dean Valentine

13. Why does Dexter ask Dean Carlson to leave the limousine?

Answer: He wants to play with the gadgets

Dean Carlson wants Dexter to attend Hale University.

14. Does this movie have a happy ending?

Answer: Not for Hale

Hale University is the only answer that the movie doesn't have a happy ending for. Relatedly, Dean Carlson and Norwood Gills aren't benefited either.

15. What is the first question in the College Knowledge Bowl that Dexter gets wrong?

Answer: The year that Rome burned

Medfield's intranet had an error which listed the burning of Rome at 1954 (during the Eisenhower presidency) rather than 54 AD. The error was downloaded along with everything else into Dexter's brain.

Source: Author LadyCaitriona

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