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Home Alone Quiz

Thursday, October 18th, 2007

‘Home Alone’ Quiz.

Pertaining to first Home Alone Film only.

Q. What is the name of the little boy who is the main character in the film?
A. Kevin.

Q.What time of the year does the film take place.
A. Christmas Time.

Q. All Kevin’s family, (aunts uncles cousins etc) are gathered in his house a few days before Christmas, Why.
A. They are getting ready to travel to Paris where they will spend Christmas Day.

Q. Kevin is reprimanded by his mother. Why?
A. He has a fight with his brother at the dinner table and spills some drink.

Q. What is his punishment?
A. He is sent to sleep on his own in the attic.

Q. What are his last words before going into the attic.
A. “I don’t ever want to see any of you again” To his family.

Q. Why are the family late for the flight?
A. There is a power cut during the night and the alarm clock doesn’t work.

Kevin wakes the next morning to discover that his family have mysteriously disappeared.

Q. Now that he is the man of the house, Kevin does certain things that adults normally do. List a few of these things?
A. He goes shopping. He does the washing. He shaves. He puts up the Christmas decorations. He goes to church.

Q. What does Kevin fear in the basement?
A. The boiler.

Q. What food does he order?
A. Pizza.

Q. What trick does he play on the pizza delivery guy?
A. He plays the soundtrack of a video, which makes the pizza delivery guy think there is a gangster in the house.

Q. With his family gone, Kevin makes a new friend. Who is it?
A. The old man from next door.

Q. Where does Kevin talk to the old man fro the first time.
A. In the church.

Q. Why is the old man in the church?
A. To hear his grand daughter singing.

Q. Why is that such a big deal for the old man.
A. Because he has never met his grand daughter. He had a fight with his son before she was born and they have never made up. He has not spoken to his son since.

Q. What advice does Kevin give the old man?
A. To give his son a call, that he has nothing to loose.

Q. What kind of funny pet does his brother have?
A. A spider.

Q. List three traps that Kevin sets for the burglars.
A. He pours water on the pavement outside-it turns to black ice and the burglars slip on it. He puts marbles on the stairs. He heats the handle of the door until it is red hot.

Q. When Kevin is caught by the two thieves, who rescues him?
A. The old man.

Q. In what way does Kevin change as a consequence of his adventures?
A. At the start he is a bit at odds with his family. At the end he is at one with them.

Simpsons Quiz

Tuesday, October 16th, 2007

Simpsons Quiz.

Q. What instrument does Lisa play?
A. Saxophone.

Q. What character in the Simpsons would be likely to say; “Release the Dogs!”
A. Mr. Burns.

Q. What is Bart and Lisa’s favourite TV programme?
A. Itchy and Scratchy.

Q. Itchy and Scratchy are a cat and a mouse. Which is which?
A. Itchy is the mouse.

Q. When Homer proposes to Marge, what does he use for a ring?
A. An onion ring.

Q. The Simpsons are put in the “witness protection programme” and take on a new family name. What name?
A. The Thompsons.

Q. Why are the Simpsons put in the “witness protection programme”?
A. Because someone is trying to kill Bart.

Q. Who wants to kill Bart?
A. Side Show Bob.

Q. What does Side Show Bob have written on his t-shirt?
A. Die Bart Die.

Q. When Bart is baby sitting Maggie, she crawls out of the house, into the family car and drives away, eventually crashing the car. What is Bart’s punishment?
A. He is not allowed to see the Itchy and Scratchy Movie.

Q. What’s Maggie’s first word?
A. Daddy.

Q. Why does Homer go on a diet?
A. Because he gets stuck in the water chute at Mount Splashmore.

Q. Marge is sentenced to thirty days in prison. What is her crime?
A. Shoplifting.

Q. What wild animal do the inhabitants of Springfield kill on ‘Whacking Day’?
A. The snake.

Q. On stage during the Krusty show, Bart trips over a prop, nearly causing a major accident. What does he say to make him famous?
A. I didn’t do it!

Q. Lisa plays with a doll invented by Stacy Lovell. What is the name of the doll?
A. Malibu Stacy.

Q. Lisa proposes that Lovell design a new doll based on Lisa. What is the name of this doll?
A. Lisa Lionheart.

Q. In the episode where Mr Burns is shot, why is Homer furious with him?
A. Mr. Burns can never remember Homer’s name.

Q. Who shot Mr. Burns?
A. Maggie.