A Christmas Story - Quiz
A Christmas Story
  • 1. What is the release year of A Christmas Story?
A) 1971
B) 1966
C) 1983
D) 1994
  • 2. Who directed A Christmas Story?
A) Darren McGavin
B) Melinda Dillon
C) Bob Clark
D) Jean Shepherd
  • 3. Which book is the film primarily based on?
A) A Christmas Story 2
B) Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories and Other Disasters
C) My Summer Story
D) In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash
  • 4. Who is the author of the book In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash?
A) Peter Billingsley
B) Melinda Dillon
C) Bob Clark
D) Jean Shepherd
  • 5. Which actor starred in the film as part of the main cast?
A) Will Ferrell
B) Peter Billingsley
C) Tom Hanks
D) Macaulay Culkin
  • 6. What time period does the film's main story take place in?
A) 1950
B) 1940
C) 1966
D) 1983
  • 7. What is the name of the first installment family saga?
A) Parker Family Saga
B) Shepherd Family Saga
C) Higbee Family Saga
D) Clark Family Saga
  • 8. Which company released A Christmas Story?
A) Warner Bros.
B) MGM/UA Entertainment Co.
C) Universal Pictures
D) Paramount Pictures
  • 9. When was A Christmas Story released in theaters?
A) December 24, 1997
B) November 18, 1983
C) November 18, 1966
D) December 25, 1983
  • 10. What was the budget of A Christmas Story?
A) $1.5 million
B) $10 million
C) $20.8 million
D) $3.3 million
  • 11. How much did the film gross at the box office?
A) $12 million
B) $50 million
C) $3.3 million
D) $20.8 million
  • 12. Where was the film partly filmed?
A) United Kingdom
B) Australia
C) Canada
D) Mexico
  • 13. How many Canadian Genie Awards did the film earn in 1984?
A) Two
B) One
C) Five
D) Three
  • 14. Which network has shown an annual marathon titled '24 Hours of A Christmas Story' since 2004?
A) TBS
B) MGM
C) HBO Max
D) TNT
  • 15. Starting in what year was the marathon shown annually on TNT?
A) 2004
B) 1997
C) 2012
D) 1983
  • 16. How many consecutive airings make up the 24-hour holiday marathon?
A) 12
B) 6
C) 24
D) 10
  • 17. In what year was the film selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry?
A) 1983
B) 1997
C) 2012
D) 2004
  • 18. Which institution selected the film for the National Film Registry?
A) National Archives
B) Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
C) Library of Congress
D) Smithsonian Institution
  • 19. How many sequels did A Christmas Story spawn?
A) One
B) Four
C) Two
D) Three
  • 20. What was the original release title of the first sequel, My Summer Story?
A) It Runs in the Family
B) A Christmas Story 2
C) Wanda Hickey's Night
D) A Christmas Story Christmas
  • 21. In what year was the first sequel, My Summer Story, released?
A) 1994
B) 1983
C) 2012
D) 2022
  • 22. How was the second sequel, A Christmas Story 2, released in 2012?
A) On HBO Max
B) On network television
C) Straight to DVD
D) In theaters nationwide
  • 23. On which platform was the third sequel, A Christmas Story Christmas, released in 2022?
A) HBO Max
B) TBS
C) Netflix
D) TNT
  • 24. Who provides the narration for the film?
A) Miss Shields
B) The Old Man
C) Jean Shepherd
D) The adult Ralphie Parker
  • 25. How old is Ralphie Parker during the main events of the film?
A) 10 years old
B) 8 years old
C) 9 years old
D) 12 years old
  • 26. Where does Ralphie live with his family?
A) Canada
B) Northwest Indiana
C) Chicago
D) New York
  • 27. What does Ralphie want more than anything for Christmas?
A) A bicycle
B) A football
C) A chemistry set
D) Red Ryder Carbine Action 200-shot Range Model air rifle
  • 28. Who is the first person to rebuff Ralphie's request for the rifle?
A) Santa at Higbee's
B) His mother
C) His teacher Miss Shields
D) The Old Man
  • 29. Who is Ralphie's teacher?
A) Miss Shields
B) Miss Hickey
C) Miss Parker
D) Miss Higbee
  • 30. Where is the disgruntled Santa located when he rejects Ralphie?
A) The town square
B) The Parker family garage
C) Higbee's department store
D) A local mall
  • 31. What phrase do Ralphie's mother, teacher, and Santa all tell him?
A) "Ask for something else"
B) "It's too dangerous for a boy"
C) "You'll shoot your eye out"
D) "Be careful with toys"
  • 32. Where does Ralphie first write about his desire for the rifle?
A) In his diary
B) On the chalkboard
C) In a letter to Santa
D) In an assigned theme
  • 33. Who directs Ralphie to one last hidden box on Christmas morning?
A) His father ("The Old Man")
B) Miss Shields
C) His mother
D) His adult self
  • 34. What happens when Ralphie shoots at the metal target with his new rifle?
A) The rifle breaks into pieces
B) He hits the bullseye perfectly
C) The BB ricochets and knocks off his glasses
D) The target falls over and breaks a window
  • 35. What happens to Ralphie's glasses while he is trying to find them?
A) He accidentally steps on and breaks them
B) They melt in the snow
C) His father steps on them
D) A dog runs away with them
  • 36. What cover story does Ralphie make up to explain his broken glasses?
A) An icicle falling from the roof of the garage and hitting his eye
B) A bully hit him in the face with a snowball
C) He bumped into a door in the dark
D) He fell off his bicycle in the snow
  • 37. Does Ralphie's mother believe his cover story about the icicle?
A) No
B) Yes
C) She punishes him anyway
D) She knows the truth right away
  • 38. What does Ralphie do with the gun on Christmas night?
A) Hides it in the garage
B) Goes to sleep with the gun by his side
C) Cleans it with oil
D) Returns it to Higbee's
  • 39. According to Ralphie's adult self, how did he view the rifle on Christmas night?
A) It was the best Christmas present he had ever received or would ever receive
B) It was okay, but he preferred his other gifts
C) It was a dangerous disappointment
D) It was too difficult to use properly
  • 40. What household appliance does the Old Man continually have to fix?
A) The unreliable household furnace
B) The kitchen refrigerator
C) The washing machine
D) The living room television
  • 41. Where does Ralphie suspect a cloud of profanity is hanging?
A) Over Lake Michigan
B) Over Lake Superior
C) Over Lake Erie
D) Over Lake Huron
  • 42. What kind of dare does Schwartz escalate the flagpole challenge to?
A) An ultimate flagpole dare
B) A supreme winter dare
C) A double secret dare
D) A triple dog dare
  • 43. What is Miss Shields' decision regarding the flagpole incident?
A) The perpetrator's guilty conscience is punishment enough
B) She makes the whole class stay after school
C) She calls all of the parents
D) She gives everyone a failing grade
  • 44. What does the Old Man win in a newspaper contest?
A) A brand new car
B) A brand new furnace
C) A lifetime supply of soap
D) A major award
  • 45. What is the shape of the table lamp that the Old Man wins?
A) A classic radio receiver
B) A pink bunny rabbit
C) A woman's leg wearing a fishnet stocking
D) A red Ryder BB gun
  • 46. What item does Ralphie earn as a loyal listener to the Little Orphan Annie radio show?
A) A magic ring
B) A secret badge
C) A pocket telescope
D) A decoder pin
  • 47. Who broadcasts the secret message that Ralphie decodes?
A) Scut Farkus
B) Little Orphan Annie
C) Miss Shields
D) Pierre Andre
  • 48. What does the secret radio message turn out to be?
A) A crummy commercial for Ovaltine
B) A secret weather forecast
C) Instructions on how to win a lamp
D) A warning about the neighborhood bullies
  • 49. While helping the Old Man change what, does Ralphie blurt out a four-letter profanity?
A) A furnace filter
B) A broken lamp
C) A tire
D) A bicycle wheel
  • 50. What kind of soap is used to wash out Ralphie's mouth?
A) Palmolive soap
B) Ivory soap
C) Lifebuoy soap
D) Lux soap
  • 51. Who does Ralphie blame when Mrs. Parker asks where he learned the profanity?
A) Flick
B) Pierre Andre
C) Schwartz
D) Scut Farkus
  • 52. What does adult Ralphie muse that Schwartz's punishment is justice for?
A) Breaking the household furnace
B) Stealing the Christmas turkey
C) Taunting the Bumpus hounds
D) The triple dog dare
  • 53. What does Ralphie imagine will happen to him that night from soap poisoning?
A) Growing pink bunny fur
B) Losing his voice forever
C) Going blind
D) Turning green
  • 54. Who gives Ralphie a pink bunny footed sleeper?
A) Aunt Clara
B) Mrs. Parker
C) Miss Shields
D) Little Orphan Annie
  • 55. What kind of animals does the Bumpus family own?
A) Noisy farm pigs
B) Aggressive guard geese
C) Wild mountain cats
D) Smelly hound dogs
  • 56. Where does the Old Man take the family after the Christmas turkey is destroyed?
A) An upscale steakhouse
B) A local diner
C) A fast food joint
D) A Chinese restaurant
  • 57. What new food does the Old Man introduce Ralphie to at the restaurant?
A) Egg Drop Soup
B) Sweet and Sour Pork
C) Chinese Turkey
D) Peking Duck
  • 58. Which actor plays Randy Parker?
A) Peter Billingsley
B) R. D. Robb
C) Ian Petrella
D) Scott Schwartz
  • 59. Who portrays Mrs. Parker in the film?
A) Patty Johnson
B) Tedde Moore
C) Leigh Brown
D) Melinda Dillon
  • 60. Which actor plays Mr. Parker, also known as The Old Man?
A) James Broderick
B) Jack Nicholson
C) Darren McGavin
D) Leslie Carlson
  • 61. Which actor plays Schwartz?
A) R. D. Robb
B) Scott Schwartz
C) Ian Petrella
D) Yano Anaya
  • 62. Who plays the schoolyard bully Scut Farkus?
A) Zack Ward
B) Grover Dill
C) Peter Billingsley
D) Scott Schwartz
  • 63. Who plays Scut Farkus's sycophant sidekick Grover Dill?
A) Drew Hocevar
B) Zack Ward
C) Ian Petrella
D) Yano Anaya
  • 64. Which actor plays Miss Shields, the teacher?
A) Melinda Dillon
B) Jean Shepherd
C) Tedde Moore
D) Patty Johnson
  • 65. Who portrays Santa Claus at Higbee's?
A) Leslie Carlson
B) Jean Shepherd
C) Bob Clark
D) Jeff Gillen
  • 66. Who plays the Lead Elf?
A) Drew Hocevar
B) Patty Johnson
C) Tedde Moore
D) Melinda Dillon
  • 67. Who plays the Christmas Tree Salesman?
A) Darren McGavin
B) Leslie Carlson
C) Jeff Gillen
D) Bob Clark
  • 68. In which magazine were three of the source short stories originally published between 1964 and 1966?
A) Life
B) Playboy
C) The Saturday Evening Post
D) Time
  • 69. On which radio station did Jean Shepherd tell the story 'Flick's Tongue'?
A) WLS Radio
B) WOR Radio
C) WXYZ Radio
D) WCFL Radio
  • 70. In what year did director Bob Clark first hear 'Flick's Tongue' on the radio?
A) 1964
B) 1975
C) 1968
D) 1983
  • 71. Who was originally considered for the role of the Old Man before Darren McGavin was cast?
A) James Broderick
B) Bob Clark
C) Jack Nicholson
D) Leslie Carlson
  • 72. Which actor had portrayed the Old Man in television films prior to A Christmas Story, but had died the year before production?
A) James Broderick
B) Darren McGavin
C) Jeff Gillen
D) Jack Nicholson
  • 73. What television series was Peter Billingsley co-hosting before being cast as Ralphie?
A) Real People
B) Young Sheldon
C) The Wonder Years
D) Saturday Night Live
  • 74. Which of the following actors auditioned for the role of Ralphie?
A) Ian Petrella
B) Scott Schwartz
C) Wil Wheaton
D) Zack Ward
  • 75. What prop caused Peter Billingsley to become ill during the daydream scene where Ralphie saves his family?
A) Hard candy
B) Raisins
C) Real tobacco
D) Bubble gum
  • 76. What food item was used to simulate tobacco for the finished cut of Ralphie's daydream scene?
A) Raisins
B) Chocolate chips
C) Coffee beans
D) Licorice
  • 77. What is the title of the sequel to A Christmas Story in which Tedde Moore reprised her role?
A) My Summer Story
B) In God We Trust
C) The Wonder Years
D) Duel in the Snow
  • 78. Who played the woman standing in the Santa line with Jean Shepherd?
A) Patty Johnson
B) Melinda Dillon
C) Leigh Brown
D) Tedde Moore
  • 79. Which sitcom also utilized the narrative style of an adult looking back at their childhood, similar to A Christmas Story?
A) In God We Trust
B) Real People
C) Young Sheldon
D) My Summer Story
  • 80. In what year did Zack Ward remark that he was ranked higher than the Grinch as a Christmas villain?
A) 1983
B) 1968
C) 1994
D) 2017
  • 81. What is the name of the fictionalized Indiana city where the film is set?
A) Hohman
B) Hammond
C) Cleveland
D) Terre Haute
  • 82. Which Indiana city is the only one to border Chicago?
A) Hammond
B) Hohman
C) Terre Haute
D) Griffith
  • 83. The fictional city name Hohman is derived from which major street in downtown Hammond?
A) Cherry Street
B) Cleveland Street
C) Sibley Avenue
D) Hohman Avenue
  • 84. What is the name of the elementary school referenced locally in the film?
A) Warren G. Harding Elementary School
B) Higbee's School
C) Erieview School
D) Victoria School
  • 85. On which street did Shepherd spend his childhood?
A) Cleveland Street
B) Sibley Avenue
C) Hohman Avenue
D) Cherry Street
  • 86. In which nearby town was a person mentioned as having 'swallowed a yo-yo'?
A) Terre Haute
B) Griffith
C) Hammond
D) Cleveland
  • 87. Which major race is mentioned in the film's local references?
A) White Sox opener
B) Chicago Chipmunks
C) Road Trip for Ralphie
D) Indianapolis 500
  • 88. Which professional football team is the Old Man a fan of?
A) Bears
B) Red Sox
C) White Sox
D) Chipmunks
  • 89. What name does the Old Man jokingly call the Chicago Bears?
A) Chicago Chipmunks
B) Lake Michigan Freighters
C) Northern Indiana Furnaces
D) Hammond Hohmans
  • 90. Which professional baseball team is the Old Man a fan of?
A) Cubs
B) Bears
C) Chipmunks
D) White Sox
  • 91. Which actual department store in downtown Hammond does Higbee's likely represent from the book?
A) Dillard's
B) Erieview
C) Cam-Lan
D) Goldblatt's
  • 92. Who was the vice president of Higbee's who agreed to take part in the film?
A) Bruce Campbell
B) Bob Clark
C) Ralphie Parker
D) Flick
  • 93. Which tower was under construction at the time of the parade filming?
A) Erieview Tower
B) Federal Building
C) BP Tower
D) Higbee Building
  • 94. What did Higbee's keep and use for several years after the film's release?
A) The Santa slide
B) The leg lamp
C) Miss Shields' blackboard
D) The Red Ryder BB gun
  • 95. In what year did Higbee's become Dillard's?
A) 1983
B) 2008
C) 1992
D) 2002
  • 96. In what year did the former Higbee's store close permanently?
A) 1983
B) 1992
C) 2002
D) 2008
  • 97. In which section of Cleveland's West Side were the exterior house and neighborhood shots filmed?
A) Sibley Avenue
B) Hohman
C) Public Square
D) Tremont
  • 98. Where was the Christmas tree-purchasing scene filmed?
A) Hammond, Indiana
B) Tremont, Cleveland
C) St. Catharines, Ontario
D) Toronto, Ontario
  • 99. At the foot of which street in Toronto was the 'only I didn't say fudge' scene filmed?
A) Cherry Street
B) Hohman Avenue
C) Sibley Avenue
D) Cleveland Street
  • 100. In what year did two Canadian fans release a documentary visiting every location?
A) 2002
B) 2008
C) 1983
D) 1992
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