Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (film) - Quiz
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs film
  • 1. When was the companion art book published?
A) August 2008
B) August 2009
C) September 2009
D) July 2009
  • 2. What is the title of the companion book published by Insight Editions?
A) The Art and Making of Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
B) Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Art and Design
C) Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs: The Art Book
D) The Making of Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
  • 3. Which company published the companion book to the film?
A) Metacritic
B) Insight Editions
C) CinemaScore
D) Rotten Tomatoes
  • 4. What percentage of critics' reviews on Rotten Tomatoes were positive?
A) 66%
B) 85%
C) 90%
D) 73%
  • 5. What was the average rating of the film on Rotten Tomatoes out of 10?
A) 6.6
B) 7.3
C) 8.5
D) 9.0
  • 6. How many critics' reviews were used for the Rotten Tomatoes score?
A) 141
B) 50
C) 100
D) 24
  • 7. What score out of 100 did Metacritic assign the film?
A) 73
B) 50
C) 85
D) 66
  • 8. How many critics based the Metacritic score?
A) 10
B) 100
C) 141
D) 24
  • 9. What type of reviews did Metacritic's score indicate?
A) Mixed
B) Generally favorable
C) Mostly negative
D) Universally acclaimed
  • 10. What average grade did audiences polled by CinemaScore give the film?
A) B−
B) B+
C) A+
D) A−
  • 11. Who stated that the film is 'smart, insightful on a host of relationship dynamics, and filled with fast-paced action'?
A) Sandie Angulo Chen
B) Michael Phillips
C) Ernest Hardy
D) Insight Editions
  • 12. Which publication did Ernest Hardy write for?
A) Rotten Tomatoes
B) LA Weekly
C) Common Sense Media
D) Chicago Tribune
  • 13. What did Ernest Hardy applaud regarding the film's 3-D effects?
A) They are wonderful, full of witty sight gags
B) They lacked creativity and color
C) They were too distracting and overwhelming
D) They put a damper on enjoyment
  • 14. Who gave the film a mixed review in the Chicago Tribune?
A) Insight Editions
B) Sandie Angulo Chen
C) Ernest Hardy
D) Michael Phillips
  • 15. According to Michael Phillips, what puts a damper on your enjoyment?
A) The lack of slapstick humor
B) The gigantism of the second half
C) The slow-paced action scenes
D) The poorly designed 3-D effects
  • 16. Who did Michael Phillips state the film was made for?
A) Adult movie critics
B) Teenagers and young adults
C) Fans of art books
D) Dangerously, easily distracted 9-year-olds
  • 17. How many stars out of five did Sandie Angulo Chen give the film?
A) Five
B) Two
C) Four
D) Three
  • 18. Which organization was Sandie Angulo Chen affiliated with?
A) LA Weekly
B) Common Sense Media
C) Chicago Tribune
D) Metacritic
  • 19. How did Sandie Angulo Chen describe the food adventure?
A) Age-appropriate and goes down easily
B) Frenetically tasty and quirky
C) Loud and overwhelming
D) Smart and insightful
  • 20. What did the Rotten Tomatoes consensus mention as part of the film's appeal?
A) Minimalist dialogue and silent comedy
B) Slow pacing and educational value
C) Quirky humor, plucky characters and solid slapstick
D) Dark themes and complex relationship dynamics
  • 21. How long did Lord and Miller initially work on the script before being fired?
A) A year
B) Three years
C) Six months
D) Two years
  • 22. In what year were Lord and Miller re-hired after being replaced?
A) 2009
B) 2008
C) 2005
D) 2006
  • 23. Whose creative input did Lord and Miller use when they redid the script?
A) Sony executives
B) External consultants
C) The original book author
D) Their crew
  • 24. What was the profession of the protagonist in the new script draft?
A) Failed inventor
B) Successful chef
C) Weather forecaster
D) Local mayor
  • 25. Who was the head of Sony Pictures who criticized the film for lack of story?
A) Mark Mothersbaugh
B) Justin K. Thompson
C) Amy Pascal
D) Bill Hader
  • 26. Which character was elevated to become the protagonist's father to satisfy story demands?
A) The local mayor
B) The town policeman
C) The tackle shop extra
D) The weather scientist
  • 27. When did Variety announce that Bill Hader and Anna Faris had signed on to voice the lead characters?
A) September 18, 2008
B) August 24, 2009
C) September 12, 2009
D) January 5, 2010
  • 28. Which actor besides Bill Hader and Anna Faris was in the voice cast?
A) Will Ferrell
B) Tom Hanks
C) James Caan
D) Steve Carell
  • 29. What is the name of the first film that used the animation-rendering software Arnold?
A) Shrek
B) Monster House
C) Toy Story
D) Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
  • 30. Who served as the production designer for Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs?
A) Miranda Cosgrove
B) Mark Mothersbaugh
C) Justin K. Thompson
D) Shoko Nakagawa
  • 31. Under which label was the soundtrack album released on September 15, 2009?
A) Universal Pictures
B) Lakeshore Entertainment
C) Disney Music
D) Sony Pictures
  • 32. Who composed and produced the music for the film?
A) Shoko Nakagawa
B) Mark Mothersbaugh
C) Lord and Miller
D) Justin K. Thompson
  • 33. Which band was Mark Mothersbaugh known for working with besides Rugrats?
A) The Beatles
B) Metallica
C) Daft Punk
D) Devo
  • 34. Who performed the promotional single 'Raining Sunshine'?
A) Anna Faris
B) Shoko Nakagawa
C) Miranda Cosgrove
D) Amy Pascal
  • 35. What song plays during the end credits of the Japanese version of the film?
A) Meatball Parade
B) Cloudy Skies
C) Raining Sunshine
D) Rainbow Forecast
  • 36. Who performed 'Rainbow Forecast' for the Japanese version's end credits?
A) James Caan
B) Bill Hader
C) Miranda Cosgrove
D) Shoko Nakagawa
  • 37. At which venue did the film have its world premiere?
A) IMAX 3D Dome
B) Disney Concert Hall
C) Mann Village Theatre
D) Sony Pictures Studios
  • 38. Where was the world premiere showcase event held?
A) Los Angeles, California
B) New York City, New York
C) Toronto, Canada
D) Tokyo, Japan
  • 39. When was the film released on DVD, Blu-ray Disc, and PSP UMD in the United States and Canada?
A) January 5, 2010
B) September 18, 2009
C) April 2021
D) June 22, 2010
  • 40. When was the 3D Blu-ray version of the film released?
A) June 22, 2010
B) September 18, 2009
C) January 5, 2010
D) April 2021
  • 41. What distinction did the 3D Blu-ray release hold in the United States?
A) First Blu-ray with dual widescreen formats
B) First animated movie on Blu-ray
C) First 3D Blu-ray sold individually
D) Best-selling Sony Blu-ray of all time
  • 42. What aspect ratio was the film originally filmed in?
A) 4:3 standard
B) 2.35:1 widescreen
C) 1.78:1 widescreen
D) 16:9 fullscreen
  • 43. How many discs do most copies of the home media release present the film in?
A) Three discs
B) One disc
C) Two discs
D) Four discs
  • 44. Besides the original 2.35:1 format, what other widescreen format is offered on most home media copies?
A) 2.00:1 widescreen
B) 1.78:1 widescreen
C) 1.33:1 widescreen
D) 4:3 widescreen
  • 45. In what month and year did Sony sign a deal giving Disney access to their legacy content?
A) January 2010
B) September 2009
C) June 2010
D) April 2021
  • 46. Before appearing on Disney services, Sony's titles would come following their availability on which platform?
A) Amazon Prime
B) Netflix
C) Hulu
D) YouTube
  • 47. Which company released the film?
A) Universal Pictures
B) 20th Century Fox
C) Warner Bros. Pictures
D) Sony Pictures Releasing
  • 48. Who voices the main character, Flint Lockwood?
A) Bruce Campbell
B) Bill Hader
C) Andy Samberg
D) Neil Patrick Harris
  • 49. What does Flint Lockwood's machine convert water into?
A) Gold
B) Sardines
C) Plastic
D) Food
  • 50. What was Phil Lord and Christopher Miller's role regarding the film besides writing and directing?
A) Animators
B) Book authors
C) Feature film directorial debut
D) Voice actors
  • 51. What was the box office gross of the film?
A) $100 million
B) $67 million
C) $2013 million
D) $243 million
  • 52. What was the budget of the film?
A) $243 million
B) $50 million
C) $100 million
D) $12 million
  • 53. Which award was the film nominated for at the 67th Golden Globe Awards?
A) Best Original Song
B) Best Motion Picture
C) Best Animated Feature
D) Best Screenplay
  • 54. In what year was the sequel, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2, released?
A) 2017
B) 2013
C) 2009
D) 2015
  • 55. In what year did an animated television series based on the film premiere?
A) 2009
B) 2013
C) 2020
D) 2017
  • 56. What is the name of Flint Lockwood's widowed fisherman father?
A) Tim
B) Shelbourne
C) Manny
D) Brent
  • 57. What is the name of the island where Flint lives?
A) Swallow Falls
B) Chewandswallow
C) Sardine Land
D) New York City
  • 58. In which ocean is the island of Swallow Falls located?
A) Indian Ocean
B) Arctic Ocean
C) Atlantic Ocean
D) Pacific Ocean
  • 59. What is Swallow Falls' economy entirely based on?
A) Tourism
B) Sardines sales
C) Cheese production
D) Fruit farming
  • 60. What is the acronym for Flint's food-replicating machine?
A) FSMDFR
B) FLDS
C) FLDSMDFR
D) MDFR
  • 61. What does FLDSMDFR stand for?
A) Food Local Dynamic Super Mutant Device For Replicating
B) Flint Lockwood Delicious Super Delicious Food Replicator
C) Flint Lockwood Diatonic Super Mutating Dynamic Food Replicator
D) Flint Lockwood Dynamic Super Food Replicator
  • 62. How does the FLDSMDFR convert water into food?
A) Via "genetic mutation"
B) Via nuclear fusion
C) Via chemical evaporation
D) Via microwave radiation
  • 63. What new amusement park is destroyed when the machine rockets into the sky?
A) Fish Park
B) Meatball World
C) Chewandswallow
D) Sardine Land
  • 64. Who is Samantha "Sam" Sparks?
A) A local chef from Swallow Falls
B) A scientist working with Flint
C) A meteorologist intern from New York City
D) The mayor's assistant
  • 65. What type of food begins to rain from the sky after Flint meets Sam?
A) Meatballs
B) Sardines
C) Cheeseburgers
D) Spaghetti
  • 66. Where is the FLDSMDFR operating when it creates food-based weather systems?
A) In the stratosphere
B) In the local substation
C) In the ocean
D) Underground
  • 67. What is Swallow Falls renamed after becoming a food tourism destination?
A) Flintville
B) New York City
C) Chewandswallow
D) Sardine Land
  • 68. What physical state does Mayor Shelbourne reach due to the food?
A) Normal
B) Morbidly obese
C) Super skinny
D) Dehydrated
  • 69. What kind of tornado wreaks havoc in the town?
A) Spaghetti-made tornado
B) Cheese tornado
C) Meatball tornado
D) Pancake tornado
  • 70. Who inadvertently destroys the control panel when Flint attempts to deactivate the machine?
A) Tim
B) Manny
C) Sam
D) Mayor Shelbourne
  • 71. Where does Flint place the kill code before heading to shut down the FLDSMDFR?
A) In a notebook
B) In a USB drive
C) On his phone
D) In his spray-on shoes
  • 72. What vehicle does Flint redesign to reach the stratosphere?
A) His flying car
B) A rocket ship
C) A boat
D) A helicopter
  • 73. Which animal accompanies Flint on his trip to the stratosphere?
A) A sardine
B) A dog
C) A cat
D) His monkey Steve
  • 74. Who is Sam's cameraman?
A) Tim
B) Manny
C) Brent
D) Earl
  • 75. Who is also known as "Baby" Brent?
A) Steve
B) Earl
C) Manny
D) Brent
  • 76. What surrounds the FLDSMDFR for protection in the stratosphere?
A) A cloud of spaghetti
B) A shield of water
C) A giant meatball-like shell
D) A wall of cheese
  • 77. What kind of food is the FLDSMDFR producing when Flint and his team arrive?
A) Sentient food
B) Expired food
C) Poisonous food
D) Frozen food
  • 78. How does Tim send the kill code to Flint after the USB drive is lost?
A) Via radio transmission
B) By writing it on a sign
C) By carrier pigeon
D) To his phone
  • 79. How do Earl and the islanders evacuate Swallow Falls?
A) On food-made boats
B) On airplanes
C) By swimming
D) On normal cruise ships
  • 80. What food triggers Sam's anaphylactic shock?
A) Spaghetti
B) Sardines
C) Peanut brittle
D) Cheeseburgers
  • 81. What is wrong with the kill code file that Tim originally sends to Flint's phone?
A) The phone battery dies
B) There is no signal
C) It is the wrong file
D) The file is corrupted
  • 82. What does Flint use as a last resort to jam the machine?
A) A giant fork
B) His "Spray-on Shoes" formula
C) His flying car
D) The USB drive
  • 83. What happens to the meatball when the machine is jammed?
A) It detonates
B) it freezes
C) It shrinks
D) It falls into the ocean
  • 84. What happens to the mayor at the end of the film?
A) He moves to New York City
B) He becomes lost at sea after eating his own boat
C) He gets stuck in a spaghetti tornado
D) He becomes the town hero
  • 85. Who portrays the meteorologist Samantha 'Sam' Sparks?
A) Max Neuwirth
B) Angela V. Shelton
C) Anna Faris
D) Lauren Graham
  • 86. Which actor provides the voice for Flint's pet monkey, Steve?
A) Neil Patrick Harris
B) Mr. T
C) Benjamin Bratt
D) Bobb'e J. Thompson
  • 87. Which actor voices Swallow Falls' corrupt and greedy mayor, Mayor Shelbourne?
A) Bruce Campbell
B) James Caan
C) Bill Hader
D) Andy Samberg
  • 88. Who voices 'Baby' Brent McHale, Flint's childhood bully?
A) Bobb'e J. Thompson
B) Neil Patrick Harris
C) Will Forte
D) Andy Samberg
  • 89. Which actor voices Swallow Falls' athletic police officer, Officer Earl Devereaux?
A) Mr. T
B) Benjamin Bratt
C) Bill Hader
D) Al Roker
  • 90. Which actor voices Manny, Sam's camera operator and former doctor?
A) Mr. T
B) Bruce Campbell
C) Benjamin Bratt
D) James Caan
  • 91. Who voices Patrick Patrickson, the anchorman of Weather News Network?
A) Al Roker
B) Bill Hader
C) Will Forte
D) Benjamin Bratt
  • 92. Which actress voices Fran Lockwood, Flint's late mother?
A) Angela V. Shelton
B) Lauren Graham
C) Anna Faris
D) Al Roker
  • 93. Who voices Joe Towne, a redneck citizen of Swallow Falls?
A) Andy Samberg
B) Will Forte
C) James Caan
D) Bruce Campbell
  • 94. Who voices Regina Devereaux, Earl's wife and Cal's mother?
A) Angela V. Shelton
B) Anna Faris
C) Lauren Graham
D) Al Roker
  • 95. Who portrays Flint's younger self in the film's prologue?
A) Bobb'e J. Thompson
B) Max Neuwirth
C) Andy Samberg
D) Neil Patrick Harris
  • 96. Who replaced Mr. T as the voice of Officer Earl Devereaux in the sequel?
A) Al Roker
B) Terry Crews
C) Andy Samberg
D) Will Forte
  • 97. On what date did Sony Pictures Animation announce its first animated slate, including this film?
A) January 1, 2003
B) May 9, 2006
C) May 9, 2003
D) December 31, 2006
  • 98. Who initially adapted the screenplay for the film according to early development news?
A) Christopher Miller
B) The Brizzi brothers
C) Wayne Rice
D) Phil Lord
  • 99. Who were the initial directors brought on to helm the film?
A) Terry Crews and Al Roker
B) Wayne Rice and Bill Hader
C) The Brizzi brothers
D) Phil Lord and Christopher Miller
  • 100. Disaster films such as which of the following were cited as a homage and parody for the film?
A) Twister
B) Independence Day
C) Titanic
D) Jurassic Park
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