Can You Score 20/20? Ultimate Comedy Movie "Finish the Line" Quote Trivia Quiz

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Think you know your comedy movies inside out? Test your skills with this "finish the line" quote quiz featuring iconic lines from hilarious classics and modern gems. Questions range from easy crowd-pleasers to tougher trivia that’ll have you howling – grab some popcorn and dive in!

20 Trivia Questions on Comedy Movie Quote Finish the Line

Question 1: In Airplane! (1980), Dr. Rumack replies to Ted Striker’s "Surely you can’t be serious" with:

A. Don’t call me Shirley, I’m serious!
B. I am serious, and don’t call me Shirley.
C. Serious? Call me doctor.
D. I am serious. Shirley? Who's Shirley?

Question 2: In Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975), after losing an arm, the Black Knight insists to King Arthur:

A. It's just a flesh wound!
B. Come on, it's nothing serious!
C. Merely a graze!
D. 'Tis but a scratch!

Question 3: In The Princess Bride (1987), Westley tells Vizzini about the word "inconceivable":

A. You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
B. That word doesn't mean what you think it does.
C. Inconceivable? Not in this context.
D. You're using it all wrong.

Question 4: In Ghostbusters (1984), Ray asks over the phone:

A. Who you gonna call?
B. Who you gonna bust?
C. Who you gonna trap?
D. Ghostbusters!

Question 5: In This Is Spinal Tap (1984), Nigel Tufnel boasts about his amp:

A. These go to twelve.
B. These go to infinity.
C. These go to eleven.
D. These go louder than ten.

Question 6: In Toy Story (1995), Buzz Lightyear declares:

A. To infinity and beyond!
B. To the stars and back!
C. To the moon, Alice!
D. To infinity!

Question 7: In Shrek (2001), Shrek explains:

A. Ogres are like onions.
B. Ogres are like cakes.
C. Ogres are like ogres.
D. Ogres are like garlic.

Question 8: In Dumb and Dumber (1994), Harry asks Lloyd optimistically:

A. So you're telling me there's a chance?
B. So you're saying it's possible?
C. Does that mean yes?
D. One in a million?

Question 9: In Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004), Ron Burgundy screams:

A. I'm in a glass case of emotion!
B. I'm trapped in my own mind!
C. I'm having a meltdown!
D. Emotions are running high!

Question 10: In Step Brothers (2008), Brennan and Dale ask each other:

A. Did we just become best friends?
B. Are we bros now?
C. Cool guys forever?
D. Buddies for life?

Question 11: In Superbad (2007), Fogell introduces himself using his fake ID:

A. My name? McLovin!
B. The name's McLovin.
C. Call me McLovin.
D. McLovin here.

Question 12: In Napoleon Dynamite (2004), Uncle Rico complains:

A. Girls only want boyfriends who have great skills.
B. Girls like guys with talent.
C. Only skilled guys get girls.
D. Skills make the man.

Question 13: In The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005), Cal teases Andy:

A. You know how I know you're gay?
B. How do I know you're gay?
C. You're so gay because…
D. Gay? Here's why.

Question 14: In Tropic Thunder (2008), Kirk Lazarus warns:

A. Never go full retard.
B. Don't go full crazy.
C. Never go all the way.
D. Avoid full idiot mode.

Question 15: In When Harry Met Sally… (1989), a diner customer reacts to Sally's fake orgasm by saying to the waitress:

A. I'll have what she's having.
B. Give me what she's eating.
C. Same as her, please.
D. Whatever she's on.

Question 16: In Young Frankenstein (1974), Igor leads the way saying:

A. Walk this way.
B. Follow me now.
C. Come along here.
D. Step right up.

Question 17: In Blazing Saddles (1974), reading a memo to the townsfolk, Bart says:

A. Excuse me while I whip this out.
B. Hold on, let me check this.
C. Wait, pulling this up.
D. One moment to read.

Question 18: In Home Alone (1990), Kevin taunts the pizza delivery man:

A. Keep the change, ya filthy animal!
B. Here's your tip, you scum!
C. Take it and get lost!
D. No change for you!

Question 19: In Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), Mrs. Doubtfire explains the banana on his head:

A. It was a run-by fruiting.
B. Someone threw fruit at me.
C. Fruit assault happened.
D. Banana attack!

Question 20: In A Christmas Story (1983), adults repeatedly warn Ralphie about his BB gun wish:

A. You'll shoot your eye out!
B. You'll hurt yourself bad!
C. Eye out, kid!
D. Don't shoot your eye!

Answers

  1. B. I am serious, and don't call me Shirley. – Iconic exchange between Leslie Nielsen's Dr. Rumack and Robert Hays' Ted Striker; the others mix up the delivery or names incorrectly.
  2. D. 'Tis but a scratch! – Black Knight (John Cleese) downplays his injury to Graham Chapman's King Arthur early in the fight; "flesh wound" comes later.
  3. A. You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means. – Westley (Cary Elwes) corrects Vizzini (Wallace Shawn)'s misuse; exact wording is precise to the script.
  4. A. Who you gonna call? – Ray Parker Jr.'s song lyric sung by Ray Stantz (Dan Aykroyd); the answer "Ghostbusters" is the response, not the question completion.
  5. C. These go to eleven. – Guitarist Nigel (Christopher Guest) shows Marty (Rob Reiner) his custom amp marked up to 11 instead of 10; central gag of the mockumentary.
  6. A. To infinity and beyond! – Buzz Lightyear's (Tim Allen) catchphrase; others are parodies or incomplete.
  7. A. Ogres are like onions. – Shrek (Mike Myers) uses the metaphor to Donkey (Eddie Murphy); layers, they both have.
  8. A. So you're telling me there's a chance? – Harry (Jeff Daniels) clings to hope after Lloyd (Jim Carrey) says 1 in a million; defines their optimism.
  9. A. I'm in a glass case of emotion! – Ron (Will Ferrell) during a fight scene; exaggerated Burgundy meltdown.
  10. A. Did we just become best friends? – Brennan (Will Ferrell) and Dale (John C. Reilly) bond instantly; yup, best friends – immediate reply.
  11. A. My name? McLovin! – Fogell (Christopher Mintz-Plasse) to cops; fake Hawaiian ID with one L, as he insists.
  12. A. Girls only want boyfriends who have great skills. – Uncle Rico (Aaron Ruell) to Napoleon; like nunchuck skills, etc.
  13. A. You know how I know you're gay? – Cal (Seth Rogen) starts a series of escalating teases to Andy (Steve Carell); recurring bit.
  14. A. Never go full retard. – Lazarus (Robert Downey Jr.) to Tugg (Ben Stiller) on acting; references Forrest Gump vs. Rain Man as examples.
  15. A. I'll have what she's having. – Estelle Reiner (director's mother) delivers the line post-Sally's (Meg Ryan) performance; diner punchline.
  16. A. Walk this way. – Igor (Marty Feldman) to Dr. Frankenstein (Gene Wilder), who mimics the limp; classic vaudeville gag recreated.
  17. A. Excuse me while I whip this out. – Bart (Cleavon Little) pulls out a memo, causing hysteria; Cleese's church scene chaos.
  18. A. Keep the change, ya filthy animal! – Kevin (Macaulay Culkin) over the phone; from Angels with Filthy Souls film-within-film.
  19. A. It was a run-by fruiting. – Daniel (Robin Williams) as Mrs. Doubtfire after a drive-by banana; pun on "drive-by shooting".
  20. A. You'll shoot your eye out! – Repeated warning to Ralphie (Peter Billingsley) by family; summarises the film's central conflict.

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