50 free Juno trivia questions with answers — entertainment quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
This Juno trivia quiz covers the 2007 film from the SunnyD in the opening titles to the two guitars on the porch at the end. It asks about the plot in Elk River, Minnesota, the Pennysaver ad, Mark and Vanessa Loring's Saint Cloud house, the note on the porch, Paulie's track meet, and the cast: Elliot Page, Michael Cera, Jennifer Garner, Jason Bateman, Allison Janney and J. K. Simmons. It also digs into how the film was made: Diablo Cody writing the script in seven weeks at a Starbucks inside a Target, Jason Reitman's screen test on a Panavision stage, Vancouver standing in for Minnesota, the fake leaves and the real snow, Kimya Dawson's 120-song care package, the rotoscoped title sequence, and the hamburger phones Fox Searchlight sent to critics. About a third of the questions are easy for anyone who has seen it, a third are medium, and the rest are for people who know which DJ plays the chemistry teacher. Every answer was checked against Wikipedia and the production sources it cites, and each question carries the sentence that establishes it. If you think one is wrong, use the report button and we will look again.
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Q 01Who wrote the screenplay for Juno?
Diablo Cody
It began as a writing sample to prove she could adapt her stripping memoir Candy Girl, and won her the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay.
Q 02Who directed Juno?
Jason Reitman
His only previous feature, Thank You for Smoking, had not yet been released, which made it hard for him to land the script.
Q 03In which Minnesota town is Juno set?
Elk River
The Lorings live in Saint Cloud; the film was actually shot in and around Vancouver.
Q 04What is Juno's surname?
MacGuff
Her father Mac and stepmother Bren are played by J. K. Simmons and Allison Janney.
Q 05Who plays Paulie Bleeker, the father of Juno's baby?
Michael Cera
Cera was one of the actors Reitman had in mind from the start and was part of the original screen test.
Q 06Where does Juno find the adoptive couple?
In the ads in the Pennysaver
Her friend Leah helps her look; the couple turn out to be Mark and Vanessa Loring.
Q 07Who plays Vanessa Loring, the prospective adoptive mother?
Jennifer Garner
Garner took a lower salary than usual to keep the film within its $6.5 million budget, and recommended Jason Bateman for Mark.
Q 08What does Mark Loring do for a living?
Composes commercial jingles
His rock-band past is confined to a single room of memorabilia that Vanessa has allotted him.
Q 09Juno and Mark bond over a shared taste in which two things?
Punk rock and horror films
The pair disagree about 'Superstar': she prefers the Carpenters' original, he prefers Sonic Youth's cover.
Q 10Where do Juno and Leah run into Vanessa and see her happily interacting with children?
At the mall
Juno then invites Vanessa to talk to the baby, which kicks for her.
Q 11What does Mark confide to Juno shortly before her due date?
He plans to leave Vanessa
He also admits an attraction to Juno, and when Vanessa comes home, that he does not feel ready to be a father.
Q 12What does the note Juno leaves on the Lorings' porch say?
Vanessa: If you're still in, I'm still in.
Vanessa later frames the note on the wall of the nursery.
Q 13Why does Juno deliberately not tell Paulie she has gone into labour?
He has a track meet
Q 21What was the title of Cody's memoir, which producer Mason Novick wanted her to adapt before she wrote Juno?
Candy Girl
The book grew out of her blog about a year working as a stripper.
Q 22Which detail from Cody's own teenage life made it into the film?
Her hamburger phone
She also dated a tic-tac-loving boy like Paulie and had a cheerleader best friend like Leah.
Q 23Which actor's production company, Mr. Mudd, took on Juno after major studios were scared off?
John Malkovich
The project then went to Mandate Pictures, and Fox Searchlight released it.
He notices she is missing from the stands, works it out and runs to the hospital.
Q 14Which song do Juno and Paulie sing together on the porch in the final scene?
Anyone Else but You
The Moldy Peaches' Kimya Dawson visited the set while Page and Cera were practising it.
Q 15Which cast member of The Office plays Rollo, the convenience store clerk?
Rainn Wilson
The DVD's gag take includes a profanity-laden blow-up by Wilson.
Q 16Olivia Thirlby, who plays Leah, had originally auditioned unsuccessfully to play whom?
The title character
Reitman still had her in mind from the start and included her in the group screen test.
Q 17Reitman cast the film's lead after admiring the actor's performance in which 2005 thriller?
Hard Candy
Reitman said he pictured Page as Juno on his first read and went to a film set to offer the part in person.
Q 18Handed Reitman's script with no role specified, J. K. Simmons said he would have happily played whom?
The teacher with no lines
Simmons had just worked with Reitman on Thank You for Smoking and got Mac MacGuff instead.
Q 19Which DJ and producer has a cameo as Juno and Paulie's chemistry teacher?
Cut Chemist
Lucas McFadden was doing scoring work for Reitman when he got the script.
Q 20The screenplay was written over seven weeks in what unlikely spot?
A Starbucks inside a Target
The Target was in Crystal, Minnesota; she compared writing the script to breathing.
Q 24Where was Juno filmed, standing in for Minnesota?
Vancouver, British Columbia
Reitman insists the choice was his rather than a budget dodge; Eric Hamber Secondary played Dancing Elk High.
Q 25The crew planned to import snow for the winter scenes. What happened instead?
It snowed on location
The schedule was rearranged to shoot during the snowfall, giving much wider snow shots than planned.
Q 26How many days of actual shooting did Juno's six-week schedule allow?
30
Fake leaves, touched-up cherry blossom and a leaf-blowing fan created the seasons that mirror Juno's three trimesters.
Q 27Whose idea was it to use The Moldy Peaches' music in the film?
Page's
Page played the songs on Reitman's computer; Kimya Dawson then sent him CDs of about 120 songs.
Q 28Roughly how many songs did Kimya Dawson send Reitman on CD after reading the script?
About 120
None was written for the film; all had been recorded before she was contacted.
Q 29Which children's songwriter's 'All I Want Is You' plays over the opening titles?
Barry Louis Polisar
Reitman found it after hours of searching iTunes with random words; the titles were then cut to fit the song.
Q 30Which Kinks song introduces Paulie Bleeker?
A Well Respected Man
Reitman had associated the song with a character from another of his scripts and found it heartbreaking to give it up.