This Step Brothers trivia quiz has 50 free questions with answers and covers the 2008 comedy about two grown men forced to share a bedroom: Brennan Huff and Dale Doback, the drum set, the bunk beds, Derek and his helicopter business, the therapist, Prestige Worldwide and its music video on Robert's boat, the Christmas divorce and the Catalina Wine Mixer finale with 'Por ti volaré'. It also covers how the film got made, from Adam McKay and Will Ferrell's script and Judd Apatow's producing to the 1.5 million feet of improvised film they shot, Jon Brion's score, the $65 million budget, the reviews that were lukewarm at the time and the cult status that followed, and the real Catalina Wine Mixer that now happens every year. It is written for people who can quote every line and for anyone hosting a comedy movie round. Easy questions cover the story and the cast; hard ones ask about the crew, the numbers and the actors' other films. Every answer has been checked against a reliable source and each question shows its citation once you have answered.
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Q 01Which two actors play the title characters, Brennan Huff and Dale Doback?
Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly
It was their second film together, and Reilly also shares the story credit.
Q 02How old are Brennan and Dale when the film begins?
39 and 40
Both still live at home when their single parents meet and marry.
Q 03Who directed Step Brothers?
Adam McKay
It was the third McKay-Ferrell feature after Anchorman and Talladega Nights; McKay later won an Oscar for writing The Big Short.
Q 04Which actress plays Brennan's mother, Nancy Huff?
Mary Steenburgen
Richard Jenkins plays Dale's father Robert, a doctor, and the two elope early in the film.
Q 05What is Dale's father Robert's profession?
A doctor
Richard Jenkins plays him, and it is Robert who arranges the job interviews the boys ruin.
Q 06The first big fight between the two step brothers erupts when Brennan touches what?
Dale's drum set
Dale had specifically warned him not to, and the scene involved a set of prosthetic testicles.
Q 07What finally turns the two step brothers from enemies into best friends?
Dale punching Derek
Brennan's younger brother Derek had humiliated them both, and one punch changed everything.
Q 08Who plays Derek, Brennan's smug younger brother?
Adam Scott
Derek runs a helicopter-leasing business; Kathryn Hahn plays his miserable wife Alice.
Q 09What kind of business does Derek run?
Helicopter leasing
It is Derek who books the Catalina Wine Mixer, which becomes the climax of the film.
Q 10What is the name of the entertainment company Brennan and Dale found?
Prestige Worldwide
By the end of the film it is running karaoke services; in between it produced one music video and sank a boat.
Q 11The step brothers' music video is shot without permission on what belonging to Robert?
His sailboat
The shoot ends with a crash, which is the last straw for Robert and Nancy's marriage.
Q 12At which holiday gathering do Robert and Nancy announce they are divorcing?
Christmas
The strain of the sons had worn them down, and the announcement sends Brennan and Dale out to get real jobs.
Q 13The film's climax takes place at which event, organised by Brennan?
The Catalina Wine Mixer
A real annual Catalina Wine Mixer has been held on Catalina Island since 2015 in the film's honour.
Q 21What was the film's production budget?
$65 million
It grossed roughly twice that worldwide and sold nearly four million DVDs and Blu-rays.
Q 22Roughly how much film stock did the improvisation-heavy shoot burn through?
1.5 million feet
McKay let the actors riff in long takes, then spent months cutting it down.
Q 23Who composed the score for Step Brothers?
Jon Brion
He mixed orchestra and rock, with mandolin quartet textures, and had previously scored Punch-Drunk Love and Eternal Sunshine.
Q 14What song does Brennan sing at the climactic event, with Dale on drums?
'Por ti volaré'
It is the Spanish version of Andrea Bocelli's 'Con te partirò', better known in English as 'Time to Say Goodbye'.
Q 15The song Brennan performs at the finale was originally sung at the 1995 Sanremo Festival by which tenor?
Andrea Bocelli
His 1996 duet version with Sarah Brightman sold over 12 million copies and is the biggest-selling single in German history.
Q 16Six months after the finale, what is the boys' company doing?
Running karaoke services
The parents have remarried, and the boys are, more or less, functioning adults.
Q 17Which actress plays Denise, the therapist Brennan becomes infatuated with?
Andrea Savage
Meanwhile Dale starts a secret affair with Derek's wife Alice, played by Kathryn Hahn.
Q 18Which of these comedians appears in the film as one of the interviewers at the job interviews?
Seth Rogen
Ken Jeong, Brian Huskey and Gillian Vigman also turn up in the interview scenes.
Q 19Which two comedy heavyweights produced Step Brothers?
Jimmy Miller and Judd Apatow
Sony Pictures released it on July 25, 2008, the second weekend of The Dark Knight.
Q 20Step Brothers opened in second place at the US box office behind which film?
The Dark Knight
It went on to make about $128 million worldwide against a $65 million budget.
Q 24Apart from Sony's Culver City lot, where in Los Angeles was much of the film shot?
Trump National Golf Club
Filming began in the summer of 2007.
Q 25What grade did opening-weekend audiences give Step Brothers on CinemaScore?
B
Critics were split too: 54 percent on Rotten Tomatoes and 51 on Metacritic, before years of cable reruns turned it into a classic.
Q 26Which New York Times critic called Step Brothers a 'bona fide masterpiece' in 2016?
A. O. Scott
Rolling Stone later ranked it the 17th best comedy ever, and Kanye West, Jennifer Lawrence and Ryan Gosling have all sung its praises.
Q 27Where did Rolling Stone rank Step Brothers when it listed the greatest comedies ever?
17th
IndieWire put it 37th, the BBC 64th and Paste 79th.
Q 28A real-life version of the film's climactic event has been held on Catalina Island since when?
2015
It takes place on Catalina Island off the California coast, and yes, people shout the line.
Q 29Ferrell and McKay's production company, whose 2019 break-up complicated any sequel, was called what?
Gary Sanchez Productions
The partnership ended over a casting dispute on the Lakers drama Winning Time.
Q 30Which comedy website did Ferrell and McKay launch together in 2007, the year before Step Brothers?
Funny or Die
Its first video, 'The Landlord', starred Ferrell being berated by McKay's toddler daughter.