Q 01/05

Which Shakespeare comedy is 10 Things I Hate About You loosely based on?

A) Much Ado About Nothing

B) Twelfth Night

C) The Taming of the Shrew

D) As You Like It

Answer · why

C) The Taming of the Shrew

The film keeps the play's bones: a headstrong older sister, a sought-after younger one, and a suitor paid to court the difficult sibling.

Q 02/05

Who directed 10 Things I Hate About You, in his feature film debut?

A) Robert Luketic

B) Raja Gosnell

C) Roger Kumble

D) Gil Junger

Answer · why

D) Gil Junger

Junger came from television sitcoms and later helmed Black Knight and If Only.

Q 03/05

On what date did the film open in US theaters?

A) 19 February 1999

B) 31 March 1999

C) 16 April 1999

D) 28 May 1999

Answer · why

B) 31 March 1999

It landed the same weekend as The Matrix and still opened to more than $8 million.

Q 04/05

Which screenwriting duo wrote the script?

A) Nancy Meyers and Charles Shyer

B) Karen McCullah and Kirsten Smith

C) Amy Heckerling and Wendy Wasserstein

D) Elizabeth Chandler and Sarah Thorp

Answer · why

B) Karen McCullah and Kirsten Smith

The pair began writing together over the phone before ever meeting in person, drafting their first script on cocktail napkins.

Q 05/05

What is Kat Stratford's full first name?

A) Katherine

B) Katrina

C) Kathleen

D) Katarina

Answer · why

D) Katarina

The spelling nods to Katherina, the shrew of Shakespeare's original, without copying it exactly.