Q 01/05

Who directed the 1980 film The Blues Brothers?

A) John Landis

B) Harold Ramis

C) Ivan Reitman

D) Joe Dante

Answer · why

A) John Landis

He had directed Belushi in Animal House and co-wrote the screenplay with Aykroyd; he also cameos as a state trooper in the mall chase.

Q 02/05

Jake and Elwood set out on 'a mission from God' to save what?

A) Their old high school

B) The orphanage where they were raised

C) Their childhood church

D) A blues club on Maxwell Street

Answer · why

B) The orphanage where they were raised

The Catholic orphanage needs $5,000 in property taxes; Sister Mary Stigmata, 'the Penguin', delivers the bad news.

Q 03/05

How much money do the brothers need to raise to pay the orphanage's tax bill?

A) $5,000

B) $10,000

C) $25,000

D) $50,000

Answer · why

A) $5,000

A record executive's $10,000 advance at the Palace Hotel Ballroom concert finally covers it, plus their bar tab IOU.

Q 04/05

Jake is paroled at the start of the film from which Illinois prison, whose name is also his nickname?

A) Stateville

B) Menard

C) Pontiac

D) Joliet

Answer · why

D) Joliet

He has served three years of a five-year sentence for armed robbery; the scenes were shot at the real Joliet Correctional Center.

Q 05/05

The Bluesmobile is what make and model of car?

A) 1974 Dodge Monaco

B) 1968 Cadillac Fleetwood

C) 1972 Plymouth Fury

D) 1975 Ford LTD

Answer · why

A) 1974 Dodge Monaco

It is a decommissioned Mount Prospect police car with a 440 Magnum engine; Elwood traded the old Cadillac for a microphone.

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