Q 01/05

The film won two Genie Awards in 1984, the top film prizes of which country?

A) Australia

B) Canada

C) Ireland

D) United Kingdom

Answer · why

B) Canada

Canada's Genie Awards honored the film for direction and original screenplay in 1984, reflecting its Ontario shoot and largely Canadian crew.

Q 02/05

What does Ralphie tell his mother caused the injury near his eye on Christmas morning?

A) A falling icicle

B) A ricocheting BB

C) A snowball fight

D) A slip on the porch

Answer · why

A) A falling icicle

Ralphie blames a falling icicle; the BB had actually ricocheted off his metal target, knocked off his glasses, and he stepped on them while searching.

Q 03/05

What "major award" does the Old Man win in a newspaper contest?

A) A chrome-plated bowling trophy

B) A lamp shaped like a woman's leg

C) A year's supply of dish soap

D) A brand-new electric refrigerator

Answer · why

B) A lamp shaped like a woman's leg

The prize sets off the "Battle of the Lamp", which ends when Mrs. Parker "accidentally" breaks it while watering her plant.

Q 04/05

Which of Ralphie's friends gets his tongue stuck to a flagpole after a 'triple-dog dare'?

A) Schwartz

B) Flick

C) Scut Farkus

D) Grover Dill

Answer · why

B) Flick

Flick's tongue freezes to the flagpole after Schwartz's triple-dog dare; the class then refuses to tell their teacher who dared him.

Q 05/05

Roughly how many boys did the director audition for Ralphie before settling on Peter Billingsley?

A) 800

B) 2,000

C) 8,000

D) 20,000

Answer · why

C) 8,000

The director saw roughly 8,000 boys for Ralphie; Billingsley had been the first considered, and Sean Astin and Wil Wheaton were among the other hopefu...