Q 01/05

The elves name the orphaned baby after what?

A) A brand of diaper

B) A type of sleigh

C) A reindeer's name

D) A Christmas carol

Answer · why

A) A brand of diaper

The baby crawls into Santa's sack wearing Little Buddy Diapers, so the elves name him Buddy after the brand of diaper; Papa Elf raises him at the Nort...

Q 02/05

Who plays Buddy the Elf in the 2003 movie?

A) Adam Sandler

B) Jim Carrey

C) Will Ferrell

D) Ben Stiller

Answer · why

C) Will Ferrell

It was his first film after leaving Saturday Night Live, and he took an uncredited hand in rewriting the script.

Q 03/05

What does Buddy pour on his spaghetti at his first dinner with the Hobbs family?

A) Ketchup

B) Honey

C) Maple syrup

D) Whipped cream

Answer · why

C) Maple syrup

Maple syrup goes over Buddy's spaghetti at his first Hobbs family dinner; when there is none on the table, he cheerfully produces a bottle of his own.

Q 04/05

Which actor plays Walter Hobbs, Buddy's biological father, in Elf?

A) James Caan

B) Dennis Quaid

C) Kevin Kline

D) Robert Duvall

Answer · why

A) James Caan

James Caan plays Walter Hobbs, the workaholic publisher who first has security throw Buddy out of his office and ends up quitting his job to go lookin...

Q 05/05

Which department store does Buddy work at when he arrives in New York City?

A) Barneys

B) Gimbels

C) Bloomingdale's

D) Saks Fifth Avenue

Answer · why

B) Gimbels

Gimbels had closed in 1987; the filmmakers licensed the name after a real New York store objected to a scene that unmasks its Santa as a fake.