Q 01/05

Which actor plays George Bailey?

A) James Stewart

B) Henry Fonda

C) Cary Grant

D) Gary Cooper

Answer · why

A) James Stewart

It was his first Hollywood film after returning from wartime service. His agent Lew Wasserman said he would take the part without even hearing the sto...

Q 02/05

What is the name of the guardian angel sent to save George?

A) Joseph Wainwright

B) Gabriel Potter

C) Nick Martini

D) Clarence Odbody

Answer · why

D) Clarence Odbody

He is only an Angel Second Class when the story begins and has to save George to earn his wings.

Q 03/05

According to George's youngest daughter, what happens every time a bell rings?

A) A wish comes true

B) Santa is on his way

C) An angel gets his wings

D) Someone falls in love

Answer · why

C) An angel gets his wings

The line closes the film, seconds after a bell on the family Christmas tree rings on its own.

Q 04/05

In which fictional New York town does the film take place?

A) Grover's Corners

B) Bedford Falls

C) Pottersburg

D) Seneca Hollow

Answer · why

B) Bedford Falls

The name comes from the story's original author, Philip Van Doren Stern, though he later admitted the town he really had in mind was Califon, New Jers...

Q 05/05

In the alternate timeline where George was never born, what is the town called?

A) Pottersville

B) Potter's Landing

C) Potterton

D) Potter Falls

Answer · why

A) Pottersville

One Salon essay later argued the point of the sequence was that the seedy version 'rocks', while another called it the most terrifying scene in Hollyw...