Q 01/05

How does Saoirse Ronan's character break her arm during an argument with her mother as Lady Bird opens?

A) Falling off the school stage

B) Jumping from a moving car

C) Crashing her bicycle

D) Slipping at a swimming pool

Answer · why

B) Jumping from a moving car

Jumping from a moving car is her reply to being called ungrateful by her mother, Marion. The two had been rowing about her dream of an East Coast coll...

Q 02/05

Which John Steinbeck novel are Lady Bird and her mother listening to on tape as the film Lady Bird begins?

A) The Winter of Our Discontent

B) Of Mice and Men

C) In Dubious Battle

D) The Grapes of Wrath

Answer · why

D) The Grapes of Wrath

The Grapes of Wrath leaves mother and daughter in tears together, moments before they start arguing about college. The audiobook was borrowed from the...

Q 03/05

Which Roseanne star earned an Oscar nomination for playing Marion, the title character's mother, in Lady Bird?

A) Patricia Heaton

B) Jane Kaczmarek

C) Laurie Metcalf

D) Megan Mullally

Answer · why

C) Laurie Metcalf

Laurie Metcalf, a three-time Emmy winner as Jackie in Roseanne, was cast after Gerwig watched her stage work. Critics singled out her tough-loving Mar...

Q 04/05

Which actor, Oscar-nominated the same season for Call Me by Your Name, plays band member Kyle in Lady Bird?

A) Timothée Chalamet

B) Armie Hammer

C) Ansel Elgort

D) Thomas Brodie-Sangster

Answer · why

A) Timothée Chalamet

Timothée Chalamet became the third-youngest Best Actor nominee that season and appeared in two of the year's Best Picture contenders. His Kyle Scheibl...

Q 05/05

Lady Bird broke which Pixar film's record for the most reviews while still holding 100% on Rotten Tomatoes?

A) Finding Dory

B) Toy Story 2

C) Cars 2

D) Inside Out

Answer · why

B) Toy Story 2

Toy Story 2 had held the record with 163 positive reviews until Lady Bird reached 164. The perfect score ended when one critic filed a negative review...

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