Q 01/05

Which actor plays Jack Byrnes, the suspicious father-in-law-to-be, in the 2000 comedy Meet the Parents?

A) Al Pacino

B) Robert De Niro

C) Gene Hackman

D) Christopher Walken

Answer · why

B) Robert De Niro

Robert De Niro admitted he had reservations about the film and felt pushed into it by his producing partner, Jane Rosenthal. He returned as Jack in th...

Q 02/05

What job does Greg Focker do in Meet the Parents, a career his girlfriend's father repeatedly mocks?

A) Nurse

B) Nanny

C) Librarian

D) Dancer

Answer · why

A) Nurse

Greg is a nurse, and the character became one of cinema's best-known portrayals of a man in the profession. One nursing textbook author called it amon...

Q 03/05

What is the name of the Byrnes family's beloved cat, which Greg Focker loses in Meet the Parents?

A) Mr. Whiskers

B) Mr. Bigglesworth

C) Mr. Jinx

D) Mr. Tinkles

Answer · why

C) Mr. Jinx

Mr. Jinx was played by two five-year-old cats named Bailey and Misha, and their trainer said Misha handled about 85 percent of the scenes.

Q 04/05

Which word does Greg Focker repeat on the plane home in Meet the Parents, getting himself detained by security?

A) Hijack

B) Gun

C) Fire

D) Bomb

Answer · why

D) Bomb

Bomb is the word, and the scene had a real-life echo. In 2005 an American Airlines flight turned back to Fort Lauderdale after a napkin note referenci...

Q 05/05

Which job does Jack Byrnes claim to have retired from in Meet the Parents, as a cover for his real career?

A) Accountant

B) Florist

C) Pharmacist

D) Jeweller

Answer · why

B) Florist

Florist is the cover story, yet Jack fails to recognise the extremely rare flower that Greg brings him as a gift.