Q 01/05

Which 1985 John Hughes film reunited the two teen leads of Sixteen Candles?

A) Weird Science

B) Pretty in Pink

C) The Breakfast Club

D) Ferris Bueller's Day Off

Answer · why

C) The Breakfast Club

The Breakfast Club's five young stars were soon lumped together by the media as the Brat Pack.

Q 02/05

The actress who plays Sam's sister Ginny won an Emmy for which 1978 miniseries?

A) Roots

B) Holocaust

C) Shogun

D) Rich Man, Poor Man

Answer · why

B) Holocaust

Holocaust drew about half of West Germany's adults when it aired there in 1979, and parliament then lifted the statute of limitations on murder.

Q 03/05

Which actress plays Samantha Baker in Sixteen Candles?

A) Molly Ringwald

B) Ally Sheedy

C) Jennifer Grey

D) Phoebe Cates

Answer · why

A) Molly Ringwald

Molly Ringwald got the part over Ally Sheedy, who also auditioned for Sam but lost out because Hughes felt Ringwald fit the role better.

Q 04/05

Who plays Sam's crush, senior heart-throb Jake Ryan, in Sixteen Candles?

A) Andrew McCarthy

B) Emilio Estevez

C) Judd Nelson

D) Michael Schoeffling

Answer · why

D) Michael Schoeffling

Michael Schoeffling's Jake Ryan became such a lasting dream crush that The Washington Post ran a 2004 Valentine's Day story on fans still pining for h...

Q 05/05

In Sixteen Candles, what is the nickname of Anthony Michael Hall's freshman character, also billed as 'the Geek'?

A) Sergeant Ted

B) Trucker Ted

C) Farmer Ted

D) Cowboy Ted

Answer · why

C) Farmer Ted

Farmer Ted went to Anthony Michael Hall because, Hughes said, every other kid did a stereotyped nerd act, while Hall played it straight.