Q 01/05

Which tool does Buck boast of carrying in his car when he warns off Tia's boyfriend in Uncle Buck?

A) A crowbar

B) A hatchet

C) A chainsaw

D) A wrench

Answer · why

B) A hatchet

A hatchet: Buck says he carries it not to kill, just to maim, then goes and fetches it from the car, which is enough to scare the boy.

Q 02/05

In Uncle Buck, where does Buck take the whole family rather than let Tia go out with her boyfriend?

A) A roller rink

B) A bowling alley

C) A racetrack

D) A pool hall

Answer · why

B) A bowling alley

A bowling alley: it is where Buck usually hangs out with his bachelor friends, so he drags everyone along to keep Tia away from her date.

Q 03/05

Why do the Russell parents have to leave their children with Buck?

A) They win a surprise cruise

B) Bob is sent abroad for work

C) The mother is hospitalised with appendicitis

D) Cindy's father has a heart attack

Answer · why

D) Cindy's father has a heart attack

Cindy's father has a heart attack, and only after every friend and neighbour proves unavailable does she reluctantly agree to let her brother-in-law m...

Q 04/05

In Uncle Buck, how does Buck dry the family's laundry after losing his fight with the washing machine?

A) With a hair dryer

B) In the oven

C) In the microwave

D) Over the toaster

Answer · why

C) In the microwave

In the microwave: he washes the clothes in the kitchen sink first, and the flirtatious woman next door drops in on him mid-chore and tries to get him ...

Q 05/05

Which child actor plays Miles, the nephew who grills Buck with rapid-fire questions in Uncle Buck?

A) Elijah Wood

B) Jonathan Taylor Thomas

C) Macaulay Culkin

D) Fred Savage

Answer · why

C) Macaulay Culkin

Macaulay Culkin impressed Hughes so much, above all guarding the mail slot against intruders, that Hughes had him in mind for Home Alone the next year...

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