Q 01/05

Who wrote My Big Fat Greek Wedding and also starred as Toula Portokalos?

A) Nia Vardalos

B) Rita Wilson

C) Andrea Martin

D) Lainie Kazan

Answer · why

A) Nia Vardalos

Vardalos based the story on her own Winnipeg family and her marriage to non-Greek actor Ian Gomez; it began as a 45-minute one-woman stage show.

Q 02/05

My Big Fat Greek Wedding went on to gross more than $368M worldwide. What was its production budget?

A) $15 million

B) $5 million

C) $25 million

D) $40 million

Answer · why

B) $5 million

It was released by IFC Films and never once topped the weekend box office, growing steadily as a sleeper hit instead.

Q 03/05

What is the name of the Portokalos family restaurant where Toula works in My Big Fat Greek Wedding?

A) Olympia Grill

B) Athena's Table

C) Dancing Zorba's

D) Poseidon's Plate

Answer · why

C) Dancing Zorba's

The restaurant exterior was a real building on Simcoe Street that was demolished the same year the film came out.

Q 04/05

Which 2016 animated film took My Big Fat Greek Wedding's record as top-grossing film never to be number one?

A) Zootopia

B) Moana

C) Trolls

D) Sing

Answer · why

D) Sing

Adjusted for inflation the Greek wedding was still bigger, worth about $322 million in 2016 dollars.

Q 05/05

In which city was John Corbett offered the role of Ian Miller after complaining in a bar he'd missed the auditions?

A) Toronto

B) Chicago

C) Los Angeles

D) New York

Answer · why

A) Toronto

Corbett was in town shooting Serendipity; the film itself is set in Chicago but was shot largely in Toronto, including the Portokalos house in East Yo...