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“A Christmas Story” Movie Trivia Questions

1. Jean Shepherd wrote and narrated the movie. His radio work inspired the speech in a 1976 movie in which a deranged TV anchorman yells, “I’m mad as h--- and I’m not going to take it anymore.” What is that movie’s name?
2. Ralphie Parker says 28 times in this movie that he wants what toy for Christmas?
3. Virtually every time he mentions it, his mother or other characters say no, along with this five-word response.
4. How old is Ralphie in the movie?
5. What is Ralphie’s choice three-word name for his dad?
6. To Ralphie, who are Flick and Schwartz?
7. To Ralphie, who are Scut Farkus and Grover Dill?
8. Ralphie’s father wins what the father calls “a major award,” which his wife hates. What is it?
9. Ralphie’s father dislikes the Bumpuses, who live next door. One reason is their pets terrorize him, his house, and even his kitchen. What kind of animals are they?
10. When the Bumpuses’ pets eat the Parkers’ Christmas turkey, what kind of ethnic restaurant do the Parkers visit for Christmas dinner?

“A Christmas Story” Movie ANSWERS

1. “Network”
2. A (Red Ryder) BB Gun
3. “You’ll shoot your eye out.”
4. 9 years old
5. “My Old Man”
6. His friends and classmates
7. Neighborhood bullies
8. A lamp that resembles a shapely female leg
9. Dogs
10. Chinese