American Graffiti Quiz

American Graffiti Quiz Questions

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1. What is the main setting of American Graffiti?
(a) A bustling city
(b) A small town in the Midwest
(c) A college campus
(d) A beach town in California

2. Who directed American Graffiti?
(a) Steven Spielberg
(b) Martin Scorsese
(c) George Lucas
(d) Francis Ford Coppola

3. What year is the movie primarily set in?
(a) 1955
(b) 1962
(c) 1965
(d) 1970

4. What is the main theme of the film?
(a) A coming-of-age story
(b) A high school romance
(c) A crime drama
(d) A historical epic

5. What is the name of the radio DJ whose voice is heard throughout the film?
(a) Wolfman Jack
(b) Casey Kasem
(c) Dick Clark
(d) Alan Freed

6. What is the name of the main character, played by Richard Dreyfuss?
(a) Steve
(b) Curt
(c) John
(d) Terry

7. What is the name of the mysterious girl in the white T-Bird that Curt chases?
(a) Debbie
(b) Laurie
(c) Carol
(d) The Blonde

8. What is the name of the character played by Ron Howard?
(a) Steve
(b) Curt
(c) John
(d) Terry

9. What does Steve do to impress a girl at a drive-in movie theater?
(a) He plays guitar
(b) He races his car
(c) He tells jokes
(d) He sings a song

10. What is the name of the character played by Paul Le Mat?
(a) Steve
(b) Curt
(c) John
(d) Terry

11. What does John do with a young girl named Carol?
(a) Takes her to a party
(b) Goes on a date with her
(c) Takes her cruising around town
(d) Helps her with her homework

12. What is the name of the character played by Charles Martin Smith?
(a) Steve
(b) Curt
(c) John
(d) Terry

13. What does Terry do to impress a girl at a malt shop?
(a) He shows off his car
(b) He plays pinball
(c) He tells jokes
(d) He sings a song

14. What is the name of the character played by Candy Clark?
(a) Debbie
(b) Laurie
(c) Carol
(d) Toad

15. What does Toad do to help Steve impress a girl?
(a) He gives him advice
(b) He lends him her car
(c) He introduces him to a friend
(d) He helps him pick out a new outfit

16. What is the significance of the Mel’s Drive-In restaurant?
(a) It’s where the main characters hang out
(b) It’s where the final scene takes place
(c) It’s where the characters have their first date
(d) It’s where the characters get into a fight

17. What is the significance of the song “Rock Around the Clock”?
(a) It’s the main theme song of the movie
(b) It’s played at the beginning and end of the film
(c) It’s the song that inspires the characters to go out for one last night
(d) It’s the song that plays during the final scene

18. What happens to Curt at the end of the film?
(a) He gets into a car accident
(b) He joins the military
(c) He goes to college
(d) He marries the Blonde

19. What happens to Steve at the end of the film?
(a) He breaks up with Laurie
(b) He gets a new girlfriend
(c) He moves away from town
(d) He gets a job at Mel’s Drive-In

20. What happens to John at the end of the film?
(a) He joins the Air Force
(b) He goes to college
(c) He gets married
(d) He continues to cruise around town

21. What happens to Terry at the end of the film?
(a) He gets a new girlfriend
(b) He joins the Army
(c) He goes to college
(d) He continues to work at the malt shop

22. What is the overall tone of the film?
(a) Sad and melancholy
(b) Nostalgic and bittersweet
(c) Funny and lighthearted
(d) Angry and rebellious

23. What is the significance of the car culture in the film?
(a) It represents freedom and rebellion
(b) It represents the characters’ social status
(c) It represents the characters’ desire for adventure
(d) All of the above

24. What is the significance of the music in the film?
(a) It helps to set the mood and atmosphere
(b) It reflects the characters’ emotions
(c) It transports the audience back to the 1950s
(d) All of the above

25. What is the lasting legacy of American Graffiti?
(a) It is considered one of the greatest coming-of-age films of all time
(b) It helped to launch the careers of several young actors
(c) It inspired a new generation of filmmakers
(d) All of the above

American Graffiti Quiz Questions with Answers

1. What is the main setting of American Graffiti?
(d) A beach town in California

2. Who directed American Graffiti?
(c) George Lucas

3. What year is the movie primarily set in?
(b) 1962

4. What is the main theme of the film?
(a) A coming-of-age story

5. What is the name of the radio DJ whose voice is heard throughout the film?
(a) Wolfman Jack

6. What is the name of the main character, played by Richard Dreyfuss?
(b) Curt

7. What is the name of the mysterious girl in the white T-Bird that Curt chases?
(d) The Blonde

8. What is the name of the character played by Ron Howard?
(a) Steve

9. What does Steve do to impress a girl at a drive-in movie theater?
(b) He races his car

10. What is the name of the character played by Paul Le Mat?
(c) John

11. What does John do with a young girl named Carol?
(c) Takes her cruising around town

12. What is the name of the character played by Charles Martin Smith?
(d) Terry

13. What does Terry do to impress a girl at a malt shop?
(b) He plays pinball

14. What is the name of the character played by Candy Clark?
(a) Debbie

15. What does Toad do to help Steve impress a girl?
(a) He gives him advice

16. What is the significance of the Mel’s Drive-In restaurant?
(a) It’s where the main characters hang out

17. What is the significance of the song “Rock Around the Clock”?
(c) It’s the song that inspires the characters to go out for one last night

18. What happens to Curt at the end of the film?
(c) He goes to college

19. What happens to Steve at the end of the film?
(a) He breaks up with Laurie

20. What happens to John at the end of the film?
(b) He goes to college

21. What happens to Terry at the end of the film?
(c) He goes to college

22. What is the overall tone of the film?
(b) Nostalgic and bittersweet

23. What is the significance of the car culture in the film?
(d) All of the above

24. What is the significance of the music in the film?
(d) All of the above

25. What is the lasting legacy of American Graffiti?
(d) All of the above