Oh Fudge! "A Christmas Story" Quiz

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Oh Fudge! "A Christmas Story" Quiz
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About This Quiz

It's on heavy rotation every year for good reason. Somewhere between all the school bullies, soap eating, and broken leg lamps, even the roughest family holidays have their glorious Red Ryder moments to make it all worthwhile. How well do you remember Ralphie's classic Christmas?
What word does Ralphie say (only he doesn't really say that word)?
fun
frump
fudge
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Ralphie gets in big trouble for saying (but not really saying) fudge.

What does Ralphie's dad first think his leg lamp is?
a major award
a dead body
a delivery to the wrong house
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"It's a Major Award!"

What kind of car does Ralphie's dad drive?
Oldsmobile
Chevrolet
Toyota
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Some men were Baptists, some Catholics — Ralphie's dad was an Oldsmobile man.

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What word does Ralphie's dad see on the crate that makes him think his big prize is Italian?
chianti
fragile
gentle
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Or as Old Man Parker pronounces it, "fra-jill-ay."

What is Ralphie's big punishment for his fight with Farkus?
He doesn't get a Red Ryder BB gun.
He's grounded for a year.
nothing
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After his mom nonchalantly mentions the fight to his dad and then distracts him with talk of football, there's no big fracas from the Farkus Affair.

Why does Randy hide under the sink?
He likes to play hide and seek.
He's worried his dad will punish Ralphie.
He falls asleep there.
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After Ralphie beats up Farkus, Randy believes his dad will be agnry with his brother.

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What do the dogs manage to consume?
a bottle of scotch
the turkey
a meatloaf
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When the Bumpus' dogs get to his bird, Ralphie's dad is absolutely devastated.

Who gives Ralphie the infamous bunny suit?
Aunt Clara
Grandma
Ralphie's mom
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Aunt Clara always gives him the nicest things.

What does Ralphie claim happened to his glasses?
An icicle fell and hit his eye.
Farkus broke them.
A bird stole them.
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To avoid getting in trouble for broken glasses, he creates the icicle story.

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Where does Ralphie find one last present from Santa?
behind the desk
under the tree
in his room
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Finally, the Red Ryder is his! Ralphie finds his last present behind a desk.

What message does Ralphie's Little Orphan Annie secret decoder ring spell out?
"You'll shoot your eye out"
"Listen to more Little Orphan Annie"
"Be sure to drink your Ovaltine"
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It's an Ovaltine commercial. Not even secret agents are immune to advertising.

Which song starts playing when bully Scut Farkus is on screen?
Requiem
Peter and the Wolf
Flight of the Valkyries
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"Farkas" is the Slavic word for wolf.

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What makes it almost impossible for Randy to move when he and Ralphie get outside?
Too many layers of clothes
The cold
Fear of Scut
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Poor Randy. It really was a struggle.

What is the waiter's solution to Mr. Parker's complaint that the Christmas dinner duck is "smiling" at him?
He chops the head off.
He sends it back.
He turns it around.
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With a swift swing of the knife, Christmas dinner is saved.

What's Randy's reaction to sitting on Santa's lap?
a recitation of a long list of Christmas gift ideas
hysterical screaming
Randy doesn't get to sit on Santa's lap.
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Randy was not happy with Santa.

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What does Ralphie's mother do to get his younger brother, Randy, to eat?
Here comes the airplane!
She makes him oatmeal
She encourages him to act like a pig.
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It's sure not pretty, but apparently Randy likes pretending to eat from a trough.

What does Ralphie's dad give Ralphie permission to shoot?
the Bumpus' dogs
Farkus
squirrels
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Ralphie's old man wouldn't mind getting rid of his nemeses, the Bumpus' dogs.

What's one present that Randy gets?
a train
a Zeppelin
a stuffed lion
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Randy loves his toy Zeppelin so much he falls asleep holding it.

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Who gets his tongue stuck to the pole?
Randy
Grover
Flick
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Flick learned the hard way that his tongue would, in fact, freeze to the pole.

Which is the final dare made by Schwartz at the frozen flagpole?
double-dog dare
triple-dog dare
super triple dare
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In doing so, Schwartz skipped the triple dare, which Ralphie felt was a slight breach of etiquette.

Who does Ralphie say taught him the word "fudge"?
Farkus
his dad
Schwartz
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Although he heard it ten times a day from his old man, Ralphie claims Schwartz taught him "fudge."

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Characters from which movie try to interact with Ralphie when he is in line to see Santa?
The Wizard of Oz
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Cinderella
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"Don't bother me," Ralphie says to the Wicked Witch. "I'm, uh, I'm thinking."

What could Ralphie's old man do quicker than a jackrabbit on a date?
replace fuses
make turkey
fix the furnace
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He loved replacing fuses, which was in a sense lucky, because he had to do so often.

What does Ralphie's mom claim she's doing when she "accidentally" breaks the leg lamp?
watering plants
dusting
inspecting it for cracks
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And then she claims they're out of glue.

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Where is the actual "A Christmas Story" house?
in a suburb of Chicago
outside Cleveland
Gary, Indiana
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Most of the film was shot in Toronto and Cleveland.

What's the department store where the family goes to visit Santa?
Macy's
Sears and Roebuck
Higbee's
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The Higbee building is still in downtown Cleveland.

Who gets to play Santa and pass out gifts on Christmas Day?
Ralphie's dad
Randy
Ralphie
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Ralphie gets the honor of handing out the presents for opening.

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Who narrates the film?
Jean Shepherd
Darren McGavin
Donald Sutherland
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Jean Shepherd, who wrote the story on which the film is based, narrates as the adult Ralphie.

What kind of BB gun does Ralphie want — nay, need — for Christmas?
Red Baron
Red Flier
Red Ryder
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The Red Ryder 200-shot range model air rifle, to be exact.

What does Ralphie think is NOT a very good Christmas present?
a puzzle
a football
Legos
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Ralphie doesn't want a football, although he does accidentally agree to it on Santa's lap.

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What song do the waiters sing at the Chinese restaurant?
Jingle Bells
Deck the Halls
both
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They're not quite classic versions, but they have a lot of cheer.

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