The 'Back to the Future' Quiz

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The 'Back to the Future' Quiz
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This "Back to the Future" quiz requires you to think hard about various McFlys, iterations of Doc Brown and even Jennifer Parker if you're really looking for a challenge.
Who directed "Back to the Future?"
Robert Zemeckis
Steven Spielberg
George Lucas
Steven Spielberg did get a credit on the film, though. What was it?
writer
producer
Special Friend
What Huey Lewis song is featured in the first film?
"I Want a New Drug"
"The Power of Love"
"Hip to be Square"

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Who was originally cast as Marty McFly?
Ricky Schroeder
Corey Feldman
Eric Stoltz
What is Doc Brown's dog's name?
Edison
Einstein
Tesla
To make George McFly think he's seen an alien vistor, who does Marty dress as?
Madonna
an astronaut
Darth Vader from the planet Vulcan

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How much power does the DeLorean time machine need?
789 gigawatts
1.21 gigawatts
12 giagawatts
What is the theme of the dance that George, Lorraine and Marty all attend?
"Enchantment Under the Sea"
"Starry Nights"
"Cheers to the Future"
What song does Marty play to utterly bewilder the crowd of 1950s high schoolers?
"Back in Black"
"Girls Just Wanna Have Fun"
"Johnny B. Goode"

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What speed does the DeLorean have to reach to travel through time?
121 mph
17 kmh
88 mph
Who replaced Claudia Wells as Jennifer Parker in the second (and third) "Back to the Future" films?
Eilsabeth Shue
Kim Cattrall
Ione Skye
What other actor in the original film does NOT appear in "Back to the Future II?"
Thomas F. Wilson
Lea Thompson
Crispin Glover

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"Where we're going, we don't need" what?
seatbelts
roads
Crispin Glover
How did the filmmakers get around Glover's absence?
They made another actor wear prosthetics to look like him.
They cut George McFly out of the film completely.
They dubbed another actor with a guy whose voice sounded like Glover's.
What movie is being advertised in Future 2015?
"Jaws 19"
"Indiana Jones and Retirement Center of Doom"
"Star Wars: The Force Awakens"

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What year does Marty and Doc travel back to in "Back to the Future III"?
1815
1865
1885
The second and third films were completed how many years apart?
less than a year
2 years
4 years
What name does Marty give himself in the Old West?
Marty Westerson
The Kid
Clint Eastwood

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What is Doc's catchphrase?
"Holy smokestacks!"
"Galloping gooses!"
"Great Scott!"
Who plays Marty's great-great grandmother?
Mary Steenburgen
Elisabeth Shue
Lea Thompson
What is Marty's great-great-grandfather's name?
Seamus
Martin
George

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How many shots of whiskey does Doc drink before he passes out?
27
1
15
What do Doc and Clara name their children?
Isaac and Asimov
Jules and Verne
H.G. and Wells
In "Back to the Future II," what does Jennifer do when she encounters her future self?
faints
punches her in the face
runs away

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Who is Biff married to when Doc, Marty and Jennifer return to 1985 in the second film?
Jennifer
Lorraine
no one
What musician makes a cameo as Marty's future boss in "Back to the Future II?"
Huey Lewis
Flea
"Weird Al" Yankovic
What does Biff receive in 1955 from his 2015, to change the course of his life?
a sports almanac
a lot of money
an iPhone

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What team did make it to the postseason in 2015, as (kind of) predicted in "Back to the Future II?"
the Marlins
the Mariners
the Cubs
Are hoverboards real yet?
no
yes
uh, technically maybe a little
What is one technology introducted in "Back To the Future II" that consumers can now get a hold of?
self-tying shoes
food replicators
holodecks

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