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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
Zemeckis had an earlier hit with "Romancing the Stone."
Steven Spielberg
George Lucas
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Steven Spielberg did get a credit on the film, though. What was it?
writer
producer
Spielberg produced all three of the films.
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What Huey Lewis song is featured in the first film?
"I Want a New Drug"
"The Power of Love"
Not to be confused with Celine Dion's "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
He was replaced with Michael J. Fox, who was the first choice anyway.
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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
Okay, to be fair, he just wears a hooded radioactivity suit. But that's who he tells George he is.
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How much power does the DeLorean time machine need?
789 gigawatts
1.21 gigawatts
But if you want to do your best Doc Brown impression, pronounce it "jigawatts."
12 giagawatts
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What is the theme of the dance that George, Lorraine and Marty all attend?
"Enchantment Under the Sea"
Why high school dances have themes is a mystery we can't solve.
"Starry Nights"
"Cheers to the Future"
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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"
But their kids are gonna love Chuck Berry's classic.
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What speed does the DeLorean have to reach to travel through time?
121 mph
17 kmh
88 mph
Not recommended on the freeway.
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Who replaced Claudia Wells as Jennifer Parker in the second (and third) "Back to the Future" films?
Eilsabeth Shue
The last scene of the first film had to be reshot, as it also was the first scene in "Back to the Future II."
Kim Cattrall
Ione Skye
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What other actor in the original film does NOT appear in "Back to the Future II?"
Thomas F. Wilson
Lea Thompson
Crispin Glover
Crispin Glover wasn't pleased with the ending of the first film.
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"Where we're going, we don't need" what?
seatbelts
roads
I guess we didn't need Cripsin Glover in the future, either.
Crispin Glover
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How did the filmmakers get around Glover's absence?
They made another actor wear prosthetics to look like him.
Glover ended up suing (and settling with) the filmmakers for using his likeness.
They cut George McFly out of the film completely.
They dubbed another actor with a guy whose voice sounded like Glover's.
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What movie is being advertised in Future 2015?
"Jaws 19"
Marty says the shark still looks fake.
"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
They travel back to the Old West, of course.
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The second and third films were completed how many years apart?
less than a year
The final two films were both completed within 11 months.
2 years
4 years
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What name does Marty give himself in the Old West?
Marty Westerson
The Kid
Clint Eastwood
Who wouldn't be tempted.
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What is Doc's catchphrase?
"Holy smokestacks!"
"Galloping gooses!"
"Great Scott!"
Complete with bulging eyeballs.
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Who plays Marty's great-great grandmother?
Mary Steenburgen
Elisabeth Shue
Lea Thompson
Also known as Lorraine McFly.
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What is Marty's great-great-grandfather's name?
Seamus
Played by Michael J. Fox, of course.
Martin
George
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How many shots of whiskey does Doc drink before he passes out?
27
1
Kind of a lightweight, Doc Brown.
15
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What do Doc and Clara name their children?
Isaac and Asimov
Jules and Verne
They were named in tribute to Robert Heinlein. (Kidding.)
H.G. and Wells
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In "Back to the Future II," what does Jennifer do when she encounters her future self?
faints
That seems like a reasonable reaction.
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
Hill Valley is no longer a pleasant place to live, especially for Lorraine.
no one
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What musician makes a cameo as Marty's future boss in "Back to the Future II?"
Huey Lewis
Flea
In a way, Weird Al would almost make more sense.
"Weird Al" Yankovic
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What does Biff receive in 1955 from his 2015, to change the course of his life?
a sports almanac
Biff gets rich off sports betting.
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
But alas, they were knocked out of the National League Championship before reaching -- or winning -- the World Series.
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Are hoverboards real yet?
no
yes
uh, technically maybe a little
While a magnetic superconductor board can hover above a special track, we aren't exactly skateboarding on air yet.
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What is one technology introducted in "Back To the Future II" that consumers can now get a hold of?
self-tying shoes
Like McFly's Nike" AirMags," Nike introduced the HyperAdapt 1.0 that tightens automatically when a user stuffs their foot in the shoe.
food replicators
holodecks
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