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Answers:

1. Who is the first character to appear on screen?
Carolyn
Jane
Lester
Ricky
 
2. The Burnham's gay neighbors share the same name. What?
Bill
Jim
Steve
Ted
 
3. Jane wants to get what done to her body?
Boob job
Plastic surgery
Skin bronzing
Tummy tuck
 
4. Before quitting, Lester performed what line of work for a magazine?
Advertising
Marketing
Public Relations
Sales
 
5. Before actively trying to sell a house, Carolyn cleans it up a bit. But what isn't she seen on screen doing?
Cleaning kitchen countertops
Dusting a fan
Polishing the floor
Vaccuuming
 
6. What does Carolyn suggest to potential buyers to make the home's pool look more lagoon-like?
Boulders
Plants
Tiki torches
Waterfall
 
7. What are Jane's school colors?
Purple and gold
Black and yellow
Red and black
Green and white
 
8. Of Angela's dancing performance at the basketball game, Lester tells her she was very:
Beautiful
Daring
Precise
Perfect
 
9. Where does Lester find Angela's number?
Phone book
Jane's date book
A piece of scrap paper
On the back of a photo
 
10. What's Frank Fitz's rank in the U.S. Marine Corps?
Colonel
General
Sergeant
Specialist
 
11. When Carolyn asks Lester not to be weird at a dinner party, how does he respond?
He slaps her
He hugs her
He kisses her
He kicks her
 
12. While videotaping a naked Lester lifting weights, Ricky says "Welcome to America's _____ home videos."
Best
Funniest
Strangest
Weirdest
 
13. Ricky's most expensive pot, G-13, costs how much?
$1,000
$2,000
$3,000
$10,000
 
14. Where do Carolyn and Buddy Kane have sex?
Buddy's home
Buddy's real estate office
Carolyn's home
A motel
 
15. Lester gets a part time job at what fast food restaurant?
Mr. Happy's
Mr. Smiley's
Mr. Wonder's
McDonald's
 
16. Carolyn calls sex with Buddy Kane what name?
Honorable coitus
Regal relations
Stately sex
Royal treatment
 
17. At dinner, Lester throws what food item against the wall?
Steak
Asparagus
Beets
Mashed potatoes
 
18. We see Frank beat up his son twice in the movie. Why does he do it the first time?
Ricky broke into his father's things
Frank thinks his son is gay
Ricky failed a drug test
Frank discovers both his son and Jane naked
 
19. American Beauty features an excellent classic rock soundtrack. But what song IS NOT in the movie?
"All Along the Watchtower" by Bob Dylan
"All Right Now" by Free
"Gimme Shelter" by The Rolling Stones
"The Seeker" by The Who
 
20. What is Ricky really doing during the blow job that really isn't a blow job scene?
Looking at Jane's textbook
Reading a magazine
Rolling a joint
Wait, he was really blowing Lester!
 
21. Lester kisses Angela for the first time while a cover of Neil Young's "Don't Let it Bring You Down" plays. Who's the artist?
Melissa Etheridge
Annie Lennox
Dido
k.d. lang
 
22. Who kills Lester?
Jane
Ricky
Carolyn
Frank
 
23. American Beauty is sometimes described as a nineties version of what Arthur Miller play?
The Crucible
A View from the Bridge
Death of a Salesman
All My Sons
 
24. Who didn't earn an Oscar win for American Beauty?
Alan Ball
Chris Cooper
Sam Mendes
Kevin Spacey
 
25. What company distributed this movie?
DreamWorks
New Line
Universal
Warner Bros.
 




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