A Christmas Story Quizzes

A Christmas Story Quiz 1

1 What year did the film premiere?
1983

2001

1990

1945
2 In what year is the film set?
1970

1960

1950

1940
3 Who directed the fim?
John Hughes

Bob Clark

James Cameron

Judd Apatow
4 Who wrote the film?
Jean Shepherd

Neil Marcus

Bob Clark

Peter Billingsley
5 The film is set in ___.
Chicago, Illinois

Hohman, Indiana

Akron, Ohio

New York, New York
6 The film stars ___ as Ralphie.
Tom Holland

Peter Billingsley

Jonathan Taylor Thomas

McCauley Caulkin
7 Who plays Ralphie's mother?
Jamie Lee Curtis

Michelle Hagarty

Melinda Dillon

Jean Shepherd
8 What does Ralphie call his father?
The Old Man

Pops

Daddy

Mark
9 What is Ralphie's last name?
Smith

Schwartz

Grover

Parker
10 Ralphie's family lives on ___.
Taft Avenue

Bird Lane

Main Street

Cleveland Street
11 Who is the narrator of the film?
An adult Ralphie

Ralphie's brother

Ralphie's best friend

There is no narrator.
12 What does Ralphie want for Christmas?
A BB gun

A VCR

A toy train

A shovel
13 Ralphie's two friends are ___.
Smalls and Smith

Georgie and Mike

Flick and Schwartz

Randy and Moe
14 The bully at school is named ___.
Scut Farkus

Ted Linus

Ian Schwartz

Nate Boker
15 What does Ralphie's mom say when he tells her what he wants for Christmas?
You'll never know how to use it.

You're too young.

You'll shoot your eye out.

That's too expensive.
16 What does Randy say when their mother dresses him in his snowsuit?
I have to go to the bathroom.

I'm hungry.

I can't put my arms down.

I can't see.
17 What is the name of Ralphie's teacher?
Mrs. Davidson

Mrs. Smith

Mrs. Shields

Mrs. Martin
18 Schwartz dares Flick to ___.
pull a prank on the bully

skip class

lick a telephone pole

eat a sandwich off the ground
19 What happens when Flick accepts Schwartz's dare?
His parents catch him.

The fire department has to rescue him.

Flick goes to the hospital.

Mrs. Shields blames Schwartz and Ralphie.
20 What is the assignment that the teacher assigns to the class?
An essay on what Christmas means to them

A letter to a pen pal

A poem about Christmas

An essay on what they want for Christmas
21 Ralphie says the school bully has ___.
no teeth

a freckly face

yellow eyes

thinning hair
22 What does the bully make Ralphie and his friend say before he releases them?
Uncle

Stop

Please

He makes them cry.
23 What is the name of the radio broadcast that Ralphie and his brother listen to?
The Children's Show

Little Orphan Annie

A Christmas Story

Red Ryder
24 When Ralphie decodes the radio message, he realizes it is just an advertisement for ___.
Ovaltine

the Red Ryder BB Gun

Doublemint Gum

a new doll
25 Ralphie's father is constantly fighting with the ___.
toilet

washing machine

stove

furnace

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