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Richard Linklater's coming-of-age comedy, Dazed and Confused, might have been released over 25 years ago, but the classic line "Alright, alright, alright!" still rings true. How well do you remember the '93 cult classic? Find out now with today's Dazed and Confused trivia. Good luck!
Dazed and Confused takes place on the last day of school in what year?
1975
1976
The summer of 1976 was also America's bicentennial, which is mentioned several times in the film.
1977
1978
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What is Randall Floyd’s nickname?
Pink
He gets his nickname from the band Pink Floyd, well known for their 1973 album, Dark Side of the Moon.
Spike
Red
Stoney
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The film was the first big break for many up and coming actors. What soon to be star appeared in an uncredited role?
Jennifer Aniston
Neve Campbell
Renee Zellweger
Zellweger would become a major star in 1996 when Jerry Maguire had her at "hello."
Alicia Silverstone
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What is written on O’Bannion’s paddle?
Get Bent
FAH-Q
All the actors crafted and personalized the paddles used by their characters!
Seniors Rule!
Sit on It
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A great deal of the film’s budget was spent on licensing rights for the soundtrack. What band refused to license their song “Dazed and Confused” for the movie?
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin is notoriously reluctant to license their music for films. For years, the only director who successfully secured the rights to their music was Cameron Crowe, who used to cover the band as a journalist for Rolling Stone.
Black Sabbath
Pink Floyd
The Rolling Stones
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In one of his first feature film appearances, Matthew McConaughey plays what older friend?
Richarson
Wooderson
McConaughey said that he based the character on how he viewed his older brother when Matthew was an adolescent.
Williamson
Wrighton
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Wiley Wiggins stars as Mitch Kramer. He later worked again with director Richard Linklater in which film?
A Scanner Darkly
Everybody Wants Some!
Boyhood
Waking Life
The 2001 film explored philosophical views on life, death, and dreams and won the New York Film Critics Circle award for Best Animated Film.
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What is the name of the pool hall in the movie?
Bob Wills’ Billiards
Moon Tower Pool
The Emporium
The Emporium is a real restaurant in Austin, but in reality it is known as Stiles Switch BBQ and Brew.
Lonestar Pool and Pinball
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What type of truck did the football coach’s mother reportedly drive?
Ford
Mack
This exceptional woman is also purported to run a 40 in 10.2!
Dodge
Chevy
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At the beginning of the movie, Tony admits to having an erotic dream with a beautiful woman who has the head of what former president?
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Abraham Lincoln
This confession leads Mike to tell Tony that he needs to get out and interact with real women, who do not have the head of our sixteenth president.
Lyndon Johnson
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What does Mitch throw out of Pickford’s car, smashing the back window of a parked car?
Bowling Ball
The scene is also the first time Mitch smokes pot in the film, although Linklater insists that none of the pot used on set was real marijuana.
Golf Club
Bong
Tire Iron
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Whose party is canceled when the kegs are delivered early, alerting his parents?
Pink
Dawson
Benny
Pickford
Pickford's party was supposed to be a huge kickoff to the summer, but the mishap forces everyone to regroup at the Emporium.
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This Pulp Fiction director included Dazed and Confused in his top twelve movies.
Oliver Stone
West Anderson
Quentin Tarantino
Other selections in Tarantino's list include Apocalypse Now, Taxi Driver, and The Bad News Bears, which was later remade by Dazed and Confused director Richard Linklater!
Joss Whedon
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What scientist does Clint mockingly call Mike after Mike “makes an observation” about Clint smoking weed?
Albert Einstein
Werner Heisenberg
Galileo Galilei
Isaac Newton
Newton is famous for discovering his three laws of motion, including gravity and inertia, as well as pioneering the use of calculus.
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At the end of the movie, Pink and his friends are driving to purchase tickets for which band’s concert?
Aerosmith
The prominent role played by Aerosmith and their song "Sweet Emotion" in the movie are credited with helping the band revive their career in the mid-90's.
KISS
The Eagles
Black Sabbath
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Which Dazed and Confused actor won an Academy Award for screenwriting in 1997?
Matthew McConaughey
Ben Affleck
McConaughey and Zellweger would also go on to win Academy Awards, but Affleck was the first Dazed and Confused alum to take home an Oscar.
Renee Zellweger
Adam Goldberg
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What is Wooderson’s signature phrase?
"Hey now!"
“I’ve got a bad feeling about this.”
“Alright, alright, alright.”
McConaughey took the phrase from something Jim Morrison said between songs on a live Doors album.
“Dyn-O-Mite!”
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Which First Lady does Slater refer to as a “hip, hip lady”?
Martha Washington
According to Slater, Martha was hip because she always had a bowl waiting for George when he got home.
Abigail Adams
Eleanor Roosevelt
Jackie Kennedy
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What does Pink refuse to sign throughout the film?
A ticket for possession of marijuana
His college application
An apartment lease
A pledge to his football team
The pledge required players not to "indulge in any alcohol, drugs, or engage in any other activity that may in any way in jeopardize" the team's season.
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The redheaded Cynthia is played by what half of a famous set of Hollywood twins?
Marissa Ribisi
Her twin brother Giovanni has played in films such as Saving Private Ryan and Avatar.
Scarlett Johansson
Ashley Olsen
Parker Posey
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Which character’s mother pulls a shotgun on O’Bannion?
Mitch
Hirschfelder
Carl
This saves Carl from being paddled by O'Bannion, but O'Bannion catches up with Carl and Hirschfelder later in the movie.
Tommy
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Anthony Rapp, who plays Tony, later played a leading role in what film based on a Broadway hit?
Chicago
Rent
The musical was loosely based on the Puccini opera La Boheme.
The Producers
Dream Girls
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Near the end of the film, where do Pink and his friends decide to smoke a joint?
A church
The Emporium
The 50 yard line of the football field
Many believe this football field is at McCallum High School, where Wiley Wiggins attended high school.
The principal’s office
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What 2016 Richard Linklater film has been called “a spiritual successor to Dazed and Confused?”
Boyhood
Bernie
Before Midnight
Everybody Wants Some!
The film follows a college freshman, who plays baseball at a fictional Texas university in 1980.
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Milla Jovovich’s character Michelle steals two statues and paints them to resemble members of what band?
Aerosmith
Led Zeppelin
KISS
KISS front man Gene Simmons later purchased the statues for his collection.
Foghat
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Which character flunked his senior year and must repeat it?
O’Bannion
Some of the incoming freshmen characters accuse O'Bannion of flunking simply so he can torment freshmen two years in a row.
Pink
Dawson
Slater
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What is the name of Mitch, Tommy, Hirschfelder, and Carl’s junior high teacher?
Mr. Robertson
Mr. Payne
When the boys ask if they can leave early to avoid the seniors, Mr. Payne relates it to something his sergeant told him in Vietnam: "Fifty of you are leaving on a mission. Twenty-five of you ain't coming back."
Mr. Collins
Mr. Lawrence
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Rory Cochrane portrayed Slater in Dazed and Confused and later went on to star in what other ‘90s cult hit?
Empire Records
In Empire Records, Cochrane's character gambles away money meant for the store's payroll in an attempt to save it from being bought out.
Clueless
Clerks
Can't Hardly Wait
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Like many Richard Linklater films, Dazed and Confused is set in what state?
Georgia
Louisiana
Florida
Texas
Other Linklater films set in Texas include Slacker, Bernie, Boyhood, and Everybody Wants Some!
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Which Dazed and Confused star was arrested in 2013 for suspicion of assault and disorderly conduct in Scottsdale, Arizona?
Ben Affleck
Matthew McConaughey
Jason London
Despite his legal troubles, London has appeared in numerous films and shows since Dazed and Confused, including Out Cold, Grey's Anatomy, and NCIS.
Rory Cochrane
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What Bob Dylan song plays as Pink, Wooderson, and Mitch walk into The Emporium?
“All Along the Watchtower”
"Hurricane"
The song was written about middleweight boxing champion Rubin "Hurricane" Carter and is widely credited with helping to win his release from prison.
“Like a Rolling Stone”
“Highway 61 Revisited”
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What does Mitch do 42 times over the course of the film?
Drink a beer
Say “man.”
Get hit by a paddle
Grab his nose
Mitch grabs his nose constantly throughout the film, but the word "man" comes up even more often for a total of 203 utterances.
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Which character’s long hair was, in fact, a wig?
Slater
Rory Cochrane, who played Slater, would wear another 70's era wig in Argo, which was directed by fellow Dazed and Confused alum, Ben Affleck.
Jodi
Wooderson
Simone
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The role of Benny was originally going to be played by what actor, who was later made famous by Swingers?
Ryan Reynolds
Keanu Reeves
Vince Vaughn
Linklater later said Vaughn was ultimately rejected because he too closely resembled Ben Affleck.
Luke Wilson
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Which Dazed and Confused actor named his production company JKL -- short for “Just Keep Livin’” -- based upon a quote from the movie?
Rory Cochrane
Matthew McConaughey
McConaughey adopted the phrase as a motto after his father died during the filming of Dazed and Confused.
Wiley Wiggins
Ben Affleck
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