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The Back To The Future film series epitomized the optimism of the 1980s; plus, it made commentaries about pop culture. The second film in the series also featured predictions about what’s to come in our future. Think you know enough about this second film? Take this quiz and find out!
Back to the Future had Marty traveling to the past, but where is he headed in Back to the Future Part II?
the future
Back to the Future Part II continues where Back to the Future ended. Doc fetches Marty in the present and travels with him to the future.
the past again
in limbo
the Old West
Doc and Marty travel to which specific date in the future?
June 21, 2015
January 21, 2015
October 21, 2015
In 1985, Doc sets out to travel to October 21, 2015. This date is now known as Back to the Future Day.
December 21, 2015
The actress who played the original Jennifer, Marty’s girlfriend, was replaced by which actress in BTTFII?
Demi Moore
Elisabeth Shue
Elisabeth Shue also plays Jennifer in Back To The Future Part III. She enjoys a solid film and TV acting career.
Phoebe Cates
Molly Ringwald
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Doc made modifications to the DeLorean so that it can take off without using what?
speed
roads
Doc went to the future and modified the DeLorean, eliminating the need for the flux capacitor. And in the future, cars also float, so no roads are needed anymore to take off.
torque
gas
Doc wants to rescue which person in the future, who is important to Marty?
Marty's dad
Marty's kid
Doc wants to prevent a future mishap with Marty’s kid. So he brings Marty to the future and he lets Jennifer tag along, since she is the mother of that kid.
Marty's uncle
Marty's grandfather
What is the name of Marty’s son, the one in trouble in the future?
Marty McFly Jr.
Marty Jr. apparently got involved in some trouble with bad elements. Marty Sr. plans to rescue him and prevent him from making mistakes.
Martin McFly
Seamus McFly
Joey McFly
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It turns out that Marty Jr. nearly got involved in illegal activities with which future bully, the grandson of Biff Tannen?
Reeno
Griff
Griff apparently is a chip off the old Tannen block. He bullies the future McFly, just as earlier Tannens bullied earlier McFlys.
Luke
Needles
Marty is miffed whenever he is called what?
buffoon
dodo
butthead
chicken
In the past, the younger Biff provoked Marty by calling him chicken. Biff’s grandson is now doing the same to him.
What is Doc's favorite expression, whenever he's in distress or in shock?
Great Scott!
Doc Emmett Brown usually says “Great Scott!†whenever he feels stressed out. So this means he says it a lot!
Sacre bleu!
Holy cow!
Cowabunga!
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Who reprised her role as Marty McFly’s mother, Lorraine?
Ally Sheedy
Sarah Jessica Parker
Lea Thompson
Lea Thompson appeared in many memorable movies of the ‘80s and ’90s, like Some Kind of Wonderful. She also starred in the ‘90s sitcom, Caroline in the City.
Sharon Stone
Who played Marty’s 2015 co-worker, Needles, who tries to get him into trouble?
Flea
The actor named Flea played the teenage and adult versions of the Needles character. When he’s not acting, Flea is into music.
Sting
Cobain
Ludacris
BTTF’s Flea, who portrayed Needles, is a band member of which popular musical group?
Nirvana
Pearl Jam
Metallica
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Flea is the bassist of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. He was born in Australia.
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Both Marty McFly Sr. and Marty McFly Jr. were played by the same actor, but who played the female McFly sibling named Marlene McFly?
Eric Stolz
Crispin Glover
Michael J. Fox
Director Robert Zemeckis experimented with film compositing by having Michael J. Fox portray all three characters. This time, it’s movie magic that lets him appear in one shot three times!
Thomas F. Wilson
Which prominent BTTF actor didn’t appear in BTTFII, but his likeness did?
Mark Paul Gosselaar
Crispin Glover
Crispin Glover didn’t sign on for BTTFII, so Zemeckis used his likeness and a body double to replace him. Glover sued over this, and the case forever changed the way actors’ likenesses are used, legally or illegally, in films.
Mario Lopez
Billy Ray Cyrus
In the future, Marty tries to wear what brand of futuristic shoes that lace all by themselves?
Skechers
Nike
Nike’s self-lacing sneakers are worn by Marty to help him blend in with the futuristic 2015 crowd. In 2016, Nike actually created something similar to this, called the Nike Mags, sold in limited edition only.
Converse
Adidas
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In the future, Marty encounters a holographic ad for what 1975 film’s 19th sequel?
E.T.
Jaws
Marty passes by a high-tech billboard announcing the premiere of Jaws 19. He is nearly swallowed by the holographic shark image in the advertisement.
Indiana Jones
Star Wars
In 2015, Marty enters a familiar-looking diner with what decade-appropriate name?
Cafe '80s
The Cafe ‘80s is meant to be a nostalgia-type of diner. It’s similar to ‘50s-themed cafés, popular during the ‘80s and up to now.
Cafe '90s
Cafe '60s
Cafe '70s
Marty and Griff have a chase scene, much like Marty and Biff had in the past, but in 2015 Marty travels on what?
discman
ski
segway
hoverboard
Marty chances upon kids playing with trolley-type toys, but floating. He detaches the board part, which is known as the hoverboard.
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When riding the hoverboard, Marty gets stalled when he rides over what?
gas
air
grass
water
Like skateboards, hoverboards need some solid ground beneath. Riding over water is a bad idea.
What toy manufacturer makes the hoverboard in 2015?
Toys"R"Us
Mattel
Mattel's brand logo can be clearly seen on the hoverboard's close-up. It's a subtle form of product placement for the brand.
Hasbro
Marvel
What kind of book does Marty buy in 2015, hoping to bring it back to 1985?
encyclopedia
dictionary
sports almanac
Marty buys the sports almanac, which contains sports statistics from the 1950s to the 2000s. He gets the idea from talking to a person on the street in 2015.
phonebook
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Biff Tannen still says what trademark line in the future, when mocking a McFly?
You coward you!
Why I oughta!
Hello, anybody home? Think, McFly, think!
Biff used to say, "Hello, anybody home? Think, McFly, think!" to George McFly during their youth. The habit gets transferred when referring to Marty.
Play it again.
Marty’s future self now lives in which suburb?
Glendale
Hilldale
In 1985, Hilldale is still under construction, marketed as a posh version of Hill Valley. But the two names actually have the same meaning, since “dale†also means a broad valley.
Scotsdale
Marsdale
What pizza brand does the grandma version of Lorraine McFly serve the family?
Domino's
Pizza Hut
Grandma Lorraine has a small packet of Pizza Hut for the whole McFly family. It enlarges to huge proportions in the futuristic oven.
Sbarro's
Shakey's
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Which actual 2015 technology is somehow accurately depicted in the McFly household?
texting
WiFi
video call
Needles calls up Marty, who answers via the huge TV screen in their living room. Video calls are now science fact, not science fiction.
Internet
Who does Jennifer encounter in the McFly household that makes her faint?
her husband
her future kid
her older self
The sleepy Jennifer gets picked up by the police and they "return" her home. But it's catastrophic when the older and younger version of her meet each other.
her father
What is Marty’s original reason for buying the sports almanac?
to read to his dad
to show off to his friends
to bet on winning teams
A 2015 bystander mentions that if he knew who was gonna win the world series, he would bet some money on the team. Marty borrows this idea and buys the sports almanac as a guide.
to use as souvenir
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Elder Biff in 2015 steals the sports almanac and Marty’s idea of betting, then gives the book and the idea to whom?
his teenage self
Biff steals the time machine and uses it to transport himself to the past. It's a successful time travel for him.
his son
his daughter
his dad
Elder Biff’s stolen sports almanac idea succeeds and creates a new reality, called what by Doc?
sordid 1985
dirty 1985
lousy 1985
alternate 1985
The alternate 1985 is characterized as corrupt and shady. Marty’s version of reality differs so much from it.
Alternate 1985’s Biff Tannen creates a huge gambling empire, so he is dubbed as what?
the BT
the apprentice
the luckiest man on earth
Teen Biff starts enacting elder Biff's plan, and it works. Biff's rise to power leads to the alternate 1985.
the sportsman
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Alternate 1985’s Lorraine has what kind of cosmetic surgery?
nose job
breast enlargement
Marty is surprised by the new look of his mother. He says she looks "huge," referring to the breast enlargement surgery.
liposuction
butt lift
Marty discovers that alternate 1985’s George McFly was a victim of what crime?
theft
accident
murder
Marty is shocked to discover that his mother is married to alternate 1985's Biff. Lorraine reveals that George McFly was murdered, so she remarried.
kidnapping
After confronting the corrupt Biff on his casino-hotel rooftop, Marty tells Doc that they have to go where?
back to the past
Marty directly confronts the corrupt Biff about the almanac. He tells him the whole story, which dates back to the time of the teen dance in 1955.
back to the Old West
back to the real present again
back to the more future future
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What does Marty do to the sports almanac after he retrieves it from the teen Biff?
burns it
Marty realizes it's his fault that the sports almanac caused trouble. He makes sure that won't happen again, by burning it.
buries it
shreds it
rips it to pieces
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