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Winona Ryder, then America's indie-movie sweetheart, shocked us all with her bad behavior in this black comedy from the 1980s! Now, test your recall of "Heathers" with our quiz!
Winona Ryder's character stands out from the other girls by not being named Heather. What is her name instead?
Betty
Janie
Louise
Veronica
Appropriately enough, Veronica's close friend used to be Betty Finn. Betty and Veronica, just like in the "Archie" comics!
Which of the following is not a Heather's last name?
Chandler
Christian
Perhaps the screenwriter didn't want to make one of the Heathers sound too virtuous. Although, it would have worked ironically, we think!
Duke
McNamara
What sport do the "Heathers" play throughout the film?
croquet
A game is going on during the opening credits. The three Heathers seem to be aiming their balls at Veronica's face; she's buried up to her neck in the lawn. Presumably, this is a brief fantasy image on Veronica's part, not meant to be taken literally.
basketball
softball
tennis
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In which state is Westerburg High located?
California
Arizona
New York
Ohio
The town they live in is Sherwood. However, it looks a lot like Southern California -- Veronica's house has suspiciously Spanish-style architecture and semi-tropical foliage outside!
Which of the Heathers is the queen bee?
Chandler
Heather Chandler is the alpha female. She tapped Veronica Sawyer to be one of the clique, but is starting to question her decision.
Duke
McNamara
they share status equally
Which of the clique suffers from bulimia?
Heather Chandler
Heather Duke
Anorexia and bulimia were first being talked about openly in the '80s. Heather Chandler is dryly dismissive of the problem, but Veronica displays concern for her friend.
Heather McNamara
Veronica
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What book is Heather Duke reading?
"Little Women"
"The Prince"
"Moby-Dick"
The book, which she reads during the opening croquet scene, marks her as more bookish and serious than the rest. Unfortunately, it doesn't change her determination to follow in Heather Chandler's footsteps.
"How to Win Friends and Influence People"
"Mean Girls" had the phrase "How fetch!" What is the equivalent slang term in "Heathers"?
"how brill!"
"how icy!"
"how quantum!"
"how very!"
In "Mean Girls," Regina George says "Stop trying to make fetch happen! It's not going to happen!" Likewise, "how very!" never really happened, either.
Who plays Veronica's bad-boy love interest?
Orlando Bloom
Judd Nelson
River Phoenix
Christian Slater
Orlando Bloom was still a little too young for the role. The young Brad Pitt auditioned but came off as "too nice."
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What was the name of Christian Slater's character?
Tyler Durden
Jason Dean
Veronica calls him "J.D." for much of the movie. The name is obviously supposed to evoke James Dean -- '60s icons were very big in the 1980s.
Jesse James Dean
Johnny Lecter
What does Heather Chandler do every week in the cafeteria?
conducts the "weekly poll" for the newspaper
The question we see her asking is, of course, ridiculous. "If you won the Publisher's Clearing House, and that Big Ed guy gave you a check for five million dollars, and the same week aliens announced they were going to blow up the earth in two days, what would you do with the money?"
stands on a table and sings the school song
goes on a hunger strike to protest the food
reads updated "popularity rankings"
What skill does Veronica have that Heather Chandler finds useful?
accessorizing
handwriting forgery
Heather has Veronica write a love note, supposedly from the quarterback, to slip to unpopular Martha Dunnstock. This scene establishes Veronica's forgery skills, which she'll need later.
lock-picking
sweet-talking teachers
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What shocking act does J.D. commit in the cafeteria?
he talks back to the principal
he kisses Heather Chandler
he pulls a real gun on two bullies
J.D. fires blanks at the two football players. Veronica defends him, saying he might not have ruined two perfectly good pairs of pants: "Can you wash out urine stains?" she says.
he actually eats the cafeteria's pudding
How does Veronica embarrass Heather at the college party?
she dresses very unattractively
she refuses sex with the guy she's been set up with
she throws up on the hall carpet
both #2 and #3
Veronica is already getting tired of the "Heathers" life. Just before the party, she tells J.D., "It's like they're people I work with and our job is being popular."
What odd item does Veronica wear while writing in her diary?
blue-blocker sunglasses
a top hat
a monocle
A monocle was a glass lens that corrected vision in just one eye (hence the "mono" part). In "Heathers," it's part of the fictional trope that smart/different teenagers always have something vintage in their wardrobe.
a feather boa
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Who is the first Westerburg student to be killed?
Heather McNamara
Heather Chandler
Veronica is angry with Heather for threatening to ruin her reputation. In high school, that's like ruining someone's credit rating!
Ram
Kurt
How does J.D. kill Heather?
he strangles her with her red hair bow
he smothers her with a pillow
he poisons her with a cleaning product
The poison in question is sometimes referred to online as "drain cleaner." But the bottle is clearly labeled "hull cleaner" -- a product for cleaning the underside of boats. Sherwood must have a prominent lake or river.
he pushes her off the gym roof
What word do J.D. and Veronica debate using in Heather's forged suicide note?
"anathema"
"sucks"
"myriad"
Heather missed the word on a vocabulary test that week. In a teacher's-lounge meeting to discuss the suicide, the English teacher is "impressed" that Heather correctly used it in her note.
"fatalistic"
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What line of work is J.D.'s father in?
demolition
Big Bud Dean blows up buildings for a living. He delights in defeating the do-gooders who wants buildings preserved for reasons like historic significance.
personal-injury ligitation
used-car sales
murder for hire
Which of Heather Chandler's possessions does Veronica inherit just after her death?
her sleep mask
her hair bow
her red croquet ball
her Swatch
With bright colors and funky designs, Swatch was huge in the '80s. The name isn't actually a combination of "Swiss + watch," it's "Second + watch," meaning a new wave in watchmaking.
How does Veronica's double date with Heather McNamara end?
at the convenience store, making slushies
in a pasture, cow-tipping
Veronica specifically agrees to double date as long as the date doesn't end with the guys drunk and cow-tipping. Cut to the shot of the pasture!
at Lookout Point, making out
with a late-night croquet match
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Why does Veronica agree to shoot Kurt?
he tried to rape her
he spread a rumor about her giving both him and Ram oral sex
she thinks the bullets are nonfatal
both #2 and #3
J.D. tells Veronica the bullets are "ein luge" bullets, which break the skin and cause damage but do not kill. This is, of course, not true. "Ein luge" means "I'm lying" in German.
What beverage does J.D. plant on Ram and Kurt that he thinks will "prove" they were gay?
Crystal Pepsi
limoncello
mineral water
J.D. says that, in Ohio, if you don't have a brewski in your hand, you might as well be wearing a dress. He might be right: at the death scene, a police officer pulls the bottle out of the grocery bag and nods knowingly.
New Coke
What does J.D. say were the only two things Kurt and Ram had to offer the school?
field goals and quarterback sneaks
date rape and AIDS jokes
We like to imagine that we're much more jaded than people were in the '80s -- but the humor of "Heathers" would be considered envelope-pushing even today. In fact, increased cultural sensitivity might get some of the lines cut.
great hair and white teeth
detention hours and employment for school tutors
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What are Kurt and Ram buried in?
suits, but with football helmets
Ram and Kurt both also hold footballs in their hands. Red ones, for Westerburg's school color.
their football uniforms, but not helmets
their letter jackets
just sober grey suits
What two things does J.D. want Heather Duke to do?
forge a suicide note for Heather Chandler and lend him the key to Heather's house
become the school's alpha female and start a petition
The petition is (supposedly) to get the group "Big Fun" to perform at the prom. "Big Fun" was topical right them because of their hit "Teenage Suicide, Don't Do It."
get him the answer key to the English final and go out with him
learn bomb-making and plant a bomb under the school
What is the name of the radio show which Veronica and Heather Duke listen to?
Dr. Laurel
Hard Harry Hour
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Heather and Veronica hear Heather McNamara talking about her parents' divorce and feeling "cursed." Naturally, Heather Duke takes the opportunity to make sure the story gets around school the next day. (Bonus points if you knew "Hard Harry" was Christian Slater's alias in "Pump Up the Volume.")
Westerburg After Dark
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Which two characters try to commit suicide and fail?
Heather Duke and Heather McNamara
Heather Duke and Veronica
Martha Dunnstock and Heather McNamara
Martha walks into traffic with a suicide note pinned to her chest. Heather McNamara tries to swallow a handful of sleeping pills in the girls' room. If you thought Veronica was one of them, remember, she only faked her suicide and was never in any danger.
Heather Duke and Betty Finn
Speaking of which, why does Veronica need to fake her own suicide?
because J.D. already plans to kill her
J.D. has contacted Veronica's parents, saying that he's "worried" about her and that they should keep her away from sharp objects. Veronica realizes what this means and takes a pre-emptive step to stop him from killing her.
because she wants J.D. to stop trying to win her back
because she wants her parents to take her problems seriously
because she wants to scare Heather Duke
What word does J.D. underline in Heather Duke's copy of "Moby-Dick"?
fate
eskimo
To be specific, J.D. only underlines the word in Veronica's dream. The dream turns more and more absurd, with J.D. killing Heather and the minister building his whole eulogy around the word "Eskimo."
paradise
future
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Where are Westerburg's students when J.D. tries to set off his bomb?
in classes
at a job fair
at a pep rally
Like a job fair might have, the pep rally gets all the students in one place. J.D. intends to set off explosives under and in the gym, thus creating the "mass suicide pact" that the petition seems to support.
taking the SATs
What does Veronica take away from Heather Duke at the end?
her Swatch
her clipboard
her new copy of "Moby-Dick"
Heather Chandler's red hair bow
Veronica then kisses Heather on the cheek and says, "Heather, my love, there's a new sheriff in town." Possibly one of the coolest lines in teen-film history.
Who does Veronica invite to watch a movie on prom night?
Betty Finn
Martha Dunnstock
Veronica says "My prom date kinda flaked on me." That's an understatement: J.D. has just committed suicide by explosive.
Heather McNamara
Ms. Fleming
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What song plays over both the opening and closing credits?
"I Feel Pretty"
"I Want Candy"
"It's a Hard-Knock Life"
"Que Sera, Sera"
Reportedly, Doris Day refused to allow her recording of the song to be used, because "Heathers" had profanity in it. We wonder if she even knew about the murders!
Which successful 1990s actress played Heather Duke?
Shannen Doherty
Doherty's success was a double-edged sword, as she was widely disliked. At the height of her unpopularity, a small press put out the "I Hate Brenda" book, whose title used the name of her "90210" character, but was really all about the actress.
Anne Heche
Natasha Lyonne
Milla Jojovich
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