How well do you know "Little Miss Sunshine?"

By: Heather Cahill
Estimated Completion Time
4 min
How well do you know "Little Miss Sunshine?"
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About This Quiz

"Little Miss Sunshine" follows a broken family with many problems as they make their way to a beauty pageant. By the end, they start to come together as a true family. Think you know their adventure? Take the quiz to find out!
What was Olive watching on television at the beginning of the movie?
The news.
A beauty pageant.
A documentary.
A sitcom.
Who was hospitalized at the beginning of the movie?
Frank.
Olive.
Richard.
Sheryl.
Who did Frank share a room with while staying at his sister's house?
Olive.
Richard.
Dwayne.
Edwin.

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What does Dwayne refuse to do?
Speak.
Eat.
Do chores.
Go outside.
How late was the family to the "Little Miss Sunshine" pageant?
4 hours.
12 hours.
3 days.
4 minutes.
What reason did Frank give Olive on why he wanted to commit suicide?
He was suffering from depression.
He was using drugs.
He was in love with someone who didn't love him back.
He had many regrets.

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What did Cindy's message on the answering machine say?
Olive won the pageant.
Olive came last place in the pageant.
Olive made it to the state contest.
Olive could come collect her prize from the pageant.
How did the family plan to go to California?
By plane.
By train.
By boat.
By car.
Why was Edwin taken out of the retirement home?
He wouldn't cooperate with the staff.
He became too ill.
He started doing drugs.
He was well enough to live on his own.

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What did Olive order at the restaurant?
Eggs.
Bacon.
Ice cream.
Pancakes.
What happened after the family ate breakfast at the restaurant?
The clutch broke.
They got food poisoning.
Cindy called.
They ran out of money.
Who did Frank see in the convenience store at the gas station?
His mother.
His best friend.
His ex-boyfriend.
His doctor.

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What bad news did Richard receive while at the gas station?
He lost the business deal.
His father had passed away.
The beauty pageant had been cancelled.
His mother was ill.
Who noticed that the family had forgotten Olive at the gas station?
Dwayne.
Sheryl.
Edwin.
Frank.
At the hotel, what did Olive say that she didn't want to be?
A runner-up.
A criminal.
An adult.
A loser.

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Where did Richard go in the middle of the night?
New York City.
Austin.
Las Vegas.
Scottsdale.
What happened to Edwin at the hotel?
He passed away.
He broke his arm.
He was locked out of his room.
He wasn't able to get to sleep.
What did the family do with Edwin's body after they weren't allowed to leave the hospital without filling out forms?
They bribed a doctor to say that Edwin was alive.
They smuggled his body out of the hospital.
They distracted Linda.
They had his body taken care of by his wife.

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What broke on the car after the family left the hospital?
The horn.
A tire.
A mirror.
The gas line.
What did Dwayne find out on the way to California?
He was color blind.
He had ruined his vow of silence.
His father was sick.
He was accepted to flight school.
Who was able to get Dwayne back in the car?
Frank.
Olive.
Richard.
Sheryl.

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What did Olive ask Miss California when she met her?
If she enjoyed dancing.
If she ate ice cream.
If she would coach her.
If she was judging the pageant.
What did Olive do as her talent at the pageant?
Dance.
Sing.
Yodel.
Magic tricks.
To whom did Olive dedicate her performance?
Her mother.
Her father.
Her grandfather.
Her brother.

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What did Richard do when the host tried to stop Olive's performance?
He attacked the host.
He started a chant for Olive in the audience.
He tried to talk to a producer.
He did nothing.
What did Richard do while on stage with Olive?
He tried to stop her.
He shouted words of encouragement.
He joined in to dance with her.
He sang along with the music.
Under what condition did the officer say the family could leave?
That they never visit California again.
That Olive never enter another California pageant.
That they get their car fixed.
That they leave the pageant immediately.

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Before her last performance, who tried to convince Sheryl to stop Olive from participating?
Frank.
Richard.
Dwayne.
The host.
Who did Olive say chose her music?
Sheryl.
Richard.
Edwin.
Frank.
Who inspired Dwayne?
Frank.
Nietzsche.
Picasso.
Da Vinci.

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How did Sheryl get Dwayne to go to California with the family?
She said that she would buy him an apartment.
She said she would let him go to flight school.
She told him that they could visit an aviation museum.
She said he'd have to stay with his aunt otherwise.
What food did Edwin complain about eating every night?
Spaghetti.
Pizza.
Kraft Dinner.
Chicken.
Where did the family live?
Albuquerque.
New York City.
Seattle.
Orlando.

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Where did Dwayne go during his spring break?
To flight school.
To watch pilots in action.
To visit his father.
To California with Olive.
What color was the car the family took to California?
Red.
Blue.
Green.
Yellow.