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Do you like scary movies? Do you like sequels? Reunite with Sidney, Randy, Gale, Dewey, and Ghostface to test your knowledge of the classic slasher, Scream 2.
Who wrote and directed Scream 2?
John Carpenter/Wes Craven
Kevin Williamson/Wes Craven
Kevin Williamson wrote the script and Wes Craven directed. The duo behind the successful original Scream reunited to create the even more successful sequel. The first movie was so successful that work actually began on the sequel while the first was still in theaters.
Kevin Williamson/John Carpenter
Steven Spielberg and Jerry Bruckheimer
In what year was the movie released?
2001
1998
1996
1997
The movie was released in 1997, almost exactly a year after its predecessor. It is set a year after the events of the first film.
What is the name of the college?
Woodsboro
Windsor
Windsor College is a fictional institution. That's just as well, don't you think?
Prescott
Campbell
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Which character says the first line?
Phil
Sidney
Gale
Maureen
Maureen Evans is the first character to speak. She says, "I hate scary movies." Maureen was played by Jada Pinkett-Smith, who, at the time, was just Jada Pinkett.
Who is the first character to die?
Cici
Maureen
Phil
The first to die was Phil Stevens, played by a pre-House Omar Epps. This is the only time in the Scream saga where the first victim is not the character who speaks the first line.
Randy
How does Maureen suggest catching the killer in Stab?
Hunt his ass down and stab him
Hang up the phone and *-69 his ass!
In a reference that didn't age quite as well as the rest of the movie, Maureen shouts at "Casey" to hang up and *-69 the caller. To those too young to remember, *-69 was the code you typed into the phone to make it automatically redial the last number that had called you, even if you didn't know that person's number or identity. Also, it's past your bedtime - you're making the rest of us feel old!
Nah, just let him kill you, you're already dead!
Just hang up and look for him, you know he's there!
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How is Phil killed?
Stabbed in the back at the urinal
Stabbed in the ear through a bathroom stall
Phil hears whimpering coming from the stall next to him, leans in to eavesdrop, and is promptly stabbed through the ear for his trouble. Close listeners (or people who have seen the movie several times) might recognize the voice as that of Laurie Metcalf and cite it as a major hint/spoiler.
Stabbed in the stomach in front of the sink
Stabbed in the heart in the doorway to the bathroom
Who pranks Sid at the beginning of the movie?
Gill Corris
Bill Loomis
Cotton Weary
Cory Gillis
In the beginning of the movie, Sidney is prank-called and uses her caller ID to identify the caller as Cory Gillis, recites his number, and informs him that prank calls are a crime. Caller ID was first available to the masses in 1998, but not widely used until the mid-90s. Cory could have blocked his number from the caller ID, had he simply dialed *67 before calling Sid.
Who interviewed Cotton on TV?
Wes Craven
Kevin Williamson
Kevin Williamson, writer of 3 of the 4 Scream movies, makes a cameo early in the film as the man interviewing Cotton Weary on TV. Director Wes Craven can be seen later, in the background at the hospital.
John Carpenter
Stephen King
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What movie gets misquoted in Randy's film class?
Terminator
The Godfather
Alien
Randy's classmate "misquotes" Alien by saying, "get away from her, you bitch!" Randy corrects him with, "I believe the line is, 'stay away from her, you bitch'?" Randy is incorrect. His classmate, played by Joshua Jackson, messed up and said the quote correctly. Jamie Kennedy went with it, stayed in character, and the scene kept filming.
The Empire Strikes Back
If Randy directed the sequel, what would he do differently?
He'd make the jocks die first.
He'd let the geek be the killer.
He'd let the geek get the girl.
One of Randy's classmates asks him what he would do differently if he were directing the Stab sequel, and Randy replies that he'd let the geek get the girl. Later, right before he is killed, Ghostface states that he won't "ever get the girl." This is a hint to the identity of Ghostface, as only someone in his film class would have heard him say that.
He'd make a female killer.
Who are the creepy sorority sisters?
Jennifer Aniston and Lisa Kudrow
Rebecca Gayheart and Neve Campbell
Ellen Degeneres and Portia de Rossi
Portia de Rossi and Rebecca Gayheart
The lead sorority sisters of Delta Lambda Zeta are played by Portia de Rossi and Rebecca Gayheart. Gayheart went on to act in her own horror movie, Urban Legend. De Rossi later appeared in Cursed, a horror movie by none other than Scream director Wes Craven.
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Who directed Stab?
Robert Rodriguez
The footage for the Stab movies, seen in Scream 2 and 4, was all directed by horror-movie legend Robert Rodriguez. Rodriguez is known for gritty horror movies, such as From Dusk till Dawn and Grindhouse. He also directed the Spy Kids movies and The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl, so his kids could enjoy his work.
Wes Craven
John Carpenter
An intern who didn't get credit
What is Sid's major?
Theater
Sidney tells Dewey that her theater major is going great and she got her first starring role. Neve Campbell, who played Sidney, didn't attend college, as she began her successful acting career at age 15.
Psychology
Pre-Med
Film Studies
What is Derrick's major?
Theater
Psychology
Pre-Med
A fact that causes Dewey to suspect Derek is that the pre-med student would have known which part of his arm to slice to avoid major damage. In real life, Jerry O'Connell, the actor who played Derek, was a film studies major at NYU.
Film Studies
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What is Hallie's major?
Theater
Psychology
Hallie is a psych major, a fact Sidney feels she takes way too seriously. Hallie was played by Elise Neal, who attended The University of the Arts, but left after two years to pursue her career.
Pre-Med
Film Studies
What TV show are Cici and her friend talking about on the phone?
Doctor Who
Smallville
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Party of Five
Cici and her friend are discussing Party of Five, which starred Scream's Neve Campbell. The girl on the phone is Selma Blair, Geller's costar from Cruel Intentions.
What movie is Cici watching?
The Bride of Frankenstein
Child's Play
Nosferatu
Cici is watching the 1922 horror classic, Nosferatu, often viewed as the first vampire movie. This was done as a shout-out to Sarah Michelle Geller's role as Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
The Shining
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What injury sends Derrick to the hospital?
A concussion
A broken ankle
A stab to the neck
A slash to the arm
Derek receives a deep but mostly superficial cut to his arm. The doctor says he's lucky there's no nerve damage, but this causes Dewey to suspect the pre-med student. The arm gash is also a shout-out to the original, as Tatum gets a similar cut before she's killed.
Where is Neil Prescott during the events of this movie?
Out of the country on business
In an often-overlooked line, Debbie Salt mentions that Neil Prescott is out of the country on business, but that sounds fishy and he could be a suspect. Neil (who only appeared on-screen in Scream 1 and 3) was played by Lawrence Hecht, an actor with very few other credits to his name.
Locked up in the killer's closet
Home in Woodsboro, but calling to check on Sid
It's never mentioned or discussed.
Hallie asks about Sidney bodyguards and mentions which actor?
Kevin Costner
Hallie asks which of Sidney's bodyguards is Kevin Costner. This is in reference to The Bodyguard, the 1992 movie starring Costner and Whitney Houston. The movie featured Houston's version of Dolly Parton's I Will Always Love You, which is known around the world.
Christian Slater
Alan Rickman
Gary Oldman
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What song does Derrick sing in the cafeteria?
You've Lost that Loving Feeling
I Think I Love You
Despite Mickey referencing the Top Gun rendition of You've Lost that Loving Feeling, Derrick busts out The Partridge Family's classic, I Think I Love You. While Derrick's version didn't make it onto the soundtrack, the cover version by the ska punk band Less Than Jake did.
Don't Stop Believing
I Will Always Love You
Who is not in the cast of Stab?
Ben Stiller
Ben Stiller does not appear in the movie-in-movie Stab. Randy laments that Joe Blow Nobody plays him. David Schwimmer plays "Dewey." Clips of the footage show that Tori Spelling is "Sidney," Luke Wilson is "Billy," and Heather Graham is "Casey."
Tori Spelling
Luke Wilson
David Schwimmer
Which is not a rule for surviving a sequel?
The body count is always bigger.
The killer must be someone from the original movie.
The killer must be someone from the original movie - this is not a rule. While the movie has Dewey interrupt Randy after 2 rules - body count and death scenes - the original trailer included the third rule about never assuming the killer is dead. Perhaps it got cut because it's true for all horror movies, not just sequels?
The death scenes are always much more elaborate.
Never, ever, under any circumstances, assume the killer is dead.
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Where do Dewey and Randy have their talk about rules and suspects?
Coffee shop
Frozen yogurt store
Dewey and Randy are seen getting frozen yogurt when discussing rules and suspects. The first frozen yogurt store in America was TCBY, which opened its doors in 1981.
Campus cafeteria
Bar
What was the result of Dewey's attack from the first movie?
He's in a wheelchair.
He lost a leg.
He walks with a limp.
Dewey walks with a limp as a result of being stabbed in the back in the first movie. When questioned by Randy, he explains that the blade severed a nerve. Dewey still has a limp in Scream 3, but in Scream 4 he's back to full mobility. His recovery is never explained.
He has a scar and nothing else.
What role is Sidney playing in the school play?
Helen of Troy
Cassandra
Sidney is seen playing the role of Cassandra in Agamemnon. She remarks to Dewey that she got her "first starring role," but Cassandra is not the star of the play.
Electra
Athena
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When did Gale start smoking?
After the first murders
After nude pictures of her showed up on the Internet
Randy says that Gale started smoking after nude pictures of her showed up on the Internet. Gale replies that it was just her head put on Jennifer Aniston's body. This was a nod to Courtney Cox's role as Monica on Friends, alongside Aniston. The show had already been on the air for three years.
After her boss convinced her it was cool
She doesn't smoke in the movie.
When is Joel gonna be back?
When the murderer leaves
When Dewey, Gale, and Randy start talking about something a little more Saved by the Bell-ish.
In one of the funniest and most-quoted lines in the entire series, Joel snaps at the casual way Dewey, Gale, and Randy discuss the murders, especially the murder of Gale's former cameraman. He informs them that he's "gonna get some donuts, some Prozac; see if I can find some crack, Special K, X... not Malcolm, and I'll be back when y'all start talking about somethin' a little more 'Saved by the Bell'-ish!"
When the Mason Family leaves campus
When The Scooby Gang catches Old Man Withers
What's Randy's favorite scary movie?
The Shining
Stab
Bambi
Showgirls
When Ghostface asks Randy about his favorite scary movie, Randy replies "Showgirls. Absolutely frightening." Showgirls was released in 1995 and starred Saved by the Bell's Elizabeth Berkley. It was a commercial flop, but has gained a cult following over the years. Too bad Randy never got to see that.
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What genre of music masks the noise of Randy's murder?
Heavy metal
Rap
A trio dances past the van while carrying a boombox, which masks the noise of Randy's murder. Rap rose to prominence in the 1980s but developed a dark side in the '90s, with the advent of gangsta rap.
Bubble-gum pop
Showtunes
Where does Cotton accost Sidney?
The library
Cotton talks to Sidney about a Diane Sawyer interview outside the library. He quickly gets angry and begins shouting. Cotton was played by a then-unknown Liev Schreiber. Schreiber has gone on to appear in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, The Butler, and Ray Donovan.
Her dorm
The cafeteria
The theater
Who ties Derek up on the stage?
Mickey
His frat bros
Derek gives his fraternity letter necklace to Sidney, which Mickey says is "a big no-no," and Halle replies that "the brothers are gonna kick his ass, but it's tradition." The letters are a lavalier and are common for members of both fraternities and sororities. It is apparently common to give a brother a bit of good-natured grief once he gives his letters to a girl.
Mrs. Loomis
The creepy sorority girls
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Where are Gale and Dewey attacked?
Derek's frat house
The student union
The theater department
The film studies building
Gale and Dewey decide to watch her crowd footage to see if they can spot the killer. They locate a VCR inside the film studies building, but they are attacked there. It is here, before the attack, that they renew their relationship.
Where does the final showdown take place?
The film studies building
The frat house
The dorm room
The stage
The killer lures Sidney to the Agamemnon stage for the final showdown. This is a bad idea, as Sidney uses the scenery and props to throw the killers off-guard.
What injuries does Gale end up with?
Broken ribs due to a gun shot
As Mickey dies, he shoots Gale. The bullet knocks her into the orchestra pit and EMTs later say that she's got a couple of broken ribs. It was no doubt very painful, but as the human ribcage contains 24 ribs, she had a few to spare.
She dies.
Stabbed through the spleen
Broke her arm blocking the knife
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Who are the killers?
Mickey and Mrs. Loomis
Despite Mickey offering up red herrings, such as Derrick and Gale, the true second killer is revealed to be Mrs. Loomis, Billy's mother, who had been pretending to be local journalist Debbie Salt. Mrs. Loomis was brilliantly played by Laurie Metcalfe, who had recently finished a nine-year run as Jackie on the sitcom Roseanne. She recently appeared as Sheldon's mother on The Big Bang Theory.
Mickey and Randy
Randy and Derrick
Mickey and Derrick
Who gets called by Ghostface before their death?
Phil and Maureen
Cici and Randy
This is the only Scream film where the opening victims are not called by Ghostface on the telephone. Hallie and Derek also do not receive phone calls. The only people to talk to Ghostface in this movie are Cici, Randy, and Sidney.
Phil, Maureen, and Cici
Phil and Randy
Which character says the last line?
Sidney
Cotton
The reporters ask Cotton what happened and he tells them to call him and set up an interview. Joel, who has filled in for Gale, asks Cotton to give them something, so he smiles and says, "I'll tell you one thing, it'll make a hell of a movie."
Gale
Dewey
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What is the final body count?
10
There are 10 deaths in Scream 2, which fulfills Randy's rule of having a higher body count than the original, which was 7. The 10 deaths in the movie are as follows: Phil Stevens, Maureen Evans, Cici, Randy, Bodyguard 1, Bodyguard 2, Hallie, Derek, Mrs. Loomis, and Mickey.
9
8
15
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