Ready to head cross-country with National Lampoon's Vacation?

By: J.P. Naomi
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3 min
Ready to head cross-country with National Lampoon's Vacation?
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About This Quiz

Buckle up, we're going to Walley World! You better hope they're open though! If not, you could end up riding a rollercoaster at gunpoint! You wouldn't want that now would you?!
In which year was the premiere of National Lampoon's Vacation?
1980
1983
National Lampoon's Vacation was released on July 29, 1983.
1988
1990
National Lampoon's Vacation was based off of a short story called "Vacation '58" written by...
Chevy Chase
John Hughes
John Hughes directed and/or wrote many of the popular comedy films of the 80s and early 90s.
John Candy
Harold Ramis
How many sequels have resulted from National Lampoon's Vacation?
1
2
3
4
European Vacation, Christmas Vacation, Vegas Vacation and Vacation - spanning 3 decades!

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National Lampoon's Vacation is a story about the ______ family.
Martin
Robinson
Griswold
The Griswolds are a family of four.
Walley
The main male character is ______ Griswold.
Robert
Clark
Clark Griswold wants to spend more time with his family, and this is the story of how he goes about (trying) to do so!
Mike
David
What is the name of Clark's wife?
Mary
Janie
Audrey
Ellen
Ellen is portrayed by actress Beverly D'Angelo.

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Which actor plays the role of Clark Griswold?
Chevy Chase
Chevy Chase also helped to write National Lampoon's Vacation though not widely recognized as credited writer.
Ralph Burns
John Candy
Randy Quaid
What is the name of Clark and Ellen's son?
Buck
Rusty
Rusty is portrayed by actor Anthony Michael Hall.
Teddy
Roy
What is the name of Clark and Ellen's daughter?
Christie
Daisy
Audrey
Audrey is portrayed by actress Dana Barron.
Jenny

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What is the name of "America's Favorite Family Fun Park"?
Disney World
Disney Land
Walley World
Walley World is a fictional amusement park.
Adventure Park
Where are the Griswold's from?
New York City
Baltimore
Chicago
They are from a suburb of Chicago.
New Orleans
Where is Walley World located?
Los Angeles
Clark thinks it would be brilliant to drive cross-country with his family in order to spend more quality time with them.
Orlando
Austin
San Diego

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In preparation of their cross-country trip, what does Clark buy?
Luggage
Car
Though he has ordered it, the car dealer says it won't be ready for 6 weeks.
Sneakers
Jacket
The Griswolds are forced to take the Wagon Queen Family _________ on their road trip.
Car
Wheeler
Truckster
This is an out-sized, super ugly station wagon!
Vehicle
What did the car dealership do with Clark's trade-in car?
Sold it already
Got into an accident
Put it on display in the window
Crushed it
They hauled it away and a machine crushed it, forcing him to take the Family Truckster!

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Where does the Griswold's car get vandalized?
The Grand Canyon
Chicago
St. Louis
They take a wrong turn and end up in a rough area of the city where their hubcaps are stolen and graffiti is painted onto the side of their car.
Los Angeles
While driving, Clark is teased by a sexy lady in a ________.
Ferrari
It is a 1983 red Ferrari 308 GTS.
Jaguar
Porsche
Mercedes Benz
What is the name of the actress driving the red Ferrari?
Cindy Crawford
Christie Brinkley
Christie Brinkley was born in Michigan on February 2, 1954.
Julia Roberts
Penelope Cruz

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What is the name of Ellen's cousin?
Margaret
Miriam
Catherine
Catherine is portrayed by actress Miriam Flynn.
Dale
Who is Cousin Catherine's husband?
Eddie
Eddie is portrayed by actor Randy Quaid, brother of Dennis Quaid.
Johnny
Robby
Clark
"The Moose says you're closed, _________"
So what?
I say you're open!
Marty Moose says, "Sorry, folks! We're closed for two weeks to clean and repair America's favorite family fun park. Sorry, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh!"
Damnit!
Oh well!

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Where do Catherine and Eddie live?
Nebraska
Texas
Arizona
Kansas
They live just outside of Coolidge, Kansas, so the family stops to visit along their trip.
How much money does Eddie ask Clark for upon leaving?
$100
$200
$500
Cousin Eddie says he needs about $52,000, but Clark settles on $500.
$1,000
Who leaves Kansas with the Griswolds?
Aunt Edna
Catherine and Eddie ask Clark to drop Edna and her dog off at her son's home in Phoenix.
Cousin Vicki
Cousin Dale
Cousin Eddie

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What is the name of Aunt Edna's dog?
Dog
Mouch
Dinky
Dinky is a vicious dog!
Pepper
What happens to Aunt Edna on the ride to Phoenix?
She dies
She passed away in her sleep.
She falls in love
She wins the lottery
She gets diarrhea
Where do the Griswold's leave Aunt Edna when they reach Normy's home?
On the front lawn
On the door step
In the backyard
Normy is not home, and so they leave Edna in a lawn chair out in the backyard!
In the living room

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What major tourist attraction do the Griswold's visit when they get to Arizona?
The Grand Canyon
Clark says of the Grand Canyon, "Jesus, it's only the biggest damn hole in the world!"
The San Diego Zoo
Yosemite
The Hoover Dam
What does Clark steal from a the Grand Canyon Village hotel?
Shampoo and Conditioner
A pillow
Cash
He leaves a check for $1,000 in exchange for stealing all of the money out of the hotel's cash register.
Television
Why does Clark scream when he attempts to skinny dip in the motel's pool?
He sees a rat
The water is freezing
He was trying to go skinny dipping with the sexy woman from the red Ferrari, but ended up waking up his whole family instead.
He sees his wife
Someone steals his wallet

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What happens when the family finally reaches Walley World?
It is closed
They make their way into the park anyways...
They all fall ill
They get a flat tire
The lines are too long
Which famous actor plays the role of Russ Lasky, security guard for Walley World?
Charlie Sheen
John Candy
John Candy died of a heart attack at the young age of 43.
Rodney Dangerfield
Dennis Quaid
How does Clark threaten the security guard to open the park for the Griswolds?
With a BB gun
But the BB gun was fake!
With a kitchen knife
With a switchblade
With brass knuckles

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Who sympathizes with Clark for trying to plan the perfect family vacation?
Ellen
Cousin Eddie
Roy Walley
Roy Walley hears Clark out and recognizes he was only trying to be a good family man, he decides not to file criminal charges against them and let's the family enjoy the park as his guests.
The LA police department
In the final frame of the movie, how are the family traveling back to Chicago?
Bus
Train
Rental car
Airplane
They left their gas-guzzling problem station wagon family truckster back in California!
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