# "The Breakfast Club" Movie Trivia

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-breakfast-club-movie-trivia/632400>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [August 23, 2012, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-breakfast-club-movie-trivia/632400 "2012-08-23T18:11:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 12\
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**Post date:** [August 23, 2012, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-breakfast-club-movie-trivia/632400/21 "2012-08-23T22:57:04Z")

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I think the jock duct taped a hairy guy. The stoner was burned by his dads cigarettes? He gets a carton of smokes for Christmas. Her purse has stuff because she’s a klepto? That’s all I got.

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**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2012, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-breakfast-club-movie-trivia/632400/22 "2012-08-24T14:10:14Z")

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A. Vernon raids whose closet?

Barry Mannilow’s

B. How many detentions does Bender get?

20?

C. What does Vernon call Bender when they are alone in the locked room?

Can’t remember, but I think he pointed at him with his pinky finger.

D. What clubs does Brian belong to?

Physics and math?

E. How does Brian describe each of the students in his letter?

Athlete, brain, princess, basket case, criminal?

F. What happens the next time Vernon has to come in here?

Can’t remember, but I think he pointed at him with his pinky finger.

G. Who did the janitor want to be when he was young?

GAH! Can’t memember.

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**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2012, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-breakfast-club-movie-trivia/632400/23 "2012-08-24T14:31:28Z")

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> [@happycamper\_5](#):
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> I’m both amazed and saddened at how quickly all those came to me.

Don’t feel bad. This thread is sort of social.

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**Author:** ![Sally\_Mander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e56c9b/32.png) [@Sally\_Mander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sally_Mander)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2012, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-breakfast-club-movie-trivia/632400/24 "2012-08-24T15:05:51Z")

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Demented and sad, but social.

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**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2012, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-breakfast-club-movie-trivia/632400/25 "2012-08-24T15:11:48Z")

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This move is almost 30 years old.

My 16 year-old daughter can’t watch it enough, I take that as a sign she relates to a lot of it–funny how some things never change, like high school. Truly a surprisingly timeless nugget by The Brat Pack.

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**Author:** ![csupp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ce73a5/32.png) [@csupp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/csupp)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2012, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-breakfast-club-movie-trivia/632400/26 "2012-08-24T15:33:54Z")

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1.What did Bender do to get detention?  
Set off a fire alarm.

1. What did Brian do to get detention?  
Flare gun in his locker. (Still one of the best comic relief moments ever).

3.Claire?  
Skipped class to go shopping.

1. Allison?  
Nothing. She didn’t have anything better to do.

2. Andrew?  
Taped some kid named Larry’s ass cheeks together.

3. What is the janitors name?  
Uh Carl, could you explain how one _becomes_ a janitor?

4. How much money did the janitor ask for from Vernon?  
50 bucks.

5. What does Allison put on her sandwhich?  
Pixie sticks and Cap’n Crunch

6. Why does Bender have burns on his arm?  
Cigar burns from spilling paint in the garage.

7. What did Bender get for Xmas?  
A carton of cigarettes. Smoke up Johnny!

8. What does Bender’s dad request for a meal?  
Turkey Pot Pie, bitch.

9. According to Bender, what should he and Andrew’s dad do?  
Get together and go bowling.

10. Why does Brian have a fake ID?  
So he can vote.

11. Who was a former winner of the “Shermer High School student Man of the Year” award?  
Carl.

12. According to Bender,why can’t his pot catch on fire?  
Because it’s in Johnson’s underwear, sir.

13. Why does Claire have so much shit in her purse?  
She doesn’t throw anything away.

14. What would happen without trigonometry?  
Darn it. I only know if there were no lamps, there would be no light.

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**Author:** ![SykoSkotty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@SykoSkotty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SykoSkotty)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2012, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-breakfast-club-movie-trivia/632400/27 "2012-08-24T16:24:59Z")

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> [@MadTheSwine](#):
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> Inspired by this thread
> 
> ["Fargo" Movie Trivia - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=663032)
> 
> And as RickJay said “No cheating,you cheaty cheaters!”
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> 1.What did Bender do to get detention? FALSE FIRE ALARM
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> 1. What did Brian do to get detention? FLARE GUN WENT OFF IN HIS LOCKER
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> 3.Claire? DITCHED SCHOOL TO GO SHOPPING
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> 1. Allison? NOTHING. SHE HAD NOTHING BETTER TO DO.
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> 2. Andrew? BEAT UP A YOUNGER KID AND TAPED HIS BUNS TOGETHER.
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> 3. What is the janitors name? CARL
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> 4. How much money did the janitor ask for from Vernon? 50 BUCKS
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> 5. What does Allison put on her sandwhich? CAP’N CRUNCH AND PIXIE STIX
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> 6. Why does Bender have burns on his arm? SPILLED PAINT IN THE GARAGE, OLD MAN BURNED HIM WITH A CIGAR.
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> 7. What did Bender get for Xmas? A CARTON OF CIGS.
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> 8. What does Bender’s dad request for a meal? TURKEY POT PIE.
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> 9. According to Bender, what should he and Andrew’s dad do? GO BOWLING.
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> 10. Why does Brian have a fake ID? SO HE CAN VOTE.
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> 11. Who was a former winner of the “Shermer High School student Man of the Year” award? CARL THE JANITOR
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> 12. According to Bender,why can’t his pot catch on fire? IMPOSSIBLE SIR, IT’S IN JOHNSON’S UNDERWEAR
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> 13. Why does Claire have so much shit in her purse? NEVER KNOW WHEN YOU MAY HAVE TO JAM.
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> 14. What would happen without trigonometry? THERE’D BE NO ENGINEERING.

I didn’t cheat - didn’t use Google - I know this movie by heart, inside and out.

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**Post date:** [August 24, 2012, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-breakfast-club-movie-trivia/632400/28 "2012-08-24T16:26:25Z")

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Crap - I got #16 wrong. I thought the question asked why Allison had so much stuff in her purse, not Claire. _Forehead smack_

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**Author:** ![Moonchild](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@Moonchild](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonchild)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2012, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-breakfast-club-movie-trivia/632400/29 "2012-08-26T00:12:21Z")

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1.What did Bender do to get detention?  
Set off a fire alarm

1. What did Brian do to get detention?  
I was thinking he shot his lamp, but it was because he brought the gun (saw somebody else’s response)

3.Claire?  
Cut class???

1. Allison?  
Nothing – had nothing better to do. (But she’s probably lying about it.)

2. Andrew?  
Taped Larry’s butt cheek’s together.

3. What is the janitors name?  
Carl. He is the eyes and ears of this school. Actor is a friend of my wife, actually.

4. How much money did the janitor ask for from Vernon?  
Got fifty buck’s, man?

5. What does Allison put on her sandwhich?  
Pixy straw sugar.

6. Why does Bender have burns on his arm?  
This is what you get at the Bender house for spilling pain in the garage. Do I stutter?

7. What did Bender get for Xmas?  
Carton of cigarettes.

8. What does Bender’s dad request for a meal?  
Shuddup, bitch. Go make me turkey pot pie.

9. According to Bender, what should he and Andrew’s dad do?  
Oh, shit… go bowling?

10. Why does Brian have a fake ID?  
So I can vote.

11. Who was a former winner of the “Shermer High School student Man of the Year” award?

12. According to Bender,why can’t his pot catch on fire?  
Because it’s in Johnson’s underwear.

13. Why does Claire have so much shit in her purse?  
No idea.

14. What would happen without trigonometry?  
I can’t remember, but without lamps you wouldn’t have light.

I think I’ll do one of these…

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**Post date:** [August 26, 2012, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-breakfast-club-movie-trivia/632400/30 "2012-08-26T00:19:19Z")

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A. Vernon raids whose closet?  
Barry Manilow… and Bender can answer the question to that at detention next week.

B. How many detentions does Bender get?  
Five???

C. What does Vernon call Bender when they are alone in the locked room?  
Nothin’ but a gutless turd.

D. What clubs does Brian belong to?  
Math club, Science club & the ph… Physics club

E. How does Brian describe each of the students in his letter?  
A jock, a burnout, a brain, a princess(???)… dunno Allison’s.

F. What happens the next time Vernon has to come in here?  
He’s crackin’ skulls!

G. Who did the janitor want to be when he was young?  
John Lennon

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**Post date:** [August 26, 2012, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-breakfast-club-movie-trivia/632400/31 "2012-08-26T00:29:35Z")

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1. Cut school to go shopping

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**Post date:** [August 26, 2012, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-breakfast-club-movie-trivia/632400/32 "2012-08-26T04:08:00Z")

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> [@MadTheSwine](#):
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> A. Vernon raids whose closet?
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> B. How many detentions does Bender get?
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> C. What does Vernon call Bender when they are alone in the locked room?
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> D. What clubs does Brian belong to?
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> E. How does Brian describe each of the students in his letter?  
> F. What happens the next time Vernon has to come in here?
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> G. Who did the janitor want to be when he was young?

C: Gutless Turd  
F: “I’m cracking skulls”

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