‘Documentary Now!’ Season 1 Quiz

Test your knowledge of show guests Fred Armisen and Bill Hader's groundbreaking IFC series

September 11, 2016

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  • 1. This Oscar-winning actress introduces every Season 1 episode of “Documentary Now!”

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      Sally Field

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      Helen Mirren

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      Meryl Streep

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      Julianne Moore

  • 2. In the episode titled “A Town, a Gangster, a Festival,” residents from which city host a yearly Al Capone festival and look-alike contest?

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      Naples, Italy

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      Denver, Colorado

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      Chicago, Illinois

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      Árborg, Iceland

  • 3. Bill and Fred tell the story of a fictional California soft rock band in the two-part episode “Gentle and Soft: The Story of the Blue Jean Committee.” What was the name of Blue Jean Committee’s hit record?

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    • “Live From Malibu Pier!”

    • “The Bay & the Bridge”

    • “Catalina Breeze”

    • “Surf Dreaming'”

  • 4. The Blue Jean Committee became synonymous with California’s soft rock scene, but founders Gene Allen (Armisen) and Clark Honus (Hader) actually hailed from this city.

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      Philadelphia

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      Milwaukee

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      Chicago

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      Miami

  • 5. According to Helen Mirren’s episode introductions, “Documentary Now!” is celebrating what milestone anniversary?

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      5th Anniversary

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      10th Anniversary

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      25th Anniversary

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      50th Anniversary

  • 6. In the faux crime documentary “The Eye Doesn’t Lie,” Fred Armisen plays Don Lentile, an eccentric murder suspect who claims his ex-wife was unable to have kids because __________.

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    • “Her ovaries kinda recoil back like a vacuum cleaner cord.”

    • “We never actually had sex. We were more like freshman roommates.”

    • “A freak accident at the dentist rendered her barren.”

    • “She hated the thought of being fat.”

  • 7. What’s the license plate on Lentile’s car, which may or may not have been a Ford Jibroni?

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    • FATKID

    • I [Heart] PUSS

    • UQV 892

    • YEE – HA

  • 8. This former “Saturday Night Live” Weekend Update anchor also serves as an Executive Producer on “Documentary Now!”

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      Tina Fey

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      Seth Meyers

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      Jimmy Fallon

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      Colin Quinn

  • 9. Bill Hader plays cameraman Barnabas Scott in “Kunuk Uncovered,” a documentary exploring the making of fictional film “Kunuk the Hunter.” What project did Scott claim to have worked on before shooting “Kunuk the Hunter”?

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    • “Flexing Mustached Man”

    • “Oliver Twist”

    • “Passing Train”

    • “Nosferatu”

  • 10. In the episode titled “DRONEZ: The Hunt for El Chingon,” which “Tropic Thunder” star makes a cameo as Dronez’s goatee’d founder Jamison Friend?

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      Matthew McConaughey

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      Ben Stiller

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      Robert Downey Jr.

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      Jack Black

  • 11. In “Sandy Passage,” Bill Hader’s character “Little” Vivvy Van Kimpton feeds her cats dry pet food mixed with _________ and __________.

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    • Corn Flakes & Baloney

    • Cheese Doodles & Peanuts

    • Melted Ice Cream & Bread

    • Vitamins & Protein Powder

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