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Quiz: How much do you know about Back to the Future?

Great Scott!

ON THIS DAY in 1985, the first Back to the Future film was released in the US.

The sci-fi comedy starring Michael J Fox and Christopher Lloyd has since cemented itself as a classic of the 1980s, with the following two films making it one of the most beloved blockbuster franchises of all time. 

But how much do you know about the first film? Test yourself below.

What is the name of Marty McFly's band?
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The Blockheads
The Eggheads

The Pinheads
The Bobbleheads
What speed did the DeLorean need to reach to travel back to the future?
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77 miles an hour
88 miles an hour

99 miles an hour
111 miles an hour
How many gigawatts of electricity does the flux capacitor need to create the power to send the DeLorean through time?
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1.21
12.21

21.12
121.12
What date does Marty travel back to?
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7 September 1955
5 November 1955

21 October 1955
25 November 1956
What are the names of Marty's parents, who he has to make sure fall in love so as not to erase his existence?
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Dave and Linda
Emmet and Clara

Bill and Laura
George and Lorraine
What was the name of Doc Brown's dog in 1985?
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Lassie
Newton

Einstein
Copernicus
Doc and Marty meet in the carpark of a shopping mall at the start of the film - what's the name of the mall when Marty returns in 1985?
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Lone Pine Mall
Twin Pines Mall

Hill Valley Mall
Twin Peaks Mall
Who directed Back to the Future?
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Robert Zemeckis
George Lucas

Steven Spielberg
Stanley Kubrick
What was the theme of Marty's parents' school dance?
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'Love is in the Air'
'Enchantment Under the Sea'

'Fish Under the Sea'
'A Night at the Movies'
Finally, what time does the lightning bolt strike the courthouse clock, sending Marty home?
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8.34pm
9.44pm

10.04pm
11.54pm
Answer all the questions to see your result!
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Top Dog!
Pawsitively perfect!
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Clever Cat!
Almost purrfect!
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Fintastic!
Flippin' good!
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What are ewe doing?!
Baaaaaaad!
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Turtley Awful!
Shell of a bad effort.
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    Mute Joe Kennedy
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    Jul 3rd 2022, 10:09 PM

    What a brilliant film. Can’t believe I got caught out with Twin Pines Mall!!

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    Jul 3rd 2022, 10:43 PM

    @Joe Kennedy: He knocked over one of the small trees initially so the name went from Twin Pines to Lone Pine.

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    Jul 3rd 2022, 11:00 PM

    @Declan McArdle: so wasn’t it called Twin Pines at the very start and when he returned to 1985 it was Lone Pines?

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    Jul 3rd 2022, 11:10 PM

    @Joe Kennedy: me too!

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    Jul 3rd 2022, 11:13 PM

    @Joe Kennedy: me too. Only one I got wrong

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    Jul 3rd 2022, 11:23 PM

    @Brian Murray: it was Twin Pines at the start, but Marty drives over one of the pines in 1955, therefore by the time he returns to 1985 it’s now Lone Pine Mall.

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    Jul 3rd 2022, 11:49 PM

    @Tricia G ☘️: yeah you’re right. I read through the question too quick. Gutted I got that one wrong

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    Jul 3rd 2022, 10:11 PM

    Where we’re going we don’t need polls!

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    Jul 3rd 2022, 10:57 PM

    @Neil Reilly: very good. Lol.

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    Jul 3rd 2022, 10:23 PM

    10/10 for me. I remember that when I was 12 my dad took me and my brother to the cinema with the intention of seeing the film. We couldn’t get in because the queues were out the door for the film and we had to go see something else instead.

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    Jul 3rd 2022, 10:40 PM

    @Ken Loughman: Ah no. Don’t leave us in suspenders! What film did you see? St. Elmo’s Fire? The Color Purple? Witness? Out of Africa?

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    Jul 3rd 2022, 10:46 PM

    @lelookcoco: The Goonies? Breakfast Club? Pale Rider? Rocky IV? Desperately Seeking Susan? The Falcon and the Snowman?

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    Jul 3rd 2022, 10:55 PM

    @Declan McArdle: YES! Come on Ken, tell us please!

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    Jul 3rd 2022, 10:55 PM

    @Declan McArdle: Last Tango in Paris?

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    Jul 3rd 2022, 11:05 PM

    @lelookcoco: It was Santa Claus: the movie.

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    Jul 3rd 2022, 11:07 PM

    @Declan McArdle: It wasn’t Rocky IV. Although, that would’ve been great. It’s my favourite of all the Rocky films.

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    Jul 3rd 2022, 11:14 PM

    @Ken Loughman: I have to say that Santa Claus: The Movie wasn’t too bad. Dudley Moore was pretty good as the chief elf and John Lithgow was also great as the evil toy maker.

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    Jul 3rd 2022, 11:18 PM

    @Ken Loughman: Love Rocky IV. “I will break you”

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    Jul 3rd 2022, 11:23 PM

    @Gerry from the Block: I think it’s high time that they did a film on Ivan Drago. I would love to see that!

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    Jul 4th 2022, 12:21 AM

    @Gerry from the Block: Sorry to be so pedantic but the line was “I must break you” :)

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    Jul 4th 2022, 1:02 AM

    @Ken Loughman: 11/10 myself.

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    Jul 4th 2022, 9:36 PM

    @Ken Loughman: finally… my first ever 10/10 and no guesses needed.

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    Jul 3rd 2022, 11:22 PM

    Not even a challenge.

    I can probably still recite every line from that film!

    An absolute classic.

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    Jul 4th 2022, 1:03 AM

    @Tricia G ☘️: I can’t…

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    Jul 3rd 2022, 10:36 PM

    10/10. What a brilliant movie. #outtatime

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    Jul 3rd 2022, 11:12 PM

    9 out of 10. Got my pines mixed up

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    Jul 3rd 2022, 11:30 PM

    10/10 and it would’ve been 20/20. I’ve watched the trilogy 20-30 times. My favourite movies. I remember watching Back to the Future 2 for the first time on RTÉ at Christmas years ago… At the end when it said ‘To be continued’, I remember thinking it would be in next. It took years for me to actually see the 3rd one.

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    Jul 4th 2022, 10:24 AM

    4/10, if only i’d had my journal quiz almanac.

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    Jul 3rd 2022, 11:12 PM

    9 out of 10. Got my pines mixed up

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    Jul 3rd 2022, 10:46 PM

    10/10. Easy. Almost tripped up on the name of the Mall answering it before I read the question fully.

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    Jul 4th 2022, 2:29 AM

    Screwed up the gigawatts with 21.12. I guess I’m too much of a Rush fan.

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    Jul 4th 2022, 7:29 AM

    @Mick Tobin: There is no such thing as being too much of a Rush fan

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    Jul 4th 2022, 11:14 AM

    Just back from 1850, but too late for the comments.
    At least I got all the question right! :)

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    Jul 4th 2022, 11:45 AM

    @Dr. Emmett Lathrop Brown: there must be a disturbance in the space-time continuum Doc. You’ve come back twice, 2 mins apart.

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    Jul 4th 2022, 8:20 AM

    9 out 10, messed up on the flux capacitor…… Dam you metric system

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    Jul 4th 2022, 10:54 AM

    Best film ever / went to see it twice summer of 1985!

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    Jul 4th 2022, 11:15 AM

    Just back from 1850, but too late for the comments :)
    At least I got all the answer right!

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    Jul 4th 2022, 10:24 AM

    9 out of 10. Got my dogs mixed up. My favourite trilogy of all time!

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    Jul 4th 2022, 8:57 PM

    10/10 this is what happens when you do a podcast episode on this movie

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