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50 free Mean Girls trivia questions with answers. Think you know everything about North Shore High? From Regina George's reign as queen bee to Cady Heron's journey from homeschooled newcomer to Plastic, this Mean Girls trivia quiz covers every corner of the 2004 classic. Test your knowledge of iconic quotes, The Plastics' rules, behind-the-scenes secrets, and the Broadway musical adaptation. Whether you've seen the film once or can recite every line, these 93 questions will put your Mean Girls expertise to the test.
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Q 01Before attending a public high school in Illinois, where did Cady Heron grow up?
Africa
Cady spent twelve years in Africa, taught at home by her research-zoologist parents, before starting at North Shore High at sixteen.
Q 02What is the name of the high school clique that Regina George leads?
The Plastics
Regina George rules The Plastics, the most envied clique at North Shore High, whose members live by rules about what may be worn on which day of the week.
Q 03Who wrote the screenplay for the 2004 film Mean Girls?
Tina Fey
Tina Fey wrote the screenplay, her feature debut as a writer, and also appears on screen as one of the school's teachers.
Q 04What day of the week do The Plastics wear pink?
Wednesday
On Wednesdays we wear pink is one of the most iconic rules of The Plastics and became one of the most quoted lines from the film.
Q 05Which actress plays Regina George in the 2004 film?
Rachel McAdams
Rachel McAdams portrayed the iconic queen bee Regina George. The role helped launch McAdams into stardom and is considered one of the greatest teen movie villain performances.
Q 06What do The Plastics call the scrapbook of gossip and insults they keep about classmates and teachers?
The Burn Book
The Burn Book is a scrapbook filled with rumors, secrets, and insults about students and teachers at North Shore High. Its exposure is a major plot catalyst in the film.
Q 07What non-fiction book served as the source material for the Mean Girls screenplay?
Queen Bees and Wannabes
Rosalind Wiseman's 2002 book about teenage girl social dynamics is non-fiction, so the plot had to be written from scratch, borrowing from the screenwriter's own high-school memories.
Q 08Which Plastic keeps trying to make her own invented slang word catch on?
Gretchen Wieners
Lacey Chabert's Gretchen keeps insisting things are 'so fetch' until Regina snaps: 'Stop trying to make fetch happen! It's not going to happen!'
Q 09What role does Tina Fey play in the 2004 Mean Girls film?
Ms. Norbury
Tina Fey plays Ms. Sharon Norbury, a math teacher at North Shore High who becomes a target in the Burn Book and plays a key role in resolving the film's conflicts.
Q 10What is Gretchen Wieners' father credited with inventing?
Toaster Strudel
In the film, Gretchen's father is said to have invented Toaster Strudel, making her family extremely wealthy. This becomes a recurring joke throughout the movie.
Q 11Which actor plays Damian in the 2004 film?
Daniel Franzese
Daniel Franzese plays Damian Leigh, Janis Ian's best friend who is described as 'almost too gay to function.' The role became one of his most beloved performances.
Q 12What academic competition does Cady join at North Shore High?
Mathletes
Cady joins the Mathletes (math competition team), and the state championship competition at the end of the film plays a pivotal role in her character arc.
Q 13Who directed the 2004 Mean Girls film?
Mark Waters
Mark Waters directed the 2004 film. He was also known for directing Freaky Friday (2003) with Lindsay Lohan. Tina Fey wrote the screenplay but did not direct.
Q 21What costume does Cady wear to the Halloween party, not understanding the unwritten dress code?
An 'ex-wife' zombie bride
Cady shows up in fake blood and a wedding dress, not realising that in Girl World Halloween is the one night a girl can dress like a total slut and no other girls can say anything about it.
Q 22Which teacher at North Shore High is having an inappropriate relationship with students?
Coach Carr
The Burn Book reveals that Coach Carr made out with two students, Trang Pak and Sun Jin Dinh, and by the time of the gym assembly he has fled school property.
Q 23What does Cady give Regina that she claims is a weight-loss bar but actually causes weight gain?
Q 14Cady says the shopping mall reminds her of home in Africa, specifically of what?
The watering hole
Cady keeps mapping high school onto the animal behaviour she grew up watching, imagining the Old Orchard Mall fountain as a watering hole with the animals in heat.
Q 15Which actress plays Karen Smith, the least intelligent member of The Plastics?
Amanda Seyfried
Amanda Seyfried plays Karen Smith, whose naive and dim-witted comments provide much of the film's comedy. It was one of Seyfried's earliest film roles before her breakout in Mamma Mia!
Q 16What does Regina George's mother famously call herself?
A cool mom
'I'm not like a regular mom, I'm a cool mom,' Mrs. George insists while telling the girls there are no rules in her house.
Q 17What is the name of the boy Cady has a crush on, who is also Regina's ex-boyfriend?
Aaron Samuels
Aaron Samuels, played by Jonathan Bennett, is the love interest that both Cady and Regina compete for throughout the film.
Q 18Which song do The Plastics dance to at the winter talent show?
Jingle Bell Rock
Billed as 'Santa's Helpers', the Plastics' suggestive routine derails when the music cuts out; Lindsay Lohan later covered the song for her 2022 Netflix film Falling for Christmas.
Q 19What happens to Regina George at the end of the film?
She gets hit by a bus
Regina survives with a fractured spine, and rumours quickly circulate that Cady pushed her in front of the bus on purpose.
Q 20What is Karen Smith's self-described 'fifth sense'?
Her breasts can tell when it will rain
Her breasts can tell when it will rain, Karen says, 'like I have ESPN or something', a play on ESP that sums up her lovably clueless character.
Kalteen bars
Cady tells Regina the Swedish nutrition bars burn carbs, when in fact her mother used them to help underweight kids gain weight.
Q 24Who plays the school principal, Mr. Duvall?
Tim Meadows
Tim Meadows plays Mr. Duvall, the beleaguered school principal who struggles to maintain order during the Burn Book crisis. Meadows was a longtime SNL cast member alongside Tina Fey.
Q 25What date became an unofficial holiday inspired by the film, from a line Aaron Samuels says to Cady?
October 3rd
October 3rd became 'Mean Girls Day' because of the scene where Cady narrates, 'On October 3rd, he asked me what day it was,' referring to Aaron Samuels asking for the date.
Q 26How much did the 2004 Mean Girls earn worldwide against its $17 million budget?
About $130 million
Mean Girls was a significant box office success, earning approximately $130 million worldwide against its $17 million production budget, making it one of the most profitable teen comedies of the decade.
Q 27What does Mr. Duvall threaten to cancel if students don't calm down after the Burn Book riot?
Spring Fling
During the chaos caused by the Burn Book pages being scattered through the hallways, Principal Duvall threatens to cancel Spring Fling if students don't settle down.
Q 28What sport does Regina George take up after her accident?
Lacrosse
A fully recovered Regina channels her aggression into lacrosse, where her ferocity finally has a legitimate outlet.
Q 29What does Janis Ian's last name reference?
A folk singer-songwriter
Janis Ian is named after the real folk singer-songwriter Janis Ian, who is known for her 1975 hit 'At Seventeen' about the cruelty of teenage social hierarchies.
Q 30Which SNL-connected actress plays Mrs. George in the film?
Amy Poehler
Amy Poehler plays Regina's mother even though she is only seven years older than Rachel McAdams; the studio initially worried she was too young for the part.