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41 free She's the Man trivia questions with answers. She's the Man (2006) took Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, moved it to a prep-school soccer pitch and let Amanda Bynes loose with sideburns and a tampon-based nosebleed remedy. It was a modest hit at the time and a full-blown cult favourite since. This quiz covers the plot beat by beat, the cast (including a pre-fame Channing Tatum, whom Bynes personally fought to get hired), the production stories, the reviews and the box office. A whole section is devoted to the Shakespeare underneath it: which character names, places and plot devices come straight from Twelfth Night, and what the play's own story looks like. There are also questions about where the actors went next, from Virgin River to Silicon Valley to Magic Mike. It suits a movie night, a 2000s-themed quiz or anyone who can still quote the 'I'm not a chicken, I'm a boy' scene. Every answer is checked against Wikipedia and cited on the question, so you can see the source for yourself.
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Q 01She's the Man is a modern retelling of which Shakespeare play?
Twelfth Night
The same screenwriting duo had already modernised The Taming of the Shrew as 10 Things I Hate About You.
Q 02What is the name of the elite boarding school Viola infiltrates while posing as her brother?
Illyria Prep
Illyria Prep takes its name from Illyria, the Adriatic coastal setting of the Shakespeare play; historically Illyria was a region of the western Balkans.
Q 03Which school does Viola originally attend, and later beat in the climactic soccer match?
Cornwall Prep
Cornwall Prep is Viola's own school; it cuts the girls' team and the boys' coach refuses to let the girls try out, which sets the whole scheme in motion.
Q 04What is the surname of Olivia, the girl who falls for 'Sebastian'?
Lennox
Olivia Lennox, played by Laura Ramsey, falls for 'Sebastian' while Duke pines for her, which powers the film's love triangle.
Q 05Where does the real Sebastian secretly go instead of enrolling at his new school?
London, with his band
Sebastian sneaks off to London, with his band, to play a gig, leaving his place at his new school empty for Viola to take.
Q 06Who transforms Viola into 'Sebastian' with a makeover?
Paul, her hair stylist friend
Paul later stages a scene at the pizzeria to make 'Sebastian' look like a ladies' man in front of the team.
Q 07What is the name of the local pizzeria where Paul stages his scene and where the double date takes place?
Cesario's
Cesario's is the pizzeria where the staged flirting scene makes 'Sebastian' look popular and where the awkward double date unfolds.
Q 08Which position on the team is Viola initially assigned after failing to impress at tryouts?
Second string
Second string is where Coach Dinklage puts 'Sebastian' after a poor tryout, so Viola strikes a deal: Duke trains her, and she talks him up to Olivia.
Q 09Malcolm, the nerd investigating 'Sebastian', has a tarantula named after which character from the play?
Malvolio
The tarantula is named Malvolio, after Olivia's pompous steward in the play; Malcolm's own surname, Festes, nods to Feste, the fool.
Q 10Duke is dismayed to be assigned which classmate as his lab partner?
Eunice Bates
Eunice Bates, the school's socially awkward oddball, is the lab partner Duke gets stuck with in science class.
Q 11At the Junior League carnival, at which attraction does Viola end up locking lips with Duke?
The kissing booth
The kissing booth is where Viola, back in girl mode, kisses Duke; moments later he brawls with her ex, Justin, at the same carnival.
Q 12How does Viola finally prove to everyone on the pitch that she is a girl?
She flashes her breasts
She flashes her breasts to the stunned crowd during the big match, settling the question of her sex on the spot.
Q 13What social event does Viola's mother Daphne want her to take part in throughout the film?
A debutante ball
Q 21Alexandra Breckenridge, who plays Monique, later starred as Mel Monroe in which series?
Virgin River
Virgin River, the Netflix drama, cast Alexandra Breckenridge as nurse practitioner Mel Monroe; she was also Jessie Anderson on The Walking Dead.
Q 22Amanda Crew, who plays Viola's friend Kia, later played Monica Hall on which HBO comedy?
Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley, HBO's tech satire, cast Amanda Crew as Monica Hall for all six seasons; the Canadian actress was born in Langley, British Columbia.
Q 23Jessica Lucas, who plays Yvonne, went on to appear in which 2008 found-footage monster movie?
Cloverfield
A debutante ball is Daphne's obsession; the film ends at that ball, with Viola on Duke's arm and Olivia on the real Sebastian's.
Q 14Which actor plays Duke Orsino?
Channing Tatum
Channing Tatum plays Duke Orsino; the part came three years before his 2009 action roles in Fighting and G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra.
Q 15According to Amanda Bynes, why did producers hesitate to hire Tatum?
He was much older than the others
Bynes said the producers' objection was simple: He was much older than the others. She fought for him anyway, insisting 'every girl will love him'.
Q 16Which studio released She's the Man in North American cinemas?
DreamWorks Pictures
DreamWorks Pictures released the film on 17 March 2006, with Lakeshore Entertainment producing.
Q 17Which former professional footballer plays Coach Dinklage?
Vinnie Jones
Vinnie Jones plays Coach Dinklage; the Wimbledon hard man won the 1988 FA Cup before turning to acting in Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.
Q 18Who plays Principal Horatio Gold?
David Cross
David Cross plays Principal Gold; at the time he was mid-run as Tobias Fünke on Arrested Development.
Q 19Julie Hagerty, who plays Viola's mother Daphne, played flight attendant Elaine in which comedy classic?
Airplane!
Airplane! (1980) cast Julie Hagerty as flight attendant Elaine Dickinson opposite Robert Hays, and she returned for Airplane II: The Sequel.
Q 20Robert Hoffman (Viola's ex Justin) starred as Chase Collins in which dance sequel?
Step Up 2: The Streets
Step Up 2: The Streets (2008) cast Robert Hoffman as Chase Collins; he and Briana Evigan won the MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss for it.
Cloverfield (2008) cast Jessica Lucas as Lily; the Vancouver-born actress went on to play Tabitha Galavan on Gotham.
Q 24Emily Perkins, who plays Eunice, is known to horror fans as Brigitte in which Canadian werewolf film?
Ginger Snaps
Ginger Snaps (2000) made Emily Perkins a horror favourite as Brigitte Fitzgerald; she had earlier played young Beverly Marsh in the 1990 miniseries It.
Q 25Laura Ramsey, who plays Olivia, starred in which 2008 horror film from a Scott Smith novel?
The Ruins
The Ruins (2008), adapted from Scott B. Smith's novel, cast Laura Ramsey as Stacy alongside Jena Malone and Jonathan Tucker.
Q 26The screenwriters of She's the Man, Karen McCullah and Kirsten Smith, also wrote which 2001 comedy?
Legally Blonde
Legally Blonde (2001) was adapted by Karen McCullah and Kirsten Smith from Amanda Brown's novel, two years after their 10 Things I Hate About You.
Q 27Director Andy Fickman followed She's the Man with which 2007 Dwayne Johnson comedy?
The Game Plan
The Game Plan (2007) paired Fickman with Dwayne Johnson as a quarterback who discovers he has a daughter; the two reunited on Race to Witch Mountain in 2009.
Q 28Roughly how much did She's the Man gross worldwide?
$57 million
$57 million is close to the worldwide total of about $57.2 million, of which roughly $33.7 million came from North America.
Q 29At what position did She's the Man open at the North American box office?
No. 4
No. 4 was its North American opening-weekend rank, with about $10.7 million, on the weekend V for Vendetta debuted at No. 1.
Q 30Roughly what was She's the Man's production budget?
$20 million
$20 million was the reported production budget of the 2006 film, which opened in North American cinemas on 17 March 2006.