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Where Knowledge Junkies Get Their Fix
Ever notice that in almost every Ben Stiller movie he’s paired opposite a blonde? Look, he even married one! Clearly this dude has a penchant for the flaxen haired gals. See how well you know the blonde co-stars that helped make his movies famous by taking my Ben’s Blondes quiz.
As always, come on back and tell us how you made out, if you’d please.
100%
This was definitely one of the easier (but still fun!) quizzes. Permanent Midnight is my second favorite of those. The Royal Tenenbaums takes the #1 spot.
posted by Nikki on 2-22-2008 at 10:52 am
100% I like getting 100% although I did have to guess on 3 of them…The Heartbreak Kid, Permenant Midnight, and Starsky & Hutch.
posted by Chris on 2-22-2008 at 11:27 am
It is so rare I get 100% that I had to report it to the world… if you haven’t seen permanent midnight, you most certainly should. I think it is his best film ever. It’s dark, though, don’t expect anything funny.
posted by allyson on 2-22-2008 at 11:34 am
100%
I was sure I had Maria Bello and Patricia Arquette backwards. I have seen both Flirting With Disaster and Permanent Midnight, but they just weren’t clicking.
posted by Scott on 2-22-2008 at 11:37 am
I woulda gotten 100%, but I forgot to fill one in. So, 90%. I’m almost ashamed. Not that I missed one, but that I knew them all.
posted by TMo on 2-22-2008 at 12:20 pm
40% — Just proves what I already knew: I am not a Ben Stiller fan.
posted by Lindsey on 2-22-2008 at 4:57 pm
Zoolander = best movie ever.
posted by Sandy on 2-22-2008 at 6:33 pm
I’m not a movie watcher, I maybe see 1-2 a year, so I didn’t try to take the quiz. I’ve only seen maybe 3 of those movies but I would have a hard time deciding between The Tannebaums and Zoolander.
I sure wish Owen Wilson would get that nose fixed though. :)
posted by LALA on 2-23-2008 at 5:52 am
100%. I love stiller movies.
posted by drug rehab on 2-23-2008 at 9:45 am
Well, I got 80%, but I guessed about half the time (guessed the approximate year the movie was released, and matched it to the blondie who was popular at the time). I was only certain about four of them (Mary, Zoolander, Polly and Tenenbaums).
posted by Lisa on 2-23-2008 at 1:32 pm