Home Alone Quiz: Kevin's Booby Traps and the Wet Bandits

An eight-year-old accidentally left behind when his family flies to Paris defends his home against two burglars, and this Home Alone quiz revisits his traps. Play 10 interactive questions on Macaulay Culkin, Chris Columbus, John Hughes, Harry and Marv, the Winnetka house, the paint cans, the blowtorch, the fake gangster film, Old Man Marley and John Williams's score.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Star
Who plays Kevin McCallister?
Director
Who directed Home Alone?
Trip
Where is Kevin's family flying when they leave him behind?
Bandits
What do Harry and Marv call themselves?
Actors
Who plays Harry?
House
In which Chicago suburb is the McCallister house?
Cans
What swings down to hit Harry and Marv on the stairs?
Movie
What is the name of the fake gangster film Kevin uses?
Neighbor
Who turns out to be kind and saves Kevin?
Music
Who composed the film's score?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Who plays Kevin McCallister?
Answer: Macaulay Culkin
He was about 10 during filming.
Q2: Who directed Home Alone?
Answer: Chris Columbus
Hughes wrote and produced it.
Q3: Where is Kevin's family flying when they leave him behind?
Answer: Paris
They realize mid-flight.
Q4: What do Harry and Marv call themselves?
Answer: The Wet Bandits
Marv floods houses he robs.
Q5: Who plays Harry?
Answer: Joe Pesci
Daniel Stern plays Marv.
Q6: In which Chicago suburb is the McCallister house?
Answer: Winnetka
It became a tourist attraction.
Q7: What swings down to hit Harry and Marv on the stairs?
Answer: Paint cans
They are tied to ropes.
Q8: What is the name of the fake gangster film Kevin uses?
Answer: Angels with Filthy Souls
He plays it to fool the pizza boy.
Q9: Who turns out to be kind and saves Kevin?
Answer: Old Man Marley
He carries a snow shovel.
Q10: Who composed the film's score?
Answer: John Williams
It earned an Oscar nomination.

Home Alone Quiz – Kevin's Booby Traps and the Wet Bandits

Home Alone, released in 1990, was directed by Chris Columbus and written and produced by John Hughes. Macaulay Culkin plays Kevin McCallister, an eight-year-old left behind when his family flies to Paris for Christmas.

Two burglars, Harry and Marv, called the Wet Bandits and played by Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern, target the house in Winnetka, Illinois. Kevin defends it with traps including swinging paint cans, a red-hot doorknob, tar on the stairs and a blowtorch.

He fools visitors with Angels with Filthy Souls, a fake gangster film made for the movie. Old Man Marley rescues Kevin, and John Williams's score earned Oscar nominations. The film became one of the highest-grossing comedies of its time.

What This Quiz Teaches

Movie fans will enjoy these questions.

Who made the film
Why Kevin is alone
Who the burglars are
Which traps he uses
Who helps him

Did You Know?

Home Alone 2 is set in New York.
John Candy has a cameo as a polka musician.
The house has sold several times.
Kevin's family is very large.
It is a holiday TV favorite.