Trivia: What event is overshadowing Samantha’s birthday in “Sixteen Candles”?
Graduation day
Her father’s retirement
The dog’s birthday
Her sister’s wedding
The correct answer is Her sister’s wedding
So why is this answer correct? : In this 1984 coming-of-age comedy, Samantha Baker (Molly Ringwald), is seemingly forgotten thanks to her older sister, Ginny, who planned her wedding the day after Samantha’s 16th birthday. To make matters worse, Samantha’s crush, popular guy Jake Ryan (Michael Schoeffling), hardly notices her. She instead spends much of her day alone or with Ted (Anthony Michael Hall), a nerdy boy that gives her his full attention. But, spoiler alert, at the end of the movie, Samantha and Jake end up together and share a memorable kiss over her birthday cake.