The New Hampshire

Issue date: 12/8/06 Section: Arts & Living

Media Credit: Courtesy Photo

Media Credit: Courtesy Photo

This week find out how you rank in the movie trivia quiz. There are nineteen multiple-choice questions that have to do with everything movies. Each correct answer is worth one point, add up your points at the end too see how you rank.

18+ Points You are the Movie Master
15-17 Points You are a film buff
11-14 Points You have seen a lot of movies
5-10 Points You should make a trip to the movie store
4- Points Have you ever seen a movie

1. In "The Lion King" what is the name of the Lion whose father Mufasa is killed by his brother Scar?

A. Somba
B. Nala
C. Simba
D. Keanu

2. In what 1993 film directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Jeff Goldblum do cloned Dinosaurs escape from their pens and attack the people inside the park?

A. "Jurassic Park"
B. "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari"
C. "King Kong"
D. "King Dinosaur"

3. James Bond has been played by all of these actors except,

A. Pierce Brosnan
B. Sean Connery
C. Mike Meyers
D. Daniel Craig

4. In "The Shining" starring Jack Nicholson what word is repeated backwards by the little boy?

A. Kill
B. Murder
C. Death
D. Slay

5. In "The Lord of The Rings" trilogy Frodo (Elijah Wood) is in possession of a ring originally owned by what dark lord?

A. Sidious
B. Sauron
C. Vader
D. Saruman

6. Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson have starred in more than five movies together. Which film did they not both star in?

A. "Permanent Midnight"
B. "Zoolander"
C. "The Royal Tenenbaums"
D. "The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou"

7. What famous actor first said, "You talkin' to me? You talkin' to me? You talkin' to me? Then who the hell else are you talking... you talking to me? Well I'm the only one here"?

A. John Wayne in "Stagecoach"
B. Robert DeNiro in "Taxi Driver"
C. Jackie Chan in "Mr. Nice Guy"
D. Clint EastWood in "Dirty Harry"

8. The crane shot was a trademark of what famous director?

A. Orson Welles
B. George Lucas
C. Steven Spielberg
D. Alfred Hitchcock

9. In the classic "Casablanca" Rick is played by what famous actor?

A. James Stewart
B. James Dean
C. Humphrey Bogart
D. Marlon Brando

10. What actor turned down the role of Neo in "The Matrix"

A. Ewan McGregor
B. Will Smith
C. Brad Pitt
D. All of the above

Now for the hard stuff….

11. What movie features the line, "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn."?

A. "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington"
B. "Gone with the Wind"
C. "Of Mice and Men"
D. "The Wizard of Oz"

12. What is the name of the giant mansion belonging to Kane in "Citizen Kane"?

A. Xanadu
B. The Fortess
C. Rosebud
D. Venus

13. The yellow suit worn by Uma Thurman in "Kill Bill" is a reference to what Bruce Lee film?

A. "Enter the Dragon"
B. "The Chinese Connection"
C. "The Green Hornet"
D. "Game of Death"

14. All of these films won the academy award for best picture, directing, actor, actress, and writing except,

A. "One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest"
B. "Gone with the Wind"
C. "The Silence of the Lambs"
D. "It Happened One Night"

15. What is the name of the character that Charlie Chaplin is most famous for?

A. The Bowler
B. The Tramp
C. Charlie
D. The Pilgrim

16. "Apocalypse Now" is based on what novella?

A. "Dark Days"
B. "Heart of darkness"
C. "Apocalypse Now"
D. "In the Jungle"

17. What is the longest film ever made?

A. "The Cure for Insomnia"
B. "Les Miserables"
C. "1900"
D. "The Best of Youth"

18. What early filmmaker/s was once a stage magician?

A. The Lumière brothers
B. Thomas Edison
C. Luis Buñuel
D. Georges Méliès

19. Fritz Lang, an Austrian director, contains a shot of what body part belonging to Lang in all of his films?

A. His hand
B. His foot
C. His eye
D. His head


Correct Answers

1. C 2. A 3. C 4. B 5. B 6. D 7. B 8. D 9. C 10. D 11. B 12. A 13. D 14. B 15. B 16. B 17. A 18. D 19. A

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