Classic Movie Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. Which instrument gives the score of The Third Man its distinctive sound?
Zither
Accordion
Violin
Piano
2. A thriller features a secluded motel, a stolen sum of money, and a terrifying shower scene. Which film is it?
The Night of the Hunter
Psycho
Dial M for Murder
The Postman Always Rings Twice
3. In It Happened One Night, what are the “Walls of Jericho” that separate Peter and Ellie at night?
A stone wall around an estate
A row of roadside cabins
A blanket hung between their beds
A nickname for a police roadblock
4. Walter Neff and Phyllis Dietrichson build their scheme in Double Indemnity around which type of crime?
Forging a wealthy relative’s will
Stealing bearer bonds during a train journey
Framing an employer for embezzlement
Committing murder to collect life-insurance money
5. At the first jury-room vote in 12 Angry Men, how many jurors vote “guilty”?
Eleven
Twelve
Ten
Six
6. In Seven Samurai, why do the villagers seek the help of samurai?
To defend the village from bandits
To escort their harvest to market
To settle a dispute over farmland
To rescue villagers taken by a rival clan
7. The film studio in Singin’ in the Rain must respond to what major change in the movie business?
The arrival of widescreen color epics
The transition from silent films to talking pictures
The replacement of theaters by television
The decline of newsreels before features
8. Why is photographer L. B. Jefferies largely confined to his apartment in Rear Window?
He is hiding from a criminal he photographed
He has a broken leg
He is under police protection
He is waiting out a citywide blackout
9. What object are the characters pursuing in The Maltese Falcon?
A jewel-studded music box
A stolen royal necklace
A valuable bird statuette
A coded explorer’s journal
10. In Casablanca, in which city does Rick Blaine run his café and nightclub?
Algiers
Casablanca
Marrakesh
Tangier
11. Dorothy and her companions follow the Yellow Brick Road in The Wizard of Oz. What destination are they trying to reach?
Munchkinland
The Witch’s castle
Kansas City
The Emerald City
12. In the final scene of City Lights, how does the formerly blind flower girl realize that the Tramp was her benefactor?
She sees him carrying one of her flowers
She hears him repeat a familiar song
She finds his photograph in a newspaper
She recognizes the touch of his hand
13. In Some Like It Hot, why do Joe and Jerry disguise themselves as women and join an all-female band?
They want to win a theatrical competition
They are secretly investigating the bandleader
They hope to replace two musicians who cheated them
They are fleeing gangsters after witnessing a massacre
14. At the beginning of The Godfather, what family event is taking place while Don Vito Corleone hears requests in his office?
His grandson’s baptism
His eldest son’s funeral
His daughter’s wedding
A retirement dinner for an old associate
15. In Citizen Kane, what object is revealed to be connected to the word “Rosebud”?
A glass snow globe
A childhood photograph
A sled
A newspaper printing plate
16. Sunset Boulevard opens with Joe Gillis narrating his own story. What unusual circumstance makes this narration memorable?
He is already dead, floating in a swimming pool
He has forgotten his identity
He is recording a confession before fleeing
He is speaking from a courtroom witness stand