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  Questions on Sneakers   great trivia quiz  
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Here is my 'Sneakers' quiz about a very underrated movie.
Average, 10 Qns, joesmoke25, Mar 05 14
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  Test yourself! Sneakers Quiz    
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This is all about the movie 'Sneakers' starring Robert Redford. Why don't you give it a try?
Difficult, 10 Qns, topgun261, Dec 19 07
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Sneakers Trivia Questions
1. Why has Martin Bishop been on the run for so many years?

From Quiz Sneakers

Answer: For hacking into and stealing money from the government

The movie opens with a college aged Martin Bishop and his best friend Cosmo hacking into government computers for the purpose of stealing money and putting it into the accounts of several different charities and causes. Cosmo gets caught but Bishop is out getting pizza and is forced to spend years moving and changing his name. The character is played by Robert Redford.

2. At the beginning of the movie, what is Robert Redford's character's name?

From Quiz Sneakers

Answer: Martin Brice & Marty Brice & Brice

He changed it later to 'Martin Bishop' after he became a wanted man. His original name is mentioned again after the 'NSA' guys show up.

3. What is different about Erwin Emory, the team member known as 'Whistler'?

From Quiz Sneakers

Answer: He is blind.

Erwin 'Whistler' Emory is blind. While he cannot see, he does have a highly developed sense of hearing which proves very valuable to the team. The character of 'Whistler' is played by David Strathairn.

4. In the bank job, how much money did the team take?

From Quiz Sneakers

Answer: $100,000

An amount of {$100,000} is counted out by the bank teller.

5. What branch of government law enforcement did team member Donald Crease work for?

From Quiz Sneakers

Answer: Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

Donald Crease is a retired CIA agent. He reveals that he was forced to leave the CIA because of his temper. The character of Donald Crease is played by screen legend Sidney Poitier.

6. What is Carl delivering to the Coolidge Institute when Redford enters the building to get the black box?

From Quiz Sneakers

Answer: Liquid Drano

He says it to the security guard, and it also says it on the boxes.

7. What is Carl Arbegast caught doing that impresses Martin Bishop enough to recruit him for his team?

From Quiz Sneakers

Answer: Hacking into school computer to change his grades

Carl Arbegast is recruited by Martin Bishop when his team catches him changing his grades in the school computer system. The character of Carl Arbegast is played by the late River Phoenix. This was one of his last films.

8. How many years was Crease in the CIA?

From Quiz Sneakers

Answer: 22 & 22 years & 22 yrs & twenty-two & twenty two

I believe Martin is actually the one who mentions this, when he is meeting with the 'NSA' guys at the beginning.

9. What ends up happening to Martin Bishop's best friend Cosmo after he goes to prison?

From Quiz Sneakers

Answer: He gets out of prison early and becomes part of the mob.

While telling the story of his friend Cosmo, Martin Bishop tells his team that Cosmo died in prison. It is later revealed that Cosmo not only survives prison, but gets out early with the help of some incarcerated mob friends he makes. He becomes a successful criminal with mob ties. The character of Cosmo is played by Ben Kingsley.

10. What time was the hand-off of the black box supposed to take place?

From Quiz Sneakers

Answer: 9:00 a.m.

11. What does Martin Bishop say to the two NSA agents who ask him to do a job for them?

From Quiz Sneakers

Answer: 'You know I could have been in the NSA, but they found out my parents were married."

When Bishop learns that the two men are from the NSA, he tries and succeeds in getting a rise out of one of the agents with this line.

12. What was the license plate number of the car that Werner Brandes drove?

From Quiz Sneakers

Answer: 180 IQ

13. How do the two NSA agents leverage Martin Bishop to do their bidding?

From Quiz Sneakers

Answer: They know about his outstanding warrant.

The two NSA agents produce a copy of Martin Bishop's outstanding warrant. This forces Martin to reveal his past to his team and he convinces them to take the job proposed by the NSA agents. Later it is revealed that the two NSA agents are not really with the NSA, but employees of Martin Bishop's old friend Cosmo who is now in organized crime.

14. What was the name of the 'toy company' that the team broke into?

From Quiz Sneakers

Answer: Playtronics & Play-tronics & Play Tronics

15. The team is forced to accept the job proposed by the two NSA agents in order to protect Martin Bishop from prison. What is the job?

From Quiz Sneakers

Answer: To steal a black box that can break unbreakable codes

The team is to break into a scientist's office and steal a black box. Inside the black box is a microchip that can be used to break unbreakable codes. Once the team learns of the box's full capabilities, they know it can't fall into the wrong hands.

16. How many years was Cosmo (Redford's friend) supposed to spend in jail?

From Quiz Sneakers

Answer: 12 years

17. What is the name of the character that Dan Aykroyd plays?

From Quiz Sneakers

Answer: Mother

Dan Aykroyd plays Mother, the overly paranoid conspiracy theorist.

18. What kind of vehicle did Mother (Dan Aykroyd) want when offered 'anything' by the CIA?

From Quiz Sneakers

Answer: Winnebago

19. What does NSA Agent Abbott say when Whistler asks for 'peace on earth and goodwill toward men'?

From Quiz Sneakers

Answer: "We're the United States Government, we don't deal with that sort of thing!"

NSA Agent Abbott, played by James Earl Jones, is pressured into giving all of Bishop's team members rewards for turning over the black box. This is what he says when he hears Whistler's request.

20. Tough one. What phone number does the lady with the Uzi give Carl?

From Quiz Sneakers

Answer: (415) 273-9164

Carl could have had anything in the world he wanted from the CIA, but all he wanted was the female agent's phone number.

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