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A Variety of Crimes Trivia Quiz

Crime is one of the most popular topics in novels and movies. Here's a look at 10 types of crimes.

A multiple-choice quiz by robert362. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
robert362

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
173,732

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
1893

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. In Victor Hugo's "Les Miserables" the principal character's life becomes a nightmare as a result of a petty theft. What was stolen? Hint

Milk

Bread

Wine

Medicine

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Question 2 of 10

2. "Anatomy of A Murder" deals (obviously) with murder, but it also deals with rape (which is the supposed motive for the murder). Who was the director? Hint

William Wyler

Billy Wilder

Otto Preminger

John Huston

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Question 3 of 10

3. "Seven Days in May" deals with an attempted government coup. Who is the treasonous ringleader? Hint

Burt Lancaster

Fredric March

Kirk Douglas

Martin Balsam

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Question 4 of 10

4. In "A Place in the Sun", Montgomery Clift is blackmailed by another woman. Who plays her? Hint

Julie Harris

Patricia Neal

Anne Bancroft

Shelley Winters

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Question 5 of 10

5. "The Collector" is a fine John Fowles novel about a kidnapping. What was the motive for the crime? Hint

Ransom

Mistaken Identity

Infatuation

Revenge

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Question 6 of 10

6. In "Edward, My Son", a man commits arson because he needs the money. who is the man? Hint

James Cagney

Spencer Tracy

Glenn Ford

William Holden

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Question 7 of 10

7. A robbery is planned in "The Asphalt Jungle" by a bunch of criminals. Who plays the "mastermind"? Hint

Raymond Massey

Edmond O'Brien

Sam Jaffe

Walter Brennan

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Question 8 of 10

8. Al Capone was sent to prison for income tax evasion. Who played the title role in "Al Capone"? Hint

Anthony Quinn

John Garfield

Edward G. Robinson

Rod Steiger

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who wrote "The Confidence Man"? Hint

Herman Melville

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Joseph Conrad

Henry James

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Question 10 of 10

10. A hard one for the last question: which of the following is NOT a murderer? Hint

Meursault

Fortunato

Raskolnikov

Dorian Gray

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In Victor Hugo's "Les Miserables" the principal character's life becomes a nightmare as a result of a petty theft. What was stolen?

Answer: Bread

A loaf of bread starts the ball rolling - and things are never the same.

2. "Anatomy of A Murder" deals (obviously) with murder, but it also deals with rape (which is the supposed motive for the murder). Who was the director?

Answer: Otto Preminger

James Stewart starred. The supporting cast included George C. Scott, Lee Remick and Ben Gazzara.

3. "Seven Days in May" deals with an attempted government coup. Who is the treasonous ringleader?

Answer: Burt Lancaster

Based on the novel by Fletcher Knebel and Charles Bailey Knebel (and featuring a good Rod Serling screenplay), Lancaster plays a rogue general who is unhappy with the performance of the President (Fredric March). Kirk Douglas saves the day. Martin Balsam has a supporting role.

4. In "A Place in the Sun", Montgomery Clift is blackmailed by another woman. Who plays her?

Answer: Shelley Winters

Based on Theodore Dreiser's ""An American Tragedy" (which was, in turn, based on a true story), Montgomery Clift marries Shelley Winters, but prefers Liz Taylor.

5. "The Collector" is a fine John Fowles novel about a kidnapping. What was the motive for the crime?

Answer: Infatuation

In the movie, Terence Stamp is infatuated by Samantha Eggar. (It is not difficult to understand how this might happen.) The novel introduced Fowles to many readers.

6. In "Edward, My Son", a man commits arson because he needs the money. who is the man?

Answer: Spencer Tracy

This is the movie that opens with Tracy speaking to the camera 9or to the audience, if you prefer). The story is told in flashback.

7. A robbery is planned in "The Asphalt Jungle" by a bunch of criminals. Who plays the "mastermind"?

Answer: Sam Jaffe

Watch for a young Marilyn Monroe in a small role.

8. Al Capone was sent to prison for income tax evasion. Who played the title role in "Al Capone"?

Answer: Rod Steiger

Steiger plays the opera-loving king of bootlegging during the days of Prohibition.

9. Who wrote "The Confidence Man"?

Answer: Herman Melville

It was, I believe, his last novel. It was not well-received.

10. A hard one for the last question: which of the following is NOT a murderer?

Answer: Fortunato

Meursault commits murder in "The Stranger" (by Albert Camus). Raskolnikov does the same deed in "Crime and Punishment" (by Dostoevsky). Dorian Gray does it in Oscar Wilde's "Picture of Dorian Gray". Fortunato, however, is the victim - not the killer - in Edgar Allan Poe's short story, "The Cask of Amontillado".

Source: Author robert362

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