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Famous Hang-ups Trivia Quiz

A look at some interesting hang-ups in movies and literature.

A multiple-choice quiz by robert362. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
robert362

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
93,541

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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1540

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. "I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it any more" was a memorable line from "Network". Who spoke the line? Hint

Peter Finch

Charles McGraw

Trevor Howard

Jack Hawkins

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Question 2 of 10

2. The most famous compulsion in literature may be a "hand-washing compulsion". With what play by Shakespeare is it associated? Hint

King Lear

Hamlet

Othello

Macbeth

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Question 3 of 10

3. In "Vertigo", James Stewart had a fear of heights. Which of the following was true of his fear? Hint

His fear was a key reason that he was hired to investigate Mrs. Elster's strange behavior

He nearly fell to his death while pursuing someone

All choices are true

He watched a policeman fall to his death

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Question 4 of 10

4. Rock Hudson starred in "Magnificent Obsession". He was obsessed with helping - specifically, with helping Jane Wyman. What was her problem? Hint

Blindness

Amnesia

Deafness

Paralysis

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Question 5 of 10

5. "Fear of Flying" was a best seller many years ago. Who was the author? Hint

Jacqueline Susann

Helen Gurley Brown

Betty Friedan

Erica Jong

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Question 6 of 10

6. In a classic play, one character was afraid of "The Dark at the Top of the Stairs". Who was the author? Hint

Edward Albee

William Inge

Eugene O'Neill

Arthur Miller

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Question 7 of 10

7. Addiction is yet another type of problem. Who starred in "The Man With The Golden Arm"? Hint

George C. Scott

Ray Milland

Frank Sinatra

Jack Lemmon

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Question 8 of 10

8. In "Lolita", James Mason was obsessed with the title character. Who among the following was NOT in the movie? Hint

Sue Lyon

Shelley Winters

Peter Sellers

Jason Robards

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Question 9 of 10

9. In "The Collector" (by John Fowles), what did the title character collect? Hint

Coins

Antiques

Stamps

Butterflies

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of the following literary characters was NOT haunted by a feeling of guilt based on his involvement in causing the death of another person? Hint

Dorian Gray

George Webber

Raskolnikov

Clyde Griffiths

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. "I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it any more" was a memorable line from "Network". Who spoke the line?

Answer: Peter Finch

Paddy Chayefsky script. With Faye Dunaway. The line really caught on.

2. The most famous compulsion in literature may be a "hand-washing compulsion". With what play by Shakespeare is it associated?

Answer: Macbeth

Lady Macbeth -trying futilely to wash away the blood and guilt.

3. In "Vertigo", James Stewart had a fear of heights. Which of the following was true of his fear?

Answer: All choices are true

Great classic by Hitchcock. One of his best.

4. Rock Hudson starred in "Magnificent Obsession". He was obsessed with helping - specifically, with helping Jane Wyman. What was her problem?

Answer: Blindness

From the Lloyd C. Douglas novel. Not exactly mental illness, but ...
Okay movie - despite the fact that there were enough suds here for several good-sized laundries.

5. "Fear of Flying" was a best seller many years ago. Who was the author?

Answer: Erica Jong

It was considered "contemporary" at the time.

6. In a classic play, one character was afraid of "The Dark at the Top of the Stairs". Who was the author?

Answer: William Inge

Inge's best play (in my opinion) dealt (in part) with fear of the unknown. Robert Preston was fine in the lead role - also with Dorothy McGuire and Angela Lansbury.

7. Addiction is yet another type of problem. Who starred in "The Man With The Golden Arm"?

Answer: Frank Sinatra

Early Sinatra. Milland ("Lost Weekend") and Lemmon ("Days of Wine and Roses") starred in movies about alcohol addiction.

8. In "Lolita", James Mason was obsessed with the title character. Who among the following was NOT in the movie?

Answer: Jason Robards

Lyon was Lolita. Winters was her mother. Sellers was Mason's "rival" (of sorts) for Lolita.

9. In "The Collector" (by John Fowles), what did the title character collect?

Answer: Butterflies

Women, too - but why give away the story? Interesting novel and movie
(with Terence Stamp and Samantha Eggar).

10. Which of the following literary characters was NOT haunted by a feeling of guilt based on his involvement in causing the death of another person?

Answer: George Webber

Webber was the protagonist in "You Can't Go Home Again" (by Thomas Wolfe). His problems did not involve another person's death. Dorian Gray (in Oscar Wilde's "Picture of Dorian Gray") became a murderer. Raskolnikov (in Dostoevsky's "Crime and Punishment") was also a
murderer. Clyde Griffiths was the protagonist in Theodore Dreiser's "An American Tragedy" (played by Montgomery Clift in
the movie version "A Place in the Sun"). He was also involved in the death of another person.

Source: Author robert362

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