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All About Kubrick Trivia Quiz

This is a quiz for all you Kubrick fans out there!

A multiple-choice quiz by Dimitri K. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Dimitri K

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
92,404

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
1033

Last 3 plays: Guest 195 (8/10), JOHNCzee (8/10), Guest 198 (9/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. "The Killing" was the movie adaptation of which of the following books? Hint

Fear and Desire

The Killing

Clean Break

Red Alert

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of the following actors played Antoninus in "Spartacus"? Hint

Peter Ustinov

George C. Scott

Cary Grant

Tony Curtis

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Question 3 of 10

3. Did Peter Sellers appear in "Lolita"?

Yes

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Question 4 of 10

4. Complete the line: "You can't fight here! This is... " Hint

the war room

a matter of life and death

very serious

not a war zone

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Question 5 of 10

5. In "2001: A Space Odyssey" (1968), an ape throws a bone in the air. Then the bone turns into... Hint

a comet

an eagle

a shooting star

a spaceship

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of the following classic cinema song-phrases does Alex sing while torturing a couple in "A Clockwork Orange"? Hint

I'm Singing in the Rain

Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend

The Hills Are Alive With the Sound of Music

Put the Blame on Mame Boys

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who played Barry Lyndon and Lady Lyndon respectively in "Barry Lyndon"? Hint

Ryan O'Neal - Shelley Duvall

Barry Nelson - Shelley Duvall

Barry Nelson - Marisa Berenson

Ryan O'Neal - Marisa Berenson

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Question 8 of 10

8. What is the name of the hotel in "The Shining" (1980)? Hint

Overlook Hotel

The Whole Year In

Discount Inn

Prancing Pony

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Question 9 of 10

9. What was written on Matthew Modine's helmet in "Full Metal Jacket"? Hint

Just for Fun

Bombs Away

No Way Out

Born to Kill

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Question 10 of 10

10. In "Eyes Wide Shut", the first password for the mansion was "Fidelio". Tom Cruise was asked by the man in the red cloak for a second password. What was it? Hint

Heroica

It was again "Fidelio"

Figaro

There wasn't a second password

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. "The Killing" was the movie adaptation of which of the following books?

Answer: Clean Break

"The Killing" (1956) was based on "Clean Break". "Fear and Desire" is Kubrick's first feature movie and he is said to have hated it. "Red Alert" was the book on which "Dr. Strangelove" was based.

2. Which of the following actors played Antoninus in "Spartacus"?

Answer: Tony Curtis

In "Spartacus" (1960) Tony Curtis played Antonius. Peter Ustinov also participated in the movie as Lentulus Batiatus.

3. Did Peter Sellers appear in "Lolita"?

Answer: Yes

In "Lolita" (1962) Sellers plays a psychologist. According to the movie's producer James B. Harris the scene was originally done with Sellers in full drag!

4. Complete the line: "You can't fight here! This is... "

Answer: the war room

This line is heard in "Dr. Strangelove" (1964), Kubrick's funniest film.

5. In "2001: A Space Odyssey" (1968), an ape throws a bone in the air. Then the bone turns into...

Answer: a spaceship

This is one of the most classic scenes in Kubrick's famous science fiction movie.

6. Which of the following classic cinema song-phrases does Alex sing while torturing a couple in "A Clockwork Orange"?

Answer: I'm Singing in the Rain

"A Clockwork Orange" was released in 1971 in the U.K., only to be banned a short while afterwards due to its extensive depiction of violence.

7. Who played Barry Lyndon and Lady Lyndon respectively in "Barry Lyndon"?

Answer: Ryan O'Neal - Marisa Berenson

The original couple in "Barry Lyndon" (1975) was Ryan O'Neal and Marisa Berenson. Shelley Duvall played Jack Nicholson's wife in "The Shining".

8. What is the name of the hotel in "The Shining" (1980)?

Answer: Overlook Hotel

The Discount Inn was in "Memento", The Whole Year Inn was in "Leaving Las Vegas" and the Prancing Pony in "Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring".

9. What was written on Matthew Modine's helmet in "Full Metal Jacket"?

Answer: Born to Kill

"Full Metal Jacket" (1987) is an anti-war movie starring Matthew Modine , Vincent D'Onofrio and Adam Baldwin.

10. In "Eyes Wide Shut", the first password for the mansion was "Fidelio". Tom Cruise was asked by the man in the red cloak for a second password. What was it?

Answer: There wasn't a second password

"Eyes Wide Shut" (1999) was Kubrick's last film. It was based on "Traumnovelle" written by Arthur Schnitzler.

Source: Author Dimitri K

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