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'Cuckoo's Nest' for Fans Trivia Quiz

Questions about a great movie from the Seventies, 'One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest.'

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

Author
Kelvinoid

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
42,469

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
3669

Last 3 plays: Guest 31 (1/10), angostura (10/10), Guest 5 (8/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What unusual musical instrument is heard in the opening theme? Hint

ocarina

jew's harp

melodica

musical saw

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which actor did NOT make his film debut in 'One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest'? Hint

Brad Dourif

Mimi Sarkisian

Will Sampson

Danny DeVito

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which Academy Award did the film NOT win? Hint

Brad Dourif for Best Supporting Actor

Louise Fletcher for Best Actress

Milos Forman for Best Director

Lawrence Haubin and Bo Goldman for Best Adapted Screenplay

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Question 4 of 10

4. In the party scene, which patient is seen wearing Nurse Ratched's cap? Hint

Scanlon

Chief

Cheswick

Martini

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Question 5 of 10

5. What repetitive thing did Bancini do, as a sign of his illness? Hint

He danced around to music only he could hear

He moved his arm as if stirring a big pot

He cursed a lot

He always complained of being tired

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Question 6 of 10

6. What was unusual about co-screenwriter Lawrence Hauben and his work on the film? Hint

He took a lower fee in exchange for playing one of the patients

Lawrence Hauben is a pseudonym for Jack Nicholson

He doesn't exist; Bo Goldman made the name up, thinking that two names on the screenplay would mak

He never had another screenwriting credit

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Question 7 of 10

7. What does Martini do during the Monopoly game that upsets Harding? Hint

He uses cigarettes instead of Monopoly money

He eats the dice

He puts a hotel on Boardwalk without paying for it

He knocks the board over

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Question 8 of 10

8. What reason does Chief give for not escaping with McMurphy? Hint

He has nowhere to go

He's afraid people will find out he's not deaf

He isn't big enough

He's scared

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Question 9 of 10

9. Before the movie starts, McMurphy was caught with an underage girl. How young was she? Hint

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Question 10 of 10

10. When McMurphy imagines the World Series game, he says the pitcher's in trouble. Who's the pitcher? Hint

Lefty Gomez

Sandy Koufax

Jim Kaat

Don Drysdale

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Most Recent Scores

Nov 01 2024 : Guest 31: 1/10
Oct 10 2024 : angostura: 10/10
Oct 10 2024 : Guest 5: 8/10
Sep 27 2024 : Johnmcmanners: 10/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What unusual musical instrument is heard in the opening theme?

Answer: musical saw

A lot of people I know thought the musical saw was weird. I think it created the right tone, a combination of eeriness and absurdity.

2. Which actor did NOT make his film debut in 'One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest'?

Answer: Danny DeVito

He'd been in other movies before, but this was Danny's first memorable role. Mimi Sarkisian, who played Nurse Pilbow, never made another movie.

3. Which Academy Award did the film NOT win?

Answer: Brad Dourif for Best Supporting Actor

Brad did win the British Academy Award for his performance, but Hollywood overlooked him.

4. In the party scene, which patient is seen wearing Nurse Ratched's cap?

Answer: Scanlon

Scanlon was the one with the beard. Afterwards, Nurse Ratched asks Martini to get her cap and bring it to her.

5. What repetitive thing did Bancini do, as a sign of his illness?

Answer: He always complained of being tired

6. What was unusual about co-screenwriter Lawrence Hauben and his work on the film?

Answer: He never had another screenwriting credit

I don't know if this was due to bad luck, or if he just quit while he was ahead!

7. What does Martini do during the Monopoly game that upsets Harding?

Answer: He puts a hotel on Boardwalk without paying for it

He does eat the dice later.

8. What reason does Chief give for not escaping with McMurphy?

Answer: He isn't big enough

I'm assuming he was talking about emotional, rather than physical bigness.

9. Before the movie starts, McMurphy was caught with an underage girl. How young was she?

Answer: 15

'She was fifteen going on thirty-five, Doc.'

10. When McMurphy imagines the World Series game, he says the pitcher's in trouble. Who's the pitcher?

Answer: Sandy Koufax

I'm guessing McMurphy was a Yankees fan.

Source: Author Kelvinoid

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